I'd like to say what a brilliant idea the new First York 'Day Rover' tickets are. As a commuter who has to travel from Clifton Moor to Heslington each day, the new ticket saves me money. It also goes a long way towards sweetening the bitter blow of losing
I would like to bring to the attention of readers a reunion of former and serving members of 2 Squadron RAF regiment, which will take place on November 20, at 8pm in the Constitutional Club, Colerne Village, near Bath. Anyone wishing to 'drop in' and
Although I too believe St Leonard's Hospice is a very worthy cause (Evening Press, October 7), I was extremely dismayed yet again by the comments of my local MP Anne McIntosh. Some of the travellers live in her own constituency, whom she was elected to
A piece of rugby league history was made in York when Yorkshire County Under-17s became the first British amateur side ever to defeat a touring Australian youth team. They beat New South Wales Academy 28-26 in a 10-try thriller at Huntington Stadium to
York respondents to an NOP survey complained vociferously about their lack of leisure time. Residents here are more unhappy about the amount of time they devote to work or doing chores - such as answering surveys, perhaps - than anyone else. We were going
City of York I paid the penalty for some reckless play as they went down 4-1 at Harrogate I. York made a solid start to keep out the hosts' early onslaught, and then took the lead when slick passing between Kyle Hogg and Glyn Humphrey on a breakaway created
Sylvia Bridge sorts stock in her Shirts To Suit shop, Fulford, York Picture: Tony Seymour A woman whose York-based clothing company was wound-up last year has started again from scratch. Support from customers and staff prompted Sylvia Bridge, who ran
Readers are flocking to help cancer-stricken mother-of-two Gail Hepworth as she battles to see her children grow up. The Evening Press reported last Friday how Gail, 39, of Hemingbrough, near Selby, wants to raise £7,000 to go to a special New York clinic
Chef Robert Russell, of the Wenlock Arms, Wheldrake, prepares for his cooking demonstration in aid of the Nicola Coates Appeal Chef Robert Russell cooked up an evening of fun at a Wheldrake pub to keep up the fundraising drive for the Anthony Nolan Bone
Crime in York could be slashed by half if heroin were legalised on prescription, a York solicitor claimed today. Craig Robertson: a lot of crime is heroin fuelled but no heroin addict wants to become one Craig Robertson, who runs a practice in Walmgate
Ken Moss, the former North Yorkshire policeman blinded when his police car crashed with a stolen car, is to attempt a daring land speed record. Ken, 41, was blinded in the accident on the A64 while on duty in November, 1992. He suffered serious head injuries
Train drivers are being urged to carry out 'go-slows' through York Station in the wake of the Paddington disaster. A train passes signal Y304 on the approach to York Station. The signal appeared on a list of British safety flashpoints A week after the
Activists protesting against Nestl's involvement in a troubled Mexican region today picketed the company's York factory and targeted its York-based national finance director. A police officer warns protesters not to go inside the gates of the Nestl factory
The statement by the Health and Safety Executive on the initial findings of the inquiry into the Paddington rail disaster should be welcomed - it does not apportion blame at this stage but recognises that there has been a 'system failure'. This does not
A York couple whose son died of meningitis are determined to help prevent other parents suffering the same tragedy. Carole and Ian Eshelby are launching a fundraising drive for the Meningitis Research Foundation in memory of their 20-month old son Kenny
The judge in the trial of the York man accused of attempting to rape his pen pal at knifepoint was today summing up. Christopher Kevin Bateman, aged 28, is accused of twice going into the bedroom of a 30-year old Worksop woman and getting into bed with
SHIELD SUCCESSES: Daniel Harrison, York's Under 7 team captain and Ross White, the Under 11 skipper with the trophies they won at the Morley Festival York Rugby Union Club's Under-10s and U7s pulled off a double triumph at the Morley Festival. The Under
Automotive interiors manufacturer Treves UK, has officially opened its new £3 million headquarters at Farnham, near Knaresborough. Previously based at Pannal, Harrogate, the French company also plans to invest a further £1 million in new plant and machinery
The jumping season steps up a notch tomorrow when Wetherby, Yorkshire's premier National Hunt course, stages its first meeting of the campaign. PASS TIME: An Acomb player fires the ball past a Boston Spa opponent. With decent ground forecast, there is
Two North Yorkshire men have received the prestigious British Safety Council Diploma in Safety Management. Aidan Wood, assistant safety advisor of 2 Signal Regiment in York, and Paul Shaw, human resources and health and safety manager of Severfield-Rowen
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam began introducing her successor Peter Mandelson to party leaders in Belfast today. The province will be far from sure what to expect: two more different political operators would be hard to find. Mo is warm,
The boxing big time beckons for York's Jamie Warters. BIG CHANCE: Jamie Warters The Jorvik Warrior steps into the ring for only the second time this year when he fights on the undercard of the Paul Ingle v Manuel Medina world featherweight championship
Revellers expecting unlimited drinks on Millennium Eve face disappointment after York licensees were warned by police to carefully monitor drinkers or face restrictions. Police told licensees at a meeting held at the racecourse that pubs and clubs offering
Investigators were today probing a chemical leak which led to three workers at a North Yorkshire factory being taken to hospital. Firefighters said they attended the McKechnie Vehicle Components plant in Westgate Carr Road, Pickering, after the workers
Could that old model train hidden away in the attic be worth a fortune? Barry Potter with a Bassett-Lowke model of the Sir Nigel Gresley, in front of the real Mallard locomotive at the National Railway Museum Barry Potter, the country's leading auctioneer
