I fully support the publicity you are giving to the hazardous junctions on the A64. Among the suggestions about what should be done to make the road safer, one basic point seems to have been missed: the need for drivers to limit their speed so that they
I would appreciate if you would consider giving further publicity to the fundraising efforts of the Youth Project SNAPPY (Evening Press, November 30). Its role in supporting young people with profound difficulties requires recognition and support. It
Two schoolgirls from the York area, Amber Twine and Nicola Smith were among the latest riders to gain a place at this Winter's Dengie Pony Club regional show-jumping finals, after successful performances in a Yorkshire first round qualifier. LOOKING SHARP
Hail a York cab in ten years time, and you might find yourself in a mobile disco. Or snacking on the contents of chocolate and drinks dispensers. Or gazing at the city's beautiful architecture through 180-degree windows.These are just some of the futuristic
York councillors were absolutely right to reject the National Railway Museum's objections and give the go-ahead to the emergency homeless hostel. The number of people sleeping on city streets has increased by 40 per cent in the last year. While the rest
A fans boycott almost help set an unwanted attendance record at Bootham Crescent last night. The crowd of just over 1,005 was the second lowest in City's history. THIN ON THE GROUND: The main stand at Bootham Crescent during last night's Auto Windscreens
Audiences will be able to go back in time and get in tune for the festive season when a York museum plays host to a series of carol concerts with a truly Victorian feel. Tonight, York Castle Museum begins its popular annual carols event in Kirkgate, which
Hail to the York taxis of the future! FLEXIBLE: Andrew Brook's tractor/trailer design offers 'flexible working patterns for drivers and passengers' New York has its yellow cab, London has its black diesels and York will soon have its own branding on wheels
A motorist is backing the Evening Press Close the Gaps campaign after his car was written off in a pile-up on the A64 near York. Terence Rayner, 57, and his wife, Sylvia, have collected 70 signatures for the Evening Press petition calling for a gap in
Twelve men and women today had the "sad" task of convicting a York teenager of murdering a man he never intended to kill, prosecution counsel James Goss QC alleged at Leeds Crown Court. But defence counsel, Geoffrey Marson QC, claimed any guilty verdict
York District Hospital chiefs are to "clear the decks" for the expected extra patient pressure during the Christmas and Millennium celebrations. Waiting list patients will not be admitted to ensure it can cater for any holiday influx. Colin Watts, a general
The Attorney General has thrown out an application by Dr William Kerr - the retired York psychiatrist accused of raping former patients - for the prosecution to be dropped. Dr Kerr, 73, of Alne, near Easingwold, who is facing 19 charges of rape and indecent
Pupils from Year Six at Huntington Primary School celebrate their achievement in the latest primary school league tables, joined by teachers Roger Jackson, left, and Paul Sales The fourth annual primary school performance tables were published today -
A woman clinging to a pole in the icy waters of the River Ouse was plucked to safety by firefighters in York today. Leading Firefighter Darren Stonier waits for the rescue craft with the woman in the River Ouse today One firefighter has been praised for
Re your article on a new publication The Dalesman Yorkshire Millennium Fact Book by Darlington born author, Graeme Johnson (November 23). What a shame the book of facts about Yorkshire is marred by depicting the wrong rose on the cover, this is the West
I am writing to inform you that the Fire Service Pay Formula, which has been part of the working conditions local authority councils have been attempting to "modernise" has, for this year, awarded fire fighters the vast increase of 1.95 per cent. This
Community Health Council member Mitzi Blennerhassett with one of the photos on show at the hospital Spectacular images captured by Evening Press photographers have taken centre stage in one of York's busiest new arts venues. But the photographs are not
Wave rock, who has taken well to jumping fences despite being only a four-year-old, is napped to defy top weight at Huntington tomorrow. The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding bids for the Hugh Rosselli Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase and, with
Peter Edwards and Fata Sini are set for an explosive return to Huntington Stadium as York Wasps bid farewell to the millennium with a real Christmas cracker. The former Wasps favourites will bring their new Doncaster Dragons team-mates to York on Boxing
York City filled a vacant Bootham Crescent with shame as they were rumbled, humbled and then tumbled out of the Auto Windscreen Shield. AIR APPARANT: Kevin Hulme wins this aerial midfield battle against Hull City Exit from this much-sniped competition
The future of York's secondary school admissions system will finally be decided by City of York Council's education committee next Monday. Officers today released a 25-page report about the views of 2,000 parents who responded during public consultation
