On a recent trip home to York, and during a shopping trip to the city centre, I had the great misfortune to pay a visit to the Parliament Street public conveniences. I have seen stables kept in a more hygenic state. All the toilets were blocked, and overflowing
In reply to your article What A Racket, in Wednesday's Evening Press, I agree whole-heartedly with Dr John Roden's comments on the level of noise pollution in the city centre. While the 'live' musicians and buskers playing in the streets are generally
James Thompson takes his works Honda Accord into the final rounds of the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship on Sunday with mixed feelings. Having seen his title hopes dashed earlier in the season in a car that all-too often failed to hold the
Unlike some supporters of York City I am on good personal terms with Douglas Craig, the City chairman, but if I could wave a wand to remove him from office then I would do just that. There is, however, a right and wrong way to move him and chanting obscenities
There is, however, a right and wrong way to move him and chanting obscenities across Bootham Crescent is not the answer. Knowing Douglas I suggest that nothing would be more likely to make him "dig in" and ride out the storm. Humour or ridicule are more
Irish rover Barry Conlon has has got his sights firmly trained on a double target for the future - one immediate and one a bit further down the football road. Barry Conlon proudly shows off his Republic of Ireland Under-21 shirt Third division goals and
Nestl Ice Cream has revealed its new range for the winter. Two new lines are based on Nestl Rowntree sweets while the other is based on the next Disney blockbuster. The Quality Street Noisette Triangle Dessert consists of a chocolate and praline ice cream
A couple barred from having any animals because they had been cruel to their dog flouted the order from the day it was made, York magistrates heard. Paul Andrew Wyrill, 28, and his wife, Michelle, 29, kept two dogs at their home in Poppleton Road, York
The expansion of a roundabout to cope with Clifton Moor traffic could mean the death of a 30-year-old business sited next to one of its exit roads. York Riding School owner Lorna Holstead is worried about access for her HGVs and the effects of increased
Mourners arrive for Clare's funeral service The heartbroken family of crash victim Clare Smith were joined by over 300 mourners for the teenager's funeral at Selby Abbey. The Selby teenager's distraught mum Ann, step-father Eric and her 13-year-old brother
LAUNCH: Traders at today's launch of the York Farmers' Market at Murton, near York Wild boar and honey were on sale at a new concept in trading near York which started today. Farmers from around the region gathered at the York Livestock Centre, at Murton
A new treatment looks to be on the way for leukaemia patients, thanks to research by scientists at York University. Normally, high-dose chemotherapy or radiotherapy used to treat the blood cancer destroys bone marrow and inhibits blood cells production
In reply to Ken Holmes (Letters, September 14); we put nappies on babies and children without robbing them of their dignity, so why should it be any difference for horses? A few arrogant people may object on aesthetic grounds, but I'm sure horses themselves
What does one make of the so-called Church Action on Poverty group which so recently organised a people's pilgrimage against poverty in this country? What is meant by poverty in this country? Well, those of my generation who lived through the Great Depression
Year 7 pupils at Lowfield School show off their new uniforms. From left, Clare Wishart, James Kirk, Nathan Potts, Katie Milner, Natalie Baker and Billy Gillan Shirts and ties have been replaced by practical polo shirts and sweatshirts at a York secondary
Post-holiday syndrome is taking a hold - with Yorkshire mothers suffering the most. According to a new survey, Tyke women come back down to earth faster and harder than other members of the family. More than 80 per cent of women in Yorkshire think they
York City statistician David Batters has been working overtime this week after this column handed him a real brain-teaser. When the whistle blew for the start of the Peterborough game at Bootham Crescent last week no less than eight of City's team were
MALTON and Norton professional Steve Robinson, watched by Adrian Ambler, putts during the Yorkshire PGA tournament at Malton and Norton where the course record was broken twice this week. Robinson finshed third in the pro-am event Malton And Norton's
Brecongill Lad, a reformed character since joining David Nicholls' sprinting academy at Sessay, near Thirsk, can hit the bullseye again at Newcastle tomorrow. The gelding, without a win for three years before Nicholls took him over in midsummer, goes
Yorkshire's players got it right last weekend when it was disclosed during Phoenix's final CGU game with Warwickshire Bears at Headingley that they had chosen Anthony McGrath as their Yorkshire Tea player-of-the-year. Bradford-born McGrath got the vote
School uniforms instil a sense of identity, belonging and responsibility, as well as indicating loyalty to the school involved. Wearing a uniform also eradicates the accursed snob factor, which sees well-off children sporting expensive designer clothes
Parents, pupils and teachers are being urged to get involved in building up a new website which has just been launched. The Schools Learning Together website is aimed at helping to share teaching and school information in York. Groups of teachers from
One of the wild boars being farmed at Woodhouse Farm, Rufforth, near York If you go down to Woodhouse Farm today, you'd be sure of a pig surprise. For instead of traditional farm animals such as cows and sheep, a ten-acre area at the farm at Rufforth,
A proof of age scheme is being introduced in Ryedale. Rillington sub-postmaster Robin Bellfield with Kelly Towend, her CitizenCard and Ryedale Tory MP John Greenway The CitizenCard aims to give retailers a reliable means of verifying a someone's age.
