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Those of us who support the abolition of Clause 28 do not object to opposing views. It is not the fault of Messrs Cole & Titley that they have yet to read or hear a single argument which can justify the state continuing to single out a sizeable proportion
The French connection flop The next train to arrive at York station will definitely not be from Paris. Any lingering hope of boarding a service that takes the passenger direct from the capital of Yorkshire to the capital of France now appears to have
The mother of the schoolgirl indecently assaulted by York paedophile Philip Brownell today accused the Government of hypocrisy for re-employing a convicted sex offender. And the woman said she was so disgusted that he had been reinstated that she has
Sub-post offices must be safeguarded because they are not merely places to collect benefits or buy stamps, they are places to which people turn for help. So said Vanessa Bellwood-Collier, sub-postmistress at Albemarle Road Sub-Post Office, in York's South
A York jury was today deciding if a young man stabbed a victim twice in a street confrontation. The prosecution claims that John Paul Harris, 20, was part of a group that chased James Allitt through part of the Groves, in York, before felling him on May
Two clubs in their first season in York Sunday Afternoon League will contest the Gary Penrose Trophy. The semi-finals have yet to be played but all teams in the last four are from the third division. First division sides were beaten in three of the four
For the sixth time this season Harrogate have not filled a gap on their fixture list to give their players a chance to prepare for next week's Jewson's National League One Claro Road encounter with Fylde, writes Peter Vine. Harrogate are not the only
A South Milford teenager who was sidelined last year after a serious operation showed remarkable fitness last night to claim a semi-final spot in the Evening Press-sponsored York Open Squash Championships. Fourth seed Anton Green, 19, played with great
York City's newest recruit is ready and willing to add his untapped Premiership potential to Terry Dolan's red revolution. And Bradford City starlet Mark Bower has not ruled out making his Bootham Crescent switch permanent when his one-month loan deal
Drink contributed to the tragic deaths of Bonfire Night drowning victims Paige Richardson and Annette Kinnear, an inquest heard. Paige Richardson on an earlier holiday on the coast Both women were over the legal drink-drive limit when they were swept
Plans to run Eurostar train services from York to Paris have finally hit the buffers. An independent report has concluded that such services on the East Coast, and also the West Coast, main lines would not be financially viable. They would struggle to
Please pass on my grateful thanks to the schools and community groups in your area who have entered the BT Reading Challenge. We have received details of a number of projects designed to create an appetite for reading among people who may lack literacy
Having read various references in the Evening Press to Family Centres, we feel some clarification of their role and purpose is long overdue. Family centres are not primarily concerned with 'toy libraries' or 'playgroups' - important though these services
Football: A Bower of good York City's newest recruit is ready and willing to add his untapped Premiership potential to Terry Dolan's red revolution. Squash: Super-fit Green storms into semi-finals A South Milford teenager who was sidelined last year after
Hospice: Thanks a million Thanks a million - we've reached the first major milestone in our Hospice 2000 appeal. Recognition for 'baby' detective A North Yorkshire detective who gave evidence in a complex fraud trial while eight months pregnant was today
A York man who became one of British swimming's most senior figures says the loss of any of the city's pools could lead to the "death knell" of the sport locally. Senior British swimming figure Derek Stubbs on the city walls, with the Barbican Pool in
REVVED UP: Ian Hamilton, of Pickering, prepares to take part in the first round of the Mintex rally in North Yorkshire The forests of North Yorkshire will be the venue on Sunday for the first round of the all-new Mintex Rally Championship. And a large
We are all millionaires today. It is a fabulous feeling, made all the more enjoyable by knowing that the money is going to such a worthwhile cause. Thanks to your extraordinary response, the Hospice 2000 fund has hit the £1 million mark. It is the first
Cherokee Boy, who has been on the warpath in recent weeks, can take a further set of scalps at Newcastle tomorrow and hit the jackpot in the process. The raider from the west country tackles the gruelling £50,000 Tote Northern National Showcase Handicap
The next train to arrive at York station will definitely not be from Paris. Any lingering hope of boarding a service that takes the passenger direct from the capital of Yorkshire to the capital of France now appears to have evaporated. An independent
Plans to link Pickering to the national rail network via a spur from the York-Scarborough line could threaten long-awaited improvements to the A64. That fear has been expressed by the Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Association. Tories have welcomed
Blind and disabled residents of a York home will suffer as a result of a £20,000 cut in council funding, its general manager said today. Keith McKee, who runs Wilberforce Home for the Blind in Tadcaster Road, said proposals to stop a City of York Council
Extra cash will be found to tackle "bed block" problems if they start to cause serious problems, City of York Council's leader has pledged. Coun Rod Hills told the authority's policy and resources committee that the care beds situation in the city was
Film director Ken Loach has revealed how a former York railwayman was just launching into a new career as a talented scriptwriter when he was struck down by the asbestos timebomb. Mr Loach told a judge yesterday that a film called The Navigators, based
Family centre are at the sharp end of care Having read various references in the Evening Press to Family Centres, we feel some clarification of their role and purpose is long overdue. Don't turn a blind eye Those of us who support the abolition of Clause
York is to hold its first Continental market - after its French counterpart was abandoned at the height of the beef crisis. But farmers' leaders are worried that the event, planned for February 25 to 27, looks set to promote German goods - while Germany
Det Con Melanie Spanton, who today received a Chief Constable's Commendation for her part in a complex fraud case. She gave evidence while eight months pregnant with her daughter, Eleanor, now aged seven months A North Yorkshire detective who gave evidence
Thanks a million - we've reached the first major milestone in our Hospice 2000 appeal. Celebrating reaching the £1 million mark for the appeal are St Leonard's Hospice staff, foreground, Sue Spence, and left to right, Barbara Jackson, Janet Morley, Karen
