The entertainer Joyce Grenfell moved in aristocratic circles and knew several royals. After spending a weekend in the Queen Mother's company in July 1979 she wrote to a friend: "She is a funny mixture of folly, charm and prejudices." The idolatry of some
Further to Coun Bob Fletcher's response to the report of £20,000 funding being withdrawn from the home's rehabilitation service, I felt it worth making the following points on behalf of this charity. Since 1969 the home has provided a valuable service
There is always more to learn York's remarkable past continues to astound. Today we can literally look history in the face - the face of a Roman woman whose features were reconstructed on computer from the skeleton discovered beneath the Royal York Hotel
Football: City's ageing fan base York City must continue its efforts to attract young blood to Bootham Crescent if the club's survival for future generations is to be ensured. Rugby League: Rookie Callaghan goes head-to-head with Langer Darren Callaghan
Prison child sex monster caged A child molester who smuggled a boy into prison to be abused by a York man ranked among Britain's most dangerous paedophiles was jailed for five years today. Dame Judi joins fight to save swim pools Oscar-winning Dame Judi
Grieving parents are preparing to take legal action against York NHS Trust a week after the death of their "smiley" daughter. Amy-Beth Bray, of Briar Cliffe, Brayton, near Selby, died in her sleep from bronchial pneumonia aged only two-and-a-half. Her
York Groves could secure their place in the top-four play-offs if they can overcome rivals Scarborough Sharks in their final Yorkshire League division five fixture on Saturday. WIZARD WILSON: New Earswick All Blacks' Nigel Wilson (right), shows the kind
Sir Stanley Matthews, who has died aged 85, was one of our greatest sportsmen, and one of our most sporting greats. His achievements on the pitch confirm him as an immortal talent: in a professional playing career that spanned 33 years, he won 54 England
Angry Acomb pensioner Francis Morrissey has slammed City of York Council over plans to build a pedestrian crossing in Acomb in what he claims is the wrong place. Francis Morrissey with his York Citizen's Guide at the site of the proposed pedestrian crossing
A morning bike ride ended in tragedy for a York pensioner when he was run over by a tour bus. An inquest into the death of 72-year-old Donald Dobbs, of Sir John Hunt Homes, Fulford Road, heard that on September 8 last year, he was cycling along the A19
RUN FOR IT: Vikings make their presence felt in York today as they open Jolablot 2000 Picture: Nigel Holland Vikings once again ruled the roost in the centre of York today as the curtain came up on the city's biggest ever Jorvik Viking Festival. Coppergate
A 70-year-old who drove on the wrong side of a North Yorkshire road after returning from France and caused a head-on smash which killed a man has been warned he could be jailed. A jury at York Crown Court found Derek Bidgood, of Crag Lane, Huby, guilty
The lost city of Roman York is beginning to emerge from the mists of the past - thanks to modern science. Art and design students from York College with their Viking shield designs will go on show as part of the Before Bloodaxe son-et-lumiere street carnival
Homeless families will be helped by a massive handout for city housing announced today. Nearly £7 million has been given for a huge boost to City of York Council's efforts to create affordable housing. Proposals for its use will include extending a programme
Look who is up for grabs When an archbishop speaks, sitting up and paying attention isn't always the first reaction. But when the Archbishop of Canterbury implies that newspapers should expose philandering MPs, your ears twitch. And when the Press Complaints
Last September we went to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, just in the general admission section which was deep in the woods. While there we met up with a really nice couple from York but did not get their names. Both wore Ferrari shirts just as we did
I read your articles (February 15 and 16) on York's waterfront with some interest. As a youngster I was befriended by a bargee who for many years travelled to York from the ports of Hull and Goole with a variety of cargoes; some for Rowntree's some for
I read with dismay the article 'Smaller Shops Can Thrive Too' (February 15). The demise of small businesses such as Fads on George Hudson Street, is not due to the opening of the B&Q Warehouse on Hull Road, or other similar stores of like. It is progress
Eyesight is a precious gift - yet many people could be in danger of losing it without even knowing. Now a major campaign is to be launched in York to bring home the dangers of blindness-causing diseases. Members of Lions Clubs are engaged in a world-wide
Norman Williamson, who at Doncaster yesterday became only the third jockey this season to chalk-up 100 winners, can continue his purple patch at Market Rasen tomorrow. Williamson, whose host of top rides lined-up for next month's Cheltenham Festival include
My father rang me at 6.45pm last night with the words: ''Stan is dead.'' He didn't need to say more. Sir Stan in York: Sir Stanley Matthews (left) pictured in November 1991 at a York City dinner at York Racecourse which raised money for the David Longhurst
York's remarkable past continues to astound. Today we can literally look history in the face - the face of a Roman woman whose features were reconstructed on computer from the skeleton discovered beneath the Royal York Hotel gardens. In a city that has
Darren Callaghan is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his career after winning the right to take on Australian legend Allan Langer. In the ultimate gesture of faith, York Wasps coach Dean Robinson will name Callaghan in direct opposition to one
York City must continue its efforts to attract young blood to Bootham Crescent if the club's survival for future generations is to be ensured. That is the reality confirmed in the results of the first fans' survey conducted by the Minstermen. The findings
A revolutionary leap forward in scientific thinking could make unsightly mobile phone masts a thing of the past. Telecommunications experts at the University of York are working on systems which could change the face of modern communications as we know
Shops change with the times too I read with dismay the article 'Smaller Shops Can Thrive Too' (February 15). The demise of small businesses such as Fads on George Hudson Street, is not due to the opening of the B&Q Warehouse on Hull Road, or other
Fiona Evans shows the letter she received from Dame Judi Dench Oscar-winning Dame Judi Dench has given her backing to the campaign to save York's swimming pools. The York-born actress, who learned to swim as a child at the city's Yearsley Pool, stressed
A child molester who smuggled a boy into prison to be abused by a York man ranked among Britain's most dangerous paedophiles was jailed for five years today. Gerald Frank, 79, entered into a grotesque pact with Stephen Carruthers, formerly of Wenlock
