CHILDREN had a fun time when they took over Castle Howard, near Malton, at the weekend. The stately home held its first children's weekend of the Millennium, which included magic shows, Punch and Judy performances, a bucking bronco and a gyroscope. Owner
A WOMAN who risked her life for British airmen shot down over Belgium joined hundreds of escapees and their rescuers at a North Yorkshire reunion. Among those attending was Marjorie Norfolk, whose husband, Sqn Ldr Bill Norfolk, owed his life to the bravery
A CHURCH warden called the police after a parishioner marched to the altar during the Sunday service to protest about the forced departure of the church choirmaster. Judith Deacon, a respected member of the congregation of St James' Church, Wetherby,
YORK City mascot Yorkie has escaped a rap on the paws after a stormy end to Saturday's Third Division match at Bootham Crescent. Police are not to take any action against the City cheerleader after he allegedly squirted water at Halifax Town skipper Graham
THE mother of a boy who swapped his £60 Gameboy for ten Pokmon cards as a present to his brother is appealing for its return. Trish Rowling, 35, of Bellhouse Way, Foxwood, York, revealed the swap as a fresh example of the measures children are taking
A MAN plunged to his death after a Gothic party in Whitby - centred on the town's famous links with Dracula - ended in tragedy. The 29-year-old fell 50 feet from the west cliff after leaving the event at The Pavilion in the resort early yesterday. Paramedics
AN 11-year-old with learning difficulties is urging education chiefs not to send him to a school more than two miles from his home. Aron Stoker, from Burrill Avenue, Clifton, has been given a place at Burnholme Community College, in Burnholme. But his
BRADFORD Bulls finally ended their big match hoodoo to lift the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for the first time in 51 years after a historic Murrayfield encounter with Leeds Rhinos. The Bulls went into Saturday's showdown as 4-1 on favourites but defeats in
RARELY can a match that had threatened so little at the turn offer so much by the end. City signed off their home campaign with an incident-packed encounter containing more spills and thrills in the final 45 minutes than the previous 2000-and-odd that
YORKSHIRE PHOENIX withstood a brutal assault from top Australian strike bowler Glenn McGrath to pull off a remarkable victory by 19 runs against Worcestershire Royals at New Road yesterday in their opening match of the season in the Norwich Union National
TRAINER Steve Pollard hoists Scarborough's pocket rocket Paul Ingle on his shoulders to tell the world his man is the champion. The "Yorkshire Hunter" came off the canvas in Madison Square Garden, New York, to beat home star Junior Jones to retain his
PINT-sized striker James Turley is hoping his timely second senior goal will earn him a top-up to his Bootham Crescent tenure. The 18-year-old bagged the Minstermen's opening goal in Saturday's red card laden 2-0 victory over Halifax Town and received
YORK City stars are pledging their support to a new anti-drink drive campaign by declaring "I'll Be Des!" The 'I'll Be Des' tag is a reference to the aim of the campaign which encourages football fans to get behind the UK's biggest designated driver scheme
AELECTION campaigners have claimed that 96 per cent of Bootham residents oppose closing York swimming pools. Liberal Democrats fighting in the ward's by-election have published results of a residents' survey conducted over the past few weeks. It shows
NORTH Yorkshire tourist attractions have come top in their category of tourist attractions, new figures show. And research carried out by the English Tourism Council suggests their popularity is set to grow even further. York Minster has overtaken Westminster
YORK City boss was full of praise for debutant Kieran Darlow who made the leap from youth team to first team and turned in a fine performance, writes Dave Stanford. Darlow, only 17, admitted his fast-track elevation to the senior ranks had come as a bolt
