THE market town lies at the heart of country life. Yet modern times have not been kind to such towns, which have been harmed by slow decline over a number of decades. Market towns can suffer from isolation and social drift, especially if young people
WHAT a wonderful welcome we ex-Ryedale residents have been given since we were forcibly joined to the city of York. We knew that the city council did not like us or want us. Now they have made plain how they value us. Some time ago the council carried
THE second division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League threw up a couple of seasonal firsts as Hemingbrough tasted defeat on Knavesmire and Askham Bryan opened their account in style with the heavy defeat of Thixendale. An opening partnership
Doncaster-born Simon Widdup made his first class debut for Championship leaders Yorkshire today in the big Roses showdown at Old Trafford - and the 22-year-old opener was off the mark first ball after Yorkshire drew first blood by winning the toss. But
AN ORGANIC odour destroying potion used to great success on the loos at this year's Glastonbury Festival, is turning into a goldmine for a small Pocklington-based company. BAC to Nature, a family run business on the Pocklington Industrial Estate, makes
York rock band Breathe celebrate winning the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2000. The band, led by flamboyant singer Justin Jamieson, who have reached the final of the contest in previous years, but never won, scooped prizes including £1,000
A new coach could be installed at York Wasps as early as next week. Garry Atkins has been holding the reigns since the departure of Dean Robinson and John Paterson three months ago. He offered to help out for the remainder of the season which comes to
FANTASTIC fan Martin Whitfield, pictured above, got shirty in the race to bag a new York City away kit. Martin, 13, of Middleton Road, Acomb, tore a strip in a competition to find the supporter with the greatest number of different City tops. His multi-coloured
professional club in the country not to have signed up to the Kick It Out anti-racism campaign - are stepping up their involvement with ethnic minorities in the community. The club are dishing out 60 free places on a football coaching day to youngsters
THE new boss of the North York Moors National Park has warned "We cannot stand by and watch farming decline". Andy Wilson chief executive of the park says the authority cannot "simply re-act" to farmers' diversification schemes. As a result its members
PRODUCTS bearing the Yorkshire Lamb brand went on sale this month. And the backers of the scheme are inviting more lamb producers to join. At present, the Yorkshire Lamb Producers Club has 200 members. Speaking for the club, Jeremy Eaton said: "As consumer
OH WELL, no one ever said running a rock talent contest would go without a bump. Battle Of The Bands is over once more, ending this year on a note of high controversy, with hotly-tipped favourites Tung being placed third. Amid scenes of some temper, Breathe
WRITING about illegal immigrants is a sure way to draw attention to yourself in this newspaper, as this column knows only too well. Yet it is a curious fact of life in York that another sort of uninvited visitor is more likely to grab the headlines. All
IN response to your erudite correspondent Michael N McCulloch, the loquacious guardian of our 'beautiful language', I too feel dismay at the casual destruction of our unique means of communication (Letters, June 27). Confucius he say: "If language is
I Was interested to read Vivian Lancaster's letter (June 23) accusing me of 'hypocrisy' over benefits for carers. Had she come to see me before contacting the press, she would have learnt that I flatly opposed the closure of the National Health Service
IN Section A of the York and District Table Tennis Summer League, RI 'A' moved up to third place after trouncing Nestl Rowntree 10-0. Brian Quinn, Carole Wright and Trevor Wright won all their games comfortably. RI 'F' have a one point cushion at the
York City Rowing Club's coach Andrew Cawood had reason to be proud of his eight's performance at the Henley Regatta. They faced the KRC Gent team in the Thames Challenge Cup and made the early running before being defeated by the more experienced crew
A NEW multi-million pound campaign to save market towns is launched in North Yorkshire today. The unique initiative unveiled in Malton could be extended to the rest of the country if it proves successful. It holds out a cash lifeline to a total of 18
MALTON and Norton's Curtis Cup golf star Emma Duggleby was seven shots off the pace after the first qualifying round of the Women's British Open Amateur Championship at Walton Heath, Surrey. The 28-year-old shot a round of 76 while her Curtis Cup and
CHANGES to plans for the area around York's new Millennium bridge were being put under the microscope by planning councillors today. In a report to councillors, planning officer Roger Armistead says the York Millennium Bridge Trust wanted to amend previously-agreed
The Evening Press - on behalf of thousands of its readers - sent a strong message to me that you wanted action to save your local post offices. Yesterday the Government showed that we have listened with new measures and financial support to help secure
