NOWHERE is safe from the curse of the mobile phone. Such is the gadget's ubiquity that desolate mountain tops and deepest rainforests probably now resound to the infuriating chirrup of their ringing tone. But we have discovered one oasis of calm. Old
WE are trying to contact former pupils of Sandford School, Witherslack Hall, Grange-over-Sands, which closed in 1968; many came from the Yorkshire area. If you are a former pupil who would like to attend this great occasion in October, brilliantly initiated
CRIME levels across North and East Yorkshire dropped during the past year, bucking a national trend revealed in Home Office figures released today. There were fewer house burglaries, and fewer motorists had their cars stolen or broken into. But in a worrying
WE think readers might like to know of a new charitable trust which has been set up to provide a counselling service for women in York and its surrounding areas. A small group of professional counsellors have established this new voluntary organisation
THE TV licensing 'name and shame' advertisements (July 7) and Colin Clarke's proposed alternative (July 15) are both unfair to a small but significant group of people - those who do not have a television. The TV licensing adverts make the clear but unstated
by Janet Hewison Education Reporter YORK's education chief, Mike Peters, is leaving to take up a new post in London. Mr Peters, who is director of educational services at the City of York Council, is to take over as education director at Lambeth Council
TRAFFIC police and Vehicle Inspectorate experts were today testing exhaust emissions from buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles in York. The clampdown on vehicles belching fumes into the city sky was prompted by calls to York police from concerned members
DEBENHAMS is to open a new store in York in a move that could bring more than 200 new jobs to the city. The department store group says it will be leaving its existing Davygate site, fuelling speculation that its new store will form a key element of the
A MASSIVE 8,000 sq ft extension at Smith Brothers, the Osbaldwick-based home improvement specialists, has been "topped out". The ceremony, which extends the site in Link Road by a third, was attended yesterday by the Smith family, as well as representatives
HOME and export markets for manufacturing in the York area are down. Services are up. That is the conclusion of the latest quarterly economic survey by the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. The survey findings demonstrate "mixed results for
THIS artist's impression gives the first glimpse of what facilities will look like inside the Royal York Hotel's ultra-modern £2.5 million conference centre. More than 50 jobs are expected to be created by the 3,000 sq ft conference and event centre,
Firms across York and North and East Yorkshire are lining up to bid for glory in the biggest and most glamorous Evening Press Business Awards ever. DAN RUTSTEIN profiles another of the entries vying for success. WHEN two friends with a mutual love of
A globe-trotting comedian made the journey to York last week. CHRIS TITLEY caught up with him. PETE McCarthy is one of Britain's best known travellers. He has been around the world as presenter of Channel 4's Travelog, for which he made more than 40 films
"IT'S my city and I'll cry if I want to," was the message York town crier John Redpath screamed at a visiting rival when a battle of the loudest broke out outside the Mansion House today. Grimsby's town crier Ted Davy was in the city to lure York residents
A TELEVISION company has been asked to cough up for new public toilets in Goathland, home of TV's Heartbeat series. As numbers of visitors to the picturesque North Yorkshire village continue to rise, so has the strain on local conveniences, and the parish
A TEENAGE car passenger died after a head-on crash which happened as the driver was trying to overtake, a crown court jury heard. Former Brayton High School pupil Michelle Atkinson, 18, of Camblesforth, was on her way to a pub karaoke night when she was
ROWNTREE Park went top of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League third division by beating Sheriff Hutton 67-41. Anne Jackson and Brenda Gallagher top scored with 24 games but were held by Sheriff Hutton's first pair of Jo Johnson and Pauline Hull
CRIME fell by more than seven per cent in East Yorkshire during the past year the second biggest drop in the country, Home Office figures released today reveal. Humberside police's chief constable hailed the success of "old style policing for the modern
THE second half of the Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League season began with changes of fortune. Riccall II relished their surprise 59-49 win over unbeaten division four leaders Wilberfoss. Riccall's Tom Bray and Noel Shouksmith top scored with 22 as part
YORK will have home advantage when they face Scarborough in the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire League's Knockout Cup. The Clifton Park side, who beat Barnsley by seven wickets on their own track at the weekend, will meet their east coast rivals on Sunday
COSTCUTTER Senior League Cup holders Dunnington booked a semi-final berth when they had a comfortable seven wicket victory over Pickering in their postponed quarter-final tie. They will now entertain Pocklington in the semi-finals on July 23. Batting
YORK Wasps are hoping to be able to name their new coach early next week. The club have set the task of getting someone in to take the reins as a priority as they seek to put together a new squad for next season and the need to act quickly has been illustrated
TAKE a small village with a big house. Let in a King who executes an Archbishop, and you have the base of a story. Add a rioting mob, a few Roman soldiers, Dad's Army, Dick Turpin and King Charles I dropping in for tea and you have a history. Stir it
A 14-year-old schoolboy was today awaiting sentence for a potentially fatal two-knife attack on his piano teacher. The boy from a village near York pleaded guilty to wounding with intent at Teesside Crown court. Judge Peter Fox QC then ordered that an
REPORTED crime in North and East Yorkshire is still falling, despite a national rise. That is good news for residents in the two counties, and a tribute to the hard work of frontline officers. Targeted policing and crime-busting partnerships are clearly
Driver's skill saved us, say his friends THE car passengers who walked away from a head-on collision with a half-ton heifer today told the Evening Press of their gratitude to the driver. After the late-night crash with the escaped heifer wrote off their
D FILLINGHAM is of the opinion that hunting is cruel. The recent report by the Government instigated Committee of Inquiry into 'Hunting with Dogs', chaired by Lord Burns, did not conclude that hunting involves unnecessary suffering. The report concluded
WITH regard to whether or not Coppergate II will add to York's attractions (July 10), I hope the 'total shopping experience' at centres such as Meadowhall, the Metro Centre and Leeds continues to 'leak' in those directions. It would be sad to see York
INVESTIGATORS have been called in to discover if a proposed cull of geese in a York park is legal. Campaigners have contacted council watchdog the Local Government Ombudsman to check that City of York Council has acted correctly in obtaining a licence
I'M ALWAYS hearing complaints about the quality of York's water supply. Such moans are justified, for during recent years we seem to have had water, water everywhere, but none fit to drink! That is, unless it is well filtered before use. Something I discovered
YORK CITY'S Bootham Crescent is to stage all Leeds United's FA Premier Reserve League home fixtures this season. Matches will be played on Tuesdays at 7pm, the first being the visit of Blackburn Rovers on August 22. With the prospect of Champions' League
A YORK manufacturer has won a multi-million pound contract to help put Toyota firmly into Formula 1 racing by the year 2002. Pocklington Coachworks, of Osbaldwick, has beaten two major rivals to win a £2.5 million contract to build a 45 ft long articulated
OWNERS of an idyllic five-acre garden have declared it a mobile telephone-free zone when they open it as a peaceful escape from the hurly burly of modern day living. The gardens at Old Sleningford, Mickley, near Ripon, will open to raise cash for the
WHEN courageous Carol Fearn, of York, takes to the skies she won't just be defeating a lifelong fear of flying. For Carol will be literally flying blind when she takes control of a motorised glider on Thursday. Carol, who lost her sight in 1995, is making
BRIDE-TO-BE Caroline Rogerson fears her big day will be ruined after she tripped on a York pavement and broke a bone in her hand. Caroline, 22, will get married to 29-year-old Alan Blount next Monday at York Register Office with her right arm in a plaster
A SMALL York bus operator has attacked First York, claiming the company is carrying out a dirty tricks campaign against its rival. But First York has denied there is any such deliberate drive against the fledgling Busforce firm. Robert Bileckyj, owner
A MAN was plucked to safety by firefighters when a blaze tore through a block of flats in North Yorkshire. The 25-year-old had become trapped by heat and smoke as the fire took hold on the second floor of the block in Scarborough. Firefighters used a
YORKSHIRE'S out-of-form captain David Byas is dropping himself down the batting order in tomorrow's Championship match against Somerset at Scarborough in the hope of finding runs easier to come by. Simon Widdup, who replaces the axed Matthew Wood, will
A FARMER who lay pinned underneath his tractor for two hours after an accident remained stable but critically ill in hospital today. Charles Brader, 44, of Manor Farm, Thixendale, is fighting for his life in St James' Hospital, Leeds, after receiving
THE decision of Leeds United to play their home reserve fixtures at Bootham Crescent should prove a lucrative money-spinner for York City. Just how much the Minstermen expect to rake in from the exciting deal the club is refusing to divulge but in the
FIVE birdies on the opening five holes at Scotscraig fired Malton and Norton golfer Simon Dyson into the Open at St Andrews. The 21-year-old first year professional will line up with golf's elite as the Open gets under way on the Old Course on Thursday
Free agents Hayes and Callaghan quitting York for Craven Park. YORK Wasps' roster has been cut by two as Rich Hayes and Darren Callaghan have agreed to join Northern Ford Premiership rivals Hull Kingston Rovers. With the luxury of the Robins rescue package
WILLIAM'S WELL can clinch the 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap at Catterick tomorrow for the second successive year. This Mick Easterby-trained sprinter, successful at Nottingham earlier this season, has since suffered a string of defeats but has
Like the Yorkshire Village of the Year judges, CHRIS TITLEY is won over by Sheriff Hutton WANT to know why Sheriff Hutton was named the Yorkshire Village of the Year? Intrigued as to why it saw off competition from dozens of pretty, friendly places competing
