TODAY we can update the old axiom about sending coals to Newcastle. Netto is importing Smarties into York. This must be one of the more bizarre consequences of the global marketplace. Instead of selling Smarties made perhaps a mile away at Nestl Rowntree's
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
THE new dwellings on the site of the old Ebor ice-cream factory are a delight and a credit to the architects. Then I wondered what name might be given to this development. I thought Ebor House, Ebor Place or Ebor Mews, but no. Some bright spark has come
THE cellmate of Clifton teenager Kirk Edwards, who died from hanging while in custody, was today on suicide watch himself as he started an eight-month sentence for burglary. The 17-year-old youth's solicitor, John Howard, said two of the youth's family
UNFORTUNATELY the Coppergate II centre (July 6) will not offer the consumer greater choice. It will have exactly the same stores and products we can find today at Clifton Moor, Monks Cross, Naburn and to a certain extent in the city centre itself. Why
Farmer now cleans public toilets to make ends meet. HE NEVER thought it would happen, but former hill farmer John Fawbert now cleans toilets to make ends meet. John, from Kirkbymoorside, is one of several North Yorkshire farmers to feature in Dying Breed
HIGH street giant Marks & Spencer is to try out a new-look store in York in an attempt to win back customers. The city's Pavement M & S is one of about 20 pioneering stores chosen to receive a new image first tried out in London, Surrey and Leicester
Former York City striker Glenn Naylor (pictured) has reported for pre-season training with Nationwide Conference side Scarborough, having been released by Division Three outfit Darlington. The Seasiders began training with the York-born 27-year-old viewing
AT long last and after a summer of doom and gloom, a comprehensive and fully deserved England victory. Much has been said about the lack of skill and technique in the English game since the senior side's painful Euro 2000 demise. But last night at York's
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
FANS' favourite Wayne Hall is planning to make life difficult for York City boss Terry Dolan. The ever-reliable left-back has returned to training fighting fit after an operation at the end of last season to ease a niggling heel injury. Now after being
GOALKEEPER Alan Fettis looks all but certain to stay at Bootham Crescent. The news will also be a massive fillip to the York faithful after the Northern Ireland international became an instant hit at the end of last season. City boss Terry Dolan, who
THE spark that will one day ignite England's rise to glory in the international arena could be witnessed at York City's Bootham Crescent tonight. That is the belief of national under-16 coach Clive Allen ahead of the Nationwide international between England
NEW York City capture Gary Hobson has told the Evening Press of his delight at joining Terry Dolan's Bootham Crescent rebuild. Hobson, who is set to become the City chief's third pre-season summer signing subject to passing a medical, confessed his Minstermen
LITTER, halternecks, flicked hair, aviator glasses, embroidered denim, lip gloss and even hot pants are the latest trademarks of the Seventies to be enjoying a revival of fortune. Seventies chic is the defining look of the summer, captured perfectly by
MANNERS maketh man, my mother used to say. No doubt I was eating with my mouth open while sticking my elbow in the pickled beetroot as I reached across the table for the last piece of bread and butter at the time. She was right, of course. Bad manners
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy is behind bars after joining the list of York teenagers who have told youth justices to lock them up immediately. All have accepted that their offending was so bad they saw no point in wasting the court's time and public money in a three-week
NORTH Yorkshire's farmers must change their methods to survive the crisis affecting their industry, rural business experts have said. The warning comes only days before a hard-hitting Channel 4 documentary called Dying Breed hits television screens, highlighting
TRAFFIC ground to a halt at Fulford as more than 50 cars in a funeral procession for a baby from a travellers' family made its way to Fulford Cemetery under police escort. St Oswald's Church, Fulford, was packed yesterday as more than 150 family and friends
THIS is how a multi-million pound tennis centre at Clifton Moor could look if planning permission is granted. The artist's impression of the £8.5 million tennis and leisure centre was exclusively revealed to the Evening Press today. The centre would provide
EVERY Open championship throws up it's surprise package and if it happens to be Simon Dyson in the Millennium tournament at St Andrews then Steve Robinson will not be taken aback. Malton and Norton professional Robinson has helped guide the 21-year-old
NEW Heworth rugby league coach Harold Box could be boosted by the return of hooker Anthony Howcroft for the forthcoming season. Student international Howcroft did not play for the Villagers last year because of his studies at Nottingham Trent University
A NORTH YORKSHIRE hotel is offering a special road rage calming zone to give frustrated motorists a break from the pressures of traffic. The idea is being tested during the summer at the Bridge Inn Hotel, at Walshford, near Wetherby, and could be continued
YORK boxing legend Henry Wharton admitted today his chances of making a sensational return to the ring were looking increasingly remote. The three-times world title challenger refused to slam the door shut on a comeback but acknowledged the clock was
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
YOU can see the advert now: Boy racers getting you down? Fed up with jams, juggernauts, contraflows and cones? Pull off the A1 and spend a while at the Bridge Inn Hotel, Wetherby. Relax until your road rage retreats. Allowing motorists to book into the
ON Saturday I took my two sons, Finn and Murray aged ten and eight, to see Turandot at the Theatre Royal. For three hours they sat engrossed by the wonderful spectacle. This introduction to opera would determine their future attitude towards it. At the
MANY thanks to the young man who picked me up and did his best to comfort me when I fell in the Ryedale Shopping Centre on Tuesday. Hope to meet him and thank him in person some day. Many thanks also to: u The district nurse who luckily for me was passing
I WOULD like to endorse the article 'When it comes to the end of the road' (July 6). It could have been written by myself. About five years ago, approaching 80 years old, I began to feel apprehension when driving (nearly 60 years unblemished) on main
MAY I add a note to your interesting supplement about Queen Anne School (July 5). When the school opened early last century, it was the first of its kind in the city, since the local community had only recently been giving the powers to establish grammar
I WOULD like to correct some of the errors contained in Leslie Pitt's letter published on Saturday (July 15). In trying to tackle this difficult issue the council is responding to the concerns of the many local people who use the park and have found that
GERMAN-MADE Smarties are on sale in York, less than a mile from the Nestl Rowntree factory where they were invented. Giant 150-gram tubes of the children's favourite confectionery - tasting quite different to the traditional York product - are being sold
ALTHOUGH some 52 per cent of residents favoured Option 3, the most costly solution in York's transport survey (Evening Press, July 5), this was just one of three fairly unimaginative solutions put forward. A city of the calibre of York deserves better
IF Bootham Crescent witnesses similar ball skills throughout the season as displayed there last night, then York City and their supporters are set for a super year. The ground may not have danced completely to a Brazilian samba rhythm, but there were
PERSISTENCE reaped rich rewards as England's youngsters ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Thailand at Bootham Crescent last night. Played before an enthusiastic crowd of more than 1,300 and the cameras of Sky Television, a superior England side
DEFENSIVE rock Peter Swan will be York City's new club captain for the season, manager Terry Dolan revealed today. Swan played a major role in stemming the flow of goals conceded at the end of last season and was rewarded with a new one-year contract
CAMEROON international striker Joseph-Desire Job could make his Middlesbrough debut in Wayne Hall's Testimonial at Bootham Crescent, writes Dave Stanford. The 22-year-old Lens front man was the new face in Bryan Robson's squad when they returned for the
CHARLES Brader, the farmer who lay pinned beneath his tractor for two hours after an accident, was still fighting for his life in hospital today. A spokesman for St James' Hospital, where Mr Brader, 44, of Manor Farm, Thixendale, is in the intensive care
MIDFIELDER Marc Thompson and veteran defender Chris Fairclough are set to miss out on York City's opening two pre-season fixtures. Thompson has returned to training after picking up a calf strain but a cautious York manager Terry Dolan has ruled the youngster
THEY'RE off to London to see the Queen Mother - staff from the York-based Benenden Healthcare Society were celebrating their royal patron's 100th birthday in style. They were taking part in the big birthday parade this afternoon in costumes representing
ANDY Caddick's absence from Somerset's side in the Championship match, which began at North Marine Road today, should make it easier for Yorkshire to reverse recent poor form and renew their claims as genuine title contenders. With Caddick away with England
A PARISH council is strongly objecting to a York pub receiving a public entertainment licence because it says villagers' sleep is being ruined by noise already. Heslington Parish Council has even received a petition from elderly residents against the
WARM tributes were paid today to former Lord Mayor and Honorary Alderman of York Ken Cooper, who has died following a long illness. York Labour MP Hugh Bayley said: "Ken was a great friend and an inspiration to people who knew him, and a father figure
YORK paedophile Bryan Stanford is claiming he is a victim of a human rights violation as he launches appeals against his life sentence and child abuse convictions. A York jury convicted him in June of repeatedly raping and indecently assaulting two brothers
Desraya can shrug off penalty DESRAYA, who finally got off the mark at this 11th attempt at Ripon last week, can complete a quick double at Hamilton tomorrow. Kevin Ryan's sprinter goes for the All The Fun Of The Fair Handicap over six furlongs and is
Chancellor Gordon Brown explains how he believes his £43 billion public spending package will benefit the people of York and the surrounding region. MANY Evening Press readers will have heard yesterday that spending on our schools and other key public
