A top female firefighter has received praise for her cool head in dealing with a fire which ravaged a York city centre car park. Homeless people fled for safety and drivers waited anxiously to find out if their cars had been damaged, as Sub Officer Jane
FEET first is the only way forward for under-achieving York City, according to new striker Alex Mathie. Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool United was the Minstermen's fourth in succession and leaves them just one point off the foot of the Football League
YORK City's number one, goalkeeper Alan Fettis, is the new number one in the Evening Press/ Unique Pub Co player of the year table. The Northern Ireland international edged above previous joint leaders Steve Agnew and Wayne Hall with his man of the match
GRAFT and craft will be the maxim drilled into Terry Dolan's suffering York City squad this week. The no-nonsense City chief refused to shy away from the Minstermen's problem's after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool. "We are playing like a team in
DELIGHTED York City manager Terry Dolan revealed this week how the patient approach helped land proven goalscorer Alex Mathie on a free. The City chief admitted he had been alerted to the possible availability of the former Ipswich Town striker during
I WAS dismayed to see on the facade of the Barbican two large advertisements for a well known brand of instant coffee. Is it now the policy of the City of York Council to use public buildings for commercial advertising? What next - fire engines carrying
MY TV chef vote goes to dear sweet Delia Smith. Her prepared food always looks appetising to me which, sadly, is more than I can say about the concoctions 'rustled up' by some other TV chefs of the day. Faintly old-fashioned Delia may be, but she uplifts
York Acorn moved up to fifth place in the National Conference League second division with an excellent 17-10 victory at Keighley Albion. The result made it three wins from five games for the Blue and Golds who are now just three points behind leaders
Singers of all ages and from many different churches visited York Minster on Saturday to take part in the Annual Festival Service. Organised jointly by the Royal School of Church Music and the North East Yorkshire Church Music Trust, the service saw about
Local government has a new look in Ryedale this week, with a big shake-up in the way the district council is run. As a result of new legislation introduced by the Government, the traditional system of committees of councillors targeting specific parts
HARROGATE made it four victories out of five by winning 24-3 at Lydney to go joint-top of National League North with Rugby. Harrogate had to make a late change when Yorkshire Under-20s forward Matt Boyle pulled out with an injury, forcing coach Ralph
THERE was further evidence that York RI's defence has tightened up since last season when they won 12-3 at Old Otliensians in Yorkshire Three. It was RI's second win in three league games - all of which have been away, so the future looks promising. Prop
Bad mobile phone reception in Ryedale is set to become a thing of the past under plans by two major telecommunication companies. Both BT Cellnet and Orange say they are on the verge of launching plans to improve reception in Ryedale by building more masts
aPOCKLINGTON picked up two excellent points in Yorkshire Division One with a 22-9 away win in their derby at Selby. The Sandhill Lane club were previously unbeaten in the league and they opened the scoring with a fourth minute penalty by fly-half Carl
A motorcyclist injured in a crash on the A19 near York was today said to be in a stable condition in York District Hospital. The accident happened near Crockey Hill, between York and Escrick, before 1pm on Saturday, when the motorcycle, ridden by Stephen
THE eagerly-awaited first home North Two East league match of the season turned out to be a major disappointment for the young York side with Goole running out worthy 19-0 winners in a hard, bruising encounter. Toby Cockcroft, York's fourth stand-off
SCHOOLBOY Gregg Shaw has raised £650 for the York Special Care Baby Unit where he spent the first two weeks of his life by having his head shaved. Gregg, 11, of Haxby, took the brave step at Hair Flicks hairdressers in Clarence Street, York, where his
A Fish and chip shop was severely damaged by smoke after fire broke out in a fat fryer. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Neptunes fish and chip shop in Micklegate, York, just after 1pm yesterday after a report of a fire in the fish
Students have banned York City from their annual freshers' fair due to the club's failure to sign up to the Kick Racism Out of Football campaign, the Evening Press has learned. The Students' Union at the University of York has told the club they will
On Monday, human rights will be built into English law for the first time. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
YORK Wasps have hit a brick wall in their search for a major club sponsor next season. And chief executive Ann Garvey has cast doubt over the financial viability of the club unless they can find a backer in the near future. A sponsors' night held at Huntington
WHAT a fantastic Olympics this has been. Sydney 2000 has seen Britain's athletes perform superbly, winning more gold metals than at any time in the past 80 years. Of all the triumphs in this sensational, feel-good Olympics, none has lifted the public
ONE big question hung over Tory leader William Hague as his party's conference began in Bournemouth: can the Conservatives win the confidence of the electorate? Matters have certainly perked up for the leader of the Opposition, though his rise in the
LIKE most Brits, I cheered myself hoarse willing Steve Redgrave and his crew on to Olympic Gold. But I cheered for a different reason. There is no doubt that Steve is a wonderfully talented and dedicated sportsman, but for me, his biggest triumph was
The Prince of Wales was visiting the Ryedale town of Pickering today - just days after his brother Prince Andrew was in the district visiting Helmsley. The Prince was in Pickering to view the Victorian Railway Station which has been restored this year
A FOURTH successive defeat for York City and evidence provided of just where the Minstermen's problems' now lie. New striker Alex Mathie failed to get his City career off to a flying start with a goal, but showed enough guile and hunger to suggest scoring
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the emphasis is on being 'breast aware' and checking for lumps. Emma Harrison talks to three York women about their experiences. These three York women each have their own stories to tell about coping with
Pat Issitt has been getting people fit for eight years and works at Courtney's Fitness Centre, York. Can fitness be fun? Q I think that exercise is boring but I know I should do some. What suggestions have you got? A Following a dull regime is boring,
GRAFT and craft will be the maxim drilled into Terry Dolan's suffering York City squad this week. The no-nonsense City chief refused to shy away from the Minstermen's problem's after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool. "We are playing like a team in
I WAS dismayed to read in the Evening Press of the plight of SNAPPY, an organisation with which I was involved for many years and which, over recent years, has gone from strength to strength thanks to the excellent guidance and initiative of Anne Pemberton
READING Julian Cole's column about the two failed Lottery bids (September 28), it does show that it is the undeserving causes that seem to benefit. However as the bid was for only ten per cent of the total why let the Lottery have any credit at all? Why
COULD I just offer a word of support to the people who live at the York Arc Light Project? It is true that some of the residents of the project have appeared in the court listings published in the Evening Press. However, I would suggest that for every
YORK MP Hugh Bayley became the latest person to cross the threshold of the city's new NHS Walk-In Centre when he officially opened the service in Monkgate today. The centre, which is staffed entirely by nurses, has already helped about 3,000 people since
A CONTROVERSIAL injury-time winner by 89th-minute substitute Danny Spence saw Harrogate Town go away from high-flying Ossett Town with all three points. Spence was the only player not to stop running following an apparent infringement, and as referee
Farmers and country landowners are demanding action following the revelation that the devastating swine fever outbreak could have been caused by a walker's discarded sandwich. The Country Landowners' Association (CLA) and a leading pig breeder in the
YORKSHIRE League division three table-toppers Malton and Norton lost 13-12 at Halifax after looking likely to run away with the game. The visitors began well with their larger pack dominating against lighter opponents and opened the scoring when the ball
GREEN HAMMERTON'S Warren Philliskirk scored a dramatic last stage victory in the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire, after newly crowned Mintex Champion Steve Petch, who had led for most of the day, stopped just a few miles from the finish. Petch's Escort World
A small group of pensioners sat nibbling sandwiches and fruit cake from their lunch boxes, apparently oblivious to the fact that Armageddon could be on its way. This was the scene at the Deepdale Community Centre, Boston Spa, near Wetherby, during a break
A 17-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault in the grounds of a church. The incident is alleged to have happened at around 1.30am on Saturday when a woman in her thirties claims she was attacked in the grounds
A broken level crossing barrier caused a major headache for commuters in Haxby today. The barrier, near to the York outer ring road, came down just after 8.30am - and stuck in that position. Nearby roadworks also contributed to the problems. Motorists
A FOURTH successive defeat for York City and evidence provided of just where the Minstermen's problems' now lie. New striker Alex Mathie failed to get his City career off to a flying start with a goal, but showed enough guile and hunger to suggest scoring
A York father was starting five years behind bars this afternoon after he stabbed another man in a row over bullying allegations involving their children. Anthony William Booth, 42, of Rockingham Avenue, Tang Hall, admitted carrying out the attack on
BIGGER clothes for bigger women - retailers have finally got the message that we're not the 20-inch-waisted females of the 50s, nor the stick-thin Twiggies of the 60s. It's been creeping in for a while, with the likes of high street store Evans and Dawn
Racing at Catterick tomorrow hung in the balance this morning as officials prepared to inspect the course at 2-30pm to determine whether the rain-sodden ground was fit for action. The course has soaked up six inches of rain during the last month and is
