THE horror of the Alder Hey scandal reverberates around Britain. While the specifics of this case concern one rogue pathologist working in one hospital in Liverpool, there are wider implications for the National Health Service. Professor Dick van Velzen
HISTORY turns a little more slowly in Ampleforth. Girl pupils are to be admitted to Ampleforth College Junior School from September. An advanced guard, in the shape of sisters Fabia and Jemima Tate, from Thirsk, has just moved into the school. With mixed
Heworth teenager Oliver Couttie has been selected for the North-East of England under-16s representative hockey squad. Couttie, a student at York's All Saints School, made the grade after first impressing at district and county level. He also plays for
Sherburn School's David MacQuarrie won the Inter Boys North Yorkshire cross-country Championships at Tadcaster by a large margin. Although he was running against boys a year older he stormed to victory while Joel Riley of host school Tadcaster was third
A North Yorkshire rescuer was one of the team which pulled a man alive from the rubble of a block of flats in India - just minutes before they were to send in the bulldozers. Ray Gray, a 44-year-old father-of-two, from Selby, was one of the team which
York City manager Terry Dolan pledged to step up his search for fresh faces after the Minstermen picked up their first point of 2001. Last night's 0-0 draw with bottom-club Carlisle ended City's wretched run of six consecutive defeats. But significantly
SQUEAMISH readers, be warned: you should skip straight to the crossword now. Neither should children read on. I am about to relate the story of a 'prank' undertaken by a medical school student, and it is not for the young, the faint of heart or the weak
History is being made, as well as taught, at Ampleforth College Junior School this term, as its first female pupils sit at their desks. Last May, Ampleforth Abbot Timothy Wright announced that the school would become "mixed" from September 2001. But sisters
Two students from the York area have been rescued from an icy mountain on the Isle of Skye. Helen Morley, 20, of Common Farm, High Catton, near Stamford Bridge, and Christian Hasner, 18, of Elmlands Grove, York, were taken to safety by the Skye Mountain
I WISH to pass on my thanks to the woman who kindly handed in my purse which I dropped in the Asda car park recently. Mrs R Hutchinson, Ennerdale Avenue, York. Updated: 14:38 Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Police are calling for witnesses after a man was found with serious injuries in the centre of York. Police said the 27-year-old, who is believed to have been the victim of a vicious attack, suffered a fractured skull, suspected fractured jaw, a broken
Despite still having three games still to play, Woodhouse Grange can already celebrate taking the second division title in their first year in the York and District Indoor League. They have a two-point lead over nearest rivals Rowntrees 'B', but the York
York RI scored a 9-0 home win over Selby 77 in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Selby, who were a pairing short, offered little resistance to a strong Institute side. Ann Murray and Bridget Denton took the honours for the RI, conceding only
The City of York Council leader has warned York Wasps not to come begging again after writing off the club's £46,000 unpaid rent bill. Speaking at his public meeting with chief officer David Atkinson, Coun Rod Hills said he believed the club would face
A shop owner overcome by fumes while renovating his loft was today in a stable condition in a Harrogate hospital following the incident in which his father died. Police broke into Porters Clothes Shop after a call from the wife of the owner, Nicholas
Huntington scored only their second win of the season in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve Section 'A' last Saturday. Goals by Chris Dower and Stuart Ogden gave them a 2-0 victory at Haxby. This has moved Huntington off the bottom of the table
Rent charges for elderly York residents who were forced from their homes during the autumn floods are now almost certain to be waived. Councillor Viv Kind, the city council's executive member for housing, gave her support to a scheme which will see rent
Regional flood defence chiefs have been put on the spot after a meeting between Ryedale flood victims and Agriculture Minister Elliot Morley. The Ryedale residents issued a blunt demand to this Friday's meeting of the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence
From tiny acorns grow mighty oaks and so it must be hoped as York City finally brought to an end a run of six successive defeats. A scoreless draw against the bottom club on home territory offers little to get excited about. But at least last night's
History is being made, as well as taught, at Ampleforth College Junior School this term, as its first female pupils sit at their desks. Last May, Ampleforth Abbot Timothy Wright announced that the school would become "mixed" from September 2001. But sisters
One of the leading British fighter pilots to take part in the Battle of Britain has died. Air Vice Marshal "Johnnie" Johnson defended British skies against the Focke-Wulfs and Messerschmitts of the Luftwaffe in head-to-head combat countless times during
The City of York Council leader has warned York Wasps not to come begging again after writing off the club's £46,000 unpaid rent bill. Speaking at his public meeting with chief officer David Atkinson, Coun Rod Hills said he believed the club would face
New-boy Nathan Pincher has indicated his devotion to the York Wasps by signing a two-year professional contract. The young utility back had first arrived on trial from Castleford at the start of the season but left the club for four weeks after being
HE was a gifted aviation designer and deputy chief engineer to Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb. He established an aircraft factory in York, only to quit the city, thwarted by officialdom. He became a best-selling novelist and moved to the
The York primary school rugby league tournament is be re-introduced after an absence of several years, and will have a new worldly feel. The tournament, being brought back as eight-a-side tag rugby, will be run in the same fashion as last year's World
York health chiefs today confirmed they had stored patients' organs and apologised if the practice had caused any distress. They revealed that a team had been set up to respond to bereaved relatives in the wake of the Alder Hey scandal. A special phone
From tiny acorns grow mighty oaks and so it must be hoped as York City finally brought to an end a run of six successive defeats. A scoreless draw against the bottom club on home territory offers little to get excited about. But at least last night's
I WATCHED the memorial service on the holocaust followed by the movie Schindler's List on television. The organisers of the service had the common sense not to invite John Major. That would have been the final insult to the thousands of Bosnian people
THE proposal by Shipton-by-Beningbrough's Parochial Church Council (PCC) to allow installation of a Vodafone transmitter in the church spire has been subjected to every available scrutiny to ensure it meets the highest safety standards recommended nationally
READING about the revamp of the Jorvik Viking Museum (Weekender, January 27) reminded me of an old artistic tradition. Often a painter would depict his own likeness on the canvas, perhaps as a distant figure lurking in a crowd scene. There is a lovely
THE attempted beer theft at the Corner House pub in York's Burton Stone (January 27) is reported to have been made by a person described as "wearing an anorak and woolly hat." Only those? I have heard of topless barmaids but is this a first for York,
Tonight was to have been the night for York fans of Mel C - until she had throat problems. But her disappointed followers had one piece of news to cheer up the dark of a January evening without their star - the thought of May 16. That's the new date for
Heworth teenager Oliver Couttie has been selected for the North-East of England under-16s representative hockey squad. Couttie, a student at York's All Saints School, made the grade after first impressing at district and county level. He also plays for
Two students from the York area have been rescued from an icy mountain on the Isle of Skye. Helen Morley, 20, of Common Farm, High Catton, near Stamford Bridge, and Christian Hasner, 18, of Elmlands Grove, York, were taken to safety by the Skye Mountain
A drugs rehabilitation project is still set to go ahead in North Yorkshire - provided suitable accommodation can be found. As reported last week the Alpha Project Development and Management had abandoned plans to set up a residential centre in the grounds
The final round of the Yorkshire Winter Angling League was a dour affair. The fish were probably scared off by the seven feet of icy floodwater that had poured through the venue in midweek. The river was still carrying around two feet of grey tinged snow
Bombers are believed to have targeted charity workers in the latest of a spate of letter bomb attacks in north England and Wales. North Yorkshire Police revealed that two lethal packets were mailed to a charity organisation in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
New-boy Nathan Pincher has indicated his devotion to the York Wasps by signing a two-year professional contract. The young utility back had first arrived on trial from Castleford at the start of the season but left the club for four weeks after being
The policemen outside 10 Downing Street must have seen it all. But even they were a bit bemused when a bedraggled troop of protesters marched up and tried to present them with a sandbag. It was raining steadily when the battle-bus of floods campaigners
York City manager Terry Dolan pledged to step up his search for fresh faces after the Minstermen picked up their first point of 2001. Last night's 0-0 draw with bottom-club Carlisle ended City's wretched run of six consecutive defeats. But significantly
The York-based Persimmon group looks set to become Britain's biggest housebuilder after the board of another building firm, Beazer, agreed to recommend a takeover offer worth about £537.5million. But Geoff Grewer, Persimmon's company secretary said today
Campaigners will take over a city car park if John Prescott says no to a public inquiry into the new Coppergate II scheme. The protesers are planning direct action next month in the Castle car park, if the deputy Prime Minister refuses to bow to pressure
