TOMORROW'S National Hunt programme at Sandown was abandoned this morning. The course is waterlogged. Sandown are also due to stage racing on Friday but it was decided today that the hurdles course will not be fit for Friday. Friday's Sandown card will
A TOP team from Burnholme Community College are to represent York in the regional finals of a nationwide cup for girls after proving they are the best school side in the York area. They topped their five-team group without conceding a goal and then beat
YORK'S nightlife is rubbish. Who says so? We have no idea. The person, or possibly people, behind a website pithily but witlessly titled: www.yorkiscrap.org are too timid to be named. They are probably ashamed to reveal themselves as the authors of an
LIFE skills such as cycling proficiency, swimming and First Aid should be an integral part of the National Curriculum. Educating youngsters in good citizenship will produce more well-mannered cyclists many of whom will become good motorists. Paul F Hepworth
Jordan Worabeck, who was making his debut in the competition, won York and District Snooker Association's January Knockout Handicap Competition, the eleventh monthly qualifying tournament for the association's Champion of Champions Cup. Worabeck beat
Selby 77, only fielding two pairings in a York and District Badminton League ladies division one fixture against Rowntrees, went down 5-4 in a close fought fixture. Gayle Bradley and Julie Smythe took three Selby wins in a good display, their best being
A York lawyer is celebrating after a new treatment, which could spare thousands of women undergoing major surgery, gained expert backing. Fiona Buckton has lobbied for a simple, cheap treatment to be available on the NHS since having it herself to remove
A York family are suing the city's health bosses for the brain damage they say their handicapped son suffered at birth. Timothy Milner, 19, has cerebral palsy and a mental age of between five and ten years, the High Court in Leeds heard. The family's
The weekend's matches fell foul of the weather once again - the most notable casualty being, as predicted, the fourth round of the York Winter League. The reserve match will now have to be brought into play but this leaves no further room for cancellations
Dame Judi Dench has spoken of how thrilled she is to have been given another chance of winning an Oscar. The York-born actress has been nominated as best supporting actress for her role in Chocolat, a comic fable adapted from the book by Joanne Harris
England international Jonathan Woodgate is in the Leeds United reserves squad to play Manchester City reserves at Bootham Crescent tonight. Woodgate - an unused substitute in last night's Champions League win over Anderlecht - and striker Tony Hackworth
A horse died and man was taken to hospital after a fire at a stables in North Yorkshire. Firefighters were called to the property in Long Hedge Lane, Carlton, near Selby at about 7.05pm yesterday. The stables were severely damaged and one horse was rescued
Flooding topped the agenda as residents of a York suburb met officials to get answers about the impact a massive housing development could have on them. Residents of Fulford got together at a public meeting at Fulford School to quiz officers from City
York City are sweating on the fitness of midfielders Marc Thompson and Graham Potter ahead of Saturday's crunch clash with Exeter City. Potter suffered a twisted ankle in Saturday's 4-0 defeat at Scunthorpe and is rated doubtful. Thompson, suspended for
A town was in mourning today for a two-year-old girl who died when a car driven by an elderly woman ploughed into pedestrians on a pavement. Megan Raybold, of Ryndle Walk, Scarborough, suffered serious injuries and in spite of attempts by paramedics to
York Wasps captain Alan Pallister will miss a quarter of the season after being banned for seven matches. Hooker Pallister was handed the suspension by Rugby Football League disciplinary chiefs last night after pleading guilty to a late and high tackle
Stubbs ironmongers, one of the most famous old businesses in York, is to close after almost 100 years. FR Stubbs, which has traded from the same building on the corner of Fossgate and Merchantgate since 1915, has been put on the market by York chartered
MOST of today's science fiction is about as exciting and innovative as the Russian space programme. Thankfully, we still have Ben Bova. He is carrying on the tradition set by Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke for exploring new ideas and futuristic concepts
Titus's Troublesome Tooth by Linda Jennings and Gwyneth Williamson (Little Tiger Press, £8.99) Titus the goat has toothache and all his friends in the farmyard want to help him get rid of it. The trouble is, Titus doesn't fancy having his tooth butted
Nursery Rhymes by Debi Gliori (Dorling Kindersley, £9.99) IF you are looking for a nursery rhyme book with a difference, this is a must-buy. Acclaimed children's artist Debi Gliori brings together more than 50 best-loved nursery rhymes, songs and lullabies
RUNNING a football club in the less glamorous lower reaches of the sport is never easy. Thanks to pesky interference from Europe, there is a very real danger that what is now difficult could become plain impossible. A long-running and fiendishly complicated
IT IS one of the proudest shops in York - fronting a family business that has traded in the city for nearly 100 years. And now, like many other great trading names, Stubbs is set to close. As times change and shopping habits alter, old family businesses
ALL SAINTS School's Under-14 basketball team were today in Birmingham hoping to book their place in the semi-finals of a prestigious national tournament. The York team were taking on the West Midlands regional winners, Bishop Chaloner RC School, in the
THE Under-11 girls of St Martin's Preparatory School at Nawton, near Helmsley, are again heading the field on the cross country course. The six-strong side won the team trophy at the annual tournament held at their St Martin's school and featuring six
A 12-year-old girl today relived the moment she was plucked to safety by firefighters as she sank chest-deep in mud on a York building site. Carrie Storr thanked her rescuers, who issued a strong warning to children to beware quagmire conditions across
Two teenagers put a 13-year-old girl through a six-hour torture session two days before she was due to give a statement against one of them, York Crown Court heard today. The victim was said to have endured a "living nightmare" in which the two girls
WHY should we allow the demolition of the Rialto, (February 8) a building which will have lots of interesting features inside ? This should never be replaced by a new bingo hall. A building such as this requires looking after and should be given the same
I AM in the final stages of writing a book about those called up for National Service with the Royal Engineers and find myself without any contributions from sappers stationed at Malta and Trieste. Can you help? Eric Pegg, 14 Reginald Street, Burwood,
I DISAGREE with Mr. Carroll ('US expert warns of Star Wars threat', February 9) who thinks an American shield against nuclear attack would somehow provoke an attack. As a former member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament I suggest a Star Wars is a
I SHOULD be interested to know readers' views on a matter that will be on the agenda of the European Parliament during the coming months. Last week the parliament voted by a reasonable majority to ask the Commission to bring forward a directive for a
Simon Dyson is expected to add more silverware to his Davidoff Order of Merit crown at a prestigious awards ceremony this weekend. The 23-year-old Malton golfer is tipped to sweep the board at the Asian Professional Golfers' Association Annual Gala Dinner
A depleted Tadcaster Albion side were knocked out of the West Riding FA County Cup last night, although the 5-2 scoreline at Thackley did not fairly reflect the match. Northern Counties East League division one strugglers Albion - missing four players
Preston North End were today expected to complete the signing of Polish striker Pawel Abbott, who spent much of his childhood in York. Terry Venables' Middlesbrough were casting their eye over Abbott, hailed as one of Poland's brightest footballing prospects
York City centre-back Darren Patterson has reportedly joined Second Division strugglers Oxford United. Bootham Crescent confirmed today the Northern Ireland international was in talks with The U's but sources at the Manor Ground say Patterson has already
It will either be a St Valentine's Day massacre for football or the heart of the sport will remain untouched. But either way a meeting in Brussels today was expected to determine the future of the professional game with York City chairman Douglas Craig
Police officers using a patrol boat were this afternoon searching the banks of the River Ouse in the hunt for missing woman Carli Barry. Sergeant Mike Stubbs, of York Police, said they reluctantly had to consider all possibilities as Carli had been missing
York slimmer Sue Hayes and her husband Lee have had their ups and downs over the past six years...at least in terms of Sue's struggle with her weight. But Sue, who now runs her own slimming class after successfully shedding four stones, was delighted
The grieving family of an elderly couple killed by carbon monoxide fumes say simple measures could prevent others suffering the same fate. The warning to check household boilers regularly followed an inquest into the deaths of Robert and Joan Fletcher
Yet another famous and much-loved family business in York is set to close as STEPHEN LEWIS reports WITH every passing week it seems a little bit more of York's heritage disappears. Just before Christmas it was Mawson's. The family petshop had been trading
Three Wise Men by Martina Devlin (HarperCollins, £5.99) MARTINA Devlin dismisses her brilliant debut novel, somewhat modestly, as "chick lit". It's actually much better than that - more aptly described as a thinking woman's fable for the post-Bridget
The Last Polar Bears by Harry Horse (Viking, £9.99) Grandfather and his trusty dog, Roo, set out for the North Pole on the good ship Unsinkable to find polar bears. Their journey to Walrus Bay is an adventurous one and things don't get any smoother once
