AGRICULTURE Minister Nick Brown announced on Monday a major review of the safeguards in place to cut the risks of future animal disease outbreaks. The review will look at: - how the current outbreak of foot and mouth began and what can be learned from
THE Prime Minister had two good reasons to crack open a bottle of champagne with his cornflakes this morning. Firstly, his Chancellor had frozen duty on alcohol; secondly, the morning headlines were heaven sent. 'It's in the bag, Tony' declared The Sun
Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby and amateur rider Milo Watson, who were set to be powerfully represented by leading fancy Meadowbank at next week's now postponed Cheltenham Festival, can gain a small portion of recompense with Flat Top at Sandown
First Hand, Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company, Friargate Theatre, York, until Saturday, 7.30pm. Box office: 0845 961 3000 THIS latest challenging play from Riding Lights, the York-based Christian theatre company, explores the consequences of martyrdom
The public's response to appeals to stay away from the countryside amid the Foot and Mouth crisis has been positive, according to officials with the North York Moors National Park Authority. Footpath signs for the Cleveland Way, near Helmsley's Walled
I SHOULD not be surprised if you received more comments from outside Britain about the disappearance of the peacocks from York's Museum Gardens. As an American who has lived in York for eight years I am often asked: "Why would you want to leave there
AGRICULTURE Minister Nick Brown has announced details of how the £156m in optional agrimonetary compensation is to be paid. Sheep farmers should get their money in March; beef farmers in April and early May; dairy farmers, in two stages, in April and
A MALTON firm has won two accolades from Kawasaki. D H Wadsworth has won the firm's northern dealer association ATV sales title for 2000. The firm also took Kawasaki's top northern title for Mule utility vehicle sales. Pictured above in the workshop are
The snooker star who won the most dramatic world championship final in history will be playing in Harrogate later this month. Dennis Taylor, who beat Steve Davis on the black in the last frame of the 1985 final at Sheffield, is giving an exhibition snooker
Concert pianist Sarah Beth Briggs went back to school to give a masterclass to pupils in York. Sarah Beth is a former pupil of the Mount School in York and paid a visit to meet some of today's musical pupils. She became the youngest ever finalist of the
York beat Huddersfield 79-54 in what turned out to be a group decider for Section 'A' of the Yorkshire Bowls League. York needed to get six points out of the 14 at stake to assure themselves of a place in the final next month. They managed it and qualified
A subway for cyclists and pedestrians is to be included in work to extend the Rawcliffe A19 roundabout, in York, it has been confirmed. Work on the roundabout, expected to start on March 26, will also involve providing an extra exit to the Rawcliffe Bar
The Evening Press today paid out on the reward it offered to help bring a York Art Gallery robber to justice. A cheque for £2,500 was handed over to North Yorkshire police by News Editor Francine Clee. The money is towards the cost of the police investigation
A temporary manager may be brought in to run the City of York Council's education department after the departure of acting director Chris Edwards. Mr Edwards is leaving to take up a new post in Leeds and has been acting director since former director
A Nap hand of York Wasps newcomers will be plunged straight in at the deep end for tonight's daunting visit of championship favourites Leigh Centurions. The Wasps have been rocked by the departures of in-form forward Jason Gatus and utility back Rich
Police investigating the North Yorkshire rail disaster say it sprang from "the most costly car accident in world history". Officers have put together a replica of the vehicles involved, a Land Rover and trailer carrying a Renault car, in the hope they
A multi-million pound overhaul of York's Barbican complex which will give the city a swimming pool fit for the 21st century was announced today. News of the project - which will be funded by the sale of land around the site - was warmly received by Barbican
A drugs squad is to be set up by North Yorkshire police to take the fight to the county's growing band of dealers. The 19 officers of the new dedicated unit will be tasked to combat the "corner shop" of the drugs trade - dealers at the street level. Drug
Farmers in North Yorkshire were on red alert today after the first case of foot and mouth was confirmed within the county. A huge swathe of North Yorkshire, Lancashire and West Yorkshire was designated a no-go "infected area" after the find on a Wensleydale
Nick Richardson's role in York City's red revival has been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at Bootham Crescent until the end of the season, thisisyork can reveal. The former Chester, Halifax and Cardiff midfielder was handed a one-month contract
ONE of the saddest and most galling aspects of this foot and mouth tragedy has been the relentless, silent, unpublicised invasion of our shop shelves by imported meat. Have no illusions, Great British housewife, our supermarkets will find a way of emptying
A Nap hand of York Wasps newcomers will be plunged straight in at the deep end for tonight's daunting visit of championship favourites Leigh Centurions. The Wasps have been rocked by the departures of in-form forward Jason Gatus and utility back Rich
LET me take you on a journey into a foreign land - to one of the strangest places you could wish to visit. The inside of William Hague's head. Now I can't claim to have visited this location myself, because there are limits. So a leap of imagination is
A FARMER says he stands to lose more than half his lambs because he can't move his pregnant sheep closer to his farm. Brian Clifford says restrictions imposed through the foot and mouth outbreak mean his sheep must give birth in an open field this year
LIVESTOCK, in limited numbers, began going to slaughter this week. But North Yorkshire County Council has criticised the Ministry of Agriculture for relaxing the rules on the movement of animals so swiftly. Stuart Pudney, head of trading standards and
GENERATIONS of rare livestock breeds could be wiped out in North Yorkshire because of the foot and mouth disease. There are estimated to be 22 approved rare breed farms across the UK, all of which are subject to current restrictions. The farms make most
NESTL Rowntree has banned internal e-mails on Fridays. E-mails offer many advantages - speed, directness, the chance to circulate office gossip to everyone simultaneously - but, bosses believe, they stifle creativity. Staff now face the horror of having
As foot and mouth disease arrives in Yorkshire, the general public as well as farmers continue to be affected by the ramifications of the restrictions to keep the disease from spreading. The income at many rural pubs has fallen substantially in the last
I WRITE in appreciation of Clive Vidgen, who tragically lost his life in the train crash at Great Heck last week. He was a very decent man who was keen on helping others, especially in bell ringing circles. He was involved in both my daughters' training
I HAVE recently moved to York and have been dismayed at the levels of anti-car measures put in place by the council. My progress around and about York is always being curtailed by unnecessary speed restrictions: 20 mph past schools is fine when the school
MEMBERS of the York & District Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society were shocked and angry to learn that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is delaying until Autumn 2001 its decision on NHS prescription for beta-interferon drugs
Theatre-goers in York today missed out on extra productions when the Theatre Royal was passed over in a round of government grants. Yorkshire Arts announced a round of £2.5 million worth of grants as part of a national £25 million package of extra finance
The e-mail revolution has put friends in instant contact all around the world - but in the office, some say it has had a very different impact. Companies throughout the UK - reportedly including lottery firm Camelot - are trying to discourage e-mailing
Three boys from the York area played a key role in a Scarborough school's victory in a regional five-a-side football tournament. Henry Charlton-Weedy, 13, from Sheriff Hutton, William Ryley, also 13, from Appleton Roebuck, and James Faith, 12, from Claxton
Paul Brolly won the twelfth and last qualifying tournament for York and District Snooker Association's Champion of Champions' Cup. He beat Adam Scaife on the black ball in a high scoring final at the Cueball Club. Scaife led all the way until he missed
I tawt I taw a puddy tat! I did, I did taw a puddy tat...on stage at the Grand Opera House, York. Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety and Taz are treading the boards as part of their UK acting debut tour which stops at York's
A taxi driver hit a milkman on the head with a torch in a road rage incident, a court heard. The fury of 61-year-old Arthur Jesse Burdaky was one of a series of unconnected incidents as York exploded into violence the Friday night before Christmas. The
CHARLIE Bateman and Melanie Brooke won a thrilling York area final of the National Mixed Pairs against David Stroughair and Ena Neal. Stroughair and Neal took an early 7-1 lead which was clawed back to 7-7 after ten ends. Neither side were able to open
York RI Cavaliers 'A' are set to retain their York Evening Chess League title following victory over their nearest rivals Shepherds. They cruised to a 5- win and are now two points clear of Shepherds with one round of games left. Going into the game both
New Earswick All Blacks have just nine games left to secure their future as a National Conference League club. Amateur rugby league in York has hit its lowest ebb in years with the All Blacks' NCL status under threat and Heworth on the brink of relegation
Leeds United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand was today fined £40 after he admitted speeding in his Aston Martin near Tadcaster - his second speeding offence in the past year. Selby magistrates criticised the police, who they said "constrained their
North Yorkshire racehorse trainers today reacted angrily to the shock postponement of the Cheltenham Festival. Reactions ranged from 'an absolute disgrace' to a 'joke' as on the day following the resumption of racing after its self-imposed suspension
His brother's tragic death has led a young York director to make a film with a message of hope. He spoke candidly to CHRIS TITLEY about a difficult past and a mission for the future TUESDAY, June 6, 1995: a day etched so deeply into Kevin Curran's consciousness
Mike Laycock recounts how he made two phone calls - and saved £345 on his car insurance bill OUCH. When the letter arrived, I winced. It reminded me that my insurance policy was due for renewal and said I could have cover for the coming year for £525,
Broadcasting legend and keen rail traveller Sir Jimmy Savile has thrown his weight behind the Evening Press Back The Bid campaign. Sir Jimmy visited York Station to sign our petition calling for GNER to be awarded the 20-year East Coast Main Line franchise
The Evening Press today renews its campaign backing GNER's bid for the East Coast Main Line franchise - transport reporter Dan Rutstein explains the reasons why Now more than ever GNER deserve to be awarded the 20-year franchise. Two fatal tragedies in
Support for the Evening Press campaign to secure GNER a 20-year extension to the East Coast Main Line is flooding in from York's great and good. Since the campaign was launched last Thursday at York Station, messages of support have been received from
Passengers have rushed to sign up to the Evening Press campaign to back GNER's bid for the East Coast Main Line. And the York Tourism Bureau has also thrown its weight behind our drive to win the York-based train operator a chance to run the line past
