THE ubiquitous Internet has also come to the rescue of dog breeders. Foot and mouth has cancelled Crufts, so an alternative is being staged on the World Wide Woof. Owners send pictures of their pooches for publication on a Pocklington firm's website.
Match-winner Lee Nogan believes new and improved York City are now nobody's pushovers. The former Welsh international striker bagged his first goal in City colours in the midweek victory over Southend United. Tomorrow at Mansfield he will be helping to
York City boss Terry Dolan has hailed the contribution of Nick Richardson in the Minstermen's red revival. As revealed late yesterday Richardson has been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at Bootham Crescent until the end of the season. The
Russ Howarth's inclusion in the England Under-18 squad for their crucial European Championship qualifier with Poland later this month has been confirmed. The Riccall-based York City goalkeeper h is in the squad for the first leg of the intermediate round
THERE is a vivid reminder at Wolverhampton tomorrow that it is less than two weeks to go to the start of the Flat turf season. Horses entered for the Lincoln Handicap - the Flat turf season's traditional curtain-raiser at Doncaster - get the chance of
The best known competitor in the world's oldest horse race has vowed it will not be affected by the foot and mouth outbreak. "Galloping Grandad" Ken Holmes, of Cliffe, near Selby, competes in the Kiplingcotes Derby every year - and has won it a record
York and other areas of North Yorkshire are open for business this weekend, despite the foot and mouth crisis. While movement on farmland in the region is severely restricted, particularly following the outbreak in Wensleydale, tourism chiefs are eager
Concrete barriers are to be installed at the point where a Land Rover slipped off the M62, sparking the Selby rail disaster. The Evening Press has learned that the Highways Agency will install the wire-meshed blocks to allay rail passengers' fears following
IS IT really necessary, or logical, to slaughter and burn thousands of healthy animals, or even infected ones, which pose no risk to humans? Vaccines are available to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease but it does mean some countries not taking
WHAT a shocker from Keanu Reeves! Too hot on the heels of his wife-beating backwoods brute in the gothic thriller The Gift, he takes a walk on the even darker side in The Watcher, as this cartoon actor with the lady-killer looks turns sadistic lady killer
Disney's The Emperor's New Groove, published by Disney Interactive for PlayStation Based on the animated movie currently showing across the UK, this game follows the story of the film, where Kuzco, an arrogant young emperor, is transformed into a llama
The best known competitor in the world's oldest horse race has vowed it will not be affected by the foot and mouth outbreak. "Galloping Grandad" Ken Holmes, of Cliffe, near Selby, competes in the Kiplingcotes Derby every year - and has won it a record
Harrogate, their promotion hopes in tatters after the heavy defeat at National League division two leaders Bracknell, remain upbeat about the rest of the campaign and are determined to finish as high as possible in the table. Coach Ralph Zoing is unlikely
York and other areas of North Yorkshire are open for business this weekend, despite the foot and mouth crisis. While movement on farmland in the region is severely restricted, particularly following the outbreak in Wensleydale, tourism chiefs are eager
by Peter Vine Malton and Norton will be hoping for a cup filip to take into next weekend's Tetley's Bitter Vase semi-final when they entertain struggling Sheffield Oaks tomorrow. Malton will have home advantage in their cup clash with Surrey Two club
Tributes were paid today to a York scientist who died of cancer and kidney disease. The family of Tony Semlyen, 64, an acclaimed academic who had worked for the University of York's chemistry department since the 1960s, have praised the excellent care
Blacksmiths Arms booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Mecca Trophy with an outstanding 3-0 win at Volunteer Reserves in the remaining third round tie. An own goal followed by a further goal by Glen Heinz gave them a two-goal half-time cushion
York Wasps were forced to field no fewer than seven debutants against league leaders Leigh last night and paid the price with the biggest home defeat in their history. But the score does not tell the whole story, as the standing ovation the Wasps received
Chaos reigned when a construction lorry got stuck in a York street while trying to negotiate a corner. The story began to unfold when lorry driver Robert Found, working for Peacock Brothers plant hire, attempted to turn his vehicle from Grosvenor Terrace
FLYING winger Andy Innes' York Wasps debut will go down in the record books as a club record home defeat - but for the 19-year-old it was a dream come true, writes Dianne Hillaby. Innes, signed on trial from New Earswick All Blacks during the week, achieved
After two successive defeats, Mansfield Town will welcome York City to Field Mill tomorrow looking to get their play-off charge back on track. A run of just three defeats in 11 games had taken the Stags to within three points of the play-off zone. However
Russ Howarth's inclusion in the England Under-18 squad for their crucial European Championship qualifier with Poland later this month has been confirmed. The Riccall-based York City goalkeeper h is in the squad for the first leg of the intermediate round
York City boss Terry Dolan has hailed the contribution of Nick Richardson in the Minstermen's red revival. As revealed late yesterday Richardson has been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at Bootham Crescent until the end of the season. The
Match-winner Lee Nogan believes new and improved York City are now nobody's pushovers. The former Welsh international striker bagged his first goal in City colours in the midweek victory over Southend United. Tomorrow at Mansfield he will be helping to
Charles Hutchinson meets the host of ITV's Stars In Their Eyes and discovers he doesn't want fun... he wants joy! MATTHEW Kelly hosts the Saturday teatime TV show that grants copy cats their 15 minutes of fame. Next Friday, he takes to the York Theatre
York Wasps were forced to field no fewer than seven debutants against league leaders Leigh last night and paid the price with the biggest home defeat in their history. But the score does not tell the whole story, as the standing ovation the Wasps received
LIFE is safer and healthier than it has ever been, so we find it harder to accept that things still go wrong. The Selby rail disaster is a classic example: no one could have foreseen the set of circumstances that caused three vehicles to come into collision
THE Royal National Theatre visits Harrogate Theatre next week for the only Yorkshire performances of Stephen Powell's production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Woman Of Setzuan. In Brecht's epic drama, three Gods descend on Setzuan, a province blighted
A DUO of Alan Ayckbourn premieres and a new play by Torben Betts form the fulcrum of the summer season at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. Ayckbourn, the theatre's artistic director, will be premiering two new comic dramas in the Round auditorium
Malton Bacon Factory has started slaughtering pigs again for the first time since the foot and mouth crisis began. All 110 workers have gone back to work after it was announced the factory was re-opening its slaughter line, which had closed as a result
York moved into the premier league of Britain's shopping centres today as it was placed in the top 20 retail hot spots in the country. The news was welcomed by traders in the city who have weathered a difficult winter, as they vowed to keep up the momentum
A family near Selby were left devastated today after their house was gutted by fire - on the day they planned to move. Melanie Butler woke her three children, and evacuated her rented house in Westfield Grove, Eggborough, after discovering flames in an
WOULD someone explain the latest decisions by City of York Council regarding roadworks? On Monday, Holgate Road from Dalton Terrace to Blossom Street, was closed westbound only. This caused horrendous traffic problems that night and during rush hours
AFTER This Year's Love, this year's new love for Scottish writer-director David Kane is Born Romantic, another fashionable comedy of London bohemian manners. In the words of the poster, romance isn't dead... it's just not very well, a comment that applies
The Legend of Dragoon, published by Sony for PlayStation WHILE Final Fantasy is currently dominating the role-playing market - and rightly so - The Legend of Dragoon should not be completely overlooked by the eager gamer. The game follows the same format
Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, published by Disney Interactive for PlayStation Fans of the hugely popular animated movie, Aladdin, are sure to enjoy this follow-up adventure for the PlayStation. Aladdin's nemesis, Jafar, has long since been despatched
Sno-Cross Championship, published by Sega for Dreamcast Sno-Cross Championship is a fast new racing game in which you can compete against the computer or a friend. There is a range of different sno-mobiles which you can unlock by winning races and completing
Joan Emmerson and Emma Andrew totalled 90-55 in three straight wins as Rowntree scored a 5-4 away win over the Students in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Russell Binns and Nick Burton totalled 90-19 in three straight wins as University
Malton Bacon Factory has started slaughtering pigs again for the first time since the foot and mouth crisis began. All 110 workers have gone back to work after it was announced the factory was re-opening its slaughter line, which had closed as a result
A lorry driver who died in a crash on a North Yorkshire road may have been taken ill at the wheel. The driver of a large box van, who has not been named but was said to be from North Yorkshire, was pronounced dead at the scene between the villages of
A scientist at York University who discovered why bubbles sink rather than rise in a glass of Guinness is in the advanced stages of breakthrough research into a device which could help diabetics. Physical chemist Professor Klaus Muller-Dethlefs has been
The top two in the Northern Counties East League division one come face to face at the Recreation Ground tomorrow when Pickering Town entertain Hall Road Rangers. The Pikes trail Rangers by just one point but have three games in hand over their Humberside
The chief executive of City of York Council, David Atkinson, was today struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of his teenage son. His 16-year-old son Richard, who lived at the family home in Kent, was found dead on Wednesday night next to a
Downtrodden dog owners disappointed at the postponement of this year's Crufts competition can enter their pets in a cyber-space version of the event being held on the Internet. Pocklington-based Pedigreedogs.co.uk have announced Cyber Show 2001, taking
Ryedale taxpayers face a 7.2 per cent hike in their council tax bills after district councillors rubber-stamped their proposed budget for the next financial year. Members conceded the figure was high, but said a number of uncontrollable factors were behind
Work started today on temporary flood defences in Old Malton - as the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott prepared to return to flood-stricken Ryedale residents. The 80 metres of defences, made from packed clay and wooden pallets, are designed to withstand
FLYING winger Andy Innes' York Wasps debut will go down in the record books as a club record home defeat - but for the 19-year-old it was a dream come true, writes Dianne Hillaby. Innes, signed on trial from New Earswick All Blacks during the week, achieved
