Not recession, nor tragic deaths nor looming disaster can burst the bubble of the four determined staff of York Polythene and Packaging on Monks Cross - and a massive new order proves the point. Talking Pictures, the Thirsk card company, now calls on
If you want to gauge the affect of the foot and mouth crisis, watch the falling UK sales of fridge magnets made in Monks Cross. There is nothing obtuse about this connection. Among the big customer list for hundreds of thousands of hand-made animal-shaped
Sell in May and go away is the old adage and some say it should be especially heeded at election time. But while members of Ridings Investment Club Holdings did not take the advice in its entirety on the selling bit, they went away all right. The group
ALTHOUGH a staggering 95 per cent of business leaders in Yorkshire claim that their employees comply with health and safety regulations, 31 per cent of them are personally not aware of the health and safety regulations affecting their company. Nearly
A Nurse who claims she watched her terminally-ill father die a slow death without proper nursing care said today she had to beg for him to be looked after. By the time York man Herbert McMillan died, Evelyn Nicholls says she had seen him suffer for seven
A distressed mother today asked York District Hospital chiefs to give her a straight answer after a letter left her still unsure what happened to her beloved daughter's body. Tracey Drury, of Bramham Grove, Chapelfields, was just 23 when her four-year-old
The last-but-one petal has taken its place on the St Leonard's Hospice Appeal petalometer after the fundraising campaign reached another milestone. The appeal total now stands at £1.9 million, with the landmark target of £2 million tantalisingly close
THERE are few phrases I hate more than "stay-at-home-mum", especially when it's prefixed by "she's only a..." or even worse "I'm only a...". It's a totally dismissive, patronising and disrespectful way of describing a job that would leave many so-called
MAXINE GORDON meets a York woman who is cashing in on our reluctance to do the household chores IT takes Jane Greenfield just one hour a week to clean her four-bedroom terraced home in Clifton, York. And by clean, I mean a proper clean. There's no cutting
As the last election proved, women are increasingly feeling the lure of a political life. JAMES KILNER speaks to three women who are casting their hats into the election ring for June 7 THE joys of being a prospective Parliamentarian. Pounding the election
A specialistfood company in Pickering which has just branched into e-commerce has generated so many inquiries worldwide from adventurers that it now expects a growth in export sales to 40 per cent of turnover. First Choice Expedition Foods, which provides
A conversion of old farm buildings at a cost £625,000 has resulted in a new office development combining original beamed ceilings with the latest high-tech wiring at Grimston Grange near Tadcaster. A series of redundant 19th century buildings just half-a-mile
Leeds United are considering moving from Elland Road which has staged league football for 96 years. The expansion plans are part of Leeds' ambitions to offer a serious challenge to Manchester United's domination of the Premiership. Chairman Peter Ridsdale
A York RUFC youngster has been named player of the year for Yorkshire Under-18s clubs. Matthew Stockdale was awarded the honour at a presentation ceremony at Old Otliensians RUFC on Sunday, May 20. The award is presented annually to players who have represented
Teenage tennis queen Lorraine Waudby exacted sweet revenge as she lifted the girls' Under-16 York Tyke Petroleum Junior title. Waudby beat Helen Haxendale 6-5 in the final staged at Wigginton Tennis Club, but only after losing by the same scoreline to
The mysterious death of David Williamson eight weeks ago is still plaguing police. The investigation is still continuing, with police resources remaining at the same level as when the inquiry began; but information on the death is sparse. Mr Williamson
Dunnington resumed their winning ways in division one of Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League. Both Phil Spencer-Andy Peake-Vout and John Sumner-Paul Birch scored an unbeaten 24. Bubwith's three pairs each scored 13. An unbeaten 24 was Robin Wright and
Pike Hills Golf Club captain Syd Locker died on Saturday after collapsing at the club. He was 48. His wife, Margaret, senior accident and emergency sister at York District Hospital, was with him at the club when he collapsed. He was rushed to hospital
Pickering snooker professional Paul Davison has made the grade to bid for a place among the stars in the UK Championship to be played in York. He has received confirmation from the World Snooker Association that he finished in the top 16 on the Challenge
It was designed to help buses... but this is what it can do if they get in the way. Today Stonebow's controversial rising bollard claimed its latest victim - the number seven to Acomb. Driver Paul Leetham said he was given a green light at the bollard
York City manager Terry Dolan today revealed he plans to hold talks with Reading defender Chris Smith later this week. However, Colchester United boss Steve Whitton has confirmed he will not be pursuing his interest in City striker Barry Conlon. It was
The girl who plays the youngest of the Von Trapp children in York Theatre Royal's production of The Sound of Music met the woman who played the part 30 years ago almost to the day. In 1971, the part of Gretl was played by Joanne Warburton for the York
Heworth are to seek further talks with New Earswick All Blacks regarding plans to merge the two clubs. Heworth's members discussed their concerns at a well-attended meeting at Elm Park Way and agreed that negotiations should continue. Spokesman Ken Sykes
A young rugby union player from Ryton has received international recognition just a year after taking up the sport. Katie Raines has been playing in Malton and Norton's senior ladies team this season despite being just 16 years old. Utility back Katie
MILLIONAIRE tycoon Paul Sykes has pledged his support to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The Harrogate-based Eurosceptic said the party shared his determination to "give voters a say" on Britain's continued EU membership. The UKIP - which is fielding
LOONY Elvis impersonator Eddie Vee came out of a musical stand-off with Roy Orbison the victor, even though Roy was voted the finer singer. Despite losing to Roy Orbison lookalike Dave Wolf in a singing contest at the Civil Service Club in Boroughbridge
THE VOTE had yet to be given to women when Caroline Goss was born in the 19th century. Now the resident of a Wheldrake nursing home is in the front line of the Conservative's General Election campaign. Only days before celebrating her 104th birthday,
A CONSERVATIVE government could be a realistic outcome of this General Election, according the Vale of York candidate Anne McIntosh. Her comments came as she outlined her campaign to regain the seat, which has been pushed into top gear this week. She
I applaud the Evening Press reader who is leafleting his neighbour over vandalism to cars in Grosvenor Terrace and who has had his car vandalised nearly 20 times (May 14). The reader is urging his neighbours to report all incidents - no matter how small
JOHN Prescott was less than honest when he claimed to be defending himself. Television film showed that he had to stand up and move two yards to make the punch. However, in true Cabinet style it was a "powderpuff" punch and left the recipient completely
I respond to the report by Richard Edwards about grandparents Mr and Mrs Woodhead celebrating their granddaughter Nadine's christening ('Family raps priest over christening', May 9). I agree with Mr and Mrs Woodhead that a christening is a very special
THE Hospice 2000 flower is nearly in full bloom. All but one of its petals is in place, meaning the target for this mammoth Millennium fundraising project is within reach. It is already possible to see what a difference this appeal has made. The roof
York City manager Terry Dolan today revealed he plans to hold talks with Reading defender Chris Smith later this week. However, Colchester United boss Steve Whitton has confirmed he will not be pursuing his interest in City striker Barry Conlon. It was
After Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's provoked and much-publicised set-to with an irritable Welsh farmworker, the old saying: "Strike an Englishman once and he'll laugh, strike him twice and he'll turn away, but strike him three times and he'll
Whichever Government is elected on June 7 will have to help farmers ravaged by a series of misfortunes. So what will earn their vote? Rob Simpson, press officer of the Yorkshire and North East National Farmers Union, reports With a General Election getting
The magic of words and numbers opens myriad doors to learning, says DAVID HARBOURNE, executive director of the new Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire I'm a great believer in finding out what works well and then doing more of it, because we can
Atomic Kitten, that sleek and slinky trio of chart toppers demonstrated feline fission chips thanks to a York marketing company. The girls gave a lunchtime performance for pupils at a Luton school as part of a schools promotion by Scarborough-based chip-producers
A speculative office development at York Business Park will kick start a master plan to develop ten more acres on the Poppleton site over the next three to four years - and generate about 10,000 jobs. Building is in progress for the first three of eight
AS Labour and the Tories returned to slugging it out over tax, it was left to the Monster Raving Loony Party to brighten up a dull day on the election trail. And, despite the death of Screaming Lord Sutch in 1999, they did not disappoint. Under a joint
A new hotel marketing and reservations services company launched by two men in Clifton Moor in September has just signed up its 20th hotel. Now David Sankey and Mike Davies, who set up Your Hotel at Carr House, Lysander Close, a few roads away from the
It was a case of hanging their heads in shame at the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce's first golf event of the year. But actually all four men who competed in this team at Easingwold Golf Club had a lot to be proud of...er...all, that is,
It is the business park that York forgot - the massive area to the west of the city which is about to become alive again. Planning consent awarded at last for the conversion of buildings on the former army depot at Hessay has triggered a rigorous marketing
Farmland prices are holding up in North Yorkshire in spite of the foot and mouth crisis. That is the conclusion of a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors which shows predictions of an immediate and catastrophic effect on rural land values
The National Railway Museum in York has just been named European Museum Of The Year. STEPHEN LEWIS finds out what makes it magical. SO WHAT makes a great museum? If it's simply the wow factor, the NRM has oodles of the stuff. Just stand at the entrance
York Acorn 'A' secured third place in the Yorkshire League fourth division with a hard-earned 22-20 derby win at Heworth 'A'. Acorn weren't at their best and Heworth, looking to avenge an earlier heavy defeat by their rivals, nearly pulled off a shock
North Yorkshire's 'martial arts university', the first of its kind in the country, is now offering places for students seeking a career in the sport. Based in Norton, the residential World Martial Arts Academy is now nearing completion after more than
Malton and Norton Ladies RU made Hartlepool Ladies fight all the way before the Cleveland side finally clinched the North East Division Three championship. It was a brave effort from Malton in their final match of the season and they were unlucky to go
A painter whose teaching inspired many a young artist in York has died at the age of 66. Eric Richardson, of Acomb, was head of art at Canon Lee School after moving to the city in the 1970s. He took early retirement and began to teach art at adult education
Demolition work has started on a York city centre eyesore. The site of the shabby former Co-op store in Micklegate is being transformed into a £6 million, four-storey hotel. Archaeologists are now waiting to get the go-ahead to move in and excavate the
Three York men jailed for a vicious attack that left a pubgoer with head injuries have had their sentences cut by the Court of Appeal. Darren Smillie, 25, Ben Beavers, 22, and his brother Robert Beavers, 23, waded in to assault Mark Ashworth after he
Yorkshire have Darren Gough back from his heroics in the Lord's Test for tomorrow's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final match against Somerset at Taunton. Michael Vaughan and Ryan Sidebottom also return after helping England beat Pakistan but Craig White
Senior Railtrack staff should learn this summer if they will face charges over the Hatfield death crash, the Evening Press can reveal. Former Railtrack chief Gerald Corbett and York-based regional boss at the time of the crash Nick Pollard are among those
A young woman who was killed in a car crash near Malton would have survived if she had worn a seat belt, an inquest has heard. Vicky Louise Mason, 21, was several times over the drink drive limit when she was thrown from the vehicle she was driving when
York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey hopes the Rugby Football League kick out plans to return to a full winter season to avoid further damaging the sport's image. She believes that reverting back to a September start next season would be not be in the
Furious staff at a Selby charity shop have expressed their shock and disbelief after callous burglars left a "calling card." After smashing their way into the Imperial Cancer Research shop, in Gowthorpe, the thieves took one of the charity's printed cards
The last-but-one petal has taken its place on the St Leonard's Hospice Appeal petalometer after the fundraising campaign reached another milestone. The appeal total now stands at £1.9 million, with the landmark target of £2 million tantalisingly close
A sex attacker who has been plaguing women in York may have struck again. A woman was attacked and indecently assaulted as she walked alone along Station Road, near The Mount, in the early hours of yesterday. It follows two attacks on women in the South
Yorkshire have Darren Gough back from his heroics in the Lord's Test for tomorrow's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final match against Somerset at Taunton. Michael Vaughan and Ryan Sidebottom also return after helping England beat Pakistan but Craig White
York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey hopes the Rugby Football League kick out plans to return to a full winter season to avoid further damaging the sport's image. She believes that reverting back to a September start next season would be not be in the
REGARDING the current debate about St Peter's School expansion plans, I believe independent schools make an important contribution to the diversity of education available in and around York, sitting alongside our own successful state schools. I have no
I WENT to see Sound Of Music by York Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Theatre Royal and it is one of the best productions, musical or otherwise, I have seen on stage. Each participant gave 100 per cent and the leading lady should turn professional
VICTORIA House is being dismantled, piece by piece. York will not mourn its passing. This building, an unhappy mix of Victorian and Sixties architecture, was never attractive even when it was bustling with shoppers. Having lain empty for years, it has
JUWWI, who landed a wholesale ganble at Thirsk last Saturday, will not, after all, be attempting a quick follow-up at Goodwood tomorrow. But his trainer Milton Bradley, a dab hand with sprinters, can still take the honours in the Fairclough Homes Handicap
