GOVERNMENT vets have confirmed four more cases of foot and mouth disease in the Settle area, bringing the total number there to 25. The farms are Nelson Farm, Carlton, Airton, Lodge Farm, Settle, Kelber Hill Farm, Gargrave and Kirk Syke Farm, Airton.
STAFF and parents at a York school that was gutted by a massive blaze four years ago feared their worst nightmare had come true when the building became the target for an arson attack. Firefighters said the attack on Park Grove Primary School, in The
estl has confirmed that a plan to massively revise its information support structure worldwide is now under way. But union chiefs have been assured there will be no job losses among the 100 or so who provide technical support at York. The plan, known
TEEANAGER Richard Coverdale may have finished on the losing side, but the Sheriff Hutton Bridge prospect will never forget the clash against premier division high-fliers Dunnington. In the bid to halt a Dunnington run-spree the 16-year-old Coverdale claimed
Battling York sliced in half Never has the phrase 'a game of two halves' seemed so apt. York Wasps turned in the performance of their lives in the first half yesterday to threaten one of the upsets of the season against Dewsbury Rams. The play-off hopefuls
YORK came out of the doldrums with two outstanding wins at the weekend. They romped to an eight wicket win over the previously unbeaten Yorkshire Academy side in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League match at Clifton Park on Saturday. And they
GOVERNMENT vets have confirmed four more cases of foot and mouth disease in the Settle area, bringing the total number there to 25. The farms are Nelson Farm, Carlton, Airton, Lodge Farm, Settle, Kelber Hill Farm, Gargrave and Kirk Syke Farm, Airton.
IT'S been labelled 'the new dating agency' - a place where romance blossoms and lasting relationships are formed. Far from being a place of doom, gloom and despondency, we should give thanks to the office, factory or depot - or wherever we spend our working
Ragamuffin, who caught the eye at Thirsk 10 days ago, can fulfill that promise at Redcar tomorrow, writes Tom O'Ryan. Tim Easterby's three-year-old goes for the £10,000 Evening Gazette Sprint Handicap and is napped to come up trumps in the hands of Micky
Pippa Watt runs the York School of Complementary Medicine and teaches aromatherapy, reflexology and massage Q. I RECENTLY saw the Australian Bush Flower essences featured on ITV's This Morning and want to know what was the difference between those and
IT'S certainly a menu that would grace the table at any of the posh modern restaurants springing up all over York. For starters we have a choice of two soups: celery and red pepper, or cream of carrot. This is followed by a choice of four delicious-sounding
BRITAIN'S railways are in a spot of bother at the moment. Last week Railtrack fell into the red by half a billion pounds or so, the financial consequence of a series of crises that have plagued the rail network. So Yesterday Once More tonight transports
YORK takes another step towards the continent as yet another caf bar is given the green light. Casa is set to open a site in Low Ousegate, York, in late July with more than £1million being pumped into the venture. More than 40 jobs are to be created in
ENTERPRISING youngsters at a Ryedale school are set to go outward bound - and have paid some of the cost themselves. Year Five and Six pupils at Warthill School are off to The Cranedale Outdoor Activities Centre, in Kirby Grindalythe, near Malton, next
There was frustration at Donington Park yesterday when sidecar world champions Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead were forced to retire while leading the race after nine laps, when passenger Woodhead's right knee locked, preventing him from carrying out
At Castle Howard, the battlefields of the 19th century United States were re-created as hundreds of enthusiasts from the American Civil War Society gathered for the weekend. Artillery and gunfire rattled the windows of the stately home as Yankees from
Simon Dyson was today bidding for an impressive final placing in the Volvo PGA Championships at Wentworth after playing some steady golf over the weekend. The Malton and Norton professional followed up his four under par 68 in the first round with two
A POLICE clampdown targeting dangerous caravans on one of North Yorkshire's busiest holiday routes revealed a shocking level of overloading and poor maintenance. Traffic officers from the York-based Central Area Road Policing Group teamed up with officials
York muscle man Rob Dixon is heading for another crack at becoming the World's Strongest Man. Dixon, from Haxby, competed in Britain's Strongest Man at Minehead. The event will be screened on BBC1 in August so for contractual reasons Dixon cannot reveal
THE battle for the lucrative East Coast Main Line franchise will end not on the rails but in court, the Evening Press can reveal today. The rival bidders for the main Anglo-Scottish artery, Virgin and York-based GNER, are both expected to take legal action
Gas-blast homes razed to ground TWO York homes which were wrecked by a gas blast have been demolished. A team of demolition workers from York firm BSPH pulled down the charred and shattered remains of the two one-bedroom homes in Eaton Court, Foxwood,
York Acorn 'A' produced a brilliant second half fightback to beat hosts Dewsbury Moor 'A' 27-16 and reach the final of the Yorkshire League division four play-offs. They even had to overcome a first half injury to impressive under-18s player Shaun Gilmoor
Neil Harmon is back in the big-time after earning a contract with Super League club London Broncos. Former Bradford Bulls prop Harmon has been helping out York Wasps over the past month while trying to regain match fitness following a lengthy spell out
THE Bank Holiday weekend brought visitors flocking to attractions in York and North Yorkshire, despite the muggy weather. Hopes are high that the weekend's success will signal the start of a busy summer season for the region's tourist industry. News that
YORK City missed out on a bumper pay day yesterday when Reading lost a dramatic Division Two play-off final to Walsall at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. As part of the deal that took former Minsterman Graeme Murty to the Madejski Stadium, Reading must
A YOUNG girl who fled her war-torn homeland to find a haven in York is in line for a prestigious national award. Kosovan student Era Gjurgjeala, who became head girl after winning an international scholarship to attend The Mount School, could now be honoured
HAVING read "the facts" of the Queen Anne School sale saga according to Rod Hills (May 24) and the chairman of St Peter's School governors (May 15) it seems clear to me that this is a "non story" spun by Coun Hills in an attempt to show strong political
UNDER the headline 'Missile warning system will help UK' a misguided interviewee suggests there is a change in US policy from offensive to defensive and Britain, as well as America, needs protection from 'rogue states' (May 5). Rubbish! The recent slaughter
HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn says Labour has the full support of the doctors and nurses for the way they are running the National Health Service. Consultant pathologist Dr Craig Platt has submitted his nomination to run against Mr Milburn in his Darlington
THERE'S no excuse for being too apathetic to vote, so I hope Julian Cole's column (May 24) galvanises slackers into action. Statements such as 'Oh, it won't make any difference' hardly stand up to scrutiny. Someone rang to offer me transport to the polling
MANY kerbs at York bus stops are being raised. What a waste of cashing considering First York is about to invest in a new fleet which will have the latest 'bus-lowering' technology. So why raise the kerb when the bus can lower itself for passengers? Jeremy
IT is easy to imagine the jolt of fear experienced by firefighters, teachers and parents who witnessed smoke pouring from Park Grove School yesterday. For a few, ominous moments, it must have felt like the nightmare was re-occurring. York will never forget
