Postal services could be hit by prolonged strike action over plans to process North Yorkshire's mail in Leeds at weekends. Royal Mail says it wants to take all the 90,000 items collected within the York postcode area each weekend over to Leeds. There,
SUCKLER cow producers in England will shortly be able to notify transfers and leases of quota to cover claims under the 2001 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme. The period runs from June 19 to December 6. The scheme itself opens for claims on July 1. MAFF advises
THE cost of the foot and mouth epidemic is enormous, says the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) which has carried out its own survey. The study found that: - rural businesses are losing an average of £20,000 a month - job losses average 1.5
NORTH Yorkshire County Council trading standards officers and the police are stepping up their joint patrols dedicated to checking vehicles carrying livestock and examining their documentation. The council said there had been numerous complaints made
WORK started last week in North Yorkshire on a new video demonstrating measures farmers can take to control the spread of foot and mouth disease. The agriculture ministry says it is continuing to stress the importance of biosecurity measures because,
FROM June 20, a licensing scheme for all sheep dippers - similar to that which already exists for sheep shearers - will be introduced. No farmer should employ dippers unless they hold an appropriate licence. To reduce the risk of transmitting foot-and-mouth
Most of us borrow money at some time or other - perhaps a mortgage to finance the purchase of a house, a loan to buy a car, credit cards or a bank loan. These arrangements can be very complex and difficult to understand, so Trading Standards have a role
Although Yorkshire are 24 points clear of the field, they are still in danger of Somerset doing the double over them in the CricInfo Championship match which started at Bath today. Yorkshire's confidence is at a high level after three consecutive victories
Thieves raided a collection box and stole the belongings of volunteers after breaking into a York charity shop. The People's Dispensary For Sick Animals (PDSA) shop, in Goodramgate, York, was broken into some time between 5pm on Tuesday and 8.10am yesterday
Outright winner of Brough Wheelers ten-mile time-trial was Sam Barker of Velo Ecosse team with an impressive 20min 19sec ride. He beat first senior Mick Storey (Scarborough Paragon) into second place. York's Clifton CC fielded a quartet of veteran riders
A much-loved former York headmistress has died aged 95. Friends have been paying tribute to Margery Willoughby, headmistress of Mill Mount School for more than 20 years, where she "set the highest standards". Miss Willoughby died at Somerset Nursing Home
Fraud squad officers in East Yorkshire have issued a warning for people not to join a betting syndicate which hints at involvement in race fixing. The Humberside Police fraud section issued the warning after a complaint from someone in the region who
Tockwith, who do not enter a team in the York Amateur Bowling Association League, provided a first round surprise in the Williamson Cup defeating second division leaders Stamford Bridge 76-75 on their own green. Dringhouses, Osbaldwick and RI Corinthians
North Yorkshire police are planning to crack down on criminal damage and disorder in Kirkbymoorside town centre on Friday and Saturday nights. Inspector Neil Burnett, who is in charge of the Ryedale area, said: "We need to make sure the lion's share of
Three clubs in addition to wooden spoonists Cygnet have applied to join York Sunday Afternoon Football League in time for next season. Heworth, Brayton and Highwayman Inn, Sheriff Hutton, are all seeking election to the league at the league's annual meeting
Fulford Juniors Football Club has been rescued after it looked like being on the verge of folding. A new management committee has been set up to run things. The club, encompassing sides from under-sevens to under-17s, looked set to fold this summer due
The York-based leader of North Yorkshire County Council has stood down a week after leading his party back into power. David Ashton, who represents Fulford on North Yorkshire County Council, has led the Conservative group for the past six years, but now
Tracker the Duck was on hand to celebrate the opening of a new education coach at the National Railway Museum in York. The coach has just been renovated, with the help of Railtrack, and will be used to improve the education service provided by the museum
The Rest of the World took a winning 2-0 lead in the squash Test Series against England at Wolverhampton. The visitors won the first two matches before Harrogate's world number six Simon Parke prevented a clean sweep when he beat Canada's world number
Tommy Bolt, one of the most colourful and volcanic characters in the history of golf, has ticked off today's stars for not realising how fortunate they are. Bolt, back at the scene of his 1958 US Open win in Tulsa, said: "They're spoiled. They don't appreciate
Yorkshire had easily their worst day in the Championship this season when little that the Division One leaders did against Somerset at Bath yesterday turned out to be right. David Byas was made to rue his decision to field first because Somerset racked
A court battle has erupted between a chain of York sandwich shops and a woman who bought one of the firm's stores. In a civil case at Teesside Combined Courts, Lawries of York and Penelope Stansfield are suing each other for considerable damages following
High drama unfolded in Selby when a man threatened to throw himself 30ft from a house roof, after an alleged assault. The distressed man's father had to be called to the scene to calm down his son as he allegedly threatened to jump and tried to uproot
A scene straight out of the 18th century came to North Yorkshire today when a full-size replica of a British Man O' War sailed into Whitby harbour. After an impressive display of its firepower as it approached its mooring, the Grand Turk tied up at Endeavour
ONCE again I have just driven from Tadcaster to the Hopgrove roundabout on the A64 and am still visibly shaking from the experience. The volume and speed of traffic is horrendous. Anyone who still thinks it is inadvisable to close the gaps and enforce
AS A resident of Dunnington, a countryside lover and a Labour Party supporter, I have had to put up with a lot over the past year... Countryside Alliance members who think everyone with a pair of wellies supports them, the hunting supporters who think
Tony Blair waited till he was re-elected and awarded himself and his cohorts a massive pay rise. For what? He really hasn't done enough to deserve such a huge amount of money - I gather he and his 'friends' knew about this long before the election. He
YORK prides itself on being a cycle-friendly city. Hugh Bayley wishes to cut crime, yet cycle theft still remains one of York's major problems and no one seems to care. One particular cycle rack near King's Square regularly has cycles stolen, often in
Kelfield notched up their first win of the season in the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton League when they beat Wheldrake by four wickets in thrilling fashion. They clinched a long overdue second division victory with a boundary off the last ball. Colin Markham
York went top of division one after their emphatic 115-run win over Bishopthorpe. Batting first they were given a sound start by Sean Hunter and S Jones putting on 47 before Jones became the first of Derek Gardiner's five wickets. Hunter went on to make
York are posing a serious threat to Burythorpe at the top of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League. Both teams won at the weekend but with York taking maximum points they were able to draw level with Burythorpe. John Sharples
Absent Friends, an unlucky loser at Thirsk 11 days ago, heads to Knavesmire tomorrow in search of deserved compensation. The sprinter, trained near Doncaster by John Balding, goes for the opening race, the Anthony Fawcett Memorial Handicap, one of six
MANY are the times that William Hague's grindstone voice has reduced this grown man to a spot of spluttering. So how strange that the noblest sound early last Friday morning should have come out of the Tory leader's mouth. Perhaps staying up all night
The York army chief in charge of the military operation to eradicate foot and mouth has warned the situation in North Yorkshire is on a 'knife edge'. And he has pleaded with walkers who use newly-opened footpaths to continue to take every precaution to
CABINET minister Margaret Beckett began the week as head of her newly-created department with a pledge to provide a "better quality of life" in rural areas. Mrs Beckett welcomed Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to create the Department of Environment
A FORMER RAF air commodore from North Yorkshire is the new chairman of the national Moorland Association. Simon Bostock, of the Dallowgill Estate in Nidderdale, near Harrogate, has worked on the MA's committee for five years. The association represents
TAX advice for farmers affected by the foot and mouth crisis is available from Inland Revenue. "There is now legislation to enable the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to defer payments of tax and to waive interest payments for agreed periods," said Dorothy
AN initial sampling of silage making around the country by nutrition specialist Frank Wright Ltd reveals low yields and dry matters, but the sugar and nitrogen content is good. (No sampling was done in FMD restricted areas.) Wide variations were found
A LARGE scale blood-testing programme is under way in parts of North Yorkshire as the battle against foot and mouth disease continues. But persistent rumours of a planned mass cull of animals after the general election have again been strongly denied
Golden Oldies have joined the bid to raise the final £55,000 for the St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal, with a football match that was strictly for the seniors. Gothard's Golden Oldies battled it out against the Huntington Over-35s at a special charity
As the threat of foot and mouth looms ever closer to the heartland of the Vale of York, STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to the Army chief who heads the military side of the operation to contain the disease 'I'VE got my coffee," says the Brigadier, bounding into
Paul Harland and Bobby Brewer had a profitable time at Beckett Football League outfit Sinnington FC's presentation evening at the Fox and Hounds Hotel. Harland took both the referees' player of the year award and the players' player of the year gong,
The controversial rising bollard in York is working fitfully due to a suspected electrical fault. Engineers are battling to return the bollard, in Stonebow, to fully active service as soon as possible as it has been showing a reluctance to rise. A spokesman
Pickering are through to the second round of the Travelsphere Top Club Women's Bowls Championship. They won their first round match 77-71 away to Scalby and Newby in Scarborough. Pickering won the pairs and triples but lost the singles and fours, leaving
Young engineers from York and North Yorkshire took part in an exhibition to show off their own inventions. Hundreds of primary schools took part in the Primary Engineers 2001 programme, which culminated with the exhibition at Thirsk Racecourse. Teachers
More than 2,000 properties in the York area were left without power for an hour during an electricity supply cut. The power cut, between 12.55pm and 1.55pm yesterday, affected 2,076 homes in the Wigginton, Skelton, Shipton-by-Beningbrough and Rawcliffe
A health trust could be scrapped in a move managers say should improve services to part of North Yorkshire. Consultations have been launched about winding up Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust and transferring hospital services to South Tees Hospital
York City Under 15 player Adam Arthur winged his way back from a competition in France with a top trophy, writes Martin Jarred. The left winger won the player of the tournament award at Millau in France when playing for Bridlington. The Brid team comprised
This year's Malton Stables Open Day has been cancelled owing to continuing concerns over the foot and mouth crisis. The hugely-popular annual event, which has become one of the principal highlights in the whole Ryedale calendar, had been scheduled to
The York army chief in charge of the military operation to eradicate foot and mouth has warned the situation in North Yorkshire is on a 'knife edge'. And he has pleaded with walkers who use newly-opened footpaths to continue to take every precaution to
The body of a retired teacher may have lain undiscovered in his York flat for up to a month because he died over the Christmas period, relatives said today. The exact cause of the death of Peter Henry Coxon, of Helmsley House, The Groves, York, will remain
Top class racing is on the cards at York Races tomorrow and Saturday with the £60,000-added William Hill Trophy the highlight. It is Europe's richest three-year-old sprint handicap and has fallen to top speedsters such as Cadeaux Genereux and Sheikh Albadou
Two women told today how they were brought together by the sudden death of the man they both loved. Council official Michael Milner, 51, died of a blood clot in a hotel bathroom while his partner, York council worker Christine Todhunter, was asleep. The
York referee Matt Messias has welcomed the move towards an elite corps of professional men in black for the FA Premiership. In a daring new initiative unveiled by the Football Association top referees will from next season be able to go full-time earning
An actor retraces the final steps of murdered North Yorkshire man David Williamson, as the BBC's Crimewatch programme steps in to help in the hunt for his killer. The programme, which was filmed last night and will be aired next Wednesday, was being made
IN 1983 the Labour Party were unelectable for 14 years. In 2001 the Conservatives look out of office for a very long time - unless, like Labour, they change. What the party needs to do, albeit without necessarily liking it, is elect Ken Clarke as leader
MAY I through your columns thank all who supported Eddie Vee during the recent election. John Morris, Shadow Minister of Identity Crises, Official Monster Raving Loony Party, York Branch. Updated: 10:54 Thursday, June 14, 2001
I WAS sorry to hear that the City of York Council has got "rotten piles" at Monkgate roundabout (Footpath closed for repairs, June 11) and that a remedial cure is to cost a painful £100,000. This may prove a sore point in the end for the council tax payers
AS Tony Blair gets on with running the country, the Conservative Party is setting about finding a new leader. So far Michael Portillo is the front-runner, being the only candidate to stand at the time of going to press. Mr Portillo was once considered
THERE are generally 23 people on a football pitch at any time and one of them is under more pressure than most: the referee. The modern game is faster, more pressured and awash with money. To date these riches have not dribbled down to the man in black
