FARMERS were today reeling after three more cases of foot and mouth disease were confirmed in the Vale of York. They brought the total number of cases in North Yorkshire to more than 100. The announcement of the outbreaks near Thirsk, and another two
WORKERS and shoppers were evacuated when fire broke out at a fast food restaurant in York today. About 40 firefighters took two-and-a-half hours to bring under control the blaze at McDonalds, in Blake Street. A spokesman for McDonalds said the restaurant
Q I HAVE a two-month-old baby who suffers from colic. My health visitor suggested I try baby massage. I have never heard of this before and wondered whether it could help the problem. Do you know of anyone running classes in the York area? A HAVING a
CLIFTON Alliance's batsmen went on a run rampage in the quarter-finals of the Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior League Cup at Acomb as they rattled up a total of 302 for 6 in their 40 overs as a prelude to a 112-run victory. Darren Reeves
HORNSEA'S overseas star Michael Johnston sailed past the 600-run mark in division three when he added a further 76 runs to his two centuries in the previous two games. However, he was outshone by Dave Prescott's 87 as Hornsea reached 248-6 against Cawood
CLIFTON Alliance have taken over as leaders of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division following their seven-wicket victory at Easingwold. Clifton started the day level on points with Dunnington after the
SECOND-PLACED York II entertained leaders Beverley Town and gained a good five-wicket victory to reduce the east Yorkshire side's lead in division one of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League to 16 points. Namibian Tobias
YORK put on one of their worst performances of the season in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League when they suffered an 88-run mauling at the hands of bottom club Rotherham at Clifton Lane on Saturday. York captain Nigel Durham won the toss and decided
YORKSHIRE and England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard has suffered a stress fracture of the foot and could be out for the rest of the season. The shock news hit Hoggard after a nightmare week in which he had been released by England at Edgbaston and then
Former Yorkshire opener Richard Lumb put in a couple of telephone calls from Johannesburg to son Michael during the Championship match against Leicestershire at Headingley last week. But Michael was unable to answer them at the time because he was in
CASTLE Quarter - what a breath of fresh air (Evening Press, July 6)! I love the look, the green spacious feel, pedestrian bridges, tree-lined roads, riverside walks, all sensitively proportioned, and the slightly higgledy-piggledy 'chunks' of buildings
HULL Zingari increased their lead at the top of division two to 11 points when they successfully chased a total of 196 for 9 set by Bridlington. Hull were then taken to victory by Alastair Markham (52), Andy Hamson (53) and Phil Scott (27) but just missed
STEVE Whisker hit an unbeaten 104 as division five leaders Selby gained a convincing seven wicket victory over Rowntrees, who were being captained for the first time by Chris Todd. Rowntrees' opening pair of Alan Roberts and Duncan Robertson both made
HORNSEA'S overseas star Michael Johnston sailed past the 600-run mark in division three when he added a further 76 runs to his two centuries in the previous two games. However, he was outshone by Dave Prescott's 87 as Hornsea reached 248-6 against Cawood
DRINGHOUSES II caused a major upset when they inflicted a first defeat of the season on Huby, whose lead in division four has now been reduced to 20 points. Huby posted a useful score as Tom Piercy made 58 and Mike South 44 but good bowling by Tim Larmour
RESIDENTS living cheek-by-jowl with a leading North Yorkshire independent school are campaigning to get the conservation area around their homes extended to protect it from future development. The York-based group first got together to fight an application
YORK put on one of their worst performances of the season in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League when they suffered an 88-run mauling at the hands of bottom club Rotherham at Clifton Lane on Saturday. York captain Nigel Durham won the toss and decided
YORK MP Hugh Bayley believes the law may need changing to reinforce patients' rights to choose their own GP. But about 500 patients from York Medical Group in Monkgate are understood to have exercised their own rights by leaving the practice before a
A FULL-SCALE floods evacuation, a poignant dog rescue captured on TV and the successful rearing of a day-old abandoned goat added drama to a hectic year for a North Yorkshire animal charity. The RSPCA at Landing Lane, York, also reared 147 orphan ducklings
ALTHOUGH rain robbed Yorkshire of the chance of beating Northamptonshire at Wantage Road on Saturday, they were still able to stretch their lead at the top of the CricInfo Championship table to a substantial 33 points with seven matches remaining. The
THE unusual sport of dog "flyballing" brought some interesting activity to a village near York at the weekend. More than 100 dogs descended on Askham Lane Nurseries, Askham Bryan, for the weekend of events in the British Flyball Association's (BFA) Sanction
BROWNIES learned some new tricks when they went on their first camping trip near York. Although a few Guiders were on hand to help out, more than 70 Brownies from the York area soon got into the swing of camping, an experience usually reserved for the
YORK City have announced public relations officer Sophie McGill will be leaving the club at the end of this month. McGill, who joined City in October 1999, is leaving Bootham Crescent to join her family's business, JM Packaging based in Malton. It is
FLAMENCO-skirted women, Brazilian drummers and staff from the Colombian Embassy joined in the Latin-style celebrations in York at the weekend during the city's Fiesta Latina. The colourful celebrations, organised by the United Traders of The Quarter,
YORKSHIRE and England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard has suffered a stress fracture of the foot and could be out for the rest of the season. The shock news hit Hoggard after a nightmare week in which he had been released by England at Edgbaston and then
I WINCED as I watched them on the telly - all those families stuck in airport lounges or queuing for taxis for days on end, the unfortunate victims of the Spanish coach drivers' strike. In years gone by, I'd have felt a tiny bit sorry for them, but now
CARS lined the road outside Elvington Airfield this weekend as their owners gazed skywards at the aerobatics of the country's most famous flying display team. The Red Arrows and the Red Devils parachute display team were acknowledged by many as the stars
TIM Henman is a gallant loser in the Wimbledon semi-final. The British Lions forsake a half-time lead to crash to their greatest ever defeat by Australia. England collapse to an innings defeat in the first Ashes Test. It is the very predictability of
THIRTY-TWO police officers from North Yorkshire were called in to help deal with the riots in Bradford at the weekend. Specially-trained officers from York, Harrogate, Scarborough and other parts of the county were drafted in to help. On Saturday, an
A MOTORCYCLIST from York was killed after a crash on a road near Malton at the weekend. The accident happened at about 3.45pm on Saturday, on the C177 Malton to Buttercrambe road, half a mile on the Malton side of Galley Gap crossroads. A white and blue
YORK'S Barbican Centre will be put up for sale this week. The site, which includes two swimming pools and a concert hall and surrounding land now used as a car park, will be advertised nationally. But City of York Council's leisure chiefs today guaranteed
YORKSHIRE Phoenix's makeshift side made a brave attempt to defend their poor score of 161 for eight at Wantage Road, Northampton, yesterday but the task was just beyond them and they went down by three wickets to Northamptonshire Steelers in the Norwich
ALTHOUGH rain robbed Yorkshire of the chance of beating Northamptonshire at Wantage Road on Saturday, they were still able to stretch their lead at the top of the CricInfo Championship table to a substantial 33 points with seven matches remaining. The
YOU might ask why I haven't visited this spot before as it is just down the road from the Press office. So better late than never. I received a warm welcome despite being a stranger. I say this because everyone who followed me in was either greeted by
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out how to beat the hay fever blues GREG Barry admits he was never really able to understand when people complained about the effects of hay fever. Itching eyes and a sneeze? So what's the big deal? He changed his mind a couple of
HULL Zingari increased their lead at the top of division two to 11 points when they successfully chased a total of 196 for 9 set by Bridlington. Hull were then taken to victory by Alastair Markham (52), Andy Hamson (53) and Phil Scott (27) but just missed
STEVE Whisker hit an unbeaten 104 as division five leaders Selby gained a convincing seven wicket victory over Rowntrees, who were being captained for the first time by Chris Todd. Rowntrees' opening pair of Alan Roberts and Duncan Robertson both made
DRINGHOUSES II caused a major upset when they inflicted a first defeat of the season on Huby, whose lead in division four has now been reduced to 20 points. Huby posted a useful score as Tom Piercy made 58 and Mike South 44 but good bowling by Tim Larmour
THERE is something magical about a steam train powering its way across the grand Yorkshire landscape. Even movie moguls recognise that. Last year they chose Goathland as the location to recreate Harry Potter's Hogsmead Station for the eagerly awaited
I USUALLY dislike intensely reading the Julian Cole column as I disagree with 98 per cent of what he says and thinks. Last week (July 5) was an exception. He was even more upset and unhappy than when writing about Lady Thatcher. I got so much pleasure
I AM a retired teacher of 20 years experience in primary schools in England and Scotland. I am of the opinion that out-of-school trips are of no educational value at all. What is more, if 90 per cent of experienced teachers stood up to be counted they
I WENT for my bi-annual eye-test to the Clifton Moor optical branch of a nation-wide chain of chemists shops. The test indicated a change of lenses was necessary. I asked to have my expensive and perfectly serviceable frames re-glazed with the new lenses
I MUST respond to the letter ('Foxes before people', June 30) about time being made available for the fox hunting debate, but not tobacco advertising. These are both important issues. It is not a question of foxes being more important than the well being
BEING the intellect that I'm not, but the cynic that I am, I think I've cracked the secret code of the Ministry DEFRA: Destroy English Farmers Ruthlessly Amen. Ken Holmes, South Duffield Road, Cliffe Common, Selby. Updated: 12:34 Monday, July 09, 2001
FARMERS were today reeling after three more cases of foot and mouth disease were confirmed in the Vale of York. They brought the total number of cases in North Yorkshire to more than 100. The announcement of the outbreaks near Thirsk, and another two
CLIFTON Alliance have taken over as leaders of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division following their seven-wicket victory at Easingwold. Clifton started the day level on points with Dunnington after the
BURYTHORPE maintained their lead at the top of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale after defeating third-placed Burn by five wickets. York stayed second after their comfortable win over Stamford Bridge. Ovington moved into third
SECOND-PLACED York II entertained leaders Beverley Town and gained a good five-wicket victory to reduce the east Yorkshire side's lead in division one of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League to 16 points. Namibian Tobias
YORKSHIRE Phoenix's makeshift side made a brave attempt to defend their poor score of 161 for eight at Wantage Road, Northampton, yesterday but the task was just beyond them and they went down by three wickets to Northamptonshire Steelers in the Norwich
YORK professional Kirsty Taylor blew her chance of finishing as the leading Briton in the £100,000 Kellogg's British Masters at Mottram Hall in Cheshire. Taylor, who plays out of The York Golf Club, surged into title contention as the leading home player
MALTON and Norton Golf Club's Simon Dyson finished way down the order in the Smurfit European Open won by Ireland's Darren Clarke at Dublin's K Club. Dyson, who made the cut with a fine three-under-69 after his first day 73, then struggled to make an
CARNIVAL fever gripped Copmanthorpe when the whole village turned out in glorious sunshine to celebrate an annual tradition. The excellent weather meant the event went without a hitch and the streets were lined with supporters waving on the colourful
A COUPLE with royal connections celebrated 60 years of keeping their marriage on track at the weekend. Joe and Eva Cummings, of Edgware Road, York, marked their diamond wedding yesterday, more than 60 years after they first met at church in Carlisle,
CLIFTON Alliance's batsmen went on a run rampage in the quarter-finals of the Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior League Cup at Acomb as they rattled up a total of 302 for 6 in their 40 overs as a prelude to a 112-run victory. Darren Reeves
IF YOU thought GNER burgers had been safely consigned to a glass box at the National Railway Museum, think again. The infamous buffet staple is back - allegedly by popular demand. Burgers murdered in a microwave and served up soggier than an otter's pocket
CARS lined the road outside Elvington Airfield this weekend as their owners gazed skywards at the aerobatics of the country's most famous flying display team. The Red Arrows and the Red Devils parachute display team were acknowledged by many as the stars
NEW prefects were appointed at Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, during the annual school speech day. The headmaster, Dr Geoffrey Chapman, gave the address at the event, during which he talked about the school's recent centenary celebrations and new building
MEMBERS of a York Scout group were in a state of shock today after an arson attack destroyed their hut and thousands of pounds worth of equipment. St Chad's Greys Scout Group's base, in Lorne Street, South Bank, was completely gutted by fire after it
YORK City midfielder Craig Skinner has departed Bootham Crescent, it was announced today. Transfer-listed Skinner's contract has been cancelled by mutual consent. The news will be a relief to City chief Terry Dolan, who had made it clear the 30-year-old
BURYTHORPE maintained their lead at the top of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale after defeating third-placed Burn by five wickets. York stayed second after their comfortable win over Stamford Bridge. Ovington moved into third
Burton Salmon's blossoming star Max Driscoll has 'come of age' this season. He punished York University staff bowlers in a fourth division duel to record his maiden century and take his season's average to 131. The 17-year-old also sent down ten very
THOUSANDS of York people backed the Evening Press's successful campaign to save the city's swimming pools. They are bound to be suspicious about the council's latest proposal. The council insists that the sell-off of the Barbican Centre, as a whole or
Polar Kingdom, whose defeat at York last month cost backers a king's ransom, returns to action tomorrow in a bid to recover losses on the opening day of the star-studded July meeting at Newmarket. Jeremy Noseda's sprinter goes for the Jane of Newmarket
