Three athletes from Joseph Rowntree School have smashed four city records, some of which have stood for several years. Competing in the finals of the City of York Athletics Championships at Huntington Stadium, Katie Caffrey broke the 20-year-old Year
HEMINGBROUGH goalkeeper Nathan Briggs, who attends Barlby High School has been selected to represent the North of England Schools' FA after a final trial at Bishop Burton Agricultural College against the East Midlands. The 15-year-old, pictured above
OSBALDWICK Primary School football team lifted a trophy for the first time in five years when they won the under-11s Atkinson Ariels Cup for schools in south east York. A goal by Jake Raisbeck against Fulford St Oswald's gave them a 1-0 win in the final
DON'T blame me. I didn't vote for them. I didn't vote for this spineless, gormless, joyless, clueless Government. I didn't endorse its fearful, pitiful manifesto nor give a mandate to its tedious, obsequious ministers. Just wanted to make that clear.
I AM appalled by the council's proposal to sell off the Barbican Centre (July 9) - is there no end to New Labour's privatisation mania? Given Tony Blair's desire to turn chunks of our health service over to profiteers, we should not be surprised that
RURAL businesses across North Yorkshire today embarked on a recovery bid to escape the curse of foot and mouth. Leading businesses and farming figures say they will team up to make it easier for people at the sharp end of foot and mouth to survive, following
STEPHEN LEWIS digs into the mountains of rubbish we are creating in our own back yard. THERE'S nothing like wading knee-deep through rubbish to bring home what a throw-away society we live in. In the midst of farmland just to the west of York, screened
BEANIE the albino wallaby was back at Flamingo Land today after surgery to remove a cataract from an eye. The nine-month-old animal underwent the 90-minute operation yesterday at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, and returned home last night to the
FORMER York City goalkeeper Tim Clarke is poised to be thrust into the Champions' League spotlight. The 32-year-old, who made 23 appearances for the Minstermen in the 1996-97 season, has joined League of Wales club Barry Town. Clarke has been drafted
GREEN-FINGERED workmen were descending on York City today after it was decided to re-turf parts of the Bootham Crescent pitch. After an extensive summer repair programme sections of the surface, most notably an area in front of the Main Stand, have been
Adam's Ale was the tipple of the moment as a brewery took beer off the menu to celebrate Yorkshire's clean water. Water samples from around Yorkshire were on tap at the York Brewery in Toft Green to help launch the annual report of the Drinking Water
FORMER York Wasps and Hull Kingston Rovers star Garry Atkins is joining forces with his brother Paul to form a new coaching team at New Earswick All Blacks. The Atkins brothers take over from Mick McTigue, who has left the club by mutual agreement after
YORKSHIRE were expecting Darren Lehmann to pass a late fitness test and declare himself fit for today's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round match against Surrey at Headingley. The Australian injured his right knee when he took a tumble in the
HOUSES in North Yorkshire are the most expensive in the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside, according to the latest statistics from the Halifax. The figures show the average price of a house in the county is £92,800 - and £88,500 in York. The prices are
YORK City striker Peter Duffield is hoping a summer spent with his nose to the grindstone will reap dividends in front of goal. The diminutive front-man has not kicked a ball in anger since breaking his leg in September last year but has been training
LIKE so many other education reforms, AS-levels were created with good intentions. Ministers wanted to broaden the scope of study for sixth formers. Unfortunately, the new examination was rushed into schools without proper consideration. Chaos and stress
EXPECT Mulder and Scully to descend on Husthwaite any day now. The case of the disappearing, reappearing ring is incredible enough to feature in the X-Files. That David Wilkinson's wedding ring was found in the garden of his old house after 26 years is
THE Tudors hold an eternal fascination for a variety of reasons: they were the last of the feudal monarchs, autocratic, cruel and proud, yet by the end of the dynasty, modern Britain was much in evidence with the beginnings of a Parliamentary democracy
GRANDMOTHER, wife, Roman Catholic, ecumenist and daydreamer - all words that describe Mary Brown, the central character in a new novella by Whitby author, Anthea Dove. Anthea describes what life is like for an ordinary lay Catholic faced with the difficulty
Gorse, a proven mud-lover and in the best form of his life, looks a chance worth taking for carefree punters in tomorrow's £200,000 Darley July Cup at Newmarket. The added bonus is that Henry Candy's six-year-old is generally available at 40-1 and was
WHEN David Wilkinson lost his treasured wedding ring in the garden of his York home, he moved heaven and a lot of earth to find it. Hours of sweat and spadework failed to turn it up, and when even a metal detector couldn't do the job, he resigned himself
AN East Yorkshire headteacher today tackled Education Secretary Estelle Morris over the controversial AS-Level examinations. Jeff Bower, head teacher of Woldgate School, Pocklington, and three of his sixth-formers went on national radio to tell the Minister
YORK may have beaten off a threatened tourism disaster. Latest statistics show visitor numbers soaring above those recorded before floods, rail disruption and fuel protests hit the city. The latest York Tourism Bureau figures show attractions enjoyed
After several near misses, York Wasps Academy finally recorded their second win of the season as they beat Chorley Lynx 40-8, writes Dianne Hillaby. Despite missing 13 players through injury or holiday, the team on duty were still too strong for struggling
YORKSHIRE were expecting Darren Lehmann to pass a late fitness test and declare himself fit for today's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round match against Surrey at Headingley. The Australian injured his right knee when he took a tumble in the
GREAT to hear the news that Ken Livingston and Bob Kylie have taken a breather from the London Underground and have turned their attention to surface transport around London. Listening to Mr Kylie was a pure delight. It was all there. Congestion charging
IF looks are anything to go by, the picture on the Evening Press front page (July 6) is the best yet as far as the Coppergate II proposals go. There seems to be a definite decrease in building on the Castle side and a move toward providing an area suitable
With reference to your article about parking restrictions along Heworth Road (July 3). I do agree with Mr Kilmartin. It is making congestion on the road worse, especially at peak times, having the extra cars parked on the roadside. Would it not be safer
YOUR feature: 'Studs you like' by Stephen Lewis (July 7) reminded me of the time I had my nose pierced as a 60th birthday treat. Age was of no consequence - the dignified look of a serene Indian grandmother would soon be mine. I might even go in for a
THE mother of a special school pupil has complained to council officials in York after her daughter broke a tooth in a playground accident. Mum Sharon Wilcox, of Rockingham Avenue, Tang Hall, said her daughter, Natalie, nine, had severe learning difficulties
After several near misses, York Wasps Academy finally recorded their second win of the season as they beat Chorley Lynx 40-8, writes Dianne Hillaby. Despite missing 13 players through injury or holiday, the team on duty were still too strong for struggling
IT saved her life when she was born 13 weeks premature, weighing less than a bag of sugar. Sarah Morley spent three months in York District Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit until she was finally well enough to go home. Now she is a thriving three-year-old
The match record at the Oaks was shattered in the Thursday evening match last week - and very nearly went again on Sunday. The new holder is Paul Taylor (MAP Elton), who fished pellet and paste down the track at peg 34 on Maple Lake. His 74lb 13oz consisted
THE number of complaints made against police officers in North Yorkshire has fallen, according to the latest figures. The annual report from the Independent Police Complaints Authority shows the number of cases involving North Yorkshire Police, which
THOUGHTLESS people who dump litter pose an alarming and increasing threat to animals across Yorkshire and the North East, the RSPCA revealed today. And Rawcliffe Lake, in York, has been identified as one of the region's litter blackspots. Workers had
RURAL businesses across North Yorkshire today embarked on a recovery bid to escape the curse of foot and mouth. Leading businesses and farming figures say they will team up to make it easier for people at the sharp end of foot and mouth to survive, following
YORK City striker Peter Duffield is hoping a summer spent with his nose to the grindstone will reap dividends in front of goal. The diminutive front-man has not kicked a ball in anger since breaking his leg in September last year but has been training
GREEN-FINGERED workmen were descending on York City today after it was decided to re-turf parts of the Bootham Crescent pitch. After an extensive summer repair programme sections of the surface, most notably an area in front of the Main Stand, have been
Alison Weir's new book casts Henry VIII in a different light, reports CHRIS TITLEY. SCHOLARLY history books singularly failed to interest Alison Weir. It was an altogether more racy genre that inspired her passion for the past. "I read a cheap historical
