A YORK landlady told today how she was astonished when her pub was asked to take part in an advertising scheme - for a doctors' surgery. Geraldine Walton, of the Waggon and Horses, in Lawrence Street, saw the funny side when she was asked to advertise
RECENTLY we could not resist the temptation to at least see and smell the heather on the North York Moors despite the foot and mouth restrictions. All the paths were closed and notices asked us not to stop or leave the roads which we were careful to observe
I WRITE in reply to the Weekender restaurant critique about The Marcia in Bishopthorpe, York (August 18). The bar staff are friendly. They are very busy and do not have the time to be personal to everyone who comes in the pub. Two out of five for service
ONE regular correspondent to the Letters column who I cannot work out is Dr Davis from Cockermouth, Cumbria. This writer seems to do nothing but pull York to shreds or moan about things to do with our city. This in turn makes me wonder: does Dr Davis
IF, for the sake of 'blushing men', Tesco supermarket is renaming their spotted dick puddings "Spotted Richard" (Evening Press, August 25), I dread to think what new appellation they will apply to their tins of pea soup and meatballs. Dale Minks, Ancress
IT IS an old-fashioned saying, but everything is good in moderation and I think that phrase is particularly apt when talking about the current relationship between football and television. It seems you can't have one without the other but we have got
WHAT a painful blow for York City and Peter Duffield with the news the striker is facing another protracted spell on the sidelines. We can only wish the amiable and popular hitman a speedy recovery as he battles back from another broken leg. Amazingly
ALTHOUGH Saturday's 3-0 triumph at Torquay is Terry Dolan's biggest League win since taking charge 18 months ago, the City chief will have good reason to remember the Minstermen's last 3-0 away win in the League. Six years ago Dolan was in charge of the
CHANNEL 5 is worth £1 billion. Can you believe that? Its schedule, consisting of sub-Knot's Landing made-for-US-TV weepies bulked up with soft porn, looks like it was bought on a single trip to Wal Mart. That is not to suggest that our household does
Essex chief executive David East played down speculation yesterday that Yorkshire and England star fast bowler Darren Gough was poised to join the club next year. Asked if he could confirm the reports, East said: "I cannot confirm anything. Talking to
A York shopkeeper claims buskers are bad for business. CHRIS TITLEY took to the streets to see what all the fuss is about EYES closed, lips curled in a benign smile, Mr Yellow sits straight-backed on a low table, legs crossed in the lotus position. And
SCARBOROUGH chairman Darren Littlewood faced over 80 fans at a forum held at the club last night, but came through unscathed. Although the team has made a poor start to the season, the fans were more worried about the lack of commercial activity at the
A family fun day is taking place at a York health centre to raise money for St Leonard's Hospice. The charity fundraising day takes place on Saturday, from 10am to 3pm, at the Tower Court Health Centre in Oakdale Road, Clifton Moor. The centre, opened
There will be 45 teams contesting four divisions in the forthcoming York Table Tennis Association season. Teams will be entered in the Yorkshire League. The Bagshaw Trophy competition will be held in the last week in September. All clubs have now received
ANIMAL rights campaigners are to demonstrate outside the York offices of the Meat Hygiene Service tomorrow, demanding access to Britain's slaughterhouses. Protesters from across the North of England are due to gather at the service's national headquarters
GOVERNMENT experts have failed to discover a definite link between North and East Yorkshire's floods and climate change. A research project showed that heavy rainfall and river levels have been increasing for the past 50 years. But it concluded that it
CUEBALL Club 'A' went into the midway break in Yorplas Sunday Pool League division one with a huge 22-point lead after beating British Sugar 7-3 thanks to two wins each from Andy Tomlinson and Gary Penrose. Champions for the last four seasons, Layerthorpe
LUCAS Radebe stepped up his bid to return to first team action by getting a full Leeds United reserve game under his belt at York City's Bootham Crescent ground last night. The South African star, who has been out with a knee injury, played the entire
The Bank Holiday weekend produced what has become a rarity this season, two 60- peg matches on the Ouse. What was equally pleasing were the results with plenty of roach and perch in evidence among the backing weights. The 60-peg Leeds Open tackled the
WHEN a York mum contacted the Organ Retention Helpline this month she had no idea she would have to begin grieving again for the baby she lost seven years ago. Fiona Chilton, 26, of Acomb, has this week learned that her first baby, Emma, who was born
ONE year down, but will there be another to go? Wayne Allan is celebrating his first anniversary at Layerthorpe's Frog Hall tomorrow despite the continuing cloud of uncertainty hanging over the community pub. A party night featuring fun and games, local
THE headquarters of two York sports clubs, which backs on to a prime redevelopment site just outside the city walls, is being sold to a city-based property developer. The York City Arms, in Fawcett Street, is due to change hands for an undisclosed sum
A STARK warning was given today that many North Yorkshire businesses could go under this winter, due to the impact of foot and mouth. The Countryside Agency said the disease has had a huge impact on rural Britain, far beyond the farming industry. The
TERRY Dolan is looking for bright beginnings after York City were edged out in a five goal thriller at Shrewsbury Town's Gay Meadow last night. City were made to pay for a slow start in Shropshire after Shrewsbury took a ninth minute lead and left City
CAMPAIGNERS have launched a petition which they hope will persuade the Government to hold a public inquiry into foot and mouth disease. They are aiming for one million signatures, which is a realistic target considering how many have been affected by
FORMER York City and Scarborough striker Chris Tate may have to settle for a cameo performance when Leyton Orient arrive at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. The former City junior scored for Orient in their play-off final defeat to Blackpool at the Millennium
ONE year down, but will there be another to go? Wayne Allan is celebrating his first anniversary at Layerthorpe's Frog Hall tomorrow despite the continuing cloud of uncertainty hanging over the community pub. A party night featuring fun and games, local
A new comic novel portrays the "two sides to York". CHRIS TITLEY reports... ANDREW Martin's first novel, Bilton, was a genuinely funny satire on the posey London media set and their lifestyle journalism. It immediately established him, in the words of
VILLAGERS plan to solve their teenage tearaways problem - by spending £250,000 on a new multi-sports complex. Residents in Hambleton believe the only way to get kids off the streets is to provide them with five-star facilities on their doorstep. The ambitious
York police officer PC Clare Woodall, 27, appeared in court today charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The case against PC Woodall, who works in the dog section and is based at the Fulford Road headquarters of York police, was adjourned
SINCE the city council took over responsibility for parking control, the traffic wardens have shown a new enthusiasm for their job. Is this because they are now highly- motivated council employees, or that the council has set such demanding targets which
HAVING failed utterly with a similar campaign in the USA, the foreign animal rights organisation PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), with a 'war chest' reputed to be £30 million, has launched a sensationalist publicity campaign to try
HERE we are five days into the new Nationwide League season, and just two days away from the start of the new Premiership term, and we've already had an international game. England tackled Holland in a friendly at White Hart Lane last night, but for the
DURING more than 20 years as a journalist, Peter Davenport was a skilled observer and an expert in instant communication of complex facts - some of them as dramatic as Bloody Sunday in Ireland, the Lockerbie plane disaster and the hunt for the Yorkshire
AS DISAPPOINTING as any defeat is, especially when the carrot of second place in Division Three dangles prior to kick-off, York City should not feel too despondent today as they contemplate last night's entertaining encounter at Shrewsbury Town. Five
After last Saturday's largely tepid and pointless start to the new campaign, the result should have been all that mattered to York City at Torquay United on Saturday even at this very early stage of the season. But the three very welcome points picked
A YORK teenager who spent the first three years of her life in Africa is returning to the continent to help a struggling Ugandan community. Katie Knight, 18, of Green Dyke, Wigginton, was five months old when her parents, Matthew and Carol, took her to
Selby were knocked out of the Tetley's Bitter Cup after going down 15-6 at Workington in the qualifying round. The match was played in miserable rain and the rugby served up was hardly more cheering, the Cumbrians - promoted to North Two (West) as champions
A CONTROVERSIAL house-building project could be delayed over fears that the area could be at risk from flooding. Environment Agency bosses are also concerned the 87-home development on land, off Goslipgate, in Pickering, could cause flooding elsewhere
CONVICTED North Yorkshire arms dealer Peter Bleach is expected to represent himself in an appeal against his conviction in India. Bleach, from Fylingdales, near Whitby, has spent more than six years in a Calcutta jail for his part in an arms drop in West
Essex chief executive David East played down speculation yesterday that Yorkshire and England star fast bowler Darren Gough was poised to join the club next year. Asked if he could confirm the reports, East said: "I cannot confirm anything. Talking to
A VILLAGE shop in Ryedale is on course to buck a general trend of decline thanks to a £14,000 cash boost. The Barley Basket, at Welburn, near Malton, is one of the first shops in the region to be funded by the Countryside Agency's new Community Services
AN inquiry into the controversial Coppergate plans has been delayed because it clashes with Jewish holy days. The inquiry into the planning permission granted for the Coppergate II shopping centre, and an appeal by York Tomorrow, which proposes using
THE sister of missing student nurse Louise Kerton is intending to join a 50-strong search party to scour the town she was last seen in. Francesca Kerton, a University of York chemistry lecturer from Heslington Lane , Fulford, plans to join friends and
PUBS and doctors' surgeries have much in common. Both dispense restoratives after listening to people's problems. Patrons of each expect to leave feeling better than when they arrived. Perhaps this is why a York pub was asked to advertise on the appointment
Pickering's Kevin Wilson re-wrote the record books when he hit his highest score of the season, making an unbeaten 160 as Pickering made an enormous 274-4 at Stillington in division five. Wilson's effort bettered his monthly award-winning 159 earlier
IT'S third time lucky for Yapham. After narrowly missing out on promotion in the last two seasons, they have won the Hunters the Estate Agents York and District League division four title. An advantage draw over third-placed Sheriff Hutton, combined with
TERRY Dolan is looking for bright beginnings after York City were edged out in a five goal thriller at Shrewsbury Town's Gay Meadow last night. City were made to pay for a slow start in Shropshire after Shrewsbury took a ninth minute lead and left City
Pat Eddery, who has seen Kieren Fallon and Kevin Darley draw clear of him in the race for the jockeys' title, can give a reminder of his enduring talents at Lingfield tomorrow. The 11-times champion jockey is fancied to complete a double on Persian Lightning
Shooting Sean, by Colin Bateman (HarperCollins, £6.99) If you have not yet met Dan Starkey, now's the time to strike up what could well be a long and lasting acquaintanceship. He is a freelance writer, living beyond his means and trying to settle down
