RISING ski star Adam Lee added another major title to his collection after being crowned Scottish champion. Sixteen-year-old Lee, from Clifton, York, beat all-comers in the national finals at Edinburgh to walk away with the slalom title. It capped a remarkable
A YORK swimming pool is set to close for 20 weeks at the beginning of next summer in a £1 million refurbishment package. The work on the Edmund Wilson pool, in Thanet Road, Acomb, and the proposed sale of the Barbican Centre, could mean two of York's
Drugs, robberies, affairs and court cases have made Arthur Swaine's life a nightmare. Today he talks exclusively to the Evening Press about the events that have driven him to the point of suicide A RING on the doorbell at 7.30am almost two years ago heralded
County champions Yorkshire were determined to celebrate their new status with a victory over last year's holders, Surrey, in the game which started at The Oval today. It is the first time Yorkshire have been in Championship action since clinching the
I THINK it was very remiss of J. Fox (Letters, August 31) to suggest that the next lot of vandals damage the statue of Constantine beyond repair! How anyone can condone mindless acts of vandalism against a building such as the Minster, or the desecration
IN YOUR issue of August 13 Diana Wallis MEP expressed gratitude to the European Union for footing the 60 per cent compensation for farmers suffering during the foot and mouth crisis. Lest your readers should be misled, I must point out that the United
WHEN Beecham's boasted that their pills were "worth a guinea a box" (Letter, August 17), they were referring to a coin which could buy rather more than our modern £1.05 pence. It is quite difficult to represent historic values in modern money, not least
I AM a regular reader of your Saturday Eating Out feature and enjoy reading about the wonderful meals which have been sampled. But I can't help wondering how many readers can afford the luxury of such meals. This week's bill came to £62. I am sure many
SINCE reading Julian Cole's comment (August 30) 'Christine Hamilton dresses as if she were auditioning to be a clown', I have been thankful - very thankful - that Julian cannot see me in these red and purple patchwork trousers, a rose-pink shirt and silver-laced
THE long-awaited redevelopment of an eyesore piece of land in Clifton, York, has moved a step closer - and local residents are being asked to say what they would like to see built there. New homes could be built on the Crichton Avenue site of the former
IMAGINATIVE ideas from young people or young people's groups in a York suburb could qualify for a £5,000 Youth Fund cash pot. Applications for all sorts of projects or ideas are being invited, with the one impressing the Strensall Ward Committee the most
DEFENDER Andy McMillan, scorer of only five goals in his entire York City career, opened his account for Pickering Town who swamped Glasshoughton Welfare 5-1. McMillan's opener was the signal for Pikes to register their third success of the season in
A FLOOD fair to help North Yorkshire's residents face fears of rising water is being held in Harrogate this month. The North Yorkshire County Council-organised event will be attended by the Environment Agency, and companies displaying products made to
MAJOR changes have taken place at Selby RUFC ahead of the new season. Former Headingley, Rotherham and Yorkshire No 8 forward Richard Selkirk has taken over as coach from Steve Cruise and Jason Cicero appointed skipper. Cruise has joined Hull Ionians'
YOUTH may well be given its fling as Malton and Norton RUFC hope it will be third time lucky this season. The Tetley Bitter Vase winners missed out on promotion from Yorkshire Three for the second year running last season. "At the end of the day we were
A BOY aged 13 is to appear before York Crown Court on four charges of rape and three of indecent assault. The boy, from west York, is accused of repeated sexual attacks on an eight-year-old boy in a six-month period. York Youth Court decided the case
AFTER two disastrous relegation seasons York will be looking to bring the glory days back to Clifton Park. One of the men who figured in one of the most successful of all York's teams, David O'Byrne, plans to lead from the top. He has taken over as club
A £3.5 million revamp of a North Yorkshire nursing home is uncertain after funding was blocked. The scheme, supported by North Yorkshire County Council, Harrogate Borough Council and the Hanover Housing Association, was intended to create extra care housing
LOCAL train company ARRIVA is planning to cut services - replacing some with buses - in the wake of growing driver shortages. The proposal comes as the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) revealed it is considering enforcement action against the embattled
YOUNG Lewis Elliott, who was born weighing less than 2lbs, is off to school for the first time today. The four-year-old's proud parents, Colette and Pete Elliott of Yarburgh Way, Badger Hill, never dared dream this day would come when he was born at York
SKATEBOARDING is a fun and healthy activity for teenagers - especially if it keeps them away from computers and television. The main risks, aside from the occasional tumble, lie in having nowhere to practise, which can lead to skateboarding in dangerous
County champions Yorkshire were determined to celebrate their new status with a victory over last year's holders, Surrey, in the game which started at The Oval today. It is the first time Yorkshire have been in Championship action since clinching the
JOCK Lewis and Jerry Leach died in the Paddington train crash. They must have done, the women in their lives were told as much, so it must be true. But would the authorities really have informed desperate relatives that their lost loved one was dead in
POCKLINGTON have a new management team in place as they look to rebuild their side after a sustained period of success that has seen three league championship triumphs in five years. The Pocklington outfit that clinched a North East Two and Yorkshire
A NORTH YORKSHIRE mother whose daughter died in a car crash is hoping to raise money for a young people's charity. Alix Potter, 19, died when the car she was driving and another vehicle collided on the A169 between Pickering and Malton early on Saturday
A NORTH Yorkshire man died after a road accident on the A59 near Harrogate. Jesse Wilbur Jackson, 52, from Low Laithe, Pateley Bridge, died after his car, a green Toyota RAV 4, and a red Leyland DAF articulated lorry collided on the A59 at the junction
YORK RI will be bidding for a second successive promotion this campaign. They held their nerve to produce a late surge to win the Yorkshire Three title last season including a stunning midweek victory over Twickenham finalists Malton and Norton - a result
DR Derek Collinson has resigned as a director of York Wasps Rugby League Club. Lifelong Wasps fan Collinson, who is also the club's doctor, joined the board in 1999. The club has no plans to recruit another director at this stage. Chief Executive Ann
THREE men and a woman have been arrested by police investigating an assault on a York woman in which she suffered third-degree burns. The four were detained at York police station early today, and were due to be interviewed later today. A woman in her
YORK City trialist Michael Evans, 24, will play his second match for the Minstermen's reserves against Walsall at Bootham Crescent tonight, kick-off 7pm. Dutchman Evans, whose father is American, previously played for VV Venlow in Holland but after becoming
MEMBERS and staff at a York working men's club are outraged after being told they have to get out in less than two weeks because the building has been sold. Representatives from John Smith's Ltd, the Tadcaster brewery that owns Layerthorpe WMC, held a
AFTER yesterday's worries about rail jobs in York, today we are back on the tracks - which is more than can be said about some of the trains. The rail story of yesterday concerned fears that Railtrack jobs could be at risk if the company moves out of
The presentation of the Lord's Taverners Trophy to Yorkshire as winners of the CricInfo Championship will take place on Wednesday September 12 during the lunch interval of the Yorkshire v Essex fixture at Scarborough in front of the pavilion at approx
DR Derek Collinson has resigned as a director of York Wasps Rugby League Club. Lifelong Wasps fan Collinson, who is also the club's doctor, joined the board in 1999. The club has no plans to recruit another director at this stage. Chief Executive Ann
ARTILLERY, who overcame all sorts of problems to win at York last month, can follow-up at Salisbury tomorrow. Sir Michael Stoute's colt, a potential top-flight stayer of the future, goes for the Salisbury Festival Conditions Stakes and is expected to
TORY leadership hopeful Kenneth Clarke was in York today, pursuing his campaign by speaking to the party faithful in the city. The former chancellor arrived at the College of Ripon and York St John for a 90-minute address to almost 100 of the city's Conservatives
HIGH-PROFILE York policeman Arthur Swaine has sensationally quit North Yorkshire Police after 607 days on suspension. The former licensing officer, who is considering suing the police over "a number of matters", tendered his resignation to police at Harrogate
THE novel will never be the same again. Fay Weldon, author of such classic woman-power tracts as the Lives And Loves Of A She-Devil, has really gone and done it this time. Fay has never been one to shy away from controversy. She is, after all, the former
The presentation of the Lord's Taverners Trophy to Yorkshire as winners of the CricInfo Championship will take place on Wednesday September 12 during the lunch interval of the Yorkshire v Essex fixture at Scarborough in front of the pavilion at approx
STEPHEN LEWIS ponders the power of advertising WE ALL know about the power of advertising to influence the way we think - or we should do by now. But to actually change our memories? Surely not. That, however, is precisely what a team of researchers from
WHAT a pity you didn't expand your item on Spurriergate Goes Modern (August 31) to include an illustration of the latest new building the City Centre Planning Committee has just seen fit to approve on our behalf. I am sure people would like to see what
I LOOK forward to reading Grant Burton's column every Tuesday. I am sure his experience and knowledge of farming and country life, coupled with his forthright view and common sense, will bring a welcome breath of fresh air. It should also counter a lot
AN INFLUENTIAL Spanish artist could be featured in York's gallery if councillors agree a £2,500 price tag. City of York Council is considering a bid for Luis Paret Y Alcazar's painting A Picnic At A Country Inn. The artist, who specialised in capturing
VETS serving North and East Yorkshire from a practice based at Stamford Bridge have had to expand their business to cope with rising demand - and rising floodwaters. The Battle Flatts Veterinary Practice operates from Stamford Bridge and Strensall, near
EVEN the presence of United manager David O'Leary failed to inspire his second string team to victory over their counterparts from Manchester City. The Leeds team, which included nine players with a taste of first team action, played some neat football
A SECOND home ban on properties in the North York Moors would not be practical, according to Ryedale MP John Greenway. He said that any shortage of homes for local families would not be addressed by banning people from buying up second homes in the park
COMPLAINTS about local government reached record levels this year, according to North and East Yorkshire watchdog Patricia Thomas. The area's ombudsman, who covers the whole of Yorkshire and much of north England, received 6,588 complaints about authorities
