SELBY ABBEY has been ranked alongside Egypt's Valley of the Kings and the Great Wall of China as one of the most endangered monuments in the world. The World Monuments Fund have included the abbey on a watch list of 100 crumbling sites after reports that
A YORK paedophile aged 70 has been jailed for six years for subjecting young unrelated girls to a "child's nightmare". The youngest of ex-company sergeant-major William James Gray's five victims was just three. One of the abused girls was so affected
KIWI power is to add muscle to York Wasps Rugby League Club's revival. In addition to signing former fans' favourite Peter Edwards, the Wasps are to take another New Zealander, 21-year-old Keri Penharwood, on trial. Former international Edwards, the ex-Auckland
MAXINE GORDON fulfils every brunette's ambition - to go blonde NEVER content with my mousy-brown locks, I began tampering with my natural colour as soon as I was old enough to follow the instructions in a home-dyeing kit. My hair has been through a rainbow
IN my third year at primary school my teacher, Mrs Oliver, asked the class what we wanted to be when we grew up. Every girl, bar one, said they wanted to be a nurse or a ballet dancer, or in some particularly deluded cases, a nurse who strutted her stuff
MAXINE GORDON finds that personal safety for women is as much about avoiding risky situations as knowing how to hurt an attacker CLOSE your eyes and picture the scene. It's a dark, autumn evening and you're walking home alone. You hear footsteps behind
YOUR report about rubbish-strewn streets damaging York's tourist industry (October 12) only touches on part of the problem. It is bad enough that visitors gain such a poor impression from the scruffy scenes we all see regularly but at least those streets
WALSH Lucas, the group independent financial advisers based in Micklegate, York, is to stage a conference to discuss new rules in the funding of nursing home care on Tuesday, November 6 The conference, which is to be held at the Pavilion Hotel, Fulford
The move by RR Donnelley to introduce seven-day working makes perfect business sense - but, asks STEPHEN LEWIS, what about family life? Business and people don't really mix, I've always thought. Perhaps I should rephrase that, before someone points out
One hundred years ago our ancestors would not have believed the emphasis we all place on personal mobility. The overriding ambition of almost everyone is to be able to go where they want, when they want. Many people are prepared to sacrifice other financial
TALKING of potential health hazards, how about this. Take a powerful computer or two, each connected to mouse, keyboard, monitor and phone line by a jungle of cables, and place in a pub. How long can it be before hard liquor and hard drive collide? Rural
INTERNET computers are set to join pool tables and darts boards in the back rooms and bars of pubs in North Yorkshire. Regulars in rural pubs across the county were today toasting a £436,000 pay-out which will bring the worldwide web into their locals
COUNCIL chiefs have come together to launch a strategy to protect adults who are at risk from abuse in York and North Yorkshire. The "No Secrets" policy was signed by the chief executives of North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council - Jeremy
Carole Perrett closed on 93 for 24 darts to spur Phoenix 'A' to a fine 7-2 win against Nags Head in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Roz Kerr hit a maximum as Brigadier raced to a 7-2 win against Vaults, whose Cindy Benton registered
A YORK farmer is taking the phenomenon of crop circles one step further - by creating his own maze from maize. Tom Pearcy, 31, who runs Ox-Close Farm in Heslington, is hoping to attract tourists to his arable farm by creating the ten-acre maze in time
CITY of York head division one of the Northern Hockey League after a 3-0 victory at Doncaster. They are two points clear after nearest rivals Lytham and Alderley Edge drew 2-2. Although York were not at their best in a bruising affair in South Yorkshire
LEEDS United football star Michael Bridges will be in York on Wednesday to open a new coffee shop for Marks and Spencer. The striker will be at the store's Coppergate branch to cut the tape on its new 80-seater Caf Revive. A spokesman for the store said
A YOUNG doctor at a North Yorkshire hospital killed himself after battling with depression, an inquest heard. Robert James Harris was found hanged in his residence at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, aged 24, on July 11 this year. North Yorkshire
York-born speedster Andy Smith has again qualified for the ultimate competition in speedway - and has again justifed his Houdini tag. Smith, 35, who rides for Manchester giants Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League, gained his nickname because of his great
YORK Wasps are in the running to sign Doncaster Dragons centre cum winger Carl Hall. Although Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey has laughed off rumours that the club are close to securing his signature, she has admitted that they have been in contact.
A DRAMATIC introduction to the world of theatre needs the help of York businesses. The Summer Youth Project works to give children their first taste of acting on the big stage. And it needs sponsorship to help fund next year's production of Wind In The
SHOPKEEPERS are being urged to do their bit in the battle to clean up York streets. Businesses have an important part to play in keeping the city free from litter, said Gillian Cruddas, president of the York Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Cruddas, also chief
TERRY Dolan has called for his players to cut out the "schoolboy errors" ahead of tonight's tough trip to Notts County in the first round of the LDV Vans Trophy. Dolan believes the six goals conceded in the last two matches - the 3-2 defeat against Exeter
THE man behind York's controversial Metro bus system has quit the company, the Evening Press can reveal today. Commercial manager John Fletcher has tendered his resignation to FirstYork and will be leaving shortly. Mr Fletcher is taking up a post on October
FIVE years ago Infocom at the York Science Park was a start-up funded by £100,000 of private investment and four staff. Now it is a highly successful, profitable enterprise technology services provider to worldwide clients with 150 clients and a turnover
YORK City's leading scorer of last season, David McNiven is on trial with Scottish League division two outfit Hamilton Academicals. McNiven, who had been on a short-term contract with Chester City in the Conference, played in the Accies' 1-0 win at Queen
York Wasps are planning one last hurrah in aid of Alan Pallister's testimonial fund. The hooker is coming towards the end of his testimonial year at the club and in a final fling to boost his coffers the Wasps are organising a three-course dinner, with
Wetherby opens its doors for the first time this season tomorrow when the popular racecourse course starts its new season by naming a race in dubious honour of Britain's best-known slow horse. Quixall Crossett has gone 100 races without gaining a single
RETAIL and tourism chiefs fear York will lose millions of pounds in business as the A64 roadworks continue to cause motoring misery for visitors. And they say the impact of the Copmanthorpe roadworks could hardly come at a more sensitive time, as the
AN ANGRY widow told today how a nurse tripped over wires behind her husband's intensive care bed and unplugged a life-support machine. Dorothy Lynch's husband Bill was not on life support at the time, but Mrs Lynch was so worried about what happened that
TWO people are taking messages of sympathy and support from York to New York this week as America struggles to recover from the terrorist atrocity. The Dean of York, the Very Reverend Raymond Furnell, is to present a cheque for $10,000 from the Minster
LONG-awaited plans for a new £5 million scheme to redesign Stonegate Walk, York, could at last get under way. Oakgate Group plc is considering tenders from five contractors for replacing 23 shops on the listed site with only four stores in a scheme which
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has signalled its intention to triple its growth. Daleside Brewery, of Camwal Road, Harrogate, wants to increase annual turnover from £1 million to £3 million through product development and an overhaul of its image. It has called
JUSTIN Heaven, centre, owner of York costume hire business Fantasy World, celebrates the opening of his new store at Ossett, West Yorkshire, with Emma Storry and Roger Taylor, both of Langleys solicitors, who negotiated a real-world deal on the premises
A SELF-storage operation which flourished in France has moved into York. Stadium Self-Storage, a store-anything facility for both businesses and the public has opened on the James Street Industrial site, near Walmgate Bar, and already there are expansion
I FEEL I am trapped in York. I live just off Fulford Road. When I returned to York in March I noticed that there was a major increase of traffic in York, particularly on Fulford Road. Over the past few weeks the congestion has become worse. I say I feel
PERHAPS Mr Tumilty ('The Way of Islam', October 11) could give a list of fundamental, ie, orthodox, Muslim countries in which women now have the vote he says they have had for 1400 years. In Saudi Arabia, the most Westernised Muslim state, women are not
WHEN there has been a particularly gruesome murder - or something as equally sensitive such as child abuse - films which even marginally touch on such matters are postponed to a later date. Does not BBC2's Band Of Brothers fall into this category - or
THE intensive care unit at York District Hospital has saved countless lives. Highly trained and dedicated staff use the most advanced medical techniques to nurse dangerously ill patients back to health. Yet this level of care creates its own problems.
WOMEN got a chance to voice their health service needs directly to Minister for Women Sally Morgan as she visited a York medical centre today. Baroness Morgan was at the Tower Court Health Centre, at Clifton Moor, as part of a series of visits around
A WORKMAN died after suffering devastating injuries when he fell 30ft through the roof of a York warehouse. An inquest heard this afternoon that Simon Pickering, 20, of Market Place, Malton, died hours after falling while removing metal roof sheets at
POLICE have arrested two teenagers in connection with shootings in Clifton. A woman claimed she was hit on the arm with an air rifle on Friday, while a young boy also said he had been shot. Sergeant Colin Ventress, of York Police, said: "Following an
York Wasps are planning one last hurrah in aid of Alan Pallister's testimonial fund. The hooker is coming towards the end of his testimonial year at the club and in a final fling to boost his coffers the Wasps are organising a three-course dinner, with
YORK Wasps have been guaranteed some bumper home crowds thanks to the new Rugby League Premiership fixture list. The Premiership season, like last year, will see all 19 teams play 28 games, facing ten teams twice (home and away) and the other eight teams
YORK City's leading scorer of last season, David McNiven is on trial with Scottish League division two outfit Hamilton Academicals. McNiven, who had been on a short-term contract with Chester City in the Conference, played in the Accies' 1-0 win at Queen
A "GREEDY claims" culture may have scuppered plans for a "do-it-yourself" BMX dirt track in Pickering. Land at Greenlands Way was set to be handed over to local youngsters to convert into a track, with mud ramps and jumps. But Pickering Torn Council has
TRIBUTES have been paid at the funeral of York murder victim Mick Brolly, with mourners told he was a "big man with a big heart." St Wulstan's Church, in Fossway, York, was packed as family and friends bade farewell to Mr Brolly, 34, who was killed during
THE three-Test rugby league series between Great Britain and Australia was set to rise from the ashes today following news of a dramatic U-turn by the Kangaroos. After initially saying they would not make the trip in the wake of the military strikes on
DETECTIVES who pulled the body of a man from the River Ouse in York are still mystified about his identity. Officers at North Yorkshire Police have confirmed they are no nearer to naming a man seen falling into the river close to Scarborough Railway Bridge
POCKLINGTON Coachworks of Osbaldwick seems to make a habit of reaching the finals of the Evening Press Business of the Year awards. Last year, the organisation which builds super-duper caravans for Formula One racing teams, was in the final three in the
TERRY Dolan has called for his players to cut out the "schoolboy errors" ahead of tonight's tough trip to Notts County in the first round of the LDV Vans Trophy. Dolan believes the six goals conceded in the last two matches - the 3-2 defeat against Exeter
YORK Wasps are in the running to sign Doncaster Dragons centre cum winger Carl Hall. Although Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey has laughed off rumours that the club are close to securing his signature, she has admitted that they have been in contact.
YORK Wasps have been guaranteed some bumper home crowds thanks to the new Rugby League Premiership fixture list. The Premiership season, like last year, will see all 19 teams play 28 games, facing ten teams twice (home and away) and the other eight teams
