YORK City chief Terry Dolan has blamed the inexperience in his back-line for last night's humiliating 4-1 defeat by Kidderminster Harriers. Mark Maley, Chris Smith, Matt Hocking and Neville Stamp had struggled to cope with Southend in their first game
A SCHOOLGIRL aged eight had to fight off an attacker who tried to abduct her in broad daylight in a village street. The girl's mother has told the Evening Press of her terror after the man struck on the main street through Dunnington yesterday lunchtime
YORK City chief Terry Dolan has blamed the inexperience in his back-line for last night's humiliating 4-1 defeat by Kidderminster Harriers. Mark Maley, Chris Smith, Matt Hocking and Neville Stamp had struggled to cope with Southend in their first game
YORK Wasps have had to cancel tomorrow night's dinner in aid of captain Alan Pallister's testimonial - because not enough fans bothered to buy tickets. The club had organised a plush three-course dinner with guest speakers, plus auction, in one last bid
HIGHWAYS bosses are to investigate Evening Press readers' ideas for easing traffic jams on the A64 near York. They may take action to help motorists on the westbound carriageway, who want to turn left into Tadcaster Road but are getting trapped unnecessarily
MARIE Antoinette did not say "let them eat cake", she did not host orgies at Versailles, she did not indulge in any lesbian dalliances, she did not rule her husband with a rod of iron, she was not a nymphomaniac, she was not a classic beauty and she did
OSBALDWICK School romped to victory at the St Lawrence's Autumn Fair. Osbaldwick cruised through the seven-a-side competition unbeaten and without conceding a goal. Hosts St Lawrence's (1-0), Fishergate (1-0), Tang Hall (1-0) and Derwent (2-0) all suffered
NOT a photograph in sight but photographic memory plays its part in Sensory Perception, the new-media exhibition that unites Impressions Gallery with SightSonic, the York International Festival of Digital Arts. With only three optical and audio installations
ABOUT a month ago I visited the women's toilets in Front Street, Acomb. There were no lights so they were in total darkness. A drunken man came in shouting abuse and gave me a fright because it was so dark. This would be even more frightening for the
FOR many years we have had a wonderful scheme where children could come to school and save their pocket money for the holidays, a present or a rainy day. The scheme was run by the Yorkshire Bank and gave youngsters the chance to gain an appreciation for
THEIR faces, so familiar, suddenly look very different. David Trimble and Gerry Adams have stared out at us from the papers and television news for years. If they wore any expression at all, it was one of grim determination, the relentlessness of the
THE chairman of a North Yorkshire conservation organisation and former brewery architect has died. Marcus Dangerfield, who was 67, had also been chairman of Askham Richard Parish Council for the past 14 years. He died from cancer, leaving a widow, Celia
YORK is experiencing its busiest October in living memory, according to bosses at the Tourist Information Centre. They say the phones have not stopped ringing, with inquiries reaching a peak this week. Kay Hyde, public relations manager at York Tourism
THE greatest challenge facing editors today lies in publishing what readers have a right to know, Evening Press editor Liz Page told a major conference. Speaking as she accepted the presidency of the national Society of Editors, Mrs Page said the press
A LITTER of orphaned kittens has been brought back from the brink of death by a caring surrogate mother - a hunting dog weighing 30 kilos (63 lb). Bea Ademola was stunned to see her huge German Weimaraner, Pepper, suckling the ten kittens when she took
INVESTIGATIONS into a senior Ryedale councillor could cost council tax payers up to £45,000, it has been claimed. Conservative leader Keith Knaggs, who chairs Ryedale District Council's policy and resources committee, was censured last month after comments
THIS gigantic Wells catfish, weighing in at 115lbs, was the reward for York angler Chas Burns on a recent fishing trip to Spain. It took him 25 minutes to land it when fishing near on a stretch of the river Ibro near Salou, which is south of Barcelona
TWO smart pieces of finishing by Rod Wallace sank his old club's reserve team at York's Bootham Crescent last night. Wallace, who won a League Championship medal with Leeds in 1992, scored a couple of minutes either side of half-time to give Bolton Wanderers
A SHOCKED postmaster has found a container full of dirty syringes in the middle of Micklegate. Paul Abbott, who runs Micklegate Post Office, found the container full of needles next to a post box on the pavement near his business. He described the find
FIRST division leaders Kirkdale United lost their first points of the season when they lost 3-1 at Rosedale. Ken Weatherall opened the scoring after 30 minutes for Rosedale for whom second half goals followed from Chris James and Richard Wilkinson. Those
ARRIVA bosses were said to be in crunch talks today to discuss controversial service cuts which could see 800 train services a week axed in Yorkshire and replaced by buses. Peter Davis, Yorkshire branch chairman of the pressure group Rail Future, said
WHAT do you mean, you've never heard of Aloysius Joyful Copperthwaite? The York-loving engineer who invented Nelson's Columbrella, to keep Victorian Londoners dry? The man whose grand designs for a Sail-Through Boat Wash at Tower Bridge predated the humble
A MAN and a woman from York were today starting jail sentences after admitting a serious offence against a child. Rebecca Kirkwood, 25, of Fenwick Street, and Darren Brough, 19, of Field View, Clifton, were branded "utterly callous individuals" by Judge
A York Schools' Mixed Table Tennis League is starting on Saturday, October 30, at Canon Lee School. The league is for beginners and intermediate standard players aged under 16. Teams will be two-a-side and played up to 11 points a game over the best of
NICOLA Lampard has become Northern schools' biathlon championship on only her second attempt at the sport. The 14-year-old Tadcaster Grammar School pupil finished ten points ahead of the runner-up in the Year 9 girls' category at Clay Cross, Derby-shire
THE white handkerchiefs being waved in mock surrender by the loyal York City fans told a sorry story at Kidderminster. Having watched their Minstermen heroes concede four goals to a side who had only scored three at home all season, the travelling faithful
SOME readers have questioned the need for the A64 roadworks at Copmanthorpe and claimed that residents can "get out of the village" via the Manor Heath interchange on a permanent basis This route is a longer detour than the underpass now being built at
HAVE you heard the new music echoing around York? The low, throbbing percussive notes are provided by a thousand engines idling. Above that is a raucous vocal track: the massed chorus of moaning motorists. "This is *?/!ing ridiculous... a slug with groin
CHRIS TITLEY reports on claims that cycling is not always better for the environment. FOUR wheels bad, two wheels good, two legs better. That's the thrust of City of York Council's transport policy, which aims to promote walking and cycling at the expense
EVERY shopkeeper wants to catch the eye of potential customers, but the glare from Shoe Carnival's signs was more likely to have people reaching for their sunglasses. The new-look fascia, complete with circus colours and dancing clown motif, would have
LEADING local singing group the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir is putting its vocal talents to good use. The choir is raising funds for St Leonard's Hospice in a special concert at English Martyrs Church, Dalton Terrace, York, this Friday. In a special
HUNDREDS of cats had to be re-homed by York's RSPCA staff in the last year because owners are still failing to get their cats neutered. In the past 12 months, 596 cats have been taken to the RSPCA sanctuary in Landing Lane, Acomb - and of those 595 have
A 40-year-old York woman was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her second floor flat. The fire, which damaged a property in Winchester House, Lowther Terrace, happened at about 5am today. Fire chiefs called to the
While a free week in the North League schedule left City of York Ladies Hockey Club first squad without a game, York Ladies II scored a 9-0 home win over Zeneca (Huddersfield) in Yorkshire League division two. The game was so one-sided that York goalkeeper
There were plenty of carp still in evidence in the opening round of the winter series of angling matches at Raker Lakes, which produced a promising result. With venue experts Paul Kozyra and John Cosgrove giving the others a head start, anglers from the
COUNCIL tax in Ryedale is set to rise by ten per cent next year. The increase is being blamed on an expected inflation rise and recession following the September 11 terror attacks, salary increases for council staff and a £40,000 rise in councillors'
ROY Orbison fans in York have the chance to appear in a documentary being filmed tonight. Impersonator Dave Wolf, 46, from Nether Poppleton, is performing at the Red Lion Motel, Boroughbridge Road, for a BBC programme about family life. He is keen to
YORK RI Ladies scored an 8-1 home win over Rowntrees in division one of the York Badminton League. Bridget Denton and Anne Murray topped the Institute averages with three straight wins for 90-35. Joan Emmerson and Emma Andrew responded for Rowntrees with
YOUNG actors are stealing the show with curtain-raising performances of a West End classic. Youngsters from Kirkham Henry Performing Arts Centre, in Malton, are taking centre stage in a performance of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at York's
YORK Wasps have had to cancel tomorrow night's dinner in aid of captain Alan Pallister's testimonial - because not enough fans bothered to buy tickets. The club had organised a plush three-course dinner with guest speakers, plus auction, in one last bid
SIX of the best from York schools hope to give a caning to their rugby union rivals. St Peter's School flanker Daniel Lloyd and winger Harry Simpson, together with Pocklington School prop Matthew Webber, centre Richard Booth, lock Robert Mills and No
A GARISH York city centre shop front could soon be a thing of the past. Businesses in Pavement complained that the newly-revamped Ball's Shoes - now called Shoe Carnival - was a "tacky monstrosity" that would not look out of place on Blackpool Pleasure
HIGHWAYS bosses are to investigate Evening Press readers' ideas for easing traffic jams on the A64 near York. They may take action to help motorists on the westbound carriageway, who want to turn left into Tadcaster Road but are getting trapped unnecessarily
Trainer Ron Hodges can win the race named after his former course specialist Hard To Figure at Bath tomorrow. Hodges saddles Bandanna in the five-furlongs dash and I fancy the four-year-old to prevail in the hands of up-and-coming apprentice David Kinsella
FOOTBALL proved itself the cruellest of games for York City and its supporters on Saturday. After a dream start to the new campaign and a first-half of endeavour and guile, the high hopes fostered through pre-season were reaching a crescendo by half-time
SIMON RITCHIE finds the latest detective novel from the pen of a York writer will not endear him to the county set. YORK-BASED crime writer John Baker may be wise to avoid the Malton area in the coming weeks after his character assassination of its inhabitants
