You've heard of Puss In Boots. Now meet Puss In Bag. Postie John Hunt was so taken by the cute looks of the fearless little kitten following him on his rounds in Woodthorpe he popped him in his postbag and 'catnapped' him - with his owner's permission
HOW I agree with Peter and Pam Egan (Letters, November 15). I too attended the 30-year celebration of the group The Foresters and what a fantastic night it was. This group consistently give their outstanding talent to sing for private functions and charities
AH - dear Jo Haywood (Evening Press, November 13). If only I had procrastinated more with my feet up, a glass of wine and box of Pringles, I might not have these unreliable cabriole legs. Over-enthusiastic soccer, tap and ballet dancing, pounding up and
IN response to Jane Wade's letter 'Stop moaning' (November 13), may I say that those of us who complain about fireworks do have plenty to worry about. Youth is irrelevant - these new fireworks are like bombs going off and frighten adults as well as the
REGARDING your interesting feature 'Look who's out in front' (November 9), I am not surprised that Look North's ratings have increased. Calendar has been going downhill for some time with its emphasis on the morbid. The presenters are hopeless when it
WITH the official switching on of York's Christ-mas lights this week, it's fair to say the festive shopping season is more or less with us. One of the great things about York as a shopping destination - apart from the beauty of the city's historic streets
POP fan Katie Storey is reaching for the stars after winning a competition to watch the sparkling Christmas lights in Oxford Street being switched on by some of her pop idols. Eleven-year-old Katie is travelling to London with her family on Monday for
A KARAOKE night at a York club raised £900 for the Macmillan Nurses in memory of a former member. The evening at Burnholme Social Club was organised by Pete Freeman, of New Earswick, in memory of his wife, Sandra, a former lady member, who died from cancer
DAME Judi Dench is helping York battle for tourists in 2002 after the New York terrorist atrocity hit visitor numbers this autumn. A council report has revealed that the events of September 11 had an immediate impact on the city's vital tourism sector
THERE was no sweet ending to the Quality Street Gang's magnificent charge at the Dubai Sevens. The defending holders, who only met up as a squad the day before the competition kicked off, saw their title slip away to the all-conquering British Army after
A LOCAL man has been arrested in connection with an assault on 71-year-old York man Edwin Hopper, of Middleton Road, Acomb. Mr Hopper suffered multiple fractures to his face, including injuries to his jaw, eye and palate in the attack on Monday night.
A YORK petrol station today suffered its second attempted robbery in just over a fortnight when a man entered the premises wielding a hammer. Police said the raider, who had a hood pulled over his face, entered the Jet Garage in Lawrence Street at about
YORK Wasps' new coach Leo Epifania has received a glowing reference from a true rugby league legend. A number of Australian greats were in York this week preparing for the second and final "International Legends of League" match against a Great Britain
A MASSIVE drugs seizure has been made at York's Nestl plant after suspicious staff opened a package from abroad. They called police and Customs officers after finding 25kg of herbal cannabis with a street value of £75,000. A Customs official said it was
BANKER Count, hugely impressive at Wetherby two weeks ago, can fulfill that promise in the big race at Haydock tomorrow. Mick Easterby's imposing gelding crosses the Pennines to contest the £45,000 Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase - one of three races being
ON Tuesday a group of freedom fighters called the Northern Alliance (possibly aided by Western forces) attacked Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. They overthrew the ruling party, the Taliban, and apparently routed them. In another time and place would
Hold Caldron is one of my sweetest childhood haunts. Arriving here has a magic, as the quiet back road twists round a corner and suddenly dips steep into another world, and then stops at the bottom, deep in a lovely valley, at a stone bridge over a river
YORK City's newest recruit, Peter Salter, is relishing 'insuring' the Minstermen's commercial success. London-born Salter, 42, who worked for world-renowned insurers Lloyd's of London for 19 years, took up his new role as the club's commercial manager
Impossibly beautiful girls are parading down the Promenade des Anglais, hurling bright sprays of Mimosa to a boisterous crowd. Youngsters scramble to catch the blooms, or use the turmoil as cover to ambush their parents with a volley of aerosol string
Fate seemed to be keeping David Wiles from the Abbey Inn. Then he managed to book a table at last. Mind you, he only just made it. WE thought we would never make it to the Abbey Inn. On our first attempt to secure a table, this restaurant in the shadow
A REGULAR user of York's Bar Walls has slammed the city council over the spread of greenery on to the historic buttresses. Dale Minks, of Ancress Walk, York, says these pictures of the walls and flagstones show a worrying increase in ivy, foliage and
A SERIES of nude portraits are causing quite a stir in one York city centre coffee shop. The exhibition, by Huddersfield-based artist John Coombes, will hang in Blue Minelle, Fossgate, for another week, after the closing date was extended. But some local
SINCE he was a child, York resident Roy Clark has spent his spare time cultivating an allotment under the watchful eye of his father. Now 78, Mr Clark, from Anthea Drive, Huntington, is still scooping prizes at shows in and around the city for his prize
New Earswick boxer Danny Wright has marched into the semi-finals of the Novice Senior Championships after his latest victory in the ring. Wright, 24, the Yorkshire and Humberside and North Eastern Counties champion, beat his North Western counterpart,
A YORK businessman was travelling across Europe today to deliver 35 kilos of haggis to a St Andrew's Day ball in Prague. Simon Aldrich, 31, sales and marketing director for Expatshopping.com, the York-based internet "supermarket", was taking the haggis
MALTON and Norton flanker James Peckitt has continued his development after being named in the Yorkshire Under-19s squad for their two fixtures. The White Rose side take on Red Rose rivals Lancashire on Sunday at Bramley Phoenix Park, while they travel
A NESTL lorry driver had a lucky escape today when his vehicle overturned and left the carriageway on the west-bound Copmanthorpe slip-road of the A64. Police and two fire crews attended the scene at about 6.30am. The lorry's load, which included Kit
CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets Leeds United's Eddie Gray and cricket umpire David Shepherd at book-signing sessions in York. EDDIE Gray's life in football with Leeds United stretches back 38 years, and that involvement comes down to one man. Manager Don Revie
A ZANY York man munched his way through every burger on Burger King's menu to raise money for Children In Need. Jamie Cain, 20, from York, guzzled 12 different burger varieties, including a Double Whopper and Bean Burger, at the fast food eaterie in High
A YORK player who turned his back on snooker and switched to billiards will take his place with the world's best snooker players when the UK Championship comes to the city next month. Gary Rogers has won the right to play a special one-off match in front
Woman lucky to be alive after crash in driveway. THE husband of a York hospital worker crushed by her car in a freak accident said today she was lucky to be alive. Jayne Rollinson, 31, was getting into her silver Ford Focus when it suddenly shot backwards
IF you want to taste a unique, home-grown beer, hop to it. That's the message from Andy MacKay, genial host of the Tap & Spile. Back in August, as the Evening Press reported, Andy had harvested his own crop of hops growing in the beer garden of the
CITY of York Council has decided to grant the Honorary Freedom of the City to John Barry and Dame Judi Dench following my nominations (November 14), and I would just like to express my gratitude to all those who assisted my campaign. In particular I would
