I AM a resident of Sutton who uses the Sutton to Huby Road, where David Williamson died, once a week. I have told the police nothing about the murder because I know nothing. This is probably true of almost everyone in the village. What do you hope to
I READ this week that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has found that the British economy is becoming increasingly aligned with the Euro-zone. It proves that our long-term interest rates are virtually the same, the slack in our
Don't forget to dress up your legs this party season, says MAXINE GORDON IF there is one accessory to wear with that Little Black Dress this festive season then it has to be a pair of fishnets. Yes, the tights with a whole lotta holes are getting in shape
STAND by for the announcement that the entire business community in North and East Yorkshire has been waiting for... the winner of the 2001 Evening Press Business of the Year. As many as 33 finalists will converge on a packed Merchant Adventurers Hall
John Parrott, the 1991 Embassy World and UK Champion, won a hard first round match in the UK Championship at York's Barbican Leisure Centre today, beating Bradley Jones 7-5. Parrott lead 4-1 but Jones hit back to level at 4-4. The Liverpudlian won the
FORMER Evening Press man Paul Stevenson has been appointed head of marketing for NTL in North Yorkshire. He will also be responsible for the cable communication company's activities in the rest of the north east and the East Midlands. When Paul, 31, was
ONE of the greatest names in snooker gave York the thumbs up after winning a mighty battle on the first day of the UK Championship. There were only about 100 spectators in the audience to see Steve Davis playing at the Barbican Leisure Centre, but he
CONGRATULATIONS to Nicola Otterburn, who has scooped the lottery jackpot. Her response has followed well-established winners' protocol: in the first, excited moments she phoned a loved one - her dad in Helmsley who, in time-honoured tradition, told her
WATCH out York, here I come! That was the message from seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry as the UK Snooker Championship started its two-week run in the city today. Hendry, who won his first major title for 27 months at the weekend, is determined
YORK Wasps have received a double forwards' boost ahead of Sunday's trip to Barrow, writes Peter Martini. Firstly, captain Peter Edwards should be okay to play despite suffering concussion in the opening day defeat to Whitehaven. Secondly, the Wasps will
DETECTIVES probing the York body-in-a-suitcase mystery today released an image of a man they hope can help them solve the riddle. The man was seen by a villager in the country lane near Askham Richard on the day the suitcase containing a bound woman's
COMMER - the Tadcaster-based leisure and property group which began ten years ago as a £500 investment by chairman and sole owner Jim Walsh - has sold its award-winning pub estate for £19 million. The sale includes all of the Commer Group's 75 tenanted
HIGHWAYS bosses are to have a rethink over phase two of the A64 roadworks following renewed calls to save York from another six months of traffic chaos. A senior Highways Agency officer is to look again at whether an extra lane can be created on the contraflow
TIME will be called for the last time at the Frog Hall pub in January. Landlord Wayne Allan has handed in his notice and the York pub will close down - to be replaced later in the year by a drive-through McDonalds and a video store. Despite a campaign
WHEN Schumacher wrote his book, Small Is Beautiful, which, as the subtitle stated, was a study of economics "as though people mattered", he might well have been thinking of the rural economy. York is a relatively small, and very agreeable place. Compared
S CARPENTER complains of the poor attitude of shop staff in York (Letters, December 1). He is amazed at the lack of respect and miserable attitude shown to customers and asks what has happened to customer service? True, a smile costs nothing, and most
WITH reference to your front page report "Sex shock in empty church" (November 26), an elderly couple encountered a group of young adults 'as high as kites' outside St Wilfrid's church on Duncombe Place. The couple were then 'horrified' to find two of
THE proposed public consultation on the A64 problem (November 24) is not the answer for residents in Rillington. A proposal has been on the Minister's table for months, and a decision on the north/south Rillington by-pass is still awaited after a recent
I AM amazed and disappointed with the proposals of the City of York Council for the development of the Oaken Grove School site. The site has a central position in Haxby, as well as being adjacent to the Memorial Hall, shopping areas and bus routes providing
I WAS disappointed when I read your article about Ashdale's demise (November 27). My sympathy is with the friends and colleagues who have lost their employment, but the report implied that there are no other specialist providers in the York area. There
York MP Hugh Bayley tells Stephen Lewis why the West must not abandon Afghanistan after the war. THE September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States were unforgivable, Hugh Bayley says. But we in the West must shoulder some of the responsibility.
A SCOTTISH firm claims that its new English headquarters in York has already generated contracts in the north east worth more than £1 million. Access Computing Ltd, one of the UK's top suppliers of large-scale computing solutions to universities, research
THE fight to save York's Frog Hall pub is over. Landlord Wayne Allan has thrown in the bar towel. With his wife Deanna, he is moving to another pub just outside the bar walls, The Melbourne. No one can blame them. They took over at the Frog Hall in August
Lynne Martin heads back to an old favourite but comes away feeling a little disappointed. It was a delightful balmy evening after the hottest October day for centuries as we set out with great anticipation for dinner at the Three Hares at Bilbrough. We
ROLAND Harris is to retire as chief executive of the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce next Spring, it was disclosed today. Mr Harris, 57, of Kirk Hammerton, who has completed five years as chief executive, told the Chamber Board: "It's time
YORK Lions Club members have stepped in to help to boost the fundraising total to buy heart monitors in memory of Jamie Bucknell. Members of the club have stumped up £625, which pays for one of the 12 monitors the Evening Press Jamie's Have a Heart Appeal
THE motorist in the Selby train disaster told police how he got out of his Land Rover seconds before a York to London train smashed through the off-side of the vehicle. Gary Neil Hart, 37, also described how he stood alone in the snow next to the M62
YORK speedster James Thompson is to spearhead Vauxhall Motorsports' push for British Touring Car Championship glory next season. Vauxhall has confirmed its 2002 BTCC driver line-up as aces Yvan Muller and Thompson, with the Yorkshiremen teaming up with
HIGHWAYS bosses are to have a rethink over phase two of the A64 roadworks following renewed calls to save York from another six months of traffic chaos. A senior Highways Agency officer is to look again at whether an extra lane can be created on the contraflow
ONE of the greatest names in snooker gave York the thumbs up after winning a mighty battle on the first day of the UK Championship. There were only about 100 spectators in the audience to see Steve Davis playing at the Barbican Leisure Centre, but he
YORK Lions Club members have stepped in to help to boost the fundraising total to buy heart monitors in memory of Jamie Bucknell. Members of the club have stumped up £625, which pays for one of the 12 monitors the Evening Press Jamie's Have a Heart Appeal
YORK Wasps have received a double forwards' boost ahead of Sunday's trip to Barrow, writes Peter Martini. Firstly, captain Peter Edwards should be okay to play despite suffering concussion in the opening day defeat to Whitehaven. Secondly, the Wasps will
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania is hopeful captain Peter Edwards will be back in the pack next week after both received knockout blows yesterday. The Kiwi hooker was out for the count just three minutes into his debut back in Wasps' colours, while Epifania
A YORK entrepreneur is the driving force behind local accountants' new knowledge. Steve Parks, has launched Red Tape, an audio business magazine available on CD or cassette, designed to help accountants earn professional qualification points while they
Andy Crook, who is making a name for himself as a trainer since he took over the reins from Micky Hammond in the summer, can add to his tally of winners at his local Catterick course tomorrow. Middleham-based Crook saddles Kandy Four in the North Yorkshire
