YOUR excellent short obituary on Leslie Skinner, who died earlier this month, could not fully portray this great man. I knew him from an early age when he visited our house frequently where my father encouraged him to study for entry into the Methodist
THE motorist at the centre of the Selby train disaster has previous motoring and criminal convictions, a jury heard this afternoon (Thursday). Giving evidence in his own defence Gary Neil Hart, 37, revealed that the Wolds Magistrates fined him £300 for
NO ONE can deny the National Health Service needs a radical rethink. The dedication of many hard-working doctors and nurses is not in question. But the uncomfortable truth remains that the system as it stands, while admirable in principle, simply isn't
CHAMPION fundraisers have been hailed following the success of a charity event earlier this year. More than £15,000 was raised during a sponsored walk around York Minster, organised by the British Orthopaedic Charity. Those particularly mentioned included
York's ladies completed their club's hat-trick of successes with victory over Scarborough in their second North Eastern League game. They were determined to make up for a terrible display in their first league game and did so with some impressive performances
York and District Indoor Bowls Club enjoyed a clean sweep in the Yorkshire League, the Hebden Trophy and the North Eastern League. The most important win was in the John Smith's Yorkshire League where they were on top form to trounce local rivals New
THE owner of a small bus firm, based near York, has denounced the "mindless stupidity" of vandals who have forced half his fleet off the road. Robert Bileckyj, who owns two-bus operation Busforce, based at Acaster Malbis, was counting the cost today after
YORK Acorn will have to overcome the bogeyman if they are to keep their promotion push on track. The Blue and Golds face a difficult match at Normanton Knights in the National Conference League division two (KO 2pm), the Wakefield side being something
A COACH driver has been praised for preventing more injuries, during an accident on the outskirts of York which claimed the life of a pensioner. Deputy York coroner Jonathan Leach made the comments at the inquest of 90-year-old Thornton-le-Dale man Fred
A CARING York pensioner was so deeply touched by the Evening Press Jamie's Have a Heart Appeal that she decided to donate her £200 winter heating allowance to the fund. Tang Hall resident Winnie Starkey lost her mother and four of her brothers to heart
With only just over two weeks left until Christmas, this is traditionally the time of year when children are pleading for all the newest toys and there are lots of tempting items in the shops which promise to make your Christmas just perfect. Christmas
STEPHEN HENDRY was battling to keep his snooker revival on track at the UK Championship in York today. The seven-times world champion, who last weekend won his first title for 27 months when he took the European Open trophy in Malta, was locked in a tight
YORK City could be facing a fight to hold on to their leading goal-scorer Michael Proctor. Proctor, who netted his eighth goal of the campaign in the 3-1 defeat by Darlington, has been attracting attention from a number of clubs during his spell at Bootham
ANGER isn't a very attractive trait but I have rarely been so furious as last Friday afternoon when, at 3 pm, without any notice, we received a faxed letter closing down the York collection centre with immediate effect on the recommendation of DEFRA.
NEW coach Leo Epifania now knows the job he faces at York Wasps. If proof were needed that he has an almighty task to get the Wasps into the top nine of the Northern Ford Premiership, then the first 13 minutes of today's season opener provided enough
LEADERS of a North Yorkshire district council are backing pressure for a public inquiry into the foot and mouth epidemic. The move by Hambleton District Council comes after North Yorkshire was downgraded from being at high risk from the disease to simply
TOTAL income from farming (TIFF) in 2001 in the UK is forecast to rise by 17pc (a 15pc rise in real terms), according to the Department of Energy, Food and Rural Affairs. TIFF per whole time person equivalent is forecast to have risen in real terms to
A NOVEL farm diversification enterprise has been approved by the North York Moors National Park Authority in the remote village of Westerdale. Jonathan Murray has been given permissionto create the first green burial site in the park at his Brown Hill
MR SINCLAIR (Letters, November 6) states that the Coppergate II proposal could be refused without a resulting increase in demand for additional out-of-town shopping. He refers to the Government's policy aimed at preventing "further significant out-of-town
COLIN Wood stated: "There seems to be some in-built denial at First York that the customer can ever be right" (Letters, November 14). While some of the complaints made by passengers are justified, this particular comment is nonsense. A few years ago Rider
CAN any vet please explain why £41.74 should be charged for ten minutes and two injections to a cat with a leg wound (i.e a bite or a trap unknown). Have people not been charged too much to look after their loved pets or has greed taken over? Am I the
I CONGRATULATE Delia Smith on being the first person to have her name included in the latest edition of the Collins Dictionary, (December 3). Can we, in future editions, expect the "The Galloping Naked Delia" - on shelf and screen? Dale Minks, Ancress
VISITORS are to be charged entry to York's National Railway Museum - only two months after admission prices were scrapped by the Government. The temporary charges are to be made during a two-week Thomas the Tank Engine event in February, it emerged today
STEPHEN LEWIS visits the Arclight hostel in Leeman Road, York, as it prepares to celebrate its second birthday. IT'S degrading, living on the streets, Nigel Morgan admits. Especially when York is your home town - the place where you grew up. "You can
STEPHEN HENDRY was battling to keep his snooker revival on track at the UK Championship in York today. The seven-times world champion, who last weekend won his first title for 27 months when he took the European Open trophy in Malta, was locked in a tight
I've never seen a draw for a football competition take as long as that for the World Cup on Saturday. Gone are the days of just putting balls in a hat and simply drawing them out one by one. I know it's slightly different because this World Cup will be
MUSEUMS always should have been free - and so the Government's abolition of entry charges was welcome. In the light of this, the decision by the National Railway Museum to re-introduce charges during next February's half term for a Thomas The Tank Engine
AWARDS were presented to pupils across the age range at an annual ceremony held by Huntington School in York. The ceremony took place at the University of York's Central Hall and the guest speaker was former pupil Jim Dawson, who now works in the sports
TRIBUTES are being paid to a Pocklington man who helped to found one of the town's best known restaurants. Derek Bentley will be fondly remembered as "one of the best" by everyone who met him. Mr Bentley died of a cancer-related illness at his home on
TOP Banana, Keith Jackman and Graeme Scott's world music project in York, has set up a series of Sunday music-playing sessions open to interested musicians. The sessions will be held at the Kingswater Centre, Kingsway North, from 10.30am to 1pm on Sunday
AN ANGRY businesswoman said she was "very disappointed" after planning chiefs threw out her plans to build a Chinese take-away in a York suburb. Toni Johnson had applied to extend her Huntington shop, now known as TJ's Late Shop, but formerly Cleveland
YORK residents put their green fingers to the test when they spent the day working on trees on Clifton Green. Local people were joined by members of the York Tree Warden Group for some light pruning work to celebrate the end of National Tree Week. The
Graham Marshall had the honour of sitting on the next board to former British champion Julian Hodgson in round two of the Scarborough Chess Congress. However, he was unable to draw too much inspiration from his neighbour as he failed to trouble the leaders
YORK City could be facing a fight to hold on to their leading goal-scorer Michael Proctor. Proctor, who netted his eighth goal of the campaign in the 3-1 defeat by Darlington, has been attracting attention from a number of clubs during his spell at Bootham
York and District Ladies were honoured to welcome the English Women's Indoor Bowling Association's president to the club when they staged a friendly game between the President's team and York. Played over six rinks, the home ladies showed their knowledge
THE fight against drugs in York has been given a major boost, with more than £500,000 of Government cash being pumped into initiatives across the city. The city's crime-fighting alliance, Safer York Partnership, will receive the funding over the next
A LOYAL volunteer has received a prestigious award for long service. Nancy Whittaker has been awarded the Queen's Medal from the Women's Royal Voluntary Service after completing more than 15 years of service with the organisation in York. The WRVS, based
A CARING York pensioner was so deeply touched by the Evening Press Jamie's Have a Heart Appeal that she decided to donate her £200 winter heating allowance to the fund. Tang Hall resident Winnie Starkey lost her mother and four of her brothers to heart
A U.S. spy base in North Yorkshire looks set to add another distinctive "golf ball" to the local landscape. Military chiefs at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate, have applied to the town's borough council for permission to put its 30th "radome" in place. Radomes
At Towton, near Tadcaster, villagers claim their illuminations put other villages in the shade. Illuminations committee chairman Dave "Reg" Holdsworth said: "The display gets bigger and better every year. "This year we have added a snowman, intermittent
York and District Snooker Association's new Junior Handicap League has got under way with two divisions. Matches are played once a fortnight over three frames, with one point for each frame won and one bonus point for a 3-0 win. In the first set of division
A YORK stable worker thought it was "too good to be true" when he found a winning betting ticket for a horse owned by soccer legend Kevin Keegan - and he was right. For Paul Machen's attempt to claim the winnings on the ticket landed him before a court
FACTORY worker Sheila Mason's Christmas lights display is so eye-catching, dozens of motorists are pulling off the A19 to get a better look. Mrs Mason, 52, and her husband Frank, 70, have turned their front garden into a magical Christmas wonderland using
Rowntrees Pumas, helped by two own goals, plus three from Adam Dobson, Oliver Ellwood and Rob Taylor, beat Haxby Town in the York Mitchell Sports League. Heworth lead division one after beating Dunnington, whose Benjamin Gilpin and Matthew Wilks scored
A YORK stable worker thought it was "too good to be true" when he found a winning betting ticket for a horse owned by soccer legend Kevin Keegan - and he was right. For Paul Machen's attempt to claim the winnings on the ticket landed him before a court
YOUNGSTERS at Poppleton Junior Football Club put their best feet forward to help the club buy its own pitches. About 150 children aged between seven and 16 took part in a sponsored fun run around the village. The money they raised will go towards the
IN-FORM loose forward Rob Lee has rejoined York Wasps after regaining fitness and confidence with amateurs York Acorn. The former Hull FC and Castleford Alliance star has played a leading role in Acorn's bid for promotion in the National Conference League
THE team behind a guide to courses at York College has been presented with a national award. York College's prospectus has won this year's FE First Award for the best further education prospectus. Judge Kathryn Boak said: "This is a sophisticated prospectus
YORK air enthusiast Andy Jenkins could be facing another six days in jail without a decision on his fate, his lawyer admitted today. The judges who are now considering his case, along with those of the other 11 British enthusiasts arrested in Greece,
BOSSES at a top York museum hope to be flying high after announcing £1 million extension plans. The ambitious proposals should confirm the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington as one of Britain's foremost aviation attractions, supporters believe. The plans
IN-FORM loose forward Rob Lee has rejoined York Wasps after regaining fitness and confidence with amateurs York Acorn. The former Hull FC and Castleford Alliance star has played a leading role in Acorn's bid for promotion in the National Conference League
Bacchanal, who has the potential to challenge for top honours over fences this season, makes his eagerly-awaited comeback at Sandown tomorrow. The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding lines-up for the aptly named Future Stars Chase and I think he can return
IT has been a traumatic year for all sectors of the agricultural industry: disease, weather and price have all taken their toll. Never have I known the spirit and enthusiasm for farming to be at such a low ebb. Despite all the problems the industry will
WHAT must Mr and Mrs Smith have been thinking of? Aware perhaps that their surname did not stand out from the crowd, or indeed the telephone book, they compensated with an unusual first name. They could have stopped off at an adjacent name and their daughter
THE Kirkbymoorside Young Farmers club held a social evening at the town's Memorial Hall and other Ryedale clubs attended. A supper followed at the White Horse. A ploughing match will be held on Sunday, December 9, on land west of Kirkbymoorside on the
