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  • £2m bid to tackle school crowding

    A MULTI-million pound bid is to be submitted to the Government to tackle severe overcrowding at Fulford School in York. City of York Council wants to build 12 classrooms, two craft, design and technology rooms and two science laboratories. The secondary

  • Royals toppled; City prove their critics wrong with Cup upset

    THE Royals they may be, but it was York City not Reading who were the kings of Bootham Crescent after another superb FA Cup showing from the Minstermen. The City players and manager Terry Dolan have come in for no shortage of flak given recent displays

  • York City 2, Colchester 2 (3-2 on pens) FAC1 replay

    ONE man stood in the goal-mouth at the end of a titanic encounter and milked the cheers of the crowd. His team-mates had mobbed him, York City mascot Yorkie bowed down in front of him in sheer reverence and his name rung around Bootham Crescent not for

  • Joe's game plan

    STEPHEN LEWIS talks to Joe Perry, one of a new generation of fit and healthy young snooker pros dominating the modern game. THE old image of snooker is of seedy, smoky, dimly-lit halls filled with sallow-complexioned men, pint in one hand, cigarette in

  • Acting honours

    YORK'S most celebrated actor receives a great honour today, just as one of the city's younger performers heads for the London stage. Dame Judi Dench is being awarded with a BAFTA Academy Fellowship, which recognises the great contribution she has made

  • Look here Sonny! Nickle's here to stay

    WASPS opponents tomorrow, Border Raiders, are confident that Sonny Nickle's stay at Craven Park will be a long one - barring a few rounds of machine-gun fire at his old club, St Helens. Cynics have suggested that his switch to Cumbria is merely a sly

  • Release hope for charity man

    SUPPORTERS of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman have said they hope he will be released from an Indian jail by Christmas. Mr Stillman, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, is serving a ten-year sentence after being convicted of cannabis possession

  • Malton sit pretty in pole position

    OLD Malton remain in pole position at the top of the Leeper Hare York and District premier division following their 3-0 victory over Dunnington. Goals from Phil Hill and Nicky Drew put the home side in the driving seat, and although Dunnington moved up

  • Turkish delight

    YOUNG Turk Levent Yalcin has become the latest York City youngster to gain international recognition. The first year youth team midfielder Levent Yalcin has received a surprise call-up from Turkey. Yalcin has been requested to be released by City for

  • Carers missing out on benefits says MP

    THE estimated 10,000 carers in York have been urged to check they are getting all the help that is on offer. The city's MP, Hugh Bayley, has called on residents to take advantage of benefit changes which give councils more power to provide services or

  • York man dead in river

    A BODY found face down in the River Foss has been identified as New Earswick man Ian Hutchinson. He was discovered by a walker only metres from his home. Mr Hutchinson, believed to be in his 50s, was unmarried and lived alone in Alder Way, in the village

  • Seven arrested in iron bar brawl

    SEVEN men were arrested after a man was attacked with an iron bar during a brawl in the centre of York. Police said the man suffered an eye injury in the attack, which stemmed from a fight involving a large group of men at a kebab stand in High Ousegate

  • Jamie's grandparents buy monitor

    JAMIE Bucknell's grandparents have donated enough money to buy outright one heart monitor for the appeal in memory of their "wonderful" grandson. Anne and Terry Bucknell, of Huntington, have donated £650 - the total cost of one of the vital monitors to

  • Pupils skip for Jamie appeal

    JAMIE Bucknell's old primary school is joining in the fundraising effort to help buy heart monitors for York District Hospital in his memory. Children at Robert Wilkinson Primary School, Strensall, are doing a sponsored Skip For Your Heart in an effort

  • Royals toppled

    THE Royals they may be, but it was York City not Reading who were the kings of Bootham Crescent after another superb FA Cup showing from the Minstermen. The City players and manager Terry Dolan have come in for no shortage of flak given recent displays

  • City fish out Grimsby

    BATTLING York City will need to beat this season's giantkillers Grimsby Town to continued their FA Cup adventure. Hopes of a money-spinning tie were cruelly sunk when yesterday's draw paired them with the First Division strugglers. Cash-strapped City

  • Whirlwind exit for Jimmy

    Snooker ace Jimmy White has been knocked out of the UK Snooker Championship at York's Barbican this evening. White was knocked out by Matthew Stevens 9-7, who has now booked himself a place in the quarter finals. Updated: 16:42 Monday, December 10, 2001

  • Joy for York traders as stretch of A64 reopens

    YORK traders were today delighted after a crucial stage of the A64 roadworks was completed in time for the main pre-Christmas rush. A stretch of the reconstructed eastbound carriageway, between Askham Bryan and Tadcaster Road, re-opened yesterday afternoon

  • York Wasps 4 Whitehaven 42

    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

  • Hard-hitting homeless article 'struck a chord'

    Stephen Lewis's hard-hitting article about homelessness (December 6), really struck a chord with me, because I had recently been talking to a homeless man myself. He's a man who I'll call Tim. He's not a drug addict or work shy, merely a displaced person

  • Chance for NHS

    The Observer newspaper (December 2) reported that £267 billion less has been spent on the NHS than the European average since 1972. Today's Government has provided us with an opportunity to get the National Health Service right. Let's not fail, let's

  • Question time

    Nowhere in your article about transport minister David Jamieson's answer to Anne McIntosh's question in the House of Commons (Gobbledegook reply slammed, November 28) did you mention what the question was. For clarity, I have looked in Hansard and I think

  • Driving 'catalyst for disaster'

    THE catalyst that started the Selby train disaster was the driving of Gary Hart, a jury at Leeds Crown Court heard today. James Goss QC was making the closing speech for the prosecution, and urging the jury to find Hart, 37, of Strubby, Lincolnshire,

  • School suspends girls over drugs

    THREE 12-year-old girls have been suspended from a York school for bringing cannabis into the school. The Year Seven girls are pupils at Joseph Rowntree School, at New Earswick, and were given fixed-term exclusions for several days by head teacher Hugh

  • Number crunchers

    SNOOKER is definitely a hit with the Year 6 pupils at St Aelred's RC Primary School in York. The class paid a special visit to UK Championship at the Barbican Leisure Centre this week to meet some of the stars, sample the atmosphere, see behind the scenes

  • No way to run a railway

    FED-UP rail travellers are the latest group to see potential in the Internet. Commuters whose daily lives are disrupted by inefficient trains are being invited to log their complaints on a new website. The arrivasucks.com website, set up to chronicle

  • Student hurt in road incident

    A YOUNG student suffered suspected spinal injuries after he was mowed down in a suspected hit-and-run accident. The teenager, aged between 16 and 18, was found by the side of the road in Pennypot Lane, Harrogate, yesterday. It is believed he had been

  • York hall sell-off to boost church fund

    A CHURCH hall is due to be sold in order to give a much- needed cash boost to a York church. Although the deal is yet to be finalised, the money from the sale of St Clement's Church hall has already been earmarked to help create a community space within

  • Floods show need for new engines

    NORTH Yorkshire's top fire officer has said the recent flooding catastrophes have highlighted the need to replace fire appliances more regularly. And Eric Clark, chief fire officer in North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, was today due to visit a fire

  • Rail steal early march

    THE pre-match predictions that this Yorkshire Two League game would be close came true, but York RI were well worth their 15-10 success against Skipton. And with a trip to Skipton looming in just five days' time for the Tetley's Bitter Vase clash, York

  • Chris's musical Dream comes true

    A YORK student has landed a dream part in an unusual Christmas play. Chris Pearse will be travelling to the Royal Opera House, in London, to perform in a two-week production with the Youth Music Theatre. Chris, who is 17, has a chorus part as a Woodlander

  • Hodgson's choice for school

    A NEW sculpture is drawing attention in the grounds of Huntington School, York. The sheet metal sculpture has been created by former A-level student James Hodgson as part of a Millennium Arts project. He was asked to create a sculpture based on organic

  • Luck deserts battling Heworth

    MILFORD Marlins fought off a fine effort by Heworth to take the points from their clash at Elm Park Way thanks to a 16-12 win. The result keeps Milford in second spot in National Conference League division two, ahead of York Acorn on points difference

  • Mighty Acorns end Knight's jinx

    YORK Acorn finally ended their Normanton away jinx with an impressive display which maintained their surge for promotion from the National Conference League division two. However, their excellent 21-14 victory over the Knights was tarnished somewhat by

  • More heat on Byers over Railtrack

    VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh is to turn up the heat on the Government's handling of the collapse of Railtrack. The Tory MP has secured a Commons debate to discuss the fallout of Transport Secretary Stephen Byers' controversial decision to force the company

  • New blood needed - Leo

    COACH Leo Epifania was confident that York Wasps could turn their fortunes around, despite admitting his present squad was not good enough for the Northern Ford Premiership. The Australian watched his side collapse to a second Cumbrian calamity in as

  • Arriva under fire from website

    A RAIL company has blamed problems beyond its control for the latest delays in a commuter line - at the same time as it finds itself under Internet attack. A website set up to chronicle the mishaps of Arriva Trains Northern is proving a huge success.

  • Wasps steamrollered

    IT was hoped the days of York Wasps conceding record scores were over. They are not. Barrow's 66-0 thrashing of Wasps was the Raiders' biggest-ever win in the Northern Ford Premiership era, beating by six points their previous record of 60-0 registered

  • Tykes will block Scotland

    YORKSHIRE are expected to vote against a proposal that Scotland should be admitted to the Norwich Union National League from 2003 at tomorrow's meeting of the First Class Forum at Lord's. "I do not believe that Scotland have yet got a strong enough team

  • Spotters' despair over delays

    THE 12 British air enthusiasts arrested in Greece say they are becoming more and more convinced they will not be home for Christmas. The group, which includes York man Andy Jenkins, say the continued delays in their case are causing them to lose hope.

  • Paul goes hunting for Higgins

    YORKSHIREMAN Paul Hunter is feeling confident as he prepares to take on defending champion John Higgins in York tomorrow in the third round of the UK Championship. "I'm up for it. It would be great for a Yorkshireman to win this title in York," the 23

  • Jamie's grandparents buy monitor

    JAMIE Bucknell's grandparents have donated enough money to buy outright one heart monitor for the appeal in memory of their "wonderful" grandson. Anne and Terry Bucknell, of Huntington, have donated £650 - the total cost of one of the vital monitors to

  • £1m to tackle child poverty

    SELBY has been given £1 million to tackle child poverty and deprivation, the Evening Press can reveal today. The bumper handout is from the Government's new Children's Fund, set up to help "vulnerable" youngsters aged between five and 13 and steer them

  • Warming to winter chills

    The word 'winter' was used in a weather bulletin last week - the first mention of the word this year. Alongside a prediction of snow on northern hills, the forecaster voiced his surprise at having to use it. And it's understandable. I bought a jumper

  • Brian on course to win marathon

    BRIAN JAMES, a winner at Sedgefield last season, can do the business again tomorrow. The seven-year-old returns to the County Durham course for the Dickie Dods Memorial Handicap Hurdle, over a gruelling three miles and three and a half furlongs, and is

  • Barrow 66 York Wasps 0

    IT was hoped the days of York Wasps conceding record scores were over. They are not. Barrow's 66-0 thrashing of Wasps was the Raiders' biggest-ever win in the Northern Ford Premiership era, beating by six points their previous record of 60-0 registered

  • Conference call

    NURSES, owners of care homes and their staff, and local authority care workers might like to know that there is a regional conference in York on February 27 on restraint in care homes for older people. The timing is particularly apt in view of the fact

  • Penny pinching

    Reference your story about the 'furious York motorist' hitting out at 'rip-off' petrol prices (December 3), let's do the sums - 250 miles a week in a diesel, and complaining about a penny extra per litre. I make it that you are publishing a story about