A sponge can only soak up so much water, a defence only so much pressure. City's previously watertight rearguard finally cracked against Chester after more than 400 minutes of meanness. It took an own goal but there was no mistaking the quality of Chester's
THIS is Wendy, the unsuspecting chicken who will be called upon to answer the call of nature when a North Yorkshire village holds a revamped version of its bizarre summer ritual. White leghorn Wendy was selected as the champion chicken for this year's
THE Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food has taken the unsual step of issuing a statement to deny it has plans for a large-scale cull. Rumours have been rife that such a mass slaughter has been planned and will be carried out following the election
THE North Yorkshire Moors countryside needs integrated development to survive as a result of the plight in farming, says a leading conservationist. Geoff Belbin, chairman of the Moors Association in the national park, says in associsation's latest news
Football? What a game. Never does it cease to amaze. Just as the York City faithful were crying out for a pass of distinction, never mind a goal, up pops Kevin Hulme with a magnificent header to seal a vital win. Hulme's decisive blow only two minutes
Craig White was not a happy man last night after his first bowl for Yorkshire since May 11. He took two wickets for 19 runs against Kent in what he hoped would be the first step towards full fitness and a return to the England side in time for the Ashes
Prince Philip is 80 on Sunday. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the life and times of a man who has become Britain's best-known support act. HE is the Prince Of A Thousand Gaffes. Think of the most inappropriate thing it is possible for the consort of a head of
Railtrack staff in York today were handed what could be a golden opportunity to make a "killing" on shares in the company. The troubled rail business, whose shares nose-dived earlier this week on the Stock Exchange, has launched its latest "sharesave"
York Acorn Amateur Rugby League Club is hosting a double bill of comedy and music tonight to raise funds for Wasps' skipper Alan Pallister's testimonial. Des Martine, billed as the number one Rod Stewart tribute act in the country, and comedian Chris
York Arts Arena is quitting the city's De Grey Rooms, throwing another question mark over the future of the historic building. The arts group had breathed new life into the elegant, but under-used property in St Leonard's Place by using it as a venue
Police have launched an appeal for information after a woman was indecently assaulted in Bridlington. The incident happened at about 9.40pm on Monday, when the woman was walking along Gypsy Bank, which connects Midway Avenue and St Johns Avenue. The attacker
Barrow will have a new coach at the helm for Sunday's visit of York Wasps, as reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press. Paul Charlton has left the club by mutual consent and will be replaced next season by New Zealander Cameron Bell, who
One of North Yorkshire's top visitor attractions has a new owner. Doncaster entrepreneur Adrian Sayers has snapped up Mother Shipton's Cave, in Knaresborough, which is believed to be the country's oldest tourist attraction. The cave and its leisure facilities
The opening of York's footpaths is premature and could lead to the spread of foot and mouth disease, a keen walker has claimed. John Yarker contacted the Evening Press after reading about calls from Pickering walkers for more paths to be opened. He is
A country church near York will stage a wedding for the first time in 21 years this weekend after a plea by a local family found favour with the Archbishop of Canterbury's office. St Martin's Church, in the tiny village of Whenby, near Sheriff Hutton,
A fire at a council house in York is thought to have been caused by a child using a cigarette lighter. Two fire engines attended the blaze at a house in Little Avenue, off Kingsway North, at 6.45 last night, when a first-floor bedroom was almost destroyed
A hoax leaflet warning that tattoos soaked in LSD are being sold to schoolchildren has set alarm bells ringing in York. The leaflet, which has been circulating in the city in recent days, claims that youngsters who buy the "Blue Star" tattoos can absorb
Plans to transform Tadcaster's Riley Smith Hall into a major cultural centre were unveiled today. Selby district's new art and cultural development officer, David Osbon, said the hall was a "sleeping giant" with enough potential to compete with York's
A large-scale blood-testing programme is under way in parts of North Yorkshire as the battle against foot and mouth disease continues. But persistent rumours of a planned mass cull of animals after the General Election have again been strongly denied
York are posing a serious threat to Burythorpe at the top of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League. Both teams won at the weekend but with York taking maximum points they were able to draw level with Burythorpe. John Sharples
MALTON Foods' problems are not due to foot and mouth and the other reasons given in the Evening Press (June 5). Like the farmers who supply them with pigs, they have been ignored by the Government and dominated by the large supermarkets. Pig farmers cannot
WHILE North Yorkshire County Council is taking a very cautious approach to opening footpaths (June 2), City of York Council has taken the opposite view and opened all footpaths and rights of way. I consider this to be a very dangerous move. Only a few
I have noted Joe Haining and Alan Lowey expounding the virtues of the Red and Blue Net and FACT in response to my criticism of both factions. Both completely miss the point, however, and confuse free speech with unfettered abuse of private individuals
A MONTH ago it really looked as though there were signs that the epidemic was burning itself out and there was even the odd day when no new cases were confirmed. Now, in the first week of June, we can only wait and watch anxiously as the tentacles of
In a game when City were solid if unspectacular, the fans who travelled to Southend would have been forgiven for not being over enthusiastic. However, I cannot emphasise enough how proud I felt at seeing the way the City faithful conducted themselves.
YOUNG midfield marvel Marc Thompson doesn't have far to look for inspiration in search of teenage kicks. The York City squad maybe well-blessed with experience but it is the exploits of Christian Fox and Lee Bullock that Thompson is looking to match.
THE man charged with turning York City from goalscoring zeroes to heroes has hailed the spirit at Bootham Crescent as second to none. And while it might be a number that most superstitious footballers dread, Peter Duffield is positively basking in the
JUST days before the start of the new season and optimism is wafting through the corridors of Bootham Crescent, writes Dave Stanford The feel-good-factor that started at the back end of last season has rolled on through the summer leaving City fans contemplating
OUR economy is undergoing a fundamental shift, and that has never been more clear than this week. On Tuesday we reported a series of employment blows. Telecom equipment firm Portastor announced 80 jobs were to go. Bus manufacturer Plaxton's was saved,
CANCELLATION of the Great Yorkshire Show, another casualty of the foot and mouth crisis, was a shock to the rural community. Rob Simpson of the National Farmers' Union said the cancellation was likely to have both a serious financial and psychological
Anyone searching for a definition of unremarkable would have found it at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon. That the match went ahead was down to the skills of groundsman Bryan Horner after a morning drencher had forced two pitch inspections before
Rarely can a match that had threatened so little at the turn offer so much by the end. City signed off their home campaign with an incident-packed encounter containing more spills and thrills in the final 45 minutes than the previous 2000-and-odd that
A lifeline was today thrown to the more than 340 people who face redundancy as a result of a spate of closures and cutbacks in York. Card Protection Plan (CPP) today announced that it planned to create 400 more jobs at its £10 million Holgate Park headquarters
CROPS have grown more in the last week than in the whole of the previous month. The windy and increasingly showery conditions have limited crop spraying at a time when everything wants some treatment. Ears are starting to appear on September-drilled wheat
A MAJOR boost has been given to the Farmers' Fund, set up in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, with news that it will receive Government cash help. Some £89,000 has been given by the Countryside Agency, bringing
AFTER just one away win all season, now two in quick succession. York City are slowly mastering the art of away days. Three points are always to be welcomed but these were particularly satisfying; reward for doggedness, determination and the ability to
CITY of York Trading Standards urges those keen to pick up a bargain at auctions to take care. Potential purchasers may not realise that auctioneers, unlike other sellers, can refuse to accept responsibility for the quality of the goods they auction.
Yorkshire paceman Matthew Hoggard grabbed four for 48 against Kent at Headingley yesterday before learning that he was being pulled out of the match to join England for today's one-day international with Pakistan at Edgbaston in the NatWest triangular
Yorkshire swooped today to sign yet another fast bowler - and immediately brought him into the first team against Kent at Headingley to replace Matthew Hoggard who has been released to play for England. Lancashire-born Steve Kirby, 23, has played for
Pensioners Kathleen Higgins and Maureen Cummings could not believe their ears when they rang the council to collect some garden waste. They had paid a local man £34 to tidy up a communal grassed area outside a block of flats belonging to Selby District
Bob Whelpton, former chairman of Scarborough Football Club has died at the age of 87. A stalwart of the club almost all his life, Mr Whelpton was also a former chairman of the Supporters' Club before becoming a director of the board. He was a Post Office
York City Rowing Club's Senior Two coxed four followed their recent success at Tees Regatta over the 750-metre course by going through two qualifying rounds to beat two Peterborough fours and Northwich Rowing Club in the four boat final over the 500 metre
Villagers have branded a pub a "custard monstrosity". The bright yellow Woodman Inn, about to reopen in Bishopthorpe, is undergoing a massive refurbishment, including a new paint job which has aroused strong feelings in the village. "The brown window
York Wasps have welcomed the decision to scrap plans for Northern Ford Premiership clubs to return to a full winter season. NFP clubs voted last month to kick-off the new campaign on September 23, effectively ending promotion and relegation between the
For the second time in three years Sandra Grantham of the Nestl Rowntree Club has carried off the Edith Keech 2-wood Trophy. Grantham had to overcome stiff opposition on her way to the final, including having to play her clubmate Sheen Stewart. Anne Illingworth
A walking stick maker who supplies pieces of wood to cult religions in the USA is to feature on television. Keith Pickering, who runs a workshop at the Helmsley Walled Garden, will appear in Luke Casey's Dales Dairy on ITV later this month. Earlier this
Holgate are unbeaten in division one of the Persimmon Homes/Ideal Standard Bowls League. As the squad includes six regular Yorkshire County first team bowlers and Alan Maine, one of Lancashire's top bowlers who is prepared to cross the Pennines for every
North Yorkshire cricketers are back on the Lord's glory trail on Sunday. Sheriff Hutton Bridge and Sessay will both have home advantage as they try to reach their respective regional finals. Sheriff Hutton Bridge take on Goldsborough with a place in the
Craig White was not a happy man last night after his first bowl for Yorkshire since May 11. He took two wickets for 19 runs against Kent in what he hoped would be the first step towards full fitness and a return to the England side in time for the Ashes
Yorkshire swooped today to sign yet another fast bowler - and immediately brought him into the first team against Kent at Headingley to replace Matthew Hoggard who has been released to play for England. Lancashire-born Steve Kirby, 23, has played for
Plans to take a tough new line with parents who allow their children to play truant have been unveiled by a City of York Council. The council claims its second Behaviour Support Plan, published today, will build on the success it has achieved in cutting
Yorkshire paceman Matthew Hoggard grabbed four for 48 against Kent at Headingley yesterday before learning that he was being pulled out of the match to join England for today's one-day international with Pakistan at Edgbaston in the NatWest triangular
A DOUBLE blast from South America failed to ruin Yorkshire Day for York City's Tyke terrier Wayne Hall. Just like Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United, last night's result - a 2-1 victory for Middlesbrough courtesy of two first-half goals by Colombian
WHAT distinguishes the York of 1938 from York 2001 is not so much municipal bravery (Chris Titley column, May 30) as civic pride. The museums and the art gallery were not then seen as primarily money-spinners. Our museums and art gallery need to be taken
I agree with Trevor Brotherton's view of FACT (Evening Press, Saturday, March 18) but would go further and highlight the more sinister aspects emerging through the apparrant FACT mouthpiece, the Red and Blue NET website. The innuendoes and personalised
I am an East Riding-born Yorkie, living since the end of the Second World War, in Wales. Imagine my amazement the aggro I received when wearing, with pride, my York City supporters' scarf when out walking and at a local football game. This I put down
I feel that the criticism of Red and Blue Net, the independent York City website, by Rob Oxley in last Saturday's Evening Press is missing the point. Red and Blue Net is a public access site, which is maintained on a not-for-profit basis by a teenage
At last. After four years of frustration the jigsaw is resembling the shape of something we York City supporters remember. Long ago we followed a side which chased, harried and gained the respect of teams we ran up against. Then came the dark ages - the
YORK City chief Terry Dolan expects Chesterfield to be among the Division Three front runners next season. The City boss watched the Spirerites overcome Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in their first pre-season friendly and was impressed with what he saw. "Sheffield
SECURITY and success occupy the thoughts of a match-hungry Darren Edmondson. At the start of pre-season the 28-year-old right-sided defender committed his future to York City and immediately set his sights on promotion. And the right-sided defender revealed
YORK City captain Peter Swan has been there and done that in the footballing arena. But despite 16 seasons, around 400 League games, Wembley joy and Wembley heartache, the seasoned sentinel reckons the best could be still to come. Swan, who turns 34 next
YOUNG people today. They choose some odd places to get hitched. On the footplate of a loco at the railway museum; in the stands at York races; even on top of a crane before leaping into their married lives joined at the ankles by a bungee rope. But bride-to-be
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, has called for a regional government to balance the north-south divide. He said northern England was being ignored as the nation centres on the south. Dr Hope criticised the handling of the Settle foot and mouth
KIEREN Fallon, who is ruled out of Saturday's Vodafone Derby because of suspension, can gain rich compensation at Epsom tomorrow. The former Norton jockey is poised to gain a Royal victory on Flight Of Fancy in the £325,000 Vodafone Oaks and also has
PARDON me for a moment while I turn into my friend Ron Burnett. Ron is a York jazz stalwart who writes the Jazz Notes column for this newspaper. More than once, quite possibly more than twice, Ron has complained about the lack of big jazz events in this
