SOME of York's smaller residents took advantage of an icy trip down the River Ouse as plunging temperatures froze the city's main river. For the first time in 21 years, substantial blocks of ice have been forming on the river as temperatures in the region
FORCES' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has joined the York-based campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War. Dame Vera, one of the most high-profile women of the war years, is giving her full backing to the fight for a memorial in Whitehall
NINE hundred and seventy-one names were on the New Year's Honours List. I should know, I've read every one. Twice. It's not that I expected my name to be among them, at least not at first; but then I discovered that this year's medal mart was dominated
IT is ironic that in the week when North Yorkshire is declared foot and mouth free, the dreadful state of the county's footpaths is revealed. The Countryside Commission found a pitiful 22 per cent of paths are officially "easy to follow" compared with
YORK City's FA Cup preparations clicked in to gear today with manager Terry Dolan and his squad enjoying their now traditional pre-cup build-up with a difference. Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup third round clash at Grimsby Town, the Minstermen were spending
YORK-based rail firm GNER is to cut single fares across its network to as little as £5 from today. More than 200,000 single tickets will be on sale until January 23 for travel anywhere on its services for £5, £10 and £15. Tickets must be booked at least
Middleham trainer Andy Crook was fined £2,200 over the running and riding of Battle Warning, who was beaten just over two lengths into fourth place in the last race at Southwell yesterday. Apprentice jockey Chris Hadwin was suspended for 15 days (January
New Earswick All Blacks Amateur Rugby League Club resume training tonight at Rawcliffe recreation ground at 7.30pm. All players are urgently asked to attend. Updated: 11:51 Wednesday, January 02, 2002
CHRISTMAS can once again be greener for York and North Yorkshire residents. Tree recycling points have been set up to enable people to recycle their trees and wrapping paper from the festive season. The green scheme is in its fifth year of shredding discarded
A FORMER University of York lecturer, who has spent his life making foreign languages accessible to all, has been made an OBE. Michael Buckby, 61, from Alne, near Easingwold, was given a knighthood by the French government in 1985 for his services to
York and District Umpires' Association's annual winter course will start on Sunday, January 6. The course is being held at Acomb Cricket Club and the starting time is 9.30am. The course, which is an in-depth examination of the laws of cricket lasting
LIFE'S a beach - and then you celebrate New Year's Eve on one. The Antipodean licensees of a York pub waved goodbye to the old year by bringing a touch of home to the festive celebrations. Australian sibling team Paul and Georgia Clarey, of Lawrence Street's
CLIFTON Ladies scored a good 7-2 away win over Riverside in ladies division one of the York Badminton League. Gerry Screeton and Karen Broster set the standard for Clifton with three straight wins for 90-34. Julie Harrington and Ann Casper put in the
YORK'S Chris Jay is making a name for himself in Korea at the national sport of taekwondo. Jay has spent more than a year in the country studying and training in the martial art, resulting in the recent award of the coveted black belt. A gruelling schedule
NORTH Yorkshire has finally been confirmed as foot and mouth disease free, prompting farmers' leaders to speak of hopes for better times ahead in 2002. The all-clear was officially given at the stroke of the New Year, after massive testing programmes
YORKSHIRE continued to feel the big chill today after temperatures plummeted to -11C overnight. Cold south-easterly winds and ground frost were expected to keep temperatures below zero today, despite bright sunshine across the county. A weather centre
YORK City's FA Cup preparations clicked in to gear today with manager Terry Dolan and his squad enjoying their now traditional pre-cup build-up with a difference. Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup third round clash at Grimsby Town, the Minstermen were spending
TWO people were injured in a crash just off the Grimston Bar roundabout in York today. One person was taken to York District Hospital after being cut free by firefighters. Diversions were put in place following the collision between a Peugeot and a Vauxhall
York City fans are being urged to step forward and offer their skills to set up a Supporters' Trust. The club is in dire financial straits and faces closure at the end of the season unless a buyer can be found or some body, like a Supporters' Trust, comes
NORTH Yorkshire's footpaths are amongst the worst in England, according to a survey published by the Countryside Agency. Only 22 per cent of the county's paths were found to be "easy to follow" compared to a national average of 62 per cent. The stiles
Lingfield's new and much-applauded Polytrack surface offers the best chance of racing tomorrow as the big freeze continues to cause havoc to meetings on turf. Prospects of racing at Sedgefield tomorrow are slim, while there was to be an inspection at
ARE we going to have a new national football stadium and if so, where? No use asking the English Football Association about this subject - they know FA! David Quarrie, Lynden Way, York. Updated: 10:39 Wednesday, January 02, 2002
I READ the report of the automatic car which developed a fault and ran out of control in St. Benedict Road, York and the woman's driver's struggle to control it (December 28). Without wishing to criticise her driving in any way, it occurs to me that if
York City fans are being urged to step forward and offer their skills to set up a Supporters' Trust. The club is in dire financial straits and faces closure at the end of the season unless a buyer can be found or some body, like a Supporters' Trust, comes
What is it like to see a ghost? RACHEL LACY, a member of Ghost Research Foundation International, reports. THE picture above is of two orbs. Not a trick of the light. Not insects. Not faked. I know because I was there when this was taken, in the background
WE are thrilled that Dame Vera Lynn has joined our campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War. No one better personifies the selfless contribution of women to the war effort than the Forces' Sweetheart. Throughout the campaign, Dame
A YORK bat enthusiast has issued a plea to anyone felling trees in the New Year to watch out for the winged mammals. Roma Oxford, of Huntington Road, made the call after recovering seven noctule bats - Britain's largest species - from a felled tree near
The York and Ainsty Hunt point-to-point race meeting at Easingwold has been scheduled this year for Saturday, April 27, and will include a round in the Gerrard Ladies Open Championship. There was no point to point racing in Britain last year because of
DAN Broadbent scored a hat-trick as Kirkbymoorside Reserves won 4-0 at Slingsby to close the gap on RJF Homes Beckett League division one leaders Rosedale to one point. Rosedale did not play at the weekend and Kirkbymoorside Reserves have a game in hand
SUB-ZERO temperatures didn't chill the spirits of thousands of York revellers who partied in the streets to welcome in 2002. Pubs and clubs across the city centre were packed through the evening and into the early hours - though none are thought to have
ROWNTREE 'B' team player Sean Marshall produced arguably the best all-round performance in the 17 years history of the Hunters The Estate Agent York and District Indoor Cricket League. Marshall claimed three for 52, took four catches and then made 52
YORK Wasps suffered a triple whammy yesterday as the big winter freeze put paid to the New Year's Day clash against Swinton Lions. Leo Epifania's side lost the chance to put some Northern Ford Premiership points on the board against another side without
HUNTING enthusiasts in North Yorkshire were out to see the traditional New Year's Day meet on the day the county was finally declared free of foot and mouth disease. Riders and hounds from the Derwent Hunt met in Thornton-le-Dale, although no actual hunting
NEW Year's Day will always be that bit more special for a York mum and dad after the birth of their baby girl. A busy maternity ward in York District Hospital saw four babies arrive in just over five hours, with another three coming along later during
TWO New Year revellers turned heroes when they helped to rescue a woman who had jumped off a bridge into a freezing York river. The unidentified woman, who is said to be local and aged in her 30s, jumped into the Foss from Foss Bridge, at the junction
YORK Wasps suffered a triple whammy yesterday as the big winter freeze put paid to the New Year's Day clash against Swinton Lions. Leo Epifania's side lost the chance to put some Northern Ford Premiership points on the board against another side without
REGARDING Colin Jeffrey's letter (December 27), I work in the retail industry and I, along with many of my fellow workers, have no desire to work on Christmas Day. The run-up to Christmas is stressful enough. I wholeheartedly back Bill Connor's call to
YOUR paper did itself and the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society a disservice by publishing the article on the mill by Kerry Beadling (December 7). There were a number of incorrect or ill-researched statements. The article states that the mill 'was
