BY THE time the FA Cup final is staged in May it is conceivable York City will no longer exist. But if those currently working so hard behind the scenes to safeguard the club's future can continue to match the effort, commitment and skill shown by the
Evil is out there, and if we call it, it will come, says Tom Willis. Stephen Lewis speaks to the exorcist whose fight against the forces of darkness reaches the nation's TV screens tonight. When an ancient burial site was discovered in the East Yorkshire
So Prince Harry knocked back pints of Stella Artois lager and vodka chasers when he was 16. It's unforgivable. Why wasn't he drinking British bitter? Especially as his local, the Rattlebone Inn, would have been serving traditional real ale brewed by Smiles
PATIENTS are set to benefit from a multi-million pound cash injection into front line health services in the region. Primary care organisations in North Yorkshire are to receive more than £50 million of extra funding for 2002-03. This is a 9.84 per cent
THE heartbroken owner of a cherished oil painting which was sold in York after a mix-up is hoping to be reunited with the work. Diana Afanasenko, who lives in Devon, is trying to find the person who bought the painting for £5 as lot 528 at Stephenson's
A MARBLE sculpture designed by Barbara Hepworth and owned by the late Sir Martyn Beckett, of Nawton, is expected to fetch up to £40,000 at a London auction next month. Sir Martyn, who divided his time between his home at Nawton, near Helmsley, and London
A FATHER jailed for killing his baby daughter in an alleged episode of "baby-shaking syndrome" has won the right to challenge his conviction after a ruling in London's Appeal Court. Mark Cordice, 29, was given a three-month sentence at York Crown Court
A NORTH YORKSHIRE horse owner has condemned as "petty" a council decision forcing her to pull down hay sheds and rabbit hutches in her garden. Mandy Dziemianko claims that without the three sheds and hutches she will have nowhere to keep her chickens
A LONG-RUNNING planning battle between two York neighbours may have finally been resolved. City of York councillors last night agreed that leylandii trees planted by solicitor Simon Morgan at his home, York House, Hodgson Lane, Upper Poppleton, do not
A COUPLE who took part in a "dreadful and frightening" brawl at a North Yorkshire social club, as dozens of horrified pensioners looked on, have failed in an Appeal Court bid to have their sentences cut. Jason McIlwaine, of Nidd Vale Terrace, Harrogate
A GYNAECOLOGIST "used his position" to carry out a series of indecent assaults on more than 20 patients, a court heard. Paul Vinall, 55, who worked at the Duchy Nuffield Hospital in Harrogate and others across the region, is alleged to have "touched the
ROCK singer Rick Witter has said he would love to buy York City out of their current plight - if only he had the money. The lead singer of York-based chart heroes Shed Seven, and lifelong Minstermen fan, was among the 3,445 supporters at Bootham Crescent
ONE of the most poignant sights at Bootham Crescent could be lost if the ground is sold at the end of the season. The David Longhurst Memorial stand has been a gentle reminder to fans of the striker who collapsed and died while playing in City's game
DICK Turpin continue their dominance of Cueball Club Pool League division two after beating Mitre 9-3 to extend their lead to 17 points. Andy Smith maintained his 100 per cent record, while Lisa Macdonald recorded a total clearance for the leaders. Acomb
GNER has won the right to run services on the East Coast Main Line for a further two years. A new refurbished passenger lounge, improved lighting, CCTV and new customer information screens at York Station are among the travel improvements passengers can
CASH-STRAPPED York City are set for a welcome cash-boost following their FA Cup heroics. The Minstermen had already banked £50,000 in prize money for seeing off Colchester and Reading in rounds one and two. Last night's win over Grimsby will see City
MIDFIELDER Lee Bullock hailed York City's FA Cup performance and the result against Grimsby as one of the best of his burgeoning City career. "It was brilliant for everyone that we won," he said. "There was a lot at stake for the club, the supporters
YORK City swept into the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1986 after a night of unbridled ecstasy at Bootham Crescent. Some 6,638 fans, City's biggest home gate for a competitive fixture in more than three years, saw City overcome First
CASH-STRAPPED York City are to play their biggest FA Cup game in 16 years against moneybags Fulham. City - valued in total at £4.5 million - will run out on January 26 against a club which recently bought a single player, French international striker
YORK City's mouth-watering fourth round FA Cup tie against Fulham will be all-ticket. The match will be played on Saturday, January 26, (3pm kick-off). Prices are: Main Stand £13 (concessions £9), Popular Stand £11 (concessions £8), David Longhurst Stand
Coppergate Riverside would claw business back to York city centre from Leeds and out-of-town shopping centres if it gets the go-ahead, the public inquiry into the scheme was told. But if the £60 million redevelopment scheme is turned down, the city will
A GOLDEN goal from Bradley Jordan fired Hungate School, Sherburn-in-Elmet, to the Railtrack Play Safe Trophy. The Under 11 six-a-side tournament saw Hungate win their group stage before overcoming the challenge of Woodthorpe School in the final - but
A GELDING earmarked for the Scottish Grand National at Ayr in April can get in the winning groove at Taunton tomorrow. Lordberniebouffant, trained by Josh Gifford, goes for the Tote Credit Club Handicap Chase, his second outing of the campaign. A former
ON behalf of the York branch I thank all our supporters and volunteers who gave their time so unstintingly during 2001 to enable the Alzheimer's Society to support to all those with dementia and their carers in the York area. We owe a tremendous debt
CLARE Francis speaks with the sort of received pronunciation you might expect from a former yachtswoman brought up in the Home Counties. Her words are delivered with care and royal precision; so it comes as a surprise to learn how her writing was inspired
WITH the Taliban routed and Pakistan rounding up zealots to avert a war with India, here comes a timely tome from guerrilla and terrorist warfare expert and former soldier Peter Harclerode. He explains in detail how the West has systematically trained
A TEENAGER accused of murdering North Yorkshire man David Williamson broke down and had to be comforted by a police officer when he appeared in court today. James William Payling, 18, of Kirkgate, Ripon, had to be helped into the dock at Harrogate Magistrates
HERE we go again. Another year, another deficit in our local authorities' budgets. Residents are bracing themselves for the annual double whammy: a hike in council tax bills, and swingeing cuts in services. North Yorkshire County Council has already announced
Last night's match was just what York City needed. The players put on their best display of the season to pull off a cup shock and set up the tie of the next round. They achieved this in front of the biggest crowd at Bootham Crescent for four years. Potential
LESSONS learned in rapid time helped fire York City into the fourth round of the FA Cup and seal a lucrative date with Premiership Fulham, according to defender Mike Basham, writes Dave Stanford. The City lynchpin admitted the players were still smarting
OUTDATED francs, marks, pesetas and lira were among the coins collected by the sackful in a collection among generous Bishopthorpe residents. Villagers rooted out their old change to raise money for refurbishment to Bishopthorpe Playgroup's building.
TWO York City stalwarts have spoken of their shock about the current situation at Bootham Crescent. Hugh Kitchin and Arthur Brown were directors of the club in the most exciting season in the club's 80-year history when they reached the FA Cup semi-final
A WOMAN who made life intolerable for neighbours in a York street has been ordered to leave her home. A court evicted Diane Lambert after two years of trouble, including an incident in which her friend Sharon Howes was set on fire by an unknown person
BOSSES at Arriva Trains Northern today hit back over claims of "bullying" at talks to avert strike action. Arriva director of corporate communications Julian Evans emphatically rejected the claims, which came after crunch talks broke down in York yesterday
SIX-TIME former York Open squash champion Steve Hodgson is to take his first crack at the York and District Veterans' crown. The veterans' championships spring into action at Dunnington Squash Club from Monday, January 21 through to Saturday, January
WITH the Ouse carrying extra colour following the recent thaw, it was bream and skimmers that dominated the penultimate leg of the 70-peg Yorkshire Winter League on the river below York, writes Darren Stakey. Anglers World look to have the title sewn
LAURA Birkinshaw has added to her growing reputation with a double medal haul at the English Schools' Badminton Association Under 13s' competition in Kettering. The 12-year-old member of the York Railway Institute club picked up a bronze in the singles
WHAT is happening to our city? This week we have seen the closure of the Frog Hall pub against the wishes of local residents, read of the planned demolition of the Barbican just as it seemed to be getting some big events, and now the threatened sell-off
I thank all those kind people who donated when my 13-year-old grandson and I were "busking" in York on Christmas Eve. We played most of the popular carols; Adam on his saxophone and me with my harmonica. We raised over £55 which was gratefully received
SORRY Bryan (Letters, January 10). Do I really sound such an old misery? You know I'm not. Of course I enjoyed being with my lovely family at Christmas. This year I promise to try to ignore the manic consumerism and obscene commercialisation that starts
CASH-STRAPPED York City are to play their biggest FA Cup game in 16 years against moneybags Fulham. City - valued in total at £4.5 million - will run out on January 26 against a club which recently bought a single player, French international striker
CASH-STRAPPED York City are set for a welcome cash-boost following their FA Cup heroics. The Minstermen had already banked £50,000 in prize money for seeing off Colchester and Reading in rounds one and two. Last night's win over Grimsby will see City
ANNIE Jackson's life is turned upside down when her mother remarries. Her new stepfather, Leonard Spode, appears to outsiders to be a kind man, but behind closed doors he is an evil monster, hurting and humiliating his wife and stepdaughter at every turn
THE TV show Popstars launched the careers of a new pop band, the five young stars all had some heartache before they reached instant stardom and financial security. The same will not happen to the seven young rappers whose attempts to storm the hip-hop
