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TODAY a Health Secretary appeared before the Commons to explain how a medical nightmare was allowed to unfold. This time it was Alan Milburn at the despatch box, to reveal how he plans to prevent a repeat of the Bristol child heart scandal. It is an event
SIXTY years old today, Muhammad Ali is one of a tiny band who can be genuinely described as a living legend. Looking at him now, made frail by Parkinson's Disease, it is hard to see the young Cassius Marcellus Clay. Fortunately, we have television footage
YORK Wasps etched a small piece of rugby league history for themselves last week - but only after a short tour of Tameside. As reported in the Evening Press, the Wasps took part in the first-ever senior rugby league match staged at Hurst Cross, the home
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
PLANETYORK'S green spotlight is being turned on the city's museums and art gallery. More than 1,000 energy-saving lightbulbs are being fitted in York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and the City Art Gallery as they play a part in the campaign to make
New Earswick moved to the top of their Hebden Trophy group when they picked up nine points by beating pre-match leaders Featherstone 87-72. New Earswick won three rinks. Playing at home, Ken Carter, Alf Lewis, David Sykes and Brian Hardcastle led 15-2
A GROUP of hardworking fundraisers has broken the £50,000 barrier with its staggering jumble sale exploits. The band of volunteers - who work under the code name Jumblies - has collected the cash through sales at Sheriff Hutton. The village team, decked
Our comprehensive guide to local teams and fixtures. FOOTBALL Saturday Civil Service (v Haxby) from: Micheli, Kenyon, Varley, Isles, Finch, Clarkson, Reagan, Dunnett, Dawson, Skelly, Peace, Johnson. Meet club 1.15. Problems tel Rob 621433. Civil Service
A MASSIVE campaign urging people to have their say on the future of the A64 is under way. Tens of thousands of leaflets and questionnaires are being delivered to homes in York and North Yorkshire asking for their views on a new route management strategy
A LANDLORD has reacted with fury after travellers set up camp on waste ground behind his pub, in York. Concern was raised after caravans and cars descended on a former car park behind the Rose and Crown in Lawrence Street yesterday. The landlord, who
THE scores are level at one game each and Saturday's big clash is set to decide who is the top amateur outfit in York. Heworth and York Acorn go head-to-head for the third time this season, as they meet in the National Conference League division two.
COUNCIL officers in York have been ordered to conduct school building surveys costing £300,000 - in order to qualify for a possible £100,000 in extra funding. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has ordered education officers to resubmit condition
ALAN Smith was today appearing before the FA video appeals panel in York hoping to escape a four-game ban. The FA agreed to refer Smith's appeal to the panel who will view the Leeds striker's sending-off in the FA Cup third round defeat at Cardiff. Referee
RAIL bosses at Arriva Trains Northern are still waiting to hear if they will have to pay a £2 million fine for poor performance. Back in October of last year, the rail watchdog, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA), proposed to levy the penalty on the embattled
Nigel Woolner told the public inquiry into the £60 million scheme: "The buildings are designed to form a calm, understated setting for the listed buildings in the context of Clifford's Tower and the Eye of York, while not attempting to compete with them
KEY moves have been made by the Save City Working Party in their attempts to ensure the survival of York City Football Club. Representatives from the committee met with Douglas Craig and the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings to discuss the future
YORK Wasps full-back Jamie Benn has given coach Leo Epifania a boost by overcoming a bout of mild concussion in readiness for the tough trip to Rochdale Hornets. The former Castleford Tigers number one felt groggy after Sunday's defeat by Hull KR but
WHAT a pleasure it was to be at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday night. Despite all the happenings of the last two weeks the lads played like a team possessed and the bumper crowd was superb - singing and shouting the whole match long. The spirit of football
ON the day I was fascinated reading about roaring fires and rosy cheeks in your Property Press (January 10), a photograph of our New Year's Eve celebration arrived. My bigger half, The Boar resplendent in blue and sage, snorted: "We look like a couple
Wayward Buttons, who was scratched from a race at Carlisle on Tuesday because of the testing conditions, is re-routed to Musselburgh tomorrow and is my Nap choice. On a programme exclusively sponsored by Irish bookmaker Sean Graham, Wayward Buttons lines-up
IF the prisoners from Afghanistan transported to Guantanamo base in Cuba are not prisoners of war and not covered by the Geneva Convention doesn't this make the base a concentration camp? K Barnes, North View, Catterton. Updated: 10:35 Thursday, January
A SCARBOROUGH farmer is appealing for help to trace dogs which killed six sheep and two lambs on his land. They were grazing in a field on John Tyson's Stepney Hill farm, near Jacob's Mount. "The sheep are lambing at present and many are very frightened
A SELECTIVE breeding programme which aims to eradicate scrapie from the national sheep flock has now been extended to all purebred flocks and flocks affected by the disease. The first phase of the plan, launched by DEFRA in July, was for pedigree sheep
A COUPLE who supply a range of dairy products to major supermarkets from their goat farm near York have been recognised in a national farming award. Angus and Kathleen Wielkopolski, who rear goats at St Helen's Farm, Seaton Ross, south-east of York, have
NORTHUMBERLAND has now joined the other counties in achieving FMD free status. "For all counties in Britain to have achieved FMD free status by mid-January is a credit to vets and officials, to farmers and to the wider rural community," said DEFRA Minister
THE plight of York City Football Club has been raised at the highest levels of the game and government. Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the fans' watchdog the Football Supporters' Association, ensured City's future received top billing at a meeting with the
A CALL has gone out to farmers in Yorkshire to help take part in a survey on countryside birds. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is concerned about the decline of some species and is seeking 50 volunteer farms. Participating farmers would
LEADING personalities in the tourism and farming world will be attending the launch of a fight back after foot and mouth disease at Wold Cottage, Wold Newton, on Thursday, January 24. National Farmers Union president Ben Gill, Yorkshire Tourist Board
COULD things "turn out nice again" for York City? Performer Paul Culkin certainly hopes so. Ukulele maestro Paul, of Granville Terrace, York, has penned a special anthem in the hope of saving the beleaguered football club, in the tradition of his hero
IN A sense I blame myself. Thir-teen years in this city and one match attended. It's not a proud record but football and me never did get on. Ever since football became trendy instead of being the refuge of sporting anoraks and skinheads, those of us
A LORRY driver involved in a fatal head-on crash has spoken of the chilling moment when he saw the look of terror in the other driver's eyes. Katrina Barnard, 40, died instantly when her Vauxhall Nova collided with the lorry on the A63 between Osgodby
COULD things "turn out nice again" for York City? Performer Paul Culkin certainly hopes so. Ukulele maestro Paul, of Granville Terrace, York, has penned a special anthem in the hope of saving the beleaguered football club, in the tradition of his hero
YORK CITY chairman Douglas Craig is confident a takeover of both Bootham Crescent and the club will be concluded in the next few weeks. Negotiations with two potential buyers are said to be "serious", with Mr Craig believing the cash-strapped Minstermen
A WOMAN who has disappeared spent 12 hours in York the day before a fellow Korean's body was discovered in a dumped suitcase. Detectives this afternoon appealed for anyone who may have seen In Hea Song in York on Saturday, November 17, to contact them
COUNCILLORS in York are set to lobby the Government for millions of pounds in order to protect the city against flooding. A notional programme of works, which will cost in excess of £11 million, has been identified by City of York Council in an independent
WHAT a pleasure it was to be at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday night. Despite all the happenings of the last two weeks the lads played like a team possessed and the bumper crowd was superb - singing and shouting the whole match long. The spirit of football
TUESDAY night's win over Grimsby was one of those FA Cup nights to savour. In such uncertain times for the club, the result has given the players and supporters a lift, but the pleasing thing from my point of view was that we thoroughly deserved it. Some
AMID such difficult and confusing times for supporters and everyone concerned with York City FC, we, the players and backroom staff, must keep a clear mind. In no way am I trying to diminish the seriousness of the current situation but for us it has to
COUNCIL officers in York have been ordered to conduct school building surveys costing £300,000 - in order to qualify for a possible £100,000 in extra funding. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has ordered education officers to resubmit condition
PLANETYORK'S green spotlight is being turned on the city's museums and art gallery. More than 1,000 energy-saving lightbulbs are being fitted in York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and the City Art Gallery as they play a part in the campaign to make
WHAT a difference a week makes, especially in sport. Not long ago, there was a suggestion that York Wasps might get to play home fixtures at Bootham Crescent, home of York City FC. Now, it looks like City might soon be playing their home games at Huntington
YORK City have missed out on banking a further £265,000 with television bosses deciding against broadcasting the Minstermen's FA Cup clash with Premiership Fulham live. However, City do stand to claim an extra £40,000 in television fees to add to the
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
Four months after the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Chief Reporter Mike Laycock reports on how Washington DC is recovering They are everywhere you go. Little flags, big flags, hanging from buildings and bridges, attached to car aerials and trees.
York Ladies moved into the final stages of the Yetton Trophy after beating Scarborough Ladies 88-74 in a tough match. Playing at Scarborough, York's Carol Instone, Sue Kirkpatrick, Ann Redhead, and Joan Jackson led 14-0 after seven ends but then the home
THE plight of York City Football Club has been raised at the highest levels of the game and government. Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the fans' watchdog the Football Supporters' Association, ensured City's future received top billing at a meeting with the
YORK Wasps full-back Jamie Benn has given coach Leo Epifania a boost by overcoming a bout of mild concussion in readiness for the tough trip to Rochdale Hornets. The former Castleford Tigers number one felt groggy after Sunday's defeat by Hull KR but
YORK City have missed out on banking a further £265,000 with television bosses deciding against broadcasting the Minstermen's FA Cup clash with Premiership Fulham live. However, City do stand to claim an extra £40,000 in television fees to add to the
COUNCILLORS in York are set to lobby the Government for millions of pounds in order to protect the city against flooding. A notional programme of works, which will cost in excess of £11 million, has been identified by City of York Council in an independent
THE January sales are upon us and you may be looking at the mobile phone market in search of a bargain. However, before you commit yourself, York Trading Standards offers the following advice to anyone looking for a mobile phone. Trading Standards Manager
IN common with many other sections of our agricultural community, auctioneers have been short of social opportunities and Tuesday night's association meeting brought together more auctioneers suffering from rostrum withdrawal symptoms than we have seen
I ATTENDED the opening of the Coppergate II inquiry as an interested citizen of York with no link to any party, and observed something very disturbing, even in the procedural discussions. As I understand it, a programme of the order of witnesses was issued
IF you find yourself charged with a serious criminal offence, your guilt may be decided by 12 people so fired with the spirit of justice, that half of them will be watching darts on TV (January 12). Watching darts does not require the presence of anything
THE news that Harry has been drinking and taking drugs raises three questions in my mind. 1. Will the landlord of the pub where he drank be prosecuted for serving drinks to a minor? 2. Will the person who supplied the cannabis be prosecuted for dealing
EVENING Press reports about the amount of money granted to local residents to make their properties safe from burglary confirms my long-held suspicion that there is a vested interest in not offering proper sanctions or punishment against criminal behaviour
AS a life-long supporter of the aristocracy and subscriber to Vanity Fair, I was disappointed and shocked to learn that Rebecca Howard makes her own bed (January 15). Please ma'am, I urge you, leave those tasks to my ilk who are better suited for them
THE UK is backing the entry of further European nations into the EU, said DEFRA Secretary of State Margaret Beckett. She has met with her counterparts from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland. "I told them that the UK is
ON Sunday, February 10, Helmsley YFC will hold its annual ploughing match on land kindly donated by Mr F Mallory. It's taking place on the A170, two miles west of Helmsley, between Waterloo and Court House farms. Entry to the field is via a forestry road
THIS may be your chance to tell the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what you think of some of its policies. Last Friday, two initiatives were made public by DEFRA: - Lord Whitty announced a 'horizon scanning' programme to anticipate
DUE to adverse weather conditions, the deadline for lifting sugar beet from land to be entered as set-aside has been extended from January 15 to February 28. The extension applies for this year only and is for sugar and fodder beet. Meanwhile, DEFRA is
YORK CITY chairman Douglas Craig is confident a takeover of both Bootham Crescent and the club will be concluded in the next few weeks. Negotiations with two potential buyers are said to be "serious", with Mr Craig believing the cash-strapped Minstermen
KEY moves have been made by the Save City Working Party in their attempts to ensure the survival of York City Football Club. Representatives from the committee met with Douglas Craig and the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings to discuss the future
