A GIFTED teenager has died from an overdose in her York home. Helen Long, 16, of Albany Street, off Leeman Road, was taken to St James's Hospital in Leeds, but died of organ failure. An inquest found she had died from multiple organ failure caused by
THOUSANDS of people faced 48 hours of travel misery today when Arriva Trains Northern conductors walked out on strike. Arriva's services in and out of York ground to a virtual halt, with commuters cramming into the few services still running. Travellers
LEISURE chiefs from City of York Council will be meeting York City chairman Douglas Craig before the end of the week to discuss a consortium bid to buy the football club 'lock, stock and barrel'. Coun Alan Jones, the city council's executive member for
AFTER all the publicity, campaigns and march in the past few weeks, what a pitiful turnout on Tuesday night for York's game against Rochdale - a match which was a lot more crucial than Saturday's 'glamour tie' with Fulham. A meagre crowd of just over
I CAN do without the crocodile tears from Barry Swallow (Evening Press, January 22). Quite frankly all the York City fans I have spoken to find it particularly nauseating and personally I find his behaviour even more appalling than that of chairman Douglas
I FOUND the following passage in a York City Supporters Club handbook which illustrates the vast difference between the current board of directors and their predecessors. It concerns the building of the Popular Stand at Bootham Crescent which was paid
AS an Arsenal fan who has had the humiliating experience of watching York City knock my team out of the FA Cup at Bootham Crescent, you would think I would welcome City's demise. But, nothing could be further from the truth. Your proud club should never
IT is hard to escape the FA Cup this week, it is something that has gripped everybody - they are all talking about it. People continue to ask whether the FA Cup has lost its sparkle, but I can tell you at York City we don't think so. It has been difficult
MEANWHILE, those guardians of our history at English Heritage are waxing lyrical about the superb architecture of Yorkshire's prisons. No doubt the lags of Full Sutton will now consider themselves most fortunate to be holed up in such beautifully designed
CRIME is set to rise in North Yorkshire in the next year - because of the way the figures are being recorded. North Yorkshire Police has introduced a new method of recording crimes in line with new national standards. These will mean that records of crimes
It was crunch time for York and District Indoor Bowls Club in the Famous Groups Top Ten Tournament when they played closest rivals Hull 'A' and then Hull 'B'. Needing a win or draw against the 'A' team to top the Yorkshire group, they didn't disappoint
Yorkshire have rewarded the long service fo stalwart Steve Oldham by giving him an "Appreciation Year" in 2003. The 53-year-old former fast bowler took 130 first class wickets for Yorkshire in two playing periods for the club. He took three for seven
ONE of the fastest-growing construction companies in North Yorkshire has laid off ten people. S Harrison Construction Ltd, of Malton, has made redundant six head office staff and four site management people in the wake of a cyclical lull in orders. A
RAILWAY Institute Monday/Wednesday Club won the battle of the Queen Street clubs with a 9-0 win over their Tuesday/Thursday club mates in York Badminton League men's division one. John Main and Tim Vickers were great form for the winners with three straight
Undeterred by strong winds and rough water, the junior women of York City Rowing Club won three medals at the Boston Head of the River race at Boston in Lincolnshire. Sculling over the 3,000 metre course Caroline Jones and Charlotte Richer won women's
SHERBURN White Rose upset home team Tadcaster Albion 6-3 in division one of York Mitchell Sports Football League. Bob Jackson and Adam Priestley got two goals each for Sherburn, and Craig Limbert and Dan Bull one each. S Thompson got two of Albion's goals
Malton and Norton's Simon Dyson shot a one under par first round in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth Australia today. The clubhouse leader was Thailand's T Jaidee who was five under par and two shots clear of nearest rivals Michael Campbell (New Zealand
York Wasps' Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup third round tie against Milford Marlins at Headingley on Sunday has been confirmed as a 2pm kick-off, not 2.30pm as previously reported. The early start time is to cover the possibility of extra-time being
York City's 'Fans United' event will go ahead a week on Saturday, February 2 when the Minstermen entertain Lincoln City. Supporters of all clubs are being asked to turn up in their club colours outside York Minster at 1.30pm. After some brief speeches
A WOMAN was flown by air ambulance to hospital after she was crushed by her own horse during a hunt. Jenny Rooke, aged 45, was out yesterday afternoonwith the Sinnington Hunt between Harome and Wombleton, near Kirkbymoorside, , when the accident happened
ANOTHER "bollard from hell" is planned for a York street. City of York Council is proposing to put an automatic bollard at the end of Low Poppleton Lane, beside Manor CE School, to give buses and taxis access to the Poppleton Park estate. But residents
THOSE who were married in 1952 and will therefore be celebrating their Golden Wedding this year, are invited to a service of blessing and thanksgiving at Ripon Cathedral on Sunday, June 16 at 3pm. Similar services have been held over the past several
CONGRATULATIONS on some of the most mind-bending gobbledegook I have read in years: ".... research showing almost half of all home Internet users are online for between one and five hours a week... ...Are we now a nation of techno nerds?" Lesley Richardson
IT felt like that last scene from Kubrik's 2001, where the astronaut was pummelled through the black hole. First you see the eye, then the face wizened in terror. I experienced it all on the last bus from Whitby to York. I was one of many that evening
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has called on the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings to return any profit to the football club. Lending his support to the Save City campaign, Bayley said: "York City must be saved. "When the club's assets, including Bootham Crescent
CELEBRATED York City supporters Shed Seven are set to play their biggest gig in York for nearly three years - and it's in all aid of the Minstermen. The rockers, who have a string of hits behind them, have announced they are to play a one-off concert
THIS Government's policy is clearly to divert direct financial support for farmers into projects more focused on environmental issues and "regeneration of the countryside". Unfortunately, most of the money is swallowed up in bureaucracy and the production
THE statue has been completed and the glorious leader sits inside two tons of marble, staring out in that alarming way we all remember. The National Portrait Gallery says it looks "too domineering" and might scare the pants off young visitors. Tate Modern
COPPERGATE Riverside would replace a car park with landscaping and buildings which "respect and harmonise" with nearby historic buildings, English Heritage claimed today. The £60 million redevelopment scheme would not challenge the dominance of historic
YORK Minster may charge visitors an entry fee for the first time in the face of rising costs and falling visitor numbers. The Dean and Chapter have "reluctantly" launched a feasibility study and public consultation over the possible introduction of a
YORK City fans fighting to save their club today secured a massive helping hand from Fulham's billionaire owner Mohammed Al Fayed. In what is believed to be a footballing first, the Harrods boss has pledged to donate the Cottagers' share of the gate receipts
CELEBRATED York City supporters Shed Seven are set to play their biggest gig in York for nearly three years - and it's in all aid of the Minstermen. The rockers, who have a string of hits behind them, have announced they are to play a one-off concert
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has called on the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings to return any profit to the football club. Lending his support to the Save City campaign, Bayley said: "York City must be saved. "When the club's assets, including Bootham Crescent
YORK City have shown their contempt towards the true supporter. This is not the first time that City have been in the FA Cup and in the past vouchers have been issued with programmes whether a cup run was foreseen or not - so why not this season? For
HAVING been a lifelong supporter of York City (25 years and still counting) I am outraged and completely disgusted at the behaviour of Douglas Craig. However did he end up in such a position of power at Bootham Crescent? He has behaved with arrogance,
THE City of York Council and York MP Hugh Bayley should be pressured to make their preferences public about whether the club should be allowed to stay at Bootham Crescent. The planning regulations allow the council to indicate whether City chairman Douglas
WELL done to York on their giant-killing of Grimsby, it's just the tonic they needed. York City must be saved. The Bootham Crescent ground is one of the best around and the pitch has always been the envy of many clubs. City are a better team than they
COPPERGATE Riverside would replace a car park with landscaping and buildings which "respect and harmonise" with nearby historic buildings, English Heritage claimed today. The £60 million redevelopment scheme would not challenge the dominance of historic
As York Minster's authorities consider levying an entrance charge, CHRIS TITLEY looks at how Britain's other great churches pay their way CATHEDRALS cost a fortune to run. They incur the usual expenses of any organisation: staff wages, administration
This is far from the first crisis in the Minster's history, as CHRIS TITLEY reports A BUILDING that has watched over York for more than 700 years is bound to have experienced some ups and downs.The most immediate in the memory dates from July 9, 1984.
YORK Minster is a unique and wonderful creation. As a place of worship and a work of art, it has few peers. The largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe is also invested with terrific symbolism. Towering over this city for centuries, it is an icon
RESIDENTS will come first this weekend at tourist attractions across York when free entry and special offers will abound for citizens of this fair city. Museums, entertainment venues, churches, historic buildings, shops and restaurants are getting together
THE Greek lawyer representing York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins is set to come to Britain to discuss his case. Andy, who is facing charges of accessing state secrets after being arrested in Greece last year, is expected to meet Ioannis Zacharias, along
A WOMAN had her nose broken when she was head-butted by a man in a city centre street. Police are appealing for witnesses over the serious assault which left the woman, aged in her 20s, needing hospital treatment. The attack happened just after midnight
VALE OF YORK MP Anne McIntosh has written to Transport Minister Stephen Byers to demand the immediate payment of £900,000 owed to North Yorkshire police. In a letter to Mr Byers, she said it was totally unacceptable that the force was still waiting to
IF you thought prisons were just dirty great blots on the landscape where we sling our wrong-doers, English Heritage wants you to think again. A new book, unveiled today by the organisation, offers a behind-the-bars peek at what it calls "the superb architectural
BOTTLED water has been shipped into villages near York after a water main burst and severed the supply to hundreds of households. Residents at Linton-on-Ouse, Newton-on-Ouse and Shipton-by-Beningbrough were left without water for about six hours and were
NEW Earswick All Blacks take pride of place in the York amateur rugby league scene on Saturday. With National Conference League clubs Heworth and Acorn not in action - Heworth face Batley Bulldogs in the Challenge Cup on Sunday, while Acorn do not have
A NORTH Yorkshire nursing home manager today pointed to four empty beds and declared: "Don't blame us for causing bed blocking at York District Hospital." Susan Woodcock, of Beechwood Place Nursing Home, Norton, is bewildered by claims that a lack of
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have vowed to fight plans to burn petcoke at a Selby power station. Breach Marine Protection fiercely opposed a three-month petcoke test burn at Drax power station four years ago. Spokeswoman Toni Gabbey said the group would
A WOMAN in her 30s was left terrified when a man claiming to be a taxi driver tried to force his way into her York home in the early hours of the morning. Householders were today warned to be on their guard after the incident and witnesses are being sought
A YORK paedophile was today starting a sentence of more than 13 years for 20 sex and drug offences against young boys in the city. Leslie Rix, 40, used alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes, bribes and pornographic material to prepare schoolboys for sexual acts
York Wasps' Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup third round tie against Milford Marlins at Headingley on Sunday has been confirmed as a 2pm kick-off, not 2.30pm as previously reported. The early start time is to cover the possibility of extra-time being
THE Government is failing to tackle violent street crime. It is an extraordinary state of affairs when the minister in charge of fighting crime admits that he himself fears for his safety and that of his family. It's only what frightened senior citizens
THE Evening Press reported on both the development around Cliffords Tower and the demand for financial aid for flood relief (January 17). It has occurred to me that a large underground car park in this part of York could be vacated to provide a reservoir
YORK City fans fighting to save their club today secured a massive helping hand from Fulham's billionaire owner Mohammed Al Fayed. In what is believed to be a footballing first, the Harrods boss has pledged to donate the Cottagers' share of the gate receipts
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection for Friday's meetings is: Doncaster 3.30 ....................Arctic Owl (Nap) Updated: 13:22 Thursday, January 24, 2002
THERE was a "catalogue of failures on every issue" in the handling of the foot and mouth crisis said the National Farmers' Union in a report this week. "The lessons of the 1967 outbreak were clearly ignored in 2001," said president Ben Gill. "The Government
THE YFC held a quiz night on January 16 at Church House, Kirkbymoorside. The winning team was Duncan Cussons and Robert Dowson. The questions were set by Laura Dowkes and the quiz was enjoyed by all members who attended. The next meeting will be held
