WHAT has happened to our willpower? It seems modern Brits cannot do anything without taking it to excess. Drug and alcohol abuse is so pass, darling: these days we are Lottery addicts, sex addicts, shopping addicts, fitness addicts - and now Internet
ROBERT Beaumont administered an almighty 'Arkwright' to me ('Flawed railway king', February 25) by suggesting my writing under a pseudonym destroyed my credibility as an historian. I am grateful to Mr W King for pointing out that not only have I written
I WAS interested to read Ms Sunman's comments about the patients' lounge at York District Hospital (March 12). During winter months especially, the hospital has to manage many admissions and discharges. There is a peak in emergency admissions in the earlier
Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced today that Western Australian batsman Simon Katich will play for them in the first few weeks of the season while Darren Lehman is unavailable. Left hander Katich, 31, played for Durham in the 2000 season. Yorkshire
YORK City chief Terry Dolan was left ruing his side's second point-less return from the south coast in 14 days. Having lost 1-0 to Plymouth a fortnight ago, City found no Devon delights at Exeter last night as they lost 2-1 - after Lee Nogan had given
THE public inquiry into the Coppergate Riverside plans in York is to start again on Tuesday, May 14, for three weeks. But it was predicted today that the inquiry will probably have to extend into a third session, which has been pencilled in for July.
YORK Wasps have been given a six-day deadline to survive. At an emergency meeting today between Wasps officials and the Rugby Football League, the club officially handed in its resignation from the league. However, the RFL has agreed to give the Wasps
May 5, 1999: A players' strike is averted after unpaid wages are forthcoming at the 11th hour. June 4, 1999: Head coach Dean Robinson, his assistant John Paterson, and four backroom staff walk out over non-payment of wages. June 29, 1999: Both coach Robinson
HEARTBROKEN York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey blamed poor sponsorship and disappointing gates for the demise of York Wasps, writes Peter Martini. "(Chairman) John Stabler announced to the club last night that the club would not continue, as of yesterday
LONG-TIME York Wasps fan Ann Wright said today she was not surprised that the club have gone to the wall. She also feared that there was little chance of a saviour coming in to rescue the century-old club from extinction. "It's not out of the blue," she
YORK Wasps Rugby League Club have sensationally folded. The directors have informed the Rugby Football League that the club ceased to trade as of last night, and all forthcoming fixtures have been called off. If a saviour is not found to take on the running
THERE are no signs of Golden Jubilee apathy among residents of a York village who have organised a major three-day celebration in honour of the Queen. The Bishopthorpe Jubilee Steering Group has successfully applied for the closure of Main Street on Sunday
CLEVER Trevor, the death-defying turkey, was the guest of honour at the official reopening of a North Yorkshire lake which was closed by the foot and mouth crisis. Farmer Colin Newlove decided there was no better celebrity to open the popular fishing
MUSICAL eight-year-old Oliver Markham has amazed his teachers by performing a complete score - only two months after starting piano lessons. The pupil of Clifton Without Junior School was playing the music in the school's production of Joseph And His
YORK City chief Terry Dolan was left ruing his side's second point-less return from the south coast in 14 days. Having lost 1-0 to Plymouth a fortnight ago, City found no Devon delights at Exeter last night as they lost 2-1 - after Lee Nogan had given
A MAN who was grabbed in the crotch and propositioned for sex while walking his dog in York said he believes his assailant was a teenage boy posing as a woman. And the victim, a 29-year-old salesman, was concerned that the next man who is approached may
A PENSIONER has been reunited with her disabled pet terrier after thieves stole her car... while the dog sat quietly in the back. Olga Lynas parked her Vauxhall Cavalier outside her home in Kirkbymoorside on Saturday night. But when she returned moments
Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced today that Western Australian batsman Simon Katich will play for them in the first few weeks of the season while Darren Lehman is unavailable. Left hander Katich, 31, played for Durham in the 2000 season. Yorkshire
A VANDAL-struck block of flats in York is to remain standing despite calls from some councillors to demolish it months before it is due to be redeveloped. The decision by City of York Council's approvals/social services committee last night will allay
May 5, 1999: A players' strike is averted after unpaid wages are forthcoming at the 11th hour. June 4, 1999: Head coach Dean Robinson, his assistant John Paterson, and four backroom staff walk out over non-payment of wages. June 29, 1999: Both coach Robinson
New York City chairman John Batchelor has not ruled out the option of stepping in and saving York Wasps. After hearing of the Wasps' plight Batchelor told the Evening Press: "It is quite a sad thing to see happen. It doesn't help the city for a club like
RAIL staff battled in vain to save the life of a man who collapsed with a suspected heart attack in front of train passengers at York Station. A passing anaesthetist also joined the fight to revive the man, who has not yet been named but was believed
WHEN what was to become York's prime rugby league club was first founded it had precious little money and no permanent home. Some 134 years later some people would argue that not so much has changed after the bombshell announcement that York Wasps has
Sunday, February 10: Only 442 spectators turn up for a Challenge Cup home defeat by Villeneuve. Receipts shared. Saturday, March 9: Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey tells the Evening Press the club was in the black and that bills were being paid, but
YORK Wasps star Mark Cain has told of his utter shock and bewilderment after learning the club was being closed down, writes Peter Martini. Cain, along with the rest of the squad, turned up for training at Huntington Stadium last night, where they were
They are under starters orders for the new Flat turf season at Doncaster tomorrow with Mick Channon having his team well forward for the kick-off. The former England international footballer has 177 horses in training, the most he has ever had, and a
HOME fires burned brightest and at the the double in the York and District Schools' netball Under-12 'A' and 'B' tournaments. Hosts Joseph Rowntree School won both events, with the B ranks winning the most emphatically. They won six games, also drawing
ANTONY Dunn had a dream. In it he was writing a poem, quickly complete, poetry in motion: the stuff of dreams for a creative writer. "Of course by the time I woke up it was all gone... except for the title. I remembered that. Flea Circus," says the York
ALAN Titchmarsh loves gardening. For him, there is no better way to spend a day than pottering about among his beloved flower-beds and borders. That passion, his knowledge and that endearing easy-going manner have made him a very marketable product. A
THERE are no signs of Golden Jubilee apathy among residents of a York village who have organised a major three-day celebration in honour of the Queen. The Bishopthorpe Jubilee Steering Group has successfully applied for the closure of Main Street on Sunday
IT'S back, and it's bigger than ever. Since the first edition, The Family and Local History Handbook has established its place as the family historian's bible. Edited and compiled by Robert Blatchford, from his home in Nether Poppleton near York, the
YORK Wasps have been given a six-day deadline to survive. At an emergency meeting today between Wasps officials and the Rugby Football League, the club officially handed in its resignation from the league. However, the RFL has agreed to give the Wasps
Victoria Ellis enjoys a smashing walk on a newly discovered track If you have driven the Pickering to Whitby road you might have noticed enticing countryside in the northeast quarter about a mile before you reach the Hole of Horcum. The latest edition
THE hunting debate has a nastier niff about it than a master of hounds' wellies. It is the sickly stench of hypocrisy. Rural affairs minister Alun Michael opened Monday's Commons hunting debate by saying "there is no right time to try to resolve the issue
YORK Wasps' demise has been predicted many times, and it has always survived. But today it stands at the very brink of extinction. This is the lowest point in Wasps' proud, 134-year history. The timing of the blow makes it all the more devastating. Days
ANY city usually gets the services it deserves. With the number of attacks on evening buses escalating, (March 18), I now believe York does not deserve any kind of evening bus services at all, anywhere. I believe this for two reasons: - The safety of
I WISH to comment on the aspect of cardiac rehabilitation mentioned in the article 'The angina plan' (March 12). There are other facilities available in York for all cardiac patients, including those suffering with angina. York Coronary Support Trust,
I MUCH enjoyed reading the 'independent' and 'balanced' report of the council budget meeting from your correspondent Doris Bell of Nidd Grove (who, co-incidentally, has the same surname and same address as a local Labour councillor). Ms Bell offers praise
THE Coppergate II inquiry will resume at the Guildhall on Tuesday, May 14 at 10am. If you have not made written representation yet it is not too late to do so. Write to The Planning Inspectorate, M Dean, Room 3/17, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1
ON Saturday, March 9, I was walking towards Parliament Street when I heard an excruciating noise that turned out to be a young man with a guitar howling into a microphone, surrounded by amplifiers. I escaped the noise by diving into a nearby store, exchanging
New York City chairman John Batchelor has not ruled out the option of stepping in and saving York Wasps. After hearing of the Wasps' plight Batchelor told the Evening Press: "It is quite a sad thing to see happen. It doesn't help the city for a club like
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania said today that the closure of the club had "screwed his life up". The Aussie flew to England before the start of the season with promises that star players were signed up, that the club was financially strong and that they
YORK Wasps star Mark Cain has told of his utter shock and bewilderment after learning the club was being closed down, writes Peter Martini. Cain, along with the rest of the squad, turned up for training at Huntington Stadium last night, where they were
Sunday, February 10: Only 442 spectators turn up for a Challenge Cup home defeat by Villeneuve. Receipts shared. Saturday, March 9: Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey tells the Evening Press the club was in the black and that bills were being paid, but
WHEN what was to become York's prime rugby league club was first founded it had precious little money and no permanent home. Some 134 years later some people would argue that not so much has changed after the bombshell announcement that York Wasps has
HOME Secretary David Blunkett has praised regional newspapers, like the Evening Press, for fighting on behalf of their readers. In a speech to the Newspaper Conference annual lunch, he said local papers helped to bind their community together. He also
A YORK nightclub deputy manager has told a jury that she found a police file in a drawer with clothes belonging to a doorman under investigation for a violent assault. The doorman, Paul Douglas, 30, is alleged to have told a fellow suspect that the case
THE District Auditor is to look into massive pay increases handed to senior officers at East Riding of Yorkshire Council. But no special investigation will be launched to look into the affair, the Evening Press has learned. That move had been demanded
THE public inquiry into the Coppergate Riverside plans in York is to start again on Tuesday, May 14, for three weeks. But it was predicted today that the inquiry will probably have to extend into a third session, which has been pencilled in for July.
TONY Hewson won a terrific duel with his Armley Angling teammate in the opening round of the Spring Series of matches at Carpvale. Fishing from peg 21 and using feeder and corn he netted only five fish but they scaled 32lb 5oz and beat of the challenge
STUNNED Easingwold residents have been confronted with plans for more development in their town - this time, a central estate of 30 houses. Developers Persimmon, which was behind the town's Claypenny estate, and which is currently working on a major development
STATION staff at Arriva Trains Northern are to hit the firm with another 48-hour strike. The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), which represents platform and ticket office staff, will strike next Wednesday and Thursday. The Thursday will see
A SELBY man was widowed for the second time when his wife died within a few hours of being admitted to hospital. Father-of-two Dave Clarke is still trying to come to terms with the death of his second wife, Jean, who he married three years ago today at
AN ENVIRONMENTAL expert has been getting close to nature, by the side of a busy North Yorkshire motorway. Richard Stephenson, Highways Agency environmental manager for Yorkshire and the Humber, encountered a kestrel at New Inn Farm off the A1M. They were
HOW the luckless Graham Potter must be glad to see the back of Devon. This time last year, he was the hero as his improbable goal direct from a corner sealed City's Football League status at Torquay. But this season there's no southern comfort. Just two
LONG-TIME York Wasps fan Ann Wright said today she was not surprised that the club have gone to the wall. She also feared that there was little chance of a saviour coming in to rescue the century-old club from extinction. "It's not out of the blue," she
HEARTBROKEN York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey blamed poor sponsorship and disappointing gates for the demise of York Wasps, writes Peter Martini. "(Chairman) John Stabler announced to the club last night that the club would not continue, as of yesterday
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania said today that the closure of the club had "screwed his life up". The Aussie flew to England before the start of the season with promises that star players were signed up, that the club was financially strong and that they
YORK Wasps Rugby League Club have sensationally folded. The directors have informed the Rugby Football League (RFL) that the club ceased to trade as of last night, and all forthcoming fixtures have been called off. If a saviour is not found to take on
