BEING a living leg-end as York fork-lift driver Mick Pugh undoubtedly is - "Remember the blessed trinity, Pugh, Piggott and Pele..." he always tells anyone daft enough to listen, usually me - can have its drawbacks when you're nudging 60. It was his 57th
IF you're visiting Beningbrough Hall this weekend be sure to take a good look at the gardeners' tools. Gleaming, they are. Look like new. Why? Because every one has been painstakingly cleaned and restored, one of the many jobs completed as the house lay
REGULAR readers of this column will know that Bill is my walking companion. Last year's outbreak of foot and mouth curtailed our jaunts and so far this year we have found the countryside heavy going. So on a meander along the city footpaths, it was fortuitous
YORK City fans got a glimpse of the future at the Minstermen's Division Three clash with Darlington last Saturday. Next year's crop of first-year trainees, the young City stars of the future, were introduced to the crowd at half-time. As revealed in the
I AGREE with Mrs Townsend and her American tourists that some of the gnomes outside the Blue Moon Trading gift shop in Goodramgate are offensive (March 16). It is all about keeping up standards of decency, having respect for women and setting a good example
THE residents of Knaresborough are once again preparing to do battle with the local planning department after an application has been submitted to redevelop the abattoir site on Castle Ings Road/Waterside, proposing 24 apartments, up to five storeys high
ACOMB Baptist Church's Tuesday morning coffee bar will have a special theme during Easter week. Normally our tables are attractively decorated, but we are removing all the flowers from the vases and replacing them will a single long nail, which may prompt
MARTIN Jarred obviously did not do his homework on Martin Bell (York City are in for one hell of a ride, March 15). According to Mr Jarred - "Bell hung up his famous white suit and didn't contest the General Election last year." Oh, yes he did! Martin
GRANT Burton is wrong (March 19). There must be an open inquiry into foot and mouth disease, not particularly to apportion blame but to see that future actions are appropriate and practical. Mistakes were made so why can't they be acknowledged and avoided
NOW is the time to split over-crowded clumps of snowdrops. Unlike most other spring bulbs which are lifted and divided in summer when the leaves have died back, snowdrops are best attended to while "in-the-green", that is while the leaves are still fresh
YORK'S place in a united Europe is being strengthened by a campaign to accept a shared currency. Pressure group the European Movement met city MP Hugh Bayley in an effort to encourage York's traders to take the euro. Some businesses, from large firms
YORK MP Hugh Bayley was today being urged to prevent "anarchy on the streets" of the city by a desperate resident who is being victimised by thugs. The 46-year-old man has suffered at the hands of the yobs for the past 18 months, in what he believes is
THE INTREPID seal who fought his way up the River Ouse into North Yorkshire is set to become a big hit with the tourists this summer. The seal, who has been christened Sammy, made his home at Linton Lock, near Linton-on-Ouse, two months ago, after making
IT'S been stolen once, so you would think they would take a little more care looking after it. But when North Yorkshire security boffin Colin Simpson saw the famous Enigma decoding machine, he knew he could do a better job of keeping it safe. "I was on
THE oldest seven-a-side tournament in Yorkshire is set to kick-off on Good Friday - with 24 teams ready to battle it out at Percy Road, Pocklington. The 44th annual Pocklington Good Friday Sevens will see more than six hours of non-stop, high-speed rugby
TOM MASON, a former York tennis champion, has died in Florence Nightingale Hospice, Stoke Mandeville, after a long illness. He was 84. Mr Mason, who had suffered from prostate cancer, was born in Alnwick, moving to live in York in 1950 when he worked
THE plans for a new model village on York's outskirts are set to come a step nearer to reality next week. A draft development brief has been published for the site at Osbaldwick where the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and City of York Council jointly hope
MARK Maley's extended loan at York City has been cut short by injury, the Evening Press can confirm. As reported earlier this month, the former England youth captain suffered a thigh injury while on Minstermen duty and returned to Sunderland for treatment
YORK Wasps supporters have been urged to act quickly and rally around to save their club, writes Tony Curtis. The message comes from Bramley Rugby League Community Club, who were unceremoniously pulled out of the Northern Ford Premiership back in 1999
SEVERAL people could have provided doorman Paul Douglas with a copy of a confidential police log, York Crown Court heard. Barrister Paul Greaney was giving the closing speech on behalf of York police dog handler Clare Woodall, who is accused of conspiring
WASPS winger Leigh Deakin has called on the Rugby Football League to help the club get out of its crisis, writes Peter Martini. Deakin reckons the RFL must be able to do something to help the club survive. "I can't believe the RFL can't offer any help
FLAMINGO Land theme park, near Malton, was fined £2,000 after its head gardener was seriously hurt falling from a ride. The company pleaded guilty at Pickering magistrates court to failing to ensure the safety of its employees. Colin Braham was hurt last
YORK Wasps supporters have been urged to act quickly and rally around to save their club, writes Tony Curtis. The message comes from Bramley Rugby League Community Club, who were unceremoniously pulled out of the Northern Ford Premiership back in 1999
IT'S one of those places you always want to take a look inside. Even among the grand and genteel buildings of Bootham that stand as monuments to York's prosperous past, the imposing hotel with its curved bay front, set back from the broad street, behind
THIS is not a crisis for York Wasps. This is THE crisis. The Wasps have hit bad times before and have had crises aplenty in recent seasons. The danger is that people in the city will think the current situation is just another to add to the list. It is
SHED Seven played a blinder when they fulfilled their promise to hold a concert for York City FC at the Barbican Centre. The York City Supporters' Benefit Concert was to have been the Sheds' effort to help save the struggling football club, but after
MOTORISTS suffering rush-hour chaos in York can at last bid farewell to the infamous Copmanthorpe contraflow. The Highways Agency has confirmed that the hugely unpopular measure will not be reintroduced when work resumes on the project after Easter. The
THERE'S a story, possibly apocryphal, that makers of traditional rag rugs like to tell. It's about the First World War soldier who, on returning home from the trenches, found all his clothes had disappeared. Where have they all gone? he asked his wife
VICTORIA Ellis recently did an Evening Press walk on the North York Moors near the Hole of Horcum. There has been a fuss about it. A walker has phoned the paper complaining that her party was turned off the route; farmers have phoned the paper complaining
DISGRACEFULLY, Liberal councillors in York have sought to ensure the Tenneco development in Manor Lane will not be provided with retail facilities. When complete, there will be more than 600 new houses without a shop among them. Elderly and disabled people
I HOPE you can help me trace a very old friend I made while in the Royal Air Force more than 40 years ago. He was my sergeant - Bill Pettinger. I met him in 1956 at RAF Wittering near Stamford, Lincolnshire, and worked with him until he was posted to
MARK Maley's extended loan at York City has been cut short by injury, the Evening Press can confirm. As reported earlier this month, the former England youth captain suffered a thigh injury while on Minstermen duty and returned to Sunderland for treatment
WHEN Eric Sleightholme celebrated his 75th birthday earlier this month he asked for no presents - instead, his relatives and friends donated more than £350 to St Leonard's Hospice, York. More than 200 people - all invited by Eric - dropped into Bishopthorpe
BACK in business boxer Jamie Warters is poised for a long-awaited return to the ring after linking up with the man who guided Paul Ingle to world glory. Warters, once rated one of the light-heavyweight division's top prospects, has joined forces with
A SEVEN-UP triple will be the incentive for the Leeper-Hare York and District League select side when they face a Pickering Town outfit on Tuesday. The York representative ranks have so far had two outings this season. They routed Red Triangle from Leeds
A YORK couple have been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog after it was found in an emaciated state by an RSPCA inspector. Chris and Jill Burns, aged 29 and 27, of Tudor Road, Acomb, were told that they did not do enough to look after
FLAMINGO LAND owner Gordon Gibb is pictured getting set for the opening of his theme park for the 2002 season by having a go on the park's new Cliff Hanger ride. The new 55-metre high white-knuckle ride will catapult visitors into the air, then drop them
GEORGE Best look-a-like Gerry Cooper has made a welcome return to the Blacksmiths Arms, in Skelton, as landlord. Bearded Gerry, 55, left the pub four years ago to move to Darlington for family reasons, becoming steward at the town's cricket club. But
THEY faced a long wait, but hundreds of youngsters queued for hours to catch a glimpse of best-selling children's author Jacqueline Wilson. The writer was signing copies of her new book, Secrets, at Borders and her young fans flocked to the Davygate store
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania and three star players would offer a new buyer their expert help in formulating a business plan and bringing in sponsorship. Epifania - a veteran of more than 100 ARL games Down Under - has a proven track record in business
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania and three star players would offer a new buyer their expert help in formulating a business plan and bringing in sponsorship. Epifania - a veteran of more than 100 ARL games Down Under - has a proven track record in business
