AFTER five defeats from six outings - and the inescapable shadow of relegation no matter how unlikely still lurking ominously - a win was all important for York City. But given the tepid display served up at the weekend against Kidderminster and the call
A FORMER North Yorkshire paramedic has been struck off after a pensioner claimed he indecently assaulted her. But Garry Fordham, 38, of Rawcliffe Lane, Clifton, protested his innocence today in the wake of the London hearing. Fordham, an ambulance worker
YORK'S telephone call centre is to close within the next two years, BT announced today. BT Retail employs 242 staff and also has 20 agency staff at its Stonebow call centre in York, which deals with customer inquiries about sales and billing. But BT said
STEPHEN LEWIS looks at what it means to have a vision for the future of York and investigates the way forward WHAT sort of city do we want to pass on to our children? A green and pleasant York that is little more than a dormitory community for the larger
UNFORTUNATELY, it has been lumbered with one of those sleep-inducing New Labour titles: the local strategic partnership. But try not to let that put you off. Its launch today could - and should - be the start of something important and exciting. This
AS a resident of Chapelfields, I feel sympathetic towards First drivers having to endure the disgusting behaviour of certain elements of society which must make their job a nightmare. I have lived here since the early 1960s when it used to be a decent
I ATTENDED the Bryant Homes' presentation on its proposed development for the Skeldergate car park. While I support the development of the site for mainly residential use, with some shopping, the development as proposed is too massive and out of keeping
Yorkshire were today inquiring whether new captain Darren Lehmann will be available for the start of the season after all following the calling off of Australia's tour to Zimbabwe next month. Last week, Yorkshire announced they had signed another Australian
ARTHUR Brown, a director of York City Football Club when they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1955 and a former York and Yorkshire Golf Union president, has died in York District Hospital, aged 88. Mr Brown, who had suffered from respiratory and heart
NEW signing Scott Jones helped steer York City to within a whisker of Football League safety with a 2-0 win over Lincoln City then jokingly admitted he thought he'd joined the wrong team. Jones was a second-half substitute as City overcame the challenge
YORK Wasps supporter and former Health Secretary Frank Dobson MP has told of his sadness at the collapse of the Northern Ford Premiership club. Dobson, now the Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras in central London, contacted the Evening Press today to
DEFIANT York Rugby League Club fans are to fight on as they step up the pressure for an Easter rising. Supporters of the Wasps are urged to attend another public meeting at the Huntington Stadium bar tonight (7pm) in a concerted drive to form a working
HEARTBROKEN York paper-boy Scott Bowlby is appealing for the return of his beloved bike. Thieves broke through his lock and stole the £330 cycle outside Young's Newsagents in Poppleton Road, at about 3.50pm yesterday. Scott, of Jennifer Grove, Holly Bank
York Rugby Union Club Under 14s' first half power play of 33 points without reply set the foundations for a comfortable 38-19 win over neighbours Selby. Selby were on the back foot straight from the kick off with York's powerful pack driving forward at
BOBBLE hats and woolly jumpers have been replaced by T-shirts and shades as the sunshine finally makes a lasting appearance across North Yorkshire. York tourism chiefs said the good weather - which is set to continue over the weekend - had brought visitors
RAIL misery returned to North Yorkshire again today as commuters were hit by yet another round of industrial action. Station and clerical staff at Arriva Trains Northern have begun a 48-hour strike in protest at a management pay offer. Tomorrow, they
WOMEN chocaholics eat your hearts out - an avenue of pleasure is closing to you soon. A new advertising campaign is to be launched on Monday which brands York-made Yorkie bars as chocolate for men only. The slogan Not For Girls is to be used in the new
Things are starting to hot up on the local still-water circuit with the onset of spring. A good field of 49 enjoyed a cracker at the Willows on Saturday where the top 30 all recorded double figures or more. Steve Fearnley led the rout from peg 15 on Ridge
NEW signing Scott Jones helped steer York City to within a whisker of Football League safety with a 2-0 win over Lincoln City then jokingly admitted he thought he'd joined the wrong team. Jones was a second-half substitute as City overcame the challenge
ALMOST a year after pub landlady Frances Debenham told Tony Blair how the foot and mouth crisis was crippling her business, his Government has finally helped her out. Frances, proprietor of the Feversham Arms, in Farndale, tackled the Prime Minister on
A 73-YEAR-OLD woman told today how she thought she was going to be murdered by a man who attacked and robbed her in her home in York. The woman was subjected to a terrifying ordeal which began when she was grabbed from behind on the doorstep of her home
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon, who launched his title defence with a winner at Southwell yesterday, travels to Musselburgh tomorrow to go head-to-head with his great rival Kevin Darley. I fancy Fallon to ride at least a couple of winners, starting with
YORK Wasps supporter and former Health Secretary Frank Dobson MP has told of his sadness at the collapse of the Northern Ford Premiership club. Dobson, now the Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras in central London, contacted the Evening Press today to
DEFIANT York Rugby League Club fans are to fight on as they step up the pressure for an Easter rising. Supporters of the Wasps are urged to attend another public meeting at the Huntington Stadium bar tonight (7pm) in a concerted drive to form a working
CHRIS TITLEY talks to the author of a psychological thriller set in a nightmarish North Yorkshire town IT wasn't the best year to graduate. When Mark Morris left college in 1981 clutching a history and media degree, he found himself at the back of a dole
COUNCIL tax in York is the lowest in North Yorkshire, new figures have revealed. Residents are paying less than people who live in similar authorities across the country, it is also claimed. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions figures
THREE police officers were injured today when their patrol car was rammed during a high-speed pursuit across York. The drama unfolded at 2.07am when police were called to the St Peter's quarter of Leeman Road following reports of cars "racing" each other
A YORK mini-market store was held up for the second time this month when a masked robber burst in armed with a meat cleaver. A man was arrested today in connection with the incident, which happened at about 10.40 last night at the Spar shop in Heworth
BRITISH masculinity is in such a fragile state that it needs shoring up with a "men-only" chocolate bar. At least that is the premise of Nestl Rowntree's new campaign for the Yorkie. Perhaps the company is on to something. Maybe now we will see men deserting
WHEN it comes to this vision thing, it is a lot easier to say what you don't want. We don't want Britain to be buffeted around by the global economy, but we don't want to be part of the single currency and we don't want to be America's lapdog. We don't
IT is to be regretted that the criteria for planning approval now rests on whether council officers suggest to the planning committee that the applicant may appeal and apply for costs, rather than the merits of the proposal. This has happened twice in
PAUL Cooper is right to ask what has happened to the public art scheme in memory of workers at the carriageworks (Letters, March 14). Your recent articles about the plight of Thrall and the millions of pounds of public money spent on regenerating the
"NOTHING will stop promiscuity among teenage girls". Heather Causnett's statement (March 21) is damning in the extreme. Many girls have a much higher regard for themselves, and the store which sell these morning-after pills should have more regard for
Yorkshire continued their poor start on their pre-season tour of Grenada by losing by five runs to Sussex in yesterday's 45 overs practice match. Sussex recovered from 118 for 7 to 198 for eight after Matt Prior had slammed an unbeaten 88 with ten boundaries
THE greenest building in Britain has celebrated its second birthday with a team aiming to make the city the UK's most energy-efficient. The PlanetYork team visited the York Environmental Community Centre, in St Nicholas Fields, Tang Hall, to mark the
DEFIANT York Rugby League Club fans are to fight on as they step up the pressure for an Easter rising. Supporters of the Wasps are urged to attend another public meeting at the Huntington Stadium bar tonight (7pm) in a concerted drive to form a working
Stamford Bridge improved their promotion chances in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'C' with a 3-1 win over Norton United. Chris Allen put them one up in the first half and second half goals from Gavin Sleigtholme and Marton Smith jnr ensured
RESIDENTS have voiced their protests about a massive flats development planned for the heart of York. Members of opposition group, Friends of Bishophill, descended on the City of York Council's planning committee site visit at the NCP car park in Skeldergate
ARTHUR Brown, a director of York City Football Club when they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1955 and a former York and Yorkshire Golf Union president, has died in York District Hospital, aged 88. Mr Brown, who had suffered from respiratory and heart
MOTORISTS were today hit by major tailbacks on the A64 near York as the traffic system on the road was altered in time for the Easter weekend. Seven-mile queues were reported as the notorious contraflow system on roadworks at Copmanthorpe was replaced
A STAR of the small screen is to make a special appearance at a North Yorkshire event. A life-size replica of a horse, which has made several appearances in the Yorkshire Television soap Emmerdale, is one of the lots in an auction being held at The Village
DRIVERS were today warned they risk "horrific consequences" if they get behind the wheel while tired. Transport Minister David Jamieson gave the grim warning at the start of a hard-hitting advertising campaign launched in the wake of the Selby rail crash
Yorkshire continued their poor start on their pre-season tour of Grenada by losing by five runs to Sussex in yesterday's 45 overs practice match. Sussex recovered from 118 for 7 to 198 for eight after Matt Prior had slammed an unbeaten 88 with ten boundaries
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club chief executive Chris Hassell sprang a surprise today by announcing that he will retire from the post on his 60th birthday in November. Hassell, the longest serving chief executive in county cricket, joined Yorkshire in 1991
POLICE have identified a badly-decomposed body discovered hidden in a house in London as that of missing South Korean student In Hea Song. The body of Miss Song, 22, who had visited York shortly before she vanished in December last year, was found on
Yorkshire were today inquiring whether new captain Darren Lehmann will be available for the start of the season after all following the calling off of Australia's tour to Zimbabwe next month. Last week, Yorkshire announced they had signed another Australian
FOOTBALL-mad Callum Dent will be in seventh heaven tonight when he makes his international "debut" at Elland Road. The 12-year-old from Selby was chosen to be one of the England mascots for the game against Italy in front of millions of TV viewers and
DEFIANT York Rugby League Club fans are to fight on as they step up the pressure for an Easter rising. Supporters of the Wasps are urged to attend another public meeting at the Huntington Stadium bar tonight (7pm) in a concerted drive to form a working
