CROWDS on their way to the Minstermen's game against Oxford at Bootham Crescent gawped in awe last Saturday as this white stretch limo gingerly body-swerved parked cars in the narrow streets near the ground. Rumours spread that York had signed Rivaldo
WHAT a great shame it was this week to see English rugby league lose Leo Epifania. And what a shame it is for the man himself to be stuck with an unenviable record of only one win from 11 Northern Ford Premiership games, a record that hardly reflects
Bolton Abbey is one of my favourite starts, a sentiment shared by the populace; there were more walkers than I have seen all year. This, my fourth visit for the Evening Press, was for a newish route up the Valley of Desolation and a little-publicised
The tearoom is attached to a well-stocked village store. We were greeted on arrival by the proprietor and invited to sit at a picnic table to the front of the shop or in the back garden, alternatively inside. We opted for the latter. Accommodation was
PIRATES once ruled the waves off this coast ... well, the airwaves at least. The wireless buccaneers of Radio Caroline, North Sea, City, Veronica and 'Wonderful Radio London' beamed their psychedelic sounds ashore during family holidays in the Sixties
YORK Wasps fans have already raised nearly half of the money they reckon is needed for the club to be readmitted to the Rugby Football League this season. That should give a positive edge to a public meeting at Huntington Stadium tomorrow, at which fans
YORK Wasps fans have already raised nearly half of the money they reckon is needed for the club to be readmitted to the Rugby Football League this season. That should give a positive edge to a public meeting at Huntington Stadium tomorrow, at which fans
A MAJOR rugby league roadshow to promote the forthcoming York Nines event is set to scrum down on the city centre streets - and it could well give the 'Keep Wasps Buzzing' campaign a boost. The original idea of the roadshow, which is planned for some
TAXI passengers in York will be reaching deeper into their pockets as fares are set to rise. Charges for hiring, distance travelled, waiting and fouling are all expected to go up. If approved, the revised fare structure will come into affect at the beginning
DETAILS of a major expansion of rubbish recycling across York have unveiled. City of York Council plans to include an extra 8,000 homes in its kerbside recycling scheme, which collects rubbish from outside people's homes. It is already in operation for
IT is one of the most beautiful scenes in York - historic Clifford's Tower on its daffodil-covered mound. But the view has been spoilt for more than 18 months by ugly metal fencing near the base of the mound. And for much of the time in recent weeks,
DEMANDS for the release of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman have been given the immediate backing of hundreds of Evening Press readers. In only one week, more than 300 people have added their voice to our call for the 51-year-old to be freed from a north
IN-FORM York speedster James Thompson was changing gear today as he switched to rallying. The touring car ace is doubling up this year to compete not only in the British Touring Car Championships but also the British Rally Championships, and as a precursor
THE season is drawing to a close but there's no let-up for City's players. The squad visited Fitness First at Clifton Moor this week to keep in trim and say thank you to the health club's outgoing general manager, Rachel Armstrong, who is pictured above
YORK RI's Josh Binns has seen his run in the county side brought to a swift end by injury. Openside flanker Binns made a storming debut for the Yorkshire Under-15s, as the White Rose side clawed their way back from 15-5 down to draw 15-15. However, the
CLOSING the countryside to tourists during last year's foot and mouth epidemic was an overreaction, national park bosses have claimed. North York Moors National Park Authority members also claim the restrictions on animal movements were unacceptable.
BAR Talk has tracked down York's longest serving landlady - we think! Dee Ralph - one of only a handful of women running pubs in the city - started at the Bay Horse, in Blossom Street, 19 years ago. The bubbly pint-puller, who is joined behind the bar
YORK Wasps fans have already raised nearly half of the money they reckon is needed for the club to be readmitted to the Rugby Football League this season. That should give a positive edge to a public meeting at Huntington Stadium tomorrow, at which fans
TERRY'S has admitted its flagship York factory will close down for two weeks this year because of a downturn in demand. The closure follows the announcement of 47 redundancies at the Bishopthorpe Road-based company in February. Terry's management told
I REMEMBER the first time I visited Harkers, all of five years ago. I had come by train to York for a job interview at the Evening Press and had a couple of hours to spare before my grilling by the editor. It was around lunchtime and being new to York
DEMANDS for the release of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman have been given the immediate backing of hundreds of Evening Press readers. In only one week, more than 300 people have added their voice to our call for the 51-year-old to be freed from a north
IT has been yet another largely disappointing season on the pitch, but York City hot-shots Lee Nogan and Michael Proctor have given fans plenty to cheer. They have shared 23 goals - Proctor 12 and Nogan 11 - and in doing so have broken a five-year barren
THE Castle Area Campaign must congratulate your team on an excellent presentation of the Vision of York (March 27). We applaud the desire of City of York Council to create the process which looks at the "big picture" rather than fiddling with the minutiae
I sympathise with Mrs Joan Townsend and her party of American visitors who fled York in disgust at the sight of the plastic gnomes outside the gift shop in Goodramgate (Evening Press, March 16), because I have been subjected to the offensive sight as
MY council tax rate for 1987 was £96.39, for 2002 it is £770.45 (Band C), a rise of more than 750 per cent in 15 years. Last year's tax was £702.80, a rise of £67.65, nearly ten per cent in one year. If this upward trend continues it will have doubled
THE season is drawing to a close but there's no let-up for City's players. The squad visited Fitness First at Clifton Moor this week to keep in trim and say thank you to the health club's outgoing general manager, Rachel Armstrong, who is pictured above
We are into the fourth month of the year, evenings are longer and the warm week we had after Easter has seen blossom trees coming into flower and potted plants in need of regular watering. In our garden, the holiday task was to fix several panels of trellising
POLICE are seeking a driver who may have vital information about the stabbing of a teenager in York. William Meek, 17, was today still recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach by a moped rider outside Macdonalds furniture store, in Fossgate
TRADERS called today for the re-development of York's Piccadilly to go ahead quickly - without waiting for the Coppergate controversy to be resolved. York Chamber of Trade said the continuing impasse over Land Securities' proposals to re-develop land
THE Queen's new representative for law and order in North Yorkshire was sworn in at a traditional ceremony at York Crown Court. Retired stockbroker Mark Evans was named as the county's High Sheriff, a role that has existed for more than 1,000 years. Mr
THE Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby, took the salute from the steps of the Mansion House today as Army cadets from the city marched proudly past to celebrate a new honour. Members of B Company, Yorkshire (North and West) Army Cadet Force, had just
THE fourth and final part of a major plan to rejuvenate a York estate is almost under way. The North Clifton Regeneration Partnership was formed in 1998 with a four-year brief to improve the lives of estate residents. Project manager Tanya Lyon said:
A WARNING has been issued to residents in York after bogus smoke detector engineers were found to be operating at Skelton. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service warned last month that youths posing as official engineers had been in operation at Sinnington
A BOY with disabilities has had his dream come true - a replica Colin McRae rally car for the weekend. Three-year-old Charlie Ridgewell, of Swinton, near Malton, along with his mum and dad, Heidi and Matt, have been loaned a high-performance Ford Focus
A BUMPER crowd defied the Easter holiday traffic to converge on Percy Road for the 44th annual John Smith's Pocklington Sevens on Good Friday. More than 2,000 turned up to watch a feast of running rugby, as well as enjoying the odd alcoholic tipple. And
SPRING has, it seems, finally sprung this week and not before time. Although we are still getting freezing temperatures at night at least the days seem to be getting warmer. On the variety of ponds and lakes around the area reeds are just beginning to
EASINGWOLD sidecar ace Steve Webster and passenger Paul Woodhead are back on the World Championship trail tomorrow. Webster and Woodhead have made the long journey to Kyalami, South Africa for the second round of the 2002 FIM Sidecar World Championship
FOUR York City Rowing Club members have been selected to represent the North East of England at the Junior Inter Regional Championships at Nottingham later this month. The Women's Junior 16 Coxless quad of Charlotte Richer (bow), Camilla Selby, Jenny
LEEDS' bad boy Danny Mills will be walking a disciplinary tightrope in the next two games as he tries to avoid a fourth suspension of the season. The England right back's booking at Spurs on Monday was his ninth of the campaign and if he steps out of
She was born in York, lives in York, and her father is a British citizen, but little Ella Maurer has been refused a British passport. The decision, slammed as "outrageous" today by her parents, has now thrown into doubt a planned visit to her mum Karin's
David O'Leary has backed under-fire Peter Reid to quieten the Sunderland boo-boys and lead the Black Cats out of their current slump. Reid has been jeered in recent weeks by a section of fans at the Stadium of Light following a bad run of results and
YORK Wasps fans have already raised nearly half of the money they reckon is needed for the club to be readmitted to the Rugby Football League this season. That should give a positive edge to a public meeting at Huntington Stadium tomorrow, at which fans
A MILKMAN injured when he was thrown from his float as he tried to stop two robbers speeding off in it early today, has spoken of his ordeal. Kevin Parkin, 39, who delivers to Dunnington, Holtby and Stockton-on-the-Forest, was hurt when he clung to his
