YOUNG Finlay Kellett Thorpe doesn't know it yet, but he might just be a trend-setter. The little boy is the first baby in York to be named in a civil ceremony. Finlay's parents, Matthew Kellett and Simone Thorpe, from Cawood, near Selby, wanted to mark
FORMER York City centre back John Fielding may be joining UniBond League premier division outfit Barrow. He played in a prestigious friendly for the Cumbrians against a Leeds United XI on Friday night to mark the Holker Street club's centenary. Fielding
MODEL Alison Richards left male passers-by hot and flustered when she delivered an energy-o-gram to a York store. Clad only in her underwear, Alison launched PlanetYork's Turn Down The Heat campaign in Brown's department store, Davygate. The year-long
FORMER York Wasps kicking star Gary Pearce has opened the door to a shock return to Huntington Stadium as a coach. Furthermore, Martin Flynn, who was assistant to departed head coach Leo Epifania, has also thrown his hat into the ring, saying he would
CROSS-DRESSING footballers joined nearly 100 runners as they slogged through a ten kilometre run for tragic schoolboy Jamie Bucknell. The Strensall Football Club players joined the 14-year-old's schoolfriends, his family and members of Elvington football
THE daughter of an African villager who settled in York after falling in love with a Christian missionary has retraced his roots. Teba Diatta, from Lidgett Grove, Acomb, spent four months in a primitive French-speaking Senegalese village to meet her father's
YORK entertained champions and year 2000 National Club Knockout Cup victors, Sheffield Collegiate, and fell short by 24 runs in a competitive and entertaining Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League. The Collegians elected to bat first and lost Simon Clark
YOUNG Selby RUFC centre Martin Prothero has found himself under the gaze of the Principality following a number of storming displays for the Welsh Exiles Under-21s. Prothero, who has been mainly limited to second team action at Sandhill Lane this season
THERE were mixed fortunes for York CC this weekend as they slumped to defeat against Sheffield Collegiate in the league, but beat Beverley in the National Knockout Cup. The efforts of Simon Mason and bowler Rob Flack (pictured above) on Saturday were
TWO motorcyclists were killed when their machines were in a head-on smash on the North York Moors. The crash, which happened on the A169 Whitby to Pickering road, near to the turn-off for Goathland, involved the riders of a silver Honda 600cc machine
Sheriff Hutton were only able to muster ten men for the clash with Huby and were severely trounced after being dismissed for the lowest total for a number of years. Sheriff skipper Richard Armitage made ten before being first out at 14 when he was caught
YORK City Council has a policy of a twice-yearly spray in early May and in September/October, to eradicate weeds. Obviously, this is a good thing because in some parts of York away from the city centre the streets and alleyways do not get swept regularly
THE new sixth division got under way but newcomers Londesbrough Park II had no fairytale beginning when they were forced to hang in for a draw at 98-9 in reply to the 207-5 scored by Hovingham. Mark Redhead top scored for the Howardian side with 74no
Now I've heard it all. Personal trainers who keep you fit, house doctors who organise your home, personal eating trainers who monitor what you put in your mouth. It's as if we can't think for ourselves anymore. And things are getting worse. Fridge doctors
Deaf charity worker Ian Stillman, who is in jail in India on drugs charges, has lost his right to appeal. A judge in India's Supreme Court decided today not to grant him leave to appeal against his 10-year sentence imposed in June last year for the alleged
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a radical treatment regime which aims to help people who harm themselves. FOR the first time in 25 years, Lucy isn't ashamed when she goes out. The dreadful scars she used to cause by gouging and digging at her own skin have gone
Deaf charity worker Ian Stillman, who is in jail in India on drugs charges, has lost his right to appeal. A judge in India's Supreme Court decided today not to grant him leave to appeal against his 10-year sentence imposed in June last year for the alleged
DARK clouds had been gathering over Holgate Road. It had all seemed so depressingly familiar. Thrall Europa, which rose from the ruins of the York carriageworks, was running out of orders and 260 jobs were potentially at risk. But now a ray of sunshine
THEY don't make 'em like they used to. And this well-worn lament is never more true than when it applies to country crafts. The former army of skilled men and women bodging, weaving and whittling has dwindled to a handful keeping the traditions alive.
LEGAL complexities behind York Wasps' bid to rejoin the Rugby Football League have forced fans to turn their sights from this season to next. However, it has been confirmed these new plans are set to be backed by a consortium looking to take a major share
IT WAS a murder that shocked North Yorkshire - and shattered the lives of the parents, wife and son of Special Constable Glenn Goodman. Now the tenth anniversary of his death at the hands of an IRA terrorist is set to be marked by a special memorial service
GOVERNMENT statistics have confirmed that North Yorkshire Police is spending more of its annual budget on pensions than any other force. The figures for 2001 bolster York MP Hugh Bayley's argument for an overhaul of the way retired officers are paid.
SCORES of crimes may have been prevented in York and North Yorkshire through a new tagging and supervision project for persistent young offenders. A score of teenage law-breakers - mostly robbers and burglars - have been placed on the Intensive Supervision
THREE York City Baths Club aces have scooped the pool for top awards, writes Tony Kelly. Wife and husband team Pat and Adam Baxter gained a long-service award from the North-Eastern Counties Amateur Swimming Association in recognition of their contribution
CHARITIES in the area are being invited to join in the fun at York College when it holds its annual event for the surrounding community. The college's Community Fun Day takes place on June 29 and events for all the family are already being lined up. Catering
by Bob Grainger OLD Malton won the York FA Saturday Reserve Cup final with an incredible 3-2 victory over Pocklington at York RI's New Lane ground. The match exploded into life in extra time when all the goals were scored, and it needed a thrilling last-minute
MODEL Alison Richards left male passers-by hot and flustered when she delivered an energy-o-gram to a York store. Clad only in her underwear, Alison launched PlanetYork's Turn Down The Heat campaign in Brown's department store, Davygate. The year-long
SELBY RUFC's kicking sensation Carl Paterson is set to have another stab at the 13-a-side code, joining his brother Lee as a trialist at Keighley Cougars. Paterson has been in scintillating form for the Sandhill Laners since returning to the club mid-way
POCKLINGTON RUFC pulled it out of the bag to defeat a star-studded President's XV 28-26 at Percy Road. Full-back Mark Taylor conjured up a magical victory when he touched down three minutes from the end to level the scores and set up Dan Clappison to
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a memorial to the women of the Second World War have welcomed an idea that it should also remember the Queen Mother and should be sited in Trafalgar Square. The London landmark was the York-based campaigners' original choice for
YORK turned on the best 40 minutes of rugby they have played this season on Saturday to extinguish any fear of relegation. Their 26-19 victory also ended Yarnbury's dreams of promotion from Yorkshire One. After narrowly losing to Selby on Wednesday Yarnbury
A too-good-to-be-true offer of cheap cigarettes and booze from Spain is just that, North Yorkshire trading standards officers have warned. A company called GlobalWorld has delivered leaflets - which invite customers to order cut-price cigarettes and spirits
THE organisers of an illegal rave which saw hundreds of people dance until dawn in a field near York have defended their "right to party". The Evening Press was invited to a secret location on the outskirts of the city to witness the all-nighter first
AN AUSTRALIAN telephone operator who allegedly failed to act on a report of a woman screaming at about the time York backpacker Caroline Stuttle was killed is reported to be facing disciplinary action. A Queensland newspaper, The Courier-Mail, claims
FORMER York City centre back John Fielding may be joining UniBond League premier division outfit Barrow. He played in a prestigious friendly for the Cumbrians against a Leeds United XI on Friday night to mark the Holker Street club's centenary. Fielding
FINLAY Kellet Thorpe has just become the first tot to be named in York in a civil ceremony. Parents Matthew Kellett and Simone Thorpe, both 30, from Cawood, near Selby, decided against a Christian ceremony because they are not religious. "We don't go
LEGAL complexities behind York Wasps' bid to rejoin the Rugby Football League have forced fans to turn their sights from this season to next. However, it has been confirmed these new plans are set to be backed by a consortium looking to take a major share
THREATENED York rail manufacturer Thrall Europa has been thrown a lifeline, the Evening Press can reveal today. Relieved workers at the Holgate-based factory have been told that rail freight company EWS has ordered a further 220 coal wagons - on top of
EARLY premier division pace-setters Heworth and Woodhouse Grange were meeting this afternoon in what promised to be an enthralling encounter. Heworth are top dogs in the Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior League after their six-wicket win at
CRAYKE were rescued from a shaky start against Dringhouses in division one, which saw them lose two wickets for just six runs, by skipper Jonathon Wright who made 84. Eric Watson supported with 35 in a third-wicket stand of 84. Paul Hutchinson (18) then
Rowntree lead division three after being steered to a six wicket win at Heworth by opener Gerry Capelin who made an unbeaten 79. Heworth lost wickets at regular intervals, being reduced to 91-7 by Paul Horner 4-74 and Neil Davidson 3-50. Rathbone brought
THE reaction to the new traffic calming measures in the Bishopthorpe 'school zone' has been encouraging, despite a small number of specific complaints. I am pleased to say the response from parents and grandparents taking children to school has been mostly
BUBWITH gained a five-run victory when Wilberfoss' last man was dismissed in the final over as Neil Readman held onto a skier on the boundary. Edward Smith had made 33 as Bubwith were bowled out for a modest 123 with John Chaplin taking 5-31. Former Wilberfoss
WE wish to reply to an article about traffic in Osbaldwick and the comments made by Mr Kettlestring, a member of the parish council (April 22). Since B&Q was built and the addition of the traffic lights at Tang Hall Lane/Hull Road, the through-traffic
AFTER a blank opening week, the fifth division programme got under way and saw victories for Rowntree II, Thorp Arch and Thirsk II. At Mille Crux, some wayward bowling by Rowntree boosted the Selby total by around 50 runs and enabled the visitors to reach
I AM researching the lives of women who worked at the Rowntree factory between 1930-1989. I am desperately trying to find ex-Rowntree workers who came from overseas to live in York and who would be willing to talk to me about their experiences. This is
YOUTH crime is the 'in topic' at the moment and it is a serious problem. Children need safe places to play, or they will get into trouble. I have noticed around York during recent years, sadly, that more and more 'green' areas are disappearing only to
