ROB SIMPSON of the Yorkshire and North East NFU reveals why foreign chickens are eating into our seedcorn as a nation The eating habits of the British public are in a perpetual state of flux. In the last 20 years, the traditional home-cooked meat and
LITTLE firms in York with BIG ideas stop here. This could be the moment where your dreams are fuelled with money. By linking with the major banks, the York Technology Growth Scheme accesses at least £6.25 million of early stage capital to assist the growth
THEY are the modern Adventurers - York's rival bankers walking in the sunny gardens of the city's 14th century Merchant Adventurers Hall. And they are completely in step. Never before have the money men been so united in their efforts to help small ventures
WORK began yesterday on building a new Dixon Car Clinic at Clifton Moor which will create seven new jobs when it opens in June. The body repair facility will take six weeks to build in an existing unit in Kettlestring Lane and occupying about 18,000 sq
THERE is more than a healthy interest in the final phase of York Science Park in Heslington. As already reported in the Evening Press, the Strategic Health Authority plans to take 12,000 sq ft of offices, leaving 45,000 sq ft available for sale or to
HARVESTER, the expanding UK restaurant brand is hunting for suitable sites in York. Owner of the largely southern chain, Six Continents Retail, wants to expand the restaurants to create what it calls "a major presence in the north." For now, the nearest
A North Yorkshire Internet security specialist has received government backing to break into global markets with its revolutionary technology which could be worth billions of pounds. Swivel Technologies Ltd, of Knaresborough, has won a £40,000 DTI-sponsored
AN ANGRY York mother today warned teenagers and parents about a group of youths who attacked and tried to rob her son, leaving him needing hospital treatment. The mother-of-three, who asked not to be identified, said her son was "quite badly shaken up
Are the first sparks in manufacturing beginning to flare again in our region? Perhaps, says IAN HUGHES director, of the Engineering Employers' Federation in Yorkshire and Humber. But it needs help The last two years have been difficult for many companies
YORK'S Park & Ride service is set to run seven days a week. City of York Council and First York have agreed that a Sunday service should be operated for a trial period, probably during the forthcoming summer holidays. They say York is now as busy
MOTORISTS in York are set to lose more than 1,000 parking spaces through a spate of car park closures. Evening Press inquiries have confirmed that up to eight city centre locations may eventually be hit by York's disappearing car park syndrome. More than
A £400,000 appeal is being launched to recruit more Macmillan nurses and doctors for York. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the vital work these nurses do IN one of the quiet consulting rooms at York District Hospital's Cancer Care Centre, Pauline Miller has been
Yorkshire have England hero Michael Vaughan and Test colleague Matthew Hoggard back with them for tomorrow's televised Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final clash against Essex at Chelmsford. Although Yorkshire will be looking for big performances from
STAND by for lift-off for the biggest, most glittering event on the business calendar in North and East Yorkshire. The countdown begins now and blast-off for the 2002 Evening Press Business Awards will be in next month's issue of the pink Business Press
BEING the annual meeting, it was time for members of RICH Ridings Investment Club Holdings to be slightly self-congratulatory that over the year they had weathered the stock market storm with distinction. Whereas during 2000/2001 the club's asset value
FOLLOWING the recent crop of tragic accidents involving motorcyclists, I hope that you will quietly drop your "Arrive Alive" campaign. While all deaths on the roads are avoidable it seems that your campaign aims to shift the focus and blame away from
I PRESUME those cowardly faceless graffitists who have scrawled their promotion of hunting on the bridges spanning the A64 are the same mindless group who dress up in odd garb to chase and frighten the living daylights out of rural foxes. The unspeakable
REGARDING the letter about the prices charged for the York Theatre Royal pantomime this year (May 18), I have always wondered why the people of York will pay such inflated prices for their pantomime. One should consider that York Theatre Royal is charging
The RSPB, together with 13 other organisations, has written to the Prime Minister to urge him to support crucial changes we believe need to be made to the way in which our food is produced. It is three months since Sir Don Curry's Food and Farming Commission
A STAND of 251 set Dunnington on the way to victory by 169 runs in their Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy first round match at Streethouse. Put into bat, Dunnington lost their first wicket with the score on 32, Hamid Khan being caught for 19 off
FANS of the TV series Hornblower are in for a treat with the arrival of a nautical star of the small screen. The Grand Turk, the square-rigged fighting frigate which became HMS Indefatigable for the series, is to visit Whitby again. The 22-cannon ship
WORRIED villagers today called for a public inquiry if plans for a £1 billion international science centre are given the go-ahead. Residents of Burn, near Selby, claimed their village was being "sacrificed in the national interest", while officials at
THE continuing cycle of rail strikes will resume next week when station and retail staff at Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) hold another walk-out. Rail misery will continue for North Yorkshire passengers during a 48-hour dispute of ATN administrative staff
JAMES Meadows showed he is still king of the court with a superb victory in Yorkshire LTA York District Tyke Petroleum Junior Tournament. Meadows (Wigginton TC) last year won the Under-12s crown on his way to six titles in the season. Showing the winter
POPPLETON, champions in 2000, had a big win over Stillington to go top of division one in IT Sports York and District Mixed Doubles League. Rob Jones and Belinda Turnbull led the way, dropping only three games out of 36 in their three victories as Poppleton
CELEBRATIONS marking the opening of a new North Yorkshire skatepark were marred when a teenage user was hurt in an accident. The boy, who has not been named, was injured shortly after the opening of the new Malton and Norton skatepark. The accident has
VANDERLIN, denied a hat-trick of wins at Lingfield recently, can get back on the winning trail at Goodwood tomorrow. Ian Balding's talented three-year-old tackles the £40,000 goodwood.co.uk Showcase Handicap over seven furlongs and is fancied to take
York Groves ARLC will hold their annual awards night on Saturday, May 25 at the Castle Howard Ox pub on Townend Street in the Groves. Meet 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Updated: 11:35 Tuesday, May 21, 2002
York City Ladies battled valiantly but missed out on silverware when they went down 6-2 to Middlesbrough in the North Riding County Cup final. After trailing 3-0 at half-time, the City Ladies fought back with goals from Kelly Chesterton (penalty) and
A PENSIONER died after being taken ill while changing a wheel on his car in York. The man, who was said to be aged 68, was changing the wheel in University Road, off Hull Road, when he suffered what ambulance workers described as an apparent angina attack
STUDENTS from the College of Law, rowing under York City Rowing Club colours, pulled off a fine win in the Women's Novice Coxed fours at the Bradford Regatta. The crew of Louise Hamilton (bow), Katherine McDonagh, Lucy Preston, Jo Matthews (stroke) and
THE House of Lords was today due to discuss the plight of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. Labour peer Lord Ashley, who has backed the campaign to free Mr Stillman from an Indian prison, has tabled an oral question which will be answered by Ministers
UNEXPLAINED lights have been seen by residents in the skies above York. A number of people have contacted the Evening Press and reported mysterious illuminations above the north east of the city. Two residents witnessed bright white lights crossing the
Yorkshire have England hero Michael Vaughan and Test colleague Matthew Hoggard back with them for tomorrow's televised Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final clash against Essex at Chelmsford. Although Yorkshire will be looking for big performances from
A SELBY couple whose workshop and classic car were destroyed by fire believe it was started by arsonists. It took firefighters three hours to extinguish the flames as the blaze ripped through the 60ft by 30ft workshop, in Chapel Yard, off Millgate, Selby
In the second of our new series of monthly columns, ANDREW DUNN takes a look at developments in science and technology in our region and the wider world Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales is more than four times older than was thought. Scientists believed
Biggest applause for the new York Technology Growth Scheme comes from the city's new high-tech firms - and those who made it but wish they had the benefit of the idea years ago SOMETIMES fledgling York firms' nifty ideas may seem to be all hot air, but
ROB SIMPSON of the Yorkshire and North East NFU reveals why foreign chickens are eating into our seedcorn as a nation The eating habits of the British public are in a perpetual state of flux. In the last 20 years, the traditional home-cooked meat and
THE House of Lords was today due to discuss the plight of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. Labour peer Lord Ashley, who has backed the campaign to free Mr Stillman from an Indian prison, has tabled an oral question which will be answered by Ministers
IT is a wonderful dream. Fast forward a few years, and York has been reclaimed from the grip of the car. Families stroll along its ancient thoroughfares without being menaced by the motorist. Tourists sip cappuccinos at street cafs. Everyone breathes
AN early user of the Malton and Norton skatepark now knows all about the highs and lows of sport. One moment he was a soaring to the top of the ramp; the next he needed first aid after an unhappy landing. No doubt he will follow David Beckham's lead and
BEING brainy is all very well and good, but if you haven't got the right trainers, you've had it. Academically-gifted children, like their plump, spotty and speccy brethren, are easy targets for bullies. Anything that makes you stand out from the crowd
BANKS and other money providers and economic experts today pledged themselves to provide millions of pounds to help high-tech fledgling businesses in York bloom. Through Business Press they are launching the pace-setting York Technology Growth Scheme,
Wanted: The bloody-minded business men and women of York. Solicitors' practice Ware & Kay is trying to organise a mass corporate blood-letting by inviting business people all over the city to donate blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service
Bosses must leap the hurdles of staff learning - but how to do it? DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire, wants your views THE Learning and Skills Council has just invited views on a workforce development strategy
HELPING a nurse to open a new day nursery near Selby proved to be child's play for business advisers from Business Link York and North Yorkshire. The new nursery at Great Heck is the brainchild of Gail Hope, who has lived in the village since 1992 and
A U.S.-based systems company has set up its UK headquarters in York - and plans to woo slothful people back to the gymnasium. Legend Club Management Systems, which has just been guided to new offices at Clifton Moor by the York Inward Investment Board
Businesses are being urged to give themselves the edge in a new campaign launched by Business Link York and North Yorkshire. Business Link York and North Yorkshire offers a range of help and advice services for businesses, or people considering starting
I WOULD like to draw your attention to the plight of the many ex-servicemen and women from the Commonwealth - particularly those in Africa and the Indian sub-continent - who fought alongside us in the last war and are now suffering severe hardship. More
I LIVE for the day when Mike "Get Orrf My Road" Usherwood actually gets his facts right. I'm not holding my breath, but should such a day arrive I'll be the first to rejoice. A few things that Disgruntled of Huntington should bear in mind. Cyclists do
EACH year at this time The Samaritans aim to encourage those who may be passing through any form of emotional crisis or contemplating suicide to contact us via the national emergency telephone number listed in all phone books (08457 909090). Callers can
A LAST game win by Wendy Rhea prevented Fulfordgate from completing a whitewash of Six Bells in York White Rose Ladies Darts League division one. Elsie Blackburn, Milly Mountain and Pam Husband came good in the singles as Crescent beat Winning Post, while
DAWN Exton shot out on treble then double 20 for a 100 finish as Cygnet eclipsed Half Moon 7-2 in York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Exton's colleague Anne Bass was a double-ton scorer, while Half Moon's points came from Maureen and Claire
NATHAN Witty and Steve Barnard were the major winners as Heworth ARLFC held their annual presentation night. Centre Witty lifted the Atkinson Memorial Trophy after being named the Villagers' first team player of the year, while forward Barnard was voted
WHO said our ancestors had no sauce? Try telling that to the body of the 4th century castrated priest found in North Yorkshire, dressed in women's clothes and jewellery, whose life and times are chronicled in a new book from English Heritage. The skull
York Acorn starlet Johnny Waldron scooped two awards at the club's open age and Under-18s end-of-season presentation night. Half-back Waldron, Acorn's leading try-scorer in their National Conference League second division, won the first team's most improved
Dunnington's success in division one of the Tyke Petroleum Men's League continued with 73 games at Bubwith. John Sumner and Paul Birch and Phil Spencer and Andy Peeke-Vout scored 25. Bubwith's Doug Smith and Shaun Pinchbeck did well to win a rubber and
THE leader of City of York Council's main opposition group has reshuffled his pack in preparation for the 2003 local elections. Liberal Democrat leader Steve Galloway said he is "delighted" the group has unanimously elected the new shadow executive team
VANDALS have targeted one of York's main shopping streets, putting windows through at two of its stores. Large windows at both the River Island clothes shop and The Phone People mobile phone shop, in Coney Street, were put through. Windows were also smashed
NEW police figures show recorded crime in North Yorkshire soared by 15 per cent in the last year. But the force's deputy chief constable said today that the rise from 51,551 recorded crimes to 59,149, between April 2001 and March 2002 was "inevitable"
AN incinerator which has been derelict since the 1970s and is often criticised as an eyesore is to remain where it is, despite demolition work taking place at its site in York. The metal tower at City of York Council's waste disposal site, in Foss Islands
HEART attack victims in North Yorkshire will receive faster treatment thanks to a £476,600 grant to pay for state-of-the-art ambulance equipment. All Tees East and North Yorkshire Trust ambulances will be fitted out with electrocardiogram machines to
RISING England Great Britain rugby league star Kevin Sinfield will join the Any Sporting Questions? panel in York tonight. The popular BBC Radio Five Live programme is being broadcast from York Acorn rugby league club's Thanet Road headquarters (live
A CARNIVAL atmosphere is coming to York this weekend when a fundraising masquerade ball takes place in the city. Last-minute touches are being made to the stunning Venetian- theme decorations for Saturday's Sunflower Masquerade Ball in aid of St Leonard's
A MAN serving a life sentence for attempted murder was found hanging in his cell at Full Sutton maximum security jail, the Prison Service confirmed today. An investigation is under way after Noel John Dooley, 41, was found dead in a segregation unit on
A 'SICKENING' money-raising campaign has angered a York mother into leaving the National Eczema Society. Laura Seammen, from Whitby Drive, whose five-year-old daughter Chloe suffers from the disease, said she was disgusted by an appeal for cash that was
York's Civic Party toured the Evening Press as one of its last official functions in office. Lord Mayor Irene Waudby and Sheriff Janet Greenwood, along with their consorts, were given an inside view of how the Evening Press is produced, from reporters
PARK strife today struck to put a dent into England's World Cup preparations. Sven Goran-Eriksson's men were held to a 1-1 draw by the South Koreans on the honeymoon island paradise of Jeju, where England went from best men to wallflowers either side
Summer is almost upon us. The gardens are looking better and better and crops, especially when there has been a little rain, look really well against the dark background. Somehow, at this time of year, the countryside looks bigger. I think it is the effect
