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  • Report of blowfly strike

    A BLOWFLY strike has been reported in the Malton area by Laycocks Animal Health base in Malton. The strike late last month is said to be the first this season in the area. Novartis Animal Health is urging sheep farmers in North Yorkshire to be on the

  • Connecting with consumers

    FOOD and Farming Minister Lord Whitty, opening two demonstration farms to the public in Shropshire recently, described them as a showcase for integrated farm management, with safe, sustainable farming practices producing healthy crops and livestock with

  • 4 Richard Cooper

    Position: Full-back/midfield. Born: September 27, 1979, Nottingham. Other clubs: Nottingham Forest. York games 2000-01: 14. Goals: 0. Right-back with bags of potential who has joined City after a spell on loan from Nottingham Forest in which he became

  • 3 Graham Potter

    Position: Wing-back. Born: May 20, 1975, Solihull. Other clubs: Birmingham City, Wycombe (loan), Stoke City, Southampton, WBA, Northampton Town (loan). York games 2000-01: 40 (4). Goals: 3. Former England Under-21 international who was Dolan's first signing

  • 1 Alan Fettis

    Position: Goalkeeper Born: February 1, 1971, Newtonards, Northern Ireland Other clubs: Ards, Hull City, WBA (loan), Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City (loan). York games 2000-01: 51. Goals: 0. A clean sweep of the player of the year awards

  • Have a rate good time

    STEPHEN LEWIS checks out how to get a good deal on foreign currency if you're jetting abroad EVEN if you're not heading out to the Far East next week to watch England's World Cup heroes in action, chances are you'll be planning a holiday abroad somewhere

  • Ticket drive bonanza

    YORK City's season ticket sales have broken through the four-figure barrier for the first time in years. Just over 1,000 fans have snapped up next season's tickets for last season's prices with many flocking to take advantage of a discount scheme run

  • Coppergate opponents 'hysterical and intimidating'

    THE leader of a campaign group backing York's Coppergate Riverside scheme has accused opponents of a hostile, hysterical approach verging on intimidation. Trevor Kidd, chairman of Friends of Riverside (FOR), claimed that a number of York shopkeepers had

  • You are missing the point on smacking

    in response to the letter "Point of smacking" (May 20), may I just point out to Mr Henson that he ought to rethink his opinion in the light of his own remarks? Anyone who cannot see the error of suggesting the threat of violence against anyone, let alone

  • Let men run life race

    THREE resounding cheers to all members of the fairer sex who participated in the Race For Life and many thanks to the commercial sponsors and organiser Dave Martin. However, while being afflicted with cancer is not confined to women alone, I was very

  • Clean up toxic sites

    I READ your leader article 'Toxic clean-up is long overdue' (May 17) with great interest. However, I should like to point out that there are methods of remediating old gasworks sites, such as the one at Heworth Green, which are safe and do not involve

  • Meet the Lord Mayor

    A CENTURIES-old ceremony today saw the chains of office pass from former Lord Mayor of York Irene Waudby to her successor David Horton. Watched by City of York councillors, aldermen and members of the public, Coun Horton accepted the role for the next

  • York probe into views on genetic research

    MAJOR research into the ownership and control of genetic information is to be conducted by scientists at the University of York. The two-year study will see 100 scientists, policy-makers and members of the public questioned about their perceptions of

  • Riders urged to get on their bikes for charity

    A CHALLENGE has gone out to sports clubs across York. Organisers of this year's York Bikeathon have invited them to compete against one another to raise money for the event. Last year 250 individuals and teams managed to raise £12,000 for the Leukaemia

  • Residents set up trust for voice in Hungate

    RESIDENTS are to set up a community trust in an effort to ensure they have a voice in the development of the Hungate area of York. Hungate is the area stretching between the River Foss and Stonebow, and out to Foss Islands Road. Crosby Homes plans to

  • On the wagon with York Mystery Plays

    A MOVEABLE mystery will be taking to York's streets to tell the story of how things were in the beginning. Specially-made wagons will be in use when the York Mystery Plays are being presented by the city's historic guilds this summer. The first play in

  • FO push hope for Stillman

    THE family of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman has given permission for the Foreign Office to ask the Indian Government for his release. Foreign Office Minister Baroness Amos came under pressure this week over the Government's handling of Ian's case.

  • Villagers seek CUT in number of buses

    HUNDREDS of villagers are in a battle with a York bus company - in a bid to CUT the number of services travelling through their streets. Residents of Murton Way, in Osbaldwick, have petitioned First demanding a review of the bus service in the village

  • Lorry load of trouble

    TRAFFIC tailed back along a main route into York after a huge crane got stuck at a busy junction today. Police sealed off part of Fulford Road after the 100ft-long, 120-ton piling rig, which had been picked up from the site of the new Mecca Bingo Hall

  • Factory jobs at risk

    RECEIVERS have been appointed to the £458.8 million-turnover Albert Fisher Group Plc, along with Fisher Foods Ltd, which has a huge factory near York. But receivers KPMG said today that as yet there were no redundancies among the 280 employed at the 60,000

  • Haxby Road keep in touch at the top

    VICTORIES over Burnholme and Hull Road Park allowed Haxby Road to keep in touch with Holgate, undefeated leaders of the York Bowling Association Persimmon Homes/Ideal Standard League. Haxby Road's win over Hull Road Park was only completed on the last

  • Bannister triumphs

    Dominic Bannister, of Shaftesbury Harrier, won the 25th annual Thirsk '10' Road Race. His time was 50min 12sec. Banninster is set to race for England at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in July. Second was Andrew Shearman (Kingston upon Hull) in 52

  • Students outsmart Staff in university challenge

    Ros Ellis and Heather Turner led the way as University Students beat University Staff 7-2 in ladies division two of York Badminton League Ellis and Turner totalled 90-59 in three straight wins. Tim Vickers and Jonathan Main totalled 90-32 as York RI men's

  • Netto till girl 'took pity on poor'

    A SUPERMARKET checkout girl who took pity on hard-up shoppers and allowed them to take goods for free got nothing for herself but £1,300 in debts, a court heard. Adrian Strong, prosecuting, said that cashier Tracey Illingworth, 36, scanned the cheaper

  • Tykes spurn panic room

    YORKSHIRE coach Wayne Clark today refused to press the panic button in the wake of the White Rose county's latest debacle. His side were still smarting from the latest blow of being knocked out of the Benson and Hedges Cup by Essex at Chelmsford. And

  • New bridge still causing problems

    FRESH problems are dogging York's Millennium Bridge, with council chiefs admitting that they have no idea what is causing cracks on the walkway. In the latest of a series of problems to hit the £4.2 million project, parts of the bridge have been fenced

  • Perils of not sorting out your pension

    STEPHEN LEWIS finds out what women - and men - can do to forestall the prospect of existing on meagre pensions CHRISTINE Cann is expecting a nice little bonus this Christmas. Sometime in December she will be getting her first state pension cheque. It

  • No again to FMD inquiry

    PRIME Minister Tony Blair has again rejected calls for a public inquiry in to the foot and mouth crisis which devastated parts of North Yorkshire. Conservative MP Bill Wiggin warned it was vital to have an open and transparent probe on how the outbreak

  • Drystone wall - a search for the best

    RYEDALE craftsmen are being invited to join the search for Yorkshire's best dry-stone wall builder. The county's branch of the Country Land and business Association is offering a glass challenge trophy for the best wall built over the last two years,

  • Deadline near for grants

    FARMERS and landowners thinking of planting trees next winter and applying for a grant are advised that the deadline is May 31 for the Forestry Commission's Woodland Grant Scheme. For details, please telephone the Forestry Commission office on (01904)

  • Gill's role with exports

    NATIONAL Farmers' Union president Ben Gill has been appointed for a further three-year term on the Council of Food from Britain. The council is the Government's leading agency for the promotion of British food and drink exports. Updated: 08:53 Thursday

  • Setback for tenants over retirement

    THE Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has expressed its disappointment to Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett, following an admission by the Government that it is not planning to introduce a retirement scheme at the present time. TFA national chairman

  • 8 Lee Bullock

    Position: Midfield. Born: May 22, 1981, Stockton. Other clubs: None. York games 2000-01: 31 (6) - 4 goals After a promising first year in the professional ranks, Bullock was handed a two-year extension to his contract in summer 2000. He rewarded the club's

  • 7 Chris Brass

    Position: Centre-back/midfield. Born: July 24, 1975, Easington. Other clubs: Burnley, Torquay United (loan). York games 2000-01: 8 (2). Goals: 1. Securing the services of Brass from First Division Burnley was a major coup for City. Equally comfortable

  • 6 Gary Hobson

    Position: Centre-back/left-back. Born: November 12, 1972, North Ferriby. Other clubs: Hull City, Brighton, Chester City. York games 2000-01: 9. Goals: 0. Signed on a free last summer after Terry Dolan missed out on bringing Bradford City youngster Mark

  • 5 Mike Basham

    Position: Centre-back. Born: September 27, 1973, Barking. Other clubs: West Ham, Colchester (loan), Swansea, Peterborough, Barnet. York games 2000-01: 6(1). Goals: 1. Arrived towards the end of last season on loan from Barnet. A big centre-half in the

  • 2 Darren Edmondson

    Position: Wing-back. Born: November 4, 1971, Coniston. Other clubs: Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle (loan). York games 2000-01: 26 (1substitute). Goals: 0. Signed by Terry Dolan on the eve of transfer deadline day from Huddersfield

  • FO push hope for Stillman

    THE family of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman has given permission for the Foreign Office to ask the Indian Government for his release. Foreign Office Minister Baroness Amos came under pressure this week over the Government's handling of Ian's case.

  • Flying into a state of chaos

    NERVOUS fliers, strapped into their seats awaiting take-off, will struggle to dislodge the image. On closing their eyes, they will see frantic air traffic controllers squinting at their computer screens, unsure whether to direct their plane to Gatwick

  • A floral farce

    MALTON'S Golden Jubilee celebrations are so low key they look set to fall off the register. The town originally wanted to make a big noise for Her Majesty by building a bandstand. These plans were then downsized. Fifty glorious years would be commemorated

  • Health clubs get contracts into shape

    AS WE hear more and more about the benefits of exercise and maintaining an average weight in promoting good health, membership of a health and fitness club is becoming an increasingly popular part of many people's fitness regimes. It is estimated that

  • Tykes spurn panic room

    YORKSHIRE coach Wayne Clark today refused to press the panic button in the wake of the White Rose county's latest debacle. His side were still smarting from the latest blow of being knocked out of the Benson and Hedges Cup by Essex at Chelmsford. And

  • Growing old with gusto

    TO THE names of Roy and Alice Houghton and Walter Sheppard, aged between 77 and 80, we can now add that of another elderly miscreant, Patrick Newall, aged 71. For Mr Newall is the latest older person to cause worry and then embarrassment by temporarily

  • Save 'furrow' fields

    REGARDING the destruction of meadowland and wildlife habitats in York, I wish to endorse the sentiments expressed by Mick Phythian (Letters, May 18). The people responsible for the reclamation of the "backies" in Clifton are to be congratulated, but why

  • Bus card assurance

    IN your article about Melissa Loosemore's difficulty in persuading bus drivers that she is young enough to pay half fare, I notice her mother believes she cannot obtain a Yozone proof of age card until her 14th birthday. This is not so. Although the main

  • Ton-up Walton blasts Wistow

    ONLY one Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale Cricket League game survived in division four and it turned out to be a remarkable affair. Wistow lost their unbeaten record against Huntington who made a familiar bad start at 9-2. But Dean Walton and Darren

  • Diamond couple's cycling ingredient

    HAVING a "wheely-good" time has been the secret of 60 years of wedded bliss for John and Mary Wood. The cycling-loving couple were celebrating their diamond wedding today. John, 85, and Mary, 83, of Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses, York, met and married

  • Manager becomes staff slave for an hour

    THE roles were reversed in a city centre pub yesterday as a York store manager became a slave for a day, after being auctioned off for charity. The slave auction took place at Marks & Spencer on Monday, when shop-floor colleagues were given the opportunity

  • Planespotters meet Minister

    YORK plane spotter Andy Jenkins was meeting Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today to ask for diplomatic help to clear his name. The 32-year-old is fighting to have his conviction quashed and wants Mr Straw to pledge his political support to the campaign.

  • In command

    Nigel Thorpe (York Cycleworks) consolidated his overall lead in Knaresborough Racing Team Keith Thompson Spoco Series. He has a total of 150 points. Second place overall is held by Sean Rosser (KRT) with 137 points followed by Nigel Goscinski (KRT) a

  • Whistlers' on course

    A RUGBY LEAGUE referees' course will take place at New Earswick Sports Club on Saturday, June 8, starting at noon. Rex Milner, from Dewsbury, will be taking the course, which will last for about two and a half hours. The cost to take part is £5 and the

  • Boatman is freed after three weeks on sandbank

    THE disabled traveller marooned in his boat on a sandbank at Linton Lock, near York, was on his way again today after water levels rose enough to release his craft. The man, thought to be a New Zealander called Tom, had been stranded in his boat for nearly

  • Clarence domination

    PAT and Maureen Walker beat Betty Richardson and Linda Harrison by two shots to take the Emily Barnard Two-Wood Pairs Trophy for the first time. Twenty pairs played a round robin to determine who would take part in the quarter-finals and all eight ladies

  • York mum's condom outrage

    A YORK mother has branded a clothes store advertising promotion "disgusting" after a condom was placed inside a bag containing a top she bought for her 11-year-old daughter. The woman, 44, who did not want to be named, said she was horrified when her

  • Tributes to great trainer

    Leading figures in the racing world paid tribute today to Dick Hern, one of the most famous racehorse trainers, who died yeaterday. He was 81. He trained many of the great horses of the modern era, including Brigadier Gerard, and won 17 Classics during

  • Mum tells of falling roof masonry shock

    HOUSING association managers launched an urgent investigation today after a young mum told how a two-foot piece of mortar fell from the roof of her nearly-new rented York home. Home Housing Association sent surveyors to inspect and photograph Sally Yarrow's

  • Shops supporters 'feel intimidated'

    THE leader of a campaign group backing York's Coppergate Riverside scheme has accused opponents of a hostile, hysterical approach verging on intimidation. Trevor Kidd, chairman of Friends of Riverside (FOR), claimed that a number of York shopkeepers had

  • Jarvis 'insured for rail claims'

    JARVIS will be covered by its insurance policy even if the York-based company is to blame for the Potters Bar rail crash. The company has assured its staff it can draw on up to £155 million should it be found that it is at fault. In a letter to employees

  • Ticket drive bonanza

    YORK City's season ticket sales have broken through the four-figure barrier for the first time in years. Just over 1,000 fans have snapped up next season's tickets for last season's prices with many flocking to take advantage of a discount scheme run

  • Malton market leads the way

    This week's article has been written by David Lindley... LAST week, James reported that DEFRA had changed the ground rules for operating fat stock markets and that on a fat stock day Malton would become a dedicated slaughter market. We can now confirm