IT is, literally, a lifeline. It is the telephone number we first teach our children and the one we hope never to use: 999. The knowledge that the emergency services are only three digits away is a huge comfort. In times of desperate trouble we know we
ARSONISTS who attacked a house in Selby while two men slept inside could have killed them both, emergency workers said today. Firefighters were called to a house at Ousebank Farm, Barlby, after a member of the public reported that petrol-bombs had been
FLASH floods caused havoc as North Yorkshire firefighters attempted to deal with hundreds of emergency calls. Service spokesman Terry Glover said 140 calls for help were received in two hours as heavy rainfall hit the county yesterday afternoon, with
YOU very kindly featured the Oxfam Bring Bring Scheme, which raises money by recycling unwanted mobile phones in the Evening Press in December. It is now one year old and I wish to thank you for supporting the project which has raised more than £28,000
YORK police chief John Lacy has told of his family's "nightmare of a year" after his police constable daughter was cleared of attempted insurance fraud. After the trial at Leeds Crown Court, Chief Superintendent Lacy, commander for York and Selby said
LEVENT Yalcin's sensational scoring spree at international leve; has continued despite the York City junior stepping up an age group. Yalcin, 17, had made a big impression for Turkey Under-18s, netting five goals in seven matches - including three in
TALKS between football boss John Batchelor and a York council chief over York City's hopes of moving to a new stadium at Clifton Moor have proved "productive." The City chairman met Roy Templeman, City of York Council's director of environment and development
WANTAWAY Russ Howarth today revealed his reasons for refusing to play in York City's pre-season friendly with Sunderland. Speaking to the Evening Press ahead of this afternoon's game, the young goalkeeper admitted he feared seeing his dream move to First
SO the Conservative Party finally has an openly gay MP. Well done guys, we're only two years into the 21st century. Whatever next? A Tory storming the party conference podium to declare: "I don't care who knows it - I'm a vege-tarian!"? Alan Duncan's
Allan Dickman, who trains a small string of horses at Upper Helmsley, above York, can hit the big time at Goodwood tomorrow. The former jump-jockey, who previously trained in part of Tim Etherington's Norton establishment, has a high-class juvenile in
NESTLE Rowntree AC's Boys team scored a resounding victory by 94 points in the final Young Athletes' League meeting at Jarrow. The result leaves them third at the end of the season, only one point behind the eventual winners Doncaster. Rowntree were the
Cash-strapped Yorkshire are to call an extraordinary general meeting of the club which will seek permission to raise at least an extra £2m to cover the increased costs of Headingley's redevelopment. The meeting will be held in the new Cricket Centre at
ANGRY residents are at loggerheads with a mobile phone company over plans to build a ten-metre mast - right beside their homes. T-mobile has submitted a planning application to erect a mast and base station on land in Shipton Road, in York. The plan,
Umpire PETER Lawrence (Scarcroft) and Dottie Kay (Burnholme) battled through to Friday's York Open Bowls mixed pairs competition in nail-biting fashion. Their game against Lynne Tattersall and Eddie Howcroft at Clarence Gardens went down to the wire.
BED-BLOCKING at York District Hospital has been pulled back from crisis point. But health chiefs have warned that unless long-term measures are put in place, the problem will continue to seriously affect the running of the hospital. There are currently
A DOG who helped his owner overcome the grief of losing her husband has won a regional competition for dogs that make a difference. Nora Hutchinson, of Dringhouses, York, had been married to her husband, Peter, for 47 years when he was told he had cancer
WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers chief executive Jez Moxey and boss Dave Jones are set to sit down and discuss their next steps concerning want-away York City keeper Russell Howarth. Howarth, 21, has returned to the Molineux club after his refusal to play for
YORK City fans were licking their lips at the mouth-watering prospect of watching the samba skills of a Brazilian when Middlesbrough arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight (7.45pm). And the Minstermen supporters' anticipation will be heightened by the fact
YORK householders whose rubbish is collected on Wednesdays look set to lose out again when the next council workers' strike is staged. The second of the 24-hour strikes in pursuit of a pay claim is once again scheduled to take place on a Wednesday - August
MOVES to tailor bus services to cater for York's growing caf culture are set to be unveiled by First in York. The company will announce a series of changes to its Metro and Park&Ride timetable in a bid to make them even further accessible to passengers
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a national memorial to the women of the Second World War are celebrating after winning planning permission for a site near the Cenotaph in London. But the York-based team now has to raise another £140,000 to pay for the memorial
York's most famous landmark was today named as one of the Seven Wonders Of Britain. York Minster was chosen in a Yellow Pages survey which asked 2,500 British adults to select their top seven attractions. Brigadier Peter Lyddon, Chapter Steward of York
A PAINSTAKING operation to lift a lorry dangling above a busy railway line in East Yorkshire began today. Engineers started to remove the lorry and truck which collided on the Caville Railway Bridge on the A614 at Howden. The crash damaged the bridge
SMITH Settle, who earlier this year published Stan Barstow's autobiography In My Own Good Time, have reissued this 1968 novel. A Raging Calm examines the passions which lie beneath the apparently unruffled exteriors of several people living in Cressley
YORK Minster can still kick it. Europe's largest gothic cathedral continues to inspire awe, as its inclusion in the Seven Wonders Of Britain confirms. One of only two edifices in the North on the list, the Minster jostles alongside those modern glass-and-metal
A POST-MORTEM examination conducted after a woman died in a tent in York has proved inconclusive. Now police say they are waiting for the results of toxicology tests. The Evening Press reported in later editions yesterday how a 41-year-old local woman
THE latest proposal of the new City of York council leader to force private developers to hand over yet more of their houses and flats as 'affordable' units will do more harm than good (July 26). It will push regular house prices even higher and at worst
YOU flatter me, W Elliott ('Giving up the ghost walk', Letters, July 27). But I think I am replaceable because I'm only acting the part of the real Mad Alice (Alice Smith), York 1820. Hence my Equity card. I hope a thespian will take over the walk as
ARE your readers aware the live export trade has just started up again after last year's outbreak of foot and mouth? Two and a half thousand lambs were shipped from Dover on July 15 to Holland and then on to Italy, France or Spain to be slaughtered. This
WITNESSES and victims of crime in York are being left out in the cold as emergency police operators struggle to answer 999 calls. York residents have slammed North Yorkshire Police emergency operators, claiming they are failing to provide an adequate
HAVE our city council any money in the coffers to maintain the gardens in North Street? For such a central location they are a disgrace. John M Collinson, Collinson's, Clifton, York. Updated: 10:16 Wednesday, July 31, 2002
POLICE today launched a nationwide manhunt for three armed intruders after a North Yorkshire man was hurt while confronting them in his garden. Peter Stephenson suffered minor head injuries as he grappled with the strangers, who were armed with a shotgun
WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers chief executive Jez Moxey and boss Dave Jones are set to sit down and discuss their next steps concerning want-away York City keeper Russell Howarth. Howarth, 21, has returned to the Molineux club after his refusal to play for
YORK City fans were licking their lips at the mouth-watering prospect of watching the samba skills of a Brazilian when Middlesbrough arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight (7.45pm). And the Minstermen supporters' anticipation will be heightened by the fact
YORK City boss Terry Dolan is closing in on his summer-long top target of a striker and has hinted at more arrivals at Bootham Crescent before the start of the season. Speaking to the Evening Press, Dolan said he was hopeful of making an announcement
YORKSHIRE'S six-wicket drubbing at the hands of leaders Surrey at Guildford was their sixth Championship defeat of the season and it brought from coach Wayne Clark an admission that, barring miracles, relegation was now a foregone conclusion for the title-holders
YORKSHIRE'S MPs left Westminster this week for the long summer recess. But, as they were clearing their desks and heading north, one of their number was only just returning to the Commons. David "square peg" Davis. When the York-born MP opted for an early
York rowing sensation Sarah Whitwell showed her class as she stepped up an age group to taste success in the St Neots Regatta. Whitwell, who has excelled in the J15 Double Fin this season, teamed up with Newark Rowing Club team-mate Jenny Collins for
LEVENT Yalcin's sensational scoring spree at international leve; has continued despite the York City junior stepping up an age group. Yalcin, 17, had made a big impression for Turkey Under-18s, netting five goals in seven matches - including three in
SENIOR police officers have praised a North Yorkshire constable who is on trial accused of attempted insurance fraud. Leeds Crown Court heard that Victoria Lacy, 24, a Scarborough-based officer of five years' experience, was described as "a very bright
TALKS between football boss John Batchelor and a York council chief over York City's hopes of moving to a new stadium at Clifton Moor have proved "productive." The City chairman met Roy Templeman, City of York Council's director of environment and development
THE reintroduction of a vandal-hit bus service in Chapelfields with a terminus at the site of some of the worst vandalism is "asking for trouble", according to the chairwoman of Chapelfields Residents' Association. Speaking at a meeting of the City of
HOLDER Adrian Ambler has made a great start to the defence of his Yorkshire Professional Championship at Fulford, York. He led the first round after shooting six birdies in a six-under par 66. The Walton player leads the 2000 champion Graham Walker (Barlborough
A PAIR of York dancers could be going on stage with their favourite pop idol Gareth Gates after being chosen out of more than 2,000. Danielle Foster, 11, from Rawcliffe will be auditioning today in Manchester for the chance to dance alongside the Bradford-born
STEVE Ferres has admitted he turned down a high-ranked job at a Super League club in order to continue with York RL's bid to return to action. The job offer arose last week but Ferres - regarded as one of the most astute figures in the game - instead
A YORK historic house has played host to a TV antiques show. The presenter of the BBC's Bargain Hunt, David Dickinson, was at Fairfax House for filming on Monday. Furniture from the Regency town house on Castlegate will feature in three programmes due
A man believed to be from the York area was today appearing before city magistrates charged with manslaughter. The appearance follows the discovery of a woman's body in the city yesterday. Updated: 14:48 Wednesday, July 31, 2002
CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets a former Tory Cabinet minister who is back on the road... this time drumming up readers, not voters ANN Widdecombe is not on the hustings, nor on ministerial duty. Nevertheless, the robust Conservative MP is here, there and everywhere
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out why we don't need to be scared of science - but we do need to be careful with it JUST imagine it. Some crazy scientist comes up with a wacko idea for a souped-up new form of personal transport that can whisk you effortlessly from
