FARMING has dominated the landscape of North and East Yorkshire for many centuries, whether carried out with the help of horses or tractors. This week's pictures from the past show an age when farm work was usually done with manual or animal labour instead
THANK God for John Batchelor and his dream of building a football club of which York can be proud. The city council must accommodate him because this will bring additional jobs and revenue to the city and the club with which to improve the team. Let's
I was not surprised to read Mathew Laverack's letter (July 31). It is typical. I totally support the City of York Council's policy on increasing the element of affordable housing. It is the only way forward to meet the needs of our citizens. Affordability
I don't intend to get into a two-way argument with anyone about the ghost walks, but there are one or two points that have been picked up wrongly, and I wish to clear them up. Firstly, I don't flatter you "Alice", if your reputation is good enough to
YOUR article 'Boiling Point' (July 27) highlights what happens when repairs and communications go wrong. I thought "Best Value - Compact" and all the various fancy schemes put before residents' associations would remove these problems. This raised many
A NATIONWIDE manhunt for armed raiders who struck at a North Yorkshire businessman's estate homed in on York today. Detectives are investigating a possible York connection after a car stolen during the raid was found ablaze in the city. Inquiries into
A Severe Flood Warning is in place at Pickering Beck at Pickering, where the waterway peaked at about lunchtime today. Flood Warnings are currently in place at the following locations: River Ouse - undefended areas in York city centre; riverside footpaths
A BOY aged 12 has collapsed and died after drinking cider on a playing field with a group of friends. The heartbroken family of Gary Daniel Young, of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, today appealed for parents to be alert to the danger alcohol posed to their children
MEN In Black, the irreverent sci-fi thriller with lines as smart and sharp as the suits, had a chasm where the plot should have been. Five years and one sequel later and that Men In Black hole has still not been fixed by director Barry Sonnenfeld, in
North Yorkshire's sprint-king 'Dandy' Nicholls sets a poser by running four fancied horses in the £65,000 Vodafone Stewards' Cup at Goodwood tomorrow. But the pick of the Sessay trainer's quartet promises to be Undeterred, who is my Nap selection to make
Rain washes HELLO, folks. Evening Press here. I've had an up and down week and, unfortunately, most of the downs have come on the racetrack. I didn't enjoy my run at Newcastle on Monday as the pace was too slow, which didn't suit me. Granted, I was too
Ken Robinson (City Amat) and John Buttle (City Amat) reached the quarter-final of the men's pairs for the first time beating Fred and David Clayden (Nestl Rowntree) 24-16 in the York Open Bowls tournament. Unfortunately in the quarter-final they had to
CRESCENT cruised to a 5-2 York White Rose Ladies League victory which severely dented Sun Inn's chances of the division one title. Sue Scrimshaw was the Sun's main resistance, taking her singles and a point with Judy Williams. But outstanding for Crescent
Anglers and members of the public are being asked to be vigilant over the next couple of months in a bid to prevent fish deaths. The recent high temperatures and humid conditions can prove to be a lethal combination to fish stocks. The main threat to
GEORGE Revely may have been giving batsmen out for the past 50 seasons, but the Easingwold umpire is still going strong. From his first tentative steps when he was thrust out into the middle back in 1953, Revely has become a familiar face around the local
YORK Cricket Club skipper Nigel Durham, his side on the crest of a winning wave in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, will have been watching the monsoon weather with a jaundiced eye. Nothing would infuriate him more than losing the opportunity
THE Coppergate Riverside scheme would create an estimated 880 jobs for York, the public inquiry into the project was told. Without it, York city centre would simply continue to decline, said John Steel QC, counsel for City of York Council. He was giving
FULFORD Golf Club again proved to the liking of Wakefield Golf Centre's Adrian Ambler. After retaining the Yorkshire PGA title he also won yesterday's pro-Am with a seven-under-par 65, thereby repeating the double he secured at Fulford last year. Trailing
JARVIS Rail, the York-based maintenance company at the centre of the investigation into the Potters Bar train crash, has suspended some bonuses to board members until the cause of the accident is known. Colin Skellett, chairman of Jarvis plc, said at
A mother stranded outside her York home in sweltering heat with four children because of a faulty door lock had to wait more than three hours before a council worker came to her aid. Lisa Bruce, from Kingsway North, Clifton, had no money on her and no
ANGRY workers at doomed York rail manufacturer Thrall Europa have slammed the company's redundancy package as an "insult". Employees at the wagonworks in Holgate Road were told they would receive four week's pay and roughly another week's wage for every
A GRIEVING mother today defied a York cemetery's rules by laying artificial flowers on her son's grave on what would have been his 48th birthday. Kathleen Inns, whose son, David, died of cancer 25 years ago, pleaded for relatives to be left alone to grieve
Should you be looking at the River Ouse between Ouse and Lendal bridges and spot a musician floating over the water in a giant bubble as big as a house, at any time from 9pm to 10pm tonight, you are not already the worse for wear after a skinful on the
YES, that is the chairman of York City football club over on the right, prancing in an Austin Powers costume. No need to rub your eyes - it's just John Batchelor doing what this city is rapidly coming to expect. This is not to suggest we all knew he would
PSYCHOLOGISTS tell us we still regard summer as a time of blue skies, barbecues and walking barefoot through freshly-mown grass. Look out of the window and chances are you will see grey skies and sodden barbecues, and if you fancy a traipse through the
WHAT do I think of chief executive David Atkinson and three quarters of York Council? They all should go! They have no feeling for the city - a historic city first and foremost. Most of the generated income is from tourism which has not been got at by
Flood-stricken residents in North Yorkshire have spoken of their despair and disbelief after heavy rains caused becks in Pickering and Sinnington to break their banks. The peace of Sinnington was shattered when heavy rains swelled the River Seven twice
A YOUNG family was rescued after becoming trapped in their home by rising floodwaters, a North Yorkshire fire service spokesman said this afternoon. Firefighters were called to the house in Sinnington, near Pickering, after a couple and their baby were
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS takes a look at the new Ferrari Marenello THERE is much to be written about Ferrari's new car, the 575M Maranello. Not surprising when it will cost at least £154,350 to buy here. But for the price, the lucky buyer will get
YORKSHIRE were clinging to the hope today that they could resolve their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy semi-final clash with Surrey at Headingley by holding a ten-overs-a-side match. But a net had also been erected in the indoor school so that a bowl-out
YORK City chairman John Batchelor is prepared to 'bankrupt the Football League' in the wake of the failed court case against Carlton and Granada. The whole fiasco surrounding the television deal with the now defunct ITV Digital service and the resultant
THE Coppergate Riverside scheme would create an estimated 880 jobs for York, the public inquiry into the project was told. Without it, York city centre would simply continue to decline, said John Steel QC, counsel for City of York Council. He was giving
AN ANGRY York mother has fallen victim to a council "three day rule" on wiping CCTV footage. Prue Young, from Acomb, had her car written off by a hit-and-run driver after leaving it in Nunnery Lane Car Park for 20 minutes. She immediately contacted the
A PUB landlady has blasted a "petty" planning decision to refuse permission for a children's play area. City of York Council turned down an application to put up four swings, a slide, and a climbing frame in a field at the back of the Nag's Head, at Askham
WATER music with a difference is coming to York today - when a transparent sphere carrying a live musician floats down the River Ouse. As part of the York Colourscape Festival, a 25ft-wide PVC globe will travel between Lendal and Ouse Bridges, as festival
RETIRED York railwayman Dennis Elmer has died at the age of 82. Mr Elmer, who worked at the former York Carriageworks for 48 years, was born and bred in the city. He spent his early childhood at Milner Street, Acomb, then his family moved to Boroughbridge
YORKSHIRE were clinging to the hope today that they could resolve their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy semi-final clash with Surrey at Headingley by holding a ten-overs-a-side match. But a net had also been erected in the indoor school so that a bowl-out
THE prospective chairman of York RL has warned that the new club is unlikely to get off the ground unless the cash target of £250,000 is reached. Roger Dixon is therefore urging fans to think past the immediate £75,000 survival figure and instead aim
Tockwith and District show has been cancelled for the second year running, this time after torrential rain. The popular event, which was scrapped last year because of the foot and mouth crisis, was set to take place tomorrow. Organisers said the field
YORK City chairman John Batchelor is prepared to 'bankrupt the Football League' in the wake of the failed court case against Carlton and Granada. The whole fiasco surrounding the television deal with the now defunct ITV Digital service and the resultant
THE world's first commercial wood-fuelled power station is to go into liquidation with the loss of 32 jobs. The £30 million Arbre plant, in Eggborough, near Selby, is a renewable energy power station, fuelled by willow coppice, and was intended to produce
JOHN Batchelor is dressed as Austin Powers, in crushed red velvet suit, frilly shirt, black wig, glasses and outsize teeth. As he sprawls over his Union Flag-decorated Mazda MX5 and cries "Groovy, baby!" to our photographer, a thought occurs. You couldn't
DIRECTOR Simon Barry has travelled from America to York to take the reins for the Summer Youth Project 2002 at the Grand Opera House, Annie: The Musical. "I've come from New York to old York to do a show about New York!" says Simon. "I've been doing a
