BELATEDLY reading Stephen Lewis' article "Beat Patrol" (July 29), on the rehabilitation of heart patients, I was reminded of my own rehabilitation after a heart attack and by-pass surgery in 1995, long before the Heart Manual and Primary Health Care Trusts
I WOULD like to respond to R Whiting's letter ('We're not all on-line', August 12). Firstly, GNER no longer receives a Government subsidy and has not done so since April 2001. Secondly, our new and popular £20 Internet fare is designed to test the potential
UNDER-fire bosses at strike-hit Arriva Trains Northern could make a new pay offer to some of its staff tomorrow, it was revealed. Stan Herschel, regional organiser of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT), said he will attend a meeting in York
A WOMAN is to lead North Yorkshire Police for the first time in the force's history, it was announced today. The county's police authority has appointed Della Cannings, 49, currently acting deputy chief constable of Cleveland Police, to succeed current
NEW deals have been made available for fans of rugby league wanting to help bring professional rugby back to the city. The city's new York RL club - which will be an entirely new set-up with no connection to the folded York Wasps - are continuing to press
McCAIN'S Frozen Foods have been the traditional sponsors of clashes between Scarborough and York at North Marine Road for a quarter of a century, but there was certainly nothing chilly about the sun-drenched encounter where York, chasing Scarborough's
NO other mass medium comes close to generating the magical memories of the movies. The telly, the wireless, even the theatre do not evoke the same sense of a communal occasion. Back when people went two or three times a week, every trip to those grand
Golan and Nayef, seperated by little more than a whisker in last month's King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot, lock horns again tomorrow in a thrilling rematch which promises to be the centrepiece on the opening day of York's Ebor
Tadcaster Magnet, leaders in division two of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League, came close to suffering their second defeat of the season but managed to hang on for a draw at home to Scarborough and retain their pole position. Scarborough's
MANAGER Terry Dolan admits he could get used to the high-life after York City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a thrilling 4-3 win over Torquay United. The three-point haul lifted City up into second place behind Rushden & Diamonds
REVISED plans for a controversial new village in the heart of Rawcliffe have been unveiled by developers. The proposed development, on the former Tenneco Automotive site in Manor Lane, includes plans for 285 homes, although consultation on the exact make-up
Yorkshire Phoenix carried out an astonishing batting revival at Grace Road yesterday but it was still not quite enough to stop Leicestershire Foxes from achieving a thrilling five-wicket victory in the Norwich Union League They got there with just two
Yorkshire's crushing Roses victory by 150 runs at Old Trafford on Saturday has given a flicker of hope to the County Champions that they can still pull off an Houdini act and escape relegation to the Second Division. But, just as importantly, it has filled
THE bride wore white leather and arrived for the ceremony on her treasured 400cc motorbike. As Ann Ramsden steered the blue Kawasaki into the car park of Squire's Caf Bar, a favourite haunt of bikers, near Selby, she was followed by six bridesmaids on
In weather more suited to cricket the York Leeper Hare Football League premier division season kicked off with wins for Pocklington Town, Bishopthorpe United, Malton Bacon Factory and Nestle Rowntree. League champions Pocklington had ex-Rowntree marksman
HARROGATE Town enjoyed a wonderful debut in the premier division of the UniBond League as they hammered former Conference outfit Altrincham 4-0 away from home. Robbie Whellans netted a brace for John Reed's men while Dave Donaldson and Dave Merris got
OLD warhorse Lucas Radebe could make his chairman, Peter Ridsdale, eat his words. The 33-year-old South African's first team return went almost unnoticed in the hullabaloo surrounding Terry Venables' first game in charge at Leeds United. But the defender
OFFICIALS at York Racecourse are looking forward to a bumper week as the countdown continues towards the Ebor meeting which gets underway on Knavesmire tomorrow. Manager and clerk of the course John Smith declared the ground as 'good' ahead of the three-day
THE crew of a York tour boat have earned glowing praise after they rushed to the rescue of a man who ended up in the River Ouse during an evening cruise. YorkBoat skipper Mark Sanderson, along with crew members Kerry Archer and Katy Cole, acted quickly
DEAF charity worker Ian Stillman has had an application to be transferred to a different Indian prison refused. The news has shocked his family, who thought the move would be a formality. Ian, 51, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, was jailed
POLICE have put out a warning after a man tried to abduct a four-year-old girl from a York park. The man, who struck in the park at the junction of Wigginton Road and Haxby Road yesterday afternoon, told the girl he was a police officer, offered to take
THIS young footballer is the picture of health as he helps make a charity soccer tournament a success. But the very fact that he is alive today is due to his amazing fighting spirit - and to the courage of organ donors who give him, and others like him
Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale Cricket League division two leaders British Sugar were beaten by Copmanthorpe to throw open the race for the championship pennant. Westow moved to within eight points after another maximum, this time at the expense of
'YOU should get some shorts," a friend of mine pointed out while we entertained four children on what was probably the hottest day of the year on the North Yorkshire coast. "I know," I replied, as I hitched up my long skirt - not unlike those worn in
STILL with the subject of sporting potential, we spotted a promising young York footballer this weekend. Paul Bradley's contribution on the pitch was particularly special, because three years ago he was dangerously ill. Eleven-year-old Paul's life was
ANOTHER set of good A-level results and instead of praise, the critics have yet again come out of the woodwork attacking any pride students have in their results. They inform us that it couldn't possibly be the fact that the young people and teachers
IT is absolutely outrageous that tax payers are facing yet another hike in council tax (August 15). A rise of more than 6.2 per cent after this year's hike of 6.88 per cent is robbery! That is along with £2.5 million of spending cuts - where on earth
THE BBC Two programme, Wrong Car, Right Car is looking for people to take part in the new series. Do you have the wrong car and need help finding the right car? Well help is on hand from presenters Jason Barlow and Dominic Littlewood as you choose from
THE Disability Rights Commission would like to speak with parents of disabled children, disabled pupils and students about their experiences, good or bad, in mainstream education and who have opinions about disabled children and students being educated
JOHN Batchelor's pledge that Bootham Crescent will be an exciting place to be this season was realised in just 20 second-half minutes on Saturday. From 3-0 up and coasting, it went to 3-3 in little more than a blink of an eye before a wonderful goal finally
Yorkshire Phoenix carried out an astonishing batting revival at Grace Road yesterday but it was still not quite enough to stop Leicestershire Foxes from achieving a thrilling five-wicket victory in the Norwich Union League They got there with just two
Yorkshire's crushing Roses victory by 150 runs at Old Trafford on Saturday has given a flicker of hope to the County Champions that they can still pull off an Houdini act and escape relegation to the Second Division. But, just as importantly, it has filled
JO HAYWOOD talks to a woman who turned a stressful experience into a new career. THE echoes of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York were heard around the world long after September 11. Ginny Whyte was one of those caught up in the aftermath
DEAF charity worker Ian Stillman has had an application to be transferred to a different Indian prison refused. The news has shocked his family, who thought the move would be a formality. Ian, 51, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, was jailed
IN-FORM striker Peter Duffield reckons York City will face a new kind of pressure as the Minstermen welcome Torquay United to Bootham Crescent tomorrow. But the ace poacher, who has scored two goals in two games in City's promising start to the new campaign
HOPES that Brazilian striker Rogerio Carvalho would be available for tomorrow's game against Torquay have been dashed by red tape. City are waiting to hear from the FA for international clearance to play the 22-year-old 6ft 3in forward, who agreed a deal
Acomb maintained their bid for runners-up spot in the premier division of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League when they gained a seven-wicket win over bottom-placed Pocklington, whose spell in the top bracket is virtually ended. Sri
Driffield are clear leaders in division one Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League after gaining the better of Duncombe Park. Park's Peter Kent achieved career-best figures of 7-73 and then Brian Leckenby hit an unbeaten 102. Driffield
Sewerby, leaders in division three of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League, overwhelmed Civil Service by nine wickets. But their demolition of the Service batting line-up for only 59 meant that the were unable to add any batting points
Tadcaster Magnet, the division five leaders in Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League, suffered their second defeat, failing by eight runs against third-placed Thorp Arch & Boston Spa. Thorp Arch were bowled out for 133 by John Weatherhill
THE Evening Press has joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Relief to challenge the people of York to find an unusual location for a coffee morning - and raise much-needed cash for cancer patients in our area. The charity's most successful fundraising event
YORK air enthusiast Andy Jenkins will begin the fight against his spying conviction in November, the Evening Press can reveal today. The engineer, from Acomb, is likely to begin the appeal to have his three-year jail sentence quashed on November 4 in
POLICE were today waiting to discover if the body of a man recovered from the River Ouse in York is that of Nicholas Lightowler, who vanished from a luxury motor cruiser found drifting on the flood-swollen river two weeks ago. A man riding a jet-ski on
ENVIRONMENTAL protesters today launched a new attack on genetically-modified crops at Tadcaster's Headley Hall Farm. The attack, which was anonymously reported to the Evening Press, targeted GM maize growing in the farm's research fields. The farm, owned
A MOTORCYCLIST was rushed to hospital after his bike was involved in an accident with a car on the A19 near York. The man, who was riding a Honda motorcycle, was taken to York District Hospital after his bike was in collision with a Renault Clio near
CRACK cocaine could soon take over from heroin as the greatest drug menace in Ryedale. The highly addictive drug was already well established in Scarborough and York, said Ryedale detective Garry Ridler. "Everything that happens in Scarborough and York
NEW deals have been made available for fans of rugby league wanting to help bring professional rugby back to the city. The city's new York RL club - which will be an entirely new set-up with no connection to the folded York Wasps - are continuing to press
MANAGER Terry Dolan admits he could get used to the high-life after York City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a thrilling 4-3 win over Torquay United. The three-point haul lifted City up into second place behind Rushden & Diamonds
CALLERS were unable to get through to one of North Yorkshire Police's main switchboards when its telephone system was plunged into "chaos" at the weekend. Police said they had experienced "major problems" yesterday morning because phones were out of action
SPORT plays fast and loose with fans' emotions. One moment you are on top of the world, the next in the depths of depression. All it takes is a couple of results either way. York City have played only three games of a 46-fixture league campaign. In post-match
