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  • Children in peril

    I'M sure every parent in the land has been following the Holly and Jessica abduction and, if they are like me, wondering how they would cope if it were their kids that had gone missing. This thought entered my head as I was going to work at 4am on Saturday

  • For the world's sake

    LATER this month governments from around the world will be meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, at an international conference to discuss the action needed to protect our environment and address the needs of the world's poor. Governments will have to

  • Ducks' sweet music

    ON behalf of The Flying Ducks Youth Theatre I thank all the businesses that donated prizes for our summer raffle. We raised £330 and our appreciation goes to everyone who bought tickets. The money raised will go towards our next stage production, The

  • Why will no one say 'well done' any more?

    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

  • Hearty support

    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

  • That's Fib-ulous

    LEADING York live music venue Fibbers is back in business after being acquired by entertainments company Channelfly, former owner Tim Hornsby said today. Mr Hornsby said that as a result of the provisional deal, the Stonebow caf bar would reopen on Bank

  • Together we can make it work

    THERE are enough fans of rugby league in the city of York to make the new club a success. That is the view of chief executive in waiting, Steve Ferres, and, given his stature in the British game, few could argue against his assertion. However, the citizens

  • John goes Brazil nuts

    YORK City have finally completed the signing of Brazilian striker Rogerio Carvalho - and more South American talent could be on its way to Bootham Crescent. City's bid to capture 6ft 3ins powerhouse Rogerio had been hampered by red tape as the club waited

  • Fettis battle on track

    YORK City's pace-setting squad is moving back to full fitness ahead of this weekend's trip to Scunthorpe. Having missed the opening salvo, and a call up to the Northern Ireland set-up, goalkeeper Alan Fettis will continue his battle to overcome the effects

  • Addict stole from Good Samaritans

    A HEROIN addict stole jewellery worth £550 from a "Good Samaritan" couple, York magistrates heard. Prosecutor David Tucker said that the couple gave Keith Matthew Morgan, 22, a roof over his head and a key to their home so he could come and go as he chose

  • Footballboss to submit plan for stadium

    YORK City chairman John Batchelor hopes to submit a detailed planning application for a new stadium within the next six weeks. And he says he expects City of York Council to come back to him shortly with a wish-list of facilities it would like the new

  • Clifton put Hodges in shade

    JO Hodges hit a maximum but York John Smith's Ladies League division two front runners, Clifton 'A', lost 6-3 to second-placed Slipper. The leaders hit the big scores but were awry at the all-important doubles as Slipper's Mavis Barker and Ann Parkyn

  • Safety fears over 'too narrow' underpass

    AN underpass critical to the success of the A64 Copmanthorpe roadworks may be too narrow for safety, bus chiefs fear. Concerned bus company managers - who have visited the site with a tape measure - say that if the road is not wide enough, they might

  • Dunn and dusted

    DUNNINGTON took the first step towards repeating their League and Cup double of last season when they won the York and District Premier League Cup for the fifth successive year, thus equalling the six wins recorded by their beaten opponents Easingwold

  • Adventurous food stall full of eastern promise

    TWO chefs are set to bring a regular taste of the Orient to York's Newgate market with their authentic Dim Sum food stall. Dim Sum is the traditional midday meal eaten in south-east Asia, but, according to head chef Stephen Hudson, is not often available

  • Wigginton wizards

    WIGGINTON stormed to the IT Sports York Mixed Tennis League second division title by winning their final match 79-29 at Civil Service. Danni Baker and Phil Langley won 32 games for Wigginton and were well backed up by Sue Espiner and City of York men's

  • Fettis battle on track

    YORK City's pace-setting squad is moving back to full fitness ahead of this weekend's trip to Scunthorpe. Having missed the opening salvo, and a call up to the Northern Ireland set-up, goalkeeper Alan Fettis will continue his battle to overcome the effects

  • Winner by a head!

    YORK driving instructor Sue Coyle was a race day winner before a single horse took to the track today, on the first day of the Ebor meeting. Sue, of Brandon Grove, York, scooped top prize in our Race Day Competition, run in conjunction with the McArthurGlen

  • John goes Brazil nuts

    YORK City have finally completed the signing of Brazilian striker Rogerio Carvalho - and more South American talent could be on its way to Bootham Crescent. City's bid to capture 6ft 3ins powerhouse Rogerio had been hampered by red tape as the club waited

  • York project to help isolated OAPs

    ELDERLY York people who suffer from the problem of social isolation are to benefit from thousands of pounds being ploughed into an innovative community scheme. Residents of Acomb's Westfield ward made tackling social exclusion of the elderly a top priority

  • Together we can make it work

    THERE are enough fans of rugby league in the city of York to make the new club a success. That is the view of chief executive in waiting, Steve Ferres, and, given his stature in the British game, few could argue against his assertion. However, the citizens

  • Battle to save farm from fire

    FIREFIGHTERS from across the county were today tackling a massive blaze which threatened to engulf a North Yorkshire farmhouse. Almost 60 firefighters from North Yorkshire Fire Service were battling to prevent the fierce blaze from spreading from Dutch

  • York needs bar to rock on

    IN the great traditions of rock'n'roll, Fibbers is making a comeback just days after its demise was announced. This news will cheer not only those connected with York's live music scene but everyone who cares for the cultural vibrancy of this city. The

  • Marketing meals

    CLOSE your eyes, and you are transported thousands of miles east. The sizzle, the steam, the slightly sweet smell of authentic Dim Sum: you could be in bustling Canton in south China or the harbours of Hong Kong. In fact these sensations are found right

  • Affordable homes are crucial for York

    I WELCOME the announcement about affordable housing in York (August 14). It is crucial the city council act in partnership with other agencies to provide a long-term and feasible solution to the problem. As a prospective young graduate in York this is

  • Will they listen?

    STEPHEN Lewis's timely feature, 'World in peril' (August 13), adds another voice to the debate about global warming. Environment minister Michael Meacher had a similar stark message on his return last month from the Arctic. His conclusion was: "Science

  • Dunn and dusted

    DUNNINGTON took the first step towards repeating their League and Cup double of last season when they won the York and District Premier League Cup for the fifth successive year, thus equalling the six wins recorded by their beaten opponents Easingwold

  • Long and short of it is... size really does matter

    ONE of my favourite lines from Caroline Ahearn's Mrs Merton Show came when the elderly, blue-rinsed Mancunian interviewed "the lovely" Debbie McGee. "So," she said with a wicked glint in her eye behind her dodgy National Health specs, "what was it that

  • It's home cook-in...

    Hosting a dinner party is a real treat. Or it would be if you didn't actually have to do any cooking. Or any washing up. Or any shopping. Oh come on, let's be honest - hosting a dinner party is a nightmare. You run around for days trying to find just

  • York building company moves into seventh heaven

    EVERYONE connected with the regional construction industry, it seems, came to see Jack Birch, 91-year-old chairman of York's William Birch & Sons Ltd and his son, Chris, the managing director, in their "seventh heaven". They were converging on a sleek

  • Sweet dreams are made of this

    SNACK and ingredient retailer Julian Graves is to open its second shop in York on Thursday. The 500 sq ft shop, in Coney Street, has undergone a £35,000 refurbishment, and will generate four new jobs. Like the existing Julian Graves shop in the BAA McArthurGlen

  • Joint venture sees firms win contract

    A SOFTWARE solutions company from York and a small Pocklington training firm have united to win a major £100,000 Government contract. TrustMarque Solutions of Clifton Moor teamed up with Matrix Forty Two of George Street, Pocklington, to pitch for the

  • Frankie's Ebor Festival fillip

    STAR jockey Frankie Dettori has been given a big winning chance for York's Ebor Festival race meeting which started today. The chirpy Italian ace rider was last night booked to take the saddle on gelding Charley Bates, the likely favourite in tomorrow's

  • Baywatch star for York panto

    FORMER Baywatch star Jaason Simmons left the Los Angeles sunshine far behind him when he dropped into York yesterday. The well-travelled actor, who hails from Australia, lives in LA and has family roots in Yorkshire, will be appearing in the Grand Opera

  • Police and motorbikers to hold crisis talks

    POLICE will meet motorcycle campaigners in an effort to cut soaring road deaths in North Yorkshire. The get-together follows high-level talks between senior police, fire and council officers. But despite plans to relaunch a safety campaign next year,

  • True grit

    YORK endurance athlete John Booth is already looking ahead to next year's Ironman World Championships after having failed in the United States recently to earn a place in this year's finals in Hawaii. Booth, a 52-year-old sales director, finished tenth

  • Champs lift another crown

    YORK wrapped up their fifth consecutive Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League first division title with a crushing 95-13 victory over Wheldrake. Captain Helen Leach teamed up with Christine Place to drop only one game, while Karen Retief and Katherine

  • Family's drug anguish will be revealed to students

    THE father of Thomas Staniforth told today how he is still reeling in disbelief, one year after his son died after taking Ecstasy. Former York City star Gordon Staniforth also spoke of his determination to continue telling youngsters about the "awful"

  • Frankie's Ebor Festival fillip

    STAR jockey Frankie Dettori has been given a big winning chance for York's Ebor Festival race meeting which started today. The chirpy Italian ace rider was last night booked to take the saddle on gelding Charley Bates, the likely favourite in tomorrow's

  • Wasps' pest off and away

    CUDDLY mascot Wobby the Wasp has been kicked out of Huntington Stadium for good. York's new rugby league club have demonstrated to fans that no links exist with York Wasps, and Wobby's departure means that every single tie with the old outfit - no matter

  • U-turn claim on york parking

    LIBERAL Democrat councillors in York claim the ruling Labour group has made a "U-turn" on the maximum number of parking spaces to be allowed in the city. The council proposed at a conference last month that the number of spaces should be limited to 4,500

  • Soldier's body returned

    THE body of the North Yorkshire soldier who died of gunshot wounds in a double shooting while peace-keeping in Afghanistan has been returned to the UK. Corporal John Gregory, aged 30, of the Royal Logistics Corps, died near Kabul airport in what was described

  • Time to get tough with the poisoners

    OLD country habits die hard. John McPartlan says it is nothing new for country folk to resort to poison to control pests. Lacing a dead rabbit or pigeon with insecticide and then leaving it for scavengers such as foxes and crows has been going on for

  • Men have the stomach for it

    '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

  • Wallowing in genetic chaos

    The discovery that unapproved genetically modified seeds had been planted in a trial site in the UK should not really cause much surprise. The whole history of the efforts of the breeders to get genetic modification established in this country and in