I FIND the furore re a second post very funny. People in villages have never seen a 'second' delivery. They are lucky if they get even one before 11am. Why should town dwellers be treated differently? R Blenkin, Main Street, Hessay, York. Updated: 10:
IT would be most refreshing if, instead of refuting claims that Whitby's streets were "left in a disgusting state" (August 15) Scarborough Council put up their hands and admitted responsibility. I took my two grandsons to see the Endeavour on Tuesday,
ACCORDING to Greenpeace's own figures, only three per cent of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere each year is man-made. The other 97 per cent is caused by plants, oceans, animals, not forgetting the sun itself. What contributes to ten per cent
TWO mums told today how they felt lucky they and their children were alive after they were involved in a four-car smash on the way home from a day out. Friends Sharron Brown and Diane Hopwood, who both work at Sainsbury's in Foss Bank, York, were two
THE new York rugby league club will be an organisation "of which York residents can be proud". That was the message from local solicitor and respected charity worker Roger Dixon, the long-time fan who is set to be named as chairman of the new club should
YORK City could be poised for yet more international honours. Youth team defender Graeme Law has received an invitation to attend trials for Scotland's Under-19 squad later this month. Copmanthorpe-based Law, who qualifies for Scotland through his parents
Kyllachy, who looked an unlucky loser at Royal Ascot, can gain handsome compensation on the third and final day of York's Ebor Festival tomorrow. The Henry Candy-trained sprinter goes for the £185,000 Victor Chandler Nunthorpe Stakes and is napped to
THE first day of York Racecourse's 2002 Ebor meeting opened in style, as thousands of punters packed on to Knavesmire to enjoy a classic day's racing. A record number of advance bookings for the meeting had left Tattersalls, the County Stand and the course
EVEN the Queen is congratulating Betty and Jim Neal on their 64th wedding anniversary. The thrilled couple received a card from Her Majesty as they celebrated another milestone in their marriage. Married at St Lawrence's Church, on August 20, 1938, the
New Earswick All Blacks Under-15s came away from their first tournament of the season with a trophy in the bag. The All Blacks won all four of their group games to reach the final of the Invitation ten-a-side competition at Stanningly ARL, and then won
A CHARITY boss involved in plans for a hostel for the homeless at Selby has made a dramatic U-turn on the policy on admission of sex offenders. The director of Emmaus UK, Tim Page, reassured protesters at a meeting on Monday that no sex offender would
New research is backing City of York Council's policy of encouraging walking and cycling. Scientists have called for more cycling lanes and walk to school initiatives to reduce the risk of strokes after a new study found that a sedentary lifestyle is
MALTON trainer Tim Etherington is considering using blinkers on Evening Press, the racehorse leased by the readers of this newspaper, for her next race at Ripon. The three-year-old filly dubbed 'the people's racehorse' has yet to taste success on the
A BODY recovered from the River Ouse over the weekend has been identified as that of Nicholas Lightowler, 57, of Primrose Lane, Leeds. The body was discovered on Saturday, about 200 metres upstream of Clifton Bridge. Mr Lightowler vanished after taking
THE new York rugby league club will be an organisation "of which York residents can be proud". That was the message from local solicitor and respected charity worker Roger Dixon, the long-time fan who is set to be named as chairman of the new club should
YORK City could be poised for yet more international honours. Youth team defender Graeme Law has received an invitation to attend trials for Scotland's Under-19 squad later this month. Copmanthorpe-based Law, who qualifies for Scotland through his parents
JO Milnes is a woman who understands the language of horses. That does not mean she goes around making strange whinnying noises and issuing soft snorts through her nose. The language of horses is essentially a silent one - a body language of posture,
It is one of York's busiest days of the year with one of the most attractive events of the city's racing calendar. More than 30,000 people were expected to hit town for the race meeting alone, let alone the thousands of trippers roaming York's attractions
RACEGOERS coming to York for the Ebor meeting today were being warned not to miss the last train home as another strike by Arriva staff threatened to leave hundreds stranded in the city. Station staff, police and taxi drivers were bracing themselves for
Although Craig White misses the Headingley Test match tomorrow because of a side strain, Yorkshire are hoping to play him in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy Final on August 31 purely as a batsman. "The plan is to pick Craig for the Championship match
FAILED Oxford candidate Anastasia Sedotova is upset. She scored six A grades at A-level and the university still rejected her application for a place. Anastasia's mum fears that her daughter's profound deafness is behind Oxford's decision. She may be
MALTON trainer Tim Etherington is considering using blinkers on Evening Press, the racehorse leased by the readers of this newspaper, for her next race at Ripon. The three-year-old filly dubbed 'the people's racehorse' has yet to taste success on the
NORTH Yorkshire's newly-appointed chief constable today vowed to "make a difference" when she takes up her post in October. Della Cannings, who was revealed as the successor to chief constable David Kenworthy on Monday, told a press conference at County
FIFTEEN more former patients have come forward to help an inquiry into how the NHS handled complaints against two former North Yorkshire psychiatrists. The news comes as the inquiry prepares to hold two preliminary meetings in York next month to discuss
A Yorkshire Snooker Handicap competition is to be held at The Clubhouse in Cue Gardens, Wiltax House, Halifax Road, Odsal Top, Bradford, on Sunday, September 1. The event is being organised by Yorkshire Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored
SIXTEEN homeless people live and work in Emmaus Mossley, which is situated in a converted old mill in Greater Manchester. Although started with grants from the government and other organisations, the project is designed to be self-sufficient. The residents
The York Cycleworks elite road race over 70 miles powers into action with a field of 60 top-class riders on Monday, August 26. The event starts at 10am and is expected to finish around 1pm near the village of Bulmer. There will be a strong team from the
A YORK music venue's commitment to supporting local talent will be backed up by more well-known names and bigger bands on the bills, its new boss said today. Adam Driscoll, chief executive of Channelfly, said that some of the bands who play the company's
YORK champion Richard Moss and his coach Mick Wilcockson, from Selby, finished third and fourth respectively at the Eggerton 2-star open table tennis tournament held in Cheshire. Qualifying for the top super group, they both scored good wins against Chris
HEAVY rain and a hefty defeat could not take the shine off York-based Bert Keech Bowling Club's 90th anniversary celebrations. The club, formed in 1912, marked the milestone with a challenge match against a team put together by the English Bowling Association's
VANDALS are making harvest time a misery a York farmer said today. Hooligans have been accused of pushing over stacks of hay bales, costing Claremont House Farm, in Stockton-on-the-Forest, hours and energy to rebuild them. A member of the farm staff now
The Anglers World team competing in the Division One National on Hampshire's Basingstoke Canal had a narrow escape as they avoided relegation by a single point. On a blistering hot day many anglers struggled with tiny roach and odd tench providing most
A COUNCILLOR today told of his fury at plans to axe bus services between Skelton and Clifton Moor. Coun Mark Waudby said moves to make changes to First's number 27 service were "disgraceful" and would leave many residents with no affordable means of travelling
FANCY a good curry but don't want to travel out of York? Don't worry, the best curry chef in the north can be found in Nether Poppleton - and that's official. Mohan Miah, of the Bengal Brasserie, beat off challengers from across the North at a regional
THE mastermind behind the York Nines Rugby League tournament appears set to switch codes after being overlooked for a place on the Rugby Football League's new board. And, although he remains keen to stay involved with and expand the York Nines, he feels
AIRCRAFT spanning more than 60 years will feature at the Yorkshire Air Show, this Bank Holiday weekend. Organisers are expecting that Elvington airfield, near York, will be packed with thousands of air enthusiasts, day trippers and families during the
Although Craig White misses the Headingley Test match tomorrow because of a side strain, Yorkshire are hoping to play him in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy Final on August 31 purely as a batsman. "The plan is to pick Craig for the Championship match
KATHY Reichs is often cited as the new queen of slice 'em and dice'em thriller fiction after the dramatic decline of the previous ruler, Patricia Cornwell. But for some reason she just doesn't do it for me. As a forensic anthropologist in the Office of
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
IN response to road safety officer Ken Spence's letter (August 17), it is nice to see that at last someone at the council will admit to having their ears blocked when listening to the views of the electorate. Some form of traffic control is necessary
