Q I HAVE been reading about complementary therapies and would like to know what you mean when you say that acupuncture is holistic? A That is a great question, as "holistic" is one of those terms commonly used about complementary therapies but because
YORK College today unveiled plans to build a £35 million new campus. A planning application will be submitted in the New Year to build a new college on the current sixth-form campus, following consultation with local and community groups. A separate application
NICOLA Coates's story of her long battle against leukaemia has touched hearts in America - boosting efforts to find more bone marrow donors. Nicola, from Wheldrake, has written an article for the Action Advertiser in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, whose managing
THE Archbishop of York today reassured Evening Press readers he has no plans to retire next year - but confirmed he would like to go back to working as a parish priest when he does eventually depart. Reports in a Sunday newspaper claimed Dr David Hope
GAMESTATION, the Clifton Moor-based video and computer games retail empire, has been bought out by Blockbuster UK, the Evening Press can reveal today. But the Gamestation brand started by University of York graduates Stephen Hall, 33, and Julian Gladwin
YORK RI gave a much improved performance in defeating Halifax Vandals 22-10 away on Saturday. Although arriving late due to heavy traffic on the motorway, RI started well and absorbed early Vandals pressure before driving the home side back with strong
YORK now stand alone at the head of Yorkshire One but it required a skin of the teeth 19-13 home victory over Doncaster-based Wheatley Hills to secure the top spot. Assistance was given by Bridlington who lost to Huddersfield YMCA, themselves defeated
YORK Acorn coach Dave Kay has not ruled out promotion despite seeing his side slump 68-8 away to Wath Brow Hornets. The hammering was the Blue and Golds' fourth defeat of the season and they now lie mid-table in the National Conference League division
A BRILLIANT individual try from Matthew Smith earned the points for Selby as they beat Pontefract 17-13 in Yorkshire One. Smith went over in the 51st minute to make it 15-13 and the conversion by Adamson, who had taken over the kicking duties from Pemberton
HEWORTH returned to the top of the National Conference League division two on Saturday after resuming normal service by again winning by a narrow margin. The Villagers, who had a weekend off last week, have now won all six of their matches this season
A PUB landlord has died after falling from a balcony at an East Yorkshire hotel where he was competing in a national dominoes championship. Father-of-four Leslie Bird, 57, a pub landlord from Telford, fell 15 feet from an internal balcony to the ground
TRADING standards officials in North Yorkshire are warning householders about teams of itinerant asphalt-laying gangs operating in the county. A number of complaints have been made to officers, and thousands of pounds have been taken from householders
THIEVES have left a York couple heartbroken after prized bonsai trees were snatched from the garden of their new home. Shop worker Doreen Haldon, 55, of Osbaldwick, said seven ornamental trees had been taken, including a showcase Japanese White Pine worth
STUNNED manager Terry Dolan was still reeling today after York City suffered the cruellest of 1-0 defeats at Southend United, losing to almost the final kick of the game. The Minstermen looked well set to collect a valuable away point - only for Shrimpers
YORK residents were today urged to support a major new NSPCC campaign aimed at stopping child abuse killings. The campaign, which is the latest stage of the Cruelty To Children Must Stop, calls for reform of the child protection system. It also highlights
BAD weather failed to deter protesters who gathered at the North Yorkshire U.S. spy base at Menwith Hill to demonstrate against any war with Iraq. A heavy police presence met the 100 or so protesters, of all ages, who demonstrated outside the American
RUSH-hour traffic was held up on the A64 near York today after a fire broke out in a lorry trailer loaded with clothing. Firefighters were called to a lay-by just before the Grimston Lodge turn-off, near the road's junction with the A1079 Hull Road, at
A £4.1 million scheme to tame a notorious accident blackspot on the A64 near York was finally completed today. Reporter Mike Laycock examines the background to the Copmanthorpe underpass project THIS time last year, it was hell on the roads. Thousands
DO NOT be surprised to see the video of this match shown on the next edition of BBC's Crimewatch. In daring to snatch all three points Southend United matched the Italian Job for sheer audacity and cheek. Of course, it could be argued City had only themselves
IS IT true that a Mr Spade has been called in by City of York Council to find "the fat man" and a small man with a foreign accent called Joel Cairo in connection with the missing Falcon in Micklegate? Wilson Zetland, Belle Vue Street, York. Updated: 10
Q I have had heavy, painful periods since I was 13. I am now 34 and I have tried everything, including the pill, and I still have heavy, painful periods. Do you think acupuncture could help? A Yes, this is an area where acupuncture has an important role
A YORK woman today told how a car smashed through her garden fence and badly damaged it. Jean Close, from Moor Monkton, was enjoying a peaceful Sunday morning yesterday when the Vauxhall Corsa car crashed through her fence after a collision on the A59
THE BBC is living on borrowed time - if not borrowed money - according to Charles Moore, editor of the Daily Telegraph. Speaking at the Society of Editors' annual conference in York, Mr Moore predicted that there would be a popular revolt against the
YORK College today unveiled plans to build a £35 million new campus. A planning application will be submitted in the New Year to build a new college on the current sixth-form campus, following consultation with local and community groups. A separate application
A TEENAGER who smashed the face of his ex-girlfriend's grandfather in a life-threatening attack was today jailed for nine years. Leeds Crown Court heard how Christopher Wright repeatedly hit 71-year-old Edwin Hopper with a glass decanter, kicked and stamped
MALTON and Norton were handed another lesson in their Yorkshire Two learning curve as they went down to a 27-7 defeat against West Park Bramhope. But Malton did themselves no favours as they found themselves 19 points down within 15 minutes of the start
AFTER a bright opening Pocklington's much changed side folded and went down 47-17 at Heath. Despite half a dozen late changes due to injury and unavailability, Pocklington played really well for the first quarter of an hour and took the lead when No 8
HARROGATE lowered the Pirates' flag for the first time this season as they got their own promotion push back on course in a swashbuckling thriller at Claro Road, winning 31-29 with the last kick of the game. After giving big-spending Penzance and Newlyn
BECAUSE Roman, Viking and medieval street planners did not have the foresight to anticipate the motor car, York has never been a driver's paradise. The narrow streets have struggled to accommodate traffic ever since the end of the last war. So the city
NORMAN Johnston was brought up some distance away from the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). His childhood home was many miles and a stretch of water away from London; and although he lived in the north-east, as a Fermanagh kid, that was the
BAD weather failed to deter protesters who gathered at the North Yorkshire U.S. spy base at Menwith Hill to demonstrate against any war with Iraq. A heavy police presence met the 100 or so protesters, of all ages, who demonstrated outside the American
Collier Hill, who has never looked back this season, can add another victory to his scoresheet at Ayr tomorrow - thanks to the weekend rain. North Yorkshire trainer Alan Swinbank withdrew his gelding from his latest intended race, at Hamilton, because
IN division two Heslington went down to their first defeat of the season, losing 5-3 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Nick Rank (2), Jamie Rank, Sam Browne and James Willmott. Barmby Moor won a thriller at Ouseburn where they edged home by the odd goal
Dringhouses overwhelmed a struggling Bishopthorpe side 9-0 in Reserve 'A' and it is difficult to see who can stop them retaining their title even at this early stage in the season. Goals from Paul Cooper and Alex Dewhirst put them in control at the break
RUFFORTH gained an unlikely Leeper Hare York and District League premier division point when they grabbed a dramatic equaliser with five minutes left at Osbaldwick - courtesy of an own goal. It was no surprise when Lee Bond thumped home a right-wing cross
HARROGATE Railway brushed aside the ineffectual challenge of Unibond side Workington in the FA Cup third qualifying round, with a comfortable 4-0 win which could have been even more emphatic. Of the sensational triumph Railway boss Paul Marshall said:
HARTLEPOOL are still sitting pretty at the top of Division Three despite their shock 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth yesterday. Chris Turner's men head the table on goal difference from Torquay - thanks mainly to the fact the Gulls, along with Rushden and Diamonds
THE York Nines rugby league extravaganza is to be held again in 2003 following the success of the inaugural event this summer. This time, the nine-a-side tournament will be held over two days, with participants likely to come from many countries. The
A STRING of community projects has been given the green light by residents in the Westfield and Foxwood areas of York. City of York Council has allocated more than £25,500 to be spent on a number of schemes designed to benefit the Westfield area after
UNLUCKY Seth Johnson is facing an extended spell on the injured list after yet another setback in his bid for fitness. The £7million former Derby midfielder has had a knee operation to remove some cartilage, but further damage was discovered and he is
A CHARITABLE trust is to be set up for a brave teenager who has lost a 22-month battle against cancer. Canon Lee School pupil Oliver Tarry, aged 15, of Clifton Without, York, died on Wednesday, a victim of bone cancer. His parents, Simon and Kim, who
IN response to your article 'Labour pledge to kids is axed' and leader (October 10), Labour is proud of its record in running this city. You are right to criticise us for not delivering our pledge on computers for primary school children, but not to say
HAVING read the headline Behind "York's shops facade" (October 7), I felt compelled to write about reporting that was sensational and ill advised. Drug taking is alien to most of us in society, and the photograph did show the stereotypical 'drug taking
I SEE that the main objection of the vice-chairperson of the Cambridge Street Residents' Association concerning the proposed new link road between Water End and Holgate Road is that she is "worried about the safety of young children playing in the street
Plans were revealed today to further York's rapid development as a centre of educational excellence. The scheme would also promote another interest dear to the city's heart - freeing up land for new housing. York College is considering consolidating its
Welcome to the Society of Editors. York is hosting the national society's prestige annual conference for the first time during the next two days. The debate among this august gathering of opinion-formers from all aspects of British media will focus on
IT'S a statistic more shocking than Dolly Parton's chest. The UK now has more people aged over 60 than under 16. And, according to the 2001 census, more than a million people are aged over 85 - a five-fold increase since 1951. Older people are living
