TWO York graduates were knocked off their feet when a Russian space rocket malfunctioned before plummeting back to earth and exploding less than half a mile from where they stood. Neil Melville and David Waterman, both aged 22, were slightly hurt when
PUNTERS will be raising their glasses to one of the York pub industry's elder statesman when he finally hangs up his beer towel at the end of the month. Golden Ball landlord, rugby man of steel, antiques dealer, physical training instructor and chocolate
by Peter Martini FORMER York Wasps fans' favourite Steve Hill has extended his contract with Batley Bulldogs and will remain at Mount Pleasant for another year. There were hopes among the supporters of the new York City Knights club that the prop forward
YORK City Knights fans are to get the show on the road as they try to drum up more support for the club. Fans will this week launch a Knights roadshow to visit pubs and clubs across York to sell the new professional club to potential supporters. It is
IT'S not the sort of place you might think of visiting, but what an interesting find. Recently opened, it trades from 6am to 6pm. Ceasing to be a signal box, and perched on the stairs over the lines, it became a lost property and operating inquiry point
ART BUFFS will be able to get up close to one of the Duke of Edinburgh's favourite fell ponies at the Blake Head Gallery in Blake Street this weekend, rendered in bronze by York artist Sally Arnup. Holtby-based Sally was asked last year to cast the pony
A YORK parish council which was hit by the floods of 2000 has produced its own emergency plan. Rawcliffe Parish Council is to unveil its strategy - the first of its kind in the city - next Monday. The Rawcliffe Community Emergency Plan follows the floods
CHAMPIONS Dunnington collected a barrow-load of silverware at last night's Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League presentation dinner at York Racecourse. The treble winners also won a host of individual prizes from guest speaker
CHILDREN'S safety is being jeopardised when they visit their mothers at a prison near York, it was claimed today. Visitors to Askham Grange Jail have to meet inmates in the dining room, which is inappropriate and unsafe for children, says the Board of
BETTER late than never, victory Garlands flourished at the double for the Oaks Golf Club in the York Union of Golf Clubs' Pike Hills Cup. Played at Boothferry GC, early morning starters father and son Jack and Martin Garland made light work of the fog
YOUNG people in two Ryedale towns are set to get a place to themselves when a new "dry pub" opens up. Under 18s in Malton and Norton will have somewhere to call their own when the facility, which is a unique project between licensees and the police, starts
A NORTH Yorkshire army training college was given the royal seal of approval when HRH The Duke of York formally opened the new campus. Hundreds of junior soldiers and their families watched as Prince Andrew carried out his official duty at the Army Foundation
HOTELS and visitor attractions in York were today gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the year. With half-term coming to an end for children in North Yorkshire and starting next week for those in York, the city was expected to be heaving with
CONTROVERSIAL top-up fees could be considered at the University of York after it was revealed government ministers will review a pre-election pledge. Labour promised before last year's General Election that it would rule out the extra student charge,
YORK City's young braveheart Graeme Law is relishing the gruelling prospect of three international battles in the space of just five days. The City trainee has now linked up with his Scottish Under-19 international team-mates ahead of their opening games
I WAS interested to read in Chris Titley's review of LNER Locomotives in Colour 1936-1948 that Sir Nigel Gresley dreamed up the name of 'Mallard' when feeding ducks. I was given a different - and I think more entertaining - explanation of the name a few
YORK City Knights fans are to get the show on the road as they try to drum up more support for the club. Fans will this week launch a Knights roadshow to visit pubs and clubs across York to sell the new professional club to potential supporters. It is
A DRINK-DRIVER risked causing "severe mayhem" after a drinking binge in York, when he tried to escape from police officers - in one of Britain's smallest cars. Dale Trevor Peacock, 20, fled from police in his father's Ford Ka, which he had taken without
SHEFFIELD Eagles half-back cum hooker Darren Callaghan could be set for a return to Huntington Stadium. The former York Wasps star has confirmed to the Evening Press that he has been in talks with the new York City Knights club about coming back to his
I WONDER if many people noted the death last Saturday of jazz trombonist Ray Conniff, at the age of 85. He was a very well known figure who played in the orchestras of Bob Crosby and Artie Shaw and turned out very many big band arrangements in the early
WE would like to thank the Evening Press for helping us find out York's favourite carols so that we can sing them at our Favourite Carols for All service at York Minster on December 17. You kindly published an email people could use to request tickets
The Lake District has been locking horns with the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors over which is the most beautiful corner of England. STEPHEN LEWIS muscles in on the argument. You can almost hear Clare Coxon blushing on the other end of the telephone
I AM a skater but also a citizen of York. I consider myself to be a good citizen at that; I am law abiding, polite and respectful and attained seven A-grades in my GCSEs. I have done voluntary work at an after-school club and I assist people in the street
INTERNATIONAL stars are shining brightly at York Rugby Union Club's base at Clifton Park. This week former Scottish ace Tony Stanger has been putting players through their paces in training. Later this month will be the turn of former British Lion John
PASSENGERS who braved the rail strikes hitting Arriva Trains Northern may have noticed a familiar face "mucking in" on the platforms - the company's managing director. Ray Price manned customer information points and handed out leaflets to passengers
GEORGE WILKINSON witnesses the potato harvest near the village of Scackleton. THE village of Scackleton is long and linear, with two pumps, shaggy sheep, a pond and a hint of an ancient moat. It lies bang in the middle of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding
SHEFFIELD Eagles half-back cum hooker Darren Callaghan could be set for a return to Huntington Stadium. The former York Wasps star has confirmed to the Evening Press that he has been in talks with the new York City Knights club about coming back to his
Small is beautiful, as JOHN WHEATCROFT found out during a visit to The Netherlands. THE past is all around you in The Hague but, thanks to a quirk of fate, it's a city with virtually no history at all. Officially, Holland's capital is still a village.
YORK City's young braveheart Graeme Law is relishing the gruelling prospect of three international battles in the space of just five days. The City trainee has now linked up with his Scottish Under-19 international team-mates ahead of their opening games
I have seen plenty of model railways in my time, and walked around a few model villages. But I have never visited such a clever combination of the two as Beech End. This model village in Leyburn has all the fine detail of village life on a scale of 1:
Gina Parkinson looks through a seed catalogue to plan next year's projects in her garden. The sunny autumn we experienced earlier this month seems to have come to an end and frost is forecast for some of us this weekend. It is time to make the most of
IT is not just the onset of winter that is presently forcing shudders among York City supporters. The uncertainty surrounding the future of Bootham Crescent has raised genuine grounds for concern. The so-called 'confidentiality clause' that has prevented
CAN you spot the difference?In one picture, above, a couple and a friend are punted down the River Foss, with the magnificent Clifford's Tower in the background. The picture was created by a group of entrepreneurs, including Gordon Bell, who want to set
AN EXASPERATED York architect has helped celebrate an unusual birthday - for a planning application he made over a year ago. Matthew Laverack, of Laverack Associates, has sent the application a first birthday card to "to cheer it up." He said: "I wanted
POINTS mean prizes, and at one North Yorkshire school the staff and pupils were busy celebrating the year's many high points. Lady Lumley's annual prizegiving in Pickering took on the theme of the healthy school, with a huge vote of thanks for the hard
Selby Warriors claimed the Yorkshire League division two points against Lock Lane today without even taking to the field. The Castelford outfit would have been unable to take a full squad to Selby so called the game off. Under Yorkshire League regulations
FINGS, most definitely, ain't what they used to be. Where once the locals of pretty-but-remote Husthwaite might have enjoyed a pie and a pint at the Blacksmith's, now the pub has gone all Mediterranean on them. Quite how much the fields between Thirsk
TICKETS are running out for York Acorn ARLC's sportsman's dinner next Friday, at which Peter Lorimer and Mick Morgan, along with a comedian, will be the speakers. Lorimer is a former Leeds United and York City football star, while Morgan played for York
FORMER York Wasps fans' favourite Steve Hill has extended his contract with Batley Bulldogs and will remain at Mount Pleasant for another year. There were hopes among the supporters of the new York City Knights club that the prop forward would return
AUSTRALIAN doctors treating victims of the Bali bomb blast received emergency assistance from the British Library near Wetherby. Night staff at the library, in Boston Spa, responded to a call early yesterday from a hospital in Melbourne which was desperately
FIREFIGHTERS from North Yorkshire have spoken of their sadness and frustration - but also their determination - following the overwhelming national vote to go on strike. "This is the hardest decision that any firefighter has ever had to make," said John
WITH the English fascination with the weather and football the Daily Mail must have thought it was on to a winner when it obtained the serialisation rights to ex-weather girl Ulrika Jonsson's book. A snip at a mere £700,000. But was I the only one to
A PENSIONER who sparked a police search when he went missing from his home at Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering, has been found safe and well. Geoffrey Olsson, 76, was located in a hotel in Durham at 8pm last night, after the hotel manager became concerned
THIS year marks the tenth anniversary of the Terry Fox Run in York. The run is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research. To date all the money raised - more than £10,000 - has been forwarded to the Cancer Research Unit of York University, a facility
I found Helen Mead's article on old people and the way many are enjoying a long, active and healthy retirement the funniest thing for ages (October 14). Modern medicines and surgery, cleaner environments and better recreational facilities are certainly
POLICE searching for missing York schoolgirl Georgina North say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" about her safety. The 15-year-old went missing from her home in Bell Farm Avenue, on October 4, and although there have been a number of reported
A TERRIFIED elderly woman confronted an intruder on the stairs of her York home in the early hours of today. The woman, who was unhurt but badly shocked, pushed the youth away as he tried to enter her bedroom in Thanet Road, Acomb, at 1.55am. The intruder
AUTUMN leaves are beginning to fall thick and fast, but burning or binning them isn't kind to the environment. HDRA, the charitable organic organisation, has produced a free leaflet for readers on how to turn garden leaves, cheaply and easily, into leaf
THERE'S a right royal brew fermenting down in Selby - and it will be used to spring a surprise on Prince Charles. A special beer is being created at the town's Brown Cow Brewery for when the prince visits the town next week. So what more fitting tribute
