PLANS are being set up across York ahead of a series of strikes by firemen. Major buildings in the city are to remain open, but extra measures are being put in place to ensure safety. The series of strikes will start on October 29, at 9am, and go on until
TRIBUTES have been paid to an all-round sportsman from a top York school who was killed in the Bali bomb tragedy. Former St Peter's School pupil Clive Walton, aged 33, was among more than 180 people who died in the terrorist outrage at a busy night-spot
A much-changed York team held a fast and powerful Driffield side for an hour but then the pressure told as the Yorkshire One leaders went down 54-14 for their first loss of the season. York started brightly as Simon Cavey broke into Driffield's 22 only
A much-changed York team held a fast and powerful Driffield side for an hour but then the pressure told as the Yorkshire One leaders went down 54-14 for their first loss of the season. York started brightly as Simon Cavey broke into Driffield's 22 only
PEOPLE in Tadcaster have slammed Selby District Council, saying it is out of touch with the needs of the town. Tadcaster town councillors criticised Selby councillors for failing to make decisions that reflect the wishes of the electorate. Coun Jan Bell
SEA cadets from across North and East Yorkshire gathered in York at the weekend for their annual Trafalgar Day march. More than 60 cadets marked today's anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar with an inspection, parade and salute which began at the Eye
Malton and Norton eased into the third round of the Powergen Vase with a 13-try 81-5 demolition of Wensleydale at picturesque Leyburn. Malton were in complete control from the outset and rattled up a winning score within ten minutes of the start. Tries
SELBY went down to another disappointing result against lower ranking opponents in the Powergen Intermediate Cup as they lost 17-15 to Keighley. Although Selby had better individual players and played well in patches, team spirit and team work are still
A much-changed York team held a fast and powerful Driffield side for an hour but then the pressure told as the Yorkshire One leaders went down 54-14 for their first loss of the season. York started brightly as Simon Cavey broke into Driffield's 22 only
SELBY Town made it three wins in a row in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 1-0 victory over North Yorkshire rivals Pickering Town at Flaxley Road. And the points mean Selby, who had opened their league campaign with six straight
RECYCLING can never be of use to Britain until we have the means to sort out the rubbish collected and as yet we don't have that machinery in place and we won't for many years. BBC1's Inside Out told us recycling is, in a way, a waste of time and money
AN Evening Press feature about migraine headaches referring to monosodium glutamate may raise unnecessary worries. Monosodium glutamate is the salt of glutamate, an amino acid found naturally in protein-containing foods such as meat, vegetables and milk
TWO motorists suffered multiple injuries when they were involved in a head-on collision on a country road near Selby. A 21-year-old man was cut from his Renault Megane by firefighters using specialist equipment after the incident on the B1222, near Sherburn-in-Elmet
HARROGATE Railway are quickly gaining the tag of non-League football's great entertainers. Forget the record-breaking scoring exploits of Arsenal, the Railwaymen are building their own reputation, especially in cup competitions. The FA Cup has seen them
A PUB whose controversial redevelopment has been bitterly opposed by York residents has been sold, it was disclosed today. It is thought that another planning bid is imminent. The Gimcrack, in a conservation area in Fulford, has been bought by PD Smith
Dringhouses took advantage of their Leeper Hare York and District League premier division title rivals being in York FA Senior Cup action by winning 5-1 at Crayke to go five points clear at the top of the table. The visitors took command from the kick-off
York Acorn saw their unbeaten home record torn to shreds when defeated 28-14 by a workmanlike Huddersfield Syngenta in the National Conference League division two. Acorn competed reasonably well for the opening 30 minutes when both sets of defences held
YOU reported the British jobless total fell to 94,000 with unemployment down across North and East Yorkshire during the past year (October 16). The Evening Press should publish the details of the total numbers of British men there are aged between 60
WHAT an unhappy coincidence it was that, on the day the fans had the chance to listen to the referee via the "Ref Link", the official's role proved a hugely controversial one. Ref Links, sold outside the ground for a not-particularly-cheap £5, were headsets
TERRY Venables has asked Leeds United fans to keep the faith as his side embarks on a make-or-break pre-Christmas programme. Unhappy home supporters streamed away from Elland Road after seeing their side slump to their third home Premiership defeat which
FORMER government minister Mo Mowlam greeted dozens of veterans at the fourth reunion of the Palestine Veterans at Eden Camp at the weekend. More than 200 visitors attended the parade and ceremony at the modern history museum, near Malton, which administers
ROBBIE Fowler is ready to give Leeds United manager Terry Venables a much needed boost by making a long awaited comeback in the reserves tomorrow night. Former Liverpool goal king Fowler has been out since undergoing hip surgery in the summer but plays
A HEARTBROKEN York family today said they had been put through their tiny son's death "all over again" after a commemorative lantern and angel were stolen from his grave. Jackie and Trevor Martin, of Tang Hall, said they were "devastated beyond belief
SIGHS of relief deeper than a wizard's pocket greeted a magic Minstermen finish conjured by play-maker Stephen Brackstone. The 20-year-old displayed a flash of sorcery -- though Bristol Rovers would argue sauce -- to salvage a point with a sublime leveller
I recently changed my hair style. No longer do I look like a frizzy version of Bonny Langford - as shown at the head of this column - but, as a colleague pointed out, I sport a style not dissimilar to that of Friends star (and, more significantly, Brad
Q My boyfriend of two years says he loves me but is critical of my appearance. He now says I'm too fat and is refusing to have sex with me unless I lose weight. I've always tried to please him with the clothes I buy but him not wanting me sexually I find
Q Once again I'm obsessed with a woman who doesn't appreciate me or understand how strongly I feel about her. Even though I've tried to give her everything she never thinks about me or what I might want. This always happens to me. I never seem able to
POLICE today appealed for help from the public to trace a violent beggar, who grabbed a woman round the neck and demanded money in a terrifying York city centre attack. Police said the woman, who is local and aged in her 20s, was walking to work along
Malton and Norton eased into the third round of the Powergen Vase with a 13-try 81-5 demolition of Wensleydale at picturesque Leyburn. Malton were in complete control from the outset and rattled up a winning score within ten minutes of the start. Tries
SELBY went down to another disappointing result against lower ranking opponents in the Powergen Intermediate Cup as they lost 17-15 to Keighley. Although Selby had better individual players and played well in patches, team spirit and team work are still
A SENSE of near-panic set Peter Frank about the task of chronicling the Yorkshire fishing community. Born in Whitby in 1934, he went on to become a professor at Essex University. In the Seventies he returned to his home town, and realised how much it
Middleham jockey Tyrone Williams makes the long journey to Yarmouth tomorrow and will be hoping for deserved rewards. Williams teams up with Bad Intentions in the Halls Conditions Stakes and will be bidding to follow up a recent Redcar win on the two-year-old
BONFIRE NIGHT in Selby should go with a huge bang with over 20,000 fireworks at the Community Bonfire. The bonfire and firework display will take place at Scott Road Community Field on Saturday, November 2. The bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm by the Town
MORE than ten "extra care" beds will be made available at council-run homes for the elderly in York, it has emerged. It is hoped the extra 11 places will ease hospital bed blocking in the city, enabling care workers to deliver health care and social support
AN ANGRY York resident has blasted plans to build a "monstrous" mobile phone mast close to her home. Beryl Nairn, of Grange Lane, Acomb, said the 20-metre Orange mast would be a magnet for local vandals, and claimed a mast directly opposite her front
A DISPLAY of "naughty" gnomes that caused controversy at a York shop has now gone - to be replaced by a range of equally controversial replica guns. Stuart Sykes, of Blue Moon Trading in Goodramgate, attracted criticism and support for the naughty gnomes
BUS services will be diverted when City of York Council carries out resurfacing work in Chaloners Road, Dringhouses, on Thursday and Friday this week. The road will be resurfaced from its junction with Thanet Road to the junction with Farmlands Road by
MARGARET TAYLOR, founder and principal of York Business College, has sold her shares to her two co-directors and will leave on Friday to return to her native Scotland. Mrs Taylor, who over 13 years helped to build the college into a training focus for
I MUST respond to two misleading implications in Derek Martin's letter (October 16). First, to talk of the Bali bombing as an "Islamic slaughter" is an unfair slur on millions of ordinary Muslims worldwide who are as appalled as anyone by this outrage
MODERN dancers from York's Rock Church gave a display in the centre of York at the weekend. A group of ten dancers from the Priory Street group demonstrated jive, Latin, hip hop and contemporary jazz dancing in front of dozens of spectators. Member Joel
Civil Service, the giantkillers from the last round of York FA Saturday Senior Cup, were beaten 4-1 in the second round by Leeper Hare League premier division side Bishopthorpe. Kevin Herford went close for Bishopthorpe and it was no surprise when they
TIPPING The Velvet, BBC television's three-part 19th century lesbian drama, is not a programme for homophobes, narrow-minded and conventional. But for the broadminded, egalitarian, and free-spirited - it is great entertainment. Superbly acted, this classy
CORSET-maker Lesley Ann Holmes is helping a York transvestite to strut his stuff in style with the help of striking peacock feathers. Lesley, who runs a workshop in Fishergate, was approached by the un-named cross-dresser to make the dazzling underwear
PUPILS at a York school were today being asked to come forward with information about the whereabouts of missing classmate Georgina North. Police, who say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" about her safety, asked teachers at Huntington School
MORE than 120 children were vaccinated at the single vaccine clinic in York at the weekend. Demand for the single measles, mumps and rubella vaccines has grown as local parents seek an alternative to the controversial MMR jab. Concerned parents attended
LAST-GASP goal ace Stephen Brackstone revealed that an inadvertent touch of the ball from York City's on-loan winger Lee Cook led to his dramatic leveller. Brackstone opened his League account with his first goal for the Minstermen at the most fortuitous
YORK Station was today recognised as having the best facilities in the country for cyclists. GNER, the York-based train company, scooped a national CycleMark award at a special ceremony in London. GNER station operations manager, Wayne Kyte and Jonathan
THE murderous bomb blast in Bali shocked us all. It was impossible to remain unmoved by television and newspaper pictures of the young survivors, dazed and bloodied, picking their way through the wreckage moments after the explosion. Yet, despite the
ULTIMATELY, of course, we must trust our world leaders to find a peaceful solution. You know, President Thingy of France. And Vladimir Wossisface, the Russian guy. A survey has discovered that many more of us know the names of soap stars than the names
