It sounds like a job that's just too good to be true - testing cakes for a baking company. JO HAYWOOD goes along to meet the lucky panel members Wanted: hungry people prepared to eat cake. Lots of it... ...It is not a job opportunity you see every day
JO HAYWOOD talks to two women trying to raise thousands of pounds for charity with the help of Bollywood starlets, Radio 1 DJs and a host of fashionable high street brands IT WAS supposed to be a small fashion show to get their fledgling business off
IT'S started. Can you feel it? Stand very still and you might just be able to detect the vibrations rumbling through your body. But don't be fooled by its initial subtlety: in four weeks it will feel like a herd of rabid wildebeest is rampaging through
WILL yet more legislation on the welfare of farm animals actually achieve the desired results? ROB SIMPSON, from the NFU's regional office in York, investigates CHOOSING which eggs to buy in your weekly shop has become quite a challenge in recent years
When transport seizes up, so does Yorkshire's economy, but the clear routes to success, whether road, rail or air, rely on partnerships within and beyond our borders, argues GRAHAM HALL CLEARLY something has to be done about the transport problems of
A HARD-HITTING new campaign aimed at trapping the "rats" who plague our communities with crime was launched today. The Evening Press has teamed up with North Yorkshire Police, Crimestoppers and the Safer York Partnership for Operation Ratcatcher. The
ALREADY organisations have expressed serious interest in two buildings arising quickly on the Holgate Park estate, York. The buildings, of 3,100sq ft and 4,000 sq ft, are taking shape alongside what will be the new 16,500 sq ft Benenden Healthcare Society
Building consultant MELANIE SMITH of Carter Jonas, of York, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, answers RICS questions about the effects of the Disability Discrimination Act I keep hearing about the Disability Discrimination Act.
THE Evening Press can today reveal the new logo for the York City Knights Rugby League Club. The colours of the logo - navy blue, sky blue and white - will also be the Knights' official club colours and will be used to the fore in the new home kit, which
NOMINATIONS have come in from all corners of York for the Evening Press Safe In The City campaign. The campaign aims to recognise the good work done by hundreds of youth groups in York which help keep youngsters occupied, off the streets and out of trouble
STUDENTS should check that they will not lose out financially from the A-level regrading fiasco, a York solicitor has warned. Universities have been told they will not suffer as a result of student movement following regrading, but institutions are being
CITY of York Ladies' II gained a creditable 1-1 draw at home to Batley in Yorkshire League division two. Taking an early lead, Batley looked stronger and faster than York but the home side battled hard and were rewarded with an equaliser before half-time
AN ambitious York school is to undergo major improvements totalling more than £125,000. Our Lady's RC Primary School, in Windsor Garth, Acomb, has secured funding to install a new computer suite and a special lift to give disabled pupils access to the
PUPILS from a York school were given the chance to learn about the plight of Ian Stillman when his father paid them a visit today. Roy Stillman talked to groups of children from Manor School to help them learn about human rights as part of a citizenship
A RACEHORSE trainer has won his fight to protect wildlife near Tadcaster. Tom Tate objected to plans to use a woodland area in the grounds of Hazlewood Castle for outdoor training activities on the grounds that this would upset badgers. Mr Tate, who lives
WHILE I applaud the fire fighters for the dangerous job they do all over the country, I cannot agree with their demands for a 40 per cent pay rise. It is outrageous. It is true they lives will be lost. The Army's fleet of ageing Green Goddesses, which
I AM not normally one to criticise fellow musicians, especially when they are at the height of their success, but why did Will, Gareth and Zoe have to stoop to miming at their shows at the Sheffield arena last Monday evening? With people paying up to
I CAN sympathise with Julian Cole over the effect the Daily Mail has on him (Evening Press, October 17) if he reads it because I experience exactly the same symptoms when reading his column with, at times, the added feeling of nausea. David Lockwood,
A TERRIFIED York student said today she was too scared to walk the streets of the city on her own after she was attacked by a beggar while on her way to work. The 21-year-old, who does not want to be named, said she had been unable to go out unaccompanied
SCARBOROUGH entertain Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster in a game which both sides could be forgiven for dismissing as an irrelevance as they look for League status again. But, coach Mark Patterson values the competition as it gives his side a chance to
THE Rugby World Cup could be coming to Yorkshire if the Rugby Football Union's innovative plans for the 2007 competition get the nod. The RFU revealed yesterday their plans to run a 16-nation World Cup and a 32-strong Nations Cup concurrently -- with
TWO flood warnings were in place in York today following recent heavy rain. The Environment Agency issued warnings on the River Ouse from Clifton Bridge to Fulford and at Naburn Lock. Flood waters lapped the riverside path at King's Staith, covering the
A SEVEN-year-old boy from York is a natural on the drums - but cannot find a teacher because nobody will believe how good he is. Eddie Ellison, of Skelton, first picked up the drumsticks aged two and "just started playing", said mum, Kim. Since then he
THE Evening Press can today reveal the new logo for the York City Knights Rugby League Club. The colours of the logo - navy blue, sky blue and white - will also be the Knights' official club colours and will be used to the fore in the new home kit, which
LIQUIDATORS have uncovered debts of almost £160,000 after the collapse of a North Yorkshire concert promotions company. Up to £23,000 is owed to people who bought tickets from Ian Martin Events Ltd, of Norton, for the rescheduled Party In The Park pop
THIS weekend the clocks go back. Soon we will be travelling to work in the dark and returning home in the dark. For most of us, the lack of daylight is a wearisome fact of life. But for some, it heralds the season to be jolly. They are the car thieves
THEY are drug-snorting, hotel-wrecking, chicken-decapitating wild boys. He is a member of the MCC. They wear tight trousers and groupies. He tucks his shirt into his underpants. Their motto is sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. His is Trollope, cocoa and Marks'n'Spencer
We live in a world where uniformity is not only expected, it is close to being demanded. I cannot work out why. Anyone or any thing that does not conform to some sort of norm is regarded as odd. Our herd instinct seems to be more pronounced than ever.
THE BBC has launched a new series to find out who is the greatest Briton of them all. The top 100, featured in a BBC 2 countdown at the weekend, included the likes of James Cook, Margaret Thatcher and Alfred the Great - alongside modern-day celebrities
A CREDIT Union to help York people who collectively owe millions of pounds in debt is to be formed at last. City of York councillors and officials will rally to the cause at a meeting at the Guildhall on Wednesday next week. A feasibility study has concluded
AN EmployAbility event in York proved to be a life-changing experience for scores of jobseekers, organisers reported today. Hundreds of jobless people surged into the Ask Restaurant and Assembly Rooms, in Blake Street, when the second half of a day-long
HELEN Hora, company training manager for York & County Press, publisher of The York Evening Press, is among the final 11 out of more than 1,000 entrants in the National Training Awards 2002. She will attend a regional awards ceremony for the North
NOT so very long ago, callousness was regarded as the currency of good business. Ruthlessness was the creed of profits. Now we know better. What is business if it is not about people? Profits are the fruits of human happiness and teamwork endeavour which
The maxim that knowledge is power - and profits - also applies to the small businesses of York and North Yorkshire. So what more can be done to give them that knowledge, asks DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the region's Learning and Skills Council YORK and
YORK City's stuttering form of late has left Darren Edmondson with a cross to bear, but should the Minstermen right-back bear the cross for the winning goal tonight at Lincoln City all could be forgiven. Edmondson, who will miss Saturday's Division Three
Start Over, who ran a fine race in defeat at York earlier this month, is napped to get back in the winning groove at Nottingham tomorrow. The three-year-old goes for the Freecartwright Handicap over ten furlongs and will again have the assistance of his
IN the scheme of world sport it is perceived as a domestic spat, but between England and Australia the Ashes series is one of the keenest, meanest rivalries. However, if the grunts and growls emanating from Australia - hosting this winter's willow war
WORK has begun on a massive £9 million speculative office project to the north of the Monks Cross shopping centre. Already legal talks are in progress with two unnamed organisations in the healthcare industry to occupy half of the 52,500 sq ft which will
A CONTROVERSIAL York cycle path scheme has finally been approved by councillors. A City of York Council transport committee meeting has approved a project that will link the city's Millennium cycle path, from the Woodthorpe and Acomb areas, to the University
TWO light-footed friends from Selby are celebrating after taking major steps forward in their dancing careers. Sarah Corbally, 18, of Selby, and Gemma Gent, 17, of Monk Fryston, both pupils at Selby Dance Centre, are both well on their way to forging
SCHOOLS and churches in Sherburn-in-Elmet are celebrating a cash boost. The Sherburn Gala Committee has divided the £1,200 raised at May's gala between three churches and three schools in the area. Sherburn High School, Athelstan Primary School and South
A FIREWORK throwing incident which injured a woman has led police to warn York's "firework fiends" their actions could lead to serious injuries, or their arrest. A gang of BMX riding youths in Heslington Road, York, are said to have thrown the lit firework
YORK RUFC 'A' hit the heights after a bitty opening half to register a 28-5 victory over Hull 'A'. Tom Copeland put the Clifton Park hosts in front when the second of two penalties was successful before York front row forward Adie Martin was sin-binned
NEW Earswick All Blacks were hammered 44-8 after playing their worst rugby of the season in the second half away to a good Hunslet Old Boys side. With Hunslet reduced to 12 men, the All Blacks, trailing by just two points at half time, should have gone
A SUPERB 106 finish for a fantastic 15 darts from Paul Cooper inspired York Open League division one leaders Bay Horse 'A' to an emphatic 8-1 win against Volunteer. Dave O'Hara supported with 21 darts, then partnered Rich Corner in a fine pairs game.
CITY of York I finally got their Northern Premier League campaign going with Glyn Humphrey scoring a hat-trick in a well deserved 4-1 win over Wigan. This victory lifted them to eighth place and puts them in good heart for next Saturday's trip to much-fancied
MUSEUM guide David Craven has swapped his uniform for a loin cloth for Yorkshire Museum's latest exhibition. The York museum's caveman character - Hugh Grunt - was helping to put the finishing touches to the Upright Ape attraction. The highly-acclaimed
TOWN centre pubs in North and East Yorkshire could be ordered to use plastic glasses in a bid to slash the number of glassing injuries sustained by drinkers. The move is being considered by the Department of Health as part of a wider crackdown on the
TOP York restaurant, The Blue Bicycle, in Fossgate, has received a five-star cooking rating to earn a place for the first time in the Good Food Guide 2003. Another York eating place, Melton's Too, in Walmgate, which opened only last year, is also a new
AM I the only viewer who finds some adverts on television so obtuse that the object of the advertisement is difficult to decipher? One concerns a girl who warbles about made of glue and is holding up a stagecoach. She appears to be advertising a car,
A FORMER Selby mine site is to be used to steer youngsters away from a life of crime. The £500,000 project on the former North Selby Mine site, at Escrick, will help to rehabilitate teenagers convicted of auto crime by teaching them basic car mechanic
A SELF-HELP group for stammerers was today being launched in York and Scarborough to coincide with International Stammering Awareness Day. After Pop Idol finalist Gareth Gates put stammering under the spotlight, more and more people are becoming aware
COUNCIL chiefs will look at new ways of keeping vehicles away from a congested village hit by rat-running traffic. A public meeting in Osbaldwick agreed that a number of options - including road chicanes and even speed cameras - should be considered to
DRIVERS using a York road have found their journeys impeded - by a new bus stop. This picture shows the build-up of vehicles behind a bus in Fulford Road after City of York Council built a new stop which "juts" out into one lane of the single-carriageway
BLACK SWAN, Pickering drew level on points with RJF Homes Beckett League division one leaders Duncombe Park thanks to a 3-1 win at Kirkdale United. Duncombe Park were involved in a York FA Saturday Junior Cup-tie, which they lost 4-2 on penalties to Wilberfoss
NORTH Yorkshire Police caught a former soldier red-handed with forged U.S. Army passes on September 11, York Crown Court heard. Ex-U.S. military paramedic turned hi-tech graduate Dennis Price, 39, got a "buzz" each time he used the false documents and
YORK City's stuttering form of late has left Darren Edmondson with a cross to bear, but should the Minstermen right-back bear the cross for the winning goal tonight at Lincoln City all could be forgiven. Edmondson, who will miss Saturday's Division Three
A MAN suffered serious injuries after he was set upon by a trio of attackers in what police have called "an extremely violent" assault. The victim, who was walking behind the Rumours pub in Toft Green, was left with fractures to his eye-socket, arm and
POLICE in North Yorkshire are in line for large overtime payments during the firefighters' strike. Officers who have completed their normal daily shifts will be asked to provide support to the emergency army Green Goddess strike cover. The ageing vehicles
Chief Inspector Kevin Doyle explains how the public can play a vital role in cutting York crime in Operation Ratcatcher OUR key aim in Operation Ratcatcher is to reduce seasonal crime during the autumn and winter months, and to transfer the fear of crime
WILL yet more legislation on the welfare of farm animals actually achieve the desired results? ROB SIMPSON, from the NFU's regional office in York, investigates CHOOSING which eggs to buy in your weekly shop has become quite a challenge in recent years
