SHOPPERS at York's new-look Asda store had a star in their eyes today. Kylie Minogue lookalike Faye Richards was on hand at the Monks Cross store, which now boasts a range of new departments, including a photo centre, opticians and one of the largest
Due to a spate of injuries Pocklington down-graded their scheduled games and put out a mixed XV against Driffield 'A'. On the day they were little match for the more experienced Driffield side, and further injuries saw them playing most of the second
DAY after day, residents and tourists would make the same inquiry. Do you have a concise history of York? Eventually, a group of booksellers at Waterstone's began to realise that maybe they had discovered a gap in the market. They endeavoured to do something
LEN Lungo, who has a powerful string of horses this season, can make his precense felt at Sedegefield tomorrow. The Dumfries trainer saddles Full Irish in the featured Tote betXpress Handicap Hurdle and the six-year-old looks sure to take plenty of beating
IT IS unfortunate that the Liberal Democrats on York City Council have seen fit to block a trial of postal voting being used for the council elections next May, along with the rump Tory group (November 8). As your leader column points out, pilot schemes
I READ with interest the article on the Hungate development and the fact that it will have an allocation of affordable housing, as most new developments do (November 6). Maybe it is me, but, I have never understood the concept of affordable housing. For
WHAT contrasting perceptions of Britain were presented on page eight of the Evening Press (November 6). On the one hand, reader Laurie Bowditch Snr's letter called non-strikers "fine fellows". Laurie feels Britain would return to greatness by supporting
MORE than 70 blind chess players pitted their wits against each other at a top competition in York. The participants use special braille chess boards and shout their moves out. The chess clock also has no glass in it so players can feel how much time
OBJECTORS to the University of York's plans to build on green belt land have received the backing of local residents. A survey of residents in Badger Hill and Heslington showed that the majority opposed the university plan to establish a third campus
THERE is a misconception that youngsters are not interested in remembering the wars and that the annual Poppy Appeal has lost its impact. There are certainly fewer poppy sellers around than ever - but that is no indication of the attitude of the public
PUB landlords across a North Yorkshire district are being urged to make their car parks safer places in an effort to cut crime. Community safety officers have been visiting licensees in Ryedale to give out the message that safer car parks outside the
STREET drinkers caught short due to a boarded-up York toilet are calling for it to be open all year round. The drinkers, who sit in Glen Gardens, Heworth, every day, say they are forced to use a gutter or bushes during the winter when the toilet is shut
A NORTH Yorkshire school is to get a new sixth form complex, thanks to a £750,000 education grant. The centre will enable expanding Easingwold School - which takes many pupils from the City of York area as well as its surrounding North Yorkshire communities
Due to a spate of injuries Pocklington down-graded their scheduled games and put out a mixed XV against Driffield 'A'. On the day they were little match for the more experienced Driffield side, and further injuries saw them playing most of the second
YORK RI progressed to the second round of the Yorkshire Shield with, in the end, a comfortable 25-10 over Hessle. Playing on a narrow park pitch because of a waterlogged first team pitch RI were soon on the attack with good kicking form Nash keeping Hessle
TWO intrepid North Yorkshire women are heading for adventures of a lifetime - and raising thousands for charity. Mags Grice, of York, plans a seven-day hike through rainforest in Costa Rica, while Olivia Anderson, from Gilling East, Pickering, will do
All but one of the scheduled Reserve 'A' games fell victim to the weather - the lone survivor being Wigginton Grasshoppers' 3-0 win over New Earswick with goals from Ben Coates and Luke Roberts (2). In Reserve 'B' Haxby Town were 3-0 up at half time against
HEWORTH'S title hopes took a battering at Elm Park Way on Saturday as the lost to fellow promotion hopefuls Castleford Panthers 36-16. It was the Villagers' first home defeat of the National Conference League division two season and, having previously
RELIEF could be on the way for residents of a York village hit by the double bombshell that their sewers need repairing and they might have to foot the bill. People living in the Highthorn Road area of Huntington are served by a "private" sewer system
THE president of York City Rowing Club has died at the age of 86, after collapsing at the annual dinner. George Lane was among more than 100 diners at the black tie event at the Merchant Taylors' Hall on Saturday night, when he collapsed. Club spokesman
A RETIRED vicar who was found hanged in York had been under investigation over child sex abuse allegations, it emerged today. The Rev Terence King, 69, who was married with three children, moved to York in 1999 after retiring from his job as a vicar in
THE latest stage in a massive public consultation over the site of York's fifth Park&Ride site has been hailed a success by the city's transport chiefs. Five different locations have been suggested for the site, with the minimum estimated cost for
MANAGER Terry Dolan saluted match winner Lee Bullock and his wonder strike as York City sealed their first win in seven attempts with a stirring 3-2 victory over Leyton Orient. It looked set to be another afternoon of frustration for City as they trailed
A COUPLE warned today of the danger of fireworks after a rocket blast shattered their back room window. Jean Warriner, of Milson Road, The Groves, in York, was sitting in her living room last night with her husband when they heard a deafening bang outside
FIVE years ago, the Evening Press exposed the scandal of the empty MoD homes. Former Ministry of Defence properties near RAF Linton-on-Ouse and elsewhere had been left to rot while the housing crisis intensified. The campaign was a great success. The
IF ONLY Jamie Oliver had taught at my school, everything would be so different. Until last week I thought the so-called Naked Chef was a cocky, arrogant jumped-up... I won't go on. You would not have caught me watching one of his TV programmes. A colleague
A VISION of York 20 years from now is being created by the city's most influential community groups. The project, called Without Walls, will draw up a plan for York's future and will set out steps needed to achieve the vision. A conference of potential
A £15 MILLION deal to revitalise a derelict and rundown area of York - and create new affordable housing - will be signed this week. The housing will replace 57 empty and boarded-up Ministry of Defence properties - and another 40 rundown council houses
DETECTIVES are to fly out to Canada to arrest a man in connection with a £30,000 theft from a former York fun pub, it was revealed today. Officers will travel to Calgary to serve an extradition warrant on the suspect, who is being currently being detained
ONE-TIME York City ace Jonathan Greening could be a surprise inclusion in today's England squad. National coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was to name a squad for a get-together as part of his campaign to keep the England spirit alive this winter before the
MANAGER Terry Dolan saluted match winner Lee Bullock and his wonder strike as York City sealed their first win in seven attempts with a stirring 3-2 victory over Leyton Orient. It looked set to be another afternoon of frustration for City as they trailed
YORK RI progressed to the second round of the Yorkshire Shield with, in the end, a comfortable 25-10 over Hessle. Playing on a narrow park pitch because of a waterlogged first team pitch RI were soon on the attack with good kicking form Nash keeping Hessle
WRITER Van Wilson has, during the past three years, interviewed scores of musicians for York Oral History Society. Extracts from these interviews form the basis of two books celebrating the city's vibrant live music scene from 1930 to 1970. The first
TEENAGER Chris Porter, of Tadcaster, pictured, is the star of a new campaign that aims to help young people find suitable employment training. The 18-year-old is featured in a prospectus and on a website about modern apprenticeships created by the Learning
YORK diners might note a mischievous menu addition in 12 of York's top restaurants during the run-up to Christmas - naked chefs. The cheeky dish will be more a feast for the eyes than the palate - the brave volunteers will only be baring their all in
KNOCK-OUT specialists Harrogate Railway enjoyed yet another goal feast in a cup competition as they beat Cammell Laird 4-3 in the FA Carlsberg Vase second round. The Railwaymen had gone to the shipbuilders as slight favourites because of their Northern
FAMILIES in York are being urged to reap the benefits of new tax breaks set to be introduced next year. From April, the Child Tax Credit and the Working Tax Credit will replace current credits, and York MP Hugh Bayley wants people who think they might
A YOUNG Selby mother was recovering at home today after a terrifying ordeal at the hands of an armed robber. The part-time assistant was working alone in the Tyke filling station shop, in Gowthorpe, Selby, when she saw the barrel of what appeared to be
WE SHALL remember them. Hundreds of York residents paid their respects to fallen Servicemen and women at the city's Remembrance Sunday commemorations. Crowds risked overcast skies to gather at the Memorial Gardens, in Station Road, for the traditional
In a stop-start game that typified non-league rugby, a disjointed York beat Beverley 32-0. As Beverley's first-team pitch was unfit, the match switched to the smaller second-team pitch which did not aid York's pacey wingmen. A much-changed York team took
AN charity carol concert is to be held in Tadcaster. Cancer Research UK's Carols by Candlelight service will be held at St Mary's Church. The service, which will feature the Wetherby-based choir, the Elysian Singers, will start at 7.30pm, on Monday, December
NORTH Yorkshire golf star Simon Dyson was glad to be flying home to England today after his season ended in Spanish sighs. Dyson finished the European Tour's swansong - the Volvo Masters in Spain's Andalucia region - in joint 39th place out of the 66
A WIDOW'S David-and-Goliath battle against National Grid plans to build pylons on her land goes to the High Court next month. Rosalind Craven, of Home Farm, Huby, is hoping campaigners against the controversial power line across the Vale of York will
TICKETS were today being snapped up for a series of popular carol events at a city centre museum. York Castle Museum will again be hosting Carols in Kirkgate to raise money for the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund. The Museum's Victorian street
ONE-TIME York City ace Jonathan Greening is a surprise inclusion in today's England squad. National coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has named a squad for a get-together as part of his campaign to keep the England spirit alive this winter before the European
TRADITIONAL weekly rubbish collections in York could be consigned to the dustbin forever under radical waste disposal proposals set to go before senior city councillors. The proposals, part of City of York Council's waste management strategy, are aimed
A MIRACLE baby who cheated death after being born four months early is today a "happy and healthy" boy who has just celebrated his first birthday. Joanne Whitaker and Steve Grainge, of Malton, Ryedale, say they are "delighted" with progress made by little
ON an afternoon supposed to be about the return of wing-play to Bootham Crescent it was set-play and a divine moment of skill that set York City apart. Visitors Leyton Orient had clearly not read the script that dictated this was supposed to be a triumphant
AT the eleventh hour today, busy Britain fell silent. Yesterday, old soldiers stood in quiet reflection during services of remembrance held at war memorials across the country. Other traditions may fade, but this one prevails: we do remember them. This
Do you need a jump start in the mornings? Has your spark plug lost its spark? Well, maybe all you need is a health and beauty MOT. JO HAYWOOD tells you how to look as sleek as a Porsche YOUR car might just about make it through the winter, but will you
I heard you speaking recently and you said "we do have time but we chose to use it for something else". What does that mean? This is such a good question that I will use the whole column answering it. The statement you refer to is one I use regularly
