FESTIVE shopping officially starts across North Yorkshire next week with the turning on of Christmas lights, almost a month after York's neighbouring city, Leeds. Further north, Middlesbrough's seasonal lights will have been shining for nearly two weeks
SCORES of Christmas carol fans from York and across North and East Yorkshire have contacted the Evening Press to help the paper identify the region's favourite festive song. Dozens of votes have been registered by post, by email and through This is York
THE York City Supporters' Trust has launched a sensational bid to take control of the football club, the Evening Press can today reveal. The fans' group's dramatic take-over bid from current owner John Batchelor comes amid mounting speculation as to the
ON Sunday afternoon the pop world will gasp at the work of KMA Interactive, of York. The multi-media firm, based in Pavement, is responsible, along with a Bristol TV graphics company, for putting the dazzle, pound and pulse into the Smash Hits Poll Winners
GREETINGS and hola! A worldwide greetings card publishing and distribution company owned by a millionaire Spanish family today formally set up its UK outpost in York. In a £60,000 investment, Busquets has finally opened permanent offices and a warehouse
Giving Lenny Henry film continuity is a serious business for Charlie Phillips - although he sometimes can't resist roaring with laughter, as Ron Godfrey found out A TOP television editor has hired new offices on the outskirts of York to put together the
CALLING all North Yorkshire e-tailers! Businesses which trade via the internet or email are being invited by the county's trading standards officers to one of two seminars. The object: To help your business "surf smoothly rather than sink slowly". The
In conditions more akin to an Asian monsoon than an autumnal afternoon, York Rugby Union Club's second-string made light of the atrocious weather and handed Halifax-based side Old Brodleians a lesson in open rugby en route to a 25-3 triumph. As early
HURRICANE LAMP, runner-up in all his three races this season, can go one better at Kempton tomorrow. Alan King's 11-year-old lines up for the Scaitcliffe Showcase Handicap Chase and is fancied to come out on top. Hurricane Lamp chased home Perfect Fellow
PEACE campaigners are warning of an "imminent decision" over bringing the controversial Son of Star Wars defence project to a top North Yorkshire military base. A spokesman for the Fylingdales Action Group (FAG) said the visit tomorrow to RAF Fylingdales
I STRONGLY object to Friday night's main headline: "Road crash driver dies in fire strike"(November 11), and to the opening paragraph of the article "North Yorkshire's first fire strike death." The strike had nothing whatsoever to do with the regrettable
FURTHER to the piece stating that the council's transport and planning chiefs had recently sent a consultation leaflet to every household in York - where's ours? As chair of York Natural Environment Trust (YNET) I'm quite keen to be involved in consultation
NORTH Yorkshire academic Dr Maria Francisca Wheeler has been presented with an honorary MBE by Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt. Dr Wheeler, head of physics at Ampleforth College, was rewarded for her services to science. Ms Hewitt said Dr Wheeler was
THE Parliamentary "middle way" group was today attempting to torpedo legislation to ban hunting with dogs by promoting its own animal cruelty Bill. The group - which has campaigned for a compromise on the thorny issue - is backing a proposed law which
IT MAY sound like a new home and gardening TV programme - but new security scheme Sheducation is anything but that. Co-ordinated by police and Countrywatch, the scheme has been devised to give Ryedale residents security advice for sheds and outbuildings
A FORMER York pub manager was back in the city today being quizzed over the alleged theft of £30,000 from fun pub Brubakers. Detectives travelled to Calgary last week to serve an extradition warrant on Jeffery Parvin, who was being held there by Canadian
York Acorn under-16s adapted to heavy conditions better than Halifax-based Kings Cross and won 30-0. Simon Wadsworth got a hat-trick to go with his good tackling stint, while man of the match Tom Dunmore, Nicky Hartley, Danny Holder, Tom Brolly and Kyle
York Acorn Amateur Rugby League Club under-15s bounced back from their 38-6 defeat at Drighlington to beat Oulton 20-12. Acorn started well against Drighlington but failed to retain the ball in the wet and this proved costly. Thomas Mackley got Acorn's
CONDITIONS at Ryedale's fire stations are appalling, and need to be dramatically improved, say firefighters striking to get their voices heard. The calls came from firefighters in Malton following the first of a series of planned strikes across the country
HAMBLETON district's over-50s are being encouraged to put their best foot forward in the name of health and well-being by joining a nationwide Walking The Way To Health Scheme. Backed by the Countryside Agency, the Hambleton Strollers offers a network
Nestl Rowntree RUFC were pipped 18-17 at home to York RI veterans in soggy conditions. Both teams had been let down by last-minute call-offs from their opposition the previous two Saturdays and were keen to defy the conditions and a cracking battle resulted
A LARGE shopping complex at Clifton Moor has been sold for £36.5 million to a fund manager, it was announced today. Contracts have been exchanged on phase two of the Clifton Moor retail park, which includes the Matalan, Harveys, Carpetright and Dunelm
POTATO farmer Simon Bradley took matters into his own hands when he harvested his biggest crop, but was unable to sell it all through his York outlets. Although Mr Bradley, 37, who farms at Heslington, sells potatoes through 20 independent shops and petrol
TADCASTER 2nds produced ample resolve to beat Wakefield 4ths 1-0. Wakefield could not get out of their own half for most of the first 35 minutes with Tadcaster's midfield of Stewart, Hunt and Foggy dominating. After a charmed life the Wakefield goal was
SIX wards remained closed to new admissions at York District Hospital today because of the Norwalk virus. The number of patients suffering symptoms of the disease, which results in diarrhoea and vomiting, has risen to 34, from yesterday's 20. There are
THE Government is to produce its own monthly index of house prices in a bid to ease the pressure on property hotspots such as York. Ministers are concerned the large number of surveys being produced by mortgage lenders is fuelling the property boom. Now
STAR gazers in York and North Yorkshire suffered an astronomical blackout as they scoured the sky for a rare meteor shower. Astronomers across the region were up all night waiting to spot the Leonid Shower, a once-in-30-years event, lighting up the night
LIVE monitoring of crime cameras trained on York streets could go round the clock under new council plans. Members of City of York Council will meet tomorrow to decide if their CCTV footage should be watched non-stop. At the moment, it is watched between
David Maughan Brown endured years of harassment and threats from South Africa's apartheid regime because of his determination to open up the country's education system. Now he is making courses at York St John College more accessible. He talked to STEPHEN
A ROBBER who snatched a handbag from a woman in York and stole the contents showed a twinge of conscience when she begged for the bag back. The woman was walking near Rowntree Wharf, off Navigation Road, at about 5.50pm yesterday when the man ran down
RETIRED York school teacher Vera Rigby has died following a serious fire at her home. The 86-year-old widow was rescued after becoming trapped in the living room of her ground floor flat in Pasture Farm Close, Fulford, during the blaze last month. She
THE great York sell-off gathers momentum. Today we learn that the Civil Service Club is to go, with rumours that it will be bought up for housing. No surprise there: the Fulford Road, INL, Layerthorpe and York City Arms clubs have already gone the same
AS regular as Christmas are the grumbles that the festive season starts earlier every year. But in York we are relatively restrained: next week's Christmas lights switch on comes a full fortnight after Middlesbrough was lit up. Some will insist that even
PACE attack may be the floundering England cricket team's biggest headache in Australia, with Gough, Jones and Flintoff all injured, but another Pace attack is functioning at full throttle in York. The name is Pace, Norman Pace and the comedian and musical
There are few more important parts of our lives than the provision of health care. Ever since the reforms of the Attlee Government immediately after the Second World War the British have been used to a system of national health which was supposed to look
JO HAYWOOD talks to a woman who revels in being human and offers an alternative to religion DEATH is a way of life for Lorraine Beauchamp. In fact, barely a week goes by when she is not invited to attend another funeral in her official capacity as a humanist
The season of sequels is upon us. Harry Potter has just taken off on his latest adventure, complete with special effects that wouldn't look out of place in The Exorcist; the second part of the bafflingly complicated Lord Of The Rings trilogy is about
MOORS murderer Myra Hindley died without ever realising her dream of being freed from prison. Despite her claims that she had changed, had discovered faith and sincerely repented of the horrendous crimes for which she was sentenced in 1966 - along with
POTATO farmer Simon Bradley took matters into his own hands when he harvested his biggest crop, but was unable to sell it all through his York outlets. Although Mr Bradley, 37, who farms at Heslington, sells potatoes through 20 independent shops and petrol
YORK City Knights are looking at the possibility of bringing Super League players on loan to the club next season. Chief executive Steve Ferres said that was one of the options open to the new National League division two outfit and that he had held talks
STUDENTS all over Britain - and not just in York - will now be able to gamble hundreds of thousands of pounds on the stock exchange without affecting their grants or loans. Sam Rickett, who graduated as a computer scientist from the University of York
Myra Hindley's death ends 37 years of pointlessness, confined in jail at the taxpayers expense, following an episode of evil and depravity almost without parallel in British criminal history. I have no wish to be un-Christian, but would not it have been
I SHOULD like to add to Stephen Lewis's fund of knowledge apropos the saying "going up to London" (Evening Press, October 31). The term derives from railway working, in that the line which leads to London is referred to as the 'up' line, the line from
THE 145th Great Yorkshire Show will take place between Tuesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 10, next year - when the region's flagship country event will showcase the best of British farming, and provide an excellent family day out. Held at the showground
POTATO farmer Simon Bradley took matters into his own hands when he harvested his biggest crop, but was unable to sell it all through his York outlets. Although Mr Bradley, 37, who farms at Heslington, sells potatoes through 20 independent shops and petrol
PEACE campaigners are warning of an "imminent decision" over bringing the controversial Son of Star Wars defence project to a top North Yorkshire military base. A spokesman for the Fylingdales Action Group (FAG) said the visit tomorrow to RAF Fylingdales
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has called for government action to publicise the dangers of tranquilliser drugs, such as Valium and Tamazepan. Selby MP John Grogan warned that each GP has about 150 patients on their books suffering from problems related to the
FESTIVE shopping officially starts across North Yorkshire next week with the turning on of Christmas lights, almost a month after York's neighbouring city, Leeds. Further north, Middlesbrough's seasonal lights will have been shining for nearly two weeks
AN IMPORTANT part of the Neighbourhood Watch Office's daily work is to look at crime incidents throughout York to identify patterns and to try to prevent our members becoming the next victim of crime. It takes only a glance at the information gathered
NORTH Yorkshire's Chief Constable has publicly displayed her commitment to policing the county by retaking her constable's oath. And at last night's ceremony, Ms Cannings revealed she had a double reason to celebrate as she was also marking 25 years of
SCORES of Christmas carol fans from York and across North and East Yorkshire have contacted the Evening Press to help the paper identify the region's favourite festive song. Dozens of votes have been registered by post, by email and through This is York
HARROGATE Town boss John Reed is hoping his side can make amends for 'one of the worst defeats in football' when they entertain Bishop Auckland in the UniBond League Challenge Cup tonight. Reed is still smarting with his side's defence after they conceded
CHRISTMAS is coming early for charitable customers of a crockery shop in York. A new-for-old tableware exchange at the Denby Shop in the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at Naburn, York, means customers can get discounts on all new tableware and help St Leonard's
IN York Unique-Phoenix League division one, leaders Cygnet took the first four games and match-winner Pete Leake shot 19 darts. Mark Hartley also gamed with 19, while Tony Raymond (19) put in Bishopthorpe's best resistance with a brace of 180s. Derrick
In conditions more akin to an Asian monsoon than an autumnal afternoon, York Rugby Union Club's second-string made light of the atrocious weather and handed Halifax-based side Old Brodleians a lesson in open rugby en route to a 25-3 triumph. As early
THE last in a series of meetings to discuss plans to rebuild three York schools using private funding will take place tonight. New school buildings and community facilities are planned at St Oswald's Primary School at Fulford, Hob Moor School at Acomb
THE death of a man whose body was found lying in a ditch near to the Nestl factory in York is no longer being treated as suspicious, police said today. Lorenzo "Laurie" Crosswaite, 52, of Crabmill Lane, Easingwold, was discovered in the ditch in Wigginton
St John's men 1st X1 travelled to face Harrogate 6ths and were again totally dominant in attack as reflected in the final score of 12-0 with Tom Carter grabbing five goals. St John's Ladies' 1sts hosted Heckmondwike 1sts in a torrential downpour. However
A DISABLED York College student returned to her former school to officially open a new learning support room, as part of City of York Educational Services Inclusion Week. Leanne Cairns left Lowfield School, in Acomb, York, in June 2000, with 11 GCSEs.
YOUNG diabetes sufferers expressed their feelings about their condition during a special workshop to produce art posters for York District Hospital. Children aged between four and 12, who suffer from type one diabetes, met at the hospital's children's
City of York Under-10 girls 'A' side played at South Elmsall in the Yorkshire Youth League, where they featured in the 'A' division for the first time. The teams played some sound hockey with Hannah Garnett and Rebecca Rankin showing some fighting spirit
After a good start to the season Acomb men's 1st team lost their third league game in a row 4-1 to Harrogate 2nd team. With both teams promoted from division two last season, it was Harrogate who had the better start with a top corner reverse stick goal
City of York Ladies earned a well-deserved North League point in their 2-2 draw at home to Chester. Dawn Hopkins in the York goal needed to be alert in the early exchanges and defender Ann Robinson made two excellent goal-saving tackles before a York
A desperate elderly woman has pleaded with her daughter not to take her back to York District Hospital (YDH) after what she describes as a "nightmare" stay on a ward. Irene Bowes, 79, of Lindley Road, Clifton, York, who suffers from severe rheumatoid
City of York dug deep to prevail by a lone Glyn Humphrey goal in their derby clash at home to Harrogate. Rivals Harrogate had their confidence boosted by their first win of the season last week, while the hosts were missing three key players due to injury
YORK City Knights are looking at the possibility of bringing Super League players on loan to the club next season. Chief executive Steve Ferres said that was one of the options open to the new National League division two outfit and that he had held talks
THE trial has begun of a North Yorkshire coroner accused of stealing £185,478.45 from the estates of dead people. Jeremy David Cave, 53, from Balk, Thirsk, faces ten charges of theft relating to his activities as a solicitor. He is alleged to have taken
BUBBLING Harrogate Railway are to net a £100,000 windfall after their FA Cup second round tie at home to Second Division Bristol City was selected as one of Sky Television's live games. The tie will be broadcast live on Sky TV on Sunday, December 8 with
FORMER York City striker Paul Baker has stepped in the managerial breach for the first time after accepting the hot seat at Blyth Spartans. The much-travelled Baker, who scored 18 goals in a 48-match spell at Bootham Crescent after signing from Gillingham
MORE than 160 office workers are being transferred next month out of Transco's York headquarters to Leeds. The move from the gas transportation company's ten-acre site at Heworth Green to the National Grid's regional office at Thorpe Park on the outskirts
THE York City Supporters' Trust has launched a sensational bid to take control of the football club, the Evening Press can today reveal. The fans' group's dramatic take-over bid from current owner John Batchelor comes amid mounting speculation as to the
HUNDREDS of sportsmen and women will lose out when another York club closes its doors. The York Civil Service Sports Club, in Boroughbridge Road, will shut on April 30 next year in the wake of growing financial problems. The club, which has been in existence
ROMANCE of the FA Cup dead? It's livelier than a flea circus on speed. Anyone doubting the mercurial nature of the FA Cup had merely to skim through the first round in which the ranks of the professionals joined combat with minnows who, come this time
