A "CAVALIER" approach by developers to planning conditions is being fiercely targeted in a major new offensive by York council officers. Several contractors have continued to carry out noisy building work before and after agreed hours - despite repeated
TWO teenagers and a girl aged nine were struck by hit-and-run drivers as more road accident mayhem unfolded in North and East Yorkshire. Among the crashes was a large pile-up on the M62 near Goole, in which eight people were hurt - four of them seriously
THE York City Supporters' Trust is continuing its fight to safeguard professional football in York and is now stepping up its fund-raising efforts, writes Dave Stanford. The Trust have this week abided by a request from the insolvency practitioners to
THERE'S still five rounds to go before the Millennium Stadium beckons, but midfield ace Lee Bullock admits York City's cup final arrives tomorrow. With the club's financial problems well documented, Bullock reckons the City players don't need reminding
FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has turned down a plea from supporters' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) to help the club out of its current financial crisis. In a brief letter to the group, Mr Craig, who is chairman and majority
WE hear church parishes may be no more, working men's clubs and amateur sports clubs are being swallowed up by land-hungry house builders, York City FC may be doomed despite the efforts of its true supporters and what of York's only potential professional
CAN someone tell me where the Prime Minister and his Government find the money for their pay increases for which they don't need unions to negotiate? Also why does he need the extra money, he never has to save for a holiday, he gets lots of freebies for
DEAN Howson and those who want to spend £68,000 of our money on laptop computers for Selby District councillors (November 28) need to think again. The district council has already spent money to provide all its councillors with email accounts, but three
THE Nugget is glowing brightly again but the Whirlwind has been blown away. It was a tale of highs and lows yesterday for the two oldest players in the PowerHouse UK Snooker Championship in York. Steve 'the Nugget' Davis was not merely glowing after coming
DOES City of York Council not realise that this is a tourist city and tourists need to be able to see at a glance where to buy such commodities as film, ice cream, cold drinks etc? To read that plastic flags advertising such items had to be removed in
THE differing fortunes of Pocklington and Malton and Norton will be highlighted tomorrow when the two Yorkshire Two rivals meet at Percy Road, writes Tony Curtis. The halcyon days of league and Yorkshire Shield success seem a long time ago for one-time
YORK RI RUFC club chairman Kevin Hollinrake believes the Railwaymen are on the verge of an exciting 'new era' following the capture of Chris Leathley. RI have been on the hunt for a new coach following the decision by Ian Hassall to step down at the end
Star Jack, a winner at Wetherby last month, can follow-up at the same venue tomorrow in a race run in honour of a ten-times winner on the course. The Jimmy FitzGerald-trained gelding lines-up for the Cumbrian Challenge Handicap Chase, named after the
FRANCOIS Ozon's 8 Women is part-musical, part-murder mystery, and an affectionate celebration of chic French cinema and Hollywood's Golden Age. The auteur responsible for Sitcom's shock tactics follows up that tale of seduction and incest with another
GENEROUS folk in the York area have been busily raising money for various charities. Workers at a York bank have raised £1,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Staff at HSBC, in Parliament Street, held a prize draw to collect the cash which will fund the
PLANS to turn a York sheltered housing complex into a centre to ease bed-blocking in city hospital wards are to be the subject of more consultation. Councillors agreed to consult further on plans to transform Clarendon Court, in Rose Street, into an intermediate
PEOPLE living on a vandal-hit estate they say looks like something from the "Blitz" have failed in their attempt to win council tax and rent reductions. City of York Council chiefs said residents living in Tedder Road, Slessor Road and Salmond Road, Acomb
YORK Cemetery's new warden today appealed to bereaved families to "speak to me" when making arrangements for their loved one's grave. Vanessa Temple, who has taken over from Hugh Goudge, said cemetery staff "want people to feel that we care". She said
JAPANESE student Eriko Otaki receives her prize of £250 in shopping vouchers after winning the York Coppergate Centre winter nights competition. Handing over the vouchers at the Jorvik Centre are centre manager Diana Dickson (left) and Viking Freya (Stella
THE arrival this week of colder weather could lead to a tricky and chilling angling contest this weekend. All waters below York are booked for the popluar annual Fur and Feather contest. Last weekend saw the odd bream and skimmers make the prize list
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to protect land around Clifford's Tower have launched a seasonal publicity push. The Castle Area Campaign group is opposing proposals for a £60 million extension of the Coppergate shopping centre on to land currently used as the Castle
BOOK-LOVING dads have been issued a special invitation to bring their children to a novel morning out. Staff at Pickering Library are holding a Reading With Dad event, and a whole boxful of new books has been ordered for the occasion. Each of the picture
RYEDALE'S John Greenway was the only North Yorkshire MP to declare paid employment outside Parliament last year. In the latest register of member's interests, he listed paid directorships for insurance firm Smart and Cook, and Stewart Title Insurance
He is rude, crude and horribly funny - just another day in The Office for York actor Ralph Ineson. MATTHEW WOODCOCK catches up with his former drama teacher and traces his trek to stardom THE last time I saw Ralph Ineson he made me shuffle around Tesco
THE rush to fulfil York's desperate housing need has not come without a price. City of York Council officers have attacked the approach of some developers to planning conditions at construction sites, which are set to maintain the quality of life for
THE owners of a number of valuable garden ornaments are being sought by police in North Yorkshire. Detectives in Northallerton have recovered a haul of items, which they believe could have been taken from homes across the region. The items include a number
YORK RI RUFC club chairman Kevin Hollinrake believes the Railwaymen are on the verge of an exciting 'new era' following the capture of Chris Leathley. RI have been on the hunt for a new coach following the decision by Ian Hassall to step down at the end
A YORK home severely damaged when a car ran into it should not have to be demolished, say buildings inspectors. Part of the front wall of a Garfield Terrace house collapsed after a car left the road and smashed into it earlier this week. The two young
FORMULA ONE fans raced to a York bookshop to meet legendary Grand Prix commentator Murray Walker. Hundreds of people queued to meet the celebrated voice of motor racing at Borders, in a line which stretched from the Davygate store into Stonegate. Hundreds
HUNDREDS of concerned residents of a town on the outskirts of York have fired off letters opposing plans that could see a huge new housing estate built on their doorsteps. Haxby Town Council organised the letter-writing protest against plans to allocate
COUNCIL chiefs were today studying a complex new spending formula which will decide next year's council tax levels. The Government has announced the level of grant it will pay to councils. Any further spending will be made up largely from council tax.
YORK residents who have been fighting for new windows on their estate have been given a glimmer of hope by council officers. City of York Council's own plans to replace wooden sash windows in the Navigation Road social housing estate with double glazed
THE York City Supporters' Trust is continuing its fight to safeguard professional football in York and is now stepping up its fund-raising efforts, writes Dave Stanford. The Trust have this week abided by a request from the insolvency practitioners to
HARROGATE Railway chairman Dennis Bentley is preparing to put star striker Steve Davey up for a sainthood, but first the diminutive front-man has to topple Bristol City. The likeable Bentley, a member of Harrogate Railway since 1946, is supremely confident
FORMER patients have staged a march and demonstration against the decision to hold an inquiry into disgraced North Yorkshire surgeon Richard Neale in private. The demonstration took place in Northallerton, where the disgraced surgeon worked at the town's
THERE'S still five rounds to go before the Millennium Stadium beckons, but midfield ace Lee Bullock admits York City's cup final arrives tomorrow. With the club's financial problems well documented, Bullock reckons the City players don't need reminding
JAMES GORE may face an agonising decision on Sunday - playing in a historic FA Cup clash or experiencing the birth of his first child. The Harrogate Railway FC midfielder, from Severus Avenue, York, is due to pull on his boots against Second Division
NUISANCE neighbours have long been a concern in York, where bad behaviour on the city's council estates can be punished by a series of strict measures. Now the council is looking to get tough with another sort of neighbourly bother - developers who work
HARROGATE Railway player James Gore will be doubly excited and anxious this weekend. His wife is expecting their first baby - just as his team play the most important match in its history. Aside from the York player's personal dilemma over which big event
HANNAH Chissick is the new artistic director of Harrogate Theatre, and at 26 she is the youngest ever in the theatre's 102-year history. She will take up the reins next February when Rob Swain departs after five years. "I feel immensely privileged and
Strongman Hunter is back in his home city of York... playing Aladdin. Yes, you read that right - Aladdin. He tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON about this unlikely piece of casting JAMES Crossley remembers catching one of Berwick Kaler's Wagon Wheels at the York
THE Rowntree Players have moved away from the standard pantomime stories to select Jack & Jill by Norman Robbins for their 2002 production. Panto enthusiasts will be pleased, however, to learn that next week's show at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York
JEAN Frost rightly points out that York city centre was packed to bursting point on Saturday (Letters, December 3) but that must be a good thing? Many visitors came to York for the St Nick's festivities, granted, but nobody was forcing them here against
CONGRATULATIONS to the York Scout and Guide Gang Show. My friend and I attended the show and it was a most enjoyable occasion. Well done to all concerned. G Chilton and P Ainsworth, Naburn. Updated: 11:45 Friday, December 06, 2002
REGARDING your report on the spate of vandalism at Selby Civic Centre. It beggars belief that such damage, which must generate considerable noise, can be carried out within earshot of the centre's next door neighbour, the police station. Vandals appear
CRITICS of "new" Labour have two common complaints. They point out it is always somebody else's fault when things go wrong. And that the party leadership lacks the conviction to stand up for what it believes in, preferring a messy compromise instead.
STUDENTS from Oaklands School show some of the 150 shoeboxes they have collected for the Operation Christmas Child appeal - triple the amount collected the previous year. Pupils from Year Seven, Eight and Nine filled boxes with toys, sweets, toiletries
BRITAIN must embrace the transport message pioneered by York, the city's council leader told traffic managers. Making the welcome speech at an international conference on traffic management, Coun Dave Merrett said new technology must be "grasped with
YOUNGSTERS from Derwent Infant School, York, helped the environment by planting eight new trees in the school grounds. As part of the citizenship curriculum, the children helped parents at the planting ceremony, which was attended by ward councillor David
WENDY Smith hit a maximum while partnering Dawn Exton to a 20-dart game as Cygnet 'A' swept aside Slipper 7-2 in York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Gill Harley was Slipper's lone singles winner and pairs winner with Doreen Johnstone. Jayne
PROTESTERS are preparing to renew a battle against plans to cover a water tower with mobile masts. Holgate residents last year forced City of York Council to reject proposals to fit microwave dishes to Severus Water Tower, in Sowerby Road. They are preparing
HOUSEHOLDERS and businesses in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to step up their recycling efforts, following an announcement that landfill fax could double over the next five years. The tax is currently £13 a tonne and is due to go up to £14
STREET cleaners in York are streets ahead of their counterparts in other cities, according to new government figures. City of York Council's street cleaning service provides some of the cleanest streets in the North at among the lowest costs. The latest
THE differing fortunes of Pocklington and Malton and Norton will be highlighted tomorrow when the two Yorkshire Two rivals meet at Percy Road, writes Tony Curtis. The halcyon days of league and Yorkshire Shield success seem a long time ago for one-time
THE Nugget is glowing brightly again but the Whirlwind has been blown away. It was a tale of highs and lows yesterday for the two oldest players in the PowerHouse UK Snooker Championship in York. Steve 'the Nugget' Davis was not merely glowing after coming
A YORK mariner who has dedicated most of his life to helping young people was celebrating today after winning a major national award for his tireless work. Sea Cadet Corps Lieutenant Cecil "Tug" Wilson, who has spent more than 50 years passing on his
POLICE were today continuing to search areas of Harrogate for a 64-year-old woman missing from home for two days. Joy Dudley was last seen outside Harrogate District Hospital at 10.15am on Wednesday. Harrogate Police are very concerned for the welfare
OPERATION Ratcatcher today won praise from North Yorkshire Police's second-in-command for playing a vital role in getting communities across York to unite against crime this winter. The force's deputy chief constable, Peter Walker, said the winter crime
SNOOKER star John Parrott has had to delay his return to York this weekend because he was injured in a car accident yesterday. His car was stationary on the M6 when he was caught up in a shunt. It is understood he suffered whiplash injuries, with a wound
FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has turned down a plea from supporters' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) to help the club out of its current financial crisis. In a brief letter to the group, Mr Craig, who is chairman and majority
RIDING LIGHTS are on the road with their humorous Christmas show, Nigel Forde's Angel At Large. Already, the independent theatre company from Friargate Theatre, York, has visited Helmsley Town Hall on its festive travels, and forthcoming performances
Next time he'll hit his quarter century but for now Berwick Kaler is concentrating on knocking out his 24th panto for York Theatre Royal. The doctor of comedy tells Charles Hutchinson all about his new Babbies BERWICK Kaler is still to come to terms with
