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  • Councillors join big campaign

    MEMBERS of City of York Council are to write to the Indian High Commissioner calling for the release of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. The letter is to be sent after members unanimously backed a motion from Coun Janet Looker in support of the

  • Support grows for multi-storey parking

    MULTI-storey car parks could become part of York's skyline under a new plan to solve the problem of the city's shrinking car parks. Leader of City of York Council's Conservative group John Galvin said multi-storeys should be used, provided there was proper

  • Why I'll strike- street sweeper

    AWARD-winning York street sweeper Paul Willey today told why he plans to strike. Unison member Mr Willey, 35, from Burnholme Drive, will man the picket line with his seven-strong crew tomorrow in support of lower-paid council workers. "I've never been

  • York schools' glee as cash bonanza revealed

    HEAD teachers across York were today celebrating the education cash bonanza contained in Chancellor Gordon Brown's Comprehensive Spending Review. An extra £13 billion is to be ploughed into the education budget from the start of the next financial year

  • Animal attraction

    STEPHEN LEWIS talks animals with Charlotte Uhlenbroek, the TV presenter with all the labels CHARLOTTE Uhlenbroek is getting used to labels. Plenty have been have hung on her by newspapers: "The barefoot beauty", "The Charlie Dimmock of wildlife," "An

  • Government is stripping away our rights

    MORE and more, it appears that our democratic rights are being eroded and the members of this Government are turning into dictators. Recently we have heard: 1 You will not stay in your home as long as you wish. If you do, you will be heavily fined when

  • Just too offensive

    C SLATER states that "there was no difference between national socialism and Germans", (Letters, July 10). There is a word for sweeping generalisations which dismiss an entire race in that way: it is racism. I am astonished that the Evening Press would

  • Cooper slam

    LUCKLESS midfielder Richard Cooper may miss a chunk of York City's pre-season programme. The 22-year-old defender or midfielder is struggling with a knee injury he suffered in training last week. He returned to Bootham Crescent for yesterday's photocall

  • Open day shelved

    YORK City's open day at Bootham Crescent on Sunday has been postponed. On-going work at the ground has forced the club to delay the event at which supporters will be able to meet City's first team squad, manager Terry Dolan and his backroom staff and

  • Times they are a-changing' at breakneck speed...

    THE sporting empire being diligently built by York City chairman John Batchelor gathered all its myriad strands together for the first time with the unveiling of the new Minstermen's new football strip. And as the Evening Press shows today's players,

  • Roman in the gloamin'

    IT seems that however tough life became for Keith Mulhearn, all roads led to Roam'in Tours of York. With the bravery of a centurion, this single parent who had to abandon his job as a bricklayer to bring up his two little sons, has won through as an author

  • Animal magic arrives at Askham Bryan

    THE finishing touches are being made to a special project that is bringing animal magic to the outskirts of York. Building work at Askham Bryan College was completed last month, and every day now brings another special arrival to its new animal care centre

  • Pylons should go, say Revolt group

    CAMPAIGNERS against new pylons going up across the Vale of York claim the existing line is still only being used at 20 per cent of capacity. They say they will press the Secretary of State to use powers to review and even remove the power lines after

  • Labour wins crucial vote to stay in charge

    LABOUR has retained control of City of York Council for at least another ten months, after a motion of confidence in the ruling group was approved by four votes. The motion was carried by 27 votes to 23, after - as predicted in yesterday's Evening Press

  • It's easy for Poppleton

    POPPLETON, second in division one, and third-placed Sutton both had comfortable wins in the Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League. John Moore and Ben Orton's 28 games gave Poppleton a good start towards a total of 72 at Bubwith. Sutton scored 62 against

  • York to get 'Sure Start' boost

    PARENTS and children in two areas of York are to benefit from a multi-million pound scheme to give youngsters a better start in life. Families in Clifton and Foxwood with children under five are being targeted by the national Sure Start scheme, which

  • Heworth storm back to head of the table

    HEWORTH have reclaimed top spot in division six of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League after their 67-41 win against Poppleton. They lead by games difference from three teams all on 12 points with Cawood just one point behind. The defeat pushed Poppleton

  • Nails man may quit after gun assault

    BED of nails artist Michael Mime was today performing what could be his final act in York, after he vowed to leave when a recent show was ruined by youths armed with a ball-bearing firing air gun. Michael Mime says he was left with injuries, including

  • Scarboro' take in the York air

    SCARBOROUGH FC are currently being put through their paces at York College. It is not unusual for clubs to head to the Yorkshire coast for a spot of running on the beaches as part of their pre-season preparations. But Boro have headed inland to York to

  • Gough up for Essex clash

    Darren Gough is determined to help Yorkshire reach the semi-finals of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy by beating Essex today in the tie of the round at Chelmsford. Gough yesterday saw a specialist for a report on his troublesome knee and confirmed

  • Faults which sealed fate of troubled pits complex

    IT TOOK 20 years to plan and bring the world's biggest deep mine complex at Selby into production. But today the three pits which are left at Riccall, Stillingfleet and Wistow are riddled with geological faulting which has fragmented the Barnsley coal

  • £40 million rescue package for shattered community

    ENERGY Minister Brian Wilson today unveiled a "powerful" £40 million rescue package for the shattered mining community in Selby. He said local people were now faced with "a set of circumstances no one would wish to confront". But he said a £30m task force

  • Open day shelved

    YORK City's open day at Bootham Crescent on Sunday has been postponed. On-going work at the ground has forced the club to delay the event at which supporters will be able to meet City's first team squad, manager Terry Dolan and his backroom staff and

  • Cooper slam

    LUCKLESS midfielder Richard Cooper may miss a chunk of York City's pre-season programme. The 22-year-old defender or midfielder is struggling with a knee injury he suffered in training last week. He returned to Bootham Crescent for yesterday's photocall

  • Times they are a-changing' at breakneck speed...

    THE sporting empire being diligently built by York City chairman John Batchelor gathered all its myriad strands together for the first time with the unveiling of the new Minstermen's new football strip. And as the Evening Press shows today's players,

  • The sad face of coal

    The showpiece Selby coalfield will close in spring 2004 - ten years earlier than had been predicted. So what has gone wrong? Dennis Towle reports on the rise and fall of the world's largest pit complex THEY came from all parts of Yorkshire to the Mecca

  • It's Gordon's big gamble

    THEY were big numbers for a big gamble. Yesterday Gordon Brown backed a £61 billion hunch that better public services will keep Labour in power. Just to underline the risk, the Stock Market promptly plummeted, wiping £55 billion off the value of shares

  • Cheesed off

    THE European Commission is stirring things up again, this time in Britain's dairies. Shepherd's Purse Cheeses, near Thirsk, is facing a huge bill after being banned from using the name feta. That can only be used by certain Greek manufacturers, Europe

  • Council staff strike closes schools

    HUNDREDS of York parents were today scrambling to organise child-care after a number of schools announced they were shutting tomorrow because of industrial action. The full impact of the national pay strike by local government workers was sinking in,

  • Shambles!

    YORK is facing a day of chaos tomorrow when hundreds of council workers go on strike. The national pay strike is set to hit a swathe of council services - from schools and libraries to swimming pools, museums and refuse collection services. Across the

  • Whatever happened to holidays?

    SPENDING a week under the same roof as your family can be a beautiful, sharing experience. For about ten minutes. Then, as I discovered last week when I spent seven days with three generations of my family in a holiday home on the Isle of Wight, the polite

  • The thing is ...is HRT safe?

    Researchers in the US have been forced to abandon an eight-year investigation into the long-term effects of HRT three years early because it was found that the treatment increased the risk of invasive breast cancer by 26 per cent, heart attacks and other

  • Asking the people

    SO Labour claim in your letters column that I am wrong to spend time consulting York residents (July 13). Strange then that our survey of local residents views has proved to be so popular. We have had 2,400 responses so far - a 28 per cent return rate

  • Little Monsters lead to a Big Mac contract

    LITTLE Monsters have led the way to a monster contract between a North Yorkshire firm and the McDonald's chain. Splash Licensing Ltd, of Tadcaster, which owns the intellectual property of the popular Little Monsters cartoon TV series, featuring the likes

  • York legal firm takes on role for disabled

    A YORK commercial law firm has achieved a national double success by being appointed in two specialist capacities to a national legal panel fighting for the rights of disabled people. York-based Denison Till is one of only 40 law firms nationally to be

  • Loco can score if he keeps clear of trouble - 16/07/02

    Aguila Loco, who finally got off the mark at Redcar last week, bids to follow-up at Catterick tomorrow - and will be seeking a trouble-free run. Trainer Eric Alston had become exasperated with the three-year-old's inability to cope with any roughness

  • York schools' glee as cash bonanza revealed

    HEAD teachers across York were today celebrating the education cash bonanza contained in Chancellor Gordon Brown's Comprehensive Spending Review. An extra £13 billion is to be ploughed into the education budget from the start of the next financial year

  • Councillors join big campaign

    MEMBERS of City of York Council are to write to the Indian High Commissioner calling for the release of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. The letter is to be sent after members unanimously backed a motion from Coun Janet Looker in support of the

  • Leake stars for Cueball

    Pete Leake included 180 in a brilliant 14 dart game for Cueball in York John Smith's Mixed Darts League division one. John Smith added a fine 18 darter and Michelle Britton won in 23 as Cueball romped to a 7-2 scoreline against Huntington. The leaders

  • Poacher hot up the hunt for spoils

    Poacher perked up their form to pick up precious points in pursuit of York John Smith's Men's Darts League honours. Chris Thompson threw 21 darts to open Sun's account, but that was immediately wiped out by 21 from Darren Hawcroft. Tony Cooper slotted

  • Train company like phoenix from the flames

    A FLEDGLING train company hit hard by the Hatfield rail crash is now pushing ahead with a £20 million investment programme. Hull Trains, which runs daily services from Selby to London, is moving from strength to strength after being granted a franchise

  • Earswick edge out Riccall

    NEW EARSWICK edged out high-flying Riccall 56-52 to cement their place at the top of division three of the Fulford Ladies Invitation League. Sandra Burley and Betty Bainton won all three of their games to swing the match New Earswick's way and move them

  • Minster bollards put squeeze on carriages

    YORK'S horse-drawn carriage drivers claim a new council bollards policy outside York Minster is "potentially lethal". The city's four coachmen, who take tourists on tours through the city's historic streets, reacted with fury when council highways chiefs

  • Mixed success for deadly duo

    ANDY Cooke and Margaret Whitehead stormed to the mixed doubles title in the City of York Tennis Championships at Rowntree Park last night. They overpowered Paul Blackett and Wendy Stirk 6-1 6-3 to add to their impressive record in the championships in

  • Transport policy hard to drive home

    INTEGRATED transport schemes in York are hindered by the public perception that they are "anti-car", a new report reveals. A progress report into City of York Council's local transport plan claims that schemes are being delayed because the authority has

  • Tragic Robert was to be a proud father

    A YOUNG mechanic who died in a motorcycle accident was looking forward to the birth of his first child, it was revealed today. Tributes were paid to 23-year-old Robert Phillips by his family in Haxby, his friends and his pregnant girlfriend, Mel Wright

  • Gutted

    UK COAL today warned that the showpiece Selby pit complex could close even earlier than spring 2004. The company's director of deep mines, Alec Galloway, said they planned to dig out ten million tonnes of coal before the coalfield closed in 20 months.

  • Queen earns our respect

    THE Queen's Jubilee Tour hit Yorkshire, once more, last week. Leeds was visited on Thursday, amid much celebration. It is difficult for committed royalists such as me not to have been pleased with almost everyone's reaction. The genuine warmth and affection