THE letter from Chris Houseman of the York District Sports Council (December 30) succeeded in making me utterly furious. He dismissed the outcome of one and a half years of campaigning for the survival of swimming at the Barbican site as something "voters
I NORMALLY find Paul Hepworth's letters well argued and relevant. But Paul, I am surprised at your latest regarding Harewood Whin (December 30). Transporting tons of garbage via road, rail or barge is not the answer. We need to identify the problem. Our
FRUSTRATED York City chief Terry Dolan revealed yesterday's New Year's Day clash with Scunthorpe United almost never happened - and it was nothing to do with the weather. Head groundsman Jez Milner started work on the Bootham Crescent pitch at 7.30am
AT least seven candidates will battle it out for the four places available for elected representatives on the new Yorkshire County Cricket Club members' committee which will come into being at the club's annual meeting at Headingley in March. The other
THERE was a time, in another age, another millennium, when electronica was as cold as Siberia: the craft work of Kraftwerk, the tubular chills of Mike Oldfield, the metronome precision of Art Of Noise. Move forward to Lemon Jelly, once the staple of the
A YORK man who was badly injured in the Selby Rail Crash raised more than £1,200 for the hospital which helped save his life. Robert Fitzsimmons broke his spine in more than nine places and was in intensive care for more than three weeks after being among
A MAJOR £250,000 revamp of a Tadcaster car park is about to get under way. Work on the Britannia car park, which will include the refurbishment of the town's bus station, will start on Monday. The scheme, funded by North Yorkshire County Council and Selby
LONDONERS used to think that they were the only ones to experience house price frenzy. How times change. Today's figures show that the capital's housing market has calmed down, while the North is the new home to crazy property inflation. In Selby, houses
THE best of Yorkshire's independent retailers will be on show at the Yorkshire Independent Grocers' Association (YIGA) annual trade show. The event, on February 15 and 16, at the Great Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate, will not only promote the county's
A YORK city centre building which has been empty for decades could be turned into flats. Planning officers at City of York Council look set to recommend that a scheme to convert the former Kays warehouse in Peter Lane, off Market Street, should be approved
NEW Earswick All Blacks go into a top-of-the-table encounter in the division one of the Yorkshire League gunning for revenge and a promotion place. Third-placed All Blacks visit leaders Batley Boys needing a win to boost their top-two aspirations. Victory
HEWORTH will be looking to breathe new fire into their promotion push on Saturday - but to do so will have to quell that of the Eastmoor Dragons. The Villagers, who lie third in National Conference League division two, visit fourth-placed Eastmoor in
The Jolly Holly Jog 10 kilmetres run at Ripon was won by Under-21 runner Ricky Wilson, of Scarborough in a time of 34 minutes 52 seconds. Robert Hudson, of Bingley, was second, in 35 minutes 04 seconds. Oliver Harrison was the first member of Thirsk Harriers
Despite the Ouse below York carrying almost six feet of murky brown flood water, the second round of the Acomb Tackle York Winter Series went ahead as planned. More than 100 hardy souls lined the banks from Fulford to Bishop-thorpe in a contest that was
HUNT leaders in North Yorkshire vowed to keep fighting for their sport as they set out on what could have been their last New Year's Day meet. An enthusiastic crowd braved the driving rain to watch riders and hounds of the Derwent Hunt set off from The
Nicky Roe and Ros Ellis took three Student wins but no more points were forthcoming as their side lost 3-6 at home to Railway Institute in Ladies' Division One of the York Badminton League. The Institute sealed the win in the seventh rubber where Ann
A YOUNG girl seriously hurt in a Boxing Day car crash on a notorious stretch of the A64 near York has begun to recover from her injuries. Amylee Swinger, aged eight, was stable today in Leeds General Infirmary after being taken off the critical list,
A FORMER town clerk who won a tribunal against his unfair sacking has launched a stinging attack on his former employers. Martin Layton claims that substantial damages paid to him by Pocklington Town Council could have come from a council-run community
LITTLE Alisha was born to the sound of fireworks exploding in the distance, as she became York Hospital's first baby of 2003. Alisha Jayne Harper made her entrance into the world two days early at 12.40am, weighing 6lb 11oz. It was a busy time for the
THE National Railway Museum in York was visited by almost 200,000 extra people after entry charges were scrapped. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, announcing the sharp increase in visitor numbers at the NRM and other national museums, said income was no
YORK City Knights have ushered in the new year by adding another international to the playing ranks. Scott Fletcher, captain of the Great Britain amateur side, has joined the club from National Conference League giants West Hull. Furthermore, former York
OFFICERS hunting the hit-and-run driver who knocked down York schoolgirl Katie Scales were believed to be in the north-east today following up a tip-off made to the Evening Press. This latest development came after an anonymous source put forward a name
POLICE sealed off a York street today after a teenager began throwing tiles from a council house roof. Officers closed Birstwith Drive, off Sowerby Road, Acomb, at 12.35am after a member of the public alerted them with reports of a man "smashing up his
SIDELINED Chris Brass admitted preparations for York City's 'biggest game of the season' had been far from ideal. Brass agreed with manager Terry Dolan that a five-hour wait to sign some legal paperwork had prevented the players from focusing on the impending
YORK antiques dealer Anthony Gilberthorpe today said he would be looking to repossess his seized business. Mr Gilberthorpe, owner of the Stonegate Antiques Centre, said he had instructed his solicitors to take action after his premises were shut down
TWO landlords were today preparing to clear up after New Year flooding of their pubs - as weathermen forecast a switch from rain to snow tomorrow and then bitterly cold, but drier weather, by the weekend. At the Kings Arms, on Kings Staith, York, landlord
MADCAP charity fundraisers donned fancy dress costumes and went for a dip in the bitterly cold sea at Scarborough. More than 20 people took the plunge yesterday to raise money for local causes. Scarborough Hospital workers, Bridgett Garvey-Winship, Janet
As I write this first column for 2003 the rain is falling, steadily and persistently. From the point of view of an arable farmer in the Vale of York, the chief characteristic of 2002 has been the quantity of rain. Every time there was enough dry weather
GUITARIST David Gilmour added a new phrase to the lexicon of music - "chamber rock" - after his acclaimed Meltdown Festival concert at London's Royal Festival Hall in June 2001. Now, thanks to this DVD, you can see what all the fuss was about. Gilmour
THIS is quite something. Three double CDs: BBC Archives Disc 1 and 2, Beast Over Hammersmith Disc 1 and 2, and Best Of The B Sides Disc 1 and 2, in a limited edition silver Eddie-embossed casket with crystal Eddie Head shot glass and individually numbered
FOR the confirmed metal and industrial fan, too little tempts in the Rock of Ages box set. The four-disc set starts off in the Sixties and ends up in the Nineties, but the bizarre mix is disparate and aimless. The tracks tend towards the trashier end
KERRANG release another compilation packed with different music for all tastes, made up from mainly of bands selected bands from the TV channel and others included for publicity. This edition covers bands such as Rammstein, Tenacious D and Box Car Racer
ABOUT the time these two albums were first released, 1970-71, I was a drummer in a pub band, and I'll swear this is what we sounded like when we were trying to get our instruments in tune (not always successfully, if memory serves). A few months ago I
ZIGGY may have played guitar with his Spiders from Mars - but while he was at it, more Earthly interests were pondering the idea of a fast buck. David Bowie is a legend. If you really wanted to serve up interpretations of his work, you'd have the world's
THIS 19-track double CD includes all of the band's sessions for the BBC. Many are now heard for the first time since originally broadcast, including their famous Diary Of An Empty Day, which became the Top Gear theme tune - the pop show not the car show
ALAN Jones, executive member for leisure and heritage, says that there is a big need for a prime leisure facility in the centre of York (December 27). If this is the view of City Of York Council why, under the draft plan for the development of the "teardrop
SALLY Gregory (Letters, December 27) claims that British farms treat animals humanely. Anyone who wants to see conclusive evidence from veterinary surgeons, top academic researchers, and undercover photographers and camera crews, that our farms are anything
SIDELINED Chris Brass admitted preparations for York City's 'biggest game of the season' had been far from ideal. Brass agreed with manager Terry Dolan that a five-hour wait to sign some legal paperwork had prevented the players from focusing on the impending
CHRISTMAS is over and the sales are upon us. For those with Christmas money burning a hole in their pockets who want to snap up bargains in the sales, York Trading Standards offers some advice before heading off to the stores. - Is that bargain price
YORK City Knights have ushered in the new year by adding another international to the playing ranks. Scott Fletcher, captain of the Great Britain amateur side, has joined the club from National Conference League giants West Hull. Furthermore, former York
Trainer Jamie Osborne and jockey Graham Gibbons, both of whom excel on the sand, join forces at Wolverhampton tomorrow with every chance of success. The duo team-up with Dr Julian in the Channel 4 Teletext Selling Stakes and the three-year-old, who has
I think it is fair to say that I have come in for a fair amount of flak in the course of the last four weeks. There have also been many other insinuations made about my motives and reasoning for becoming involved in the club. It is just over 12 months
THE best of Yorkshire's independent retailers will be on show at the Yorkshire Independent Grocers' Association (YIGA) annual trade show. The event, on February 15 and 16, at the Great Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate, will not only promote the county's
STEPHEN LEWIS joins architect John Thompson for a closer look at the site of York's proposed new £100m Hungate development WELCOME to St John's Square! says John Thompson, gesturing about with an expansive wave of his hand. It has to be said that it is
A NORTH Yorkshire man appeared in court today charged with indecently assaulting a woman. Raymond Coates, 74, of Oak Tree Sawmills, Huby, entered no plea to the charge at York Crown Court. He was remanded in custody until a plea and directions hearing
A NORTH Yorkshire-based serviceman who suffered serious burns when his car crashed into a wall and caught fire remains seriously ill in hospital today. Philip Moran, 22, who is based at RAF Leeming, was injured when his Peugeot 206 hit a wall on the Tadcaster
HOUSE prices in the Selby area soared by 66 per cent during 2002, figures showed today. In terms of local authorities, Selby topped the growth league, and was way above the national average house price rise of 25 per cent, the equivalent of £65 a day.
STAR-gazers are being invited to join members of Scarborough and District Astronomical Society on their first public observation night. The heavenly event tomorrow at the Astronomy Centre, in Low Dalby, starting at 7.10pm, is the first in a series of
SMOKERS who really want to stop might find it easier to keep that most difficult of New Year resolutions if they wait until a little after January 1, according to North Yorkshire health chiefs. The county's Stop Smoking Service has urged local people
A NORTH Yorkshire mum-of-two who lives in a tiny flat above a fish and chip shop has made a plea for more affordable housing in her area. Kerry Searson shares a room with her eight-week-old daughter, Jamie, and two-year-old son, Jordan, in her mum's two-bedroom
A YORK couple, who were married by a vicar involved in one of the biggest-ever royal controversies, are celebrating their Platinum Wedding anniversary today. David and Nora Kempson, who live off Holgate Road, have clocked up a remarkable 70 years of marriage
THE suggestion that Britain is "dumbing down" is challenged by new visitor figures for our national museums. Almost 200,000 extra people toured the National Railway Museum in York last year after entry charges were scrapped, a picture replicated in other
HAVE-A-GO hero Robin Cawthray hung on to the bonnet of a thief's car for a quarter-of-a-mile before being forced to dive off in the middle of the A19. Engineer Mr Cawthray, of Barlby, near Selby, did not hesitate when he saw two men stealing tools from
A surprisingly one-sided final took place in York and District Indoor Bowls Club's Glen Garage Christmas Mixed Pairs final. Peter Littlewood and Ann Sharpley were in full control as they won the first two ends and kept the lead throughout their game against
POLITICAL leaders have sketched a picture of how they would like to see York develop economically, culturally and socially in the New Year. With council elections planned for May, 2003 could be a year of political change for the city, with power finely
WORLD Superbike champion Carl Fogarty has urged North Yorkshire bikers to take care in 2003. The four-time biker champion is said to have been shocked by the number of motorcyclists killed on roads in the region in the last 12 months. He was responding
York Cricket Club are holding cricket coaching sessions for Under-11 and Under-13 age groups at Canon Lee School each Monday, starting on January 6 through to Easter. The Under-11 session is at 6pm and the Under-13s at 7.30pm. The cost is £2.50 per session
SCARBOROUGH and Whitby MP Lawrie Quinn is looking to amend the Health and Safety At Work Act to bring in higher penalties for offenders. The MP, who lives in York, will open the New Year's Parliamentary sessions by seeking leave to bring in a Bill under
Drinkers can today enjoy a January bargain at York's two JD Wetherspoon pubs, The Postern Gate, in Piccadilly, and the Punch Bowl, in Blossom Street, as the chain has temporarily rolled prices back to 1981. They each have 200 pints of Theakston Best Bitter
AN experienced motorcyclist has hung up his crash helmet after suffering near-fatal injuries in a crash in York earlier this year. Phil Atkinson, 38, of Danum Road, Fulford, York, spent five weeks in hospital, including a fortnight in an intensive care
VISCOUNT Allendale, who has died aged 80, was a steward at York Racecourse for many years before his retirement and was well known in horse racing circles as a breeder and owner. He was a former chairman of the course at Newcastle and also a steward at
TWENTY eight years ago to the day, Malcolm Allison had advised Terry Venables to quit. Up to a fortnight ago, many Leeds fans had been wishing "Very Terribles" would do likewise. Yet since the Bolton bolt from the blue on December 16, Leeds have collected
THE mother of North Yorkshire arms dealer Peter Bleach today said she hoped 2003 may finally see his release from an Indian jail. Oceania Bleach, of Brompton-by-Sawdon, near Scarborough, said she believes the Government has been working hard behind the
A NEW Yorkshire-based airline offering low-cost flights to popular destinations is set to take off in the spring. The new airline, Planet Air, is due to start at Leeds-Bradford Airport, offering a flight-only service to Malaga, Alicante, Faro and Tenerife
THOUSANDS of York revellers drank, danced and sang the night away to welcome in 2003. A mass of people poured out of pubs and restaurants across the city for the traditional celebration outside York Minster. By 11.45pm the area was packed with raucous
AT least seven candidates will battle it out for the four places available for elected representatives on the new Yorkshire County Cricket Club members' committee which will come into being at the club's annual meeting at Headingley in March. The other
FRUSTRATED York City chief Terry Dolan revealed yesterday's New Year's Day clash with Scunthorpe United almost never happened - and it was nothing to do with the weather. Head groundsman Jez Milner started work on the Bootham Crescent pitch at 7.30am
A BRAVE pensioner needed hospital treatment after trying to foil a brazen daylight robbery inside a York bank branch. Police said a young thief entered the Lloyds TSB branch in Haxby Road and grabbed £150 in cash from the 75-year-old as he was paying
THREE people were arrested and drugs seized when police raided homes in York and Selby today in an operation targeting persistent criminals. As part of Operation Ratcatcher, the Evening Press-backed winter crime crackdown, teams of officers were executing
NOT the happiest of starts to the new year for York City, but even in defeat admiration for this spirited team continues to grow. Off-field problems disclosed after the match by manager Terry Dolan put the disappointing result and patchy performance in
THE Battlefield Band, formed by four students in Glasgow 30 years ago, have been at the forefront of the revival in Scottish music. The band have taken line-up changes in their stride and are remarkable for the way they have fused the Scottish tradition
