SEVEN days from now it could all be over. No kidding, no bluffing, no hype - York City could cease to exist as a football club by next Saturday. That is the grimmest prospect ever faced by the Minstermen in their eight-decade and more history. There have
Richard Edwards returns to the land of leprechauns and Guinness and has a holiday to remember. PEOPLE can often be heard saying how much they would like to visit Ireland, but never have. I used to be one of them, and, until two-and-a-half years ago, the
ANOTHER year over, during which Ann and I visited 45 snack spots on your behalf. Some were first time visits, others for a return trip. Apart from passing our landmark 250th survey at Penny's, a number of other enjoyable experiences come to mind. There
The ground may be dusted with snow and hard with frost, but all is not lost in the January garden. GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of her favourite euphorbia and a mature rosemary bush. THE New Year is here and with it has come, for some of us, the first
THE most significant week in York City Football Club's rich history looms large. It really is make or break, do or die for the Minstermen and everyone who holds the club in affection. Mounting speculation over recent days has realised whispers of optimism
STEPHEN LEWIS finds The Ship almost ready to set sail, but enjoys a delightful meal at this Acaster Malbis pub nonetheless. THERE were floods the evening we were supposed to be going to the Ship Inn's new fine dining restaurant, The Wheelhouse - and then
Joanne Harris, author of the best-selling novel Chocolat, has joined forces with chef Fran Warde to write a French cookbook. CHARLES HUTCHINSON tries out one of the recipes Book: The French Kitchen, A Cookbook, by Joanne Harris & Fran Warde (Doubleday
CHECKS of food premises in York have fallen drastically behind target as worsening staff shortages have left City of York Council with too few qualified inspectors. There are vacancies in four health protection and trading standards posts, and a vacancy
Heworth RL Club's National cup-tie at home to Ince Rose Bridge this afternnon was called off this morning because of a frozen pitch. Also postponed are New Earswick All Blacks v Ellenborough Rangers. Scarborough's FA Trophy tie at Stalybridge was another
A FORMER Joseph Rowntree School pupil from Haxby, York, is starting a new life as an Army officer after passing out of the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. John Miles, 24, is taking up his role as a newly-commissioned second lieutenant in
HUNDREDS of pigs had a lucky escape after a shed burned down the day they were due to move in. West Heslerton farmer Derek Watson, former NFU county chairman, had cleared out the piggery, and heaters had been switched on to dry it out. But hours before
SEVEN days from now it could all be over. No kidding, no bluffing, no hype - York City could cease to exist as a football club by next Saturday. That is the grimmest prospect ever faced by the Minstermen in their eight-decade and more history. There have
RISING star of the Premiership Michael Proctor has spoken of the debt of gratitude he owes York City and insists the club must be saved from extinction. The Sunderland ace enjoyed a highly successful loan spell at Bootham Crescent last season, grabbing
WHAT do York academic Professor Charles Hulme and businessman Christopher Lawson have in common with film star Hugh Grant? They all make their first appearance in the 2003 edition of the world-famous reference book Who's Who, which is published this week
LANES will be closed from Monday on the A64 at Copmanthorpe for minor roadworks to complete an improvement scheme in the area. The work includes some white lining and repairs to surfacing following a vehicle fire on the A64 near the golf club. A CCTV
PAUL Broadbent will welcome many old friends to Huntington Stadium tomorrow as York City Knights entertain Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (kick-off 2.30pm). The Knights player-coach captained the Wildcats last season and was a big influence in helping the
TWO schoolboys told today how they frantically broke through ice with their hands and elbows to rescue their stricken friends from a frozen lake in York. Easingwold School pupils Luke Grabham and David Close risked their lives when they went into Rawcliffe
NEW Australian signing Trevor Krause has already shown his commitment to the York City Knights cause without touching a ball. The 30-year-old former Illawara Steelers star arrived in York in the early hours of yesterday morning after a long-haul 32-hour
THE average York council tax payer looks set to face demands of about £1,000 a year. A rise of £51 is being put before city councillors under budget proposals. But the final figure will rise sharply when the police precept is added. The police authority
MULTIPLE sclerosis patients across York and North Yorkshire are celebrating after finally being given access to life-changing drugs. Patients have been battling to get NHS access to Beta Interferon - hailed as the first drug to improve MS symptoms - after
Evening Press competition winner Nellie Tierney of Acomb is a game gal, but even she wasn't prepared to jump to it when she received her prize. Her tasty recipe for Tipsy Bread and Butter Pudding won her and her husband of 50 years an all-expenses-paid
NEW Australian signing Trevor Krause has already shown his commitment to the York City Knights cause without touching a ball. The 30-year-old former Illawara Steelers star arrived in York in the early hours of yesterday morning after a long-haul 32-hour
I THANK all our supporters and volunteers who gave so unstintingly of their time over the past year to enable the Alzheimer's Society to support all those with dementia and their carers in the York area. We are very grateful to people who contributed
THOSE who originally approved the increased licensing hours should have insisted that others (unlike themselves), living en route to and from these licensed premises have their house rates reduced to zero to compensate for the incessant noise, drunken
RISING star of the Premiership Michael Proctor has spoken of the debt of gratitude he owes York City and insists the club must be saved from extinction. The Sunderland ace enjoyed a highly successful loan spell at Bootham Crescent last season, grabbing
SUPPORTERS fighting to prevent development on Bootham Crescent have maintained their struggle would continue even if York City were to move to Huntington Stadium next season. The Evening Press revealed yesterday plans by City of York Council which could
GEORGE WILKINSON braves the snow to rediscover the joys of winter walking. SNOW - or 'snow shock' as the headlines proclaim - and with it came personal fury that I hadn't managed to organise proper all-weather mobility. The new (nearly new) car wouldn't
AT a time when new bar licences exclude music and games machines, it is nice to know that if you want a lively pub there are still places you can go. One York pub is proving to be a haven for people who like beer, flashing lights and a bit of competition
STEVE NELSON takes a British seaside holiday with a difference, and Basil Fawlty is nowhere in sight. WALKING through the myriad corridors that connect the Torquay Leisure Hotels resort's four hotels, I suddenly didn't know where I was. I had just enjoyed
IT'S sod's law. Your house is on the market for months and no one comes to view it. Eventually, you call in the 'house doctor' to find out where you've been going wrong and, before she's even had a chance to visit, you've had three people round to see
LOCAL authorities could find difficulty in attracting people to stand as members because of the image they have acquired, a senior Ryedale councillor has warned. Coun Keith Knaggs, leader of the Conservative group on Ryedale District Council, told members
TWO York pubs are toasting their success at reaching the final of a national competition. The Maltings, Tanners Moat, and the Blue Bell, Fossgate, have fought off competition from scores of pubs across Britain to make it to the London final. The Morning
A LONG-empty York city centre building which became a magnet for antisocial behaviour is to be turned into flats. The former Kays warehouse site, in Peter Lane, off Market Street, has been disused for decades. But it will now be turned into 24 flats,
A YORK sixth-former spent his Christmas holidays on a 192-mile walk to raise more than £400 for charity. Alex Giron, aged 16, of Harrogate, spent ten days walking from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay alone. The Bootham School pupil decided to do the walk
A PLAN to improve the behaviour of schoolchildren in York has proved a success, with the rate of truancy falling for the first time in five years. Fewer children are being excluded from school in the city as teachers and others work towards Whitehall
YORK judo king Rob Thomas is throwing himself full tilt at a global gold dream. Just over six months from now Thomas will jet out to Japan, the spiritual force of martial arts. It is the home of judo, the nation where every robed exponent would most like
RETIRED engineer Terry Chambers is the new captain of Selby Golf Club. A member for 30 years, Chambers (pictured right) says that all money raised by the club in charity events this year will go to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Mr Chambers,
A CONTROVERSIAL former York referee who famously sent off Denis Law is celebrating 50 years of marriage. Peter Rhodes, 81, from Woodthorpe, officiated in top-flight football for a number of years, taking charge of a European Cup Winners' final along with
NICK Ludwell, the 30-year-old former European Tour player, has been appointed Selby Golf Club's new professional. He succeeds Andy Smith, Selby's pro for the last 15 years. The appointment was announced last night by Neil Proctor, the Selby secretary,
INSURANCE companies have assured residents near Selby that their problems getting flood insurance are over. Homeowners in Barlby had problems finding insurance after the devastating floods which hit the area in November, 2000. But the Association of British
SUPPORTERS fighting to prevent development on Bootham Crescent have maintained their struggle would continue even if York City were to move to Huntington Stadium next season. The Evening Press revealed yesterday plans by City of York Council which could
BOOK lovers could be choosing their latest read to the sound of clinking coffee cups and boiling kettles, if plans to open a caf in York Central Library are a success. But some regular users of the library have reacted with fury to the plans, which could
A FAREDODGER faces a £126.80 bill because he did not pay a £6.80 fare for a train journey. York magistrates heard that Arriva staff caught Kevin Ricky Tute, 19, on a train without a ticket near York on September 14. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting for
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a Harrogate mother-of-two whose body was discovered in a garden near her home nearly two months after she went missing. Jo Paines, 39, who disappeared on November 19, was suffering from depression. Her body
A BENEFIT gig to raise money for York Against The War was held at Fibbers in York last night. The proceeds will go towards sending coach loads of demonstrators to the mass protest in London next month. Popular University of York band, Ideal Standard,
THE University of York will be allowed to charge students up to £3,000 per year - if it hits targets for admitting students from poorer backgrounds. Education Secretary Charles Clarke's student finance review, to be published next week, is expected to
AN HGV driver created a "very dangerous situation" when he tried to drive across a York level crossing as a train approached, magistrates heard. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting for British Transport Police, said that a descending barrier at the crossing
A CRUNCH meeting on the future of York City is due to take place on Monday when talks to try and save the club could be "pursued to a conclusion". The hope was expressed by York City Council's Liberal Democrat leader Steve Galloway as Bootham Crescent
POCKLINGTON skipper Darren Smith must be wondering what he has done to deserve his recent spell of bad luck. The powerful prop was one of the stars at Percy Road as their halcyon days of the 1990s were topped by Smith skippering the side to the North
YORK City Knights fans and officials will be keeping a close eye on the weather tonight hoping the forecast freezing temperatures do not lead to another postponement. The club's long-awaited first game, against Wakefield at Huntington Stadium tomorrow
LIKE Bryan Lawson, I thoroughly enjoyed the feast of entertainment on television during Christmas. I loved the long soap episodes, but with one notable exception. Who decided to kill off Jamie in EastEnders? To bring this 20-year-old to such a tragic
NORTH Yorkshire Police Authority is facing very difficult decisions about police expenditure next year and we want to hear the views of local people on the issues raised. In 2002-03 £96 million will be spent on providing a police force for this county
