"SO, Mr Bond, we have you now." The FBI interrogator cracked a satisfied smile. "How clever you have been. Altering your appearance so you no longer resemble the photograph on our Most Wanted list. Changing your name to that of a respected Rotarian from
Has time been called on our pub culture? STEPHEN LEWIS takes advantage of the first National Pubs Week to find out... WAYNE Allan doesn't do food. It's not something he apologises for. "If I wanted to do food, I'd have bought a bed and breakfast," he
FIT for a prince! The produce of our region can surely need little higher praise than evidence of it being good enough for royalty. At the prestigious annual dinner of the Cambridge Society of York, Prince Philip was served a range of locally-produced
Tadcaster Hockey Club's ladies first team enjoyed a fine 3-1 away with at Sheffield III in the Yorkshire Women's League division three. After going behind within ten minutes they hit back with goals from Beck Cattle (2) and Lucy McNamara. Tadcaster men's
FIT for a prince! The produce of our region can surely need little higher praise than evidence of it being good enough for royalty. At the prestigious annual dinner of the Cambridge Society of York, Prince Philip was served a range of locally-produced
All the League Junior Cup ties went according to the form-book except one, at Heslington, where division three Moor Lane upset their division two hosts with a 2-0 sealed by James Preston and Paul Jones goals. Stillington entertained Ouseburn & Hammerton
RUGBY league might suffer from the unification of the sport's professional and amateur governing bodies. That is the fear of Spen Allison, the York-based vice-chairman of the British Amateur Rugby League Association. The Rugby Football League, which now
A WRANGLE over the siting of a sophisticated pedestrian crossing on the busy A170 road at Kirkbymoorside has taken a new turn. Town councillors had pressed North Yorkshire County Council's highways department to build the crossing, known as a puffin crossing
A CONVERSATION with two constituents who had worked hard to leave homelessness, drug misuse and unemployment behind has led York MP Hugh Bayley to visit a city-based scheme aimed at the long-term homeless. Following the discussion, Mr Bayley decided to
A REVERSING delivery lorry demolished a wall and pulled down a sign at an Easingwold supermarket today when it caught the edge of a gate. The 15ft brick wall at Costcutter, in Long Street, came crashing down when the HGV tail gate caught on the metal
AVIVA, the parent group of York-based Norwich Union Life today announced that profits had fallen by £38 million to £1.231 billion for 2002. Shareholders lose out with a final recommended dividend of 14.25 pence per share, bringing the total dividend for
RAYMOND WILSON left a trail of damage and Bank Holiday traffic chaos in his wake after he drove through York in a snatched forklift truck. The smashed BMW pictured here was among a string of cars hit by the truck near the A19/A64 interchange at Fulford
MEET Prince William, run the London Marathon, appear on national television and model for Marie Claire magazine - these are just a few of the amazing challenges York student Teba Diatta has set herself for 2003. Teba, 21, of Lidgett Grove, Acomb, has
HEALTH chiefs in York have decided not to bid for extra powers which could have loosened Government controls and allowed local people a greater say in the running of their hospital. Managers at York Hospital won the right to apply for Foundation Hospital
HUNDREDS of protesters are set to converge on Menwith Hill next month in a national day of demonstration. Demonstrators will aim to disrupt satellite communications at the base by bombarding the area with tin foil. The protest, which will also play host
A YORK man was among more than a dozen kerb-crawlers caught in a police sting at a Middlesbrough industrial estate. Derek Adrian Holmes, 42, of St Paul's Terrace, Holgate, was fined £250 after admitted soliciting prostitutes. He pleaded guilty in a letter
FISH and chip power could soon completely drive the wheels of a North Yorkshire waste management fleet. Yorwaste Ltd, the Northallerton company which helps to clean up York and North Yorkshire, is trying out bio-diesel, an alternative fuel consisting
LADY Lumley's School pupil John Peel will be competing against some of the top young cross-country runners in the country next month after qualifying for the English Athletic Association National Schools' finals. John, who is in year 11 and comes from
DOUBLE-TOP double trouble has hit the York darts world. Two different leagues have arranged big finals nights for the same day - with both refusing to change. A communication failure between organisers has seen both the York John Smith's Men's League
TWO York firefighters were badly hurt when their engine and a truck collided while they were on their way to a burning barn. The truck, which was carrying a tractor, was in collision with the appliance on the A64 York to Malton road, yesterday. Three
YORK City were set to complete the loan signing of Burnley striker Anthony Shandran for a second month today. The young striker has impressed since arriving from Turf Moor, despite having to pick up his match fitness after finding his chances at the Clarets
I WAS saddened to read about the death of former Evening Press seller Les Richardson (February 21). He was selling the Press when my late father was a lad, and was known affectionately to him as "Tishy". The last time I saw Les, before he retired, was
PEOPLE who want to be councillors must have their nominations in by the end of March. For York, county and district councils this will be largely taken care of by the political parties in their struggle for power and party advantage. For town and parish
IN response to the letter "Statue for a saint" (February 10), my father, Wilfrid Millium, carved a statue of Margaret Clitherow a few years ago and this is in St Wilfrid's Church, Duncombe Park, York, near the sacristy door. H Millium, Dodsworth Avenue
This week Simon Ritchie reviews Harlan Coben's Darkest Fear, Robert Wilson's The Blind Man Of Seville, Steve Martini's The Arraignment, and Grisham's The King Of Torts. Thrillers are out by the truck load. Some are hot, others still need defrosting. My
YORK City were set to complete the loan signing of Burnley striker Anthony Shandran for a second month today. The young striker has impressed since arriving from Turf Moor, despite having to pick up his match fitness after finding his chances at the Clarets
THE York City Supporters' Trust are on course to complete a deal to take over the Minstermen, the Evening Press can reveal. The proposed offer by the Supporters' Trust to acquire the business and assets of York City Football Club had been discussed at
A GROUP campaigning to improve the provision of education for children with autism in York is appealing for other parents to come forward to help with the fight. Autism Inclusion in Mainstream, or AIM, has been set up by a group of parents with the aim
THE chances of children being killed on journeys to school double when they reach secondary school age, according to a report from the AA today. The report from the AA's road safety arm, the AA Motoring Trust said: An 11-year-old is twice as likely to
STAFF and children from a York school are celebrating after a £270,000 makeover which included a new roof, clock and the replacing of 90-year-old blinds. New Earswick Primary School received the government grant for the work in January 2002. The money
CHILDREN had half-term fun with a drama workshop based on Roald Dahl's book, The Witches. More than 20 children, aged seven to 13, took part in the workshop at St Lawrence's School, in York. The children rehearsed their play throughout the week and took
THE PARENTS of jailed deaf charity campaigner Ian Stillman are to hold a question-and-answer session for York residents who helped free him. Roy and Monica Stillman, who live in Tadcaster Road, York, will speak at St Edward the Confessor church, in Dringhouses
IT'S not easy being a dad in today's mixed up world. In Victorian times, fathers knew where they stood. As far from their offspring as possible. A century or two ago, middle class paternal contact was restricted to two brief instructions: 1. "Boy, we're
VETERAN peace campaigner Lindis Percy has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for dropping charges against her - a move which prevented her from testing the legality of bylaws in force at the United States spy base at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate
THEY used to snarl at each other across the despatch box. But yesterday, William Hague told Tony Blair that his policy on Iraq was "absolutely in the interests of this country and the wider world". Mr Hague's successor as Conservative Party leader, Iain
ARCHBISHOP Holgate pupil Philip Graves came desperately close to being crowned the British Schools' Biathlon champion. He was edged into second place in the year nine section by just five points in the championships at Macclesfield. A superb swim of 100metres
TEENAGER Luke Wilson set Wigginton Grasshoppers on their way to three valuable points at home to South Bank as they try to escape the Reserve 'A' relegation zone. Robert Murphy added a second as they 2-0. In Reserve 'C', Mike Wyrill, Adam Johnson (2),
YORK RI Rugby Union Club's Under-16s were undone by a combination of rustiness and lack of application as they lost 33-10 to Harrogate. RI, who had not played for five weeks because of the bad weather, hid a lack of cohesion until the home team scored
A 300-year tie with York is being continued by the new-born son of a family historian. John Elliott, chairman of the York and District Family History Society, can trace an association with the city back to 1694. Eleven generations of his family have been
With more than 50 cormorants active on the Ouse around Hunters Lodge it was not surprising that only big fish fed in the 45-entry Marsh Tackle Open. Despite perfect river conditions only ten anglers weighed in and the calls to control the cormorant threat
LADY Lumley's School pupil John Peel will be competing against some of the top young cross-country runners in the country next month after qualifying for the English Athletic Association National Schools' finals. John, who is in year 11 and comes from
THE PARENTS of jailed deaf charity campaigner Ian Stillman are to hold a question-and-answer session for York residents who helped free him. Roy and Monica Stillman, who live in Tadcaster Road, York, will speak at St Edward the Confessor church, in Dringhouses
STAR billing was shared between Fulford and Copmanthorpe in the League Reserve Cup. Fulford stood the form-book on its head to win 3-1 against high-flying Thorpe United. Howard Cooper gave the underdogs the lead in the tenth minute only for Eric Montgomery
PARENTS and children have welcomed the return of much-needed nursery facilities to a Ryedale village. Wath Court Nursery is the first business to move into farm buildings at Wath Farm, near Hovingham, which have been revamped as part of a rural regeneration
TENANTS across the region are being put at risk of homelessness by court action being taken too quickly, according to a new report. Eviction action over rent arrears caused by poverty and failures in the housing benefit system is putting thousands of
HOUSE prices in York could plummet if the city decides to adopt London-style congestion charging, an influential group claims. Congestion charging could hit property values for homeowners and business in and around zoned areas, said members of the Royal
POLICE are hunting a burglar who targeted the homes of three elderly people in North Yorkshire in one night. Detectives have linked attacks in Shipton-by-Beningbrough, Thirsk and Knayton after, on each occasion, a young man charmed his way into the homes
A19 road project includes new traffic lights for York junction. ROADWORKS which include replacing worn-out carriageway and putting in new traffic signals on a major York road started today. The resurfacing improvements are taking place along the A19 at
AN INFLATION-busting 10.7 per cent rise will be put on council tax demands made by Hambleton District Council. Councillors agreed the rise yesterday. It will mean a £6 increase in the council's section of the tax for an average Band D property, taking
VETERAN peace campaigner Lindis Percy has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for dropping charges against her - a move which prevented her from testing the legality of bylaws in force at the United States spy base at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate
AN AA patrol officer who helped rescue a York student worker involved in an horrendous minibus crash has been awarded one of the motoring organisation's highest honours. Rick Buckley, 29, of Garrowby View, Stamford Bridge, went to the aid of Helen Grieve
ARCHBISHOP Holgate pupil Philip Graves came desperately close to being crowned the British Schools' Biathlon champion. He was edged into second place in the year nine section by just five points in the championships at Macclesfield. A superb swim of 100metres
EVENING Press readers have been helping to solve the mystery of how water buffalo came to be spotted on the A64 near York. We reported yesterday how police were called out to deal with two horned beasts seen wandering along the A64 Malton Road towards
A WOMAN died after being struck by a car which mounted a pavement and crashed into a house in Scarborough. The woman, believed to be in her early 50s, died at Scarborough General Hospital after the accident at about 4pm in Overdale, Eastfields, Scarborough
THE York City Supporters' Trust are on course to complete a deal to take over the Minstermen, the Evening Press can reveal. The proposed offer by the Supporters' Trust to acquire the business and assets of York City Football Club had been discussed at
A MAN who crashed into seven vehicles while careering through York in a snatched forklift truck could be sent to a psychiatric hospital. Raymond Anthony Wilson put 14 people's lives in danger and caused Bank Holiday traffic chaos after taking the heavy
I NOTE Graham Horne's desire to have congestion charges imposed on the residents of York (February 22). I am confident that once he finds out that the income from this unjust charge will not cover the operating costs - as reported by Transport For London
KATHLEEN Lovatt has been misinformed (Letters, February 18). The Government's Sexual Offences Bill will not legalise sex in public lavatories; what it will do is make it an offence for straight as well as gay people. To quote the Home Office summary of
SIMON RITCHIE talks to York crime writer John Baker about his latest novel set during the city's floods, and, on the left, rounds up other new thrillers... PRIVATE eye Sam Turner is in deep trouble. The River Ouse is rising, threatening to flood his beloved
Tadcaster Grammar School has been given £5,000 of Lottery funding to set up an after-school and lunchtime club. The school was given the funding from the Awards For All Lottery scheme. The money will be used to set up a sewing club which will allow students
MUSICIANS with learning and physical disabilities will be visiting North Yorkshire schools as part of Live Music Now. The Arcadia Bassoon Quartet, which includes youngsters aged two to 19, with moderate to severe physical, emotional, behavioural and learning
