PRIMARY school children in York are starting to get multiple piercings, the Evening Press has learned. A number of primary schools in the city have told us they have encountered children under the age of 11 having multiple ear piercing and piercing of
GRAND designs that could transform York's green belt land into a bustling student campus complete with water features, landmark buildings and a possible entertainment venue can today be revealed in the Evening Press. The University of York proposes to
Despite the biggest backbench Labour rebellion ever against Tony Blair, war with Iraq looks more likely by the day - especially since Britain, the US and Spain tabled a "war resolution" at the United Nations. Here, The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign
The god-awful CD cover of a cartoon cheesily-grinning DJ in the Tony Blackburn mould gives you an idea of what the compilers of this double album think of the 44 songs within - all of which share the distinction of being by artists who never again troubled
NEW developments at Bootham Crescent have meant a quick re-write of this column. What started as another update on how the players are coping with the on-going problems facing the club has now turned into what could be a glimmer of light at what has seemed
YOU don't turn to Jackie Leven for light relief. The idiosyncratic singer and composer is usually to be found in music's deeper pools, perhaps under the shade of the gloomier sort of tree. This new CD, while hardly earning a tick in the box marked "cheerful
STOCKTON-on-the-Forest has expanded by one tree. But this suspiciously upright specimen did not sprout from seed and gradually reach for the skyline. It was dropped from a great height by workers concealing a mobile phone mast. We are sorry to tell them
Despite the biggest backbench Labour rebellion ever against Tony Blair, war with Iraq looks more likely by the day - especially since Britain, the US and Spain tabled a "war resolution" at the United Nations. Here, The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign
SPRING might be in the air, but at one North Yorkshire primary school thoughts were turned firmly towards snowmen, robins, angels and choirboys. All 119 pupils at Sheriff Hutton Primary School painstakingly designed the Christmas images to go on a set
CREATIVE students at a York school have won a national competition for the second time in a row. Pupils at Bootham School have won the Stationers' Cup for printing excellence presented by the London Guild of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. Bootham's
A NATIONAL rail control centre has been opened in York. GNER's new £260,000 facility was opened on Friday by the chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority, Richard Bowker, to inform and assist passengers when services on the East Coast Main Line are disrupted
Reporter CHRIS GREENWOOD takes a look at how the University of York may change if some of the ideas mentioned in a consultation exercise come to fruition When staff were asked to put their heads together and conjure up ideal facilities for a future University
THE Post Office has been blasted for refusing to reveal to MPs which branches may be set for the axe. Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Phil Willis claims executives are using a technicality to refuse to divulge which post offices are being added to an "
AFTER a late change of fixture, Nestl Rowntree RUFC and Pocklington Veterans fought out a classic 3-3 draw at Mille Crux. Jim Baldwin and Jim Bell were both denied inches from the line, while Brian Cottam was held up after driving over for Trees. Centre
YORK'S Iain Boyle reached his second National Final in a week after his success in the Fours. He beat Hull's Steve Thompson 21-11 at Selby, picking up the maximum fours on the seventh and tenth ends. The finals at Northampton will see Boyle's team start
YORK remain top of their group in the Yorkshire Under 18's League after a 43-15 win against Scarborough 'B' at the Alexandra Bowls Centre gave them a maximum six points. Phillip Herridge, Adam Liddell and Zoe Eagles led 8-5 after eight ends before embarking
A NORTH Yorkshire church is rising from the ashes after a serious fire. Trinity Methodist Church, in Norton, was seriously damaged last February - just hours after members of the congregation held a special service to celebrate its 144th birthday. A mammoth
PROLIFIC run scorer Bill Bodycombe won't be playing York-area cricket next season. He is returning to live at his native Middlesbrough but will commute to Joseph Rowntree School, where he is a teacher. He has played for York and District Senior League
NEW Earswick moved into the last eight of the County Double Rinks Championship when they beat Doncaster at Huntington Road 49-43. Paul Dawson, Brian Gray, Barry Harrison and Eddie Gill were fighting to stay in the game when they were 10-5 down after eight
A well-known York man with a passion for music has died, aged 88. Robert Edward Brown, known to everyone as Bob, was born in York and lived in the city all his life. Bob's interest in music began in his teens, amid the big band era of the 1930s. He played
NEW Earswick All Blacks are gearing up for their biggest game of the season on Saturday. The All Blacks travel to in-form Batley Boys to play their Gordon Teale White Rose Trophy semi-final. The York side, surprisingly beaten by Doncaster Toll Bar last
REMARKABLE new equipment is helping minimise one of the most distressing side effects of cancer treatment for patients in York Hospital. A £5,000 cash gift has helped the hospital buy equipment which reduces hair loss, one of the most distressing results
CONSULTANTS have been called in to help York transport chiefs get to grips with reliability problems on a city bus route. City of York Council and First have welcomed the appointment of JMP Consultants to bolster the number six service between the city
GOAT farmers in East Yorkshire have been celebrating their success in a prestigious farming competition. Farming couple Angus and Kathleen Wielkopolski were named North-East farming business of the year in the National Farmers' Union Farming Excellence
A FOOTBALL fan arrested on the edge of violence between rival supporters after the York v Bury match has escaped a soccer ban. York magistrates heard that Paul John Melia, 34, had a previous conviction for football-related violence and that Bury magistrates
PASSERS-BY could be forgiven for taking a second glance at this mobile phone mast disguised as a fir tree at Stockton-on-the-Forest, York. Plans for the disguised mast in Malton Road, were agreed by City of York Council last August after they were submitted
A FORMER York primary school site could be developed to provide 23 new homes. Residents had fought against proposals to build new homes on the site of Oaken Grove Primary School in Haxby, York, which closed last summer. But protesters say they are happy
PENSIONER Hazel Turner went on holiday to overcome her depression and drowned while having a farewell swim, a Harrogate inquest heard. Coroner Geoff Fell, who said Mrs Turner, 77, of Almsford Avenue, Harrogate, had had a heart attack before being found
Staff at a York school fear decrepit temporary buildings that are reaching the end of their working lives could be to blame for a rat scare. Teachers at Fulford School suspect rodents could be hiding in the cracks and crevices of ageing buildings at their
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson is steeling himself for a Middle East tournament as the world's two leading players consider pulling out because of the threat of war on Iraq. Both America's Tiger Woods, the world number one, and Ernie Els, the South
YORK is set to hold its biggest-ever anti-war demonstration. The campaign group York Against The War (YATW) hopes more than 5,000 will take part in a mass march and rally in the city. The demo, which YATW says will involve locally and nationally-renowned
JOHN Prescott's latest proposal for a referendum on "home rule" in Yorkshire may not be exciting news for most people, but it could be the start of a dangerous slippery slope towards an expensive new layer of needless bureaucracy. We should only have
IN the last five years, with this year's impending ten per cent rise, my council tax has risen by 42.5 per cent (nine per cent a year). Council members, with their company director salaries and £400-a-week expenses, may easily afford to pay this monumental
It has to be a woman singing. Surely? Not so, Jimmy Scott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, one of ten children, and in his teens he was diagnosed with Kallman's Syndrome, a hormonal deficiency that stunted his growth and trapped his voice in boyhood
LET'S get the unusual title out of the way first. It refers to hitting, for the first time, 100mph in the Hudson Terraplane, an American V8 car much loved by gangsters such as Public Enemy No 1 John Dillinger. It sounds as if Peter, who suffered so long
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson is steeling himself for a Middle East tournament as the world's two leading players consider pulling out because of the threat of war on Iraq. Both America's Tiger Woods, the world number one, and Ernie Els, the South
A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital after having to crawl upstairs to use the toilet since his stairlift broke down almost a fortnight ago. John Garner developed breathing problems last night, shortly after once again hauling himself up the stairs at his
With tension rising in the Middle East, STEPHEN LEWIS seeks advice for those who may be thinking of cancelling flights or holidays THAT holiday in southern Turkey or Cyprus may have seemed a wonderful way to escape the winter blues when you booked it
COMPUTERS in one shape or another are everywhere and dominate everyday life. Using one can make doing all sorts things easier, but not if you are puzzled by gigabytes and megabytes, RAMS and mega hertz. Twenty years on from the launch of the personal
Deep Sunset looks the day's best bet to make a winning debut over fences at Ludlow tomorrow. The Nicky Henderson-trained mare was due to retire to the paddocks this season but could delay that career move by getting off the mark in the Tattersalls (Ireland
YORK is set to hold its biggest-ever anti-war demonstration. The campaign group York Against The War (YATW) hopes more than 5,000 will take part in a mass march and rally in the city. The demo, which YATW says will involve locally and nationally-renowned
The old master rolls back the years while recreating and improving on the exquisite harmonies we remember from the Sixties when Art was joined at the lip with Paul Simon. This pacy, 13-track pop-jazz offering is a must if you love meaningful lyrics married
THIS really is a swingin' affair from the days of sweetly innocent teenage musical movies, 41 years ago, ever so nicely reupholstered for Cliff's grey army. The limited-edition CD package comes in a 45rpm gatefold sleeve with a mini-sized reproduction
IAIN Duncan Smith has recast himself as the Ha Ha Bonk Man. To explore his new image, you need to dip into a children's joke book. There you will almost certainly find a joke which runs like this: "What goes ha ha bonk?" Answer: a man laughing his head
FOR two long weeks, John and Denise Garner have been hauling themselves up the stairs on their hands and knees every time they wished to use the bathroom. Why? Because the council has failed to fix their stairlift. It would be hard to conceive a more
FINANCES at York Health Services NHS Trust are looking healthier thanks to a £1 million loan by the Strategic Health Authority. The trust, which runs York Hospital, began cost-cutting measures at the end of last year in an effort to balance its books.
COCOA FARMERS from Ghana are to visit York, the chocolate capital of the North, to urge consumers to help farmers get a fair price for cocoa. The two visitors, both involved in Ghana's chocolate industry, want to persuade the city's chocolate lovers to
CHANGES in payments to farmers are to be set out at a series of roadshows in Yorkshire and the north-east for members of the National Farmers' Union (NFU). European farm ministers are currently discussing a series of changes to the way farming and the
MEMBERS of a York social club look set to sell their premises to a developer - in order to survive. Cash-strapped St Lawrence's Working Men's Club (WMC), in Lawrence Street, needs thousands of pounds worth of improvements, but has no way of funding them
The annual general meeting of York Junior Team tennis will be held at York Tennis Club, Clifton, Park, on Thursday, March 13 at 8pm. Entries to the league for boys and girls Under-14 and U18 should be received at or before the annual meeting. The committee
LANDOWNERS and ramblers have been urged to make their voices heard on the Government's "right to roam" bill. The Countryside Agency has drawn up draft maps showing areas of the countryside where the public could have new rights to walk. Three months of
A WARTIME funfair on the streets of York provided the happy meeting place for one loving couple. Don Brind was a soldier stationed in York, and young Dolly was just 17, when the couple met on Coney Street and fell in love. "My mum said we were too young
A COUPLE who met in a bus shelter outside Rowntree's in York during the Second World War are retracing their steps during their Diamond Wedding celebrations. Benny Lynch, 82, saw Margaret waiting in the shelter outside the chocolate factory in 1942, and
A £400,000 scheme to improve access to York railway station is being proposed in an ambitious partnership. City of York Council wants to team up with Network Rail and GNER to provide a 21st century gateway for the city. Motorists, taxi firms, bus drivers
CLIFTON played well towin 7-2 at home to Rowntree in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Shelagh Barker and Karen Broster were top scorers for the St Peter's School-based club with three straight wins for 90-20. University Student Ladies scored
A FARMER who served as a parish councillor for 35 years has died, aged 80. Lance Moore, of Middleton Farm, East Cottingwith, was well-known within farming circles. He was born at Middleton Farm and lived and worked there all his life, farming up to his
TOM Rex is king of North Yorkshire's junior short mat bowlers. The Kirkbymoorside youngster became the first winner of the North Yorkshire Short Mat Bowling Association's Junior Championships at the Galtres Centre, Easingwold. He lifted the Junior Singles
TRIBUTES have been paid to David "Piggy" Thomson, who died earlier this month, aged 57, after a long battle with cancer. The respected businessman, rally driver and former pig farmer - where the nickname came from - was remembered by more than 400 family
CONSULTANTS have been called in to help York transport chiefs get to grips with reliability problems on a city bus route. City of York Council and First have welcomed the appointment of JMP Consultants to bolster the number six service between the city
TOURIST operators from across North Yorkshire will be at Thirsk Racecourse next Thursday for the annual Hambleton tourist literature exchange day. Almost 50 attraction operators will distribute information to other tourism providers - accommodation operators
CLEANING of wards and equipment at York Hospital has got worse, the Government said today. The hospital's rating under the Department of Health's traffic light system has been downgraded from "green" to "amber", or satisfactory. The findings buck a national
EXCAVATIONS were today being carried out on a well found in a North Yorkshire kitchen. Shaun Robson found the well at Hazel Hill Farm, Huby, near Easingwold, last December. He and his wife, Gillian, bought the property last November and were embarking
PARK-and-sail schemes, water taxis and river festivals could be introduced to attract more tourists to York. City of York Council's Leisure Scrutiny Board met last night to discuss ways of developing the city's rivers to make them more attractive to visitors
TELEVISION beauty expert John Gustafson gave shoppers makeovers when he displayed his skills in a York store. The make-up artist, a familiar figure to viewers of ITV's This Morning programme, was at Marks and Spencer's branch on Pavement yesterday to
NEWSPAPER photographer Bill Robson hanged himself amid anxiety over how he would cope after losing his staff job at the age of 70, an inquest in Harrogate heard. Mr Robson, who spent most of his life with the Harrogate-based Ackrill Media Group, became
THE Archbishop of York was today playing a key role in the enthronement of Rowan Williams as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr David Hope, speaking to the Evening Press before this afternoon's ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, welcomed the arrival
RATTLED York resident Amanda Potter has invited a council officer into bed with her to feel the "bad vibrations". The 30-year-old says she is woken up at 5am every day by trucks thundering past her house in Wetherby Road. Frustrated at council inaction
JOHN Batchelor admitted today the curtain had all but been brought down on his 12-month rollercoaster York City tenure. Batchelor made his confession in the wake of yesterday's announcement that the Supporters' Trust's bid to take over the club had been
JOHN Batchelor admitted today the curtain had all but been brought down on his 12-month rollercoaster York City tenure. Batchelor made his confession in the wake of yesterday's announcement that the Supporters' Trust's bid to take over the club had been
