LIBERAL Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy adjusts his tie in an open-top smart cabrio car during a visit to York today to help launch the local party's transport policy. The party wants to encourage the use of smaller cars, such as the distinctive smart
THIS week saw the introduction of new consumer rights in respect of faulty goods, in the form of amendments to the Sale of Goods Act 1979. The changes are to implement a minimum set of common consumer rights throughout the European Union. Readers of this
Indian Gunner, on a high after winning his last two races, can conquer the Grand National fences in his bid to complete a hat-trick at Aintree tomorrow. The star of trainer Dr Jeremy Naylor's small stable near Salisbury, the ten-year-old lines-up for
SO let's get this straight: in future we will not be able to attend GP surgeries in York on Saturdays, but we might be able to visit a sex shop on Sundays. What strange synchronicity is this? Perhaps the two organisations have something to learn from
IN THE land of the weighty child, a leading confectionery company has come up with the perfect way for children to get fit. You will not be surprised to learn that this exercise regime is based round eating chocolate. The company in question is not ours
I AM writing to thank everyone who donated to the annual Macmillan Flag Day in York recently. We collected £2,376 on the day which is a great amount. The Macmillan Cancer Relief York Appeal was launched last June to raise £400,000 to fund three new Macmillan
WOULD any of your older readers who served the former London and North Eastern Railway recall the magazine which that company published monthly for its staff? I am fortunate to have a number of copies and have derived much pleasure from reading articles
T JACKSON keeps asking readers why are there no daffodils on the city walls between Victoria and Micklegate Bars (March 12). I know that - the City of York Council keep refusing permission to plant daffodil bulbs there because they say it's a "conservation
This weekend will see several EBOR members make the trip to Bristol for the annual British Sprint Orienteering Championships. Competing in the women's championships are Ireland internationals Aislinn Austin and sister Fionne Austin as well as York-born
Nestle Rowntree AC finished the winter season with the North Yorkshire and South Durham League Relays at Redcar. Rowntree Ladies were led off by Under-17 runner Lara Gibbs, who finished in third place. Her mother, Dawn, an over-45 veteran, then stormed
CUP kings Harrogate Railway will have to do it all again after they were held to a scoreless draw by Sheffield in the Northern Counties East League Cup fourth round. Railway, who beat Bridlington 4-0 on Monday to lift the President's Cup 7-2 on aggregate
A MAGICAL production is seeking performers and helpers for a summer performance in York. The Summer Youth Production at the Grand Opera House in York needs 150 young people aged between nine and 21 for this summer's performance of The Wizard of Oz. Young
OSBALDWICK and St John's served up a see-saw Leeper Hare York Football League Reserve 'A' encounter with the students eventually winning 4-3. Andrew Triffitt and Matthew Roabuck put Osbaldwick 2-0 up, but Robin Bedford responded with two goals before
Anti-war protesters in York have stepped up their campaign against war in the Gulf with plans to hold a peace festival in May. Members of York Against The War hope to stage the Festival For Peace in the city on the May Day Bank Holiday. The festival will
THE slump in High Street trade reported across the UK has yet to have an impact on York. The Confederation of British Industry said sales were falling at their fastest for ten years, due likely to uncertainty over the war in the Gulf and impending tax
A CONTROVERSIAL sex shop's plans to open on Sundays have been resurrected despite huge opposition from the Salvation Army. The York Citadel organised a 37-name petition against the Gillygate shop's earlier application for a Sunday opening licence two
A LOCAL enterprise scheme aimed at boosting deprived rural communities is to be extended into North Yorkshire. Dales Action for Local Enterprise (DALE) was set up in 1999 to help unemployed or under-employed young people, living in the Yorkshire Dales
TONY Farmer is quitting as director and chief executive of Convergent Telecom the Pocklington-based mobile telecommunications service provider, on Sunday. He is ending his 12-month £160,000 contract in the same week that he has announced a six-figure
COMMUNITY leaders have all got a part to play to reduce crime and the fear of crime. That was the message at a special Ryedale community safety event held at Norton yesterday. Brian Steele, from the Home Office burglary distraction unit, asked people
STAFF at York-based Jarvis are being urged to be vigilant after a woman employee was subjected to an unprovoked attack as she left work. The 33-year-old woman was left bruised and shocked after being punched in the face by a man as she walked with a colleague
A CHURCH youth worker told today how he frantically fought off one of the world's deadliest snakes - with a pillow! The drama unfolded as Pete Gardner, 20, of Askham Lane, York, was getting into bed at an orphanage in Tanzania, east Africa, where he was
YORK cruiserweight Jamie Warters will be backed by former featherweight world champion Paul Ingle as he bids to move towards a shot at the British title tonight, writes Tony Curtis. Warters will enter the ring at Hull's Willerby Manor to take on the vastly
A YORK man has been forced to wait at least an extra month for a much-needed hip operation - because doctors in the city do not have the right drill bit to operate. David Edge, 56, of Elm Park View, off Malton Road, York, had prepared for his planned
MORE than 50,000 visitors will flock to York when the city celebrates the railway industry's bicentenary next year. The National Railway Museum (NRM) will host a nine-day spectacular, and business leaders believe the event will be a magnet for tourists
WHY have one album when you can have two? For here, you get Kristin Hersh in two flavours - solo and acoustic, or reunited with the triumvirate of the Throwing Muses in glorious electric. And wait, listen, is that ex-Muse Tanya Donnelly chirping away
A half-built Ascot or the splendour of York... which is best placed to host the 2005 royal meeting? STEVE CARROLL finds out who should land the knockout punch IN the red corner we have the undisputed champion - Ascot. It has been the playground of royalty
AMBITIOUS plans to open a York airfield for business travel were revealed today. Bosses at Elvington Airfield want to run an air taxi service to let business people fly in from foreign and domestic airports to get quicker access to companies in the city
MOTORISTS with older cars could find themselves stranded as garages cease stocking Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) following a fall in demand, a local filling station manager has warned. LRP was introduced in January 2000, as part of a European strategy
I AM writing this column ahead of last night's England game with Turkey, so fingers' crossed England emerged victorious and have moved a significant step closer to qualification for next year's European Championships in Portugal. However, regardless of
YORK'S status as a first class destination was confirmed today. Europe's best museum, the NRM, is to invite the world back to our place to celebrate the 200th birthday of the train. Rides, demonstrations, films, a vintage fair - the National Railway Museum
IF you want to catch the last Hell Train, then Friday's 16.30 service from London to York fits that description perfectly. As my disabled colleague Graham and I squeezed past numerous standing passengers it was becoming obvious that this train was packed
THERE has been much talk recently of improvements to our riversides to make them more visually attractive and to make better use of them. The well-publicised "Without Walls" consultations on the way forward for our city quotes UK and continental examples
COUN Livesley and his fellow Liberal Democrats castigate the Conservatives for having the temerity to vote against them on occasions (March 28). However they do not publicise the occasions we vote with them against Labour, or indeed when they support
A VETERAN dancing teacher is celebrating the work of lifelong pupils at her school in York. Isobel Dunn, 80, has been teaching in York for 57 years. She is now celebrating the work of several women whom she has taught all their lives and who are taking
THE rise of a new wave of cottage industry has emerged in a survey which shows the extent of home working in North Yorkshire. The new report says the county has the second largest regional proportion of people working from home in England. In total those
SOME bouncers could face losing their jobs under new regulations that came into force this week to tighten control of the security industry. But York private security businesses have welcomed the long-awaited licensing system, which will see workers forced
HEWORTH 'A' have raced to their eighth consecutive York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League championship with one match still to play. Their winning team which trounced Acomb 'A' to clinch the title was Richie Burdett (24 break), Simon
HEWORTH will look to strengthen the squad for next season in a renewed bid to get out of National Conference League division two. The Villagers will finish third this term, one spot off promotion, no matter what happens in their final game of the campaign
POLICING targets in North Yorkshire for the coming year will be challenging, according to Chief Constable Della Cannings. But she told the county's police authority the three key words were "delivery, delivery, and delivery". She said: "That is absolutely
York and District Indoor Bowls Club have completed the Yorkshire IBA League and Cup double. They clinched the inaugural County Challenge Cup after defeating Huddersfield, the team they had beaten to the league title, 85-64 in the final at New Earswick
OPEN University graduates across North and East Yorkshire are to receive their degrees after combining years of hard work with their jobs and family commitments. The Rev Paul Spurgeon, 49, of Kirk Hammerton, who is the Rector of Lower Nidderdale, will
MYSTERIOUS giant footprints are set to appear all over an East Yorkshire town. But don't worry, the gigantic 15 inch footprints won't belong to the elusive Bigfoot, but Britain's tallest ever man. The Market Weighton Civic Society is planning a trail
AMPLEFORTH College netball team are in Malta this week on the first overseas tour by girls of the school. They are playing a series of matches at Marsa Netball Club against Maltese teams including Strikes 'A' and HSBC 'A'. The six-day tour also includes
THE floods which have devastated York with increasing frequency in recent years have traditionally been blamed on the rain - too much falling, too often. But now scientists are suggesting that a key culprit may in fact be ... sheep and cows. They believe
MORE than 300 new entries to the latest Yorkshire Guide to Smoke Free Air prove the county is tops when it comes to relaxing in a healthy environment. The guide lists cafs, restaurants, pubs, hotels and guesthouses which are totally smoke free or have
ADVENTUROUS Helen Binks was surprised when a funeral director offered to drive her to the airport for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa. But the Poppleton graduate didn't have to arrive at Heathrow in a hearse - she was able to travel in a luxury limousine
THE mother of a York woman who died after battling with ME (chronic fatigue syndrome) for ten years is conducting research into the suicide rate among sufferers. Sheila Barry, of Huby, said her daughter Carli's death in February 2001 could have been prevented
CARING customers at a York pub are getting on their bikes for charity at a 24-hour fundraising bikeathon. Staff and regulars at the Cross Keys, in Goodramgate, will start the mammoth pedal push tomorrow. They are raising money for the Jane Tomlinson appeal
AN IN-DEPTH study into the state of York's public toilets has been called for by city leaders. It follows an Evening Press investigation which found that many were dirty and unhygienic. A scrutiny board of City of York Council also recommended that a
SPORTY young people will be heading to the east coast next month as part of the North Yorkshire Youth Games. Scarborough has been chosen to host the event on May 18, with around 1,200 young people expected to compete in a huge range of sports. Athletes
A DISPLAY of war artist Edward Ardizzone's work will be staged in a North Yorkshire town from Saturday. Ardizzone was one of a clutch of official war artists who covered the Second World War, recording the blitz in London and travelling through North
A HOT new salsa night is set to spice up the York club scene. Professional dancers Laucinda Holland and Gareth Roberts run the company Encuentro Latino (Latin Encounter) and have been teaching in the area for the past three years. With a steady increase
MANY GPs in York will be closing their surgery doors on Saturday mornings after the expansion of an out-of-hours emergency care service. From Saturday, patients at 22 surgeries will have to travel to Monkgate Health Centre for an appointment rather than
TWO RAF training aircraft came close to colliding as they flew over the East Coast Main Line at Topcliffe, near Thirsk, a report has revealed. A Tucano pilot travelling at almost 150mph passed less than 10ft above and within 100ft horizontally of another
BOXERS Glenn Banks and Luke Atkin delivered a glittering double knockout blow for York and England, writes Dave Stanford. Both fighters won gold medals while representing their country in a recent international tournament staged in Copenhagen, Denmark
A NORTH Yorkshire stablelad risked lives when he torched his former neighbour's home on Grand National day, a court heard. Stephen Shane Peirson left his victim, Wayne Jervis, with only the clothes he stood up in after the alleged arson attack on his
YORK City today announced its latest recruit to the football club's new board of directors. Chartered accountant Terry Doyle, 49, will be taking on the role as the club's new financial director. Doyle is a partner of York based-firm Clive Owen and Co
YORK City today announced its latest recruit to the football club's new board of directors. Chartered accountant Terry Doyle, 49, will be taking on the role as the club's new financial director. Doyle is a partner of York based-firm Clive Owen and Co
TO coin a sporting term, Linkin Park have "bottled" it. The nu-metal sensations have taken a great leap sideways with this "if it's not broke, don't fix it" follow-up to Hybrid Theory. To some extent, you can't blame them when it sold in excess of 13
STEVEN Malkmus spent the Nineties as leader of influential US cult band Pavement, supplying the surreally brilliant lyrics that defined their rambling slacker pop. They were even on the verge of gaining mainstream success with their final album, Terror
NOT a greatest hits, so much as a picture-completing appendix to Spiritualized's narcotic albums. Over 24 tracks and more than two mesmerising hours on Volume One, space captain Jason Pierce takes a dreamy trip through his tower-building, symphonic back
IT SEEMS to have been a while since a new band such as Medium 21 came to national attention. Not that they're the new young saviour of British guitar music some quarters seem to have been frantically searching for. Instead, this new band seem committed
DARK and brooding, Devics - the symbolic 'protective angels' - capitalise on the haunting vocals of Sara Lov and combine them with an exotic array of electronic instrumentation. This is not a record for the optimist, spreading heartbreaking tales of emptiness
THE VOCALIST from the Buena Vista Social Club follows up his 1999 solo debut with an album of even greater charm. Buenos Hermanos shows that the well has far from run dry for the veteran Cuban musicians whose late-career emergence brought them to a wider
IGNORE the title, the sun shines through the seventh album from Minneapolis's wistful Jayhawks. "To me, this record sounds like everything, yet nothing we've ever done before," says front man Gary Louris, as spot-on as Rainy Day Music itself. This warming
IRAQI elite forces have moved out of Baghdad to take on advancing US troops, as coalition commanders sought to put a stranglehold on Saddam Hussein's regime. Republican Guard troops have been moving out to combat the American spearheads and protect the
