George Wilkinson follows in the footsteps of Clare Francis to one of her favourite spots. Clare Francis MBE, the sailor, was the inspiration for today's navigation in the south-west Dales. Recently she wrote about Crummack Lane, her favourite. It comes
Darren Gough will take another big step on his road to a full recovery when he leads a Yorkshire XI in their two-day friendly against Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence at Headingley next Tuesday and Wednesday. Another Yorkshire XI play
ALTHOUGH I have only met him a handful of times, I know Gordon Campbell-Thomas to be a man of vision, passion and integrity who gets things done. Through working as part of a team, he has totally transformed a Tang Hall rubbish dump into a beautiful nature
AS the old saying goes, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." So I suppose we should be pleased that our Liberal Democrat opponents in the city council election are busy "recycling" our manifesto policies. In your report of the visit to York
As the builders take over the back garden, GINA PARKINSON decides her forecourt is in dire need of a floral makeover. THE building work on our house is well on the way - the builders have been with us for six weeks - and the back garden is drowning under
FEEDER clubs to York City have received a badge of honour to mark their special relationship. Representatives from New Earswick, Pocklington, Copmanthorpe and Stamford Bridge football clubs were presented with plaques during the half-time interval of
AN EAST Yorkshire school will be closed on Monday after a suspected arson attack wrecked a building, sending 20ft flames soaring from its roof. The education block at Woldgate School, Pocklington suffered severe damage in the fire which broke out early
A FORMER soldier must pay £1,500 compensation for knocking out a man's tooth in an argument in a New Year taxi queue. David Anthony Ingham, 29, punched Richard Burrows in the face in a dispute that began outside The Gallery, York, early on January 1,
YORK MP Hugh Bayley today collected the latest petition against plans to allow more pharmacies to open in the city. York community pharmacists have collected an estimated 5,000 signatures from local customers against a proposal by the Office of Fair Trading
A YOUNG shopworker's fear that she could not provide for her unborn baby drove her to crime, York magistrates heard. Supervisor and mother-to-be Emma Jane Stables, 22, dreaded that she would be evicted because she owed the council £600 in rent arrears
SHIFTING furniture is not the usual activity at York garage FR Pulleyn, but it has helped staff win the Evening Press WYLAP Retailer of the Week award. The garage in Wigginton Road increased its sales of the Evening Press by more than ten per cent, by
A PARTNERSHIP to protect and make better use of York's rivers could be formed after a study slammed the waterways as "uninviting, unattractive and under-utilised". Partners would work to secure funding for the rivers Ouse and Foss, to promote leisure
CHINA, Egypt... and Cropton Forest. These very different locations have provided the inspiration for three equally diverse cultural events at schools in the York area. A day of Chinese-style fun was on the curriculum for children at Woodthorpe Primary
The former FR Stubbs ironmongers in Walmgate is to be redeveloped - despite strong opposition from its historic neighbours. The Company of the Merchant Adventurers said the planned shop and nine flats would block light from the historic Merchant Adventurers
AN AMBITIOUS scheme to redevelop a former girls' college has been described as an "Austrian-style chalet" and a "pseudo-barn conversion" by the York Civic Trust. The plan to convert and extend York College for Girls in Low Petergate, creating a restaurant
AN internet caf is to expand - thanks to some sympathetic City of York councillors. Ian Loftus currently runs a "lifestyle" shop and first-floor internet caf, called Evil Eye Lounge, in Stonegate, York. His plans to replace his shop, Forever Changes,
A 60-year-old East Yorkshire man has been banned from the roads for his third drink-driving offence in less than 20 years. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting, told York magistrates that Stuart Rowley was about twice the legal alcohol limit when police followed
NEARLY 100 women turned up for the diamond celebrations of a Girl Guides' section. Members of the Trefoil Guild - the Guides' section for older members - travelled from all over North Yorkshire for the service at St Mary's Church, Tadcaster, right, which
MEMBERS of a York dramatic group are performing a comedy by playwright John Godber. Dringhouses Dramatic Society's rendition of Happy Families takes place tonight at St James the Deacon Church, in Thanet Road, Dringhouses, at 7.30pm. The play tells the
NEARLY half of the cyclists caught without lights in York during a winter crackdown chose to pay large fines rather than get lights installed. The baffling figures have emerged since the launch of the pioneering police scheme to target bike riders who
HEAD teachers at two of the city's biggest schools say they are doing well despite league tables giving a poor picture. Both Hugh Porter, head of Joseph Rowntree School, and Chris Bridge, head of Huntington School, say they have had very good years, even
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent will be without four key players for the trip to Dewsbury in the Arriva Trains Cup tomorrow. Injuries and unavailability has robbed the one-time Challenge Cup winner of Mark Cain, Graeme Hallas, Lee Jackson
THE Raj Tandoori in Norton is an absolute favourite for takeaways. Once you've phoned in your order, the staff seem to have an uncanny knack for just getting your food ready as you pull up outside to collect. This time though, we decided to eat in the
CHLOE Hill, 12, from York took fourth place in the Dengie Pony Club Winter League Show-Jumping Championships at Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire. Chloe, a pupil at Malton School and member of the Derwent Hunt Pony Club, was riding her pony Wispa Gold, who
YORKSHIRE will have a new airport, the Government has ruled. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has decided that Peel Airports' controversial plan to redevelop the former RAF Finningley in South Yorkshire can go ahead. The ruling, after a long public
YORK residents are being warned to be on their guard after a number of complaints about the tactics of security salespeople in the area. Residents have told City of York Council's trading standards team that they have received phone calls from a firm
The good results have kept rolling in for Knaresborough Racing Team (KRT). Their first win of the season came in the Bridlington CC ten-mile time trial at Burton Fleming. Charlie Evans (KRT) rode to joint-first place with Yorkshire best all-rounder Joel
A MOTHER-of-four is dedicating her life to educating people about meningitis after her two sons beat the deadly disease. Denise Rushworth, 37, of Burlington Avenue, York, suffered the agony of seeing both her sons contract the illness. She was told by
A SMALL team of ten York swimmers travelled to Ponds Forge International Pool to compete in the Sheffield Open Meet. Swimmers from all over Britain provided excellent competition and due to the high standard entries were limited. Phillip Graves, 13, continues
TITLE hunter Jamie Warters wants to reward his loyal York following by putting on a master-class show at the Barbican. Warters returns to the ring on April 17 at Hull's KC Stadium, a little under two weeks after dispatching of the durable Darren Ashton
SUPPORTERS who bought season tickets for the 2003-04 campaign at half-price are to be asked to make a further contribution to the football club. An Evening Press on-line question and answer session re-confirmed that the new board of directors intend to
JUNIOR rugby league players around York are being offered the chance to train with the Knights. The Knights have teamed up with the Service Area squads and will be helping the next generations come through by holding training sessions for those players
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent will be without four key players for the trip to Dewsbury in the Arriva Trains Cup tomorrow. Injuries and unavailability has robbed the one-time Challenge Cup winner of Mark Cain, Graeme Hallas, Lee Jackson
TURPIN was greatly amused by the Evening Press article about a revolutionary project to raise York's Kings Arms above flood level. But reaction to the April 1 spoof story has, if anything, been even funnier. Landlord Mike Hartley says a number of customers
SUPPORTERS who bought season tickets for the 2003-04 campaign at half-price are to be asked to make a further contribution to the football club. An Evening Press on-line question and answer session re-confirmed that the new board of directors intend to
THE John Smith's Easter Bank Holiday Pocklington Sevens will have a certain international feel about it this season - with an Asian first for the competition. Along with the return of defending champions, Imphalas, the Fijian-backed Army side, Percy Road
YORK Against the War is planning another convoy of coaches to the next national anti-war protest. The demonstration takes place in London next Saturday, with coaches departing from York's Memorial Gardens at 7.45 am. Spokesman Rory Palmer claimed tickets
SECOND-ROW star Scott Fletcher has no regrets about signing for York City Knights - despite the fact he'll miss out on Great Britain tours to Russia and the South Seas because of it. Fletcher would have been a certainty for the British Amateur Rugby League
Bar Talk's Guzzling Greenwood shakes off his hangover to report on the York Beer Festival. THE sun shone, people gathered and many pints were drunk at the 2003 York Beer Festival - proof positive that the annual festival has been sorely missed. The Evening
YOU might wonder why we haven't visited Melton's Too before, especially as it is so close to the press office. But better late than never. This venue used to be a family-run country pursuits business. Hooks remain where saddles and ropes were once displayed
HEWORTH duo Dean Wharton and Jim Batt conquered a strong swirling wind at Filey to win the East Riding Alliance President's Silver Salver. Batt, a three-handicapper, and Wharton (14) teamed up to fire a marvellous ten-under-par 60 to finish five strokes
ONCE the planners got to work, the proposal to revive a rail service to Haxby/Strensall soon became a very lame duck. At the presentation some time ago in Strensall, it became apparent that simply stopping a train was not on. It would interfere too much
YORK Natural Environment Trust chairman Mick Phythian is not alone in doubting 'Without Walls' and its 'Towards a Vision for York' report (March 26). As long ago as May 2002, organisations making up York's Natural Environment Panel (YNEP) noticed that
WILL customers and visitors who used to get their feet wet on leaving the Kings Arms by the Kings Staith exit please remember, since April 1, 2003, and having attained a new elevated position, the first step outside is now a big one. Approximately 12
AN INCREASE in the number of people facing prosecution for racially-motivated crimes in York and North Yorkshire is down to victims having the confidence to come forward, according to county prosecutors. The number of defendants facing prosecution for
Darren Gough will take another big step on his road to a full recovery when he leads a Yorkshire XI in their two-day friendly against Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence at Headingley next Tuesday and Wednesday. Another Yorkshire XI play
JUNIOR rugby league players around York are being offered the chance to train with the Knights. The Knights have teamed up with the Service Area squads and will be helping the next generations come through by holding training sessions for those players
A YORK resident frustrated by nuisance attacks in his street has called for CCTV cameras after a shrub was dumped on his car. Alec Richard, 51, says residents in The Groves are considering setting up cameras in their homes to try and catch the culprits
YORK City Knights bosses have expressed their satisfaction with the Huntington Stadium turn-out last Sunday, despite registering their lowest attendance of the year. Crowds have steadily fallen after a bumper 3,105 attended the first match of the season
RAPID response street cleaners are to be introduced to York in part of a raft of measures to clean up the city streets. Councillors yesterday agreed plans to give an extra £160,000 to street cleaning services, which will also target litter, graffiti and
The deadline has been extended for York tennis clubs to enter the Peugeot 2003 Tennis Challenge. The entry is free and amateurs can win a place in the final later this year and a trip to Spain to play at La Manga. Inter-club matches will be played between
Thorpe Willoughby Cricket Club begin summer nets on Tuesday, April 15, at 6.30pm at the Thorpe Willoughby Sports Association Sports Ground on Field Lane. The club has two teams in the York Vale League and new players are especially welcome on the night
PANTOMIME dame Berwick Kaler is to celebrate his jubilee year in style when he is made an Honorary Freeman of the City of York. Councillors yesterday agreed to Berwick joining other York luminaries, including Oscar-winners Dame Judi Dench and composer
BEING swept off your feet by a hunky firefighter is most women's idea of heaven. But for York teacher Monica Good it had side-splitting consequences! Pupils from Dringhouses Primary School, in St Helen's Road, watched as she was given a fireman's lift
A former factory worker has been awarded almost £6,000 in damages after her job at a Ryedale factory caused her "excruciating" wrist pain. Lesley Ann Sykes, 43, of Fulford, York, worked at Malton Bacon Factory between October 1998 and September 1999,
YORK'S reigning British Touring Car champion, James Thompson, is all set to defend his prestigious title in the 2003 season following the unveiling of his new Vauxhall Racing Astra Coup at Brands Hatch. Thompson, 28-years-old, will be competing in his
A SWISH bar restaurant famed for being the favourite haunt of David and Victoria Beckham is to take up a prime riverside location in York. Negotiations over bringing a Living Room bar to the ground floor of the Merchant Exchange on the River Ouse at Bridge
NEARLY 10,000 people are set to descend on York Knavesmire for a summer music festival. City of York Council leisure chiefs have given the go-ahead for the York Arts Forum event on Bustardthorpe Field on the weekend of July 26 and 27. Headlining acts
WHEN Jade Whitby and Laura Buckle took to the streets to demonstrate their support for British forces in the Gulf, they were marching for love. Jade's boyfriend of six months, Matt Goodman, has been with the Marines in the region since January, and Laura's
YORK City Knights bosses have expressed their satisfaction with the Huntington Stadium turn-out last Sunday, despite registering their lowest attendance of the year. Crowds have steadily fallen after a bumper 3,105 attended the first match of the season
A MOTHER with two sons fighting in Iraq got the message she had been longing for - on national television. Marlene Jenkins, 57, broke down in tears when she saw her sons, Shaun and Nyall, being interviewed by TV war correspondents. The first clip showed
A YORK soldier's charity mission has been stalled - because the desert doesn't offer enough fund-raising opportunities! Staff Sergeant Dougie Icke is one of hundreds of servicemen from 2 Signal Regiment, based at Imphal Barracks in Fulford Road, who are
WHEN Jade Whitby and Laura Buckle took to the streets to demonstrate their support for British forces in the Gulf, they were marching for love. Jade's boyfriend of six months, Matt Goodman, has been with the Marines in the region since January, and Laura's
AS a member of Nestl Rowntree Athletics Club since the 1950s, I am very concerned about the future of athletics in York if the upgrade of the Huntington Stadium means that the track is lost. Over the years, I have seen thousands of youngsters, many of
