GORDON Brown today defied predictions of gloom by freezing tax on spirits, adding only 1p to a pint of beer and predicting a rapid upturn in the UK economy. Shaking off predictions of a grim budget, the chancellor also kept the tax increase on cigarettes
DARREN Gough looks set to play for Yorkshire in their opening County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Headingley on Good Friday. He hit the comeback trail with some impressive bursts of bowling in the Yorkshire XI's two-day friendly with
Columbine, a winner at Musselburgh two weeks ago, returns to the course tomorrow with excellent prospects of an encore. The Alan Berry-trained sprinter goes for the Sean Graham Channel 4 Teletext P616 Fillies' Handicap and is taken to oblige again. Columbine
ONE little word, covered in phlegm: on such trifles, fortunes are won and lost. Without that "no" the jury may have given the quiz show conspirators the benefit of the doubt, and with it a cheque for £1 million. Tecwen Whittock's panic-stricken "no!"
IT is the miracle of the modern age. Where once traffic calming meant staid speed humps or boring box junctions, today we have York's amazing levitating mechanical bollard. When first unveiled by city council bosses, it attracted scorn. But since then
FROM time immemorial men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been this country's finest ambassadors. They have toured the world and impressed nations with their willingness to help in all sorts of catastrophes. In Lord Horatio Nelson's prayer, written
ON a bus recently one mother and her pushchair occupied all the seats available for elderly or disabled passengers. The other front seats were occupied by three mothers with pushchairs, even though there was a notice on them asking passengers to give
GUN shops, such as the one near Monk Bar, fuel gun-related crimes. It seems pointless to have a gun amnesty if shops continue to sell these sort of guns over the counter. D Brown, Huntington Road, York. Updated: 10:39 Wednesday, April 09, 2003
A NORTH Yorkshire organisation which helps to steer young offenders away from a life of crime has won national acclaim. North Yorkshire Youth Offending Team (YOT), which sees a range of police, social services, probation, health and education experts
HEWORTH Under-16s will contest the Yorkshire Youth League Division One Play-off final tonight after beating league winners Stanley Rangers in the semi-final. The young Villagers, who will take on Wibsey Juniors at Featherstone's ground (KO 6.30pm), stunned
MORE than 68 weapons and 1,757 bullets have been handed in since the start of a month-long gun amnesty in the area covered by Humberside Police. The collection includes three self-loading hand guns, three revolvers, one rifle and two shotguns, which were
A NORTH YORKSHIRE MP has predicted backbench resistance to "watered down" Government plans which will allow elite universities like York to charge controversial top-up fees. The proposals will mean universities will be fined if they charge the fees, but
CHURCH leaders are set to install a six-foot high steel fence around their building - to keep out arsonists and nuisance youths. The drastic measure will be taken by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons, in Acomb Road
TWO York College students are really on a roll. Barry Weetman and Katie Hills have been selected to represent Great Britain in Roller Hockey by the British Inline Puck Hockey Association. Weetman, (17), from Sherburn-in-Elmet, has been picked to play
TADCASTER has been celebrating its success in securing broadband - the new service which dramatically speeds up Internet access. ADSL Broadband will go live in Tadcaster on May 14 following a campaign launched last October by Angela Usher, president of
VILLAGES in the North York Moors National Park are being "wiped off the map", as thieves steal metal boundary markings and village signs. National park officials have reported the growing trend to police, as a series of circular markers bearing Ralph's
TALENTED young people in a North Yorkshire district could be in line for a cash windfall as part of a special grant scheme. Ryedale District Council is offering annual awards of £130 to youngsters skilled in sport or art. The cash can help towards professional
THE OWNER of a specialist playgroup says she has been pushed out of the Barbican Centre after her rent was almost doubled. Thea Jacobs runs Song Box, a not-for-profit, weekly music and play group for children under the age of four. She started sessions
YORK City fans, players and management will be keeping a watchful eye on tonight's Division Three clash between Shrewsbury and Wrexham, writes Tony Curtis. Having fallen a number of games behind their promotion rivals, Wrexham could leap into the automatic
YORK City Knights' injury worries have worsened yet further with the news Mark Cain could have suffered ligament damage. The in-form loose-forward, who had notched five tries in five games before taking a bang on his knee against Sheffield ten days ago
LOST your friends? Had too much to drink? Fallen out with your boyfriend? Sounds like a job for a York nightclub's newest recruits - the Christian bouncers. Members of the York Youth for Christ (YYC) team have been hired by Ikon & Diva, in Clifton
A VIOLENT attacker who is randomly targeting women in York may have struck again. In the latest attack, a woman needed hospital treatment after she was hit on the head by a man outside the Assembly Rooms, in Blake Street, yesterday evening. Police believe
James Patterson, one of the world's biggest-selling authors, talks to SIMON RITCHIE about his new adventure novel set during the Holy Crusades JAMES Patterson is so excited about his new novel you would think it was his first, rather then his 24th book
THIS is a small but perfectly formed little book. At just 138 sparsely covered pages, it is more a novella than a novel, but it has more plot and character development squeezed into those few short pages than most blockbusters pack into 600 or more. Following
IF you're of a nervous disposition and believe in God, you might be advised to steer clear of Richard Dawkins. The famously abrasive evolutionary biologist is scathing in his contempt for those who suffer from the 'infection of the mind' that is religion
YORK City Knights' injury worries have worsened yet further with the news Mark Cain could have suffered ligament damage. The in-form loose-forward, who had notched five tries in five games before taking a bang on his knee against Sheffield ten days ago
KATE Atkinson is "particularly pleased" Abandonment is being staged at York Theatre Royal. Not only because it is her home-city theatre she so loved from childhood but also because "Abandonment is a proper proscenium arch play". In Autumn 2000, artistic
YORK City fans, players and management will be keeping a watchful eye on tonight's Division Three clash between Shrewsbury and Wrexham, writes Tony Curtis. Having fallen a number of games behind their promotion rivals, Wrexham could leap into the automatic
GUNFIRE was reported in Baghdad as dawn broke today, with US forces looking set to continue strengthening their grip on the Iraqi capital today. Although some reports said the night in Baghdad had been relatively quiet, it was also said that American
Schools in York are on high alert as foreign students prepare to start the new term in the shadow of the Sars disease. Pupils from Hong Kong who attend The Mount School in York have been told to return ten days early and to undergo a medical examination
TEACHERS from four European schools visited York as part of a project to develop literacy. The Comenius European project involves schools from Germany, France, the Netherlands and Poland as well as St Lawrence's Primary School in York. The aim of the
PUPILS at Galtres School in York are in for a swinging time, after getting a new piece of equipment with a bit of help from a city store. Students from the school will now be able to experience what is like to go on a swing - after the school bought a
YORK'S Lord Mayor paid a visit to one of the city's schools to congratulate them on achieving the Investors in People award. Coun David Horton visited Clifton Green Primary School which received the award last month. Head teacher, Sheila Audsley, said
THE special relationship between Britain and the United States has never looked more secure. But we have uncovered a scandal which threatens to sour the friendship. At Terry's factory in York they have pioneered a new version of the legendary Chocolate
READERS have expressed concerns about the proposed new bridge over the river next to York's Guildhall. So an explanation of the proposal is appropriate. The council has long had an ambition to provide this bridge as part of its transport strategy to improve
I AGREE with Chris Titley's views on York not being "posh enough" for Royal Ascot (April 2). Living in what is euphemistically termed "a scheme" we have seen all the dross from York race days. I'm sure most racegoers are decent people out for a day's
I SHALL be giving a short talk to the Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church Men's group on Spitfires and the Baedekker raid on York. Your anecdotes and experiences would enhance mine and be gratefully acknowledged. The talk is on October 22 at 2pm at the
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was beaten up in a late night attack in the garden of his home in York. The victim suffered facial injuries when he was attacked outside his home in Thoresby Road, Acomb, by two men, police said. He received
STAFF and customers at York's Asda store have lost pounds - to raise pounds for charity. A group of women took part in a sponsored slimathon over three months to boost Breast Cancer Care funds. And they succeeded in raising about £200 by shedding around
A FAMILY pet has been hailed a hero after he saved the day for gas engineers with the doggy paddle. Ten-year-old springer spaniel Joss came to the rescue as gas pipeline engineers in Knaresborough struggled to lay a pipe beneath a river. Joss leapt to
THIS cheeky Easter chick is one of a pair recently hatched by children at Rawcliffe Infants School in York. Each of the four classes in the foundation stage wrote a name on three eggs, and placed them in an incubator. And the lucky pupils of class one
Knavesmire Harriers have qualified for the National 12-stage Road Relay finals after their under-strength team all performed well at the North of England championships. With the top 25 teams qualifying for the national event, Knavesmire in 23rd place
CAMPAIGNERS are to build a giant collage of postcards calling on City of York Council leaders to clear genetically-modified foods from their plates. The protesters want the city council to declare itself "GM-free" and to take steps to stop crops that
THORPE United look likely to finish as runners-up in division one of the York Mitchell Sports League after they beat Dunnington 5-0. A Nathan Parker hat-trick led the way, with Scott Garman and Tom Wragg also finding the target. Gareth Crump's solitary
APRIL power could see IT Sports Wigginton established as the prime force in Yorkshire squash. Newly-crowned as champions of the Yorkshire Squash League premier division, IT Sports are now anticipating a silverware double after surging into the final of
A NORTH YORKSHIRE pensioner who launched the University of the Third Age across the region has died aged 81. David Hughes, from Rillington, near Malton, worked tirelessly on the many projects he was involved in, said his widow, Mildred. "His brain was
YORK SCHOOLS Under-13 football team hit top form as they won 5-1 at Grimsby. The home side were under pressure from the kick-off and York were rewarded by early goals from Danny Penrose (2) and Liam Winfield. In the second half Grimsby scrambled a goal
YOU'VE heard comic Dawn French declare: "It's not Terry's, it's mine." But now chocoholic Americans can say "It's not Britain's, it's ours," as they chomp on Terry's Chocolate Raspberry. The York confectioner is making the radical new version of its famous
YORK & County Press staff were showered with prizes at Newsquest's Advertising, Newspaper Sales and Distribution Awards. Advertising staff scooped awards in five categories and were highly commended in three others at a glittering London ceremony,
A SHOCKED York businessman was left reeling after discovering an obscene answerphone greeting had been planted on his work mobile phone. Potential customers calling Acomb-based mini-bus hire firm Fairway Travel were left stunned after hearing the message
angry residents who say their homes are under siege from spiralling levels of traffic have called for controversial measures to protect their street. More than 150 people have backed a petition urging highways bosses to consider installing an "intelligent
A MAN tried to tempt a young girl into his van as she walked along a Knaresborough street. North Yorkshire Police said the 13-year-old girl was walking along Aspin Lane when she was approached by the man, driving a small white van. "He made indecent suggestions
NORFOLK punch was the proud preserve for York judo ace Rob Thomas. The one-time top-ranked heavyweight in Great Britain returned to the arena for the first time since breaking his collarbone last autumn to be crowned European champion in the open division
PUPILS from two York schools were today involved in a record-breaking attempt to create the world's biggest lesson. Girls Education: The Biggest Lesson kicked off at 9am at both Joseph Rowntree School and Clifton Without Junior School, and was aimed at
DARREN Gough looks set to play for Yorkshire in their opening County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Headingley on Good Friday. He hit the comeback trail with some impressive bursts of bowling in the Yorkshire XI's two-day friendly with
SUE Grafton reaches the letter Q in her acclaimed alphabet series, featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhorne. Q Is For Quarry (MacMillan, £12.99) sees Kinsey team up with two old detectives who are trying to clear up the case of a young woman whose
TWO York brothers demonstrating in support of British troops in the Gulf today told how an anti-war protester attacked their demo and smashed up their banners. Andrew and Martin Gibson are holding weekly demos behind York Crown Court, close to Fishergate
A GROUP of students from a York school have been given a place in the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth. Manor CE School pupils Hannah Callow, Zoe Baldock, Miriam Burr, James Washington and Lucy Rawkins have all been accepted into the academy
In the second of two articles marking an exhibition about drug abuse in York, CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL meets a man using art to help beat addiction PICTURE the scene - a luscious expanse of bright red opium poppies, sparkling in the sunlight on a bright summer's
