George Wilkinson chooses a bad day but finds a good walk... ASKRIGG had hardly changed since our last visit in 1999, a little town by-passed in the time of turnpike roads, to slumber until resurrected by James Herriot - All Creatures Great And Small was
Soviet Song, bred and reared in Ryedale, can hit a high note in tomorrow's Sagitta 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Unbeaten in three races last season, including the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Ascot, where she was particularly impressive, Soviet Song is trained
OUT of the Rough and ready to celebrate 25 years of smooth success - that's the story of one of the area's top competitions. The prestigious York Rose Bowl - a 36-hole open amateur scratch tournament - marks its silver jubilee when it is played at its
IT'S more than a shade OK at The Oaks, where preparations are in hand for its first sortie into the world of pro-am play. The picturesque parkland course, which has matured beyond recognition from its 1996 opening, is to host The Oaks pro-am tournament
EVENING Press readers are being called on to come to the aid of a woman who is trying to find out details of her grandfather who played in the successful York team of the 1920s. Susan Chelton, from London, has located a photo of the team her grandfather
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
GINA PARKINSON reports on what's flowering in... Our garden is full of colour and with the recent rain plants have shaken off the dust and spread themselves into all the available space. Work we are having done on the house has added scaffolding, wood
York City trainee Bryan Stewart celebrates being crowned youth team players' player of the year. Stewart received the trophy ahead of last Saturday's Division Three clash between City and Exeter. The first year scholar, a left-winger, hails from Billingham
CITY director Sophie McGill this week explained the reasoning behind the decision not to present the club's major player of the year award prior to last Saturday's final home game of the season. A number of supporters were disappointed that the Billy
YORK City still have a chance to claim some silverware this season with the City Ladies in cup final action on Monday. In the final game of their season, the Ladies take on Marton in the North Riding County Cup final at Whitby Town's Turnbull Road ground
STEVE CARROLL 'spices' up his life at the Tandoori Night... IF variety is the spice of life, then that 'spice' is a curry at the Tandoori Night. As my flatmate Matt and I were shown to our table in the traditional-looking restaurant in Bootham, York,
A MINI Olympics is being held for York youngsters with learning difficulties. As part of npower's Active programme of sporting events, run by the Federation of Disability Sports Organisations (FDSO), young athletes will be taking part in regional qualifiers
THE manager of a York bar was celebrating after he scooped a top national award and a trip to Brazil. Craig Smith, who manages Casa, by Ouse Bridge, triumphed over hundreds of entries to become the Event Marketing Champion in this year's Laurel League
PLANS to improve performances at four York secondary schools are under way. But City of York Council's director of education and leisure, Patrick Scott, said the schools were not failing - they just had extra challenges to face. Burnholme Community College
THE number of complaints by Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) customers about the company's train services has fallen dramatically, new figures have shown. Staff at the York-based train company said there was a 60 per cent drop in customer complaints in the
CERAMIC pots created by one of Britain's finest ceramic artists were going on show in York. Gabriele Koch's work is being displayed at an exhibition in the Yorkshire Museum. It was brought to the city with the aid of a grant from the Arts Council Yorkshire
BUSINESSES across York are urging their employees to be vigilant when visiting areas affected by Sars. The deadly virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, has killed at least 319 people worldwide since November. More than 4,800 people have fallen ill
A MOTORBIKE safety roadshow was being launched in North Yorkshire this weekend. The first in a series of exhibitions to promote an initiative to cut motorcycle deaths takes was being launched in Scarborough. Community safety experts were joining bikers
SEVEN-year-old Tom Carrington could show most adults a thing or two about getting fit. He has just completed a 22-mile walk and is already raring to go on a gruelling 20-mile walk in aid of St Leonard's Hospice today. Tom, who lives in Ashbourne Way,
DAY-TRIPPERS and holiday-makers are being urged to watch for UFOs over the East Coast this summer - and try to capture them on videotape. The stretch of coast from Whitby to Withernsea has seen a spate of bizarre sightings over recent months. Filey-based
WHEN his mum slipped in the shower and hurt herself so badly she could not move, little Ryan Brown did all the right things - even though he is only four. Now ambulance staff have praised the Wigginton youngster for keeping a cool head and raising the
A YORK man whose garden wall has been hit by vehicles 15 times is appealing to City of York Council to stop drivers manoeuvring near his home. Paul Croft, aged 50, of Clay Place, Acomb, has suffered ten years of damage to his brick wall, previous wooden
HUNDREDS of teachers were in York today for the first day of the National Association of Head Teachers conference. President Gareth Matthewson told the conference there was nothing more important than educating the young people of the country, and teaching
WHEN Sam Parkin was asked what he wanted for his birthday there was just one thing on his mind - climbing Mount Snowdon. Today the adventurous youngster, of York Road, Cliffe, near Selby, is celebrating his eighth birthday by climbing the highest mountain
THE police in York and North Yorkshire have been given funding to recruit 45 community support officers (CSOs) - dubbed "Blunkett's bobbies". The force will appoint 30 CSOs to help the struggle against litter, graffiti, vandalism and yobbishness as part
A MAN with an underwear fetish has appeared in York Crown Court after admitting making an indecent film of an eight-year-old girl. Terence Amesbury, 48, pleaded guilty to making and possessing child pornography and also admitted a charge of indecent assault
CLAIMS that York's council chiefs have held back £1 million intended for city schools are misleading, education director Patrick Scott has said. Education secretary Charles Clarke has demanded to know why £1 million given to City of York Council has failed
POLICE officers who risked their lives chasing the driver of a giant forklift truck who left a trail of destruction across York have been praised for their bravery. Raymond Wilson, 22, was jailed for six years yesterday for snatching an eight-ton forklift
man-of-the-match Chris Thompson inspired Heworth to a 2-0 win over Poppleton to land the York FA Junior Minor Cup at Bootham Crescent. Thompson put his side in front when after just seven minutes he lobbed the Poppleton goalkeeper. Poppleton's best spell
A TOUCH of the Caribbean will grace the York International 9s tournament next month when a team from the West Indies will compete for the first time. The West Indies Exiles, a team made up from players from both the Caribbean Islands and from players
LONDON Skolars arrive in York tomorrow as the only team in the National League yet to win a match in either the league or the preceding Arriva Trains Cup. However, the club are content with the big strides they have made in what is their first-ever season
SUNDERLAND supremo Bob Murray has pledged York City's special bond with the north-east giants will continue next season despite the Black Cats' Premiership relegation. A unique agreement between the clubs has seen the Minstermen acquire a string of Sunderland
ON-LOAN Neil Law has turned his back on Yorkshire in a bid to kick-start York City Knights' National Two campaign, the Evening Press can reveal. Today Law, who is still contracted to Otley RUFC, should have been pulling on the White Rose jersey after
LONDON Skolars arrive in York tomorrow as the only team in the National League yet to win a match in either the league or the preceding Arriva Trains Cup. However, the club are content with the big strides they have made in what is their first-ever season
MY mate, financial whizzkid Stuart Watts of York, was there when this 167lb catfish was caught by Essex man John Webb, pictured left, on the River Ebro about one and a half hours south of Barcelona. The monster took John's live eel bait and is believed
MEDICAL staff from North Yorkshire will be working overtime for good causes when they take part in this year's Race For Life. Staff from Selby and York Primary Care Trust, York Health Services Trust, and North, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
CLAIMS that York's council chiefs have held back £1 million intended for city schools are misleading, education director Patrick Scott has said. Education secretary Charles Clarke has demanded to know why £1 million given to City of York Council has failed
There are some birds in the Waggon and Horses on Lawrence Street in York, and they could cause a problem with the beer if the weather gets warmer... No, that wasn't a dodgy comment about women drinking in the pub, but a reference to a pair of blackbirds
Mrs Jones (Letters, May 1) is critical of the way York Police set up cameras in Hull Road on Monday April 28. Evening Press readers would have seen these same cameras on many of York's arterial routes during the last week. Mrs Jones is correct in observing
COUNCILLOR David Horton and myself thank all those in the Acomb Ward who voted for and supported our campaign. It was very obvious from the doorstep that people appreciate the work that we have undertaken during the last four years including hundreds
The battle cry of the victorious Selby Conservative council candidates team was "time for change" and this is exactly what was delivered by Selby residents on Thursday when the Tories swept back to power at the local elections. Nationally, the Labour
LOCAL government is in crisis. The poor turnout at the local elections last Thursday, the quality of councillors, the persistent above-inflation increase in council tax, officer-led councils and lack of public accountability give the Government an excuse
IT would be appropriate to remind the gentleman I saw at 16.45 hours on April 28, 2003 that Wheldrake Ings is a nature reserve and not a reserve for naturists. T GDouglas, Hallcroft Lane, Copmanthorpe, York. Updated: 09:28 Saturday, May 03, 2003
I THANK York Theatre Royal for their kindness and commitment to the theatre workshop held there on April 22, with actors Martin Barrass and Richard Kay, above. The day was a great success and the use of the theatre's facilities at no charge, was much
Five star: HEWORTH Golf Club celebrated a high-five in the York Union of Golf Clubs' Lewis trophy. The club won the event for the fifth straight year thanks to Dene Wharton (14 handicap) and Jim Batt (3). They prevailed at Aldwark Manor with 44 stableford
GEORGE Westerman cycled from his home in Bubwith to Fulford and from there caught the tram to Clarence Street to watch his first-ever rugby league match. He was 15 years old. Now, 70 years later, he is still a keen fan of York and to mark his seven full
RICHARD FOSTER visits a world heritage site in Yorkshire that inspired the garden city movement... SALTAIRE is a Victorian "model" village, conceived by textile baron Sir Titus Salt and built between 1851 and 1876. Situated four and a half miles from
SUPPORTERS' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent this week broke their silence on the club's proposed move to Huntington Stadium. The organisation, which has vigorously opposed Persimmon's planning application to build 93 homes on Bootham Crescent
Michael Lumb chose the earliest possible moment in Yorkshire's one-day season to show to a wider audience that here is a young batsman with a potential England future ahead of him. Opening the batting for Phoenix in their first National League match against
MEDICAL staff from North Yorkshire will be working overtime for good causes when they take part in this year's Race For Life. Staff from Selby and York Primary Care Trust, York Health Services Trust, and North, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
A LEADING York entertainer has celebrated his 90th birthday. Ted Atikinson, vice-president of the Rowntree Players, moved to York after the Second World War and was promptly snapped up by the Players. He started his career at the age of ten when he appeared
IT was constructed using 200,000 bricks, 2,600 square metres of glass and 1,400 tonnes of steel. Now racegoers are set to find out what all the fuss is about when York Racecourse's £20 million Ebor Stand opens on May 13. The sheer scale of the building
As Tony Blair celebrates his half-century on Tuesday, SALLY FLETCHER takes to the streets to find out just what it is like to celebrate 50 years, and what you think of Mr Blair now... THERE were few birthday greetings for Prime Minister Tony Blair's fiftieth
THE line-up is complete for Round Two of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2003, after Dustbowl Central won Heat 12 of Round One on Wednesday in York. Second place went to 23 Beasts, and Little Big Men and Flint participated too. Round Two
THE children of a village near Selby will be kept entertained this summer with the opening of a new play area, in Garth Drive, Hambleton. It will be opened by Jonathan Swain, head teacher of Hambleton Church of England Primary School, on May 20, at 2pm
A BUSINESSMAN who downloaded child pornography from the internet has "ruined himself", said a York judge. Michael Powell, 55, was sentenced to 150 hours' community punishment by Judge Jim Bentley QC at York Crown Court after admitting nine child pornography
VISITORS to York will see an unusual collection of characters this summer, including Mozart, a muddled businessman and one of the Bront sisters. The characters are here on business - appearing at York Theatre Royal this summer. The new season will kick
FIRE crews from across North Yorkshire today spent more than two hours tackling a blaze at a cricket club which is thought to have been started deliberately. Nawton cricket pavilion, near Helmsley, was destroyed in the fire which broke out just after
A YORK Salvation Army major is representing Britain in a vital project to bring aid to war-torn Iraq. Major Paul Westlake, an officer at the Salvation Army Citadel, in Gillygate, is working with American troops to supply cooking fuel to the Iraqi people
A former White Rose batsman will be trying to put the skids under Yorkshire when they begin their defence of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a third round match against Cambridgeshire at March on Wednesday. Simon Kellett has racked up the runs
Michael Vaughan and Darren Gough will both be on show for Yorkshire Phoenix in their first home National League match of the season against Essex Eagles at Headingley on Bank Holiday Monday. But doubts surround their England colleague, Matthew Hoggard
THE Bank Holiday weekend is set to be a wash-out across Yorkshire with forecasters predicting heavy rain and wind. Visitors to the region'stourist spots are set to be disappointed with rain and thunderstorms heading to the region. Wet weather is predicted
Trials are being held for a new Under-11s cricket team to represent York and District in the Joe Lumb Lord's Taverners Competition. York have never before entered an U11s side in the competition and the trial match will take place at York CC on May 11
The York Club and Institute Union Race Walking Association opened the season with the Lennie Yeomans Memorial Walk. Held at South Bank from a mass start, the handicap winner was York City's supporters' chairman Andy Heppell (South Bank) in a time of 67
THE organisers of the York International 9s have announced the full list of the teams who will be taking part in the tournament. Among them are York RUFC who will compete in the tournament for the first time. The London Koogas will return to defend their
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent is taking nothing for granted ahead of tomorrow's visit of National Two whipping boys London Skolars. Knights are expected to register their first win of the league season against the capital's second side
AN accountant who stripped strangers of their socks and shoes in night-time encounters was today under curfew. York magistrates heard that Simon Patrick Andrews, 43, roamed the city's streets after midnight for more than five years in a crusade against
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent is taking nothing for granted ahead of tomorrow's visit of National Two whipping boys London Skolars. Knights are expected to register their first win of the league season against the capital's second side
ON-LOAN Neil Law has turned his back on Yorkshire in a bid to kick-start York City Knights' National Two campaign, the Evening Press can reveal. Today Law, who is still contracted to Otley RUFC, should have been pulling on the White Rose jersey after
SUNDERLAND supremo Bob Murray has pledged York City's special bond with the north-east giants will continue next season despite the Black Cats' Premiership relegation. A unique agreement between the clubs has seen the Minstermen acquire a string of Sunderland
A former White Rose batsman will be trying to put the skids under Yorkshire when they begin their defence of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a third round match against Cambridgeshire at March on Wednesday. Simon Kellett has racked up the runs
Michael Vaughan and Darren Gough will both be on show for Yorkshire Phoenix in their first home National League match of the season against Essex Eagles at Headingley on Bank Holiday Monday. But doubts surround their England colleague, Matthew Hoggard
PLANS to improve performances at four York secondary schools are under way. But City of York Council's director of education and leisure, Patrick Scott, said the schools were not failing - they just had extra challenges to face. Burnholme Community College
MAXINE GORDON has some tips on how to get a head start in the fashion stakes at York races... IF you want to turn heads at the races here's a top tip - get yourself a hat. Designer dresses and chic suits are de rigueur for a day at York racecourse, which
