KIEREN Fallon, fresh from winning Saturday's £200,000 Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on the brilliant Russian Rhythm, can light up the less salubrious surroundings of Catterick tomorrow. The champion jockey journeys north principally to ride Nahane for Sir
HUNTING is such a long-running issue that some people may begin to weary of the whole inexhaustible debate. Yet much heat is still being generated by the proposed ban. In the latest twist to the political warfare, hunt supporters are being urged to join
HERE comes the sun - again.A hot and sunny weekend saw crowds flocking to events such as the Tockwith Show, the traction engine rally at Pickering and It's A Knockout on York's Knavesmire. And the week looks set to get hotter and hotter, with forecasters
Sheriff Hutton Bridge warmed up for their National Village Trophy quarter-final tie with reigning Pontefract League champions Streethouse with a five-wicket win at Ripon to maintain their title drive. On a day when batsmen laboured to make runs, Ripon
Hovingham moved to the top after good bowling by Jonty Rounthwaite, who took 3-11 and Richie Brown, who grabbed 3-2, sealed a four-wicket victory by dismissing Heworth for 124. Only Dave Bell, who made 37, showed batting prowess and he continued to impress
Leaders Selby suffered their second defeat of the season, this time at the hands of Pocklington, and now only hold a three-point advantage. With Ian Lake making 39, Mark Bowden 33 and Alex Romaniw 26, Selby were able to total 163-9. But this was more
WSH u wre hre... so might run a typical text message from a holidaymaker to the folks back home. A few days ago we revealed how the popularity of mobile phones and email is having a serious effect on that more traditional communications device: the postcard
SIMON RITCHIE feels the heat at Tropical World in Leeds then cools off at a city farm IT WAS somewhat of a miracle that we left Tropical World without having trampled on any of its exotic exhibits. Some of the giant butterflies which flit and flutter
I WAS astonished to read Dr Leo Enticknap's letter praising Virgin trains (July 30). During the past 12 years we have been frequently using the Virgin York- Birmingham-Bristol service and very few of our journeys have been completely satisfactory. We
I ENTIRELY agree with Mrs J Wilde about Gary Hart (Letters, July 25). She expressed my sentiments completely. Since the Great Heck rail accident several other vehicles have finished up on the lines, some with fatal results to the drivers without sparking
HOW ridiculous to be constantly invited to vote on some of the minor issues of today by TV and other media, including local councils. The Government plans to arrange a vote on the allocation of lottery funds, but is scared to permit a vote on the greatest
WHAT a convincing way to bounce back to form. York City Knights had let themselves down last week in a home defeat to promotion rivals Sheffield but yesterday they got their armour back on, loaded up the catapults and let fire to get their bandwagon back
YORK City will be looking to sign up Dave Merris after the Harrogate Town full-back impressed in pre-season. Merris has been on trial at Bootham Crescent along with Ian Lawson, Adam Reed and Damon Searle, and City player-boss Chris Brass has confirmed
York author and street entertainer Michael Todd landed at Teesside Airport after three weeks as a prisoner in a US military camp. Richard Edwards met him. "IS THIS England?" asked a confused Michael Todd, also known as Michael Mime, as he left the arrivals
A KNOCKOUT day of family fun helped to raise more than £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Relief's York Appeal. Twenty-three teams from businesses and organisations across York and North Yorkshire battled it out "It's a Knockout" style in aid of the charity
NORTH Yorkshire schools chiefs are to write to Education Secretary Charles Clarke to tell him they need more than £25 million to get out of a cash crisis. Cynthia Welbourn, the director of education at North Yorkshire County Council, has written a draft
Acomb skipper Dave Sykes became the first bowler in the premier division to reach the 50-wicket mark when he took 4-24 against fourth-placed Woodhouse Grange. Nick Hadfield went past 500 runs in making 33 but Sykes had fine support from Andy Tute who
York's Joan Parker produced the shock of York Open Bowls tournament week when she seized the ladies' singles title by defeating South Shields-based opponent Maureen Cook 21-13. Shields was by far the more experienced player, but right from the outset
A rapid opening stand of 62 in eight overs between Matthew Wood and Stephen Fleming gave bottom club Yorkshire Phoenix early hope that they could pull off a shock win against First Division table-toppers Gloucestershire Gladiators at Cheltenham yesterday
HUNT supporters are being urged to take over the constituency party branches of North Yorkshire's three Labour MPs in a "Trojan Horse" attack. A new organisation, called the "Rural Army", wants activists to spend £2 a month to join up in York, Selby and
YORK City will be looking to sign up Dave Merris after the Harrogate Town full-back impressed in pre-season. Merris has been on trial at Bootham Crescent along with Ian Lawson, Adam Reed and Damon Searle, and City player-boss Chris Brass has confirmed
THE heatwave could bring record temperatures to York and North Yorkshire this week. Temperatures today were expected to reach about 27 degrees Celsius (81 Fahrenheit) in York, and between 22 and 23 C (72/73F) on North Yorkshire's coast. "There will be
A MAN died after cutting his arm when he punched through his front window. The man suffered a heavy loss of blood following the incident in St Paul's Terrace, Holgate, York, near St Paul's Primary School, at about 1am yesterday. Shocked neighbours say
LAUGHING three-year-old Sky Sunshine Robinson rides on her tricycle without a care in the world. But only months after this picture was taken at York's White Swan Hotel "peace" squat, the little girl was tragically killed after fire swept through her
POLICE today said that two men were "lucky to be alive" after a vicious beating in a village near York. Officers are now trying to unravel the mystery of why Daniel Sweeney, 19, and Ben Schlabitz, 20, both of Lime Tree Avenue, New Earswick, were attacked
YORK City Knights are hoping to secure the permanent services of hat-trick hero Jonny Woodcock - but the final decision rests with Doncaster Dragons. The full-back came on loan to Huntington Stadium from Doncaster three-and-a-half weeks ago in a one-month
NORTH Yorkshire schools chiefs are to write to Education Secretary Charles Clarke to tell him they need more than £25 million to get out of a cash crisis. Cynthia Welbourn, the director of education at North Yorkshire County Council, has written a draft
STEPHEN LEWIS dips into the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary - and takes a crash course in Buffyspeak. TAKE a copy of the new Collins English Dictionary to bed for a spot of night-time reading (as you do) and you could be forgiven for
I sent two postcards while on a recent weekend break on the Yorkshire coast. Well, one really, because the other was from my children to their grandparents. I chose it carefully - a picture of a municipal garden in Filey, with a bandstand surrounded by
Matthew Wood became the first Yorkshire batsman this season to reach 1,000 first-class runs before the rain-ravaged Championship match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham fizzled to a draw. It was a good day, also, for Steve Kirby who captured four
Acomb skipper Dave Sykes became the first bowler in the premier division to reach the 50-wicket mark when he took 4-24 against fourth-placed Woodhouse Grange. Nick Hadfield went past 500 runs in making 33 but Sykes had fine support from Andy Tute who
Divisional leading scorer Jerrard Loughman reached the half-century mark for the eighth time when he made exactly 50 to help Studley Royal beat Rowntrees by five wickets. Earlier, Richard Tuite's 53 took him to almost 600 runs, while Gerry Capelin made
Malton's two main challengers were in opposition at Huby, where Acomb gained the better of a draw to cement their DIVISION FOUR runner-up status. Acomb's Richard Clayton narrowly failed to match his season best when he was dismissed for 71, while John
CHAMPIONSHIP-CHASING York Cricket Club crashed to a defeat even more sizeable than surprising when Barnsley enjoyed an eight-wicket success on their own Shaw Lane ground. The lone crumb of comfort for York was that title rivals Scarborough only gleaned
Presumably to coincide with the school holidays the Safer York Partnership has launched a campaign headed "A message for parents" highlighting certain criminal behaviour. Examples include cycling on pavements, playing football in the street and using
I WISH to contact a George Edward Chamberlain, a former grammar school associate. His 87th birthday was on December 26, last year. Mine was five months later. We both left York when we were 20. He joined the Metropolitan Police. We met during my wartime
A SENIOR officer responsible for the investigation into the death of North Yorkshire bachelor David Williamson said advances in forensic technology could help identify a suspect. Detective Inspector Kevin Ross told the Evening Press that the inquiry in
THOUSANDS of fish have been killed by last week's major slurry spill in the River Foss. Pig slurry entered Farlington Beck on Wednesday afternoon after what City of York Council described as some "overzealous muckspreading" by a local farmer. The pollution
WORK has started on a £245 million project to turn 33 miles of the A1 in North and West Yorkshire into a three-lane motorway. The project is part of the largest road improvement scheme in Britain, involving a total investment of £520 million in upgrading
FOUR men in a Ford Fiesta could hold the key to the mystery surrounding the death of a builder in York city centre, police said today. Detective Sergeant John Roberts, leading the investigation into the death of Andrew Hickox, said witnesses had reported
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent admitted yesterday's massive win at Gateshead could prove crucial in the final National League Two table. The Knights hammered Thunder 64-8 to bounce back from last week's defeat to Sheffield and record their
YORK City Knights are hoping to secure the permanent services of hat-trick hero Jonny Woodcock - but the final decision rests with Doncaster Dragons. The full-back came on loan to Huntington Stadium from Doncaster three-and-a-half weeks ago in a one-month
Don't try DIY emergency surgery after seeing it on Casualty or Holby City, warns STEPHEN LEWIS. If you want to save lives, get proper First Aid training. THE thought that there are people out there who think they can perform a tracheotomy because they
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent admitted yesterday's massive win at Gateshead could prove crucial in the final National League Two table. The Knights hammered Thunder 64-8 to bounce back from last week's defeat to Sheffield and record their
A rapid opening stand of 62 in eight overs between Matthew Wood and Stephen Fleming gave bottom club Yorkshire Phoenix early hope that they could pull off a shock win against First Division table-toppers Gloucestershire Gladiators at Cheltenham yesterday
