This week I went to the funeral of a long-standing family friend. She was 103. When last I saw her, about a month or so ago, she was still living in her own home and, although quite deaf, she was mentally very alert. Her funeral was held in a chapel,
WORKLOAD for York's conference desk has boomed this summer, taking bookings to record levels. June and July inquiries soared by 84 per cent as the desk was bombarded with 81 inquiries. This compares with 44 inquiries over the same two months last year
FAST-GROWING Groundforce, of Harrogate, a division of Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, has announced its fourth acquisition in three years. Groundforce, which claims to be the market leader in the rental, sale and design of shoring systems and
A NEW business centre in York has been chosen by broadcast personality Noel Edmonds to be "in the loop" for his new national videoconferencing venture. The House Party star has picked Westminster Business Centre at York Business Park in Nether Poppleton
After reading Julian Cole's review of That'll Teach 'Em ('Well taught out', August 9) I felt compelled to reply. When I sat my GCE exams in 1959 I was not considered of a sufficiently high standard to take maths. Last year I passed GCSE with a B grade
MY friend Lucy, who is partially sighted and wheelchair bound, and I were in Whitby on July 31. We needed to board the tour bus which had a "high" entry. Strolling by the bus were three young naval officers. I asked for help to get my friend on to the
THE North Yorkshire Branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust thanks all those people who made a contribution towards our street collection in York on Saturday, July 19. We raised a total of £514.14 in donations. Many thanks for taking part and giving. Moira
WING-BACK Dave Merris is vowing not to let slip a second chance of the big-time after booking a return ticket to Rotherham United tonight. New recruit Merris was one of York City's brightest stars as the Minstermen got their Division Three campaign off
YOUNGSTER Bryan Stewart is among a hat-trick of new faces drafted into the York City squad for tonight's Carling Cup clash at Rotherham United. It's a first senior call-up for the 17-year-old, a second-year trainee at City who can play out wide or as
CHRIS Thompson showed nerves of steel, recording 180 for 18 to seal the win for Sun Inn in York Unique-Phoenix League division one against Bishopthorpe SC. Sun had one 3-2 up through a 104 finish from Shaun Day, then Dave Gibbons (19) was defeated by
PROSPECTS were excellent for today's traditional start to the grouse-shooting season. The arrival of the Glorious Twelfth has sparked contrasting reactions, with hunt saboteurs saying they would converge on areas like the North York Moors to prevent the
YORK trading standards chiefs have issued a warning to local residents who may be invited to attend holiday club presentations. York is a favourite target of various holiday club companies, which try to tempt consumers to attend venues in return for a
YORK City Knights have moved swiftly to plug the gaps left by the departures of Neil Law and Jonny Woodcock by signing a player with Super League experience. The Knights today wrapped up a deal for James Brown, 23, a player who can operate at scrum-half
YOUNGSTER Bryan Stewart is among a hat-trick of new faces drafted into the York City squad for tonight's Carling Cup clash at Rotherham United. It's a first senior call-up for the 17-year-old, a second-year trainee at City who can play out wide or as
A YORK family endured a nightmare end to their dream holiday in Ibiza when they were delayed for more than 37 hours and forced to stay in a "doss house" in the Spanish island's party capital. Widower Barrie Shipley, 55, and his three young children, Chloe
YORK'S status as one of the premier venues for horse-racing was enhanced most regally with the news that it will host the Royal Ascot meeting in two years' time. Ascot is having to go on the road - Louis Vuitton baggage in tow no doubt, dear-hearts -
YORK City Knights have moved swiftly to plug the gaps left by the departures of Neil Law and Jonny Woodcock by signing a player with Super League experience. The Knights today wrapped up a deal for James Brown, 23, a player who can operate at scrum-half
STEPHEN LEWIS looks ahead to the preparations for hosting Royal Ascot York. IT MAY not be quite on the scale of what the Commonwealth Games did for Manchester, but make no mistake. Staging Royal Ascot, even for one year only, will be a massive boost to
DARREN Gough will not now take part in Yorkshire's crucial Championship clash with Second Division leaders Worcestershire which starts at the Scarborough Cricket Festival tomorrow. Yorkshire had confidently expected Gough to be with them for the remainder
YOUNGSTER Bryan Stewart is among a hat-trick of new faces drafted into the York City squad for tonight's Carling Cup clash at Rotherham United. It's a first senior call-up for the 17-year-old, a second-year trainee at City who can play out wide or as
Jodeeka, set to be retired to the paddocks before the end of the month, can take the feature race at Beverley tomorrow. In-foal to Compton Place, a former top-notch sprinter, Jodeeka carries a 7lb penalty for a decisive success at Pontefract last week
IT IS the time of year for holidays - and, sadly for some, the time when holidays turn hellish. While most holidays pass without major upset, others begin or end in chaos. For one York family, a happy break in Ibiza passed without incident, until the
THE twelfth of August is traditionally a glorious day - unless you happen to be a grouse. The arrival of the Glorious Twelfth is usually accompanied by noisy complaints from the anti-blood sports lobby. With fox hunting being harried, grouse shooting
The principles of the National Health Service must be preserved but it is obvious that the way the NHS operates has produced a system that is failing the British people. It needs better and more efficient management. Too much cash is being wasted on excessive
STEPHEN Lewis's thoughtful article (August 6) on immigration refers to "successive waves of immigrants - Romans, Saxons, Danes, Normans" - but fails to point out that at the time the locals saw them as invaders - witness Boadicea, Hereward The Wake, King
SO there is to be another contact number for the police, eg 888 for non-emergencies. Why not make it 111, that would even be quicker wouldn't it? What about a text service? The technology is there. Everyone seems to be using that system more than speaking
I NEED your readers' help to find my old friend Toni Hawksworth. I knew Toni in the WRAC in Mill Hill in London in 1980/81. I last saw her when she attended my wedding in 1981. I knew she was married to Dennis Dillon but has since remarried and I don't
I WORK six days a week with the elderly people throughout Haxby and Wigginton. I can often be spotted on my bright-yellow suspension bike. I have no intention of increasing my speed on roads, and would far rather run the risk of being pulled up for talking
BATS could hold the key to whether a controversial planning application to bulldoze an historic York house gets the green light. The application, to demolish the Victorian house Burton Croft, in Burton Stone Lane, and turn it into 24 flats, has been widely
THE vice-chairman of Yorkshire Cancer Research is to be the new chairman of Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS). Dr Nicolas Varey, 62, a retired pharmaceutical physician who lives at Howden, near Goole, will take over the role on
ARTIST Jon Clayton at work on one of his paintings at the Guildhall, York. Jon, of Owston Ferry, near Doncaster, is one of several artists, who use their feet and mouths to paint, who are showing their work in an exhibition. The mouth and foot painting
A MAN with a compulsion to search out pornographic images of young women had 175 indecent images of children on his computer files, a court heard. Kevin Holland, 44, was given a two-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to child pornography
COUNCIL leisure chiefs say that moving the running track from Huntington Stadium to the University of York's campus is "perfectly feasible". But in a briefing to Labour's shadow executive, Charlie Croft, City of York Council's assistant director of education
LEADING figures in York today welcomed the prospect of the Queen visiting the city when it hosts Royal Ascot. The reaction came after the Evening Press contacted Buckingham Palace about whether the Queen would maintain her traditional visit to the famous
DARREN Gough will not now take part in Yorkshire's crucial Championship clash with Second Division leaders Worcestershire which starts at the Scarborough Cricket Festival tomorrow. Yorkshire had confidently expected Gough to be with them for the remainder
WING-BACK Dave Merris is vowing not to let slip a second chance of the big-time after booking a return ticket to Rotherham United tonight. New recruit Merris was one of York City's brightest stars as the Minstermen got their Division Three campaign off
STEVE CROWTHER reviews Julian Lloyd Webber with Bosanova, at York Knavesmire. THERE is something very civilised, very British about sitting in a huge park, lazily picnicking on sandwiches, strawberries and cheap wine while listening to an open-air concert
Will the real Hillary Clinton please stand up? JO HAYWOOD discovers there is more to the former First Lady than meets the eye. The answer to your question is page 441. This is where you will find the first - and last - mention of the name Monica Lewinsky
