IT would be a very York protest. No "placards and pitchforks", according to Don Parlabean, of York Older Peoples' Assembly, but the refusal by pensioners to go out and vote. Every MP dreads their core supporters staying at home. Not voting will go against
Xpressions, successful at Ayr on his latest start, can follow-up at Nottingham tomorrow on a typical backend card, which is more about quantity than quality. Trained at Malton by Richard Fahey, Xpressions goes for the Colwick Park Nursery over ten furlongs
SO airfield historian Guy Jefferson thinks it a good idea to reduce the noise to residents of a suggested airport at Elvington by constraining flights to the north of the runway with presumably turning approaches over (say) Dunnington, Fulford, Heslington
WHAT a relief! Only 30 asylum seekers in the whole of York and the UK is apparently one of the last places to which they want to come (EP, September 17). So that's all right then. It was only a few days ago that the Home Secretary was admitting that he
ROYAL Mail will be requiring all cycling posties to wear a cycle helmet from October 1. Many may think this is a good idea to improve safety. Only when the detailed research is looked at closely do you start to question this assumption. When Australia
RICHARD Best, director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants to provide 540 new homes with open space, landscaping and traffic-free home zones at New Osbaldwick (September 24). But to achieve this he is prepared to destroy these very qualities for
CRAG Rats will be delighted. So keen were they to get hold of Arnold Kellett's book the first time round, that it quickly sold out. Now Images of England: Knaresborough has been republished, with some of the captions updated. And it is already being snapped
STORMING Selby Town netted another hatful against Northern Counties East League premier division strugglers Mickleover Sports. The Robins scored a high-five for the second time in a week and kept a clean sheet to maintain their four-points lead at the
Malton Bacon Factory opened their Reserve 'A' season with goals from Lee Stead, Warren Greenlay, Tom Oxtoby and Aidie Burdett as they saw off Osbaldwick 4-0. South Bank overcame St John's College by the odd goal in seven. The Students went two up with
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass is refusing to rest on his recruitment laurels in the wake of Luton striker Dean Crowe's sudden arrival at Bootham Crescent. Crowe was a shock inclusion in the Minstermen squad that drew 0-0 at Macclesfield on Saturday, after signing
DELIGHTED Chris Brass hailed York City's defensive resolve as the Minstermen celebrated their first clean sheet in more than a month with a scoreless stalemate at Macclesfield. Only an inspired performance from Macclesfield's on-loan shot-stopper Boaz
AN ANGRY York mother has urged motorists to "think bike" after her son was knocked off his cycle and left needing plastic surgery. Jackie Ellerton, of Heworth, says her 22-year-old son, Shane, suffered horrendous facial injuries when a car hit his push
Malton Motor Club member Jonny Milner cracked open the champagne on home soil to celebrate his second successive British Championship after finishing runner-up in the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire yesterday. Local hero Milner, from Huggate, near Pocklington
Dringhouses missed a chance to make ground on the York Leeper Hare League premier division leaders as they were held to a draw by Tate & Lyle Selby. With other sides involved in York FA Cup action, 'Houses could have gone joint top with a win, but
A MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferer has been left housebound after thieves stole and trashed her specially-adapted van. Judith Hurst, 62, says she has been "shattered" by the theft of the van from outside her home in Wains Road, Dringhouses. She said she had
DELIGHTED Chris Brass hailed York City's defensive resolve as the Minstermen celebrated their first clean sheet in more than a month with a scoreless stalemate at Macclesfield. Only an inspired performance from Macclesfield's on-loan shot-stopper Boaz
A POLICE drugs raid team used a battering ram to break into this house in Mill Lane, Heworth, York. Detective Sergeant Chris Hogg, of York Police drugs squad, said the raid, at about 4pm yesterday, was part of Operation Delivery, a drive to take the battle
YORK City Knights half-back Scott Rhodes has been called into the initial Scotland squad for rugby league's forthcoming European Nations Cup. However, the 23-year-old might not be able to don the shirt as he is thought to be six to eight weeks away from
A MASS pensions protest could see thousands of senior citizens give Labour a battering in York by refusing to vote at the next General Election, a leading pensioner has warned. Don Parlabean, a former York city councillor and acting chairman of York Older
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass is refusing to rest on his recruitment laurels in the wake of Luton striker Dean Crowe's sudden arrival at Bootham Crescent. Crowe was a shock inclusion in the Minstermen squad that drew 0-0 at Macclesfield on Saturday, after signing
MAJOR safety works could take place on a notorious blackspot stretch of the A19 near York where a young motorcyclist lost her life, an MP revealed today. Selby MP John Grogan was speaking after the teenage biker died following a collision with a car one
A brave fightback by Nestl Rowntree RUFC was not quite enough as they finished on the wrong side of a 29-32 result at Leodensians fourths. Leos raced into the lead when their former England Schools winger went over for two tries. Trees countered with
Pocklington blew away visitors Leeds Corinthians with an excellent display of high speed rugby that brought them ten tries and a 66-5 Yorkshire Three victory. In addition to their ten touchdowns, four of them from reluctant wing John Frank, they were
Harrogate moved up to fourth in National League Two with a convincing 38-8 victory at Rugby. The Harrogate pack dominated the Rugby forwards and scored four of their side's six tries. Second-row Paul Clarke was first on the scoresheet as he finished off
Malton and Norton played with 14 men for almost three-quarters of the game and 13 men for ten minutes, but still won 20-13 at Dinnington. Malt' were not at their best either, but they still picked up the Yorkshire One points. Malton could not have wished
After a sparkling performance against Ilkley last week, York RI were well below par against Thornensians in Yorkshire Three and lost 34-8. RI gave a listless performance but with the score 3-3 at half-time, from an exchange of penalties, the game was
ANY point away from home is always a precious one and must be welcomed. And for a team that has lost its two previous games away from Bootham Crescent 3-0, a draw and clean sheet is a sizeable double not to be sniffed at. But, if they are being greedy
YORK City Knights half-back Scott Rhodes has been called into the initial Scotland squad for rugby league's forthcoming European Nations Cup. However, the 23-year-old might not be able to don the shirt as he is thought to be six to eight weeks away from
WIGAN captain Andy Farrell was set to see a consultant today about a knee injury - and any bad news could affect the Warriors' chances in the Super League play-offs. Farrell was substituted in the second half of Wigan's 25-12 elimination victory over
A VERY different demonstration hit York this weekend. The Smokey Bears Picnic was supposed to be an orchestrated rebellion against Britain's confused drug laws. But anyone who took to Museum Gardens hoping to inhale the whiff of revolution - or much of
THE proposals for the present petrol garage on Fulford Main Street (Letters, September 20) are only the beginning of the problems shortly to be faced up to by the ward councillor, and more importantly, the residents of Fulford. The outline planning application
THERE must be more research by the Government regarding genetically modified crops ("Food experts debate GM issue", September 19). It would be wiser to develop more organic farming than go down the road of Frankenstein foods. Unfortunately because this
THE phenomenon that is Mis-Teeq thrilled a packed York Barbican last night with their unique and winning blend of British R&B, garage and pop. Bravely overcoming technical problems early on in their set, Alesha, Sabrina and Su-Elise provided a powerhouse
Dringhouses missed a chance to make ground on the York Leeper Hare League premier division leaders as they were held to a draw by Tate & Lyle Selby. With other sides involved in York FA Cup action, 'Houses could have gone joint top with a win, but
NATIONAL Park bosses were today deciding whether to press for a major study into possible health risks from RAF Fylingdales. The North York Moors National Park Authority may ask the Government to fund an epidemiological study in the area around the early
NEWGATE Market traders claim they have been "censored" by York council bosses with the removal of a noticeboard. Brian Card, secretary of the York branch of the National Market Traders' Federation (NTMF), says they used the board to tell traders how to
A NEW weapon could be coming to help clean up the mean streets of York - the Gumbuster. City councillors are to consider a range of dirt-beating devices, in their quest to remove chewing gum from pavements and grease and grime from outside fast food outlets
COUNCIL tax bills could top more than £3,000 in North Yorkshire, local MP Anne McIntosh has claimed. She said bills across her Vale of York constituency could rocket, following new legislation from the Government to change the way properties are valued
VANDALS and protesters have forced York MP Hugh Bayley to take expensive extra measures to secure his city office and ensure the safety of his staff. Mr Bayley has installed CCTV security cameras at his constituency office in Holgate Road after a series
A HOUSEHOLDER is set to be denied the Christmas present she most wanted - protection against another devastating flood. The Environment Agency had hoped new flood defences under construction in Stamford Bridge would be watertight in time for the festive
RECORDS were falling today as bikers from across the country came to York to set new British land speeds. A field of seven riders assembled at Elvington Airfield in the first open field event in York for seven years. Alan Tinian broke the first record
EASINGWOLD sidecar ace Steve Webster needs just one point from the final race of the series to clinch the 2003 World Championship after finishing second in Italy. Going into Saturday's race at Imola, former champion Webster and his passenger Paul Woodhead
A PASSER-BY could not believe his eyes when he discovered a human skeleton lying at the back of a York church. But thankfully the frightening sight at St Deny's Church, Walmgate, was an anatomical skeleton stolen from a nearby vehicle. It had been taken
YORK'S first visit to Middlesbrough's Acklam Park for several years resulted in a 30-18 North Two East defeat. Before the leagues began in rugby union, the Teessiders were a senior club and their clubhouse boasts the names of ex-internationals like Rob
Selby again failed to overcome bogey team Old Brodleians as they lost 30-20 at home in Yorkshire One. Brods had the best place kicker in David Stoyles, they made fewer mistakes and capitalised on Selby's errors. Despite Selby showing early promise, Old
AFTER a four-game absence of three-point hauls a significant and well timed return to winning ways for York City. All victories are welcomed of course, but the importance of this particular triumph should not be underestimated. City may only have moved
Boxer Frank Bruno may have made the headlines, but at some time in our lives as many as one in five of us will experience some kind of depression. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. WHEN Dave Asbury read, shortly after Frank Bruno had been taken into psychiatric
York Acorn lost their unbeaten home record in Arriva Trains Conference division two when beaten 30-6 to promotion candidates East Hull. The scoreline was comprehensive, but the outcome was in doubt until early in the second half, when it swung dramatically
HEWORTH are still seeking their first win of the Arriva Trains Conference division two season after a drop goal ten minutes from time condemned them to a 17-16 defeat at Huddersfield Sharks. But that elusive victory might not be too far away after they
EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke has flatly rejected York MP Hugh Bayley's alternative to student "top-up" fees. Mr Bayley has suggested a flat-rate increase in the £1,100 fee paid by all students who can afford them. He argues this is a fairer way
The phenomenon that is Calendar Girls has brought the Women's Institute into focus once more. And it has forced me to confront something I'd not really given much thought to. I'm the first generation of my family not to have joined the WI. When my mum
