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  • Parent power?

    STEPHEN LEWIS looks at what new legislation on flexible working, due to come into force in April, could mean for working mums and dads... DON'T let anyone try telling you that parents struggling to bring up young children enjoy working all the hours God

  • Wood goes to Oz off his own bat

    Yorkshire batsman Matthew Wood yesterday flew out to Australia at his own expense to join up with the England Academy in Adelaide where he will spend the next six weeks trying to sharpen up his form ahead of the new season. And all-rounder Gavin Hamilton

  • Gun excuses misfire, David

    THE Americans have a cold and nasty term for it: collateral damage. This is US military speak for the accidental death of innocent bystanders. Latisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis were certainly blameless when they were killed during a gunfight outside

  • 'Gate way to the future

    YORK residents have voiced their approval of the proposed £100 million Hungate development. A steady stream of people poured into an exhibition of the plans at the former bed warehouse in Garden Place, off Stonebow. They fired questions at architects

  • York's open heart

    York people will have the chance to air their views on the biggest development in York for decades at Guildhall tonight. STEPHEN LEWIS takes a look at York Central... SO you thought Hungate was big? Think again. The multi-million pound complex of shops

  • Double top for Nestl

    NESTLE Rowntree today hailed the success of its first big new chocolate product in five years, Double Cream. The York-based company says it has sold 2,000 tonnes, worth £20 million, since it was launched in September following a £10 million investment

  • Single-point win

    YORK gave themselves a chance of qualifying from their group when they beat Hull 'A' 74-73 in the Top Ten Tournament. At home, David Stroughair and Graham Instone had a fantastic 29-15 win in the pairs after being 13-3 down with nine ends gone. In the

  • Labour wrong on school cash

    WHAT a lesson to teach our children. Work hard to earn success and you will be penalised for it. That is the depressing principle of the Government's new school spending policy. City of York Council is an excellent education authority, as confirmed by

  • Go-go Groves strive to be hosts with the most

    YORK Groves have the chance to pull off a major shock on Saturday as the GMB Union National Cup kicks off. All five York and District clubs are in knock-out action, with the Terriers handed perhaps the toughest first-round test of the quintet against

  • National park gallops to award

    A national award has been given to the North York Moors National Park Authority for its success in creating a new network of bridleways. The honour, handed out by the British Horse Society, was presented by the Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael to park

  • 500,000 trees to be planted by hand

    FORESTRY workers have proved it is never too early to start thinking about Christmas as they embark on a mammoth task. Staff working in the North York Moors forestry district have been hard at work replanting trees and restoring felled areas, as well

  • Fairtrade mark for Yorkshire produce

    NORTH Yorkshire organic farm produce is to be given the famous Fairtrade mark as part of a scheme launched by the Fairtrade Foundation and Soil Association. Retailers will be able to use the mark, normally reserved for ethically- produced food from the

  • Missing York girls are found

    TWO young girls who went missing from their homes in York were found safe and well in the city early today. Elizabeth Mary Frost, 12, and Zara Louise Gray, 16, who went missing together from their homes in Clifton on January 5, were found by police at

  • District attracts European funding

    YORKSHIRE'S businesses and voluntary groups are to reap the benefits of a £1 million European funding cash hand- out. Nearly 40 projects, including six in North Yorkshire, are to be awarded grants via their local authority through the European Commissions

  • York hospice shop marks tenth birthday

    A YORK charity shop which has raised thousands of pounds for St Leonard's Hospice celebrated its tenth birthday surrounded by loyal customers. Staff and volunteers at the shop in Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, invited customers and local residents to share

  • Rape trial: Woman wanted sex - accused

    A YORK father has told a jury that the woman he allegedly raped wanted sex with him. Giving evidence, Stuart Niven, 43, claimed that the woman winked at him, led him to her bathroom and encouraged him to sexually touch her. "One thing led to another,"

  • Pool team saves man's life

    bA GROUP of North Yorkshire pool players who were on their way to a match have told how they saved a motorist's life after he attached a pipe to his exhaust. Farmer Dave Barker, his son Gareth, and three other friends were driving towards the Fleece Inn

  • Flood-hit residents demand new defences

    RESIDENTS of an area of York which was badly flooded in 2000 called today for flood defences. The newly-formed Central York Flood Action Group said 27 residential properties and 34 businesses on the north bank of the River Ouse between Ouse Bridge and

  • Farming students strip for calendar

    AGRICULTURAL students from Askham Bryan College have followed in the footsteps of the ladies from Rylstone WI by revealing all in a new calendar. The "willing volunteers" from the college have stripped bare in new calendar to raise funds for the NSPCC

  • Lorry crashes into front wall of house

    A LORRY crashed into the garden wall of a York home today. The incident happened in Galtres Avenue, near Stockton Lane, at about 10.48am. A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokeswoman said no one was injured in the accident, but firefighters cleaned up an

  • Body found in undergrowth at bottom of garden

    TESTS were being carried out today to identify the body of a woman discovered in the garden of a house in Harrogate. One possibility police are looking at is that the body could be that of mother-of-two Jo Paines, 39, of Wetherby Road, Harrogate, who

  • Two's company

    TWO front-runners, including a consortium of local businesses, are leading the race to save York City Football Club, administrators today confirmed. A nap-hand of would-be owners had originally expressed an interest in taking control of the cash-strapped

  • Pledge on York toxic gas site

    A HOUSING company boss has pledged to go ahead with the redevelopment of a former gas works site in York, despite fears that contamination levels are so high the clean-up costs could scupper the scheme. Ian Hessay, managing director of York-based Persimmon

  • Alice Martineau, Daydreams (Sony) *

    THIS West Londoner comes with a big reputation for talent as a singer-songwriter and Daydreams has been lauded for its star quality. Call me a cynic, but I wonder how many of the platitudes heading her way are to do with her musical ability or her undoubtedly

  • Make your resolution to be a reporter

    HOW do you fancy starting the New Year with a new career? The Evening Press is offering a budding reporter the chance to step into the exciting world of journalism. One lucky winner of our Write Stuff competition will win a job at the Evening Press along

  • Blissett pays price

    YORK City coach Luther Blissett has become the first casualty of the decision to take the club into administration, the Evening Press can reveal. Administrators now running the football club confirmed Blissett has been made redundant as part of cost-cutting

  • Two's company

    TWO front-runners, including a consortium of local businesses, are leading the race to save York City Football Club, administrators today confirmed. A nap-hand of would-be owners had originally expressed an interest in taking control of the cash-strapped

  • The New Year sees new debt problems

    I have fallen behind with my rent and am worried about being evicted - what should I do? When you are struggling to pay all your bills, paying your rent or your mortgage should be your top priority. If you are on benefit or have a low income you should

  • Living on our nerves for week to come

    ONE way or another, it is promising to be a momentous week in the history of York City Football Club. I have spoken to a number of people over the last week or two about what is happening or is likely to happen, and the sooner we know what the definitive

  • Christina Aguilera, Stripped (RCA) ****

    BLIMEY, it's a good job Ms Aguilera is not the shy type. Somewhere along the way, she went from coquettish nymph (complete with angora jumper in finest Tiffany fashion) to stripped-down ultra-vixen. But skip the image a second, skip the quite average

  • Shania Twain, Up! (Mercury) **

    IT IS possible, if life were long or dull enough, to install Shania Twain's songs as your mobile phone ringtone - even to travel to her Canadian home-town and visit the "museum" established in her honour. Or you could just listen to these 19 upbeat plastic

  • Fairtrade mark for Yorkshire produce

    NORTH Yorkshire organic farm produce is to be given the famous Fairtrade mark as part of a scheme launched by the Fairtrade Foundation and Soil Association. Retailers will be able to use the mark, normally reserved for ethically- produced food from the

  • New Earswick toppled

    New Earswick bowed out of their EIBA Over-60s Double Rinks Championship when they were beaten 43-32 on aggregate at home by Selby 'A'. Ken Harrison, Colin Fawcett, Alf Lewis and Dennis Ellis had a good start leading 9-0 after only five ends. Selby got

  • York blown apart by 21-stun salute

    York's ladies snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to lose their second game in the North Eastern League this season when they went down 83-81 to Hornsea. After 15 ends York were leading on aggregate by 25 shots at 69-44 and still by 12 shots at 74

  • Residents will come first

    YORK residents really will come first at the 2003 Residents First Weekend, as more than 50 tourist attractions, museums and restaurants team up to offer two days of top-class entertainment. Free entry, special offers and meals at bargain basement prices

  • Close to the bone

    YOUNG farmers are known for their unbridled approach to having a good time. But to pose naked covering the nether regions with a chainsaw must count as a crazy stunt even by their standards. Askham Bryan agricultural students are the latest to bare all

  • Crowded school's plan for 14 new classrooms

    MULTI-million pound development plans which could bring 14 new classrooms to a crowded York school would make a "major difference" to pupils. Fulford School head teacher Stephen Smith said work on a £3 million expansion, could begin in July, if planning

  • Fred's salty tales of the sea

    THE days when the fishing industry dominated life on the Yorkshire coast are long gone. But former skipper Fred Normandale, above, remembers when his home town of Scarborough was one of the great centres for the industry and had the characters to match

  • Alarm after safety blitz

    A SAFETY "blitz" on construction sites across the Yorkshire and Humber region revealed that many construction sites still have poor safety standards, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It said enforcement action was taken at a third of

  • Murder team in letter appeal

    THE detective leading the investigation into the murder of a Bridlington woman is appealing for the author of an anonymous letter to come forward. The letter, which gives information about Linda Wardill, whose body was found in a flat in Albion Terrace

  • Nestl runners produce six of the best

    SIX Nestle Rowntree Athletics Club runners achieved county selection with fine performances at the Nike-sponsored Yorkshire Cross-Country Championships, held at Nunroyd Park, Guiseley. They will represent Yorkshire at the Inter-Counties Championships

  • Public drinking bans could be on the way for Hambleton

    PUBLIC drinking bans could be rolled out across Hambleton following growing fears over alcohol-related vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The bans, if approved by councillors at a cabinet meeting on January 23, will give police the power to stop anyone

  • Morrisons takes over the Safeway chain

    SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons has taken over rival Safeway in a move that will change the face of 600 stores across the United Kingdom - including more than a dozen supermarkets in York and North Yorkshire. The £2.9 billion deal has been spearheaded by

  • Vandals close children's park

    A SHOWPIECE play area near Selby has been closed because of repeated vandalism by children as young as seven. The parish council at Barlby "gave up the ghost" and padlocked the £20,000 park after its appeals to the youngsters fell on stony ground. Councillors

  • Readers help York tug-of-love mum

    YORK mum Allison Williams was today preparing to jet out to the United States - to fight for custody of her son. Allison said she hoped to travel to California tomorrow and be reunited with seven-year-old Daniel at the weekend. She is still facing a race

  • Antiques dealer probe dropped

    POLICE have revealed that they will not be launching a full investigation into York antiques dealer Anthony Gilberthorpe. Following preliminary inquiries, Detective Constable Clive Rich, of North Yorkshire Police, said the force would not be conducting

  • Police confirm ice a factor in death crash

    POLICE believe ice was a significant factor in an accident on York Outer Ring Road which left one man dead and another injured. The crash between a Securicor van and a lorry happened on Saturday morning between the A64 and B1224 Wetherby Road, at about

  • Wood goes to Oz off his own bat

    Yorkshire batsman Matthew Wood yesterday flew out to Australia at his own expense to join up with the England Academy in Adelaide where he will spend the next six weeks trying to sharpen up his form ahead of the new season. And all-rounder Gavin Hamilton

  • Inquiry into doctored waiting lists

    MEDICAL notes and referral letters for hundreds of Scarborough Hospital patients will have to be examined as part of an investigation into hospital waiting times. A routine investigation ordered by the Department of Health uncovered evidence of altered

  • Blissett pays price

    YORK City coach Luther Blissett has become the first casualty of the decision to take the club into administration, the Evening Press can reveal. Administrators now running the football club confirmed Blissett has been made redundant as part of cost-cutting

  • Heads warn over cuts in schools budget

    HEAD teachers today warned that school standards could be hit by £400,000 budget cuts being called for to help fill a £1.9 million gap in York's education budget. Secondary schools could see their budgets slashed by £15,000 each, while primary schools

  • Labour's double standards over Iraq threat

    I AM very grateful to Mr Hoon for coming to explain the Government's position regarding handing Fylingdales over the U.S. missile defence programme (January 7). Mr Hoon informs us that the time to discuss this matter with the British public is after the

  • Outrageous comment

    I AM alarmed that Councillor Galloway denies the "skyscrapers in York" charge levelled against the Lib Dem councillors, but he doesn't deny the allegation that a Lib Dem councillor remarked that people who couldn't afford to buy property in York should

  • Let's grit it right

    I WRITE in response to your comments under the heading "Nitty gritty of non-slip roads" (January 6). The council's gritting policy has been in force for more than five years. It has already been subject to review during that time and we will always consider

  • Amazing gifts

    I WRITE on behalf of the children, women and staff to thank your readers and your newspaper for the very kind donations to York Women's Aid. We were amazed at the quality of toys and gifts. Christmas is not an easy time for the women and children in the

  • Gently does it

    AS the daughter of a musician I feel able to go some way toward empathising with Julian Cole over the trauma surrounding his damaged guitar (January 3) and hope he will soon be strumming again. My dad carefully wrapped his violin in my mother's best pure