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  • Andrew can win aboard Kingscliff - 11/12/03

    ANDREW Thornton, who rode two winners at Leicester yesterday, can take centre stage at Cheltenham tomorrow on a horse with Gold Cup pretensions. The hugely exciting Kingscliff, described by Thornton as "potentially the best horse I have ever ridden,"

  • Beeb comes to rescue after Rolf disappears

    YORK TV has only been on the air for a few weeks, and it has already achieved something no other broadcaster has managed for 50 years. It has shut Rolf Harris up. Ten-year-old Jack Shepherd wrote in with this heartrending story: "On Saturday I taped the

  • Tracking down CD bargains

    You get more Will Young for your wonga and more Dido for your dosh at Woollies - if you buy two CDs at a time. But if you want a single album (as opposed to a single single) then Tesco and Asda are your best bet. Confused? You probably will be if you

  • Strikers net extended deals

    STRIKERS Jon Shaw and Gary Browne have extended their short-term stays at Bootham Crescent. Shaw has increased his loan spell from Sheffield Wednesday by another two months and Browne has signed another four-week deal. Irish forward Browne scored twice

  • We'll meat again at new shop

    A YORK butchers business has risen from the ashes only five months after fire ripped through its premises. Elvington Food Services suffered a major setback when its shop at Elvington Industrial Estate caught fire due to an electrical fault in a plug socket

  • A mixed bag of views on Brown

    BUSINESS leaders in York and North and East Yorkshire today gave a cautious, but sceptical welcome to Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-budget announcements, especially on plans to slash red tape and incentives for new ventures. There was universal suspicion

  • Investment lacking as upturn starts

    AT LAST there is an upturn in the manufacturing sector in Yorkshire, but few are prepared to back the climb back with hard cash. The good omens are revealed with the publication of the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) fourth quarter figures for

  • Business news round-up December 11

    Travel firm's £910m loss. TROUBLED tour operator MyTravel today unveiled wider-than-expected losses of £910.9 million, after another turbulent year for the former Airtours company. MyTravel includes Going Places, with branches in York (at Monks Cross,

  • Wendy makes a point in flu battle

    WENDY BUNDY considers herself to be fit, healthy and full of energy. Yet the 57-year-old, who suffers from mild allergic asthma, still makes sure that she has her flu jab every year to prevent her catching the debilitating virus. Flu affects people of

  • All Blacks' revenge mission

    THERE will be no need for a pre-match pep talk for the New Earswick All Blacks on Saturday when they attempt to settle a number of scores against Hunslet Old Boys. A win for the All Blacks will send them top of the CMS Yorkshire Senior Division at the

  • Helme to miss start of Knights' season

    YOUNG York City Knights prop Joe Helme will miss the start of the season after securing a place in the fire service. The 20-year-old will miss virtually all of the Arriva Trains Cup competition due to training commitments but should be back for the start

  • Last gasp win for brave York at West

    VICTORY was snatched from the jaws of defeat by York RUFC 'A' at West Hartlepool. They were trailing 29-26 in injury time when the home side conceded a penalty five metres out. Instead of taking the easy three points on offer York skipper Joe Nasson opted

  • Helme to miss start of Knights' season

    YOUNG York City Knights prop Joe Helme will miss the start of the season after securing a place in the fire service. The 20-year-old will miss virtually all of the Arriva Trains Cup competition due to training commitments but should be back for the start

  • No cashback

    WE have all seen adverts which promise "£100 cashback" when you sign up for contracts such as mobile phones etc - and usually there's the ubiquitous asterisk above the headline, referring you to acres of terms and conditions at the bottom of the advert

  • Christmas mystery

    CAN you help me solve a Victorian Christmas mystery I discovered in the churchyard at Raskelf? It concerns a 126-year-old gravestone with the inscription "Paid for by the Christmas Singers" which is dedicated to my great grandfather George Pallister who

  • Yobs shatter Nativity play

    SHOCKED pupils performing their Christmas Nativity were showered with glass when thugs hurled a brick through a window behind their York school stage. Parents packing New Earswick Primary School reacted with horror when the window shattered only ten minutes

  • Say no to superstore

    MY family was shocked by the quote "...a shop application could not be refused because of its potential affect on a nearby business" (November 27) regarding allowing Choices, a huge store to trade at Heworth thereby taking away business from Ace Home

  • Super-sub Coombs keeps Clifton in pole position

    CLIFTON FC manager Trevor Paxton pulled off a masterstroke to keep his side top of the York and District Sunday Afternoon Football League. With their game with College of Law locked at 1-1 he sent on substitute Daniel Coombs who came up with a 25-yard

  • Taking hurt out of home

    FOR years, domestic violence was a crime ignored. Neighbours turned a blind eye, victims rarely reported it, and if they did the police were reluctant to become embroiled in a "family matter". That is changing. Just as our society has realised that we

  • St Nicked...

    LOST touch? Christmas is the perfect time to catch up. And York police are desperate to catch up with some old acquaintances this year. So far their attempts to have a chinwag with certain suspected felons have gone unrewarded. It is almost as if the

  • I'll be back - Wilford

    YORK City striker Aron Wilford is determined to continue his career as a professional footballer despite returning to his UniBond League roots with a loan move to Worksop Town. Wilford, 21, was plucked by City scouts from non-League football when he signed

  • Top points for Trident

    A YORK communications company has scooped a record seven trophies at this year's Communicators in Business Northern region awards. Trident Communications, based on the Clifton Business Estate, which produces print and online media, scooped the accolades

  • Soham trial is too much to bear

    BIG events have us enthralled, whether in newspapers or on the television or radio. Those of us condemned to being news addicts soak up the details, awaiting each new development with interest. So here's a strange confession, especially from one who earns

  • Eddie Izzard, Sexie, Sheffield Hallam FM Arena

    A FEW years ago, around about the time Baddiel & Newman packed out Wembley Arena, comedy was being called the new rock'n'roll. Eddie Izzard was once at the cutting edge of surrealist comic subversion. Now, he is doing his first tour in four years

  • Last gasp win for brave York at West

    VICTORY was snatched from the jaws of defeat by York RUFC 'A' at West Hartlepool. They were trailing 29-26 in injury time when the home side conceded a penalty five metres out. Instead of taking the easy three points on offer York skipper Joe Nasson opted

  • Council failed to act over asbestos call

    YOUNGSTERS may have been exposed to dangerous asbestos dust after City of York council staff took 11 months to act on warnings, an expert said today. Emma Ramskill said she first spotted a pile of cement sheeting in a driveway off Thanet Road, Dringhouses

  • Rare replica plane lands at air museum

    A RARE replica of Britain's first heavy lift transport aircraft has gone on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum. The former flying model of the 1950s Blackburn Beverley aircraft, which is more than ten feet long, three feet high and boasts a wingspan

  • Minister praises York charity

    A YORK children's charity has won praise from the top for its work to bring stability into family life. Margaret Hodge, Minister for Children, praised charity Family Matters York (FMY) in a speech to the House of Commons. The charity, supported by the

  • York at the centre of nap hand development drive

    THE key role York plays in developing the economy of the wider region will be examined at a meeting next week. The gathering, on Monday, provides an opportunity for representatives from the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward, to answer questions

  • Heworth seeking Cup inspiration

    LEAGUE stragglers Heworth are praying for a dramatic change in fortunes on Saturday when they face premier division high-fliers West Hull in the second round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. A lucrative place in the third round of the competition - where

  • Dismay as homelessness funding cut by £150,000

    EFFORTS to tackle homelessness in York have received a devastating blow after the Government slashed funding by £150,000. City of York Council will get £250,000 from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) in the next financial year to support

  • Merry Christmas - you're nicked!

    Suspected criminals will be getting a special Christmas greeting this year - from North Yorkshire Police. Officers have designed an unusual Yuletide card for wanted offenders who have so far avoided arrest for offences from breach of bail to theft. It

  • Peril of dark riders

    NIGHTS are darker earlier and I am astonished at the number of irresponsible people riding cycles with either inadequate or insufficient lighting - quite often not even a reflector - while wearing dark clothing. Then there are those who cycle without

  • Flawed campaign

    YOU printed two items about road safety on page three of the December 4 edition of the Evening Press. Campaigners stated that roadside floral tributes should be controlled because of the risk of distraction to drivers. You noted in the Comment section

  • Roundabout relief

    I AM relieved to hear that Liberal Democrat councillors have decided the proposed site near the A59/A1237 roundabout may not, after all, be suitable and further consultation is needed. One only has to look at the A19/A1237 roundabout coupled with the

  • Barbican able to host 2004 snooker finals

    THE Barbican Centre WILL be available to host the UK Snooker Championships, York council chiefs today guaranteed. Leisure chiefs at the authority have taken steps to reassure World Snooker, the game's governing body, that the centre will be fit to host

  • Tips for chief execs

    AS a former leader of a county council I wish to comment on the present debate on council taxes. Politicians settle policy albeit within very prescribed limits. It is civil servants who administer the services. Most are the subject to law but not every

  • Find bike routes

    THE Press reported that York's Fossgate may be pedestrianised (November 27). The National Cycling Strategy states that cyclists can often be integrated into areas from which motor vehicles are restricted. Cycling bans should not be implemented unless

  • Denny disaster for York

    YORK'S Denny Cup campaign came to an abrupt end after an excellent Sunderland side walloped them 99-57. Iain Boyle, Frank Turner, Ted Boyle and Phil Parsons started well on their home patch, winning the first three ends to lead 5-0. But they dropped 11

  • Strikers net extended deals

    STRIKERS Jon Shaw and Gary Browne have extended their short-term stays at Bootham Crescent. Shaw has increased his loan spell from Sheffield Wednesday by another two months and Browne has signed another four-week deal. Irish forward Browne scored twice

  • Bus passengers dive for cover as car mounts pavement

    A QUEUE of bus passengers leapt for safety when a teenage driver mounted the pavement before leading police on a high-speed chase through a York estate. Police said four young people were in the silver Peugeot 205 that sped through Tang Hall at speeds

  • Get info on Europe

    I WAS amazed that Jeannette Jenkinson believes most letters opposing the European Union are informative and factual considering her own letter had no information and consisted of a diatribe and obfuscation. (December 4). I can tell her, as one born shortly

  • I'll be back - Wilford

    YORK City striker Aron Wilford is determined to continue his career as a professional footballer despite returning to his UniBond League roots with a loan move to Worksop Town. Wilford, 21, was plucked by City scouts from non-League football when he signed

  • Bakery owners tell of double murder shock

    THE horrified owners of a popular bakery today told of their shock at being caught up in York's grisly double murder hunt. Police found two partially decomposed bodies in a Gillygate flat after staff at Ovengloves bakers reported something dripping through

  • Making a drama out of a crisis

    Controversial drama Hear The Silence looks certain to be good TV. But will it be a reliable source of information about autism and MMR? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. WHEN it comes to ratings, Channel 5 looks certain to be on to a winner. Every parent in the

  • Overnight stay is Devon sent

    WE face the longest trip of the season on Saturday at Torquay but the pleasing thing is we will have an overnight stay. The accommodation will probably be more Fawlty Towers than the Hilton but, joking aside, it will be comfortable and the food will be