Cumbrian trainer Barry Murtagh, who saddled a winner at Musselburgh yesterday, can complete a quick follow-up at Catterick tomorrow. Murtagh saddles Northern Minster in the 'We Race On New Year's Eve' Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle and the four-year-old
A New Year's Day merger between a young, expanding estate agency and a long-established firm in North Yorkshire was announced today. Gateway Estate Agents, which from a standing start nearly two years ago established branches in Easingwold, Thirsk, Boroughbridge
ONCE fish and chips gets into your blood you can't deny its lure. Take James Morrison, 26, who has just taken over the last remaining Frier Tuck fish and chip shop in the chain once owned by Fran Newdick. For James, preparing his new venture in Heworth
A hi-tech data consultancy in York was today celebrating the latest sale of its pioneering student analysis tool - this time to Southampton University. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, now puts LGO1, based at the York Science Park, in the forefront of
IF TWO transatlantic rowers are feeling sheepish by the time they complete their mission next month, then a North Yorkshire company is to blame. Floorhide.co.uk based in Oswaldkirk, near Helmsley, has provided two charity rowers Justin Colman and Henry
A DYSON double act is about to be unleashed on the professional golf circuit. North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson - the area's leading pro' - will embark on 2004 joined by his elder brother Nick, who is to act as his caddy. The duo are determined that Dyson
MANOR School were a dominant force in the York and District Schools Cross Country Championships on Knavesmire. They scored individual and team successes as a record 600 runners from 22 schools took part in drier conditions compared to recent years. The
I HAVE recently started a new job which involves driving through (or rather stopping at) the chicanes near Heslington during the morning and evening rush hours. What should be a ten-minute drive can take up to 30 minutes because of this. I have seen cars
DO I detect a slight note of annoyance in Patrick Scott's letter 'We did respond' (December 10)? Could this be because someone dares question the local education authority's thinking? Check your postal dispatch arrangements at Mill House, Patrick, because
ONCE again the Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes a pamphlet extolling the virtues of the proposed development at Osbaldwick and tells us how grateful we should all be. The depth of feeling expressed by the recent petition will prove to them how "grateful
I HAVE lost count of the number of country houses I have visited, most of them using my membership of the National Trust. And I can honestly say that I have enjoyed my time in them, but now realise that I haven't seen them at all; not the real them. A
No period in history has seen greater technological advancement than the 20th century. One of the most graphic illustrations of that is the story of powered flight. On December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, made aviation history. Bicycle manufacturers
YORKSHIRE'S biggest airport could gain additional terminal capacity and a runway extension, according to a new framework for future air travel in the North. But a Government paper says that any growth at Leeds-Bradford Airport should be accompanied by
FORMER Great Britain international Lee Jackson will skipper York City Knights in the 2004 season. The Evening Press can reveal the 34-year-old hooker will take over the captaincy from Rich Hayes in what is set to be his last season of a distinguished
YORK-BORN movie legend John Barry has given a seasonal boost to former members of his old Army unit. A special message from the Oscar-winning composer was one of the highlights at a Christmas lunch for members of the 2nd Battalion Branch of the Green
THE first official plans for the multi-million pound redevelopment of York Barbican Centre are on the verge of being submitted. Outline plans for the centre's redevelopment have been going back and forth between the council and developers for months.
THE family of jailed psychiatrist Michael Haslam today vowed to fight to clear his name. The 69-year-old retired York consultant was imprisoned for seven years yesterday for raping and indecently assaulting a former patient, and for three indecent assaults
A DYSON double act is about to be unleashed on the professional golf circuit. North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson - the area's leading pro' - will embark on 2004 joined by his elder brother Nick, who is to act as his caddy. The duo are determined that Dyson
CHILDREN under the age of ten are terrorising York estates, then bragging the police "cannot touch them", MPs have been told. The city's MP, Hugh Bayley, called for police and council leaders to make better use of powers to stop youngsters running riot
The girlfriend of York man Peter Critchlow has spoken of how she lost hope when told that a body had been discovered in the River Foss. Dawn Harrison, 24, Mr Critchlow's partner of two years, said she was still reeling from the news, after a police search
A YORK primary school has been given a national award which recognises its commitment to health. Clifton Green Primary School has been given the Healthy Schools standard through a project run by the Selby and York Primary Care Trust and City of York Council
HARD work from students at Joseph Rowntree School, in York, was celebrated at the annual prizegiving ceremony. The event, which took place at the University of York's Central Hall, was attended by the executive member for education, Coun Carol Runciman
Today the world celebrates the centenary of powered flight. But amid all the fuss about the Wright brothers, we shouldn't forget the Yorkshire baronet who paved the way for them, says STEPHEN LEWIS. ONE hundred years ago today, on a beach at Kittyhawk
HOW long ago it seems now. York City fans seem to have been fighting to save their club forever, but only two years have passed since the then chairman Douglas Craig dropped his bombshell. The club was up for sale, he announced. And if no buyer could
DON'T sniff at York's whiffs. They are just as much a part of the city as lupins and Dame Judi Stench. Sorry, Dench. So says reader Linda Wallis. She is kicking up a stink about the aroma moaners after reading last Friday's Evening Press. It was then
CAPTAIN Cook was born there but, unaccountably, did not stay. Perhaps the great explorer journeyed to the ends of the earth not so much to discover new lands as to find somewhere that could hold a candle to beautiful downtown Middlesbrough. I am not sure
YORK City's Supporters' Trust have been named the best in the country after taking top honours at the 2003 Supporters Direct and Co-operative Bank National Trust of the Season awards night. City's Trust were specially-commended runners-up to AFC Wimbledon
IN his letter about keeping traffic from the footstreets, PJ Markwick asks: "What about a special vehicle for the disabled and elderly?" (December 8). Many thanks for that suggestion. I'm sure that, God forbid, should PJ Markwick ever become reliant on
I WAS disgusted at the report 'Rat-run drivers face being snared' (December 2). I don't see how the Highways Agency can legally stop people driving on roads they have paid road tax to drive on. I am a driver who pays his £165 road tax, pays his insurance
IN reply to N Cussons' letter ('Home for Yorkies', December 6), I am a York-born councillor, educated at city schools. After university I met my husband and married in York and gave birth to my daughter here. It is because I am proud of being from York
IN response to your article 'You can't raise Yorkshire flag' (December 10), North Yorkshire farmer Andrew Wainwright, who has been told it is illegal to fly a flag from his land is only "guilty" of flying the Yorkshire Rose up-side-down. Is this a form
END the shambolic state of the railways by placing them back into public ownership. Bring back steam, with all the benefits of collieries kept open, endless engineering jobs, yes, I know the drawbacks but further development was curtailed on the use of
ON Sunday December 7 the Friends Of Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, held their yearly Advent Carol Service. This is always well attended and we know many people look forward to it. For some reason the numbers attending rocketed this year and 20 minutes before
RICHARD Whiting (December 11) seems to misunderstand the point made by eurosceptics in the Letters column. They are not anti-Europe. They are not anti-cooperation. They are opposed to the European Union - a bureaucratic, anti-democratic, corrupt and wasteful
CHRISTMAS crime opportunists are being targeted in a seasonal campaign by British Transport police. Police presence on trains has been doubled this month in a campaign code-named Operation Noel. Sgt Mark Seales, of British Transport Police's York branch
IN-FORM New Earswick All Blacks Under-11s became only the second team to beat a powerful Kippax team - but the victory was tempered by a terrible injury to Connor Thirlway. Forward Joel Johnson crossed twice in the 34-22 win, including a length-of-the-field
On the day we celebrate the centenary of flight, STEPHEN LEWIS turns his gaze to the heavens. THOSE stunning images of a green-and-blue Earth wreathed in swirls of cloud and hanging against the void of space have become so familiar it is hard to believe
FEWER than six out of ten pensioners in our region are bothering to have potentially life-saving flu jabs, it has emerged. But the health authority which covers York and North and East Yorkshire still has one of the best uptake rates in England, according
SCORES of angry residents are protesting against possible permit price increases that could double the cost of parking outside homes in York. Micklegate ward councillor Sandy Fraser handed a petition to City of York Council's ruling executive, calling
A would-be thief at the heart of a shop riot in which shopping baskets were thrown has been locked up for six months. On October 11, the 17-year-old told staff at the Co-op store in Tang Hall Lane, York, that he wanted to pretend to steal a tray of beer
THE Ouse below York carried a couple of feet of cold flood water and fell for Sunday's York Amalga-mation Christmas Cheer event. Despite the far from ideal conditions most of the 86-strong field caught fish in an even contest where the prizes were well
HEWORTH 'A' made it seven wins in a row with a 5-2 win over Bootham 'B' in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. Brian Shipley, Clive Whyte and Neil Wood (39 break) won for Heworth before John Wortley carried Bootham a point. Jason
FORMER Great Britain international Lee Jackson will skipper York City Knights in the 2004 season. The Evening Press can reveal the 34-year-old hooker will take over the captaincy from Rich Hayes in what is set to be his last season of a distinguished
Frustrated York residents have urged North Yorkshire's most senior police officer to turn cash into action on the city's streets. They asked Chief Constable Della Cannings to give the city, which suffers more than 40 per cent of all crime in the county
YORK City's Supporters' Trust have been named the best in the country after taking top honours at the 2003 Supporters Direct and Co-operative Bank National Trust of the Season awards night. City's Trust were specially-commended runners-up to AFC Wimbledon
The jury in the Soham murder trial today found Ian Huntley guilty of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. A majority verdict by the jury of 11 to one brought to an end the dramatic six-week trial of the 29-year-old former school caretaker at
BIG business in York is enthusiastically pouring money into a "war chest" set up by the newlyformed York Business Pride. So far in less than a month the initiative has raised £92,000 - and by later this week pledges to beautify the city could easily break
YORK schools have produced record results in Key Stage 3 assessments, according to Government league tables published today. New Value Added Measure figures see City of York schools placed sixth out of 150 local authority areas in Britain. The figures
A NEW mobile facility which will tour the streets of York providing help and education to disadvantaged young people has been officially launched. URBIE, or Urban Rural Bus Information, was launched on Monday at York College. The bus will visit areas
A NEW online "learning environment" whose backers say will revolutionise professional development for England's school leaders is to be launched next month by the National College For School Leadership (NCSL). Learning Gateway is an online learning system
York City Ladies FC staged a strong comeback but it was not enough to prevent a 4-3 defeat at Grimsby Town LFC. Playing in dreadful conditions, Grimsby opening the scoring but York levelled through Emma Fawcett and were on top for much of the first half
THE waiting is over. Bilbo and his buddies are back. Today the final part of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy hits the screen. Cinemas are braced to cope with a deluge of fans eager to immerse themselves into the fantasy world, not to mention snap up the
