THOSE were the days. It was March 1988 and a hairy Hugh Bayley points out the disappointing lack of whiskers on Labour leader Neil Kinnock's chin. Meanwhile, some obscure MP, suspiciously clean-shaven but with enough hair to stuff an Islington scatter
Assistant manager Lee Nogan is leading from the front in the scoring stakes in an effort to lift the form of City's other front men. Nogan single-handedly secured Sunday's away win at Rochdale with a rare brace to turn around a 1-0 deficit, taking his
ATHLETES today officially lodged their objections to York City's planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium. A move by the football club to the stadium at Monks Cross in time for the start of the 2004/05 season is an option if a lease extension
MY wife and I and our extended family went to the pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk at the Grand Opera House, York. The show throughout was full of superb dancing, lots of fun and some excellent singing. Lynne McGranger (Witch Blackweed) - Irene from Home
MY husband has farmed all his life. As well as growing crops he trims hedges, cuts verges and picks up litter. There are people who come along and destroy what we take great pride in. We used to have a beautiful holly bush which was my late father-in-law's
I WAS encouraged to read a little of Dr David Hope's Christmas message to Evening Press readers (December 24). His comment about politically-correct attempts to "dumb down" Christmas is exactly what is happening. There are so many signs of celebration
EACH year the young people of Stagecoach Youth Theatre perform a programme of carols and Christmas songs in the streets to raise money for the refurbishment of our new theatre in Monkgate. This year, we performed on the two Saturdays before Christmas
HOW interesting to read the letters from readers disheartened by this year's Carols By Candlelight. My wife and I have been queuing at 6am to get tickets every year for nearly 20 years. We asked ourselves this year, why do we bother if all we are going
Pike Hills Golf Club is celebrating landing a major distinction in promoting junior golf. The club has been awarded the English Golf Union/English Ladies' Golf Association Junior Golfmark Award. The award, instigated by the EGU/ELGA in 2003, provides
JARVIS bosses today cemented York's place at the head of the company's rail plans - pledging that the city would continue to be its home. Peter Richardson, Jarvis plc director, assured York employees at Jarvis Rail that the Toft Green-based operation
GURKHA soldiers are manning the streets of York to raise funds to bring veterans to Britain. Members of York's Gurkha squadron have been treating shoppers to unusual Christmas celebrations, with the Gurkha pipes, and will be back on the streets tomorrow
Poppleton Panthers showed their claws to York's Little Red Devils in a convincing 9-1 win. The under-eight Panthers Red mini-tennis team produced another great performance for a virtual whitewash of their neighbours from York Tennis Club. Ryan Tutton
LABOUR members have urged City of York Council to speed up plans to make York the capital of Yorkshire and Humberside. Next October residents throughout the region will vote on whether to have a regional authority and if they say yes, then York could
YORK Minster bosses today predicted better times ahead following its most difficult year since the cathedral's fire. The Acting Dean of York, Canon Glyn Webster said morale was now "excellent" among staff and they had become closer to the community. The
TV CELEBRITY Linda Barker was pampered today when she paid a visit to a York health spa. The star of Changing Rooms and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! dropped into the Alquimia Spa, Stonegate, after staff invited her for some special Christmas treatment
YORK City Knights will be down to the bare bones for the highly-anticipated Rich Hayes Testimonial match against Hull KR on Sunday as the injury curse of last term runs over into pre-season. However, the unavailability list is likely to have subsided
Assistant manager Lee Nogan is leading from the front in the scoring stakes in an effort to lift the form of City's other front men. Nogan single-handedly secured Sunday's away win at Rochdale with a rare brace to turn around a 1-0 deficit, taking his
DETECTIVES investigating the savage beating of a York man are planning to study CCTV footage taken outside a nearby business. Police are due to examine film from an Upper Poppleton company, on the afternoon of the near-fatal attack on Chris Gregory, in
ATHLETES today officially lodged their objections to York City's planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium. A move by the football club to the stadium at Monks Cross in time for the start of the 2004/05 season is an option if a lease extension
TWO players will be missing from action this coming Saturday when the RJF Homes Beckett League resumes after the Christmas break. John McNeish (Black Swan, Pickering) and Martin Carter (Aislaby United) both started 35-day suspensions on Monday. McNeish
SOME feared the introduction of admission charges would isolate York Minster from its community. For them, Christmas Eve offered welcome reassurance. That afternoon, the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe was so full of worshippers there was barely standing
DID you manage to get through The Ordeal without smacking someone in the mouth - or wanting to? If you did, you are awarded the rarely-given Peace And Goodwill To All Men Award. You are an angel and your wings and halo have been ordered over the Internet
THE future of a Tadcaster supermarket is hanging in the balance following a takeover bid. The town's Safeway store, in Mill Lane, is one of 52 supermarkets which food giant Morrisons must sell off if it takes over the Safeway chain in a £3 billion buy-out
RICHARD Corbett MEP was in the letters column last week blithely claiming that the EU Constitution "is acceptable to everyone". Not so. The principle environmental groups across Europe condemn the poor focus on pressing environmental concerns. Many political
RAY McInally shot a fine 16 darts for Poacher in York John Smith's League division one. However, Martin Waddington (19), Paul Brandon (20) and a 100 finish, plus two 180s from Martyn Turner, led Clifton 'A' to a 6-3 result. John Mooring (17) set Cygnet
YORK City Knights will be down to the bare bones for the highly-anticipated Rich Hayes Testimonial match against Hull KR on Sunday as the injury curse of last term runs over into pre-season. However, the unavailability list is likely to have subsided
YORK'S festive ice rink is back in business - and it may be staying until the end of January. The centrepiece of the city's seasonal celebrations welcomed customers from 1.45pm yesterday after Clifton-based events manager Mark Brayshaw came to the ailing
POLICE are searching for a missing York labourer whose car was found abandoned at the city's railway station. Jamie Michael Hall, 27, of Market Weighton, has been missing from home since December 19 and is said to have been in a distressed state. Mr Hall
YORK is streets ahead of London and all foreign destinations except Prague when it comes to British internet users. The Yorkshire capital is in the top ten of the most popular places that people in the UK search for on the worldwide web using the MSN
A COUPLE told today of menacing late-night visits made to their North Yorkshire home by the man at the centre of a nationwide dragnet over the murder of police officer Ian Broadhurst. As the North Yorkshire links of American nightclub doorman Nathan Coleman
IT'S that time of year again folks. Tattered and frayed, 2003 is hobbling out as 2004 waits impatiently in the wings coiled for action with all the zeal of a children's television presenter high on caffeine, chocolate and consummate self-confidence. So
STEPHEN LEWIS recalls events that hit the headlines during the first six months of 2003. JANUARY The year begins with the threat of war with Iraq looming. Tony Blair is accused of using international concerns over terrorism, the global economy and Iraq
LOSE weight, eat healthily, move to New York, write a novel, join a gym, see the world, stop biting my nails, get a job as a researcher on the Holiday Programme, try not to scream at the children, marry a man with the surname Onassis. Such have been the
WE have no beach. As fast as the River Ouse flows, it fails to provide a single breaking wave. Nevertheless, York is one of the most popular places for British surfers. These are not the bleached blond types spotted everywhere from Bondi to Bridlington
While the wintry weather is doing its utmost to disrupt the end-of-year fixtures, trainer Alan King has more reason than most to keep his fingers crossed that tomorrow's Cheltenham meeting goes ahead as planned, despite a couple of sharp frosts this week
