Liz Todd and friends enjoy a gut-busting taste of Mexico down Malton way. AFTER a day out in the sun, what better place to head out for a meal than a Tex-Mex? We fancied an evening of sombreros and tequilas to keep us in the holiday spirit, so we made
YORK Minster's library has been saved - but a £4.50 Cathedral admission charge will be introduced in August. The Archbishop of York announced the decisions this afternoon, following waves of protests at proposals to shut the historic library. Dr David
Stallone, a reformed character in recent weeks, can complete a hat-trick of wins by triumphing in the feature race at Beverley tomorrow. The six-year-old, trained at Kirby Underdale by Noel Wilson, goes for the £10,000 Brantingham Handicap and will again
EVERY survey on crime comes up with the same solution: people always say they would like to see more bobbies on the beat. From today, that is almost what they will be seeing in North Yorkshire. The introduction of nearly 40 community support officers
ROLL over Woodstock, tell Dalby Forest the news. North Yorkshire now has its own mini-Woodstock, with concerts in the forest clearing becoming a tradition. This weekend saw Jools Holland and Status Quo playing in the woods, with a record turn-out during
RAIL fares are due to rise above inflation, train punctuality times leave much to be desired and the Royal Mail is cancelling its rail contract. The whole network can sometimes seem to be running out of steam. We might have the answer. Today's rail chiefs
ACOMB continue to set the pace in the premier division of the Hunters The Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League although their lead was cut back to 14 points when they were denied victory at Thirsk. Good knocks by Andy Tute (78) and Chris
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge's Nick Scaling returned the best bowling figures of the season when his career best 8-34 sent Duncombe Park to a heavy first division defeat at Moor Farm. Bridge suffered an early blow when skipper Paul Oldfield fell for a duck but
YORK City Knights added another string to their bow at Derwent Park yesterday when they proved they can battle and scrap for victories. In their previous three triumphs, the Knights have laid solid foundations then torn teams apart with sharp, entertaining
THIEVES rifled through the pockets of a man who was lying injured in a York street following an earlier assault - stealing his mobile phone and his wallet. York police have blasted the thieves for taking advantage of an injured and vulnerable man. The
A TEENAGER suffered a broken leg and a 30-year-old man was knocked unconscious after two separate accidents at a Moped Mayhem event in York. Ambulance crews were called to Elvington Airfield twice yesterday afternoon to take the injured men to York Hospital
PLANS to develop two new schools in York will move a step closer to reality if planning chiefs give the proposals the go-ahead this week. The new buildings, at Hob Moor School, Acomb and St Barnabas School, Leeman Road, are part of an £11.1 million Private
YORK Musical Theatre Company is recruiting boys this week for a new production of Oliver! at the Grand Opera House, York, this autumn. Any boys aged eight to 15 interested in taking part should attend the Oliver! introduction and rehearsal tonight and
PLANS to improve the traffic flow through a North Yorkshire market town could result in its character being damaged, according to district planning chiefs. North Yorkshire County Council has put forward proposals aimed at managing traffic in the centre
HEWORTH was treated to a classy display of international rugby league as England beat Scotland 28-20 at Elm Park Way in the opening match of the Amateur Four Nations Cup. Having trailed 20-18 going into the final minutes, England, who included York Acorn's
YORK Ironsides came close to a famous victory in the York International 9s tournament at Heworth yesterday. They were narrowly beaten in the final by a French club FC Lezignan-Corbieres. More than 20 teams from seven nations descended on Heworth ARLFC
A NEW body could be created to bring jobs and prosperity to York and North Yorkshire. Senior figures with City of York Council, North Yorkshire County Council and the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward, are considering setting up a new company
VETERANS from various branches of the Airborne Engineers' Association gathered at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, at the weekend, for their annual reunion. They were joined by about 300 members of the Army Cadet Force for a march-past yesterday,
THREE Joseph Rowntree School pupils have found an energetic way to spend their time after completing their GCSEs. Emily Fowler, Heather Welsh and Vikki Coulthard, all aged 16, were today donning backpacks and hiking boots to undertake a 270-mile sponsored
WE shall overcome! That was the rallying cry to campaigners fighting to save York Minster library. Carrying banners they arrived at the cathedral on Saturday for a "Get well soon" march, and placed cards and flowers outside the library. A decision on
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has pledged that if a group of York residents wished to keep the Mystery Plays alive in 2005, his officers would be prepared to offer advice and assistance. "They will find the door is open to professional advice from
Two trapped geese and two goslings were rescued from the River Foss in York by firefighters. They received a call saying the birds were trapped in the lock at Tower Street at 5.28pm on Saturday. A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue service spokeswoman
OUTSIDERS can place information about you in your medical records WITHOUT your knowledge, an Evening Press investigation has revealed. A local MP has pledged to raise questions in the House of Commons after we discovered that health professionals have
A YORK man was appearing in court today after a fight in a city street left a man with serious head injuries. A local man in his 40s was taken to York Hospital and later transferred to Hull Royal Infirmary after an incident outside the newsagents in Dodsworth
YORK was conquered by the French this weekend as Lezignan won the city's second International 9's tournament. It was second-time lucky for the Frenchmen, who went down narrowly to London Koogas in last year's inaugural event. This time around, Lezignan
A CAR which overturned after a head-on smash at a York roundabout could have been racing other vehicles, police said. A white Renault Clio collided with a silver Mercedes at the Haxby roundabout on the A1237 outer ring road at 6.30pm yesterday. PC Jack
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent lauded the battling qualities in his side after they won 33-14 at Workington Town yesterday. It was the Knights' fourth win on the trot and sees them move to fifth place in the National League Division Two
A FLAGSHIP scheme to transform derelict York properties into dream affordable homes is being devastated by young hooligans. Police chiefs today condemned developers for failing to provide security at the site in Tedder Road, Slessor Road, and Salmon Road
In the wake of shocking figures that reveal a rising tide of sexually transmitted infections, STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to a York nurse campaigning for sexual health awareness. GINNI Smith remembers one young 15-year-old boy who came to her for advice. He
YORK was conquered by the French this weekend as Lezignan won the city's second International 9's tournament. It was second-time lucky for the Frenchmen, who went down narrowly to London Koogas in last year's inaugural event. This time around, Lezignan
YOUTH rugby in York is making giant steps to keep up with the big boys. The York International 9s competition saw little brother being played out alongside the Fairfax Cup - the Marston Moor Cup. Young rugby players, both boys and girls, from nine primary
A CENTURY from Leicestershire Foxes' Australian batsman Brad Hodge condemned Yorkshire Phoenix to their fifth consecutive National League defeat at Headingley yesterday and left them embedded at the foot of the Division One table. The defeat meant Yorkshire
YORK shot to the top of the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB Premier League by virtue of victories over Doncaster and fellow title-chasers Scarborough who, themselves, had beaten leaders, Cleethorpes on Saturday. Ironically, York's victims on Saturday, Doncaster
AN unbeaten century from Ryan Elliott took Heslington to a storming eight-wicket victory over bottom placed Bubwith as the winners opened up a 14 point lead in division three. Bubwith's batsmen belied their lowly position to rattle up 220-9 thanks mainly
SELBY II are matching their seniors by leading the way in division six after winning a closely fought game at Wilberfoss. The full 20 wickets were claimed as Selby, batting first, were dismissed for 148 with Tim Peters taking 3-48. Kev Lund made 50 and
TWO promotion-chasing sides in division five were in opposition at Tadcaster Magnet, where a seven-wicket win for the home side over Stamford Bridge completed an attractive day for Magnet. Home bowlers Kev Wakefield (3-50) and Mark Cass (3-29) kept the
Malton & Old Malton won the division four table-topping clash with Huby and now have the biggest lead in any of the seven divisions having stretched their advantage over their opponents to 34 points. Huby skipper Paul Moore made a good 70 while Mike
DRINGHOUSES lost their top spot in division two, slipping into third place after losing by four wickets at Hornsea who are the new leaders. Ahmed Nadeem caused problems for 'Houses as he took 5-43 while two wickets apiece for John McKenzie and Richard
A BUILDING site worker escaped uninjured after a JCB tipped over while he was working. The worker who was driving the JCB on a building site near to Haxby Road Primary School was taken to hospital but was back at work hours later following the incident
LE MERIDIEN, the group which bought the Royal York Hotel two years ago, is this week fighting for its life. The organisation, which also owns London's Grosvenor House and Waldorf Hotels, is battling to stave off calling in the administrators. Crunch time
A GROUP of female swimmers held a tea party to rival that of the Mad Hatter and March Hare when they enjoyed a cuppa in Tadcaster Swimming Pool. The women held the event following an exhausting aqua-aerobics session to raise money for York's St Leonard's
York Tennis Club treasurer Victor Fielder is officiating as an umpire and linesman for the 21st successive year at Wimbledon. He is a former York men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles champion. Updated: 14:32 Monday, June 23, 2003
VOLUNTEERS are needed to watch out for wildlife on the roads around York and North and East Yorkshire. The call has come from conservation charity Mammals Trust UK, which wants people to join its latest Mammals On Roads Survey. As part of efforts to conserve
YOUTH rugby in York is making giant steps to keep up with the big boys. The York International 9s competition saw little brother being played out alongside the Fairfax Cup - the Marston Moor Cup. Young rugby players, both boys and girls, from nine primary
Thunderstorms raged across the skies of York and North Yorkshire - and kept firefighters busy with call-outs. Fire engines from York, Malton, Easingwold, Huntington, Selby, Tadcaster, Acomb and Harrogate were drafted in to assist with 11 incidents from
A NORTH Yorkshire MP was today urging Labour backbenchers to give Tony Blair a "bloody nose" over top-up fees. Harrogate Liberal Democrat Phil Willis was urging Labour MPs to support his motion condemning the controversial plans in a Westminster vote
Members of the York Shadows Guitar Club celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic Cliff Richard film, Summer Holiday, at Huntington Sports Club, York. Musicians posed with their instruments in front of a red double-decker bus, similar to the one which
REPRESENTATIVES of 127 Church of England schools from across the Diocese of York were attending their annual conference today. Teachers, governors, clergy and others were taking part in the event at York Racecourse, where the Archbishop of York, Dr David
A 92-year-old woman's recollections of her country childhood near Stamford Bridge have been captured in print - thanks to the Evening Press. Our Yesterday Once More column reported in March how Daisy Naylor and her granddaughter, Kath Bonson, had written
OPENING hours at a much-used York waste site are set to be increased, a York environment chief announced today. Coun Andrew Waller said the Beckfield Lane Household Waste Site in Acomb was to open on weekday evenings between 5pm and 7pm, from June 30.
THE new Harry Potter book has been flying off the shelves at York stores. WH Smith's stores in Coney Street and at Monks Cross said they had never had a book sell in such volumes so quickly. The manager of the Monks Cross branch, Scott Johnson, said the
JAMES Thompson's hopes of retaining his British Touring Car crown are slipping away. The York driver didn't finish on the podium in the fifth round at Rockingham yesterday as fellow Vauxhall driver Yvan Muller increased his lead in the Green Flag MSA
EASINGWOLD sidecar ace Steve Webster had to settle for a third place at tarmac-melting Misano. His back tyre overheated with only five laps to go and cost him a San Marino victory in what was the closest race of the season in the Superside World Championship
YORK'S new-look police support officers were publicly revealed for the first time today as they prepared to combat low-level crime and nuisance behaviour on the city's streets. From secretaries to sales co-ordinators, the 30 freshly-recruited community
As the pollen count rises, STEPHEN LEWIS goes in search of a remedy for hayfever. IT'S the time of year dreaded by all hayfever sufferers. As spring turns to summer, the red-rimmed, itching eyes, streaming nose and tickly throat are back with a vengeance
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent lauded the battling qualities in his side after they won 33-14 at Workington Town yesterday. It was the Knights' fourth win on the trot and sees them move to fifth place in the National League Division Two
It has finally got to me. Me, a woman renowned for never doing a scrap of housework. A woman who would not know what to do with a duster. A woman who only cleans anything when the wellbeing of the children are at stake. Me, a cleaning-phobic. Me, who
IT was good to hear Purcell's semi-opera, the Fairy Queen, which was lost for more than 200 years after its successful premiere (1692), resurrected as vitally as this. The four masques, adapted freely from A Midsummer Night's Dream, have little connection
STATUS Quo have rocked all over the world; now they were rockin' in Dalby Forest on a Sunday night, and so deep into Dalby Forest, it felt like a Frodo Baggins journey. Instead of Middle Earth and Lord Of The Rings, here was a North Yorkshire forest clearing
"I see you've all got your boogie sticks turned on," said Jools as hundreds of umbrellas danced in the drizzle. "Let's all boogie and keep warm." Even at the height of summer, the temperature in Dalby Forest had dropped alarmingly even before Jools and
YORK Ironsides came close to a famous victory in the York International 9s tournament at Heworth yesterday. They were narrowly beaten in the final by a French club FC Lezignan-Corbieres. More than 20 teams from seven nations descended on Heworth ARLFC
"ONLY barbarians destroy libraries" is the slogan of the protest movement against the closure of the York Minster library, and it has stirred up a real hornet's nest. The summary action of the Dean and Chapter in announcing the closure of the library
THE brilliant idea of regional assemblies, just what we all need, another layer of government to sustain the political gravy train with yet another layer of civil servants. York, of course, will be the administrative centre with the construction of the
I READ with interest the letter from Marcus and Tania Stone (June 18) regarding the loss of the Turpin Rides Again column. As also an avid Press reader, albeit in Leeds - to some people foreign parts - I enjoyed the Turpin page and was happy that a "parochial
WE wish to thank all family and friends for cards and letters of sympathy on the very sad loss of our beloved son, Jason, also to Rev Barry Shipley for his most comforting service, Mr Keith Tissiman for all his kindness and Patricia, his loving wife.
