Wakefield-born Ismail Dawood led from the front with a real captain's innings as Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence took the bulk of the honours against Yorkshire at Bradford Park Avenue yesterday. Dawood, a graduate of the Yorkshire Academy
TO comment that "swimming is good for you" (Impressions, June 2) is less than satisfactory. In the interests of future swimmers it is important to bring some important facts to the attention of those running the clubs and to those taking part: 1. It is
I HAVE been robbed of two ride-on lawnmowers. On Saturday night I thwarted an attempt to steal my new mower. While making a quick exit, the thieves misjudged the depth of the boundary gutter and damaged their vehicle leaving behind part of the bumper
FREED deaf charity campaigner Ian Stillman has written to his supporters in York and across the UK to thank them for their continued backing. More than five months after being released from an Indian prison, Ian, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road,
North Yorkshire golfer Simon Dyson had a modest return to the European Tour after a five-week absence with a fractured finger. The 25-year-old Malton and Norton Golf Club ace posted a two-over 74 to be way down the leaderboard in the Daily Telegraph British
A YORK drug dealer who brought more than £2,000 worth of heroin from Doncaster to York has been jailed for four years. A British Transport Police officer tracked Howard Winston Collinge, 37, to the South Yorkshire town by rail, Judge Jim Spencer QC said
BABY Austin Pentland was so eager to meet his new family that he didn't wait for his mum to get to hospital - he decided to be born at home. Kerry Haw, 25, of Dringhouses, York, had settled down on Sunday night when she started to feel uncomfortable.
FORMER Cabinet Minister Frank Dobson today threw his weight behind the campaign to save York's Minster library. He revealed that the Heritage Lottery Fund - which gave almost £1 million to extend the library and archives in the 1990s - was not happy about
Moves to breathe fresh life into the eyesore White Swan Hotel in York have finally begun after 20 years, the Evening Press has learned. Discussions between agents acting for the owners of the Piccadilly landmark and council development officers on its
REFUSE TO BEND, winner of the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas can complete an outstanding Classic double at Epsom tomorrow by following up in the £1,470,000 million Vodafone Derby. The three-year-old, trained by Dermot Weld and the mount of Pat Smullen, will be
THE White Swan in Piccadilly was nominated by Evening Press readers as one of the worst eyesores in York in May 1998. Back then, the council assured us it was looking very seriously at doing something about it. Five years went by, and nothing happened
The Shed Comes To Town this weekend when Malton Market Place hosts a two-day musical extravaganza. The free outdoor event is the result of a collaboration between Brawby arts melting pot The Shed and Malton and Norton Town Centre Management and is timed
A ROMAN camp discovered in the middle of a busy York shopping park will again be open to the public. The camp was recently discovered near Kathryn Avenue, Monks Cross, and was the venue of a successful open day last month. It will open tomorrow, from
CO-OPERATION between small farmers who join together and take on the big boys is being studied by a Yorkshire farming scholar. David Cousins will travel the world looking at how people working together can take on the bigger corporations. He said: "The
ANGLERS say they are heartbroken after thousands of fish were killed at a popular East Yorkshire fishing spot. Raw sewage entered Pocklington Beck at West Green, Pocklington, polluting a one-mile stretch of water, which flows into Pocklington Canal. The
FREED deaf charity campaigner Ian Stillman has written to his supporters in York and across the UK to thank them for their continued backing. More than five months after being released from an Indian prison, Ian, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road,
RESIDENTS, staff and volunteers at Woodlands Respite Care Centre in York were visited by the new Lord Mayor of York this week as he launched his charities of the year. The centre, in Thief Lane, is funded by the Multiple Sclerosis Society - one of two
YORK residents are being asked to make three wishes for the future of the city during the Without Walls Festival of Ideas. A series of debates discussing the future of the city is due to get people talking and staff at the influential Without Walls committee
A GUIDED walk will be held around a York conservation area full of hidden herbal medicine. The walk, round York Cemetery, will be led by Ruth Sherratt, the original designer of the cemetery's herb garden. Ms Sherratt said that even the most green-fingered
AN acupuncture practitioner is holding an open day at his new surgery in a converted 17th century cottage near Selby. Colin Widdup is inviting anyone interested in the ancient Chinese treatment to visit Oakdene, in Brackenhill Lane, Church Fenton, tomorrow
PET rescuers in York are seeking a loving home for one of their favourite cats. Cat lovers are urged to take nine-year-old Mouse home from the York Cats Protection shelter in Huntington Road as she is their longest-staying resident cat. Mouse was abandoned
A COMMUNITY centre project is at risk before it is even built because of an uninterested police force, claims a community leader. Leslie Battams, chairman of Heworth Community Centre, has attacked police for failing to respond to his calls reporting vandalism
A VOLUNTEER who has devoted 21 years to the Prince of Wales Hospice, which serves the Selby area, received a prestigious award in London today. Phyllis Hague, who hails from Pontefract, collected the Order of Mercy from the Lord Mayor of London at a special
A STATE-of-the-art Cyber Centre has been officially opened in Sherburn-in-Elmet as part of an ongoing modernisation programme at the village library and information centre. The new facility houses more than 20 computer workstations with broadband internet
PUPILS from six York schools were at the University of York today to take part in a maths, physics and engineering fair. The event, which is organised by North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership (NYBEP), is made up of workshops to bring maths
North Yorkshire golfer Simon Dyson had a modest return to the European Tour after a five-week absence with a fractured finger. The 25-year-old Malton and Norton Golf Club ace posted a two-over 74 to be way down the leaderboard in the Daily Telegraph British
A RACEGOER walked free from court after a jury acquitted him of breaking a man's skull at the end of last year's Ebor meeting. Michael Anthony Day, 28, admitted punching John Bollands as crowds were leaving York's Knavesmire course, at about 5.30pm on
Football-mad girls in North Yorkshire have been given a £50,000 boost from sports charity the Football Foundation. The cash boost to the North Yorkshire Sports Partnership, in conjunction with Sport England's Active Sports Programme, will fund a development
Disgruntled fans of the Evening Press's Turpin Rides Again columnist have urged him to "stand and deliver". A group of protesters besieged our newspaper offices in Walmgate, York, to complain about the demise of the popular tongue-in-cheek Saturday feature
COUNCILLORS have called for controls on "cowboy" clamping firms as City of York Council introduced new clamp and remove powers in York. The chairman of the planning and transport advisory panel, Councillor Ken King, has sought assurance that the council
The effects of the tragic pollution incident that decimated fish stocks in a popular section of the Pocklington Canal earlier this week might still be felt in several years' time. That is the grim reality of the devastating blow suffered by the Canal
Yorkshire may be poised to sign New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as their second overseas player. Although Yorkshire will give no clue as to who they have in mind, the left-handed Fleming is believed to be high up their list. The longest serving of
FOOTBALL star Michael Owen has taken time out from captaining England to help a Norton church devastated by fire. Owen is donating a No 10 Liverpool shirt as part of an auction of promises and gifts to raise cash for Trinity Methodist Church, which was
YORKSHIRE CCC's Academy and the Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Cricketing Excellence will develop closer ties if talks between the two parties over the next couple of months are successful. The England and Wales Cricket Board back the Centre,
WALKING the Yorkshire Dales for charity proved to be a hard slog for York and North Yorkshire's Army Cadets. Teams of six cadets completed a gruelling 31-mile hike over 24 hours to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Exercise Hard Slog honed
Wakefield-born Ismail Dawood led from the front with a real captain's innings as Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence took the bulk of the honours against Yorkshire at Bradford Park Avenue yesterday. Dawood, a graduate of the Yorkshire Academy
STUDENTS at York St John College have hit on a clever way to cut down on noise complaints from their summer ball - by inviting nearby residents to join the party. Some people living near the college, in The Groves area, have regularly complained about
FOUR women were injured in a three-vehicle smash that caused long tailbacks in rush-hour traffic on the A1237. Firefighters cut two women from a dark-coloured Ford Fiesta after a collision between the Fiesta, a red Peugeot 307 and a lorry at the Moor
DRIVERS at First are likely to reject yet another pay offer from management, the Evening Press has learned. Bosses at the York company have put a third offer to staff and are expecting workers to ballot on the new deal early next week. Peter Edwards,
PROTESTERS stopped in North Yorkshire as part of a nationwide tour to highlight risks of radiation at a top military base. Members of North Yorkshire CND met demonstrators from Fylingdales Action Network (FAN) and the Somewhere Real Group outside RAF
YORK City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season. The Football League are planning to introduce the salary capping rule across the
A STRUGGLING York social club claims it is staring extinction in the face - because of council planning delays. Members of the Promenade Working Men's Club, in St Benedict Road, have petitioned City of York Council's planning department to complain about
SIX people were today being rescued from a sinking fishing vessel, the Humber coastguard reported. A spokeswoman for the coastguard said the boat was taking on water off Spurn Point. She said: "The situation is currently ongoing. There are six people
Evening Press sports writer TONY CURTIS gives his verdict on the appointment of 27-year-old Chris Brass as the new York City player-manager... HONESTY. Realism. Team spirit. Those four words will be the platform from which new York City player-manager
MOVE over Victor Meldrew, here comes another grump, one Albert Nobbs. Hull Truck Theatre Company presents Gordon Steel's bittersweet tale of love, loneliness and gentle humour, Albert Nobbs, on tour at Harrogate Theatre next week. From the writer-director
ROB Pickavance and Eamonn Fleming must be gluttons for outdoor punishment. They are both returning to the anything but calm if comical waters of Tim Firth's Lake District endurance test, Neville's Island. Rob for the third time in five years; Eamonn for
FLYING winger Alex Godfrey is aiming to storm up the club's try-scoring charts - if he can stay fit. At the start of the season, Godfrey threw down the gauntlet to his team-mates by predicting he would top the try-scoring table come the end of the campaign
YORK Live Music Festival ends tomorrow with "the best line-up of York talent for many years" in the BarbiCUBE showcase at the Barbican Centre. Who says so? Rose Kent, of event organisers Cube Media studios. "We feel that because of the electronic and
IN reply to Tim Barlow's letter (Evening Press, Monday, June 2) in criticism of Dave Stanford's Champions League report, I would just like to say that Mr Stanford was spot on. To say, like Mr Barlow does, that the match itself was dull highlights the
THE monarchy's golden age is currently being celebrated, with this week's 50th anniversary of the Coronation of Elizabeth II. So for today's Yesterday Once More we are going back to the silver age, Jubilee time 1977. During the Silver Jubilee, Britain
Yorkshire may be poised to sign New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as their second overseas player. Although Yorkshire will give no clue as to who they have in mind, the left-handed Fleming is believed to be high up their list. The longest serving of
YORKSHIRE CCC's Academy and the Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Cricketing Excellence will develop closer ties if talks between the two parties over the next couple of months are successful. The England and Wales Cricket Board back the Centre,
THE proposed closure of York Minster Library and it leaves me saddened and dismayed. I have worked in this great library, also at Winchester, Lincoln, Durham, and the British college libraries, not to mention ecclesiastical libraries in Catalonia and
HOW very sorry I was to read in the Evening Press that Dick Turpin had decided to hang up his pistols. I do hope he has found a good retirement home for Black Bess. His was always the first column I turned to on a Saturday after the Yorkatt and Eric cartoon
IN response to your correspondent Jean Chilvers ('Dump these antiquated measurements', June 3), I suspect the reason for not changing the metric units on all road signs is one of cost. When weights and measures were changed, suppliers of goods and commodities
FORMER mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, was today due to address Yorkshire business leaders in Harrogate - after arriving at Leeds/Bradford Airport on the same day as a cousin of Saddam Hussein. Izzi-Din Mohammed Hassan al-Majid is believed to be
WATERCOLOURS bought by the Duchess of Kent's father for about £2,000 have raised a quarter of a million pounds at auction. Ten out of 15 paintings by 18th century watercolourist, Francis Towne, sold for £275,686 at Christies auction house, London, yesterday
Timing, who found herself tapped for speed in a tactically-run race at York last month, can bring her stamina into play at Haydock tomorrow. Tim Easterby's mare goes for the Shank Lane Showcase Handicap over two miles and is napped to register her first
YORK'S most persistent artist, Milladdio, is mounting a retrospective of his commissioned works at VJ's art bar, in Finkle Street, from this week. On show in Milladdio vs Eboracum, Un Exhibition du Crayonirre Idiosyncratique, are a dozen figurative works
The Adze Gallery in York is exhibiting works by northern painters Ken Jones and Lesley Coates-Jones from tomorrow until July 5. The Painting North-South-West show of land and sea-inspired new works by these two regular Adze artists also will feature paintings
YORK artist Mark Hearld will be at Godfrey & Watt's gallery in Westminster Arcade, Harrogate, tomorrow for the opening of his Box Works And Collage exhibition. There will be the chance to meet Mark from 10am to noon or 2pm to 4pm at the outset of
FOR 170 years our post has been distributed by rail. There is something essentially romantic about a hand-written letter rattling its way across country in a train, evoked beautifully by York poet WH Auden's Night Mail. At the National Railway Museum,
BMW is hoping to make up for lost time, by finally introducing a diesel version of its 7 Series executive saloon model. Competitor Mercedes-Benz says that oil-burning versions of its rival S Class now account for the majority of sales, as is the case
WATCHING Adam Sandler knocking the stuffing out of goofball comedy usually leaves this reviewer requiring anger management. So too did the absurd praise heaped on Sandler's detour into arthouse cinema in Paul Thomas Anderson's Chinese torture show, Punch
TONY Blair, whose Premiership came under real threat in the run up to theIraq war, was promised a "Baghdad bounce". A reversal in fortunes as critical MPs and a sceptical public realised he had been right all along - Saddam Hussein was not just evil,
PROTESTERS stopped in North Yorkshire as part of a nationwide tour to highlight risks of radiation at a top military base. Members of North Yorkshire CND met demonstrators from Fylingdales Action Network (FAN) and the Somewhere Real Group outside RAF
YORK residents are being asked to make three wishes for the future of the city during the Without Walls Festival of Ideas. A series of debates discussing the future of the city is due to get people talking and staff at the influential Without Walls committee
Villagers at Cropton, near Pickering, will be opening the garden gate to raise funds for their village hall and Lastingham Church. Penelope and Martin Dawson-Brown are holding an open garden event at their home at Low Askew, on Sunday, June 29. Stape
LESSONS at a York school have been getting a flavour of Eastern Europe, thanks to an international visit. Sandra Laja, from Estonia, and Nita Zeqiri, from Kosovo, both 14, are guests at The Mount School for a month to gain insight of life in a British
GARAGES across North Yorkshire are being warned to be on their guard against a fax "scam" which could cost them up to £30 just for making a simple telephone call. A fax from Crest Corporation, Hertfordshire, is inviting businesses in the county to join
THE preferred route for a £3.2 million mile-long bypass around a village near Selby was unveiled by the Highways Agency at a public display today. The Highways Agency says the proposed new road to the south of Osgodby should improve the poor safety record
Ryan Gallacher when named most improved player on the day after scoring six touchdowns in York Acorn ARLFC under-9s's nine-try romp against Milford Marlins. Danny Atkins (2) and man of the match Ryan Duffie got the other tries, while Karl Read was top
York racer Thomas Bell will be among the riders competing in the eighth round of the Auto 66 Motorcycle Clubman's Challenge Road Race Championships, which take place at Elvington on Sunday. Bell, riding a Kawasaki, will be competing in the Rookies' Championships
York City Knights stars Darren Callaghan and Mark Cain handed out the awards at the Heworth ARLC under-14s end-of-season presentation evening. Coach Gary Watson reflected on a season which started with barely enough players to raise a team but, following
Huntington All Star Paul Morgan won the latest York CIU Race Walking League race held on his club's four-lap circuit. Clocking 64mins 48secs, his handicap held good against second-placed Fulfordgate Flyer member Dave Long, who clocked 66-21. The mass
HEWORTH ARLC are looking to expand their junior section by forming an under-13s team for next season. The club have already secured a qualified coach for the team in well-respected ex-local player Tony Sissons. They are looking for youngsters who will
A SCUFFLE outside the home of a man convicted of child pornography offences was the climax of a campaign by vigilantes, Selby magistrates heard. Ian Harrison, 55, and Brian Smith, 40, were arrested early on May 27 following the disturbance outside the
YORK Cricket Club's match away to the Yorkshire Academy has been moved from Saturday to Sunday because of Rugby League demands at Headingley. By its very nature, the Academy side is always in something of a transitional mode, but they finished fourth
POCKLINGTON under-13s completed their own Italian job when they won a four-team tournament held near Bergamo. The team (pictured above after their success) returned to England with the Alessandro Minelli Trophy after beating local team Zogno 3-2 in the
BARBICAN increased their lead at the top of division one of the York Veterans' Bowls League with wins against Huntington WMC and Dunnington 'C'. Nearest rivals Holgate were beaten by Dunnington 'C', but then redeemed themselves with a 26-7 victory over
Cash-troubled Scarborough FC were confident of getting a Creditors Voluntary Arrangement agreed at today's meeting of creditors in Hull. A proposal to change the ownership of the club - leading eventually to the sale of the Conference club's McCain Stadium
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have been digging deep at Castle Howard - and they are hoping a newly-discovered 14th century wall may be the remains of a real castle. Stuart Noon, resident archaeologist at the stately home, believes his dig has uncovered the remains
Reigning division one York Phoenix Open League champions Bay Horse 'A' have lost their unbeaten record to Mitre. An excellent 18 darts from John Pickering gave Mitre the edge but Allan Galley levelled with 21 then partnered Jason Powney to put Bay needing
A DISTINGUISHED churchman who retired to East Yorkshire has died, aged 77. The Rev Caryl Micklem, of Pocklington, was an influential figure in the United Reformed Church and his ministry encompassed broadcasting, music and ecumenical work. He read classics
THE Bengal Brasserie at Poppleton, York, has been awarded a prestigious Quality Food Online Award for excellence, and has also been nominated as the Quality Food Online Restaurant of the Week. The Indian restaurant, off York's northern ring road, has
Evening Press sports writer TONY CURTIS gives his verdict on the appointment of 27-year-old Chris Brass as the new York City player-manager... HONESTY. Realism. Team spirit. Those four words will be the platform from which new York City player-manager
A DRINKER who went "berserk" and launched a frenzied night attack on a stranger walking home through York has been jailed for 12 months. Geraldine Kelly, prosecuting, said that Darren Spurr, 20, grabbed Michael McMillan from behind, forced him to the
A DISABLED visitor has told of his distress after being asked to leave a York pub. Terry Keogh, 51, a motorised buggy user, left the Old White Swan, in Goodramgate, after an upset which he said has made his multiple sclerosis worse. "It has made me feel
A MAN was violently head-butted during a scuffle with two attackers who attempted to rob him at York railway station. The men accosted the victim at a cash machine on the station concourse and tried to grab money from his hand. There was a struggle in
FLYING winger Alex Godfrey is aiming to storm up the club's try-scoring charts - if he can stay fit. At the start of the season, Godfrey threw down the gauntlet to his team-mates by predicting he would top the try-scoring table come the end of the campaign
ROYAL Mail train services to and from York are to end in January, the company confirmed today. It has announced it is to stop transporting post by rail, in an effort to save £90 million a year. York does not have a dedicated mail terminal, but post is
AMBITIOUS plans to redevelop a former York girls college have been given the green light by City of York Council. York College For Girls, in Low Petergate, could now be converted and extended into a restaurant, five retail outlets and 17 apartments, after
NEW York City player-boss Chris Brass faces a baptism of fire when he pits his wits against former World Cup boss Mick McCarthy next month. Brass - unveiled as City's youngest-ever manager - will open his account in the hot-seat with a tasty friendly
A HUSBAND has to return to York Crown Court to be sentenced although a jury acquitted him of trying to stab his wife. Raymond Wadsworth, 47, told the jurors that he had forced his way into the home he and his then wife Pamela had shared in Slessor Road
HARD work to tackle congestion in York saw the city's council scoop a national transport award. City of York Council was named Local Transport Authority of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony in London, last night. Organised by the Centre For Transport
NEW York City player-boss Chris Brass faces a baptism of fire when he pits his wits against former World Cup boss Mick McCarthy next month. Brass - unveiled as City's youngest-ever manager - will open his account in the hot-seat with a tasty friendly
YORK City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season. The Football League are planning to introduce the salary capping rule across the
Lesley Bruce is not a playwright in a hurry. Five years ago, the London writer first discussed with Stephen Joseph Theatre literary manager Laura Harvey the possibility of a premiere in Scarborough. "They'd read a previous play of mine, Keyboard Skills
Being cast in Beautiful Thing was just that for two young actors who had been desperate to appear in the play, reports Charles Hutchinson . FOR Rhea Bailey, it was the part she thought had slipped beyond her grasp; for Rachid Sabitri, it was the play
STEPHEN LEWIS learns how to curb his anger at the prospect of yet another bad movie. THE thought of Jack Nicholson overacting in yet another hammy movie role is enough to drive anyone into a blind rage. As if maniac motorists, stroppy teenagers and surly
SO the reward for guiding the players through 18 months of upheaval and finishing within touching distance of the play-offs is the sack. York City manager Terry Dolan only spent cash on one player and his eye for picking out young players on loan or free
