FAMILIES living close to former Army homes in Acomb, York, are unlikely to have slept well last night. Their peace of mind has been shattered by young hooligans who use the derelict estate as their playground. Residents have long endured regular volleys
THERE is no tougher contest than the fame game. Winners need tenacity as much as talent, and our boy Alistair is showing plenty of both. Alistair Griffin has made it to the last four of the BBC's Fame Academy despite being regularly slated by the "head
YORK MP Hugh Bayley , responding to the thankfully-rejected 'shoppergate' scheme, stated that "we must guard against over-development which can ruin the city" (September 10). I suggest to him that this point has almost been reached thanks to the previous
I JUST have to say what a pleasure it was to walk down Parliament Street and St Helen's Square. Why? No pigeons. I noticed at once because they scare me to death. But today, no swooping down or flapping wings. I could relax. Bliss. Mrs L Luxton, Holgate
CHARADE, this autumn's interactive exhibition at Impressions Gallery in York, will explore identity, fantasy and performance. Commissioned by the BBC during 2002/2003, the Shooting Live Artists project will be showcased at Impression as part of the York
YOU would have thought an artist of the magnitude of Craig David would have sold York Barbican out within days if not hours, but amazingly it was not so. Those who wondered about going last night and didn't, shame on you: we should support the big gigs
TIRED legs and bruised egos led to a climactic extra-time 5-1 win for 10-man Selby Town in their FA Vase qualifier with Winsford Town. A disappointing 90 minutes saw the Robins show little of their early season flair against the North West Counties side
HARROGATE Town struggled to find their form in a 1-0 UniBond League premier division defeat at Hucknall Town. Only some good goalkeeping by Liam Sutcliffe prevented a bigger defeat, the only goal coming from Danny Bacon in the 65th minute. Striker Simon
A self-employed builder whose face was smashed in a frightening unprovoked attack said he never thought it could happen in the quiet York village where he lived. Wayne Harman, 29, was today undergoing surgery to reconstruct his face after he suffered
HEROIC airmen who served in the Second World War paraded through York at the weekend to commemorate the Battle of Britain. Veterans marched alongside current members of the RAF before attending a remembrance service in York Minster. Nine Tucano aircraft
RODENTS are being blamed for causing a serious fire in a stables at a York farm. Two horses - Murphy and Romance - were rescued by farmer Colin Cartwright from his outbuilding at Sugar Hill Farm, in Stockton Lane. He was alerted to the blaze at 9.45pm
YORK Acorn bounced back to winning ways in the National Conference League second division with a hard fought 14-4 home win over Eastmoor Dragons. Acorn's win was built on an excellent defensive showing, which left everyone bemused on how they had been
A DERELICT York estate plagued by young hooligans has suffered a devastating arson attack. Three fire crews battled to control the blaze in two boarded up semi-detached houses in Slessor Road, Acomb. Police believe petrol was poured on to one of the back
HEALTH chiefs in York are set to take the first steps in creating a Foundation Trust in the city. The board of York Hospitals NHS Trust is meeting on Wednesday to discuss the controversial scheme - slammed by critics as creating a two-tier health service
NEW York City Knights boss Richard Agar says the new-found reputation of York rugby league helped persuade him to take up the Huntington Stadium reins. The 31-year-old, who was unveiled as the Knights' new head coach over the weekend, has left Featherstone
PYLONS campaigner Rosalind Craven's long-running battle against National Grid flared up again at her farm gate today. The 62-year-old widow refused to unlock the gate at Home Farm, Huby, near Easingwold, to allow contractors to begin reinstatement work
YORK City boss Chris Brass reckons Lee Bullock is poised to become a wanted man. With Darren Edmondson sidelined, the 22-year-old Bullock has been handed the captain's armband and is revelling in the responsibility. Bullock had a decisive hand in City's
POLICE today launched a nationwide hunt after a York man and his 14-year-old stepdaughter disappeared only days after her mother went missing. Lisa Allen, of Thoresby Road, Acomb, was last seen at nearby Oaklands School on Thursday. Police believe she
NEW York City Knights boss Richard Agar says the new-found reputation of York rugby league helped persuade him to take up the Huntington Stadium reins. The 31-year-old, who was unveiled as the Knights' new head coach over the weekend, has left Featherstone
YORK Acorn bounced back to winning ways in the National Conference League second division with a hard fought 14-4 home win over Eastmoor Dragons. Acorn's win was built on an excellent defensive showing, which left everyone bemused on how they had been
THE campaign to save York's Mystery Plays - launched by the Evening Press after a wave of concern from city residents - has reached the national stage. The Evening Press launched the campaign to save the Biblical plays, which are usually performed outdoors
CAPTAIN Anthony McGrath made no excuses and pulled no punches when bad light and then rain put paid to Yorkshire's chances of beating Gloucestershire at Headingley on Saturday and condemned them to another season in Division Two of the Championship. Victory
'She's on the fiddle," my outspoken nan used to say when slandering a neighbour's good name. "She gets this free and that free and discounts here and discounts there..." Had she been alive today, she would have had more than enough fodder for her aspersions
It is a sign of winter coming that Beverley stages its final meeting of the season tomorrow, not that Michael Jarvis will be bothered, provided he can send Cartography into winter quarters with another win. The exciting Newmarket colt contests the Beverley
IN reply to your request for opinions on the parking situation at York Hospital (September 17), I think building a multi-storey car park and the need for a temporary park while it is being built at the hospital, is the wrong approach. As David Merrett
I AM sorry to read that Councillor Galloway is persisting with his illogical stories about the importance of Castle car park and the revenue from it (September 11). By definition, Coppergate II, which he enthusiastically supported, would have closed the
ARE the police ever going to do anything about cyclists? As a pedestrian I think they are becoming a menace on the streets of York. For example, I was walking along the Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate pavement when a male cyclist cut across in front of me, missing
IT must have been quite a moment for those gathered at York's Exhibition Hall two days before Christmas in 1896. Suddenly a light flickered in the gloom and the audience were treated to the very latest thing in entertainment - a moving picture show. William
DUNNINGTON enjoyed their biggest win of the season as they overcame Wigginton Grasshoppers 5-1 in the premier division of the Leeper Hare York Football League. Grasshoppers missed a great chance to open the scoring early in the game when the speedy Dean
HIGHLIGHT of the first round of the Senior League Cup was Stamford Bridge's 4-2 home win against Osbaldwick. After a goalless first half, the premier division side were leading 2-0 with goals from Mark and Andy Triffitt. They looked to be coasting into
HEMINGBROUGH and Amotherby & Swinton provided the shocks in the first round of the Reserve League Cup. League new boys Amotherby & Swinton travelled to Pocklington and pulled off a shock 2-1 win with goals from Matty Taggert and Laurence Parkinson
RICKY Greening bagged a brace as Pickering Town twice came back from behind to earn a 2-2 home draw against Goole Town. Pickering are back in Northern Counties East League Premier Division action on Wednesday night when they visit Hallam before Saturday's
YORK City boss Chris Brass reckons Lee Bullock is poised to become a wanted man. With Darren Edmondson sidelined, the 22-year-old Bullock has been handed the captain's armband and is revelling in the responsibility. Bullock had a decisive hand in City's
MIDFIELD dynamo Darren Dunning believes York City's season has taken a decisive tilt towards the top. Dunning turned in another impressive performance as City returned to winning ways with Saturday's 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers. It was City's first
EVERYBODY is allowed a bad day at the office, so it is probably best for York City Knights that they write this game off as just that. A lacklustre display saw them 16-0 down with barely 11 minutes on the clock and they never looked capable of recovering
A TEENAGER who says he is hopelessly addicted to crime has branded the youth justice system a "joke". The 17-year-old from west York, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claims he has committed hundreds of crimes across the city - safe in the knowledge
HIGHWAYS bosses should consider removing road humps which could delay ambulances on emergency calls, the Government has said. The Department for Transport has written to local councils amid complaints that the humps could be putting lives at risk. York
THE campaign to save York's Mystery Plays - launched by the Evening Press after a wave of concern from city residents - has reached the national stage. The Evening Press launched the campaign to save the Biblical plays, which are usually performed outdoors
A YORK teenager seriously injured when his car smashed into a York village wall and caught fire was fighting for his life in hospital today. David Coxon, 18, of York, who was driving a red Vauxhall Corsa, was transferred from York to Leeds General Infirmary
AN ASTONISHING archaeological find has earned a York-based building company an award. Staff from Hogg the Builder discovered the body of an ancient warrior princess and her chariot while they were building new homes at Wetwang, near Pocklington. Historians
YOUNG blood Nick Thornicroft showed star quality at Headingley yesterday but could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix losing by three wickets to Gloucestershire Gladiators on the final day of the season. Yorkshire knew they were relegated even before the game
HARDLY a week goes by without a Premiership refereeing controversy. This week the circus was in town at Elland Road where Leeds United fans were bristling with injustice as Birmingham City snatched an unlikely 2-0 victory. The 77th-minute dismissal of
AFTER a four-game absence of three-point hauls a significant and well timed return to winning ways for York City. All victories are welcomed of course, but the importance of this particular triumph should not be underestimated. City may only have moved
MALTON and Norton almost pulled off a miracle in their National Intermediate Cup first round tie going down 27-24 to a powerful Middlesbrough side who are riding high in North East Two. The heavier visiting pack meant that Malton possession was limited
HARROGATE disposed of their National League Division Three North opponents, Dudley Kingswinford 60-21 in their Powergen Cup Second Round North match to earn a trip to Worcester of Division One. Hooker Mark Erven will remember this game for a long time
YORK RI's best performance of the season was just not enough to win their Junior Vase first round tie against Ilkley at New Lane. Unbeaten, and a league higher than RI, Ilkley won 18-5 but only after being forced to defend for long spells with Tom Spilman
SELBY won a highly entertaining Intermediate Cup first round encounter 39-33 at Dinnington thanks to Tony Godfrey's last-minute try. The men from Sandhill Lane took the lead after 15 minutes when scrum half Matthew Smith jinked over under the posts, but
STEPHEN LEWIS takes advantage of World Reflexology Week to find out about an ancient healing art. SALLY Hanley probes at her partner Brian Johnson's foot. The tips of her fingers and thumbs knead and press, searching for what she calls "hotspots" that
NORWICH Union will be going for a hat-trick of Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale Cricket League titles next season. However, they could be stepping into the York Senior Cricket League in 2005. They have asked Vale League secretary Shane Hargrave about
YOUNG blood Nick Thornicroft showed star quality at Headingley yesterday but could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix losing by three wickets to Gloucestershire Gladiators on the final day of the season. Yorkshire knew they were relegated even before the game
