YORK City boss Chris Brass has welcomed the "fit and proper test" that could be applicable to all Football League club directors by August. The Independent Football Commission's second annual report has made the recommendation and those sentiments are
TWELVE employees at Pocklington-based Sundora Foods have proved their leadership qualities after successfully completing a programme of training. Each gained an Introductory Certificate In Team Leading, accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management
A pioneering project has helped a North Yorkshire internet solutions company to expand. An extra member of staff has been taken on by Scarborough-based Wrenn Internet Solutions after guidance from the Support From Assured Professionals project, which
THE newly-formed York RUFC youth development squad of Under-16s and U17s secured their first win in a close encounter with their Scunthorpe counterparts at Clifton Park. Fielding a predominantly U16 side,York fell behind early on to a converted try before
THE first-ever basketball tournament for York primary schools is taking place tomorrow at Oaklands School. Three schools will go head-to-head in the tournament, which has been organised by York Vikings basketball club. Coaches from the club have been
CUP glory could be calling for York Under-11 Schoolboys after they stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Cup with a 3-1 win at Wakefield. Adam Thornton and man-of-the-match Jacob Gore combined well at the forefront of the York attack
A SUPPORT group helping people affected by road deaths has backed an East Yorkshire woman's campaign to change the law to target sleep-deprived drivers. Carole Whittingham, of SCARD (Support and Care After Road Death and Injury), said her group admired
DECORATING a Viking longboat is just one of the challenges being issued to children this half-term. Friday sees the start of this year's Jorvik Viking Festival, which runs until February 22. The Yorkshire Museum has invited children to come along during
CITY of York Council is among 65 councils being warned it may face council tax capping. But the Government's threats to step in and dock council spending were dismissed as "ridiculous" by council leader Steve Galloway. Coun Galloway revealed City of York
PERFECT pouts will win prizes this week when a York store launches a Valentine's Day-themed charity promotion. Browns of York is offering customers - male or female - the chance to win £100 in beauty vouchers if they have a winning kiss. The under-16s
WHEN they needed it most Leeds United produced their best display of the season to demolish Wolves 4-1 at Elland Road last night. Defeat would have virtually spelt the end of their struggle to stay in the Premiership. Instead they ended a sequence of
ALAN Smith believes his renewed partnership with Mark Viduka can carry Leeds United to Premiership safety. And he had words of praise too for fellow home-grown hero James Milner after all three were on target in last night's vital 4-1 triumph over relegation
RICHARD Agar has seen his York City Knights squad considerably depleted less than three weeks into the new season - with Danny Seal and Rob Kama now ruled out for some time. However, he remains confident there is enough strength in depth to cover these
A TEENAGER who admitted he was hopelessly addicted to crime has once again escaped a jail sentence - this time for hurling a chair at his mum during a frightening assault and stealing alcohol from an off-licence. The 17-year-old also punched his mother
YORK City boss Chris Brass has welcomed the "fit and proper test" that could be applicable to all Football League club directors by August. The Independent Football Commission's second annual report has made the recommendation and those sentiments are
YORK youngsters had fun with folding at an origami workshop. Children at Tang Hall School spent the afternoon exploring the Japanese art of paper folding as part of a maths and arts workshop. The workshop was part of a series of week-long events which
PHIL Willis, Liberal Democrat education spokesman and Harrogate MP, has demanded that an Ombudsman be introduced to deal with student complaints following the introduction of top-up fees. Mr Willis made the call while speaking in the Committee on the
EVERY so often a proposal emerges which leaves us gasping in outrage. We bring you one such notion tonight. North Yorkshire police are considering introducing a premium rate telephone line for non-emergency calls. Chief Constable Della Cannings believes
IT'S enough to make Lord Brocket choke on his first decent meal since emerging from the Australian rain forest. And quite apart from the effect it will have on that particular ageing Lothario, the news is sure to put the wind up more than one mature male
THE Evening Press campaign to save the York Odeon has been backed by MPs at Westminster - including former cabinet minister Frank Dobson. York MP Hugh Bayley and Selby MP John Grogan have tabled an Early Day Motion, which will appear regularly on the
I WRITE regarding the ongoing renovations of York's Rowntree Park and the surrounding area. While the improvements look very nice, I see no point in spending money on something which is still not being utilised. During my recent visits to the park the
Out of proportion Home Secretary David Blunkett plans to set up an FBI-style agency to combat all serious crime in this country (February 9). I am surprised because, according to Home Office figures, there has only been a minimal increase in serious crime
Edredon Bleu, who has shared the headlines this season with his Gold Cup-winning stablemate Best Mate, has an outstanding chance of making some more at Wincanton tomorrow. The £17,000 Betfair Chase is the target for the Henrietta Knight-trained gelding
A YOUNG York philosopher has harnessed his fine brain to the business of brawn. While Alan Johns, 22, of South Bank, was doing his dissertation for an MA in political philosophy at the University of York, he had a brainwave - to create a new spectator
TADCASTER brewery workers have been rewarded for their outstanding work. Coors' brewery at Tadcaster was named the chain's most improved brewery over the last year. Tadcaster's contribution was recognised at the company's annual awards ceremony, held
DECORATING a Viking longboat is just one of the challenges being issued to children this half-term. Friday sees the start of this year's Jorvik Viking Festival, which runs until February 22. The Yorkshire Museum has invited children to come along during
RICHARD Agar has seen his York City Knights squad considerably depleted less than three weeks into the new season - with Danny Seal and Rob Kama now ruled out for some time. However, he remains confident there is enough strength in depth to cover these
STEPHEN LEWIS suggests new books for star-crossed lovers. YOU have got to hand it to those people at Walker Books. They have certainly managed to trump everyone else in the race to produce this year's most romantic Valentine's Day publication. Despite
FORGET the calorie-counting, singleton world of Bridget Jones. Mimi Smartypants takes the genre of the chick-lit diary to an entirely different level. The real-life diary of Mimi, a 30-year-old Chicago girl, first appeared on website diaryland.com, where
A YORK woman struck a policeman in the face during a violent struggle with officers as her father was being arrested, the city's magistrates heard. But Naomi Margaret Beavers claimed she was merely trying to give her dad a "cuddle" before the officer
FIREFIGHTERS in North Yorkshire could bill homeowners hundreds of pounds for pumping out floodwater - or even rescuing trapped pets. The flooding charge could apply if the deluge is caused by bad weather - not just a tap being left on. Powers have existed
YORK planespotter Andy Jenkins has refused to settle out of court in a long-running dispute over bail money paid into a Greek court hearing his case. He is one of nine planespotters whose convictions were quashed on appeal in November 2002, and who have
SHOPPERS in York witnessed an "arresting" sight when a series of apparently respectable citizens were taken into custody and marched off to jail. But the group of 16, nicked by a posse of lawmen led by York's Town Crier John Redpath, were all having their
Yorkshire paceman Steven Kirby flew out to India today for two weeks training at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai where he and Worcestershire fast bowler Kabir Ali will receive tuition from former Australian pace ace Dennis Lillee. The two England hopefuls
THE Evening Press campaign to save the York Odeon has been backed by MPs at Westminster - including former cabinet minister Frank Dobson. York MP Hugh Bayley and Selby MP John Grogan have tabled an Early Day Motion, which will appear regularly on the
PEOPLE may have to dial a premium rate line if they want to call North Yorkshire police. Chief Constable Della Cannings has raised the possibility of raising funds for the force through charging people for calling a proposed new countywide non-emergency
A SCHEME to create a unified school experience for children in the Clifton area is to be launched later this year. The "One School @ Clifton" scheme aims to provide a seamless experience for children as they travel from nursery right through to finishing
STUDENTS from York College will be touring primary schools throughout York with a production exploring prejudice and friendship. The students are part of the Fourthwall Theatre Company, which is made up of second-year performing arts students. They will
Novelist Melvin Burgess spotted a gap in the book market for teenagers and filled it with his controversial, attention-grabbing stories. As a new Burgess stage adaptation opens in York, the writer tells Charles Hutchinson why he is drawn to writing for
HONOURS even graced the York Leeper Hare Reserve 'A' clash between St John's College and Osbaldwick. The two sides were locked in a 2-2 draw, Matt Moore and Simon Connell on target for The Students with Phil Grayson and Guy Ulliott sharing the plunder
OUR local campaign to Save The Odeon has made it all the way to Westminster. MPs and former ministers have backed an Early Day Motion calling for the York cinema to be kept open and restored to its former glory. What a demonstration of people power. Every
Yorkshire paceman Steven Kirby flew out to India today for two weeks training at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai where he and Worcestershire fast bowler Kabir Ali will receive tuition from former Australian pace ace Dennis Lillee. The two England hopefuls
ON behalf of Nunnery Area Residents' Association I thank City of York Council and the police for all their hard work and persistent efforts in successfully evicting the nuisance tenant from our area. It is a huge relief to everyone who lives nearby and
LATELY there has been much discussion about university fees and education, but why all the fuss? If one can read and write, and is blessed with a modicum of common sense (the latter lacking in many supposed intellectuals) that is almost all you need.
I WOULDN'T count myself among Julian Cole's greatest admirers, but the criticism he levelled at fellow journalists in his review of the response to the Hutton Report was, for once, spot on (February 5). A vibrant democracy requires a free, robust, interrogative
I HOPE Patrick Crozier doesn't drive a car or otherwise pollute and clog up York, so mightily he sits on his highhorse of anti-cycling opinion (Letters, February 4). While there is, of course, a minority of cyclists who cause danger, there are two clear
IN response to your article 'Cheap childcare boost for workers' (January 15), we wish to remind Jane Sachedina and the Clifton Moor Association that although there is only one nursery at Clifton Moor it is actually served by six local private day nurseries
I LIVED in Old Malton for a large part of my life, in fact I am 'a peaker' - a person born and reared in the village, as were my parents and grandparents. Referring to excerpts from the History of Ryedale (February 2), I must correct some of the facts
ANN Reid states that York's last Labour-led council increased car park charges by a "massive 20 per cent" (Letters, February 7). This, she says, has led to a loss of revenue. Why complain about that then do exactly the same thing? The council has been
NO woman - or no play. Helmsley actress Vicki Hill has been forced to leave the cast of 1812 Theatre Company's production of Waiting For Godot after the intervention of playwright Samuel Beckett's estate. Ironically the production is being directed by
