A RECORD number of passengers passed through Leeds Bradford International Airport last month. Passenger numbers increased by 35 per cent to 143,290 during February, and the year to date is showing an increase of 30.8 per cent over the first two months
SUPERMARKET giant Asda, which has been consistently voted the best company to work for in the North, was this year pipped to the post for the title. Yesterday's Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For saw the project management firm the Eagoi Partnership
WHERE have all the Wise Men gone? That is the question - and title of a talk - which will be answered by prominent quantity surveyor Prof Ray Turner at the eighth Sir Peter Shepherd Memorial Lecture on April 27. The event is being organised by the Yorkshire
MOST of York and North Yorkshire's exporting small- and medium-sized businesses started selling abroad without planning or research. That is the conclusion of a survey of the area's exporters undertaken by Parcelforce Worldwide. The worrying figures were
POCKLINGTON went back to the top of Yorkshire Three on points difference after a 31-17 victory at home to Hemsworth. They started like a train to be 17 points up inside the first quarter of an hour but then lost their way before finally pulling clear
A BELOW strength Selby side lost 26-17 in a friendly match at home to a strong Doncaster development side including players with first team experience. With second row forward Jason Cicero absent, Mark Toye came back into the side having recovered from
A BELOW-PAR performance in an altogether disappointing season saw Heworth crash out of the GMB Union National Cup with an 18-6 defeat to Ellenborough Rangers. The Cumberland League outfit were the underdogs but benefited from several Heworth mistakes
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar saw his side set a new club record of five consecutive wins yesterday and declared: "I ain't complaining". The Knights beat his old club, Featherstone Rovers, 18-16 in the Arriva Trains Cup group section at Huntington
PROPOSALS to build more than 20 flats on the outskirts of York's city centre are set to be thrown out after more than 70 letters of objection were received. The Highways Department, York Civic Trust and English Heritage have also criticised the scheme
TOCKWITH are through to the Leeper Hare York and District League Junior Cup semi-finals after coming from behind to score an extra-time win at home to Elvington Harriers. Adam Robertson and a header from Luke Dove put Harriers two up inside the first
MY pivotal role as a mother has been usurped by a toasted teacake. All my tender loving care, my nurturing and my constant attention to my beloved daughter's every whim and want is nothing when compared to the delights of a hot, buttery snack. Since starting
A COUPLE who have waited almost three years for an inquest into their son's death have been dealt a devastating fresh blow. A vital piece of equipment in use when Craig Archer died in York Hospital in May 2001 is believed to have been "accidentally discarded
THE worlds of politics and industry came together today to back a bid to bring a famous piece of railway history to York. The city's MP, Hugh Bayley, joined GNER's chief operating officer, Jonathan Metcalfe, at York Station to call for public support
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar saw his side set a new club record of five consecutive wins yesterday and declared: "I ain't complaining". The Knights beat his old club, Featherstone Rovers, 18-16 in the Arriva Trains Cup group section at Huntington
THESE are the horrific injuries suffered by York tattooist Steven Hunter in a shocking robbery in his home. The 51-year-old, who works at the Two Ronnies Tattoo Studio in Clarence Street, had both ears mutilated and was slashed across the face by three
I FIND the treatment of Susan Moore, a perpetually unemployed person, to be reprehensible. Unemployment can become a form of severe societal isolation, a mental illness, and the last thing a person in this position needs is a cheap national rag feeding
YOU report council proposals to close off Heslington Lane and the use of either rising bollards and/or congestion charges to prevent traffic from using this road ('Residents to get vote on road charges', March 4). Such a proposal beggars belief. Just
IT will be unfortunate if the evening economy suffers as a result of the increased parking charges in York. I am a member of several local groups all of which meet in the evenings through the week. Some of these groups are concerned it will be too expensive
I REFER to your news story about the meeting of the York Older People's Forum with Hugh Bayley MP, concerning the rise in the council tax in York (February 28). Older people on fixed incomes are unsurprisingly concerned about the outrageous increase in
WHAT a surprise York came nowhere in the top 20 rankings ('York shops flop', March 3). For a vibrant city such as ours, the retail therapy leaves much to be desired. The variety of shops we have are very poor. Our city is made up of banks, building societies
THE ghost of glory past returned to Bootham Crescent yesterday, with fans enjoying a tantalising glimpse of what they would love to be the ghost of glory yet to come. All the York City stars from the promotion sides of 1984 and 1993 provided great entertainment
TODAY we begin an exciting new initiative. Yesterday Once More has teamed up with the York Reference Library to bring you a selection of photographs from its archive. Many of these pictures are rare and haven't been seen since technology moved on from
EXPANSION plans at a York company are expected to bring 15 new jobs to the city. Design and print company Maxiprint, based at Kettlestring Lane, in Clifton Moor, is hoping a new state-of-the-art machine will more than double its annual turnover from £2.4
ONE of 54 fume cupboards gets loaded into a specialised lifting cage before its ascent into the University of York's new £6 million three-storey Chemistry D Block. The work marked a significant milestone in York-based Shepherd Engineering Services' £2
YORK RUFC looked doomed to relegation back to Yorkshire One after losing 18-15 at fellow North Two East strugglers Horden. Prospects for survival looked good for York when they led with 20 minutes remaining but, as so often this season, they saw their
YORK RI cemented their mid-table position in Yorkshire Three with a 28-8 home victory over Wath on Dearne on Saturday. With a good win over league leaders Castleford under their belt, visitors Wath opened strongly and went in front with a penalty by stand-off
RICHARD Agar yesterday passed his latest big test as York City Knights coach and in doing so saw his charges set a new club record of five straight wins. The Knights were not at their scintillating best but dug new depths of resilience and a piece of
YORK Acorn slipped on the Illingworth banana skin to fall at the third hurdle of the GMB Union National Cup. The Halifax side, from the Pennine League premier division, won 30-22 as Acorn just didn't get the basics right and therefore fell onto the back
BOGEY woe on the final day cost North Yorkshire's king of swing Simon Dyson dear in the Dubai Desert Classic. Dyson, who was among illustrious company as he lay in fourth place after the third round in the star-studded event at the Emirates Golf Club,
COUNCIL bosses are cracking down on householders who fail to move their cars when cleaners come to their streets - warning that they could face a £30 fine. City of York Council has a rolling programme of gully emptying and road sweeping in terraced streets
TWO second half goals by Andy Green earned title-chasing Pocklington a 2-2 draw at home to Copmanthorpe in Leeper Hare York and District League premier division. Copmanthorpe were two up at the break with goals from Matty Bastock and Terry Hibbert. Green
HARROGATE Town manager John Reed's hopes of reaching a cup final for the fourth successive season were dashed by a penalty shoot-out and 'under-nine' defending on Saturday. Reed's side drew 4-4 against Workington in the semi-finals of the Unibond League
A YORK housewife has donated an extraordinary legacy to the city's archives - scrapbooks showing the changing face of the city over a period of more than 15 years. Ann Gordon, 72, of Rawcliffe, has been tramping the city's streets taking photographs since
SQUEAMISH people should stay well away when York Hospital opens its operating theatre to the public. The hospital is to give people looking to break into a career as an operating department practitioner (ODP) the chance to take a look behind the scenes
THE widow of one of the victims of the Selby rail disaster has hit out following reports that crash driver Gary Hart is planning to write a book. Margitta Needham, from Pocklington, was reacting after reports in a Sunday newspaper suggested that Hart
MORE than 3,000 people were evacuated from a shopping centre on the outskirts of York after a fire broke out at a fast food restaurant. The fire started in the McDonald's restaurant in the McArthurGlen designer outlet, near Fulford, at about 4.30pm on
A BELOW-PAR performance in an altogether disappointing season saw Heworth crash out of the GMB Union National Cup with an 18-6 defeat to Ellenborough Rangers. The Cumberland League outfit were the underdogs but benefited from several Heworth mistakes
YORK Acorn slipped on the Illingworth banana skin to fall at the third hurdle of the GMB Union National Cup. The Halifax side, from the Pennine League premier division, won 30-22 as Acorn just didn't get the basics right and therefore fell onto the back
THE sites of York's existing special schools could be sold off for housing developments in a radical scheme that has caused outrage among residents. The proposal is one of the options to be put to councillors as they debate the future of land at Lidgett
BOGEY woe on the final day cost North Yorkshire's king of swing Simon Dyson dear in the Dubai Desert Classic. Dyson, who was among illustrious company as he lay in fourth place after the third round in the star-studded event at the Emirates Golf Club,
LEE Bullock will join Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season after York City's home match with Scunthorpe tomorrow night. The Minstermen have agreed a loan fee with Cardiff for Bullock's services until the summer and a transfer fee has been
YORK City were delayed on their journey to Kidderminster by traffic bound for Cruft's, but when the Minstermen did arrive at Aggborough manager Chris Brass was left barking mad after a dog's dinner of a performance. Brass has previously stated that the
I OFTEN find myself being shocked by the anti asylum/immigration letters in the Evening Press, but Ruth Bradley's (Letters, March 5) must win the prize for the most ignorant and prejudiced I have read so far. Just because you come across people in York
WHY do so many newspaper reports substitute the word "car" for "driver" when reporting motoring collisions? We read in the Evening Press that "a car lost control" (Yorkshire In Brief, March 1). I have read similar choice phrases, for example the car did
MEMO to Messrs Raynsford N, Bayley H, Galloway, S. Don't worry about lack of time to reprint my council tax bill, it will be sent back to City of York Council with the correct figures worked out. These will be: 2.5 per cent increase for City of York Council
THE Flying Scotsman is more than a railway engine. It is the most famous steam locomotive in the world, an icon of a golden age of transport and a symbol of world-class British engineering. To see the Flying Scotsman disappear into a foreign private collection
THE son of a York City legend wore his father's shirt with pride during a rollercoaster day of celebration and reunion. A crowd of 850 watched as Matthew Walwyn grabbed two goals during yesterday's York City's Past Players Festival. Matthew, 13, is the
LEE Bullock will join Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season after York City's home match with Scunthorpe tomorrow night. The Minstermen have agreed a loan fee with Cardiff for Bullock's services until the summer and a transfer fee has been
All eyes will be on Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield tomorrow. The Andrew Balding-trained five-year-old lines-up for the Bet Direct Median Auction Maiden Stakes, just a week after his controversial defeat on the same course. On that occasion, Kieren Fallon
DESPERATE times for singing publican Garry Barrett and his partner Penny Chaplin. Their snowman has gone. Those of you with a working knowledge of climatic physics will be asking, "what's the problem?" After all, all the snowfolk created in the last cold
