TWO years ago yesterday York rugby league suddenly died. On March 19, 2002, the directors of York Wasps closed the club and, seven days later, their resignation from the Rugby Football League was accepted after a week of efforts to save the struggling
Three years in York writing for Bar Talk and I'm ashamed to admit that I'd never visited the Black Sheep Brewery. Mind you, I've managed to take a few pints off boss Paul Theakston in my time. The completion of his new £1 million brew house seemed reason
YORK City have rightful claims to having the best fans in the land. Boasting the biggest Supporters' Trust in football and having taken over the ownership of the club is a strong testament to such claims. But even among City's loyal supporters, Keith
WE have shunned this venue for some time, finding it on the expensive side when we last visited. Would our recently increased budget of up to £13 enable us to try the menu at last? This is an L-shaped restaurant with a servery at one end. In the courtyard
Saturday, March 20, 2004 100 years ago: York Police Court dealt with a man summoned for being disorderly and refusing to quit the Britannia Inn, Heworth, when asked to do so. The defendant allegedly told the landlord a witness would pay for his drink,
HOW can English Heritage back a scheme to demolish the Barbican, which complements the ancient bar walls, to build a modern structure that will stand out like a sore thumb? (March, 12) The flats would tower over and take away the beauty of York's bar
I ATTENDED the weekly rehearsal of York Musical Society at the Central Methodist Hall on St Saviourgate. I have been a choir member for six years, and have never had any trouble finding somewhere to park, usually on the roadside, but occasionally on Haymarket
WE should really say a big thank you to reporter Matthew Woodcock and all the team at the Evening Press for their unfailing dedication in organising the petition to Save The Odeon and spurring so many people to become involved. It was an appalling insult
YOUNG women are increasingly seeking help for excessive drinking, a York alcohol service has revealed. Once used predominantly by men, the York Alcohol Advisory Service now receives pleas for help from a roughly even split of both sexes. Those who seek
A GOVERNMENT minister has pledged to take a new look at legislation surrounding sleep-deprived drivers after being lobbied by an East Yorkshire woman who is fighting for a change in the law. Home Office Minister Caroline Flint said she would "look into
A MAJOR fundraising appeal is under way to provide a pioneering cancer day care centre in East Yorkshire. Macmillan Cancer Relief hopes to raise £1 million to provide a palliative care unit to serve Market Weighton and its surrounding rural areas. The
PENSIONERS Ann Stewart and Robert Halliday proved it's never too late when they decided to tie the knot - at 66. The happy couple were married yesterday at All Saints' Church, Cawood, near Selby, with their five grand-daughters as bridesmaids. Both have
JUDO man mountain Rob Thomas is fighting fit to scale world heights. After a six-week lay-off with a knee injury, the 39-year-old York ace has returned to the gym with a vengeance as he bids to reinforce his status as one of Europe's top performers on
A SENIOR firefighter today issued a safety alert after an inquest heard how a man who died in a flat fire had a smoke alarm - but it had no batteries fitted. If the alarm had been working, Frank Bernard Timney may have had a potentially life-saving early
A WOMAN who dealt heroin on the steps of York Magistrates Court was jailed for three-and-a- half years - and a top judge warned he would do all he could to rid York of the drug. Drugs dealer Caroline Brolly, 25, took the buyer she met on the court steps
WE should really say a big thank you to reporter Matthew Woodcock and all the team at the Evening Press for their unfailing dedication in organising the petition to Save The Odeon and spurring so many people to become involved. It was an appalling insult
Peter Niven, who ended a lengthy barren spell when Mister Friday won at Carlisle last week, returns his winner to the Cumbrian course tomorrow in the hope of completing a quick double. Niven, now training at Barton-le-Street near Malton, remains best
PEOPLE go to pub restaurants looking for many things, a good tasty meal, a pint and a chat with friends or a few pleasant hours of peace and quiet staring into space. You could do any of these things at The Dawnay Arms at Newton-on-Ouse, but I went with
With George Wilkinson temporarily out of action, Victoria Ellis pulls on her boots and heads for Huggate. GEORGE Wilkinson first noticed he really had a problem when he found he could not down his market day pint without the use of a straw - a stiff neck
GINA PARKINSON traces the history of the dahlia and offers advice on how to pot up the dormant tubers, a job for March. DAHLIAS arrived in Europe at the end of the 18th century, sent over to Madrid by the Spanish settlers in Mexico. The plant is named
Mike Laycock and family have a wizard time at Camelot. IT'S magic - especially for children. Spend all day riding the rollercoasters, roundabouts, railroad trains and log flumes of the theme park until you're utterly exhausted. And then, instead of piling
THE recent rise of rugby league in York has been reflected by the success of two teenagers who have made it into the England Under-15 Combined Youth squad - and their achievement has been recognised by none other than Great Britain chief David Waite.
SKIPPER Lee Jackson and vice-captain Danny Brough have eked ahead in the race to become the 2004 Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player of the year. The duo were already first and second in the table and their performances in the magical Challenge Cup
HALF-BACK Carl Hughes is to make a surprise reappearance for York City Knights tomorrow as the injury situation at Huntington Stadium forces coach Richard Agar to again shuffle his cards. The Knights visit Batley Bulldogs (ko 3pm) in what could prove
Jacqueline Wilson will be in York on Friday to sign copies of her new book Best Friends. STEPHEN LEWIS asks the author about her enduring appeal to young readers. JACQUELINE Wilson corrects me gently when I suggest she's Britain's top-selling author.
YOU can say a lot with statistics. And what Coun Steve Galloway was attempting to do with his tables and figures and list of complaints, was persuade us why - in his opinion - the Lib Dem council tax rise was fair (March 16). But some statistics were
I READ Bill Hearld's article 'Why we never forget teachers' (March 16) with interest. I attended a Catholic junior school in York and this was what I remembered about one particular teacher - I am sure many people remember her too. She smiled and I knew
PHIL SHEPHERDSON won the first prize in the York Writers short article competition, judged by reporter Matthew Woodcock. Inspired by grumpy letters to the Evening Press about cycling, his piece was based on his own hair-raising experience on two wheels
A DIVER from York who used his bare hands to dig an injured colleague out of a collapsed undersea trench is to receive a second national award for his bravery. Richard Fila, 29, has just been presented with the Diver Of The Year Award at the Oceanology
YORK youngsters were joined by Lobo the dog on a ten-mile walk around the city to raise cash for charity. The Year Ten students from Joseph Rowntree School walked the Centenary Way from Strensall to York Minster in aid of the charity Cardiac Risk In The
A YORK Green councillor said his arrest for obstruction during protests at North Yorkshire spy base Menwith Hill will not stop him opposing "belligerent" US and British policies. But Mark Hill, who was also arrested at the US base last June, fears a third
Civil Service's incredible 29-year domination of York netball has finally come to an end. Haxby 1 have overthrown Service's winning tradition that has been in place since the league was formed 30 years ago after twice beating the long-term champions by
solicitors acting on behalf of a York double murder suspect are to take an appeal against his extradition to the Dutch High Court in The Hague. North Yorkshire detectives will now have to wait several more weeks to learn if they can interview John Paul
THE recent rise of rugby league in York has been reflected by the success of two teenagers who have made it into the England Under-15 Combined Youth squad - and their achievement has been recognised by none other than Great Britain chief David Waite.
HALF-BACK Carl Hughes is to make a surprise reappearance for York City Knights tomorrow as the injury situation at Huntington Stadium forces coach Richard Agar to again shuffle his cards. The Knights visit Batley Bulldogs (ko 3pm) in what could prove
YORK rugby league club are to return to the city centre for the first time in 15 years after York City FC agreed to let the City Knights play their rearranged game against Gateshead at Bootham Crescent. It will be the second time the city's professional
Carrying on our musical feature to uncover what was at number one on the birth dates of City's first team, this week the spotlight falls on the Minstermen's new players. The Flying Pickets' chart-topper Only You coincided with on-loan striker Richard
