TIME to dive again into the warm pool of readers' memories. Miss Mary Dodd wrote to us all the way from Plymouth following our piece about Fulford Maternity Hospital. "I joined the staff as midwifery matron in May 1961. I know just what Sister Willey
A "small business paradise" is about to arise on the outskirts of York. Work begins on April 18 on two projects in Audax Road on the Lancaster Park estate of Clifton Moor, both designed to meet a huge demand for affordable offices and warehouses - and
DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, the international property adviser, is pulling out of York. The commercial property giant has decided to close its four-person office in Merchant Chambers, Fossgate at the end of this month. The commercial property giant plans
YORKSHIRE businesses are winning the battle against cashflow problems, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds TSB Corporate. Just 13 per cent of firms in the region report cashflow difficulties compared to a national average of
MASTERFUL guitarist and singer Eric Bibb puts heart, body and soul into his music. The skill of his dextrous fingers dancing over the frets combines with his rich, soulful voice to create a "tingle factor" that leaves the listeners feeling they have witnessed
Nestle Rowntree ground out a 3-3 draw in the mud at Ripon thirds. Conditions dictated a forward-orientated duel and the two well-matched packs gave no quarter. Ripon took the lead with a tenth-minute penalty and Trees were grateful to their youngest player
Already doomed Scarborough were no match for an already promoted and carefree Malton and Norton side who played exhilarating rugby to win the derby 38-0. The superior fitness and organisation within the Malton side was always going to cause problems for
YORK RI overcame the weather and a spirited Leeds Corinthians side 18-14 to win their last home league game of the season. The game did not start to plan as RI fell behind after ten minutes, Corinthians' centre Neil Foster racing unopposed to the posts
I CAN understand the feelings of Pickering residents about their flood defences; but was it really necessary to express them in such a distasteful and offensive manner (March 30)? I know that the photograph of the mock funeral has caused considerable
YORK City Knights' inaugural player of the month, Simon Friend, today lauded the mental strength in the squad after the side ended their hectic week by qualifying for the knockout stages of the Arriva Trains Cup. The Knights ran in six second-half tries
FEEDING dogs chocolate could have fatal consequences this Easter, a leading veterinary charity has warned pet owners across York and North Yorkshire. According to the PDSA, large amounts of chocolate can poison dogs and other pets, including hamsters
It was like a Milan catwalk show, only without as many tears and tantrums. There were some tears of course, and one very minor tantrum, but all in all I think it is safe to say that the school Easter bonnet parade was a raging success with the critics
A PARKING protest petition has been launched by a group of angry York businesspeople who claim new charges could lead to people losing their jobs. Business owners in East Parade, Heworth, have launched the petition against new on-street parking charges
TWO lesbians were the first gay couple to be unofficially "married" at York Register Office. Jane Smith, 29, a health care assistant, and partner Jo Kitching, 26, were joined together at the commitment ceremony watched by family and friends. The couple
A SEVEN-YEAR wrangle between York cabbies serving the city's station and GNER over an enforced smart dress code has finally been resolved - thanks to the clip-on tie. Drivers wanting to renew their station rank permits must now wear a white or blue shirt
EDDIE GRAY underlined the importance of tonight's relegation dogfight with Leicester by declaring it on a par with the club's biggest games in Europe. Describing it as "a game we must win", caretaker-manager Gray added: "It is as important as our European
THE Flying Scotsman will make a triumphant journey to York next month after the National Railway Museum won its battle to save the historic loco for Britain. The world-famous attraction will become the centrepiece of the NRM's Railfest exhibition in May
"WE are chuffed." So says Stephen Johnson, head of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, after its £1.8 million grant helped save the Flying Scotsman for Britain. There will be a lot of chuffed people today, including everyone who cares about Britain's
OUT of tragedy comes hope. Last month we reported how the sister of murdered York man Daniel Wall gave birth to a daughter after his funeral. Today's news that Marjorie Stuttle is to marry again is another illustration of the healing power of love. The
Matthew Hoggard has earned a permanent place in the game's international hall of fame with his sensational hat-trick which rushed England to victory over the West Indies in Bridgetown, Barbados. His outstanding achievement brought glowing praise from
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has called on his side to show more desire and passion after the club dropped into the Division Three relegation zone after yesterday's 2-0 home defeat against Macclesfield. Brass felt certain players appeared uncommitted
Staff at York IT firm RedBlack Software are getting into gear for a fundraising casino night at their new city centre headquarters. The charity event with James Bond theme takes place on April 27 when the King Street office will be transformed into a
York-based Rollits Solicitors, has been signed up to offer expert advice to other businesses in the region as part of a new series of free business seminars aimed at helping media and marketing companies in Yorkshire to stay ahead of the game. The early
In what was, perhaps, the most important League match of the season, Selby gave a tremendous display, and ran out deserved 26-10 winners. Old Crossleyans had no answer to Selby's loose forward play where their rolling mauls regularly made huge inroads
BONG! A bell talks. Bong! Another bell talks, high in the bell tower of the cathedral of Notre Dame. Welcome to the wonderful world of writer, actor and director Nick Lane, who applies the physical-theatre resourcefulness and multiple role-playing of
Harrogate competed well but were unable to capitalise on their scoring opportunities to lose 26-12 to visiting Sedgley Park. Sedgley Park took advantage of the chances, which Harrogate gifted to them, to give them the victory, which should secure promotion
York lost their final home game in the Powergen North Division 2 East by 19-8 to West Hartlepool. It leaves them one last chance to salvage any pride when they visit bottom club Northern on the Saturday after Easter. The hosts began the game like kings
TWO tries in the final ten minutes sealed Pocklington's hard-earned 18-0 Yorkshire Three victory at Roundhegians. Pocklington made a storming start. Their pack had drives stopped inches short, while scrum-half Johnny Frank dived over but could not ground
WHAT an interesting argument Liz Edge posed as she opposed speed humps in the city (March 31) including: Cars have to stop for cycle tracks She monitored York's buses during a six-month period Her views on the usefulness of speed humps Unless I am mistaken
YORK police are over-reacting by calling for a ban on Big Issue sellers in the city (April 2). A two-day operation by benefits investigators and police seems to have resulted in no more than three homeless people identified as breaching the unemployment
AS anyone who regularly has to cross the Haleys Terrace-Huntington Road junction after a shower of rain will know, high wellington boots or waders are a necessity. This is brought about by continually blocked road drains in Haleys Terrace which results
THE Meningitis Trust thanks toddlers in the North East for helping to raise £330,000 towards the fight against meningitis. Thousands of under-fives throughout the region joined in our special Toddle Waddle sponsored walk and helped to make this the biggest
I WAS interested in your article about 14year old Georgina Saxon's campaign to stop horses being taken to the continent for slaughter (March 30). One reads so many negative reports of young people these days that it is heartening to read about Georgina's
TO think of moving Walmgate Bar to the Monks Cross roundabout (Evening Press, April Fool's Day), one must have spent a little too much time in the bar which faces the proposed site on the Malton Road. Roderic Vassie, Belle Vue Cottages, York. Updated:
THE appointment of Michael Grade is good for the BBC and the licence fee payer. The Hutton Report was a very regrettable incident but lessons must be learned and the Beeb must move on. Mr Grade was successful in revamping BBC1 when he was controller and
THERE was to be no miracle win for Heworth on Saturday as they crashed to their 19th Arriva Trains Conference division two defeat of the season against promotion-chasing Castleford Panthers. The Villagers went into the game on the back of only their fourth
YORK City youth team goalkeeper David Stockdale pulled out all the stops for Pickering Town to help them to a 2-2 draw at home to Sheffield. The teenager was called in at the last minute after regular 'keeper Kevin Martin went down sick and was in top
Pocklington gained revenge on Haxby for last week's FA Cup defeat with a 5-1 win in the York and District Leeper Hare League Senior Cup quarter-finals. They were three up inside the first ten minutes with a hat-trick from Andy Green, Baz Gargett making
IT is not often you score two hat-tricks in five days, and it is less often that even after such a feat you miss out on the man-of-the-match award. Winger Alex Godfrey is in scintillating try-scoring form at the moment. Having racked up three in midweek
THE Evening Press is about to launch one of its greatest competitions - and one lucky reader will be delighted to take the spoils. Our fantastic prize is a new car. We have teamed up with Turnbulls Mazda, of Layerthorpe, York, who have donated a superb
A HERO who smashed his way into a burning house to rescue his elderly neighbour has been nominated for a bravery award. Steven Hughes, 34, of Bad Bargain Lane, York, pulled his neighbour, Ted Striker, from his burning house in the early hours of February
PEOPLE in all areas of the community were being urged today to keep watch over colleagues, friends and neighbours as part of the fight against crime. Civic leaders were meeting at the Mansion House in York to mark the success of a family of community
YORK City Knights' inaugural player of the month, Simon Friend, today lauded the mental strength in the squad after the side ended their hectic week by qualifying for the knockout stages of the Arriva Trains Cup. The Knights ran in six second-half tries
ROY of the Rovers script-writers would have been fired for penning as far-fetched a tale as that which unfolded at Bootham Crescent yesterday. But the unlikely appearance of both City old boys Jon Parkin and Graham Potter on the scoresheet was assisted
A NORTH Yorkshire teenager has become only the third person in the UK to receive experimental treatment which may slow the progress of the brain-wasting vCJD disease. The 18-year-old girl's operation was initially shrouded in political controversy, after
Matthew Hoggard has earned a permanent place in the game's international hall of fame with his sensational hat-trick which rushed England to victory over the West Indies in Bridgetown, Barbados. His outstanding achievement brought glowing praise from
JON Parkin admitted that he was hurt by the reception he was given by City fans on his scoring return to Bootham Crescent yesterday, writes. The 22-year-old striker netted the first goal in a 2-0 win that lifted relegation rivals Macclesfield above the
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has called on his side to show more desire and passion after the club dropped into the Division Three relegation zone after yesterday's 2-0 home defeat against Macclesfield. Brass felt certain players appeared uncommitted
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is to marry the man she says saved her life. Marjorie Stuttle, 55, said the support of soulmate David Marks stopped her from taking her own life in the aftermath of Caroline's death. By a twist of
JON Parkin admitted that he was hurt by the reception he was given by City fans on his scoring return to Bootham Crescent yesterday, writes. The 22-year-old striker netted the first goal in a 2-0 win that lifted relegation rivals Macclesfield above the
WING Commander, who finished fourth in the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster ten days ago, can build on that excellent first effort of the season at Pontefract's opening meeting tomorrow. The five-year-old, previously trained by Michael Bell at Newmarket,
EVERYONE'S raven about those birds. As we reported last Friday, motorists are furious at the way crows Russell and Sheryl are carrion on, tearing windscreen wipers off cars at Askham Bar Park and Ride. Driver John Foster was spitting feathers after having
