Wednesday, May 5, 2004 100 years ago: Before proceeding to dispose of the business of York Police Court, the Lord Mayor of York, accompanied by other members of the Bench, remarked that he thought he ought to express his pleasure at the fact that there
"LET the world come to York." Those were the words of York race committee chairman Lord Halifax, who opened the doors of the city to tens of thousands of punters hoping to attend Royal Ascot. Speaking at the racecourse, Lord Halifax said he wanted to
LORD Halifax's cheery, open-house invitation to Royal Ascot will set York residents reminiscing about Knavesmire's previous crowd-pullers. The race committee chairman's estimated capacity of 200,000 is undeniably accurate. On a May Bank Holiday 22 years
WESTOW cricketers will expect to harvest many a win this season. As our stunning photograph shows, their pitch is surrounded on all sides by a dazzling carpet of oil seed rape. Spiritedly, the team warn opposing players of the hay fever risk. Even so,
AS market manager of the seven-day-a-week city centre market, I have to disagree with Mr Scaife's comments about the commodities on sale at the market (Letters, May 3). Each to their own opinion but Mr Scaife's comments about "cheap tat, dodgy CDs and
I OFTEN drive to towns lying to the west of York and must negotiate the tailbacks at Grimston roundabout and then the interminable trail along the A1237 York northern bypass. Unfortunately, Grimston roundabout concentrates all the west-bound traffic from
YORK shoppers will be shocked to learn that as a result of unfair EU sugar policies they pay about three times the world price for sugar, with the surplus helping to line the pockets of monopoly sugar processors such as British Sugar or Tate & Lyle
IN your article about capping council tax, you quote Hugh Bayley as saying that the Liberal Democrat administration inherited "the lowest council tax in Yorkshire from the previous Labour council. But because of that big rise, it is no longer the lowest
THE bare truth - and the juicy facts - will be given to budding entrepreneurs in York next weekend. A (fully-clothed) Calendar Girl, Tricia Stewart, will launch The Enterprise Show at Museum Gardens in the city, a two-day event starting on Saturday. It
CHARLIE Conrad has it all. A beautiful wife, Linzi, who had her 15 minutes on children's television; two adoring children; advertising contracts, designer-label wealth and a magnificent Georgian house. Yet Charlie (Stephen Beckett) is an Eddie the Eagle
The solicitor who helped Sally Clark to clear her name after being wrongly jailed for the double murder of her two babies has moved to North Yorkshire. Marilyn Stow, one of Britain's best known divorce and family lawyers, has relocated her family law
YORK Acorn centre Michael Embleton picked up a brace of awards at the amateur rugby league club's open age/under-18s end of season presentation event. Embleton lifted the first team's Man of Steel and players' player awards, receiving them from guest
FORMER York City player Kieran Darlow snatched a dramatic York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup final victory for Marcia. They seemed down and out against Wigginton Grasshoppers when they trailed 3-1 with 12 minutes remaining, but Darlow capped an amazing
DANIEL Jaques jetted in from Ibiza to help Coxwold win the first-ever RJF Homes Beckett league Division Two League Cup final. They beat Heslerton Reserves 3-1 at Kirkbymoorside with Jaques, who is working in Ibiza on a six-month contract, netting the
MINI netballers English Martyrs turned the tables on the best of York's young netball talent at the Junior Schools Netball Championship Cup. The officially designated 'mini' school won three of their four round robin matches to claim the title. They beat
A FALL in the number of children boarding at private schools has been blamed on Government-imposed costs. The Independent Schools Council has released figures which show that although overall figures are up, the number of boarders is down. It says this
THE campaign to save a popular York "village green" from being turned into a new school has won strong local support. Plans have long been on the table for a £25 million project to build three new privately-financed schools in York A proposed site for
THUGS who drove cattle and sheep out of their field could have caused a "terrible accident" on a major North Yorkshire dual carriageway, a farmer warned today. James Sykes said an "absolute tragedy" could have resulted if the 30 animals had strayed on
PROPOSALS which could see half of new homes in many York developments being designated as "affordable" are to be further considered by councillors. The leader of City of York Council, Steve Galloway, who was chairing a meeting of its ruling executive
YORk angler Alistair Wilks took top honours in the Saturday open match at his home Willows venue with a level 50lb. Drawn to fish from Goldrush 52 he won the 51-entry event by fishing pole and pellet to a sunken island for carp to 4lb. Mal Proctor (Daiwa
FAN power can help lift York City out of the Conference at the first attempt. The club have budgeted for gates of 2,000 next season and any crowds above that figure will generate cash to spend on the team. Under Conference rules City will be allowed to
TWO York teenagers today relived the horrifying moment they were flung through the air "like rag dolls" in a fatal bus crash. Speaking for the first time about the accident, in Bootham last month, they revealed how they miraculously survived the tragedy
THIS incredible picture was captured by Evening Press photographer Frank Dwyer exactly ten years after the Westow ground became the centre of the nation's attention when it was surrounded by the bright yellow crop on three sides. Ten years on and the
OWNERS and trainers have been urged to back one of York Racecourse's top Listed races or risk losing it. As Knavesmire chiefs prepare to open the current racecourse of the year's 2004 season with the traditional three-day May Festival, including the prestigious
THE campaign to save Terry's has won backing from... the Terrys. Peter Terry and eight other members of the Terry family have signed up to our petition, which calls for the famous chocolate factory to remain in the York area. Mr Terry, 85, of Brandsby
OH dear... "Cyclists should be charged for using the roads because they are nothing but a nuisance and create problems on the road," writes David Reynolds (May 3). A case of sour grapes if ever I read one. I'd like to clear up a couple of points for Mr
YORK has many restaurants, cafs and fast food outlets but during the Second World War residents and visitors were grateful for the excellent British Restaurant meals. Most of these meals would have been prepared, cooked and served by local women. The
THE merchants, citizens and council of York should be ashamed of themselves if the Terry's factory is allowed to close. As the grandson of Andre Guerri, a businessman who settled and prospered in York from the 1920s to the 50s, I feel compelled to write
THE terrific thing about the Internet is that anyone can share their thoughts with the rest of the world. So when the website administrator of the York & District Riding Club was having a bad day, he let rip for all to read on the Net. Exactly what
RAPIDLY expanding York-based estate agency Hunters has launched a commercial property department. A new partnership will market all commercial property types, including leisure facilities, retail outlets, office premises, warehouse space, mixed-use schemes
ST John's College completed a cup double over York and District Sunday Afternoon League champions Clifton FC in a bruising encounter. Clifton had won the first division title by three points from the students, who got their revenge when they beat Clifton
THERE is a press conference scheduled for tomorrow in which it is expected that the new Great Britain head coach will be officially unveiled. The Rugby Football League might surprise everyone and say that Sven Goran Eriksson or someone else has got the
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out about the new political movement that aims to take on Labour. A "MIGHTY new political force" was how George Galloway described it. And while that may be going a bit far, the newly-formed Respect Coalition could appeal to millions
CHILDREN in York who show they are gifted and talented are to be nurtured in a city-wide programme, aimed at encouraging the top students to reach their potential. City of York Council is to co-ordinate a programme to encourage children who show signs
STAFF and students from St Peter's School in York took part in a ten-mile walk to remember a former teacher who lost a battle with cancer. Peter Taylor, who died in February, dedicated more than 25 years of his life to the school and was head of classics
AN assurance that Norwich Union Life will continue to operate with about 3,000 employees in York was given today, but big pressures to cut costs remain. The warning was given by Gary Withers, Norwich Union Life's chief executive, as parent company Aviva
THE campaign to save Terry's has won backing from... the Terrys. Peter Terry and eight other members of the Terry family have signed up to our petition, which calls for the famous chocolate factory to remain in the York area. Mr Terry, 85, of Brandsby
A £1.25 million venture to make York the centre of railway excellence in the region was officially launched by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills today. Charles Clarke MP arrived at the National Railway Museum on a high-speed train power
VILLAGERS have won their fight to stop a picturesque village near York being "split" by a massive set of gates, which the family of supermarket tycoon Sir Ken Morrison want to guard their home. Harrogate councillors rejected plans by Sir Ken's daughter
FORMER York City player Kieran Darlow snatched a dramatic York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup final victory for Marcia. They seemed down and out against Wigginton Grasshoppers when they trailed 3-1 with 12 minutes remaining, but Darlow capped an amazing
BRAVE torture victim Steve Lee has reopened his York tattoo studio, declaring: "I feel like I'm back from the dead". The 51-year-old made an emotional return to work at the Two Ronnies Tattoo Studio, in Clarence Street, for the first time since the horrific
Hundreds of York University students returned from their cross-Pennine war of the roses empty-handed after losing by 38 points. More than 550 athletes in sports from football and netball to snooker, skiing and ballroom dancing travelled to Lancaster University
AN assurance that Norwich Union Life will continue to operate with about 3,000 employees in York was given today, but big pressures to cut costs remain. The warning was given by Gary Withers, Norwich Union Life's chief executive, as parent company Aviva
A MOTORCYCLISTS' group leader from York today expressed sympathy for the families of the three riders who were killed on North Yorkshire's roads over the Bank Holiday. Debbie Molyneux, of York Motorcycle Action Group, said: "To get three in one weekend
OWNERS and trainers have been urged to back one of York Racecourse's top Listed races or risk losing it. As Knavesmire chiefs prepare to open the current racecourse of the year's 2004 season with the traditional three-day May Festival, including the prestigious
"LET the world come to York." Those were the words of York race committee chairman Lord Halifax, who opened the doors of the city to tens of thousands of punters hoping to attend Royal Ascot. Speaking at the racecourse, Lord Halifax said he wanted to
YORKSHIRE were keeping their fingers tightly crossed for a big improvement in the weather today as they prepared for their first ever meeting with Minor Counties' side, Dorset, in the second round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at Bournemouth
FAN power can help lift York City out of the Conference at the first attempt. The club have budgeted for gates of 2,000 next season and any crowds above that figure will generate cash to spend on the team. Under Conference rules City will be allowed to
Frankie Dettori, riding at the top of his form this season, can triumph in the big race tomorrow on day two of the Chester Festival. He rides Privy Seal in the MNBA Europe Bank Chester Vase and I fancy Dettori to take the honours in this Group 3 contest
