DUNNINGTON Cricket Club hosted the final of the Yorkshire Inter Leagues Competition, which is sponsored by the Costcutter Supermarkets Group. The Yorkshire ECB Premier League won by 50 runs against opponents the South Yorkshire League. Yorkshire got off
DIVISION Two leaders Stamford Bridge visited second placed Hemingbrough but were only able to come away with a second rate draw - the result seeing Hemingbrough take over the leadership. Home star batsman Maqsood Akbar was left just short of yet another
NEW division four leaders Selby have a 14-point lead following their last over victory over Civil Service. Ian Lake made 42 and Gareth Roberts 65 as they countered the bowling of Paul Wynn 3-23 to mount a Selby total of 162. When Service replied, Graham
LONG-TIME division six leaders Selby suffered a five-wicket defeat at Civil Service and have seen their lead whittled away to 14 points. Selby skipper Scott Smith hit 50 and Steve Cruise 33 in their total of 144-6 as Alex Livie took 3-21. Martin Lancelot
I AGREE with your editorial about the decision to demolish Burton Croft but some facts need to be pointed out. Labour members put a motion to the committee to save this building. The committee was split 50/50 and it was the Liberal Democrat chair's casting
WE are honorary local secretaries for The Children's Society. As one of the country's leading children's charities we have recently launched Safe And Sound - a national campaign to highlight the dangers facing runaways. More than 100,000 children run
I AGREE with Liz Edge's letter calling for Equal Opportunities training to become mandatory for employees (Letters, August 9). There is still a large amount of ignorance in the workplace about equal opportunity legislation, particularly the 2003 Act covering
PLEASE tell me you are having a laugh about Samantha Archibald of York Body Piercing Clinic who claimed that the council should clean fast food remnants off shop windows (August 11). If I were a shopkeeper in Micklegate and opened my shop on a morning
I WRITE in response to your correspondent Ken Holmes ('Malicious moaners', August 4). Mr Holmes believes the RSPCA is campaigning for improved animal welfare legislation simply to benefit its "high profile", and that it should ignore complaints of suffering
Coach Richard Agar claimed the correct mindset was the key after his York City Knights side crushed promotion rivals Swinton Lions. The Knights won 48-12 at Park Lane to complete a double over the Lions and move above Sheffield Eagles, who were not in
HUNDREDS of shopkeepers, clubs, voluntary and residents' groups have been invited to a meeting to decide the next stage of a campaign against York's parking charges. Letters about the gathering on Thursday have been posted to traders and other interested
Monday, August 16, 2004 100 years ago: A cyclist coming in from Strensall one evening was punctured with a tin tack, and upon alighting he found a score or more scattered about. They had not been accidentally dropped, for they covered quite a considerable
Saturday, August 14, 2004 100 years ago: Passengers in saloon corridor carriages were all right, but those in the ordinary carriages were anxiously awaiting Berwick to be reached after a run from Dundee without an opportunity of leaving the train. The
August 14/15 Premier Division Acomb (30) beat Pickering (3) by 136 runs. Acomb 202-7 (F R Sykes 37, A D Tute 40, S Nicholls 35, S Rodrigo 44; Pickering 66 (S M Stuchbery 29, A D Tute 7-29) Beverley Town (3) lost to Heworth (25) by 8 wickets. Beverley
August 14/15 York v Yorkshire Academy York: S Piercy c & b Bresnan 0. S Mason lbw b Thornicroft 1. N Kay lbw b Bresnan 0. M Wood ct Blakey b Tennant 22. D Snell ct Tennant b Thornicroft 4. A Kay not out 15. R Flack b Patterson 41. W Warne b Patterson
TWO York mums are about to transform a disused horse riding arena into the city's biggest adventure play site and family entertainment centre. Janice Dunphy and Sue Jones both of Bishopthorpe, have raised £200,000 to transform the 11,000 sq ft partly-dismantled
WAR VETERAN Gordon Benton is the pride of a York village for the work he does to maintain its war memorial. Gordon, 81, from Upper Poppleton, who served four years in the RAF during the Second World War, has been nominated for a York Community Pride Person
The one-off Polar Ford Cup went to the West Indies after a fine rugby league spectacle played at a sunny White Rose Avenue. The Windies faced York amateurs New Earswick All Blacks in the development national squad's first-ever 13-a-side encounter, and
ANYONE who is feeling disgruntled about parking charges in York has another opportunity to make their feelings known. A meeting on Thursday will see shopkeepers, voluntary and residents' groups and members of clubs expressing their anger at evening parking
HARROGATE Town started life in Nationwide North with a 2-1 victory over Barrow at Wetherby Road. Two-goal Colin Hunter was the hero with both Town goals in the first half. An 18th-minute defensive blunder let him in for the opener and a minute before
NEW Scarborough coach Nicky Henry couldn't have asked for a better start to his management career as the Seadogs opened their Nationwide Conference campaign with a 2-0 win over Woking. The scoreline doesn't tell the whole story as Boro had to thank goalkeeper
THORPE United produced a major shock by beating last season's Leeper Hare York and District League champions Dringhouses. The premier division kicked-off in style in blazing sunshine and Thorpe's 2-0 victory was the highlight. Both sides had a goal disallowed
DOMINANT and emphatic were how coach Richard Agar described yesterday's 48-12 win. He wasn't exaggerating. York City Knights overwhelmed Swinton with a performance full of purpose, poise and power, verve, vigour and valour. It was the kind of display
Sulamani, prepared in Dubai and trained in England can beat a strong challenge from France and Ireland to lift York's richest race tomorrow on the eagerly-awaited first day of the Ebor Festival. Frankie Dettori's mount is one of ten runners in the £460,000
FIREFIGHTERS in York and North Yorkshire claim they have been betrayed by the Government and left with no option but to vote for strike action. Fire Brigades' Union (FBU) representatives in York say they don't want to vote for a strike in the ballot on
BLISTERS and driving rain have failed to dampen the enthusiasm of a York student who is walking the length of the country to promote world peace. Ben Macpherson is devoting his summer to trekking 500 miles from his home city of Edinburgh to London and
JONATHAN Marwood produced a good all-round performance for Hunters The Estate Agent York and District Senior League premier division leaders Easingwold but his side were frustrated when Sessay batted out for a draw. He made exactly 50 in a second wicket
The one-off Polar Ford Cup went to the West Indies after a fine rugby league spectacle played at a sunny White Rose Avenue. The Windies faced York amateurs New Earswick All Blacks in the development national squad's first-ever 13-a-side encounter, and
YORK'S controversial new parking charges and restrictions cost £158,800 to introduce, it was revealed today. The bill for new Pay & Display meters alone came to £132,900, with additional costs arising for matters such as painting new yellow lines
LAST year Andrew Acheson was a busy family man paying taxes of about £1,000 a month. But now he and his young family have been left desperate and angry by a benefits system they say has left them high and dry. Andrew and his wife, Fiona, decided to speak
Coach Richard Agar claimed the correct mindset was the key after his York City Knights side crushed promotion rivals Swinton Lions. The Knights won 48-12 at Park Lane to complete a double over the Lions and move above Sheffield Eagles, who were not in
A NORTH Yorkshire firm which sells products for pampered and preening pooches on the internet is bidding for the Evening Press New Business of the Year title. Mango Mutt, of Millbrook House, Wayside Avenue, Harrogate was created by Sarah Manby and inspired
IT WASN'T until I was half way up the A19 on my way to do a sensitive interview that I realised I was still wearing my slippers. If these had been ordinary slippers of the neutral velour variety I might just have got away with it. Unfortunately, I am
YORK CC tasted the full range of emotions in Yorkshire ECB Premier League cricket at the weekend. On Saturday, they were crushed at home by nine wickets at the hands of the Yorkshire Academy and the following day they handed a similar eight-wicket beating
ALDERSHOT, a town better known for its army barracks than its football club, gave York City a lesson in discipline at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. After an attractive and evenly-contested first half, the home side were more regimental in defence
JONATHAN Marwood produced a good all-round performance for Hunters The Estate Agent York and District Senior League premier division leaders Easingwold but his side were frustrated when Sessay batted out for a draw. He made exactly 50 in a second wicket
WITH their three main rivals left kicking their heels, Malton & Old Malton were able to press their division one promotion bid by sending Ripon to their 12th defeat in 17 games. Only Darren Wyrill came to terms with bowler-orientated conditions as
BOLTON Percy had the misfortune to be caught up in a road accident on the York ring road and their under-manned team went down to a six-wicket defeat at Heworth. That cut their lead in division three to just one point. With part of the team arriving on
THE battle for the sole promotion division five place is a four team affair with Tadcaster Magnet currently in pole position. The Brewers severely dented Dunnington's challenge when they successfully defended a none too challenging total of 114. G Collins
IN response to the letter from Mrs Baker about the 12,000 council tax letters we issued, in which she believes "a large percentage owed not one penny" (August 4). This is not correct. More than 98 per cent of the letters issued correctly showed that people
YOUR correspondent Joe Watkinson (August 12) has clearly misunderstood the point I was making in my previous letter (August 6). No doubt he is correct in stating that the Elmley Moor transmitter beams strong digital signals, but these are inadequate in
WHEN three people participate in a robbery during which somebody is hit so hard he lies in a coma and has the rest of his life blighted, surely the law can do better than "None of the people brought to court was charged with attacking Mr Colegate because
AS A chimney sweep in Australia, I would like to make contact with someone in the same kind of work in Yorkshire to exchange information. Could you please contact me on: tiamaria-rooney@hotmail-com Thank you. Geoff Ainsworth, Brother Glen Rd, Laurieton
YORK'S controversial new parking charges and restrictions cost £158,800 to introduce, it was revealed today. The bill for new Pay & Display meters alone came to £132,900, with additional costs arising for matters such as painting new yellow lines
HE may be the owner of one of Britain's smallest railway museums, but that doesn't stop John Rathmell having a pop at Europe's finest. After talk in the Diary of a Flying Scotsman "curse" John got in touch to express his fears for the future of the loco
WHY was Thomas Becket (1118 to 1170) murdered? What compelled four knights to hack to death the Archbishop of Canterbury in front of the altar in his own cathedral as the Church was still celebrating the great feast of Christmas? Paul Webb's lively play
EARLIER this summer we reported that Lendal Tower had been sold for about £1 million to property development company the Helmsley Group. This surprised many in the city who were unaware that the historic building could be bought and sold like ordinary
LANGLEYS Solicitors, the York law firm whose clients include, Jarvis Group, GNER and NFU Insurance, claims it is one of the first legal service providers to include quality video within its website. Langleys, which also has offices in Lincoln, is one
EXPECT a Breakthrough in the ability of jobless people in York and North Yorkshire to get back to work. Breakthrough is a new course being organised by Craven and Harrogate Business Development Centre to roll out across the county. The course has already
LET'S try to be positive. The squatters who have taken over the Bonding Warehouse in York are right to claim they are highlighting the waste of a fine building. Anyone who has walked past the abandoned pub off Skeldergate will have wondered about the
WHEN it comes to effort and profit you can expect The Max from the 48 staff of The Max. Ever since design and print company PDQ merged with Maxiprint in Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York, and officially rebranded as The Max in March, turnover and
YORK City boss Chris Brass is backing summer signing Chris Clarke to bounce back after a disappointing debut against Aldershot. Clarke was stripped for pace by Aldershot striker Roscoe D'Sane for both goals in Saturday's 2-0 opening day defeat and was
A MAN whose mother died after waiting three hours to see a North Yorkshire emergency doctor wants an overhaul of the system to prevent a tragedy. When he heard his mother was being sick, James Rossdale, 51, called North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors (NYED
PURPLE Dragonfly of Harrogate spread its wings and launched last May - and so far its speedy hovering over the public relations scene has paid off. The company, which was the brainchild of 25-year-old Abigail Crerar, has bagged numerous clients, including
EIGHT proud bobbies from York and districts across North Yorkshire have been named as winners in the community police officer of the year awards. The police officers will receive their awards at a special ceremony at Ripley Castle before the overall winner
PEACEFUL squatters who took over a former York landmark pub are considering their future after another group invaded the building. Members of the York Peace Collective had hoped to re-establish their alternative artistic community at the riverfront Bonding
YORK CC tasted the full range of emotions in Yorkshire ECB Premier League cricket at the weekend. On Saturday, they were crushed at home by nine wickets at the hands of the Yorkshire Academy and the following day they handed a similar eight-wicket beating
YORKSHIRE'S chances of getting back into the Championship race suffered a further blow at Headingley when their match against Derbyshire ended in a tame draw. It seemed as if Yorkshire had more than made up for time lost to the weather by making Derbyshire
A £1 million project to improve York Station officially began today. Work began on the huge job to modernise the station in a scheme commissioned by station managers GNER. The work, which was launched by York MP Hugh Bayley, will see a major refurbishment
EXTRA bus services are taking to the roads of York to meet the soaring demand for public transport in the city. The number of people hopping on board has risen by more than 25 per cent over the past three years, with individual passenger journeys annually
HUNDREDS of shopkeepers, clubs, voluntary and residents' groups have been invited to a meeting to decide the next stage of a campaign against York's parking charges. Letters about the gathering on Thursday have been posted to traders and other interested
TENANTS of a York block of flats were shocked when one of the city's "neighbours from hell" arrived next door - in a caravan. Former bodybuilder Paul Ibbotson has made himself at home in a tiny white holiday caravan outside houses in Peppercorn Close,
YORK City boss Chris Brass is backing summer signing Chris Clarke to bounce back after a disappointing debut against Aldershot. Clarke was stripped for pace by Aldershot striker Roscoe D'Sane for both goals in Saturday's 2-0 opening day defeat and was
A MAN whose reckless driving killed a little boy and permanently injured his mother was today starting nearly four years in jail. York Crown Court heard that Justin Thomas Martin overtook a school bus on a bend at Headwell Lane, near Saxton, Tadcaster
A MAJOR fraud investigation has been launched by City of York Council. Councillors on the urgency committee are being asked to approve additional resources to pay for extra staff to carry out investigative work. News of the probe comes only weeks after
