IT is the certainty of detection that deters criminals, which is why most of us feel reassured by policies that introduce more police on to the streets. The trouble is, as many crime detection professionals advise, a greater police presence isn't necessarily
AS well as causing suffering to fish - who have long been scientifically proven to experience pain - fishing also harms other wildlife which is injured and killed by tackle. Consequently, many local authorities and landowners have introduced fishing bans
IN response to Jo Haywood's article, and to misquote George Bernard Shaw, "to have one noisy child is unfortunate, to have an endless stream of them is a nightmare." Ms Haywood admits her "invisible child" is loud which may be endearing in one's own singular
I WAS very interested in the letter from the reader who had tried to get from York to Harrogate to see a concert (August 5). In October 2001 Mr Alexandra, who owns Harrogate District Travel, decided to withdraw the 79 bus service from York to Harrogate
DESPITE the number of letters that have been printed about the traffic control of next year's "Ascot" meeting in York, I have yet to read one from the council which states this scheme will continue well after Ascot has been and gone. It is all all well
FORMER Cabinet Minister Frank Dobson is backing the Evening Press Stop The Highway Robbery campaign. The York-born Labour politician, who has a home at Dunnington, signed up to our petition while shopping at Scott's Butchers in Low Petergate, York, where
A RETAILER has launched a scathing attack on York's parking charges, claiming they are ruining the city's economy. Ann Hainsworth spoke out after collecting hundreds of signatures for the Evening Press Stop The Highway Robbery petition, taking the total
THE LHf Healthplan National League received a boost this week with the announcement that a new series of the behind-the-scenes documentaries, Rugby League Raw, has been commissioned by Yorkshire Television. The programmes take an alternative look at the
YORK RI RUFC will be fielding an Under-18 side in the North Yorkshire Floodlit League this coming season. Training starts at New Lane, Acomb, tomorrow (19th) at 7.30pm. For further details ring Steve on 01904 787047. Several U13 and U14 boys have been
A LEGAL challenge is threatening to scupper plans by Lloyds TSB to transfer call centre work in India - and have huge implications for other financial services organisations like York-based Norwich Union Life. The challenge is being mounted by a Lloyds
PERSIMMON Homes, the giant York-based housebuilder, has announced a big drive to tackle the skills shortage in the UK construction industry. The group has committed itself take on more apprentices and graduate placements this year. It means that the 14
RACE-DAY traffic is always heavy in York, causing headaches for locals and visitors alike. Royal Ascot looms, bringing with it the promise of at least 50,000 race-goers a day, so this week's traffic experiment during the Ebor meeting is important for
SCARBOROUGH boss Nicky Henry was left to rue a controversial penalty as the Seasiders' hopes of earning a hard-fought point in West Yorkshire were dashed by former loan striker Craig Midgley. Midgley scored the winner from the spot nine minutes from time
Nationwide North new boys Harrogate Town were celebrating last night after taking a fourth point from their opening two games after a 1-1 draw at Hucknall Town. Last season's UniBond champions Hucknall took the lead in the first quarter of an hour through
The story of one of Yorkshire's great houses is being told by someone who knows all the historical ins and out, reports CHARLES HUTCHINSON. ON June 17 1751, Richard Sykes "laid the first stone of the new house at Sledmere, in a God-forsaken spot high
ONE of the most notable achievements of the Church of England was to place an educated man in every parish of the realm free to speak his mind. This great Anglican tradition is being upheld by the Rev Dr Peter Mullen, former Evening Press columnist and
IF you could go back in time, what age would you like to be again? For Flora Scurrison, heroine of best-selling author Jenny Colgan's fifth novel, it has to be when she was 16. That was her summer of true love, when she gave her heart (but nothing else
LONG-RANGE hit-man Paul Groves can become York City's unsung hero this season and help midfield partner Darren Dunning realise his full potential. So claimed City boss Chris Brass in the wake of Groves' opener against Tamworth. "I remember Paul Groves
A HOMELESS man who has been sleeping rough in York allotments has been evicted by the council. Allotment owners at Bustardthorpe allotments, in Bishopthorpe Road, today welcomed the eviction - and said it would make the area safer. City of York Council
THE Ebor first day crowd went stratospheric with the biggest cheer of the day as Ryedale favourite Space Shuttle sneaked through to take the honours in the penultimate race in a photo finish. The horse, ridden by Kieran Fallon and trained by Tim Easterby
SICK leave by staff is to be targeted by City of York Council in an effort to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. Council bosses are proposing to pilot a new system to cut sickness absence in its 1,000-strong adult services department, which loses 28
A RESIDENT at a controversial York probation hostel today launched a scathing attack on "atrocious" conditions at the site. The offender, who asked not to be named, told the Evening Press that residents at Southview were "treated like children". He said
REDUNDANCY terms - "significantly better than the statutory minimum" - have been agreed for more than 300 Terry's workers facing the axe. Employees' hopes of finding alternative work when the chocolate factory shuts next year have been boosted by news
IT'S all or nothing for Yorkshire Phoenix who meet Leicestershire Foxes tonight under the Grace Road floodlights in the totesport League (4pm). Having been saved from almost certain defeat by the weather on Monday, when they finished up splitting the
SILENCE returned to the pretty churchyard at East Cowick today after mourners said an emotional goodbye to two local twins whose promising lives were brutally cut short. Sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson are still remembered fondly by teachers at Cowick
THE final of rugby league's fledgling tournament - the European Nations Cup - could be set for York. Rugby Football League chiefs have held preliminary talks with City of York Council and York City FC about staging the November game at the Minstermen's
NO major problems were reported on the roads today as racegoers streamed into York for Ebor Day. Thousands of race fans were expected in the city as the second day of a radical traffic-busting trial swung into action. City of York Council hailed the trial
YORK City boss Chris Brass has admitted he is glad to finally lay the spectre of last season's record-breaking win-less run. The Minstermen made club history by finishing 2003/2004 without a victory in 20 matches and extended that sequence with Saturday's
REDUNDANCY terms - "significantly better than the statutory minimum" - have been agreed for more than 300 Terry's workers facing the axe. Employees' hopes of finding alternative work when the chocolate factory shuts next year have been boosted by news
A BEAMING Chris Brass celebrated York City's first win in 22 attempts by impersonating a champagne-spraying Formula One driver. As he walked off the pitch, City boss Brass squirted his water bottle in jubilation after ending a seven-month and seven-day
IN response to Mr W Arnold's observations of parking in Bootham (Letters, August 13), a similar situation exists in Blossom Street where a parking meter "guards" a position for two cars. If that is cost effective I am a monkey's uncle. On a recent shopping
APPARENTLY Mr Jeffrey is still trying to recover from the verbal lacerations he received from Mr J H Jessop and Major M G Wilks over his silly remarks about the Duke of Edinburgh's war medals (Letters, August 9). He tells us - I suspect with a certain
I AM collecting used stamps, postcards and picture phone cards for Guide Dogs for the Blind. I ask Evening Press readers to send me their used stamps postcards and picture phone cards to the address below. Diana Ashton, 66 Highbank, Roe Lee, Blackburn
WE have handed over a cheque for £1,100 to York Coronary Care Trust Fund - the amount raised from a garden party in our back garden in July. We thank everyone who helped on the day and all those who donated prizes or brought goods for sale. Thanks also
TOMB Raiders Of The Lost Park are chipping away at a priceless piece of York's past. If there's enough of it left, Dick Turpin will be turning in his grave at the thought of tourism terrorists who have taken a chisel to his headstone in the quiet St George's
THE six actors who opened the Stephen Joseph Theatre summer season in one Alan Ayckbourn premiere close the Scarborough summer back where they started: the same six in another Ayckbourn premiere, having learned more about each other and themselves. This
HOW disappointing to see that the Olympics 2004 have failed to strike gold with spectators, despite the fact that the games are being held in their ancestral home. Bizarrely, it does seem that the prospect of watching the world's finest Tae Kwondo exponents
HANDCRAFTED ice cream and chocolate maker Ryeburn of Helmsley is making a new name for itself. Following Ryeburn's recent success at the Great Yorkshire Show, where it scooped the top award in the dairy show, it has re-branded the business to give it
THE final of rugby league's fledgling tournament - the European Nations Cup - could be set for York. Rugby Football League chiefs have held preliminary talks with City of York Council and York City FC about staging the November game at the Minstermen's
SEVEN months and seven days without a win - it almost has a Biblical ring to it. York City's 2-0 victory over Tamworth last night breaks a gloomy run of 21 matches. This is more like it; this is what the fans want. After last season's depressing relegation
AROUND the time of his 1997 election landslide, Britain's new young idealistic guitar-strumming leader Tony Blair (remember him?) liked nothing better than to be photographed with Britain's new wave of young, idealistic, guitar-strumming musical superstars
ID cards, CCTV cameras, now even tracking the children of criminals. As Home Secretary David Blunkett promises to get tough on criminals, we ask: Are we becoming a Big Brother state? YES, says ANDREW COLLINGWOOD, a member of the left-wing Respect Unity
YORK City boss Chris Brass has admitted he is glad to finally lay the spectre of last season's record-breaking win-less run. The Minstermen made club history by finishing 2003/2004 without a victory in 20 matches and extended that sequence with Saturday's
A LEGAL challenge is threatening to scupper plans by Lloyds TSB to transfer call centre work in India - and have huge implications for other financial services organisations like York-based Norwich Union Life. The challenge is being mounted by a Lloyds
Avonbridge can prove a tempting alternative to the favourite One Cool Cat in tomorrow's feature race on Knavesmire on the third and final day of the Ebor Festival. A total of 16 runners have been declared for the £200,000 Victor Chandler Nunthorpe Stakes
MOVES to create an X-list of the nation's "most vile buildings" could signal the death sentence for eyesores such as York's much-criticised Stonebow House. George Ferguson, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, is calling for action
SQUATTERS who occupied a landmark York pub in protest at unused property in the city today left the building. Members of the York Peace Collective moved out of the Bonding Warehouse, in Skeldergate, after a number of disturbances. They took over the riverside
IT'S all or nothing for Yorkshire Phoenix who meet Leicestershire Foxes tonight under the Grace Road floodlights in the totesport League (4pm). Having been saved from almost certain defeat by the weather on Monday, when they finished up splitting the
SATURDAY'S 45-pegger on Goldrush Lake at the Willows saw Ian Walker (Boston Spa) prove that you don't have to rely on the carp for victory, writes Darren Starkey. Drawn on a featureless peg, he loose-fed heavily with caster and fished shallow with the
FORMER Cabinet Minister Frank Dobson is backing the Evening Press Stop The Highway Robbery campaign. The York-born Labour politician, who has a home at Dunnington, signed up to our petition while shopping at Scott's Butchers in Low Petergate, York, where
HOUSEHOLDERS in York awoke to a wet start - but environment chiefs promised heavy rain would not lead to flooding as severe as that seen last week in the city. Rainfall started shortly before midnight and continued throughout the night, leaving many homeowners
A WOMAN had a lucky escape when part of a derelict York hotel came crashing down on the pavement behind her. A piece of wood and plaster fascia, about 1.5 metres long, fell off the front of the White Swan Hotel in Piccadilly when office worker Deborah
A PENSIONER from North Yorkshire had an astonishing escape when his rucksack caught in a tree as he hurtled towards a cliff face in a fall in the Austrian mountains. Only his backpack stopped John Edward Mallaby, 80, from plunging 100ft on to rocks after
As ever, the pre-season offers fans some degree of optimism for the season ahead. Despite wholesale changes at York City, I was confident that we could do something this season. On paper at least, it seemed a fair squad. Arriving at a ground like Aldershot
LAST week's Evening Press reporting has been everything the club could hope for - positive, upbeat and full of a shiny vision for a successful season. Great stuff. Sadly, I feel that cooler heads may take a darker view of the forthcoming nine months.
