I READ with interest 'How you can make a difference' in the Environment supplement (August 17). Our city councillors are really clever, aren't they? There seems to be no end to their talents. Surely, if you want kerbside recycling to work you must offer
I WAS upset to learn we have lost the family home, Burton Croft, to Barratt Homes York Ltd. Goliath has certainly triumphed over David in the relentless pursuit of profit. Twenty two flats are far more important then one man, namely JB Morrell and his
SELBY increased their lead to 33 points in division six with a fine 104-run victory over Thorp Arch and Boston Spa. But Dringhouses still have a game in hand over the pacesetters and took another nine points from their non-started game. Steve Whisker
DIVISION four leaders Selby were another side to suffer because of the weather when they moved to 139-3 in 34.2 overs against one of their challengers, Thorp Arch & Boston Spa, before the halt was called. Gareth Roberts made 67 while Matt Hoyle was
THE TOP four sides in division two were involved in washed out games with leaders Stamford Bridge and fourth placed Studley Royal failing to start and the game at third-placed Sewerby being abandoned after second-placed Hemingbrough had made 86-5. During
DIVISION One leaders Malton & Old Malton enhanced their bid for divisional honours with an eight-wicket victory at Tadcaster Magnet, who were dismissed for 83 as spinner Matt Yates claimed 6-31. Only Will Walker of the home batsmen made any impact
DANNY Brough has spoken of his immense pride after storming into the York rugby league record books. The 21-year-old scrum-half scored three tries and eight conversions for a personal tally of 28 points as the Knights hammered Dewsbury Rams, his home-town
RICHARD Agar praised the attitude in his York City Knights squad after their 64-6 demolition of lowly Dewsbury Rams saw them close in on the leadership of the LHF Healthplan National League Two. The result fell just short of the new club's record win
August 21/22 Premier Division Heworth (9) drew with Acomb (19). Acomb 164-4 (C Simpson 95no, S Nicholls 39), Heworth 132-8 (D A Simpson 42, R Winterburn 38no, A D Tute 3-48) Pickering (26) beat Beverley Town (6) by 6 wickets. Beverley Town 186-5 (J Hodgson
This photograph of a woman driving car no.17 was taken during the Great War. This car went from Nessgate to Hull Road (as the 'H' in the headlamp shows). Women began working on trams at the end of 1915 as a third of men were in the forces. Ten trams were
THERE was no skirting the problem. Mark Fox was just going to have to take Marilyn Monroe home with him. Marilyn - or rather the fibreglass resin version of the screen goddess which regularly lured customers into Mark's Foxwood Furniture in The Pavement
Managers and owners of small businesses at Knaresborough will glean tips on "how to make customers keep coming back for more" at a workshop run by Business Link York and North Yorkshire at Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough, on September 28, starting at 10am
THE fall-out from last week's traffic experiment during the Ebor meeting continues. In anticipation of next year's Royal Ascot, which promises to attract at least 50,000 race-goers a day, City of York Council and the police tried new traffic-controlling
YORKIE bars caused a few headlines with a slogan proclaiming that they were "not for girls". Now the Nestl product is going even further and is "not for civvies". Fans of this substantial York treat should not fret, however. Yorkies will still be on sale
POCKLINGTON snatched a late point from a 1-1 draw in their Leeper Hare York and District Football League home game against Old Malton. They fell behind in the tenth minute to a Chris Bradshaw goal and had to wait until two minutes from time before a goalmouth
AT the age of 39, Neil Redfearn is in the autumn of a distinguished career. However, he has now scored in each of Boro's first three games and the goal he scored in Saturday's 1-0 win at Farnborough was simply sublime. Tony Hackworth nodded the ball into
Tonight's York City reserves game against Notts County was called off at lunchtime because the Bootham Crescent pitch is waterlogged. Updated: 12:12 Monday, August 23, 2004
YORK City manager Chris Brass has acknowledged his side have a lot to learn after Hereford United doled out a harsh lesson on life in the Conference on Saturday. The Bulls, who came close to promotion into the League last season after an eight year hiatus
MAYBE he was just trying to show off in front of all the ladies. Either way, Danny Brough is back to his best. He followed up a superb performance in the vital win at Swinton last week with another man-of-the-match display yesterday as York City Knights
NEIGHBOURS are waiting with bated breath as city councillors consider heart-felt calls for a "hole in the hedge" shortcut onto their quiet York estate to be closed. Thirty-one residents in Mitchell Way and Broadstone Way at Clifton Moor, York, have signed
A COURAGEOUS and defiant innings from wicketkeeper-batsman, Ismail Dawood, saved Yorkshire from certain defeat in their Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Chasing a target of 310 in what became 69 overs, Yorkshire had slumped to
UNION bosses have criticised a City of York Council venture to tackle staff sick leave as failing to address the causes such as heavy workload and stress. Under the three-month trial, adult services employees - home and residential carers, and social
THE Environment Agency has moved to allay fears of further flooding with more rain on the way. Scattered showers are forecast across North Yorkshire for today and tomorrow and the rest of the week, but not the deluge we have had over the past fortnight
POCKLINGTON snatched a late point from a 1-1 draw in their Leeper Hare York and District Football League home game against Old Malton. They fell behind in the tenth minute to a Chris Bradshaw goal and had to wait until two minutes from time before a goalmouth
YORKIE bars are the secret weapon in the army's new ration packs. The armed forces are giving servicemen a taste of the 21st century in a drive to update ration packs to reflect modern food trends in the 18-24 years age bracket. The chunky Yorkie bar
IT'S chucking it down, the car keeps conking out, both kids have streaming colds and I'm absolutely skint. I know, let's set off on a six-hour drive to south Wales - it will be so much fun! Our annual summer holiday is looming - you get a break from me
THE dismal summer continued to play havoc with the HPH York Vale Cricket League with several matches falling foul of the weather. But nothing could dampen the spirit of Norwich Union, who beat their closest rivals Askham Bryan YPO by 39 runs and took
I HAVE this evening been sprayed with beer and verbally abused by a mob of racegoers while walking through York. Am I really to believe that the races are good for the city? Do the organisers sincerely expect York residents to welcome these drunken visitors
YOUR columnist Bill Hearld waxes apoplectic about the "barmy bureaucrats from Brussels" (Squaring up to all these Euro rules', August 17). The poor chap is getting himself in a tizzy for no good reason. If he had taken the trouble to do a little research
WITH regard to angling on the York University lake (Letters page, August 18), I have several times seen dead birds on the campus which have been strangled to death by fishing line. Why is the university running the lake as a wildlife sanctuary, and even
DUNNINGTON won the Hunters York Senior League Premier Cup Final for an unprecedented seventh year in succession after a thrilling last ball victory over Woodhouse Grange. It was an exciting finish to provide a fitting climax to Stamford Bridge's cricket
WITH water tables hovering at around half an inch below the surface after a week of monsoon-like conditions, the league programme was decimated with only a handful of games reaching a conclusion. Many games were called off in ad-vance due to waterlogged
Dunnington were the only victorious side in division five when Chris Burgess hit 70 to take them to a winning 127-3 against Sessay. Ian Watkinson had earlier made 29 in Sessay's 126 all out. Andrew Chandler gave a good all-round performance as Thirsk
MOST football fans visiting Bootham Crescent miss out on the traditional sights of the city such as the Minster and The Shambles. But Hereford United's 459-contingent managed to witness at least one on Saturday afternoon from the rainswept terraces of
DIVISION three leaders Bolton Percy were no doubt cursing their luck when their game against Pickering was aborted with their opponents standing at 68-6. Bolton's frustration was exacerbated by the fact that promotion rivals Clifton Alliance had been
A COUPLE warned today that their York restaurant and similar small businesses will go bankrupt unless evening parking charges are dropped soon. Fernando and Jane Scanu, proprietors of Mamma Mia, in Gillygate, said they had suffered numerous cancelled
TAXI drivers in York are not renowned for their happy refrains, especially after a week of race day traffic snarl-ups. So it came as a surprise to The Diary to learn that those jolly gentlemen of the wheel at Ace Taxis have a company song. In fact they
NEVILLE Chamberlain's sombre declaration that Britain was at war with Germany sent a chill down the British backbone. The radio broadcast, on September 3, 1939, left adults fearing for the future. Children took the news differently. Ian Winduss was living
A TOP York accountant today told small and medium businesses: "There's cash out there if you want it". David Dickson, managing director of York-based Garbutt & Elliott argues that if confidence levels are to remain high, the message must get through
RAIN wiped out the dawn of Tadcaster Albion's new era under Jim Collis without a ball being kicked. But their first division clash against Carlton Town was the only Northern Counties East weather casualty of the weekend. Goole stamped their authority
Michael and Mimika Cooney's brainwave took a 6,000-mile move to York and years of fine tuning before they could prove it was a truly great idea. Michael, an electrical engineer, first thought of starting their company EngNet when, while working in his
KEVIN Darley makes the long journey to Yarmouth tomorrow in a bid to land the richest race on the card aboard a filly who carried him to victory on Knavesmire last month. La Persiana, trained at Newmarket by William Jarvis, now goes for the £30,000 Saltwell
TEEN adventurer David Cook has completed his ambitious challenge to row 60 miles across Scotland in a boat. The 15-year-old York schoolboy braved appalling weather to steer his 30ft vessel from Glasgow to Edinburgh across a network of narrow canals. Believed
A COUPLE warned today that their York restaurant and similar small businesses will go bankrupt unless evening parking charges are dropped soon. Fernando and Jane Scanu, proprietors of Mamma Mia, in Gillygate, said they had suffered numerous cancelled
COLLEAGUES and friends of a York academic who died after being dragged beneath a revolving walkway are preparing to pay a special tribute to her memory. The Social Policy Research Unit at the University of York, of which Professor Sally Baldwin was a
COUNCILLORS are due to hold urgent talks on controversial plans to axe a raft of York post offices. Seven York branches face the axe as part of cost-cutting measures. The Evening Press reported last week how Albemarle Road, Bishopthorpe Road, Boroughbridge
LEEDS United manager Kevin Blackwell needs to get his misfiring strikers on track or his side is in danger of falling well off the Championship pace. Four games into the season and none of his three strikers - Michael Ricketts, Brian Deane or Julian Joachim
THEY came carrying bulging picnic hampers filled with food and wheeling makeshift dining tables topped with candelabras and vases of flowers. Others had arrived arrived hours earlier to stake their claim to the best spots in the natural grassy amphitheatre
A COURAGEOUS and defiant innings from wicketkeeper-batsman, Ismail Dawood, saved Yorkshire from certain defeat in their Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Chasing a target of 310 in what became 69 overs, Yorkshire had slumped to
Tonight's York City reserves game against Notts County was called off at lunchtime because the Bootham Crescent pitch is waterlogged. Updated: 12:12 Monday, August 23, 2004
YORK City manager Chris Brass has acknowledged his side have a lot to learn after Hereford United doled out a harsh lesson on life in the Conference on Saturday. The Bulls, who came close to promotion into the League last season after an eight year hiatus
A YOUNG woman was recovering today after she was punched in the face in a terrifying street robbery. Police today warned people walking near Bootham Park Hospital, York, to be on their guard after the third reported mugging in the area since April. In
DANNY Brough has spoken of his immense pride after storming into the York rugby league record books. The 21-year-old scrum-half scored three tries and eight conversions for a personal tally of 28 points as the Knights hammered Dewsbury Rams, his home-town
EVENING Press readers today gave a massive thumbs-down to the council's controversial plans to combat race-day congestion chaos. In an exclusive phone and on-line survey conducted by the paper, an overwhelming 85 per cent of readers said they thought
