I have followed events on local radio and in the Evening Press on the traffic trial for York's recent Ebor race meeting. I even obtained details of the legislation used to close the roads. I have listened patiently to councillors telling us it's for our
TEENAGE sparrows and blue tits, having apparently gorged themselves in a fruit-burdened ornamental crabapple tree, regularly thud into the windows of my first-floor living room. No evidence of injuries or damage. Unusual for teenagers? Ron Willis, Priory
I THANK the Evening Press for highlighting and explaining the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Jonathan Moir. As one of Jonny's teachers I vividly remember him as a very talented student who was a delight to know. He was a genuine, kind and
THE closure of seven post offices in this city is a stab in the back to all the people who use them. No thought whatsoever has been given to the people who use these post offices. Elderly people are going to find the journey time taken to reach an alternative
A YORK hotel which is charging £2,700 for a five-night package during Royal Ascot has almost sold out. Only a dozen rooms at the 108-bedroom Marriott Hotel, which has a plum position overlooking York Racecourse, are still available for the prestigious
Perhaps you have just entered into a new relationship with the love of your life. Maybe you are about to get married. Or it just may be you have started working for a female boss. Just a moment, before you embark on any of these risky relationships, there's
A nanotechnology project in Northallerton is one of 25 genius inventions across the country to be given a major boost by the Department of Trade and Industry. Thomas Swan Nano Instruments, of Swainby, Northallerton, has won funding towards a £1.4 million
TREASURE is such an exciting word. When applied, in a coroner's court, to the biggest Viking gold ring ever found in the British Isles, it is even more thrilling. Add the mysterious provenance of this ring, which was discovered among the effects of a
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York author Donna Hay, whose new book Goodbye Ruby Tuesday concerns strong women and embarrassing mums. IT'S a fact of life that teenage girls always feel embarrassed by their mums, says Donna Hay. Her own 14-year-old daughter Harriet
LIEUTENANT Eve Dallas is a complex and fascinating heroine. Married to the enigmatic billionaire Rourke, she works as a homicide detective in New York City in 2059. In Conspiracy In Death, she is lured into a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, and when
THE fascination with the Fhrer continues. German historian Joachim Fest recently brought us a new volume on the last days in the Berlin Bunker, now we can read the memoirs of a man who was close to Hitler from his days of triumph right up to that final
Five-star Harrogate Town showed what they were made of last night with a 5-1 Conference North demolition of Gainsborough Trinity. Goals from James Turley, Colin Hunter, Lee Morris and Marc Smith, as well as an own goal by Ben Dixon, answered the demands
JOURNALIST and single mother Robin Ballantyne sees a woman who lives in her street falling from a top storey window to her death below. So begins Falling Off Air, a novel by former BBC journalist Catherine Sampson. Robin starts to discover that there
SOME people have a charmed life. Take Cecilia Ahern, the 22-year-old daughter of Irish premier Bertie, sister-in-law to Nicky of Westlife and first-time author whose debut novel was snapped for one million dollars, became an overnight bestseller and is
AN idealistic young Belgian woman who speaks fluent Japanese travels to the country she has always dreamed about, determined to find a job. She lands work as a translator with the Yumimoto Corporation, one of Tokyo's biggest import-export firms. But once
WHOEVER thought the day-to-day life of an obsessive compulsive American man could be so enthralling, so hilarious, and so ultimately moving? In this, his second novel, Steve Martin gives us a protagonist - Daniel Pecan Cambridge - with whom we can laugh
YORK City left-back Dave Merris feels that now is the wrong time to judge manager Chris Brass and his new team. The Minstermen were booed off the pitch after Saturday's 3-0 home defeat against Hereford and lie 16th in the Nationwide Conference table after
A MAJOR York employer today revealed a big jobs boost for the city. The CPP Group announced plans to create 200 extra jobs. It means the £131.6 million revenue consumer assistance services company, which employs 900 people at its international headquarters
THE public face who represents the interests of rail passengers in York has resigned, it was revealed today. Clive Gossop, the regional director of the North East branch of the Rail Passengers' Committee, based in Holgate, has left the organisation to
A YORK hotel which is charging £2,700 for a five-night package during Royal Ascot has almost sold out. Only a dozen rooms at the 108-bedroom Marriott Hotel, which has a plum position overlooking York Racecourse, are still available for the prestigious
A LONG-AWAITED meeting to discuss police resources for York has had to be cancelled at the last minute. A meeting due to be held yesterday at police headquarters at Newby Wiske, near Northallerton, was postponed at the 11th hour over a "misunderstanding
A FUNERAL service was due to be held today for an elderly couple found stabbed to death in their home near York. The bodies of retired British Rail surveyor James Britton, 80, and wife Joan, 82, were discovered at their Strensall home on July 18. The
ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan and his Test colleague Matthew Hoggard have both been given permission to play for Yorkshire Phoenix in their vital totesport League clash with Derbyshire Scorpions at Derby on Sunday. And Yorkshire have been even further
YORK City left-back Dave Merris feels that now is the wrong time to judge manager Chris Brass and his new team. The Minstermen were booed off the pitch after Saturday's 3-0 home defeat against Hereford and lie 16th in the Nationwide Conference table after
RECORD breaker Danny Brough is a target for Super League giants Hull FC - but his focus remains with York City Knights. Several top clubs are believed to be keeping an eye on the 21-year-old starlet, and the Evening Press understands that the Airlie Birds
I READ the article 'Phone mast laws backed' (Evening Press, August 21). Myself and other people in Mill Lane are protesting about a 30-metre phone mast being proposed behind our homes and on a proposed development of a former gas site on Heworth Green
AFTER reading the letter by an Australian visitor (Woodchip menace, August 6) I was made aware of just how lucky we are to live in a society which, during hundreds of years, has developed a respectful appreciation for what is left of its natural treasures
MOST of the criticism of British athlete Paula Radcliffe is mean and unfair. She obviously did her best in the marathon; she had trained hard for four years and she is obviously greatly disappointed. She has not let down her fans on purpose. She was clearly
Philip Thake, chief executive of York Conservation Trust, laments the loss of yet another York landmark. I have just returned from holiday to read the dreadful news that the city's planning committee has approved the demolition of Burton Croft. I am amazed
RECORD breaker Danny Brough is a target for Super League giants Hull FC - but his focus remains with York City Knights. Several top clubs are believed to be keeping an eye on the 21-year-old starlet, and the Evening Press understands that the Airlie Birds
THE Evening Press Stop The Highway Robbery petition has collected more than 5,000 signatures. Today we urge readers who support the campaign, but have not yet signed up - or who have signed a form, but not yet sent it back to the paper - to do so as soon
FIRST up this week, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Danny Brough on his record-breaking weekend. While it is always a lovely personal milestone and something he can long be proud of, Danny was quick to point out that he owes a debt
A YORK legal firm is celebrating today after helping to clinch six corporate deals worth a total of £20 million in only two months. The latest coup for Denison Till came about when fellow York business, the Shepherd Building Group, sought its help in
RAM's tenth anniversary year continues with the promotion of former media administrator Katie Fryer to the position of trainee account executive. The 22-year old joined the Harrogate-based national media services agency in March as a media administrator
WITH jobs lost at Terry's, the civil service, Thrall and Norwich Union, York could do with another boost. And so it comes with the CPP Group's plans to create an extra 200 jobs. The £131.6 million financial company has its headquarters at Holgate Park
JOURNALIST and single mother Robin Ballantyne sees a woman who lives in her street falling from a top storey window to her death below. So begins Falling Off Air, a novel by former BBC journalist Catherine Sampson. Robin starts to discover that there
HERE'S an accountant's equation that works: Handsome firefighter + girlies on a night-out + fire engine turned dream machine = Firemansliftsyork, a lucrative business that trades on emergency fantasies. The accountant is Sharon Higgins, 31, the firefighter
The wettest August for 40 years is devastating crops in the region. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. ROSEY Dunn plucks an ear of greying wheat, briskly rubs it between her palms, and blows away the chaff to reveal the bronzed wheat grains. At first they look fine
Hiccups, who has recently moved stables, could prove the answer to the feature race at Musselburgh tomorrow. Previously trained by Lynda Ramsden, the four-year-old is now with David Nicholls, who has targetted the £15,000 Quality Racing On Racing UK Handicap
HANNAH Petts finished off an excellent year as she took a silver medal at the National Youth Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge, in Sheffield. Petts was one of several York City Baths Club members to reach finals at the meet, which was the last event
YORK residents are to get a chance to grill Post Office chiefs on the planned closure of seven branches in the city. Members of City of York Council's Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) last night agreed to call a public meeting after Post Office bosses
ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan and his Test colleague Matthew Hoggard have both been given permission to play for Yorkshire Phoenix in their vital totesport League clash with Derbyshire Scorpions at Derby on Sunday. And Yorkshire have been even further
COUNCIL bosses apologised today to a York man who is still waiting for housing benefit - five months after applying for help. Cabbie Alan Davis, who lodged an application with City of York Council on March 23, called for the authority to be investigated
A YORK woman has been chosen to be the "face" of the city which gave the world the Fab Four. Bev Hodgson has just gained a first-class degree in forensic and biomolecular science from Liverpool University. Bev, 22, is also being used as the face of Liverpool
THE biggest Viking gold ring ever found in the British Isles has been discovered among the belongings of a York man following his death. Mystery surrounds the origins of the 324.6 gram arm ring, which has excited experts, one of whom called the find "
A MAJOR York employer today revealed a big jobs boost for the city. The CPP Group announced plans to create 200 extra jobs. It means the £131.6 million revenue consumer assistance services company, which employs 900 people at its international headquarters
LEEDS United claimed West Yorkshire bragging rights in their Coca-Cola Cup derby clash with neighbours Huddersfield Town. But apart from the result, courtesy of Danny Pugh's 21st minute goal, Leeds had little to crow about after being dominated by the
YAH yah voom will be the driving command fuelling Simon Dyson's return to competitive golf tomorrow. The North Yorkshire ace, who is bidding to regain his European Tour card, is in the star-laced field for the BMW International Open in Germany. While
THE biggest Viking gold ring ever found in the British Isles has been discovered among the belongings of a York man following his death. Mystery surrounds the origins of the 324.6 gram arm ring, which has excited experts, one of whom called the find "
