While George Wilkinson is away, Mark Reid leads a full-day's walk from Thoralby. Thoralby lies hidden away in the beautiful valley of Bishopdale, Wensleydale's largest tributary. During medieval times Bishopdale was the hunting preserve of the noblemen
INCOMING head coach Mick Cook has stressed his priorities next season will lie solely with York City Knights - hopefully in National League One. As revealed in yesterday's Evening Press, the 43-year-old is to take over at Huntington Stadium in the closed
Saturday, October 2, 2004 100 years ago: There was an unrehearsed incident while some Volunteers in the North were firing at the ranges. The marker, after awaiting some time on the Volunteer who had to fire, put out a flag to make an inquiry about the
CITY chiefs are planning a massive street festival to welcome Royal Ascot at York, the Evening Press can reveal. Although the plans are very much at the teething stage, the steering group charged with making next year's sporting showcase a success wants
Full time Food Operatives. Due to continued expansion, we have permanent positiosn in our BRC Approved high car factory. Must be able to get to Elvington. Sunday to Wednesday 8am-6pm. Above industry average wages. Write with brief details to: Steve Hattee
The Wine List vintage 2005 has a papery, book binding material nose. It's full of wine notes and hints at food pairings, with a long listings finish. It will not however, improve with age. And shame on you Matthew Jukes, for missing out Horst Sauer from
YOU would think that the ideal situation for a celebrity would be to marry one of their own kind, another individual living in the limelight who understands the pressures and demands of the surreal world called Fame. It seems logical that the foundations
Gina Parkinson welcomes the new season. Gardens are filled with colour at the moment, from bedding having a last fling before the first frosts to trees as their colour turns before their foliage dies. In our garden, we have a riot of tones from pink impatiens
MAXIMUS Gluteus is on a mission to light up modern Eboracum this Christmas. The Roman soldier, alias Keith Mulhearn of the Eboracum Legion Bathhouse in St Sampson's Square, is running a raffle to fill the coffers of the York Business Pride Christmas Lights
I DO hope some of the money raised in York at the weekend in aid of the Christmas lights can be used to return coloured lights to our Christmas trees. The tree in the photograph in last Friday's press - so professionally decorated and colourful - dates
Boy racer Stephen Lewis goes all out for pole position on a Superbyke. THE bike's a beauty. It crouches in the pit lane, all sharp, gleaming angles and swept-back vizor, reeking of speed. Overhead lighting glints off the silver bodywork. Eat your heart
PLAYER-MANAGER Chris Brass returned to the York City squad on Saturday after shaking off a back injury quicker than expected. Intensive treatment on the strain picked up during the game against Leigh RMI has seen it heal ahead of time to the extent that
Three run-of-the-mill jumping meetings is the sum total of racing action in Britain tomorrow, but Flat enthusiasts will have eyes only for France, where the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - televised live on BBC2 - takes pride of place at Longchamp. North
IN response to K J McCabe who writes regarding the street environment service (September 27), I am sorry that the resident has not had the service that would be expected from the York Pride team. However, while making an attack on the council leader,
GLEN Simpson has maybe misjudged what Mr Quarrie was trying to say (Letters, September 30). He was just trying to point out how dangerous religion can be in some circumstances. I don't think he was criticising religion as controversially as you say. I
I DO hope some of the money raised in York at the weekend in aid of the Christmas lights can be used to return coloured lights to our Christmas trees. The tree in the photograph in last Friday's press - so professionally decorated and colourful - dates
AT long last a partial form of justice has been done regarding the rights of our ex-servicemen to British citizenship. Our comrades in arms, the Ghurkas, have been granted a "right to apply" for a passport they have paid for many times over in their blood
A YORK school has been blasted as "devious" and "deceitful" by nearby residents who have objected to its plans to close an historic public right of way. St Peter's School, in Clifton, has applied to City of York Council to extinguish a busy public footpath
CONTROVERSIAL parking tickets issued to motorists in York carried an advert on the back - promoting free parking at Monks Cross. Now City of York Council says it recognises it was "not ideal" to advertise free parking, and it will vet such adverts more
A YORK renal patient who feared she would be on dialysis for the rest of her life has been given a date for a life-changing transplant. Mandy Coles, 40, of Bellhouse Way, Foxwood, featured in the Evening Press last year when her 42-year-old brother, Andrew
IT Sports Wigginton have made a blistering start to the Yorkshire League premier division season. The chalked up their third straight win with a 5-0 victory over Chapel Allerton with a 20 points to five haul completing a good night's work. Ian Tooms,
EXTRA cash is needed to grit more York footpaths during icy snaps - or the council could be hauled before the courts. That's the warning from highways chiefs who today called for the Guildhall's winter maintenance budget to be swelled by £50,000. New
FULFORD 'A' started the new season in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg UK Snooker League with a 7-0 victory over their 'B' team who did the double over them last season. The winning team was Jeff Brown (20 break), Wayne Puleston, Richard Stroughair
PLAYER-MANAGER Chris Brass returned to the York City squad on Saturday after shaking off a back injury quicker than expected. Intensive treatment on the strain picked up during the game against Leigh RMI has seen it heal ahead of time to the extent that
CITY chiefs are planning a massive street festival to welcome Royal Ascot at York, the Evening Press can reveal. Although the plans are very much at the teething stage, the steering group charged with making next year's sporting showcase a success wants
HUNTINGTON Stadium will be transformed into a pressure cooker on Sunday as the York City Knights face a make-or-break encounter with Workington Town. The winners of the National League Two elimination play-off will go through to the Grand Final at Widnes
A YORK rapist who put a young mother through a terrifying and degrading ordeal in an unlit alleyway has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Michael Peter Cook, 36, persisted with the lengthy night attack off Queen Anne's Road on July 19 despite shouts
GOLFING records in York Union history have been blasted apart by the scintillating stroke-play of Pike Hills GC ace Martin Brown. For the first time in York Union of Golf Clubs' history one man has carried off the three major prizes - the York Amateur
WHILE Martin Brown has plundered enough silverware to keep Brasso-makers in business for several years, York Union secretary Eric Wainwright has ended a 26-year barren spell. The 65-year-old is more used to detailing the achievements of a host of trophy-winners
IT'S what you might call a beerman's holiday. Andrew Whalley, head cook at York Brewery, is sampling the sauce Stateside. Our picture captures him hard at work at the 23rd Great American Beer Festival in Denver. At that moment he was sluicing the product
HUNTINGTON Stadium will be transformed into a pressure cooker on Sunday as the York City Knights face a make-or-break encounter with Workington Town. The winners of the National League Two elimination play-off will go through to the Grand Final at Widnes
FULL of self-belief Workington have reported a clean bill of health for their trip to York on Sunday. Winger Matt Woodcock has been added to a squad determined to reach the Grand Final against Halifax next weekend. Mid-season signings Kiwi full-back Lusi
COMPLETING a charity commitment for York Talking Newspaper, Neil and I called into the Folk Hall for lunch. It was ideal because parking was plentiful and free. It was only just noon and yet the caf was buzzing. Customers ranged from pre-school age and
TRADERS in west York have given the thumbs-up to a new scheme aimed at regenerating their community's shopping hub. More than 80 local businesses in the Front Street area are set to benefit from the York Pride scheme, which will try to revitalise the
Mike Laycock visits a North Yorkshire folly which has been rated the best of the 20th century. After spending half an hour at the Forbidden Corner, you half expect Harry Potter to come flying round the corner on a broomstick. Like Hogwarts, it's spooky
FANS travelling down for the Farnborough match next Saturday will have to leave even earlier after the kick-off time was brought forward to 1pm. Both clubs agreed the switch to allow supporters the chance to watch the England v Wales international which
PATIENCE and width will be the key lessons for York City to take into Saturday's Nationwide Conference match at home to Stevenage Borough after a positive show against League One Blackpool last night. Holders Blackpool clinched victory with goals from
A YORK primary school wants to launch a pro-active "bug-busting" initiative to prevent an autumn infestation of head lice. After the summer holidays, head lice commonly return to schools across the city, spreading from class to class. Scarcroft School
On Saturday, there is an open forum on the redevelopment of the Castle Piccadilly site. CHRIS TITLEY reports. WHERE there was discord, now there is harmony. Years of bitterness and recriminations over the Coppergate Riverside proposal ended in the plans
THE "average" wage in York quoted in the Evening Press is clearly skewed by a few at the top earning (or, at least, getting paid) ridiculous amounts of money (September 29). As a glance at job adverts in the paper every week will show, the real average
I WRITE in response to Mr McCabe's letter "Clean up our mess" (September 27). City of York Council's street environment service dedicates much time to tackling the problems of household waste in plastic sacks being put out prior to the day of collection
In his speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this week, Tony Blair has sought to explain his decision to invade Iraq. First he commissioned a prospectus for war which presented intelligence in a grossly misleading way. Now he justifies the
I WOULD like to thank John Grogan for supporting the Government's motion to ban fox hunting and I'm sure it will improve, rather than damage his chances of re-election, as the vitriolic minority Hooray Henries slowly fade into insignificance. I am sick
AFTER all the words spoken and written on the subject, we are left puzzled by City of York Council's decision to allow some recently-installed double yellow lines to be replaced by parking meters. Surely double yellow lines are to facilitate the safe
IT IS a great disappointment that the familiar critics of our Derwenthorpe plan continue to portray the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's genuine determination to minimise any unwelcome environmental impact from the development in the most negative light possible
TRADERS in west York have given the thumbs-up to a new scheme aimed at regenerating their community's shopping hub. More than 80 local businesses in the Front Street area are set to benefit from the York Pride scheme, which will try to revitalise the
AN ambitious £250,000 fundraising campaign has been launched to breathe new life into an historic Pocklington church. The All Saints' Church Heritage Appeal, Reveal and Restore, was officially kickstarted at a ceremony this week and aims to improve facilities
A YORK fishmonger netted a 10ft-long sail fish to mark the launch of National Seafood Week. Cross of York, in Newgate Market, took delivery of the exotic catch yesterday and was quickly selling sail fish steaks to restaurants across the city. Shoppers
NORTH Yorkshire sidecar aces Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead are closing in on the Eastern Airways British Sidecar Championship, with just two rounds, four races and 100 points left to go. The Team Castrol Suzuki stars are at Knockhill, Scotland, tomorrow
A DRIVER had a lucky escape when the top of his lorry was sliced off after it became stuck under an iron bridge near York. Police said a section of the vehicle, almost a foot high, was ripped away when it wedged under the bridge yesterday afternoon in
MENTION the tiny hamlet of Harome and three words normally trip off the tongue...The Star Inn. Yes, the famous gastro pub/hotel that is left proudly clutching a host of honours every time dining awards are doled out by food critics. But many may be surprised
The Olympic Games placed Barcelona firmly back on the tourist map in 1992, and since then the Catalan capital has steadily become one of the 'must see' European destinations. Barcelona, on the shores of the Mediterranean, boasts more art nouveau buildings
Departing fitness coach Kevin Hornsby said this week he loved every minute of his time at York City, but decided it was time to move on. Hornsby joined alongside Terry Dolan three seasons ago and stayed on as a coach under Chris Brass after Dolan and
THE Rugby Football League have confirmed that the winners of the LHF Healthplan National League Two play-offs do not receive a trophy. As these play-offs lead to what is officially called the National League One Qualifying Final (as opposed to the common
THRIVING three-quarter Chris Langley is set to finish the 2004 season atop the try-scoring charts at York City Knights - but says he would give back every single one if it meant they could get promotion. The 23-year-old centre has racked up 20 touchdowns
I first supported York Rugby Club in the 1950s and have managed to see the last two games. How impressive is our crowd, singing 'Proud to be York', even in defeat. May I appeal for more of that, and less of what the League Weekly described, with understatement
