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  • Way we were

    Monday, October 4, 2004 100 years ago: Why do people always laugh when a man loses his hat, asked the writer who was a compelled convert to the "hatless brigade" at Bridlington. While enjoying the stiff breeze and watching the rough sea from the pier-head

  • Tin and out

    BISHOP Wilton may be a village of only 500 souls, but they're a lively bunch. The cricket and football teams have been revived. The school is one of the smallest in the East Riding with only 30 pupils, but it now boasts an early years centre and an energetic

  • Harrogate flop

    HARROGATE RUFC lost their way in the second half for the third game in a row to slide to a 29-28 defeat and crash out of the Powergen Cup at the hands of Bradford & Bingley in injury time. Early tries for Steve Parsons and Chris Horner, Lee Cholewa

  • York romp home

    YORK RUFC maintained their leadership of Powergen Northumberland and Durham One by beating Ponteland 42-7 at Clifton Park. In less windy conditions and with more care, the score could well have been much bigger. The opening exchanges were fairly even

  • Austerfield's quickfire treble grinds Wheatley to dust

    SELBY RUFC produced a dynamic late surge to crush Wheatley Hills 41-19 in their Yorkshire One encounter at Sandhill Lane. They were trailing 12-10 with the hour mark approaching with the strong visiting pack encamped in the Selby ten-metre area. Then

  • York RI turn the tables in second half

    YORK RI got back to winning ways with a 17-11 Yorkshire Three victory over Stocksbridge at New Lane. RI played against a strong breeze and driving rain in the first half and it was up to Stocksbridge's veteran fly-half Dave Francis to press home their

  • Brilliant Bowling knocks over Castleford

    KEVIN Bowling was the hero of Pocklington RUFC's 20-19 Yorkshire Two victory over Castleford with all the Percy Road side's points. In a bruising encounter between two promoted sides Pock edged it thanks to their fly-half's full set of two tries, two

  • Poppleton power

    POPPLETON announced their intention to bounce straight back into Reserve 'B' with an emphatic 7-1 home win over Wilberfoss in Reserve 'C'. Ross Haw scored for Pop along with his brother Joe, Steve Sax, Chris Sparks, Jamie Agnew and a couple from Andy

  • Pond's hat-trick leaves Cop in deep water

    AN Andrew Pond hat-trick helped Kartiers see off the challenge of Copmanthorpe as they won 3-1 in Reserve 'A' with John Langley replying for Cop. Father-and-son combination Alan and Darren Smith helped Dringhouses to three points against Dunnington as

  • Della is right

    HOW encouraging to hear North Yorkshire's top police officer speaking up for the modern youth. Chief Constable Della Cannings says residents in some areas are too ready to brand all young people as troublemakers. She believes older people sometimes need

  • Surveyor can 'B&Q it'

    A York surveyor who broke free to start his own business has landed a contract to project manage a new £6.6 million B&Q superstore in Derby. For David Brown, 51, of DK Brown Associates in Grange Close, Skelton, the contract worth nearly £60,000 is

  • Seafood, Fibbers, York

    "WELCOME to the world of Seafood, the unluckiest indie-rock band in the world." David Line, singer with the underrated alternative popsters, was not exaggerating with his deadpan greeting. In February, he was hospitalised following a collapsed lung, and

  • Bulldogs 36, Knights 12

    WAS it a case of after the Lord Mayor's Show or before the Lord Mayor's Show? Either way, the Knights' performance dropped down several notches seven days after the incredible Challenge Cup triumph at Featherstone and seven days before the big quarter-final

  • Featherstone Rovers 26, Knights 29 - CC5

    COACH Richard Agar had said last week that he hoped York City Knights would have a "trick up their sleeve" yesterday. But they had more than that. They pulled a bunch of flowers out of their jacket, sawed a woman in half, levitated and made the Statue

  • Sheffield Eagles 24, Knights 32

    IT was scrappy and messy but ultimately triumphant as York City Knights progressed to the last 16 of the Challenge Cup. In fact, it was the Knights' worst performance of the season, but to not play well and win 32-24 at Sheffield - supposedly their biggest

  • Rams 16, Knights 58

    IT was a case of many happy returns for York City Knights at Rams Stadium yesterday. Coach Richard Agar led seven former Dewsbury stars back to their old ground, and the six on the pitch helped York to a stunning 58-16 Arriva Trains Cup success. Indeed

  • Thunder 24, Knights 56

    AT one stage yesterday, there were a few fears that Gateshead Thunder were about to repeat last season's shock victory over York City Knights. The visitors to the Thunderdome had seen their early 12-0 lead evaporate and Gateshead, drawing level on the

  • Knights 28, Villeneuve 8

    THE final hooter at Huntington Stadium yesterday would normally have been greeted with cheers and an anticipation of what the fourth round of the Challenge Cup would bring. York City Knights had gained revenge over Villeneuve with a 28-8 third-round victory

  • Knights 22, Batley 24

    YORK City Knights might have opened their season with a defeat, but the result alone doesn't tell half the story. Looking on the bright side, the loss might help keep people's feet on the ground after a pre-season of unbridled optimism. And beyond the

  • Knights 32, Leeds 6

    IF ever a friendly augurs well for a forthcoming season, then this might have been it. Okay, it's always wise to take pre-season results with a pinch of salt and, if truth be told, hardly any - if any - of last night's Leeds line-up will be starting the

  • Shame of NHS dental service

    DENTISTS have seen the sales and profit opportunities enjoyed by opticians, linking the captive market of basic national health needs to a strong demand for improving personal appearance at any cost, and it was only a matter of time before they equated

  • Total insult

    THE fiasco over the status of play areas in Selby (September 30) has arisen because for years Selby District Council failed in its legal duty to provide them. Rather than let kids in the town go without any play provision, Selby Town Council stepped in

  • Knights 70, Workington Town 10

    THERE can be no doubt about it. This was the best performance seen at Huntington Stadium for years. So much so that by the end things were getting ridiculous. York City Knights blew away form-team Workington in such devastating fashion that anyone watching

  • Halifax 37, Knights 20

    WHEN the Knights faithful belt out a rousing rendition of "We are York and we're proud of it" to greet a defeat, it is clear the effort and commitment had been there in bucket-loads. Indeed it was. From the smallest fan in the noise-ridden stands to captain

  • Lynx 21, Knights 20

    Richard Agar will be hoping for a less dramatic conclusion to the Knights' play-off campaign than was witnessed at the end of the regular league season yesterday. The Lynx entered the arena to a glitter-bomb reception and giant half-back Brian Capewell

  • Knights 44, Workington Town 24

    IT is probably unwise to read too much into Saturday's result. Workington arrived in York without nine first-teamers due to two players getting married (not to each other) and star full-back Lusi Sione's religious beliefs not allowing him to play on Saturdays

  • London Skolars 6, Knights 58

    IT'S not often that a 58-6 away win can be met with such subdued happiness. But there were mixed feelings yesterday as York City Knights hammered London Skolars only to hear their automatic promotion chances were dealt a near fatal blow with the news

  • Swinton Lions 12, Knights 48

    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

  • Workington 44, Knights 20

    DERWENT Park was the venue for York Wasps' last-ever game, two seasons ago. They were hammered 60-4, a sorry ending to a sorry final few years. The turnaround in York RL since then has been startling, and could be summed up in the car park before yesterday's

  • Knights 50, Skolars 6

    IT'S a nice view from up here. After losing to Hunslet on the second weekend of the LHF Healthplan National League campaign, York City Knights have not looked back and are now looking down on the rest of Division Two. Ever since that April 18 reverse,

  • Halifax 14, Knights 37

    THE Halifax groundsman must be wondering why he bothered. He'd prepared an almost perfect pitch yesterday, only to see his team played so much off the park they may as well have ran around the changing rooms. Okay, Fax's confidence must have been on a

  • Knights 44, Lions 24

    THE days might be getting longer as we head into June, yet the Knights are closing in. Yesterday's 44-24 defeat of Swinton lifted York City Knights to second in National League Two following Hunslet's defeat to Chorley, and the points-difference to leaders

  • Knights 34, Sheffield Eagles 16

    YORK City Knights are not a team to respect proud histories. After defeating National League One Featherstone Rovers four times in as many early season cup encounters, yesterday they offered co-title favourites Sheffield Eagles a taste of their brand

  • Knights 8, Hawks 21

    YORK City Knights fans have perhaps been spoiled this year, but they had little luxury yesterday as their side crashed 21-8 at home to Hunslet. Indeed, with more performances like this one, Richard Agar's men, who entertained the supporters so richly

  • Rovers 26, Knights 36

    THE two previous York v Featherstone matches this season have had pretty much everything. Last night's clash might not have had the heart-stopping finales but, if anything, it was even more fiery as an underlying current, a bit of winding up by the occasionally

  • Knights 44, Rams 7

    IT is not often you score two hat-tricks in five days, and it is less often that even after such a feat you miss out on the man-of-the-match award. Winger Alex Godfrey is in scintillating try-scoring form at the moment. Having racked up three in midweek

  • York science bid pays off

    BUILDING work has begun on an £11 million flagship centre to improve the way science is taught in British schools, which will be based at the University of York. The National Science Learning Centre will be at the heart of a £50 million network of nine

  • Police chief warns on labelling teenagers

    NORTH Yorkshire's top police officer has called on the public to give kids a break. Chief Constable Della Cannings has hit out at "prejudiced" residents who brand all young people as trouble. She said in many cases people needed to change their perceptions

  • Brakes put on Webster title tilt

    THE Eastern Airways British Sidecar Championship will go to the last round at Mallory Park in a fortnight after Easingwold's Team Castrol Suzuki ace Steve Webster was forced out whilst leading the second leg at Knockhill yesterday. After winning a close

  • Record number of runners in Castle Howard charity run

    A RECORD 1,200 runners lined up at Castle Howard, near Malton, yesterday to pound it out for Cancer Research UK. Taking in some of the breathtaking scenery which surrounds the castle, the 10k challenge was one of ten stately home running events arranged

  • Restaurant hit by firebombs

    POLICE are seeking witnesses after a firebomb attack on a restaurant near York early on Saturday. The fire at the Jinnah restaurant at Flaxton, near York, happened at about 3.20am. A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said two small homemade explosive

  • Full beam ahead for city lights

    AMBITIOUS plans to transform York into a city of light have gathered momentum. Council chiefs today revealed a list of historic buildings, squares, streets and riverside walks they plan to bathe in floodlights in an effort to boost tourism and make city

  • 'If they bring this law in they take away my job'

    SELBY MP John Grogan says he will not be hounded into changing his agenda on fox hunting - despite a protest of about 150 hunt supporters outside his office. Protesters greeted Mr Grogan at his Saturday morning surgery in Tadcaster. Hunstmen Alan Simms

  • Minstermen on tide of confidence

    YORK City head to Morecambe for Tuesday night's televised Nationwide Conference clash on a high after Saturday's crowd-pleasing 3-1 defeat of Stevenage Borough. Bootham Crescent hosted a game high on entertainment and action but it is only the beginning

  • Club wins green belt go-ahead

    A MULTI-MILLION pound sports complex destined for York's green belt has finally been given the go-ahead. The planning inspectorate has decided that the Civil Service Sports Council application does meet the "very special circumstances" needed to build

  • Spanking Cain

    RED-HOT York City Knights roared into next Sunday's LHF Healthplan National League Two Grand Final yesterday in record-breaking fashion. Their shock 70-10 hammering of in-form Workington Town was the club's biggest win in their two-year existence and

  • The wind in their sales

    WHY are all salesman the same? Is there some sort of production line where they are manufactured to standard specifications, or do they start out as discernible individuals who are then transformed into clones through a Trinny and Susannah-style makeover

  • Spanking Cain

    RED-HOT York City Knights roared into next Sunday's LHF Healthplan National League Two Grand Final yesterday in record-breaking fashion. Their shock 70-10 hammering of in-form Workington Town was the club's biggest win in their two-year existence and

  • Steve recalls red letter days

    WHO says sport and politics don't mix? Steve Galloway could be the man to prove the statement wrong. After all, York's council leader is as staunch a supporter of Darlington Football Club as he is of night-time parking charges. The Diary hears that Coun

  • Malton hit the top spot

    MALTON & Norton RUFC moved into top position in North East Two after beating battling Horden 28-16. Malton opened the scoring with an Ian Cooke penalty when Horden failed to release the ball at a tackle but visiting centre Andy Turner responded with

  • Boro's magic milestone

    SCARBOROUGH marked their 125th anniversary with their first win in six games. Keith Gilroy scored the only goal in the last minute at Nationwide Conference whipping boys Forest Green to wrap up three much-needed points. On October 2 1879, a team played

  • Good krief on form for town

    HARROGATE Town's overnight stay in Barrow paid off with a comfortable passage to the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. Two first half strikes and a second half own goal ensured an easy 3-0 win at Holker Old Boys to earn a place in today's draw. Dominic

  • Dringhouses standing firm

    DRINGHOUSES stretched their unbeaten run in the Leeper Hare York and District League premier division to six games after their 1-0 win over Bishopthorpe. Mark Woodward scored the only goal of the game but Thorpe United maintained their challenge at the

  • Bishops too strong

    BISHOPTHORPE'S first Reserve 'B' league game of the season saw them overcome a a young Barmby Moor side 5-2. Bishops' player-manager John Broadbent netted twice as did Tony Handford and they were helped by an own goal. Goals from John Schofield and Phil

  • Huby fightback

    IN Reserve D an Andy Innes hat-trick, complemented with a goal from Carl Turpin to gave Heworth a 4-1 lead against visitors Huby. But three late goals from the visitors meant that the points were shared. Civil Service drew 2-2 with Ouseburn. Mark Brown

  • York needs this centre

    MULTI-million pound plans to build a sports complex on the outskirts of York now appear to have been saved. This is great news for the sporting people of York - and for those who aspire to be a little healthier than they are. The state-of-the-art club

  • Everything coming up roses for chef

    The Ivy Restaurant within the impressive Grange Hotel in York has been awarded two AA Rosettes for culinary excellence for the seventh consecutive year. The latest award was announced in the AA Restaurant Guide 2005 which, when published on October 14

  • Acorn far too good for sorry Villagers

    THE contrasting fortunes of York's top two amateur clubs was clear as York Acorn hammered Heworth 48-4 at Elmpark Way. The Villagers thus continue to prop up the entire National Conference League with no points from five games and a points-against tally

  • They gave their lives protecting our nation

    Britain's first National Police Memorial Service was held yesterday at St Paul's Cathedral in London. In the congregation were the parents of Glenn Goodman, the Special Constable shot dead by an IRA gunman near Tadcaster in 1992. They told Mike Laycock

  • Minstermen on tide of confidence

    YORK City head to Morecambe for Tuesday night's televised Nationwide Conference clash on a high after Saturday's crowd-pleasing 3-1 defeat of Stevenage Borough. Bootham Crescent hosted a game high on entertainment and action but it is only the beginning

  • Knights 18, Rovers 16

    RICHARD Agar yesterday passed his latest big test as York City Knights coach and in doing so saw his charges set a new club record of five straight wins. The Knights were not at their scintillating best but dug new depths of resilience and a piece of

  • Danny's the boy - 04/10/04

    North Yorkshire apprentice jockey Danny Tudhope, who has enjoyed an excellent season, gets the chance to shine again at Catterick tomorrow. The teenager, who is attached to Declan Carroll's Warthill stable, has already reduced his riding allowance from

  • Tough to prove

    I WRITE in regard to the letter by Sandra Howland, "The pain of false allegations" (September 30). I find it quite disturbing that a woman could write this with regard to rape charges. Yes there are lots of rape and sexual assault charges which are hard

  • Barrel scraping

    I AM disgusted and angry at the gutter-type comments made about Huntington by the Osbaldwick Parish Council and the other residents' associations fighting the development of Derwenthorpe. They are scraping the barrel when they resort to the mindless attack

  • Hard hat facts

    A POSTWOMAN in Greater Manchester was dismissed last month for not wearing a cycle helmet. I highlighted errors in the Department of Transport report on cycle helmets and they agreed to correct such mistakes. MPs this year did not support a private members

  • Bridge for all

    MAY I add my support to those campaigning for the lights over the Nidd Skewkirk Bridge (September 23). As a child living at Skewkirk Hall between Tockwith and Kirk Hammerton, I had to cycle over the bridge, or walk to school in Kirk Hammerton. I spent

  • Scooter rules

    I AGREE with D Edge's letter (September 29). I presume that by "scooters" he means the 4-wheeled mobility buggies, sales of which have boomed in the last couple of years. There is hardly a day in the city centre when I do not encounter one of these being

  • Answers sought

    DO you receive or have you claimed Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Attendance Allowance? How easy to complete were the 20 plus page forms? Are you happy with the outcome of your claim? Can you spare a few minutes to help with a short survey? If so

  • Howdy y'all

    GREETINGS from America to Amy Evans and Jo Starkey from Bob, Mary, Katie and Alice who live in Idaho. While vacationing in San Diego we had a wonderful encounter with Amy and Jo and have mis-placed their email information. We would really like to stay

  • Soapbox: councillor was right

    I THANK Councillor Andy D'Agorne for peacefully protesting alongside residents of Fulford by sitting under the magnificent copper beech trees in an attempt to prevent them being cut down (September 28). It is a breath of fresh air that a councillor was

  • Knights 64, Dewsbury Rams 6

    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

  • Gateshead Thunder 18, Knights 30

    THEY didn't make it easy for themselves, but the title race is nevertheless back on. York City Knights at times did their utmost to aid Gateshead in their quest for a first win since June 2003, before scoring three tries in the last 15 minutes to win

  • Knights 30, Barrow 16

    Desperate times call for desperate measures. And boy, do they pay off at the Knights. After last week's demoralising defeat to Sheffield to virtually dump them out of the automatic promotion race, coach Richard Agar and chief executive Steve Ferres co-ordinated

  • Sheffield 27, Knights 14

    ON the up side it would be good to win a grand final. The downside is that that now seems to be York City Knights' only probable chance for gaining promotion from LHF Healthplan National League Two. Further on the downside, success in the play-offs hardly

  • Hunslet 19, Knights 8

    ON the plus side, this is a decent reality check. York City Knights may be National League Two favourites but they were never going to run away with it and yesterday's 19-8 reverse at Hunslet was further proof in the pudding that this is a difficult division

  • Hull KR 32, Knights 0

    NOT many - if any - sides will 'nil' York City Knights this season. But Hull KR did at Craven Park yesterday as they booked their place in the Arriva Trains Cup final. It signalled the end of the cup dream for Richard Agar's men, but rather than bemoan

  • Dewsbury 2, Knights 48

    AFTER a week of the club refusing to comment on how Alex Godfrey's two-year drugs ban would affect the rest of the team, the York City Knights decided to let the rugby do the talking at the Rams Stadium. And boy, do actions speak louder than words. The

  • Knights 48, Gateshead Thunder 12

    YORK City Knights went into the weekend as joint-leaders on points in National League Two yet fifth on points-difference. Opponents Gateshead Thunder, on the other hand, were bottom of the pile without a win in 11 months, and, with a massive home crowd

  • Raiders 16, Knights 30

    BARROW coach Peter Roe has often claimed York were the biggest spending National League Two club and were thus the favourites for promotion. He did so again yesterday in his post-match press conference, when he also suggested the Knights were benefiting

  • Knights 27, Featherstone Rovers 18

    Last week was not a great one for people living in York. Terry's announced it was shutting up its famous landmark factory, York City were staring non-league football full in the face, and even York's one final bastion of pride - the Knights - lost. One

  • Knights 32, Chorley 18

    LAST season, York City Knights began their inaugural National League Two campaign with high hopes after a morale-boosting Arriva Trains Cup campaign - only to lose an opening-day shocker to Gateshead Thunder. This season, they've enjoyed an even better

  • Giants 50, Knights 12

    SINCE the advent of full-time professionalism in rugby league's top flight, the chances of major Challenge Cup shocks have reduced so much they are almost negligible. Indeed, the number of surprises involving Super League clubs being knocked out by lower

  • Put a stop to it

    PETITIONS calling for bus service changes in two York communities calling have hit the desks of council transport chiefs. Protesters in the Malton Road area collected nearly 300 signatures as their appeal for York's newest Park&Ride service to include

  • York club could move into B&B

    PLANS for a York social club to move to a smaller, neighbouring home look set to pave the way for the sale of another city working men's club. Lawrence Street WMC says its existing Grade II-listed base at 29-31 Lawrence Street is "too large" for its current

  • York romp home

    YORK RUFC maintained their leadership of Powergen Northumberland and Durham One by beating Ponteland 42-7 at Clifton Park. In less windy conditions and with more care, the score could well have been much bigger. The opening exchanges were fairly even

  • Dringhouses standing firm

    DRINGHOUSES stretched their unbeaten run in the Leeper Hare York and District League premier division to six games after their 1-0 win over Bishopthorpe. Mark Woodward scored the only goal of the game but Thorpe United maintained their challenge at the

  • Nurse quits after attack

    A NURSE who was violently attacked at a York health centre has quit her job - because she fears being assaulted again. Jackie Jeffery bravely went back to work at the NHS Walk-In Centre after a drunken patient smashed her head against a wall and punched

  • York City 3, Stevenage Borough 1

    WE love you City, we do, sang the David Longhurst Stand after York demolished Stevenage 3-1 on Saturday. After that performance, it would have been hard not to. Two stunning goals backed by the one-touch football usually only seen in triangular training