WHAT is going on? On the final Saturday before Christmas, people behaved most oddly. Coney Street should have been a solid mass of seething humanity, echoing to the scream of the unknown toddler. Instead, pedestrians breezed along as if on a summer stroll
It was as you were at the top of division one as the three leading teams all won. Leaders St John's College were 4-1 in front after only 15 minutes at Hamilton Pan-thers, eventually winning 6-2. Andrew Sherlock hit his second hat-trick of the season with
Heslington will start 2005 as Leeper Hare York and District League division two leaders after a 2-1 win at Fulford. The hosts took the lead with probably the quickest goal of the season, scoring straight from the kick-off through Andy Holmes. It took
SCARBOROUGH'S hopes of climbing in to the Nationwide Conference play-off positions were washed away in rain-lashed Devon as they slipped to a 3-1 win at Exeter City. Boro got off to a dream start when Neil Redfearn cracked in a spectacular 21st-minute
YORK's title dreams suffered a huge blow after leaders Percy Park put in a dominant forward performance to win 22-7 at Clifton Park. The result leaves York five points adrift in the race for top spot in Durham and Northumberland One. York were penalised
There was no shock at Sandhill Lane where Selby were hammered 46-17 by unbeaten Yorkshire One leaders Beverley. Selby, with an under-strength pack, found themselves 25-5 down by half time and an improved second half performance was to no avail. Selby
HARROGATE deserved to come away from Manhester with something to show for their never-say-die attitude. But at least in their 18-9 National Two defeat, their second-half frailties, in evidence so often this season, seem to have been overcome. They were
Malton and Norton's rollercoaster season in North 2 East took another dip at Hartlepool with a 32-20 defeat in which poor tackling and handling were to blame for most of the points conceded. Malton looked the more likely to prosper early on but a stray
Pocklington came away with plenty of praise but no reward as they went out of the Powergen Vase at the fifth round stage by 24-9 at Sheffield Tigers. The turning point came on 70 minutes. Pock had fought a fine rearguard action and were leading 9-3 when
PICKERING Town closed ground on the leaders in Northern Counties East League premier division with a 2-0 triumph at high-flying rivals Selby Town. With none of the top three gaining points, the fourth-placed Pikes closed the gap to lift themselves into
THE ultimate £200,000 star of the highways has arrived in the UK, thanks to a North Yorkshire entrepreneur. The Wanderlodge motor home is sure to catch your eye as it travels down the A1 or A64, for it weighs in at 16 tonnes and is 38ft long. Proud owners
It has been a record year for the York office of estate agency FPDSavills, with residential property sales up nearly 60 per cent on 2003. The office has successfully negotiated sales on properties ranging in value from £175,000 to more thsn £2 million
Shepherds Purse, the award-winning Thirsk-based cheesemaker, is bringing a cheesy smile to customers at The Slug And Lettuce bar chain. The company has won a contract to supply its best-selling Yorkshire Blue cheese to the premium brand bar chain, which
ORGANISATIONS in York and North Yorkshire are looking forward to a "green Christmas" by recycling their festive waste. They are following the lead given by Olympic rowing hero Matthew Pinsent, who has thrown his weight behind a national effort to encourage
HAS H.O. Griffiths any knowledge of the laws governing the possession and use of airguns, ('Tighten up our weapon laws', Letters, December 15)? The tenor of this letter suggests to the uninformed that there is little, or no, law to control their use.
LIKE J Bonarius ('Clock face puzzler,' Letters, December 14), I have puzzled for years about IV on a clock face always being IIII - and why. In my case it isn't just idle curiosity. In the 1950s my father left me a bracket clock with a steel face bearing
Silence fell over the audience at Carols By Candlelight, as distant voices raised in song carried from the far reaches of York Minster and grew as the choir processed into the Chapter House. The easy-flowing processional O Come, O Come Emmanuel was well
Where were you on July 30, 1966 - the weekend England won the World Cup? I am a writer who would love to hear any stories you may have relating to this memorable weekend. such as how you celebrated, etc. Your stories, funny or not so funny, of what happened
MANY thanks to all concerned for a magical weekend in York's Swinegate quarter. People of all ages enjoyed the ice sculptures, demonstrations, singing, and acting amid the "snow". This is the kind of event that makes York a special city. Forget advertising
A winner is a winner, whatever it's worth, as Ryedale trainer John Wainwright aims to prove at Southwell tomorrow. The Nottinghamshire course stages a 'banded' meeting, which is designed to accommodate lowly-rated horses, running for a maximum prize of
THE "banker" of a York heroin gang netted more than £20,000 from the illegal drug deals carried out by a family based in a residential street, a court heard. Marguerita Jane Lee, 41, now faces an extra year in jail, on top of the three-and-a-half years
YORK's title dreams suffered a huge blow after leaders Percy Park put in a dominant forward performance to win 22-7 at Clifton Park. The result leaves York five points adrift in the race for top spot in Durham and Northumberland One. York were penalised
PLANS for a mobile phone mast in a village near York today provoked an angry response from a neighbour, who claims it will ruin his business. Geoff Nurse says trade will plummet if the 15-metre mast is planted on the doorstep of the Osbaldwick holiday
YORK Police today vowed to crack down on yobs who bring chaos and violence to the city. The warning comes after police recorded more than 40 assaults in only three days. The festive spirit descended into hooliganism as thousands of revellers poured into
MOST mutts would yelp "hogwash!" to a dogwash. But Lorna White, of Nether Poppleton, York, knows how to pamper pooches with a big splash of panache. She has started up a Dial-A-Dogwash, a franchise which has become a dog ablution paradise on wheels, a
ANOTHER two home Championship points slipped through Leeds United grasp as they were denied victory by a late Millwall penalty. Leeds looked on course for the victory that would ease them away from the drop zone when Lions' manager Dennis Wise literally
A DUTCH police officer heard a York man admit to killing two of his friends only minutes after his dramatic arrest in Amsterdam, a court heard. Officers cornered John Paul Marshall, 43, as he stayed in a hostel called Shelter City on December 22, last
YOBS with air rifles deflated a family's Christmas - by firing at a blow-up Father Christmas decoration outside their house. The 8ft Santa Claus - lighting up the neighbourhood and spreading seasonal cheer in Chapelfields in York - was pierced by a gun
TRADERS are expecting the Christmas rush to continue right through this week in York - after the final Saturday proved busy, but less than frenetic. Both city centre streets and out-of-town shopping centres were full of shoppers over the weekend, but
A NOTORIOUS street drinker is thought to have become the first person in the UK to be banned from stripping in public. Police became so concerned about Karen Bulmer's drunken antics that they applied for a banning order to try to curb her behaviour in
There was a time when I thought a "round robin" was just a fat festive bird. In my mind's eye I pictured a rotund little ball of feathers perched precariously on a spindly branch, like a darts player balancing on a lolly stick. But now I know the truth
DURING Viv Busby's first spell at Bootham Crescent, the Minstermen created an aura of near invincibility on home soil. With Denis Smith and Busby at the helm in the mid-80s, the old-fashioned ground was a Theatre of Dreams staging epic cup battles against
Monday, December 20, 2004 100 years ago: It was a busy time in York on the river, as there were in the Ouse and Foss eight cargo steamers, ten pleasure steamers, and 84 barges. Owing to the flood in the river a couple of days previously many heavily-laden
WE cannot imagine the demons which have driven Karen Bulmer to a point of such self-degradation. She has fallen as low as you can get. A shuffling street drinker with a string of convictions over eight lost years, Ms Bulmer is now notorious as the woman
IT SEEMS that everyone is jumping on the Band Aid wagon this Christmas - whether they can sing or not. I hear that those PR sweeties at Atlas Media Group have committed their crooning to CD disc to raise cash for charity. Atlas, who provide the media
TRADERS are expecting the Christmas rush to continue right through this week in York - after the final Saturday proved busy, but less than frenetic. Both city centre streets and out-of-town shopping centres were full of shoppers over the weekend, but
A CRAIG Whiteley hat-trick left Huntington trailing leaders Dringhouses by six points, albeit with two games in hand, after a shock 4-2 loss to Thorpe United. In fact, Thorpe - who had scored only one goal in their previous four matches - led the way
Pocklington Reserves kept their third consecutive clean sheet with a 3-0 Reserve 'A' win over Malton Bacon Factory. The goals, from Wayne Johnstone, Colin Peach and Andy Anderson, all came after the break. Reserve 'B' leaders Haxby trailed at Easingwold
York RI produced a good all round performance to defeat Skipton 29-20 at New Lane. The foundation was laid by the pack who scrummaged well and produced a supply of good ball for the backs. RI were first on the scoresheet when, after drives from Mallon
HEWORTH ARLC completed a three-game winning streak on Saturday for the first time since the 2002-03 season with a much-needed high-scoring victory over bottom club Saddleworth Rangers. The Villagers went into the game just two points ahead of the Pennine-based
YORK City caretaker Viv Busby boss believes new signing Paul Robinson is capable of matching the spectacular goal that opened his account for the Minstermen in Saturday's 3-1 home victory over Crawley Town. Robinson, who has signed for City until the
Nestl Rowntree may have turned a corner in its struggle for supremacy against rival Cadbury Schweppes - thanks to new versions of its old favourite, KitKat. MIKE LAYCOCK and MATTHEW WOODCOCK report on the latest outbreak of bar wars. You go in a shop
I WRITE in response to the letter from Jonathan Crook concerning our stock ('Law on knives is still too weak', Evening Press, December 16). Firstly, for Mr Crook a little knowledge is potentially dangerous. Secondly, Blue Moon Trading does not sell flick
IT is amazing how many Christmas traditions have pagan origins. Yule is typical, a Norse midwinter festival. Yule Riding became a time of such 'legitimised disorder' - witness the Lords of Misrule - that our archbishop had it banned in 1572. No such anarchy
In your diary column recently you referred to the electronic sign near the Persimmon Homes housing site on Heworth Green still indicating that there are 80 spaces in the long defunct car park (Diary, December 14). The sign is actually indicating that
I WAS saddened to read of the bullying experienced by 'Tim', a child with special educational needs (SEN) who now attends a mainstream high school (December 9). The part of your report that caught my attention was an assertion by Murray Rose, the council's
I READ the report about a student being wheel-clamped in Bishop's Wharf, Postern Close (Evening Press, December 1). I had a similar experience when a friend, who lives at Bishop's Wharf, invited me to see Chicago at the Grand Opera House. The evening
AFTER reading the review on Derek Acorah's Grand Opera House appearance, I write to disagree with Beth Dale. I attended the Thursday sell-out performance. If, as Beth Dale says, she counted 100 people coming in late, then she wasn't paying attention to
A ROW in a York supermarket car park escalated into a brawl inside the store, the city's crown court was told. It heard that taxi driver Shaun Malcolm Hugo nearly knocked a teenager over as he drove in the car park at the Tesco store at Askham Bar while
A CRAIG Whiteley hat-trick left Huntington trailing leaders Dringhouses by six points, albeit with two games in hand, after a shock 4-2 loss to Thorpe United. In fact, Thorpe - who had scored only one goal in their previous four matches - led the way
MORE than 10,000 York pensioners who rely on public transport have received a festive bus pass boost. Elderly folk who regularly use buses in the city will welcome news that popular pensioner travel passes will be available next year at the current rate
HEWORTH ARLC completed a three-game winning streak on Saturday for the first time since the 2002-03 season with a much-needed high-scoring victory over bottom club Saddleworth Rangers. The Villagers went into the game just two points ahead of the Pennine-based
YORK City caretaker Viv Busby boss believes new signing Paul Robinson is capable of matching the spectacular goal that opened his account for the Minstermen in Saturday's 3-1 home victory over Crawley Town. Robinson, who has signed for City until the
