CONSUMER watchdogs in York have warned residents to steer clear of emails making extravagant claims about unrealistic earnings. The city council's trading standards team has urged internet users to be on the alert for promises of work opportunities over
I WAS sorry to hear that Joe Jackson has been the victim of bullying at Oaklands school. I am in my second year at Millthorpe Secondary School, severely partially sighted but I really enjoy school and have not encountered any form of bullying. All the
SUNDAY'S big match will be my first taste of a real Scarborough v York City derby clash and, like all of you no doubt, I am really looking forward to it. I remember playing at Scarborough in pre-season once but, by the time, they had got into the league
I WRITE about the public footpath through St Peter's School in York. I am amazed at some of the comments of your correspondents, and elected councillors, who have chosen to ignore the facts. After the Dunblane School massacre an inquiry was held by the
SOME dog owners are so irresponsible. Every day I have to look at a pile of dog dirt that a pet owner has not cleaned up. Often a dog is allowed to do its business right outside my garden gate, then the owner walks away and leaves it. If people want to
IT is very frustrating to find City of York Council is again planning to increase parking charges in several short-stay car parks (December 21). They say if they increase these charges the council tax will not increase ten per cent, but only five per
M BRADLEY asks who is driving forward the proposal to install a rising bollard at the junction of Straylands Grove with the Malton Road (December 19). Could it be planning officers and a planning committee which feels it has to do something to justify
The trial of Gillygate killer John Paul Marshall uncovered the depths of York's drugs underworld, reports Chris Greenwood. WHEN police officers, responding to a routine complaint about an evil smell, stepped inside 74a Gillygate they opened the door on
WE'VE done the supermarket dash, which is a relief. The bill was stepper than usual, but we're spending £4 billion in the three days up to Christmas. This is a collective we, by the way. The Cole budget is woefully distorted already, but four billion
Sleeve: Shania's usual cowgirl clobber is replaced with a demure yet coquettish skirt and vest top ensemble. Sleevenotes: Cheesy photo gallery and lyrics for each song, enabling Shania-mania to thrive in homes across the land. Content: Twenty one tracks
Yorkshire County Cricket Club should find themselves on a much more level playing field at Scarborough next season following the current renovation of the outfield at North Marine Road. The cost of the work is expected to be around £20,000 but Scarborough
Matthew Allen, an 11-year-old junior member of The York Archers' Society has won his third major prize of the year. He hit terrific form to win the Coventry Cup for the Indoor Junior Compound Shoot competition held at Portsmouth, scoring 509 out of a
HUNDREDS of people were expected to flock to York Minster on Christmas Eve for one of the most popular services in the annual calendar. The Crib Service, in which the model of the baby Jesus is placed into his crib by a lucky child volunteer, attracts
A YORK family of six will spend Christmas in temporary bed-and-breakfast accommodation after being evicted from their home. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, a judge ordered Ian Horner, his partner, Julie Grimes, and her four
DAVE Merris has enjoyed his temporary switch to York City's left wing so much he wants to stay there. The 23-year-old left-back has been a revelation since filling a more advanced role, playing in the position in every one of caretaker boss Viv Busby's
HUNDREDS of people flocked to York Minster for one of the most popular services in the annual calendar. The Crib Service, in which the model of the baby Jesus is placed into his crib by a lucky child volunteer, attracts children from across the city every
YORK City Knights have secured some wonderful early Christmas cheer by re-signing star winger Austin Buchanan for 2005, the Evening Press can reveal. The LHF Healthplan National League Two Young Player of the Year had been linked with a move to Super
ONE of the most pressing problems facing York is affordable housing. The city's homes crisis is worsening. As property prices spiral even further out of most people's reach, more and more families cannot fund a mortgage for even the most basic home. Meanwhile
IF Mr Crosby had crooned "I'm dreaming of a wet and windy Christmas," we doubt he would have scored a worldwide smash. Yet we always seemed blessed with grey and blowy Christmases. That hasn't stopped thousands betting on snow for Saturday. Seasonal sentimentality
YOU will recall how Labour councillor Paul Blanchard was put up for sale on internet auction site ebay earlier this year. His friend Simon Eldritch posted an advert stating: "Best mate for sale. No reserve. Just please take him. He's 29 and I've known
Thursday, December 23, 2004 100 years ago: A columnist thought it was satisfactory to learn that though there were apparently over 1,300 names on the register of the York Labour Bureau, there were really only about 400 unemployed in the city, the remainder
I WAS invited to The Golden Globe Awards at Oaklands School. It was a lovely experience. The Golden Globes were given to young people for such things as "always having a lovely smile", "working hard on a piece of written work" and "being kind to others
COUN Jones is clearly desperate to find something to moan about when the only thing he can find to attack is an informal working party - the Barbican Working Group ("Crunch Barbican meeting 'fiasco'", December 16). The Barbican Working Group has always
ALTHOUGH Mike Key claims to be an animal lover (Letters, December 16), he seems to have no love for cats. His request that cat owners control their pets and stop them doing what comes naturally - hunting birds and mice and burying their "number twos"
D Fillingham's words about Yvonne Scales "message" were uncalled for (December 16). That was a very nice picture of her! I am not a supporter of hunting. But if I were being chased by the lovely Yvonne I would give up without a struggle, and submit! Colin
I disagree with D Fillingham and his comments on the derrire of Yvonne Scales. Oxford Dictionary indeed - it may be required by him if he reads this. "Rhyl" the seaside town, couldn't be added on Yvonne's buttocks. Keep on baring them Yvonne and happy
Stewart Sykes of Blue Moon Trading, leaves me flabbergasted (Letters, December 20). If he were to catch the evil person who shot those two cats, would he use a weapon from his shop's arsenal? By selling such harmful weapons as airguns, knives, cross bows
IN his letter Ian Waghorn, secretary of the York Jubilee Air Rifle Club, seeks to defend the air rifle by claiming that many other ordinary items such as bricks can be used to inflict injury (December 20). Of course they can. But bricks are produced to
DAVE Merris has enjoyed his temporary switch to York City's left wing so much he wants to stay there. The 23-year-old left-back has been a revelation since filling a more advanced role, playing in the position in every one of caretaker boss Viv Busby's
HAVING learnt that City of York Council has decided to go ahead with its unreasonable plan for a Straylands bollard, those against it should write to them and give these reasons: 1. The Stockton Lane roundabout is only just coping at the moment. This
SCARBOROUGH head coach Nick Henry has hailed the 'motivational skills' of York City caretaker boss Viv Busby ahead of Boxing Day's big clash between the two clubs. Busby has collected seven home points from a possible nine since taking over the managerial
AN ENTREPRENEUR is bringing the taste of Italy to tea breaks across York and North Yorkshire by launching a homemade biscotti range. Alison Akehurst, of Thixendale, began developing the sweet treats a year ago after visits to Italy and browsing on North
Sleeve: Guess what? A mirror with the band posing in front! Sleevenotes: It's hard to focus on that tiny writing in the gatefold while wiping tears of teenage angst from your eyes. Content: Excellent, 33 rock-hard tracks for fresh-faced newcomers or battle-weary
Sleeve: Is it a man or... a woman? Hard to tell, but clearly a reference to lead singer Brian Molko's slightly tiresome androgynous image. Sleevenotes: More arty black and white images, a few thank-yous and lyrics from last single Twenty Years. Token
Sleeve: Dramatic - gold backdrop on front and moody close-up of Seal on back. Sleevenotes: Brief - title listings, some portraits and a page of thank yous. Content: CD1 has all the hits (Crazy, Kiss From A Rose, Killer etc) and two surprises in covers
Sleeve: Lazy graphic Sleevenotes: Glossy notes on each track. Content: 34 rip-roaring tracks, in random order. High point: Photograph, the first Def Leppard song to make an impact, or Animal, the track that hooked me. Low point: Choosing which disc to
Sleeve: Band posing on a sofa, all looking older in leather. Sleevenotes: Usual pictures and track listings Content: 20 tracks, including three number ones and umpteen top ten hits. Not in chronological order. High point: Old classics such as Sweet Little
Sleeve: On the front, haunted, diffident Drake looms out of a forest clearing (even glummer variation on cover for 1994's superior Way To Blue retrospective). More wood on back: Nick's college tuck box. Sleevenotes: Gentle hymn of praise to the John Keats
Sleeve: Front cover features Young in brooding hippie pose; the back has details of the 16 songs with release dates in familiar Young scrawl. Sleevenotes: Disappointing. Only bare background details are covered; no mention of their emotional context.
A LAWYER has explained the basis of a legal challenge to York's Barbican Centre redevelopment - and revealed what may happen next. Andrew Lockley, of solicitors Irwin Mitchell, is acting on behalf of Save Our Barbican (SOB) in its High Court application
A YOUNG mum is demanding an apology after she was put off a bus in freezing temperatures with a six-month-old baby. Mother-of-two Tina Hewitt, 28, is furious after she said she was put off the number five York to Strensall Rider York bus on Monday afternoon
THE organisation which provides vital out-of-hours GP services in York and North Yorkshire has gone into administration. But patients have been reassured that services will continue as normal over the Christmas and New Year holidays, following the appointment
MILLIONS of pounds will be invested in council homes if City of York Council's housing budget proposals win support. Spending plans being unveiled today reveal that £9.6 million would be poured into capital housing projects over 2005/2006 with £7 million
YORK Railway Institute Ladies scored the two wins in division one of the York Badminton League. Ros Ellis and Joyce Petch took 90-15 in their team's 9-0 home win over University Staff Club, while in their 5-3 away win over University Students, Ellis,
SENIOR traffic cops reacted with disappointment today after catching 37 drink-drivers in only nine days in North Yorkshire. The force's get-tough policy on Christmas drink-driving netted the breath test failures following a county-wide operation. "That
YORK 'A' strengthened their position at the top of the Yorkshire Over-55s Indoor Bowls League first division with a comprehensive 98-63 aggregate victory over neighbours New Earswick, picking up all 18 points at stake. At Thanet Road, Peter Littlewood
A NEWSAGENT today told of the terrifying moment she looked down the barrel of a gun after a robber tried to hold up her York shop. Bev Tebbutt, owner of Number One 4 News, was packing cigarettes at about 4.45pm yesterday when she turned round to find
STRONG winds will continue to lash North and East Yorkshire tonight as forecasters warn residents to batten down the hatches. Gusts reached speeds of up to 50mph in the Vale of York in the early hours today, upturning trees, blowing over lorries and damaging
Yorkshire County Cricket Club should find themselves on a much more level playing field at Scarborough next season following the current renovation of the outfield at North Marine Road. The cost of the work is expected to be around £20,000 but Scarborough
A LARGE gang of armed, hooded men raided a York bookmakers and threatened two staff in front of customers before stealing a substantial amount of cash. Police have condemned those responsible as "a danger" to the community, and are appealing for witnesses
BEREAVED relatives screamed "rot in hell" at killer John Paul Marshall after he was found guilty of double murder. The parents of Kevin Mulgrew and Daniel Wall shouted "yes" after a jury took less than two hours to decide Marshall cold-bloodedly ended
YORK City Knights have secured some wonderful early Christmas cheer by re-signing star winger Austin Buchanan for 2005, the Evening Press can reveal. The LHF Healthplan National League Two Young Player of the Year had been linked with a move to Super
