Monday, June 28, 2004 100 years ago: A man from Bootham Crescent, York, was walking along the Esplanade when he was told there was a child in the river at Marygate landing. He immediately ran down and at a second effort succeeded in pulling the child
Four of the five outstanding second round ties in the York Senior League's Edward Readman Trophy were decided following their postponement from the previous week. New Earswick's victory at Hemingbrough was a giant-killing affair with the victors, who
CASTLEFORD gained their first win of the season, beating Rowntree, and Studley got the best of a draw at Harrogate in the only two games completed in division two of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League. The Rowntree batsmen were able
BOTTOM-placed Tadcaster Magnet scored a surprise victory in the only division one game in Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League to be completed. Magnet won by three wickets at home to Carlton Towers, whose promotion hopes have been
Only one innings was completed in the six scheduled games in division three. Malton and Old Malton made 205-5, John Foxton hitting the only century of the day as he reached 101 off 96 balls. He added 142 for the second wicket with Andy Tyas, who made
Cawood gave their promotion bid a lift by gaining the only victory in division five. They beat bottom-placed Hovingham, who were bowled out for 132 but owed much to the sporting attitude of their opponents, who put up with poor weather in the latter stages
Dringhouses kept up the pressure on the division six leaders when they took 27 points from their home encounter with Cawood. Home bowlers Brendon Walsh (5-86) and Dave Storr (3-47) held the upper hand in the first innings as N Shefta made 58 in Cawood's
June 26-27 Premier Division Acomb (9pts) drew with Clifton Alliance (9pts) - Match abandoned (rsp after 30 overs) Acomb 136-5 (S Rodrigo 28, F R Sykes 30, M Dickinson 38), Clifton Alliance 11-0. Heworth (9pts) drew with Sessay (10pts) - Match abandoned
THE decision is final; the US suits have spoken. Kraft Food bosses, untouched by history, unmoved by argument, have announced they are to take Terry's out of York. But they will never take York out of Terry's. As a mark of respect to the factory and all
Joseph Agar (1832-1920) was an important figure in York for many years. He was born in 1833 and died in 1920 and was, for most of his life, a prominent York figure including being Lord Mayor of the city three times. He owned the tannery firm Agar and
TRADE union leaders from southern African states are visiting North Yorkshire this week. The visit is part of a week-long tour to mark the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid. Manufacturing and professional union, Amicus, is hosting the visit, which
"Absolutely gutted" was the only way York Ironsides coach Alfie Hill could sum up his feelings after watching his side lose out on the Fairfax Cup for the third time in a row. Competition newcomers West Indies Wahoos announced their arrival in dramatic
A YORK firm offering financial advice is on the up and has started exporting its expertise to the Midlands. Hallmark-ifa was started in York over ten years ago by brothers David and Clive Holbrook under the name Hallmark Limited. The company re-branded
A DERELICT outbuilding which was transformed into a gift shop has proved a hit in North Yorkshire. Jan Bradshaw spent £30,000 turning a disused cart house in her mother-in-law's garden in the Ryedale village of Nunnington, into a thriving business. At
NORTHERN cities are about to face a fresh onslaught from Viking warriors set on recreating the invasions of more than a 1,000 years ago - and all to celebrate a slightly more recent milestone in the history of York. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of
A YORK architect says a proposed new development is in danger of destroying one of the city's "most unique" streets. Moray Mackay, an architect who lives in St Mary's, off Bootham, was speaking on behalf of a conservation group in the street, which is
THOUSANDS of cyclists descended on York for the 60th annual cycle rally. Despite Saturday's rain, up to 13,000 cyclists, including families with young children, were in York for the annual rally on Knavesmire. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Janet Looker
EASINGWOLD gave their title hopes a massive boost by beating Thirsk by eight wickets in the only Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division game to reach a finish on Saturday. Rain decimated the whole programme.
BOTH of York City's derby clashes with Scarborough have been put back 24 hours on the advice of police. The Minstermen will now travel to the McCain Stadium on Monday, December 27 instead of facing their North Yorkshire rivals on Boxing Day. Chris Brass
A YORK man has spoken of his anger after getting a driving ban for riding a trendy motorised foot scooter while over the alcohol limit. Barry Mitchell, 23, of Clifton, said he was "gutted" when York magistrates handed him a year's ban for drink-driving
YORK City Knights were today focusing back on their league campaign after the club's remarkable cup exploits ended at Hull KR. The Knights have always said their priority was to win promotion from National League Two and the much-depleted side's 32-0
AN ADDICT so desperate for drugs that he beat up an elderly woman and left her for dead was today jailed for nine years. York Crown Court heard that Simon Christopher Watts' attack on 73-year-old Jean Simpson was just one of his violent attempts to get
BOTH of York City's derby clashes with Scarborough have been put back 24 hours on the advice of police. The Minstermen will now travel to the McCain Stadium on Monday, December 27 instead of facing their North Yorkshire rivals on Boxing Day. Chris Brass
SO local shopkeepers are encouraging people to stop paying business rates by direct debit (Parking protest to get 'awkward' (June 25). I am sure this will have an enormous impact on the council, especially seeing as business rates are paid to central
The flies plagued Yorkshire Phoenix at Arundel on Sunday and Yorkshire in turn plagued Sussex Sharks, crushing them by eight wickets to stay top of Division Two of the totesport League with six wins out of their last seven matches. Yorkshire's yellow
Yorkshire managed only 42 minutes' play on the final day of their County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl, but it was sufficient for them to stop losing a precious point and for their promotion rivals to gain one. When the rain ceased
FREDA Tolhurst's reply to my letter of June 15 just confirms my arguments. Heslington village has been incorporated into the existing university campus and there is no going back to some rose-tinted past. I am out on my bicycle around 7.30am, cycling
NORTHERN cities are about to face a fresh onslaught from Viking warriors set on recreating the invasions of more than a 1,000 years ago - and all to celebrate a slightly more recent milestone in the history of York. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of
EASINGWOLD gave their title hopes a massive boost by beating Thirsk by eight wickets in the only Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division game to reach a finish on Saturday. Rain decimated the whole programme.
Thorp Arch & Boston Spa had by far the better of a draw at Hornsea in the only Hunters the estate agent division four game to be finished. Andy Hawkswell (71) and Andy Heaps (65) led the way as Thorp Arch made 221-5. Hornsea were never in the hunt
LOOK sharp, young 'uns. Your mum and dad are preparing to fritter away your inheritance seeking thrills and adventure. Nearly eight out of ten York over-50s say they are planning to spend their way to happiness in later years "rather than live out a dull
CAVE paintings and electronic story books will be the focus of a York firm's latest projects. York-based firm Mindwave, the multimedia division of The Continuum Group, has been appointed to develop a cave art website for the 12,000 year-old carvings recently
YORK City Knights were today focusing back on their league campaign after the club's remarkable cup exploits ended at Hull KR. The Knights have always said their priority was to win promotion from National League Two and the much-depleted side's 32-0
BARRY Mitchell has a right to feel aggrieved. For any law to work it must be fair, consistent and carry a penalty commensurate with the offence. Mr Mitchell fell foul of a law which fails on all three counts. He was fined and banned from driving after
ROLL over Wimbledon. A new tournament is attracting top sponsorship, star spectators and an endorsement from Tiger Tim. The stick-in-the-muds stuck in the mud of SW19 would have fared better by motoring up to YO61 for the Tollerton tennis spectacular
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
NESTL Rowntree said today it was confident that stringent precautions will prevent a disease called Witches Broom causing a world cocoa shortage and pushing up chocolate prices. The disease, so called because it makes cocoa trees become swollen and branched
OLD soldier Ossie Cawood has popped the question to his new love - at the age of 86. The former York man will marry Jean Bossons, 85, when they walk down the aisle on their sticks at Airmyn Parish Church, near Goole, on August 21. The evergreen couple
Justice will be done if Aahgowangowan wins at Hamilton tomorrow. Last week on the same course, the sprinter was narrowly denied by Karminskey Park after her starting stall had opened a fraction later than the rest. That unusual happening, apparently caused
A STATUE weighing half-a-ton which was stolen from a stately home in East Yorkshire and later recovered 4,000 miles away in Chicago was today restored to its rightful plinth. Sir Tatton Sykes commissioned a world-wide search for the life-size Goddess
"Absolutely gutted" was the only way York Ironsides coach Alfie Hill could sum up his feelings after watching his side lose out on the Fairfax Cup for the third time in a row. Competition newcomers West Indies Wahoos announced their arrival in dramatic
RESIDENTS in west York have reacted with outrage at the circulation of a leaflet telling them to "stop moaning" about young thugs and treat them with "respect". The anonymous poster, which is signed by "someone trying to give the kids a voice", has been
The flies plagued Yorkshire Phoenix at Arundel on Sunday and Yorkshire in turn plagued Sussex Sharks, crushing them by eight wickets to stay top of Division Two of the totesport League with six wins out of their last seven matches. Yorkshire's yellow
SIX people were rescued by firefighters as smoke poured into their North Yorkshire flats from a fire in a shop below. Fire crews were alerted to the fire in Drakes Fish and Chip shop, in Silver Street, Knaresborough, by a shop worker who found the premises
YORK'S MP is to press the Government for 60 trainee dentists to come to the city to ease its dental crisis. Hugh Bayley has persuaded the Minister responsible for dentists, Rosie Winterton, to visit York for top-level talks to address the escalating shortage
PLEASE can we stop this tedious debate on cars and bikes. As I've already said, there are faults on both sides. I believe the problem stems from a lack of respect for each other. I can't see why Mike Usherwood has such a problem, same as I can't see why
YOU can take the girl out of the city, but you can't make her pat a cow. I'm sorry, I know some of you might harbour misguided notions about cows being harmless, lovable old milkers with eyelashes like Naomi Campbell and serene temperaments (unlike the
I WAS surprised to read the letter from LG Arnott and the scurrilous remarks it contained about the European Union ("Reality of the EU", June 23) - and surprised the Evening Press published it. While I appreciate that people have a perfect right to criticise
WHILE on Parliament Street this morning, I spent a few moments observing the activities of the chewing gum blaster in action. Food for thought: why does it take three able-bodied persons to operate this contraption? Only one was blasting, another was
Yorkshire's first match in the Twenty-20 Cup takes place on Friday when they meet Derbyshire at Derby. To make sure they are fully prepared for it they will hold two practice games at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, the first one starting at 10.30am. "We
I WOULD like to thank all the people who support St Catherine's Hospice Lottery. Last year we made a profit of £195,000, which virtually paid for our day-care service for patients, families and carers. This is amazing. We have at present approximately
Further to the Barbican debate, nobody doubts the closure of Walmgate Bar will cause traffic congestion. Up to now the emphasis has been on the jams that will form on Walmgate. However, the closure of one in-bound lane on Lawrence Street will lead to
AS regular diners and drinkers at the Melbourne Arms since it re-opened last November, we were surprised, to put it mildly, to read James Kilner's review (Eating Out, June 12). Disappointed to find no a la carte menu, James? Perhaps you should read your
SOMETIMES words are not enough. After all, try to write about love and it is like trying to wrap jelly in elastic bands. So how do you write about a performance like this, when a slight 25-year-old singer from Uzbekistan steps on to a stage with a voice
The YSO under the stewardship of conductor David Blake has acquired a real sense of integration, purpose and indeed authority. This was particularly evident in Schumann's 4th Symphony where they delivered an entirely coherent and convincing performance
