Wednesday, June 30, 2004 100 years ago: A new landmark made had appeared in York, 140 feet above the city. The weather vane on the highest turret of the North-Eastern Railway Company's new office was said to typify "in a very happy and ingenious manner
SO, let's get this straight. The Government is closing York's pensions centre as part of its war on waste. But isn't it wasteful to open a new office in York, pay to relocate many workers there, then close the place down less than two years later? The
Running your own business is increasingly becoming an option for women who want to have a family without sacrificing their career. CATHERINE BRUCE talked to a woman who set up a public relations firm after becoming a mother. WITH so many new businesses
A leading private client wealth manager has appointed three new staff to its York office. The York team at Gerrard Limited has welcomed on board Nick Hair as an associate director, Craig Richardson, as an investment advisor, and Natalie Greenslade as
Awesome young sculler Hannah Thomas will join up with the Welsh junior rowing squad next week in preparation for the Home International Regatta in July. The St Peter's School sixth former impressed team selectors at the Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships
Paul Gascoigne scores a great late goal with the story of his life, says Matthew Woodcock. WAYNE Rooney take note. The story of Paul Gascoigne should be compulsory reading for any footballer with a hint of genius in their boots. This painfully honest,
A York author has taken a childhood tragedy and turned it into a searing study of grief, reports Stephen Lewis. MAGDALENA Chavez was 14 when her friend was murdered. It was more than 30 years ago and half a world away, but time and distance don't always
A HUGE shake-up in the way children with learning difficulties are taught in York is to start this year, as the city's four special needs schools close to make way for two brand new ones. Joan Lock, head teacher of Fulford Cross School, tells LUCY STEPHENS
A RYEDALE nursery has taken the next step into the modern age by introducing computers into the classroom for two-and-a-half to five-year-olds. The Wombleton school, Alpha Montessori, was recently commended by the schools standards authority OFSTED for
A PUPIL at Pocklington School, 14-year-old pupil Georgia Rose Bijster, has won the age 13 to 15 section of a competition run by the Royal Geographical Society to find the Young Geographer of the Year. To compete, Georgia had to write an 800-word essay
Is Kabbalism a spiritual movement or a money-making empire? JO HAYWOOD searches for enlightenment with the help of a York college lecturer in religion. THE tatty red cotton bracelet around the wrist is a dead giveaway. It is not, as some might suspect
A GOVERNMENT Minister today promised to urge Cabinet colleagues to consider relocating parts of their departments to York. The comments from Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith provided some hope for 313 workers at York Pensions Centre following
YORK'S industrial heritage will this week be formally honoured with the erection of a 16ft sculpture. The 14ft-wide steel arch will be assembled on site at Holgate Park - once the heart of York's carriage-building industry - later this week and will commemorate
Bishopthorpe and Acaster Juniors enjoyed some good sport from small skimmers, roach, perch and bleak in their opening contest at the Bridgefield. Angling brothers Ryan and Rhys Carlyle were joint winners of the first contest with 2lb 8oz apiece. Second
YORK shop staff told today how they run a regular gauntlet of violence and abuse. Details of insults and aggression aimed at vulnerable city traders emerged as a new survey laid bare the national hazards facing shop workers. The retail crime report by
Leeds United are shelling out £200,000 a week on six players they are struggling to offload. With training due to restart tomorrow, Mark Viduka, Dominic Matteo, Danny Mills, Ian Harte, Michael Duberry and Stephen McPhail are still on the wage bill. Viduka's
YORK City Knights speedster Rob Kama will have to be at his lightning quick best tonight if he is to challenge for 'Fastest Man in Rugby League' honours. The 27-year-old is to take part in the one-off Sport Relief charity event to find the quickest rugby
THE man who once controversially replaced Alan Shearer in Newcastle United's starting line-up is poised to bolster York City's attack next season. Former Magpies striker Paul Robinson, who then manager Ruud Gullit preferred to ex-England captain Shearer
AN anonymous sympathiser feels Acomb residents should show "respect" for those who are making their lives a misery (June 28). To whoever this is, who hasn't got the guts to identify themselves, I point out that respect is something which has to be earned
I WISH to alert Clifton residents to the fact that York environment and development services have sent a letter to a few houses in my area giving notice of the closure of the public right of way running from Lady Road to Lumley Road, Clifton. Residents
WHAT a vile letter from D M Richardson (Letters, June 24). He calls pigeons "sky rats" and "vermin". I have pigeons, collared doves, and many other birds in my garden and take pleasure feeding them all. What a miserable, cruel person Mr Richardson must
I READ the report about surrogacy (June 26) and I was left with only one question. Why is it illegal to pay someone to have a baby for you, but if you wanted to kill that same child in an abortion it is legal to pay someone to do that for you? Why the
I attended a performance of Fame at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. As a keen follower of Shipton Theatre Company I knew the standard of the production would be high, but did not expect to be bowled over by the amount of talent on stage. My husband and I
First up, I would like to thank all the Knights fans who have followed our cup runs throughout the season and to the army who cheered our guys off the field on Sunday after we were comprehensively beaten in the Arriva Trains Cup semi-final by Hull KR.
TWO family firms from York are on a list of Britain's 100 biggest private companies. York-based construction firm, The Shepherd Building Group, were named as the 48th largest private company by the Sunday Times. The firm, which is owned entirely by the
A REVOLUTIONARY labelling system which utilises waste elimination has been launched to the food and drink sector by a Yorkshire company - thanks to a Business Link grant. Catchpoint, a process launched by a Linton-based company of the same name, does
York-based television production company Mandrill has won orders for two new documentary series from the Discovery Health Channel. Sex Change will follow people from all over the country as they go through the process of changing their gender and will
YORK City Knights speedster Rob Kama will have to be at his lightning quick best tonight if he is to challenge for 'Fastest Man in Rugby League' honours. The 27-year-old is to take part in the one-off Sport Relief charity event to find the quickest rugby
PLOTS thicker and more explosive than gunpowder, conspiracy theories more entangled than a kitten's ball of wool. Then there is the countless opinions fed by miles of informed, uninformed, deformed and reformed speculation. So do we need another book
STEPHEN LEWIS dips into the former president's autobiography. NO doubt Bill Clinton would like to be remembered as one of the great US presidents. In many ways perhaps he was: a man of legendary charisma who brought a new economic optimism to his own
PUPILS said "auf wiedersehen" to visiting students after a successful exchange trip. Youngsters from Millthorpe School, York, yesterday bade farewell to new friends from Stadtlohn, Germany. During their week-long visit the German pupils experienced life
A MASKED gunman threatens a York store owner and makes off with the takings. Staff in a city centre newsagents are confronted by a shoplifter high on drugs. A 73-year-old Tadcaster shopkeeper vows to continue trading after being raided for the 20th time
WHAT a contest, what a night. The Battle of the Bands final cranked up more energy than Drax power station and showcased enough raw talent to outscore every overcooked Pop Idol fop. Many music fans have lamented the takeover of last weekend's Glastonbury
More than three hundred civil service jobs are to be axed in York - less than two years after they were created. The York Pensions Centre at Monks Cross, which only opened in September, 2002, is closing as part of an efficiency drive within the Department
A TEENAGER from York has been disqualified from driving for two years after police officers saw him riding a motorised foot scooter on a pavement. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted riding the £260 Go-Ped in Melrosegate while
A NEW attempt is being made to cure car parking headaches at York Station. A partnership formed between city-based rail company GNER and Europarks is aimed at providing hassle-free parking for passengers. The completion of a new £600,000 footbridge connecting
A MASS biker convoy heads for the hills tomorrow - wheel to wheel with police safety experts. Motorbike officers from North Yorkshire Police and the Royal Military Police will rev up and lead scores of bikers on a 200-mile tour of some of the county's
Kernel Dowery, who has discovered the winning habit, can complete a hat-trick at Yarmouth tomorrow. The Peter Harris-trained gelding lines up for the Street Construction Handicap over a mile and a quarter with Darryll Holland in the saddle. Kernel Dowery
TWO York police officers who bravely tackled a burglar as he threatened to kill them with a spiked metal mace will be honoured at a ceremony for unsung heroes next week. PC Richard Farrar and PC Andrew Lewis overpowered and arrested 24-year-old John Harris
DOZENS of decaying North Yorkshire buildings are officially at risk, according to a new English Heritage report. Fifteenth century Crayke Castle, near Easingwold, is one of the "buildings at risk" on this year's list. According to English Heritage experts
BOOTHAM Crescent Holdings director Barry Swallow has refused to comment on whether he would be willing to invest any of the money he will gain from the selling of his shares back into the football club. The ex-York City defender, captain, caretaker-manager
DRIVERS could soon be handed a "three strikes and you're clamped" warning in York. City councillors will be debating plans to push through measures to crack down on motorists who park illegally and ignore penalty fines. The scheme, to be discussed at
A GOVERNMENT Minister today promised to urge Cabinet colleagues to consider relocating parts of their departments to York. The comments from Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith provided some hope for 313 workers at York Pensions Centre following
NESTLE Rowntree today announced it was selling its cocoa processing operations in York - claiming the move could lead to expansion and more jobs. Bosses said all 27 jobs connected with cocoa bean activities at the Wigginton Road plant would be maintained
AS chairman of Fossgate Traders Association I should point out that Nigel Ayre's assumption that local shopkeepers are not aware that business rates are paid to central Government is incorrect (June 28). Our campaign of disrupting payments to the council
IN reply to Charles Rushton's letter about the recent "gum blasting" operation on Parliament Street (June 28), I wish to point out that on the day this was being undertaken by the PACY Project and funded by York Business Pride. This is a partnership between
Why do people need to be told everything in words of no more than one syllable? Anyone with a modicum of intelligence should know a motorised scooter is a motorised vehicle, and it doesn't need to be an internal combustion engine either ("Scooter rider
BOOTHAM Crescent Holdings director Barry Swallow has refused to comment on whether he would be willing to invest any of the money he will gain from the selling of his shares back into the football club. The ex-York City defender, captain, caretaker-manager
I AM in a state of profound disbelief that F Latham believes my remarks on "sleaze and corruption" in the European Union to be "scurrilous" (Letters, June 28). He should refer to the EU's own Court of Auditors which was set up nearly ten years ago and
I DON'T give a damn what the Government does with my organs when I've gone (June 29) if only they will look after them while I'm here. Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby. Updated: 11:11 Wednesday, June 30, 2004
DISASTROUS news has made me all but choke on my morning Crunchie. Sit down, sisters; it seems that a world chocolate shortage is looming. It may appear strange that an expert in fungi should be the one to spoil my day; but then, who else would know that
