A MOMENTOUS week for York City FC as the club's fairy godfather waves his magic wand again. It was 1991 when the prayers of the City faithful were answered by the arrival of Saint Douglas of Craig. At that time City were languishing in an uncomfortable
COUNCIL tax at five per cent. Well, what a surprise. What if the zero per cent option had been given? No need to cut services, Mr Galloway. No need to cut those workers at ground level who do a fantastic job at base rate. I suggest you start with yourselves
CONTRARY to Charles Forbes-Adam's statement, I have not just moved into the area ("Bellamy slams wind turbines", January 7). Indeed I have lived in this vicinity for over 75 years and my family has been in the area for probably as long as the Forbes-Adam
ON the wind turbines debate, I agree with Coun Christian Vassie (Letters, January 9). We need to act now to protect earth. I recently visited the North East from where I originate. To my surprise, there are now three wind turbines situated outside the
IN this new year, I wish New Labour would clarify its policies on issues of so-called cruelty. Tony The Tiresome was like a Jack Russell with a rat in his teeth over banning fox hunting, although I do not see how it will be enforced because I was not
Selby Town and Harrogate Railway are both facing Northern Counties East League Cup replays after being held to draws in the third round last night. Selby, the premier division leaders, could only draw 2-2 with first division Gedling Town at Flaxley Road
THE delays to the proposed A59 Park and Ride can only be described as a farce. It is becoming increasingly apparent that, having received our third consultation document, the Lib Dems will continue to consult until they get the result which suits them
THE letter headed "Yes cat owners are selfish" by Mike Key of Wigginton was totally offensive and very disturbing. The imaginary scenario he includes in his letter regarding the dog killing the cats was repulsive. I have both cats and dogs who get on
I SHOULD like to sincerely thank the two young people, Sharon and Steve, who kindly assisted me following my mishap on Ouse Bridge on the morning of Thursday, January 6. They alerted the emergency services and stayed until they arrived. I am very grateful
SINCE Post Offices were closed in our area, I find that this is putting more pressure on the Post Offices that are open. Most of us who are on a pension served in the forces, or on war work. We remember when the government had us queuing for everything
YORK City are urging minority shareholders to donate their shares in Bootham Crescent Holdings back to the Minstermen. The plea comes after the club regained control of the ground from BCH yesterday and dedicated City fan Dr Donald Fearnley left his 100
YORK City managing director Jason McGill has called on the Supporters' Trust to repeat their tremendous fund-raising achievements of the past. McGill pointed out that the owners of the football club, whose financial efforts prevented extinction during
FOR a brewer, a little knowledge can be an expensive thing. That is what angry Selby entrepreneur Jules Dolan discovered when he was lured into a brewing course by an offer of a 50 per cent grant towards the cost by the Learning And Skills Council North
A NORTH YORKSHIRE firm is among the nation's top three travel organisations recommended by customers. Inntravel, based near Castle Howard, is recommended by 91 per cent of its customers, according to a poll of 11,167 people by Holiday Which? Inntravel
A YORK-BASED rail firm has unveiled more of its plans to run cut-price train services across the North East. Grand Central, whose initial plans were dashed by track bosses, now has asked rail operator Network Rail for permission to introduce direct capital
STEPHEN LEWIS chats to former York student Susan Fletcher, whose first book has won a prestigious literary award. A FEW years ago Susan Fletcher was just another Eng Lit student at York University with dreams of making a career in writing. She never expected
A severely handicapped 11-year-old girl is at the centre of a row which could mean her being out of school for a year. Karina Shepherd was taken out of Hob Moor Oaks Special School, in Acomb, York, in June 2004, by her parents because they say she had
PRIMARY schools in York and North Yorkshire are being asked to sign up to a world record-breaking attempt to teach kids road safety. Road safety charity Brake and supermarket Asda are calling for teachers to sign up to take part in their Record Breaking
County supremacy is at the feet of Rossett High School's under-13 girls football team on the eve of the North Yorkshire County Cup final. The Harrogate side have battled through three rounds to give themselves a chance of playing in some of the country's
It's back to business tomorrow for Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee, who returns to the saddle six weeks after breaking his forearm in a fall at Doncaster. Lee, who had a plate and screws inserted into the damaged bone to help mend the compound
BOSSES at The Yorkshire Air Museum, near York, say they are "back on track" after cutbacks were made to avoid it going into the red. The Elvington attraction was forced to offload its operations manager, Ian Dewar, to save costs, as business experts predicted
THE Post Office has been accused of failing to work within its own guidelines when it controversially shut six sub-post offices in York. York MP Hugh Bayley claims the organisation failed to check how many people lived within a mile of a post office in
SAVINGS of £1 million may be slashed from the Guildhall resources budget, under plans going before City of York Council. Executive member for resources, Coun Quentin Macdonald, outlined cuts in the authority's financial, property and IT services as the
HUNDREDS of NHS patients will be forced to find a new dentist or pay monthly fees as yet another York practice goes private. The Mount Dental Practice has sent letters out to all its NHS patients, advising them that from April 8, they will either have
MAGGOTS munching on flesh could be the way to heal our wounds -according to health chiefs in York and Selby. As part of a £750,000 University of York trial, patients such as Victor Beeston will have loose sterile maggots feeding on dead skin beneath a
Some of rugby league's most important faces will be at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. York City Knights are hosting the latest Association of Premiership Clubs' meeting for the first time since the Knights were born out of the ashes of York Wasps. Leading
YORK City are urging minority shareholders to donate their shares in Bootham Crescent Holdings back to the Minstermen. The plea comes after the club regained control of the ground from BCH yesterday and dedicated City fan Dr Donald Fearnley left his 100
YORK City managing director Jason McGill has called on the Supporters' Trust to repeat their tremendous fund-raising achievements of the past. McGill pointed out that the owners of the football club, whose financial efforts prevented extinction during
A MAN accused of rape killed himself in his car on the eve of his appearance in court. Lee Graham Ripley, 37, was found dead on a lonely country road. He had gassed himself. Today, his wife of four years, Jeanette, said: "I loved him to bits. I never
YORK people have raised nearly £40,000 for those devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster. The York Aid appeal stands at £39,691 - with donations still coming in to help the hundreds of thousands of people trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of
A YORK charity boss fears the huge publicity for the tsunami disaster appeal could hit fundraising for other good causes. Penelope Worsley, of Heslington, who runs a trust to help poverty-stricken people in northern Thailand, said she was appalled by
NO-ONE could have had a more ace time than golfer Philip Sinton in ringing out the old year and welcoming in the new. The 47-year-old York Golf Club player notched a hole in one at the Strensall-based course on the penultimate day of 2004. Four days later
OUR house is possessed. I don't mean the bailiffs have descended, not yet. What I mean is that the building has a spirit, a personality, and it isn't very nice. During 2004 our so-called home-sweet-home shunned our well-meaning attentions, ignoring the
Some of rugby league's most important faces will be at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. York City Knights are hosting the latest Association of Premiership Clubs' meeting for the first time since the Knights were born out of the ashes of York Wasps. Leading
IT seems somewhat disingenuous of City of York Council to have asked us to vote for whether we prefer the council tax to rise by five per cent, seven-and-a-half per cent or ten per cent. There might well be a natural tendency for the majority to opt for
ON Christmas Eve we took to the bars and pubs of York city centre dressed as 'Scary Spice' and 'Craig David' from the television programme Bo Selecta to collect money for Cancer Research UK. The evening was a tremendous success and we managed to raise
I have just as much liking, indeed respect, for Roman numerals as Aled Jones (Letters, December 30), but they are open to fraudulent alteration just as much as our everyday Arabic numerals. If Mr Jones really uses Roman numerals on his cheques and income
I WAS driving along Wigginton Road, past York Hospital, and was shocked to see a police car driving towards me at high speed with blue flashing lights on, swerving quite badly. As the police car got closer to me it became obvious why the driver was swerving
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 100 years ago: York Benevolent Society was celebrating the anniversary of its founding by the attendance at divine service at the Centenary Wesleyan Chapel of the Lord Mayor, Sheriff and Corporation. In 1792 a few charitably
A new warning has been issued about the potential risks to children who spend too much time on their mobile phone, but is the message getting through? JO HAYWOOD reports. MAX is excited. He's almost 13, so he tries not to let it show, but it is obvious
A PARENT pressure group has welcomed plans to hold a teacher training conference in York advocating a "zero tolerance" approach to school discipline. Nick Sneaton, spokesman for the Campaign for Real Education representing parents and teachers in York
Four North Yorkshire schools have been praised by education bosses for making it on to an internet hall of fame. Education chiefs at North Yorkshire County Council have praised Oatlands Infant School, and St Aidan's Church of England High School, both
YORK Theatre Royal's subsidy from City of York Council could be cut, following the authority's decision to raise council tax by only five per cent. The council is looking to save £20,000 from the £360,000 currently given in financial support to external
THOUSANDS of people who suffer from long-term illnesses will receive one-to-one support from community matrons, under new Government plans. Health Secretary John Reid said the matrons would offer advice to patients with conditions including arthritis,
DOZENS of firefighters were called today to a major blaze at a chemical factory in North Yorkshire which triggered an emergency alert. Police said smoke from the blaze at the Clariant plant in Selby travelled as far as neighbouring Barlby as a cordon
IT IS the news Jim Royles everywhere have been waiting for. Scientists have claimed that too much exercise is bad for you - and that doing less could lengthen your life. But, unfortunately for full-time couch-potatoes, the claims have attracted a healthy
THE father who was stabbed through the heart in York chatted normally to a friend only hours before his death, a jury heard today. Simon Gilchrist's friend, Claire Musgrove, told Leeds Crown Court that she met him at the foot of the stairs leading to
The North-East angling match calendar was devastated by flooding at the weekend following torrential rain and gale-force winds. The most high-profile casualty was the final round of the Yorkshire Winter League. Set to be fished on the Ouse between Hunters
NO-ONE could have had a more ace time than golfer Philip Sinton in ringing out the old year and welcoming in the new. The 47-year-old York Golf Club player notched a hole in one at the Strensall-based course on the penultimate day of 2004. Four days later
WHAT makes great art? We all have our individual interpretation. That is how piles of elephant dung, unmade beds and light switches can be hailed as great works - admittedly not beyond a self-regarding group of metropolitan elitists. Under this broad
THOSE who have stoutly resisted the New Year injunction to get fit are having the last laugh. Society's sloths are constantly chided for their habit of curling up on the sofa in front of the box. Fitter friends and glossy magazines insist such self-indulgence
