FOR people driving to and from York along the A19, patience is running out. We must be some of the most patient drivers in the area, but for how much longer? The resurfacing of Fulford Main Street came first, with all that such a project entails, and
I WAS amazed and surprised that a school teacher in Wales has embarked on a one-man crusade to try and stop children from swearing. Apparently, this teacher is convinced that our country has turned into a nation of "effers and blinders". I wish him the
IS life speeding up? The Diary is used to the September deluge of Christmas gift ideas, but this is the first time we have received an April Fool in February. It's a good one, mind. Carefully mocked up on City of York Council headed notepaper, the letter
THE ache was put into Aislaby United once more as they bowed out of a cup competition on a penalty shoot-out. After perishing in the Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy last month, Aislaby United crashed by the same 4-2 margin in a spot-kick duel against
MATTERS are coming to the boil in Reserve 'B' of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League. Leaders Nestl Rowntree lost 5-2 to Easingwold who are now just five points behind the confectionery side. Andrew Metcalfe (jnr) hit four of the goals,
IT starts at the end, with potty pop producer Joe Meek's last two hits on February 3, 1967, the eighth anniversary of Buddy Holly's death. A policeman is asking Meek's right-hand man, Patrick Pink (Roland Manookian), what happened. Landlady Violet Shenton
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 100 years ago: The vicar and his churchwardens had taken a very decided stand with regard to the non-removal of the organ chamber of All Saints' Church, Pavement, York. It was built a few years previously on to the south side
FORMER Terry's factory worker Richard Harris has blown nearly all his redundancy money on a ten-year season ticket to watch his beloved York City. Harris, 33, has splashed out £2,500 to guarantee his place at every City home match between now and the
The University of York's co-operation with other universities in Yorkshire is helping to boost the UK economy, according to a new report which has attracted praise for the region from government ministers. The Higher Education - Business and Community
DESPITE their youth, the six members of the Warsaw Village Band are steeped in the traditional music of their native Poland. They remember their country's past and keep it alive by utilising, in a subtle way, modern sound effects. They are on a musical
Today's youngsters do just a quarter of the physical exercise their parents did, a new survey shows. But when we called in at Lowfield School, in York, we found youngsters who can tell teachers a thing or two about getting kids to exercise. NICKY Featherstone
A TWICKENHAM treble is still on for two York schools. St Peter's School's Under-15s and U18s teams are both through to the Daily Mail Schools' Cup semi-finals, while Millthorpe School U15s are also into the last four of the Daily Mail Schools' Vase competition
GOALKEEPER Peter Lawrie was the shoot-out hero as Robert Wilkinson Primary School, Strensall, won the North Yorkshire English Schools' FA six-a-side Championship in a dramatic final at Woodthorpe Primary School. The final against Ralph Butterfield School
YORK Under-11s schoolboy footballers stormed into the Green Un Cup final by beating hosts Derby 5-0 led by a four-goal haul from Jacob Gore. York got off to a great start when Alex Needham put Gore through to score. Luke Qualter, who had a fine game in
Hat-trick star Rachel Daly led Rossett School to glory in the North Yorkshire under-13 girls' county cup football final - a year after narrowly missing out. The Harrogate school saw off the threat of Wensleydale at Thirsk to take home both the cup and
Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan is making a bold bid to win the feature race at Southwell tomorrow. He saddles three of the 12 runners in the £20,000 Press Red To Bet Direct Handicap over seven furlongs. The pick of the trio could well prove to be Cardinal
ONCE it was a home from home for kings, queens and princes. Now this historic corner of one of York's most distinctive buildings has been opened up to public gaze - for the first time in decades. The task of unbolting the door to the medieval chapel at
WASTE bosses in York hope to avoid massive fines for waste tipping by bringing in a raft of measures to curb the city's growing landfill problem. Promoting home composting, reusable nappies, reusable bags and a campaign to crack down on junk mail are
A NOBEL Pize winning chemist has given her name to a new £9 million building at the University of York. The university's chemistry department has chosen to name a new building, which will focus on world-leading advances in chemistry, after Professor Dorothy
THIRTY firefighters battled for nearly six hours today to put out a huge fire which ripped through a derelict former care home in Stamford Bridge. Five fire crews from York, Pocklington, Hull and Market Weighton, worked through the night to control the
A TURF war of words has broken out between a York company and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The York contractor responsible for the pitch during Wales' rugby union clash with England said it was consulting its lawyers after the company was suspended
VENUES upstream of York dominated the angling scene at the weekend. Saturday's Millbridge Fisheries event and the Hirst Tackle contest on Sunday were held on the Ouse between Hunters Lodge and Linton. The Ouse was back to normal level for Saturday's fourth
MATTERS are coming to the boil in Reserve 'B' of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League. Leaders Nestl Rowntree lost 5-2 to Easingwold who are now just five points behind the confectionery side. Andrew Metcalfe (jnr) hit four of the goals,
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle spoke today of her fresh torment at the killer's decision to appeal. Marjorie Marks-Stuttle, who lives at Pocklington, said Ian Previte's hearing next month in Brisbane, Australia, would "open up
AUSSIE ace Chris Levy will captain York City Knights in the forthcoming 2005 season. The decision was made by the Knights coaching staff following the three pre-season friendlies. Levy will thus become the club's third captain, taking over from former
NEARLY 1,000 York jobs could be at risk if GNER fails to win the race to run train services on the East Coast Main Line, MP Hugh Bayley warned today. He joined MPs from northern England and Scotland to lobby ministers to allow the York-based rail operator
I WAS delighted to hear English Heritage is considering the proposals to make Clifford's Tower a more interesting and rewarding place to visit. (February 2). The tower is second in importance only to the Minster as a landmark and in the history of the
YOU published an archive photograph to illustrate your front page story showing youths drinking at the corner of Bishopthorpe Road and Scarcroft Road ("Boozers' Charter", February 3). This was taken several months ago. As ward councillor I would wish
YOUR correspondents J Neale and W Brayshaw are very wide of the mark when criticising York council for appointing a project manager to ensure the smooth running of Royal Ascot at York (Letters, February 3). Would they have preferred that arrangements
I HAVE read with great interest the recent reports on the proposed development of a block of flats for the over 55s in Wigginton. I have nothing against the older generation, I'll be one of them soon enough, but I have to ask, do we really need another
IT was very worthwhile attending the Derwenthorpe planning meeting to witness the birth of a new political force in York - the Liberal Hypocrites. How councillors elected in May 2003 on the back of a manifesto that "opposes urban sprawl and building on
I FEEL very strongly that it would be quite wrong to build houses over fields, however much more housing is needed. Even making a new green space by the new houses would not be the same at all. There are old open fields there and trees, with birds and
AFTER reading Chris Greenwood's report on children boozing (February 3), it's sad the area in question is so close to home. But where do children get their ideas from? Adults, whether we like it or not. Look at many of the soaps where drinking features
AN American businessman who was dismissed by his US bosses after his wife bought a competitor company was sacked fairly, an employment appeal tribunal has confirmed. Oregon-based Accent Optical Technologies Inc, known as Accent Inc, acted properly in
One of Scarborough's leading businessmen has been appointed to the board of york-england.com - the business organisation set up to attract inward investment to North Yorkshire. He is Peter Wilkinson, director of the Pindar group of companies and vice-chairman
Just how genetics, controlled feeding regimes and production cost analysis can help make beef and sheep more profitable will be the subject of a free talk in York next month. Red meat producers will be able to hear from expert speakers at the gathering
A York carpet firm has announced record sales figures. Brian Bell Carpets, of Northminster Business Park, at Upper Poppleton, revealed that it achieved its best annual turnover of £2 million for 2004. The figure soared with a £160,000 contract, just completed
A NOBEL Pize winning chemist has given her name to a new £9 million building at the University of York. The university's chemistry department has chosen to name a new building, which will focus on world-leading advances in chemistry, after Professor Dorothy
STUDENTS at York College will get the chance to meet up for a Valentine's date with a difference on Monday. February 14 marks the opening of a new social area, called Confab, at the college. The new student area is equipped with vending machines, pool
RESIDENTS' concerns about plans to install an intelligent bollard in a York street are valid and must be heard, claim their ward councillors. City of York Council is proposing to curb rat-running through Straylands Grove estate, in Heworth, by using a
YORK council has been put forward for an embarrassing "gobbledygook" award for poor English. The authors of a recent housing paper have been accused of "mangled" writing by a Green councillor. Mark Hill has now nominated the report for a Golden Bull Award
TEENAGER Kathryn Cordell is hot favourite to recapture the York Ladies Open Squash Championship which starts on Sunday. The 18-year-old Wigginton player became the youngest-ever winner of the competition two years ago when she ended the three-year reign
THE investigation into a blaze which ravaged a North Yorkshire stately home has hit a huge delay - a giant crane is needed to get to the answers. Nearly three weeks on firefighters remain unable to outline the chain of events that led to the inferno at
FORMER Terry's factory worker Richard Harris has blown nearly all his redundancy money on a ten-year season ticket to watch his beloved York City. Harris, 33, has splashed out £2,500 to guarantee his place at every City home match between now and the
TREVOR Threappleton considers the idea of siting a big wheel close to Clifford's Tower to be ludicrous and invites suggestions for further "fairground-like" attractions (Letters, February 7). I suggest a fun house/laughing gallery could by built in that
TO complement the huge Ferris Wheel, why not put a gigantic mattress inside Clifford's Tower and have a real "bouncy castle?" Large, multi-coloured plastic chutes on the mound would make great helter-skelter slides. Hook a Duck from the Foss and what
YOUR front page told us Status Quo had come to do a surprise gig at a private party for employees of Nestl (January 31). I find that rather remiss of my local newspaper because I had been talking about this gig with friends the night before they played
REGARDING the family living on £220 a week ("Monotony and struggle of a poor family's life", February 5). In 1995, at the age of 56, I was made redundant after 30 years working at the railway. I spent almost two years on the dole, the last six months
IT'S not often I feel I have much in common with Cherie Blair. A quick look around Clee Towers or a casual glance at my bank statement is usually enough to remind me I am not a high-flying human rights lawyer with a Prime Minister for a husband. And it's
RAIL companies are not popular. They attract complaints and criticism by the sackload, but rarely any praise. GNER is different. Passengers like it. More than 15,000 of them have signed up to its campaign to Back The Bid. That is an astonishing public
IT is an act of exuberance worthy of his hell-raising namesake. Richard Harris has blown his Terry's redundancy money - on a ten-year York City season ticket. You have to admire his priorities. The 33-year-old has not found another job but considers that
AUSSIE ace Chris Levy will captain York City Knights in the forthcoming 2005 season. The decision was made by the Knights coaching staff following the three pre-season friendlies. Levy will thus become the club's third captain, taking over from former
PICKERING Town and Harrogate Town travelled contrasting routes to reach cup semi-finals. The Pikes, pressing hard for the Northern Counties East League premier division title, needed extra time before seeing off NCEL first division hosts Garforth Town
