THE £30 million York Minster appeal is to be taken to America by the Duke of York. Christies in New York is to host a reception in honour of Prince Andrew during a visit to the Big Apple in June. Following his agreement to become patron of the Minster's
A ROAD closed to traffic for 20 years is to be reopened for Royal Ascot - despite furious objections from locals. Terry Avenue, which runs alongside the River Ouse, will open temporarily for the use of taxis during the five-day racing event - despite
I CONTINUE to be amazed by readers' letters condemning Royal Ascot in York. There is a view that only hoteliers and businesses will benefit from this unique event. Consider the bigger picture. York acts as the hub of a bicycle wheel with tourism benefits
ANYONE who travels the ring road will have noticed the new rumble strips which have started to appear creating an extremely uncomfortable, spine-wrenching ride before each roundabout. Are we into the silly season with council spending again? We already
I RECENTLY had a go at York MP Hugh Bayley for squandering an opportunity at Prime Minister's Questions on a query about regurgitated chewing gum defacing the nation's pavements (Letters, December 10, 2004). Hugh went a long way towards redeeming himself
AGRICULTURE minister Ben Bradshaw's unusual, but welcome, U-turn on open general licences for shooting pigeons and crows obscures a more worrying approach by this Government towards shooting. In their 2001 manifesto Labour promised it had "no intention
THE chief executive of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution complains of misinformation regarding the Connaught Court development and claims the RMBI will provide "accurate" information about the development (Letters, March 9). It is too late for
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has called on the local business community to save the club's reserve team. McEwan has reluctantly accepted that the reserves could be disbanded by the club out of financial neccessity next season but is concerned about
HEWORTH ARL 'A' put up a valiant effort but their bid to reach the Yorkshire League's Alliance Cup final ended with a 36-12 semi-final defeat to Sharlston 'A'. Heworth, including seven of their under-18s team, put up an encouraging display against a side
York Art Gallery re-opens on Friday after a refurbishment costing £445,000. CHARLES HUTCHINSON sneaks in for an early look at the improvements. JANET Barnes used a gardening image when she assessed the task that lay head in refurbishing York Art Gallery
ABI Summers has 15 minutes before deadline and her interviewee, Ralph Lauren, is still in bed. "New York is five hours behind us; their office isn't even open yet," she tells her editor, Caroline Bailey. "That's bang on deadline so I'll have to ring again
ALL Saints Roman Catholic School's under-13 team are just four games away from a Villa Park cup final. The York youngsters have won through to the northern quarter-finals of the Coca-Cola English Schools Cup after a 2-0 victory over Northumberland county
FOOTBALLERS from Derwent School got a close look at one of this country's most coveted pieces of silverware yesterday - the Barclays Premiership trophy. The school team visited the trophy at the Parliament Street branch of the bank as part of its whistle-stop
GOALKEEPER George Catling kept dreams of a York Under-11 Schools' cup treble alive after hitting top form in their 2-1 Yorkshire Cup quarter-final defeat of Bradford. He made two outstanding saves in quick succession to stop Bradford going ahead with
A FIRM near Selby which specialises in recycling tyres and safely getting rid of toxic materials from cars, has been snapped up by a new Yorkshire-based private venture capital fund for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. A majority holding of Credential
THE Knights were drawn away to Oldham in the Challenge Cup this week and I think it's a pretty good draw for us. It's going to be tough but we're capable of going through if we play well. If you are wanting a big gate and a big pay-day it's not the best
A 50-year-old armoured personnel carrier was saved from the scrap heap and will now be displayed at the Yorkshire Air Museum. It will join the heaviest bomb in history and an "ugly duckling" spy plane also now on show. The 1953 Alvis Saracen personnel
TWO brave Second World War veterans have been honoured for their heroism during the Normandy landings. Geoff Thompson, 85, from Pocklington, and Harry Sellers, 86, of The Mount, received the French equivalent of an OBE medal, the Chevalier of the Legion
HEWORTH'S Kevin Gall and Jason Milner won the York Conservative clubs' Turnbulls Mazda Snooker Pairs Cup as they came from 2-1 down in a final lasting three-and-a-half hours at Heworth club. They defeated Bootham's Tim Fillingham and Ray Stamp 3-2 for
POLICE hunting the thugs who pushed a wheelchair-bound youngster into the road admitted today their search had "hit a dead end". Despite a painstaking inquiry and the offer of cash rewards from generous benefactors, detectives are no nearer catching the
JOE Dey scored a second-half hat-trick as New Earswick ARL Club's U12s booked a Yorkshire Cup semi-final place by winning 24-10 at Shawcross Sharks. Connor Thirlway scored All Blacks' try as they trailed 6-4 at the break, but they hit back with Adam Johnson
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook is facing a potential injury crisis ahead of Sunday's big game at home to Castleford. Lee Paterson, who failed a late fitness test for the Elland game last Sunday after tweaking a back injury, is still struggling, while
A ROAD closed to traffic for 20 years is to be reopened for Royal Ascot - despite furious objections from locals. Terry Avenue, which runs alongside the River Ouse, will open temporarily for the use of taxis during the five-day racing event - despite
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has called on the local business community to save the club's reserve team. McEwan has reluctantly accepted that the reserves could be disbanded by the club out of financial neccessity next season but is concerned about
MORE than 500 officers will be on duty during Royal Ascot at York, the man in charge of policing the festival has revealed. Police officers will not be allowed leave and enlarged and high-visibility patrols will be at the hub of a zero-tolerance strategy
STORIES go in and out of focus in the news, eventually hardening into history, and yet history can be misleading. In the argot of today, Siberian prison camps are, like, so yesterday, but the truth is different. Although officially disbanded in 1960,
York Art Gallery re-opens on Friday after a refurbishment costing £445,000. CHARLES HUTCHINSON sneaks in for an early look at the improvements. JANET Barnes used a gardening image when she assessed the task that lay head in refurbishing York Art Gallery
YORK'S revolting restaurateurs stopped the city council making a meal of its parking reforms yesterday Originally the highways department planned to phase out the extra double yellow lines in two stages. But that would have been unfair on those businesses
FOR the 11th time at home this season Scarborough drew, their latest 2-2 share-all against Tamworth last night effectively costing them a place in the play-offs. Chris Senior was tripped after only four minutes by Aaron Brown, but Tony Hackworth's penalty
I WRITE in answer to the "anger at the new bollard scheme" (March 11). York's first intelligent bollard is under attack once again. Like all automatic machines it does as it's told. Motorists would be fine if they approached it correctly and left it to
IT seems as though City of York Council works in mysterious ways, especially when it comes to wasting taxpayers' money. Why does it need to install a rising bollard in Stonebow for the few vehicles which dodge the one already there? It should be put in
LATER this year I shall be staying with friends in Kent and will be visiting Canterbury. I sent for a brochure on this city and I give below an extract from the "how to get there" section. "Motorists visiting Canterbury are encouraged to use the city's
YORKIES should be disappointed with the spin from Professor Janet Ford ('York Central wouldn't work', March 9) on why York University has rejected York Central, and 15 other sites in the city, for its huge planned expansion. Instead it has gone for the
I congratulate the Friends of St Nicholas' Fields for being chosen as a case study by the Government (March 14). However, as chair of York Natural Environment Trust, which was founded nearly 20 years ago to save sites such as this, I must correct a point
JOE Dey scored a second-half hat-trick as New Earswick ARL Club's U12s booked a Yorkshire Cup semi-final place by winning 24-10 at Shawcross Sharks. Connor Thirlway scored All Blacks' try as they trailed 6-4 at the break, but they hit back with Adam Johnson
INTERNATIONAL tumbler Glenn Smith inspired students at a York school to have a go at gymnastics yesterday by demonstrating just some of the things he can do. A week of sessions in and around the York area sprung to life yesterday as the renowned floor
QUEEN Margaret's School pulled off a netballing coup by winning the under-12 York and District Netball Tournament for the first time. The 'A' team swept to victory after scoring 33 goals in six 12-minute matches - and only conceding three in total. They
THERE were outstanding results for three York athletes in the English Schools' Cross Country Championships at Norwich on Saturday. In the Intermediate Girls race, Vicky Graves (Archbishop Holgate) finished 40th and Vicky Needham (Canon Lee) was 54th.
Does the pull of Mars affect York? Business Editor RON GODFREY reads the choccy runes. DOES the chocolate exodus trail inevitably lead to Eastern Europe and other countries? People who work for Nestl Rowntree in York understandably have the jitters -
Baracouda can make history at Cheltenham tomorrow by gaining a third victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle. This three mile race has a new name but many still call it the Stayers' Hurdle. Baracouda is one of three dual-winners of the event, along with
A COSTLY council tax bombshell "timed to explode" after the General Election is awaiting residents in York and North Yorkshire, an MP warned today. Tory Anne McIntosh said a revaluation of properties may send thousands of bills for average homes soaring
MORE than 500 officers will be on duty during Royal Ascot at York, the man in charge of policing the festival has revealed. Police officers will not be allowed leave and enlarged and high-visibility patrols will be at the hub of a zero-tolerance strategy
THE Evening Press has scooped a top award for the successful launch of our compact format. Judges at parent company Newsquest gave us first prize in the Launch Of The Year category at a ceremony held in Weybridge, Surrey. They were impressed by the commitment
COUNCILLORS have stepped in to implement a compromise following a bitter dispute over flight paths for trainee RAF pilots in the skies above a North Yorkshire air base. Members of the ruling cabinet at Hambleton District Council have made a vital judgement
YORK-based Anglers World Holidays continued their dominance in the final individual contest of the Acomb Tackle-backed York and District Winter League by taking the top three places on a cold-affected Ouse on Sunday. Tim Harrison led from Stan Haigh and
A PREGNANT woman told today of the devastating moment she returned home to find her York flat ravaged by fire. Tracey Smith, who was uninsured, said the blaze completely gutted the council property in Bramham Road, Chapelfields, and destroyed all her
RESTAURATEURS who say York's evening parking bans have badly affected trade have won a battle to have them lifted. Council bosses have agreed to install seven parking meters in streets where double yellow lines were painted last year. The meters will
RESTAURATEURS who say York's evening parking bans have badly affected trade have won a battle to have them lifted. Council bosses have agreed to install seven parking meters in streets where double yellow lines were painted last year. The meters will
TOYAH Willcox pranced through my teenage years, lisping her way into many a young man's heart as she belted out It's A Mystery on Top Of The Pops. Now, what seems to me less than a fortnight later, she's had a facelift at the grand old age of 46. Toyah's
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook is facing a potential injury crisis ahead of Sunday's big game at home to Castleford. Lee Paterson, who failed a late fitness test for the Elland game last Sunday after tweaking a back injury, is still struggling, while
DID we miss something, or has a General Election been called? The political insults flying about the place certainly make it feel as though the starting pistol's been fired. Andrew Waller, York's deputy council leader and Lib Dem challenger for Hugh Bayley's
