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
Superintendent David Farrelly said his officers are prepared for the extra pressures of the Royal Ascot festival in York. The British Transport Police regional commander said plans were in place to deal with tens of thousands of racegoers who were expected
HORDES of Scots and Geordies will be descending on the city for Royal Ascot at York as southerners stay at home, advance ticket sales have revealed. A profile of sales of tickets for the five-day festival of horse racing has shown that the punters travelling
RESIDENTS were kept in the dark on Royal Ascot traffic plans, angry councillors claimed today. Concerned South Bank residents last week quizzed council chiefs at a Micklegate ward committee meeting on how the Ascot race day masterplan would tackle traffic
A FAMILY firm based at Clifton Moor has helped York Racecourse update its phone systems in time for Royal Ascot in June. Local Telecom Service Limited (LTS), in Auster Road, has completed an £18,000 contract to upgrade the telecommunications at Knavesmire
POLICE today revealed why they do not want to see a Northern Proms concert staged in York during Royal Ascot. Superintendent Alison Higgins said it was not realistic to expect police to manage as many as 56,000 people flooding to York Racecourse - then
PUNTERS could be taking to the River Ouse if a York company's ambitious Ascot transport plans get off the ground. York Incoming think it can ferry up to 3,000 passengers a day to and from York Racecourse by boat when the horseracing festival comes to
THE "final piece" of the jigsaw for Royal Ascot at York was confirmed today as regional development agency Yorkshire Forward handed the city a £650,000 grant. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway said the cash - which will fund two thirds of Ascot's
MEET the man charged with bringing Royal Ascot to York and "catapulting" the city on to an international stage. Shane Chalmers has been appointed as project manager to ensure the five-day festival runs as smoothly as possible. In preparation for the event
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has strongly hit back at claims that not enough work has been done to make Royal Ascot a success. Coun Galloway accused "some people" of having a "vested interest" in the failure of the prestigious racing event. The
CHANGES to the crucial Royal Ascot traffic masterplan were unveiled today, as it emerged that every resident in York will be sent transport information in a bid to avoid confusion on the roads during the big event. Criticism was levelled at City of York
CITY leaders are to appoint an Ascot "tsar" to help make this year's key Royal event a success, amid claims they are struggling to manage the mammoth task. With less than six months to go to what is widely regarded as the premier event of the racing calendar
YORK's reputation as a great place for shopping will be firmly under the spotlight when Royal Ascot comes to town, the city's tourism chiefs said today. Looking forward to 2005, officials at York Tourism Bureau (YTB) said the five-day festival of horse
FORMER York City second string goalkeeper Neil Sanderson is hoping that saving the reserve team will help re-establish the close links between the local football community and its professional club. Sanderson's City Football Development Centre, which
YOUNGSTERS across York were welcomed back to school after the Easter break with healthier school meals. Starting this week, and following the national frenzy of interest in school dinners generated by TV chef Jamie Oliver, school meals in York have been
YORK Schoolboys Under-11s enjoyed an unblemished 100 per cent record during their most successful North Tyneside Festival of Football. A hat-trick of victories were racked up against strong local opponents North Tyneside, East Northumberland and Vale
THE commercial insurance provider, Primary Broker Services (PBS), has expanded its Harrogate operation with the appointment of two new business underwriters, Debbie Dyson and John Darnbrook. Debbie's years in both broking and underwriting includes ten
YORKSHIRE players past and present are expected to forge much stronger links together if the seal of approval is given to the formation of the club's first Players' Association. Around 90 out of 140 ex-players have responded positively to a call to form
WHERE else to start this column other than the Powergen Challenge Cup draw. We've been handed one hell of a tie away to St Helens but it's one we'll relish. I'm not a betting man so I don't know the odds, but if you ask any pundit or bookie, they'll say
GIFT shops in York were today preparing for a rush of memorabilia collectors, keen to pick up a royal souvenir with a twist. With the announcement that the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles was being postponed from Friday until Saturday
WAR veterans were today celebrating victory in their campaign to build a memorial to the women of the Second World War. York and Selby-based campaigners have fought for seven years to secure a national monument dedicated to the wartime contribution of
MICHELLE Hall and Angie Spivey led Selby/Drax to a 5-4 victory over University Students in Ladies Division One of the York Badminton League. Hall and Spivey's three wins included a tough 17-16, 2-15, 15-8 victory over Heather Turner and Sarah Myers. The
THOUSANDS of council tenants are to enjoy a multi-million pound facelift to their homes. Coun Sue Sunderland, City of York housing chief, has agreed to the plans, which will see the council retain control of its housing stock - with £65.2 million spent
FORMER York City second string goalkeeper Neil Sanderson is hoping that saving the reserve team will help re-establish the close links between the local football community and its professional club. Sanderson's City Football Development Centre, which
LOW-PRICE tickets for Royal Ascot go on sale to York residents on Monday. Bosses are opening the ticket office for the Rails Enclosure, when people living within two miles of York racecourse will be given the first option to snap up a place. With a capacity
HOWARD Spencer-Mosley enjoys taking the mick with his alternative York guided tours and anarchic stand-up. You may think he is having another laugh in setting up a midnight theatre company, but more than 50 insomniacs found refuge in Screen One for last
MOST drivers in York think about the route they will take when going from A to B to avoid congestion and queuing, and most would think this is intelligent use of the road network system in York. Not the council. They call it rat-running. In view of the
THE council is supposedly requiring financial savings - therefore the cost of this bollard should be way down the list of priorities. If rising bollards' genuine purpose is to restrict unwanted traffic, there are far more important routes which should
I write in response to Mr K Chapman of South Drive, Harrogate, (Letters, March 28). Mr Chapman needs to be reminded that in the last 12 months all crime has reduced by 11 per cent and the detection rate has increased from 28 per cent to 36 per cent. In
HOW can City of York Council possibly justify a 33 per cent increase in car parking charges (March 31)? For the past 15 years, we have spent almost every Saturday morning shopping in York, using the Coppergate multi-storey. On Saturday we discovered that
ONE wonders what thought process Ms Marti Brutcher uses to decide that Prince Charles was responsible for a drunk driver speeding through a Paris tunnel which ultimately led to the tragic death of Princess Diana (Letters, April 4). It would appear that
THE meddling of our Labour Government is unbelievable. It now proposes to prevent people working on their own vehicles. All work has to be carried out by an approved garage. This would stop you restoring your old vehicle. How many garages would be prepared
LAST year, Labour councillors consulted residents in York about the local bus pass for pensioners. Of the responses received many thought that local bus travel should be free for pensioners across the country. These comments were passed on to local MP
GOOLE boss Paul Marshall has ruled out a move for former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. This week's Northern Counties East League newsletter linked ex-Australian international Bosnich to the Vikings but Marshall said
THE only Leeper Hare York and District Football League game in Reserve 'A' saw Malton Bacon Factory move off the bottom after they won at Huntington 3-2. Chris Dower and Ian Procter netted for the hosts. Rufforth registered their third consecutive Reserve
HARROGATE Town took a giant stride towards the Nationwide North play-offs with a 2-1 victory over lowly Bradford Park Avenue at Wetherby Road last night. Two-goal Danny Holland was the hero after Avenue had taken a shock 44th minute lead with a fine solo
IT'S early days but the Diary can name the most versatile man standing in the General Election. Step forward Richard Jackson, one time soldier, fish and chip shop owner and hotelier turned taxi driver and hypnotherapist. Richard is the UK Independence
DIGGING work on York's Knavesmire is making locals fed up of Royal Ascot already - and it's still months away. Douglas Mumford, 75, who lives in The Mount, in south York, said a "terrible mess" was being made of the Knavesmire ground during work to supply
MOTORISTS who ignore a traffic-busting master plan during Royal Ascot at York will find their access to the racecourse blocked. And those who park in "no-waiting" areas on the route could find their vehicles towed away, under the provisions of the management
A ROYAL Ascot action plan to combat a traffic nightmare in York during the race meet in June was being unveiled today. City of York Council was giving an overview of the proposals before the plans are discussed by the authority's executive on March 15
MAD Hatters Evenings will be held in the run-up to Royal Ascot, following the success of a York shop's bid to highlight the range of hats available for race-goers. Anne Menzies pulled in a shop-full of customers after inviting leading a London company
THE Duke of York told a gathering of business leaders of the "window of opportunity" that will be opened when Royal Ascot comes to the city in June. The prince told a 600-strong audience at the annual dinner of the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of
THIS map shows the proposed jam-busting route taxis could take to ferry thousands of punters to York Racecourse during Royal Ascot. Cabbies are keeping their fingers crossed that councillors will agree to open up Terry Avenue to their cars during the
TOPPERS which have adorned the crowns of Britain's Royals could soon be seen atop the heads of York racegoers, as Ascot comes to town. What's posh and what's not is about to become clear, as a leading London hatters and milliners packs up its top hats
TWO star names have been added to the bill of a spectacular "Northern Proms" concert planned for York - but they may never make it on stage because police have raised an objection to the event. X Factor runners-up G4, famous for classical-style renditions
INVESTORS are buying York properties in the hope of renting them at a big profit during Royal Ascot week, it has been claimed. Landlords and homeowners have been quick out of the starting stalls to place an interest in new city housing developments in
THE Barbican Centre could be reopened to host events during Royal Ascot at York, the Evening Press can reveal. Absolute Leisure has confirmed it is talking to local and national promoters with a view to holding a series of events in the York centre from
THE safety of York people must be the prime concern when licences for Royal Ascot are considered, a top councillor said today. Vast numbers of extra racegoers, plus a likely "prodigious amount of alcohol being consumed" could worsen off-racecourse problems
ASCOT Racecourse has unveiled the order of running for Royal Ascot at York. The five-day Knavesmire spectatcular starts on Tuesday, June 14, with the Coventry Stakes at 2.30pm. There will be six races each day with 30 of the 36 races screened live by
A "NORTHERN PROMS" extravaganza looks set to be staged in York during Royal Ascot week, the Evening Press can reveal. A night of dazzling fireworks, rousing music and a spectacular light show are in the pipeline at York City's newly-renamed KitKat Crescent
FANCY getting Royal approval for a trip to York's Ascot festival? One lucky bidder will have their Royal Enclosure passes signed and stamped by the Duke of York - if they pledge enough cash to those affected by the tsunami disaster. Prince Andrew has
IT was rumoured to be the Ascot holiday home for Posh and Becks. Now racegoers will get a chance to see what was rumoured to have caught the eye of David and Victoria Beckham as a North Yorkshire hotel announced it was taking bookings for Royal Ascot
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has thanked all the people who helped raise the £10,000 needed to run a reserve team next season. McEwan made his appeal for outside funding in the Evening Press just three weeks ago and the target was met more than a fortnight
STEPHEN LEWIS sets the scene for an election campaign that may well be dominated by voter apathy and cynicism. TONY Blair has fired the starters' gun at last, and the 'phoney election' is over. May 5 is to be the date of the General Election (as we all
STEPHEN LEWIS sets the scene for an election campaign that may well be dominated by voter apathy and cynicism. TONY Blair has fired the starters' gun at last, and the 'phoney election' is over. May 5 is to be the date of the General Election (as we all
LOVE them or loathe them, school uniforms are a fact of life for most youngsters. But what would happen if teachers too had to stick to a strict dress code? A SPOOF piece in a national paper on April 1 saying the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted
A TEAM of eight young people from Henshaw College in Harrogate have been honoured for their commitment to volunteering in the field of arts. The team, called the The Buskers Group, received the accolade for the Yorkshire and Humberside Region at an awards
County Durham trainer Howard Johnson and his number-one jockey Graham Lee, who took centre stage with three winners at Cheltenham last month, are set to make further waves tomorrow on the opening day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree. Grey Abbey
PERSIMMON Homes Yorkshire, the York-based building giant, has launched a poster campaign to attract 14-16 year olds into the construction industry. The company is targeting secondary schools, further education colleges and careers offices across the UK
MICHELLE CREASER has been appointed manageress of Ryedale Travel in Pocklington. Michelle, pictured, who celebrates 16 years with Ryedale Travel in May, succeeds Trevor Williams, who left the company after almost 20 years service. It will be her task
A £4.5 MILLION scheme has been launched to pay York and North Yorkshire businesses for training staff. train2gain, a successful national scheme designed to improve skill levels by paying businesses for giving workers time off for free training, has been
YORKSHIRE lost the last three wickets of their first innings to a hat-trick by left-arm paceman Jason Lewry on the second and final day of their friendly against Sussex at Hove on Tuesday. Lewry bowled Tim Bresnan and pinned David Lucas lbw with the last
AN urgent cash plea has been made in a bid to secure the final piece of a village flood defence jigsaw. More than 70 Elvington residents packed a public meeting last night to hear £160,000 was needed to complete a new barrier project. Parish council chairman
A PETITION has been launched urging City of York Council to block late-night drinking in residential areas when it assumes responsibility for licensing. Residents were spurred into action by controversial plans for a 2am drinks licence for the redeveloped
THE father of a man who was seriously injured in an accident on a "death trap" East Yorkshire road has called for drastic new safety measures. James Lister, 29, was rushed to York Hospital after his motorbike collided with a van on the A1079, near Wilberfoss
THE only Leeper Hare York and District Football League game in Reserve 'A' saw Malton Bacon Factory move off the bottom after they won at Huntington 3-2. Chris Dower and Ian Procter netted for the hosts. Rufforth registered their third consecutive Reserve
MISS England today launched the MS York 2005 contest - and told contestants how it could transform their lives. Danielle Lloyd has agreed to chair the judges for the event on Friday, May 20, at York Racecourse, which will raise thousands of pounds for
SUPER-fit granddad John Beisly rows 2,000 metres, cycles six miles and swims 15 lengths - before most of us have even got out of bed. The pensioner, from Osprey Close, Acomb, was given a surprise party to celebrate his 80th birthday at the gym in Edmund
LEEDS United manager Kevin Blackwell issued an apology to supporters following last night's crushing 4-0 derby defeat by Sheffield United at Elland Road. Blackwell said: "I will apologise to the fans because this is not good enough. This hurts. "Sometimes
YOU wanted your homes to be safer, and we have delivered - that was the message from York's top police officer today. Speaking on the first anniversary of his appointment, Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick revealed that house burglaries had been slashed
YORKSHIRE lost the last three wickets of their first innings to a hat-trick by left-arm paceman Jason Lewry on the second and final day of their friendly against Sussex at Hove on Tuesday. Lewry bowled Tim Bresnan and pinned David Lucas lbw with the last
YORK'S Big Wheel saga has taken a dramatic new twist with an 11th hour offer to site the attraction in a different location. World Tourist Attractions was deciding yesterday whether to press ahead with plans for the observation wheel in gardens near the
TATTY parts of York are to get a major facelift in an effort to make the city look respectable for Royal Ascot. City of York Council cleaning teams have been deployed to spruce-up a number of sites near the racecourse on Knavesmire and entrances into
THE Fantasticks is the world's longest-running musical, but try to remember the last time you saw this crafty pastiche. Broadway's equivalent of The Mousetrap opened in 1960 and has had the occasional dalliance with the West End, but Hannah Chissick's
AS an ex member of the Royal Corps of Signals, I was surprised to read the description of the Corps in your article "City's Army Links Grow Stronger", (March 31). In it were two statements which are incorrect. The motto of the Corps is "Certa Cito" and
HOW dare B Ward of West Park, Selby, pull to pieces the efforts of Terry Smith, who bought computer games to replace those stolen from York Hospital children's wards out of the goodness of his and his customers' hearts (Letters, April 4)? It doesn't matter
FOLLOWING the letter from Mr K Holmes (March 31), please can I confirm the situation regarding the "Rails Enclosure" during Royal Ascot at York. This area has been created especially to give local people, who may not be regular racegoers, the opportunity
DEIR Yassin was the village in Palestine wiped off the map in 1948 in an atrocity which echoes down the decades. This one village, whose men, women and children were murdered by Zionist terrorists, epitomises the injustice meted out to the Palestinian
I CAN'T bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is. But whatever I may think about Prince Charles, it seems some people are feeling a bit sorry for the poor old chap right now. And, indeed, these must be trying times for our future king. After
YORK'S top police officer has 6,000 reasons to feel good about his first year in the post. That is the number of crimes which did not take place compared to the 12 months before Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick took charge. The figures are impressive
FIVE mornings a week he rows 2,000 metres, swims 15 lengths and cycles six miles. By our calculations it means John Beisly could be 750 miles away by this time next year. But John does all his travelling in Edmund Wilson pool and gym. His astonishing
SELBY Town are back on top of the Northern Counties East League premier division after a last-gasp win at bottom club Borrowash Victoria. It looked as though the Robins were going to be frustrated by the Borrowash youngsters but Tom Matthews netted the
TRAVEL happy Harrogate Railway stayed in the hunt in the Northern Counties East League title race with an easy 5-1 thrashing of Eccleshill United. Graham Marchant, Lyle Hillier, Scott Ryan, Liam Gray and pacy youngster Sam Warburton got the goals as the
