Thursday, May 12, 2005 100 years ago A woman who took off a heavy boot, and threw it at the Stipendiary Magistrate, created a sensation in the Police Court. Missing his worship's head by an inch the boot struck the wall behind him with a heavy thud. The
BUSINESSES have been signing up to join our campaign and banish smoking in the workplace. Yes to Clean Air, launched by Selby and York Primary Care Trust and the Evening Press, offers support to organisations who want to form smoke-free policies. Warren's
YORK Acorn winger Johnny Waldron has smashed the National Conference League's try-scoring record, it has been confirmed. The young flyer scored a staggering six in Saturday's 60-16 smashing of Crosfields in Acorn's final game of the division two promotion
HEWORTH ARLC are confident they will again win re-election to the National Conference League. The Villagers finished second bottom of division two of the flagship amateur league and thus need to go through the process for the second successive year of
THE North Yorkshire RL Service Area enjoyed a fine start to the 2005 representative season with excellent wins over Lancashire at under-13s and under-12s level. The U12s, missing eight squad members due to New Earswick U12s' Continuation Cup final, opened
After police are called to escort a mum and her buggy off a bus, Maxine Gordon asks: how child-friendly is York? ANYONE who has ever had to get on a bus with a pushchair will sympathise with the plight of York mum Wendy Saint. As we reported yesterday
IF imitation is the highest form of flattery, then it's safe to assume Canada's Hot Hot Heat are a little more than lukewarm in their love of Elvis Costello. Yelping vocals yanked straight from the pit of frontman Steve Bays' ribcage, twinned with skeletal
LIKE fine mature Lilac Wine Elaine Bookbinder, for it is she, just gets better. Elkie was bombarded with e-mails from fans begging for a Blues album. What they get is a showcase of her considerable talents spanning Blues, Rock, Country all wrapped in
THE fact I fell asleep listening to Hill Country Revue shouldn't be taken as a sign it's not worth listening to. On the contrary, this fifth album by North Mississippi Allstars is a fantastic example of everything that's good in southern state American
I AM pleased to see the planning application for the proposed flats in Bootham has gone to a public inquiry. Perhaps at least here the objections of residents will be given a fair hearing. There are still many more contentious over-developments that do
THE Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has consistently objected to Campus 3 but has always supported the expansion of York University. We agree it is good for York but so is the Green Belt. Our basic objection is the absence of any serious study
IN response to 'Developer acts to save three trees' (May 5), this report, claiming Henry Boot Development will ensure the three oak trees will not be harmed, should be taken with a pinch of salt. In Selby we lost a large part of our memorial to the dead
I WRITE in response to Chris Titley's comments about York TV (Diary, May 4). It is true that York TV is now off air. This is not because of a "technical failure" but due to the installation of a new, more powerful, transmitter. Since York TV began in
THERE was a happy atmosphere at the National Railway Museum last Sunday when many children and adults were dressed in Forties' fashions. Two munition workers said they had been up at the crack of dawn and had sung along as they worked. There were picnic
MANY councillors, along with Keith Orrell, (Letters, May 6), think most York residents are looking forward to the Ascot meeting. How many of their acquaintances have already arranged to be away from the city that week? Many people I know say they will
Dee Boyle will be pleased to learn there will be boundary changes in York before the next General Election (Letters, May 10). The unitary authority of the City of York will be divided into two seats. Residents in Clifton will therefore be able to vote
I HAVE lived in York for 23 years and think it is a beautiful city to in which to live and work. My wife and I regularly go into town to shop or to walk around because we love it so much. But now we may go elsewhere because of the parking charges. Despite
IT appears to most of us here at the post office in York that the seniority system is open to abuse. What would the public make of a system which rewards employees who have helped to turn the post office around and make millions of pounds by giving 'duties
NORTH Yorkshire trainers made a great start to the season at York races. Middleham-based Mark Johnston's Secret History won the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes in great style. Pushed out to the front early on by Joe Fanning on the soft ground, Secret History
Millenary, who streaked home in the Yorkshire Cup 12 months ago, can repeat the feat on Knavesmire tomorrow. John Dunlop's prolific winner will again be teamed-up with Richard Quinn in the £140,000 Emirates Airline-sponsored showpiece race, which he won
WE'LL come to the election result later. Anyone wishing to read that section alone can be as rude as they like and hop straight to the end. All you will be missing is some rubbish or other. This column is generally in favour of recycling. It's surprising
A HARROGATE-based sash window renovation company has been crowned one of the UK's top franchisers. Ventrolla has reached the national finals in this year's Franchisor of the Year Awards. Now the firm is hoping to scoop the top accolade on Thursday, May
ALL six Yorkshire bowlers got among the wickets against Leicestershire at Grace Road yesterday but the most deserving of them was medium pacer Anthony McGrath, who bowled the longest stint of his career and was rewarded by picking up two of the most important
A PLEDGE of support for a school and community building venture became a reality when parish councillors handed over £16,666 towards the cost of work. Huntington School in York is closing in on its £800,000 target to help fund the demolition of mobile
BUSINESSES have been signing up to join our campaign and banish smoking in the workplace. Yes to Clean Air, launched by Selby and York Primary Care Trust and the Evening Press, offers support to organisations who want to form smoke-free policies. Warren's
WHO will be next to wear the mitre of the Archbishop of York? That is the question dominating conversation among clergy in churches and cathedrals across the country, as the two contenders were presented to Prime Minister Tony Blair following months of
IT'S good news for slimmers again - Nestl Rowntree is to launch another low-carb version of one of its chocciest treats. The company says it will unveil its new Low Carb Double Chocolate bar next month after strong demand in the UK from Atkins dieters
THE Government has been urged to ensure that paedophile David Lutz Ward could be kept in custody even when his prison sentence ends. York MP Hugh Bayley has written to the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, saying Ward should be transferred to a secure mental
THE SOUND of music will be coming to York later this month when the city's hosts a festival of live entertainment. Various bands, choirs and orchestras will all be performing in the city centre at the York Live 2005 festival, which takes place next weekend
York Archers Society are targeting would-be shooters to have a go at the ancient sport on Sunday. The Hopgrove Playing Fields-based club, founded in 1789, are holding an open day for anyone aged ten and over to try target archery. More than 200 people
A GROUP of York City Baths Club swimmers produced some fine swims at the North Eastern County Senior/Junior Championships. Nick Boaz swam superbly in the semi-finals to claim a place in a top class field final of the 100 metres breaststroke in a pb time
NORTH Yorkshire trainers made a great start to the season at York races. Middleham-based Mark Johnston's Secret History won the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes in great style. Pushed out to the front early on by Joe Fanning on the soft ground, Secret History
THERE'S nothing lucky about Poppleton Under-13s, who have completed a stirring treble of football treasure. The teens-to-be team dominated a 2004-05 campaign in which they remained undefeated. They swept all aside in the British Sugar League division
HERE'S some graffiti to get in a flap about. A cat flap to be precise. This phone box, which stands close to Victoria Bar near Nunnery Lane in York, has been decorated with several motifs. Someone has attempted to erase the rather ugly scrawl in the middle
NEW Earswick hearts were broken in the Yorkshire Junior League U12s Continuation Cup final as a try in the last minute gave Dewsbury Celtic the trophy. It was a controversial score, too, as it came in the sixth minute of injury time, with All Blacks claiming
Kasey Chambers is a huge star back in her native Australian where Wayward Angel, her third album, entered the national pop charts at number one, and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. So is Kasey about to become the new Shania? Well, probably not
IS there a better name in music than Ambrosia Parsley? The alt.country pin-up girl heads a moody three piece, and it is her emotive voice, trailing over fairly standard torch songs, that make this release distinctive. Beset by record company problems,
SINGER-songwriter Edwina Hayes gave a polished performance when she supported Nanci Griffith at York's Grand Opera House. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang her own compositions, mainly about relationships, and it was no surprise that members
HOW busy these Wainwrights are - and now it's the turn of the older generation. After albums from showy, baroque Rufus - at the Grand Opera House in York on Monday - and his heart-on-her-sleeve sister Martha, the parents are back. Loudon left Kate to
I AM happy to reassure Richard Jackson about the recently-constructed traffic island on Knavesmire Road (Letters, May 4). Regular users of the area will have realised this island has not been taken out and remains in place to help the many pedestrians
AS Helmsley residents, we read your article 'Plastic not so fantastic' (May 11) with great interest and mounting incredulity. We are at a loss to discover what has, apparently, so appalled those responsible for this report. Pottergate and most of Bondgate
THERE'S nothing lucky about Poppleton Under-13s, who have completed a stirring treble of football treasure. The teens-to-be team dominated a 2004-05 campaign in which they remained undefeated. They swept all aside in the British Sugar League division
HAIL and rain might again have marred the HPH York Vale Cricket League programme, but Drax enjoyed a run-storm. They amassed the day's top total of 248-5 to smite first division newcomers Burn. Drax's rush was led by 18-year-old Steve Smith, who gorged
Kraft is closing down Terry's chocolate factory. But is the US food giant now preparing to take over the ownership of another York confectionery firm? Business editor RON GODFREY reports. IT IS only speculation at this stage - but it's enough to send
GREGGS the bakers, which has more than 120 shops in Yorkshire, is to open its first outlet in York this month, in line with its 2005 expansion plans. More than £120,000 has been invested in the new shop, to be based in Jubbergate in the city centre from
A FORMER nurse who took the plunge and swapped a hospital ward for a modest studio has captured the attention of a prestigious art society. Within five years of her dramatic career change, Catherine Inglis has scored a major coup by securing hanging space
A TOWN'S continental market has been scrapped after a local brewery boss mounted a legal challenge. About 25 traders from four European countries had been booked for the market in Tadcaster this weekend, when it was cancelled at the last minute. It has
A MOTHER-OF-TWO who dishonestly claimed nearly £50,000 in benefits has escaped jail. Tina Anne Smith, 43, from York, admitted four counts of benefit fraud. But yesterday, she was spared prison and instead ordered to do 180 hours' community service. Sentencing
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh has been rewarded with a high-profile foreign affairs post as Tory leader Michael Howard completed his post-election reshuffle. Miss McIntosh was promoted from her position as an environment spokeswoman to work under likely
wo Clifton Cycling Club members laid down top-ten finishes in the opening Tadcaster Cycle Racing League time trial to set a good foundation for the rest of the 16-race campaign. Chris Gaskell finished fifth in 24 minutes 39 seconds for the ten-mile curtain-raiser
YORK City Knights will not race into the transfer market following the shock departure yesterday of Aussie ace Simon Friend - despite the big cash boost from their Powergen Challenge Cup run. As revealed in the Evening Press, Friend has returned down
THE draw for the York Union of Golf Clubs' 1900 Charity Bowl (at Fulford on Sunday, May 15) is: 8.00 M Rudd (3), K Heaton (13) (F); J Taylor (10), D Brooks (13) (Y). 8.09 D Bruce (5), J Ellison (15) (H); B MacDonald (6), V Brummitt (10) (O). 8.18 S Pagdin
THE sun shone, the crowds were up, the fashion was eye-catching, and some of the winners were local. It was a great start to York's greatest ever racing season. The races always bring a welcome edge of excitement to our city. This year, the thrill is
YORK City Knights will not race into the transfer market following the shock departure yesterday of Aussie ace Simon Friend - despite the big cash boost from their Powergen Challenge Cup run. As revealed in the Evening Press, Friend has returned down
