Tuesday, May 31, 2005 100 years ago Ten year old George Chambers, the son of a well known Dublin veterinary surgeon, when asked at school to construct a sentence in which the word "cure" appeared, promptly wrote "bile beans cure biliousness". As proof
A double-header in the north tomorrow with Newcastle hosting the afternoon action and Beverley producing the evening goodies, is highlighted by their two most important juvenile events of the season. The £25,000 Hilary Needler Trophy takes pride of place
Heworth stormed past Clifton Alliance with three overs to spare in a high-scoring opening York and District Senior League's Hunters Premier Trophy clash. Clifton were able to post a sound 229-7 as Chris Malthouse 46, Syd Corley 42 and Richard Musgrave
AN AWARD-winning IT company has ditched its London headquarters - and chosen York as its full-time base. Highlander plc has decided to leave its dockland office in central London and relocate north in search of "a better quality of life". The ten-year-old
COMPANIES seeking high-quality office space in a tranquil North Yorkshire setting have a new and attractive opportunity. The Old Wood Yard, at Thorganby, near York, comprises a range of period brick-built farm buildings which have been converted to provide
YORKSHIRE Phoenix maintained their strong push for promotion in the totesport League by gaining a comfortable victory by 60 runs over Scottish Saltires at Headingley yesterday to record their fourth win from five matches. Although Saltires were well-beaten
Not long now before all those southern softies pack their finery and board the stagecoach for the dusty, three-day ride oop north to Royal Ascot. If they get through Sherwood Forest without the Hooded Man and his merry men parting them from their possessions
HUNDREDS of York homeowners could be facing a nasty surprise if they have rented out their homes for Royal Ascot. Research from British Gas has revealed that many renters in the city could fall foul of strict gas safety laws - and could even be risking
TWO pilots escaped uninjured after a helicopter crashed near Selby. The white Robinson R22 two-seater hit the ground at Sherburn Aero Club shortly before 8pm on Friday. The £90,000 helicopter is a write-off, but the two men inside escaped without a scratch
It isn't every comedy evening I attend that has the headline C-list act devoting a portion of his performance to quasi-sexual harassment-style "jokes" aimed directly at my girlfriend, but I assure you I haven't allowed the incident to affect the tone
PAUL Blackett has made a successful return to York after a spell with Bubwith. He teamed up with Louise Lister, who was making a rare appearance in the IT Sports York and District Mixed Tennis League, to help their team to a crushing 90-18 victory against
POLICE officers will be drafted into North Yorkshire from neighbouring forces to help deal with Royal Ascot at York. Chief Constable Della Cannings said that while hundreds of officers would be involved in policing the meeting from June 14 to 18, this
TRIBUTES were paid today to a well-known figure in the racing world who was tragically killed in a road accident near his home. Gary Martin's widow, Jacqui, said he would be remembered for his three great passions in life - racehorses, York City Knights
A BIG crowd, estimated at more than 15,000, enjoyed York Racecourse's last big race before Royal Ascot arrives. Raceourse spokesman James Brennan said racegoers enjoyed warm sunshine as they watched favourite Motivator win the top race of the day, the
Heworth stormed past Clifton Alliance with three overs to spare in a high-scoring opening York and District Senior League's Hunters Premier Trophy clash. Clifton were able to post a sound 229-7 as Chris Malthouse 46, Syd Corley 42 and Richard Musgrave
WHAT a dress rehearsal for Royal Ascot at York! Racing returned to Knavesmire today as course chiefs geared up for the arrival of royalty and high-society by playing host to some of the country's best horses. York Racecourse hosts the annual May meeting
KNAVESMIRE is set to host the most exciting season of racing in York racecourse's 274-year history, course boss William Derby said today. The course's chief executive said he thought no other racecourse in the world would have the "quality of racing that
THE victim of a violent robbery chased after his attackers while bystanders called the police, a court heard. When one of the assailants, Darren Lee McGreavy, 22, was arrested, police officers realised he was wanted for drug dealing in a York nightspot
MORE York residents are being given the chance to sample a taste of Royal Ascot after a ticket scheme was extended. Ascot has announced that badges for the Rails Enclosure at Royal Ascot at York can now be booked by households within a five-mile radius
THE traffic master plan which aims to avoid roads chaos during Royal Ascot at York will not be trialled when racing kicks off at Knavesmire next month. City of York Council officers could have used May's Dante meeting at York Racecourse to iron out any
A "JEALOUS and immature boyfriend" beat a teenage girl so badly her lung collapsed. Barry Pickard was jailed for two-and-a-half years at York Crown Court, after a judge told him he was unable to control his temper. The court heard that 19-year-old Pickard
THIS spectacular aerial view shows the result of a year of hard work - the new racing track at York Racecourse. The two-mile circuit will get its first test in a few weeks' time when racing resumes on Knavesmire. An extra three furlongs were grafted to
ASCOT travel plans suffered a setback today after it emerged that a key road into York was damaged - four months after it was relaid and reopened to traffic. A 5km stretch of the busy A1(M) should have been fully open for the Royal race meeting in June
KAT Hazelton cheerfully admits being "mad as a hatter". She has a passion for tiny bonnets, which she carefully crafts when not serving fancy chocs to shoppers in York. Her latest collection is inspired by Royal Ascot, and will be showcased at the Dolls
MOTORCYCLING highway patrolmen were today revealed as the secret weapon to keep traffic flowing for Royal Ascot. A speedy team of York council wardens will zip through the streets, slapping £60 penalty fines on cars parked illegally during the racing
Campaigners have attacked Royal Ascot organisers for trying to charge disabled race-goers double what the able-bodied must pay to park at York's Knavesmire during the event. Spaces for disabled people will cost £10 during the five-day meet, while able-bodied
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
PUNTERS who want to hit the finishing line in style during Royal Ascot at York are being told train operator GNER is their best bet. The York-based train company has announced plans to provide extra services when the horse racing festival hits Knavesmire
I WISH to clarify the situation about cycle use during Royal Ascot at York. Cyclists will be able to use the city's road network as normal during Ascot week, but they will have to follow the general restrictions applying to all traffic outlined in the
THE capacity of the main enclosures and hospitality areas, which are all ticket, is 50,000 for each day of Royal Ascot at York, plus 10,000 in the Rails Enclosure. Gold Cup Day tickets on Thursday, June 16 for the Grandstand and Yorkshire Course Enclosures
Are mini-skirts appropriate? Is there such a thing as 'too much' champagne? And what sort of hat should you wear to get within curtseying distance of the Queen? JO HAYWOOD hasn't got a clue when it come to Ascot, so she asked an expert. SHE quaffs champagne
YORK Racecourse has gone full circle as it prepares for the greatest season in its history. The racetrack is now a new shape and longer. It was a horseshoe shape and now the gap has been linked to make a complete circuit. The first race over the virgin
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
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
LONDON is superior to York in any number of ways. Its traffic jams are longer than ours, its streets are filthier, violent crime occurs more often, it is that much smellier, and its residents (unsurprisingly) are grumpier than anyone else. But not those
May 30 Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League Yorkshire Academy: R Blakey not out 117, A Rashid ct McGrady b Snell 4, A Lyth st McGrady b Flack 33, P Holdsworth b Broadbent 4, C Bachelor ct Thornicroft b Broadbent 11, G Wood lbw b Broadbent 21,
PUNTERS keen to pick winners at Royal Ascot will be able to drop in to a York church beforehand for some divine inspiration. As part of its "open church" strategy, St Edward the Confessor in Dringhouses is welcoming racegoers during the week-long festival
May 31 Hunters the estate agent York Premier League Cup First round *York 163-6 (J English 92no, A Boasman 35no) lost to Duncombe Park 167-5 (M Wilkie 57no, D B Leckenby 25) by 5 wkts. Acomb 165-6 (P Hemmingway 28, L Sacks 76no) beat Carlton Towers 163
IN the letter from D Wardell (May 21) a number of questions were directly put to me that I should like to address. How much does it cost the council to buy the green plastic boxes for recycling? The answer is £2.04 a box. As for the cost of new vehicles
INTERESTING tale from Julian Cole ('Got the no news blues', May 26). The BBC going on strike for a day or two probably gave some people a rest from the endless repeating of the same news stories, but with newspapers and all the other channels plus radio
IN response to Mike Usherwood's letter 'Listen up BBC' (May 18) I wouldn't normally agree with a male chauvinist pig but, in this case, I make an exception. Absolutely spot on, well said. Mrs K P Render, Back Lane, Helperby, York. Updated: 09:38 Tuesday
I HAD been looking forward for some time to visiting the continental market in Tadcaster, and I arrived in town for the occasion. I drove through town to park over the river, thinking how strange it was that the place wasn't heaving with shoppers. I saw
BILLY McEwan has warned York City players stalling on signing contract extensions that the grass is unlikely to be greener elsewhere. Only three senior players out of contract at the end of last season - Dave Merris, Lev Yalcin and Graeme Law - were offered
MORE services to help people quit smoking have been promised by the Government today, during the country's first World No Tobacco Day. The event falls only weeks after the Evening Press and Selby and York Primary Care Trust launched the Yes to Clean Air
STEPHEN LEWIS checks out which of Yorkshire's beaches have the cleanest water and how beaches are tested and rated. IF anything, you'd have thought the belting rainstorms that we suffered throughout most of last August would have made our beaches cleaner
YORK Cricket Club surrendered the lead of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League when they failed by two runs to overtake the Yorkshire Academy total of 241-7 at Clifton park yesterday. Arch rivals Harrogate enjoyed a high scoring victory at Sheffield Collegiate
OPTIMISM scaled unparalleled heights this sporting week and no, it wasn't that which reverberated in Turkey as Liverpool fans chorused 'we're gonna win 4-3' while trailing 3-0 at half-time to AC Milan. There was an even greater outbreak of hope in your
A YORK man died when his car left a road and collided with a tree. Police have asked for the public's help to find out what caused the accident in East Yorkshire. The 25-year-old, who has not yet been named by police, was pronounced dead at the scene
MORE services to help people quit smoking have been promised by the Government today, during the country's first World No Tobacco Day. The event falls only weeks after the Evening Press and Selby and York Primary Care Trust launched the Yes to Clean Air
AN HISTORIC centre of York's railway heritage is now being used to help keep trains running on time. Network Rail has established a firm base at the former York carriageworks site, in Holgate Park, to get its national maintenance fleet ready for action
HUNDREDS of York homeowners could be facing a nasty surprise if they have rented out their homes for Royal Ascot. Research from British Gas has revealed that many renters in the city could fall foul of strict gas safety laws - and could even be risking
With a month to go to Royal Ascot, STEPHEN LEWIS counts down the days. YORK Racecourse, the Monday after the May meeting. There is a deserted, almost abandoned feel to the place. The racetrack, a newly-completed oval, lies quiet under a mist of rain.
YORK Cricket Club surrendered the lead of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League when they failed by two runs to overtake the Yorkshire Academy total of 241-7 at Clifton park yesterday. Arch rivals Harrogate enjoyed a high scoring victory at Sheffield Collegiate
WILLIAM Derby, York Racecourse chief executive and clerk of the course, has been appointed clerk of the course for the Royal Ascot at York meeting from June 14-18. "It's a huge honour to be clerk for the Royal meeting," he said. "The appointment was made
YOUNG arsonists who tried to burn down a York school may have been "spurred on" by the Fulford flats fire, experts warned today. Mick Brighton, York's arson task force manager, said there was a possibility that the attempt to torch Fulford School was
YORKSHIRE Phoenix maintained their strong push for promotion in the totesport League by gaining a comfortable victory by 60 runs over Scottish Saltires at Headingley yesterday to record their fourth win from five matches. Although Saltires were well-beaten
PROTECTING racegoers from thieves, thugs and fixers is the aim of a new partnership between the Jockey Club and Crimestoppers. The move, which is being backed by York Racecourse, aims to encourage racegoers to pass on information about crime on the course
BILLY McEwan has warned York City players stalling on signing contract extensions that the grass is unlikely to be greener elsewhere. Only three senior players out of contract at the end of last season - Dave Merris, Lev Yalcin and Graeme Law - were offered
THE heartbroken daughter and granddaughter of a motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident today made an emotional appeal for help to unravel the mystery behind his death. Ralph Snowdon, 67, of Riccall, died when his bike collided with a large red
A DECISION to open the Royal Enclosure to York racegoers and their guests during Royal Ascot has been backed by tourism chiefs - despite claims the move was an admission that southerners were shunning the city. Gillian Cruddas, chief executive of York
ROYAL Ascot looks set to have an impact on the running of York Crematorium. But York residents have been assured that cremations will continue to take place throughout the five-day race meeting in June, even though access to the venue may be restricted
Viking battles, continental markets, live bands and an exotic Indian festival are to showcase York to the world during Royal Ascot. Council chiefs have fleshed- out street festival plans to celebrate the five-day racing spectacular, expected to attract
CYCLISTS will now be able to get closer to Royal Ascot - after the council agreed to install bike racks near the course. Last month, we reported that bikes were being banned from the racecourse for security reasons. A council spokesman said they presented
YORK-BASED train operator GNER has sealed a prestigious deal with champagne company Veuve Clicquot for Royal Ascot in York. Nick Spencer, the catering manager for GNER, said: "Our special contract with Veuve Clicquot, one of the finest of all the champagne
ROOM rates at some hotels have tripled since last year as they look to cash in on Royal Ascot. New figures show that where last year room prices averaged at £47, now they have shot up to between £120 and £150. Up to 120 people are waiting in an official
THIS giant 150ft jockey must have one of the best positions in North Yorkshire racing. From his saddle on the landmark White Horse at Kilburn he has commanding views across the sweeping Vale of York. The memorable figure of "Yorkshire Jim" has been created
A LEADING cycling group has blasted council traffic officials for banning bikes at York's Knavesmire during Royal Ascot - for security reasons. Paul Hepworth, York spokesman for national cycling lobby group CTC, said: "You'll be able to travel to Knavesmire
THE decision to open a York street for taxi traffic during Royal Ascot has been hailed by city cabbies. The York Taxi Association and York Private Hire Association today said they fully supported City of York Council's decision to reopen Terry Avenue
AS England takes part in World No Tobacco Day for the first time, doctors and cancer charities led calls for smoking to be outlawed in all public places. Health minister Caroline Flint responded with a robust defence of New Labour's record on the issue
WELL, it has been a year. There have been tears, tantrums and traumas, but I've survived 12 months as the I owner of a computer. Still, I wouldn't claim to know much more about it than I did on the day it was delivered, and there are countless messages
IT is hard to believe City of York Council has approved the absurd scheme to build 700 homes in Fulford (May 27). Is nothing sacred in this city any more? How can we justify building houses on our ancient monuments? A housing estate on the site of the
"LIKE other places enjoying economic success and growth, York needs additional housing - not least with expansion planned for the university." This is the first chapter in the latest booklet published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, in justification
HAVING monitored the street litter situation in my area since you published my letter on this subject (May 9), I must congratulate the city council on the tremendous improvement it has brought about lately. Had I known that by publishing my letter it
THUNDER and lightning have destroyed the email database of The Band Room on the North York Moors - which has been called "England's tiniest major venue". I ask any readers interested in receiving news of our forthcoming shows, which feature country, rock
WHAT a very unexpected statement you publish from the Castle Museum's director of collections (May 28). Referring to the "mystery barrow " found in the River Ouse, she reportedly states: "we don't know anything about it so it wouldn't be something we
IN response to the letters by Mike Usherwood and Alfred Redpath (May 18 and 21), Radio York is a prime example of why I supported the recent BBC strike. Radio York has already ruined their schedules with the removal of the Hurley Burley Show, daily and
TADCASTER is in a permanent state of righteous indignation at the astonishing cancellation of the continental market by the actions of Humphrey Smith, owner of Sam Smith's Brewery. A public meeting and also a protest march have been suggested at Tadcaster
IN response to your report 'Pub's late licence bid anger' (May 18), I believe many of the complaints are from people who oppose any change without due consideration, simply for a reason to moan. Gillygate is on the route home for a great number of after
WHILE we have rising council tax, over-priced houses, soaring oil prices, useless pensions, a failing high street and manufacturing decline what do our leaders do? Introduce ID cards. Never mind the cost, the technological failings and the real risk to
