Wednesday, June 1, 2005 100 years ago In the Divorce Court, proceedings were taking place regarding the story of a Margate boarding house, a lady who was alleged to have struck her husband with her corsets, and the clairvoyant who was said to have foretold
Are you thinking of joining our Clean Air campaign? Maybe you'd like to, but you are worried about some aspects of introducing a smoke-free policy. The British Medical Association has been exploring the myths and facts about smoking bans, and has come
There's going to be a lot of rugby league in York this weekend with the International York 9s going on at Heworth as well as our home game against Blackpool on Saturday (kick-off 5.30pm). I've never been to the York 9s but I think it's a great festival
Does music really have the power to change the world? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates. BOB Geldof might not like the comparison, but the truth is the former rock star can turn a soundbite as neatly as any politician. "There is more than a chance that the boys
YORKSHIRE CCC's quest for honours may be boosted by a dash of Aussie pace. Australian-born fast bowler Adam Warren was included in the squad to play for Yorkshire in their three-day match against MCC Leeds-Bradford Universities' Centre of Excellence which
THEY may not look a lot like thoroughbreds. But these hats at a North Yorkshire charity shop are shifting as quickly as anything on show at Royal Ascot at York later this month. Staff at the Alne Hall Charity Shop, in Long Street, Easingwold, decided
TRAVELLERS who trashed their York council home and blighted the lives of their neighbours have moved out. Richard and Glenis Smith have not been seen for several weeks at their neglected home in Woolnough Avenue, Tang Hall, housing officers said. The
SCAFFOLDERS have been banned from working on buildings near Knavesmire during Royal Ascot at York because of security concerns, the Evening Press can reveal. Council chiefs in the city have confirmed they will not be issuing any licences for scaffold
THE latest bid to gain a late-night drinks licence for York Barbican Centre may be set for failure, objectors' lawyers have claimed. They have argued that the centre's prospective new operators have failed to advertise their proposals properly - for the
YORK'S Jenny Whitehead has regained the women's trophy at the fifth York City Orienteering Park Race, writes Roger Marshall. Whitehead, who has now represented Great Britain in the sport for several years, had a three-minute lead on her nearest rivals
PRIVATE sector cleaning at York Hospital has been ditched after complaints from staff, patients and visitors. Health chiefs have pledged to reintroduce in-house cleaning early next year and invest another £800,000 a year into the service. Director of
ATHLETIC youngsters are staging their own charity race after their teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer. Nadine Morgan, an English teacher at Brayton College who lives in York, said she has been humbled by the reaction of her class to news of her
Some things in life seem deliberately, indeed maliciously, intended to bring out the High Court judge in me. Take, for example, those people who walk in threes along a crowded street, gossiping and oblivious as they force other shoppers into the path
WHEN asked to divulge the secret of a happy marriage, couples celebrating their golden wedding tend to plump for three words: "Give and take." But reader George Appleby has a more scientific variation: "Add and subtract." By using a special guide George
SINCE my critical letter of last week there have been a few comments for and against my remarks about former Lord Mayor Janet Looker's mode of dress aboard HMS York. I have no intention of prolonging the agony except to say I could find no fault with
I WAS privileged to be invited to visit HMS York along with other members of York Royal Navy Association. The trip was a great success and the hosts were first class. We were wined and dined in true Royal Navy fashion. The day at sea brought back many
WHILE reading the letter from Richard Best, director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (May 24), I was again staggered by the way in which he tries to have us believe the proposed Derwenthorpe development would benefit the people of York. It spells disaster
I WRITE hoping some of your readers will be able to help me in my quest to research my family history. The person I'm interested in is Henry Elliker, born about 1846 in York. I believe his wife may have been called Mary, but if anyone can give me any
COMPANIES across York, Selby and Easingwold are joining our campaign to banish smoking in the workplace. York-based furniture company Whitby Oliver was one of the first companies to sign up for Yes to Clean Air, having already achieved smoke-free premises
A charity is working in York schools to help bridge the gap between parents, teachers and pupils and tackling a raft of issues that would otherwise tie up teaching time. HAYDN LEWIS investigates. For youngsters struggling with issues like bullying, bereavement
Quito, the star of David Chapman's Stillington stable, can get back on the winning trail at Haydock tomorrow. With today's rain, plus more forecast, conditions at the Lancashire course should be just about ideal for the tough-as-teak eight-year-old to
DOZENS of York primary school children have taken part in their first hockey tournament at Lowfield School - eight weeks after picking up a hockey stick for the first time. Lowfield School sports co-ordinator Allyson Rae spent two months introducing children
INCREASED demand for student accommodation at the University of York will be met thanks to funding from a bank. The Royal Bank of Scotland has provided cash for a range of development projects - including the first phase of new student residential buildings
AN Easingwold professional has been handed the Association of Accounting Technicians Past Presidents' Award for his "exceptional dedication" to the body. Alfred Boddison, a member of the association since its birth in 1980, helped set up its branch in
HER circumstances have changed since Kathryn Willliams first played Pocklington Arts Centre last June. She has parted company with EastWest, reclaiming independent status for her new firth album, Over Fly Over. Last night, the DIY flavour was enhanced
SCAFFOLDERS have been banned from working on buildings near Knavesmire during Royal Ascot at York because of security concerns, the Evening Press can reveal. Council chiefs in the city have confirmed they will not be issuing any licences for scaffold
A GYM instructor has volunteered to plunge thousands of feet through the air to help a charity that aims to prevent young people dying suddenly from heart problems. Father-of-three Chris Nichols, who works at Fitness 2000, Pickering, is preparing to tackle
UNCERTAINTY surrounded the future of two of York's landmark buildings today after fresh calls for a new courthouse for the city. Government officers have asked justice chiefs to investigate the need for a new home for the city's courts as a matter of
THE fate of a popular footpath that runs through a York public school will now be decided by the Deputy Prime Minister - thanks to a blunder by council officials. The debate over whether to close a footpath that runs through St Peter's School, at Clifton
ALISTAIR Wilks continued his domination of the Willows by winning the latest match in the Outwood Angling Centre series. He landed a solid 81lb 10oz, fishing on Goldrush 63, and caught carp to 5lb on betaine- flavoured pellet tight to the willow tree
SHERIFF Hutton are having one of their best seasons for some time and transferred their good York and District Senior Cricket League form into Edward Readman Trophy. The competition is operating on a handicap basis of 15 runs per division for the first
LINING platforms and level crossings, they waited expectantly. Then in a flash it was over, as the legendary Flying Scotsman steamed past, back on the tracks following its winter break. The iconic locomotive took its maiden journey of 2005 as part of
THE daughter of a biker who was killed in a hit-and-run accident has thanked the people who stopped to help her father. Police have launched an investigation to track down the rider of a large red sports bike who collided with Ralph Snowdon, 67, on the
IT will be business as usual at York City Knights this week - despite kicking off at a different time on a different day. York's clash with Blackpool Panthers was originally scheduled for Sunday at 3pm in line with all the other home games but it has
YORKSHIRE CCC's quest for honours may be boosted by a dash of Aussie pace. Australian-born fast bowler Adam Warren was included in the squad to play for Yorkshire in their three-day match against MCC Leeds-Bradford Universities' Centre of Excellence which
HEALTH bosses have come clean. Standards of cleanliness at York Hospital are not good enough. Director of nursing Mike Proctor has recognised "a general dissatisfaction with the standards of cleaning in hospitals". That discontent has been reflected in
TODAY teacher Nadine Morgan pays public tribute to her pupils. To which we add our own thanks. The disruptive, antisocial behaviour of a minority of young people has caused a lot of concern and created many a headline. But Mrs Morgan's students are a
TADCASTER Grammar School footballers David Brown and Chaz Wrigley hope to follow old boy Matthew Kilgallon to the top. Former Tad pupil Kilgallon went on to become an England Under-21 international, and now the door to being a full-time professional is
HOSTS Bishopthorpe FC fittingly won the veterans' five-a-side football competition. The event, contested by a dozen teams, was in memory of 42-year-old Andrew Burnett, who died of a heart attack after Bishopthorpe over-35s' first game of the season. It
IT will be business as usual at York City Knights this week - despite kicking off at a different time on a different day. York's clash with Blackpool Panthers was originally scheduled for Sunday at 3pm in line with all the other home games but it has
RECENT letters about the introduction of the green bin waste collection for 60,000 York households have been most interesting. While I support most efforts to increase recycling materials, including green waste, and to drastically reduce the amount of
I and many of my neighbours have very little garden waste apart from grass cuttings and a few weeds. Many have had their gardens paved or gravelled as they found it increasingly difficult to manage. Most people certainly do not have enough to warrant
IAN Drury's excellent article hit the nail on the head (May 27). In Holland cannabis was decriminalised and rates of use among teenagers is less than half of the UK. Prohibition of cannabis is one of the biggest mistakes in British legal history. Now,
I WAS glad to read the police are finally going to do something about the illegal traffic down Coppergate ('Rat trap set', May 30). As a former city bus driver I have witnessed the police and traffic wardens completely ignoring illegal traffic on this
LORD Best writes that there is little chance of the meadows at Osbaldwick being designated a nature reserve because it would be too expensive (May 24). The meadows are already a nature reserve, as anyone who lives close by will realise and this costs
WHILE reading the letter from Richard Best, director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (May 24), I was again staggered by the way in which he tries to have us believe the proposed Derwenthorpe development would benefit the people of York. It spells disaster
YOU used to be able to park across the city, free after 6pm, in roads handy for restaurants. But not anymore, it seems. After a late meeting, my husband and I decided an impromptu meal out would be nice. I cannot walk far and we could not park anywhere
I RECENTLY took my car in to the garage for its annual MOT. When I rang to book it in I was told to bring the log book, which we now call the V5 registration document, as well as the old MOT certificate. Funny, I thought, they have never asked for the
I READ in the Evening Press about Carol Romanus who wanted to park her car on her garden and felt I had to write to you. In March last year I paid £782 to City of York Council to have the kerb dropped at the front of my house because I could never get
MY name is Norman Wrigglesworth and I was born in York in 1926 then emigrated to British Columbia, Canada, in 1953. I visit York nearly every year to catch up with members of my family and ten years ago had the chance to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations
