Saturday, June 25, 2005 100 years ago From July 1 1905, the London and North-Western Railway Company would introduce, for the first time in their history, a service of non-stop express trains between London and Liverpool. From the same date the distance
WORKING Men's Clubs are renowned for many things. The camaraderie, the variety of turns, the cheapness of the beer. But they cannot claim to be celebrated as champions of real ale. Some clubs take guest beers from smaller independent breweries. But mostly
THIS time it is for definite - the great Lee Jackson will bow out at the end of this season. This is not a surprise, nor is it news. York City Knights' former Great Britain international said when he signed up for another year that this would be his swansong
Maxine Gordon and friends brush up on the fine art of face painting. YOU see them everywhere. At parties, summer fairs, school fetes. Show me a collection of children and somewhere between the ice cream van and the puppet show will be the face painter
Gina Parkinson turns to a spot of DIY to transform a vegetable container and a port box into stylish garden features. A few weeks ago I bought some alpine plants on York market, tempted by their tiny flowers and pretty leaves, but realised when I got
Children at two York schools were served up an Olympic-sized treat when Commonwealth triple jump gold-medallist Julian Golley dropped by. The elite athlete met youngsters at Haxby Primary School and Heworth Primary School to show off the skills that helped
ROYAL Ascot may be over, but it isn't the end of the racing season. Race-goers can look forward to the John Smith's Cup July 8 and 9 and the Ebor meeting on August 17, both in York, Glorious Goodwood (July 26-30) and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket
Yorkshire have picked the same squad of 12 for their Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Sunday when they will try to cut out some of the mistakes which cost them dear in the Roses clash earlier this week. Director of cricket
With Yorkshire in the thick of their Twenty20 Cup programme, now is an opportune time to look back on the progress they have made so far in the Frizzell Championship and the Totesport League. Before the season began, Yorkshire's director of cricket David
BECAUSE the train was clearly overcrowded, I hope GNER applied a congestion charge to fares on the 15.55 Newcastle to Kings Cross that broke down on Thursday. Annie Wright, Love Lane, Birmingham. Updated: 10:52 Saturday, June 25, 2005
WHAT has happened to the fair society our Prime Minister keeps telling us about? Or is it like all his policies: that society is only fair when it suits the Government? Even though I feel sorry for the people who have received too much tax credit it is
A FRIENDSHIP between two children growing up in 1930s York blossomed into a special bond - which is still as strong today after 60 years of marriage. Mansel and Nancy Gardiner, who are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary, were playmates who
THE public inquiry into a controversial planning development in York has been given a starting date. The Guildhall will be the venue for a four-day investigation into an application to extend the business park at Monks Cross. The inquiry, which has been
Frenchman Djamel Yacoubin is all that stands between Thai boxer Rich Cadden and the European Wako-Pro light-welterweight title - and Anglo-French niceties will be the last thing on the York fighter's mind. The 29-year-old goes for glory on a packed 12
KILNWICK Percy Golf Club members can expect improvements to the course, clubhouse, coaching and competitions under new owners Paul Dixon, Simon Dixon and Sal Ciullo. The former Dixon Motors board directors recently bought the club from the Huxtable farming
FOUR people were airlifted by helicopter to safety after a car careered off a North Yorkshire road and plummeted 160ft (50 metres) into trees. The accident happened on the A170 at Sutton Bank between Helmsley and Thirsk, last night just after 6pm. The
THE butcher whose shop was swamped by mud and water in the North Yorkshire flash floods is back in business again, after people rallied round to help him get it reopened. Brian Thompson today said he was "overwhelmed" by the help and kindness he had received
Youngsters keen to try their hand at golf can now look forward to the best introduction to the game as Sandburn Hall has become a Young Masters Golf junior academy. Hosted by PGA professional Simon Appleton, the programme offers boys and girls between
PLAYERS' Player of the Year Scott Rhodes and fit-again Jonny Liddell return to boost the Knights squad on Sunday - but speedy hooker Jim Elston is ruled out. The Knights make only one change to the side that started the wins over Blackpool and London
George Wilkinson marvels at the tallest gritstone monolith in Britain. Rudston, or Roodstone as it was once accurately called, is perhaps one of the oldest villages in England and, prehistorically, a cult centre, more on this later. I felt a bit weak
LAST Sunday's Gala Day in aid of the Knights Scholarship Scheme was a big success by all accounts, with a few hundred people including some first-teamers attending. The fte, which was organised by the Supporters Club, was held at Huntington Sports and
DERWENT Primary School were presented with a full school sports kit this week by the Knights' development chiefs Jason Ramshaw and Ian Wilson. Derwent were awarded with the strip for having had the biggest percentage of pupils - a whopping 24 per cent
THE Knights' match at Workington tomorrow has been brought forward to 2pm so no-one misses out on the big St Helens v Wigan Challenge Cup quarter-final. No-one, that is, except the Knights fans on the Supporters Club bus - which is due to leave Worky
In Tippings Tipples this week, Mike Tipping puts Aussie wines into bat. The Australian cricketers are touring the Old Country this summer. Pommies like me are hoping they get a good caning from Michael Vaughan and co but the England batsmen will have
WE turned our backs on Ascot Races, the champagne and lobsters and headed for the country. It was market day when we visited Helmsley and the town was buzzing. Walking from the car park to the square we passed this tearoom. The caf was busy with customers
Stephen Lewis talks to a young novelist who has been painting York black. KAT Pomfret's debut novel is set in a small northern city with a viking museum, quaint cobbled streets and an overpowering weight of history. Sounds familiar? Given that part of
DREAM Catcher, the national literary magazine that was born in York, celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with an edition dedicated to humour, craziness and the unexpected. Issue 15 of the popular magazine includes black humour, surreal word-antics
TWENTY years on from their heyday, Madness could easily be written off as a bunch of middle-aged blokes wearing shades and old suits, who let their little daughters dance on stage. But their appeal still remains strong and provided visitors to Dalby Forest
Mike Laycock and his car brave the baboons of Knowsley Safari Park. Well, he couldn't say he hadn't been warned. Numerous signs had informed him that drivers who entered the baboon enclosure did so at their own risk. There was even a "car-friendly" alternative
I AM stunned to learn that £13 of what I pay in rent a week is going to fund houses in other cities in England ('Short changed', June 23). As one of those who pay full rent, I knew a certain percentage went to subsidise those in council accommodation
IT looks as though international alchemists have discovered the elixir of life. Fact one: most rural railways are losing so much money the Department for Transport wants to close them down. Fact two: the York-Beverley axis presently supports no more than
I APPLAUD the city council for its support of Real Nappy Week (June 22), and wish them every success. However, I should like to reassure parents-to-be contrary to the wording in your article, "real" nappies are no longer "old fashioned". Off-putting images
WE thank everyone at York Community Pride and the Evening Press, also the civic party for the wonderful day out at York Ascot Races, followed by the reception at the Mansion House. It was fabulous. The icing on the cake was the privilege of meeting the
I WENT to Royal Ascot and took a party of women with me. I do this every year. York's police and city council did a good job. I came into York from Malvern, Worcestershire, on the A64. The traffic was moving all the time and it took all of 20 minutes
I THANK Charlie Stone for his comments (Letters, June 21) and, as assistant treasurer, I should like to reassure Mr Stone our private hire company, Ebor Cars, did not charge an £8 surcharge for Royal Ascot. We charged our normal tariff as for any other
THIS week I had an experience which would put off even the most civic-minded person from recycling in York. I heard the recycling point outside the Barbican had been reinstated, so I walked to it with a few bagfuls of bottles. When I got there, it appeared
I READ with interest the article on the York's transport plan (June 22). Perhaps I am cynical, but is the city trying once again to skew the results of its consultation? I noted the 20,000 questionnaires were distributed through a number of outlets including
I AM a volunteer with Asthma UK's Peak Holidays, which are week-long residential activity holidays for children and young people from six to 17 with asthma and other related conditions. The holidays help boost participants' confidence and knowledge of
THANK you for the recent coverage about the car park in Acomb that Morrisons has recently acquired and arrogantly placed restrictions upon. As a local "elephant" with a very long memory, I recall the time when Presto/Safeway had their store in the centre
THE boss of a York live music venue which showcases up-and-coming bands has defended its plans to stay open into the early hours. Certificate 18, in Gillygate, has applied to City of York Council for permission to stay open until 2am on Thursdays, Fridays
THE number of motorists who have been hit with £30 fixed penalty fines for using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel in York and North Yorkshire has now topped 1,000. The ban on using mobile phones, which includes reading and sending text and picture
ON YOUR BIKE! That was the message to York residents today as the city's annual cycling rally got under way. The York Cycle Show, now in its 61st year, was expected to attract 15,000 visitors to Knavesmire for a weekend of pedal-powered fun - come rain
A CAR company could struggle to survive because it sold a vehicle with a mileage that was 50,000 miles too low, a court heard. Artist and gardener Kroly Sndor, 66, told York magistrates that he would never have paid Holgate Bridge Service Station Ltd
York-area riders Scott Smith and Rebecca and Grace Walker all finished in the prize money at the first ever Welsh Masters Show Jumping Championships. Riders from across Britain descended on the David Broome Event Centre near Chepstow keen to take one
BURGLARS have enjoyed rich pickings as householders relax their home security in the hot and humid weather. Twenty-two homes across York have been raided in the last fortnight, when doors and windows were either unlocked or open. More than 50 burglaries
Yorkshire have picked the same squad of 12 for their Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Sunday when they will try to cut out some of the mistakes which cost them dear in the Roses clash earlier this week. Director of cricket
DARYL Powell takes charge of York City Knights on Sunday believing the team will rise to the challenge in the absence of commander Cook. The former Leeds Rhinos boss takes the reins for the National League Two 'game of the day' away to Workington as head
RACE chiefs in York will know before the end of the year whether they will be needed to host Royal Ascot in 2006. Ascot said it would be making a definitive announcement in the next few months as to whether construction work at the Berkshire track would
Jo Haywood is chuffed to get a sneak preview of the student fashions set to blaze a rail at the NRM. FLYING Scotsman is used to being the star of the show at the National Railway Museum in York. But it looks set to be upstaged this week by Mary Poppins
KILNWICK Percy Golf Club members can expect improvements to the course, clubhouse, coaching and competitions under new owners Paul Dixon, Simon Dixon and Sal Ciullo. The former Dixon Motors board directors recently bought the club from the Huxtable farming
Malton's cash aid: MORE than £500 was raised by the Ladies Captain's Day at Malton and Norton GC with the cash split between Martin House Hospice and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. And there could be yet more cash on the way, explained captain Barbara Harsley
Nadia Jefferson-Brown tries out Thai night at a popular York bistro. WHEN the team behind Mason's Bistro decided to throw a Thai food night to raise funds for victims of the tsunami, little did they realise what a hit it would be. Diners descended on
RACE chiefs in York will know before the end of the year whether they will be needed to host Royal Ascot in 2006. Ascot said it would be making a definitive announcement in the next few months as to whether construction work at the Berkshire track would
DARYL Powell takes charge of York City Knights on Sunday believing the team will rise to the challenge in the absence of commander Cook. The former Leeds Rhinos boss takes the reins for the National League Two 'game of the day' away to Workington as head
