It's the time of year when doting mums and dads prepare to say a tearful farewell to teenagers about to go off to university for the first time. STEPHEN LEWIS seeks advice for parents on how to help their teenagers prepare for leaving home. It is sod's
ANTHONY McGrath is in the form of his life at the moment and his dazzling unbeaten 173 out of a final total of 317 earned Yorkshire a slender nine-runs lead over Worcestershire on the second day of the Championship match at Headingley on Thursday. Yorkshire
JOHN SHEPHERD has been appointed head of marketing and customer service for Business Link York and North Yorkshire. In his new role, he will be responsible for ensuring York and North Yorkshire businesses are aware of the "helping hand" and wide-ranging
AS A member of the board of Wagg Foods of Thirsk, Preston the dog has made a huge impact on the firm's latest record-breaking results. Preston, who was formally appointed to the position of chief product tester in June has found himself tailwagging among
IT IS becoming impossible to have a one-to-one chat with the taxman, according to a top York tax accountant, who has launched a scathing attack on the government's newly-merged HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Ministry. Nevil Pearce, a tax partner at the
A YORK-BASED firm of European trade mark attorneys has moved to a new office at the newly-built Centurion Office Park, Clifton Moor. The move by BRANDED! which was celebrated with an official launch yesterday, marked the end of a two-year long search
ROLLITS, the York law firm, has appointed Julian Wild as its food group director. Mr Wild has been a senior executive with Northern Foods plc for more than 25 years, and will use his extensive knowledge of the food sector to lead a legal team specialising
PERSIMMON, the York-based housebuilder, has built on its green credentials with an improved score in a new benchmark report that assesses how well UK house-builders manage and report on sustainability issues. The report, the second published by Insight
After reading the comment by Marta Hardy ('How much will we have to pay?', September 6) I had to write and educate her and any other reader who thinks high fuel prices are a good idea. As fuel prices rise so does everything else - food, clothes, DIY products
I AM writing in response to your article on rats in a residence and the probability that there is an upsurge of the rodents in our city. While in York's Walmgate my wife and I saw a rat leaving the pavement near the shops close to Walmgate Bar and blithely
In reply to Vicki Hill of Stillington (letters, September 7) - Vicki, you are wasting your breath. Ever since the issue of phone masts and mobile phones arose some years ago, I have asked the question: "Do you own a mobile phone?" of the protesters. So
IT is unfortunate that people in Britain are not better informed about the details of the the Second World War in the Far East. Sometimes misinformation, exaggerated fictions and relics of wartime propaganda are reported in the media. Mr Reeson (Letters
I THANK the Evening Press for my cheque for winning the £25 prize crossword puzzle. It could not have arrived on a better day. The day I received it, September 5, was my 75th birthday. You timed it extremely well. Congratulations to the Press also on
Knavesmire Primary School is 90 years old this year. On Saturday September 17 there will be a school reunion and autumn fair. As part of the celebrations we are trying to contact ex pupils and also put together a display of old photos and memorabilia.
A WHILE ago I had a letter published in the Evening Press in which I lamented that many senior figures in broadcast journalism have in the past decade moved from a position of healthy scepticism about politics to an unhealthy and corrosive cynicism, opting
Migraines can cause misery and affect more than ten per cent of the UK population. Health Reporter CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL spoke to a North Yorkshire sufferer during Migraine Awareness Week about a gentle way to ease the pain. POUNDING pain, flashing lights
HIGHWAYS bosses may build a new bridge over the A64 to help farmers hit by the closure of gaps in the central reservation. Every remaining gap on the dual carriageway between York and Tadcaster is set to shut in an effort to improve motorists' safety.
COMMUTERS opposing plans to re-route a popular bus service have been handed a lifeline by transport bosses. First has delayed its plans to send its No4 service along Lawrence Street, instead of Heslington Road, until it has negotiated with council chiefs
THOUSANDS of York parents will get the chance to have their say on their child's school. In a massive city-wide consultation, City of York Council's education chiefs and schools have prepared a questionnaire which will go out to parents with children
IT is responsible for paying for health services in the York and Selby area - but today the debt-ridden primary care trust is under investigation by the Audit Commission over its finances. The Evening Press can reveal that bosses at Selby and York Primary
RISING prices at the pumps and fears of a fuel blockade have sparked reports of "panic buying" on York forecourts as motorists across the region stock up on petrol. Drivers have been "queuing round the block" to snap up cheap fuel as petrol stations brace
YORK City could be without skipper Mark Hotte and vice-captain Nathan Peat for Saturday's Conference clash at Forest Green Rovers. But striker Clayton Donaldson has recovered from a foot problem and is available for selection. Hotte has a stiff back and
A LORRY driver "miraculously" escaped serious injury in a crash at an accident black spot, despite writing off part of his vehicle. The 50-year-old was driving a Nestl HGV fully loaded with chunky KitKats, which left the A19 and smashed into trees near
SCARBOROUGH manager Nicky Henry is demanding a return to winning ways at the McCain Stadium to get his side moving up the Conference. The Seasiders entertain mid-table Gravesend and Northfleet tomorrow bidding to collect their first clutch of maximum
BRAINY executives will be "parachuted" into some of Yorkshire's most promising technology companies, in a new scheme announced today. The initiative, known as Fast Invest, is run by Connect Yorkshire, which primes the region's technology firms for fast
YORK City could be without skipper Mark Hotte and vice-captain Nathan Peat for Saturday's Conference clash at Forest Green Rovers. But striker Clayton Donaldson has recovered from a foot problem and is available for selection. Hotte has a stiff back and
SHOULD York City shackle former Oxford United and Cambridge United midfielder Paul Wanless tomorrow at Forest Green, then the home side's early-season form suggests that Billy McEwan's men will have a great chance of victory. Four-goal Wanless, 31, is
YORK City Knights fans will hail their heroes on Saturday during an open-top bus parade through the city centre. The champions will leave Clarence Street at 12.45pm to arrive in St Helen's Square at approximately 1.15pm when they will be welcomed by the
PRIDE is the new promotion for York City Knights at the Don Valley Stadium tonight (Friday) as they aim to end their championship season on a genuine high. On paper, the Knights have nothing to play for having sewn up the league title with two games to
Kieren Fallon's loss looks set to be Frankie Dettori's gain at Doncaster tomorrow as Scorpion aims to carry off the £450,000 Ladbrokes St Leger on behalf of top Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien. With Fallon, O'Brien's number-one jockey, remaining in Ireland
PLAYFORD Ros, the Thirsk-based wine merchant, has been appointed as the sole UK agent for the Australian, Eden Valley-based Irvine Wines, one of the finest producers of the Merlot grape in the world. This is a major coup for Playford Ros, which has recently
CITY of York Council has awarded its £1 million recruitment advertising contract to specialist agency Pearsons. The three-year contract comes on the back of a period of strong growth for the Leeds-based company, which will now handle all the council's
SIR DONALD CURRY, chairman of the Government's policy commission on the Future Of Farming And Food, will officially open the new Centre Of Vocational Excellence at Askham Bryan College next month. The opening, on Wednesday, October 12, will mark the official
Once again York taxpayers will suffer because of the inept performance of City of York Council and its decision-making. I refer to the expected shortfall in the car parking revenue ('Park and hide', September 5). It was blatantly obvious that when the
I THANK everyone who supported our tombola stall held at Monks Cross on September 3 in aid of York Hospital Radio. Thanks also to all the staff at Monks Cross who were a great help to us and the volunteers of York Hospital Radio and the wonderful public
YORK'S economy gains from its diversity, so when there is bad news in one sector of industry good news arises elsewhere. These two faces are perfectly shown by Terry's, whose sad demise illustrates the decline of traditional industry, with long-established
I disagree with Philip Roe that climate change is a natural, cyclic occurrence that somehow has nothing to do with man's environmental activities (Letters, September 8). I draw Mr Roe's attention to the fact that the year 1998 stands as the hottest year
THE common image of opera as exclusive and expensive was cheerfully turned on its head yesterday in the streets of York. The best seats in the house could be had for free when the operatic street performers Boheme treated shoppers to some impromptu opera
I, like your correspondent Dale Minks, enjoy street entertainment and certainly feel our city provides us with a great variety of high quality performers and musicians. However, the one-man band and his singing dog, Little Mo, belong, to the world of
THE article about Margaret Walker of Shipton Road facing a huge hike in insurance premiums after her home was flooded in 2000 (Evening Press, August 31) is precisely the scenario that faces many property owners on the proposed Disasterthorpe site. Many
Paul Hepworth (Letters September 6) is mistaken in that it was John Major, not Margaret Thatcher, who privatised the railways. D Wells, Ouse Lea, York. Updated: 11:01 Friday, September 09, 2005
FRESH from demolishing Goole, York RUFC will aim to wind up their Yorkshire One campaign with victory in a home match against Ilkley on Saturday. The Clifton Parkers looked hugely impressive in their opening 32-7 win over Goole dominating on both sides
THIS futuristic eco-friendly house could be the shape of things to come in York. The award-winning design is set to make its debut in the city by the end of 2006. The York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) launched a nationwide search in February
THE iconic round Smarties tube has finally been given the chop - and the last batch produced are set to become collectors' items. The much-loved cylinders are already being replaced in shops by six-sided hexatubes, hailed as a "new age" in the sweet's
DAVE Gibbons of Cygnet 'A' is the new York John Smith's Men's Darts individual champion. He beat holder Chris Thompson (Sun 'A') 3-1 with a 180 and two 22 darters after Chris had chipped in with 17. In the semi-finals, Gibbons beat Kev Richmond jnr (Slip
ALL the magic and romance of York's railway heritage is coming to our TV screens this Christmas - with a little help from Sir Jimmy Savile. In a special one-off festive show, legendary TV personality Sir Jimmy will pay tribute to the romantic notion of
YORK John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League champions Marcia were made to work hard to beat Nestl Volunteers 2-1 in their opening division one match of the season. Marcia took control with a couple of second-half goals but Volunteers would not give
ANTHONY McGrath is in the form of his life at the moment and his dazzling unbeaten 173 out of a final total of 317 earned Yorkshire a slender nine-runs lead over Worcestershire on the second day of the Championship match at Headingley on Thursday. Yorkshire
THE ill-fated Terry's factory could be reborn as an international multi-million pound stables trading in some of the finest racehorses in the land. For the prestigious Doncaster Bloodstock Sales (DBS) today confirmed it had looked at the former chocolate
PRIDE is the new promotion for York City Knights at the Don Valley Stadium tonight (Friday) as they aim to end their championship season on a genuine high. On paper, the Knights have nothing to play for having sewn up the league title with two games to
YORK John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League champions Marcia were made to work hard to beat Nestl Volunteers 2-1 in their opening division one match of the season. Marcia took control with a couple of second-half goals but Volunteers would not give
THOMAS'S Hotel slammed Carlton Tavern 6-1 at Burton Green in division four with goals from Cliff Baxter (2), Terry Taylor (2), Richard Chlebo and Stevie Scott. Tavern's consolation came from Luke Burton. A fine defensive display ensured Enterprise notched
Flashes from the famous Harrogate Railway cup run will be to the fore when Goole host Clitheroe in the first round qualifying tomorrow. Goole boss Paul Marshall and midfielder Jimmy Gore will come face-to-face with Paul Stansfield - but only after a full-blooded
At least one record stands to be broken when Harrogate Town make the long trip to Workington Town tomorrow - Harrogate's zero per cent away form or Workington's one-point from nine home tally. Richard Dunning is still out with his knee for the Wetherby
MANY football fans share John Wheatcroft's analysis (Evening Press, September 2) of what's gone wrong with the top levels of modern British football but don't want to do what he has done, and just abandon the game to the money men and sycophants. Many
WHAT a time the citizens of New Orleans have been through. The hurricane struck on the Sunday - but where were the response teams? Monday passed quietly, then on Tuesday the many garages around the USA began to run out of petrol. Why? Because the refineries
Friday, September 9, 2005 100 years ago Science classes conducted by the York Railway Institute, and the Laboratory (the Old Station) were to commence shortly. The session would extend over the coming winter, and the Council of the Institute drew the
