As Soham murderer Ian Huntley is told he will have to serve a minimum of 40 years in prison, we ask should like mean life? A High Court judge has told Ian Huntley, the killer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, that he will have to stay in jail for at
YORK City Knights have released club captain Chris Levy, the man who lifted the LHF National League Two trophy. The Aussie scrum-half was midway through a two-year contract but has now been told he is surplus to requirements. Knights chief executive John
The annual Cambridgeshire Handicap cavalry charge takes place at Newmarket tomorrow and punters could do worse than support 20-1 shot Cimyla. A maximum field of 30 runners is set for this straight nine-furlong dash, with £130,000 prize money on offer.
THERE was a father I heard about who was so fed up of his family's cycles being stolen he planned retribution. He propped his new model against a railing in the centre of York, sat on a bench within view of it and waited. Sure enough, within an hour,
THE saga of City of York Council gets more ridiculous as time goes on. Not only is the council inefficient and ineffective in the way it attempts to run York, it is now turning into a dictatorship. I refer to the report 'Secrecy over fate of boss' (September
I WOULD support City of York Council's plans for fortnightly bin collections if there were better recycling facilities for plastics and cardboard in the city. As a non-driver (should we be forcing people to drive so that they can recycle anyway?), I cannot
COUNCIL tax pensioner refusenik Mr Ridley languishes in a category A prison for non payment of £63. Yet another pensioner refusenik, Sylvia Hardy, has her £53 non payment of council tax paid by a mysterious benefactor in the form of a Mr Brown (can't
TO join recent correspondence on this page about a memorial to RAF Bomber Command, the good news is that one effectively already exists in our area. Look no further than Elvington, the location of the Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial
I KNOW retailers live in a separate time zone from the rest of us, and Halloween regalia has been in the shops since August. I know Christmas cards and Advent calendars are on shops' shelves. But I still could not believe my eyes as I passed Debenhams
MEMBERS of York Professional Initiative clearly know how to think on the hoof. YPI's chairman and solicitor John Yeomans and Dr Rukmal Abeysekera, who manages the enterprise office at the Innovation Centre in York Science Park, organised a group ride
PDR Construction has started work on a £2.9 million contract to build new premises in Market Weighton for Britcom International Limited, the used truck and construction equipment exporter. The 30,000sq ft scheme comprises workshops for Britcom's service
HUNDREDS of representatives of businesses both forming and formed will converge on the Merchant Adventurers Hall, in York, on Tuesday for advice from the city's top professionals. Hugh Bayley, York's MP will open the It's Your Business exhibition, which
THE annual odour of processed sugar beet can now be sniffed all around York. Some loath it, a few love it, but perfume or pong, one thing is for sure. That sweet, cloying smell in the air over the city signals one thing - The Campaign has begun. The Campaign
THE name will live on in the hearts of York people - but today a big part of the city's history died. Terry's of York, a confectionery firm whose very name was synonymous with York around the world, finally closed its factory in the city. In a sense,
POCKLINGTON RUFC travel to Knottingley for another testing Yorkshire Two encounter. Front row Andy Wilson is ruled out by his shoulder problem, so Dave Birch moves across from prop to hooker and experienced prop Rob Smith joins the pack. In the backs,
Breast cancer fighters and survivors will join to launch Breast Cancer Awareness Month tomorrow. Health Reporter Charlotte Percival discovers why women in York and North Yorkshire have reason to feel positive. HERE is good news for women everywhere. More
THIS nurse who dragged a 96-year-old woman to the toilet in agony has failed in her third attempt to get her job back. Bongiwe Nogcantsi, 45, was found guilty of three charges of professional misconduct in 2002 and struck off over her behaviour at the
LICENSING chiefs were today deciding whether two York pubs should win the right to stay open until the small hours - despite furious objections from residents. More than 70 people have sent protest letters to licensing officers over plans to extend hours
NORTH Yorkshire's swing-king Simon Dyson was well in contention after an eagle-eyed display on the opening day of the Dunhill Links Championship. Dyson posted a three-under 69 at Carnoustie in yesterday's opening round. The 27-year-old, lying 51st in
A DRIVER told police he had drunk 12 pints of lager when they stopped him outside the Salvation Army's Citadel in Gillygate, York magistrates heard. Prosecutor Louise Freeman said Gerald Martin Quigley, 29, had alerted police suspicions by swerving slowly
ONE of the world's top arrow-throwers is now playing darts in York. England international and former World Masters champion Karen Smith is turning out every week for Cygnet ladies in Knavesmire Racing Open League. She comes up from her home in Doncaster
A PERVERT who tried to lure two young girls into his car has been jailed for 12 years. Michael Anderson, 42, was sentenced to 12 years for inciting a child into a sex act, and he will be under supervision for a further two years when he gets out, Leeds
NORTH Yorkshire's swing-king Simon Dyson was well in contention after an eagle-eyed display on the opening day of the Dunhill Links Championship. Dyson posted a three-under 69 at Carnoustie in yesterday's opening round. The 27-year-old, lying 51st in
THE killer of York backpacker Caroline Stuttle has failed today in a bid to appeal against his conviction. The 19-year-old's mother Marjorie Marks-Stuttle, from Pocklington, said she felt "total relief" at the decision. Ian Previte, 32, was found guilty
SIX-SHOOTER Carl Stewart fired Hamilton Panthers into the second round of the York FA Senior Minor Cup. He scored six goals as Panthers mauled Wigginton Grasshoppers 8-3 with Lewis Cannon weighing in with the other two goals. Luke Zackorenko netted four
ON this momentously bad day for the chocolate city, it is perhaps a moment to reflect that York's confectionery history is far from at an end. Terry's may be lost, snatched from us by narrow-minded, cheese-processing, dollar-crazed Chicago shysters. But
EXETER City are expected to be without leading scorer Lee Phillips for tomorrow's crunch Conference clash against York City at KitKat Crescent. Five-goal Phillips, 25, limped out of the action with a hamstring problem during Exeter's 1-1 home draw against
As the last in our week-long series of articles looking at the problem of binge drinking in York, STEPHEN LEWIS and LUCY STEPHENS looked to the future and asked what could be done to address the issue. AS Britain braces itself for new licensing laws that
HAVING followed your Bin It! campaign against the council's plans for fortnightly household rubbish collections, I wondered if any compromises had been suggested? Is there any mileage in, say, there being weekly household rubbish collections for three
YOUR report about the sale of an item from James Cook's medicine chest stated he discovered Australia (September 24). Captain Cook was a brilliant navigator and a fine human being: one of the greatest Yorkshiremen ever to have lived. But he did not "discover
LAST week's brilliant Festival of Food and Drink showed York's finest restaurants, hotels and chefs to be some of the most talented you could ever hope to encounter. As the organiser of the Festival Pudding And Port Party it also highlighted to me how
GROWING old on a low income without friends is a bleak business. I was shocked to learn that 2.2 million pensioners still live below the poverty line. Further, that 1.28 million older people feel lonely and 250,000 have no family or friends. I am a volunteer
I WRITE in response to the letter from the leader of City of York Council, Coun Steve Galloway, 'City is moving on under Liberal Democrats', (September 27). With incompetence shown on many issues during the past year, the latest being fortnightly refuse
I AGREE wholeheartedly with ex-councillor Rachel Cunliffe that it is disgusting that Selby District Council is using public money to make a video to con tenants into voting for the privatisation of council houses (September 27). It is also disgusting
REGARDING the letter in the Evening Press by Mike Usherwood ('Cliff debate was out of tune', September 26). Just because he didn't find the discussion interesting on Radio York, on whether the BBC should play Cliff Richard records, doesn't mean to say
IN reply to Mike Usherwood's letter, if he listened properly Radio York said they would play Cliff Richard's records because Radio 1 and 2 said they will not play them. Mrs A Dales, Ashleigh Drive, Beeford, Driffield. Updated: 09:43 Friday, September
THE 2005 Stock Market Challenge is so successful that schools in North Yorkshire are queuing for the privilege of taking part. As many as 29 schools will be taking part in the event, which is sponsored by York-based Norwich Union Life at York Racecourse
DERBY day grips Selby and York RUFC tomorrow when the two neighbours clash in a Yorkshire One battle at Clifton Park. With both sides coming off the back of bad defeats last time out, Sheffield Tigers' surging league performances make this a match neither
DO you know which fats to eat to keep your ticker healthy? While a high intake of saturated fats will increase blood cholesterol levels resulting in a greater risk of heart disease, eating monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats in moderation can actually
A BUSY doctor's surgery is being turned into "Fort Knox" because of constant abuse by young vandals. Doctors at Rawcliffe Surgery, in Water Lane, want to put up six-foot high metal railings to protect the facility after 24 windows were broken causing
YORK is at "full employment" for probably the first time since the Second World War, new Government figures have shown. The number of people claiming job seekers allowance in the city has more than halved in the last eight years - to less then 1,500.
THE Yorkshire Winter League begins this weekend when the first round is contested on the River Aire around Beal, near Selby. A highly competitive series is predicted with York-based anglers likely to figure in a number of the top teams. The river has
YORK City Knights have released club captain Chris Levy, the man who lifted the LHF National League Two trophy. The Aussie scrum-half was midway through a two-year contract but has now been told he is surplus to requirements. Knights chief executive John
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is expecting his young side's toughest challenge of the season when Exeter visit KitKat Crescent tomorrow (3pm). The Minstermen have already travelled to current leaders Grays Athletic and managed a draw after conceding a stoppage-time
"I was asleep when this horrific bang woke me up. I thought at first it was a bomb blast. All you could see was debris and dust. Gas was leaking and people outside were screaming: 'Get out, Mary!'." These are just some of the words pensioner Mary Mullen
A PART of York died today as Terry's chocolate factory finally closed down. A confectionery tradition stretching back to 1767 came to an end as production of Chocolate Orange moved to Poland, with the loss of 40 remaining jobs from what was once a 300
They are still calling it The Great Escape in Stalybridge. When John Reed and Mark Atkins were finally lured to East Manchester from Harrogate Town at the second time of asking in a fanfare of confusion, there seemed little great about their prospects
Away-day lovers Pickering Town are looking to build on their upturn in form when they travel to Long Eaton United in hope of retaining their unbeaten record on the road. The Pikes have won two on the bounce, including a 5-1 midweek tonking of Thackley
