Fergal Lynch, who gained a pillar-to-post win on Rothesay Dancer at Catterick yesterday, has good prospects of adding to his tally at Southwell's low-grade meeting tomorrow. On a 'banded' card, which means that every race is a bottom-rung Class 7 event
Dozens of new generation hockey players are taking centre stage in the next ten days at the second annual Peter Feasby Celebration Trophy tournament. Children at 28 City of York primary schools have been given their first taste of hockey in the last few
CANON Lee School pupil Alex Fowler has splashed his way to county honours. The 14-year-old York City Baths Club swimmer has been selected to represent Yorkshire and Humberside in the English Schools' National division three Championships at Manchester
Clifton Federation lifted their first trophy since linking up with Rawcliffe Infant School at the Parents Teachers Association five-a-side competition. The York Primary Football League season curtain-raiser saw 20 teams taking part at New Earswick Sports
IN response to your article "Should life mean life?" (September 30), my brother Daniel was horrifically murdered in a Gillygate flat on December 1, 2003. His murderer, John Paul Marshall, was given two life sentences with a tariff of 18 years. In my opinion
I READ your item on the new traffic interference, sorry, I mean traffic management act, with amusement and alarm (September 29). Yet more local rules and regulations to allow the council to relieve the motorist of yet more money. I am aware that road
I WOULD just like to say thank you to the three men who were in a charity shop in Acomb last week trying on ladies' outfits. They gave me the best laugh I've had in a long time. Well done lads, hope they let you on the plane at Manchester airport and
HEATHER Causnett's letter stating "men haven't changed" (October 3) is the stereotypical response I would expect from a woman! Jason Melton, St Paul's Terrace, York. Updated: 09:21 Wednesday, October 05, 2005
I FEEL I must address the ridiculous rantings of Mike Bell ("Equal treatment", Letters, October 1). He claims to oppose discrimination of the disabled, older people, widows and widowers, army veterans and war heroes. But the very fact that he has singled
REGARDING the case of Lisa James cheating (stealing) £21,000 from the tax payer, and being sentenced to 200 hours community service (September 28). That works out at £105 per hour for each hour she serves. No mention of any repayments. Yet an old age
THE apparent cover-up of David Finnegan's alleged misdemeanours is a disgrace ("Anger As Chief Retires Early", October 3). Why all the secrecy? The council should be reminded that ratepayers' money is being offered as "early retirement" to Mr Finnegan
It goes without saying that I ought to be writing mainly about York and Yorkshire-based activities in these reports. At least, that's what the editor tells me. So I am chancing my arm this week by focusing on those two UK hotbeds of science and technology
Langleys, the York-based law firm, today announced the promotion of nine associate solicitors to partners and two solicitors to associate level. The newly-promoted team includes specialists in insurance claims, commercial disputes, commercial property
SIX jobs have been created by builders' merchants, Travis Perkins, with the opening of a new branch in Ripon. Travis Perkins, which has 950 branches across the United Kingdom, has moved into 12,000sq ft premises at Ripon Business Park, purpose-designed
COUNCIL leader Steve Galloway has told York: "We are entering a period of belt tightening." Residents, meanwhile, are left trying to recall the last period of belt slackening. The city's spending has been seriously confined by the Government grant for
THE decision to axe free transport to college for some of York's most vulnerable young people was blasted today by Labour councilors. They claimed it was "shocking" that young adults with conditions such as Downs' Syndrome should be targeted for City
CALLS for more cash for the blind and visually impaired were today backed in York. This week The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association launched a national Rethink Rehab campaign, to get more Government cash for rehabilitation services for the blind and
HAVE you got a story to tell or a picture you want to share with the world? Do you want to comment on the news as you might in the readers' letters page of a newspaper, but live on the Internet? Well, now's your chance. The Evening Press is expanding
SPORTS clubs across York are being urged to have their say in how the city will contribute to the 2012 Olympics. On Saturday, we revealed how Olympic supremo Lord Coe had thrown his support behind York's potential bid to play a leading role in the games
YORK-BASED Anglers' World Holidays kicked off the Yorkshire Winter League on Sunday as they finished the last - on top. A patchy first round saw the nine teams on a new venue for the League, the River Aire around Beal, near Selby. Following midweek rain
HIGHWAYS bosses were accused today of risking a major crash on the A64, after it was claimed they broke two promises to improve safety before closing several gaps. Worried farmer Edward Brown fears a motorist will plough into the side of lorries trying
YORK City are forging a strong relationship with York College to ensure talented local youngsters don't escape the club's attention. Last season's York College Player of the Year Neale Holmes recently joined the KitKat Crescent club as a third-year trainee
CHARLIE Blythe booted Knaresborough Town Ladies to a second win on the bounce with a hat-trick in their 5-0 win over Wakefield. Kirstie Powers and Ali Purvis added the other two to continue their good start to the season. They returned from Tadcaster
COUNCIL bosses alienated York people with their "arrogance" in imposing a new fortnightly household refuse collection system, a leading councillor told members. But Labour environment spokeswoman Ruth Potter's motion to a full City of York Council meeting
BILLY McEwan has hit back over comments made by North Ferriby United manager Brian France over transfer talks the York City boss held with the UniBond League side's former striker Gary Bradshaw. France was reported as saying that Bradshaw did not fancy
STEPHEN LEWIS looks forward to the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot and asks - was Guy Fawkes a hero or a villain? THREE hundred and ninety-nine years and 11 months ago today, a tall, cloaked man was discovered lurking in a storeroom beneath the
CHAIRMAN Roger Dixon was hopeful York City Knights' latest accolades would act as a foundation for a successful first foray in LHF National League One. Mick Cook was last night named NL2 Coach of the Year after leading his side to the title in his debut
Josh Stilgoe found the back of the net for the third week running as York Under-11 schoolboys chalked up a comfortable 2-1 win over Leeds. York dominated for long periods so much that the final scoreline flattered Leeds. Early chances fell to Paul Winterburn
THE question is how are you going to encourage parking attendants to work nights? This will be a 24-hour service remember; the police in the past did it round the clock, or is this going to be a half-cover situation, like residents' parking? When many
YOUR editorial "Flood fears are for real" states "these concerns are serious enough to merit proper scrutiny and a detailed response from city leaders" (October 3). York Lib Dem "leaders" are continuously trying to make York a more sustainable city. And
DESPITE the criticisms City of York Council has received over fortnightly grey bin collections recently, I am delighted it now plans to collect plastic and cardboard for recycling purposes. It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given
I'D like to take the opportunity to thank the various correspondents who have written in to point out how small a problem the new twice-weekly rubbish collection will be for me. Having been part of a family of four (with two small children), for a while
POTTER Group chairman and founder Derrick Potter has appointed Matthew Lamb to be the group's new managing director in a bid to rapidly expand the £17 million turnover transport and storage logistics company. Mr Lamb, 39, will preside over Potters' five
THEY carry a six-foot stick topped by a luminous disc with the word "Stop" emblazoned in black capital letters. Yet the role of the lollipop man or woman appears to be a mystery to certain motorists. Some seem to think that they step out into the road
BARS run by York University could win the right to open until the small hours - if licensing chiefs agree. But the application for the university's many licensed venues to be able to open until 2am six days a week has sparked anger locally, and nearly
YORK City are forging a strong relationship with York College to ensure talented local youngsters don't escape the club's attention. Last season's York College Player of the Year Neale Holmes recently joined the KitKat Crescent club as a third-year trainee
COUNCIL bosses alienated York people with their "arrogance" in imposing a new fortnightly household refuse collection system, a leading councillor told members. But Labour environment spokeswoman Ruth Potter's motion to a full City of York Council meeting
SECOND-ROWER Andy Jackson ran home a 65-yard try for New Earswick All Blacks U16s - but it was just a consolation with his side already beaten 26-10 by Skirlaugh Bulls. Pat Smith put Earswick ahead early on with Jack Sinclair adding the two. But then
YORK will remember, remember the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot with a host of city centre events on November 5 - culminating in a major public fireworks display. But the rockets and mortars' launch site was today being kept a closely-guarded
CHAIRMAN Roger Dixon was hopeful York City Knights' latest accolades would act as a foundation for a successful first foray in LHF National League One. Mick Cook was last night named NL2 Coach of the Year after leading his side to the title in his debut
HE WAS the prime suspect who allegedly confessed to murdering a North Yorkshire man, then walked free from court over a technicality. Today James William Payling, just 22, is finally off the streets and facing life in Rampton - the secure hospital for
BILLY McEwan has hit back over comments made by North Ferriby United manager Brian France over transfer talks the York City boss held with the UniBond League side's former striker Gary Bradshaw. France was reported as saying that Bradshaw did not fancy
THOUSANDS of children in York are being forced to cross dangerously busy roads without the help of lollipop men and women. Impatient and aggressive drivers have been blamed for putting people off the job - with recruitment problems leaving ten out of
ONE last appeal has been made ahead of the celebratory dinner for the now defunct Wigginton Sunday morning football club. After 31 largely successful seasons the club disbanded last year, so as a final farewell a grand reunion has been organised with
WHEN it comes to fireworks, nowhere holds a roman candle to York. Today city bigwigs launched a terrific game to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, which the Diary is calling: "Where The Fawkes?" As we understand it from today's story on
SHALL we dance? On a bright cloud of music, shall we glide? The answer, it seems, is no, at least not if you're over 30. And if you can quote Deborah Kerr, and you quite fancy Yul Brynner, it's odds on that you're comfortably past that particular sell-by
