WHY don't York pubs serve top notch nosh? True, there are plenty of city boozers which boast pub grub varying from not bad to not bad at all. But none dishes up the sort of fare to claim a place in the Michelin guide, Eating Out In Pubs (£14.99). Look
North Yorkshire jockey Tony Culhane, who left himself just 11 winners short of notching his 1,000th career success in Britain when scoring on Obe Brave at York yesterday, can make a giant leap towards his memorable milestone at Newcastle tomorrow. Culhane
This week, Mike Tipping begins an A-Z of wine terms. An Aussie wine-producing company recently commissioned a poll of restaurant diners about le vin, with some startling results. Apparently, the language used by wine writers is too flowery and pretentious
TO reach this caf, take the A1079 towards Hull and opposite Pocklington airfield, turn off to Allerthorpe. Go through the village, pass the golf course and eventually the park entrance appears on the left. Everyone is requested to report to reception.
OH well, survived the first week of the new, improved council refuse collection. While the grey bin bursts with over-packaged packaging as testimony to ever-growing supermarket profits - and has another week to wait before it too gains some relief - the
I MUST write in support for the press "Bin It" campaign. I would have thought that someone within our wonderful council would have checked the waste collection calendars before issue, thus saving the "Wizard of Waste" Mr Waller having to seek compensation
AS a history undergraduate, may I pleased be allowed to correct the letter from Mr J R Yeoman (Letters, October 4)? He says that the Dutch in 1595 discovered the continent of Australia. Actually, he has got the date wrong. It wasn't until 1606 that the
BISHOPTHORPE Palace seems an ideal building in a suitable location for the Arc Light Centre. As for the Archbishop, God will surely look after his every need. I cannot remember reading anywhere in the bible where Jesus and his disciples lived in such
I SHOULD like to respond to Rebecca Wall's moving letter regarding the loss of a brother to a man whose punishment most assuredly does not fit the crime. When I last had statistics, there were 3,600 lifers in our prisons. There are many hundreds of life
YORK City are looking tasty off the field this season as well as on it. While Billy McEwan's men are thrilling fans with mouth-watering performances on the pitch at KitKat Crescent, the Social Club is also leaving supporters licking their lips with a
HOT-SHOT striker Clayton Donaldson has taken over as the leader of our Evening Press Player of the Year contest. The Conference's seven-goal, joint-top scorer has assumed top spot from long-time leader David McGurk, who is still a close second. Donaldson
NEW crime-busting proposals for a York street include moves to prevent thieves using the noise of passing trains to cover the sound of cars being broken into. Measures are being considered to tackle crime, speeding motorists and illegal driving in Grosvenor
JOINING forces with neighbouring police services will not see resources sucked into areas with higher levels of crime, according to senior officers. North Yorkshire Police has created a team of officers, called Advance and led by Chief Inspector Steve
RESIDENTS in a leafy area of York have scored a partial victory over late-night student drinking. The University of York won the right to open all its bars until 2am six days a week and midnight on Sundays, at a City of York Council licensing hearing
LAST orders could be called at a new York bar - by the ringing of church bells. The 11th century church building, off Micklegate, which was formerly the Arts Centre, has been transformed into a trendy new bar and eaterie called The Parish, at a cost of
YORK runner Neil Strange (Knavesmire Harriers) won the gold medal in the North Yorkshire Championships, which were incorporated in the Selby Half-Marathon. He crossed the line in 74 minutes 42 seconds, while Knavesmire team-mates Giles Hawking (80-44)
NORTH Yorkshire club-class master Simon Dyson has a new global destination - breaking into the world's top 100 players. Visions of Spain and then a grand finale in Portugal are the immediate aim for Dyson to sign off 2005, but the 27-year-old cannot wait
A MOTHER and daughter who kept 98 dogs and 22 cats in "utterly appalling" conditions could face prison. Whitby magistrates heard yesterday how the animals were packed into the home of Edwina Ashworth and her daughter Rachel, and in three caravans, a shed
Retiring York City club secretary Nigel Pleasants is to immortalise 32 years behind the scenes of football in a book. It was yesterday announced that the 56-year-old football admin expert will retire at the end of the month after a six-month spell at
Maxine Gordon pushes the boat out for a birthday treat at a riverside restaurant in York. AS settings go, it was hard to beat. The table for two was bathed in the amber glow of a single candle and looked over the inky blue of the Ouse after dark. Better
WHAT a transformation York City manager Billy McEwan has affected at KitKat Crescent. As a supporter for the past 25 years I can hardly believe my eyes to see the incredible turnaround he has achieved in such a short period. At Saturday's brilliant victory
Retiring York City club secretary Nigel Pleasants is to immortalise 32 years behind the scenes of football in a book. It was yesterday announced that the 56-year-old football admin expert will retire at the end of the month after a six-month spell at
George Wilkinson searches for perfect autumnal views at Chop Gate in the North York Moors. ON AN autumn Sunday, the car park at Chop Gate in Bilsdale held dozens of walkers' vehicles, the Moors bus stop was marked with a sandwich board, the traffic was
Gina Parkinson checks out the season's budding plants. EARLY October has brought a fresh crop of flowers to the garden this year and the beds are filled with autumnal plants such as Rudbeckias, Michaelmas daisies, late roses, clematis and cyclamen. The
HAVING managed from 1986 in my present house with garden refuse, ie grass clippings, hedge clippings and any other clippings that may occur in a garden, I must endorse every other reader's letter that says that the green bin should be for cardboard and
JUST like everybody else, my family has been working out how we will cope with fortnightly bin collections. It won't be easy at first, but we will get better at it as we begin to think carefully about what we are throwing away. And things will get much
ONCE again we are approaching the time of year when we remember the past sacrifices made by men and women of all our services and when funds are raised for the Royal British Legion. The Poppy Appeal is the primary source of funds to maintain the legion's
IN the article on schools' financial balances in the Evening Press (October 4), you suggested that Joseph Rowntree School's revenue balance was six per cent above the acceptable level of five per cent. In fact our outturn balance for 2004-2005 was six
I APPLAUD Steve Galloway's call for York's MPs to join forces to urge John Prescott to release timely financial support to enable the city to take ownership of its social problems, and create viable and lasting solutions. But it is nonetheless worrying
Richard Foster enjoys a break in one of England's greenest dales, complete with gothic legends. DENTDALE is the most lush and green of the Yorkshire Dales with its abundance of trees and hedges. It is also off the well-beaten tourist track, so it still
A helmeted Mike Laycock climbs on board Britain's oldest floating warship. It would definitely have taken a press gang to get a tall bloke like me to join the Navy in the early 19th century. Those corny pub signs warning "Duck or grouse" could have been
BILLY McEwan's stance this week over the transfer talks with former North Ferriby United striker Gary Bradshaw illustrated, if any further confirmation was needed, why the principled Scotsman is the right man for the right club at the right time. The
FOR years, Ronnie Barker was the bane of his life. Now, this North Yorkshire candlemaker has set up his very own "fork handles" shrine in memory of the comic legend. The "infamous" Two Ronnies sketch has plagued the lives of candlemakers across the country
PLANS to site a booking office for private hire cars on one of York's most notorious drinking hotspots have been turned down. But businessman Stewart Donnor vowed he would not be put off, and will be back with an improved scheme for Micklegate. Concerns
GLOBE-TROTTING pensioners Ken and Madge Robinson left their North Yorkshire home 18 months ago for one last yacht trip around Europe. Now they have returned to find they have been prosecuted in their absence, for owning a car which they had declared off-the-road
POLICE learned of a man's brutal death when a drunken witness staggered into York Police Station clutching a can of Carlsberg Special Brew, a court heard. Inquiry office staff reported that alcoholic Karen Bulmer walked up to the front desk and said,
BROTHER and sister Ben and Jessica Walker starred for Tadcaster Swim Squad at the Robin Hood Silver Jubilee meeting. Jessica, 14, knocked three seconds off her personal best time to win the 200 metres backstroke. That made up for narrow misses in the
THE Miller dynasty long held sway in York golf during the two decades before the new Millennium. Between father John and sons Kevin and Jamie - all players at Fulford Golf Club - they wrested no fewer than 17 York Union of Golf Clubs' amateur, open and
A PRIZED trip to the western heart of America was denied two North Yorkshire golfers by a single strike. Pocklington's Chris Gunby, who plays out of Malton and Norton GC, and Knaresborough GC's Nick Wilson finished third in the Audi Quattro Cup UK final
NORTH Yorkshire club-class master Simon Dyson has a new global destination - breaking into the world's top 100 players. Visions of Spain and then a grand finale in Portugal are the immediate aim for Dyson to sign off 2005, but the 27-year-old cannot wait
MENTIONING the words "schoolboy international" without adding "the new Wayne Rooney" is a difficult thing in this day and age. But when the international in question is Michael Woods from Pocklington, there is no fear of any clich as, apart from a stand-out
TWO-YEAR-OLD Poppy Wright's future finally looked secure today after DNA tests proved that her late father really is her daddy. Insurers who demanded the test are set to pay her compensation - but only after the Evening Press had quizzed them on why there
I HAVE left my copy of AA Milne's Now We Are Six at Sutton Under Whitestonecliffe CE primary school. It wasn't deliberate; I was joining in with a class of infants performing some very jolly hand poems at the time. Still, I don't mind if they borrow it
I AM writing regarding Mr P R Willey's letter (Evening Press, Saturday, October 1) regarding the prices he has to pay to watch his team in a 0-0 bore draw. Well Mr Willey I have a perfect solution for you. Get yourself to KitKat Crescent where you won't
I READ the interesting letter written by Mr P R Willey (Evening Press, Saturday, October 1) about the inflated prices charged by Premiership clubs. The simple solution would be to go down to KitKat Crescent and watch York City. It would cost only £13
LAST season my nine-year-old was taking paper and pens, a big bag of sweets and lots of Diet Coke to York City matches. This season she is so enthralled with the games she doesn't need any of this to dispel the boredom. She is loving it. If you haven't
