Archive

  • Let's do it for the children

    The Evening Press and York Hospital today launch a £300,000 appeal for a life-saving children's unit. Health reporter CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL explains why. HOW would you feel if your child suddenly needed life-saving hospital care? You would be devastated

  • £300,000 needed for fighters like little Sebastian

    LITTLE Sebastian Harter-Jones giggles as he runs across the living room and buries his face in his mother's lap. Then he gives you a cheeky grin, and you can't imagine that this lively little boy has known anything but happiness and health. Yet when Sebastian

  • Class warfare

    Youngsters swearing, throwing furniture and fighting are tormenting new teachers into quitting their jobs, according to teaching unions. Education Reporter HAYDN LEWIS looks at who should be taking responsibility. TEACHERS' leaders have claimed that too

  • Hang the council

    ALTHOUGH some way off, the next local elections already offer us a glimmer of hope. The ruling majority will have only one thing on its mind as the elections draw closer - how to win another term in power. This will require them to try to cause us to

  • Britain's high fuel duty is still unfair

    NOW that the dust has settled on the prospect of fuel shortages resulting from protest demonstrations, it might be assumed that fuel prices are no longer an issue. Nothing could be further from the truth and the haulage industry continues to campaign

  • Scourge of PC

    THE further employment legislation proposed by the Government is both woolly and ineffectual. It panders to the compensation culture and is another opportunity to make lawyers rich. Worse, it is yet another reason to persuade small businesses to not employ

  • Leeper Hare round-up

    Weekend of October 8/9 New sides in thriller St Clements came out on top as the two newly-elected sides in Leeper Hare League division three played a seven-goal thriller at Osbaldwick. Glen Palister, Jordan (2) and Danny Liddle netted in their 4-3 win

  • Pock shock for Hoppers

    Pocklington moved off the bottom of Leeper Hare York and District Football League's premier division for the first time in over a year thanks to a shock 3-2 win at Wigginton. Pocklington, who avoided relegation last season as two teams dropped out of

  • Please ignore them

    ARCHBISHOP of York John Sentamu does not need to be told to take heart - this is man, after all, who had the courage to stand up to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Yet it must still upset Dr Sentamu that his appointment as the first black archbishop has caused

  • Star crossed loafers

    I NEARLY squashed a student the other day. In fact, I nearly squashed a whole herd of them (or is it a 'slouch' of students?). After half an hour scouring the shelves at Tesco for something cheap and delicious for tea that required absolutely no effort

  • Goal misses cost 'Gate

    HARROGATE scored five tries for the second game in a row but remain without a win in National Two. They launched a stirring fight-back from 29-5 down to outscore Orrell in the try stakes, but by then had given two silly ones away and were victims of a

  • Pock fight back to take spoils

    Pocklington came from behind to beat North Ribblesdale 12-8 and preserve their unbeaten Yorkshire Two record. It was always going to be a battle between the big Ribblesdale pack, who pummelled the hosts in the first half, and the pacey Pock backs, and

  • York shine in the rain as first-half fun brings win

    A sparkling first half performance in the rain laid the foundation for York's 33-14 Yorkshire One success at Wheatley Hills. Good defence and a wet ball twice thwarted York winger Rob Kama early on but York soon took the lead when fly-half Carl Patterson

  • Homes plan for derelict pub site

    PLANS to demolish a former local pub and build 12 houses in a York suburb look set to get the go-ahead. The Tang Hall pub, in Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, closed its doors to customers earlier this year. Now builders Caplin Developments want to put up 12

  • Stately backdrop for charity run

    RUNNERS from across the region donned their trainers at North Yorkshire's most stately of homes to raise money for Cancer Research. About 1,150 runners converged on Castle Howard to put their best foot forward and take part in this year's Cancer Research

  • Last orders for pub group?

    THE future of a chain of 17 pubs and hotels owned by a York businessman was hanging in the balance today. The Exhibition Hotel Group, which runs several high-profile pubs, including The Snickleway Inn, The Exhibition Hotel and YO1, has been declared insolvent

  • 'I'm the victim of such terrible racist hate mail'

    THE new Archbishop of York, Ugandan-born John Sentamu, has revealed he is the victim of racial hate mail. Only days after Dr Sentamu was formally confirmed as York's Archbishop, the second most powerful man in the Church of England told a Sunday newspaper

  • Gun fears in siege drama

    ARMED police and sniffer dogs surrounded a house in York for three hours after reports of a man with a gun. Police were called to The Reeves, Acomb, at 4pm on Saturday to a suspected domestic dispute amid fears there was a gun in the property. It took

  • Ince curtail Acorn's run

    YORK Acorn's 100 per cent record ended as Ince Rosebridge denied them a solitary try in a 12-4 result at Thanet Road. West Hull's wining start to the National Conference division one season also came to an end with a crashing 40-4 defeat at Thatto Heath

  • Lying husband in £144k cheat

    A two-timing husband cheated his wife with a £144,000 lie to get out of his credit card crisis, York Crown Court heard. Graham Reeds, prosecuting, said that Philip Kenneth Ewen, 53, remortgaged the family home without telling his spouse, Joy Ewen. Then

  • York shine in the rain as first-half fun brings win

    A sparkling first half performance in the rain laid the foundation for York's 33-14 Yorkshire One success at Wheatley Hills. Good defence and a wet ball twice thwarted York winger Rob Kama early on but York soon took the lead when fly-half Carl Patterson

  • Pock shock for Hoppers

    Pocklington moved off the bottom of Leeper Hare York and District Football League's premier division for the first time in over a year thanks to a shock 3-2 win at Wigginton. Pocklington, who avoided relegation last season as two teams dropped out of

  • Let's do it for the children

    The Evening Press and York Hospital today launch a £300,000 appeal for a life-saving children's unit. Health reporter CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL explains why. HOW would you feel if your child suddenly needed life-saving hospital care? You would be devastated

  • Case for the defence

    YORK City manager Billy McEwan has signalled his intention to send on an extra defender in future to stop his side conceding late goals. A 'fed-up' McEwan was once more left ruing a goal scored against his team in the final minutes of a game after Gravesend

  • Gravesend 2, York City 2

    SEVEN points in the final Conference table last season represented the margin between play-off finalists Stevenage Borough and mid-table Dagenham and Redbridge. Stevenage finished in the last play-off place while Dagenham were a distant 11th. York City

  • Case for the defence

    YORK City manager Billy McEwan has signalled his intention to send on an extra defender in future to stop his side conceding late goals. A 'fed-up' McEwan was once more left ruing a goal scored against his team in the final minutes of a game after Gravesend

  • Way we were

    Monday, October 10, 2005 100 years ago A well-attended meeting of the Freemen of Micklegate Ward was held in the large room of the Co-operative Society, Railway Street, to hear a statement from the Wardens and Pasture Masters as to the offer from York

  • How care works now

    Currently, children needing high-dependency care use a room opposite the nurses' station. Monitors and other equipment are brought in from elsewhere, sometimes being taken from other children who are less poorly. Nurses try to stabilise them, constantly

  • Brad takes Cas back to top tier

    Veteran half-back Brad Davis hung up his boots with his mission accomplished after guiding Castleford back into Super League. The little Australian, at 37 the oldest player in the game, brought the curtain down on his career in style with a man-of-the-match

  • Bold chance - 10/10/05

    Bold Haze, a confirmed mud-lover, will have conditions in his favour at Ayr tomorrow and is napped to resume winning ways. The three-year-old is one of only a handful of horses trained nowadays by Sally Hall at Middleham and is probably the best inmate

  • Bad business at the Guildhall

    HAVING seen Coun Galloway reported in this paper and heard him on BBC Radio York, I am astounded that anyone is prepared to let his party represent York. They have totally lost the plot, not only on bin collection but on running what is a major business

  • What a joke

    THE present council's arrogance is only matched by its incompetence - it is indeed a joke. So we council tax payers are now expected to fund commercial services director Mr Finnegan's "retirement" without any knowledge of the reasons for his suspension

  • Name names

    YOUR headline, "Blame Culture" (October 5): this is cropping up everywhere, who is responsible? Mick Snowden, Manor Farm Bungalow, Amotherby, Malton. Updated: 10:36 Monday, October 10, 2005

  • Comedy of errors over road markings

    I READ with some interest your article on the parking bays row (October 7). Perhaps of most interest is the council's response. It's simple really - the bays are either lawful and correctly marked or they are not. Repainting would clearly state they are

  • Floods and York

    YOUR coverage of climate change risks in York (October 3) is a timely and welcome addition to the public debate on what the Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, has said is a bigger threat to the planet than international terrorism.

  • Lucky Heather

    OH! Heather Causnett, what would the readers' letters page do without her name cropping up? I remember her letter some time ago berating a woman who had called the police after witnessing a man indecently exposing himself. Heather thought that what the

  • Boxing match

    OCCASIONALLY a motor vehicle driver will find themselves unintentionally marooned in a pedal cyclist's "green box", due to a combination of slow-moving traffic queues and lights changing to red. However, most motor vehicle drivers who enter the green

  • Pushy people

    I WOULD like to say thank you to two very kind ladies who dropped their shopping and rushed to help my elderly friend push my car to a safe spot when I ground to a halt at the junction of White Cross Road on the Haxby main road. I did not get a chance

  • Robins back on win trail

    Selby Town got back on the winning track in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 4-1 demolition of bottom club Brodsworth at Flaxley Road. The Robins went ahead after five minutes when Adam Wash curled a shot against the bar and defender

  • Riccall impressive

    Riccall maintained their impressive start in Leeper Hare League division two with a 5-1 win at York RI. Jack Rogers, Jason Roughley (2), Andy Northern and Andy Cronin were on target while Shaun Stockdale netted for RI. Poppleton also remain unbeaten after

  • New office to create jobs

    PLANNERS have given the green light for a new £1.5 million office building in Tadcaster, which could boost the local economy by bringing up to 80 new hi-tech jobs to the town. Construction will start in January on the two-storey building on land behind

  • Firms urged to make most of media

    The Evening Press will play its part in a campaign to offer free advice and support to businesses in the Selby area. Theresa Lee, the newspaper's display manager, links up with Caroline Wakefield, of Synergy Advertising Ltd, of Wetherby, to tell businesses

  • Let's think of the children

    IT'S a lot of money - but such a sum could make an enormous difference to desperately ill children. Today the Evening Press launches the Guardian Angels appeal to raise £300,000 for a life-saving children's unit at York Hospital. As we know from past

  • Yates wins it late for RI

    York RI gave a tremendous display to topple unbeaten Yorkshire Three leaders Wath-upon-Dearne 14-12 thanks to a late 25-metre drop goal from Matthew Yates. Rain made conditions hard but RI took the game to the hosts and only stout defence stopped Josh

  • Malton ease to Teesside triumph

    MALTON and Norton scored four tries as they overran Acklam 30-3 on a wet day on Teesside. The damp conditions made handling difficult and Acklam drew first blood with a penalty for offside at a ruck. However, that was the last they saw of the game as

  • Late brace cheers Selby

    SELBY sprang into life in the last quarter to score two fine tries and win their Yorkshire One derby with Goole 17-3 and regain the Tommy Burton Trophy. The dour rain-affected match was tied at 3-3 with no side looking capable of winning until winger

  • Courageous student's 13-year fight for life

    DAVID MEIER was a 24-year-old who lived life to the full. But after 13 years of suffering and two failed kidney transplants, he lost the will to live and died in his mother's arms after a massive heart attack. The former Archbishop Holgate's School pupil

  • Recycling setback for green scheme

    THE number of people using their green boxes to recycle has dropped by ten per cent in the last year, a top York council chief has revealed. Coun Charles Hall, City of York Council's commercial services, said there was some concern residents were not

  • City centre bar plagued by complex legal wrangles

    COMPLEX wrangles are once again plaguing a York bar, which still cannot open until the small hours despite winning over licensing bosses. The Evil Eye Lounge in Stonegate sparked anger locally when it applied to open until 3am, four hours later than its

  • Lupton makes sure Heworth return to losing ways

    HEWORTH'S long trip to Millom reaped no rewards as an under-strength side lost 48-24. The Villagers travelled to Cumbria with only 15 players and, while they did not play too badly, fell off too many tackles allowing the hosts to run in eight converted

  • Recycling setback for green scheme

    THE number of people using their green boxes to recycle has dropped by ten per cent in the last year, a top York council chief has revealed. Coun Charles Hall, City of York Council's commercial services, said there was some concern residents were not

  • Brother, what a big family

    DOROTHY Wootton's family is larger than many folks' family trees. Mrs Wootton, of Strensall, York, is the third of eight siblings, but she is the only daughter. "They took one look at me and said, 'no more, we'll stick to boys," she jokes. Her brothers

  • Lupton makes sure Heworth return to losing ways

    HEWORTH'S long trip to Millom reaped no rewards as an under-strength side lost 48-24. The Villagers travelled to Cumbria with only 15 players and, while they did not play too badly, fell off too many tackles allowing the hosts to run in eight converted

  • Ince curtail Acorn's run

    YORK Acorn's 100 per cent record ended as Ince Rosebridge denied them a solitary try in a 12-4 result at Thanet Road. West Hull's wining start to the National Conference division one season also came to an end with a crashing 40-4 defeat at Thatto Heath