The mother of a little girl from York tells Health Reporter Charlotte Percival why being cared for in your home city is so important for the families of sick youngsters. LUCY RUDDLE was only four months old when her tiny body had to fight a frightening
York's tourism bureau is 18 this month. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the continuing importance of tourism to a city such as York. ALL they think about is the tourists. This grumble is commonly heard in York whenever residents are fed up about litter in a
Word of mouth helped convince new York City Knights utility forward Mark Blanchard to sign up for what he hopes will be another positive charge. The versatile 23-year-old did some research of his own after hearing the Knights were interested in snapping
TOMORROW is the 15th annual charity raceday for Spinal Research at Wetherby as the A1 racecourse start their exciting campaign of winter jumps action. This popular meeting, which is largely organised by Rachel Wright from Stamford Bridge, has raised more
"WHAT'S this about a blasted heath?" That's Coun Ann Reid's term for a green space between Clifford's Tower and the Foss. Didn't people make that their priority at the Open Forum last October? Yes, that was the overwhelming wish. However, the council
I CANNOT share Jackie Knight's unqualified reverence for the judiciary ("Should life mean life?" September 30). Homer sometimes nods, and judges sometimes nod off. At my trial, the judge turned up without the relevant papers, referred to evidence which
I CAN shed light on Coun Orrell's and Jeremy Fox's confusion about methane gas. Methane is a natural gas produced mainly by bacteria which live in oxygen-free and low oxygen environments. This is why methane bubbles out of waterlogged bogs, seasonally
YOUR line of taking the side of the whingers with your Bin It! campaign is ill judged. I believe, and did at the time when black bins were first issued several years ago, that they merely encouraged people to throw more away than they used to when having
Pickering Town hit the road again tonight for the sixth time in eight Northern Counties East League premier division outings this season with Eccleshill United in their sights. Ninth-placed Pikes make the trip to Eccleshill knowing a win will leapfrog
ROYAL Ascot At York was spectacular, like nothing seen here before. So it is naturally disappointing to learn today that the meeting will not return to Knavesmire next year. The redevelopment of the Berkshire course will be completed in time for the royal
HERE I am, armed with my lucky rabbit's foot, salt shaker perched on my shoulder, St Christopher medallion on my chest and not a black cat or ladder in sight. It's probably safe to go out. Then again, if it's Friday, or the moon's full, or I've been having
PARENTS are claiming victory, after council chiefs look set to drop plans to merge two York schools. Parents and governors at Carr Infant and Junior Schools in Acomb were asked for their views on the proposals to merge the two schools on the junior school
YORK may have been basking in balmy weather this week - but the elderly and vulnerable in the city were today warned to brace themselves for what could be the coldest winter in nearly a decade. Weather experts from The Met Office have warned that Britain
WORKERS at a York supermarket face an uncertain future, as the countdown to closure commences. The 19 staff at Kwik Save's Hull Road store in York have been told that the store will close on November 2, and a new Somerfield store may not now reopen on
BLOODSTAINS in a council flat bedroom showed that alleged murder victim Peter Robinson was struck at least eight times, including two blows with a door, a jury heard. Forensic scientist Samantha Warnakulasuriya also said the clothing and shoes of three
Top-DRAWER defence by City of York I earned them an opening day National Hockey League premier division point at Hull. Timely tackles by Matt Couttie and Alex Topsfield paid off as York pushed forward at the other end with Richard Adelman creating chance
WORKERS finished their final shift at Portakabin as the company shed 48 staff in a jobs cull at its York headquarters. Those taking voluntary redundancy had a short day as workers were allowed to leave the factory, in New Lane, Huntington, yesterday morning
MORE bins misery hit people across York as the mayhem of the council's green bin scheme continued in its second week. As the number of people signing up to our Bin It campaign tops 6,000, residents across the city have been trooping off to waste disposal
NEW Earswick All Blacks' fine knockout form continued as they beat East Hull 18-6 in the Tetley's Yorkshire Cup third round. All Blacks, who had enjoyed easy passage to this stage as their two previous opponents both conceded the ties, reached round four
Double British Rally Champions Jonny Milner and Nicky Beech made a triumphant return to the Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship. Driving an MSR Motorsport run Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII, the duo produced a polished performance to take fourth
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has signalled his intention to end the club's miserable recent record in cup competitions. The Minstermen have lost their last eight knockout matches since an FA Cup home victory over Swansea City in November 2002. McEwan's
Word of mouth helped convince new York City Knights utility forward Mark Blanchard to sign up for what he hopes will be another positive charge. The versatile 23-year-old did some research of his own after hearing the Knights were interested in snapping
THE past week has seen me mourning the passing of a great family ritual: Saturday nights in. Not that we don't still have them - we do, every week in fact. I'm always in on a Saturday evening, with my husband and the children. But it's not the same. Saturday
MORE political upheaval: the Diary learns that the proposed YIP-YAP-LOO pact is off. While the York Integrity Party is happy to join forces with the York Apathy Party, the suggestion that they both merge with the Official Monster Raving Loony Party has
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 100 years ago In response to frequent requests, the Yorkshire Herald re-introduced a feature that had been absent from the York newspapers for nearly 80 or 90 years, namely, the publication of the arrivals and departures of vessels
ONE of York's most high-profile employers today gave its backing to the £300,000 Evening Press Guardian Angels appeal. Hundreds of staff at city bus operator First will help raise thousands of pounds for our campaign to change the face of high-dependency
THE "Council Plan 2005-06" tells us that the amount needed to deal with the backlog of outstanding and urgent repairs to the building stock for which the council is responsible stands at over £16 million. At the same time, the council is prepared to spend
YORK council's much publicised crackdown on litter droppers in the city is obviously not getting across to all. On Monday at about 5.35pm, as I drove across the Water Lane/Clifton Green junction, a First bus No 23 was at the head of the line at the traffic
THE UK Independence Party's latest scheme is to try and convince us that the British public hasn't been consulted on our membership of the European Union for 30 years - because the last referendum was in 1975. This is twisted logic. According to UKIP's
I AM without doubt York's/ Yorkshire's, nay Great Britain's worst gardener, so I have my garden tidied up for me by a gentleman more competent than I. So I do not require a green bin. My bottles and tins are taken to the local supermarket, I do not want
FOR weeks now we have had different methods for recycling suggested from all sides. Why is it not possible for a recycling factory to be installed? If they have machines for making cars and packing peas, surely there must be a machine to separate rubbish
PROBLEM: River Ouse floods. Solution: Reinstate the dredger. John Robson, Dringthorpe Road, York. Updated: 09:09 Tuesday, October 11, 2005
I TOO was very pleased to read letters from Messrs Atkinson and Roe about a Bomber Command memorial, and particularly agree with Mrs Speed regarding the Dresden raid. I recently spent a holiday visiting Second World War sites including the Dams raid,
A North Yorkshire entrepreneur's planned "log cabin village" at a golf course has generated huge demand - even before the structures are built. Phil Hancock, of Playgolf, has completed nine of the 43 luxury log cabins he intends to build in woodland at
A York furniture manufacturer has bought a former Norwich Union Life data centre in Dunnington for £1.325 million, sparking applause from the business community. Eborcraft furniture makers, of Huntington, will move into the 28,000sq ft site at Chessingham
YORK threw off its thermals as the mercury hit 64 degrees yesterday. Only the leaf fall and nightfall reminded us that summer was over. Mother Nature's a sly old goose, however. She sends a warm front first, to soften us into thinking that we are in for
JO HAYWOOD meets a woman on a mission - from God. SINGING at the top of her voice, waving her arms energetically and jumping up and down wildly with her cutting edge, red-tipped hair standing on end from her exertions, Sister Kate Riley doesn't fit the
British babies receive an average of £702 worth of gifts before they are even a day old. But what on earth are we buying them? JO HAYWOOD reports. IT'S not every day that the local lollipop lady turns up on your doorstep with a fluffy pink bunny under
ONE-THIRD of young working households in York are unable to buy their own home, according to a report out today. Research by University of York professor Steve Wilcox has pinpointed the problems of younger households whose incomes are: Too high to qualify
A FORMER Lord Mayor of York today said he was "lucky to be alive" after fighting a near three-year battle against the superbug MRSA. Derek Smallwood, pictured, said he had been left with a hole in his chest and "delves" in his legs after the bacteria
ONE of York's most high-profile employers today gave its backing to the £300,000 Evening Press Guardian Angels appeal. Hundreds of staff at city bus operator First will help raise thousands of pounds for our campaign to change the face of high-dependency
TERRIFIED residents have called for a police clampdown after arsonists damaged three cars in a second night's bizarre fire-starting rampage. The Evening Press reported on Thursday how Richard Nihill was left looking at the charred remains of his Toyota
MORE bins misery hit people across York as the mayhem of the council's green bin scheme continued in its second week. As the number of people signing up to our Bin It campaign tops 6,000, residents across the city have been trooping off to waste disposal
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has signalled his intention to end the club's miserable recent record in cup competitions. The Minstermen have lost their last eight knockout matches since an FA Cup home victory over Swansea City in November 2002. McEwan's
NEW Earswick All Blacks' fine knockout form continued as they beat East Hull 18-6 in the Tetley's Yorkshire Cup third round. All Blacks, who had enjoyed easy passage to this stage as their two previous opponents both conceded the ties, reached round four
