York City Knights season ticket sales are up by 166 per cent on last year - and fans still have two days to get their hands on one for less than £100. Around 500 fans have taken advantage of a special early bird offer - more than 200 up on last year's
The young squires of the York City Knights family can celebrate Christmas early at a festive bash on December 11. Food and dancing will be on the menu at Huntington Sports and Social Club for children aged 14 and under, who must by accompanied by an adult
It'll be the early bird who catches the worm tomorrow. Forget to change your clocks back tonight and the chances are you'll be an hour behind the action tomorrow, which, predictably, kicks-off an hour earlier than usual, which will become the norm for
OUR Guardian Angels appeal is set to be given its biggest boost to date - thanks to these intrepid fundraisers. Staff at Hunters estate agents are taking on the famous Three Peaks Challenge next year in aid of our appeal, and they plan to raise an impressive
I wouldn't like to have been Guy Fawkes. His demise was somewhat drawn out, if you'll pardon the pun. I think he's had a raw deal since his death too. Every year we gather to watch his effigy burn on the bonfire. But it's nice for the kids isn't it? I've
Gina Parkinson admires the changing colours of the autumn leaves in a year of different shades. LEAVES are turning and are providing us with a beautiful last blast of colour before they fall and disintegrate into a sodden mush of brown. The shades seem
Simon Ritchie looks rounds up the new thrillers, including the latest Cornwell. HISTORY master Bernard Cornwell has taken us to the Napoleonic Wars, Stonehenge, the legendary time of King Arthur and medieval France. Now he has turned his attention to
Christine Aziz has worked as a shop assistant, dental receptionist, factory packer, singer, cleaning lady, actress, journalist, community worker and English teacher. She also fancied having a go at being a novelist, which was why she entered Richard &
The magic of the FA Cup was once more at work when the Conference's top two teams were paired together in the first round proper. Second-placed York City's home match with leaders Grays Athletic on November 5 promises to be an explosive encounter and
CLAYTON Donaldson is back in pole position for the Evening Press Player of the Month and Year awards. The 21-year-old striker collected three points in both contests as our man of the match during the 4-0 FA Cup victory at Gainsborough Trinity. Andy Bishop
City fans have grown used to sparkling displays at KitKat Crescent this season and they will be guaranteed another one on Wednesday night. The Junior Reds' annual firework display will start at 7pm with admission through the Nestl Family Stand an hour
Maxine Gordon meets a young designer who has the art of the doodle off to a T. IN Carly Godwin's world, the eyes have it. Big boss-eyed, googly ones, that stand out on stalks, cartoon-like, as if to say 'Yikes!'. These eyes are the common link in her
SELBY fire chiefs today warned residents not to stage their own bonfire and fireworks party on November 5, for safety reasons. Colin Hunter, station manager for Selby district, urged people instead to attend the town's showpiece pyrotechnic display on
PENALTIES for slow play were imposed at York Union of Golf Clubs' latest Cross Trophy competitions - and they will remain for the rest of the event. After the first two rounds were characterised by slow play Union officials warned players they would be
York City Knights season ticket sales are up by 166 per cent on last year - and fans still have two days to get their hands on one for less than £100. Around 500 fans have taken advantage of a special early bird offer - more than 200 up on last year's
A MOTORIST has been found guilty of causing the death of a young moped rider in a crash in a York street. Now young mum Tamara Bennett, of Lycett Road in Dringhouses, York, has been warned she could face jail, after a jury returned a unanimous guilty
YORK City captain Mark Hotte has been placed on a calcium diet by manager Billy McEwan to help speed his recovery from a fractured shoulder. Hotte suffered the injury during his first Minstermen start in six weeks against Canvey Island at KitKat Crescent
A HEALTH Minister has reassured local MPs that patient care will not be compromised as a result of the cash problems facing the body which oversees the NHS in the York and Selby area. Liam Byrne also told the House of Commons that the cash-strapped Selby
YORK waste bosses exceeded their landfill targets by 1,100 tonnes in the first five months of this year, a council report has revealed. A City of York Council commercial services report showed the authority had not made its target, but hoped its new green
I read with interest and total agreement your article Old York, New York (October 19). During the summer, my friend and I made the life-changing decision to move our small craft-fair business into retail premises. We would dearly love to have opened in
I MUST have made one of the first calls on the council's 'yes or no' to proposals of humps. For all the reasons highlighted since, I was against them. The opinion I got from that call made me feel the result was a foregone conclusion. Also, on several
A MISMATCH exists between the aim of the Local Transport Plan and spending. How can less traffic come about by creating road space? Research proves that road capacity gets filled. Plans are not radical enough to cut the ecological footprint of York by
Do writers to your paper never find time to read as well as write? If they did, people such as David Jobson (Letters, October 27) might find time to learn that business rates don't go to local councils but to national government. I've lost count how many
I would like to ask City of York Council about the valuation on the site for Shipton Street School that it received ('School will fetch more than £125K', October 27). I would be interested to know which company did the valuation, because it is obvious
Saturday, October 29, 2005 100 years ago "We are more and more becoming reconciled, as the years pass by, to the part that women desire to play in our public life," wrote the Evening Press columnist. "By sheer force of intellect, in the face of ridicule
George Wilkinson discovers the geological delights of Seamer. Seamer, why were we here? Standing in the shadow of a Morrisons superstore, on one side of the rail tracks at an unsigned car park reading a vandalised information board in the rain, the brightest
I am one of the rare breed of cyclist who DOES indicate to tell people where I am going and I take offence at people who tar all us cyclists with the same brush. Sometimes even I get self-righteous, especially when I had to get from South Huntington to
Danny Brough and Richard Agar will be back at Huntington Stadium in February when Challenge Cup holders Hull FC roll into town to face the newly-promoted York City Knights. The friendly has been set for Sunday, February 5, at 3pm in a return of last year's
COULD Superman, Spiderman or Donald Duck be scoring a hole in one for our Guardian Angels appeal? Swallow Hall Golf Club in Crockey Hill, near Wheldrake, is organising a fancy dress golf tournament to help Guardian Angels. Teams of four are being asked
TALK about confusion! The caf facia calls this place the James Caf and Tearoom. The menu is headed Acropolis Veranda and I spotted a Veranda Coffee Shop disclaimer notice inside. At least the staff know what they are about. We were warmly greeted and
Cottage Inn overturned a half-time 3-2 deficit to beat Dunnington 5-4 and bag their first York and District Sunday Afternoon League points. Ben Brown, Nick Robinson and a Chris Turpin double took Dunnington close, but Cottage Inn's heroes were Paul Gray
WHEN Anna's husband is offered a new job in the country, she's happy to give up her council job in Reading and join him. A clean break seems the best way to rekindle her stalled career as a thriller writer. But there's something about their idyllic Dorset
Mike Laycock enjoys a right royal visit to Edinburgh and the Royal Yacht Britannia. IT'S the one place where the Queen felt she could really relax. She also used it to entertain statesmen from Reagan and Clinton to Mandela and Churchill. But since the
EVEN the size of City's attendances is eagerly anticipated this season as each home match brings the promise of another 3,000-plus. City supporters' group Jorvik Reds are now providing another reason to get excited when the club's home crowd is announced
RADICAL steps are in the pipeline to cut the crippling sick list at City of York Council. Hard hitting measures could include medical screening for staff and extending a controversial pilot scheme across the authority's 7,500 workers. The no nonsense
PENALTIES for slow play were imposed at York Union of Golf Clubs' latest Cross Trophy competitions - and they will remain for the rest of the event. After the first two rounds were characterised by slow play Union officials warned players they would be
A painting of the recently closed Terry's factory will soon be helping to send artistic York students across the globe. Artist Alan Stuttle, father of murdered backpacker Caroline Stuttle, created the image to raise funds for an artistic bursary in his
OUTGOING Selby GC captain Peter O'Neill signed off his year with a tribute to the club's Yorkshire Union divisional team. The team started out in division five, but had set the target of playing in the first division matches to be held at Selby later
YORK waste bosses exceeded their landfill targets by 1,100 tonnes in the first five months of this year, a council report has revealed. A City of York Council commercial services report showed the authority had not made its target, but hoped its new green
FEARS are growing that delays over the redevelopment of York's Barbican Centre could mean there will not be a new swimming pool on the site. Tracey Simpson-Laing, the planning spokeswoman for City of York Council's opposition Labour group, claimed the
Jill Rounce won all of her three games to help York RI 'B' to a draw against last season's champions Bootham CC 'A' in division one of the York & District Table Tennis Winter League. Coneysthorpe 'A' are top by one point after a 9-1 win against two-man
A WARNING has been issued to motorists as the clocks go back this weekend. Road safety bosses say drivers need to take more care on our highways during evenings due to the earlier onset of darkness. At 1am tomorrow, the clocks go back by one hour from
Cottage Inn overturned a half-time 3-2 deficit to beat Dunnington 5-4 and bag their first York and District Sunday Afternoon League points. Ben Brown, Nick Robinson and a Chris Turpin double took Dunnington close, but Cottage Inn's heroes were Paul Gray
THE Evening Press today launched a poster campaign to help police trace a robber who attacked a pensioner in her own home. An e-fit of the suspect, created by police with the help of the elderly victim, will now be displayed in shops and businesses across
A York property owner who takes in homeless people could be forced to shut down. Officers at City of York Council have recommended refusing a retrospective application by Graham Smith, the owner of Millfield Lodge, in Millfield Road, South Bank, to use
CARVED your pumpkin yet? Stocked up on glow-in-the-dark fangs and fake eyeballs? I should hope so: Halloween is almost upon us and the witching hour has become an entire witching weekend thanks to the fall of the dates this year. With most children back
YORK City captain Mark Hotte has been placed on a calcium diet by manager Billy McEwan to help speed his recovery from a fractured shoulder. Hotte suffered the injury during his first Minstermen start in six weeks against Canvey Island at KitKat Crescent
I RECENTLY received a speeding ticket. It was my first road traffic penalty in almost 40 years of driving. I was driving at 68 miles per hour in a 60 zone. It was 8am on a Sunday on a flat Lincolnshire road, in good weather and with excellent visibility
Is it not ironic that the Scottish Parliament has agreed to a total ban on smoking in public places in Scotland, yet a similar ban in England has, apparently, been thwarted by the intervention of a Scottish MP Dr John Reid. The establishment of an English
ANYONE wishing to fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritans Purse, should contact me on 07836 542475. I am the presenter for Samaritan's Purse in York, and am available to give presentations on filling the shoeboxes and the
Chris Greenwood enjoys an expensive treat at The General Tarleton Inn. THE General Tarleton Inn is a class act. Flawless food served by deferential staff from a mouth-watering menu in classy, comfortable surroundings. There I said it. Heck, if you paid
