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  • £6,000 blunder

    THE company in charge of a York home improvement store will have to pay up £6,000 after selling fireworks to a 15-year-old boy. Homebase, in Foss Bank, was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £3,019 court costs after being convicted at a trial at Selby Magistrates

  • It's not rocket science...

    YORK is supposed to be a City Of Festivals - but the bulging postbag at the Evening Press suggests otherwise. In the wake of the disastrous fireworks display on Guy Fawkes Night, our readers have cast doubt over the city's ability to organise a drinking

  • Hart's treble caps Selby comeback

    SELBY Town produced a storming recovery to beat Sutton Town 4-3 in a remarkable Northern Counties East League Cup second round tie at Flaxley Road. The Robins appeared to be dead and buried as Craig Mitchell (2) and Danny Short powered the Nottinghamshire

  • Richard lends a hand

    PROPERTY company The Helmsley Group of Pocklington has appointed Richard Couldwell to head up the company's lending and mortgage syndication division. Helmsley's lending policy gives borrowers, such as property developers, access to short-term finance

  • Lunch date

    BUSINESSMAN Steve Catchpole will be guest speaker at a special lunch being staged by York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce (YNYCC) at the Yorkshire Hotel, Harrogate, on Friday, November 25. Mr Catchpole, managing director of Coachme Ltd of Harrogate

  • User-friendly council HQ

    SOME of the initial reactions from York residents were sceptical. This is understandable. Coming so soon after it staged a fireworks display that half the spectators couldn't see, City of York Council's ability to revolutionise every aspect of city governance

  • Safety fears

    WE took a stand on Ouse Bridge at the Bridge Street end where people were facing both ways on to the river (because of not being told where the fireworks were to be let off, or any vantage points to stand). As soon as they were lit, we couldn't see a

  • Businessman Austen lands job in Antarctica

    ADVENTURER Austen Floyd is about to embark on a mission to make essential repairs to an ice-bound science outpost. The North Yorkshire businessman will spend a gruelling four months at the South Pole, maintaining the remote Halley research station. The

  • Play it again, York

    It was with a mixture of relief and reservation that I read the news of the council's (albeit belated) re-conversion to its civic responsibility to part-fund the staging of a full-blown production of the Mystery Plays. Relief that the uncertainty about

  • Blunders: the movie

    THE blunders made by the Liberal Democrats in York seem never ending. Maybe someone will make a film of them all one day. I can just imagine the opening scene: A bright-eyed youth stumbles into a Liberal Democrat meeting claiming that he has something

  • United front

    DISGRUNTLED residents of a village near Selby are resorting to people power to combat vandals, joy-riders and litter-louts. A group of villagers, including TV star Major Vernon Rees, are to form a special team to crack down on antisocial yobs, who they

  • Should we cut traffic in Gillygate for good?

    I wonder how many other residents took the opportunity to enjoy looking at the shops and buildings in Gillygate without the fumes, noise and distraction of traffic? Your report ('Normal Surface Resumes', November 11) concluded with the comment from the

  • Shelter threat in HQ plan

    AMBITIOUS proposals to relocate 1,600 council staff to a run-down area of York would see a shelter for the homeless and an ambulance station bulldozed. As reported in Saturday's Evening Press, City of York Council has announced it wants to build a major

  • McEwan remains positive

    BILLY McEwan put Saturday's defeat down to being 'just one of those days' after a change of personnel proved too little too late to reverse York City's fortunes. City boss McEwan brought on Bryan Stewart and Ryan Mallon in the latter part of the Conference

  • Hart's treble caps Selby comeback

    SELBY Town produced a storming recovery to beat Sutton Town 4-3 in a remarkable Northern Counties East League Cup second round tie at Flaxley Road. The Robins appeared to be dead and buried as Craig Mitchell (2) and Danny Short powered the Nottinghamshire

  • Sex attack on woman in city centre

    POLICE officers were today preparing to search a York churchyard in connection with a serious sexual assault. St Martin's Church, in Micklegate, has been cordoned off since the early hours of yesterday. North Yorkshire Police spokesman Tony Lidgate said

  • Smith double as Villagers shine

    AN excellent display by Heworth ARL Club brought them their second successive home win and opened a gap between themselves and the re-election zone in National Conference division two. Former York City Knights full-back Chris Smith was again on the mark

  • Car blaze ordeal of pregnant York woman

    THE York couple whose car erupted into flames which rapidly spread to two homes and three more vehicle have told of their frightening ordeal. Heavily-pregnant Lynne Eshelby, 39, from Anthea Drive, Huntington, described how she woke to the sound of splintering

  • York City 0, Burton Albion 1

    YOU have to wonder what went through Billy McEwan's head on Saturday night when he sat down in front of Ceefax on Saturday night to see former loanee Darren Mansaram had scored two for Halifax. Having just seen his side squander a hatful of chances that

  • Hudson's fate set in stone

    YORK'S favourite dodgy dealer George Hudson might yet be immortalised in granite or marble. Supporters of the Railway King, who famously made all trains come to York (although not always on time), were petitioning the council today for a Hudson statue

  • Train takes the strain

    YORK City striker Andy Bishop was today hoping to get on the scoring track with the England squad. He was linking up with the rest of Paul Fairclough's 16-man squad to play in the Non-League European Championship opener against Belgium tomorrow. But instead

  • Andrews takes the plunge

    YORK City's latest loan acquisition Lee Andrews was plunged straight in at the deep end on Saturday just hours after meeting his new team-mates at the pre-match meal. The 22-year-old defender put pen to paper on an initial one-month deal late on Friday

  • Way we were

    Monday, November 14, 2005 100 years ago The quiet village of Heslington, on the outskirts of York, had been the scene of a horrible tragedy, in which almost a whole family had been wiped out. John Pinkney, an ex-soldier, who had latterly been following

  • Smith double as Villagers shine

    AN excellent display by Heworth ARL Club brought them their second successive home win and opened a gap between themselves and the re-election zone in National Conference division two. Former York City Knights full-back Chris Smith was again on the mark

  • Injuries mar rampant York's victory

    YORK RUFC's 40-2 Yorkshire One win against Keighley came at a price. Leg injuries to both second row Rob Sparrow and scrum half Graham Smith have left the coaching staff at Clifton Park with worries ahead of next Saturday's Intermediate Cup match against

  • Sloppy Malton labour to victory

    MALTON and Norton moved into second place in Durham/Northumberland 1 with a flattering 25-6 victory at bottom side West Hartlepool TDSOB. Other results went in Malton's favour, with fellow front runners, Horden, losing at home to Gateshead. With Malton

  • Budding Bard writes again

    My York News' resident poet William Watts has taken up his pen again, this time to help a family member who is feeling down. William's first poem was written to his Step-Mum, Dawn. His second was accompanied with a brief letter, and was written to his

  • Fireworks lit up the night sky over the River Ouse

    Spectators watched the council fireworks display, but unfortunately the spectacular display was spoilt by the lack of people watching. For that real magic you do want a crowd around to share the atmosphere. Editor's note: What was your experience of Bonfire

  • Lee's attraction - 14/11/05

    North Yorkshire jockey Lee Enstone, with his career back on track after nine months on the sidelines because of weight problems, can underline his talents by being among the winners at Southwell tomorrow. He rides Fateful Attraction in the second division

  • Big Ben strikes for St John's

    BEN Winstanley, the leading scorer in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division, added another to his tally. He was on target in the first minute as the students of York St John's won 3-0 at Bishopthorpe. The other goals came

  • Heddon seals victory

    DIVISION One leaders Tockwith beat a depleted Post Office 7-2 with goals from Tom Heddon (3), Ben Raybould, Robert Wilson, Graham Hutchinson and Sam Tobin. Danny Adams hit both Post Office goals. Second-placed Heslington fell behind after five minutes

  • Riccall lose record

    DIVISION Two leaders Riccall surrendered their 100 per cent record after sharing the points with Selby RSSC. Kevin Gaynor and a Gareth Rhodes penalty had twice given RSSC the lead but Grant Saker cancelled them out in a 2-2 draw. Poppleton beat visitors

  • Brass gets all-clear to stay at Harrogate

    OUT-OF FAVOUR York City player Chris Brass has been allowed to stay at Harrogate Town until December 13 after an 11th hour U-turn by the Minstermen. But manager Billy McEwan said he wished Brass was gone for good. McEwan had originally said there would

  • Top rank for Salamander

    SALAMANDER, the rapidly-expanding award-winning business based at York Science Park, has been ranked 29th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards for the North and Midlands. The technology and service business, which last year won the Queen's Award

  • Safety step

    SAFETY experts are organising a week of events to raise awareness of the risk of using ladders. Last year, 13 workers died from falls while working on a ladder and more than 1,200 were seriously injured. The Health and Safety Executive, in partnership

  • Lest we forget

    IT remains the most moving tribute. Gathered at stone memorials in town and city, civic leaders, war veterans, widows and residents fell silent to remember the fallen. This is the one moment in a busy year when Britain forgets about its comparatively

  • Watch me explode

    HAVE you noticed that, as a species, we're quite an irritating bunch? I find it difficult to believe that there is any other life form on earth that gets on each other's wick as much as we do. I can't imagine cows getting into a huff because one of their

  • Night we will recall for wrong reasons

    THE prospect of York's firework display created an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement, as we, and so many others, enjoyed the lighting effects and bell ringing outside York Minster. We looked up into the sky awaiting the fireworks which, we were

  • Ripped off

    PLEASE tell Councillor Keith Orrell that he was ripped off! He says that on top of the £38,000 from the government, York tax payers chipped in £12,000 of their own hard-earned council tax. All for some street performers, some lights to be pointed at the

  • Risk assessment

    IF someone on York's council did carry out a risk assessment on the fireworks display then it is proof of a potentially tragic failure on their part. For residents such as Bryan Oxley are forced to possibly risk blindness, fire in their property, heart

  • Councillors first

    I CAN'T help thinking that these councillors are in it to reap all the benefits for themselves. First of all it was Ann Reid and her traffic lights, now this firework display. All the complaints were pointed at the secrecy of the location and then having

  • Great display

    I WOULD just like to thank and congratulate City of York Council for the lovely firework display on Saturday evening. I am a great fan of fireworks but, living where I do, I didn't think that I would see any of the display. So you can imagine how delighted

  • It's not rocket science...

    YORK is supposed to be a City Of Festivals - but the bulging postbag at the Evening Press suggests otherwise. In the wake of the disastrous fireworks display on Guy Fawkes Night, our readers have cast doubt over the city's ability to organise a drinking

  • Best view at home

    I agree with Janet A Blythe (Letters, 10th November). The display of fireworks was extremely impressive. We whooped around our house, running around the garden enjoying every minute while also preparing for our own small family display. I am sure I had

  • Bang the drum

    I WHOLEHEARTEDLY disagree with Heather Causnett's reasons for supporting the ever-loyal Hugh Bayley in voting for a 90-day detention for suspected terrorists (Letters, November 11), and am glad that John Grogan did not cave in to the Labour whip's arm

  • Welcome switch

    I HOPE that readers will join me in congratulating hunts in Yorkshire and further afield, who have switched to drag hunting. This is legal under the new legislation, and it is also safer for riders and horses. Years ago, a 50-year-old friend of mine out

  • Car safety day a must

    SELBY motorists are being urged to take advantage of a free car safety day at the town's fire station this weekend. Ahead of a potentially treacherous winter, drivers are warned to make sure their car is in a safe and roadworthy condition. The open day

  • Tributes to the fallen

    AT THE going down of the sun, we will remember them ... Hundreds of people across York, North and East Yorkshire paid their respects to the war dead at Remembrance Sunday services yesterday. In Selby, residents flocked to Selby Abbey for a service conducted

  • Crashes kill two

    TWO men died and two more were seriously injured in separate accidents near York. Firefighters cut three casualties free from the wreckage of a two-vehicle smash on the A59 near Hessay at 2.10am yesterday. Sergeant Dave Hopper, of York Police, said a

  • Aussie star fires up RI

    AUSTRALIA may have been vanquished at Twickenham, but in Holgate at least one Kangaroo was flying the flag as Anthony Allport inspired York RI to a 37-7 triumph over Old Modernians. The 22-year-old hooker, who once played in a Wallaby youth team with

  • Andrews takes the plunge

    YORK City's latest loan acquisition Lee Andrews was plunged straight in at the deep end on Saturday just hours after meeting his new team-mates at the pre-match meal. The 22-year-old defender put pen to paper on an initial one-month deal late on Friday

  • Council in £50m new HQ scheme

    MAJOR plans to move the council to a run-down area of York and attract £50 million to the city could be given the green light this month. The council has announced it wants to build £30 million offices for 1,600 staff, which will include a one-stop shop

  • True courage

    ANITA Wilhelms suffered with a painful lung disease for ten years. But as her illness worsened she clung on to life before dying on the morning of her wedding anniversary. Her husband Christian, of George Street, York, told today of his pain at losing

  • McEwan remains positive

    BILLY McEwan put Saturday's defeat down to being 'just one of those days' after a change of personnel proved too little too late to reverse York City's fortunes. City boss McEwan brought on Bryan Stewart and Ryan Mallon in the latter part of the Conference

  • Selby bewitched by Salem defeat

    ANOTHER defeat by a narrow margin saw Selby RUFC slip to eighth place in Yorkshire League. Indiscipline and poor tackling were responsible for the 23-20 home defeat at the hands of Bradford Salem. With Shaun Austerfield failing to show up, Selby brought

  • Rampant Pock shatter Park's unbeaten record

    POCKLINGTON RUFC produced an excellent performance to convincingly beat West Park Leeds 34-19 in Yorkshire Two. Pocklington had a try disallowed before they produced a slick back move that sent left wing Tim Nixon blasting under the posts for Henry Mitchell

  • Aussie star fires up RI

    AUSTRALIA may have been vanquished at Twickenham, but in Holgate at least one Kangaroo was flying the flag as Anthony Allport inspired York RI to a 37-7 triumph over Old Modernians. The 22-year-old hooker, who once played in a Wallaby youth team with