YORK Racecourse is to hold its first evening meeting in decades next season. The Musical Showcase Evening on Thursday, July 27, will be one of the highlights of 17 race days which will include the two-day St Leger festival. William Derby, York chief executive
A FRUSTRATED Chris Spurr has suffered a new setback in his battle to get his rugby league career up and running again. York City Knights' 25-year-old centre has been out of the game for a year after breaking a tibula and dislocating an ankle while playing
Selby Town went out of the FA Vase after a battling 1-0 home defeat against Northern Counties East League premier division leaders Buxton last night. The first half was dominated by the visitors but the Robins defence held firm and they should have taken
HAYDN LEWIS dropped in to St Paul's CE School in Holgate, York, to speak to pupils about what Christmas means to them. CHRISTMAS is an exciting time of the year for youngsters of all ages and teachers at schools across the country have been dusting down
MANOR School have plenty to shout about on the sporting front. Their Under 16 girls were crowned North Yorkshire football champions after beating St Aidan's, Harrogate, 4-1 in the final. They will now go on to represnt the county in the regional finals
FORMER British Lion Ieuan Evans roared in to Fulford School on a whistlestop tour to promote the forthcoming 6 Nations rugby union championship. The former Welsh skipper, who toured three times with the Lions, brought with him the RBS 6 Nations Championship
YOUNG hockey players with potential from East Yorkshire area are to take part in local assessment and development squads with a view to representing the region. Trials will take place at the Gemtec Arena, Hull, on the Sundays of January 15, 22 and 29.
MAYBE A P Cox finds sitting on the fence more comfortable than declaring for or against emission zones (Letters, December 12). In fact, having raised the issue, his letter is just a gripe about levels of traffic and the measures to control that traffic
HERE we go! First we're threatened with another huge increase in council tax. Now there's the threat of yet another tax on the motorist. It's called an "emissions charge" and is said to include older cars as well as a number of other vehicles. A great
I AM not surprised that geese have been killed on York's roads, although saddened that the driver (probably) chose not to avoid them. Many animals do not have the luxury of that choice; as a cyclist I witness the by-products of the car culture lying everywhere
MY husband and I attended our first senior citizens Christmas party in the Assembly Rooms, York, on Wednesday, December 7. It was most enjoyable with music being played by Canon Lee School Orchestra throughout the afternoon, also carols being sung by
I AM writing to seek an early clarification to an item in the Evening Press headed Vow To Maintain Bobbies On Beat (December 12). Your story attributed to me a pledge that policing levels in Selby and York would not be cut if North Yorkshire Police merges
IS it just me or have you also noticed that a good number of York's streetlights are going out earlier and lighting up later? The A59 Poppleton Road, Holgate Hill & Blosssom Street have been very dark recently when the street lights go off at 7.45am
I HAVE a theory that the supposed pensions crisis that is looming may be something of a storm in a tea cup. No matter which way I look at it I can only see it as a one generation problem. Baby boomers and their preceding generation(s) are the last of
THE Veterans Agency has changed the entitlement rules on veterans' status. Any former member of the UK Armed Forces (Regular or National Service) who enlisted before December 31, 1954, is now entitled to a UK Armed Forces lapel badge. Application forms
IT seems there is growing support for Elvington Airport to be opened for commercial traffic. Come on City of York Council, how about it? The runway is long enough. Also, how about York racecourse being opened for steeplechase racing during winter months
SCIENTISTS are not, in general, as good as they should be at explaining to people what they do, and why. Mention radiation, genetic engineering, stem cell research, nuclear power or animal testing and many people will conjure up spectres of horror and
THIS will be the toughest possible Christmas for Joe Lister's family. Six weeks after Joe drowned on a school caving trip, they must face the family festival without him. We can only endorse the words of Tadcaster Grammar School's head teacher, Geoff
THE plight of residents at a York nursing home will be brought to the attention of the Health Secretary John Reid. City MP Hugh Bayley has tabled three questions to Dr Reid relating to mental health services for the elderly in York. He has asked how many
THE Royal Navy has paid a special tribute to a 102-year-old veteran from York who is the last surviving crew member of HMS Victory. The historic vessel, the world's oldest commissioned warship, became a national institution after Lord Nelson's triumph
BRAVE Rhys Murray, the little boy who spent his life battling a mystery illness, has died at the age of only eleven. Rhys, from Ryther, near Selby, died in hospital last week. He had lived his life with the mystery disorder, which caused him to suffer
HPH York Vale Cricket League has thrown a lifeline to beleaguered club Hemingbrough. Having been voted out of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League last month following a series of registration indiscretions, the club has gained
A RESURGENT Steve Davis will be striving to take another big scalp in York tonight and continue his quest to win the UK snooker crown for a seventh time. The 'Nugget' produced what he himself said was his best ever performance as he dethroned defending
HPH York Vale Cricket League has thrown a lifeline to beleaguered club Hemingbrough. Having been voted out of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League last month following a series of registration indiscretions, the club has gained
FORMER York City trialist Paul Brayson fired Northwich Victoria to a plum FA Cup third round tie at Sunderland last night. The striker, who had a run out with the Minstermen before the start of last season, netted the 60th minute winner as the Vics beat
AT last the ugly truth is out there. That haunted look in Rudolph's eye has nothing to do with the embarrassment of his enormous crimson hooter. And if the elves look like fey and timid creatures, it's not just down to their gentle nature. No, like children
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to the Vale of York Tory MP who has been charged by her leader with helping find a solution to the pensions crisis. ANNE McIntosh has long been a favourite of Simon Hoggart. The Guardian political sketch-writer regularly refers to
Will Christmas Day be like last year, with no parking enforcements ? For one day of the year, compassion from Cllr Ann Reid to York citizens? I hear Costcutter in Bishie Road will be open on Christmas Day, and on Boxing Day as well - good news for the
OAPs worried about pensions and others thought it'll be sorted before I need it. Now, young people worry about it and there is a growing rift between public and private sector workers. The latter feel that they are fighting for trade in an increasingly
It's not enough that streets are becoming more dangerous these days. Being inside your home is too. I had just finished having a shower on Sunday, when I heard my daughter screaming and running up the stairs. If she'd spotted a spider she wouldn't react
Lothian Falcon, trained near Brandsby, North Yorkshire by former National Hunt jockey Peter Maddison, can win the feature race at Catterick tomorrow. The six-year-old goes into the test in fine form, having landed a tidy prize on his most recent outing
EDUCATION chiefs in York are celebrating being one of the top performing authorities in the country. As part of the Government's annual comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) City of York Council got the top four-star or "excellent" rating for its
YORK Under 11 Schoolboys are through to the North of England Schools' Seven-a-side Football Finals after defeating Scarborough for the right to represent North Yorkshire. York won 3-1 victory with goals from Dan Wilson (2) and Jack Littlechild. Good work
YOUR correspondents' disillusionment with the planning system stems from their erroneous belief that it exists to allow them to veto any proposal they dislike (Letters, December 7). It does not. Mr and Mrs Stephenson, like many objectors to planning applications
SUDOKU. At first I fought it - I have always hated figures. No wonder Carol Vorderman hates crosswords but loves sudoku, I snorted. Look at the quiz she was in where she couldn't get any of the easy Shakespeare questions right. I love crosswords - I love
WHILE I cannot condone cycling without lights, I am extremely worried and concerned about the suggestion by Keith Elliott (Letters, December 8). The practice of sounding your horn at cyclists is at least unwise. The Institute of Advanced Motorists advises
ENTREPRENEURS are being warned to take time out as research shows small businesses in the Yorkshire & Humberside region work the longest hours in Britain. Findings by The Royal Bank of Scotland's Living Business Survey reveal the region's small businesses
YORK is a market town. It has been since Roman times. And there is no reason why it shouldn't remain so long into the future. Even in this age of round-the-clock superstores and internet shopping, people still love a market. Something about the colour
YORK has won the race to stage the prestigious St Leger classic in September. The Evening Press has learned that Knavesmire will be named imminently as the host for the world's oldest established horse race - in a decision which will recreate the splendour
A makeover could be on the way for York's Newgate Market if council chiefs commit to a plan which aims to breathe new life into city centre retailing. Council leader Steve Galloway will be asked to hand over the cash to cover the costs of an advertising
TRAFFIC travelling to York Racecourse will have to travel in and out by the A64 for EVERY meeting if a new plan to keep city streets free from congestion gets the public support. City of York Council wants all motorists to access the course by using the
TWO young women stripped to their boots, walked along crowded York streets and posed nude for a video and photographs as afternoon shoppers looked on, a court heard. Lyndsey Wheatcroft, 19, strolled naked around the city centre with another female on
TICKETS have already gone on sale for York's most eagerly anticipated sporting event of 2006 - the St Leger. As revealed in Tuesday's Evening Press, Doncaster Racecourse has announced Knavesmire will host the racing season's final classic meeting on September
A MEMORIAL to schoolboy caving victim Joe Lister will be erected in the New Year. Plans are afoot to commission a sculpture made from glass, stone and steel to be put up in the grounds at Tadcaster Grammar School where popular 14-year-old Joe was a pupil
LEEDS United striker Richard Cresswell starts his long-awaited comeback tonight by turning out for the reserves against Sunderland at South Leeds Stadium. Cresswell hasn't played since rupturing knee ligaments in the 3-1 home win against Derby on September
YORK Racecourse is to hold its first evening meeting in decades next season. The Musical Showcase Evening on Thursday, July 27, will be one of the highlights of 17 race days which will include the two-day St Leger festival. William Derby, York chief executive
A POLICE officer was rushed to hospital after his car collided with a skip transporter as he sped from Rufforth village towards the A1237 York bypass. PC Ian Hughes was responding to an incident when the accident happened on the B1224, just before 5pm
A FRUSTRATED Chris Spurr has suffered a new setback in his battle to get his rugby league career up and running again. York City Knights' 25-year-old centre has been out of the game for a year after breaking a tibula and dislocating an ankle while playing
SO the St Leger is coming to York. Let's hope the build-up is not tarnished by mistaken reports about the city being full, or accusations of greedy hoteliers hiking room rates and visitors being ripped off. You know, like at that other race meeting. No
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 100 years ago Miss Edith Milner, writing in reference to her appeal for Christmas cheer to the poor of York in their homes, said: "I have received so far a very generous response to my appeal. There is no doubt quite too much
