INVESTORS are buying York properties in the hope of renting them at a big profit during Royal Ascot week, it has been claimed. Landlords and homeowners have been quick out of the starting stalls to place an interest in new city housing developments in
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 100 years ago: The contractor was proceeding very well with the work in connection with the Queen Eleanor Cross to be erected in York, in memory of the 1,500 natives of Yorkshire who fell in the war in South Africa. The question
BUSINESS chiefs in York have welcomed the bid to bring the Olympics to London in 2012 as a "fantastic opportunity" for the region. Andrew Lindsay, the president of York and North Yorkshire Chamber of commerce, and the chamber's chief executive, Len Cruddas
ON the back of a buoyant housing market York Handmade Brick Company, has announced a record year for turnover. The award-winning company, based at Alne, near Easingwold comfortably exceeded the milestone turnover target of £2 million for the first time
A VISION of an elaborate £18 million plan to turn York into Spice City has won favour with tourism industry leaders. The organiser of the Spice! Project, Jan Smithies, has been looking at York as one of a number of optional places to set up the complex
FARMERS in Yorkshire with land that is not registered on the Rural Land Register should act now, to avoid losing valuable subsidy payments, warns the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). To be eligible for payment from the new Single
A SCHOOL in North Yorkshire has made it through to the finals of a special television debating programme. Whitby Community College, in Prospect Hill, has been announced as a finalist in the BBC Schools Question Time Challenge by the programme's presenter
NATIONAL duty beckons for Queen Margaret's School lacrosse captain Elizabeth Hodgkinson. The 18-year-old has been selected for the England Under-19 squad which will face the England World Cup team, England U21, and the British Universities squad in a
PROMISING young runner Sam Windross is set to stride out for the county cross country team. The Bootham School 12-year-old won the recent North Yorkshire Cross Country County Championship at Tadcaster to earn a call-up to the county team for forthcoming
Little Ridge and Noul, successful on the same day at Southwell last month, return to the Nottinghamshire course tomorrow with excellent prospects of providing an encore. Nap selection Little Ridge, trained at Lambourn by Hughie Morrison, goes for the
MR Clayton is right to call for spending as much as is possible on facilities for young people. Since winning the elections in 2003 we have done just that by: 1. Immediately investing an extra £20,000 in the school holiday programme for 2003 to increase
SEEING the photo of John Barry receiving his BAFTA award took me back a year or several (February 14). I remember it as if it were only 50 years ago (it probably would be about 1955). I was a great "trad" band follower and I went to a concert by Chris
HOW many bollards can one city stand? I have repeatedly questioned the actions of this council and previous councils in closing off certain streets/roads, either with "intelligent bollards" or with "fixed bollards", just to satisfy a minority of city
AS a cyclist rides up Lawrence Street towards the city centre and turns right at the bar to go up Foss Islands Road, a car also travelling up Lawrence Street wishing to go straight on up Walmgate will find that it crosses the path of the cyclist as the
I SEEM to be one of a lucky few to have been officially notified of a plan to put up a mobile phone transmitter mast at the junction of Melrosegate and Tang Hall Lane. My neighbours on the other side of the street - and doubtless many other people living
D WARDELL (Letters, February 10) talks about non-indigenous people in this country. For thousands of years, these islands have been invaded and settled by outsiders including Angles, Saxons, Danes, Romans and Normans. I assume that I am descended from
INVESTORS are buying York properties in the hope of renting them at a big profit during Royal Ascot week, it has been claimed. Landlords and homeowners have been quick out of the starting stalls to place an interest in new city housing developments in
CAMPAIGNERS have stepped up their fight to save what they believe is York's "forgotten battlefield" from developers. The Lottery-funded Fulford Battlefield Society campaigners have handed in a petition signed by some of the country's leading archaeologists
DOZENS of staff were today picketing the entrance of one of York's most prestigious museums in a row over poor pay. Union members were staging a day of action at the National Railway Museum after talks with management failed to resolve the dispute. They
WELCOME to my first column in the Evening Press. I hope you find these weekly views on York City Knights, rugby league and occasionally sport in general both interesting and informative. Losing heavily at Castleford was not the best way to start and obviously
CHARITY bosses fear that York's image as an affluent and attractive city may be blocking bids for urgently-needed cash. Some voluntary workers believe that York "doesn't hit the right buttons" for lottery-funded grants, despite pockets of deprivation.
THE Leeper Hare York and District Football League Reserve 'B' top of the table clash proved to be one-sided. Hosts Nestl Rowntree hit visitors Wigginton for six to record the double over the Grasshoppers. Danny Franklin opened the scoring on 24 minutes
Archaeologists believe a Roman stone coffin uncovered in York could hold burial secrets from almost 2,000 years ago. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, the gypsum burial site at Mill Mount, near Scarcroft Road, could contain some
YORK City Knights have suffered a major blow in the first week of the season, losing winger Austin Buchanan to a broken arm. The try-scoring ace suffered the injury in Sunday's opening game of the season, the loss away to Castleford, though it was not
BILLIONAIRE tycoon Philip Green has personally assured workers at the ill-fated Allders stores in York and Knaresborough that their jobs are safe in a phone call to the Evening Press. The fifth richest man in Britain - whose personal fortune stands at
RESIDENTS could finally reclaim their streets from outpatients and employees who park up to avoid charges and congestion at York Hospital's car park. City of York Council is set to press ahead with plans for a residents-only parking (Respark) scheme in
YOU can always tell what sort of a week we've had by whether or not there's a lottery ticket on our coffee table on a Saturday night. I'm not sure exactly what makes us think we stand the faintest chance of our numbers coming up when we've already had
PERHAPS it was a one-off. Or perhaps this signals the start of a major police crackdown on imaginary car drivers. David Honan's arrest sends out an unequivocal message. Those who recklessly career around our streets in make-believe motors going "brum
YORK City Knights have suffered a major blow in the first week of the season, losing winger Austin Buchanan to a broken arm. The try-scoring ace suffered the injury in Sunday's opening game of the season, the loss away to Castleford, though it was not
THE Leeper Hare York and District Football League Reserve 'B' top of the table clash proved to be one-sided. Hosts Nestl Rowntree hit visitors Wigginton for six to record the double over the Grasshoppers. Danny Franklin opened the scoring on 24 minutes
MIKE Chapman is a stand-up in the working men's club tradition, and tonight he's playing the Playhouse Comedy Club in a Leeds pub. His 17-year-old daughter, Becky, is taking her first steps as a singer, good enough for the bright lights, but what happens
YORK City's Lev Yalcin will be considered by new manager Billy McEwan as an out-and-out striker despite the player's recent stated preference to play in midfield. Yalcin replaced Paul D Robinson after 77 minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Forest Green
Leaders of 130 industrialised countries today put their names to a new protocol to tackle climate change. But is it an agenda to save the planet, or just so much hot air? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. YOU can expect world leaders to be talking a lot of hot air
Pupils at a York school are starring on a new educational TV channel, thanks to an unusual addition to the tools of the teaching trade, as HAYDN LEWIS found out. FINDING ways to banish bad behaviour has been a major goal for teachers since schooling began
YORKBOAT will keep on sailing. That was the definite assurance given today by the new boss of York's river passenger boat company, based below Lendal Bridge on the Ouse. Roland Ayling, new managing director of the firm, which was bought last November
I HAVE no doubt that I join all your readers with pity for the poor soul who can no longer get in and out of the bath and has to wash in the sink, (February 5). Nearly two years ago, I was in the same boat. My GP notified the NHS and a charming woman
MOST smokers I know are amiable, mild-mannered, hardworking, tax-paying individuals who probably started smoking in a less informed, less politically correct era. A time when not only was smoking not frowned upon, it was positively de rigueur. A time
I COULD scarcely believe my eyes when I read the statement from Mr Wooley that 'the council and the JR Foundation had always sought to be as transparent as possible about Derwenthorpe' (February 9). The ratepayers, through the council, own land at Osbaldwick
I AM conducting historical research for a book based on the history of the Army audit pay and financial services during the First World War, in particular the female staff employed on a temporary basis during the conflict. The command pay office was responsible
YORK and the rest of the UK is on the brink of a dental crisis because of a chronic shortage of National Health Service dentists. Which? is campaigning to improve NHS dental services and you can support this by sharing your story with us. Was it easy
WHY is there no system in place to use the waterways of York to get the majority of Ascot race goers in and out quicker? There are the big White Rose ferries in York and I am sure there would be other ferry services that could lend a hand for the week
A BATTLE to rid a south York village from an "eyesore" road structure will be decided this week. Copmanthorpe residents want City of York Council to remove a "build-out" structure between Church Street and Main Street. They say the structure, which the
OFF-LICENCE bosses in York have been warned that a tough crackdown on sales to under-age youngsters will continue - and they risk having their licences revoked for repeat offences. Trading Standards officers in the city have secured eight convictions
MANY victims of York's asbestos timebomb will receive only "pitiful" compensation in future, a York solicitor warned today. The warning follows a High Court test case involving ten people from around the country who suffered pleural plaques - scarring
THE war years have been brought back to life by a pop group shooting their first video near York. Wickerman, a new four-piece band from York and Scarborough, plan to launch their fledgling single to commemorate this year's 60th anniversary of VE Day.
WITH the Ouse below York carrying more than a yard of chocolate coloured flood water, bream and skimmers dominated Sunday's 90-peg penultimate round of the York and District Winter League. Paul Burton led for Anglers World Holidays and helped steer them
RETURNING mum Heike Singleton struck out against York Phoenix to inspire revenge for York Ladies three weeks after losing 3-1 at the hands of their Yorkshire Volleyball League foes. A switch in tactics from the last time round to include Singleton in
RESIDENTS could finally reclaim their streets from outpatients and employees who park up to avoid charges and congestion at York Hospital's car park. City of York Council is set to press ahead with plans for a residents-only parking (Respark) scheme in
TV's Channel Five has been heavily criticised by the advertising watchdog for sending out a "seriously offensive" fake crime dossier. Nearly 200 people - including several from North Yorkshire - complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
YORK City's Lev Yalcin will be considered by new manager Billy McEwan as an out-and-out striker despite the player's recent stated preference to play in midfield. Yalcin replaced Paul D Robinson after 77 minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Forest Green
PHILIP Green is a billionaire with the common touch. While other corporate bosses seem interested only in their pension plans, and regard their workforce as little more than numbers on a spreadsheet, Mr Green has shown genuine concern for his new employees
MOVE over Eminem and The Streets. Yorkshire kids were rapping long before you came along. In those days, the young MCs didn't wear nylon tracksuits and trainers, but gymslips and plimsolls. And it was more skip-hop than hip-hop. The Diary's contention
