WRITING 55 years ago in The Field magazine, John Loder was much taken with York Racecourse. "'The Ascot of the North' it is called sometimes," he noted. "In fact York, in some respects, is even pleasanter than that. Not only has it everything that Ascot
All 20 wickets fell in the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League division one game at Hemingbrough. The home side maintained their pressure on the leaders Stamford Bridge by defeating fellow promotion hopefuls Duncombe Park by 48 runs
When it come to business high-flyers, a team from RAF Linton-on-Ouse is proving hard to beat. The team from the airbase near York has beaten off opposition from some of North and West Yorkshire's top institutions to win a major business competition. Sqn
Yorkshire Phoenix ran out of steam at the end of a tight totesport League game at Grace Road yesterday when they lost by seven wickets to Leicestershire Foxes with 17 balls remaining. It was Yorkshire's second defeat in the competition this season but
Matthew Hoggard entered Roses folklore at Headingley on Saturday by playing a truly heroic innings in bad light to salvage a draw and keep Yorkshire in the third promotion place in the Championship's Second Division. Although he has built up a reputation
York maintained their seven point lead in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League with a comfortable, if not entirely smooth, five-wicket win over Barnsley at Clifton Park. Barnsley batted first and looked composed, if a little sedate, in reaching 25
LOVE triangles make life worth living. Where would we be without Ken, Deirdre and Mike; Brad, Jennifer and Angelina; Diana, Charles and Camilla; Mary, Mungo and Midge? We love a good triangular scandal- or triandal as I have just catchily rechristened
A YORK boat operator has come up with a stress free alternative for people travelling to Royal Ascot. York Incoming has teamed up with Waterline Leisure to provide two Ascot Boats which will make trips back and forth along the mile stretch between Skeldergate
COMMUNITY safety chiefs were urging racegoers to take extra care of their belongings. With the city's population set to expand by 50,000 every day during Ascot week, residents are being warned to make sure their cars are secure, to keep an eye on their
IT has proved to be a wonderful weekend for York City Knights. They saw an improving Sheffield side turn over title contenders Workington on Saturday and then yesterday they fought off London Skolars to win 32-14 in front of a record New River Stadium
ASCOT chiefs have warned racegoers with Royal Enclosure tickets that they must wear a top hat if they are to gain entrance. The racecourse has heard of a number of incidents where people have hired morning suits without also getting a top hat. But Ascot
CAKE makers at Imaginative Icing, in Lendal, York, dreamed up a set of Royal Ascot themed cakes to get passers by in the racing mood. As well as this racing track cake, shown off here by Gill Guilliatt, designed especially for a 60th birthday, customers
LONG-SUFFERING campaigners fighting for a bypass around a village near York have been dealt another blow. Residents at Shipton-by-Beningbrough have been battling since 1972 for the A19 traffic-calming scheme. They say the £6.9 million bypass would divert
NORTH Yorkshire was seriously considered as a dumping ground for nuclear waste, shock new documents have revealed. The information, kept under wraps until now, showed how the last Tory Government put sites - including Strensall, Elvington, Linton-on-Ouse
A SINGLE mother-of-three with debts and mental health problems fiddled her way to nearly £10,000 of benefits by hiding her low-paid work, York magistrates heard. Tom Gent, prosecuting, said that Donna Marie Donnelly, 36, had earned between £24.60 and
A PENSIONER who woke to find a drink-driver had smashed a car through the garden into his house today told of his "horrendous" ordeal. Stunned James Longden, 77, opened his eyes to a £2,000 trail of carnage after a soldier went on a "macho" late night
A NORTH YORKSHIRE MP will attempt to win people the right to use greater force to defend their homes against burglars. Anne McIntosh, who represents Vale of York, will unveil plans to introduce a Householder Protection Bill, after she came fifth in a
TV designer Linda Barker dazzled York shoppers during a visit to the city. Linda launched her new range of homeware and a refurbishment of Browns of York department store, which has recently started stocking her bed linen and tableware. The Changing Rooms
York maintained their seven point lead in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League with a comfortable, if not entirely smooth, five-wicket win over Barnsley at Clifton Park. Barnsley batted first and looked composed, if a little sedate, in reaching 25
CAMPAIGNERS today lost their High Court bid to block the multi-million pound redevelopment of York's Barbican Centre site. A judge dismissed an application for a judicial review of City of York Council's decision to grant planning permission without ordering
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook has stressed his table-toppers can rely only on themselves if their title tilt is to be triumphant. The Knights' chances of taking the sole automatic promotion spot in LHF National League Two were boosted yesterday as
RESIDENTS who were left homeless by a massive York flats blaze were celebrating today after insurers agreed to pay out. Stunned householders from Fulford Place had been faced with huge costs after being told Norwich Union would not cover the cost for
ANNE McIntosh will receive widespread support for her Bill to allow householders to use greater force against burglars. The public demand for just such a move has been apparent since January last year, when it topped a BBC poll to find the most popular
YES, the UK has major road congestion problems, but I do not think the Government's latest idea of charge-per-mile is a realistic solution including: This scheme is unlikely to work for a number of reasons. It is immensely unpopular. The cost of installing
congratulations to North Yorkshire Police on their gallant gesture in supporting the Special Needs Olympics. Along with other forces up and down the country, they have really boosted an extremely important event for young disabled people. It was impressive
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook has stressed his table-toppers can rely only on themselves if their title tilt is to be triumphant. The Knights' chances of taking the sole automatic promotion spot in LHF National League Two were boosted yesterday as
IN response to 'Rampage sentence to stand' (June 9), where was the "respect" and "discipline shown" by the two York teenagers who were part of a gang who took part in a series of "unprovoked attacks" in the South Bank area? I wonder if those youths learned
Monday, June 13, 2005 100 years ago The innovation of holding motor races on Filey sands had prompted Mr Arthur Kempe, a well-known gentleman in York, to suggest the utilisation of the city's Knavesmire for similar purposes. He wrote to the Press saying
How can York cut congestion and improve air quality? MIKE LAYCOCK reports on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act which reveal how council officers have considered the possibility of closing roads - and even bridges over the Ouse -
Rakti, rated by trainer Michael Jarvis as the best horse he has trained and by jockey Philip Robinson as the best horse he has ridden, promises to take centre-stage on the opening day of the Royal Ascot at York meeting. Tomorrow is the day when the talking
June 10/11 Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League York v Barnsley (at Clifton Park, York) Barnsley: M Wilson run out 8, L Dickinson c Bell b Flack 11, R Wilkinson c Mason b Flack 2, J Ellis b Flack 3, P Hepworth c Mason b Flack 0, R Griffith c and
TWO Easingwold players scored centuries but ended on the losing side in their Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League premier division match at Clifton Alliance. After Easingwold skipper Martin Piercy fell for 39, Jonathon Marwood and
TWO batsmen scored centuries in the division three game between Acomb and Castleford which saw Acomb fail by just ten runs to match Castleford's 244-6. Castleford's former Acomb player Stephen Sacks celebrated his return to familiar territory by making
Civil Service paid a heavy price for failing to utilise their full over allocation when a ten-man New Earswick side gained a three wicket win off the final ball of the 52nd and final over of their division six game. Service stalwart Mick Bradley made
A business "buzz" continues in York and North Yorkshire with high optimism for the future. That is the good news reported by Len Cruddas, chief executive of the 750-member York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. It comes as the latest CBI/Yorkshire
Royal Ascot at York will mean restrictions for motorists in some areas of the city centre. STEVE CARROLL explains how to get around during race week. MAKING congestion as manageable as possible means York residents will be affected more than just by the
What's on tomorrow... 2.30pm Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Six furlongs: First run in 1890, the opening race of the Royal Ascot at York meeting was named after the ninth Earl of Coventry. It is the first Group contest of the year for juveniles. Famous horses
IT will start cool, but Royal Ascot at York will be hotting up as the week goes on. The five-day weather forecast from the Met Office predicts scorching temperatures towards the end of the week. While it will be sunny, with a smattering of cloud on Tuesday
POLICE armed with electric stun guns will guard The Queen at Royal Ascot in York, the Evening Press can reveal. Specially-trained officers will carry Taser weapons to protect the Royal family during the five-day racing extravaganza. It is the first time
IT'S not often a stand-up routine contains nearly an hour of jokes based almost exclusively on the scientific period table. But, humourless as that catalogue of the atomic world may be, funnyman Chris Addison managed to pull off the equivalent of a comic
THERE'LL be dancing in the streets in York as part of the city's fifth annual dance week. From Saturday, the city will be putting on its dancing shoes as the dance extravaganza kicks off. Organised by the council's arts and culture service, the event
YORK'S top news vendors are planning their honeymoon after four years of marriage - thanks to Evening Press readers. You voted Acomb News your favourite news outlet in the Evening Press People's Choice competition, praising Andy and Kim Richardson for
NEW restrictions on the use of a busy York car park have sparked a furious row between shop owners and neighbouring businesses. People living and working in Acomb were shocked to discover that a car park they believed was free and unrestricted was suddenly
Yorkshire Phoenix ran out of steam at the end of a tight totesport League game at Grace Road yesterday when they lost by seven wickets to Leicestershire Foxes with 17 balls remaining. It was Yorkshire's second defeat in the competition this season but
TWO Easingwold players scored centuries but ended on the losing side in their Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League premier division match at Clifton Alliance. After Easingwold skipper Martin Piercy fell for 39, Jonathon Marwood and
BRIDES looking to spice up their big day can now sink back into a sparkling silver-sequined stretch Mini which has shared the limelight with one of Britain's biggest pop phenomena. York's limousine king Dave Black, who has provided mobile showbiz pizzazz
RESIDENTS of fire-gutted Fulford Place were left reeling when they were told not to expect any insurance money to pay for temporary accommodation. They fell through a technical loophole that no one but an indemnity expert could have foreseen. The unfortunate
HAS Alistair Darling considered the massive increase in traffic through rural communities? What about the inevitable and wide-scale rise in the numbers of road accidents and deaths as motorists try to find cheaper routes to their destinations to avoid
I AM disappointed by the proposals for road charging announced by Alistair Darling, the basic principle being to charge at a rate that will discourage some from travelling at peak times or on busy roads. One objective of the Labour Party was to eliminate
IT is clear that D Spaven is unaware of his facts when he writes about Huntington (May 24). New Lane was always designated Green Belt under the Local Plan produced by Ryedale District Council. This wedge was to protect urban sprawl up to the Monks Cross
COULD anybody use some second class used stamps? My previous contact now only requires first class ones. Please phone 425293. Mrs M Morrod, Heworth Village, York Updated: 11:05 Monday, June 13, 2005
JUST what damage are people trying to do to York's historic reputation and heritage? It's been bad enough recently with people originally wanting to erect some monstrous "big wheel" near one of our most historic landmarks; and the ongoing battle to oppose
I SHOULD like to answer the questions posed by Caroline Fox about the garden waste collection scheme being introduced by City of York Council (Letters, June 8). We encourage all local residents to play their part in reducing the amount of waste being
I BROADLY support any moves to reduce the amount of wastes going into landfill and increase materials reused and recycled, and believe the proposed green wheelie bin scheme will have a positive effect on York's recycling rate. But there are problems.
ALTHOUGH the council is providing 60,000 York households with a means of disposing of greenwaste without it going to landfill, they are also supporting an initiative to get more people home-composting. Together with Friends of St Nicholas Fields, they
I WISH the city council good luck in its efforts to stop people dropping gum in the streets and issuing £50 fines, but I fear it will be a wasted effort. The litter law introduced last year mentioned chewing gum, cigarette ends, bottles, papers etc, all
WE all know York cyclists are a timorous bunch who don't like to impose. Except this one. He was in no mood to wait around for a group of be-suited bigwigs to declare the £11 million Bilbrough Top flyover open. So he simply cycled past Selby MP John Grogan
June 11/12 Premier Division Clifton Alliance (30pts) bt Easingwold (7pts) by 5 wkts: Easingwold 295-1 (J P Marwood 114no, T Piercy 126no, M Piercy 39), Clifton Alliance 296-5 (D J Harris 74, R F T Musgrave 136no, J Postill 32). Dunnington (26pts) drew
