Peter Fox is now just one try away from equalling Chris Langley's season record of 21 set last year. But he still has some way to go to reach the all-time York RL record that was set more than three years before he was born. John Crossley ran in 35 tries
Mike Tipping finds some fine wines to remind him of his holiday in France. I HAVE found the cure for the summertime blues. I enjoyed a few days of sun, wine and relaxation in the Languedoc region of France with my family last month. Normally, by now,
DESCRIBED as 'Tadcaster's own Yorkshire tearoom', Tykes proved to be a busy venue. Friendly staff gave all arrivals, both regular and casual, a cheery welcome. This was emphasised by Avril and Hugh through a message on the menu. The menu was as we expected
Robert Winston and Jamie Spencer, currently going head-to-head in the race for the jockeys' championship, turn out at Redcar tomorrow - and both have good prospects of adding to their scoresheet. Spencer, who has a slight lead over York-based Winston
Lucy Stephens visits York's newest Indian restaurant -- at a York pub on Clifton Green. IF proof were needed that Evening Press staff do read their own letters' page, this week's review comes courtesy of a reader tip-off. Last month a lady visiting York
Gina Parkinson is excited by a peony that flowers when she wasn't expecting it to. THERE was great excitement here in May, at least from me anyway, when a peony I planted a couple of springs ago produced four fat flower buds. The peony was very small
Readers who may be alarmed by the catalogue of horrendous crimes committed by users of the public footpath which runs through the St Peter's School site, so eloquently described by Mr Naylor (July 14), may take comfort in the knowledge that the matter
I FULLY endorse Heather Causnett's comments regarding the council's bizarre idea to reward citizens who dispose of their rubbish correctly (Letters, July 14). Whatever next - prizes for drivers who wear their seat belts, or for cyclists who ride on the
On the subject of women in wartime, perhaps I could beg a few inches of space to pay a tribute to my late mother. In 1940 the Luftwaffe bombed the Southampton gasworks with the result that no gas was available for cooking for a period of some months.
A TEENAGER who helped York youth groups access thousands of pounds could soon be named an unsung hero. Katie Smurthwaite is only 17, but already she influences the shape of York's future. As well as serving on York Youth Forum and York Youth Parliament
A STAFF reporter from the Yorkshire Observer painted a memorable pen-portrait of York the morning after Hitler's bombs rained down one April night more than 60 years ago. His roving eye noted: "The beautiful spires of the undamaged Minster against a blue
Chris Titley returns to the museum children love. KIDS and museums don't always go together. It would be a foolhardy parent who took their brood to the Museum of Precious Breakable Things, and a dull one who dragged them to the Centre For Medieval Knitting
THE assistant manager of an Italian restaurant who skipped the country with almost £4,000 of takings has been warned he faces prison. York magistrates were told Paul Anthony Crawford, 29, snatched the entire weekend's takings from Bella Pasta, now known
TEEN cricketers from York and Pocklington will go head-to-head for silverware for the second time this season. They will contest the York and District Junior Cricket Association's PK Accommodation Under 15 League Championship Final which will be a repeat
THE scramble to submit new licences so pubs can serve booze into the early hours continued to gather pace across York today. But with just 20 days to go before the deadline for applications, objections are flooding in from concerned residents. Licensees
PANIC struck when elderly and disabled people were left without electricity for more than 14 hours. The power failure at The Glebe sheltered accommodation complex in Dunnington affected the lift, lights, and residents' panic alarms, as well the intercom
YORK City manager Billy McEwan and the club's board of directors will meet fans face-to-face in a series of Football Roadshows latert this month. They will visit Malton, Easingwold, Knaresborough and Selby with supporters given the opportunity to fire
"THERE'S only one Harry Potter, one Harry Potter..." There was only one name being chanted by York "Muggles" as they waited patiently until early today to pick up a copy of the teenage wizard's latest adventure. Hundreds of young and old fans - many dressed
PIKE Hills golfer Adrian Lount has won his second Eagle Golf-Yorkshire Order of Merit event. Lount, 21, fired an eight-under par 134 to triumph by one shot at the 36-hole Bingley St Ives Scratch Salver competition. The Copmanthorpe plumber's success followed
KING Arthur ruled in the York Union of Golf Clubs' Seniors Championship in which shorts were the dapper fashion order of the day. Arthur Williams, a 12-handicap member of York GC, battled through sweltering conditions to win the 18-hole stableford championship
SIMON Dyson achieved his aim of making the cut in the Open Championship - but it could have been even better for North Yorkshire's tsar of par. For the second day running Dyson enjoyed the distinction of heading the Open, only in Friday's second round
George Wilkinson visits an intriguing beauty spot in the North York Moors. Hob Hole, the beauty spot cum car park on the North York Moors, has long been a gathering place of smugglers, picnickers, campers, the drunk, the delirious, and in spirit perhaps
BEING strawberry blond, Bar Talk has a lot of sympathy for those whose tresses veer towards the Mick Hucknall hue. Classmates with an underdeveloped sense of colour would mock Bar Talk Jnr for being carrot-topped (and we thought carrot tops were green
EVERY match requires an army of helpers to get the game on - and the Knights are looking for new volunteers to swell the ranks. They are looking for a new squad of ball boys and girls to keep the action moving on the pitch. Between six and eight youngsters
FEWER primary schoolchildren in York could have tried smoking than health professionals believe, say head teachers. According to a national survey, nearly a third of primary school children have tried smoking; many influenced by parents and siblings.
IN reply to Mr Snowden's letter (July 14) about the "barbecue from hell", I don't believe he has fully understood the story at all. It was clearly obvious that the problem lay with the adults there causing a nuisance to neighbouring people, not the children
Simon Ritchie speaks to Michael Connelly ahead of next week's Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. HARROGATE'S Crime Writing Festival may be relatively new on the scene, but it already has a reputation for attracting world-class authors. This year's guest
DUBAI is the "in-place" to be. Located on the southern shores of the Arabian Gulf, Dubai has fabulous beaches and the most lavish hotels in the world. It is the most exciting destination in years. Julie Shackleton from Bridlington visits Dubai when she
THE half-way stage has now been reached in Yorkshire's Championship season and here is my mid term report and marks on how the class of '05 is bearing up. The boys as a whole are doing reasonably well and are nicely placed just outside the top three in
PLANS to build a bungalow for adults with learning and physical disabilities in a York suburb have been given the green light. The Wilf Ward Family Trust submitted plans to build a four-bedroom bungalow on the corner of Holyrood Drive and Manor Lane in
FEWER primary schoolchildren in York could have tried smoking than health professionals believe, say head teachers. According to a national survey, nearly a third of primary school children have tried smoking; many influenced by parents and siblings.
THUG David Raymond Powell has been banned from the York estate he has terrorised for years. The 21-year-old has been barred from Chapelfields after a court heard he was the "ringleader" of the trio of louts who blighted the community. His brother, Lee
COUNCIL chiefs are set to dig deep to help the disabled - weeks after an Evening Press probe highlighted poor wheelchair access in the city. On Monday, councillors will discuss spending more than £500,000 to make sure civic buildings have good disabled
ALL of the 2004 York Open Bowls Tournament winners will be back to defend their titles at this year's competition. Organisers have once more been disappointed with the low number of entries for this month's event, which begins on Monday, July 25 at Clarence
LEV Yalcin is hoping to establish himself in York City's midfield engine-room next season. The former Turkish youth international has been touted as a striker of great potential for the majority of his four years on the Minstermen books but now hopes
Highways bosses have published their blueprint for transport in York over the next 15 years. Mike Laycock examines the details of - and reactions to - the draft proposals. YORK'S new draft Local Transport Plan will fail to tackle the city's congestion
Two ten-year-old girls tell JO HAYWOOD to get knotted as they try to show her the latest craze. WHY are kids up and down the country dumping their computer games in favour of tying knots in colourful plastic strings? It's a mystery worthy of Scooby Doo
A MAN was struck in the face with the handle of a gun when he stopped to help a young boy in distress on a York street. The victim suffered serious facial injuries during the incident outside shops in Beckfield Lane, Acomb, at about 6pm yesterday. A police
SIMON Dyson achieved his aim of making the cut in the Open Championship - but it could have been even better for North Yorkshire's tsar of par. For the second day running Dyson enjoyed the distinction of heading the Open, only in Friday's second round
Lucy Stephens visits York's newest Indian restaurant -- at a York pub on Clifton Green. IF proof were needed that Evening Press staff do read their own letters' page, this week's review comes courtesy of a reader tip-off. Last month a lady visiting York
FORMER York City on-loan striker Ben Jackson (pictured left) has broken his leg while playing as a pre-season trialist for Conference rivals Halifax Town. Jackson, who played ten matches for the Minstermen at the end of last season, was injured 15 minutes
LEV Yalcin is hoping to establish himself in York City's midfield engine-room next season. The former Turkish youth international has been touted as a striker of great potential for the majority of his four years on the Minstermen books but now hopes
YORK City manager Billy McEwan and the club's board of directors will meet fans face-to-face in a series of Football Roadshows latert this month. They will visit Malton, Easingwold, Knaresborough and Selby with supporters given the opportunity to fire
Saturday, July 16, 2005 100 years ago A serious outbreak of ptomaine poisoning, said to be due to eating ice cream, had occurred. The previous Saturday evening eighteen children, who earlier in the day had purchased and eaten a quantity of ice cream from
