NEW Earswick All Blacks are hoping to enjoy comfortable passage through to round three of the Tetley's Yorkshire Cup - and keep on track coach Simon Baynes' plans for a good cup run. The Pennine League division one side, who enjoyed a bye in the first
TAG rugby in York is getting increasingly popular among adults following the growth of the game in schools. An open age team from the city has been set up after 18 months of get-togethers and this outfit, which has informal links with York City Knights
YORK City Knights have committed themselves to introducing a new Academy team before next season - at an estimated cost of up to £40,000. The move comes after Rugby Football League chiefs laid down new criteria which says all National League One clubs
ENGLAND cricket captain Michael Vaughan continued his Ashes winning celebrations in front of hundreds of Yorkshire fans in his home city yesterday. Despite being born in Manchester, Vaughan has lived in Sheffield for most of his life and last night had
HERE are two snapshots of how we see Americans, one provided courtesy of the Prime Minister, the other by penguins marching through snow storms. We'll pick up the penguins in a moment. Most of the images we have seen of America in recent weeks have not
A BUSINESSMAN from York whose top management training company helped England's cricketers win the Ashes, is still hopeful that England football coach Sven Goran Eriksson will also turn to him for help. Andy Dickson, head of the UK division of Impact Development
Proprietors of private care homes in York and North Yorkshire converged on York Racecourse today to thrash out their problems. More than 250 turned up for the conference, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland and organised by the Independent Care Group
A business consultancy which trains staff from the likes of IKEA stores and the Highways Agency is planning a huge expansion. The Holt Business Consultancy will take overnight visitors and increase its training and conference rooms. The Yorkshire division
A NEW £2 million Evans Business Centre in Harrogate will get an official civic welcome. Coun Carolyn Bayliss, the Mayor of Harrogate, will on Wednesday attend the formal launch of the centre, which consists of 49 offices in Hartwith Way. The offices range
AS an experienced night shelter worker I am sure the new Arc Light Centre needs to be in a socio-economically buoyant area. Then, in time, the community around can help sustain Arc Light and it, in return, can help people understand that the spirit of
"SO that's all right then, is it?" You mean the scheme of public open space by Clifford's Tower? Well, it may be all right for the developers. "Can't the developers build all the shops they want in Piccadilly?" Yes, but the brief suggests they can also
J E MULDOWNEY is trying to have his cake and eat it (Letters, September 16). His argument seems to be he should be allowed to use mobile phones, but not anyone else. It reminds me of when, some years ago, I asked someone to stop using her phone in the
IN response to the report 'Shop siege man fought off two men and a dog' (September 17), don't you think acts of violence are emulated after seeing football heroes such as Wayne Rooney acting as he does on TV in front of millions, including young children
YORK RUFC will have home advantage when they tackle North Shields in the second round of the Intermediate Cup on October 15. The draw has also handed Malton and Norton a home tie against Middlesbrough. In the Junior Vase, York RI will entertain Barnsley
A MEMBER of an Estonian armed gang who stole watches worth £212,000 from a York jeweller had only been in the UK for TWO days. Police revealed that Oliver Konts, 20, travelled to York on a two-day-old passport before taking part in the dramatic raid on
THE bus which partially demolished a York house appears to have been in good mechanical order, police said today. The First vehicle, which crashed into the corner of 62 Lawrence Street on Tuesday morning, was given a thorough examination yesterday by
ALMOST 900 residents have now protested against late-night opening of pubs and clubs across York, amid fears over noise and disturbance in the early hours. But latest figures revealed today that out of 71 applications considered so far by York's licensing
YORK Acorn fell runner Andy Normandale followed up his win in the Cock Howe race with a good performance in the World Masters Mountain Running Championships at Keswick. Normandale, running in the over-45s age group in the big Lake District event set off
YORK City Rowing Club's younger oarsmen continued their winning streak with victory in four events at the Bradford Regatta. The Junior 15 Double scull of Chris Wright and Robert McKenzie beat three other crews in their event. Wright, from Moor Monkton
YORK marathon runner Darran Bilton is aiming to run the fastest marathon of his life in Canada on Sunday. He is also confident that the Great Britain team he's running for will win their triangular match against Canada and the United States which is part
THE spoils were shared in the match of the day in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League reserve 'B' division. Hamilton Panthers, with only one defeat in 36 league games, drew 2-2 with Rufforth, who are unbeaten in 13, David Hyde scoring both
NOW that York police are taking to the streets with Taser stun guns, it can't be long before a new game sweeps our city - Taser Tag. This was invented by Randy Sarafan, a student at the Parsons School of Design in Greenwich Village, New York. Players
FORMER York City goalkeeper Andy Warrington was stretchered off with a suspected broken leg during Doncaster Rovers' Carling Cup victory over Manchester City last night. Warrington's injury came when he rushed off his line to save bravely at the feet
Thursday, September 22, 2005 100 years ago A society, whose aim was to improve the making of Wensleydale cheese and butter, held its annual exhibition in the Town Hall, Leyburn. The exhibitors, or a member of their household, had to be the bona fide maker
YORK Acorn ARLC are espousing the old clich of taking one match at a time after their excellent start to the season has brought early chatter of a second successive promotion. The Blue and Golds have won three out of three in their first campaign in National
HEWORTH ARLC will renew an unwanted rivalry with Saddleworth Rangers this weekend as both clubs seek their first points of the season. The pair lie joint-bottom of National Conference division two, both with three defeats from their opening three games
Ahead of the controversial changes to York rubbish disposal, CHRIS TITLEY asked the council how he could cut the amount he threw out. The recycling experts didn't need a second invitation. SO there we were, the five of us, staring at the contents of my
IMPROVING second-row James Ward is to stay at York City Knights next season having agreed new terms. The 26-year-old first came on trial at Huntington Stadium from amateur club Sharlston early this year and impressed enough to merit a contract in April
Intrepid Jack, who came within a whisker of foiling a huge gamble on Tax Free at York last time, can gain compensation at Lingfield tomorrow. The three-year-old, trained at Lambourn by Hughie Morrison, goes for the £20,000 betfredpoker.com Handicap and
YORKSHIRE were left hoping the pitch inspector calls in at Wantage Road today after they were skittled for 177 by Northamptonshire's two spinners on the first day of their final Championship match of the season yesterday. Matthew Wood and Joe Sayers had
CENTRES of excellence for food and drink manufacturers could be set up in Yorkshire as part of a new national academy. Improve, the York-based food and drink sector skills council for the UK, has submitted a bid for government approval for a multi-million
IT would be fair to say not many people, councillors included, would buy a house next to an Arc Light Centre and neither did the people who live in the houses around Shipton Street School in York. The reason, among others, being that the centre houses
I THANK the residents of Clifton for attending in such great numbers the resources meeting of City of York Council on September 19. As one of the three local Labour councillors I was aware of the strength of feeling generated by the proposed relocation
AN analysis of the voting patterns in the 2003 Northern Irish elections indicates, in terms of a voting majority, the voting split between Protestant and Catholic is too close to call. Because more than 90 per cent of over 60s are Protestant, by now natural
WHILE I agree with Adrian Wilson's letter 'Poor reflection on York's public servants', (September 19), we should not be surprised that elected politicians do not take any notice of the people who have elected them. Democracy and free speech have, during
BARRY Potter states "it is difficult to understand why the government resists introducing such an incentive" in his letter about the great benefit of bio-diesel on the environment and the future of our planet (September 20). The diesel engine was in fact
The news coverage of the United Nations debate/diatribe on Iran's nuclear programme has deliberately excluded information on the replies of Iranian and other delegates. Some voices (not in the pay of, or intimidated by, the world's dumbest state) must
SOME York hoteliers clearly have room for improvement. This summer, they let a gilt-edged opportunity fall through their fingers. Royal Ascot At York was a boon for the city, pumping £23 million into our economy, as we reported on Monday. But Yorkshire
YORK couldn't save the factory, but at least it is saving the name. Terry's has been synonymous with quality and success since Joseph Terry married into a confectionery family in 1823. Since then thousands of York residents have been proud to call themselves
CALLS for a radical review of the property-based council tax system have been renewed following the Government's U-turn on plans to revalue homes. Thousands of York residents were bracing themselves for higher bills following an overhaul of council tax
A SHOCKED dad told today how he feared an earthquake had struck when his garden literally swallowed him up. Darren Luke, 27, of Fourth Avenue, York, managed to push his step-son, Thomas, to safety when the turf gave way and he fell into a four-foot hole
A FORMER trustee who devoted five years to trying to shape the future of Haxby Memorial Hall has warned it could be "on its knees" by 2007. Stewart Pearson, who resigned as secretary with two other key figures, said a serious cash boost or wave of new
THE shocking reality of 50,000 volts of Taser power has been unveiled by North Yorkshire Police. At a remarkable demonstration of the weapon at the Yeomanry Barracks in Fulford, trained officers revealed its painful potential. The small, plastic yellow
THEIR average age is 70, and they planned to do nothing more disruptive than swing a sand wedge out of the bunker. But the 80-strong party of Lancashire golfers were turned away from York by city centre hoteliers - over fears they would be too rowdy.
A MAJOR York nightclub will be allowed to stay open until 4am - despite claims that the area resembles a war zone late at night. But The Gallery has promised to take a series of measures to reduce disturbance to local residents, including marshals in
THE Terry's factory could be turned into a distinctive, high- quality hotel which York currently lacks, a report said today. Possible links with the nearby racecourse, and the potential for conferences and exhibitions, should also be explored, with the
YORK teenager Steve Gregson made up for bitter England disappointment by being the star of the show as he played a big part in the Pontin's International team's win in snooker's Under-21 Home Championship. And his fine form has put him in the frame for
YORK City Knights have committed themselves to introducing a new Academy team before next season - at an estimated cost of up to £40,000. The move comes after Rugby Football League chiefs laid down new criteria which says all National League One clubs
Father and son Jeremy and Ben Walker hit the target for Stillington but they could not prevent Fulford winning the Leeper Hare York and District Football League reserve 'C' fixture 4-2. Fulford's club secretary, Gary Ratcliffe, opened the scoring, with
