A TEENAGER suspended from class until he named attackers who assaulted two cleaners is back in school. Staff at Huntington School, in York, made the unanimous decision to stop teaching a 15-year-old boy after two youths, who allegedly followed him on
WHICH great books should children read? Ulysses by James Joyce, according to the poet laureate, Andrew Motion. Is this man a little out of touch or plain bonkers? The Royal Society of Literature this week asked authors to nominate their top ten books
IMAGINE the chaos if every bin but one was whipped away from your workplace. Better still, don't litter your thoughts with it - actually do it. That is the plea being made to every office and factory in York and North and East Yorkshire by Envirowise,
A new training provider in York has landed a blockbuster contract involving Blackburn Rovers Football Club. A little more than a year after being formed, i2i, based at the Innovation Centre at York Science Park, has won a £475,000 contract to get the
AS a Nestl pensioner (28 happy years with Findus) I found Paul Grimwood's leaked memo (Nestl Chief 'Changes' Memo, January 27) understandable. Also, understandably, he chose not to mention the real reasons behind the very tough market place. In my opinion
WITH reference to the closure of Acomb Gables, in York, for quite some time there was a fundraising campaign towards the purchase of a minibus. If I recall correctly, nearly £10,000 was raised. Then it was decided the minibus was an unsuitable project
COUNcillor Tracey Simpson-Laing's pronouncements on affordable housing are wrong (Letters, January 25) and no matter how many times she repeats them they will stay wrong. Coun Simpson-Laing conveniently forgets shilly-shallying when her party was in power
THERE is a very thin line between reporting issues for public interest and sensationalising stories to try to sell newspapers. In resurrecting the wedding car controversy, which it started some while back (Where's The Proof, Ann?, January 30), I fear
M BOWKER offers an interesting insight into far-right attitudes to working people (Letters, January 21). Perhaps he might clarify: are all those who join trade unions "a Marxist rabble" - or only those who dare challenge the racist rubbish spouted by
A BLANKET booze ban on Selby's streets could be brought in if councillors back a call by the district's licensing chief. Selby District Council licensing officer Tim Grogan told town councillors that no-alcohol zones would be "good for the town." He detailed
POWERFUL posts can bring many privileges, but when it comes to parking it seems uncertain quite what they are. On Tuesday, the Evening Press reported that the York's Lord Mayor, Coun Janet Greenwood, picked up a parking ticket on her civic car, "DN1",
CLIFTON Ladies scored a comfortable 7-2 away win over University Students in division one of the York and District Badminton League. Karen Broster and Helen Clarke were the pick of the Clifton pairs with three wins for 105-36. Clifton Men's 'A' side also
YORK Acorn ARLC are eyeing a money-spinning Powergen Challenge Cup run - and hope to have all their big guns back for Saturday's big first-round tie. The Blue and Golds, on the back of last season's first ever promotion to National Conference division
YORK City top scorer Andy Bishop turned down a deadline day transfer to League Two outfit Bury. The Shakers offered City a transfer fee for their 14-goal leading marksman but Bishop decided against a move after failing to agree personal terms. City's
PETER Terry, the last member of the Terry family to manage the York chocolate factory, has died. The former deputy managing director who had been ill for some years, died last night at St Monica's Hospital, in Easingwold, only hours before news broke
HUNDREDS of spectators and competitors could roll into York if a local club wins its bid to host the National Indoor Bowls Championships. New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club members believe York's crowd-pulling power will help raise the profile
A NEW era dawned in York today after a developer revealed it was buying the Terry's site - and expected to create more than 2,000 jobs there. York-based Grantside Ltd is understood to be paying parent company Kraft about £26 million for the former chocolate
Thursday, February 2, 2006 100 years ago Sir H Campbell-Bannerman had agreed to meet, along with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a deputation of trade union leaders and secretaries to consider the subject of old-age pensions. The deputation would urge
YORK Acorn's old foes, Hunslet Warriors, are facing a National Conference League inquiry after having a game abandoned for the second time this season. Warriors' home division one game with Rochdale Mayfield was ended by the referee 25 minutes into the
YORK Acorn ARLC are eyeing a money-spinning Powergen Challenge Cup run - and hope to have all their big guns back for Saturday's big first-round tie. The Blue and Golds, on the back of last season's first ever promotion to National Conference division
York RUFC's Under-8s recorded a clean sweep of three victories against their mini-rugby rivals Selby. Outstanding performances came from Dan Hardy (six tries), Chris Scurr (four tries) and Jack Starkey (three tries). Will Kimpson, Jordan Wilkinson and
PETER Terry, who has died aged 87, was a man who oversaw terrific changes to the family chocolate business. When wholesale deregulation of the industry pitched the business into the stormy waters of global competition, he was instrumental in keeping the
The times for the newest free bus service to York City Knights home matches have been brought forward by ten minutes. The move is on the advice of bus operators First York and will begin for Sunday's friendly at home to engage Super League club Hull (
These seagulls were on the river bank at the end of Marygate at about midday. It was a funny stand-off, every inch I walked towards them, the nearest one walked to the other end rather than fly off. I left them sunbathing after a few minutes but it was
Four Sixth Form pupils at The Mount School, York have just received offers from Cambridge University getting their new year off to a great start. Rosie Evans our Head Girl has been offered a place to read History at Selwyn College. Edith Lai is to read
A LEADING school has been named as a specialist language college. Easingwold School, which has 1,355 pupils, and takes students from North Yorkshire and the north York area, including Haxby and Wigginton, was one of 15 schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
Shepherd Homes of York has appointed two directors and a land assistant to support the company's continued growth plans. Rodger Brasington, 38, returns to the company as sales and marketing director. He was with the organisation for seven years until
DON'T take it the wrong way, says Sophie McGill, but next week she will be performing live - with only a partial strip. No, not striptease. By partial strip, the communications and community director for York City Football Club means she will be wearing
TWO new super mowers which are a cut above the rest are nearing completion at Rolawn, in Elvington. They will bring the Rolawn fleet of Europe's largest grass cutting machinery to ten. Each machine, with its 21 individual cutting heads suspended from
YORK City top scorer Andy Bishop turned down a deadline day transfer to League Two outfit Bury. The Shakers offered City a transfer fee for their 14-goal leading marksman but Bishop decided against a move after failing to agree personal terms. City's
I COULDN'T agree more with Tim Hornsby ("Claptrap on stage", Letters, January 31). There must be many people who are sick and tired of being told what we like. It seems a huge misconception that all people want to hear is middle of the road and "safe"
I AM writing to thank the driver of First Number 16 bus for a pleasant and safe journey from the Railway Station to New Lane, Huntington, on Thursday, January 26, at 9.32am. He arrived on time and gave each passenger a welcoming smile but, more importantly
AFTER attending and enjoying the Chinese kite display last weekend, my family and I were very much looking forward to the Chinese New Year celebrations in Museum Gardens, York, on Sunday. There had been a great deal of publicity, so we turned up in time
I AM interested in Euro MP Godfrey Bloom's comments about keeping the pint as a standard for beer (January 31). I would like to suggest to Mr Bloom and any other MP (local as well as Euro) that they first support the Campaign For Real Ale in its quest
MAL Goodwin asked whether his experiences of incompetence could be beaten (January 25). No problem - in fact he is just a beginner. Three years ago I attempted to phone my household insurers in Norwich. I phoned every day for 23 days, I couldn't get through
TWO years ago while walking down Parliament Street in York on a bright showery afternoon I witnessed the spectacular sight of a flat circular rainbow, rather like a halo hovering over the city. I am asking if there are others who also witnessed this rather
THUGS who attacked the owner of a city centre pub after a row over a carton of orange juice have been warned they could face jail. Paul Lomax, 20, of Middleham Avenue, Huntington, and Michael Evans, 22, of Thoresby Road, Acomb, punched and threatened
THE father of Acomb Gables campaigner David Alexander will today be moved out of the York facility. War hero Norman Alexander, 83, who suffers from severe dementia, has been found a place at Cherry Tree House, in Tang Hall, by Primary Care Trust (PCT)
IT is one of the best read books of recent times. Who could forget this magical opening line: "Bh cna ar mhuintir Dursley in uimhir a ceathair Privet Drive, agus le maomh acu go raibh said an-normlta go deo, agus iad bre ssta de." Ah, brings back memories
THIS could be the scene on the River Foss in York, if two 21st century "houseboats" are given the go-ahead by planners. Fresh plans have been submitted to City of York Council to site the two floating homes on the river, next to a new development of 50
AN "EPIDEMIC" of arson attacks on stolen and abandoned cars is potentially putting lives at risk, fire and police chiefs said today. They urged people to immediately raise the alarm about anything suspicious, as the number of deliberate vehicle fires
IT is designed to help a futuristic bus get around the city on time - but York transport bosses' latest traffic plan could leave motorists seeing red. City of York Council is proposing to bring in York's first red bus route, to allow the very wide new
A TEENAGER suspended from class until he named attackers who assaulted two cleaners is back in school. Staff at Huntington School, in York, made the unanimous decision to stop teaching a 15-year-old boy after two youths, who allegedly followed him on
LEEDS United today signed a major sponsorship deal with leading internet betting site Bet24. The deal is being hailed as "one of the most lucrative and far-reaching sponsorship contracts in the club's history" by delighted Leeds officials. Bet24 will
New Earswick ARLC under-16s' season appears to be back on track after a good team display, albeit in an 18-10 defeat at Castleford Panthers. Dan Atkinson and Jamie Norris went close before good handling resulted in a fine try for Ian Henderson. Great
YORK Groves head into Saturday's local derby at Wetherby hoping to avenge a narrow defeat earlier in the season. Wetherby are still in the hunt for the Pennine League division five crown but the Terriers travel with confidence as coach Simon Moat has
AS the city mulls over the prospects for Terry's, another idea is floated. New plans for homes sitting on the Foss are going before the council. Living on the river has been the idle dream of everyone who has read the Wind In The Willows. But as Ratty
HELEN GABRIEL and STEPHEN LEWIS look at a successful initiative to drive away doorstop sellers. TIME is being called on 'cold callers' across the region. Easingwold has become the latest town in North Yorkshire to adopt a 'no cold calling' zone. And residents
