THE motto 'Servitor Servientium' may not mean much to some people but mention the acronym NAAFI and memories may be rekindled. The days of tea and a wad are long gone. The food is more sophisticated although not necessarily any healthier - we spotted
FEBRUARY has arrived with a bitterly cold snap but despite this, the garden is beginning to stir. There are signs of fattening buds and emerging shoots. The days are getting longer at last, with mornings noticeably lighter and evenings that last just
In her loatest novel, best-selling author Chris Manby paints a darkly comic picture of a daughter desperate to stay the apple of her father's eye. Spoilt only child Lindsey Parker has never learnt to share and sets about ruining every romance her dad
Fancy a weekend break with a top celebrity? Maxine Gordon has been there, done that. IT was an invitation I just couldn't refuse: a weekend away in a posh country house hotel with TV funny man Paul Merton. Or, if Paul didn't tickle my funny bone, I could
Mike Laycock heads to a country pub for a hearty lunch. I've been to country pubs in the past where customers seem clearly expected to have walked no further than ten paces from the car park to the back door. If it isn't the landlady's disdainful expression
THE inadequacy of the Nationwide Conference fixture list has once more been exposed this weekend with York City deprived of yet another Saturday home fixture. Fans of Premiership teams regularly quibble about the lack of Saturday afternoon matches while
MARGARET Lawson's question about the possibility of living with dignity instead of choosing to end life (Letters, February 1) is simply answered. Living with dignity is the fundamental reason for the existence of hospices around the world. At St Leonard's
HOW much longer do we have to put up with this inept council and its planning department, whose latest folly is centred on Manor School, the A59 and the park and ride scheme? Manor School should have been relocated to the centrally located Donnelley's
REGARDING the story "Finnegan case to be reviewed" (January 23), I believe that the people of York are entitled to know what their council tax contributions are being used on. The City of York Council should not enter agreements that leave them exposed
I AM disgusted and outraged to hear that there will no longer be a city centre swimming pool or sporting facility. Like many people, I was a regular user of the Barbican for swimming, the gym and fitness classes. I was sorry to see it close but reluctantly
I WAS interested to read that a new library is being considered for the Hungate development, and cannot understand how one of your correspondents considers it unnecessary. Of course it is necessary - York library is dismal, out-dated and badly stocked
RADICAL improvements to York's city centre CCTV network need to be taken even further, according to a senior councillor. The leader of City of York Council's opposition Labour group, Dave Merrett, said additional cameras also need to be put in key areas
A MOBILE phone firm has been condemned after it sent bills for thousands of pounds to a pair of pensioners - even though they did not own a handset. Alex and Doreen Giles, from Holgate, York, have regularly received bills stretching up to tens of thousands
PATIENTS in York are to get the benefit of a multi-million pound new treatment centre, which has now opened its doors in the city. The state-of-the-art new centre has been opened at the old Clifton Hospital laundry site, and is being run by owners Capio
YORK's two professional clubs will be given an indication of how much cross-over support there is when the city gets to enjoy its sporting 'Super Sunday' next week. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, York City Football Club and
SEVEN wards at York Hospital have been hit by a virus which causes sickness and vomiting. Dozens of elderly patients on the wards have been struck with a Norwalk-type virus, also known as Norovirus or viral gastroenteritis, a bug which causes discomfort
A "BRAVE and courageous lad" who died of cancer aged 14 is to be remembered by his classmates at a special occasion. The 580 pupils at Ryedale School in Nawton, near Kirkbymoorside, will pay for the privilege to dress in bright colours as part of a non-uniform
YORK's two professional clubs will be given an indication of how much cross-over support there is when the city gets to enjoy its sporting 'Super Sunday' next week. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, York City Football Club and
A MILLION metres in four days - that's the target charity skiers have been set in a challenge spanning three countries. Lisa Feasby, the widow of York head teacher Peter Feasby, who died of a heart attack 18 months ago, is one of three people from York
THE road to the World Cup in Germany will not be travelled by 24 local football fans this summer. They have all been barred from the tournament - because they are subject to football banning orders. Of the two dozen fans covered by the orders, 11 are
IF I were Michael Oglesby of Ardent Finance, who generously donated £5,000 to help City attract players like David McGurk back to the club, I would be absolutely furious to find that David McGurk was left on the bench again on Saturday. If Billy McEwan
Saturday, February 4, 2006 100 years ago It was fifty years since Queen Victoria had been pleased to create a new Naval and Military Decoration to be styled and designated the Victoria Cross. Consisting of a bronze Maltese Cross, made of cannon taken
George Wilkinson sets out to Settrington. SETTRINGTON lies near Malton just where the land starts to rise to the northern edge of the Wolds. It's a pleasant village that kept us for while - the pretty green is threaded by a beck that's forded twice and
JASON Ramshaw reckons progressing rather than prevailing is the main priority for York City Knights tomorrow as they end their 2006 preparations at home to Hull. The Knights, who have lost to Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats this pre-season
How many people can manage to demonstrate the self confidence, commitment and time management skills to journey on the road to academic and sporting success? All of these valuable traits are being demonstrated by Abbi Matthews from The Mount School here
They say when in Rome do as the Romans do and Sunday is all about religion - the church kind and the Stadio Olimpico variety. The princely sum of 25 euros - just one pound more than a main stand ticket at KitKat Crescent - gets you a seat with an unrestricted
After two glasses of red wine, Romeo turns to Juliet and smiles. Juliet is horrified by her lover's black teeth and his claret stained upper-lip which makes him look more like the Joker in Batman. A worrying scenario maybe but if you and your lover are
Lines is Paul Weller's number one fan and this is his rites-of-passage memoir about growing up in early-80s Leeds, listening to The Jam and ecstatically hero-worshipping its frontman. Lines is nutty about Weller; he's in love with him. And the best thing
The 12th in George MacDonald Fraser's ever-growing series of historical adventures featuring the former school bully and coward sees Sir Harry Flashman, VC, despatched into deepest Abyssinia to rescue Britons held hostage by a mad emperor. There he encounters
YORK's two professional clubs will be given an indication of how much cross-over support there is when the city gets to enjoy its sporting 'Super Sunday' next week. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, York City Football Club and
I WAS travelling to work on the bus, as I always do, and I was listening to a couple of Americans on the bus who were talking about York (at least I think they were American but I can mistake the Welsh for being Scottish, so I may be wrong). They were
I HOPE that the old site of the Civil Service sports ground on the A59 into York is the one earmarked for the new Manor School, and not the piece of land closer to the bypass. I do know one thing. I bet Barratt and Persimmon homes are desperate for that
I'M disgusted with the way the council is handling the swimming pool situation in York. I have never visited a swimming pool in York, neither do I have any intention to do so. But, like many others, I'm happy to use this as a feeble excuse to criticise
ON Thursday I thought I'd cracked it - finally an edition of the Evening Press without any pictures of "The Three Grinners" in it - they being Hugh Bayley, Steve Galloway and Ann Reid. Is this a record I wondered? Then, total disappointment - I found
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Heather Causnett telling Mike Bentley how wrong he was to dismiss the camaraderie effect on Londoners of the whale in the Thames ("Shame on those who condemn whale lovers", Letters, January 31). As I'm sure he has had pointed
I ENCLOSE a photograph I took in the Sainsbury's car park at Monks Cross about a week ago. Apart from the disgusting state of the site, you will observe that several of the newspaper receptacles are so badly positioned that it is impossible to get anywhere
WATER levels across Yorkshire are lower than normal - but the region should still avoid a hosepipe ban this summer, experts said today. Reservoirs in the county are only 90 per cent full, after England and Wales underwent the driest January for nine years
TAXPAYERS in York are being reminded to pay their bills on time - or face court prosecutions. City of York Council's finance chiefs say any outstanding council tax amounts must be paid by the end of the financial year, if residents are to avoid a summons
KATHRYN Cordell begins her bid for a third York Ladies Squash Open Championship title a week on Monday. The 19-year-old top seed starts the defence of her crown against Annette Enzor and the rising Wigginton star will be hot favourite to lift the trophy
THE Evening Press has teamed up with The Football League to offer you the chance to win one of five family tickets to see The Football League Under-21 team v the Italian Serie 'B' Under-21 side at Hull on Tuesday, February 21. The match against the Italians
BABY Harrison is the miracle gift his tsunami survivor parents thought they might never see. A year ago, Louise and Greg Harrand were recovering from traumatic injuries caused by the terrifying waves which hit Thailand. Now the happy couple are relaxing
JASON Ramshaw reckons progressing rather than prevailing is the main priority for York City Knights tomorrow as they end their 2006 preparations at home to Hull. The Knights, who have lost to Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats this pre-season
I have come to the conclusion that what York needs is a TV detective. Not only would this do wonders for tourism, it might even solve a few real-life mysteries. He would need a gimmick, of course, but I've thought of that. Say hello to the Swimming Detective
I WAS surprised to learn of the release of Graeme Law, a young player who had been with the club since he was ten-years-old. I believe he was also a Scottish under 19 international. My worry is that this locally produced player, played for us 30 times
I'M certain the majority of supporters appreciate and acknowledge the progress York City have made under Billy McEwan's stewardship. It is much improved from the Chris Brass and Viv Busby eras. Yet he complains about the attendance at KitKat Crescent.
I would like to ask how many people would actually want to go to both York City and York City Knights games next Sunday. I suspect not many, or is it that York City FC are afraid that the Knights are on the way back to where the Wasps used to be - the
Step aside ballroom, Bollywood is the latest craze. Maxine Gordon invites you to strictly come dancing, Indian style. IT was a freezing-cold Friday night, I was nursing a head cold and the last thing I felt like doing was going to a dance class. But this
