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  • York City knock League Two Crewe out of FA Cup

    TWO goals in the last four minutes saw York City knock League Two visitors Crewe out of the FA Cup. The Minstermen trailed 2-1 deep into the last ten minutes in the first round clash at Bootham Crescent. However, substitute Richard Pacquette levelled

  • Leo’s Phoenix flight to top

    NEW Zealand international Leo Bertos is bidding to become the first York City old boy to play in the World Cup finals. The All Whites are one game away from reaching the tournament for only the second time, having first appeared in 1982 when they lost

  • Ex-York star Ronnie Wileman dies

    FORMER York RL hooker Ronnie Wileman has died after a heart attack at the age of 55, just a few years after undergoing a triple heart bypass operation. Wileman enjoyed six years at Clarence Street, making 89 appearances, including the 1978 Yorkshire

  • Heworth to stage county showdowns

    HEWORTH ARLC will host the BARLA County Tri-Series deciders between Yorkshire and Lancashire, at both open age and under-19s levels. Both games will be on November 22, with Heworth pair Josh Bolam and Adam Caddie both in the Yorkshire U19s squad. Yorkshire

  • Size matters as Knights recruit Championship pair

    IT seems size matters for York City Knights, after they bulked up their pack and outside backs with two strapping six-footers from Championship clubs. Prop Jon Fallon, who stands 6ft 3in tall and weighs a hefty 17st, has signed from Featherstone, and

  • Spanish high life for rising York golf ace Julian Taylor

    FROM the three days that was to a stunning five-day fiesta is the 2010 attraction for rising York golf ace Julian Taylor. The 17-year-old member of York Golf Club stunned the city scene when three days after being crowned the York Junior champion, Taylor

  • Ludwell’s boost

    SELBY GC professional Nick Ludwell finished joint third in the Northern Professional Golfers’ Association Mansell Finishes Winter Series pro-am event at St Annes old links course. Ludwell was among a group of five players who each carded two-under-par

  • Simon Dyson stalking Tiger and co

    AS Tiger Woods prowled the top of the leaderboard, York-born Simon Dyson also made impressive advances in the World Golf Championships HSBC tournament in China. After a level-par 72 on the opening day, world number 47 Dyson put together an impressive

  • Moss and Wilcockson star as leaders trounce Holgate ‘B’

    SESSIONS ‘A’ are setting a strong pace at the top of division one of the NEDL York & District Table Tennis League. The leaders thumped Holgate ‘B’ 9-1 in their latest success, with Richard Moss and Mick Wilcockson unbeaten. Coneysthorpe ‘A’ look the

  • Brit makes plenty Haye ahead of David v Goliath clash

    IT’S the big fight tonight, and by that I mean the BIG fight, given that the defending World Boxing Association heavyweight champion is none other than Russian giant Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev. Man-mountain Valuev stands at a colossal 7ft 2ins tall,

  • ’Houses hold sway

    SIX weeks into the new season of the Spectacular Driveways John Smith’s Sunday Pool League, the early pace is being set by Dringhouses ‘A’. Dringhouses recorded 8-1 wins over Crystal Palace ‘A’ and Mitre ‘B’, including a double win for Alan Horner and

  • York swim trio are just champion in county circles

    YORK City Baths Club can boast three Age-group County Champions. The club sent a 43-strong squad to the Yorkshire Swimming Association Short course Championships at Ponds Forge, in Sheffield, and returned some eye-catching performances.

  • Double prospects for in-form Stillington handler Harry

    Stillington trainer Harry Hogarth, who had winners on two successive days last weekend, can continue his good run at Market Rasen tomorrow by completing a double. Hogarth is fancied to score with Pamak d’Airy and Shrewd Investor, with the former

  • From Bust to Boom, John Fieldhouse, Great Northern, £17

    THIS book could serve as a reality check for those Hull City FC supporters who are clamouring for the head of manager Phil Brown, below. Such is the disparity between Hull and near neighbours York City, these days, that many of the Tigers’ Johnny-come-lately

  • Wines that can stand up to fish and chips

    SO WHAT do you drink with fish and chips? My mother insists that the only suitable liquid accompaniment is a good cup of tea but, then again, she is a Methodist. I beg to differ, of course, and opt for a glass of vino. I’ve tried many vinous pairings

  • Showing up late

    NOVEMBER blustered in last Sunday on the back of muscle-flexing gusts and fierce squalls of rain, something of a change from the balmy end of October. Plants that had glowed in their hot late colours in the no-coat-needed warmth of Hallowe’en awoke

  • It’s All In A Word by Vivian Cook (Profile Books, £10.99)

    WHO came up with the word Martian? What is a googol? And what is blue in English and yellow in Chinese? Interesting questions all – and this enjoyable book has the answers. It’s All An A Word makes you think about language, and about how we make

  • The world in a glass

    ONE of the most enjoyable beers I’ve ever had was while on a footballing trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina three years ago. My mates and I just couldn’t get enough of it – partly because it was the perfect antidote to the sweltering heat and partly because

  • Grassington

    Grassington's car park was filling up by the minute. Anyone in an unreasonable hurry would have had to prod through the throngs of mum and dad walkers. The place has a long line of tempting stops, cafés and inns, but we were late. Up and out of town

  • ‘Carnage’ event comes to York

    POLICE and pub bosses are on alert over plans for a massive student drinking session predicted to bring “mayhem” to the streets of York this weekend. The event will take place on Remembrance Sunday and has been organised by Carnage UK, the company behind

  • Do we need more reasons to leave?

    The recent cowardly shooting by an Afghan “police trainee”, causing five deaths and five seriously injured British soldiers, not forgetting another two recently killed by bombs, raises questions about the tactics being applied in Afghanistan. There

  • What justice?

    SO a man escapes a prison sentence after physically assaulting a three-year-old girl in the street, and he was her “carer” (Girl, 3, beaten in York street, The Press, November 4). Where’s the law in that? Why bother with courts? I’d like to know, if

  • Attitude allows extremism to thrive

    I read with interest the latest letter from Coun James Alexander (False Claims, November 5) dismissing a previous letter writer's quoted facts and warning of the dangers of “false claims” on sensitive issues such as immigration. I wasn’t aware that

  • Who’s he to talk?

    DAVID Quarrie, you’ve disappointed me. I’ve always enjoyed reading your letters, some I’ve even agreed with! But your defence of Prince Edward (That’s not what Edward meant, Soapbox, November 3) made my hackles rise, as my grandmother used to say.

  • Bible readings

    Regarding Ann Chelton’s letter entitled Biblical puzzles (November 3), it is very good when one reads the Bible for oneself. Often one finds that what we have been taught in sermons etc, is not necessarily correct, and often are the teachings and

  • Asbestos claims more York victims

    ONE of Britain’s biggest hidden killers has claimed the lives of two more York men. Coroner Donald Coverdale ruled that mesothelioma was the cause of death for two city workers after hearing how they had both been exposed to the deadly asbestos dust

  • City duo a big hit with Pock kids

    Youngsters who play for the junior section of Pocklington Town Football Club netted a double treat. The kids were able to meet York City striker Michael Gash and central midfielder Neil Barrett at a special event. The City duo, who have been integral

  • Valley high for York ranks in spread of goals

    RAMPANT York Schoolboy Under-14s produced a scintillating display to beat hosts Spen Valley 9-2. A total of eight players got on the scoresheet for York, who led 3-0 at half-time and cut loose after the break. A swift attack down the left saw York take

  • Minster youngsters yield pole position as seven-up run ends

    YORK City juniors failed to rack up an eighth consecutive league victory when visitors Chesterfield snatched a 3-2 win at Wigginton Road. The Minstermites, who led twice through Nick Thompson and Kingsley Wetherald goals, also surrendered top spot in

  • Honours even in derby double

    RIVALS York RUFC Under-11s and Malton & Norton claimed one win apiece from their Clifton Park derby clashes. York ‘A’ won the opening game 15-5, but the Ryedale side hit back to beat York ‘B’ 30-0 in the second encounter. The ‘A’ team stormed into

  • Acorn youngsters bow out while Wilson shines for All Blacks

    York Acorn ARLC Under-14s bowed out of the Yorkshire Cup with a 16-6 defeat to Dewsbury Moor. Both teams found it difficult in the strong wind and pouring rain and mistakes were plentiful, but the conditions suited the big Dewsbury side better. The

  • Jo-Ro’s double hurrah

    HOSTS Joseph Rowntree School dominated the Under-16 National Schools’ netball tournament. Ten teams took part with three schools entering two teams apiece. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ sections were captured by Jo-Ro. The ‘B’ section was dominated by last year

  • Thorpe might stays in hunt

    Thorpe United kept up the pressure on the top sides in division two of the York FA Under-19s Football League after a 2-0 victory over Huntington. They went 2-0 up before half-time through goals from Dan Montgomery and Will Ramsay. In the only

  • Champ-ing at the bit

    ABOUT 500 boys from around North Yorkshire took part in the Carnegie Champion Schools rugby league festivals in York and Selby. The national tournament is open to every secondary school in England, Wales and Scotland is the world’s biggest rugby league

  • Santa Claus is coming to town!

    I am extremely please to announce that there will a Santa's Grotto at Dean's Garden Centre this Christmas! The lovely people at Dean's Garden Centre, Stockton Lane, Stockton-on-Forest, York have allowed us to set up a Grotto which will open

  • Millthorpe’s U14s marvels

    MILLTHORPE School were convincing winners of the U14 National Schools’ tournament. Runners-up to Millthorpe were Joseph Rowntree, with both advancing as York and District representatives in the county round. The Millthorpe team are led by sports

  • Pigeon pie for in-form Villagers

    Prop Giles Smith scored four tries and loose-forward Josh Bolam three as Heworth ARLC Under-18s continued their good form by beating Harehills Pigeons 50-4. Smith scored his first after just two minutes as Heworth began with dominance. Bolam then got