A SUPERB innings of 84 by Rowntree 'B' team opener Mike Shirley came within a whisker of clinching a sensational win over first division side Wilberfoss in the first round of the Costcutter York Senior Cricket Indoor Knockout competition. Shirley's massive
MATCH-STARVED rugby league followers must be staggered by the stop start nature of the game in 1998. A simple question such as "when does the professional rugby league season start?" now has roughly seven different answers. It could be argued that the
THE cream of British cycling converged on the pretty church of St Mary's Priory in Old Malton yesterday to pay their tributes and final respects to Peter Longbottom, one of Yorkshire's greatest-ever cyclists. As the emotional service began with a stirring
TESCO'S flagship Askham Bar superstore, in York, could be set for a major expansion if controversial proposals to construct a new extension are finalised. The shopping giant, which also operates a 24-hour store on the Clifton Moor estate, today revealed
A VICAR today spoke of his sadness over a group of glue-sniffing youngsters who have caused havoc at his medieval East Yorkshire church. The group of teenagers - male and female - have been targeting All Saints' Church in the centre of Pocklington. Over
RAIL workers from York exposed to cancer-causing white asbestos may not know for 10 years if their health has been harmed. A team of 130 men, including former York Carriageworks employees, was put at risk while refurbishing 1970s coaches at Wakefield
LUCY Calvert and Lucy Scott are the best of friends. They live just yards from each other's home in Elvington, went to the same toddlers' group, then playgroup and now they sit next to each other in the village primary school. And just like other youngsters
THE National Railway Museum, which was prosecuted after a child's skull was fractured on one of its rides, has had its £10,000 fine halved by York Crown Court. Health and Safety inspectors took the museum to court for failing to ensure the safety of passengers
CHANNEL 4 racing presenter Derek Thompson told a court that Kieren Fallon told him he was ordered to "stop" the fancied Top Cees in the Swaffham Handicap at Newmarket. Thompson gave evidence after he was compelled to appear on behalf of The Sporting Life
JUST when you'd got used to being 01904 on the phone instead of 0904 ... the Royal Mail has now confirmed that postcodes in the York area will change from April. Full details of the shake-up first revealed in the Evening Press have now been set out, showing
VILLAGERS got themselves in a twist after their local shop put up a notice asking for the return of a missing pair of knickers. The notice read: "Lost, one pair of ladies' green knickers. Of great sentimental value - one very upset owner". It was pinned
JUST a fortnight ago football was united in mourning the loss of the legendary 'Busby Babes' in the dreadful Munich Air disaster of 1958. This week the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster were given a kick in the teeth. Home Secretary
DEFENSIVE prop Steve Tutill started afresh today with a debut, which may signal the beginning of the end. York City born and bred Tutill was on duty on a month's loan for Darlington in their Third Division fixture at Mansfield Town this afternoon. If
