I read how commerce and industry in Yorkshire and Humberside have been hit by the 'strong pound'. I understand that if Britain joins the Euro, the value of the cash will be the same in this country as in most of the rest. So, trade and industry will no
INCREASING costs, the lack of a sponsor and bad luck with the weather have combined to bring down the curtain on the annual Harrogate Cricket Festival which has been played at St George's Road since 1974. And Harrogate Cricket Club say that Yorkshire's
MANDYS MANTINO, a high-class novice last season, can confirm his arrival in the 'senior' chasing ranks by lifting the £75,000 Murphy's Gold Cup at Cheltenham tomorrow. Trained by the in-form Josh Gifford and the mount of Philip Hide who won this race
YORK City chairman Douglas Craig has flatly rejected rumours he is to quit the club at the end of the season. And in almost the same breath as scotching the speculation Craig disclosed the club were keen on making a bid for Lumley Barracks should it come
GOAL-HUNTING Neil Tolson is seeking an FA Cup repeat at Enfield. A year ago York City dished out a 4-0 caning to Southport in their opening blast in the FA Cup. Now in the same round faced by even weaker opposition - on paper - City can generate a fresh
ONE of York's best-loved characters is hanging up his newspaper billboards after selling the Evening Press for more than half a century. Les Richardson's hallmark cry of "Press" will be sorely missed when he retires on December 1. The 82-year-old, whose
A York school has been singled out for praise by Education Secretary David Blunkett - for the way it deals with homework. Huntington School was named by Mr Blunkett as an example of good practice when he was announcing new Government plans for spending
A crusader against drink driving faces a £650 court bill and is scarred for life after she got behind the wheel while two-and-a-half times over the limit. The journey home from the pub in a Peugeot 106 turned into the worst drive of her life for Gillian
RUTHLESS heroin pushers have been targeting gangs of children as young as 11 in the leafy suburbs of York. Undercover police found dealers touting the deadly drug to groups of youngsters congregating in Haxby and Wigginton. The investigation resulted
I MUST respond to Ingrid Barton (Letters, November 3) in which she is critical of our revised plans for Coppergate II. She asks: "Why can't they give the people of York the chance to choose what they want?" The answer is that the extensive public consultation
IN THE contentious issue of this government's decision to close the Divisional HQ at Imphal Barracks and transfer its role to Scotland, the proposed relocation of the Defence Vetting Agency to York is a smokescreen of Mandelsonian proportions concocted
Beleagured Scarborough take a welcome break from their division three troubles for the visit of Rochdale in tomorrow's opening salvo in the FA Cup. The Seasiders, currently one place off the bottom of the Football League and without a win in their last
It comes as no surprise to learn that hard drugs are being sold on local streets. Our recent investigation made clear that such activity is not confined to the bleaker pockets of Britain but is taking place on our doorstep. What is shocking is tonight's
One of the perks of being a prince is enjoying a three-day birthday party. Prince Charles's half century celebrations began at Hampton Court last night, continue at Buckingham Palace tonight and conclude tomorrow, his actual birthday, at his Highgrove
Just over a decade ago Enfield were one of the mighty power-houses outside of the Football League. The Southbury Road club were the southern equivalent of Altrincham and Scarborough from the mid-1960s through to the mid-1980s. Had automatic promotion
A SCHEME which has boosted passenger numbers on a picturesque rail line by 30 per cent over three years is coming to an end. European funding for the Esk Valley Rail Partnership, which promotes the scenic route between Middlesbrough and Whitby, is due
Vikings are set to go out on the fundraising rampage in York to boost the Evening Press Hospice 2000 Appeal. Dave Dale, Pam Bruce and Clare Taylor, who all work at the Jorvik Viking Centre, will dress up in traditional viking dress to woo shoppers into
YORK citizens could be among the first in the country to choose directly the personalities who run the city's council. A major shake-up being considered for City of York Council would radically alter its structure and change the face of local elections
A YOUNG leukaemia victim whose brave fight captured the nation's heart has been crowned Yorkshire Youngster of the Year. India Farmer, five, from Harrogate, won the award at the Yorkshire Young Achiever Awards in Leeds last night. India's plight was brought
