IT IS difficult to say whether Chris Titley is nave, stupid or deliberately perverse. Whichever, he is definitely wrong when he says "lovely sticky oil is not at stake in this conflict" (Evening Press, March 29). The sole purpose of the Americans is to
SHEER class. That's the difference between real Super League pretenders and the wannabes. And in Stanley Gene Hull Kingston Rovers have that class which could ultimately give them a shot at the top flight. York Wasps' Leigh Deakin gets to grips with Hull
SHOPPERS get a raw deal in Britain. There's plenty of choice, and no trouble with supplies. It's just the prices. Many cars cost thousands of pounds more to buy over here than in the rest of Europe; they are dearer to tax and run - with petrol and diesel
JAMES Thompson intends to take his new-look works Honda Accord to a Manufacturers' title this season. The young York driver starts his third British Touring Car Championship season with the manufacturer at Donington Park on Easter Monday confident that
THREE controversial refereeing decisions robbed York Wasps of their first victory on Hull Kingston Rovers turf for 40 years. Stanley Gene of Hull Kingston Rovers brings York's Darren Callaghan crashing down to earth in yesterday's Northern Ford Premiership
A BRAVE rabbit beat off a rat which broke into its hutch and killed its guinea pig companion. BRAVE BUNNY: Sarah Bell with her pet rabbit Pluto which fought for its life against a vicious rat Pluto the rabbit was left bloodied but unbowed by his encounter
FARMER'S wife Christine Alden has cured her irritable bowel syndrome by cutting out healthy foods. Mother-of-three Mrs Alden, of Foggathorpe, near Selby, stopped eating lettuce, grapefruit, pineapple and cola drinks after tests at a York laboratory revealed
A NORTH Yorkshire cat-lover is in the final stages of training as she prepares to run the London Marathon in aid of charity. Juliette Brown-Forden, of Norton, hopes to raise £1,000 for the Pickering & District branch of the Cats Protection League
THE peace and quiet of the Good Friday Bank Holiday was shattered in a York cul-de-sac when demolition men moved in to an adjacent site. Residents woken from a holiday lie-in were none too pleased - particularly as planning permission for the demolition
Chris Topping is arguably York City's highest decorated player. Achievements drip from the rangy frame, which is still hurled each weekend into the combat of competitive play. Chris Topping with children from Cliffe Primary School where he coaches Breathless
IF ever a team needed a spark it was York City - and it surely has been provided by ember-haired striker Marc Williams. His Sunday special - a long-distance lash that left hosts Lincoln reeling - will hopefully ignite the blue touch paper for City's run-in
VIKINGS will once again be rubbing shoulders with shoppers on the streets of York as the Jorvik Centre pushes the boat out with a second festival this year. First there was Jolablot and next month the city will witness Vapnatak - another Viking festival
A PLEA is to be made for people forced out of their homes by the Derwent floods to be granted council tax relief. Malton Town Council is to write to Ryedale District Council making the suggestion. At their monthly meeting, Malton councillors also decided
A REFEREE who was attacked by soccer thugs after he abandoned a York match has been awarded £1,000 in compensation. But Tony Graham today criticised the size of the pay-out from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, made almost five years after the
THE mother of a two-year-old boy who broke his leg while playing in a children's activity centre claims he had little supervision and was offered no first aid by staff. Mandy Thirwell, with two-year-old Luke, who broke his leg while playing in the Wacky
