I am trying to trace former members of No 848 Royal Naval Helicopter Squadron which pioneered the work of troop-lifting in the Malayan Jungle from December 1952 to December 1956. In recent years many have been traced and an 'all ranks' reunion is planned
Having just bought a new lawnmower I've become very keen on tidying up the garden. The neatly-cut lawn hasn't made me go mad with the strimmer though, because I've seen the results of strimmer injuries. Hedgehogs nest underneath hedges and in overgrown
The UK has an honourable tradition of providing asylum to anyone suffering persecution in another country and long may it continue. However, the majority of those flooding in from Eastern Europe and the Balkans are not in need of asylum. As many will
Post Second World War SEPECAT Jaguar in a vertical climb Meet some of the stars of this year's International Air Spectacular. They are some of the magnificent flying machines that will be wowing the crowds at this weekend's event. On either Sunday and
Unbeaten Scarborough face yet another test of their championship credentials tomorrow with the visit of table-toppers Stevenage Borough to the McCain Stadium. Bossed by Richard Hill, John Gregory's former number two at Wycombe Wanderers, Stevenage have
Actor Tim Welton in the chair with dental hygienist Jacqui Taylor at Kentley Dental Practice, in Haxby Road, York A pioneering project to improve care for patients in York District Hospital has been launched by health bosses. The views of the patients
The second man in the Chapelfields body in the garden case is to be sentenced by a judge at York Crown Court. Craig James Speck, 25, of Burdyke Avenue, Clifton, earlier this month admitted to dragging the body of heroin user David Victor Causer out of
The company hoping to turn the Foss Islands Road waste disposal site in York into a major shopping centre beat off bids from four other applicants eager to develop it for retail. Harrogate-based Gregory Properties Ltd has offered an undisclosed sum, believed
by Dan Rutstein The mother of leukaemia patient India Farmer has backed our campaign to find a bone marrow donor for a fellow sufferer. India Farmer As India today celebrated the sixth birthday she might never have reached, mum Joanna offered hope to
I read with some concern that the City of York Council is going to give the go ahead for yet another shopping development (Evening Press, August 21). Even more worrying is that this time the proposed site is the current council refuse depot on Foss Islands
After reading the front page Crush Horror story (August 25), I must write about the dangers of cycling in York. Only a few months ago another woman cyclist was killed in a collision with a lorry. Then the police crack down on pavement cyclists on Tadcaster
As the league stage of the York and District Table Tennis Summer League draws to a close, York INL 'A' have a half a point lead at the top of section 'B' after beating third place team Nestl Rowntree 61/2-31/2. Keith Bojas was unbeaten, Alfie Potter won
An astonishing reversal in fortunes, sparked off by Gavin Hamilton and Richard Blakey and completed with a flourish by Chris Silverwood, brought Yorkshire victory by three wickets over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge yesterday. In a remarkable game packed
It is a bag snatch with a difference. Charity sacks filled with secondhand clothes are being swiped from York doorsteps. We can all do our bit to help catch the culprits. Neighbourhood Watch groups should be on the alert for men hobbling around in scuffed
Tim Easterby can inch a step closer to his seasonal half-century of winners at Beverley tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer, on the mark with Semi Circle at Musselburgh yesterday, which put him on the 47-winner mark, can lift the Hypac Handicap with Dominelle
Any hopes that the lifting of the European beef ban would mark an upturn in the fortunes of Britain's farmers have been thoroughly dashed. Since 'beef day' on August 1, the crisis has deepened. Livestock farmers are being driven to ever-more desperate
Battling Barry Conlon is on a capital mission to find the perfect 'cheerio' to zero for York City. Five games into his City career Conlon has yet to open his goal account. Now his burning desire is to shatter that duck tomorrow at Barnet before he sets
Targeted teenage goalkeeper Russ Howarth has agreed a three-year contract as dazzling evidence that York City's kids are all right. Howarth's compelling start as City's number one has alerted Premiership eyes to the 17-year-old, who was still on Academy
Fingers crossed for success, Derek Bell and daughter, Sarah, who are going on the Generation Game A father and daughter from York are bridging the generation gap by appearing on one of television's longest-running and best-loved television programmes.
SHORTLIST: Sister Agatha, Superior of the Bar Convent, York, which has been shortlisted for a national business award Nuns running a Catholic convent in York are through to the finals of a national business competition. The Bar Convent Trust, Blossom
Sam Jones goes into action with the Army at Strensall barracks today An eight-year-old boy with leukaemia was today enjoying a extra special birthday treat as the Army in York and North Yorkshire made his lifetime dream come true. Military-mad youngster
A plague of mindless vandalism has caused thousands of pounds in damage to cars in a York suburb. Some residents of The Green, in Acomb have had their cars damaged seven times in a spate of attacks in recent months, which have left them fuming and out
Paul WIllis:day's shopping A man who lost his job for the sake of a bizarre competition was jubilant today after being declared a £5,000 winner. Paul Willis, 25, spent an entire month in a Volkswagen Golf in the Monks Cross shopping centre car park, York
