I read the letter from W J Drummond (Evening Press, September 10) with great sadness. I have done nothing other than seek natural justice. My case against the York Health Authority was a private matter - my only reason for seeking publicity was to prevent
York's heritage and history have long been the key attraction for the millions of tourists who visit each year. But now tourist bosses say another feature of the city is becoming almost as big a draw - its shops. More and more visitors are saying they
Translation bloomers are bad for Yorkshire and Humber region businesses, warns the Department of Trade & Industry. And many companies are experiencing setbacks as a direct result of not knowing the local language. Nearly one-third of small and medium-sized
It's nice to know that a little bit of Yorkshire is to lie forever in a foreign field. Well, in Greenwich, home of the Millennium Dome, at least. Three large football pitches worth of finest Yorkshire turf are to be transported lock, stock and barrel
Yorkshire are in danger of ending the season without any of their batsmen completing 1,000 first class runs for the first time this century. The last time that nobody got into four figures was in 1893 and skipper David Byas and Michael Vaughan will be
Architects Kate Kelly and partner Hugh MacPherson feel the need to be fairly close to their projects, hence bicycles are an important mode of transport, despite owning a car. The pair, who studied at Hull (now Lincolnshire and Humberside) University,
Malton golf ace Simon Dyson was today attempting to break rank after reaching the pinnacle of the amateur game. Dyson fulfilled one life-times ambition at the weekend when he helped Great Britain and Ireland lift the esteemed Walker Cup for only the fifth
Drivers will race into York at the end of a rally through North Yorkshire. FLASHBACK: Rally championship winners Marcus Dodd and John Bennie arrive at the finish at the Eye of York in their slightly battered Ford Escort last year More than 150 cars will
A controversial flood prevention scheme for a village near York has been halted - after a mining firm withdrew plans to tunnel under the village. The proposals by RJB Mining to extend the Selby Coalfield under Naburn would have left the village at increased
A young man told a jury today of the moment when one of his best mates was fatally injured and another was "taken from his side". Lee Bardy: died after being struck by car The jury at Doncaster Crown Court heard that Nicholas Barrett saw a car so close
Sitting on a high stool at a high desk, with a quill pen; I am keeping alive the ancient art of handwriting. Well, that is my story! The truth is that I think anyone capable of using a computer must be bordering on genius. I hope Gina Parkinson (Weekender
I have been asked by the Cyclists' Touring Club's local committee to respond to a recent letter about insurance benefits for cyclists who join a club associated with Bicycle Magazine, an excellent publication launched several months ago. The CTC also
In reply to Graham Barrett (Evening Press, September 10), I should like him to know that horses do have dignity. How would Mr Barrett like to walk about with a nappy full of dung? On reflection, I would strongly suggest to him that if he ever comes to
Congratulations to the people of Tadcaster, in particular Geoff Green, for their fantastic success in achieving first in the regional finals for Britain in Bloom. Geoff has been the 'contractor' who has enabled Tadcaster to previously register two seconds
A Former soldier from York who is fighting for mobility cash wants his case to be put before a top Government watchdog. Ex-soldier Phil Habergham, who blames the Army for his knee injuries and is campaigning for a mobility allowance Phil Habergham claims
Holders Julie Reilly and Jackie Heels (Fulford) were in great form in the first stage of the IT Sports Ladies Doubles Tournament which was played in aid of the Hospice 2000 appeal fund at nine different tennis centres around York and District. They won
City of York travelled to Cumbria to play Glaxo (Barrow-in-Furness) in the preliminary round of the EHA Trophy and returned with a 2-1 win. The underdog home team packed their defence, relying on long hits up-field to isolated strikers. Despite forcing
Following a horse in form, especially a mare in the autumn, can often prove rewarding and there is one such animal in action at Beverley tomorrow. Gymcrak Flyer goes for the Hull & East Riding Institute For The Blind Handicap and is strongly fancied
There will be jubilation in Naburn tonight at the decision by a mining firm to withdraw plans to tunnel under the village. It had been the intention of RJB to extend the Selby Coalfield under Naburn, which would have led to subsidence and left the village
An innovative new rainwater recycling system, which can be used for providing water supplies for everything from washing down aircraft to flushing school toilets, is set to break into overseas markets. ECO-VAT rainwater storage and recycling systems,
York City will be hoping for fair play from the fairer sex in their encounter at Exeter City on Saturday. WOMEN IN BLACK: Referee Wendy Toms (centre) with assistants Janie Frampton (left) and Amy Rayner (right) with Nuneaton captain Terry Angus (left)
Today's launch of a campaign to cut meningitis and septicaemia deaths in young children has special significance for one North Yorkshire family. Alison and John Froggatt with their daughter, Zoe, who suffered from meningitis when she was a baby John and
Children are settling down at their new-look merged school at Hempland Primary School in York. Head teacher Kaye Ledger with junior pupils David Stead and Rachel Dales and infant pupils Rona Perry and Adam Pottage at Hempland Primary School The school
York hospital chiefs are predicting a massive upsurge in patient numbers during the ten-day Christmas and Millennium New Year holiday, a health watchdog group has been told. But members of York and District Community Health Council were reassured that
The heartbroken family of a Selby teenager told today how she was due to go on holiday with family and friends only hours after the crash that claimed her life. Clare as a bridesmaid at a family wedding last year Clare Smith, 17, of Westbourne Terrace
Education chiefs have been forced into a embarrassing climb-down over their admissions policy for a popular York secondary school. Keith Hayton, the head teacher of Fulford School, offered places to children from outside the catchment area earlier this
A York family are demanding police action to combat nuisance youths who have made the last 18 months of their lives a misery. The Beales family, of Rawdon Avenue, Tang Hall, say they have endured death threats and intimidation from groups of youths after
