Contrary to the impression given by your correspondent ('Old Labour Solution', October 18) Archbishop Holgate's is a popular school, with strong parental support and a strongly rising roll. Our 150 places for primary school pupils transferring this September
The picture of Tony Blair flanked by senior Tory ex-cabinet ministers at the start of the Britain in Europe campaign would be amusing if it did not carry such sinister portent. This strange and unlikely alliance indicates that we are in for a period of
The actress Bonnie Langford used to irritate me so much I could have 'screamed and screamed until I was sick' (her famous line in the Just William series) - that was until I saw the pictures of her at poor little Lena Zavaroni's funeral. Bonnie seemed
Must we be a land of Lone Rangers? Whatever happened to the yuppies? You couldn't fling a fist without punching one in early Nineties London. Every chrome-plated wine bar was full of their smug faces talking loudly about stock portfolios and couscous.
Parking inspectors blitzed illegally-parked motorists after calls to City of York Council's parking hotline during an international U15s match at Bootham Crescent. The inspectors issued 14 tickets on Friday evening during the England v Northern Ireland
Main picture: The garden of Ken Simpson with the mini Headingley cricket pitch. Passers-by are simply bowled over by Ken Simpson's front garden, which has been turned into a miniature cricket ground. Bricklayer Ken got the idea to avoid weeding - and
Derwent were no match for reigning champions Brent Sports Progress when they were beaten 13-1 at home in the Premier Division of the British League. Hopes were high when half an hour before the match only one player had arrived for the visiting team.
CUTTING A DASH: York runner Ged Hemblade, foreground, who is expected to be among the pacesetters when the new North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League season gets underway on Sunday The new season of cross-country races starts on Sunday
Clifton Ladies came away with an 8-1 win when they visited Selby 77 in York and District Badminton League ladies division one. Sandra Robinson and Lorraine Ellis topped the Clifton averages with three wins for 102-74. Carol Hearn and Michelle Hall took
Rising ski star adam lee is on the fast-track to international glory. The 14-year-old Easingwold School pupil, from Clifton, York, has been selected for the English Youth Alpine squad. Lee will train with the squad in February and will represent his country
Dunnington Cricket Club have been re-elected to the York and District Senior Cricket League. At the league's annual general meeting staged at Stillington Cricket Club, the club were "quite convincingly" voted back-in by other member clubs, said league
False dawns can be so fleeting, but a glinting gleam is returning to York City's collective gaze. ABOVE: Commanding centre back Mark Sertori (centre) clears the danger, with support from Scott Jordan (left) as Halifax forwards move in for the kill Three
Anonymous threats were made against prison officers who accused colleagues of plotting an attack on a sex offender at a top-security prison near York, it has been claimed. On Saturday, the Evening Press exclusively revealed that three prison officers
It is timely that the Evening Press should highlight the sad state of York's elderly languishing in hospital when desperately needing nursing home or residential care from the city's social services (October 14). There is so much hand-wringing within
A terminally-ill shopkeeper let his home be turned into a "cash and carry" heroin centre, a jury has heard. But although he knew police were interested in the drug dealing at his house, he did not worry that he might be in serious trouble because he had
The jumping season is gradually reaching top gear and it is a sign of things to come that the richest prize on offer tomorrow is over the sticks. The £32,500 Axminster 100 Desert Orchid South Western Pattern Chase is the highlight on the Wincanton card
Many of the names on the Yorkshire Rich List have earned their money in very traditional ways. Inherited wealth is there, although no one would doubt Simon Howard's commitment to maintain his ancestral home, Castle Howard. A former newspaper boss, a retailer
Jack Stenton's birthday wish was not unreasonable. All he wanted was to leave hospital. As doctors had said he was fit enough to be discharged, it was hardly too much to ask. Until yesterday, however, this dream looked unlikely to be realised. Mr Stenton
Disciplined York City heeded a 'cool it' plea from manager Neil Thompson to keep their winning form on the boil. THICK OF THE ACTION: Getting stuck in for City at The Shay are, from left, Wayne Hall who takes a tumble after challenging Halifax number
Councillors could solve York's nursing homes funding crisis if they privatised key social services, it was claimed today. Former Tory city councillor Ken Beavan said a recent Audit Commission report had revealed that City of York Council could make savings
Gardeners get down to the job of bulb-planting on the grassy slopes at Castle Howard, near Malton Thousands of bulbs are being planted at two of North Yorkshire's most beautiful tourist attractions to make them even more attractive to springtime visitors
Father Ross Thompson examines the newly restored organ at St Wilfrid's Church in Duncombe Place, York A York church is pulling out all the stops to celebrate a £127,000 revamp which has restored its dilapidated historic organ to its former glory. St Wilfrid's
The deputy mayor of Harrogate, Coun Gill Firth, puts the new Bronto Skylift through its paces The latest weapon in the arsenal against fires in North Yorkshire was unveiled today at the Fire '99 exhibition and conference in Harrogate. The Bronto Skylift
A frightened York family's Florida holiday villa was in the direct path of Hurricane Irene until the storm turned and took its trail of devastation elsewhere. Paul Robinson, 52, a mechanic from Southdown Road, Huntington, breathed a sigh of relief after
So you thought canny Tykes are good at making plenty of brass. Well, if a new Rich List of Yorkshire's wealthiest people is anything to go by, you'd be absolutely right. Their combined wealth is put - at a conservative estimate - at £9.77 billion, almost
A night out at a pub's karaoke session ended in tragedy for three employees of a North York Moors country house hotel. Flowers lie on the damaged bridge parapet at Hartoft Beck, where David Rodgers lost his life Brothers David and Michael Rodgers and
Children in York will not start their full-time formal education until they are five years old under a new system being introduced by the City of York Council. The council is to phase in a new system over the next three years which will change the way
