Evening Press Reader's Letter I am a history student working on a project about the funeral trade and related business. I should be grateful for any help from readers. I am interested in mourning stories, grave diggers, florists, stonemasons, funeral
Evening Press Reader's Letter I am trying to trace an old school friend for a school re-union this October. In 1968 Sally Bowen lived at No 1 Straylands Grove (Formerly Osmont House), York. We were in the same year at Sandford School, Grange-over-Sands
Evening Press Reader's Letter The pool-side chatter is that the Yearsley Pool is reasonably safe from closure. It is felt the council wouldn't dare! Incredible as it may seem, it is the Barbican pool which is in danger and its closure is regarded as a
Double death riddle at eccentric's home Family and friends of an elderly man and woman tragically found dead in their home near York today paid tribute to a "wonderful and caring couple". Woman and pet dog killed in head-on smash on A19 An elderly woman
Relatives and friends of York brain tumour victim Margaret Jennings said an emotional farewell to a woman who bravely fought to fulfil her dreams despite her debilitating illness. Margaret Jennings in August last year after she had graduated from the
Starstruck York checkout worker Doreen Magson is to appear in a TV advert with top clothes designer George Davies. Doreen Magson who will appear in TV advert Picture: Frank Dwyer The Asda employee is part of a £1 million advertising campaign featuring
Evening Press Leader Tonight two television adverts are being screened for the first time. A lot of fuss surrounds the latest Diet Coke hunk to fiddle with his ring-pull. But here in York all eyes will be on the latest Asda ad. This stars Doreen Magson
York Ladies are the English Women's Indoor Bowling Association Yetton Trophy champions. GREEN GODDESSES: York Ladies bowls team with the national Yetton Trophy, held by captain Doreen Smith They beat pre-tournament favourites Egham from Surrey in the
Evening Press Leader Every hardworking taxpayer will welcome Gordon Brown's crackdown on the black economy. The honest majority, who hand over around a quarter of their earnings to the Treasury every pay day, resent the fact that they are subsidising
Evening Press News The sound of music has been especially sweet for St Leonard's Hospice, as charity-minded choristers have donated £1,000 towards its Millennium Appeal. The 1,500-strong audience at the 42nd annual Community Carol Concert at the Barbican
A young York swimmer has made a poetic plea for her local pool. Gemma Kelly, ten, who has written a poem on her opposition to the closure of the Barbican swimming pool Picture: Frank Dwyer Ten-year-old Gemma Kelly, who lives off Nunnery Lane and goes
The problem of nuisance youths on the west side of York is to be tackled by a coalition of teenagers, parents, police and youth workers. More than 30 people have signed up to take on the challenge of providing youngsters in the Acomb area with an alternative
The widest public consultation yet seen in York is being launched by the city council to help create its new five-year transport plan. Residents are to be asked for their views on transport priorities and options through two city-wide leaflets, public
Evening Press News A massive hike in charges for York's swimming pools is on the way. City of York Councillors will tonight discuss proposals to raise admission prices by up to 45 per cent. The increases are a knock-on consequence of a recent £120,000
An elderly woman and a pet dog died in a head-on collision on the A19 today. The accident happened outside the Black Bull Inn in the village of Thormanby, north of Easingwold. The woman killed in the crash was driving a silver Corsa in the direction of
Tittle tattle over an nanny NANNIES nowadays are an integral part of life, according to a newspaper article this week. I've been wondering where we might fit one and have two possible solutions: in the cupboard under the stairs; or sharing with the hamster
Evening Press Reader's Letter I spent some of my happiest years with the RAF in Singapore at Seletar; one of the most colourful and historic of the RAF's overseas bases. The station closed in 1971, but now lives on in the Seletar Association, formed in
Evening Press Reader's Letter Further to the article about low-cost housing in Shambles, I felt sure the date had to be April 1. But no, apparently the self-proclaimed impoverished City of York Council really is proposing renting out one-bedroomed flats
Evening Press Reader's Letter If the City of York Council stopped wasting money on unnecessary road works it could save some cash. On Tadcaster Road, opposite its junction with St Helen's Road, we had weeks of upheaval to incorporate a cycle track. Not
Evening Press Reader's Letter I watched Coronation Street on March 3, the same day that the Press published the defence by Liz Savage of the Street's story of a pregnant 13-year-old girl. What a mawkish, sorry business. Here is a commercial enterprise
Crack down on all the swindlers Every hardworking taxpayer will welcome Gordon Brown's crackdown on the black economy. Doreen gets real Tonight two television adverts are being screened for the first time. A lot of fuss surrounds the latest Diet Coke
Yorkshire Cricket: Inglis out to impress in Australia Ripon product John Inglis leaves on Yorkshire's pre-season tour of Australia tomorrow knowing that some big scores could put him on the threshold of a first team place this summer. York City FC: Decision
Hats off to the Queen Mother at Sandown tomorrow. That is what I expect it will be after the Racal Novices' Hurdle in which the Queen Mother's instantly recognisable silks will be carried by Kings Rhapsody, the mount of Mick Fitzgerald. Trained at Lambourn
Evening Press Sport York fencers are determined to recapture a prestigious title from Germany. The International York Express competition was won last year by Thomas Kaling from Munster and he is back in York to defend his title at Archbishop Holgate
York Acorn must beat Castleford Panthers at Thanet Road on Saturday if they are to escape the clutches of the National Conference second division re-election zone. With six games left, the Blue and Golds need to win the lot to avoid the ignomy of seeking
Peter Swan's Bootham Crescent future could be decided in the next 48 hours. Peter Swan is to negotiate with City The experienced former Leeds United star, recently released by Burnley, played his second game for City's reserves last night. After a week's
Ripon product John Inglis leaves on Yorkshire's pre-season tour of Australia tomorrow knowing that some big scores could put him on the threshold of a first team place this summer. The 20-year-old opening batsman has suffered a few disappointments over
Parachute and glider troops who risked their lives serving in the British Airborne Forces during the Second World War are to be commemorated by the Yorkshire Air Museum. The museum, at Elvington, near York, is gearing up for a special event to mark the
We're not all loose-jawed soapy blockheads I watched Coronation Street on March 3, the same day that the Press published the defence by Liz Savage of the Street's story of a pregnant 13-year-old girl. What a mawkish, sorry business. Letter from Robert
York's best-known bell-ringer has resigned as the man in charge of the Minster bell tower following his investigation for alleged sexual offences with a girl. David Potter, a former chairman of the York Guild of Bell Ringers, is to continue ringing at
Family and friends of an elderly man and woman tragically found dead in their home near York today paid tribute to a "wonderful and caring couple". Carol Tulloch, of York Coroner's office, leaves the courtyard of the house - scene of the double death
