This column is supplied by Derek Knight on (01430) 861988 and Julie Cartner on (01904) 491478 who are consultants for ADAS in East and North Yorkshire. EVER since I started to write this column, I have put in little prophecies or hopes - like last month
JAMES Witty from East Lutton has ploughed his way to the championship in reversable ploughing at the British National Ploughing Championship. It's the second time the 21-year-old has won the championship and will take part in the world championships next
THE number of farmers markets across the UK has increased by 25pc in the past six months. The newest market to open was at Brighton, on September 24, a one-off laid on for the Labour Party conference at which 20 local producers laid on a spread of British
THERE was a record entry of sheep forward at last week's Great Yorkshire Sheep Sale. Although top prices for some of the breeds were down, averages held at last year's figures. This year's top price was 45gns for a Beltex shearling ram from Fran Harrison
A former head coach of York Wasps today told an employment tribunal that his position at the club was "continually and systematically undermined". Dean Robinson claimed that the final straw in his decision to leave was when he heard that the club's star
THE ancient Masham sheep fair is effectively the last sheep show of the season in our part of Yorkshire. It was re-started a few years ago as a way of raising money for charity by members of the local community. This year, the charities were The Ivy Workshops
Killer Jason Wade did lie his way out of a murder charge, a jury at Leeds Crown Court decided today. They unanimously convicted him of three charges of perjury in two hours, 20 minutes. He is now serving ten years in prison resulting from the death of
POKING fun, snide or just plain ignorant? I refer to your account of the Christian rally Backing Cliff at Boston Spa (October 2). Rebecca Gilbert joined them, you declare. Did she? Your reporter and photographer arrived at the lunch break, missing the
HOW sad to see King's Square now that the familiar and beautiful willow tree has been cut down. Any loss of a tree from our city is a matter of concern, but surely it raises the opportunity of re-planting a replacement. This could be a Millennium tree
WITH reference to your report 'Surge in shopping traffic is denied' (September 11), we obviously need some help in interpreting the transport assessment for Coppergate Riverside. On page 48 the transport assessment clearly states: "Using this analysis
Factory worker George Armitage from Malton tried to save his firm's bacon when they took part in a golfing competition against other processing firms. The industrial engineering manager, who works at Malton Bacon Factory, was the winner of the 12 hole
Two budding engineers from Ampleforth College, will have their design skills put to the test next week when they take part in the Royal Navy Engineering Challenge. Greg Carter and Hugh O'Gorman, both aged 14, spent their summer holidays designing and
A MOUNTING injury crisis has left New Earswick All Blacks with a bare 17 players for their trip to National Conference second division leaders Crosfields on Saturday. Eight players are either definitely missing or doubtful which has forced them to look
Rail passengers in York faced severe delays after a man threatened to jump off a viaduct on to the track. Passengers waited on trains and at York Railway Station as GNER was forced to halt its trains while police tried to coax the man down from the viaduct
Police are increasing their efforts to find elderly York widow Gladys Paylor, who went missing from home a week and a half ago. Underwater units are making searches of the River Ouse as well as the lake at Rawcliffe, which Mrs Paylor, 71, is known to
Amazing machines are coming to York as part of an exhibition of automata. The York City Art Gallery's Devious Devices display will include objects which range from the rocket to the toothbrush. It features the work of 18 leading makers, whose work was
HEWORTH fought back from the shock of conceding an early goal to beat Hamilton Panthers 3-1 in division one of York Mitchell Sports League. Danny Sandford put Panthers ahead after only two minutes. Andrew Bilton equalised and Heworth went on to win with
A war hero from Norton, who died defending Britain's skies during the Second World War, is to be honoured at a special ceremony tomorrow. Alex John Theasby, who was a radar operator, will be remembered at an event at Norton College, where his family will
Malton and Norton golf professional Steve Robinson teamed up with 11-handicapper Maurice Camacho, the former race horse trainer, to win the East Riding Alliance held at Boothferry golf club.
York's new strategy to deal with racial harassment has received high praise from a man who suffered non-stop abuse at the hands of bigots for ten years. Mal Hussein, who hit the national headlines following years of arson attacks and attempts on his life
YORK City new boy Kieron Durkan has vowed to rise to the challenge and keep the Minstermen's supply lines to the front flowing. Charged by York boss Terry Dolan with providing the ammunition for his goal shy team, Durkan, signed on a month's loan from
SAVILLE, the rapidly-expanding audio visual company based at Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton had to cope with an even bigger surge of work during the recent fuel crisis. Deliveries and sales may have been curtailed, but its videoconferencing suite had
FOLLOWING last week's tragic announcement over the demise of Newsham Hybrid Pigs, there are disturbing rumours that the current swine fever outbreak in East Anglia stemmed from an imported ham sandwich! Up to the present time, 35,000 pigs have been slaughtered
OUTSIDE the shops in Strensall's Barley Rise, a group of excited children are waiting for the school bus. They're chatting and giggling, some of the younger ones standing close to childminder Wendy Whitely for reassurance. Before long, the 'bus' arrives
Great News, who has recently lived up to his name on behalf of his supporters, can do the business again at York tomorrow. The gelding, trained by William Haggas, goes for the Ladbrokes.co.uk Rated Handicap and will be partnered by crack Ryedale apprentice
THE travel trade has confirmed what we already knew. York, one-time capital of England, is still the best. Forget crowded, aggressive London: York is number one, according to the group travel industry. This follows the city's Most Group Friendly award
LET me tell you about Saturday. It started lazily enough, because the bit until 8am was spent in bed. After the indulgence of that long lie-in, it was time for the rest of the day. First on the list was getting the eight-year-old to football and the seven-year-old
by Andrew Hitchon, health reporter A YORK woman's passion for dance has given her a double "lifeline" following an horrific accident. Line dancing instructor Jane Wilson was told by doctors she was "a millimetre" from losing the use of her legs after
EXCLUSIVE by Dan Rutstein AN ILLEGAL scam is netting gamblers in York thousands of pounds a year from pub fruit machines, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal today. Some cheats are earning up to £25,000 a year from the machines. They are using a
THIS IS the face of farming. Robert Clapp, who farms in Somerset, has been judged winner of the National Farmer's Union 'tasty farmer contest'. The 25-year-old dairy farmer will take play an active role in promoting the British Farm Standard little red
FARMERS are to be protected from exploitation by supermarkets, Agriculture Minister Nick Brown has announced. A new code of practice for the food chain is to be published. Mr Brown told Labour's Brighton conference: "It can't be fair that the power in
Dumped cars are turning North Yorkshire into a graveyard for scrap. The trend is costing taxpayers a fortune as the number of vehicles abandoned increases dramatically. City of York Council expects to remove 800 cars left on city streets this year - a
It was a case of "here come the brides" in York today as Breast Cancer Awareness Week was promoted in the region. The models, who will be appearing at the Yorkshire Brides 2000 exhibition in Harrogate, were raising awareness of Breast Cancer Care, which
DRIFFIELD Forward on September 28 were 17 sheep (including five ewes); 166 pigs (including 41 sows/boars). Sheep: spring lambs, med to £36/head or 80p/kg; ewes to £11 (£10.40). Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 87.5p, 76-85kg to 90p (84.3p); boars 76-82kg to 81p
The future of a closure-threatened Selby factory has been secured following a multi-million pound takeover by a Belgian company. Rigid Paper Limited, which employs nearly 250 people at its site in Denison Road, Selby, has been bought by VPK Packaging
A 48-year-old York man appeared before city magistrates today charged with murder, following the death of a man in the city more than three years ago. Ian Edward Smith, of Ratcliffe Street, Burton Stone Lane, was arrested and charged yesterday with the
THE closure of the main pool at The Barbican has demonstrated how much we need two pools there. At times it gets very crowded, like swimming in a pool of piranhas. It has not stopped us going and the regulars, many of us pensioners and disabled or both
The Princess Royal made sure she had her best threads on when she dropped into Goole. For Her Highness, as President of the British Knitting and Clothing Export Council, was paying a visit to a menswear factory. The Princess inspected the Baird Menswear
Lancaster won the 20th 'War of the Roses' chess match against York last Sunday. The match was held at the York Railway Institute but unfortunately there was no home advantage. Over the previous 19matches the away team has won only four times but this
An epic tandem ride for leukaemia research, inspired by brave little East Yorkshire girl Molly-Ann Barnett, has come to a triumphant end. The champagne corks popped as Ken Wood, from Pocklington, and Mike Hainsworth, from Haxby, York, got to Land's End
PRIZE-WINNING teams in the York and District Badminton League collected their trophies at the recent awards night at York Railway Institute. Pictured, back row, from left to right are: Alec Bentley (York RI, Men's Division One champions), Dave Greave
IT'S every would-be footballer's dream - plucked from park football with its jumpers for goal posts and handed the chance to earn a professional contract. York City trialist Theo Gunnissen is living that dream, after a holiday kick-about led all the way
PAUL Stanton, making his debut in the competition, beat Paul Scorfield in the September final of York and District Snooker Association's Knockout Handicap Monthly Competition sponsored by Heworth Minibuses. Stanton, who received a handicap of 21 points
York has again beaten the likes of mighty London to land yet another top tourism award. The city was voted Best UK City by readers of the respected Group Leisure magazine, which serves the group travel industry. The award was presented to Craig Wilson
A jury was today deciding if York killer Jason Wade perjured himself to escape a conviction for murder. Three members of his family have given evidence against him, as did his girlfriend at the time he killed Wayne Nicholson, 24. But Wade himself decided
CAMERAMAN Bill Smith has driven more than a million miles and spent hundreds of hours perched in the air, all to help the Jockey Club preserve the integrity of horse racing. For Bill, of Cemetery Road in York, was one of the first recruits to operate
Gina's bubble car and a hearse which has been driven by Greengrass are to go under the hammer this weekend, as an East Yorkshire farmer's business loses its Heartbeat. The unique collection of vintage farming and fairground equipment, as well as two treasured
Tenneco Automotive, which ordered the shutdown of its Monroe shock absorber plant in Shipton Road, York, has submitted plans for a massive housing development on the 18.2 acre site, it was revealed today. The call by the Brussels-based company to demolish
THE voice of the region, BBC Radio York broadcaster Colin Hazelden, will host this year's Evening Press Business Awards' glittering presentation dinner at The Merchant Adventurer's Hall on Thursday, November 30. Mr Hazelden is producer and presenter of
THE man who has just won the Ernst and Young Northern Region Entrepreneur of the Year award is pitching for the Business Personality of the Year in the Evening Press Business Awards. He is Nader Haghighi, whose Parisa Group Ltd, which owns Booze Buster
ESSENTIAL as they are to our modern way of life, cars are nothing but trouble. As soon as you buy a new one, its value plummets. From that moment on it will be a constant source of worry. Cars are vulnerable to vandalism, theft and mechanical failure;
