TODAY is National Complaining Day. It is designed to encourage naturally reticent British consumers to demand better service and higher standards. We have never been very good at making a fuss. Perhaps that is why Olympic-standard grumbler Victor Meldrew
Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky. We fell them down and turn them into paper that we may record our emptiness - Kahil Gabrun (1833 - 1931) Lebanese mystic and poet WHENEVER I read a book, magazine, newspaper, or letter, I think that
EX-ENGLAND skipper Paul Ince was believed to be lying in wait for York City's Steve Agnew and Kevin Hulme this afternoon as the returning midfield duo looked to boost their match fitness The Minstermen were heading north for a behind closed-doors friendly
THE FA Cup could provide just the spark York City need to ignite their season - and launch a promotion charge. That's according to defensive lynchpin Mark Sertori who has had first-hand experience of the power of the world's most prestigious knockout
Several York officials worked extremely hard all Saturday morning to ensure the match took place but received scant reward when their team lost 9-5 to Leeds rivals West Park. As a table-proppers clash, this defeat leaves the home side four points adrift
THE York Civic Trust has made its detailed views known on the Coppergate Riverside scheme to the City of York Council, and has expressed its very strong opposition to what is proposed. The main issues which convince us that this scheme would be seriously
Sandra Bruce checked out 107 to get Castle Howard Ox a vital game in the 9-2 win over Layerthorpe in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Carole Pipes included a maximum as the leaders, City Arms, won all the pairs to register a 6-3 win
Flood heroes have received praise from police chiefs after battling "beyond the call of duty" to minimise damage. David Kenworthy, Chief Constable of North Yorkshire, picked out individuals for particular commendation. Among them was Sergeant Glen Jackson
Due to a mix up in communications a mixed York RI under-13/14s played host to a mixed under-14/15 Malton and Norton side. The bigger Malt forwards made the most of that advantage to win 27-12. RI trailed 17-0 at half-time but foughtback well in the second
Five Yorkshire farmers have claimed victory in their High Court fight to save meadows on the banks of the River Derwent from what they call an ecological catastrophe. But the Environment Agency was equally adamant it had emerged the winner of the legal
Heworth under-14s went out of the Yorkshire League Cup when they were beaten 42-18 by first division side Dewsbury Moor. An indifferent first half performance allowed the well-organised visitors to build up a 24-0 lead as they exploited some weak tackling
A York woman who has worked for the same company for 39 years has left - to start a new career. Sandra Heron has made her way up through the ranks of local pharmaceutical company, Phoenix Healthcare. Sandra, who was born in York and attended Cornlands
Dutch York City trialist Theo Gunnissen was Copmanthorpe's match-winner in their 4-3 York Leeper Hare Football Leage division two victory over Heworth. Gunnissen repaid Copmanthorpe secretary Tony McGale's support by signing for Copmanthorpe so he could
First Acomb have proved they are the hot-shots of the Yorkshire Boys Brigade football world. The York outfit stormed to victory in the Yorkshire County Battalion Boys Brigade five-a-side tournament, remaining unbeaten throughout the eight games and winning
Revenge is best served cold, and Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh is now dishing it up, with extra relish, to embattled John Prescott. The Deputy Prime Minister insulted the Tory MP earlier this month by calling her a "twit" in the Commons. Miss McIntosh
Tadcaster men's first team won a scrappy match at Bradford 3-0. Mark Waterhouse carried the ball into the goal area and his shot was turned into the net by Andy Dowdall. Midway through the second half Philip Wilson and Peter Wood scored from short corners
"A dream come true" is how the Yorkshire Air Museum has described news that the Royal Marine Band will be appearing at its annual Navy Day next year. On July 22, the Marines will be performing their famous 'Sunset' ceremony at the Elvington attraction
Heavenly voices will rise above steam engines at the National Railway Museum next month when school children from Terrington and Scarborough join forces to sing carols in aid of the NSPCC. The children, from Terrington Hall School and Bramcote School
York City manager Terry Dolan has quashed speculation linking-him with a move for Aberdeen's Mark Perry. The former Dundee United defender has been on the transfer-list at Pittodrie since the summer and is reportedly a target for a number of clubs. Notts
Men may be from Mars and women from Venus but when it comes to the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas nosh-up, both sexes are on an equal footing. That's thanks to a group of York-based equality campaigners, who are hailing a partial victory after asking
Northern Counties East League club Pickering Town were hit for six last night - without even playing. Their FA Carlsberg Vase second round match at Marske United was called off for an astonishing sixth time due to an unfit pitch, just 12 days before the
Hopes that Leeds United's Australian star Harry Kewell would return to action at Bootham Crescent tonight have been scuppered. United were planning that he would make his comeback in their reserve game against Aston Villa (7pm) at York City's ground.
Do older people have reason to be unhappy about the way they are portrayed on television? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates. 'I DON'T belie-e-eve it!" is what Victor Meldrew would probably have said if he'd known he stood accused of being a grumpy TV stereotype
Cath and Peggy are on the run from violence at home. MAXINE GORDON met them at a safe haven in York. IT'S estimated that an act of domestic violence is committed every six seconds. That was the shock finding of a recent report which examined 999 calls
YORK planners consider the future of the Piccadilly-Castle site tomorrow. The proposals are the most difficult and contentious to be put before them in many years. York is divided by Coppergate Riverside. Some believe it detracts from the area's heritage
History-maker Wayne Hall is hoping York City's late, late show in their lower reaches scrap with Torquay United will prove the spark that marks a Minstermen ascent. The trustworthy defender provided an inch-perfect cross for Kevin Hulme's 88th minute
York City matchwinner Kevin Hulme is a hard man to satisfy. He admitted he was delighted with his two goals against Torquay and a 3-2 win for City but insisted he should have had a hat-trick. The midfielder had a gilt-edged opportunity to give City the
Two teams who have applied for membership of the UniBond League clash tonight in the Northern Counties East League President's Cup. Both Goole and Alfreton Town want to win promotion from the NCEL but are currently in mid-table of the premier division
Bonny baby Alexander James McMillan has beaten off competition from across North Yorkshire to claim his crown. The one-year-old, from Haxby, was chosen from more than 70 contenders for the title. Customers at the Monks Cross Asda store were asked to submit
A burglar who raided homes in York and across North and East Yorkshire was today serving a five-and-a-half year jail sentence. Paul Andrew Templeton, 22, stole a Nissan car and other property together worth £6,500 from a home in Trinity Court, York, in
The long outstanding Junior League Cup first round tie between White Horse and Huby was finally settled in extra time. Lee Jones gave White Horse the lead direct from a free kick before Andrew Metcalfe levelled for Huby after the break. Stephen Jackson
Key North Yorkshire services will have £422 million spent on them next year. Of that, £282 million will come from Government coffers. The remainder will be raised through council tax, business tax and other methods of raising finance by North Yorkshire
City of York Ladies ended a poor run in division one of the North League with a double success in their weekend home games against Chester and County Durham side, Broom. York enjoyed a much-needed boost to their season, coming back from two goals down
City of York I, the last remaining Yorkshire representative in the English Hockey Association Cup, crashed out at the fourth round to National League premier division leaders Canterbury. They lost 8-0 in Kent with 22-year-old England hot-shot David Matthews
A move to slash admission prices by York's National Railway Museum has been met with concern from the committee of one of its nearest city rivals. At a meeting of the Yorkshire Museum's committee, fears were expressed about exactly what the implications
A North Yorkshire pensioner whose dog died in agony after eating highly-toxic rat poison has warned of a potential pet death epidemic. Alf Jones's 11-year-old border collie, Ben, developed blood clots in his lungs and underneath the skin in his leg and
Two motorists were injured in a rush-hour accident on the A64 today. The crash took place on the York-bound carriageway, at the Castle Howard junction, and involved a Vauxhall Corsa, which was in collision with a Hyundai Lantra. Both cars were badly damaged
Former York psychiatrist William Kerr abused the trust placed in him by 15 vulnerable patients by raping or indecently assaulting them, a court heard. And when one of the women threatened to report him, he allegedly told her: "There's no point. The state
Middleham trainer Ferdy Murphy and his stable-jockey Adrian Maguire, enjoying a fine season, can figure on the scoreboard at Catterick tomorrow. The formidable duo have good prospects of delivering a knockout blow with Ringside View in the Ellerton Juvenile
What's it like being the only man in the workplace? MAXINE GORDON speaks to three York men who work in a women-only environment. THE battle of the sexes has brought about many changes to the world of work. We don't blink an eye today when we see women
