So Sir Jimmy Savile is to have a stint on The Big Breakfast, Channel 4's struggling morning show. We wish him good luck, because the tenacious Yorkshireman is a survivor who has been in and out of fashion many times. The Big Breakfast already has one
High winds caused chaos on the roads and railways today, with fallen trees and damaged power lines creating havoc. Traffic problems caused by lorries being blown over on motorways added to the chaos, with the A1 southbound at Selby Fork closed after a
Catterick race meeting today became the latest victim of the wet weather. The stewards found the course to be waterlogged at a 7.45am inspection. John Gundill, spokesman for the track, said: "We had half an inch of rain overnight and we've had some more
Huge cuts in York's essential services are imminent as the city faces another budget shortfall, official papers leaked to the Evening Press confirmed today. Councillors will consider closing down an unnamed city elderly people's home in an effort to make
I see the Government is set to play at class politics with their scheduling of the Bill against fox hunting so that it will face an expected block by the Upper House before an anticipated General Election next year ('Foxhunt Bill Ready for Commons', December
I write on behalf of a group of ex-students of Bradford University (1968 - 1972) hoping to arrange a reunion. We all studied Modern Languages at Bradford. One of our number was Nancy Wilkinson from York. We have no idea where she is now. We would like
I was amazed and appalled to hear of the desire to eavesdrop on everyone's phone calls and access e-mails. This is an infringement of human rights and hardly fits with a democracy. To combat crime the application to eavesdrop should only be made with
A youth culture craze thought to have died out seems to have returned in Ryedale after a spate of attacks on cars - for their badges. Stealing car badges became popular in both the US and UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mainly targeted were Volkswagen
Pickering Town's fixture backlog worsened again last night with the abandonment of their North Riding Senior Cup clash with Northallerton. The tie at the Recreation Ground had been put back several times so that the Pikes could play their FA Carlsberg
Opening up a new chapter for Canon Lee School in York are two new wrought iron gates leading to Queen Anne Court. The enclosed grassed area behind the old Canon Lee building and the new extension has been named after Queen Anne School which closed in
A hotel owner who turned Queen's evidence against York housing benefits fraudster Geoffrey Laverack now knows he can keep his freedom after months of facing a jail sentence. Charles Ian Stuart, 50, of Bishopthorpe Road, York, pleaded guilty to six charges
York City's LDV Vans Trophy first round tie against Darlington tonight has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch. Referee Trevor Jones deemed the pitch unplayable after a 4pm inspection at Bootham Crescent. The tie had also been postponed last
Stephen Lewis speaks to John Taylor the former Norton postman who took the DSS to the European Court and won - and who has just put the high office of the Lord Mayor of York in its place It was many years ago, but the local council officials who waged
One travelling by rail was an unremarkable fact of life. More recently, getting anywhere by train has been little short of a miracle. In the chaotic weeks following the Hatfield rail crash, trains have become big news and a hot political issue. Last night
Let's face it, there aren't enough opportunities in York to consume alcohol. Watching a film, for example, denies the drinker the chance to knock back the sauce for two long hours. But now, thanks to the pioneering work at York City Screen, that may all
I agree with Mrs Frost (Letters, December 9), Christmas is a magical time, especially when you think of the actual birth of Jesus. The fact that commercialism has all but taken over is very largely due to us, the consumer, supporting it. If it is a younger
I wonder if any of your readers can help me with my family history? I am trying to trace John Kettlestring - a York confectioner who was born around 1820. He had a daughter Sarah Kettlestring who was born in 1840. Sarah married Edwin Gell on September
A young snooker champion from Stockton-on-the-Forest is out to make a name for himself in the national arena. Last weekend 11-year-old Steven Gregson won the monthly trophy outright at Harrogate's Manhattan Snooker Club when he won the tournament for
York Sugar FC Junior Section Under-11s and Under-14s are looking for players for this season. The Under-14s are top of York Minor League Under-14s division two and the Under-11s have just qualified for division one of Ryedale Junior League. Those interested
Rowntree 'A' gained a shock win over first division pacesetters Sheriff Hutton Bridge in the York Brewery Indoor Cricket Knockout Competition. Second division Thirsk also gained an upset as they knocked out two first division sides as the first two semi-finals
A celebration of one of the finest horses to have raced in York has marked its 230th anniversary. The Gimcrack Dinner, held to celebrate the career of Gimcrack, saw leading names of the racing world meet at the city's racecourse. Among them were speakers
Cock-a-hoop netballers from St Martin's Prep School are celebrating a season of unmitigated success. The Nawton-based independent school, near Helmsley, has remained unbeaten on the court. The school's first team played six matches, winning them all and
Amateur rugby league players in York aiming to progress to the professional ranks will have the chance to make their mark on York Wasps coach Lee Crooks this weekend. Crooks will turn talent scout to check out Heworth and New Earswick All Blacks in Silk
York's butchers declared British meat the "safest and best" as more than 20 of them collected a new food safety certificate. The group were presented with their licences by the City of York Council's food safety and standards unit with whom they worked
With the Ouse bursting its banks yet again the weekend's premier event, York Amalgamation's Fur and Feather match was another in a growing list of casualties. Should river levels permit the event will be re-fished on Saturday on the Ouse below the city
Faster trains and more services have been promised through a £2 billion investment if Northern Spirit keeps its Transpennine franchise. The train operator, through its management company, Arriva, is one of four bidders shortlisted to operate the service
TADCASTER Grammar School's football team bowed out of the Under-16s North Yorkshire County Cup at the quarter-final stage when they were beaten 7-3 by St John Fisher RC School (Harrogate). But there was better news for Tadcaster's Under-14 team as they
A former Ryedale businessman who worked "full throttle" while claiming sickness benefit today has a jail sentence hanging over his head. Ian Frederick Lyons, 43, duped an insurance company and the Benefits Agency out of £12,553 over 14 months, said Andrew
Sabre-rattling girls from The Mount School, York, are celebrating further success in prestigious regional and national fencing competitions. Helen Holloway, 14, has been selected for the England Under-18 team that will face Ireland, Scotland and Wales
North Yorkshire County Council has gained almost a third of a million pounds through the sale of 110 acres of farmland. Six lots of arable and grassland at Whixley, between York and Harrogate, and at Castley, south of Harrogate, raised some £331,000 at
York RI Football Club have reacted angrily to being thrown out of the North Riding Senior Cup for not playing their tie with Cleveland outfit Carlin How. An NRCFA hearing ruled that the West Yorkshire League Club should have played their second preliminary
Former York City hot-shot Richard Cresswell is praying for a Royals' coup to line up an FA Cup dream. Cresswell is now part of the Leicester City attack, who await the winners of York City's second round replay to be played at Reading in just under a
Former York psychiatrist William Kerr told police that patients had made "very nasty and false and bitter allegations" against him, a jury was told. Dr Kerr suggested they had made the claims of rape and indecent assault to "get their own back", said
Villagers near Selby who claim their main road is the only one in Yorkshire still closed by floodwater today demanded action to end their misery. The B1223 road in the centre of Ryther is under two feet of water and getting deeper, causing all kinds of
Got ten minutes to kill? Why not pop into York's first express nail bar for a manicure - oh, and it's not just for the ladies as MAXINE GORDON and DAN RUTSTEIN discover THEY are all the rage in New York and are taking London by storm. Now thanks to two
