So chocolates and flowers are naff as presents for your true love on Valentine's Day. Well that's what I heard on the radio. Mind you, I think the presenter was reading from one of the national tabloids, which, as we've come to expect, print anything
Douglas Craig has no intentions of quitting as chairman of York City - even if the club is relegated to the Nationwide Conference. Although he steadfastly believes the club will avoid the dreaded drop, Craig insisted he won't be stepping down unless there
FORMER York City skipper Chris Fairclough is unhappy at the Minstermen's decision to terminate his contract and has put the matter in the hands of the Professional Footballers' Association. The 36-year-old today said that his contract was ended by the
York City is bidding to take over the former Lumley Barracks site on its doorstep at Bootham Crescent. City chairman Douglas Craig disclosed the club's move during an online debate for thisisyork readers last night - but today agents handling the sale
Police searching for missing York woman Carli Barry are investigating possible sightings after the Evening Press, owners of thisisyork, launched a city-wide poster campaign in the hope of finding her safe and well. An inquiry team has been established
AN ENGINEERING consultancy with a base in York has been named as one of the best companies in the UK for which to work. Oscar Faber, which has an office at Clifton Moor, was ranked 46th in the country in a Sunday Times survey. The survey, which is based
RANGE Powermax, the York- based manufacturer of hot water and heating systems, has been awarded the Investor in People National Standard. The company, in James Nicolson Link, Clifton Moor, is part of the £750 million Baxi Group. The award recognises Range
I MUST respond to John Atkin ('Crack down on bikes', Letters, February 9). The suggestion that we have "a two-wheel-friendly council which doesn't care about pedestrians" does not tally with the council's published policy which places the transport needs
SO the City Screen is to apply for a full-on licence (Letters, February 10). Will this threaten cafe bars with ordinary full on-licences? Does this mean 24-hour boozing in Coney Street? We should be told. William Owen, The Village, Wigginton, York. Updated
Thousands of posters are set to appear in windows across York, calling for the controversial Coppergate Riverside scheme to be scrapped. York Green Party has launched the coloured posters featuring Clifford's Tower and the slogan: "Save our Heritage!
Woodhouse Grange saw their unbeaten record ended when their last man was run out off the penultimate delivery to give Thirsk a thrilling two-run win. An unbeaten 40 from skipper Des Wyrill and 40 for Oliver Grant had set Thirsk on the way to victory.
Acomb Men's played well in a goalless draw with Sheffield Uni Bankers in Yorkshire League division one. Acomb found themselves under pressure for the first ten minutes but gradually started to create chances and should have taken the lead but shot narrowly
The suspicions of a Whitby solicitor ended a crime spree by a conman who stole wallets from 50 lawyers' offices by posing as a fire extinguisher safety checker. Gary Gwyer used the credit cards and identities of the solicitors he stole from to net almost
An Internet website telling miners how to fool doctors and cash in on a multi-million-pound compensation scam has been closed down by the Government. The 18-page website told callers how to fake and exaggerate symptoms of Vibration White Finger (VWF)
A unique scheme which aims to raise pupils' achievements across York has received a huge cash boost to fund it for a further three years. The Schools Learning Together charitable trust was set up three years ago to encourage schools to share expertise
A village near York narrowly escaped being marooned by floodwaters for the fourth time in less than a year today. The River Ouse - swollen by weekend rain in the Dales - peaked at just over 12 feet above normal in the early hours. The road into Naburn
Residents of the City Mills sheltered housing complex in Skeldergate, who were forced to evacuate in ten minutes in November after water entered their electricity sub-station and caused a power failure, told floods minister Elliot Morley of their experiences
Douglas Craig has no intentions of quitting as chairman of York City - even if the club is relegated to the Nationwide Conference. Although he steadfastly believes the club will avoid the dreaded drop, Craig insisted he won't be stepping down unless there
Does romance exist beyond St Valentine's Day? MAXINE GORDON tracks down real-life Romeos who've got the love bug all year round LIKE thousands of other women across North Yorkshire, Beth Dale will be receiving a gift from her beloved to mark St Valentine's
The thoughts of Jo Haywood a thirty something mum 'SO what have you been up to today?" he asks as he sheds his outdoor clothes and leaves them in a tangled pile on the kitchen carpet, dumps his bag on the cooker and throws his sandwich box in the vague
Barton Dante, who showed plenty of promise on her debut at Wetherby last month, can underline her potential at Musselburgh tomorrow. The Mick Easterby-trained mare, owned by Sir Stanley Clarke, who is also the owner of high-class hurdler Barton, goes
Welsh Wembley winner Lee Nogan has outlined his plans for the rest of the season - fire York City to Division Three safety. The much-travelled 31-year-old striker is eager to bolster an attack that has scored just once this year and is determined to stop
York's newest big investors are on the road to making millions - thanks to a brainy cyber-beauty called Alexa. Alexa is a smart computer system capable of hearing and responding to the human voice. She is set to revolutionise call centres - and she is
A toddler has died after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians in the centre of Scarborough. The little girl, who has not been named, was confirmed dead on arrival at hospital in Scarborough after she was seriously injured in the crash outside the
SUNDORA, the supplier of dried fruit and nuts in Pocklington, has opened a massive purpose-built distribution centre on the Airfield Industrial Estate at Full Sutton. And developers believe that it marks the start of a new boom in industrial building
A NEW North Yorkshire e-commerce and marketing consultancy is helping to put one of Norway's leading manufacturers of specialist sleeping bags and jackets on the worldwide map. Kariba, launched in Harrogate in January, immediately developed and project-managed
BEST-SELLING Californian author and business guru Michael Gerber will be principal speaker at a two-day national seminar, backed by York accountants Hunter Gee & Holroyd, which starts on Monday, February 26. The seminar, designed to help the region's
A YORK-based construction firm is helping to bring the rail network up to scratch with a £250,000 revamp of a Yorkshire railway station. Guildford Construction, of Huntington, responsible for revamping Pickering railway station, has now begun work at
THE Glen Garage, in Heworth, York, has won the title of best Suzuki dealership in the North. The Japanese manufacturers voted the 15-person team as the top for sales so far in 2001 out of a dozen dealerships in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire.
AMERICANS with an insatiable appetite for food and drink supplied by York and North Yorkshire companies will visit the region in the Spring. The visit is being organised by the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce with Business Link North Yorkshire
MANY parts of the district are yet again flooded and the great debate rambles on about how much repairing existing defences and creating new ones will cost and who will pay for them. The authorities can quickly estimate the cost. As for who is going to
A unique scheme which aims to raise pupils' achievements across York has received a huge cash boost to fund it for a further three years. The Schools Learning Together charitable trust was set up three years ago to encourage schools to share expertise
Petty Crimes, Contemporary Images Of Childhood Play, York City Art Gallery, until March 25 YORK City Art Gallery is in the news for showing a "controversial" touring exhibition, initiated and organised by the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne. The
Dringhouses, reigning champions of York and District Leeper Hare League Reserve A, went down to their first league defeat of the season against St John's College. Andy Stephens scored the only goal of the game for the College in the 90th minute. Nearest
Household furnishings fit for a king have been put back on public display in York after hours of painstaking work. A pair of 100 year-old curtains, in storage for decades at the Treasurer's House, York, have been returned to their original glory thanks
Charlotte Hutchinson, as Gretel, and Lucy Addlington, as Lady Vane, prepare for a magical world of storytelling for half-term at York's Castle Museum. Traditional tales and scary stories will be told at the museum as part of the holiday event, Bewitching
Relegation is staring City of York in the face after a couple of 2-1 defeats over the weekend. York were well on top of their Northern Counties Hockey League premier division encounter with Harrogate in the first 20 minute with Rob Hines outstanding.
City of York Ladies drew 2-2 at home to fellow strugglers Timperley in North League division one, with all the goals coming in an action-packed first half. York had the encouragement of an early lead when Karen Howells scored with a powerful shot from
If you're not the hearts-and-flowers type and are looking for an unorthodox way to treat your loved one this St Valentine's Day look no further than York Dungeon. The ghostly museum of the macabre is inviting young hearts to spend the most romantic date
FORMER York City skipper Chris Fairclough is unhappy at the Minstermen's decision to terminate his contract and has put the matter in the hands of the Professional Footballers' Association. The 36-year-old today said that his contract was ended by the
A York man who hit a toddler twice on the face in uncontrolled anger was today starting 12 months in jail. Dean McKenzie, 25, was looking after the two-year-old boy when he gripped him and slapped him, York Crown Court heard. "This was a violent assault
Welsh Wembley winner Lee Nogan has outlined his plans for the rest of the season - fire York City to Division Three safety. The much-travelled 31-year-old striker is eager to bolster an attack that has scored just once this year and is determined to stop
More than 300 flood victims across Yorkshire have now benefited from a special fund launched by the Archbishop of York in the wake of the November disaster. The appeal fund, kicked off with a £1,000 donation from TV personality Sir Jimmy Savile, has raised
Helping clever children is not easy. As the Government announces plans for a National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, STEPHEN LEWIS finds how one York school educates its brightest youngsters IT'S not every youngster who'll admit to feeling enthusiastic
Fashions for little people have never been trendier, reports MAXINE GORDON EMBROIDERED denim, Fifties-style cardis, combat gear and gingham headscarves are all key looks from the catwalk. But grown-ups won't be the only people wearing these trendy items
ALEXA is not just a pretty face. She can tell you how to plumb in a washing machine, help you to choose a mortgage, and advise on your credit card payments. More importantly to employers, she is always right, she never takes a day off sick and her working
AS yet, no one has created a virtual football club chairman. But the Evening Press went close last night when we launched Douglas Craig into cyberspace. The York City FC chairman has always enjoyed a turbulent relationship with the fans. So it is to his
