Former England midfield maestro Paul Gascoigne could appear at Bootham Crescent tonight. Gazza, who has been sidelined for almost two months by a thigh injury, may figure for Everton reserves against Leeds United reserves at York City's home as he steps
"Cruel, but composed and bland, Dumb, inscrutable and grand, So Tiberius might have sat, Had Tiberius been a cat." SO wrote Matthew Arnold (1822-88), British poet and critic. How right he was, for unlike dogs that look up to humans, and pigs that treat
COULD Butt-Ugly Martians lead members of RICH to the promised land? The facially challenged cartoon aliens are included in the list of visual media programmes marketed by the Just Group in whom our intrepid members of Ridings Investment Club Holdings
THE Money Shop in Micklegate, York, has begun offering the Western Union's instant money transfer service. It follows a partnership deal between the electronic transaction service and the Money Shop's 380 outlets.
I APPLAUD the Evening Press campaign to support GNER's claim to win the new contract. The rail network has come in for a lot of ridicule lately but GNER has always provided a good and courteous service. This bid is crucial for the prosperity of York's
AS the duty manager at the time Charles Hutchinson and his party attended our restaurant in Coppergate on the date in question (Letters, February 24), I must take full responsibility for the non-availability of the table, which, as quite rightly stated
STEPHEN LEWIS meets a woman who is used to taking complaints on the chin IF YOU thought the British were a nation who never complained, Debbie Hurworth would soon be able to put you right. The 42-year-old customer services manager with York department
A SEMINAR on the advantages of buy-to-let property investment has been organised by the Yorkshire Bank at the Jarvis Hotel, York, on Monday April 2. The event will include York speakers from Yorkshire Bank, property consultancy DTZ Debenham Tie Leung,
SWALLOW Hotel, York becomes the York Marriott Hotel from March 19. It follows the sale by hotels-to-brewing group Whitbread of Swallow Inns and restaurants to Enterprise Inns for £119 million. The York hotel is one of 27 which is being rebranded.
TEAMWORK Direct, the York marketing company has been appointed by the London-based Muscular Dystrophy Campaign to verify all 50,000 records on the charity's donor database.
Two men were taken to York District Hospital today after a three-vehicle crash on the A19 just north of Riccall. A maroon Ford Fiesta, a red Vauxhall Cavalier and a 7.5 tonne Ford lorry were involved in the collision at about 10am. Police said the drivers
One hundred extra jobs have been created at Norwich Union Life in York in the past year - and there could be more to come. Chief Executive Philip Scott revealed today that the life assurance and pensions giant now employs 2,400 people at offices in the
Soaring house prices could have serious implications for homelessness in York, support groups warned today. Home owners are sitting on a gold mine as York prices rose by 24 per cent in the past year. But for first-time buyers and renters, prices have
An equaliser four minutes from time denied City of York Ladies victory at home to North League leaders Ben Rhydding, but the 2-2 draw was no less than York deserved. York started nervously, going behind to a sixth-minute goal. But following coach Jerry
City of York I remain firmly rooted at the foot of the NCHL Premiership following a 7-4 defeat at second-placed Southport. Southport's major weapon was a clinically effective short corner routine, which they used to good advantage against the injury-hit
Heavy snow will hit North and East Yorkshire tonight, weather experts have warned. Snow which is sweeping across Scotland today is moving south slowly. A weather expert said: "It isn't really going to hit until tonight. There will be a few inches of snowfall
As the foot and mouth outbreak tightened its grip today, more than 100 workers were sent home from Malton Bacon Factory. And a North Yorkshire MP called for footpaths to be closed. Refuse collections from farms were suspended in Hambleton in a bid to
Frustrated Paddy Handley has vowed to stick by York Wasps for the immediate future despite their "embarrassing" defeat by Sheffield Eagles at the weekend. Rumours were circulating after Sunday's heavy loss that Handley was about to become the latest player
Cabinet Office Minister Lord Falconer was in York today to see the city's pioneering Truancy Watch scheme first hand. Lord Falconer, who is the minister responsible for the Millennium Dome, joined York police's youth action officer, PC Jon Palmer, and
Ryedale's MP John Greenway was the only local Member of Parliament to declare a substantial income from outside politics last year. In the Register of Members' Interests, he listed an income of between £10,000 and £15,000 as president of the Institute
The death of Sir Donald Bradman at the weekend not only robbed the cricket world of its greatest batsman but it also severed a strong link between Yorkshire and Australia. On no other Test ground in England did Bradman milk runs so extravagantly as at
The wife of a senior North Yorkshire police officer who has been allowed to retire with his reputation intact after a damaging two-year probe today spoke of her family's relief. The force announced that Chief Inspector Peter Turnbull, Det Sgt Jim Hartnett
A gang of credit card tricksters met their match in Monks Cross Shopping Centre when they travelled from London and Manchester to target Yorkshire cities. The three men had already "hit" hi-tech stores and a superstore in three different Hull shopping
Surely few romantic reunions can match this - a loved one meant to be thousands of miles away, waiting on a quayside for a seafarer to sail into one of the world's most spectacular harbours. It happened to a Wilberfoss couple - and it was a complete surprise
Tony Blair announced a ten-year plan to crack down on criminals yesterday. But what do those at the sharp end of crime think should be done? CHRIS TITLEY and STEPHEN LEWIS find out The victim PENSIONER Brian Rowan is disabled and in constant pain. On
A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease involves an animal from Yorkshire, it was revealed this afternoon. Four more cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed, as chief veterinary officer Jim Scudamore reported new outbreaks in Anglesey in north
As the foot and mouth outbreak tightened its grip today, more than 100 workers were sent home from Malton Bacon Factory. And a North Yorkshire MP called for footpaths to be closed. Refuse collections from farms were suspended in Hambleton in a bid to
BY any standards, it was an extraordinary meeting. The leaders of the three political groups on City of York Council united against their own officials, accusing them of lying and financial incompetence. The sheer force of the attack will have shaken
LORD Falconer was in York today to see the city's pioneering Truancy Watch scheme. He will be impressed with the results: youth crime in school hours has fallen by two thirds since it began. The scheme also means that vulnerable youngsters are not wandering
International saver Russ Howarth admits York City's rise from rock bottom of the Football League has softened his basement blues. Howarth is currently on England duty training with his under-18 team mates ahead of their friendly match with Holland at
Donnybrook, trained at Welburn by Bob Woodhouse, can land the feature race at Wetherby tomorrow. The eight-year-old, who gave notice of a return to winning form on his latest outing on this course, bids for the £10,000 Tote On Racing Channel Showcase
The Japanese are looking closely at York's bio-science genius. RON GODFREY talks to the trio who helped to draw their attention to the city GISMO gurus in York gawp at Kaoru Hasegawa's mobile phone, but as she takes her own photo with it and instantly
A "breathalyser" which can tell whether you have a peptic ulcer, has been invented by a York entrepreneur. Ian Townsend of Ouseburn, former boss of Sheffield United football club and now chief executive of The Medical House Plc (TMH) has announced that
THE first four of 14 new curtain-sided trailers have arrived at the Ripon headquarters of Potter Group as the logistics specialist company takes on bigger blue chip international contracts. It is part of an investment worth more than £250,000, with each
A YORK company that supplies weather protection systems for scaffolding is reaching new heights with the aid of Business Link North Yorkshire. Industrial Textiles & Plastics Limited (ITP) of Providence Hill, Husthwaite, York, has attained ISO 9002
The JUST Group has earned the RICH members' tag as the "tip of the month". The leading integrated licensing and visual media company has just announced pre-tax profits in its interim results to the end of October of £1.23 million - an increase over last
SCORES of new jobs in York will be on offer at a hospitality and tourism jobs fair at the Hilton Hotel in Tower Street, on Saturday March 17. The annual fair, organised by York Tourism Training, starts at 10 am and will feature vacancies ranging from
Valuable gold jewellery was snatched during a daylight raid on York Minster, police said this afternoon. About 20 items, including Celtic-style earrings, pendants and chains, were grabbed from a display case at the Minster's gift shop while employees'
FLY over the Full Sutton industrial estate and you can see the extent of the potential boom promised by Simon Pocklington. Banking in his four-seater Cutlass, Mr Pocklington, managing director of RM English & Son, points towards the patchwork quilt
DAVE STANFORD takes it easy in a city of scholars OXFORD is 'that sweet city with her dreaming spires'. And also motorised school desks. Its famous golden stone university buildings have seen many of the world's leading statesmen and politicians, scientists
I LIVE on Huntington Road overlooking the River Foss, a very pleasant aspect if it was not for all the litter, mainly polythene bags left by the steady stream of dog-walkers who use the path and field. We are so fortunate to have these facilities with
A BIG thank you to the gentleman who came to my aid after a fall in Green Lane, Clifton. He took me home in his car and saw me safely inside, then called the following morning to make sure I had suffered no ill effects. A true, Good Samaritan and a very
STEPHEN LEWIS meets a woman who, with the help of York naturopath Atul Shah, found a natural way to good health THERE are, sometimes, moments in our lives that we can look back on and think: yes, that was a turning point. For June Walker, just such a
YOU will have to excuse me if my words are a little slurrrred (sorrrry!) this week but the Haywood household has been in something of a celebratory mood. After weeks of walking around with upper lips so stiff you could hang your hat on them, we have all
A PROPERTY tycoon today flagged up a series of multi-million pound projects designed to spark a business boom in Monks Cross. Peter Smith, surveyor and developer has launched a massive office building campaign with the unveiling of his latest vision there
A £23 million project to build new student accommodation for the University of York will be handed over to the university free of charge. A complicated deal will ensure that the 742 student bedrooms on two campus sites, mainly for postgraduates, will
Yorkshire Forward Chairman, Graham Hall, today called for the Chancellor to deliver a budget in favour of business and innovation in Yorkshire and Humber. Having welcomed the recent quarter percent interest rate cut by the Bank of England, Mr Hall asked
The way to an importer's heart is through his stomach. Here, especially for Business Press, Minister for Trade RICHARD CABORN talks of the special significance of a visit to North Yorkshire next month by buyers from the US A mission of a dozen US food
A NORTH Yorkshire factory plans to take its latest award in relaxed fashion. Dunlopillo, of Pannal, Harrogate, has won the Bed of the Year 2001 at the Furniture Industry Awards - the industry's equivalent of the Oscars. The £27.5 million turnover company
NEARLY half of the insolvent companies in the north east failed because of poor management decisions. And more than half of them had previous financial difficulties but failed to learn the lesson that help should be sought early on in a crisis. These
BUSINESS studies students are to benefit from a new resource pack produced by Boston Spa-based company MBA Publishing. The company has just launched the sixth edition of The Times 100 Case Studies, which features real life business issues from different
A POCKLINGTON business consultancy has been approved by the Government to set up a "compare and help" programme for enterprises throughout the North. Equas Cost Management Solutions, whose head office is in Percy Road, Pocklington, has become the first
AXCESS Technology based in Clifton Moor is changing its name to Panja Ltd. The firm which designs, develops and markets advanced electronic equipment software that extends Internet content to non-PC devices including stereos and televisions, is a wholly-owned
EDDIE Brown Tours of York has earned a silver award for Coach Operator of the Year - the fourth successive year it has been a finalists in the industry 'Oscars.' The award, in the category for operators with fleet sizes of between 16 and 40 coaches, was
TWO staff members of Osbaldwick-based kitchen and bathroom specialist Smith Brothers (York) Ltd have attained NVQ Customer Service Level 3 qualifications. They are Paul Dickinson, who joined the firm as a trainee from college in July, 1995, and is now
YORK-based Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has agreed to become patron of the Heating and Ventilating Contractor's Association summit 2001 conference at Le Meridien Hotel, London, on Wednesday March 7.
ACTIVITY at Hull & Goole docks increased by five per cent over the year 2000, reports Associated British Ports Holdings (ABP), at the same time as announcing pre tax profits of £124.3 million - ten per cent more than in 1999 - involving all 23 of
Derby honours eluded Tadcaster men's 1sts beaten 2-0 at Boston Spa. In a tight tussle Boston went ahead in the opening ten minutes after a well-worked move down the right flank. Injury-hit Tadcaster were only kept in the game by goalkeeper Steve Watson
A York judge jailed a man for more than three years to crack down on an "epidemic" of violence on local buses. Sean Stuart Carter, 29, subjected elderly people, women and children to prolonged swearing and abuse on a journey from Leeds to Malton, York
Several York Acorn members are running in the London Marathon this year for charities, personal bests and first attempts at the distance. Anyone wishing to train with the Acorn contingent over the next two months, or are just seeking advice, are welcome
York runners produced superb performances at both individual and team level at Saturday's English National Cross Country Championships at Durham. Over an excellent three lap course incorporating firm running conditions, mud and hills, the men's race produced
Kevin Lund leads the Marston Moor Villages League most wins table with 16 successes from 17 matches. Lund's Royal Oak side top the league table by six points following an 8-1 at Pavilion whose winner was Malcolm Davey, including a double-board ton for
The retiring chairman of York City Rowing Club, Caroline Sherlock, performed her last official duty on Sunday when she christened the club's new state of the art Eight "Viking Warrior". The boat coasting nearly £15,000 was built by the same company who
Former England midfield maestro Paul Gascoigne could appear at Bootham Crescent tonight. Gazza, who has been sidelined for almost two months by a thigh injury, may figure for Everton reserves against Leeds United reserves at York City's home as he steps
Hairdresser Lawton Henry tackled a woman who had allegedly run off with a handbag from his shop. Lawton, who works in Walmgate, York, rugby-tackled the woman and wrestled her to the floor, shouting for someone to call the police. He then held the woman
International saver Russ Howarth admits York City's rise from rock bottom of the Football League has softened his basement blues. Howarth is currently on England duty training with his under-18 team mates ahead of their friendly match with Holland at
A former president of the Yorkshire Law Society was jailed for 12 months after admitting stealing thousands from his clients. Solicitor Roger Hartley moved more than £67,000 from clients' accounts to his own in an effort to stave off bankruptcy, Leeds
Frustrated Paddy Handley has vowed to stick by York Wasps for the immediate future despite their "embarrassing" defeat by Sheffield Eagles at the weekend. Rumours were circulating after Sunday's heavy loss that Handley was about to become the latest player
