IT is far too early to speculate about what went wrong this time. All we can do is absorb the terrible news. Once more, rail passengers have set off for another day at work and never arrived. Once more, we stare unbelievingly at pictures of mangled metal
EVERY part of British life has been affected by the foot and mouth outbreak. Parks are closed. Dozens of sporting fixtures have been cancelled: racing has been called off altogether. But all of these restrictions are minor irritations compared to what
York Schoolboys Under-11s are in action in the North of England Predator football seven-a-side finals on Saturday. The competition will be staged at Chester-le-Street and players are asked to meet at the Riverside Farm pub on the A19 at 9.30am. The squad
At around 6.10am today, as heavy snow was falling, a man was driving his Land Rover westbound along the M62. A tyre on the vehicle, which was pulling a low-loader carrying a car, blew out and he lost control in the treacherous conditions. All three vehicles
Passengers from York involved in today's rail disaster have spoken of their experiences. Drama student Janine Edwards, 22, was travelling from the city to London for a college interview when the accident occurred. She said: "It was still dark and at first
STEPHEN Lewis's article (February 22), made a valid point in comparing the huge number of readers' letters on the never-ending cyclist/motorist/pedestrian debate against the small number on weightier subjects such as the bombing of Iraq. During the last
I WISH to express my wholehearted support for the Shopmobility scheme now operating in York. This week I enjoyed its benefits for the first time. I had been determined to rely on my own two feet to get around the city centre shops but ultimately my pride
Pickering Town are through to the semi-finals of the Northern Counties East League Wilkinson Sword Trophy. They defeated Louth United 2-1 last night, with the winner coming in the second half from Adam Wash. Phil O'Reilly scored his ninth goal of the
Nestle Rowntree Athletic Club's junior girls achieved team successes at the English Cross Country Championships at Maiden Castle, Durham. The venue, which staged the 1995 World Championships, provided both a first class course and a true cross country
As the foot and mouth crisis deepens York Amalgamation events are still open. But anglers are being urged to use their discretion and try to avoid venues close to farmland. Likely sites are Beningbrough Park, Red House, Howsham Hall and Claxton Park.
Sporting fixtures in North Yorkshire are under threat this weekend as concerns rise over the spread of foot and mouth disease. Rugby, football, fishing and golf are all suffering the affects as the crisis deepens. York Rugby Union Club's matches are in
The racing industry in North Yorkshire was bracing itself for massive financial losses after the sport was suspended for a week in response to concerns over the foot and mouth crisis. And should the ban be imposed for longer than the initial seven days
A North Yorkshire farm is under investigation after a lamb it supplied was found to have foot and mouth disease. The animal, which has been confirmed as having been supplied from a farm belonging to John Hicks, who runs Cockpit Farm, at Hovingham, near
March 1st is World Book Day. To celebrate, CHRIS TITLEY asked writers and readers to name some of their favourite books - and those they'd rather not be seen reading. ONE of the themes of the fourth World Book Day is Get Caught Reading. Celebrities including
A York man who survived a train disaster 15 years ago told today how he awoke to hear his wife had herself been caught up in today's terrible crash. Virginia Shaw told her husband she had broken her leg but had survived today's Selby crash. Bill Shaw,
By a "ghoulish coincidence" the same engine that was involved in October's Hatfield fatal derailment was involved in today's collision. Locomotive 91023, which remained intact in the collision which killed 13, also survived the Hatfield crash as it powers
MICHAEL McIntyre's letter ('Parking perils', February 23) is astonishing for the number of gross inaccuracies and sweeping generalisations it contains. A simple phone call to me would have been sufficient to set the record straight. The city council has
SANDS is a wonderful organisation and Fiona and Graham Hobson are a very courageous couple (Evening Press, February 21). I cannot speak highly enough of the staff at York District Hospital and their care in the tragic circumstances of stillbirth and neo-natal
THIS conversation was overheard in a York coffee bar. First estate agent: "I've got a collection of Vietnamese dong, a fistful of Euros and I could paper the downstairs bathroom with my Costa Rican colons." Second estate agent: "That's nothing. You should
A burglar who tied up a family after posing as a policeman is being hunted in North Yorkshire. The man, who was wearing a full police uniform, forced his way into a house in Hackness Road, Scawby, near Scarborough, after the house owner opened the door
Clifton Ladies were made to work hard for their 5-4 home win over Selby 77 in division one of the York Badminton League. The best display of the match came from Selby's Julie Smythe and Gayle Bradley who took three wins for 90-50. Shelagh Barker and Mel
A teenage car criminal was today starting eight months behind bars for flouting a driving ban within weeks of it being imposed. Last November Judge Paul Hoffman warned the 17-year-old from York to mend his ways or be locked up. He put the youth on supervision
War veterans will keep the memory of their bravery alive in York's finest building. The eight remaining members of the city's branch of the Dunkirk Veterans' Association, all at least 80 years old, will gather for the last time next month for a special
Black Swan, Pickering took a huge leap forward in the bid to retain their Beckett League first division crown beating Kirkbymoorside Reserves 2-1. Black Swan took a deserved lead after 26 minutes. Richard Holtby, a former Moorsider player, threaded a
Police on the north side of York are to turn up the heat on drunken louts, nuisance youths, drug dealers and violent criminals over the coming year. Officers in the area, which covers Clifton, Haxby, Huntington and surrounding areas, hope to build on
South Bank were knocked off the top of Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'B' by their nearest rivals, Wigginton Black Horse. Goals from Jason Evans, Frankie Adams, Shaun Moulds and an own goal gave Black Horse a 4-0 home win. At the foot of
York City are today considering whether they will have to find somewhere else to train in the midst of the foot and mouth crisis. City's Wiggington road training complex is in the heart of farmland on the Helmsley road leaving manager Terry Dolan to liaise
Elizabeth Jones is to leave York Theatre Royal in May after a decade as executive director. Explaining her decision, she said: "I will, in a few months, have been here ten years, far longer than I have spent in any job. It's been a fantastic time in many
Thousands of tons of potatoes are rotting in the fields of North Yorkshire, following a disastrously wet and frosty season. Potato growers across Yorkshire and County Durham are estimated to have lost 120,000 tons of spuds worth £11.5 million. Many potatoes
This Stamford Bridge teenager is on cloud nine after being named the best female line-dancer in the world. She has beaten off stiff competition to be given the title and even had to wait more than a month before judges finally decided she was the champion
As foot and mouth sweeps the land and crops fail because of the disastrous growing season, farmers must be wondering where the next disaster will come from. STEPHEN LEWIS reports IT'S the waiting that's worst. As the countryside came to a virtual standstill
