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  • Big race jockey can hit the winning trail

    Adie Smith, who teams-up with Inn At The Top, North Yorkshire's leading hope in in the Martell Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, can get in the winning vein at Musselburgh tomorrow. This stylish jockey renews his assocation with My Shenandoah - a

  • Family's firebomb terror

    A family of four were forced to flee when their home was firebombed early today. Richard and Angela Grimbley and their two sons, John and Chris, were awoken by an explosion on their doorstep in Ryecroft, Strensall, just after 1.30am. A brick had been

  • Disturbed by MP

    I FIND it saddening that a serving MP, John Townend, has made such disturbing comments in a speech made at the East Wolds and Coastal Conservative Association annual meeting, held in Driffield, (March 28). Not only did he condemn recent 'immigrants',

  • Short straw, long life

    Scientists now think shorties live longer, Stephen Lewis looks at the advanges of being compact. SHORT, weedy men are less attractive to the opposite sex than tall hunks, according to the latest ground-breaking research. Boffins at the medical research

  • Ask the experts: I keep failing

    Q I have failed my driving test three times, on the same thing. I am taking it again in three weeks, can you help me pass please? A Yes I can help you pass, but not just by writing an answer in this column. If you contact me through the Evening Press,

  • Pikes' powerful punchline

    FIRST-HALF goal power steered Northern Counties East League first division leaders Pickering Town to a six of the best show. The Pikes toppled visitors Hatfield Main 3-0, all the goals coming in a first-half blitz, to strengthen the hosts' championship

  • Gallant York pay penalty

    York stared an elusive first North Two East victory of the season in the face - and finally lost 17-14 to Beverley, whose full-back Mike Kilgannon converted a late penalty. After a tough season it was very much to York's credit that they summoned the

  • Malton graft to chop Barnsley

    After the previous week's setback Malton got back to winning ways, although not without a few scares in their 24-17 Yorkshire Three success at Barnsley. Having already amassed nearly 100 points in the two previous encounters against a spirited Barnsley

  • Selby head for thrilling finale

    Steadfast Selby kept right on track for a Yorkshire One promotion play-off finale after toppling visitors North Ribblesdale. The 27-3 triumph nudged Selby into second place, one point clear of play-off rivals Wheatley Hills to heighten the prospects of

  • House prices set for 25pc hike

    A new study which shows house prices in North Yorkshire are set to rise by 25 per cent means tougher times ahead for those trying to get a foothold in the market. Figures from Your Mortgage magazine show property prices across North Yorkshire are set

  • Elsie's major milestone

    Celebrations were in order at a care home near York when resident Elsie Widgery notched up a major milestone. The Queen was among those who sent 100th birthday congratulations to Elsie at the Oaklands Country Rest Home, in Kirk Hammerton. The home's 26

  • Callum aims to repay Wasps

    Jack of all trades Callum Irving thought his days as a professional rugby league player were numbered - now he wants to repay York Wasps for handing him a career lifeline. The student international never expected to play at a high level again after suffering

  • Yorkshire's final flourish

    Yorkshire concluded their pre-season cricket tour of South Africa with a splendid victory over Lancashire by 36 runs in the 45 overs match at Newlands. The Roses triumph was set up by Anthony McGrath who further impressed new coach Wayne Clark by thrashing

  • Residents' joy as plan axed

    Residents who say their lives are being blighted by heavy traffic have welcomed the withdrawal of an application to bring more industry to their village. As reported, 40 of the 500-strong workforce at Portasilo Ltd, in Huntington, York, are to lose their

  • Police purge on sports bikers

    High-speed motorcycle riders could be fast-tracked through the courts, North Yorkshire police and two other forces warned today. Officers announced the new hard line as their latest effort to slow down riders and cut the annual carnage on the county's

  • City 'wasted golden chance'

    Gutted Chris Brass believes York City will bounce back quickly after suffering their first defeat in ten games. Brass, skipper in the absence of the suspended Steve Agnew, confessed City had wasted a golden chance to move nearer to safety after Saturday's

  • Man quizzed over death

    A man arrested by police investigating the death of a man found with head injuries on a footpath has been released on bail after questioning. The 27-year-old local man was taken into police custody and interviewed before being released on Saturday. A

  • Education shake-up for York

    A new temporary boss is to take over York's education department for a term with back-up from three of the city's headteachers. Jim Winter, currently deputy education director at Wakefield Council, is to run the department for the City of York Council

  • Pilgrims punish Minstermen

    York City chief Terry Dolan chastised his defence for a lack of concentration after Plymouth Argyle brought the Minstermen's nine game unbeaten run to a halt at Bootham Crescent. City looked well set to make it ten games undefeated after Mark Bower's

  • Body pulled from River Foss

    The body of a man has been pulled from a river in the centre of York. Police were called to Castle Mills Bridge, in Tower Street, after a passer-by spotted the body in the River Foss, just behind the new Travelodge Hotel. Members of the Underwater Search

  • Tears of sorrow at Minster service

    Mourners gathered to remember the North Yorkshire rail disaster dead at York Minster on Saturday. Lines of seats were punctuated by wheelchairs, a clear sign that many lives remain in disarray following the crash at Great Heck that left ten dead. So soon

  • Why I'm losing the chore war

    I'VE lost count of the number of times my boss has given me a dressing down for untidiness. The state of my desk, the floor around it and the drawers that never shut due to mounds of paper are, as is pointed out to me, not only a health hazard but must

  • Yorkshire's final flourish

    Yorkshire concluded their pre-season cricket tour of South Africa with a splendid victory over Lancashire by 36 runs in the 45 overs match at Newlands. The Roses triumph was set up by Anthony McGrath who further impressed new coach Wayne Clark by thrashing

  • Painful lesson for Wasps

    Less than two years ago, York Wasps ended their season with a 70-8 hammering of a despairing Oldham side at Huntington Stadium. Yesterday the re-built Roughyeds showed just how quicky the tables can turn. The scoreline was almost identical only this time

  • Just get on with it

    IT should have been a rare day when rail passengers could enjoy entirely good news. Not only has the Government agreed to bring forward its extra funding for Railtrack, but GNER has launched a £5 ticket from York to London. But the optimism engendered

  • City 'wasted golden chance'

    Gutted Chris Brass believes York City will bounce back quickly after suffering their first defeat in ten games. Brass, skipper in the absence of the suspended Steve Agnew, confessed City had wasted a golden chance to move nearer to safety after Saturday's

  • Shock move in rail franchise battle

    The wrangle over the future of the East Coast Main Line took a twist today with a shock announcement by John Prescott. He revealed that GNER's bid to keep the franchise for the key route from York to London must suffer another delay - and that a new joint

  • Back on alert

    Goals change games always seems the most hackneyed of phrases. But never could a clich so perfectly sum-up York City's first defeat in ten games. A game of two halves would not be too far away from the truth neither. For City had never looked in any danger

  • Shame old story

    STEPHEN LEWIS comes clean about a disease which makes some people literally die of embarrassment IT was a year or so after the birth of her son Michael that June Armstrong first began to get abdominal pains. They weren't that bad - except when Michael

  • Ask the experts: How do people find the time?

    Q I would like to do a lot more things with my life but I can never seem to find the time. How do people who have made it find time to do so many things? A The truth is that other people have no more time than you or I. Time is the great leveller, you

  • A hidden hero of York

    SOME years ago, Jean Thompson was on a river cruise down the Ouse. The skipper was delivering a commentary on all the famous riverside landmarks. As the boat sailed by what is now the Moat House Hotel, Mrs Thompson hoped to hear a few words about her

  • Crowds flock to TA display

    Record numbers of people turned out at the weekend to get an insight into the role of York's part-time soldiers. York MP Hugh Bayley and Lord Mayor of York Shan Braund were among the hundreds who visited the city's TA units for an open day at their base

  • Injuries cost All blacks victory

    A Catalogue of injuries eventually cost New Earswick All Blacks a surprise victory at promotion chasing Crosfields. At one stage the All Blacks led the Warrington outfit 14-4 but, after four players were forced to leave the field, they tired and were

  • Painful lesson for Wasps

    Less than two years ago, York Wasps ended their season with a 70-8 hammering of a despairing Oldham side at Huntington Stadium. Yesterday the re-built Roughyeds showed just how quicky the tables can turn. The scoreline was almost identical only this time

  • Back on alert

    Goals change games always seems the most hackneyed of phrases. But never could a clich so perfectly sum-up York City's first defeat in ten games. A game of two halves would not be too far away from the truth neither. For City had never looked in any danger

  • Crash site memorial garden plan

    A permanent memorial may be created to those who died in the Selby Rail Crash. Plans for a memorial garden on land overlooking the site of the disaster near the village of Great Heck are to be discussed with local people and those whose lives were touched

  • Callum aims to repay Wasps

    Jack of all trades Callum Irving thought his days as a professional rugby league player were numbered - now he wants to repay York Wasps for handing him a career lifeline. The student international never expected to play at a high level again after suffering

  • Pilgrims punish Minstermen

    York City chief Terry Dolan chastised his defence for a lack of concentration after Plymouth Argyle brought the Minstermen's nine game unbeaten run to a halt at Bootham Crescent. City looked well set to make it ten games undefeated after Mark Bower's