I'M sure Jeff Henderson means well by spouting percentages and GDP figures and Treasury data (April 2) but I must correct him on certain facts. In May 1979, the Tories inherited an inflation rate of nine per cent, not 27 per cent. Margaret Thatcher increased
IHAVE just spent three minutes and 50 seconds watching Shed 7's lead singer Rick Witter taking his kit off on video. No it wasn't a porno, it was a promo video to boost Shed's new single Cry For Help released on April 22, and produced and shot in York
GIVEN that bridleways are out of bounds, the planning for this month's bike ride took a little longer than usual. In the end I settled on a route around Bronte Country from a book by Richard Peace. I began in Haworth, turning right out of the car park
IT'S a case of "all change, please" at railway emporium The Locomotive. The York pub reopened this week after a two-week refurb. A useful 40 grand has been splashed out on the Watson Street house. Landlord Dave Hay is chuffed with the results, and so,
I LAST played golf 20 years ago, so when I was invited to have a go on the driving range at Matfen I was a little worried. Two decades ago I was a 'driving farce' in the Suffolk golfing fraternity and playing partners nicknamed me the Whirling Dervish
New rules on school meals were brought in this week to coincide with National School Meals Week, aimed at promoting healthy eating. Janet Hewison visited Huntington School in York to find out more. HOW many of us could resist a lovely portion of chips
ONE of York's less characterful corners could be given a facelift under new proposals. Developers are planning a revamp for an early 1950s shops block in one of the city's most popular tourist shopping streets. City planners are considering the scheme
STAGE and television personality Matthew Kelly spoke of his delight that our Hospice 2000 Appeal had reached the £1.8m mark. Matthew, currently starring in the York Theatre Royal production of Kafka's Dick, was at St Leonard's Hospice in York's Tadcaster
RESCUED from fishing nets and holidaymakers in the Mediterranean, two severely-injured sea creatures are enjoying the safer surroundings of North Yorkshire. Two loggerhead turtles - named Antiopi and Lefteris - are the new exotic residents at Scarborough
A HAUNTING chance discovery unearthed during excavations in an East Yorkshire village has turned out to be one of the most important archaeological finds in years. Workers disturbed a grave in Wetwang, near Pocklington, which had lain undisturbed since
TV HISTORIAN Michael Wood, the man chosen to replace Magnus Magnusson as the new voice of Jorvik, today opened the revamped attraction after completion of its £5 million face-lift. With the help of the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Shan Braund, Mr Wood, best-selling
DETECTIVES probing the murder of a North Yorkshire man are still searching for a motive and are appealing to villagers for help. Mystery surrounds the death of David Williamson, which police this week confirmed is the subject of a murder hunt. Further
It was homecoming time last night for the Voulez Vous York contingent: Karla Watt, standing in for Linda Ann Monks as Frida, and manager Lee James. To welcome them at the Barbican Centre were parties of tweenagers, a works do complete with sparkly wigs
A NORTH Yorkshire woman was killed instantly when her Vauxhall Nova car was in collision with an articulated lorry. The lorry overturned following the accident, at Mill House Nurseries, on the A63 just outside Osgodby, near Selby, causing major traffic
YORK Millennium Bridge should open unscathed by flooding next week - providing weathermen have got their forecasts right. Two flood warnings were in place today for the River Ouse in York following heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency said riverside
A YORK packaging factory - where wrappers for top chocs such as Kitkat are made for Nestl - is to close with the loss of 76 jobs. Lawson Mardon plans to shut its plant at Clifton Moor by the end of June, blaming the decision on a static UK market where
A YORK packaging factory - where wrappers for top chocs such as Kitkat are made for Nestl - is to close with the loss of 76 jobs. Lawson Mardon plans to shut its plant at Clifton Moor by the end of June, blaming the decision on a static UK market where
EXPERIENCED duo Alan Pallister and Mick Ramsden will make their long-awaited York Wasps return at Rochdale Hornets tomorrow. Club captain Pallister has completed a seven-match suspension while Ramsden finally looks to have overcome a long-standing hamstring
PREMIERSHIP champions Manchester United are rumoured to have cast their eye over York City number one Alan Fettis. United's chief scout Mick Brown was a notable spectator at Bootham Crescent as the Minstermen's unbeaten run was ended by Plymouth Argyle
THE Great Yorkshire Show is set to go ahead despite foot and mouth - minus the traditional farm animals. The Yorkshire Agriculture Society says it is "optimistic" the event can take place as planned at Harrogate from July 10-12. It will re-examine the
A YORK packaging factory - where wrappers for top chocs such as Kitkat are made for Nestl - is to close with the loss of 76 jobs. Lawson Mardon plans to shut its plant at Clifton Moor by the end of June, blaming the decision on a static UK market where
I HAVE been very interested to read lately of the concern of certain residents of Clifton about the Queen Anne School site, and the way that it was sold. If these concerned residents had been more concerned when there was a battle to keep the school in
WHEN we started our business some 25 years ago, F R Stubbs in Fossgate was one of our first local customers ('New owners moving Stubbs to a new site', April 5). As our company developed into the national supply of pub and restaurant furniture, the roles
I SEE Barratt Homes may develop the Clifton Preparatory School site in The Avenue, Clifton, York, now owned by St Peter's School. Clifton Preparatory School was founded and originally owned by its redoubtable headmistress, Miss Phyllis I Meaby. Miss Meaby
I AM a father of two, live in a three-bed semi and drive a diesel estate car. I work hard, get on with my neighbours, have short hair, no piercings and no tattoos. But all of a sudden I seem to have sprouted wings, horns and a pointed tail. Why? Because
I WOULD suggest to the powers that be that they would be better looking upstairs than downstairs for the spread of the dreaded foot and mouth disease. There isn't a county in the British Isles where you can travel without seeing a crow or magpie perched
THE appointment of Lee Crooks as Yorkshire coach this week showed rare foresight and courage by Rugby League chiefs. It could be seen as a strange move in some quarters, given Lee's lack of coaching experience and record to date. However, there is no
STAGE and television personality Matthew Kelly spoke of his delight that our Hospice 2000 Appeal had reached the £1.8m mark. Matthew, currently starring in the York Theatre Royal production of Kafka's Dick, was at St Leonard's Hospice in York's Tadcaster
YORK City following in the footsteps of would-be Euro kings Leeds United? It is surely beyond the realms of fantasy. However, it might not be too long before City are not just clinging to the coattails of their Premiership neighbours but matching them
New rules on school meals were brought in this week to coincide with National School Meals Week, aimed at promoting healthy eating. Janet Hewison visited Huntington School in York to find out more. HOW many of us could resist a lovely portion of chips
THE Great Yorkshire Show is set to go ahead despite foot and mouth - minus the traditional farm animals. The Yorkshire Agriculture Society says it is "optimistic" the event can take place as planned at Harrogate from July 10-12. It will re-examine the
HOSPITAL chiefs are celebrating meeting tight waiting list targets - which means local patients are benefiting from shorter waits for treatment and appointments. The York Health Trust has managed to hit its key targets for the last financial year, which
On the eve of the British Trade Craft Fair in Harrogate, CHRIS TITLEY talks to two exhibitors who followed their dream and turned their craft into a business. KJERSTI Olsen always loved modelling with Play-Doh at her school in Norway. Although she has
A VITAL service for people who have been traumatised by rape is struggling for survival after a bout of bad luck. York Rape Crisis (YRC), run on a shoestring budget by a small group of dedicated volunteers, had its computer stolen in January and is now
A HARROGATE hotel manager who turned fraudster was caught thanks to a "whistle blower", a court heard. Andrew John Sillars, 50, of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, was jailed for 12 months at York Crown Court yesterday after admitting theft from the White Hart
MARTIN Brown took over as professional at Fulford Golf Club this week following the retirement of Bryan Hessay, who had been in the post for 37 years. Brown, 30, pictured above, was born in Alsager, Cheshire, but is quickly settling in, assisted by his
TONIGHT Matthew, I'm going to be...singing at a rival theatre in York. Well, tomorrow night, actually, when Stars in Their Eyes star Ian Moor will be appearing at the Grand Opera House. The Hull crooner, who shot to fame with his rendition of Chris de
EXPERIENCED duo Alan Pallister and Mick Ramsden will make their long-awaited York Wasps return at Rochdale Hornets tomorrow. Club captain Pallister has completed a seven-match suspension while Ramsden finally looks to have overcome a long-standing hamstring
YORK City's trip to Shrewsbury Town today was called off because of a waterlogged pitch. The game fell casualty to heavy overnight rain when match referee Paul Rejer of Leamington Spa carried out an inspection shortly after the City party set off. But
PREMIERSHIP champions Manchester United are rumoured to have cast their eye over York City number one Alan Fettis. United's chief scout Mick Brown was a notable spectator at Bootham Crescent as the Minstermen's unbeaten run was ended by Plymouth Argyle
HEAD back to the countryside, Tony Blair urged us, in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. Tell the world, we're open for business. So we did. On a sunny spring Sunday we drove to the Alice Hawthorn pub in Nun Monkton, which is tucked away off the A59
YORK City's trip to Shrewsbury Town today was called off because of a waterlogged pitch. The game fell casualty to heavy overnight rain when match referee Paul Rejer of Leamington Spa carried out an inspection shortly after the City party set off. But
