Country pubs could be forced to close as business in North Yorkshire hits rock bottom because of foot and mouth restrictions. The county's rural inns are urging visitors to come back in a desperate effort to keep alive the great British pub experience
ORIENTEER Matthew Speake tracked down a major trophy at the annual awards ceremony of the York and District Schools' Athletic Association. The York College runner was presented with the Wilmott Trophy as the outstanding sixth-form sportsman in the York
NO ONE could burst St Oswald's South Sea bubble in the first-ever North Yorkshire Schools Tag Rugby Tournament at Huntington. Each school was given the name of a country to correspond with last year's Rugby League and Emerging Nations World Cups. York
REFERRING to John Townend's comments concerning immigrants, I have no wish to join the National Front and I usually vote for a person, not a party, when elections are held but I am bemused at the apparent hostility to the claim that this is an Anglo-Saxon
I FEEL so sorry for Sophie the Countess of Wessex - her only 'crime' was to be rather nave - and I think all this media hype has gone overboard. I blame the tabloid newspaper and the stupid idiot who dressed up as a Sheikh. They are the ones to blame.
SUPER-FIT duo Joanna Feasby and Natalie Cooper have proven themselves to be among the best young biathletes in the country. The York pair finished fifth and seventh in their respective sections of the National Schools' Biathlon Championships. The event
HAVING read the letter from Mr Layram about the peacocks for the museum gardens in York (April 4), I must admit that I am a little confused. Why can we not have exotic birds when we already have exotic plants? Mr Layram states "They are not adaptable
A QUARTET of girls from Oaklands School have a spring in their step after conquering Yorkshire to qualify for a national basketball final. The school's Under-14s girls team won the regional section of the 'Sunny D' three on three basketball competition
YOUR quiz for April 4 asked who was the first man to fly across the English Channel and you gave the answer as Louis Bleriot. This is not totally correct, while Bleriot was the pilot of the first aeroplane to cross the Channel, a Frenchman, Blanchard,
YORK College swimmers have qualified for the Bazuka National Schools' Team Relay Championships. The tournament will be held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Saturday. The York College team are Katie Sunderland, Rachel Stotten, Laura Priest
JOSEPH Rowntree School's Under-14 netballers have made it through to the national finals. The York youngsters recovered from a disastrous start to win the regional title at Rossett School's Sports Centre, Harrogate. But there was agony for their cross-city
Geography teacher David Foster is looking to put schools badminton on the map in York. Foster is backed by an impressive CV - he is a former England squad member, plays for Yorkshire, who currently lead the county championship by 17 points, and is a Yorkshire
A bitter husband whose attempts to kill a Tadcaster man ended in the deaths of two young sweethearts was today starting a life sentence. Jeffrey Jackson, 37, began plotting his revenge after discovering that his wife had resumed an affair with Tadcaster
A York store is making a desperate plea to its twin in America in a bid to reassure fearful US citizens that the city is open for business. Managers at the Asda store in Monks Cross believe the city is a stay-away zone as far as many Americans are concerned
The Lions clubs of York want golfers to score a hole-in-one for their crusade to prevent blindness by taking part in a fundraising golf competition. The competition, which takes place at Aldwark Manor Golf Club on June 8, will raise money towards the
Pickering Bowling Club are holding a Triples Whistle Stop competition on Bank Holiday Monday, May 7, at their green in Mill Lane, Pickering. The Rillington-based builders A & E Sturdy are sponsoring the event. The prize for the winning team is £90
Stockton and Hopgrove Cricket Club's annual presentation ceremony was held at the Cueball Club off Hull Road. The following players were presented with their trophies by club president Denby Hawkins: first XV batting, Peter Fairclough; first XI bowling
A generous football club has helped two local good causes - including our Hospice 2000 Appeal - to get nearer to their goals. York City is to donate a total of £7,620 to St Leonard's Hospice in York and Martin House Hospice at Boston Spa. Club chairman
Selby 77 Ladies scored a 6-3 home win over Rowntree mainly due to the efforts of Gayle Bradley and Julie Smyth. Bradley and Smyth took three wins, including a vital 8-15 15-14 15-11 over Emma Andrew and Joan Emmerson. Riverside gave St John's ladies a
Britain's submariners, often the unsung heroes of the depths, have won recognition - from the Royal Mail. A set of stamps has been released commemorating the submarine service. They were launched yesterday at Eden Camp, the wartime museum set in a former
Despite driving rain lashing a bitterly cold Willows fishery most of the 45-strong field enjoyed brisk sport for the Bob.Co Tackle event. John Cyrowski (Armley Angling) was kept busy at peg 39 on Goldrush Lake. Using maggot over pellet he netted 153 ide
Residents of Stamford Bridge will be able to inspect flood defence plans for the village next week. The Environment Agency is planning a £1 million scheme and will be bringing displays to the village hall next Thursday, April 19. Meanwhile Ryedale flood
York City have called time on Peter Duffield's hopes of playing again this season. The ace marksman had harboured hopes of a reserve team outing before the season's end after a sooner than expected return to training. However, after consultation with
Amazing support for York's flood victims from one of the world's poorest nations has sent an Easter message of incredible generosity, the Archbishop of York said today. The Archbishop, Dr David Hope, was speaking as he prepared to accept a donation to
Visitors to the newly-reopened Jorvik Viking Centre found themselves frozen in time when the attraction's new ride ground to a halt due to a technical hitch. The ride has stopped three times since the attraction opened last Saturday and two of those stops
Money will be made available to strengthen York Wasps' squad after another humiliating defeat yesterday. The Wasps went down to a club record 98-0 defeat at mid-table side Rochdale Hornets to leave coach Lee Crooks again considering his position. Crooks
EASTER is normally an awakening - a time when the year seems to perk up. Spring is here and summer is somewhere over the horizon. Yet there is a sinking feeling about this Easter. The foot and mouth crisis continues to affect many businesses as well as
York City have called time on Peter Duffield's hopes of playing again this season. The ace marksman had harboured hopes of a reserve team outing before the season's end after a sooner than expected return to training. However, after consultation with
Kieren Fallon, who got back to winning ways at Musselburgh last Saturday, returns to the course tomorrow for more of the same. Fallon, badly injured in a fall at Royal Ascot last June, resumed riding in Dubai over the winter, but has had his share of
JOSEPH ROWNTREE School won the York and District U13 'A' team netball tournament by beating All Saints 5-3 in the final. The 'B' tournament was won by Huntington with All Saints finishing runners-up. The 'A' final was an exciting affair with Joseph Rowntree
A YORK school came within one basket of reaching the final of the prestigious English Schools Basketball Competition. All Saints RC had led 33-19 in the third quarter of their semi-final against North Manchester High School but were eventually beaten
I AM at a loss to understand the wholesale slaughter of sheep that are not infected, nor have been in contact with foot and mouth disease. Surely it would have been possible to slaughter only those animals which were badly affected and to bury those on
ALL SAINTS School's Under-14 basketball team were today in Birmingham hoping to book their place in the semi-finals of a prestigious national tournament. The York team were taking on the West Midlands regional winners, Bishop Chaloner RC School, in the
Heworth teenager Oliver Couttie has been selected for the North-East of England under-16s representative hockey squad. Couttie, a student at York's All Saints School, made the grade after first impressing at district and county level. He also plays for
You've got to hand it to Samantha Knight. For if anyone answered the demand 'can you kick it?' it was the 12-year-old with an unequivocal 'yes she can'. Sure-shot Sam was the toast of Heworth girls' football team with a mighty Knight effort in a recent
Country pubs could be forced to close as business in North Yorkshire hits rock bottom because of foot and mouth restrictions. The county's rural inns are urging visitors to come back in a desperate effort to keep alive the great British pub experience
A father-of-two whose wife was killed in a horrific road crash told today how his life had been torn apart. Steve Barnard, 40, of Windmill Gardens, Selby, said his children had lost a "mum in a million" and he had lost a brilliant wife. Katrina Barnard
In Chris Titley's absence, the column this week has been written by Stephen Lewis... The best Sophie quote came from some left-wing think-tank whiz-kid interviewed by Jon Snow on Channel 4 News. I don't know who he was and care less - he looked as if
Charlie's Angels, licorice torpedoes and boys were the most important things in my life when I was ten, closely followed by make-up, clothes, music and more boys. I would strut around in my cherry red Angels catsuit - forgive me, this was the Seventies
Beckett League second division champions Ampleforth reached the Ryedale Hospital Cup semi-finals when they won 3-1 at Slingsby. They had led 2-0 at half-time and went three up early in the second half. Peter Wallinger got two of their goals and Peter
There was little to entertain Scarborough's lowest crowd of the season as the Seadogs drew 1-1 with Telford United in the Nationwide Conference last night. The first half saw a Paul Ellender shot ricochet to safety off the head of visiting 'keeper Ryan
The owners of Midge the Jack Russell terrier reckon he's got more lives than a cat. The 12-month-old pooch had to be rescued by firefighters after falling into Selby Canal - and the following day was hit by a car. Owner Barbara Redhall, of Brackenhill
STEPHEN LEWIS delves into the weird and wonderful world of Yorkshire place names.. THE first-time visitor to Yorkshire could be forgiven for thinking he had wound up in a land of madmen. Having motored down through the Dales, he may well have passed through
Pocklington went out of the Yorkshire Cup losing 6-8 in a bruising encounter with Redcar worsened by missing two injury-time penalties. The first round tie kicked off 25 minutes late when the appointed referee failed to turn up. The night was rescued
The cricket season in and around York is set to start as scheduled despite the potential disruption caused by the foot and mouth epidemic. The York Vale League, York and District Senior League and Wetherby League will all begin on April 28 after clubs
York City saw their advantage over the basement bottom clubs reduced to five points last night. However, with a number of the strugglers having now eaten up their games in hand City's relegation worries eased slightly. Halifax, visitors to Bootham Crescent
A car parts manufacturer whose plans to build homes on its York site were blocked is to appeal. American company Tenneco Automotive is to close the Monroe plant in Rawcliffe with the loss of 400 jobs. But City of York councillors last week refused permission
Ancient jokes and sniggers on the street mean nothing to Reliant Robin fan Chris Robinson, who has stuck with the three-wheelers through thick and thin. Chris, of Norton, has never driven anything else - and is now the proud owner of one of the last 65
A battle to stop mobile phone masts covering a York water tower has ended with the latest plans being thrown out. Campaigners handed a 210-name petition to City of York Council urging them to halt plans to add four microwave dishes to the Severus Water
A light has finally emerged at the end of the tunnel after York Wasps today completed the signing of former Super League star Rob Roberts. 'Two Bobs' was rated as one of the most promising talents in rugby league during spells at Halifax Blue Sox and
The grief-stricken sister of North Yorkshire murder victim David Williamson today made a heartfelt plea in a bid to help police catch his killer. Only when his killer is brought to justice, said his sister Barbara Sherwood, can his heartbroken family
Seaside resorts in the region are preparing to be inundated with thousands of visitors this Easter weekend as people avoid the countryside. And the region's airport and ports are expecting a surge of people looking to escape a grim Easter weather forecast
A light has finally emerged at the end of the tunnel after York Wasps today completed the signing of former Super League star Rob Roberts. 'Two Bobs' was rated as one of the most promising talents in rugby league during spells at Halifax Blue Sox and
WHEN your leading character has helped you sell 50 million books, it takes a brave man, or indeed an incredibly rich one, to introduce someone new. But James Patterson manages to pull it off in style. Alex Cross, the hero of thrillers such as Kiss The
Soho by Keith Waterhouse (Sceptre, £16.99) LEEDS lad Waterhouse knows this bizarre square mile of London with its clubs, pubs, restaurants, pubs and porn outlets like the back of his hand. He has seen it change from a haven of exotic aromas emanating
BY THEIR very nature, submariners tend not to be seen. They pass beneath the surface and stay out of sight. But yesterday old submariners were much in evidence at Eden Camp as the Royal Mail launched a new set of stamps. While we agree that releasing
York City saw their advantage over the basement bottom clubs reduced to five points last night. However, with a number of the strugglers having now eaten up their games in hand City's relegation worries eased slightly. Halifax, visitors to Bootham Crescent
