A nap hand of athletic endeavour has been rewarded with county honours for five pupils from Queen Margaret's School in Escrick, near York. Four of the quintet - Laura Jarvis, Natalie Cooper, Mary Gore-Booth and Jessica Parkinson - have all qualified to
A woman was airlifted to hospital and two others injured after two cars crashed near Selby today. The crash, involving a Peugeot 106 and a Ford Focus, happened just after 9am near the New Inn Pub on the B1222 road just west of Sherburn-in-Elmet. Firefighters
Ninety dinner ladies across York and North Yorkshire have won up to £200,000 after a six-year "battle for justice" over equal pay. The school meals staff will receive the back-pay under a settlement agreed yesterday between their union UNISON, private
Preparations are under way for Saturday's community fun day at York College to raise money for the St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal. It is not only the organisers who are working flat out for the day - a new advertising banner has had to be made at very
THE answer to your rhetorical question, 'How many more must die here?' (June 23) is that more will unless immediate action is taken to close all the gaps along this stretch of the A64. The previous suggestion of a 50mph limit has been destroyed by the
MY husband recently died in hospital after being there for three weeks, coming home for two days and then having to go back for a few hours. During his stay in York District Hospital he was very well looked after by all the staff there, and many facilities
MAY I apologise on behalf on myself and two colleagues to any residents living in York city centre who over a period of three days every fortnight have been woken from their sleep by us washing the streets between 4am and 6am. We don't set out to wake
Champions Marcia, FC Magnet and York University 'A' will be favourites to make it to the final of the University of York Six-a-side football tournament. All three sides headed their respective pools with a 100 per cent record, while the remaining two
Young Max Withyman and his giant teddy bear are helping to promote a safe sun message this summer. Max posed with teddy bear Henry, the Marie Curie "Safe in the Sun" mascot, to tell people about a charity teddy bears' picnic at Knavesmire on Sunday, July
Traffic chaos hit York city centre when traffic lights failed at evening rush-hour. The lights at Walmgate Bar were out of action for more than two hours and were finally back on just after 6.30pm last night. Traffic, coming from four different directions
Yorkshire were trying to pick up the pieces today in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round match against Bedfordshire at Luton. Although still stunned from the 97-run drubbing they received from Gloucestershire in the Benson and Hedges Cup
A killer road in Ryedale may again come under scrutiny by road chiefs following safety fears. The A64 from Malton to Crambeck Bridge - including the notorious Golden Hill - was the subject of a massive make-over earlier this year to reduce accidents and
Once again York Wasps Academy lost a game they could have won as they were beaten 34-18 at home by Oldham. A little more self belief and concentration would have seen the Wasps home against a good Oldham side. York almost opened the scoring in the first
Hooligans are destroying a community while police ignore villagers' pleas for help, it was claimed today. Residents of Skelton, near York, are so worried about what they see as police inaction that they have called a public meeting to air their concerns
Basketball duo Steven Perks and Ross Steven are set to swap essays for SA after netting a place in a National League team's touring line-up The York College pair, who have been sitting 'AS' examinations this term, have both earned a place in the Leeds
A kitten was left in agony after fat from an upturned chip pan fell all over his body causing severe burns that were left untreated for five days. This York case was just one of the examples of animal cruelty featured in the RSPCA's cruelty statistics
A masked robber stole cash from a frightened motorist after forcing his way into his car outside a York factory in daylight. The driver was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when he was accosted by the 6ft robber as he waited for his girlfriend outside
ANOTHER helping of justice has been served to North Yorkshire's determined dinner ladies. After winning a landmark settlement, the women sipped champagne. They should savour the sweet taste of success: they have earned it. Ten long years ago, 1,300 public
WE are rightly proud of the high standards achieved by York and North Yorkshire's schools. There are many reasons for this success: quality teaching, hard working pupils, attentive local education authorities and good socio-economic conditions among them
CHRIS TITLEY meets Harland Miller, the York-born artist-turned-author once described as 'so cool it hurts'. PICKING out Harland Miller in the Theatre Royal caf is easy. His slim frame is bent almost double over a thumbed paperback of The English Patient
Hugs Dancer, who blotted his copybook at York earlier this month when he refused to enter the starting stalls, can get back on track at Newcastle tomorrow. The James Given-trained gelding goes for the featured £20,000 Tote Credit Cumberland Plate and
WIGGINTON Primary School are celebrating their first overall victory in the annual Haxby Girls' Netball Club tournament. The competition is held each year at the Ethel Ward Playing Field in Haxby for schools in the area. The Wigginton team comprised Bethany
'DON'T go in there", screamed the drunken woman as she staggered down the steps of York's Ambassador Hotel. She then let rip with a number of colourful obscenities about the place, before being led away by her boyfriend, still gesticulating and telling
Yorkshire were trying to pick up the pieces today in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round match against Bedfordshire at Luton. Although still stunned from the 97-run drubbing they received from Gloucestershire in the Benson and Hedges Cup
NEARLY four years have passed since Britain's greatest media superstar died amid a blaze of flashbulbs in a Paris subway. Diana's death provoked unprecedented scenes of mourning and outpourings of grief, and shook the Establishment to its foundations.
I WOULD like to comment on Tony Blair's pay rise to £160,000 a year. Taking into account that he lives cheaply considering the perks that go with the job, rent, food, travel, holidays, entertaining, all free; plus the fact that he's altering No 11 to
CHRIS Middleton's Yesterday Once More feature about his long involvement with the East Coast rail line (June 25) will have been of special interest to those like myself, who have an interest in the rail industry. Chris commended GNER for establishing
AS the longest day is now past I suggest that York's cyclists put aside about £1 a week and then, when the dark nights arrive they will be able to equip their bikes with a legal set of lights. Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington, York. Updated: 11
Former Pickering Town FC secretary Steve Adamson is seeking help with re-search into the club's history. He wants to concentrate on the period since 1972 when the Pikes entered senior football by joining the Yorkshire League, forerunner of the present
The high quality architecture at a gleaming York centre for the arts which was once a crumbling medieval church has won national recognition. And the Early Music Centre, on Walmgate, is now in with a chance of scooping the most prestigious architectural
Pocklington Rugby Union Club players will ease themselves back into action in unusual fashion. They are to undergo a series of breakfast training sessions for the next three Saturdays, prior to watching the televised Australia versus British Lions Test
The award-winning film-makers behind Trainspotting and Notting Hill are working on a movie set in York. London-based DNA films was established in 1997 by Duncan Kenworthy, producer of Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill, and Andrew Macdonald,
Yapham have taken over as the new leaders of the Foss Cricket League with a two-point advantage over Woodhouse Grange, Bubwith and Aldby Park. Wilberfoss, bottom of the table and without a win, visited Yapham and put up a creditable performance scoring
A plan to clean up areas hit by vandalism and assess the need for youth and community facilities is being set in motion in the Chapelfields area of York. City of York Council is to consult residents to secure improvements around the Bramham Road shops
As the Pilmoor Cricket League season moves past the halfway point, Easingwold and Sheriff Hutton Bridge look set to battle for the division one champion-ship. Both recorded victories in the latest round of fixtures, with Easingwold having a two-point
Business leaders in Ryedale have issued a desperate plea to council chiefs to help regenerate their town to prevent more job losses. But a crucial part of their proposal, which involves two-hour free parking in Malton, may not be adopted because of a
Only 25 anglers took part in the open match at the Willows. Phil Eastwood (Calder Angling) was the only angler to score from a doldrums-hit Ridge Pool. Fishing pole and worm from peg 13 he netted carp to 4lb, plus some specimen ide and orfe for his level
A clerk of a small town council who enjoyed a salary higher than a Cabinet minister today told a court he thought the wage was "entirely reasonable". Michael Wheaton, a 56-year-old former university lecturer, saw his wage rise to £76,000 during his nine
Former York Cricket Club stalwart Tony Temple has died after suffering a heart attack while playing cricket in Canada. He was 60. Mr Temple, who emigrated to Canada just over 20 years ago but still visited his home city of York, was a former pupil of
York City's former veteran striker John Willams has embarked upon his third spell with Third Division Swansea City after joining on a Bosman free transfer from Darlington. The 33-year-old began his professional career at the Vetch ten years ago before
Former York City skipper Peter Swan has unveiled his first signing since being appointed player-coach of UniBond Division One side Ossett Town. Swan, 34, who was forced to retire from full-time football last November with a knee injury, has signed former
Pupils in North Yorkshire have the advantage of being taught in some of the smallest class sizes in the country. Government figures today revealed the average size of classes in primary and secondary schools in York is below the national average. And
Farmers in Ryedale have been illegally posting "no entry" signs on footpaths open to the public during the foot and mouth crisis. Trading Standards officers today warned the farmers, who have not been named, that they face a £5,000 fine if they try to
York is set to become home to the first-ever basketball academy in Yorkshire, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. And through this scheme, the city will also house a new National Basketball League junior team good enough to compete with the best
A North Yorkshire coroner facing fraud charges was today suspended by the Lord Chancellor's Office. Jeremy Cave, coroner for the western district of North Yorkshire, which includes Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Skipton, and who is also coroner for
Once again York Wasps Academy lost a game they could have won as they were beaten 34-18 at home by Oldham. A little more self belief and concentration would have seen the Wasps home against a good Oldham side. York almost opened the scoring in the first
