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  • Darren dazzles in crisis

    Man-of-the-match Darren Lehmann rescued Yorkshire from deep crisis against Bedfordshire at Luton yesterday to guide them through to the next round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a four wicket victory over the plucky Minor Counties' side.

  • Come and have some fun

    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

  • Get the inside information

    This property is a perfect example of why you should always reserve judgement on a house until you have passed through the front door. The exterior doesn't exactly shout "buy me, buy me, buy me", does it? But a quick glance inside tells an entirely different

  • Why voters don't need yet more politicians

    THE idea that Yorkshire is a self-contained region with an individual identity may be a useful fiction for county cricket matches but beyond that the concept has no relevance for modern Britain, and I speak as someone born and bred in York. If regional

  • Chain cash hoax spivs

    YOUR report 'Get rich quick offers' (June 26) showing Ann English with her unexpected potential - though obviously hoax - windfall is nothing new to me. I have received one or two of these 'offers' myself in. I always replied saying "Many thanks. Send

  • Brother of Evening Press triumphs

    Kestral, half brother of this newspaper's own racehourse Evening Press won the big race at Thirsk yesterday, the Carlisle Bell. Kestral, like Evening Press, is trained at Langton, near Malton, by Tim Etherington. Winning kockey Carl Lowther got the ride

  • Kirkdale football trophy winners

    Trophies at Kirkdale United FC's annual dinner were presented by Shirley Hodgson. They went to: Top scorer, Phil Marwood; Players' player of the year and winner of most Referees' Man of Match awards, Patrick Robinson; Most improved young player, William

  • Holgate stay undefeated

    Holgate, despite having four top players in the Yorkshire Fours Championship semi-finals, maintained their unbeaten record in the York Amateur Bowling Association League. Nestl Rowntree were 12 shots up after 18 ends but, as on numerous previous occasions

  • Trueman's sports gear on show

    Cricketing great Fred Trueman's sporting possessions were displayed in North Yorkshire as a tribute to an outstanding career. The show could be the last time the public can admire the legend's blazers, boots and even the ball with which he took his record-breaking

  • Sunday meetings

    Slingsby FC hold their annual meeting on Sunday at Slingsby Sports Club starting at 11am. Thornton le Dale FC hold their annual meeting on Sunday at the Buck Inn, Thornton le Dale, starting at 8pm. Updated: 11:48 Thursday, June 28, 2001

  • Simon tests pluck of Irish

    Malton and Norton golfer Simon Dyson was hoping for the luck of the Irish today. The 23-year-old got his Murphy's Irish Open challenge underway at Fota Island this morning in his latest tournament on the European Tour. He made a steady start with pars

  • Bus driver fined after child's fall

    A school bus driver must pay a £375 court bill after a child fell from his vehicle. The court heard the boy was among 15 to 20 children getting off the bus in York Road, Elvington, on April 24. Witnesses told police the bus door was open before the vehicle

  • York bowler joins select band

    Stockton and Hopgrove stalwart Nigel Collinson has finally joined the select band of York Vale League cricketers to have claimed 2,000 wickets. Having been on 1,998 for almost a month, Collinson claimed one victim last week and reached the two grand milestone

  • Union aims to sort out postal row

    The simmering row over controversial plans to process North Yorkshire's mail in Leeds at weekends are set to come to a head next week. Postal workers' union leaders, who have warned previously that postal services could be hit by a prolonged strike over

  • Park and ride sites pinpointed

    The vision of a traffic-free York came a step closer today, with consultations expected to begin on the city's newest park and ride site. City of York Council is hoping to have up to 4,000 passengers using the congestion-busting facilities by 2006, with

  • Academy 18, Oldham 34

    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

  • City star snapped up by Ipswich

    Premiership Ipswich Town have swooped to sign York City's teenage international Chris Hogg, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. It is believed Ipswich will pay City an initial six-figure compensation sum for Hogg, in recognition of the Minstermen's

  • York bowler joins select band

    Stockton and Hopgrove stalwart Nigel Collinson has finally joined the select band of York Vale League cricketers to have claimed 2,000 wickets. Having been on 1,998 for almost a month, Collinson claimed one victim last week and reached the two grand milestone

  • Burythorpe get revenge

    Burythorpe gained revenge for their defeat in the cup the previous weekend by trouncing York to regain the lead in division one of Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League. Batting first, they looked in trouble at 62 for five but Steve Towse hit a half-century

  • Minister's role in Europe vital

    WITH the absence of both James Stephenson and his usual stand-in reporter, Charlie Breese, this weeks column has been left to the novices in the Malton office. Last week saw the Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP setting out her stall for the new Government Department

  • Philip hungers for an identity

    IDENTITY should be easy. I think I know who I am. Age, date of birth, shoe size, number of children, name of wife, all are readily available most of the time. The deeper past is within grasp too, or at least the big bits with easy-to-read labels. Born

  • Arsonist strikes three times at pub

    Police and fire chiefs were today investigating a triple arson attack on a Selby pub. Firefighters were called three times in three hours to The New Inn, at Barlby, where the function room and an adjoining back room were gutted. The lounge and bar area

  • GNER 'will win rail franchise'

    GNER is poised to clinch the East Coast Main Line franchise, it emerged today. The York-based train operator, supported with more than 2,000 signatures by the Evening Press Back The Bid campaign, is now widely expected to be announced as the Strategic

  • No quick solution to crisis

    THE new agriculture minister has pledged that the foot and mouth outbreak in the Settle area will be dealt with as quickly as possible but stressed that it will be some time before a full recovery is achieved. Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for

  • Sheep show goes on line

    FARMER Anthony Glaves is hoping the internet can save his business this year. With the help of a friend he has carefully taken photographs of some of his finest Suffolk sheep so he can display them on the web. "This is my only option since all the agricultural

  • £5,000 fine threat over footpaths

    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 this week warned the farmers, who have not been named, that they face a £5,000 fine if they try

  • How to make money by renting a property

    As the demand for privately rented accommodation rises, many people find themselves in a position where they have a property which they could let out. This may be a second property, which has been inherited or bought as a investment, or their own home

  • School's right out

    Ofsted has told schools to reveal more about staff shortages as teachers leave in droves. CHRIS TITLEY asked three former teachers about life in and out of the classroom. THE FLY-FISHERMAN ROGER Beck was a teacher for 27 years, rising to deputy head of

  • Don't blame doctors

    I HAVE read with interest all the negative comments in the press regarding the doctors in York Medical Group who have won their recent legal action. I have been a patient of Dr Kaliszer and Dr Evans for the past ten years and have received wonderful treatment

  • Sunday meetings

    Slingsby FC hold their annual meeting on Sunday at Slingsby Sports Club starting at 11am. Thornton le Dale FC hold their annual meeting on Sunday at the Buck Inn, Thornton le Dale, starting at 8pm. Updated: 12:04 Thursday, June 28, 2001

  • 86-homes scheme 'will be eyesore'

    Residents in Ryedale are protesting against plans for an 86-home development on their doorsteps. Pickering homeowners say plans by Persimmon Homes for a development on land off Goslipgate will be an eyesore and increase traffic congestion. Residents have

  • Vale MP backs Clarke

    Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh has thrown her weight behind Kenneth Clarke in the battle for leadership of the Conservative Party. She described the heavyweight former chancellor as a "political giant" and backed him to win back the party's lost supporters

  • 'Greengrass' to open motor show

    Heartbeat rogue Claude Greengrass - aka actor Bill Maynard - will open the Malton Motor Show. Bill, who considers the town a second home, offered his services when he heard the show would be raising money for Malton Hospital. The show is set to take place

  • West Indian stars hit out for victory

    Dunnington enjoyed two exciting victories when their senior and under-15s sides entertained their Middlesbrough counterparts in National Club Championship matches. West Indian one-day experts Collis King and Alvin Kallicharran were the heroes in the senior

  • Cattle grid scheme for villages

    Cattle grids are being put in place around three North York Moors villages in a bid to stop straying sheep potentially spreading foot and mouth disease. Two temporary grids will be put in place next week on roads either side of Lastingham, Appleton-le-Moors

  • Boro league gets new duo

    Two new teams have been admitted to the Scarborough and District Football League. They are New Ganton and FC Crown of Bridlington. The two bottom teams in division three last season were re-elected at the league's annual meeting. Fishburn Park Reserves

  • £20m deal to save jobs

    A multi-million pound deal has been agreed to save 200 jobs at Plaxtons coach builders in Scarborough. But TransBus International, the firm's parent company, said 500 jobs would still go at the end of July. The £20 million investment deal will see Plaxtons

  • Pikes' player push

    Double glory-winners Pickering Town open pre-season training on Saturday at Lady Lumley's School from 10am. Manager Jimmy Reid is looking for several new players to supplement the Pikes' squad, which last season won both promotion to the Northern Counties

  • Rugby teams plan to score for Kelsie

    This year's annual charity rugby league challenge clash between York Acorn Past Masters and York Groves Old Boys will hopefully bring a little girl's dream a step closer when the two sides lock horns at Thanet Road on Sunday (kick-off 1.30pm). Now in

  • Airborne spectacular at museum

    Members of the 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers, based in Ripon, are helping assemble a set for a spectacular airborne re-enactment at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington. The huge set will include a bridge, a river and embattlements for the display

  • Do you dress to thrill?

    It is out with the old and in with the new at York Theatre Royal's costume hire department. After another busy year putting on productions which require new costumes to be made the department is clearing the decks and auctioning off the costumes. Tomorrow

  • Victim's praise for hero Pc

    An armed robbery victim today paid tribute to a police officer who got her through the trauma. "He's my hero," said mother-of-one Linda Petkus, who was subjected to a terrifying ordeal by her knife-wielding attacker. She said Tadcaster police constable

  • Family effort reaps rewards

    Copmanthorpe's 'family side' have a slender lead at the top of Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League following their 40-run defeat of Escrick Park. Dave Purdy (55) outscored his son Steve (50no), while son Andrew Northfield outscored his father Peter

  • Youths force stoppage

    A spectator was hit by a stone and a club member allegedly assaulted when youths forced the stoppage of the division four encounter between Ovington and Selby at Knavesmire. The police were called to restore order and the match was held up for 20 minutes

  • City star snapped up by Ipswich

    Premiership Ipswich Town have swooped to sign York City's teenage international Chris Hogg, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. It is believed Ipswich will pay City an initial six-figure compensation sum for Hogg, in recognition of the Minstermen's

  • Brother of Evening Press triumphs

    Kestral, half brother of this newspaper's own racehourse Evening Press won the big race at Thirsk yesterday, the Carlisle Bell. Kestral, like Evening Press, is trained at Langton, near Malton, by Tim Etherington. Winning kockey Carl Lowther got the ride

  • Morris Missile can hit target

    Dave Morris, who has high hopes of winning the richly-endowed Northumberland Plate for the second successive year on Saturday, can start his Newcastle weekend in style with Missile Toe tomorrow evening. Twelve months ago, Missile Toe won the Bollinger

  • GNER 'will win rail franchise'

    GNER is poised to clinch the East Coast Main Line franchise, it emerged today. The York-based train operator, supported with more than 2,000 signatures by the Evening Press Back The Bid campaign, is now widely expected to be announced as the Strategic