THE gnome wars of Goodramgate are getting downright dirty. Now the colourful little critters are giving City of York Council the finger at the Fruit Tree general store, while over at Blue Moon Trading, gnome HQ, one is flashing his weapon in defiance
FROM one mayor to another - "our hearts and prayers are with you". The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Irene Waudby, has written to New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to express the city's support and sympathy. "Like millions of people across the world I am
THE sad and shocking events in America have prompted schools across the region to remember those who died in many different ways. Many observed the minutes of silence yesterday, and some pupils have been moved to organise their own acts of remembrance
ALMOST 2,000 worshippers packed York Minster for a moving service in remembrance of victims of the American terrorist outrage. Hundreds of Americans were among a tearful congregation which heard the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, brand the attack
Yorkshire threw down the gauntlet against Essex at Scarborough yesterday by making a surprise declaration immediately after struggling to 104 for 5 and avoiding the follow-on. This positive approach by the new County Champions stopped the rain-hit contest
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a North Yorkshire battle of wits between man and squirrel. IT'S the ultimate battle of wits. The best that human ingenuity can devise against the agility, resourcefulness and determination of a furry, four-footed little opponent
Dan Rutstein and friends pay a visit to one of the only rail networks in England that runs like clockwork. THE magic and excitement of steam trains never wanes, however old you get. We heard it before we saw it. That Ivor the Engine sound from our childhoods
I WAS angry as I read your front page story ('Days seem numbered for city's peacocks', September 6) about the city council being asked not to introduce any more peacocks into the Museum Gardens because they cause too much damage to plants. This is absurd
WHY is York's famous Viking Helmet in the Castle Museum not the Jorvik Centre? A plaque on the floor at Jorvik says the helmet was found here, so why put it in another building? S Draper, Key Way, Fulford, York. Updated: 09:45 Saturday, September 15,
WALKERS were celebrating today after more footpaths were scheduled for reopening around North Yorkshire's top beauty spots. Swathes of paths in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors will be opened to coincide with the lifting of some restrictions on
WALKERS were celebrating today after more footpaths were scheduled for reopening around North Yorkshire's top beauty spots. Swathes of paths in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors will be opened to coincide with the lifting of some restrictions on
IT'S a weekend of contrasts at the York Festival of Food and Drink. This afternoon, fatty food was being put aside for healthy eating events at the St Sampson's Square theatre. But tomorrow, chocolate and cookies will reign supreme when festival chiefs
A SCHEME to improve a notorious accident blackspot on the A64 near York will create a "tortuous access route" to a nearby service area, the owners of a travel hotel have said. Representatives of Whit-bread, which owns the Travel Inn at the Bilbrough Top
YORK fought back from being 2-0 down to edge home 3-2 against IT Sports Wigginton in the opening Yorkshire Squash League Premier Division match of the season at Clifton Park. Wigginton, who brought in Kent player John Russell, an England top 20 player
SIX motorists were injured in a four-car smash on the A64. A male was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries following the incident at Ganton crossroads. A red Ford Fiesta van, travelling towards Scar-borough, was in collision
PROMISING young York student Sam Ward just missed out on victory in the Clifton CC Sheriff Hutton 101kilometres Road Race. Top Veteran League rider Phil Axe (Universal Cycle Centre) out-sprinted Knaresborough RT rider Ward for the win in the final 200
MANAGERS of a North Yorkshire fireworks company were responsible for the death of Knaresborough display organiser Michael Mason - and risked the safety of their own employees, a court heard. Mr Mason, 53, of Hawthorne Avenue, Knaresborough, who was well
NORTH Yorkshire farmers hit by foot and mouth disease are to be offered free planning advice to make alternative use of their land. Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael said they would be entitled to a day of a planning consultant's time - worth up to
A NEW building fit for a king at a North Yorkshire primary school has come from unlikely beginnings. A children's castle at Snainton Primary School, near Pickering, has been made from the bricks of an old outdoor toilet block. But headmaster Steve Clothier
THE New York nightmare continues for two teenagers who remain stranded across the Atlantic. Andrew, 19, and 17-year-old Sarah Dickinson were due to fly back from America on Tuesday night, but are still stuck in the stricken city. In an e-mail to the Evening
Former Evening Press columnist Janet Eldred, an American living in York, tells of her reaction to the attacks. I was in shock, and still am. I watched the TV all night - I couldn't sleep - and met with my minister to talk. I have sobbed and sobbed, and
THE Golden Fleece, one of York's oldest pubs, has erected an Internet video camera in an upstairs bedroom...but don't worry - it points outwards. The webcam surveys Shambles beneath and relays the images live on to the Internet, providing a constantly
ORIENTEERS Helen Gardner and Steve Whitehead brought a piece of history home to York after celebrating successful international debuts, writes Dave Stanford. Gardiner and Whitehead, both members of Ebor Orienteers, were part of the England veterans' team
KICK-boxers kicked up a storm at the world championships to give a new-look York club a flying start. Members of the York Martial Arts College, based in Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, returned from Vienna with three bronze medals and a silver after pitting
FORGOTTEN goal king Alex Mathie is desperate to stand up and be counted in the York City firing line. The former Ipswich and Newcastle United ace tasted his first action of the season in midweek when he came through 20 minutes of the reserve team's outing
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, today addressed a service of remembrance at York Minster today. Here are some of his key conclusions on the catastrophe that struck America this week: "It was - as with all of us I suspect - that on Tuesday afternoon
Paul Kirkwood takes a spin around Sledmere Sledmere, in the Yorkshire Wolds, is dominated by Sledmere House built for Sir Christopher Sykes in 1751. But what makes the village unique is the associated monuments strewn around the vicinity and these are
THE support base for York City seems to be widening by the week. The Evening Press has been contacted by new Minstermen followers from opposite ends of the globe determined to show their support for York City. The first came from Japanese fan Kenichi
George Wilkinson heads to Wharfedale I had to laugh as I drove into Grassington; some wag had put up a sign that read 'Twinned with Dodge City'. However, seven miles further up Wharfedale, at the village of Starbotton, Dodge City had a certain resonance
TWO granddaughters suggested we visit this venue. Apparently they had been taken there by their other grandparents. So what did we find? From the outside, the premises give the impression of being a shop. Both windows are fitted out with display units
STEVE NELSON finds Blackpool's Golden Mile is still glittering... and tacky. I was eight years old when I fell in love with Blackpool. Mum, dad, my sister and me spent in a week in a guest house behind the tower. My fondest memory was of early morning
With plans afoot for a new £20m museum store in York, STEPHEN LEWIS takes a peek behind the scenes at some of the city's hidden treasures. THESE are just some of the thousands of hidden treasures tucked away out of sight in York, which could see the light
ALMOST the whole world was appalled and horrified at the recent acts of terrorism in the United States of America. It was murder on a large scale and the perpetrators must be found and punished. We are being told that this is not just an attack on America
How many York streets are there ending in 'gate'? I would count High and Low Ousegate as two and include Minster Gates as one... but how many are there all told? I always lose track at about two dozen. Do you know? Annie Wright, Aston Science Park, Love
YORKSHIRE were today applying the finishing touches to their season and still basking in the glow of their spectacular Championship achievement of bringing cricket's greatest domestic prize back home after an absence of 33 years. But even as cricket coffins
THE three main contenders for the Trans-Pennine Express rail route have been sent away by the Government and told to think again. The Government wants them to re-think their bids to make them less complicated, more targeted and better value for money.
CHEMISTS in York who tried to help drug addicts have been forced to close two needle-exchange centres after staff and customers were continually abused. Bosses of the two Moss Chemists branches in Clifton and Heworth, revealed employees were regularly
A NEW youth theatre group has been launched in response to demand from York school children. The Act 3 theatre group, which is aimed at 11 to 14-year-olds, is a new addition to the activities at City of York Council's Performing Arts Centre 2, which meets
THE INQUIRY into the controversial Coppergate II scheme has been re-arranged for early January. The Planning Inspectorate has written to interested parties to inform them that the inquiry will open at 10am on Tuesday, January 15, in the Guildhall, York
EMMERDALE actor Steve McGann called in to York to do some gym training as he prepares to take part in a trek in aid of The Children's Society. Steve, who plays Sean Reynolds in the Yorkshire soap opera, will be trekking in Nepal to raise money for the
IT'S NEVER too late to find love, according to these two York pensioners. The couple were tying the knot today - at the ripe old age of 79. Fred Barrett and Megan Burgess met on a weekend trip to Llandudno in April this year. Love blossomed as the pair
BAY Horse 'A' completed their dominance of the York Maxiprint League division one season with a display of darts which saw Simon Craven (20) and Alan Lawson (21) outstanding and Paul Cooper close with a splendid 17. Slipper's only success was Rob Platt
BOOTHAM Bowling Club were too hot to handle as they swept to victory in the Jaipur Spice Restaurant Doubles Triples competition at Haxby Road, York. They won the event for the first time by beating Haxby Road 32-24 in the final. Bootham received three
NORTH Yorkshire golfer Simon Dyson has spoken of a nation in mourning as his first trip to America was accompanied by the world's biggest terrorist nightmare. Dyson is still marooned in the St Louis capital of Missouri where he was due to play in one
FORZA rather than fore is the exclamation for York ladies amateur champion Elaine Duffy. The Heworth Golf Club mainstay has crowned a superb year by bagging an all-expenses paid trip to play at three of Italy's most glamorous courses later this month.
YORK'S Liam O'Grady proved to be a karate whizz-kid at the world championships. Originally selected for the Great Britain juniors, the 20-year-old O'Grady was pitched in at the deep end in the Prague event when a senior kumite team member broke his toe
When it comes to restaurants, Lynne Martin discovers the old ones are the best During the build up to this year's York Festival of Food and Drink it became a talking point among the Eating Out team, here at the Press, as to which was the oldest restaurant
FORGOTTEN goal king Alex Mathie is desperate to stand up and be counted in the York City firing line. The former Ipswich and Newcastle United ace tasted his first action of the season in midweek when he came through 20 minutes of the reserve team's outing
