A MOTORCYCLIST enthusiast was today starting a nine-month jail sentence for the lies that got his associates wrongly charged with theft as they mourned a friend's death. Stuart Malcolm Benson, 32, loaned Neil Eyles, 36, and two other acquaintances three
ANTI-WAR campaigners are to take to the streets of York to demonstrate against possible military action in retaliation for the terrorist outrage in America. Protest plans were drawn up at a public meeting in the city last night where more than 60 people
AMERICAN Lynne Charles-worth has accepted a cheque for £42,000 on behalf of the families of firefighters killed in New York. The money - including more than £5,000 in donations from Evening Press readers across North Yorkshire - has been raised by York
THE victim of a handbag snatch in York today told how the thieves used a mobile phone to trick her. Angela Duffus had all her belongings taken when she was attacked in Sainsbury's car park, Fossbank, York, on Thursday. The incident, which left the victim
HERE we go again... It's still only September, and yet the River Ouse in York has seen its first flood warnings of the "flooding season". Several motorists who parked their cars on Queen's Staith in the city centre got caught out yesterday afternoon as
HAVING spent a particularly frustrating Tuesday morning attempting to get to work, I read Dr. R Greaves' comments with interest (Letters, September 26). Put simply, the new Metro system is a shambles - roadworks on the A64 notwithstanding, I waited for
JULIET Morgan (Letters, September 24) accuses me of making an "ignorant remark" when I wrote (September 20) that America is loathed by many. I don't loathe America, Juliet! I've visited the USA four times, and like much about your country and its people
YORK City mascot Yorkie, pictured, has been putting the finishing touches to his preparations for tomorrow's British Mascot Grand National. The big showdown, at Huntingdon Racecourse, has attracted a record number of entries. Yorkie may be something of
SWAN'S 5-4 victory over Railway Institute 'A' in York John Smith's Men's League division two was completed with style, writes Dave Fotheringham. Paul Hayes set the Clementhorpe team off with a fine 20 darts but there to save the day in the end was their
Ryedale trainer John Quinn, who won a major sprint handicap at Ascot yesterday with Fantasy Believer, is poised to complete a notable double on the same course tomorrow. Settrington-based Quinn saddles Smart Predator in the £25,000 Riggs Bank Rated Handicap
EVERYONE knows there's stiff competition in the upwardly-mobile world of scaffolding. That's why 51-year-old Bren Harrison has been displaying his eye-catching business card in fish shops, supermarkets and cafs. I spotted one in the Osbaldwick chippie
Gang attack leaves Joel with plate in his skull. A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who needed major surgery after being set upon by a gang today told of his ordeal. Joel James was attacked by five youths at the Spar Garage, in Mill Lane, Heworth, York, as he and some
AS an ex-regular contributor to your letters column, I cannot help myself but reply to the biased comments of Mr Jeffrey (Letters, September 20) and now Herbert Simon (Letters, September 24) about our friends in the USA. How anyone can condone the surprise
NORTH Yorkshire ace Emma Duggleby has inched closer to the dream of a truly great golfing adventure. She was notified this week of her call-up to the 20-strong Great Britain and Ireland winter training squad from which it is likely the final team will
YORKSHIRE bowlers will be spearheading England's quest for glory in Zimbabwe. Matthew Hoggard, Chris Silverwood and Ryan Sidebottom are the Tyke trio who hope to star in Africa in the five-match one-day international series. The tour party have not had
YORK soldier Sonia Hurst is manouevring her way to a Mexican wave. The swimming specialist at the Army School of Physical Training based in Aldershot, has surged into the World Triathlon Championships in which she will represent Great Britain in the Mexican
SOME of the country's top specialists dominated a jamboree of hill climbing when Cleveland Coureurs Cycling Club promoted their two-day event comprising of four separate stages. Clifton CC's George Young, 50, achieved the notable distinction of taking
TOMORROW'S Dalby gravel sprint car rally promises an event of some drama. With drivers desperate to get behind the wheel again following the lifting of the foot and mouth restrictions this event, organised by Malton Motor Club, has not only brought out
EIGHT times sidecar World Champion Steve Webster will have the No1 plate on his machine for the last time for at least another season when he wraps up his 2001 campaign at the famous Imola circuit in Italy tomorrow. An injury to passenger Paul Woodhead
SHAUN Austerfield has become the latest York Wasps' favourite to return to the Huntington Stadium fold, writes Peter Martini. The 26-year-old try-scoring centre was forced to quit midway through last season as he was unable to afford to continue playing
A STUDENT website created in York has been shortlisted in a national awards scheme. The website, based on the student newspaper, Vision, one of two newspapers written by and for students at the University of York, has been shortlisted in the 23rd Guardian
MARTIN Flynn's work as head coach of York Wasps' academy is continuing to bear fruit, with Danny Brown, pictured left, becoming the second youngster in recent weeks to sign professional forms. The 17-year-old, a second row forward from Hull, has officially
READING books helped pupils at Huntington School in York raise nearly £1,000 for two charities in an evening earlier this year. Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in Readathon 2001, a sponsored reading event which took place earlier this year, and this
YORK Wasps' academy chief Martin Flynn is set to become assistant to first-team boss Leo Epifania. Flynn, who took over as caretaker boss following Lee Crooks' resignation last season, has been rewarded for his unstinting work for the club by becoming
A JAPANESE TV crew is descending on York to film a nostalgic travel programme - which could be watched by more than one million viewers. Distinguished Japanese scientist Professor Fumiko Yonezawa will be visiting the city next Friday to film a series
IT has been a favourite among chocolate lovers for almost 70 years. Now the purple-wrapped hazelnut in caramel chocolate, which is always the first to go in boxes of Quality Street, is trying to make it on its own - renamed The Big Purple One. Nestl,
