POLICE instructors who normally put officers through their paces in high-performance cars dropped down a gear to put tractor-driving trainees to the test near York. North Yorkshire Police PCs Dave Jacobs and Chris Morris were the first of the force's
FARMERS are being offered the chance to apply for grant money to help them deal with some of the practical problems of the foot and mouth crisis. The North York Moors National Park Authority has successfully negotiated £100,000 from Yorkshire Forward
Animal movement licences have become a complex issue. To help farmers weave their way through the maze, the following information has been provided by the National Farmers' Union north-east regional office. MOVEMENT TO SLAUGHTER: Livestock may move to
A PROUD mum has hailed her two-year-old toddler as a lifesaver - after he saved her from falling into a diabetic coma. York mum Trudi Black said she could have been dangerously ill if son Kieran had not intervened. Trudi, who has to inject insulin four
FOLLOWING the controversial finish to Saturday's game, when Graham Potter's last-gasp strike was ruled out because the referee had blown for full-time, I had one or two letters from supporters. They asked if I could clarify the ruling and wanted to know
I TOTALLY agree with Martin Bull's letter about cycling on the pavement (September 26). It is high time efforts were made by the authorities to stop this and all the other offences cyclists are allowed to commit. Two bad areas for this are Huntington
I SEE once again that the Nimbys from Bilbrough have plagued the Evening Press whinging about people driving along their road - and I thought it was a public highway. Living in the city, we have to put up with people (perhaps from country villages?) driving
Sam Harrison scored five goals as Fulford won 8-3 at home to Rufforth in division one of York Mitchell Sports League Connor Parker, Liam Booth and Ashley Simpson were the other scorers for Fulford, who are top of the table. Matt Atlay and Chris Dempsey
Poppleton 'A' team started the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League winter season with a 10-0 win in division one over newly promoted INL 'B' team. Mark Smith and Richard Moss made their league debuts for Poppleton 'A' along with regular
A YORK architect has called for planning committee members to put their hands in their pockets or resign after one of their decisions was overturned on appeal. Matthew Laverack, of Laverack Associates in Lord Mayor's Walk, said time and money has been
AN INVESTIGATION into delays on York's new bus service has been launched by the city's Liberal Democrats. The party has promised to claim compensation from bus company First York for anybody affected. Passengers on the company's newly-introduced Metro
AMATEUR supersleuths are being invited to get into the Hallowe'en spirit when York Castle Museum stages an evening of murder, mystery and mayhem. Budding Sherlocks will pit their wits against some of the most dastardly villains at a murder mystery evening
THIEVES of "mind-boggling impudence" stole £25,000 worth of York stone from people's gardens and driveways, York Crown Court heard. Romany James, 55, and his accomplices disguised themselves as council workers in luminous or leather jackets as they toured
York Rugby Union Club's under-8s head to Malton and Norton this Sunday on the trail of a double. They will be looking for their second successive tournament victory after winning their age group at the Morley Festival last week by the narrowest of margins
THOUSANDS of Londoners are to receive a postcard from York in a bid to lure them up north for the weekend. Recent consultation showed that residents in the capital perceived York to be a staid and an unexciting destination. But this quirky campaign by
FIREFIGHTERS from across North Yorkshire were today travelling to London for a memorial service for their counterparts who died in New York's terrorist atrocity. About 25 firefighters, officers and support staff, led by deputy county fire officer David
YORK and District Amateur Rugby League are looking to put together an under-23s representative side to play an Army outfit on Sunday, November 4. They are on the look-out for any eligible players who would like to take part in this fixture and anyone
PRIME sites in York's most exclusive streets are within the reach of smaller investors for the first time in decades, according to city estate agents. No fewer than six occupied city centre premises are going under the hammer in London next week. Almost
YELLOW-fever struck Bootham Crescent today as York City fans were at last able to get their hands on the Minstermen's new Evening Press-sponsored away shirts. The yellow shirts were first worn in pre-season but fans have had to wait until now before being
YET more roadworks started in York today with part of Cemetery Road going one-way for six weeks. The work by Yorkshire Water has been brought forward because a sewer collapsed - making it more urgent, the company said today. Peter Eveley, head of highway
FORMER drugs tsar Keith Hellawell is looking ahead to a successful season after accepting the role as the president of York Wasps. As reported late yesterday, Hellawell, who is now the International Advisor on Drug Issues, was persuaded to take up the
CARING North Yorkshire children have raised an incredible £327.61 for the families of firemen who died saving others after the US terrorist attacks. They organised and held a bun sale and a sponsored bike ride and run to raise the cash. The thoughtful
DEFENDING York against future flooding could cost as much as £11 million - and the Environment Agency admits such funding may be difficult to secure. The agency's calculations emerged as Yorkshire householders were warned today they may need to stump
THINKING about splashing out on a luxury bathroom, having the bedroom of your dreams or planning to spend the winter in a new conservatory? York Trading Standards receives more complaints from people whose home improvement projects haven't gone to plan
YELLOW-fever struck Bootham Crescent today as York City fans were at last able to get their hands on the Minstermen's new Evening Press-sponsored away shirts. The yellow shirts were first worn in pre-season but fans have had to wait until now before being
THE agricultural community have been starved of any social or business contact for the past eight months; and the video auction last Thursday provided an opportunity for everyone to get together and watch the premiere of a screen sale in Yorkshire. On
IT WAS only a phrase, a snippet from a long speech. Yet for some reason Tony Blair's words have nibbled away at me for a week. What Mr Blair said was: "...let there be no moral ambiguity about this..." The Prime Minister was speaking at the Labour conference
THE Countryside Stewardship Scheme - the Government's principal environmental grant scheme for farmers and a cornerstone of its policy to conserve and improve the countryside - is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Under the scheme, farmers are paid to
AFTER The Three Musketeers of the summer, the Theatre Royal takes the Eurostar to France once more, this time returning with Christopher Hampton's racy costume drama Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The year is 1780 or thereabouts, and decadent French society
DEFENDING York against future flooding could cost as much as £11 million - and the Environment Agency admits such funding may be difficult to secure. The agency's calculations emerged as Yorkshire householders were warned today they may need to stump
I WOULD like to congratulate the Evening Press for highlighting the proposed closure of the Blair Atholl Nursing Home in Haxby and the staff shortages suffered at York Rise (October 8). While I welcome the announcement of an additional £312,000 over two
IT is regrettable that, having lost his argument at the recent annual general meeting of York Council for Voluntary Service, Reverend Peter Duncan is now trying to discredit the organisation and its trustees through your newspaper. (Letters, October 5
AS a proprietor of a Hackney Taxi Vehicle in York, I would like to reply to MS Mycroft's remarks about York's Taxi Service (Letters, October 5). I am sorry Mr Mycroft had to wait 40 minutes for a taxi, but at peak times does he really expect to get a
Some terrible acts have been carried out in the name of Islam. But it is a peaceful religion, as a York Muslim tells CHRIS TITLEY MUSLIMS everywhere should join the holy war against the United States and her allies. So said Sulemain Abu Gheit yesterday
CRIME was up in York. Bishopthorpe had become a motorists' rat-run. Nicole Kidman's movie Moulin Rouge was a box office hit, and EastEnders had won honours in a TV awards ceremony. These were the stories making the news before 2pm on September 11. A typical
THE refrain will be as familiar as the chorus of Jingle Bells. "Christmas," the Ebeneezers will chorus, "comes earlier every year." That is not true, of course. For years festive singles have been recorded, chocolate assortments created and tinsel-trimmed
Tadcaster East and Haxby's Ralph Butterfield primary schools will be among the first to play host to football coaches from American-based company Challenger Sports. The Tadcaster and Haxby programmes kick-off simultaneously on Saturday, October 20, and
TOM Southam struck gold in the Darlington Open meet for York City Baths Club. He won the 14-15 age group 200 metres individual medley and added silvers in the 100m backcrawl, in a personal best time, and the 100m freestyle. Hannah Petts won a bronze and
DESPITE a lacklustre performance against an understrength Selby team, York under-14s posted a 24-17 victory over their close neighbours. Selby raced into a 12-0 after the first quarter as they capitalised on some poor handling from York. But the home
A NATURIST book describing walks on the North York Moors has proved so popular it has left the shelves bare. The Nudist Way, by David Martin of Scarborough, is described on a naturist website as a book "for everyone who likes to be outdoors - to picnic
York Acorn Ladies hit top form to overwhelm visitors Heysham by an emphatic 78-0 in the Women's Rugby League division two. Their understrength opponents had no answer to the power of Yvette Shepherd or the guile of Nicky Parry. Sixteen tries were scored
The newly formed York Acorn under-11s gave a great display to pick up their first win, 8-4, over Doncaster Toll Bar. Tries by Luke Watling and Ryan Richardson brought them their points but the all round display of James Bromwich did much to preserve the
THE investigation into the death of murder victim Michael Brolly is "going well," a senior detective said today. Detective Chief Inspector Steve Barlow, who is leading the inquiry, said that witnesses to Mr Brolly's murder are still coming forward. DCI
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARL under-14s crashed out of the Yorkshire Cup to trophy favourites West Hull. The well-drilled Wests side, who have a number of internationals in their ranks, ran out 48-0 winners, beginning the rout with three tries in the first
CHRISTMAS has come to a York suburb. A festive-feeling Carol Simpson has already begun to decorate her house in St Stephen's Road, Acomb, with lights, baubles and glitter - and there are more than ten weeks left until Christmas. The Christmas-mad grandmother
YORK Acorn are confident they can bounce back in style from their hard-hitting double whammy. Acorn's six-match unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday as they went down 32-8 to Hunslet Warriors, and this week it was confirmed that inspirational half-back
ECCENTRIC Richard Checksfield has gone without power at his York home for the last 26 years - and he is an electrician! The 70-year-old, who lives an 18th century-like existence in an isolated bungalow near Dunnington, chooses to read by candlelight,
A WIDOWER who was sucked into the poverty trap after campaigning for a fairer deal for widowed parents is celebrating a new victory. Frank Healy has won his battle with benefits chiefs who, he claims, "punish" partners who have lost loved ones. Mr Healy
MAJOR changes to York's political map mean the city will lose six councillors. The Government has rubber-stamped plans to revise City of York Council ward boundaries. With effect from the 2003 local government elections, York will be made up of 22 wards
YORK City manager Terry Dolan underlined his plan to wield the axe for Saturday's trip to Hartlepool by naming Matt Hocking in last night's reserve team line-up. Hocking partnered Chris Smith in defence as the Minstermen's second-string went down 3-1
SHATTERED Rugby League bosses will today sift through the ashes of a cancelled Kangaroo tour and attempt to resurrect an end-of-season Test series. The sudden collapse of the first Ashes tour for seven years caught RFL officials unaware as they were besieged
CITY of York Hockey Club captain Mark Moisley is set to lose "thousands of pounds" following the cancellation of the Australian Rugby League tour to Britain. Moisley, through his Escrick-based business, I Was There Ltd, had the contract to produce the
Herbal remedies can certainly have health benefits - but they need to be used properly. SHEREEN LOW and STEPHEN LEWIS seek advice on how to avoid the hidden pitfalls. HERBAL remedies have been around as long as there have been people to try them. Like
FORMER drugs tsar Keith Hellawell is looking ahead to a successful season after accepting the role as the president of York Wasps. As reported late yesterday, Hellawell, who is now the International Advisor on Drug Issues, was persuaded to take up the
Prime Recreation, who will relish the prevailing soft ground, can reward adventurous punters on Knavesmire tomorrow. Betting on a huge field of runners in a wide-open five furlongs handicap at the end of the season may be tantamount to financial suicide
Fans of The Archers should put down their cocoa, unwrap themselves from their sensible Argyle cardies and pay particular attention to this rather nice cottage. All right it is not in Ambridge or anywhere in the splendid county of Borcestershire because
CEREAL drilling is progressing well despite the showery weather and many farms are almost drilled up. At High Mowthorpe we are almost finished, with only organic wheat after clover still to drill. As we enter October, wetter and cooler soils mean seed
