I WAS amazed to read the Highways Agency response to my suggestion that the A64 Copmanthorpe roadworks should be carried out 24 hours a day seven days a week. As far as disturbance to local residents is concerned, there are very few houses close to the
YOUR article, 'Toddler, 2, saves sick mum's life' (October 11) fascinated me. Kieran's actions were, indeed, amazing when he rescued his mum with diabetes from a near coma caused by her low blood-sugar level. He is a very brave and perceptive little boy
MANY who support a ban on hunting with dogs may be inclined to feel differently about a ban on shooting pheasants. Millions of pheasants are raised every year in factory conditions. Because of the high-density conditions on pheasant farms they may be
I agree with Mrs A Palmer about the people who leave their dog's dirt on footpaths and grass verges. There is no need for this. I walk my dog every morning and always clean up whenever he does his business. But as I walk around the roads and field I am
SINCE you publicised my call for soon-to-be-redundant foreign coins in aid of St Leonard's Hospice we have had thousands of pesetas, marks, francs, lira, etc donated to us. We thank readers for their great generosity and we hope they will continue to
York gran Sally Aston is usually to be seen in her pinny. But here she glams it up in the latest collections at M&S. STYLE challenges don't come more challenging than Sally Aston. This 59-year-old grandmother is perfectly at home in her apron or in
ABOUT 30 staff from the Ground Support Systems business of York-based Mechplant are quickly settling in under their new masters, VP plc of Harrogate. Allaying fears that the £3.1 million acquisition was a hostile takeover, Neil Stothard, VP's finance
THE Government must put money into North Yorkshire's roads and rail lines, a new chairman has urged. Martyn Weller, newly-elected chairman of the Freight Transport Association's Yorkshire and Humberside Council, spoke as experts study ways of tackling
A LAWYER has given bioscience firms a boost after joining a York solicitors' firm. Dr Eileen McMorrow will be supporting the growing number of science-based firms in the city after being appointed by Harrowell Shaftoe. She will be focusing on intellectual
IT is almost beyond belief that Government scientists could have spent years analysing the wrong animal's brain to find traces of BSE. Before the outbreak of foot and mouth disease the most serious animal and human health issue to hit the UK in recent
FARMERS in North Yorkshire have been told that restrictions in some of the worst affected areas under the foot and mouth scourge are to be lifted. Rural affairs ministry DEFRA announced today that protection zones around Danby Wiske, Westerdale, Upper
A YORK man faces jail for making two bomb hoaxes on different days to a Scarborough store. Ian David Hood, 36, of Bell Farm Avenue, Huntington, pleaded guilty to communicating false information with intent. He admitted that on October 28 and November
AN East Yorkshire man who was killed in a head-on crash has been named by police. David Strangeway, aged 38, of The Oval, Pocklington, was killed on Friday when the Peugeot 205 he was driving was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Cavalier on the
A RIVAL transport company today confirmed it would be interested in taking over Arriva's train services, if the troubled operator was stripped of its franchise. First Group, which runs Metro bus services in York, said it would be "more than happy to help
THOUSANDS of people turned out to watch a fireworks display hosted by York's Asda supermarket. The display, at the Monks Cross store, attracted large crowds - but some families were left disappointed, saying that the display had lasted for less than 15
HOME teams dominated the games in Reserve A of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League. Of the five matches all but one resulted in home wins. The exception was at Dunnington where New Earswick recorded their second win of the season with a
BATHING beauty Katie Craven made a splash when she sponged down in York city centre today. The 19-year-old model put on a show for shoppers in Parliament Street as she took the plunge in the street's fountain. Katie, who holds the crown of Miss Nottingham
YORK'S Sabena Carr won an amazing six gold medals in the North Eastern Counties Masters Swimming Championship at Scarborough. She mastered the 65 to 69 age group with victory in the 100m freestyle (1min 46.69secs), 200m freestyle (3mins 46.43secs), 50m
CITY of York Ladies were unable to break their losing run in the premier division of the North League when they lost 3-1 at Chester. The home side opened the scoring following a quickly taken free hit but York soon replied when Kate Rorrison, who had
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh today warned that falling bed numbers in old folk's homes were leading to a "growing crisis" in hospitals and the nursing and care sector. A written Parliamentary answer to the Vale of York MP revealed 8,800 nursing care
ACOMB'S hopes of contining the fine run of form that had seen them unbeaten in Yorkshire League division two ended in a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Boston Spa. Acomb struggled to pass the ball, created few chances and fell behind. Jamie Robinson pulled
CITY of York kept their promotion drive on track when they forced a 0-0 draw in the Northern Counties Hockey League first division match of the day at Alderley Edge. Both sides went into the encounter having won all their previous games and although they
Yorkshire all-rounder Craig White has agreed to go on England's tour of India. White, Marcus Trescothick and Ashley Giles all confirmed their availability for the tour after they were among five players who asked for more time to deliberate in the wake
WIGGINTON youngster Neil Cordell is officially the best squash player in the country in his age group. The 12-year-old has become the British Under-13 Boys' champion - and the first player to bring a British junior crown back to York since 1934. Indeed
THE Selby pit complex is facing a new crisis, with predicted losses this year of up to £25 million, the Evening Press can reveal today. The losses - incurred despite a £23 million Government subsidy in February - represent the worst performance since
A DISABLED York woman has received a multi-million pound payout after health chiefs admitted medical negligence during her birth at a city hospital. Donna Owen, 23, of Walker Drive, Foxwood, suffered brain damage during her delivery at the former Fulford
I MUST comment on the Home And Far Away production at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. It was a wonderful show which harnessed the abilities of able and disabled young people in an imaginative production about the experiences of evacuees from Hull at the
MACKENZIE was 13 when she ran away from the safety of her mum's home and turned up on her dad's doorstep. It was the early Seventies so she wasn't entirely surprised when he opened the door wearing a floor-length, tie-dyed caftan and smoking a joint.
HUNDREDS of small businesses in North Yorkshire are missing opportunities because they do not train their staff, according to new figures. Quality and potential sales are suffering for lack of staff training, says a York and North Yorkshire employer survey
COR lumme! It was worth a tea's-up knees-up by these pearly kings and queens to promote the new British Airways service from Yorkshire to Gatwick Airport. The service which began on Sunday is being operated by BA's wholly-owned subsidiary, British Airways
As the bombing of Afghanistan continues, STEPHEN LEWIS looks down the long, bleak road towards regeneration and stability ARNE Strand is scathing about the US policy of dropping aid parcels into Afghanistan at the same time as bombs. "Peanut butter isn't
AFTER a barrage of hostile fire from press and public, the Ministry of Defence has backed down over the Brad Tinnion case. But it has not gone far enough. Bombardier Tinnion was killed during an SAS raid to free British hostages in Sierra Leone. He died
THE decline of the INL Club in York is another sign of the times. Its story - a cash crisis due to lack of support - is one familiar to many Working Men's Clubs here and elsewhere. A trip to the club was once the highlight of the week. But younger people
FARMERS in North Yorkshire have been told that restrictions in some of the worst affected areas under the foot and mouth scourge are to be lifted. Rural affairs ministry DEFRA announced today that protection zones around Danby Wiske, Westerdale, Upper
OLDER people's charity Age Concern has gone back into business in Acomb with the opening of its new shop. The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Irene Waudby, was on hand to officially open the new shop in the pedestrianised part of Front Street. The new
STAFF at a council-run day centre in York were horrified to find a purpose-built glue-sniffing den had been set up in the grounds of their building. The elaborate den, which was discovered in a courtyard behind the Yearsley Bridge Day Centre, in Huntington
BAY Horse bolted into the York White Rose Ladies League winter season with a bang against Red Lion but failed to stay the distance. The Murton side took the team and both pair games but Lion clawed back in the singles with Emma Swallow, Vanessa Lewington
CITY of York fielded largely an U14 girls side for the two matches at Castleford at the weekend in the Yorkshire U16 Girls' Youth League. The opposition were well disciplined, well trained and physically superior. York lost the matches 4-0 and 3-0 respectively
THE partner of SAS hero Brad Tinnion, who was killed rescuing British soldiers in Sierra Leone, has been offered £250,000 by the Ministry of Defence. Anna Homsi, 31, mother of his 11-month-old baby, had been considering suing the MoD after being refused
A NORTH Yorkshire woman who gave birth after being involved in a road accident in which her mother died was today seriously ill in hospital. The 30-year-old gave birth to a baby boy after the three-car crash, which happened yesterday afternoon in Ayrshire
A DECORATED American servicewoman and chapel worker from a top secret North Yorkshire spy base has admitted two drink-driving offences within six weeks. Penny Ann Portivent, 35, whose address was given only as a box number at the US base at Menwith Hill
A PEDESTRIAN died and the driver whose car hit him was hurt in a second collision on York's outer ring road early today. The incident closed the A1237 between the Haxby Road and Wigginton Road roundabouts for nearly six hours and caused widespread congestion
MEMBERS of York's oldest club are today being urged to "use it or lose it" as a lack of support is pushing the club towards a cash crisis. The INL (Irish National League) Club, in Speculation Street, has notched up a proud record of achievements in everything
WHO says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Butch, the Jack Russell cross, made a mockery of the saying when he helped raise £500 for the RSPCA. He looked a picture dressed up as a clown, alongside owner Ann Mitchell, when the two spent an hour in
RETURNING York Wasps winger Leigh Deakin has admitted he needed little persuasion to re-sign for the Huntington Stadium club. The try-scoring ace put pen to paper on a 12-month deal yesterday, signing up for a third spell at the Rugby League Premiership
THE death of a young York man to heroin poisoning was "a real tragedy", the city's coroner said today. Jason James Haskins, who was 22 and lived in Burton Stone Lane, Clifton, died on October 15. His family were today too upset to talk, other than to
YORK City supremo Douglas Craig admits he is not surprised by the extraordinary managerial cull sweeping through football nor the latest calls for manager Terry Dolan to be sacked. Stockport County manager Andy Kilner is reported to have become the 20th
YORK City supremo Douglas Craig admits he is not surprised by the extraordinary managerial cull sweeping through football nor the latest calls for manager Terry Dolan to be sacked. Stockport County manager Andy Kilner is reported to have become the 20th
RETURNING York Wasps winger Leigh Deakin has admitted he needed little persuasion to re-sign for the Huntington Stadium club. The try-scoring ace put pen to paper on a 12-month deal yesterday, signing up for a third spell at the Rugby League Premiership
DIRECT links between transport and climate change will be highlighted at a major conference being held in York next month. The event will bring experts from across the country to the city, chosen because of its year-long dedication to the environment
The National Hunt season is rapidly gaining momentum as it reaches top gear and tomorrow's most valuable race is staged over jumps at Cheltenham in the shape of the £17,500 Host Partnership Handicap Chase. Jonny Portman has his horses in good form and
