TASTING freedom for the first time in more than five weeks, Andy Jenkins had only one thought on his mind. The York air enthusiast was "desperate" to see his six-year-old daughter, Jessica, and the rest of his family after finally being released from
COULD this be the start of a national chain, or is it just the same place we visited a year or two ago but with a new name? Situated on the A19 just south of the York ring road this venue proved to be a busy lunch spot. Heavy goods vehicles are prohibited
THE only cuesports table of its kind in Britain has been at the UK Championship in York for the past two weeks. It measures ten feet long by eight wide, has blue cloth - and there are no pockets. The name of the game is carom, the original game from which
You come across some country pubs by chance - as you are driving along. You think it looks nice, park the car and pop inside for a look around. Not the Appletree Country Inn at Marton. You need a good reason to drive out all the way to this pub from York
What are the odds of York Wasps being drawn to face neighbouring amateurs in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup? York Acorn and Heworth were amazingly paired together in round two and were playing today to decide who would progress
STUCK for a gift idea for this festive time of year? Well, you won't go far wrong by heading to your nearest book-shop and tackling a tome co-written by an ex-Evening Press chronicler of the Wasps. Former Evening Press rugby league writer Peter Smith,
YOUNG people in York who want a night on the dance floor but aren't old enough to get past the bouncers should check out iKon & Diva. As a Christmas special for York's 12 to 17-year-old residents, the Clifton Moor-based nightclub is hosting ukclubculture
THERE'S no change at the top of the Evening Press player of the year table. Lee Bullock picked up a point for his stirring display in the 2-0 win over Reading to confirm his position in fourth place, but strikers Michael Proctor and Lee Nogan and goalkeeper
SIX-TIMES city squash champion Steve Hodgson is thrilled by the emergence of Wigginton as a rival to his York team-mates. But the 40-year-old self-confessed 'veteran' insisted the well-being of squash in York hinged on providing smash-hit training for
A YORK man left another drinker with a brain injury when he stamped or kicked his head while his victim lay on the ground on the ground, a court heard. Father-to-be Dean David Alan North, 22, will spend Christmas behind bars as he serves 15 months for
SWEAT-BOXES in York are dripping with as much inspiration as perspiration. The courts of endeavour in question belong to the city's squash clubs, which are witnessing a renaissance recalling the early 1980s when the sport boomed as much as housing prices
A WOULD-be Santa Claus was sent back up the chimney at York's city centre grotto after council vetting procedures found he had criminal convictions. The Evening Press learned that the man had applied for the part-time post as Kris Kringle at the grotto
FORMER York City Baths Club star Robin Frances broke his own British record for the second time in a day in winning a silver medal at the European Short Course Swimming Championships being held in Antwerp. Great Britain boosted its medal tally with three
THE lengths some people will go to to attract the attention of Christmas shoppers. Sam Barnett, who is said to have the longest inside leg measurement of any model in Britain, gave customers a few ideas for seasonal stocking fillers when she took part
ALTHOUGH he is no stranger to the big occasion, Welshman Eirian Williams will chalk up a personal first when he referees the UK Snooker Championship at York's Barbican Centre tomorrow. He was in charge of the Embassy World Championship final at Sheffield
A PATIENT from Stockton Hall Hospital, York, was apprehended by police after he wandered as far as the Highwayman Caf on the A64. Police were alerted to the escape just after 4.30pm on Thursday by a member of the public who had seen the man walking on
IS this York's youngest landlord? He thinks so. Andy Gray, known as Sonic to regulars because of his likeness to the cartoon hedgehog, is running the Spread Eagle, Walmgate, York, despite being only 22 years old. He is actually 22, five months and eight
AS the end of the first year of the third millennium approaches, the Millennium Commission congratulates the people of Yorkshire on the amazing and innovative schemes they came up with to mark this moment in time. From the York Millennium Bridge, to community
I MUST tell your readers about a pantomime I have just seen. I urge your readers to go and see it as it is free and the show starts at 4am to 10am every day in any street in York city centre. It is called No One Is Watching And I Won't Get Caught! The
IN reply to your article, (Fighting litter louts, December 8) prosecuting for dropping litter and illegal dumping has been going on for some time, but has never been enforced to the full extent. Cleaning standards have not dropped, but illegal dumping
DAVID Blunkett is right to reform. The police should accept his proposals for specials and street wardens. Present 'priority' policing does a reasonable job on murder and shoplifting. But too many offences are at the bottom of the police priority league
OUR annual visit to the Santa Special at Murton Park was a joy - thanks to all concerned. You made the children, large and small, feel overjoyed by the whole experience. I highly recommend a visit by young and old alike. Mrs J Allenby, Kexby Avenue, Hull
I KNOW exactly who is responsible for the traffic chaos which is blighting York. I had a pint with him the other day. A former military man, he calls himself Major Roadworks and is in charge of Cloud 9, a murky secret department. When he nipped to the
AN APPLICATION for early release by a youth who attempted to murder his friend and left him for dead has been turned down. Robert Fuller, from Harrogate and now 17, has served two years of a six-year sentence after he attempted to kill Ashley Murray,
ANDY Jenkins touched down on British soil today for a joyful reunion with his little girl. The York air enthusiast had been "desperate" to see his six-year-old daughter, Jessica, and the rest of his family after finally being released along with 11 other
York's Place Research Centre published a booklet last month called A Guide To The Wetland Heritage Of the Vale Of Pickering. I just had to go out and have a look and chose the carrs and ings (one-time marshlands, reedswamps or whatever) south of West
ONE-TIME Minsterman midfield favourite Alan Pouton could be forgiven for feeling quite literally 'gutted'. The skilful schemer is going to have to sit out York City's next FA Cup adventure on the first weekend of 2002 when they travel to the Blundell
ALTHOUGH he is no stranger to the big occasion, Welshman Eirian Williams will chalk up a personal first when he referees the UK Snooker Championship at York's Barbican Centre tomorrow. He was in charge of the Embassy World Championship final at Sheffield
IRISHMAN Ken Doherty was today waiting to find out who he will play tomorrow in the UK Snooker Championship final at York's Barbican Centre. A fluke shot last night gave him a 9-7 semi-final victory against Stephen Lee. Doherty, needing pink to win the
A YORK teenager was today starting three years in jail for his part in "every householder's nightmare". Martyn Bell, 19, broke into a house in Sutherland Street, South Bank at 4am with an accomplice, said Helen Holmes, prosecuting. But their noise downstairs
TYPICAL. You wait ages for one, and then five come along at once. Bus operator First York, now under its new name, First, unveiled the initial batch of a dozen £140,000 double-decker buses that are set to "further improve a very impressive Metro service
A SPECIAL needs group has been given an early Christmas present - thanks to the Evening Press. Managers at Clifton-based charity SNAPPY described their £5,000 stocking-filler as "a lifeline". The cash, handed over by Evening Press editor Liz Page, came
A RARE watch is being donated from a York jewellers to help the victims of September 11. Harpers Jewellers, Minster Gates, decided to give a Longines watch commemorating the opening of New York's Empire State Building from 1931 to its associates, Sotheby's
SAFETY awareness took on a whole new meaning when these children met a group of York firefighters. They clambered into the fire engine, tried out the driver's seat and practised squirting a jet of water with the engine's hose. The children, from Wishing
MEMBERS of Easingwold Golf Club have donated over £2,500 to a testimonial fund to mark the 25th anniversary in post of their golf professional, John Hughes. Hughes, 50, received the gift together with a silver salver from club captain Michael Dobson at
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania has admitted player recruitment had not gone to plan ahead of the Northern Ford Premiership campaign - but said only circumstances were to blame. The Australian conceded things had not gone as he expected on his arrival in
AN EIGHT-WHEEL tractor blocked half a North Yorkshire village road in a protest against plans to narrow it. Farmer Charles Mills parked the 3.9 metres wide vehicle in Main Street, Appleton Roebuck, as members of a Selby District Council planning sub-committee
A DATE has been set for a legal bid to force the Government to hold a public inquiry into disgraced North Yorkshire gynaecologist Richard Neale. A judicial review into the decision of Health Secretary Alan Milburn to hold separate private inquiries into
AS someone who previously worked in the Royal Mail's York sorting office as clerical staff, I support what Paul Clays said: "Workers stunned at post jobs threat", Evening Press, December 12). On many evenings, not just the Christmas period, along with
I READ with a certain amount of reserved 'delight' Stephen Lewis's feature 'Get lit up or face a £30 on-the-spot fine' (Evening Press, Dec 12). Will this drive these lightless loony cyclists into the back-streets - or even worse, on to the pavements?
