IF ONE player epitomised York City's performance on Saturday, indeed their performances of late, then Darren Edmondson was the man. No-one could fault his commitment but the City wing-back, just like the Minstermen, had not had the best of games until
FIREWORKS explode above Clifford's Tower in York in the spectacular finale to Jolablot 2002. The week-long Viking festival ended on Saturday with a longboat race, battle and torchlit procession before the fireworks display over the Eye of York. Local
ARSONISTS are suspected of torching two cars parked only inches from their owners' home. Sue Seymour and Wendy Matthews said heat from the blaze was so intense they could feel it in the passage of their Copmanthorpe home. Sue said: "I was in bed and heard
THE Royal York Hotel is being rechristened. Under its new name, it is no longer Royal or York, although it will remain a hotel. A Le Mridien hotel, to be precise, part of the global chain established in Paris by Air France 30 years ago. John Shannon,
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has confirmed he would like to extend on-loan Jon Parkin's Bootham Crescent stay. The versatile Parkin is little more than a week into an initial one-month stay from First Division Barnsley but Dolan has admitted he would like
I HEARTILY agree with Dr Duncan Campbell about the need for a bus station in York (February 13). The ideal site would have been where the horrible monstrosity now occupying where Foxton's Garage once stood, next to the GPO sorting office. It had easy
PAUL Fawcett hit Huntington's winner with a right-foot volley in the 80th minute against Old Malton in Reserve A. Ian Whittaker opened the scoring for Huntington but Old Malton equalised from the penalty spot and a draw looked likely until Fawcett's late
THE division two match of the day took place at Haxby where first visited second and it was table-toppers Copmanthorpe who emerged with a 3-2 win. The game sprang to life in the 20th minute when Richard Iggledon netted for Haxby & Wigginton but Lee
DESPITE another spirited display, New Earswick All Blacks lost 28-10 at Cutsyke in the Yorkshire League senior and division one. The hosts, however, were flattered by the scoreline. The York side started well and went ahead when a superb Simon Mallarkey
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old girl was raped at Westwood College, in Scarborough, in the early hours of last Friday. North Yorkshire Police said a number of important witnesses had been traced following the attack, which is believed
SARAH Hunt, of Virgin cosmetics, gives some advice at the Evening Press Health and Beauty Show, held at the Moat House Hotel, in York. The event, sponsored by the Spa at Aldwark, included 24 exhibitors who gave advice, including cosmetic use, skin and
SELBY took advantage of their free week in Yorkshire One to overcome Ripon 24-0 in a friendly at Mallorie Park. The Sandhill Lane club were always in control against their Yorkshire Two rivals, with tries from Matthew Smith (2) and Duncan Phillips and
MALTON and Norton powered into the third round of the Yorkshire Shield with a 48-17 thumping of Bradford Salem at The Gannock. From the outset Malton's game plan was to use their superior pace and fitness to keep the ball away from a more than competent
GNER is looking to win more rail franchises in a bid to secure its future. The York-based company has confirmed it wants to expand in the wake of speculation which suggested its fate could hang in the balance. The Evening Press has reported how the Strategic
STEVE Petch made it a hat-trick of titles in the Kall Kwik Rally when he returned to the forests of North Yorkshire on Sunday. Having won the title in 1999 and 2001, Petch and his co-driver, John Richardson, from Northallerton, held off the challenges
"KILLER roads" in North and East Yorkshire have been highlighted in a new report from a leading motoring organisation. An 18-month study by the AA-led European-Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) has given safety stars to more than 800 UK roads, including
UNPOPULAR plans to close a lifeline for York's elderly have been shelved by the city's Labour group. Final proposals, to be considered at City of York Council's budget meeting on Thursday, do not include earlier suggestions that Age Concern's day centre
YORK hotels have not suffered a loss of bookings - despite fears over foot and mouth, the September 11 terrorist attacks and flooding, according to a new survey. A survey by BTI UK, an independent travel management company, shows that hotel room bookings
FLOODING in York dampened half-term for some of the city's tourist attractions - but others have attracted bumper crowds. There were fears that families would stay away from York in droves, when last week's rising river water and over zealous national
THE only way is up for resurgent York City, according to delighted boss Terry Dolan. The 1-0 win over promotion hopefuls Hartlepool has lifted City nine points clear of bottom club Halifax Town having played two less games than the Shaymen. However, manager
DRAX Power Station, Europe's biggest coal-fired plant, lost more than £21 million in the first nine months of last year, the Evening Press can reveal today. The latest figures sent shockwaves through the electricity-generating industry and prompted a
SENIOR officers at East Riding of Yorkshire Council have handed themselves massive pay rises - despite backing service cuts and council tax hikes for residents. The main beneficiary is chief executive Darryl Stephenson, whose salary has soared from £104,000
WHY do I always feel vaguely awkward on St Valentine's Day? When the shops are awash with novelty gifts like chocolate hearts, sequin-covered red devil horns and mugs saying "Be Mine". When magazines are swamped with ideas as to what to give that "special
Batswing, on course for next month's Cheltenham Festival, bids to make it three wins from three runs over fences at Sedgefield tomorrow. The seven-year-old, trained at Norton by Brian Ellison, goes for the Scotchhils Holsteins Novices' Chase, a race won
NINE people were charged with public order offences following an incident which left a police officer with slight injuries after York City's home game with Hartlepool. Eight people from Hartlepool and one from York were arrested and charged after trouble
VIKING voyagers sailed into York at the weekend for the grand finale of Jolablot 2002. A spectacular fireworks display at the Eye of York was the back-drop for the end of a week of Viking celebrations around the city. Crews from Norway, Ireland, France
CHAPLAINS at the jail where blind Yvonne Sleightholme is imprisoned for murder have called for a Royal Pardon. The Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist chaplains at Styal Prison say they personally feel there is a high probability that Sleightholme
YOU might think being a cycle courier is a healthy way to earn a living. And so it is. But while spending hours every day on a bike, sometimes lugging heavy packages around, is certainly a good way of keeping fit it can place strains on the body too.
IT TAKES a certain sort of stubborn self-belief to continue protesting your innocence after years in prison. Yvonne Sleightholme was jailed in 1991 for the murder of Ryedale farmer's wife Jayne Smith, and yet she still maintains that she is innocent.
THE week started with rising waters and ended with Vikings riding the River Ouse. Jolablot 2002 had looked as though it might be upstaged by yet more floods, but in the end the rain stopped, the waters subsided and the event could easily be counted a
THE only way is up for resurgent York City, according to delighted boss Terry Dolan. The 1-0 win over promotion hopefuls Hartlepool has lifted City nine points clear of bottom club Halifax Town having played two less games than the Shaymen. However, manager
YOUR headline "Rail firm faces revamp threat" (February 13) only served to show the muddled thinking that takes place in the minds of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) and Mr Byers. Until recently I travelled regularly between York or Selby and London
WHEN Tony Taylor takes Julian Cole to task suggesting that as a taxpayer he has a right to a religious school for his children (February 13), he is being simplistic. His argument, if taken to its logical end, means that this right applies to everyone
WHY not change the name of the Royal York Hotel to The Hopgrove and have done with it ('£5m and French name for Royal York Hotel', Feb 12)? In Finland it requires planning permission to change the name of a 'public building' and we could usefully do the
OSBALDWICK and South Bank took the opportunity to make ground on division one pacesetters Malton Bacon Factory and Post Office who were without league games on Saturday. South Bank were a shade fortunate to win 2-1 at Wigginton Black Horse. Steve Hudson
A SCAM letter has been sent to York businesses claiming to be worth over 3.5 million dollars to those who respond. The letter, claiming to be from the South African Department of Minerals and Energy, was actually sent from Ireland. Those who reply hoping
DRINGHOUSES trimmed unbeaten Pocklington Town's lead at the top of the York Leeper Hare Football League premier division to one point with a convincing 4-1 home win over Kartiers. The title contenders made a great start, Craig McShane scoring after just
A JOHNNY Waldron-inspired York Acorn kept alive their slim hopes of promotion from National Conference League division two with a welcome 32-20 win at Cottingham Tigers. The result also kept the Blue and Golds four points clear of city rivals Heworth,
THE Archbishop of York has challenged people to learn from the events of September 11. The call was made by Dr David Hope when he gave a sermon at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin yesterday. In the first in a series of special sermons for Lent - aimed
A MEMORIAL to the late Cardinal Basil Hume to be put up in Ampleforth has been described as something out of the Ground Force TV gardening show. The £50,000 wooden cross is to be brought from London to Ampleforth Abbey, where the leading Roman Catholic
THE annual Lord Mayor's Ball was a glittering success and brought back youthful memories for York's first citizen and her consort. Saturday night saw the Ebor Suite at York Racecourse come to life with a St Valentine's Ball to raise money for St Leonard's
YORK St John College's hot hopefuls don't want to feel the chill in Salt Lake City. A final year part-time research student and a 2001 graduate of the college are hoping to raise the spirits at what has been a disappointing Olympics to date for the British
A YORK youngster has won a Blue Peter competition to carry the baton for the Commonwealth Games. Victoria Myers, 11, of Lockhouse Lane, Earswick, will carry the commonwealth baton for 500 yards around York this July. This will be on day 31 of a 50-day
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has confirmed he would like to extend on-loan Jon Parkin's Bootham Crescent stay. The versatile Parkin is little more than a week into an initial one-month stay from First Division Barnsley but Dolan has admitted he would like
