THE sale of York City Football Club could be completed by the end of next week, according to leading contender John Batchelor. The motor-racing tycoon said his hopes of concluding the purchase for the Third Division outfit by end of this week have been
YORK and North Yorkshire were today preparing for more flooding after the Environment Agency issued warnings across the region. The warnings were renewed for York riverside paths, including King's Staith and Queen's Staith, and South Esplanade, and at
A BEREAVEMENT counsellor fleeced a frail elderly York widow out of thousands of pounds, a jury has heard. Peter Michael Powers, 50, allegedly stole £250 a day out of Betsey Finlay's bank account while she lived in a house with peeling wallpaper, slept
THE future of one of York's key employers is a cause for serious concern, the Evening Press can reveal today. Council economic chief Tony Bennett said when approached by the Evening Press that the position of rail wagon manufacturer Trinity Rail Thrall
SPIKE Milligan, the last of the Goons, is dead. The madcap comic, who was 83, died early today at his home near Rye, East Sussex, surrounded by his family, his agent Norma Farnes said. Milligan had suffered ill health for some time and had been nursed
MOTORISTS on the A64 near Copmanthorpe are heading for more disruption - as engineers prepare to install a footbridge. The exit slip road from the eastbound carriageway into Tadcaster Road is set to be closed to traffic on a number of nights, starting
YORK City today bolstered their squad by signing young Middlesbrough midfielder Stephen Brackstone until the end of the season. The arrival of the highly-rated playmaker is a major coup for manager Terry Dolan, who had been keen to acquire the teenager
A YORK-based campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War has taken centre stage in the House of Commons. The city's MP Hugh Bayley put forward an Early Day Motion at Parliament in an attempt to breath fresh life into the campaign. He
SPACE enthusiasts will have a chance to see Saturn and Jupiter at a public viewing event at Dalby Forest visitors' centre. Astronomy Centre staff will be pointing their telescopes towards the two gas giants, which are well-placed for viewing at this time
SELBY is set to hold a referendum on the controversial burning of petcoke at Drax Power Station. The district council's ruling Labour group plans to sanction the ballot at an emergency meeting next Monday. Ballot papers will then be posted to residents
A RAILWAY link between Malton and Pickering could generate up to £1 million in income from 100,000 journeys a year, a study has revealed. The survey, which was carried out by North Yorkshire County Council with funding from the Countryside Agency, gives
A NORTH Yorkshire youngster who suffers from a rare condition features in a TV documentary tonight - having already made his debut on Richard and Judy. Eight-year-old Greg Storey from Pickering appeared on the chat show last Friday to tell about how he
ENGLAND'S involvement in the ICC Champions Trophy in September has heightened fears that several of Yorkshire's top players could miss the climax of the Championship season. With the final Test against India at The Oval not finishing until September 9
PARCELS of land which could be taken out of York's Green Belt to make way for new homes and businesses have been unveiled. The sites have been earmarked for future development as part of City of York Council's proposals to create the city's first ever
THE son of a Great Heck rail disaster victim has been reunited with his treasured trumpet, which was stolen over a fortnight ago. Delighted detectives handed over the instrument yesterday to 11-year-old James Dunn, whose father Stephen was killed exactly
YORK City today bolstered their squad by signing young Middlesbrough midfielder Stephen Brackstone until the end of the season. The arrival of the highly-rated playmaker is a major coup for manager Terry Dolan, who had been keen to acquire the teenager
PROSPECTS of National Hunt racing resuming tomorrow looked more promising today. No problems are reported at either Ludlow or Taunton. This afternoon's jumps meetings at Wetherby and Chepstow was abandoned yesterday, both tracks being waterlogged in places
WHEN a novel starts off with the line "She had this thing she could do with her nipples", you know you're going to be reading something out of the ordinary - and Manana Man is certainly that. This cracking debut from Scottish-born, but Leeds-based, author
After a life in racing, Jenny Pitman has switched to Dick Francis territory, as she tells CHRIS TITLEY. IT is the best start to an interview I can remember. "Titley! Now there's a good name! A Titley ran two Nationals for me!" Jenny Pitman's enthusiasm
FARMERS were on a knife-edge today after the first tests on a suspected case of foot and mouth disease in North Yorkshire proved negative. A farm at Hawnby, between Helmsley and Thirsk, was sealed off, and livestock movements banned within a five-mile
ENGLAND'S involvement in the ICC Champions Trophy in September has heightened fears that several of Yorkshire's top players could miss the climax of the Championship season. With the final Test against India at The Oval not finishing until September 9
A FORMER York and Pocklington schoolteacher who died in action during the Second World War is among airmen to be honoured by a special memorial. A Spitfire propeller has been restored and mounted on a cairn of Cornish granite and will be displayed inside
YORK Wasps Rugby League have made a desperate plea for supporters and sponsors to back them like they rallied around neighbours York City Football Club. Having watched as the city got behind the Minstermen in their hour of need, the Wasps need the same
York RI were given a tough time by Drax before winning 6-3 in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Angie Spivey and Michelle Hall scored two wins for Drax, which included coming from behind for an exciting 2-15 17-15 17-16 success over Nicola
POLICE are investigating alleged misappropriation of funds at a Selby charity, it was revealed today. Detectives launched the inquiry at Selby District Advocacy, which is based in Ousegate, after reports that money had gone missing. It is understood the
The biggest entry on a weekend of poor turn-outs for river angling matches in Yorkshire saw 55 fishing the Ure at Ripon. Having fallen nearly a yard the night before the match it was only just possible to fish the streams, with 18 inches of falling floodwater
York City Baths Club are taking a strong team of 23 swimmers to the Scottish Senior/Age Group National Long Course Championships at Tollcross Swimming Pool, Glasgow this weekend. Age group swimmers: Alice Sunderland, Sophie Calphin, Ashleigh Husband,
PARISHIONERS at an historic York church which is facing a £500,000 repair bill which may force it to close could be thrown a lifeline by English Heritage. But first members of St Laurence Parish Church, in Lawrence Street, need to decide whether it is
SIMON Dyson's hectic start to 2002 continues with a drive towards a one-over-the-eight tonic tomorrow. That's when the 23-year-old North Yorkshire ace takes a crack at the Malaysian Open at the Royal Selangor Club in the country's capital of Kuala Lumpur
RICHARD Hutton, the former Yorkshire and England player has bemoaned the lack of schoolboys coming into cricket which he felt was a major problem for the future of the game. Hutton, who was speaking at the Woodhouse Grange Cricket Club diamond jubilee
MOTORISTS on the A64 near Copmanthorpe are heading for more disruption - as engineers prepare to install a footbridge. The exit slip road from the eastbound carriageway into Tadcaster Road is set to be closed to traffic on a number of nights, starting
YORK Wasps Rugby League have made a desperate plea for supporters and sponsors to back them like they rallied around neighbours York City Football Club. Having watched as the city got behind the Minstermen in their hour of need, the Wasps need the same
A NEW name - Aviva - is proposed for CGNU, the parent group of Norwich Union Life, York's biggest financial services employer. The name change plan was disclosed today with the announcement that annual group operating profits worldwide soared 41 per cent
THE sale of York City Football Club could be completed by the end of next week, according to leading contender John Batchelor. The motor-racing tycoon said his hopes of concluding the purchase for the Third Division outfit by end of this week have been
Tadcaster Grammar School duo Nicola Lampard and Lauren Mason produced two great performances in the finals of the British Schools Biathlon Championships at Rugby, Leicestershire. Both year nine girls live in Copmanthorpe, train at Nestl Rowntree Athletics
