IT has not been the easiest of times for York Wasps on the field this season, and now it's beginning to get difficult off the field too. Wasps have not hosted a Northern Ford Premiership match now for five weeks and the lack of income from gate receipts
A BRIDEGROOM-to-be who emailed a Yorkshire Dialect expert from Kosovo while searching for wedding help got the surprise of his life - when he found the expert lives just two miles from his North Yorkshire home. The soon-to-be married couple were also
There were streaks of snow on the colder slopes of the Cleveland Hills but in Great Ayton, ice cream consumption continued institutionally at Suggitts' caf. Visitors to this famous refuelling stop looked out over the River Leven; hard core cyclists slurped
EVENTS often conspire against me when I am pressed for time. On this occasion everything went smoothly. The Bakers Oven was quiet although many more customers appeared before I left. The front part of the premises is a take-away selling sandwiches, cakes
ONE of the major positives to come from all the uncertainty surrounding the future of York City has been the way supporters have been so united in recent weeks. The work of the Supporters' Trust has been deservedly well-docmented but elsewhere other supporters
WHAT a wonderful story, so sad and yet so touching, about eight-year-old Greg from North Yorkshire. He was so intelligent, and so very adult to be able to tell us all what it is like having Tourette's syndrome (February 27). An incurable problem so far
MICK Phythian's well-founded concern over the potential loss of green belt land for unnecessary development is timely (March 6), but it is not only peripheral spaces which are under threat. Every pocket of potentially developable land within the built-up
I WAS fascinated to read W King's letter, in which he tries to defend York historian Alf Peacock's practice of using pseudonyms to promote his own books (March 5). He suggests that Dr Peacock is in good company and cites Saki as a fellow practitioner
THE welcome end of the foot and mouth epidemic brings with it one very real danger: the resumption of the cruel live animal export trade. The suffering of sheep and lambs in severely overcrowded trucks, often without food or water, for journeys which
COUNCIL information is to be conveyed to York residents in an alternative way when the first ever ward spring fayre takes place in the city. Residents in the Heworth and Walmgate wards of the city will have the chance to quiz community leaders as well
ONE of Yorkshire's biggest firms has announced record profits for the seventh year in succession. Yorkshire Co-operatives Ltd has branches across York and North Yorkshire, including stores at Beckfield Lane (Acomb), Bishopthorpe, Fulford, Helmsley, Kirkby
YORKSHIRE Air Ambu-lance needs some help staying off the ground as its major sponsorship deal comes to an end. Since October 2000 the ambulance, which costs about £1 million a year to run, has been funded by the AA - and that special arrangement comes
ONE of St Leonard's Hospice's major fundraising events, its 20-mile Challenge Walk, is back "in stile" this year, after its cancellation in 2001 because of foot and mouth restrictions. The walk, on Saturday, May 4, begins and ends in Haworth and takes
PUPILS at the Mount School, in York, have marked their special music week by making their very own didgeridoos. The girls made the native Australian instruments at a workshop earlier this week, and used them in a musical performance at the school on Thursday
ANDY Marshall won the York and District Snooker Association Knockout Handicap competition for February by beating John Decaux 70-39 in the final to qualify for a Champion of Champions place at the end of the season. Decaux received a 14-point handicap
CLUB bosses in York today backed new Home Office guidelines designed to make a night out a safer experience for clubbers who use drugs. The Government has published the guideline booklet, entitled Safer Clubbing, with the aim of reducing the number of
A YORK library has gone on-line as part of a city-wide initiative to ensure internet access for all. Acomb Library, in Front Street, is the first of seven libraries and community centres in York to be updated under the Government-funded scheme. Each of
CERTAIN councillors were "gunning" for Pocklington Town Council clerk Martin Layton, an employment tribunal heard. Paul Miller, acting for Mr Layton, told the tribunal that it had been resolved to seal his fate "one way or the other". But Colin Bourne
A York man has appeared before the city's Crown Court charged with supplying Ecstasy to former Sheffield Wednesday player Thomas Staniforth. The case against Miles Gordon Massey, 22, of Mill Lane, Acaster, was adjourned at the request of prosecution counsel
THE King's Castle, York's pocket-sized, city centre Chinese restaurant, has had a makeover. Gone is the all-you-can-eat buffet and the faintly shabby decor. In its place is a smart new restaurant and takeaway, tricked out in a subtle combination of Chinese
Bells rang at a Wedding Fair at York's Moat House Hotel when Janet Morley, fundraising manager at St Leonard's Hospice, met James Rossdale of photographic company Phototech. Janet was there doing research for the hospice's own fair, held recently at Hazlewood
A TERMINALLY-ILL cancer patient has had his plans to marry before he dies ruined by heartless thieves. Michael Kwiatkowski, 31, of Ingleton House, off Lindsey Avenue, Acomb, planned to marry girlfriend Alana Phillips, 17, next week after being diagnosed
To mark Mother's Day, MAXINE GORDON finds some fun fashions for mum and daughter IT must be music to a mother's ear when she's out with her daughter and someone asks: "Are you two sisters?" And certainly, if Mum keeps up to date with fashion, she can
WOULD you like to join in the fundraising activity to raise £45,000 for a new ambulance for the region's St John Ambulance and can't think how? Well help is at hand with the opportunity to take a member of your family or a friend on a hair-raising ride
IN reply to your article about rising house prices in York (February 26), I can see it's a good thing if you are selling a house but if you're a first time buyer like I am trying to be it's very expensive. It would be good if York council could provide
MAYBE if more employers had implemented enlightened travel-to-work perks like City of York Council, York wouldn't be faced with a massive annual clean up bill for floods and gales. I am willing to bet that the clean up bill due to climate change is far
TIDY up beds and borders as soon as possible by cutting back old stems and seed heads from last year and pulling up weeds. This is a very satisfying job to do at this time of year since lots of new growth will be revealed. Clear away the remaining autumn
A WOULD-BE drug pusher walked free from court after he sprayed liquid into the eyes of a bus passenger, York Crown Court heard. People queuing at a bus stop told Stephen Kenny Ashes, 20, to go away when he offered to sell them an illegal substance, said
FORGET the 'Golden Jubilee' - the oldest swinger in Selby is celebrating his Silver Jubilee. At 43-years-old, Ray Adamson could be forgiven for dropping down a gear or two for the more sedate pace of the veterans game, but 25 years after making his first
HERE'S a timely reminder to all forgetful children to buy some flowers for your mum tomorrow - for Mother's Day. These beautiful daffodils - a sure sign that spring is upon us - were pictured nestling in the garden of the Merchant Adventurers' Hall in
THE latest weapon in the fight against high-tech crime is to be launched in North Yorkshire next week. The Digital Evidence Recovery and Internet Crime Unit (DERIC) will help track down internet fraudsters and allow trading standards officers from across
YORK karate king Liam O'Grady has added to his international medal collection by helping England juniors to UK Grand Slam gold. The first Dan black belt, from Stockton Lane, was part of the three-man English team that took first place in the 16-21 years
YORK company Skycell is teaching children about lighter-than-air flight during Discovery Week, a range of events around York as part of National Science Week. The firm will also be digitally recording the event, at the Guildhall, from the air, using its
YORK swimmer Jane McDermott has powered her way to a national title. The 16-year-old Fulford School pupil, who suffers from cerebral palsy, took gold in the Disability Sport England BT Swimming Championships at Darlington. The Wheldrake teenager also
JEWISH people are set to gather at the foot of Clifford's Tower in York tomorrow in memory of the 150 Jews murdered on the site in 1190. The vigil, at 6pm, is being organised by the Union of Jewish Students in conjunction with the Castle Area Campaign
IT'S back to the track for North Yorkshire's sidecar star Steve Webster tomorrow as he gets the 2002 season underway at Valencia in Spain tomorrow. It is Webbo's 20th season of World Championship racing, in a career that has seen him become the most successful
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania is calling for his beleaguered squad to stand on their own two feet ahead of tomorrow's crunch clash with Chorley Lynx. Basic errors in both attack and defence have blighted the Wasps' game this season, with them lying winless
THE first thing that strikes customers as they walk down the steps of the newly-reopened Lendal Cellars (aka The Hogshead) is 'wow isn't it clean!' Not that Bar Talk is implying that the pub was ever dirty, it's just hard to find stone flag floors that
BARTON, winner of his last four races by a staggering aggregate of 83 lengths, steps up to the premier league next week when he carries the hopes of Ryedale at the all-important Cheltenham Festival. His target at National Hunt racing's most prestigious
