PERHAPS the tannoy announcer at Whaddon Road knew something. With the sale of the club believed to be imminent it seemed quite appropriate to herald in bright new dawn with the dulcet tones of Frank Sinatra and "New York, New York" just moments before
DRIVERS are threatening to withdraw evening bus services throughout the York area after a shotgun was fired through the windscreen of a city bus. The attack marked a dramatic escalation in potentially lethal incidents that have been happening across the
Middle-aged and pot-bellied, RON GODFREY challenges a luxury York fitness club to trim him down... FITNESS trainer Dave Pearman's mission, should he have wished to accept it, was to make me handsome. He didn't wish to accept it. "Then make me superfit
THE city council recently published its proposals for encroachments into the Green Belt. Most of the proposed development sites lie on the northern ring road. There are also proposals to develop the 'teardrop site' behind York Station. These require road
MR Westmoreland believes an attack on Iraq would be a war against "the people of Iraq" (Letters, March 12). If he believes British and US troops are going to war on the Iraqi people he has no understanding of the matter. The main reason for the West's
I READ your report that implied Government ministers could scrap charges to National Trust properties (MP warns ministers on charges, March 11). This is one power the Government does not have as the National Trust is totally independent charity. As such
IN the early years of the last century, York's heritage was imperilled by progress. Landmarks across the city were under threat from roads, trams and an over-zealous council. Then along came a doughty and persistent conservationist who fought to save
TERRY Dolan is looking to keep the home fires burning after York City maintained their unbeaten home record of 2002 with a 2-0 win over Darlington. The victory, City's third on the bounce at Bootham Crescent, ended a run of three successive defeats for
Wigginton Black Horse upset the Leeper Hare York and District League division one form book by winning 2-0 at promotion hopefuls Post Office. Frankie Adams opened the scoring in the tenth minute and Neil Newton made the points safe on the hour. Osbaldwick
Pocklington Town are five points clear at the top of Leeper Hare York and District League premier division after a 3-1 win at Bishopthorpe. Nearest rivals Dringhouses, with a game in hand over Pocklington, did not play as their match at home to Wigginton
AN EXCELLENT game of rugby saw Selby maintain their winning style with a 30-22 victory over Scarborough. The Sandhill Lane club had lost to the Seasiders in the opening week of the Yorkshire One season, but they more than made amends for that defeat.
Malton and Norton have now established themselves as Yorkshire Three promotion favourites after seeing off one of their nearest challengers in a hard-fought battle at The Gannock. With other promotion hopefuls Leeds Corinthians and Otliensians both losing
NEW Earswick All Blacks won the all-local tie with York Groves in their delayed Accident Cup semi-final encounter 18-0. The defences of both sides were on top in the first half and it was not until the 35th-minute that the deadlock was broken. Groves
WATER and environment chiefs have moved to allay fears that the discovery of "sex change fish" in a North Yorkshire river could pose a threat to human fertility. Male fish with both male and female reproductive systems have been found in the River Ouse
Heworth Rugby League Club's Steve Barnard helped Yorkshire outgun Cumbria with a 30-18 victory in the BARLA County Championship clash. Barnard, who has had an impressive season for the Black and Whites, was called into the squad at loose-forward and proved
YORK Wasps forward Darren Crake has admitted that defeats such as yesterday's 60-4 thrashing by Workington make him consider retiring from the professional game. However, the big second-rower has vowed he and the rest of the squad will battle on to turn
NORTH Yorkshire hunt supporters have reacted angrily to a vote by MPs today which was expected to bring a ban on their sport closer to reality. Tonight's 'indicative' vote is designed to help the Government gauge Parliament's opinion before it brings
SOUTHAMPTON may be adrift in the Premiership but their supporters come top of the league for their singing, according to research by a York University professor. Ironically, fans of fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers were found to be the least tuneful
A CHEST consultant urged caution today, after an Evening Press study indicated that the York Carriageworks asbestos timebomb may finally be fizzling out. An analysis by the paper of York inquests over the past five years has revealed a sharp drop in the
YORK City's new owner John Batchelor toasted a winning start to his Bootham Crescent reign then immediately set his sights on the future. The motor-racing boss admitted City's 2-0 derby win over Darlington had provided a "dream-start" to his time as chairman
THE brother of a York kidney patient has offered to go under the knife to offer him a life-saving transplant. Leonard Marshall has agreed to donate a kidney to his brother Michael, who has already had two failed transplants and fears he will die this
LABOUR MP John Grogan today pleaded for a further £100 million from the public purse to keep the Selby coalfield open until 2005. He said more state aid was vital for the complex - which has already had £43 million of Government subsidies over the last
Jockey Graham Lee, who is enjoying the best season of his career, can achieve his maiden half century of winners tomorrow at Sedgefield. Lee, who at Uttoxeter on Saturday took his score to 49 when winning on Trading Trouble for his principal employer,
AS new beginnings go, John Batchelor could not have asked for much more. A winning start was all important to enhance the new feel-good factor surrounding the club while keeping the fear of relegation firmly under wraps. The manner in which City achieved
A MAN was dragged into a bush by a woman demanding sex while walking his dog on a York footpath. Police said the woman, who called herself Jane, approached the man on the path, off Water Lane, in Rawcliffe, at about 6pm yesterday, and warned him not to
A BATTLE for the top of the charts began today between Pop Idol rivals Will Young and Gareth Gates. Gareth was releasing his debut single, which could be an even bigger seller than Will's Anything Is Possible/Evergreen, the number one disc for the past
Q What is acupuncture - and does it hurt? A Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to heal disease and alleviate pain. In acupuncture treatment, fine needles are inserted into the skin at particular locations to alleviate the patient's symptoms
EVER since the advent of mindless vandals, buses have been a favourite target. First, they pelted eggs at the windscreen. Then they progressed to stones. These days, yobs think nothing of hurling a brick at a moving bus. Only last month we reported the
SO now we know who wins when they're singing. According to York University music man David Howard, fans of Southampton FC are songbirds, while a batch of bum notes at Bolton relegated their fans to the bottom of the league. York City's yodellers will
I HAVE been reading your reports on Thrall Europa at Holgate Park. I live near this site and I'm disgusted in the way Thrall Europa and the city council have behaved. When it was to be redeveloped, residents' views were treated as an irrelevance. First
YORK City's new owner John Batchelor toasted a winning start to his Bootham Crescent reign then immediately set his sights on the future. The motor-racing boss admitted City's 2-0 derby win over Darlington had provided a "dream-start" to his time as chairman
FOR York's legions who daily use the buses - I used to be one of them - what a thrill it must be never to be sure whether or not the person sitting next to them is 'Our Man on the Omnibus'. Let his unassuming wit and wisdom continue to illuminate your
YORK Wasps forward Darren Crake has admitted that defeats such as yesterday's 60-4 thrashing by Workington make him consider retiring from the professional game. However, the big second-rower has vowed he and the rest of the squad will battle on to turn
Scarborough's well deserved 2-1 win at Hayes on Saturday was their second in five days against a team in the basement of the Nationwide Conference. Player-coach Mark Patterson, who missed the game through suspension, said, "it was a bitty and scrappy
YORK have been sucked deeper into the relegation zone after they slumped to a 13-6 defeat against Sheffield Tigers. The loss, York's tenth of a season that promised so much, means the Clifton parkers are now fourth from bottom - just two points ahead
THE military pride of York will be speeding across the country after the naming of a GNER power car. The high speed locomotive was named the Royal Dragoon Guards in recognition of the regiment, which holds the Freedom of the City. The naming ceremony
A FORMER York vicar and chaplain for the deaf has died, aged 74. The Rev Tom Preston died peacefully at his home in Castleton, near Rochdale, Lancashire, on March 7. He was vicar at St Deny's Church, in Walmgate, York, for 14 years until his retirement
SAFETY improvements to a dangerous junction on York's Outer Ring Road starts this week. City of York Council is carrying out the work on the A1237 - which will involve speed restrictions and diversions - at its junction with Moor Lane. Work will begin
YORK Acorn staged a stunning second-half fight back at home to promotion chasing Milford Marlins in division two of the National Conference League. However, it proved not enough for gallant Acorn, who were finally edged out 18-22 after conceding a 71st-minute
SHE'S only 12 years of age, but singer Jamie Ward is pleading with fellow youngsters to stay away from drugs. The North Yorkshire schoolgirl today released a heartfelt song, entitled Get A Life, with lyrics inspired by harrowing pictures of Rachel Whitear
A BODY thought to be that of a missing South Korean student who visited York shortly before her disappearance will not be identified for several days, police said today. In Hea Song, 22, who was studying at London Guildhall University, has not been seen
ANOTHER nursing home may be forced to close with the loss of a further 19 care beds. If it shuts, it will be the ninth nursing home in the area to have closed in the last two years, with a loss of nearly 250 beds. Ricky Richardson, owner of Dunnington
TERRY Dolan is looking to keep the home fires burning after York City maintained their unbeaten home record of 2002 with a 2-0 win over Darlington. The victory, City's third on the bounce at Bootham Crescent, ended a run of three successive defeats for
THREE masked raiders escaped with cash and cigarettes after bursting into a York corner shop. The three entered Pat's Place, an off licence and general store in Bishopthorpe Road, where they threatened the assistant and ordered her to open the till. They
FRUSTRATED passengers were today given the grim news that the performance of GNER trains is getting worse - with fewer than seven out of ten services on time. The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) said only 69 per cent of the York-based train operator's
'What has she got to hide?" was the question most people were asking after TV documentary-maker Louis Theroux's expose of Tory MP Ann Widdecombe's life. Despite much persuasion, Ann kept the cameras out of her bedroom and bathroom. Not that there was
AN oldish gentleman was apparently fighting for his life after being involved in a car accident just outside Workington Town's Derwent Park towards the end of yesterday's match against York Wasps. No, it had nothing to do with the rugby on the field,
