FIVE months after a local MEP wrote to former agriculture minister Nick Brown, it has been confirmed that he will be giving evidence to the EU inquiry into the foot and mouth outbreak. Mr Brown, former minister for agriculture, fisheries and food during
IN AN interim assessment, the Environment Agency says the environmental impacts of last year's foot and mouth disease outbreaks were largely restricted to areas around disposal sites and were short-term. But the report does warn that long-term effects
THE inquiry team investigating the foot and mouth outbreak is set to visit Harrogate for a public meeting. The team behind the "Lessons Learned" inquiry is visiting parts of the country which were heavily affected by foot and mouth disease, and will appear
BEN Hebron is the kind of young man you would expect to be a farmer. Born and bred in Rosedale, farming is in the blood of this 21-year-old and both his grandfathers are still farming - Bill Hebron in Rosedale and Herbert Flintoft in Westerdale. With
RESEEDING worn out grassland provides yields of higher quality fodder and significantly reduces the need to use brought-in concentrate. The view was outlined at a meeting for farmers organised by farm equipment dealer RBM Agricultural Ltd, grass harrow
FARMERS will have the chance to see the benefits of a new countryside stewardship scheme in action. A farm walk at West Wold Farm, Langton, is being held this afternoon to encourage arable farmers to see how the Department for the Environment, Food and
YOBS have pushed a York "good neighbour" to breaking point with a hate campaign. The onslaught was apparently launched in revenge after he stepped in to stop an act of vandalism in his street. Last night thugs threw a brick through the man's window -
With crises engulfing York City and Wasps in quick succession, CHRIS TITLEY asks: where have all the fans gone? YORK may never generate the tribal heat of Glasgow football rivalry or echo to the roar of a Hull rugby league derby. But, despite its small
HE did what a good neighbour should. Eighteen months ago, he caught two youths smashing the windows of a house in his street. It would have been easier to walk on. But a sense of justice propelled him to intervene. Now he wishes he never had. The 46-year-old
MY first thought when I read about Tesco's latest venture - providing morning after pills to teenage girls - was disgust. But on consideration, and to emulate Ella Hirst's excellent letter on Will Young (March 16), this says more about society than it
REGARDING the phoney 'controversy' between Kar Kultists and sane cyclists. Everyone dislikes 'passive smoking'. What about 'passive motoring', ie., being subjected to filth, lead and carbon monoxide without being asked? Professor Derek Bryce-Smith (Organic
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has been ridiculed for his repeated refusal to state whether North Yorkshire radar bases will be used for the controversial "Son of Star Wars" project. Labour and Conservative members of the Commons Defence Select Committee
WORLD Rugby League global marketing director Paul Faires will not make any attempt to take over control of York Wasps Rugby League Club. French-based businessman Mr Faires, whose company is behind the sponsorship of the Wasps, told the Evening Press last
MOVES are afoot to set up a supporters trust to rescue York Wasps. Such a trust helped secure the future of York City FC and fans of the rugby club are keen to follow suit. A meeting has been arranged for 2pm on Sunday at Huntington Stadium. Ironically
YORK Wasps players are to hold a behind-closed-doors meeting tonight to decide where to go from here. They had been told by chairman John Stabler that as the Wasps were folding they were now free agents and as such could seek other clubs. However, the
THE York City Supporters' Trust has expressed its disappointment about the news that York Wasps Rugby League Club has folded. The shock news came just a matter of days after the Trust had helped secure the future of their football club with new chairman
THE company which came into help York City FC's fans set up a Supporters' Trust is unable to offer York Wasps the same backing - but they are still willing to do what they can. Supporters' Direct, the organisation which specifically works at setting up
ST JOHN'S College snatched a 5-4 home win over Rowntree in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Sarah Manser and Lindsay Spicer put the student teachers in command with three wins for 92-64, which included the two and 11 matchwinner against Brenda
HEWORTH enter their penultimate National Conference League division two clash of the season against Hillsborough Hawks with question marks over a number of key players, writes Tony Curtis. Definitely missing will be Dave Carling and Nikki Wilson, while
There was a sensational end to the division one title race when York RI Cavaliers 'A' lost their last game to give the crown to the University. With three games to go Cavaliers 'A' needed just two draws to clinch the title. This should have been easy
A TOP Savoy chef is among the attractions at the new Monks Cross Sainsbury's store - as fashion guru Jeff Banks found out today. Daniel Cartwright arrived in the new-look store today to be the in-house chef, on hand to give customers helpful cooking hints
NEW Earswick Ladies were bitterly disappointed after just missing out on a final spot in their Yorkshire League decider against Hornsea losing 81-76 and by six points to four overall. At home Brenda Keller, Lys Jerrum, Maureen Cooper and Margaret Blows
THE nastiest show in town was opening today at York Dungeon. Gorvik, the dungeon's new £50,000 re-creation of the Viking invasion, stresses the dark side of the seafaring invaders. The new show opens with a maritime scene and visitors move to a ransacked
A £135,000 handout of Government cash has been awarded for a makeover of a York travellers' site. The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has also given nearly £15,000 to improve facilities in North Yorkshire. It is part of a Government
THE company which came into help York City FC's fans set up a Supporters' Trust is unable to offer York Wasps the same backing - but they are still willing to do what they can. Supporters' Direct, the organisation which specifically works at setting up
ANOTHER nursing home in York is to close and the owners blame the cost of imposing expensive new government regulations. St Olave's Nursing Home at Clifton, York, is to close at the end of April. The 24-bed home currently has 16 residents - some have
A MAN told detectives his police officer girlfriend had given him confidential information about an assault he was alleged to have committed, a York jury heard. Paul Douglas, 30, claimed he never asked York-based officer Clare Woodall for the police incident
YORK Wasps players are to hold a behind-closed-doors meeting tonight to decide where to go from here. They had been told by chairman John Stabler that as the Wasps were folding they were now free agents and as such could seek other clubs. However, the
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has been ridiculed for his repeated refusal to state whether North Yorkshire radar bases will be used for the controversial "Son of Star Wars" project. Labour and Conservative members of the Commons Defence Select Committee
Angry neighbours have vowed to keep campaigning against plans to turn a small outhouse into a home, after the scheme was approved by York councillors. Maggie Frankish, of Fountayne Street, York, was distraught after proposals to convert the garage, which
THE Archbishop of York has confirmed he does not want to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury. A spokesman for Dr David Hope said he intended to take his place on the Crown Appointments Commission, the body which submits two potential names to the
NORTH Yorkshire hunt supporters have reacted angrily to plans to ban lowland hunting with dogs. Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael today promised a six month consultation period to enable MPs and the Lords to reach a compromise. But if no agreement is
EVENING PRESS racing tipster TOM O'RYAN scouts around North Yorkshire and selects ten horses he reckons are worth keeping a close eye on this season. Tom, in addition to his role with the Evening Press, is a highly-esteemed staff journalist with national
FOR the first time in 13 months, there was a live auction of live cattle in Malton Market last Friday; and the attendance in human terms outnumbered the hundred or so animals by three to one. The ring was absolutely packed and there was a great atmosphere
AN important breakthrough has been made in the battle against TB in cattle. And the research indicates that thousands of years ago it may have been man who gave the disease to cattle. The sequence of the entire genome of the organism that causes bovine
SWIFT whole-flock vaccinations in the case of enzootic abortion is recommended by Novartis. Vet Matt Colston of Frame Swift & Partners in Pentrith notes that farmers who have restocked following FMD may not know the status of the sheep they have bought
CONSERVATION and farming are moving a step closer together with the appointment of a new conservation adviser. Colin Hedley, who is currently working for the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, will take on the advisory role at the Country Land and Business
FIVE animals imported from France, as part of post-FMD restocking measures, have given a reaction in blood tests for brucellosis during recent post-import checks. One of the animals, in a consignment of 44 cattle imported from France on February 4, gave
WORLD Rugby League global marketing director Paul Faires will not make any attempt to take over control of York Wasps Rugby League Club. French-based businessman Mr Faires, whose company is behind the sponsorship of the Wasps, told the Evening Press last
LAPSED Wasps fans: your team needs you. On Sunday, a meeting will be held to launch a Supporters' Trust to save York Wasps. Everyone who has affection for this proud club should make the effort to attend. The more who back this crucial initiative, the
MUCH has been made of the fact we have got so many games coming up in such a short-space of time. It will be energy sapping and it will really test the squad to its limits. Even the state of the pitch and how it will stand up to the run-in has been talked
AS someone who has experienced at first hand the "fear of crime" I take great exception to your recent article "Fear of crime doesn't exist" (March 16). It is now 20 years since I was attacked and robbed in a South London suburb at 7.45pm. I only stayed
RECENTLY we received a telephone call from an acquaintance in Florida. She and her husband visit Britain in July and planned to spend a Friday night in York to see us and a little more of the city itself. To book accommodation she rang several bed and
THE York Wasps board have today put a £105,000 price tag on saving the ailing Northern Ford Premiership club. Director Russell Greenfield has revealed that anyone interested in preventing the club, which ceased trading yesterday, from going out of existence
A LECTURER in English literature has been nominated for a National Teaching Fellowship award by a panel of staff and students at York St John College. Gweno Williams, senior lecturer in the school of arts, is York St John College's 2002 nominee for the
York duo John and David Stroughair won the The Evans Property Group Yorkshire Knockout Competition pairs crown for a record fifth time beating Hornsea's Paul Hargreaves and Mark Goodyear 24-13. They lost their first end but then scored a four on the second
Wigginton Shiseikai Karate Club instructor Sensei Paul Wright shows the technique that helped him pass his 4th dan exam in Glasgow. More than 200 students attended the grading under the critical eye of top Japanese technical director for the Japan Jarate
THE York City Supporters' Trust has expressed its disappointment about the news that York Wasps Rugby League Club has folded. The shock news came just a matter of days after the Trust had helped secure the future of their football club with new chairman
SUPER-RATS are plaguing a North Yorkshire farm - immune to poisons and clever with it too. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has been called in to try to tackle the vermin on a pig farm. A BBC Close up North documentary programme
THE York Wasps board have today put a £105,000 price tag on saving the ailing Northern Ford Premiership club. Director Russell Greenfield has revealed that anyone interested in preventing the club, which ceased trading yesterday, from going out of existence
North Yorkshire's latest Internet crimefighter is only a week old, but already he's helping turn the tables on the high-tech criminals. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on how DERIC is shaping up WITH Internet crime - as with most other forms of crime - the criminals
EVENING PRESS, the filly this newspaper's readers lease from Norton trainer Tim Etherington, is in great condition going into the new Flat turf season. "I am thrilled to bits with the way she has developed over the winter," said the Wold House trainer
MOVES are afoot to set up a supporters trust to rescue York Wasps. Such a trust helped secure the future of York City FC and fans of the rugby club are keen to follow suit. A meeting has been arranged for 2pm on Sunday at Huntington Stadium. Ironically
Kieren Fallon, who returned from serious injury last season to win the Flat racing jockeys' championship for the fourth time in five years, will be going all out to retain his crown in 2002, despite losing his retainer with top trainer Sir Michael Stoute
Cadeaux Cher, a law unto himself, is fancied to gain an early-season strike at Doncaster tomorrow - for the second successive year. The Barry Hills-trained sprinter goes for the Town Moor Handicap over six furlongs and will have the assistance of Darryll
AFTER what the Americans now call 9/11, using the shortest shorthand for the biggest evil, there was wide support for the war in Afghanistan. Doubts were expressed, in this column and loftier places, but the general mood was that justice was required.
