THE PARENTS of murdered backpacker Caroline Stuttle have sent a remarkable and courageous message to parents in Australia and around the world. A letter from them sits among flowers under the bridge where Caroline's body was found in the Queensland town
JOHN Batchelor's takeover of York City Football Club was today given a legal seal of approval. The motor-racing chief was installed as chairman of the Minstermen back in March, but it is only now the actual ownership of the club has been formally transferred
IT was very depressing to see so many people marching through York city centre in support of fox hunting (April 12). With such a lack of anti-hunt demonstrators present, it seems the House of Lords must be right to oppose a possible ban, as the public
THE colorectal/urology nurse specialists at York District Hospital would like to thank all the companies and patients who donated raffle/tombola prizes to their open day on April 4. The proceeds of £265 were donated to York Against Cancer and the Macmillan
If fast food is not to your taste, Slow Food could be more to your liking. MAXINE GORDON reports IT all began as a joke, but the Slow Food movement is no laughing matter. It is a serious-minded campaign to turn us on to the joys of good quality grub.
TEENAGERS are trouble. They always have been and they always will be. In the Fifties it was rock and roll and Elvis's gyrating pelvis (Percy Filth!), in the Sixties it was free love and marijuana (peace, man), in the Seventies it was punk and pills (God
A NORTH Yorkshire company has landed a £250,000 contract which will help with road repairs in Scotland. Econ Engineering, which makes multi-purpose highways maintenance equipment, has received an order for 11 "Econ Hotboxes" for road re-instatement work
YORK City chief Terry Dolan was today sweating on the fitness of central defender Matt Hocking before naming his starting line-up for tonight's clash with Bristol Rovers. As reported yesterday , with skipper Chris Brass suspended Dolan has already called
PICKERING Town beat Selby Town 3-1 at Flaxley Road last night in the long-awaited re-match between Northern Countiest East League premier division rivals. The match had been postponed twice this season and when it finally got underway last night both
CIVIL Service Tennis Club duo Andy Potter and Helen Leach blossomed to capture the Fulford Spring Cup. The event, which was celebrating its silver jubilee, featured 50 high-calibre encounters at Fulford Tennis Centre. Potter and Leach topped group one
FARMS across Yorkshire were already suffering substantial losses before the foot and mouth crisis blew up, a survey has revealed. The Farm Business Survey of 223 farms across the broad acres was conducted by Askham Bryan College's Rural Business Research
HEWORTH AFC Under-13s have made it into Europe. The team, who play in division one of the York British Sugar Minor League, are now sporting the famous blue and red Barcelona colours thanks to a new sponsorship deal. Simon Hanna, whose son, James, plays
A NORTH Yorkshire town has set up an "umbrella" organisation to try and combat rural crime. The Easingwold Local Area Policing Neighbourhood Watch Association has been created to work with existing crime-fighting groups, as well as encouraging new organisations
A CONVINCING 7-2 start against Phoenix 'A' was made to the York John Smith's Ladies League summer season by the winter division one champions Brigadier. Carole Layne led off with 140, 100 as they romped to 5-0 up before Babs Harrison put Phoenix on the
A WHITE knight or a fairy godmother tops the wish list of the York Wasps RL supporters' trust working party. The fans' group are working hard on producing a business plan to present to the Rugby League Council on May 1 in a bid to get themselves re-instated
YORK City chief Terry Dolan was today sweating on the fitness of central defender Matt Hocking before naming his starting line-up for tonight's clash with Bristol Rovers. As reported yesterday , with skipper Chris Brass suspended Dolan has already called
PLANS to build a new £2.5 million "new generation" residential care home in Tadcaster were unveiled today. The new "super care" complex - the first in Selby district - is aimed at giving elderly residents more independence and privacy while maintaining
YORK City midfielder Aidan O'Kane admits he doesn't want the season to end after taking a career gamble that's come up trumps. As the campaign draws to a close, the young Irishman is revelling in a rare run of first-team starts. The 22-year-old is poised
I AM sure that, on your shopping expeditions, you will have noticed, over the last few months, that many items have the 'Little Red Tractor' printed on their packaging. There are a number of qualifications for food to bear this badge. It was promoted
A MOTORCYCLIST died in an horrific road accident which closed both lanes of the A64 for almost six hours. Paul John Stead, 36, of Lilac Avenue, York, was in collision with a car at the Towthorpe junction of the A64 yesterday evening. The accident took
Mr D Lewis asked, 'why no shops at the Tenneco site?' (March 23). Answer - because shops are not needed or wanted. The Tenneco site is a development of approximately 250 houses not 600 as stated by Mr Lewis and will be well served by existing businesses
IN respectful answer to T Jackson of Nunnery Lane, who asks 'Why are there no daffodils from Micklegate Bar to Victoria Bar?' (Letters, April 9). They are still blooming there, TJ! The little golden headed bobbers have come up again on the other side
IN response to Sarah Shaw's letter on the Grand National (Letters, April 9), I would first like to correct her casual claim that "most racehorses end up in tins of pet food", strongly implying that those involved with the sport do not care for their horses
THE Government is in favour of joining the euro-zone "in principle". Yet strangely I cannot obtain an answer from Peter Hain, minister for Europe, as to his party's policy on the following. Do we want our savings, assets, taxation, interest rates, exchange
THE Stroke Association has a number of guaranteed places for this year's Great North Run. Anyone wishing to take up a place needs to be able to raise a minimum of £200 in support of our work. The Stroke Association works to help those who are living with
JACKIE Wilbor's story is a tale of survival, beating the odds, and ultimately courage. It's fitting then that the mum from Northallerton has just won an award in a national competition honouring brave parents. After years of trying for a baby and three
PRINCE Charles would be proud of him. John Belt's decision to turn a corner of the Milburn Arms, Rosedale, into a post office is exactly the sort of initiative the Prince was keen to encourage on his last visit to North Yorkshire. In December he was at
HARDWARE store Stubbs, in Fossgate, York, always enjoyed a reputation for old-fashioned, good quality service before it closed and the business relocated to James Street. Now these traditional business values will be recreated as it is turned into a department
CAN you believe it? Terry's favourite chocolates are made at Nestl Rowntree in York. Terry Venables, that is. The former England and Premier League manager is proving himself more than willing to give the city's famous chocolates a boost in a huge promotion
JOHN Batchelor's takeover of York City Football Club was today given a legal seal of approval. The motor-racing chief was installed as chairman of the Minstermen back in March, but it is only now the actual ownership of the club has been formally transferred
YORK City midfielder Aidan O'Kane admits he doesn't want the season to end after taking a career gamble that's come up trumps. As the campaign draws to a close, the young Irishman is revelling in a rare run of first-team starts. The 22-year-old is poised
A WHITE knight or a fairy godmother tops the wish list of the York Wasps RL supporters' trust working party. The fans' group are working hard on producing a business plan to present to the Rugby League Council on May 1 in a bid to get themselves re-instated
MOUNTAIN bikers from across the region geared up for the fourth and final round in the Simba Mountain Bike Winter Race Series. It marked a return to racing at Dalby Forest, near Pickering, after the third round was staged at Broxa Forest, near Scarborough
NEW Earswick All Blacks Under-14s crushed West Leeds 50-0 to surge into the semi-finals of the Continuation Cup. As satisfying as the points scored was the clean sheet in which man of the match Tom Hodgson led a resolute rearguard. James Goodwin opned
Fulford 'A' and Heworth 'A' will meet in the final of York Conservative Clubs' Team Snooker Knockout Competition at Acomb Conservative Club tomorrow after the annual presentation of trophies, which starts at 7.30pm. In the semi-finals of the Kutters and
HEWORTH 'A' team ended the season unbeaten after a 4-3 victory over fourth-placed Bootham 'B' in the final match in York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. This is the third consecutive season that Heworth have been unbeaten champions
PICTURES of people and places in York have helped win a young photographer from the city a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Katherine Batchelor, of Otterwood Lane, Acomb, is set to spend six months working as a photographer for The Times newspaper in London
FORGET David Beckham, it is Carl Paterson who Selby are hoping can make it through for their cup challenge. While the nation holds it breath and waits to see whether the England football skipper can recover from a broken foot to star in the World Cup,
A remarkable York pensioner has just celebrated a landmark birthday. MATTHEW WOODCOCK reports IF NOT for her foresight and determination, Ilse Karger may never have escaped the horrors of Nazi Germany. Yet the redoubtable pensioner not only saved herself
VILLAGE commuters will benefit after £73,000 of improvements were unveiled at Poppleton railway station. Passengers will be able to wait in comfort with an enclosed glass canopy for those using the York-bound platform and a covered waiting area for commuters
MOTORISTS are facing another three weeks of congestion and delays on the A64 near York. The Highways Agency has warned that the dual carriageway will be restricted to a single lane in each direction until Friday, May 3. A spokeswoman said the restrictions
AN AMBITIOUS plan to bring a medical school to York became a reality today with the naming of the Dean and the launch of the centre's first prospectus. Professor Bill Gillespie is the first Dean of the joint Hull York Medical School. The school, which
FORMER Walsall boss Ray Graydon is expected to be among the crowd at Bootham Crescent tonight after being installed as favourite to take charge of managerless Bristol Rovers. Graydon was at the Memorial Ground on Saturday as the Pirates drew 1-1 with
POLICE and firefighters in Scarborough have launched a joint investigation after firebugs wreaked havoc in the town. A string of arson incidents last night culminated in a blaze at three homes in Endcliff Crescent, Barrowcliff, which was tackled by more
RUN for the hills - Vernon Scripps has come to York! The amiable Scouse chancer, who is one of the best-loved characters in TV's Heartbeat, has taken up residence in the former FR Stubbs' Ironmongers building, on Fossgate, for the new series of the hit
SEVEN self-confessed "salad dodgers" from a pub near York have brought a taste of India to their local. The seven, all regulars at the Roebuck Inn, in Appleton Roebuck, recently completed an Indian cookery course. They decided to show off their new culinary
THE manager of York Riding School got an air rifle and threatened to kill a kebab vendor in a row over money, a court heard. Ibrahim Altin fled from Mario Marchi, 49, fearing for his life when the dispute got heated at Marchi's stables, said Andrew Jones
PAUL Shepherd has resigned and left the £500 million turnover York-based Shepherd Group, it was disclosed today. He has quit his post as chief executive of the group's construction and engineering division "to take advantage of opportunities outside the
Day two of Newmarket's Craven meeting, Beverley's opening fixture of the season and a televised National Hunt card from Cheltenham provide punters with plenty of choice tomorrow. John Dunlop has made an excellent start to the Flat campaign and the Arundel
by Mike Laycock MOTORISTS are facing another three weeks of congestion and delays on the A64 near York. The Highways Agency has warned that the dual carriageway will be restricted to a single lane in each direction until Friday, May 3. A spokeswoman said
