Archive - Saturday, 27 April 2002

Great finds on first visit
I SAW with great interest your Golden Jubilee report (April 22) of the royal visit to York on July 28, 1949 and vainly scanned the crowd photograph in hope of finding my own youthful face. That day marked my first visit to York. I was here with my…
Tough challenge
NINE of the area's leading professionals head a 50-plus contingent descending on The York Golf Club's testing course on Monday.
Panthers sharpen their claws
Poppleton Tennis Club Panthers junior team drew 5-5 at home to Gryffindors of Ripon in their Yorkshire Mini-Tennis League match.
Hunt for ghosts
A TEAM of intrepid ghost-hunters is planning an all-night vigil in a North Yorkshire tourist attraction, in a bid to track down the spirits which haunt it.
York judge frees sex offender
A JUDGE has freed a sex offender who was jailed for not telling police his address in York.
Youngsters enjoy variety
A talented group of girls from York can be seen here rehearsing for their first live performance on stage.
In memory of Jamie
TEENAGERS from a York school are to tackle an Army assault course to raise funds in memory of classmate Jamie Bucknell.
Schools launch Lottery cash bid
NORTH Yorkshire schools are hoping to receive a slice of a £3.4 million Lottery bid put forward by the county council.
Visitor guide pulls in the punters
A VISITOR guide published by the York-based Yorkshire Tourist Board was a huge success, according to independent research.
Ears how to win tickets
CHILDREN'S favourite Peter Rabbit will be hopping on to the stage at York Theatre Royal at the end of this month.
Drive to improve care for patients
PATIENT care in York and Selby is to be improved, with a range of new measures that are being introduced within local health services.
Arriva to increase bus fares by 10p
PEOPLE who use Arriva buses during peak times will see their fares rise next month.
A week for all at Yorkshire to forget
THAT was the week that was...It's over let it go... So went the song.
Figures of fun
FOUR large figures confronted me as I drove into the park. Their white faces, contrasting with the burnished bronze of their bodies, gave them a hint of menace. They struck a threatening posture, as if they were about to break cover from the trees and…
Bull's eye on target
ON the mend midfield marvel Lee Bullock is already relishing the start of next season with an ambitious double-figure target in his sights and a pledge to go at least one better.
Warsaw in a day
IF it's 10am, then this must be Warsaw. It isn't every day you get the chance to visit one of Europe's ancient capitals, and my curiosity was naturally fired by the prospect - made even more enticing was the thought of doing it all in one day.
Lehmann lashes poor Tykes
YORKSHIRE managed to avoid a record innings defeat at Headingley yesterday but still received a tongue lashing from new captain Darren Lehmann after capitulating to Surrey by an innings and 168 runs.
Sign for the times
YORK Wasps' working party have been boosted by the number of players who have already signed up to see out the season with the club.
Jordan on form to take title
JORDAN Worabec won York and District Snooker Association's 25th monthly Heworth Minibuses-sponsored knockout handicap competition.
Double six for Heworth team
HEWORTH 'A' team achieved their sixth league and cup double in eight years when they beat Fulford 'A' 4-0 in the York Conservative Clubs' Kutters and Shannons Team Snooker final at Acomb club.
Call for action on rowdy York youths
COUNCILLORS will be asked to urge the Government to step in to tackle gangs of youths running riot in York.
Going flat
I HAVE worked it out that if the council continues building so-called "speed humps" at the current rate, in nine years' time there will be so many that they will in fact all join up and the roads will be flat again. Hoorah!
Helping scouts
THERE is no doubt that scouting is thriving when you see the numbers involved, and of all ages, in the St George's Parade (April 22).
Beyond duty
I would like to publicly thank Joel Millard, RSPCA Animal Collection Officer. ('Oliver turns up after 8 months', April 18).
Chasing the facts
IN Turpin Rides Again Mike McCulloch castigated a Brighton magazine for making mistakes about the Battle Of Stamford Bridge (April 20).
Bad timing
FULL marks to your correspondent 'Our Man on the Omnibus' for his choice of routes (April 22).
Great finds on first visit
I SAW with great interest your Golden Jubilee report (April 22) of the royal visit to York on July 28, 1949 and vainly scanned the crowd photograph in hope of finding my own youthful face. That day marked my first visit to York. I was here with my…
Andy back from Greek ordeal
YORK air enthusiast Andy Jenkins touched down on British soil today as a convicted spy.
Two's company
PLANS are afoot for the newly-formed York Ironsides rugby league team to join next season's National League set-up.
A farce, then a Greek tragedy
IT started out as a joke. But when Andy Jenkins was taken into custody at Kalamata airbase, it soon stopped being funny.
Bull's eye on target
ON the mend midfield marvel Lee Bullock is already relishing the start of next season with an ambitious double-figure target in his sights and a pledge to go at least one better.
Nestl fold their WYL side
JIM Collis and his assistant Jon Reynolds were today contemplating their futures following Nestl Rowntree's decision to fold the West Yorkshire League side.
Bayley: Jail sentence is wrong
YORK MP Hugh Bayley plans to make representations to the Foreign Office over the case of plane spotter Andy Jenkins.
Rapid progress
A YORK teenager whose sports ambitions have been boosted by a pensioner's gifts of money has won selection into the British squad for this season.
£580,000 payout for medical negligence
A WOMAN has been awarded more than half-a-million pounds after being left partially paralysed and incontinent through medical negligence by her doctor and York District Hospital.
Glen enjoys home banker at Tang Hall
THE latest fight-night staged by York-based All Saints Amateur Boxing Club, held at Tang Hall WMC, saw 200 fans watch several York boxers shine.
Soccer coach guilty of butting
A NORTH Yorkshire football coach has been found guilty of butting an official from an opposing team in the dying minutes of a top-of-the-table match.
White Rose blooming
SHERBURN White Rose Junior Football Club are one of the best in the business - and that, as they say, is official.
Haunted love
LOVE was in the air. Soft lights glowed from York Minster's Great East Window on to the 50 or so ghost hunters who had just been shown around the spookier sights of York by Mark Graham the other night.

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Great finds on first visit

Tough challenge

Panthers sharpen their claws

Hunt for ghosts

York judge frees sex offender

Youngsters enjoy variety

In memory of Jamie

Schools launch Lottery cash bid

Visitor guide pulls in the punters

Ears how to win tickets

Drive to improve care for patients

Arriva to increase bus fares by 10p

A week for all at Yorkshire to forget

Figures of fun

Bull's eye on target

Warsaw in a day

Lehmann lashes poor Tykes

Sign for the times

Jordan on form to take title

Double six for Heworth team

Call for action on rowdy York youths

Going flat

Helping scouts

Beyond duty

Chasing the facts

Bad timing

Great finds on first visit

Andy back from Greek ordeal

Two's company

A farce, then a Greek tragedy

Bull's eye on target

Nestl fold their WYL side

Bayley: Jail sentence is wrong

Rapid progress

£580,000 payout for medical negligence

Glen enjoys home banker at Tang Hall

Soccer coach guilty of butting

White Rose blooming

Haunted love