SHOCKED worshippers at one of York's most beautiful churches today vowed to fight plans to close it. All Saints' Church, in North Street, was revealed as one of six churches recommended for redundancy in a new report by the Archbishop of York's Commission
THAT'S it. Liz Hurley has spoken. The star who is to acting what Judi Dench is to bricklaying has spoken. The streets of London, says Hugh Grant's ex, are more dangerous than those of New York. That's because, the pneumatic actress continues, there are
Reading have backed the City chairman's ambitious plans for a new rebel league. The Royals, who have lost to York for the past two seasons in the FA Cup, have yet to see Batchelor's proposal in full, but they are keen to hear that it would involve a set
MAN of the moment Terry Dolan basked in the glory after picking up his manager of the month award but insisted on sharing the limelight. "I'm delighted and very proud," said the York City boss after being presented with his Nationwide League bubbly to
Brazilian striker Rogerio is the latest City player to be struck down by the bug that has affected a number of his team-mates at Bootham Crescent. Scott Jones, Chris Brass, Alex Mathie and Jon Parkin have all complained of feeling unwell in recent weeks
Evening Press Chief Sports Writer DAVE STANFORD gets the low-down on York City's distinguished coach Luther Blissett... RARELY, if ever, during York City's 80-year history can the Minstermen have counted a top-flight record goalscorer and ex-England striker
YORK City have reached agreement with First Division Reading in the Graeme Murty cash dispute, the Evening Press can reveal. "We have come to a negotiated settlement with them," confirmed City chairman John Batchelor. City, who argued they were still
YORK City chairman John Batchelor has launched an ambitious bid to form a new-look league format involving Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic. Batchelor, who is in the process of suing the current Football League over their handling of the television
The Hunters Estate Agent York & District Senior League retained the Leeds Area Council Knockout Trophy when they beat the Wetherby League by one run at Spofforth. In a re-run of last year's final, the York side batted first and were given a sound
The Hunters Estate Agent York & District Senior League retained the Leeds Area Council Knockout Trophy when they beat the Wetherby League by one run at Spofforth. In a re-run of last year's final, the York side batted first and were given a sound
A YORK woman is hoping to go on the pull in South Africa. But Karen O'Brien from Carr Lane, Acomb, needs to raise more than £2,000 before she can take part in the Tug Of War World Championships in Pretoria this month. The 32-year-old is one of eight women
COULD it be that the message isn't getting through in Haxby? Despite decades of campaigns on the importance of contraception, a shock report says the York suburb's branch of Safeway sells the fewest number of condoms of any of its stores nationwide. Apparently
BONE marrow transplant girl Nicola Coates has been named the Best Learner in Yorkshire and the Humber. Nicola, of Wheldrake, near York, is in the running for a national award. Nicola, 27, has made a fine recovery from leukaemia since undergoing her transplant
HIGHWAYS bosses today promised to investigate urgent calls for extra crash barriers alongside the re-constructed A64 at Copmanthorpe. A motorist warned that without the barriers, drivers and pedestrians on a new link road alongside the dual carriageway
MAN of the moment Terry Dolan basked in the glory after picking up his manager of the month award but insisted on sharing the limelight. "I'm delighted and very proud," said the York City boss after being presented with his Nationwide League bubbly to
A FARMER whose family have worked land at Farndale for more than a century is putting four generations worth of machinery under the hammer. John Wheldon, of Esk House Farm, is selling more than 150 separate items, his only regret being that his father
A MASSIVE search for a British student nurse missing in Germany for more than a year has been launched. Nearly 200 police officers are scouring land in Strassfeld, where 24-year-old Louise Kerton was staying with the family of her fiancee. Louise's sister
A NORTH Yorkshire road was closed today after a hole appeared by its side. The three-metre wide hole opened up on the A167 at Sandhutton, near Thirsk, at about 4.30am. Police and council officers were attempting to stabilise a building near the hole.
COLAPINTO'S noirish thriller didn't please some critics, who felt the author was straining for effect. True, this is at times a self-consciously written novel, yet it is still easy to concur with Stephen King's valuable commendation - "a thriller worthy
I FEAR the new proposed policy of 50 per cent of affordable housing in all new developments is misguided, ill thought out and will have exactly the opposite effect to that intended. As a developer in York, I can assure readers this policy will result
Another letter (September 2) warns of "swamping" by asylum seekers, this time from eastern Europe. Again I'm amazed at our determination to be nasty to these poor souls, regardless of the huge cost. The millions we waste on detention camps and deportations
The corn harvest has now been largely gathered in. Fields are being cleared both of their primary crop, the wheat or barley which goes into so many of our foods, but also of the secondary crop, which is the straw, used widely for bedding for animals.
After a weekend of wild celebrations, Yorkshire played as if their heads had not quite cleared at Headingley yesterday when they lost by nine wickets to Glamorgan Dragons, who re-established themselves at the top of Division One of the Norwich Union League
ALMOST 30 per cent of women seeking an early abortion in North Yorkshire are paying for a private operation, new figures have revealed. A senior MP today claimed the women are being forced to meet the cost themselves because they are being let down by
YORK schools are allowing unvetted teachers to work with pupils, in the face of Government advice. Six teachers in the city, mostly at secondary and sixth-form schools, are awaiting clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). But they have been
A TEENAGE driver was killed when his car collided head-on with a heavy goods vehicle in a horrific accident on a major road near York. The 18-year-old man, from the Ripon area, died after his red Vauxhall Astra estate car apparently crossed into the opposite
A VILLAGE pub near Tadcaster was today devastated by fire. The Three Hares, at Bilbrough, suffered damage estimated at thousands of pounds in the blaze, which broke out at about 9.15am. The fire comes less than a year after the pub suffered what its landlord
YORK schools are allowing unvetted teachers to work with pupils, in the face of Government advice. Six teachers in the city, mostly at secondary and sixth-form schools, are awaiting clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). But they have been
Yorkshire fans were surprised to see a familiar face in Leicestershire's line-up for the Frizzell County Championship match starting at Scarborough today. Leicestershire yesterday completed the signing of former Yorkshire left-arm spinner Richard Stemp
What-A-Dancer can book his place in the Ayr Gold Cup by waltzing to an overdue victory at Redcar tomorrow. The five-year-old, trained by Alan Swinbank, has finished second in three of his last five starts and was beaten only a head by Inchdura at Newbury
Vita Spericolata can show her rivals a clean pair of heels on Knavesmire tomorrow. The five-year-old, trained at Kennythorpe near Norton by John Wainwright, travels to her local course to contest the £25,000 Peterhouse Group Rated Handicap - one of a
York and District Schools' FA will run five City Boys teams this season at Under-11, U12, U13, U14 and U15 age groups. Team managers are U11 - Ian Hutchinson (Barlby Bridge), U12 - Rob Salk (Tadcaster), U13 - Craig Pounder (Joseph Rowntree), U14 - Tony
Girl power has prevailed in Bishopthorpe this season. The ever popular Summer Evening Series for the junior members of Bishopthorpe and Acaster Angling Club has been won for the first time in its long history by a girl. As a winner of the title myself
PICKERING Town bowed out of the FA Cup last night, losing their preliminary round replay with Matlock Town 1-0 at the Recreation Ground. The goal came midway through the first half, but Pikes boss Steve Brown was happy with his side's display against
THERE was controversy as Derwent Table Tennis Club started their British League campaign with a mixed bag of results at Grantham Leisure Centre. The first team scored three victories and after four rounds of matches they lead what looks like being a tight
NOSTALGIA is in vogue for three former pupils of Knavesmire Secondary Modern School, in Bishopthorpe Road, York, which closed some years ago. Not fearing to reunite old enemies alongside old friends, Wendy Wootton, Mandy Yates and Sharon Clothier are
Yorkshire fans were surprised to see a familiar face in Leicestershire's line-up for the Frizzell County Championship match starting at Scarborough today. Leicestershire yesterday completed the signing of former Yorkshire left-arm spinner Richard Stemp
WILLIAM Kerr's solicitor has revealed that his legal battle to clear his name is still not over. The Court of Appeal decided last year that a crown court hearing in 2000 - at which the retired York psychiatrist was found by a jury to have indecently assaulted
Brazilian striker Rogerio is the latest City player to be struck down by the bug that has affected a number of his team-mates at Bootham Crescent. Scott Jones, Chris Brass, Alex Mathie and Jon Parkin have all complained of feeling unwell in recent weeks
Reading have backed the City chairman's ambitious plans for a new rebel league. The Royals, who have lost to York for the past two seasons in the FA Cup, have yet to see Batchelor's proposal in full, but they are keen to hear that it would involve a set
YOUNG Muslims in York have been celebrating with their families after passing a hard-earned coming of age landmark. Up to six young members of York Muslim Association have finished their studies of the Koran - the Islamic sacred text. The students have
YORK City have reached agreement with First Division Reading in the Graeme Murty cash dispute, the Evening Press can reveal. "We have come to a negotiated settlement with them," confirmed City chairman John Batchelor. City, who argued they were still
NEW laws designed to prevent schools and colleges from discriminating against disabled students have been welcomed across York. Educational establishments are now required to ensure they do not treat disabled students less favourably, and must make provision
CHRIS TITLEY discovers the joys of climbing under the covers with a group of fellow bookworms READING is a solitary business. It makes no difference whether you are in a crowded train or on a packed beach: you alone inhabit the fictional world created
DAZZLING trick follows dazzling trick in this fictional account of the career of Charles Carter, a famous American magician of the 1920s, whose story, as told here, is woven with that of the better remembered Houdini. In what, remarkably, is his debut
STEPHEN LEWIS meets Graham Hobson, the local transport policeman charged with co-ordinating a national strategy to keep young vandals off our railway lines THE grainy video images of three young children playing on railway lines near Manchester earlier
Yorkshire's win at Lord's proves once again that in sport and, especially in cricket, it is a case of 'Aussie Rules'. For without their latest Australian import Yorkshire would surely have faced an ignominious defeat. After their Lord's prayers were answered
HOW I laughed at the jolly japes of those loveable rogues from the Real Countryside Alliance for dressing up the Kilburn White Horse as a red jacketed hunter. And when I discovered they had left a wodge of cash to pay for their vandalism, I could almost
Aren't motorists lovely? I refer to various letters moaning about traffic calming - the latest on Monday. They always miss the point and never correctly define the problems, which are obvious. 1. Too much steel and glass in too small a space. Result,
The Evening Press must have reached its lowest point in a long history with Saturday's front page (Roman hands, August 31). Is the best you have to offer us - a story about a ghost touching a lady's knee? What a disgrace! Readership may be up, but at
CHANGES to the law on cannabis came down from on high, if you will pardon the pun. Home Secretary David Blunkett announced earlier this year that cannabis would be reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug. This was a sensible move. Five million people
YORK has another sporting champion. Karen O'Brien is a member of the Kilroe Ladies Club, the Manchester United of the tug of war world. She has worked long and hard for her success, really getting to grips with the sport in the last three months. Now
