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  • Ruddy good

    It's a dog's life running a successful independent brewery as Guzzling Greenwood finds out at North Yorkshire's Rudgate Brewery. Having a dog with a taste for first wort isn't compulsory for breweries these days, but Bodie the black Labrador is an important

  • Loan star Reddy for better run with City

    THE acquisition of Michael Reddy on a month's loan is a massive coup for City. Anyone who saw the striker in action during City's pre-season friendly with Sunderland could not have failed to have been impressed by his power and prowess in front of goal

  • Basham to leave

    DEFENDER Mike Basham will not play for York City again. The former West Ham, Peterborough and Barnet centre-back has a not made a first team appearance all season. He underwent ankle surgery in April before a chest infection hampered his pre-season preparations

  • Ground attack

    FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has blasted fans for fighting plans to redevelop Bootham Crescent. He claims supporters' opposition to Persimmon Homes' application to build 93 homes is making it more difficult for current chairman John Batchelor

  • Beguiling Brittany

    I GET the impression that nobody rushes to do anything in Brittany. I can't remember seeing anyone do much work. I did see a mechanic with oil-covered hands, but it was lunchtime and he was sharing a glass of wine with friends outside his garage. This

  • Blue Fly Caf Bar, 10a New Street, York

    VENUES come and go and when there is a change of name I struggle to remember what it used to be. But no matter. Blue Fly it is now and that's what I saw advertised recently, in the Evening Press of course! Despite it being a cool October day, tables were

  • St John's edged out

    YORK St John's College RUFC went down 12-10 to Hull in one of the closest matches ever played between the rivals. Hull opened the scoring in the first minutes of the game as St John's were forced to defend for the first 30 minutes. Only strong tackling

  • We're just wild about Chester!

    Mike Laycock and family go to the zoo - and hope you can go too. We watched spellbound as they rolled around in the deep mud, then slithered and slid up the muddy bank before playfully pushing each other back down the slope. Never mind hippos enjoying

  • Show gets on the road

    THE thorny issue of overseas and paid players will be discussed at a series of cricket roadshows by York-area clubs next month. The open forum sessions for York and District Senior League clubs were already in the pipeline ahead of this week's annual

  • Good luck to you

    I ENJOYED the article about Sarah and Steve Perry who have ten children between them - but I can't decide whether they should be congratulated or pitied (Ten of the best, October 29). Although they are obviously doing a tremendous job bringing up all

  • New rail jobs at Thrall site 'are unlikely'

    YORK MP Hugh Bayley fears redundant Thrall workers have little chance of finding alternative rail manufacturing jobs on the same site after the wagonworks closes. The MP was speaking after visiting the factory in Holgate Road to see how axed workers were

  • Fun factory

    A MAGICAL tour of one of the world's biggest chocolate factories is taking place in York this weekend for a group of lucky youngsters. Ten golden ticket holders are being given a "money can't buy" tour of the Nestl Rowntree factory in Wigginton Road,

  • Half-price entry to Jorvik

    YORK residents have the chance to learn all about the adventures of the ruthless seafarers who fought their way across the north of England more than 1,000 years ago - and they can do so at cut-price cost. They can gain half-price entry to top city attraction

  • End of an era at Knavesmire

    ANOTHER successful chapter in the history of York Racecourse closed yesterday with the double retirement of John Smith, Clerk of the Course, and his long-serving personal asistant, Olwyn Tyson. Under Jockey Club regulations a Clerk must stand down aged

  • Potter looks to future

    YORK prodigy Dan Potter can't wait to start his second season in Super League with Widnes Vikings. But the 23-year-old from South Bank is already preparing himself for a hard pre-season effort in the knowledge that next term is likely to be a lot tougher

  • Head calls for exam changes

    A YORK head teacher says the A-level fiasco, which resulted in many students having their results upgraded, was due to the volume of assessment work facing exam groups. In a newsletter to parents Hugh Porter, of Joseph Rowntree School, said exams groups

  • Traffic delays warning

    DELAYS are likely when the main traffic signals at one of York's busiest junctions are switched off tomorrow for improvement works. The signals at Walmgate Bar will be switched off at 9am and the junction will operate under a four-way temporary traffic

  • On your Mark's...

    ATTEN-SHUN! The York sports teacher who terrified young soldiers in a hit TV series is set to start shouting Stateside when he competes in a gruelling race. Mark Sullivan, who played the fearsome platoon sergeant in Lad's Army, is to don his boots and

  • Starring role for James Mason

    JAMES Mason, a member of Fulford Golf Club has been awarded a £2,000 elite bursary by the Royal and Ancient to assist in his academic studies and further his development as a golfer. He is one of only 14 players to gain this award - Richard Oddy (Lightcliffe

  • Splash king Oliver enjoys trophy bonanza

    NINE-YEAR-OLD Oliver Crabb is likely to need an extra-large trophy cabinet soon if he continues to collect gongs at his current rate. The York City Baths Club youngster picked up seven trophies in his most recent meeting, following other major hauls in

  • York trio's British training

    THREE of York City Baths Club's rising stars have been at Loughborough University for the first training camp as part of the British Swimming World Class Potential Individual Medley programme for 11-year-olds. Hannah Petts, Sophie Calpin and Chris Burns

  • N Yorks tycoon joins the rich list

    THE North Yorkshire business tycoon who owns a profitable food chain has once again had a bumper pay year. Sir Ken Morrison, the pioneer of Wm Morrison supermarkets, has weighed in to the top ten of Yorkshire earners. The 70-year-old, who lives in Myton-on-Swale

  • Services hit by rail strike

    RAIL services in North Yorkshire were hit once more today as conductors at Arriva Trains Northern held another one-day strike. Travllers were again faced with a timetable board of cancellations and replacement bus services after staff walked out in protest

  • Fire OAP 'stable

    AN ELDERLY woman who was pulled from her burning flat was in a stable condition in hospital today. Vera Rigby, an 86-year-old former teacher, was trapped in the living room of her ground floor flat in Pasture Farm Close, Fulford, York, on Wednesday. Fire

  • St John's edged out

    YORK St John's College RUFC went down 12-10 to Hull in one of the closest matches ever played between the rivals. Hull opened the scoring in the first minutes of the game as St John's were forced to defend for the first 30 minutes. Only strong tackling

  • Court date for rape accused

    A MAN accused of raping a woman at her home in York is due to appear at crown court next week. Damien Robertson, aged 20, of Acomb Road, York, is accused of raping the woman on Wednesday. He appeared before magistrates in York yesterday and his case was

  • Robber targets pensioner, 84

    AN ELDERLY woman was told to "keep quiet" by a man who claimed he had a knife as he robbed her. The 84-year-old victim was attacked in Thirsk's Millgate car park at about 11.30am, on Thursday, when she got out of her car while on her way to a dental appointment

  • Basham to leave

    DEFENDER Mike Basham will not play for York City again. The former West Ham, Peterborough and Barnet centre-back has a not made a first team appearance all season. He underwent ankle surgery in April before a chest infection hampered his pre-season preparations

  • Dolan's delight

    A CONTROVERSIAL disallowed goal could not overshadow manager Terry Dolan's delight as York City picked up a deserved point at Division Three table-toppers Hartlepool United. Battling City were certainly good value for at least a point at a rain-lashed

  • Bunker down

    This week, it was revealed that York's Cold War bunker could become a museum. Paul Kirkwood paid a visit. RAGGED strips of wallpaper hung down the dark, dank corridor as I explored, being careful not to slip on loose floor tiles in one of the rooms. Three

  • Hartlepool 0, York City 0

    ON the wettest of wet nights, York City rose above the dreadful conditions and to the challenge of facing league leaders Hartlelpool with the bravest of brave performances. At a rain-lashed Victoria Park, City produced one of their best showings of this

  • Talent spotting Knights' match

    YORK City Knights chiefs are hoping to eye up potential stars on Thursday when the club stages a trial match at Huntington Stadium. Players from all over the country have asked for a run-out in front of Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent and chief executive

  • Caff Uno, York - Reviewed 02/11/02.

    Janet Hewison visits the new-look Caff Uno in York. "Come and join us soon!" shouted the advertising flier. Caff Uno, in Clifford Street, York, part of the national Italian restaurant chain, had been refurbished, and what's more the flier included a voucher

  • To the woods

    Grewelthorpe is a nice village near Ripon, and near the quite gruelling but enchanting Hack Fall Woods, which were a popular and picturesque tourist attraction in the 18th and 19th centuries and apparently featured in all the best guides. We left Grewelthorpe

  • Dolan's delight

    A CONTROVERSIAL disallowed goal could not overshadow manager Terry Dolan's delight as York City picked up a deserved point at Division Three table-toppers Hartlepool United. Battling City were certainly good value for at least a point at a rain-lashed

  • Bar Est, Blossom Street - Reviewed 12/10/02

    BAR EST looks like it was built straight out of an IKEA catalogue, but appearances can often be deceptive. And so it proved when I ventured into Premier Lodge's trendy lunch eaterie. At first the vision of garish colours and a room full of MDF was hardly

  • November jobs

    It is harder to get out into the garden as the weather gets colder and days shorten but there are still a few jobs that need to be done before the garden falls into its winter slumber. A horrible but necessary job is blackberry pruning. Tough gloves,

  • Justify your hunt bloodlust

    At last, the vandal who spray- painted his sick beliefs all over our public highways has finally shown his face. ('Why I made a stand for hunting,' October 16). I have felt so strongly about seeing these comments daubed on roads and road signs, I had

  • Gun danger looms

    "To generalise, I have always found women like their curtains, carpets and fancy knickers, men have the same desire for guns" says one of your readers (Letters, October 29). True both there and here in the US. The difference, however, is that 11,000-plus

  • Six-month mystery

    IN his article "Teething Troubles" (October 28) Stephen Lewis told of his problems with NHS dentistry and of differences in the quality of NHS and private treatment. His difficulty in obtaining a prompt appointment was probably due to a surgery full of

  • Knavesmire plan

    Now that the Starting Gate has joined the Gimcrack in being sold off for housing development (House prices boom shuts Starting Gate, October 30) why not in-fill the site and develop the Knavesmire? After all, apart from a handful of amateur Sunday soccer

  • Boy in black in big ref role

    YOU turn up at a game hoping to watch your heroes in action but are plucked from your seat to play a starring role. It's every young football fan's fantasy, a real Roy of the Rovers story, but Ben Ballantyne has lived his dream. Teenager Ben, a qualified

  • Fans' on-line boost

    FOOTBALL'S brotherhood of fans are signing on together amid the on-going uncertainty over the future of Bootham Crescent. An on-line petition has been set up by concerned City supporters which is again calling on the Football Association to enact its

  • Stocking thriller

    MODELS at a York city centre department store are licensed to thrill today - with a live show of hosiery from the new James Bond film. Shoppers are being treated to a display of seasonal stocking fillers in the windows of Browns department store, in St

  • Green Belt plan to be put to public

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to alter York's Green Belt are to be put before the public at the end of this year, councillors have decided. Members of City of York Council's executive agreed with recommendations from Thursday night's joint committee meeting regarding

  • Bold-age pensioners

    THE first meeting of a new group formed to improve life for York's older people has called for them to be given a greater say in decision-making in the city. Members of York's Older People's Assembly called on the area's movers and shakers to actively

  • Dave's rainforest trip

    Adventurous youth worker Dave Fleming is swapping the streets of York for the rainforests of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The 35-year-old is heading a community and environmental expedition of 150 people to the Central American countries. Dave, who works

  • Hospice banks on Christmas buyers

    STAFF and volunteers at St Leonard's Hospice in York have got Christmas all wrapped up. They are busy getting into the Christmas spirit by preparing for their Christmas Fair next month. The festive event will take place at English Martyrs' Church Hall

  • Plea to save post offices

    A PLEA to end post office closures was made as a leading Liberal Democrat visited York. Diana Wallis, the party's leader in the European Parliament, was handed a petition signed by nearly 4,000 city residents. It urged her to oppose Government and mail

  • Saville scores a treble at industry awards

    YORK-BASED Saville Audio Visual has scooped three awards at the 2002 UK Audio Visual Industry presentations, the prestigious annual ceremony organised by industry publication, AV Magazine. The independent judging panel named Saville as AV Rental Company

  • Talent spotting Knights' match

    YORK City Knights chiefs are hoping to eye up potential stars on Thursday when the club stages a trial match at Huntington Stadium. Players from all over the country have asked for a run-out in front of Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent and chief executive

  • Terry has his hair whiskered away!

    ACTORS are no strangers to sacrifice when it comes to getting into character - but Terry Welsh's latest role left a lasting mark on his appearance. The Tadcaster and District Operatic Society member threw himself into the role when he was chosen to play

  • Karate club's pair of belters

    TWO martial arts aces have become the first Barbican Karate Club youngsters for ten years to achieve black belt status. Stephen Carr, 14, and 11-year-old Nick Baker have become first Dans after four years' training at the club run by York's six-times

  • Show gets on the road

    THE thorny issue of overseas and paid players will be discussed at a series of cricket roadshows by York-area clubs next month. The open forum sessions for York and District Senior League clubs were already in the pipeline ahead of this week's annual

  • Running total for hospice

    MONEY is still flooding in to national and local good causes after runners from North and East Yorkshire completed the gruelling Great North Run. St Leonard's Hospice benefited from the 13-mile race when Richard Smith, of Woodthorpe, York, and Clive Turner

  • Sinking feeling

    SINKING floors have forced a dozen North Yorkshire residents from their homes. Householders in Harness Lane and The Ridings, in Boroughbridge, contacted builders Bryant Homes after the floors of their homes began to sink. After checks, about 12 were found

  • Tribute to a brave boy

    COURAGEOUS Joshua Scarlett-Abbott, who died from a rare cancer, was remembered as a "star among stars" at a special service to celebrate his life. Classmates, teachers and family members all paid tribute to the seven-year-old with poems, memories and

  • Spooky coincidence of twins story

    STUNNED York mother Mandy Cole couldn't believe her eyes when she read about the Selby twins born on different days. On Tuesday, the Evening Press reported how the Raddings family had seen their twins born just before and just after midnight on October

  • Loan star Reddy for better run with City

    THE acquisition of Michael Reddy on a month's loan is a massive coup for City. Anyone who saw the striker in action during City's pre-season friendly with Sunderland could not have failed to have been impressed by his power and prowess in front of goal

  • Racing certainty

    FREE-SCORING midfielder Vicki Trapps is on her way to the European Women's Deaf Football Championships, courtesy of a little help from her dad and Ladbrokes. Hull star Trapps, from Acomb, caught the eye of the British coach after netting 12 goals in her

  • Restaurant vision for A64 eyesore

    A DISUSED eyesore garage at the side of the A64 in York is set to be transformed into a 100-seat fish restaurant and take-away. The ambitious plans have been tabled by former fish-and- chip shop owners John and Sarah Thompson, and are expected to be rubber

  • Weigh to go!

    STEPHANIE Cheney burst into tears when she tried on a shop's biggest pair of trousers - and still couldn't get into them. Feeling embarrassed and ashamed, she decided there and then to fight the flab. Eighteen months later, office worker Stephanie, 24

  • Ground attack

    FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has blasted fans for fighting plans to redevelop Bootham Crescent. He claims supporters' opposition to Persimmon Homes' application to build 93 homes is making it more difficult for current chairman John Batchelor

  • Boozin' but no bruisin'

    NOT many rugby players can say they have graced the same "stage" as hard-boozing legendary Irish actor Richard Harris. But Barry Stickney, 71, landlord of The Phoenix in York's George Street can, and does when tackled properly. The 72-year-old Limerick-born

  • Agony for St Peter's

    THE run is finally over for St Peter's School, but only for the Under-15s. Having conquered all before them in their historic run to the Daily Mail Schools Rugby U15s Cup title last season, culminating in their Twickenham triumph over Outwood Grange,