I READ with amusement the letter by D J Bouthwood asking readers to spare a thought for the poor turkey (December 21). Obviously, the author had studied turkey psychology and turkey farming to know the "facts". How else would he know "turkeys suffer terribly
CONGRATULATIONS to those carers who have received national awards, a recognition long overdue ("Awards for workers", December 10). But spare a thought for those carers who daily go into the homes of the elderly of this city, not knowing what they may
JOHN Batchelor has promised to refund 2003-2004 season tickets sold by York City, should fans want their money back. He has offered to repay fans on request in January should City go under or should a new owner fail to honour his season ticket deal. Mr
THE leaked documents show why York City's former board members - Douglas Craig, Colin Webb, John Quickfall and Barry Swallow - have continued to watch matches from the directors' box at Bootham Crescent. The right to a place in the box was one of the
THE directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH) received £350,000 from Persimmon after selling 20,000 of their shares in BCH. The Evening Press revealed earlier this year that developers Persimmon, which had entered a conditional agreement to buy Bootham
A GROUP of York parents have been given their own home computers as part of a new scheme designed to bridge the "digital divide". Under the Get Connected initiative, 12 parents who have school-age children and who could not afford a home computer, were
TWO well-known faces have left York's Newgate Market. Barry and Marge Doherty have run Marge's Greeting Cards for the past 25 years. Barry, 64, has been forced to retire nine months early due to ill-health. Terrible arthritis in his back has been made
A NORTH Yorkshire girl was "stunned" but proud after her musical talents were recognised. Megan Harrison has been named the Best Musician of the Year by the Thirsk district Royal British Legion Brass Band. Megan, aged nine, who has been playing the flugelhorn
YORK City Baths Club's Matthew Reed, 13, made a successful return to racing at the Leeds Christmas Cracker meeting. He picked up three speeding tickets in the 100m freestyle, breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Alex Mortimer, 12, gained a speeding
THE queue for the cash till at Woolworths, in Spurriergate, York, proved too long for one man buying a sandwich, York magistrates heard. Trevor Howson, 31, was so hungry he started eating his snack as he stood in line to pay, said Jackie Knights, defending
IT will be a mid-table battle for York Acorn tomorrow as they bid to bounce back from a first defeat in four games. The Blue and Golds, whose fight-back against Widnes St Marie's last week was in vain, visit Normanton Knights in the National Conference
ALTHOUGH having to concede three games because they fielded only two pairs of players Knavesmire put up a spirited performance and went down only 5-4 at home to St John's in ladies division two of York Badminton League. Lucy Smith and Lindsay Spicer clinched
NORTH Yorkshire police are taking less time off sick, partly thanks to more comfortable uniforms. It makes sense. The thought of boots which pinch, collars which itch and helmet chinstraps which chafe is enough to put any bobby off his beat. All organisations
HIT-AND-RUN victim Katie Scales has been battling back to health this Christmas, surrounded by her family. Despite having a painful broken jaw, the plucky 11-year-old sang through gritted teeth to make good use of the karaoke machine her parents Jeff
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has been voted a "Hero of the Year" - for speaking up for teachers. Phil Willis, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and Liberal Democrat education spokesman, came out tops in a poll of readers of the Times Education Supplement. Mr
YORK City's Supporters' Trust appear to be unlikely to get their two places on the football club board while the Minstermen remain as tenants of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH). According to the terms of the lease agreement between BCH and York City Association
A TERRY'S worker spent all Christmas Day locked in a police cell after he was found collapsed in a York street, magistrates heard. Duty solicitor Jane Maloney said that Mark Moynihan, 29, lost his home in a flat fire and had gone out drinking on Christmas
HULL City will arrive at Bootham Crescent tomorrow in buoyant mood. The Tigers toppled Division Three leaders Hartlepool United 2-0 yesterday to end a harrowing run of five hours without scoring. The match also marked Hull's first-ever Football League
BARGAIN hunters were out in force today as York's New Year sales saw some brisk early business. Debenhams, in Davygate, launched its traditional sale with a range of half-price bargains and saw the shop floor busy from 8am. "There have been lots of people
THE leaked documents show why York City's former board members - Douglas Craig, Colin Webb, John Quickfall and Barry Swallow - have continued to watch matches from the directors' box at Bootham Crescent. The right to a place in the box was one of the
JOHN Batchelor has promised to refund 2003-2004 season tickets sold by York City, should fans want their money back. He has offered to repay fans on request in January should City go under or should a new owner fail to honour his season ticket deal. Mr
THE Evening Press can today lift the lid on the deal that put John Batchelor in charge of York City Football Club. Legal documents received by the paper reveal that Mr Batchelor agreed City would vacate Bootham Crescent by the end of the 2002/3 football
SPORTING leaders have put forward radical plans to sell off York's Barbican Centre and plough the proceeds into new facilities across the city. York District Sports Council claims that as much as £30 million could be generated from selling the site. It
THERE'S not much point in crying over spilt milk and fortunately for York City there is little time. Hull City are the visitors to Bootham Crescent tomorrow, and what better opportunity for the Minstermen to wipe away the bitter disappointment of this
THERE was festive cheer all over the York area as people young and old celebrated Christmas Day in style. Susan Gamble, 36, of Hovingham, was given the present of a lifetime when baby Chloe Maya Gamble arrived at 16 minutes past midnight on Christmas
Panto 'silly boy' Martin Barrass tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON about his super heroes THE first time Martin Barrass did a York Theatre Royal pantomime season, the heroes were the performers themselves, undertaking three frenetic shows a day several times during
CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets the ex-lifeguard who had women in a lather over his Aussie soap role SO why is Jaason Simmons spelt with an extra 'a' in Jason? "My grandfather is Austrian, and the Jason is supposed to have a double dot above the 'a', instead
IN their pursuit of an old debt, Nestl have failed to do a bit of joined up thinking. Their marketing department have presumably already been onto their colleagues in the legal department posing the question; what is the point in spending hundreds of
WE thank everyone who has supported St Leonard's Hospice over the past year. People help us every day by volunteering in our shops, donating top-quality goods for us to sell; by buying our Christmas cards and calendars and many other charity events to
THE Evening Press can today lift the lid on the deal that put John Batchelor in charge of York City Football Club. Legal documents received by the paper reveal that Mr Batchelor agreed City would vacate Bootham Crescent by the end of the 2002/3 football
YORK City striker Lee Nogan is ready to join an exclusive members' club when York City tackle Hull City at a packed Bootham Crescent tomorrow. Nogan, Minstermen skipper while Chris Brass is sidelined through injury, will make his 500th League appearance
HULL City will arrive at Bootham Crescent tomorrow in buoyant mood. The Tigers toppled Division Three leaders Hartlepool United 2-0 yesterday to end a harrowing run of five hours without scoring. The match also marked Hull's first-ever Football League
YORK City's Supporters' Trust appear to be unlikely to get their two places on the football club board while the Minstermen remain as tenants of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH). According to the terms of the lease agreement between BCH and York City Association
MALTON and Norton will hit the road on the next leg of what they hope will be a journey back to Twickenham. They will travel on Saturday, January 11, to meet the winners of the postponed Powergen Junior Vase fifth round tie between Bradford Salem and
PUNTERS should tune into Chergan, my Nap selection to win one of the two races Channel 4 are televising live from Musselburgh tomorrow. Trained in Fife by Sue Bradburne, Chergan lines-up for the £15,000 Col W Monteith Handicap Chase. The gelding, already
A VILLAGE pub has risen from the ashes after it was devastated by fire in a "terrible year. The Three Hares at Bilbrough has reopened after a blaze in September severely damaged the pub and restaurant, forcing it to close. The fire occurred only a few
SURVIVORS and relatives of those who died in the Selby rail crash are uniting to welcome new proposals that would deliver longer prison sentences for tired drivers. Motorists who cause fatal accidents by falling asleep at the wheel will now face up to
A RARE relic of the Home Front in the Second World War has found a new home at a museum near York. The Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington is the proud owner of a fire watcher's shelter, which has remained unused at a site in York for more than half a century
In the first of our two-part review of the year, CHRIS TITLEY recalls the early months of 2002 January The year got off to a frosty but positive start as Dame Vera Lynn backed our campaign for a Women's War Memorial. Two men dived in to the River Foss
PROTESTERS campaigning against a new waste centre near York may yet have a chance to continue their fight. Councillors have given Yorwaste permission to build a waste management project - allowing the recycling of construction and demolition waste - at
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Margaret Beckett has been shown how a North Yorkshire farm works - by National Farmers' Union president Ben Gill. Mrs Beckett went to Mr Gill's farm, near Easingwold, to discuss a range of policy issues. During the five-hour visit
WHEN ambulance service manager Peter Smith goes home after a hard day at work, he likes nothing more than to relax with his collection of...model ambulances! Peter, from Tollerton, near Easingwold, who is manager of the non-emergency Patient Transport
PROPERTY developers claim council plans to increase the amount of affordable housing in York will have a "choking effect" on the city's future. Members of York Property Forum (YPF), comprising estate agents, housing associations and developers, believe
The Association of Cricket Coaches (York and District branch) is holding a level one English Cricket Board course at Huntington School next month. The ten-week course starts on Monday, January 6, from 6.30pm to 9pm. The cost is £10. The course is run
SOUTH Bank gave Dring-houses, the runaway leaders in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve A, a real test before going down 2-1. Steve Cross scored for Dringhouses on his return to the team. Lewis Bootland equalised but he missed the chance to
MALTON and Norton will hit the road on the next leg of what they hope will be a journey back to Twickenham. They will travel on Saturday, January 11, to meet the winners of the postponed Powergen Junior Vase fifth round tie between Bradford Salem and
LITTLE Keely Russell is surrounded by soft toys donated to York Hospital by Boyes, the York department store. A special Christmas greetings section in the Evening Press early in December was organised in association with Boyes. Dozens of advertisers placed
NETHER Poppleton's Lord Nelson sailed into the York White Rose Ladies' League battle with division two leaders Winning Post with all guns blazing. Winning Post were indeed struck a mighty blow when only the Gloria Harrison-Pat Jones pairs survived. Nelson's
THERE was festive cheer all over the York area as people young and old celebrated Christmas Day in style. Susan Gamble, 36, of Hovingham, was given the present of a lifetime when baby Chloe Maya Gamble arrived at 16 minutes past midnight on Christmas
SCARBOROUGH and Doncaster provided a Boxing Day spectacular, with Rovers taking advantage of some poor home defending to win 5-2. Boro boss Russ Slade said: "As far as I am concerned, we conceded some bad goals and every time we made a mistake we were
THE message of defiance has become almost as traditional as the Boxing Day hunt itself. "We will continue to fight our corner," the master of York and Ainsty South said yesterday. For five Christmases now, the pro-hunting lobby has been fighting its corner
THE directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH) received £350,000 from Persimmon after selling 20,000 of their shares in BCH. The Evening Press revealed earlier this year that developers Persimmon, which had entered a conditional agreement to buy Bootham
THE leaked documents show why York City's former board members - Douglas Craig, Colin Webb, John Quickfall and Barry Swallow - have continued to watch matches from the directors' box at Bootham Crescent. The right to a place in the box was one of the
JOHN Batchelor has promised to refund 2003-2004 season tickets sold by York City, should fans want their money back. He has offered to repay fans on request in January should City go under or should a new owner fail to honour his season ticket deal. Mr
NORTH Yorkshire police were today investigating allegations that a protester was attacked during a Boxing Day hunt in the county. Officers in Ryedale are trawling through CCTV footage of Malton town centre after claims that an anti-hunt campaigner was
THE Evening Press can today lift the lid on the deal that put John Batchelor in charge of York City Football Club. Legal documents received by the paper reveal that Mr Batchelor agreed City would vacate Bootham Crescent by the end of the 2002/3 football
YORK City striker Lee Nogan is ready to join an exclusive members' club when York City tackle Hull City at a packed Bootham Crescent tomorrow. Nogan, Minstermen skipper while Chris Brass is sidelined through injury, will make his 500th League appearance
THE directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH) received £350,000 from Persimmon after selling 20,000 of their shares in BCH. The Evening Press revealed earlier this year that developers Persimmon, which had entered a conditional agreement to buy Bootham
YORK City's Supporters' Trust appear to be unlikely to get their two places on the football club board while the Minstermen remain as tenants of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH). According to the terms of the lease agreement between BCH and York City Association
THREE people died and a nine-year-old girl was fighting for her life in hospital today as Christmas tragedies struck North and East Yorkshire. Part of a notorious stretch of the A64 York to Malton road was closed for seven hours last night when a crash
