Impressions today features three stories on making life a bargain. First up, JO HAYWOOD goes on a chazzing trail around York. If it's good enough for Madonna, it's good enough for her SHE has vogued, she has stripped, she has worn bras that could take
BRIGHT lights of success await a York company whose revolutionary switched-on device is about to go into production, generating at least 25 jobs and tens of millions of pounds in sales, it was disclosed today. Qwality Monitoring Ltd, based in the Raylor
AS Bernadette Oliver stands on the Staffordshire tiles of York's Bar Convent Museum and gazes around her at the glass atrium of its courtyard, the prospect of her new job fills her with not only excitement but also humility. From May, Bernadette will
Tim Etherington is aiming to strike while the iron is hot at Lingfield tomorrow. The Norton trainer, successful on the Surrey course on Saturday with Karminskey Park, saddles the sprinter again in the betdirect.co.uk Handicap over the same distance of
STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to a veteran of the first Gulf War about the horrifying prospect of a second one The Gulf War lasted 100 hours. That's how long the soldiers of the 11 Armoured Workshops and other multi-national ground troops assembled for the fight
Britain's most famous stockbroker has just been sacked. CHRIS TITLEY talks to the York man who told him to clear his desk and get out THE financial world was rocked. Wednesday's Daily Telegraph deemed the news so sensational it placed it above the lead
THE Rising Stars, from the Railway Institute Players, open their pantomime production, Mother Goose, tonight. This is the fourth panto from the creative fount of York writing duo Steve Symonds and Charlotte Gray, who attracted packed houses last year
SOME of television's biggest stars are to descend on the North Yorkshire coast when shooting begins for a new film in Scarborough. Maving Waves, based on the town's famous pirate radio ship 270, will start filming in the spring. Starring well-known actors
A ROW has erupted over plans to rip up landscaped lawns around Selby Civic Centre and replace them with Tarmacadam. It was revealed today that the district council intends to dig up parts of the lawns to create 31 parking spaces and a new access road
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society headquarters, based at the showground in Harrogate, was the venue of an event to promote the Eat Local philosophy. Eighty youngsters from Woodlands School, Harrogate, were given a breakfast of bacon and sausage butties
STAFF at a popular North Yorkshire open garden are planning to bring down the house as part of a £728,000 scheme to redevelop the attraction. Helmsley Walled Garden was awarded £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery fund to demolish buildings and knock down
NEW York held on to the York White Rose Ladies League division one lead, beating second-place Railway Institute 4-3. Seemingly on the way to victory, Maureen Tindall put Institute 3-1 up, but Kate Wreglesworth, Gillian Grimes, then Rose Grimes battled
A YORK midwife has been recognised as an outstanding health professional after being named runner-up in a national awards scheme. Jenny Harwood is a special care sister in the community who offers support to parents of children cared for at the city's
A THIRD North Yorkshire village is set to lose its post office - because the sub postmaster says security would not withstand a raid. Andrew Wright, who looks after Brandsby Post Office and shop with his wife Lindsey, said he was shutting the post office
NORTH Yorkshire County Council is hoping to tempt motorists out of their cars by developing a traffic strategy for Malton, Norton and Easingwold. A major consultation is under way as part of the planned strategy, which aims to reduce traffic congestion
A COSTUME collection ranging from 1970s knitting patterns to an embroidered 17th century purse is to be the topic of a public talk. Josie Sheppard, curator of costume and textiles at the Castle Museum, will display sections of its vast collection at the
A HEROIN addict who accidentally killed his friend by injecting her with the drug has been jailed for four years. Jeremy Hill-Baker, prosecuting, said that Sally Ann Cockerill fell unconscious almost immediately after Peter Nigel Loche, 33, gave her the
MORE than 400 people packed into a public meeting in York and were urged to help prevent a "completely immoral, completely unnecessary and completely illegal" war against Iraq. The audience at Le Meridien Hotel, Station Road, booed and hissed when York
PUBLIC consultation into the proposed City of York Council budget has already had an impact after a positive response from the council's Talk About panel. Members of the council executive met last night to discuss the proposed £35 million budget before
CITY of York Councillors could receive an £819 increase in their basic allowance together with child care provision in a bid to attract more people - particularly women - to office. Councillors currently receive £5,043 per financial year as well as special
Yorkshire will choose their captain for the coming season at Thursday's meeting of the management board which will also formally end Wayne Clark's role as director of coaching. The decision by cricket supremo Geoff Cope to resolve the captaincy issue
YORK City Knights were given a timely boost ahead of their TXU Energi Challenge Cup tie against Skirlaugh by the news stand-off Mark Cain could be fit to play. It had looked as if the former Hull Kingston Rovers number six could be facing a lengthy spell
ALAN Fettis's proposed move to Hull City was up in the air today with York City refusing to bow to Tigers' pressure. Fettis was poised to put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal yesterday afternoon. However, the Evening Press understands the deal
A TENSE armed stand-off at a caravan park near York ended peacefully today when a man gave himself up to police after a 12-hour siege. A second man, who police had feared was being held hostage in a caravan, was released. A firearm was found when police
TRUST - say it soft, say it loud - it's a most reassuring word. And never was it more a source of solace than when York City discovered they had been given a sigh of relief reprieve. As the club teetered on the threshold of extinction the intervention
YORK City Knights were given a timely boost ahead of their TXU Energi Challenge Cup tie against Skirlaugh by the news stand-off Mark Cain could be fit to play. It had looked as if the former Hull Kingston Rovers number six could be facing a lengthy spell
I ENJOYED the local radio broadcast of York's best pantomime on Friday night (January 17). No, I'm not talking about Babbies In The Wood at York Theatre Royal but the debate between three characters in the York City saga. They were Sophie McGill as Cinderella
TO give the message that burglary is accepted by society as a mere inconvenience reveals how out of touch with reality the fat-cat judiciary is - especially Tony's crony, Lord Irvine. An Englishman's home should be his castle. If anybody breaks in, it
THE rejection of the application for parole by Tony Martin should be no particular cause of surprise. It is difficult to argue that shooting intruders is using reasonable force, unless there is a genuine fear that one is in similar danger oneself. When
ALAN Fettis's proposed move to Hull City was up in the air today with York City refusing to bow to Tigers' pressure. Fettis was poised to put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal yesterday afternoon. However, the Evening Press understands the deal
LOAN ranger Michael Reddy is looking to leave York City riding a crest of a wave after helping the Minstermen to their first win of 2003, writes Dave Stanford. The on-loan Sunderland striker scored and earned a penalty as City brushed aside their off-field
JO HAYWOOD browses through the bible for those who love a good deal on whatever they buy EVERYONE loves a bargain. Whether it's a two-for-one offer on our favourite shampoo or an everything-must-go extravaganza at a local furniture warehouse, we just
IF YOU'VE ever been accused of shoplifting, you'll know it hurts - especially if you are innocent. Yet another reason for abhorring the weekly drudge around the local supermarket. I'll never understand how people can take such pleasure in struggling a
THE Munchkin has put his foot down. Actually, I'm surprised you didn't hear him. He is not an insubstantial child and his boots bear an uncanny resemblance to a pair of Foss barges. Granted, very few barges are adorned with pictures of large luminous
STUDENTS could in future leave university with debts of up to £21,000 under the Government's controversial plans for 'top-up' fees. The move, which would allow universities to increase tuition charges from £1,100 a year up-front to £3,000 a year repayable
Yorkshire will choose their captain for the coming season at Thursday's meeting of the management board which will also formally end Wayne Clark's role as director of coaching. The decision by cricket supremo Geoff Cope to resolve the captaincy issue
A MAJOR not-for-profit housing company has picked York for its north-east base, the city's Inward Investment Board announced today. The £185 million turnover Places for People Group has just finished refurbishing its new offices in Bootham, alongside
THE latest business failures in Yorkshire show a surprise dramatic fall, according to new figures published by professional services firm Deloitte & Touche. The total number of receiverships and administration appointments in Yorkshire and Humberside
MITREFINCH, the Cli-fton Moor firm whose "clocking in" TMS software is booming both in the UK and Ireland, will showcase a new website module extension to TMS, in London next month, which allows employees to access their own data while protecting the
A trade show next month will urge retailers from across Yorkshire to sell local food in their shops. The Farm to Local Shop event, to be staged at the Great Yorkshire Showground on February 15 and 16, aims to bring together producers, suppliers, retailers
A LOT has happened since the last firefighters' strike. Christmas, the New Year, a heightened terror threat and the deployment of more than 30,000 British soldiers to the Gulf served to push the fire dispute to the back of the public mind. So today's
PARENTS, put this date in your diary: June 21. You have exactly five months to work out how to pamper yourself on that very special Saturday, knowing the kids will be occupied and the Playstation silenced. Why? Because that is the publication date of
THE new season at Oak House, Pocklington Civic Arts Centre, is under way. Tomorrow sees the Chautauqua triple bill of American singer-songwriters, Peter Mulvey, Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault. They will showcase their new albums, on the Acoustic
WHERE will the first signs of spring appear? That's the question being posed to people across York and North Yorkshire by conservation experts, as local wildlife will soon start gearing up for the new season. As the days start to get longer, birds and
A PARISH council chairman today vowed to lead "strong opposition" to a huge proposed development in a York village. Keith Hyman, chairman of Huntington Parish Council, said there was "real concern" about the proposed development, on the Birch Park estate
COUNCILLORS have refused to give a North Yorkshire trainer planning permission to build 19 stables. Members of Ryedale District Council's central area planning committee rejected Brian Ellison's plan to build a three-bedroomed house, detached double garage
A trade show next month will urge retailers from across Yorkshire to sell local food in their shops. The Farm to Local Shop event, to be staged at the Great Yorkshire Showground on February 15 and 16, aims to bring together producers, suppliers, retailers
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a waste recycling plant on a disused airfield near York were rejected today - to the joy of local residents. County councillors turned down proposals to build a 200ft stone crushing plant for the recycling of civil engineering
York could be the home of the next Tim Henman or Annabel Croft, thanks to new mini tennis coaching at Oaklands Sport Centre. Children aged between five and ten are able to receive coaching in the junior version of the game at the Acomb centre since it
A HARROGATE woman is preparing to take part in a daring abseil for the second time, in memory of her best friend. Cathy McConaghy will be thinking of her friend, Kathryn Lumb, who died after battling with cancer of the cervix and lymph glands, when she
A LACK of concentration from New Earswick All Blacks in the first ten minutes of the second half cost them a place in the second round of the National Cup. The All Blacks looked good value for their 12-0 half-time lead but they were hit by a fired-up
Nestl Rowntree Ladies beat hosts Olympics 2-0 after turning on the striking power in the second half. Constant pressure yielded the visitors an opener from Margi Charlson before the game was sealed when a well-timed cross from Vanessa Walker was converted
UP TO 200 police officers could be switched from administration duties to policing North Yorkshire - if the public is prepared to pay for it. That's the message from new Chief Constable Della Canning, who spelled out what could be achieved by the force
City of York Under-15 girls competed in the Yorkshire Youth League at South Elmsall, where their 'B' team gained a fine title triumph. Playing in the 'C' division, City of York 'B' opened with a 1-1 draw with Leeds 'A', Emily Grimbley scoring after moving
YORK company boss Simon Conder's high-speed test drive in a powerful sports car ended in an ''horrific'' five-vehicle smash in which the £40,000 TVR Tuscan he was driving disintegrated, a court was told. Harrogate magistrates heard yesterday how Conder's
Invited to play one of the opening ladies' matches on Durham University's new water-based pitch - one of very few to have been installed in the country - City of York Ladies won their friendly game 3-2. Durham opened the scoring from a penalty corner
WITH the first team without a game the club flag was flown by City of York II who rose to the occasion magnificently with a long-awaited 2-1 win over Sheffield University Bankers II. There were scrambles in front of goal for both teams but, with Dave
PYLONS contractors are working on "boggy" land at Rosalind Craven's farm - even though Government planning conditions say soil conditions should be dry. When permission for a line of pylons across the Vale of York was granted in 1998 by then Trade and
A MOTORIST whose car spun out of control and smashed into a tree on a country road near York has died in hospital. Simon Lowery, 20, of Denison Road, Pocklington, died in Leeds General Infirmary today, five days after the accident in Elvington Lane, between
AUTHOR and street entertainer Michael Mime has had to delay his mission to Iraq - after breaking his toe when he tried to kick a balloon. The injury meant that Michael, and documentary maker Scott Barden, were unable to set off because Michael was supposed
A TOP security prisoner at Full Sutton Jail has launched a High Court action against the governor, claiming his human rights are being violated. John Cannan is serving life at the jail near Stamford Bridge for the murder of a Bristol woman and other offences
A DRINK-DRIVER who killed a young father was today starting seven-and-a-half years in jail for his "callous disregard" of the law and the safety of others. Howard Moore, 54, had been banned from driving and was more than four times over the alcohol limit
TEENAGE wizard Harry Potter has worked his magic once again. Advance orders are flooding in to York bookshops for the latest offering by author JK Rowling. The long-awaited fifth Harry Potter book, The Order Of The Phoenix, will go on sale on June 21.
THIEVES have dealt a cruel blow to a York teenager's family still struggling to come terms with his sudden death. Tracy Way, who found her son, David Harry, 15, dead in his bed in October last year, today spoke of her shock and outrage after burglars
POLICE today pleaded with the public to be extra careful as fire crews began their latest strike action. Officers stressed that the public had an important part to play in keeping North Yorkshire incident-free - particularly on the county's roads, where
REGARDING PR Willey's letter ('Petitions are useless', January 17), I would like to make the following points. We cannot leave those we elect to run the country as they see fit. They are our elected representatives and have a duty to take notice of the
IT is most unfair of Robert Holmes to pick out the TV soap opera EastEnders as "the personification of absolute garbage" (Letters, January 16). Unless he has compared it with episodes of Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Crossroads, Neighbours, Brookside
I'M not in favour of mindless, destructive graffiti, although occasionally there is something worth reading - the message on the Frog Hall pub wall, short and to the point. Recently seen on a York billboard somewhere near Layerthorpe: How do U know where
