GEORGE WILKINSON heads for the hills to savour a snow-scattered landscape Snow had fallen, a good few inches, the thermometer read freezing, almost anywhere would have been lovely, but because mist quilted the low-lying lands we headed for the hills.
This week's burning question for pub landlords and ladies - how do you decorate that blank area of wall at head height behind the men's urinals in a way that keeps your average toilet visitor amused? You could put up the front and back page from a daily
Mike Laycock and family have a great time...in Milton Keynes! Milton Keynes? My brother-in-law, said the words with raised eyebrows and an expression that said: Mike's finally lost it. "You're going for a weekend break to Milton Keynes?... Er, why?" Now
THE Allison family in Hemingbrough were responsible for this visit. Just as well because I had been in this bookshop before Christmas but failed to notice the basement caf. Descend a steep staircase and you will find an unpretentious snack spot. One large
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has called public meetings in North Yorkshire to discuss "son of Star Wars" - within hours of insisting consultation was finished. The humiliating U-turn was revealed in a series of letters to Ryedale MP John Greenway. Mr
AMBITIOUS plans to transform a disused piece of land in York into a fully-equipped community sports and recreation facility have moved a step closer to reality. The site, at the back of Burton Green Primary School, Clifton, has been empty for some time
SCHOOL children teamed up with villagers to plant an oak tree. A group of pupils from Years 5 and 6 at St Mary's CE Primary School, in Askham Richard, were asked by the village's parish council to join in planting an oak tree as part of City of York Council's
A PARROT enthusiast has called on York residents to think twice before buying one of the colourful feathered creatures - because they can be a bit of a handful. Denis Lawson, of York Area Parrot Society, says many people forget that parrots can live up
A CHARITY claims services for York people with learning difficulties have reached crisis point. People are being forced out of their homes or into debt, social services teams can only deal with emergencies, and the city's advocacy scheme cannot cope,
A NORTH Yorkshire businessman says his company is being falsely accused of damaging forest tracks. Andy Young, from Langdale Quest, north of Dalby Forest, said: "This has been a problem Langdale Quest has had to bear since its conception eight years ago
CHILDREN at one North Yorkshire school forgot about the wintry weather when they held an African-themed day in aid of Unicef. Pupils at Luttons County Primary, in West Lutton, learned about children living in different African countries. Head teacher
A NORTH Yorkshire training company has been chosen to act as a safeguard against terrorists trying to poison the food chain. Product Authentication International (PAI) of Harrogate will examine processes used by farmers, animal feed suppliers and manufacturers
IT SPORTS Wigginton completed an extraordinary conquest to strengthen their bid to become the first York team to seize the Yorkshire Squash League premier division crown. The York side pulled off a huge upset when they toppled reigning champions Pontefract
PICKERING runner Richard Buck has scorched to national success. The Nestl Rowntree Athletic Club won silver in the British Indoor Championships at Birmingham in the Under 17s 400m. He clocked personal bests of 50.77sec and 50.10sec to reach the final
SCORES of students were today turning York city centre into a carnival of colour with the annual University of York Rag Week procession. This year's event, celebrating the university's 40th anniversary, was themed on the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. More
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has called public meetings in North Yorkshire to discuss "son of Star Wars" - within hours of insisting consultation was finished. The humiliating U-turn was revealed in a series of letters to Ryedale MP John Greenway. Mr
THERE is 'no chance' of York cruiserweight Jamie Warters throwing any Haye-makers unless there is a title on the line, according to the Jorvik Warrior's trainer/manager Steve Pollard. As reported in Friday's Evening Press, Warters was being lined up to
WEB surfers in Tadcaster have finally won a seven-month campaign to get faster Internet access. Angela Usher, chairwoman of Tadcaster Chamber of Trade and Commerce, and her husband, Andrew, started campaigning to get ADSL Broadband in the brewery town
THE York-based vice-chairman of the British Amateur Rugby League Association has warned that the sport might one day be railroaded into joining the Rugby Football Union. Spen Allison, who is also the chairman of the Yorkshire ARL and York and District
RYEDALE rockers have a treat in store this summer with three big names heading for the district. Legendary band Status Quo will perform in Dalby Forest as part of a double whammy weekend of music. Jools Holland returns to the scenic woodland venue on
A BRONZE at the National Judo Championships has led to Great Britain honours for 13-year-old Easingwold School pupil Tom Elliott. Elliott, a member of the York Railway Institute Judo Club for just two years, picked up the bronze in the under-90kg category
CAMPAIGNERS' fears over the future of a York swimming pool have been dismissed by council leader Dave Merrett. In a charged debate focusing on Yearsley Swimming Pool, Coun Merrett told members of the pool's action group they were "reading too much" into
ANOTHER record fell in the last race on the final day of New Earswick Swimming Club's annual championships. Tony Shaw broke his own record in the open age 100 metres butterfly final. Shaw also retained the 100m freestyle and 14 and over 4x40m individual
TOP York swimmer Caroline Foot's retirement from competitive swimming has been acknowledged by her sport. The 37-year-old Olympian's retirement was marked at the annual British Swimming Coaches and Teachers' Association (BSCTA) dinner at the Crowne Plaza
STEPS are to be taken to improve worrying levels of absenteeism among staff at City of York Council. Councillors sitting on the executive committee were told the council had fallen short of established targets for days lost through sickness. The council
HERE'S a message that should knock Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe for six. Its wearer is York accountant John Minford, who has varied business interests in Zimbabwe. He suggests that the England cricket team should stop protesting and take part in
A RENT hike of £1,000 came under fire today from Selby council house tenants. The decision will mean a rent increase of 4.2 per cent every year for the next ten years. By 2011-12, Selby district's 3,600 tenants will be paying an average £67.57 a week
A NEWSAGENT who was broken into is having the last laugh - after revealing that the haul a thief took during the raid is worthless. Cyril Hawkins, who has run the shop in Walmgate, York, for nearly 20 years, was cleaning up today after a raider smashed
What turned an apparently honourable coroner into a thief? Megi Rychlikova looks at the career of Jeremy Cave, lawyer and fraudster JEREMY Cave was an eminently respectable pillar of North Yorkshire's legal community for many years. As coroner, solicitor
POLICE are hunting vandals who wreaked havoc in the west of York. Officers said a number of car windows were smashed in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe area. The culprits were believed to have been driving in a dark blue Ford Escort estate car. A York
A MAN had an incredible escape when his car hit a tree and overturned in an accident in North Yorkshire. The man, who had to be cut free from his white Citroen, suffered only minor injuries following the smash on the A64. The accident, at the Welburn
THE Michael Jackson documentary proved how little money has to do with happiness in the real, lasting sense. Here is a caricature of a man, with more money then he can possibly spend, able to buy neither emotional security nor peace of mind, or bring
North Yorkshire Radio's raucous Dr Rock was spotted in a London clip joint this week. The Scarborough chiropodist, who presents the York-based radio station's nostalgic pop show on Saturday evenings from 7-9pm, featured in The Salon, Channel 4's fly-on-the-wall
YORK RL legend Graham Steadman has warned that the prestigious Challenge Cup is in danger of becoming a lottery unless it is switched to later in the season. Steadman - who is still hero-worshipped in the Minster city for his part in York's historic run
FREE buses are again being put on by First York and the Knights for fans travelling to tomorrow's big Cup clash from different areas of the city. Times and locations are: - Thanet Road baths (departing 2pm); then Stonebow (2.15pm). - Corner House on Burton
Liz Todd enjoys a meal in Ryedale's own Little Italy THERE is a corner of a Ryedale field that is forever Italy - and Florios restaurant in Malton has a devoted fan base. Regular customers will admit to years of loyal support, but I have to admit that
GINA PARKINSON takes advantage of the drop in temperature to start thinking about all the pruning that needs to be done AT LAST, the weather is turning a little milder and it is time to plan the garden jobs that need to be done this month and, conditions
THE Supporters' Trust, who this week launched their own bid to save York City Football Club, have seen a surge in new members. Since the recruitment drive sprung into operation last month, a staggering 248 new members have signed up to the fans' body.
JO HAYWOOD takes a walk on the wild side to find some puppy love in time for Valentine's Day FORGET dating agencies, lonely hearts columns and supermarket singles nights, the new way to meet the love of your life is by going to the park with your pooch
YOUNG skateboarders, anglers and actors are just three of the groups that look set to receive a boost from a £50,000 council cash bonanza. Fifteen York youth groups have been shortlisted to receive part of City of York Council's Young People's Fund. A
THE University of York is spreading the word about its "vast amount of musical talent on campus". The university is bringing campus music into the city centre, starting on Sunday. The first concert, entitled Origin 24*3, features the Departure Lounge
WIGGINTON player Jamie Hopwood will begin his defence of the York Open Squash Championship title on Sunday against Tim Wragg. Wragg will have home advantage at York RI but Hopwood will be a firm favourite to progress. York's Nathan Hill is seeded two
YOU could be mistaken for thinking the floods had returned to York with this watery scene at Huntington. But the street river in Highthorn Road, was created when a water main burst at about 3pm yesterday. Water can be seen gushing from the main to the
A HISTORIC York building is set to be given a new lease of life after council chiefs gave a preservation group a lease to restore it. Members of City of York Council's executive approved plans to lease the Holgate Windmill to the Holgate Windmill Preservation
FIFTY York City Baths Club swimmers won 30 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals at the Harrogate Open Meet. Eleven-year-old Hannah Petts and Alice Sunderland, 12, both picked up 'Top Girl' awards in their age groups. Petts led the way with eight golds
A PIONEERING scheme to confiscate cash from drug dealers took a blow at the Appeal Court after a York heroin dealer had a £20,000 order slashed to less than £1,000. John Kane, 55, was originally ordered to pay out £20,000 of proceeds allegedly linked
NORTH YORKSHIRE'S bid for a £1 billion ground-breaking science centre has been boosted. The county had been competing against four other bidders to bring the European Spallation Source, which will revolutionise chemical studies, to Burn airfield, at Burn
HEMINGBROUGH Cricket Club, newcomers to Hunters the Estat Agent York and District Senior League this year, are lining up a professional player this summer. They are hoping that their first professional, Mohammed Shafiq, will be able to return to the club
GUNNER Nicholas Nelson, from Huntington, has competed in the Army Snowboarding Championships at Stubai Glacier, Austria. The 18-year-old former Huntington School pupil is new to the sport but was still asked to compete. "I'd like to do well at the novice
YORK is set to stage the climax of horse-racing's new Summer Triple Crown and Grand Slam. The new feature for top-level middle-distance performers on the Flat, reported to be worth £5million, is to be unveiled next month. The concept is seen as an attempt
DISGRACED Selby coroner Jeremy Cave could face more court action as the Law Society tries to make him repay the £155,000 he stole from his clients. Today, as he started three- and-a-half years in jail with his life and career in ruins, the Lord Chancellor
ADMINISTRATORS are adopting a 'wait and see' policy as a deadline to save York City Football Club draws nearer. The £92,000 donated by the Supporters' Trust to keep the club afloat has a cut-off point of next Saturday's Division Three clash with Hartlepool
HUNTINGTON Stadium is set for a major Challenge Cup showdown on Sunday - and the fans are being asked to back them in force. York City Knights take on Doncaster Dragons in the fourth round of the Powergen-sponsored competition looking to not only secure
MORE than 600 partying youngsters were evacuated from York Minster after a mobile phone triggered the fire alarm. Organisers of the Christian youth event, XL2003, cleared the cathedral on Friday night at 11.45pm, just as illusionist Pete McCahon was handcuffing
WITH the winning post now in sight, the Yorkshire One promotion race could explode into action tomorrow. Although nothing is ever certain when it comes to the Rugby Football Union and the issues of promotion and relegation, all clubs are edging their
I THANK the Evening Press for continuing the work of the Yorkshire Air Museum by raising the public profile of the pioneering work of Sir George Cayley, designer of the world's first real man-carrying fixed-wing aircraft (February 5). The museum first
BECAUSE he criticised York Theatre Royal's pantomime, Mr Lawson was almost regarded as a heretic by Mr Tiplady (Letters, February 1). Ticket prices are too expensive. Especially so because, at Tadcaster, we can enjoy our local amateur operatic society's
I commend the wonderful service provided by Friends estate agents, run by Jane and Colin Paver. My 75-year-old mum has just sold her property. Because she recently had a hip operation she is less mobile than she would wish and was worried about showing
I WAS one of the pair mentioned in your article "York pair praised for saving hit and run girl" (February 6) and wish to point out that we were not a pair but a quartet. The two other members of our party who helped at the accident were student nurse
THANKS for your excellent article about Holgate Windmill (February 3). However, I should like to correct your source regarding the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society's plans for the mill. The society does not intend to make the mill into a community
A HUGE thank you to the York band Huge. They played a gig on January 25 in Parliament Square and donated all the proceeds to our shops in Goodramgate and Bridge Street. Thanks also to Percy and Nada for braving the cold to rattle their buckets and to
SPONSORSHIP for the Knights has hit a new high with the news that all but one of the 22-strong squad have now received player sponsorship. Chief executive Steve Ferres has also revealed the club were hopeful of agreeing two more "substantial" sponsorship
HUNTINGTON Stadium is set for a major Challenge Cup showdown on Sunday - and the fans are being asked to back them in force. York City Knights take on Doncaster Dragons in the fourth round of the Powergen-sponsored competition looking to not only secure
THREE players got in on the act in the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player of the year competition following their displays at Doncaster last Sunday. Loose-forward Darren Callaghan gleaned the three points awarded to the man of the match, while Mark
SELBY'S Sandhill Lane clubhouse was still buzzing this week following the success of the third annual Stars In Their Eyes competition. The karaoke crazy evening, which saw ten acts dressed up to the nines and belting out some classic hits, has been dominated
THE plight of York City FC has reached Parliament, and followers of the club will have been greatly heartened by the supportive statement of MP Andy Burnham. His eloquent summary of events differs greatly from those of Douglas Craig, who all along has
MUCH has been said and written lately about the desire of York City Football Club. It is all business haggling, but what about the supporter? As a dedicated fan through the wonderful Denis Smith era and beyond, I (like many others) have spoken with our
ADMINISTRATORS are adopting a 'wait and see' policy as a deadline to save York City Football Club draws nearer. The £92,000 donated by the Supporters' Trust to keep the club afloat has a cut-off point of next Saturday's Division Three clash with Hartlepool
