PERMIT me a rant today. I reckon sex is something extremely nice between consenting adults in private, preferably restricted to just couples, but whatever turns you on. You just can't get away from it these days, and the telly is the worst offender. Not
Call me self-indulgent. My heart went out to Allison Williams, the York tug-of-love mum trying to get her young son back from the USA, but it also went out to my daughter and me. From the outset, I concede it is the natural order of things that a child
TEACHERS at a York school had to block their school gates to prevent students staging a walkout for peace. Pupils at Fulford School and at others around York were today threatening to stage an anti-war protest hours after the stand-off. Fulford School
THE situation we are in with Iraq is not black and white as some letter writers suggest. If anyone can say they know what should be done they must have more understanding than I of the situation. The weapons inspectors would not have been allowed to operate
THEY have been described as the me-generation. Today's teenagers, it is said, are so self-absorbed that they barely register anything outside of the latest fashions in clothes and music. They have rejected politics. Their major ambition is to make enough
NESTLE ROWNTREE Brass Band hit the right notes during a vital competition against other top regional bands. Members of the band needed to do well in the Northern Regional Finals of the British Brass Band Championships in Darlington's Dolphin Centre last
THE situation we are in with Iraq is not black and white as some letter writers suggest. If anyone can say they know what should be done they must have more understanding than I of the situation. The weapons inspectors would not have been allowed to operate
WHO needs terrorism abroad when we have local gun-toting thugs in our streets? The story "Two wounded by air rifle pellets" (March 17) highlights once again the repeated warnings about the threat of irresponsible ownership of airguns. When will these
TWO artistic York schoolchildren have won a year's supply of flowers and £250 for a charity of their choice. Tirion Horn, of Yearsley Grove Infant School, and Maria Mazza, of Dunnington CE Primary School, won a competition run by florists Wards of York
YORK runners who would like to take part in the New York Marathon have a chance to cross the Atlantic for this year's event, thanks to Yorkshire Cancer Research. The charity is inviting runners from across the region to take part in the 26-mile race on
A TALENTED York film-maker is showcasing his film and exhibition at City Screen to raise awareness of heroin addiction. Kevin Curran's film, Stranded: On Cloud 9, documents three heroin addicts struggling to cope with their addiction on the streets of
A sell-out field of 50 enjoyed a great contest on both Ridge Pool and Goldrush at the Willows on Saturday. It was the larger residents of the former that did the damage with Dave Armitage (Hirst Tackle) taking top spot from peg 13. Alternating maggot
CREATIVE students in York were this afternoon showcasing their work as part of a new exhibition in the city. Outdoor seating designs by talented first year students at York St John College, which were inspired by York's Millennium Bridge, were being displayed
ACOMB completed a clean sweep in the Hunters the Estate Agent Indoor Cricket League with two big wins over the bottom two clubs, Thirsk and Bolton Percy. The champions have won all ten of their league games -- a feat they also achieved in 1993-94. The
DERWENT Table Tennis Club will be taking on the country's elite next season after sealing the First Division North title and gaining promotion to the Premier League. In what turned out to be a dramatic weekend of action Riccall-based Derwent started in
THE Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, has unveiled the lift which has been installed at his official Mansion House residence as part of City of York Council's work to improve access to public buildings for disabled people. He was joined at the event
YORK RUFC 'A' returned to action in spectacular style beating Sheffield Tigers 'A' 44-12 in their first match for over four weeks. On a sticky postage stamp-sized pitch, York didn't allow their hosts much room to manoeuvre with Matt Halifax and Joe Nasson
A RESEARCH scientist who is based near York was due to speak at the House of Commons today. Julie North, who works at the Central Science Laboratory, at Sand Hutton, was representing the Royal Entomological Society at the Voice Of The Future 2003 event
FILM buffs will now be able to get the latest Hollywood gossip and cinema listings from a new website based in East Yorkshire. Oak House, Pocklington's civic arts centre, has launched its own site, www.friendsofoakhouse.co.uk. It includes information
A HARDY group of villagers are hoping they can come in from the cold with their latest fundraising project. Residents in Middleton, near Pickering, need to raise about£6,000 to install central heating in their ageing village hall. At the moment, wall-mounted
A PLAN to turn a former mine into a new school to equip ex-miners with new skills for work on the railway has been blasted by councillors. The Jarvis Rail plan to launch a retraining school for 150 redundant miners has been attacked by parish councillors
THE world's strongest man was today pulling a 66-tonne train in York - as part of an initiative to educate youngsters about the dangers of railway crime. Dave Gauder was planning to pull the National Railway Museum's 1972 high speed train prototype power
York City Boys Under-11s performed with great credit in the ESFA seven-a-side finals at Chester-le-Street reaching the semi-finals before going out to a strong Warrington team. York were handed a tough group, being in with the likes of Newcastle, Liverpool
A YOUTH who butted a motorist causing a hairline fracture to the nose has been ordered to spend 16 hours at an attendance centre. Angela Smith, prosecuting, told York Youth Court that the victim had stopped at traffic lights in Hull Road, York, on April
Joseph Rowntree dominated the York Under-13 'A' and 'B' netball tournaments on their home courts on Saturday. The Jo Ro 'A' squad of Bathan Sissons (capt), Sarah Corbett, Emily Shaw, Katherine Fowler, Katrina Woodcock, Danielle Hughes, Jenny Murdoch and
AS if interviews are not nerve-wracking enough... candidates for the vacant deputy head teacher's job at Poppleton Road Primary School, Holgate, York, will be grilled by the pupils themselves. The whole school has come up with suitable questions for members
Trading standards officers today said a get-rich-quick chain letter targeting York residents was "doomed to fail". Council bosses said a notorious pyramid scheme which claims to be a foolproof way of making money has reappeared in the city. The chain
A WORLD-FAMOUS Yorkshire institution has backed a family's permanent memorial to the teenage son who died of a heart attack. Staff at Bettys Caf Tea Rooms, St Helen's Square, York, have chosen to support the Jamie Bucknell Memorial Fund throughout 2003
SELF Assembly presents a multimedia interpretation of the poetry of UA Fanthorpe at the Riverlines night in the Basement Bar of City Screen, York, tomorrow. Using masks, mime, music and choreography, the production looks at Fanthorpe's poems afresh. Tickets
NORTH Yorkshire trainer Peter Beaumont has put plans on hold for Hussard Collonges. The horse disappointed in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup last week, and the Brandsby, near Easingwold, handler will leave a decision on whether to run him in the Martell
A call for Yorkshire CCC to declare null and void the ballot to elect representatives to the new members' committee has been rejected by club president, Robin Smith. Eric Houseman, of Harrogate, one of seven candidates seeking to fill the four elected
FLOODS Minister Elliot Morley has vowed to do all he can to ensure Stamford Bridge gets its long-awaited flood defences before next winter. The Minister gave the assurance after being alerted to potential delays by East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight - after
A SWARM of flies led detectives to the body of a student, which had earlier been missed by officers who searched her home, a court heard. In Hea Song, 22, was suffocated and stuffed into a cupboard under a bathroom which was sealed with putty, the Old
PICKERING Town came out on top in last night's North Yorkshire derby with Harrogate Railway. The Pikes beat seventh-placed Harrogate Railway 1-0 in the Northern Counties East League premier division at the Recreation Ground. Mark Wood turned in an Alex
A PEACE camp protest which was moved on from a famous York landmark, is today up and running at another. Two days ago York Against the War protesters set up a peace camp at Clifford's Tower. But after a request from City of York Council they agreed to
SEVEN people were injured in a series of accidents across York and North and East Yorkshire as motorists endured fog and ice on the roads today. A lorry is believed to have skidded on ice at 7.45am on the A171 at Cloughton Bank between Whitby and Scarborough
YORK MP Hugh Bayley came under fire today over his backing for war in Iraq. Paul Kind, a member of City of York Labour Party's executive, was among 60 York Labour Party members who heard Mr Bayley oppose UK military action in Iraq without a second UN
PUPILS walked out of two York schools today to stage anti-war marches. About a dozen youngsters left Fulford School and All Saints' School, despite being urged not to go by teachers. All Saints' School pupils walked to the Minster, chanting: "Don't Attack
WHILE the ups and considerable downs continue off the pitch, on it York City's stock continues to rise and rise. On an eminently memorable night at the Memorial Ground, packed full of incident if not goal-mouth action, the battling Minstermen chalked
STAR loose-forward Mark Cain has stressed York City Knights will not let up in their bid to be successful. The Knights shocked Division One outfit Doncaster 34-20 in a Huntington Stadium thriller on Sunday, making it two wins on the trot having secured
MANAGER Terry Dolan hailed York City's united front as the Minstermen made it three wins in a row with a 1-0 victory at Bristol Rovers. Amid more off-field trauma, fresh injury concerns and mounting suspensions, the City chief had nothing but praise for
STUDENTS have shared their fears and hopes about the shake-up of York's special schools through workshops and a drama performance. Pupils are preparing for next year, when all four of the city's existing special educational needs schools will close. The
A composer has returned to his old East Yorkshire school to help fill it with music. Jason Carr, a composer, pianist and musical director officially opened Pocklington School's new £80,000 music school. Created from the school's assembly hall, the new
SCHOOLS in the region have received an unusual donation - furniture from a former gas works. When gas pipeline operator Transco merged with the National Grid in October, Transco cleared all of the furniture out of its York offices in Heworth Green. Now
THREE young geographers from York have beaten off tough competition to win through to the finals of a national contest. Year 11 students Kate Roberts, Jenny Rowland and Gerard Camplejohn, from Fulford School, will travel to Derby for the finals of the
DO you and yours play the family shopping game, Deception? The rules are easy, just buy something new, try to sneak it into the house and claim you have had it forever. It's a game usually for two married players, but females are best at it. There are
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
HERE we sit, waiting for the fireworks. What fun it must be for the generals, who get to light the fuse on their latest death rockets and retire to the safety of their bunker. Let's have the sweepstake now: what will be mistakenly vaporised first by multi-billion
YORK MP Hugh Bayley came under fire today over his backing for war in Iraq. Paul Kind, a member of City of York Labour Party's executive, was among 60 York Labour Party members who heard Mr Bayley oppose UK military action in Iraq without a second UN
Dandoun, winner of the Doncaster Mile twelve months ago, can gain a repeat victory when the new Flat turf racing season starts on Town Moor tomorrow. Unlike last year, when John Dunlop's colt had the assistance of Pat Eddery, Kieren Fallon takes the mount
WE entirely understand Yorkshire Coastliner driver Justin Piercy's desire to get behind the wheel of a racing car. The thrill is in the contrast. He briefly exchanged the steadfast pace of the North Yorkshire bus route for the exhilarating speed of the
Helping to free a mother accused of killing her children would be enough for most lawyers, but Marilyn Stowe, above, wants more. JO HAYWOOD finds out what drives her... Busy is not a big enough word to describe Marilyn Stowe's life. Not only is she one
A WOMAN spent nearly ten hours locked up because she refused to leave York Hospital when staff asked her to, the city's magistrates heard. Prosecutor Mike Duffy said that doctors found nothing wrong with Karen Anne Bulmer, 35, when she arrived at the
ONE of the best known personalities in the Ryedale farming world, William Herbert "Willie" Dunn, has died at the age of 93. Mr Dunn was a leading breeder of Teeswater and Masham sheep throughout his long career in farming, which started at his family's
Hundreds of York householders have voiced their opinions on plans that could map out the future for land around their homes. More than 700 residents in Huntington and New Earswick have responded to plans to allocate more than 100 acres of land in their
YOUR Business Press report about a referendum on an elected regional assembly (March 4) is somewhat misleading in three respects. Firstly, it is questionable how much business wants a referendum. Our research suggests that a small majority of companies
BUDDING and small businesses in York and North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a massive new £101 million regional package of support. Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency, has announced its Business Support Scheme, as Europe comes on
LIKE father... like son. Copmanthorpe rod Ron Coulson landed a 22lb pike at Stamford Bridge. Fishing under the bridge, with the river up 2 feet, Ron, who has been a keen angler since the War, landed his specimen using a sliding float with paternostered
YORK City Knights Supporters' Club are planning to run a bus to Hull on Sunday not only for fans but also for anyone wanting to visit the city. The proposal is to drop people off at Princess Quay or The Deep before heading over to New Craven Park for
TEENAGERS in two North Yorkshire towns will soon have a space to call their own. A specially-built youth shelter has been earmarked at Ryedale's skate park, in Norton, thanks to a £4,500 Home Office grant. Youth action officer PC Stewart Ashton, who was
A YORK mother-of-four, who says she is living in the "council house from hell", is worried her children could be seriously injured if her home is not repaired. Jennifer Angle-Smith moved into the three-bedroomed semi-detached council house in Barstow
A MASSIVE tree-planting operation has started alongside the A64, near York, marking the final phase of a major re-construction scheme. Landscaping contractor Dobsons of Lincoln has begun planting on the verges of the A64, the A1036 sliproad and the new
A HI-TECH information system showing bus passengers how long they can expect to wait for a service went up and running in York today. The £900,000 Bus Location and Information Sub System uses computers on buses to forward information to displays at bus
POLICE have issued a warning to residents across North Yorkshire to beware of bogus officials after an incident in Northallerton. Two men claiming to be from Yorkshire Water persuaded an elderly woman in the Romanby area of the town to allow them into
A TEENAGER who went missing from an East Yorkshire village has been found safe and well. Brian Rowat, 15, went missing from his home in Fangfoss, near Pocklington, on Saturday evening. He was discovered in Scotland last night. Officers from the Pocklington
Bus driver Justin Piercy swapped the sedate roads of North Yorkshire for an edge-of-the-seat experience at a motor racing circuit. The 29-year-old Yorkshire Coastliner driver was given the opportunity to fulfil a lifelong dream to try his hand at motor
ARGUMENTS for and against a controversial new theme park ride have been aired before a Government inspector who must decide its fate. The inspector, Paul Morris, held an informal meeting as the first move in his efforts to resolve a long-running planning
STAR loose-forward Mark Cain has stressed York City Knights will not let up in their bid to be successful. The Knights shocked Division One outfit Doncaster 34-20 in a Huntington Stadium thriller on Sunday, making it two wins on the trot having secured
DISGRACED solicitor Jeremy Cave has resigned as coroner for the western district of North Yorkshire including Selby, The convicted fraudster contacted the head of the country's judiciary, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Derry Irvine, from the jail where he
MANAGER Terry Dolan hailed York City's united front as the Minstermen made it three wins in a row with a 1-0 victory at Bristol Rovers. Amid more off-field trauma, fresh injury concerns and mounting suspensions, the City chief had nothing but praise for
Actress and author Carol Drinkwater tells STEPHEN LEWIS about life, loss, James Herriot and the Kingdom of Tonga CAROL Drinkwater is terrified of book signings. She is haunted by the thought that she might speak for an hour and no one will be interested
YORK seems to spring up in the most unlikely of places. Here I was transported back to the mid 18th century, reading about the exploits of Southern African adventurers, when, lo and behold, our great city gets a mention. It turns out Sarah Courtney, the
DELEGATES visiting the national conference for specialist science colleges dropped in on the York's own science college, Archbishop Holgate's School. Teachers and subject leaders toured the school as part of the two-day conference. They also visited Smith
