GINA PARKINSON, up with the lark for a morning run, encounters a popular shrub in a local park I KNOW spring is here when my day starts increasingly early with the noise of the birds and light skies waking me at about 5.30. Not wanting to disturb the
CHRIS Titley's interesting article on Dr Beeching (March 24) is spoilt somewhat by a number of errors. The Pickering to Seamer line did not close in 1931 but from June 5, 1950. Barbara Castle, as Transport Minister, did not approve withdrawal of passenger
BIRTHDAY boy shopkeeper Dennis Graves has two reasons to party this week. Besides celebrating his 60th birthday next Tuesday, Dennis is this week's Evening Press WYLAP retailer of the week. He was given the award following a great week selling the Evening
A LACK of government action on measures intended to benefit older people is to be criticised at a national conference to be held in York. The chairman of older people's charity Action On Elder Abuse will attack service shortcomings when he opens the event
ANOTHER York resident has condemned Yorkshire Housing Association for pulling out of a deal to buy his home at the last minute. James Atkinson says he is considering taking legal action against the association as he forked out more than £500 for preparations
A COMMUNITY radio station in York is appealing to readers of the Evening Press to come up with a name for the new project. The pilot scheme is part of York's Without Walls initiative, which is looking at all aspects of the city's future. Organisers are
IAN STILLMAN was alone in his freezing cell in India's Himalayan foothills. The only Englishman in the prison, his disability ensured complete isolation. He had no idea of the number of supporters who were pressing hard on his behalf thousands of miles
Motorists in Whitby are being warned of the temporary closure of the swing bridge. New machinery must be lifted into position, so the bridge will shut from 6.30am on Monday until 7pm on Tuesday Access for pedestrians will be maintained. Updated: 11:08
Thieves targeted an isolated beauty spot to break into two cars while the owners were out walking. The rear offside windows of a green Renault Laguna and a blue Peugeot 306 were smashed sometime during the day on Thursday from a car park at Blakey Ridge
MORE than 10,000 of York's senior citizens will visit the Guidhall over the next three weeks to collect their concessionary bus tokens. While they are there, council chiefs are giving them a chance to benefit from a new information fair designed to raise
A NEW improved library for a York village will open its doors so its public can see its fresh face for the first time on Monday. A major refurbishment has increased the size of Strensall Library, modernised its facilities and improved access. City of
DRIVERTIME, the franchise which provides HGV drivers for commerce and industry throughout York and North Yorkshire, has moved its base from the Raylor Centre, James Street, York, to sleek new premises at Westminster Business Centre in the York Business
DRIVERTIME, the franchise which provides HGV drivers for commerce and industry throughout York and North Yorkshire, has moved its base from the Raylor Centre, James Street, York, to sleek new premises at Westminster Business Centre in the York Business
THE most successful club team in York is to undergo an identity switch after losing its home. York Civil Service netball club - winners of the top-flight York and district netball crown for the last 29 successive years - face entering its 30th anniversary
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club's members were attending a much changed annual meeting at Headingley today following the abolition of the committee in December and its replacement with an all-powerful four-man Management Board. It could also be the last
DINNER party hosts and guests from Yorkshire are being sought for a lively new Channel 4 series to be shown this summer. TalkBack Productions is making the series, which will be "a light-hearted social commentary using this classic form of entertaining
MARK Cain and Trevor Krause hauled themselves up to joint-second in the Collier Plant Hire/Evening Press Knights player-of-the-year rankings with their displays at Hull KR last week. Cain was a constant threat, and got both York's tries in a man-of-the-match
ONE of Britain's leading trainers has backed York as an alternative venue for the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting. Mark Johnston, based at Middleham, in North Yorkshire, said there was "no question" in his mind that if the five-day festival was to move
TICKETS went on sale today for the gorgeous girl group Mis-teeq's York Barbican Centre gig. The group, whose hits include All I Want and One Night Stand, will play at the centre on Friday, September 26, from 7pm. Tickets, priced £16.50, went on sale at
TEENAGE fan Cara Jemison has been singing the blues this week - and the track she has recorded is set to get its first public airing at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. The 16-year-old Tadcaster Grammar School student - who is set to study for a diploma in
IF anyone had missed the past 15 months or so and just arrived back in the country this week, the trials and tribulations of the York City Supporters' Trust have been summed up perfectly over the last few days. With more twists and turns than a Frederick
A FURIOUS York trader says he would rather be arrested than give in to council chiefs in a row over signs and lighting outside his shop. Nigel Walker, who runs the Fruit Tree, in Goodramgate, has been threatened with criminal action after refusing to
NEW York City chairman Steve Beck has heaped praise on everyone who has played a part in saving the Minstermen ahead of today's home game with Southend United. He has classed them as the club's 'legends'. A discussion of City's greatest-ever team at the
BT bosses have turned down a police request to remove York telephone boxes allegedly used by drug dealers - because the boxes are too profitable. York police chiefs contacted the telecommunications giant to ask for the phones in St Saviourgate to be moved
TEENAGE fan Cara Jemison has been singing the blues this week - and the track she has recorded is set to get its first public airing at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. The 16-year-old Tadcaster Grammar School student - who is set to study for a diploma in
Mention McDonald's and what springs immediately to mind? Big Macs, chips and coke? That's certainly always been my impression of the fast food giant. But now the company appears to be ushering in a new era of healthier, more adventurous food as an alternative
First York bus company will again be running free buses from different areas of the city to Huntington Stadium for tomorrow's York City Knights versus Sheffield game. They are from: Thanet Road baths 2pm, then Stonebow Job Centre 2.15; Burton Stone Lane
MARK Cain and Trevor Krause hauled themselves up to joint-second in the Collier Plant Hire/Evening Press Knights player-of-the-year rankings with their displays at Hull KR last week. Cain was a constant threat, and got both York's tries in a man-of-the-match
THE Rees household in Millington were set to pick up a Welsh representative honour last night - more than 30 years after they first tried. Sam Rees, the captain of the Swansea University side, was called on to the bench for last night's Welsh Students
NEW York City chairman Steve Beck has heaped praise on everyone who has played a part in saving the Minstermen ahead of today's home game with Southend United. He has classed them as the club's 'legends'. A discussion of City's greatest-ever team at the
THE second Gulf War has ended early for an Army medic from York, after he was rushed out of Iraq suffering pneumonia. Sergeant Giles Farrington was taken to a Greek-based RAF hospital and is now back in England after coming down with the illness before
AUTHOR and street entertainer Michael Mime is today trying to enter war-torn Iraq to try to trace his estranged daughter. When the Evening Press last heard from with Michael, of Bishophill, York, he was in the Turkish capital, Ankara. But when we contacted
The last coble fishermen of the north east coast star in a television documentary which starts tomorrow. CHRIS TITLEY reports For centuries, fishermen have taken to the North Sea in cobles. A Viking would recognise Shaun Elwick's small wooden boat, even
IAN STILLMAN was alone in his freezing cell in India's Himalayan foothills. The only Englishman in the prison, his disability ensured complete isolation. He had no idea of the number of supporters who were pressing hard on his behalf thousands of miles
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club's members were attending a much changed annual meeting at Headingley today following the abolition of the committee in December and its replacement with an all-powerful four-man Management Board. It could also be the last
LISA COOK checks into three top hotels for a weekend break in the capital fit for a celebrity. Ever fancied a night rubbing shoulders with the stars in London's members-only Met Bar? Well, I know how you can. Stay at the Metropolitan hotel, playground
ONCE again I found myself eating alone. Following up a recommendation, I set off in search of The Warehouse - a difficult task which was eased by a local resident who gave me excellent directions. Set amid cobblestones in ancient Ripon, this old building
HOW fitting it is that one year after the demise of York Wasps, the three wise men who set the ball rolling towards the resurrection of York RL will tomorrow return to the fore together. Gary Hall, Mike Miller and Roger Dixon are the official match-ball
THE new York City board will sit down next week to discuss their plans for the coming months. Steve Beck, Sophie McGill, Jason McGill, Mike Brown and Ian McAndrew will convene during the next few days at the club to plot the future destiny of the Minstermen
MICK Phythian of the York Natural Environment Trust (YNET) has misunderstood the Without Walls policy concerning a vision for York (March 26). The policy of the Local Strategic Partnership, Without Walls, is to promote a debate about a future vision for
IF we had a real honours system, then John Taylor the equal rights champion would be Sir John or John Taylor MBE ('Next stop pensions for men's cheaper bus travel winner', March 25). His achievements represent real service to the community. This ex-postie
THE York panto season has again closed on a high thanks to the New Earswick Learning Centre. They painted scenery, wrote, acted and generally "styled" their own version of Snow White. The enthusiasm of the children was amazing, they obviously enjoyed
I SYMPATHISE with GH Smith's interpretation of the bus advert (March 26). However, I feel he is being over-sensitive. "FCUK" is a legitimate abbreviation for French Connection United Kingdom. Any interpretation other than that is frankly in the mind of
CHARLOTTE Williams, aged 12, shows her maths prowess in the northern finals of the UK Maths Challenge. The event, which took place at The Mount School, York, was attended by pupils from as far afield as Wensleydale and Lincolnshire. More than 200 students
A father and son venture in York which designs and builds sports centres has collapsed, leaving debts of about £300,000 to unsecured creditors. Nigel Record, managing director of Recro Structures Ltd of Skeldergate, York, and his father, Arthur, who started
A TARMAC gang is targeting elderly people in Harrogate, allegedly threatening violence if residents do not agree to take its services. North Yorkshire County Council chiefs have issued a warning to people in the town about the activities of a gang operating
Images And Words, a collaboration between York Contemporary Photography Group and Women & Words, York, is on show at York Barbican Centre until Monday. Pieces of poetry and prose were given by the women writers to the photographers, and the photographs
MUSEUMS in York and North Yorkshire are gearing up for a new season of events. Easter visitors to York Dungeon will be the centre of grisly witchcraft trials - run with newly-recruited dungeon actors. New faces to the popular attraction will accuse visitors
ADRENALINE has never been in short supply for York judo ace Rob Thomas - but now he has netted the Buzz. The Buzz Bar in Swinegate - York's only Japanese sushi restaurant - has shelled out a sponsorship deal to help Thomas claw towards success at the
HUNDREDS of pupils at a North Yorkshire school got involved in the political process by holding a mock election. Campaigning at Easingwold School has been going on for the last two weeks with pupils putting up posters, distributing leaflets, canvassing
A major shake-up of policing is being proposed in North Yorkshire - including the closure of two local police stations and the relocation of several major services. Plans are under way to close sub-stations at Easingwold and Thirsk, replacing them with
FURRY friends are to be given the run-around for a sponsored walk in York. The RSPCA is hosting a sponsored dog-walk to raise money for the animal home in Landing Lane, Clifton. They are inviting the people of York to come to the centre, borrow a dog
A NEW £5 million bingo hall in York will open its doors for the first time on Wednesday . The Mecca Bingo club, Fishergate, will feature air conditioning, a licensed bar, a caf, regular cabaret entertainment, wide aisles and dedicated positions for wheelchair
YORK Health Services NHS Trust is looking for a new chief executive following the resignation of Simon Pleydell. Mr Pleydell, 44, will be returning to South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, where he was director of planning between 1991 and 1997, to take up
ST PETER'S School back-row star Thomas Woolsey is on top of the world after he was finally selected for the England Under-16s set-up. Woolsey (pictured), who came through the trials with glowing recommendations despite playing in his less accustomed blindside
A VERY happy Mothers' Day will be had in one York household tomorrow thanks to the artistic talents of a four-year-old girl. Little Hannah Baker entered a colouring competition at her nursery, Sand Martins, and scooped first prize for her mum, Jo. This
First York bus company will again be running free buses from different areas of the city to Huntington Stadium for tomorrow's York City Knights versus Sheffield game. They are from: Thanet Road baths 2pm, then Stonebow Job Centre 2.15; Burton Stone Lane
A YORK man responsible for safety at a restaurant where a teenage worker died after being electrocuted has been fined £3,000. Charles Ian Helmrich, of Elmfield Avenue, Heworth, had denied breaching his duty to take reasonable care under the Health And
YORK City Knights' new signings are going to be on show tomorrow with all three set to make their debuts at Huntington Stadium, writes Peter Martini. Castleford Tigers loanee Adam Thaler is expected to go straight in at stand-off for Jonny Firth, who
THE owner of a Ryedale skip hire firm has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £2,572 prosecution costs for illegally dumping rubbish at Pickering Showground. James Farrow, of Greenlands Close, Pickering, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Environmental
A MAN was left lying unconscious in a Harrogate street after an unprovoked attack by two men. The victim was attacked in The Stray, near the footpath between Claro Road and Knaresborough Road. Police said he suffered only a bloody nose, and was not robbed
YORK City Knights star Mick Ramsden has pledged there will be no let-up by the Knights as they look to hit the league campaign running. York entertain fellow National League Division Two side Sheffield at Huntington Stadium tomorrow (kick off 3pm) aiming
YORK wonder-girl Nicola Parry's rapid rise to rugby league stardom has hit a new high with selection to the full women's Great Britain squad, writes Peter Martini. As reported by the Evening Press, the 17-year-old Parry was picked for the England Under
NORTH YORKSHIRE equality campaigner John Taylor is in hospital after doctors suspected a possible heart attack. Mr Taylor, of Norton, was taken to Scarborough Hospital on Wednesday, complaining of pains around his heart. His wife, Ann, said her husband
A PUPIL at a York school has been quick off the mark to check up on some "crucial" information. Ten-year-old Sam Smith, of Poppleton Road Primary School, has been awarded a prize by the North Yorkshire Police "Crucial Crew" after being the first child
A WORLD-CLASS collision is poised to celebrate an historic championship conquest by IT Sports Wigginton. The Wigginton wonders of the squash court pasted Pontefract 2nds 5-0 to capture the Yorkshire League premier division title - the first time that
TRADE worth hundreds of thousands of pounds was lost and hundreds of shoppers were evacuated after a massive York city centre power cut. The cut, which Northern Electric said was believed to have been caused by a contractor damaging a cable, hit streets
ST PETER'S School back-row star Thomas Woolsey is on top of the world after he was finally selected for the England Under-16s set-up. Woolsey (pictured), who came through the trials with glowing recommendations despite playing in his less accustomed blindside
YORK wonder-girl Nicola Parry's rapid rise to rugby league stardom has hit a new high with selection to the full women's Great Britain squad, writes Peter Martini. As reported by the Evening Press, the 17-year-old Parry was picked for the England Under
YORK City Knights' new signings are going to be on show tomorrow with all three set to make their debuts at Huntington Stadium, writes Peter Martini. Castleford Tigers loanee Adam Thaler is expected to go straight in at stand-off for Jonny Firth, who
YORK City Knights star Mick Ramsden has pledged there will be no let-up by the Knights as they look to hit the league campaign running. York entertain fellow National League Division Two side Sheffield at Huntington Stadium tomorrow (kick off 3pm) aiming
OFFICIAL: going to the doctor can age you. Well, it did in the case of sprightly pensioner Joyce Humpleby. She was at the quacks for a routine check-up and was bubbling with excitement as she told him she was having a party at the Waggon And Horses, Lawrence
IF anyone had missed the past 15 months or so and just arrived back in the country this week, the trials and tribulations of the York City Supporters' Trust have been summed up perfectly over the last few days. With more twists and turns than a Frederick
A GROUP of residents from two York villages made their views on the war in Iraq known when they joined forces for a peace vigil. The event, organised by Churches Together in New Earswick and Huntington, took place at New Earswick Green yesterday. Members
IRAQI officials claim an Allied missile has struck a market in Baghdad, killing 58 people. As television pictures showing the aftermath of the alleged attack were flashed across Arab countries by satellite TV stations, American military sources said they
George Wilkinson has a grand day out when he climbs the Cleveland Hills at Chop Gate. WE SET off late to give the sun time to burn the mist off the Cleveland Hills, and a dozen or so cars were already lined up in the car park at the village of Chop Gate
THERE'S been another makeover on the Micklegate meander. This time it's the Phalanx And Firkin, formerly known as the Coach, and now known as The Priory (how ironic, a pub named after a drying out clinic!) Many of the Firkin's regulars, some refugees
A DIAMOND anniversary proved a best friend to the women of the East Yorkshire Ladies' Winter Golf Association and especially those of Malton and Norton Golf Club. The club collected the Annual Trophy for the best aggregate score of the 2002-03 season
