Judge the size of Geoff Wragg's Ego at Newmarket tomorrow. No, it's not a cutting criticism of the trainer but a hopeful pointer to a talented filly, who could be up to making a strong challenge for the Sagitta 1,000 Guineas in a fortnights' time. Ego
BREATHEASY Support Group, York, thanks Betty Penrose and her family for raising £308 on her birthday. Thanks also to Pat Boyes and family for their birthday party night at the Railway Institute Club which raised £255. Would you like to see your favourite
FROM longboats to ferries, from biplanes to bicycles, from steam engines to Sinclair C5s, York has enjoyed every form of transport down the centuries. Today saw another first: bendy-buses. They will take a little getting used to. Will passengers at the
Pocklington now only need one point from their last two games to retain their championship crown after they were the only team to win in the premier division, where four games ended all square. The champions-elect toppled Kartiers 3-0, while elsewhere
York overcame their Selby hoodoo with a convincing 34-12 victory over their close rivals. With Bridlington defeating North Ribblesdale, York finished second on points difference in Yorkshire One, and will now play Hartlepool Rovers at Clifton Park on
WARNING signs have been installed on a popular tourist route through Ryedale in an effort to clamp down on speeding. Flashing 30mph signs have been installed by North Yorkshire County Council in the village of Foxholes on the B1249, a much-used summer
With five wins in their last seven games, Scarborough have found their form again - but the disastrous run of six successive defeats a couple of months ago leaves them well short of a play-off spot. For the second successive week, Boro's diminutive striker
THE Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) in North Yorkshire has backed a new plan for the future of the county's rural areas. The new draft of the North Yorkshire Joint Structure Plan has been put together by North Yorkshire County Council
MEMBERS of a York health club snapped up the chance to raise over £1,000 for a local children's charity. Living Well Premier, at Nether Poppleton, held a special charity auction for its members and their friends. More than 100 attended the event, which
NORTHALLERTON residents will soon be given the chance to roam free and wide as part of the Countryside Agency's implementation of new access rights granted by the Government in 2000. The agency has drawn up maps of all the land that it believes is "open
HUNDREDS of ducks brought a splash of colour to an East Yorkshire village - and helped raise hundreds of pounds for the local pre-school. The annual Duck Dash took place at Barmby Moor yesterday when hundreds of yellow plastic ducks were released into
YORK sub-postmasters were today backing a campaign to encourage pensioners and benefits claimants to save their local post office from a cash crisis - and possible closure. Pensions and benefits can now be paid directly into a bank, building society or
SOME unlikely culprits have been caught in the net as a York train company clamps down on fare evaders. Arriva Trains Northern is determined to hit hard those passengers who "take fellow passengers for a ride". As well as finding fare dodgers, a team
A GROUP of independently-minded York election candidates today urged voters to "dump the dinosaurs" - and vote Independent. Les Marsh, spokesman for the Clifton-based Independent group, says that two decades of Labour council rule have left York ready
SOME unlikely culprits have been caught in the net as a York train company clamps down on fare evaders. Arriva Trains Northern is determined to hit hard those passengers who "take fellow passengers for a ride". As well as finding fare dodgers, a team
A NATIONAL newspaper has apologised to City of York Council, after printing a story which wrongly claimed the authority had banned hot cross buns from city schools for religious reasons. In the article, in the Sunday Telegraph, it was claimed that the
A YORK nursing home boss who has come under fire for plans to demolish the home and convert it into flats says he has been forced into the situation. Residents in Lawrence Street have objected to the plans to demolish Laurens Manor Nursing Home and build
IN EVERY sense, it was not the best of Saturday afternoons for York City. Another late winning goal for Wrexham saw Denis Smith's side take a firm grip on the third automatic promotion spot still up for grabs. And, just to compound the disappointment,
ANGRY York farmers have blasted new business rate charges of thousands of pounds on River Ouse moorings they rent to boat owners. The farmers, based in Bishopthorpe and Acaster Malbis, claim the new rent charges are driving their customers away. Some
SKIPPER Chris Brass is urging a united front as York City's season enters its most critical phase. The City captain admitted the Minstermen struggled to produce their best form as City were held to a 2-2 draw by Rochdale. But with City still occupying
THE estimated cost of new flood defences for York has doubled to £23 million - and some schemes could be delayed by up to seven years. Only 12 months ago, the Environment Agency's long-term plan envisaged a start on projects between Clifton and Naburn
In the last league game of the season, Pocklington went down 22-55 to West Leeds despite a battling second half performance. Pocklington failed to cope with the West Leeds attack early on before dragging themselves back into contention in the second half
MALTON and Norton's ascent continued with a second successive promotion which will see Yorkshire Division One rugby at The Gannock next season. To achieve the promotion Malt won their last Division two game 41-17 at Beverley to end the threat from West
York overcame their Selby hoodoo with a convincing 34-12 victory over their close rivals. With Bridlington defeating North Ribblesdale, York finished second on points difference in Yorkshire One, and will now play Hartlepool Rovers at Clifton Park on
Missed appointments mean patients and doctors are kept needlessly waiting. STEPHEN LEWIS reports from one York GP surgery. 'Have you ever had difficulty getting an appointment?" asks the notice pinned up on the surgery wall. "Then take a look at the figures
EVERYBODY is allowed a bad day at the office, so it is probably best for York City Knights that they write this game off as just that. A lacklustre display saw them 16-0 down with barely 11 minutes on the clock and they never looked capable of recovering
IN 1968, a group of young men in their late teens and early twenties were having the time of their lives in London. Wearing their hair long and their clothes flowery, this talented quintet performed what was described as "harmony-based acid pop" as the
IT is a pity your editorial on the Heslington Lane petition read "a taxpayer who has helped to fund public roads should retain the right to use them" (April 9). Is this a prior right over the residents occupying their home, paying their taxes too, and
I BET Kate Youngjohns isn't a parent (Residents oppose £2 million plan for school, April 18). The tone of her comments which put dogs before children says a lot. How ridiculous! Of course St Barnabas must have a new school with modern facilities, including
THE Chancellor's moves to increase the market for long-term fixed rate mortgages are welcomed, but of course here in Yorkshire we are ahead of the game. Two leading building societies, Leeds & Holbeck and Yorkshire, are already offering ten-year fixed
I WAS sad to read the obituary for David Hughes (April 2). I met him when he was involved with the proposed Friends of York Central Library. He was enthusiastic and worked hard to keep our small group together. It failed, but on meeting him later he contacted
AMID one of the driest spells on record, at the start of an Easter week set for a heatwave, we reveal that York's flood defence plans are in trouble. It is an irony, but not a surprise. This is the way the political world works. When the rain was bucketing
Getting up close with sharks at The Deep in Hull RICHARD FOSTER and his children survive a close encounter with sharks The Deep, the award-winning family attraction on the Humber Estuary, enables visitors to enjoy a close-up view of a bewildering array
CHILDREN at a York school had Easter fun by taking part in a decorate-the-egg competition. Youngsters at Haxby Road Primary School came up with weird and wonderful creations in their attempt to win an Easter egg. Eggs were transformed into sheep, ducks
DEDICATION to the job of bringing animals back to health has earned a major prize for a Stamford Bridge veterinary nurse. Diana Stanton, head nurse at Battle Flatts Veterinary Clinic, was named PetPlan's veterinary nurse of the year at a gala dinner in
MALTON and Norton's ascent continued with a second successive promotion which will see Yorkshire Division One rugby at The Gannock next season. To achieve the promotion Malt won their last Division two game 41-17 at Beverley to end the threat from West
CONTROVERSIAL new findings on growing cannabis were published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The York-based independent charity funds a range of social research and development projects. Its new report suggests bringing the penalties for growing
SELBY Town had a frustrating afternoon when they lost 1-0 to Thackley in the Northern Counties East League premier division at Flaxley Road. The only goal of the game came after just two minutes when former Harrogate Town and Harrogate Railway striker
Leeds laid to rest the ghost of Graham Murray with their memorable extra-time victory over Super League champions St Helens in an epic Powergen Challenge Cup semi-final. Murray, now back in his native Australia coaching North Queensland Cowboys, was the
THE Evening Press is calling on the people of York and North and East Yorkshire to help ease the suffering of innocent children in Iraq. Together with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), we have launched a campaign to improve the lives of an
VETERAN hooker James Lowes rolled back the years to ensure he will mark his farewell season with a Powergen Challenge Cup final appearance. The 33-year-old Lowes, who intends to retire at the end of the year, produced a man-of-the-match performance to
A YORK police chief today reassured residents following the release from jail of one of Britain's most dangerous paedophiles. Stephen Carruthers, 43, who has convictions against him for child sex offences in York in 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1991, was
EASTER came early for children at a Yorkshire hospice - thanks to hundreds of motorcyclists who frequent the same caf bar. Several hundred bikers, each with an Easter egg, travelled in convoy from Squire's Caf Bar, at Newthorpe, Sherburn-in-Elmet, to
EASTER "bunny girls" took a trip around the shops of York at the weekend. Two York students, wearing in Easter bunny costumes, entertainined children and handed out gifts at Monks Cross Shopping Park. Prizes were offered from WH Smith for lucky winners
THE long-awaited inquiry involving disgraced North Yorkshire gynaecologist Richard Neale will start next month in York. Hearings will take place at the Hilton Hotel, near Clifford's Tower, and continue on about 20 days throughout May and June. The inquiry
RYEDALE MP John Greenway, the president of York City, has vowed to help find a new home for Huntington Stadium's running track, after fears that the football club's proposed move there would see it ripped up. Members of Nestl Rowntree Athletics Club are
York have secured a new sponsor for the Dante Stakes on May 14 with the race now being backed by the Tote. The existing sponsors, Convergent Communications, have had to withdraw their support as a result of difficult trading conditions, but the Tote have
TRANSPORT chiefs in York were in a twist today as they introduced six new "bendy buses" to the city. Councillor Tracey Simpson-Laing, City of York Council's executive member for transport, and First managing director Jonathan May, unveiled the £200,000
MANAGER Terry Dolan refused to be downcast as York City lost ground in the race for an automatic promotion berth. The Minstermen were never at their best as struggling Rochdale held City to a 2-2 draw in an eventful match at Bootham Crescent. A number
York have secured a new sponsor for the Dante Stakes on May 14 with the race now being backed by the Tote. The existing sponsors, Convergent Communications, have had to withdraw their support as a result of difficult trading conditions, but the Tote have
MANAGER Terry Dolan refused to be downcast as York City lost ground in the race for an automatic promotion berth. The Minstermen were never at their best as struggling Rochdale held City to a 2-2 draw in an eventful match at Bootham Crescent. A number
SKIPPER Chris Brass is urging a united front as York City's season enters its most critical phase. The City captain admitted the Minstermen struggled to produce their best form as City were held to a 2-2 draw by Rochdale. But with City still occupying
