I HAD found a corner of Scotland just a few miles north of Leeds. In the valley below me a collie was harrying a flock of black St Kilda sheep while a highland cow lumbered slowly towards them, its ochre coat matching the colour of the copse behind. The
ENGLAND has always been proud of its beers. But even the age-old arguments of lager or bitter and cider or stout pale into insignificance when you look at the rivalries between two of the different types of beer in Germany. Germany is famed for its beer
I ONCE read an article about "pneumatic" model Jordan in which she was described as being "so dense that light bends round her". I thought this rather unkind, until I heard the glamour model's reaction when she was told she had been voted the second most
FOLLOWING the letter from David Buist of Upper Poppleton (May 10), I should like to set the record straight about our policy on serving tap water to the public. Without exception, we do not charge any customer if they ask for a glass of tap water. However
IT has never ceased to surprise me that the various versions of the earliest name for York, offered by the scholars, have omitted another obvious alternative ("Know your place... by its ancient name," May 7). While Celtic yew trees, a man named Eborus
I AM confused how the Minster can charge York citizens to pay to pray. I am 29 and have gone there many a time to contemplate matters in my life. Now I find myself unable to go in the Minster unless I pay an entrance fee. What is going on? Paul Hunter
YORK Barbican Centre's new rule asking users to pay when booking sports facilities is another unfortunate result of a minority of users spoiling things for the majority (May 10). I cannot blame the Barbican for taking this stand - they have probably lost
My American Beauty can show her rivals a clean pair of heels in the feature race at Ripon tomorrow. Two outings this season should have brought Tim Easterby's five-year-old to concert pitch and she is strongly fancied to make it third-time-lucky in the
Yorkshire have a great chance to end their recent slump in form tomorrow when they take on bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road in Division One of the National League. But there was dismay among the players yesterday upon hearing that
FIRST the gripe. When you book a table at a restaurant, you expect somebody to make a note of the booking. So when four of us turned up at Malton's Tuddle Lane restaurant, we were a put out to find nobody knew anything about us. The man behind the bar
A GUIDED walk has been arranged around York Cemetery, one of the city's biggest and most spectacular conservation areas. The two-hour guided walk will start with a brief introduction to the cemetery then take in several areas of interest, including the
MEMBERS of a York theatre group plan a complete gender reversal when they take on Shakespeare's "sexist" play. Not content with the occasional male-female role-swapping which already crops up in the Bard's works, the York Shakespeare Project is turning
A FATHER who broke a bone in a man's elbow in a street confrontation has been told to pay £500 compensation and control his temper. Simon Martin Shanks, 25, reacted violently when a thrown bag accidentally landed at the feet of his six-year-old son, Nicholas
A MAN who subjected his wife to a prolonged and violent beating has been jailed for three years and nine months. Geoffrey Peter Hales, 28, trampled on Rebecca Hughes, pushed her down a flight of stairs, kicked her in the stomach, forcibly prevented her
A POND is one of the features being created in the new-look arable area at this year's Great Yorkshire Show. The water feature is intended to further increase the range of wildlife in the area and demonstrate different aspects of conservation planting
VANDALS have ripped up bins on a York riverside walk - days after volunteers carried out a big spring clean in the area. The Friends Of New Walk won a ward grant from City of York Council for the new bins in 2001 along the walk, which stretches from Skeldergate
LUCKY York students were chauffeur driven in a stretched limousine to celebrate their last day of school. Eight Year 11 students from Lowfields School, Acomb, won the film-star treatment after their names were picked out of a hat. Last year the school
THE "right-to-buy" council houses at hugely reduced prices could be restricted in York after all, the Evening Press can reveal. The Government has admitted parts of the city's housing market may be "overheating". Now Housing Minister Tony McNulty has
PLAYERS taking part in York Squash Club's annual President's Day competition, had an unexpected visitor when Middlesbrough FC manager, Steve McClaren came into Normanby Golf Club to present prizes. The day was organised for the seventh year in a row by
A NIGHT bus to ferry revellers from York to Easingwold is to be cancelled after only six months. Councillors have decided not to continue funding the minibus service which runs early on Sunday morning from the Eye of York to the Market Place in Easingwold
Tadcaster Swim Squad picked up 17 medals and 12 trophies at York City Baths Club's Grand Prix Series Gala. Nine-year-old Belinda Yeldon won the IM, slashing 15 seconds from her best time of 1min 38.89secs. She was also third in the 50m freestyle. Nine-year-old
A man was due to appear at York Magistrates Court today charged with robbery, possessing an offensive weapon and going equipped for theft. The man was arrested by police following an incident in Walmgate, York, yesterday. Updated: 10:56 Saturday, May
YOU can scarcely mention Wembley without breaking into debate. Will the home of English football become a new theatre of dreams to match the marvel of memories from the old Twin Towers or will it be an expensive white elephant? Wembley National Stadium
ORGANISERS of the controversial Leeds Festival have confirmed it will take place at a country park near Tadcaster this summer. The four-day event, which will attract up to 50,000 music fans a day, will be at Bramham Park, a few miles west of Tadcaster
FIRE crews were called to a York flat after sausages caught fire today. Two pumps and a turntable from York were called to the flat in Chancery Rise, Holgate, York, at 4.08am. The blaze started when sausages caught alight in the oven, which had been left
RESIDENTS in Easingwold will have the chance to share their views with the Evening Press this week. The Press will be holding a reporter's surgery at the Galtres Centre to discuss any stories readers might have. Our reporter for Easingwold, Sally Fletcher
The running row over the Huntington Stadium track escalated today as Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) threw down the glove to the City of York Council. The pressure group has challenged the Council to stick by their word. If they do not the club could
SAFETY campaigners have cleaned up their neighbourhood - by closing a network of crime-ridden alleys in York. Cities around Britain are set to seize on new powers to close passages used by burglars, drug dealers, vandals and louts - but residents in Foxwood
The running row over the Huntington Stadium track escalated today as Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) threw down the glove to the City of York Council. The pressure group has challenged the Council to stick by their word. If they do not the club could
AH, the fickle fortunes of football. York City footballers Christian Fox and Gary Hobson were club ambassadors last Wednesday then, less than 24 hours later they, along with six other City hotshots, were told their services were no longer required by
As Yorkshire fresh air fiends prepare to dig out their toasting forks for National Barbecue Week, CHRIS TITLEY listens to some open-air cooking tips from two experts BEING Aussies, Paul and Georgia Clarey don't wait for National Barbecue Week to set their
YORK City Knights chairman Roger Dixon has given the club's full backing to the reintroduction of a salary cap for National League semi-professional clubs. The 20 clubs voted unanimously in favour of bringing back the wage ceiling at their meeting in
George Wilkinson goes for a Burton... I was gazing at the Ordnance Survey map for the Ripon area and today's route just leapt off the page. It showed a village at all three corners, and a blue beer glass symbol adorning each. It offered a tipple at each
I LIKE to be entertained when I sit down to watch television after a tiring day, not talked down to by condescending Blue Peter dropouts with irritating accents on how to garden, decorate or cook and I certainly don't want to watch "I think I'm a celebrity
I DO not want to give my name because I would not want my family to read this. I just wanted to say how I completely disagree with Helen Mead's column on Monday. I am a 71 year old pensioner and enjoy sex as much now as I did in my twenties. I have been
Appearances can be deceptive, as Martin Jarred discovers on entering a luxurious haven set in the woodlands and meadows of Ayrshire. ENTERING Enterkine House is to step in to a luxurious haven. The secluded white 1930s house is perched at the top of a
PERCHED above the park this caf is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 3pm. There is an option to sit inside or, as we did, on the veranda. Sheltered from the wind, our table overlooked the renovated 'lake' and active dovecote. An aggressive Canada goose
SIMON RITCHIE and family swoop on a bird of prey centre near Thirsk. IF THERE'S such a thing as reincarnation, I wouldn't mind coming back as an owl. After watching them at close quarters at the Birds Of Prey Conservation Centre, at Sion Hill Hall, near
MEMBERS of the dicentra family are making their mark in the garden this month. The first to appear in our garden is Dicentra spectabilis, the bleeding heart, with long, fleshy stems, deeply-cut foliage and red and white heart shaped-flowers that will
A YORK teenager who is battling with ME (chronic fatigue syndrome) is spreading the word about her condition with the help of a thought-provoking display. Cheryll Neyt, 16, of Fulford Road, York, has put up the display in York Central Library as part
THIS York couple celebrated 50 golden years together with a party for friends and family. Tony and Pam Husband, from Acomb, met in 1949 and were married four years later at St Aelred's Church. Tony, who worked for the Co-op and Pam, who worked at Rowntree
SUPPORT workers are sending out a vital message to young people experimenting with alcohol - it has a stronger effect than you think. Chiefs at York Alcohol Advice Service (YAAS) have released a raft of statistics to reveal the impact drink can have if
A JUDGE told a York defendant he was a lucky man after a jury acquitted him of going too far in a nightclub fight over a woman. The prosecution alleged that Jonathan Lee Teale, 20, kicked and punched John Hales near the toilets of the Ikon and Diva club
CLAIMS that "ravers" defiled and violated ancient woodland near York were hotly denied today by one of the party-goers. Landowner Roger Raimes was urged not to barricade the woods, as "they should be open for all to enjoy their spectacular beauty, especially
Ryedale jockey Robert Winston is taking a break from the saddle. He has been plagued by injury problems since taking a heavy fall at Haydock last year when he broke his jaw and injured his knee. Winston's agent Richard Hale confirmed that he is to miss
SEAFARING accountant Ross Dixon, above, is about to embark on a trip of a lifetime - sailing in the Around The World Yacht Race 2002. Ross, 22, of Copmanthorpe, York, will join 14 other crew members for the final two legs of the prestigious Clipper 2002
A group of racing enthusiasts have made a bright start in a new link with Norton trainer Tim Etherington. Celtic Thunder, one of the two two-year-olds they part-own, came fourth on Bank Holiday Monday in the first race of his career. The syndicate is
CLASSIC cars and vintage vehicles are to pay a visit to an East Yorkshire care centre. The Sue Ryder Neurological Care Centre, Holme Hall, at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, will host its second classic car show from noon to 4pm on Saturday, June 7. Guest of
IT was aces high among the Malton and Norton ladies' section with no less than three players bagging holes-in-one. First among the one-shot wonders was Naomi Nutman, who holed her tee shot at the 13th while playing in a mixed competition. Dorothy Chambers
AN EAST Yorkshire town has elected its first Labour Mayor. George McManus is the first Labour councillor to be made mayor in Pocklington Town Council's 150-year history. He received his chain of office in a mayor-making ceremony at Oak House, Pocklington's
FAMILIAR names and faces graced the York Rose Bowl as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The prestigious tournament at The York Golf Club was won by Simon Coumbe of Pontefract and District. Playing off plus one, Coumbe shot rounds of 67 and 70 for a
A DRUG supplier wept in the dock at York Crown Court as a judge allowed her to go home to the daughter she feared she would have to give up. The Honorary Recorder of York, Judge Paul Hoffman, revealed that Jodie Leah Smithson had made plans to put her
Mark Baldry was the star for New Earswick Swimming Club at York City Baths Club's Jorvik Meet with five wins from six events. Baldry touched first in the 15&over 50m butterfly and breaststroke, 50m and 100m freestyle and 100m IM. He missed out on
THE first round of the 'B' Grade Continuum Grand Prix took place at Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool, York where York City Baths Club swimmers won 34 medals. Ashleigh Husband, 14, took golds in the 50metres breaststroke and 50m freestyle. Alice Lawrenson,
A BURGLAR who climbed up a drainpipe into the bedroom of two tiny children in the middle of the night has been jailed for three years. Raymond Harris, 20, claimed to a jury at York Crown Court that he was so high on drink and drugs that he went to the
THOUSANDS of families, friends and wellwishers packed Portsmouth harbour today to welcome home British sailors returning from wartime service aboard HMS York. The destroyer was accompanying HMS Ark Royal into the historic naval port after four months
Rawcliffe Tigers are celebrating a great one-two in the first-ever Mitchell Sports Under-7s Mini-Football League. Their 'A' and 'B' teams finished as unbeaten champions of their respective leagues. The 'A' team won the 'A' league winning eight and drawing
Moor Lane were one of the nearly men in the Leeper Hare York and District League last season. They just missed out on promotion by finishing third in division three and were beaten 3-2 in the final of the Junior League Cup by LNER Builders at York RI.
HARROGATE Railway boss Paul Marshall has vowed to stand firm after he was told he would have to reapply for his job at Station View. Despite having led the Northern Counties East League premier division minnows to a historic appearance in the second round
THE North Yorkshire man killed in a road accident yards from his home has been named as Joseph Drury 75, of York Road, Easingwold. Mr Drury was one of three brothers travelling in an Isuzu Trooper which was in collision with a dark-coloured Ford Escort
THREE have-a-go heroes saved a 63-year-old woman from a would-be robber who apparently tried to steal her handbag in a busy York street. Stunned passers-by watched amazed as the three men performed a citizens' arrest on the struggling man, holding on
ATHLETES in North Yorkshire have hit back in the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed redevelopment of Huntington Stadium. And they have asked that a constructive plan be put forward "before irreparable damage is done to active sport in the York
ALFIE the rabbit bounded to freedom after his owners disturbed a thief who tried to grab him from his hutch. Owner Keith Muggeridge woke to see a youth snatch Alfie from his home in Spindle Close, York, at about 4am on Wednesday. But the thief dropped
...but it's also National Vegetarian Week, and ZOE WALKER extols the benefits of shunning meat NEXT week is the 11th annual National Vegetarian Week. And the seven per cent of the population who now shun meat are about as likely to celebrate by chomping
