OVERSEAS star Yuvraj Singh was raring to go as Yorkshire took on Glamorgan at Headingley today. Although the 21-year-old left-hander only arrived from India yesterday he felt he was fresh enough to play in the County Championship encounter. "I am looking
A CHILDREN'S home had to be evacuated when a schoolboy arsonist started a fire, York Youth Court heard. Flames reached up to a bedroom window in the building about half-an-hour after midnight. The court heard that the schoolboy and another child had been
CAN I thank the Evening Press for its timely article (May 16) drawing the attention of the people of Haxby to the threat to demolish the Memorial Hall. The building was originally the village school built in 1876 as one of the earliest in the country
HAVING read "Probe into child work at York fitness club" (May 12) and letters from Fiona Himsworth and Carol Pearman (May 15), I wish to clarify matters regarding the employment of school-age children. Reference was made to York's "out of date employment
IN response to Coun McDonald's letter of craven apology as to why he and all Lib Dem members of the planning committee voted for the Castlegate development (May 7), I would like to say why I, as a Labour member, voted against the application. His contention
ORCA's everywhere. The day after his life-saving exploits hit the Evening Press, he appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Sun. When I tried to secure an interview with the golden retriever, his agent brusquely informed me Orca's only
IT may not be everyone's idea of a des res, but the former Cold War bunker near Pickering boasts some unique selling points. For a start, how else could you snap up a Ryedale property for a measly eight grand? There are no windows to clean, and it is
Bootham School pupil Kate Empson has completed a hat-trick of York Tyke Tennis titles. She triumphed in the Under-16 section for the third year running at Bootham, who hosted the finals. Empson, who plays for Poppleton and Bishopthorpe Tennis Clubs, beat
COMPOSURE proved the decisive preserve of Fulford School year seven football team. Two goals from Andy Milner ensured that the Fulford School ranks won the Under-12 League play-off against their Tadcaster opponents. Unbeaten Fulford had won the north-east
THIS is the leading group of councillors trusted with running York for the next four years. Drawn from City of York Council's ruling Liberal Democrat group, the nine members are known as the council's executive. The executive's role is to make council
THE new Lord Mayor of York plans to help fuse York's proud past with its future potential to find a new direction for the city. Charles Hall said that rapid changes in York, particularly in its business and industry sectors, meant a forward thinking view
PEACE protesters will picket the first meeting of York's new-look city council tomorrow over the "war on terror" and the post-war situation in Iraq. Activists from York Against The War (YATW) will demonstrate at the Guildhall before the historic ceremony
THERE'S something fishy about to go on at York Central library. A seaside storytime, for five- to 11-year-olds, will take place between 10:30am and noon on Saturday, May 31. There will be a chance to have a go at lots of fun, fishy art and craft activities
DEPRIVED youngsters in Romania and Kosovo have a 90-year-old North Yorkshire woman to thank for their new toys. Alice Barton, of Ashdale Road, Helmsley, makes teddy bears which are sent through Helmsley's Family Circle, an interdenominational church group
Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist, who won the Tour de France for the fourth successive time in 2002 after overcoming cancer, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in Monte Carlo last night. It is the second Laureus Statuette Armstrong has
SELF-CONFESSED shooter from the lip David O'Leary said he will become the 'Quiet Man' as he begins his new job as manager of Aston Villa. The former Leeds United manager ended his 11 months in the wilderness by agreeing a three-year contract with Villa
A YORK website designer is hoping to raise at least £1,000 for Cancer Research by completing this year's Great North Run. Mark Dransfield, 26, of Berkeley Terrace, Holgate, York, has utilised his designing skills to set up his own website for the event
YEARS of dedicated hard work will pay off this weekend when a North Yorkshire village unveils its £120,000 sports pavilion. Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering, will host a village gala to celebrate the pavilion's completion, after six years of fundraising
A FESTIVAL that brought ice angels and fake snow into York city centre could end after a £90 parking ticket row. Organisers of the Festival of Angels, which brings tourists and residents into The Quarter, off Swinegate, are threatening to scrap this year's
A PLANNING chief has defended the decision which Total claims has led to its closing down a York filling station. The Evening Press reported last night that Bristows garage, in Fulford Road, has shut down, with the site set to be decommissioned and marketed
"NEIGHBOURS from hell" will be stripped of their housing benefit under proposals that could become law by the end of the year. The government has insisted people who inflict misery on their neighbours should no longer enjoy a "subsidy from the taxpayer
A ROOFER has denied conning a York pensioner out of more than £20,000 over driveway paving. Anthony Robert Turner, 43, told a jury at York Crown Court that he was part of the five-man team that laboured at the Acomb home of Thomas Medd, 76, but he was
A 101-year-old North Yorkshire woman has died just four days short of her 102nd birthday. Maria Kennedy passed away on May 13, at Highfields Nursing Home, in Barkston Ash, near Tadcaster. She had lived at Dower House, Escrick, for nine years until it
A GOOD Samaritan who cornered a thief after he had robbed an elderly woman today told how the victim's distress moved him to act. Paul Edwards, 60, from Acomb, had been cycling from his home in York when he heard the victim's cries for help. He said:
OVERSEAS star Yuvraj Singh was raring to go as Yorkshire took on Glamorgan at Headingley today. Although the 21-year-old left-hander only arrived from India yesterday he felt he was fresh enough to play in the County Championship encounter. "I am looking
PROPERTY buyers in North Yorkshire will have to go underground to snap up an unusual des res coming on to the market this week. A concrete-lined, one-bedroom nuclear bunker is up for auction in Pickering and could fetch as much as £8,000. The subterranean
ELDERLY people in York and North Yorkshire are so terrified of crime, they are prisoners in their own homes, it was revealed today. A national study by Age Concern showed that many middle-aged and elderly people try not to go out in the evening because
David Nobbs got where he is today thanks to a mixture of luck, graft and an ear for a winning catchphrase, as he tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON... DAVID Nobbs, novelist, television comedy writer and humour supplier to the stars, is a lucky fellow but a hard-working
Ever since the first series of Big Brother, Britain has become a nation obsessed with reality TV. Milking It is a witty satire of society's pre-occupation with docu-soaps and tacky 'real life' gameshows. Sandy West is a mercenary, money-grabbing runner-up
THE title of this book is a misnomer - by rights, this is more a biography of Douglas Adams's most famous creation, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. For while the birth of what is one of the finest series in the history of radio and its subsequent
Children at a York school learnt about health when they were visited by Freddie Fit on Monday and Tuesday. Youngsters at Forest of Galtres Anglican / Methodist Primary School, in Shipton-by-Beningbrough, near York, learned how to keep fit and stay healthy
PUPILS from schools in York and North Yorkshire will take part in challenge aimed at finding the business people of the future. Year Ten students from Canon Lee School and Burnholme Community College in York will take part in the Lionheart challenge in
A YORK woman, who works with people with special needs, is in the running for a prestigious national award. Andrea Peel, of Wilberfoss, near York, is one of six hopefuls who have been short-listed for the Learning Through Work award at the Edexcel Achievement
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to a refreshed Dave Merrett about Labour's route back to power in York... THE night of May 1 wasn't, Dave Merrett admits, the best of his life. Some under-statement. On that night, the Labour group he had led for ten months was swept
A WOMAN'S body was found sprawled in an alleyway today after she apparently fell 40ft from the window of a fourth-storey flat. The Evening Press has learned that the dead woman, who was 34 and from the Acomb area, was one of the squatters who recently
THE editorial comment about the successful Race for Life (May 12) mentioned that "some have carped at the fact that this is a women-only event". I wonder whether the editorial writer used the correct word? Carped, in my dictionary, means: complain pettily
I WRITE regarding the article written by your education reporter, Rosemary Cook ("School merger may take place", May 17). I am the chair of the Parent-Teachers Association at Rawcliffe School and I'm afraid to say it will be too late for us at Rawcliffe
I COULDN'T believe the comments made by John Upex: "I can live without schools or hospitals, I cannot live without our independence", referring to the Conservative party's stance on Europe (Evening Press, May 8). So typical of a Tory to think we don't
Vintage Premium, a hero at York last summer when he won the John Smith's Cup, heads south tomorrow with good prospects of making his presence felt in deepest Sussex. The six-year-old, trained by Richard Fahey, contests the £35,000 Peters Fairline Festival
WE are a nation afraid. Millions of middle-aged and elderly people refuse to venture out at night because of a fear of crime, an Age Concern survey has revealed. Statistically speaking, this makes little sense. Recorded crime is on a general downward
Clifton Without Junior School football team had a remarkable season winning five out of a possible seven trophies played for by Under-11 teams in York and district. They started the campaign by winning the York Parent Teacher Association five-a-side tournament
AFTER at least 200 speeches and many more public engagements, the outgoing Lord Mayor of York is set to pass on the civic chains. David Horton said his year in office had been "tremendous," rounded off with a very special personal event, as he was recently
SAFETY warnings have been issued to anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of the sun's partial eclipse at the end of this month. Weather permitting, Scarborough should enjoy a perfect view of the event at sunrise on Saturday, May 31. The sun will emerge like
CAR criminals who target staff and visitors at York Hospital were today described as "without morals" by the man in charge of security on the site. Arthur Tomkins, head of security at York Hospital, said security had been stepped up on the Wigginton Road
CASTLEGARTH chalked up their third successive victory in the second division of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League. Copmanthorpe were their lastest victims as Helen Jackson and Sue Perkins beat in-form Sue Green and Margaret Whitehead to seal
DRAX 'B' lost out 3-6 at Rowntrees in men's division two of the York Badminton League. But the three points gained by the visitors edged the confectionery side out of second spot with Drax replacing them. Phil Grant and Mark Barker had the best home return
The eagerly-awaited first Amalgamation match at the Laybourne Lakes complex near Hessay, York, provided some promise despite dreadful conditions. Fished on the newly-named Marley Pool, the 53-entry had to endure torrential rain and gale force winds. Small
YOUNG asthma sufferers in East Yorkshire are being targeted by a new health campaign which aims to keep them fit and healthy. The campaign, run by the Hull and East Riding Community Health NHS Trust, targets 12 to 16-year-olds and highlights the importance
VISITORS have been promised a wild time at a North Yorkshire stately home during the half-term spring bank holiday. Castle Howard plays host to a wild week filled with creepy-crawlies, birds of prey and wildlife safaris. From Tuesday to Sunday, June 1
Chemistry professor Eleanor Dodson is the first woman from the University of York to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society. The award, which was also given to her husband, Professor Guy Dobson, in 1994, is recognised around the world as a sign of the
MORE than 100 volunteers are needed to help run a major new shopping experience in York Hospital. As part of the extensive refurbishment of its entrance area, York Hospital is building a retail development including a large cafeteria, a retail store with
RESIDENTS of a York suburb have reacted angrily to news that a controversial mobile phone mast is to stay on their doorsteps. The residents had hoped that the mast, in Shipton Road, Rawcliffe, could be moved from outside the allotments to the nearby Rawcliffe
CIVIC leaders in a North Yorkshire town are refusing to pay a door-to-door delivery firm - because they say whole streets could have been missed out of a 3,500-leaflet drop. Every household in Norton should have received a copy of the town council report
A GROUNDBREAKING York IT partnership has scooped hundreds of thousands of pounds in government funding. The North Yorkshire ICT Partnership won a £400,000 award to reward innovative e-government projects. The award, handed out by the Office of the Deputy
THE ancient Roman baths housed in a York pub have been transformed in a £10,000 revamp. Pub bosses at the Roman Bath, in St Sampson's Square, spent more than six months turning their historic monument into a fully-fledged museum and visitor centre. The
A SHARK expert who studies the world's largest fish for the University of York was showing her work to leading natural scientists today. Rachel Graham, who has been watching whale sharks on the south Belize barrier reef, is exhibiting her work at an annual
A NORTH YORKSHIRE tourist attraction has been told it can go ahead with a project to build a controversial workshop objectors feared could spoil the view. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway applied for planning permission last year to build a 40m long,
ORGANISERS of a musical extravaganza promising to take over a North Yorkshire town's market place are celebrating their latest close-knit partnership. Simon Thackray, of the Brawby arts venture, The Shed, will bring an eclectic mix of entertainment to
ARMCHAIR gardeners will have the chance to see how things are done at Sledmere House when its first garden show is held this weekend. More than 50 stalls will be open in the Knot gardens, with a strolling jazz band on the prowl to entertain visitors on
SQUEAMISH patients are in good hands when they give blood in Haxby - the person taking it has been in their position many times. Val Kennedy, phlebotomist at the Haxby Group Practice, York, has been giving blood for more than 35 years and has just given
FIREFIGHTERS were studying details today of a peace plan aimed at ending their bitter pay dispute which has been recommended for acceptance by union leaders. The executive of the Fire Brigades Union decided last night that the deal, giving a pay rise
YORK and North Yorkshire passengers planning to fly out from Manchester Airport next week are being warned to leave plenty of time to get there. The airport is expecting the biggest day in its history when the UEFA Champions League final comes to Old
ENGLAND new boy Anthony McGrath is almost certain to deputise for Andrew Flintoff in the first Test at Lord's tomorrow - but pleaded not to be dubbed an all-rounder. Yorkshire captain McGrath, 27, was called up for the first international of the summer
YORK City today made a strident plea to fans who have bought cut-price season tickets for the 2003-2004 campaign to help ease the club's financial burden. So far, around 30 per cent of supporters who took up former chairman John Batchelor's offer have
YORK City today made a strident plea to fans who have bought cut-price season tickets for the 2003-2004 campaign to help ease the club's financial burden. So far, around 30 per cent of supporters who took up former chairman John Batchelor's offer have
The Painter is an exciting thriller which juxtaposes events taking place in a house on the bank of the River Humber in the 17th century and the present day. In January 1662, the great artist Rembrandt accidentally stows away in a ship bound for Hull and
More than 50 youngsters from St George's Primary School in Fishergate, York, took part in a cycle ride around the city to raise funds for Leukaemia Research. Mickey Mouse himself was present at the starting point of the event at the Millennium Bridge
Children from Lord Deramore's Primary School, in Heslington, York, will be swapping the classroom for the factory floor when they visit British Sugar tomorrow. The visit aims to show pupils the connection between the science they have been learning and
A FASHION show and art exhibition was held at Askham Bryan College, near York, as part of a celebration of work by students with special needs. The open day and exhibition was for students on specially developed courses known as DAYS or Develop and Accredit
RADIO Four fans can get their hands on their very own signed Archers script - and help raise money for a York school at the same time. Tang Hall Primary School is auctioning off the souvenir to help raise money for school equipment. Pupils at the school
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 down on a nut cutlet as meat eaters are to
