I AM appalled by the so-called "ambitious" plans to redevelop the former York College For Girls school building into retail outlets, apartments or a restaurant (June 6). Has the planning committee gone completely ridiculous in suggesting these new plans
CITY of York Council is always promoting sustainable transport witness the recent awards (June 6), but, with regards to my area, it appears to have failed to implement such policies. Since the mid-1990s residents in Earswick and Huntington have asked
IN reply to Mr Lyne's letter about young bowlers (June 9), I am 12 years old and have been bowling at Tadcaster Bowling Club for two years and really enjoy playing. I play in league matches twice a week. Everyone has been friendly and supportive. Why
TRIBUTES were paid today to a young teacher killed in a road crash on the outskirts of York. David Ianto Lowndes, a chemistry teacher at Easingwold School, died when his Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision on the B1363, two miles north of Wigginton
BABY Liberty Grace was so keen to come into the world that she decided not to wait until her mum, Sam Lines-White, arrived at York Hospital. Instead, Sam and her husband, David, of Easingwold, saw their daughter being born in the back of an ambulance
NEW trainer Con Dore sends his gelding Ostara to Beverley tomorrow in a bid to notch his third win in a week. Ostara was a comfortable winner at Beverley last Wednesday evening and again at Doncaster last Saturday when Dore saddled him under a 6lb penalty
SEX is everywhere. Used to sell everything from cars to toothpaste on billboards and television, the subject of breakfast radio banter, the dominant subject in cyberspace, and featured on the front page of most magazines, sex is more conspicuous than
MANY living south of Watford consider York to be part of the icy wastes of the North, but even they would be surprised to learn the city boasts its own pack of huskies. Yet Brian House would not be without his Siberian dogs. You can see the advantages
A RIGHT riveting read. That's my verdict on The Treasury's 18 Economic Tests, the latest blockbuster by Gordon Brown, bestselling author of My Passion For Prudence. Inevitably, it will be compared with the next Harry Potter book, out next week. At 2,066
STRENSALL'S Robert Wilkinson 'A' swept to the annual Haxby Netball Club Junior school netball tournament. They won a maximum 15 points from their five games, scoring 35 goals, conceding just 11. Runners-up were Ralph Butterfield (Haxby) with Headlands
A SCHOOL reunion in York is set to raise funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Pupils who attended Acomb Secondary Modern School (now Oaklands School) between 1963 and 1966 are invited to the event at Holgate Working Men's Club next Wednesday, from 7.30pm
AN under-age driver caught at the wheel of a car has been warned that he could be locked up if he drives again within a year. York Youth Court heard that police on patrol spotted the 14-year-old boy driving in Tang Hall Lane, York, on February 23. The
FROM shampoo to champagne - almost every type of bottle imaginable can be won by people entering the mystery tombola at St Leonard's Hospice Summer Gala on Sunday. The prizes will be hidden under large, bottle-shaped covers made of papier mache. Winners
A COMMITMENT to equality by a transport giant has been recognised by a national award. Arriva has been praised by Opportunity Now for the effort it makes in making a positive contribution to the community. Opportunity Now, part of an organisation called
THE head of Yorkshire's regional development agency, Sir Graham Hall, has been appointed to Gordon Brown's euro steering group. The Chancellor named the chairman of Yorkshire Forward as a new member of the Standing Committee on Euro Preparations. The
ONE hundred is the magic number for Gail Stormont after she gained her European Computer Driving Licence. Gail, senior auditor at City of York Council, was thrilled at becoming the 100th person at the authority to earn the licence, which gives people
A GRIEVING York widower has been left angry and upset after he was wrongly accused of failing to pay his council tax and ended up in court. War hero Joseph French, aged 72, was summoned to appear at York Magistrates Court after he was told by the council
Burton Stone AFC, who play in John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League, start training on Sunday, July 15 at Burton Green playing field at 10.30am. New players welcome. For further information call manager Paul Williams on 0772 926 4681. Updated
Teams are being sought for a six-a-side tournament to be staged at the Wetherby Sports Association in the run-up to the new football season. The event, to be held on grass pitches on Saturday, August 22 between noon and 5pm, is likely to feature 40 to
York and District Junior Cricket Association President's Cup semi-finals are now complete after Sheriff Hutton Bridge beat Clifton Alliance by 55 runs. David Coverdale continued his good form with 77 for Sheriff Hutton Bridge who will now meet Heworth
Woodhouse Grange Cricket Club has three representatives in the York and District Senior League Under-11 team to play in the Lords Taverners competition. The York representative team will open their campaign against their East Yorkshire Cricket Association
THE tranquillity of the North Yorks Moors National Park could be spoiled by jet noise - bringing misery to people in the region. That's the grim prediction of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CRPE), which believes that large areas of peaceful
JUST outside the top ten, but York angler Lin Brind was a major hit in the Embassy Ladies national championships in Cheshire. The owner of the Acomb Tackle Shop in Kingsthorpe, finished in a creditable 11th place in the individual rankings of the prestigious
IT'S tight at the top of divisions two and three of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League. Wheldrake head the second division on games difference after beating Copmanthorpe 76-32 with Helen Roe and Helen Hadfield romping to 12-0 12-0 and 9-3 wins
YORK-BASED Eborienteers Matt Speake and Jenny Whitehead won the premier race in the British Orienteering calendar by convincing margins. The British Elite Classic race was held at High Dam, west of Lake Windermere. The Women's British Elite classic race
HUSKY-fanatic Brian House is bringing a taste of Siberia to a York suburb. Brian, 64, who lives off Thanet Road, walks his beloved Russian dogs - Ice, Varna and Lenka - five times a day and has amassed a huge collection of husky memorabilia. Brian, who
DUNNINGTON racer Matthew Doughty is putting his free time to good use as he attempts to complete a motor-cycling double. Doughty, 23, is currently chasing success on two fronts in the New Era MCC Formula 400 championships, but a mid-season break in action
AN INTRUDER high on drink and drugs broke into a house in York and choked a seven-year-old boy until he felt "suffocated". The victim is still too scared to go to bed by himself and keeps asking why Darren Graham Luke tried to kill him, York Crown Court
A new deputy chief constable has been appointed to North Yorkshire Police and given the task of making further changes to the force's structure. Roger Baker, who is now assistant chief constable for Staffordshire Police, will take over the role from Peter
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming looks set to make his debut for Yorkshire in their opening Twenty20 Cup match against Derbyshire at Headingley on Saturday. Provided there is no last-minute hitch in arrangements, Fleming is due to arrive in England
York City Knights Supporters' Club are running a bus to the vital National League Two match at high-riding Hunslet on Sunday. Times and pick-up points for fans are: Haxby (outside Memorial Hall) 1.05pm, Huntington Stadium 1.20, New Lane (opposite Anthea
EMMA Duggleby's bid to land the British Ladies' Golf title got underway in modest fashion after a deluge-delayed start to the event at Lindrick Golf Club. Play was held up due to heavy rain at the Sheffield-based course, but when it started recently-crowned
LOUISE Canova is a thirtysomething American who is living and working in London, married to a suppressed gay actor and desperately unhappy. While browsing in a second-hand bookshop, she discovers a faded grey book entitled Elegance, written by the French
A GREAT deal has been written about Britain's young princes, William and Harry. So it is surprising how little is known about them. This first full-length biography to be written of the two brothers - its publication timed to fall between the 50th anniversary
The veteran BBC correspondent Kate Adie tells CATHERINE BRUCE about a life on the frontline. FROM massacres and warfare to sieges and earthquakes, it is hard to think of another reporter who has covered more historical moments than Kate Adie. After years
THE water and trees look full of foreboding, the air is dank, the light gloomy, and then the orchestral music swells in that nerve-tingling way favoured by movie makers in the mysterious Mississippi swamps. Could this be the start of a lagoon thriller
A GROUP of North Yorkshire students beat off tough competition to make through to the finals of a national business challenge. Students from Raincliffe School in Scarborough won the Yorkshire heat of the Lionheart Challenge, which took place in Harrogate
A YORK teacher will become one of the youngest secondary heads in North Yorkshire when he takes up his new post. At only 38, John Tomsett, the present deputy head at Huntington School, will be among the youngest heads in the county when he takes up his
PARENTS whose youngsters attend a York primary school are being asked to help cut congestion and improve their children's health with a school walking train. The walking train was set up at Huntington Primary School by parent Wendy Davis, but is currently
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming looks set to make his debut for Yorkshire in their opening Twenty20 Cup match against Derbyshire at Headingley on Saturday. Provided there is no last-minute hitch in arrangements, Fleming is due to arrive in England
THE most senior member of a North Yorkshire group that tackles youth offending has been charged with indecently assaulting two teenage girls. Peter Foulsham, 46, manager of the North Yorkshire Youth Offending Team, has been charged with nine specimen
YORK health chiefs said today they were taking steps to combat the rising tide of sexually transmitted diseases, as MPs warned of an "appalling" crisis in the nation's sexual health. Local health experts said York was suffering from an increase in sexually-transmitted
A MOTHER revealed today how her son had been refused admission to a York nightclub before he tragically died while walking home. Susan Davies, of Copmanthorpe, was appealing for clubs to do more to protect the safety of people turned away or ejected from
A VIRTUAL job centre could be the answer for farmers searching for workers this summer. Farmers and growers in North and East Yorkshire are invited to sign up to a new virtual job centre that will link those looking for seasonal summer work with farm
A cycling constable from Down Under is pedalling the streets of York this week as part of an information exchange. Senior Constable Michael Shaw, of the Northern Territory Police, is working with officers from the York Community Cycle Unit. The Australian
YORK "houses" fewer empty homes than the national average - while North Yorkshire has almost double. Although the national average of vacant homes in the UK is four per cent, only 3.1 per cent of York properties are vacant. Research by national union
A SHOPPER who found her car was rattling noisily as she drove home from York on the A64 discovered that thieves had removed most of her wheel nuts. Joanne Murphy could not believe her eyes when she found all but two of the bolts that held on each of her
NEARLY 300 Yorkshire countrywomen crowded into the new Ebor Stand at York Racecourse to celebrate a very special event. Members of the Yorkshire Countrywomen's Association were at the new £20 million facility for a luncheon to mark the organisation's
CAMPAIGNERS against the Vale of York pylons scheme today blasted a new study which dismissed health fears over power lines. The study by the National Radiological Protection Board cast further doubt over claims that electro-magnetic fields produced by
YORK Police are hunting a man who lashed out at a cyclist on the banks of the River Ouse, injuring his face. The 42-year-old man was cycling near York Rowing Club, towards Scarborough Bridge, when he was slapped in the face, suffering a slight injury
THE East Yorkshire coast has been hit by a spate of robberies in which gangs have threatened people with hammers, then made off with cash. Police are linking the incidents and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. The latest robbery
DUNNINGTON'S hopes of becoming the first York Senior League side to win the Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy were ended at Pudsey Congs. A hat-trick by home bowler Hussein snatched an eight-run victory for the Bradford League champions. Earlier
A FORMER head of the Charity Commission has called for the decision to close York's Minster Library to be investigated. Robin Guthrie, who was Chief Charity Commissioner from 1988-92, has written to the Charity Commission asking it to look into the matter
POLICE were horrified when they discovered Sunday morning pony and trap races taking place on a busy North Yorkshire road, a court heard. Officers found a white Ford Transit van travelling in front of two pony and trap combinations which were racing on
YORK council chiefs are looking at radical changes to meet the challenges the city faces in the 21st century. A top-level report, entitled Transforming York - Building On Success, has been written by City of York Council's chief executive David Atkinson
A ROYAL visitor has been in North Yorkshire to boost the county's tourist trade. The Duke of Kent toured the grounds and gardens of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, and Newby Hall, all near Ripon, yesterday. The trip was part of the House of Windsor's
A PIONEERING company is aiming to lead the world in turning waste into energy - with the potential to create new jobs and boost the North Yorkshire economy. Pickering-based Bioflame Ltd, which manufactures eco-friendly waste burners and gasifiers, could
PASSING and passion will help create the perfect York City blend, according to the club's new player-coach Lee Nogan. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Press, the former Welsh international striker reckons building on last season's unrivalled team spirit
PASSING and passion will help create the perfect York City blend, according to the club's new player-coach Lee Nogan. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Press, the former Welsh international striker reckons building on last season's unrivalled team spirit
FORMER England fast bowler Agnew gives an entertainingly revealing behind-the-scenes account of his life as a journalist and the BBC cricket correspondent. Here are the fascinating stories behind what made cricket headlines. The paperback new edition
THE second great siege of Malta gave the island the unwelcome distinction of being the most bombed place on Earth. During two months in 1942, an area slightly smaller than the Isle of Wight was hit by more bombs than fell in the London Blitz. This ordeal
York City Knights Supporters' Club are running a bus to the vital National League Two match at high-riding Hunslet on Sunday. Times and pick-up points for fans are: Haxby (outside Memorial Hall) 1.05pm, Huntington Stadium 1.20, New Lane (opposite Anthea
CHARLES HUTCHINSON finds out how York is making the most of its glorious past with a bold new arts space for the future HOW do you make the past a nourishing, rather than stifling, presence for the future of York? This dilemma faces York's city council
