A BREATHTAKING innings of 71 from Yuvraj Singh could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix from slumping to defeat by 16 runs against Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road yesterday in the Twenty20 Cup. Chasing a 175 target, Yorkshire appeared to be cantering at 101
YOU open just one eye first. Then the world announces itself in great, jagged, painful shards of light. You shut it quickly and a few minutes later you gingerly lift your head a few inches from the pillow. More pain and another retreat into the numbness
BEGGING is a crime, and one of the most visible. The police are there to enforce the law. That is why the public expects them to arrest beggars - not because it "appeases" certain sections of the community, as Chief Superintendent John Lacy suggests.
TURN on the racing on the telly, sit back and imagine. Imagine that all the pageantry, finery and, let's face it, snobbery of Royal Ascot were transposed to York. Imagine an aristocratic filly ordering a Pimms at the Winning Post on Bishopthorpe Road.
STAFF at a York company are narrowing the North-South divide and making regular 600-mile trips in the name of business. York-based research and marketing agency Questions Answered Ltd (QA) thinks nothing of going the extra mile, or indeed 600 extra miles
A NORTH Yorkshire accountant has swapped a life with fine furniture for a career at a health club. Steve Catton has balanced the books at antiques dealer, Tomlinsons of Tockwith, for more than a decade. But he has bid a fond farewell to the business,
A YORK-BASED accountant has become the youngest-ever holder of a prestigious position within the profession at the age of 34. David Walker, of Botting & Co Ltd, based at Clifton Moor, York, has taken over from Deian Tecwyn (PwC, Leeds) as president
A VIRTUAL job centre has been set up to help farmers and growers fill summer job vacancies. The idea has been launched by the National Farmers' Union to help farmers cope with the challenge of meeting job needs during peak harvest periods. Peter Wensak
FUNDRAISERS are being urged to throw their weight behind Yorkshire Day - by raising stacks of cash for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The charity - which has annual running costs of £1m - will embrace Yorkshire Day on August 1 as its main money-spinning
DI Keal - the Ryedale mother who led a successful campaign for flood defences after her Norton home was inundated in both 1999 and 2000 - has got a job with the National Flood Forum. The forum is a grass roots organisation set up in January last year
AN action-seeking group of adventurers did not allow their disability to get in their way when they took part in a flying day in York. The 15-strong group of people with multiple sclerosis had the opportunity to fly a motor glider, be towed to 2,000 feet
THE first clinic in York to offer children the single measles, mumps and rubella vaccines has reported a significant fall in the number of appointments made in the city. But a spokeswoman for London-based Direct Remedies, which last year mooted plans
PEOPLE in the Harrogate area are being urged to think about how they could spend some of the money available to their district from North Yorkshire County Council. The county council's area committee has a budget of £62,500 and is looking for schemes
GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts have the chance for a real behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of gardening when they visit an historic North Yorkshire house this month. Members of Castle Howard's gardening club will be looking into every nook and cranny
A SENIOR Tory paid a visit to the new Conservative-controlled Selby District Council - and blasted Government plans for an elected regional assembly as "just another layer of bureaucracy". David Lidington, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
AN award-winning York dancer is celebrating after winning places at three ballet schools - each with a full scholarship. Donya Ambler, 16, of Steeple Close, Wigginton, has decided to take up the offer at a London-based school, Elmhurst in association
WILDLIFE schemes on North Yorkshire farms could bring £3 million into the area if they are approved. Almost 50 Countryside Stewardship applications have been submitted to the Government by the county's farmers, with help from the Farming and Wildlife
Selby Warriors juniors are having two more training sessions, on June 18 and 25 (6-7pm), followed by a month's break. They will start again on Wednesday, August 6. Next season the club will be running teams at under-11s and under-8s. Any parents of interested
YORK'S new transport chief today said tackling congestion would be at the focus of her policies. Outlining her vision, Ann Reid, City of York Council's executive member for transport, said she would try to encourage tourists to use Park&Ride facilities
Selby Warriors Under-10s finally had something to celebrate thanks to a fine 32-28 win over Headingley Hawks. After eight months of hard work by the coaching staff and players, the youngsters got their first victory in the last match of their first season
YORK group MatheMagic has received almost £50,000 in funding to continue its work with difficult-to-reach communities using the York Computer Bus. The bus tours areas of York helping both adults and children improve their basic skills. The group, which
IN probably their best performance to date North Yorkshire Service Area under-14s won 22-0 at Lancashire. Dominating from the start, Yorkshire played an expansive game, opening up the home defence numerous times before finally scoring their first try
NORTH Yorkshire RL Service Area Under-13s made it three wins from their five fixtures with a 20-6 triumph at South Yorkshire to finish the round-robin competition on a high. The hosts started the stronger and notched a converted try within five minutes
WISTOW went top of Fulford Ladies' Invitation Tennis League division three when they beat Cliffe in a thriller. Cliffe led 22-16 after the first round but Wistow clawed their way back to win 58-50 to lead the division by a point from Dunning-ton, who
DUNNINGTON stormed back from 19-17 down to beat Bubwith 66-42 in division one of the Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League. Unbeaten Mike Taylor and Andy Peek-Vout scored 25, while Ian Driffill and Oliver Moore made a good reply with 23, including 10-2 in
The York City Supporters' Club annual general meeting will be staged in the Bootham Lounge at Bootham Crescent tomorrow starting at 7.30pm. Following the meeting, supporters will be able to quiz City chairman Steve Beck. Updated: 11:04 Tuesday, June 17
A NORTH Yorkshire school is grasping a golden opportunity to win £450,000 of Government cash to make real its dream of becoming a specialist performing arts centre. Ryedale School, at Nawton, near Helmsley - which celebrates its 50th anniversary this
DAVE O'Hara produced a superb 17-darter as Bay Horse 'A' demolished Woodman 8-1 in York Phoenix Open League division one. This was backed by a fine 19 darts from Paul Cooper and Kev O'Hara, who included five tons plus. Dave King was Woodman's only point
MICHAEL Wright's 21st birthday celebrations ended in a trail of burned-out vehicles in Ripon after he had been plied with a cocktail of drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, an hallucinogenic whose legal use is as an anaesthetic in both animals
THE bill for a flyover at North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot is more than £2 million higher than the Highways Agency expected, a councillor claimed today. The apparent discrepancy between the agency's original estimate for the A64 flyover at Bilbrough
A BREATHTAKING innings of 71 from Yuvraj Singh could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix from slumping to defeat by 16 runs against Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road yesterday in the Twenty20 Cup. Chasing a 175 target, Yorkshire appeared to be cantering at 101
A NORTH Yorkshire poultry firm was misled into giving waste turkey and chicken to a firm which butchered the diseased carcasses at a rat-infested factory and sold them on to leading supermarket chains, a court heard. Denby Poultry Products, based in Denby
RALLY ace Jonny Milner is out to celebrate with a double Scotch. Fresh from his victory in the Scottish Rally, the East Yorkshire driver is now revving up for the Jim Clark Memorial Rally looking to go one better. Last year, Milner, from Huggate, near
ARRESTING beggars in York does not work and is done to "appease" certain sections of the community, the city's top policeman has admitted. York and Selby area commander, Chief Superintendent John Lacy, said arresting people for begging put them into a
NEW York City Knights signing Rob Kama has lauded his team-mates for their help in his bid to switch from rugby union to league. The Fijian flyer, who has been training with the Knights for a fortnight after joining from York RUFC, was thrust into the
VANDALS have destroyed all but two of the lights on York's Millennium Bridge. The louts were today described as "mindless idiots" who took no pride in the city. During the night, up to 30 lights - circular ones embedded into the walkway and rectangular
LIGHTNING left thousands of people in North Yorkshire without electricity today, and disrupted train services on the East Coast Main Line. A Network Rail spokeswoman said a lightning bolt struck the line between Darlington and Aycliffe at about 5am, shorting
A SHOPWORKER found dead in his York flat by police died of natural causes, the Evening Press has learned. Neighbours alerted officers after Michael Cager, 50, was not seen at his home for several weeks. Officers called at his flat in Long Close Lane,
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a group of men were allegedly seen acting in a lewd manner outside York Station. British Transport Police officers would like to speak to anyone who saw a group of seven or eight men walking in the Station Road
THERE are moments in sport when anyone who is watching can count themselves hugely privileged to have borne witness. Ian Botham's annihilation of the Aussies at Headingley in 1981; Bjorn Borg's fifth consecutive Wimbledon triumph in 1980; Muhammad Ali's
THE bill for a flyover at North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot is more than £2 million higher than the Highways Agency expected, a councillor claimed today. The apparent discrepancy between the agency's original estimate for the A64 flyover at Bilbrough
PLAYER-COACH Brendan Carlyle already has irons in the fire ahead of this weekend's York International 9s. Carlyle is expected to name his York Ironsides squad for the eagerly anticipated festival within the next 24 hours. However, Carlyle has already
Is David Beckham heading for Spain or not? And does it matter? ZOE WALKER goes out on to the York streets in an attempt to fathom the mysterious appeal of Becks. He's everywhere. There can't be a newsagent's shelf in the land on which he hasn't sat, grinning
As York Tourism Bureau unveils a new shopping campaign, ZOE WALKER finds out why York is top of the shops. THEY came, they saw, they spent their money - yes, it seems that as soon as they set foot in York in 71 AD, the Romans couldn't wait to start snapping
It is no surprise that York's Mystery Plays are unlikely to be given a full staging next year ('Mystery plays blow for York', June 13). I agree with Rory Mulvihill that they must take place in at least 2005. I understand the problems of cost/staging etc
Two very different articles on Saturday, June 14, but both amounting to the same thing... crime. The front page headline "Torched" highlighted arsonists in Etty Avenue, Tang Hall, who torched three cars and a trailer. Meanwhile, on page 11, "Grave heartache
I WAS dismayed to read a letter of support for John Prescott's two-fingered salute (June 13). His V-sign was typical of someone who has neither the wit nor the intelligence to respond with a reasoned verbal reply. It fits Thumper Prescott to a T. A G
A MEMBER of a gang who chased a York father through the city's streets then launched a fatal attack on him later blinded a teenager in one eye while he was on bail on suspicion of murder, the Evening Press can reveal. Court orders have banned us until
ROYAL Ascot's featured event, the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, sees Grandera bidding to win this Group 1 event for the second successive year tomorrow. A quirky individual, he has a lot of talent and, if consenting to put his best foot forward, Grandera
SMALL businesses providing a range of services are set to face stiff new competition this summer - from their local authority. Peter Pybus, chairman of the Yorkshire Dales branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said that businesses specialising
A COMPANY which specialises in training qualified gas fitters has expanded its operations into York. BITC Ltd, which from its base in Barnsley has been tackling the skills shortage in accredited gas fitters, starts its first York courses at Parkside Commercial
A YORK businessman has warned companies they could stand to lose a lot of money if their fuel cards are stolen. Ken Bell, who owns AK Bell Removals, at Clifton Moor, York, has four Jetcards to allow his drivers to buy petrol or diesel from Jet service
Fun for all the family is on offer at the Hidden Gardens of Helperby event, planned for July 6, from noon until 5pm. Attractions include arts and crafts, a brass band, Morris dancers, a barbecue and free parking. Admission is £2.50 for adults, £1.50 for
THE Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows are holding their annual walkabout on Thursday, an opportunity for children and adults to discover the abundant creatures that live there. The area has been well recorded over the 12 years of management, and the meadow
A KEEN member of Selby Golf Club has celebrated her 90th birthday by collecting donations for one of her favourite causes. Bess Maude, of Fir Tree Lane, Thorpe Willoughby, raised £300 for Selby War Memorial Hospital by telling friends she would prefer
SELBY firefighters today condemned a hoax caller who told them a house was on fire. A crew from the Selby station were called out to Bramley Avenue, Barlby, at 4.30pm yesterday - only to find they had been duped. Sub-officer Colin Hunter said: "People
A VERY special dog has gained national recognition for the help she gives her owner. Sacha the mongrel was named runner-up in the Rescue Hearing Dog Of The Year awards, organised by the charity Hearing Dogs For The Deaf. Owner Michele Gatens relies on
A GROUP of girls has been lending a hand in their town as part of a blooming good effort this summer. Brownies from the Helmsley pack have their own garden to look after, and as judging looms for Helmsley In Bloom, they have been putting their green-fingered
NORTH Yorkshire residents campaigning for better transport provision for rural schools have welcomed Government moves to provide better access to free travel. Schoolchildren at Wombleton, near Helmsley, face a long and dangerous walk to Ryedale School
SCRAPPING York's popular travel token scheme is a "false economy" and should be shelved, senior Labour councillors were expected to say today. Proposals to end entitlement to travel tokens were due to come before City of York Council's ruling Liberal
AN AMBITIOUS York drama group has made a quick changeover to stage its second production in the city, starting tonight. The York Shakespeare Project will be performing The Taming Of The Shrew at Joseph Rowntree Theatre only six months after putting on
THE 40th anniversary Junior Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at Rowntree Park proved a great success. Peter Terry, who donated the first trophy 40 years ago, was there to present it to winners Josh Tindall and Sally McLaren, from St Peter's School. Runners-up
THE Environment Agency is investigating after a lorry carrying a trailer full of liquid tar overturned in to a pub car park on the North York Moors. Motorists endured lengthy delays on the A169 Pickering to Whitby road at Sleights after an articulated
A YORK council boss claimed today that Mystery Plays performed on wagons are the equal of the major static productions. The authority's arts commissioner, Peter Boardman, said it could even be argued that the pageant wagon plays were more successful as
A KERBSIDE recycling project which offered 12 jobs to York residents has met with a fantastic response, according to council chiefs. City of York Council has revealed that more than 350 people applied to become part of the authority's kerbside recycling
UNBEATEN Escrick have shot to the top of division ten of the IT Sports York and District Mixed Tennis League after two big recent wins. They thumped Wilberfoss 79-29 then slaughtered Wistow 91-17 with Steve Smowton and Isobel Harrison amassing 31 games
THE head teacher at Bootham School, in York, Ian Small, is to retire after 15 years in the post. Mr Small will be replaced by the current deputy head of Bedales School in Hampshire, Jonathan Taylor, in September 2004. Mr Taylor, 47, is an Oxford graduate
CAMPAIGNING is already under way for York to be picked as the home of the proposed "mini-parliament" for Yorkshire and Humberside. The city's MP, Hugh Bayley, is urging his Westminster colleagues to back the city's case as the historic capital of the
SCHOOLS and shopkeepers have been urged to join the fight against knife crime carried out by teenagers in York and North Yorkshire. In the first six months of this year, North Yorkshire Police recorded eight robberies involving the use of knives. Police
A QUAD from York City Rowing Club have returned from Nottingham with a national veterans' crown. The quartet of Piet de Boer, Jon Whitmore, Colin Jones and Nick Price beat teams from London and Cambridge to win the over-55s race in the event on the Trent
TELEVISION celebrity Clare Frisby went on a "super shop" to help launch a new tourism campaign in York. The Look North presenter, who lives in the city, was backing a new push to put York at the top of shopping lists in Scotland. York Tourism Bureau has
Hair straightening tongs are believed to have caused a fire that severely damaged a York student house. Fire investigators believe the electrical item had been left switched on in an unoccupied bedroom in Redgrave Close, off Pottery Lane. One young woman
PLAYER-COACH Brendan Carlyle already has irons in the fire ahead of this weekend's York International 9s. Carlyle is expected to name his York Ironsides squad for the eagerly anticipated festival within the next 24 hours. However, Carlyle has already
YORK Races' bid to host the Royal Meeting in 2005 received another boost today when council chiefs said they were "very strongly" in favour of bringing Ascot to the city. As this year's five-day festival of horse racing kicked off in Berkshire today,
YORK MP Hugh Bayley called today for a thorough explanation of York Minster's troubled finances. His comments came after a former member of staff was reported to have claimed that thousands of pounds were spent on taking staff on expensive "junkets" in
YOU probably imagine that I wear a floor length evening gown and pearls, looking not dissimilar to a post war BBC announcer, while I write this column. Perhaps you see me sitting serenely at an antique mahogany desk, a priceless Mont Blanc fountain pen
WRITTEN in 1924, the comic novel deemed "the funniest unknown book in the world" by question master Robert Robinson, at last has a full-length premiere on stage almost 80 years later. Kenneth Williams had read an abridged version for BBC Radio 4 in 1979
NEW York City Knights signing Rob Kama has lauded his team-mates for their help in his bid to switch from rugby union to league. The Fijian flyer, who has been training with the Knights for a fortnight after joining from York RUFC, was thrust into the
NORTH Yorkshire residents campaigning for better transport provision for rural schools have welcomed Government moves to provide better access to free travel. Schoolchildren at Wombleton, near Helmsley, face a long and dangerous walk to Ryedale School
Close observers of politics will have noticed there is another attempt afoot to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Many months ago the Agriculture Commissioner announced he wanted to initiate a reform. This week all the appropriate members of
TV can ruin childhood, claims Yorkshire-born author Martin Large whose new book urges families to switch off their TV set and do something less boring. MAXINE GORDON reports. CAN you imagine a world without television? For most of us, the prospect of
