GEORGE WILKINSON sets off on a walk in the western Dales where he finds a blissful sense of nothing much having changed. THIS route in the western Dales seemed just the job for a long summer's day. So we made an early start, drove through Pateley Bridge
A SANDWICH walks into a pub and orders a pint. The barman shakes his head. "We don't serve food." A ghost walks into the same pub and orders a pint. Says the barman: "We don't serve spirits." These jokes come to you courtesy of the Evening Press's two
HANDING out expert help on the finer points of golf has seen a York professional besieged by eager youngsters. Mark Winterburn's evening lessons at Forest Park Golf Club have become so popular he's had to close his books to new starters. Winterburn, who
RACHEL LACY and her daughter Carol visit a little-known corner of Northumberland. TYNEMOUTH is not a day out for the fainthearted. More than an hour away by train and Metro and, with plenty of steps and some steep walks, it makes for a testing trip. But
GINA PARKINSON stumbles on something exotic. AMONGST the bedding plants and geraniums at a local DIY store, I spotted a stand of exotic-looking specimens in shades of pink, white and orange. A few had variegated leaves. Closer inspection revealed them
A LEADING York Minster fundraiser today threatened to withdraw his help unless there is an independent investigation into the cathedral's finances. Professor Philip Stell, from Haxby, who is terminally ill with leukaemia, made the demand in writing to
FORMER Lord Mayor of York David Horton signed off his civic year by giving his two nominated charities a £20,000 boost. Each year, the Lord Mayor chooses charities he or she will support throughout their year in office. Coun Horton backed Shopmobility
CREATIVE school children displayed skill and dexterity with model-making kits in a challenge competition held in York. Pupils from 11 York and North Yorkshire primary schools gathered at New Earswick Folk Hall, to undertake the K'Nex Challenge heat. Children
Hundreds queue to get the new Harry Potter book. "THE hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square house of Privet Drive." These are the words thousands of York people have been desperately waiting
SELBY'S own version of Men In Black visited the town's Civic Centre to pledge council support for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The pair - otherwise known as Martin Connor, chief executive of Selby District Council, and Mark Crane, council
York martial arts star Rob Thomas flies to Japan tomorrow to take part in a most prestigious event. Evening Press deputy sports editor Tony Kelly reports. A DREAM cherished for nigh on two decades will be realised tomorrow for York's judo titan Rob Thomas
THE first ever Riccall Carnival will take place next week, with a host of events based around a Caribbean theme. The launch of the event, which organisers hope will become an annual celebration, arose from the success of last year's Golden Jubilee Weekend
TOCKWITH Juniors FC has been awarded the FA Charter Standard Award. The club have now become a nationally recognised junior football club by the Football Association and have been rewarded for their ongoing success at grassroots level. The programme,
TOCKWITH Juniors FC has been awarded the FA Charter Standard Award. The club have now become a nationally recognised junior football club by the Football Association and have been rewarded for their ongoing success at grassroots level. The programme,
SISTERS Eilidh and Mairi Macdonald topped York City Baths Club's medal tally at the Graded Continuum Grand Prix at Harrogate with two golds each. Eilidh won the breaststroke in the 15 years and over 50 metres and 100m events with a bronze in the 200m
A TRIO from York hope to don international jerseys tonight when England take on Scotland at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way. It is the opening game of the amateur Home Nations Championships featuring players from the Rugby League Summer Conference, a match
A LEADING York Minster fundraiser today threatened to withdraw his help unless there is an independent investigation into the cathedral's finances. Professor Philip Stell, from Haxby, who is terminally ill with leukaemia, made the demand in writing to
STAY focused and let's have more of the same. That was the message from York City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent to his troops ahead of tomorrow's long trip to Workington Town (3pm kick-off). The Knights have hit great form to win their last three
STAY focused and let's have more of the same. That was the message from York City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent to his troops ahead of tomorrow's long trip to Workington Town (3pm kick-off). The Knights have hit great form to win their last three
Nine primary schools are all geared up for action in the Marston Moor Cup tomorrow. The competition, which is part of the York International 9s Rugby League Festival, takes place at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way as an aperitif to the latter stages of the
A TRIO from York hope to don international jerseys tonight when England take on Scotland at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way. It is the opening game of the amateur Home Nations Championships featuring players from the Rugby League Summer Conference, a match
ON Tuesday night, thieves stole some ornaments from the garden of my elderly parents who live in a village just north of York. My 76-year-old mother is seriously ill in York Hospital and this news has greatly upset her because she and my father both love
I READ with great interest the letter from Colin Robinson (June 13) about the Beckfield Lane tip. I was also turned away during the displayed opening times because the tip was "full". Colin Robinson was turned away at 12.45pm, but last Sunday I saw people
SO First bus drivers in York are asking for pay of £8 an hour. I support them. I am a regular bus passenger and value the patience of the drivers. They not only have to put up with regular traffic congestion but unruly children and all sorts of debris
ALL the patients, families and staff at St Leonard's Hospice thank everyone who supported our summer gala and plant sale last Sunday. On a day of glorious sunshine (specially ordered, of course!) the gala was a fantastic success and all our visitors had
HAVING reached the age which necessitates nightly study of the 'Deaths' column of the Press, it has become clear that there is summat up! A check on the number of females who have died, compared with the number of males, reveals a serious imbalance to
AFTER plumbing the depths in their two previous Twenty20 Cup matches, Yorkshire Phoenix scaled the heights at Headingley last night by amassing 198-4 -- the biggest score in the competition. They went on to overpower Durham Dynamos by 55 runs. The victory
Liz Todd and friends enjoy a gut-busting taste of Mexico down Malton way. AFTER a day out in the sun, what better place to head out for a meal than a Tex-Mex? We fancied an evening of sombreros and tequilas to keep us in the holiday spirit, so we made
WHAT a shame it is that York City Knights do not have a home game this weekend in what promises to be a festival of rugby league in the city. The York International 9s being played at Heworth ARLC today and tomorrow is sure to bring the rugby league-loving
KIEREN Fallon, successful in Thursday's Gold Cup on Mr Dinos and in the Coronation Stakes aboard Russian Rhythm yesterday, switches from the glitz and glamour of Royal Ascot to the more subtle delights of Pontefract tomorrow. The champion jockey, always
CAFES come and go and here is another one renamed and under new ownership. There were four of us on this visit and we had to sit at two tables. Strangely, we were not greeted with enthusiasm although the staff were quick enough to clear tables when it
YORK and North Yorkshire members of a national ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy) charity have cancelled their subscriptions - as the cash-strapped organisation fights for its survival. The ME Association (MEA) is battling to raise £150,000 by July 14 or face
A TERRIFIED York family say they are being persecuted after another attack on their home. The Coates family, of Greenshaw Drive, Haxby, were in bed last night when someone tossed a full bottle of beer through their lounge window. Mother-of-two Dianne,
YORK youngsters got a lesson in public transport with a special trip on one of the city's new bendy buses. Ian Shields, a driver with First bus company, paid a visit to Bishopthorpe Childminding Group to teach the children about buses. The event took
SWIMMERS at a York boarding school made a splash with their life-saving skills. Pupils at Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, have been awarded three silver cups from the North and West Yorkshire Region of the Royal Life Saving Society. The school won the
WANTED - two ghostly guides to show people spooks at an historic haunted York house. This unusual advert appeared in the situations vacant pages as the Treasurer's House, in Minster Yard, is planning to re-open its ghostly cellars. Treasurer's House staff
YORK and North Yorkshire members of a national ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy) charity have cancelled their subscriptions - as the cash-strapped organisation fights for its survival. The ME Association (MEA) is battling to raise £150,000 by July 14 or face
THE results of a flood model which will help determine the future of defences along the River Ouse are finally set to be revealed. The Environment Agency has recently received a report from consultants who built the model, which was completed last year
VISITORS to York's Learning Festival had a musical soundtrack thanks to this unusual looking guitar. The instrument, displayed by Natalie Olden, of Immersive Media Spaces, based at the University of York Innovation Centre, is actually an electronic music
A MOTHER-OF-THREE who has to sleep on a sofa because of lack of space has been offered a new home - but it's the same size. Debbie Clarridge has waited five years for a bigger council house for her and her teenage sons and disabled daughter. But when
THE motorcyclist killed in an accident on the B1363 York to Helmsley road, near Brandsby, has been named as the Rev Ian Currie, an assistant minister at a Middlesbrough church. Mr Currie, 56, was returning home from a York Diocesan conference in Derbyshire
YORK is already losing important tourist bookings because of the city's failure to stage the Mystery Plays next year. In stark contrast, historic northern rival Chester is attracting tourists from all over the world - and even from York - with its own
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, opened a special craft exhibition on embroidery at his home. It's A Stitch Up, at Bishopthorpe Palace, features historic and traditional embroidery techniques and work by the City of York branch of the Embroiderers
CAMERON Brooks (Knavesmire Harriers) completed a hat-trick by winning the third race of the York and District Road Race League, based at Easingwold. He conquered the severity of the climb into Crayke on a testing, undulating, route which caught out several
A MAN who bit the ankle of the police officer who arrested him at a Selby nightclub has been ordered to complete 80 hours community punishment. Dean Cooper, 24, of Beech Croft, Barlby, told Selby magistrates he could not remember the incident, which took
Nine primary schools are all geared up for action in the Marston Moor Cup tomorrow. The competition, which is part of the York International 9s Rugby League Festival, takes place at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way as an aperitif to the latter stages of the
CONSTRUCTION work has begun on two new business developments which will bring more than 250 jobs to the Selby area. Work was officially kicked off by Selby MP John Grogan on an extension to the Saint-Gobain float glass plant at Eggborough, and the Dransfield
Cash was snatched from the till of Kwik Save in Beagle Ridge Drive, off Foxwood Lane, York, at about 3pm on Thursday. The thief was described as white, about 5ft 7in tall, with short dark hair, wearing a black bomber-style jacket, black trousers and white
THE only way is down for two York-area mountain bikers heading for the top, writes Dave Stanford. Kris Hargreaves and Kris Read are currently rubbing shoulders with the world's elite in the frenetic sport of downhill racing. The duo, who both hail from
SQUATTERS have been ordered out of a York house after a judge ruled the owner could regain possession. The group of squatters who have been at the terraced house in Holgate Road for almost a month were served with an order telling them to leave yesterday
A MAJOR police presence is planned for a York event today - although no one is expecting any trouble. That is because officers from York who use two-wheeled transport in their work are being joined by colleagues from across the country and abroad as they
POTTY York youngsters screamed for joy early today as they finally got their hands on the new Harry Potter book. Hundreds of people dressed as witches and wizards and formed long queues at Borders and Waterstones at their special midnight openings. Harry
A NEW Marks & Spencer food store is to open on the outskirts of York. The Simply Food outlet will open at Monks Cross Shopping Park, Huntington, in September, when it is predicted that it will create dozens of new jobs. The venture will be in addition
Do you fancy a silly walk? As part of York Comedy Festival, two tour guides are putting on their funny hats to give a comic tour of the city. CHRIS TITLEY tags along. IF you see two gentlemen bumbling about York next week, looking for all the world like
YET again we have the bi-annual honours list farce. Governments continue to make a mockery of what could be a genuine gesture of thanks to people who perform duties over and above the norm, and at great personal cost. Once more we witness a bunch of people
Yorkshire did not come out of it as badly as they had feared when they were given a 10.30am start for their opening Twenty20 Cup match against Derbyshire Scorpions at Headingley last weekend. The reason for the early start was that the game was originally
Yorkshire's evergreen wicketkeeper-batsman Richard Blakey goes on reaching new milestones - and cocking a snook as he does so at those pundits who have been forecasting for some years now that the end is nigh for the 36-year-old Huddersfield-born player
