IT is a wonder that the Kings Arms is not fitted with water-wings, the pub is underwater that often. So it was the perfect venue to launch the Environment Agency's latest flood awareness campaign. The message is being conveyed on beer mats. They will
Colin Henson's remark: "They say the youngsters of today are the citizens of tomorrow. If that's the case, God help us all" was very distasteful (October 7). I live in Dringhouses. A group of lads, including my son, all aged between 17 and 20, all grew
I READ that ten police constables and one sergeant are to be issued with bicycles (Evening Press, October 7). This is great news. It means that, at last, York will have 11 cyclists who will not cycle on the pavement, obey traffic lights and pedestrian
I AGREE with Graham Thornton's views on the attitude of many two-wheeled road users (September 17). As an ex-biker myself I have always treated motorcyclists with caution and courtesy, yet time and again I find myself being tailgated by one of the matching-bike-and-leathers
THE Prime Minister is refusing to grant the British people a referendum on the proposed new constitution for the European Union on the grounds that, to use his words, "it is only a tidying-up exercise." On the other hand, President Vadav Klaus of the
CAN anyone help please? As a child orphan on holiday from a home in Yorkshire in the late 1940s, I was befriended by the family of the late Bingley Day, of the Judges House, Hovingham, Yorkshire. Mr Day was renowned for his knowledge of the countryside
THE Multiple Sclerosis Society, York branch, thanks the people of Tadcaster for helping to raise £349.39 during our collection day on September 25. Jackie Chapman, Secretary, York and District Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society. Updated: 09:54 Tuesday,
WORK has begun on a £20 million contract won by York-based Shepherd Construction to build new offices at the headquarters of Northern Rock. The nearly 50,000 sq ft offices will comprise four three-storey square blocks around a central core and will be
NORWICH Union's York-based press office has been voted by journalists as the best in the personal finance industry. The accolade was announced by TV personality Richard Whiteley at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) media awards at London's Royal
HALIFAX Town are expected to go west tonight in the search of goals against York City. American striker Jake Sagare is on standby for his full debut after joining the Shaymen from Maine-based Portland Timbers. Sagare, who had a brief spell at Grimsby
CHRIS Brass and Lee Nogan may still be finding their feet in football management but together the duo have experience galore when it comes to the LDV Vans Trophy. City have fallen at the first hurdle in each of their last six attempts in the competition
AN AMBITIOUS scheme for a major new shopping building in York city centre is about to get under way. Nine shops on the corner of Spurriergate and High Ousegate have either closed or moved as developers Equitable Life prepare to knock down the 1950s building
CUSTOMERS at a flood-prone pub in York are to get a lesson in the dangers of flooding while they drink. The Kings Arms in Kings Staith, York, is taking part in the Environment Agency's national flood awareness campaign, which was launched today. Posters
YORK planners are to look again at where to put the city's new homes and businesses after receiving nearly 10,000 objections to proposed green belt changes. Members of City of York Council's Green Belt Working Group last night agreed that officers should
REPORTS were circulating today that the Duke of York may be preparing to marry a North Yorkshire millionairess. However, staff at the estate of Lightwater Valley founder Robert Staveley - whose daughter, Amanda, is the subject of the speculation - remained
GRIDLOCKED York could be freed by dualling sections of the A1237 or by creating a new ring road relief route, the city's top councillor has said. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway said the solutions to York's traffic problems were "many and varied
YORK City Knights are closing in on the signature of former Huddersfield Giants centre Chris Langley. New Knights coach Richard Agar worked with Langley at Featherstone last season and is hoping to include him in his side again at Huntington Stadium next
A NORTH YORKSHIRE couple fear they could lose their only chance of having a baby after documents vital to an IVF loan went missing in the post. They face having their identities cloned if the documents fall into the wrong hands. Kevin and Julie Milburn
A DREAM of cup final glory at the Millennium Stadium has player chief Chris Brass banking on York City's nightmare run in the LDV Vans Trophy coming to an end. Brass will make changes for tonight's tie at Conference outfit Halifax Town as he looks to
ENGLAND have qualified for the Euro 2004 championship finals, but it was a passage to sunny Portugal darkened by one of the most unedifying weeks in the game. Indeed, rather than bask in glory, there are several who should be hanging their heads in shame
RESTRICTING York's northern ring road to a single carriageway was one of the biggest planning blunders in recent memory. From the moment it opened, the A1237 was inadequate. Today, it is a miracle if motorists travelling along the busiest stretch around
SO T GIBSON thinks parish councils are dinosaurs (Letters, October 2). Parish and town councils should be the most representative and listening levels of government. Unfortunately, there are still some parish councillors who get elected or co-opted and
HAVING attended most of the 39 consultation panel meetings, I agree that the public consultation for the new village in Osbaldwick has been a "sham" (September 26). The response from Osbaldwick Parish Council, Meadlands Area Residents' Association, the
I WISH to put the record straight in response to your article "Extra space for residents" (September 19). Our former warden, Mrs Lita Foster, was the person responsible for obtaining the Lottery grant for our new community room. She was also the person
The long spell of dry weather has taken its toll on Wetherby's opening meeting of the jumps season tomorrow. The two steeplechases originally scheduled have been cancelled and instead there will be six hurdle races. Despite consistent watering of the
What a load of rubbish, absolute codswallop, balderdash, tommy rot. No, not this column, you fool. I mean the total tosh which is talked about childhood stress. We are deliberately trying to create a world of junior wimps that cannot possibly cope when
I WAS talking to a friend the other day, who is now more than 80 years old. He was telling me that his elder brother, who has lived not more than 30 miles from the coast for most of his life, had been to the seaside only twice, and those visits were more
BUSINESSES and manufacturers in Yorkshire - and especially in York - are defying the global economic slowdown, according to a new analysis. York fares particularly well in the Yorkshire Forward report which concludes that the people of the city are among
ARISE the sleeping dragon! The latest video game, Broken Sword - The Sleeping Dragon, devised by Revolution Software, the world-renowned York multimedia venture, will be launched this week .at SightSonics, York's four-day international festival of digital
TRIUMPHANT England football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is coming to North Yorkshire to tell business leaders how to get the best from their "team". He will speak at the annual conference and exhibition of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Developments
A DREAM of cup final glory at the Millennium Stadium has player chief Chris Brass banking on York City's nightmare run in the LDV Vans Trophy coming to an end. Brass will make changes for tonight's tie at Conference outfit Halifax Town as he looks to
CITY of York Ladies worked hard to share the points in a 2-2 home draw against Deeside Ramblers in the North League. York attacked from the start, taking the lead after two minutes when Sally Sleightholme picked up Mandy Nesbitt's through ball to score
THE carnage of a motorcycle crash will be laid bare before bikers when they are given the chance to see the gruesome results. Watermelons will be used in a dramatic reconstruction of a high-impact smash at Squires Milk Bar, at Sherburn-in-Elmet, on Wednesday
Firefighters attended a blaze on the roof of a shop in central York today after a generator caught fire. Flames from the standby generator on the roof of Marks & Spencer, in Coppergate, were visible from the street at 1.50am this morning. Firefighters
HALIFAX Town are expected to go west tonight in the search of goals against York City. American striker Jake Sagare is on standby for his full debut after joining the Shaymen from Maine-based Portland Timbers. Sagare, who had a brief spell at Grimsby
CHRIS Brass and Lee Nogan may still be finding their feet in football management but together the duo have experience galore when it comes to the LDV Vans Trophy. City have fallen at the first hurdle in each of their last six attempts in the competition
PUBLIC firework displays and bonfires are being scrapped in Guy Fawkes' home city - because of rocketing insurance costs. Hundreds of people will miss out on the Bonfire Night spectacle laid on at New Earswick Sports and Social Club. And villagers at
FOUR men were being interviewed by police today after a fireworks explosion destroyed the only telephone box in a York village. The group, all in their late teens and 20s and thought to be local, were arrested minutes after a huge blast scattered debris
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle a supermarket trolley. I, for instance, always choose the one with the wonky wheel and the damp seat, which, as I'm sure my parents would be the first to point out, goes a long to explaining my
YORK City Knights are closing in on the signature of former Huddersfield Giants centre Chris Langley. New Knights coach Richard Agar worked with Langley at Featherstone last season and is hoping to include him in his side again at Huntington Stadium next
YORK Acorn 'A' cantered to their fifth straight Pennine League Division Five win with a 72-4 home victory over West Bowling 'B'. Impressive displays by teenage winger Kyle Palmer, who notched 24 points from three tries and six goals, debutant teenagers
Caroline Worthington, York Art Gallery's new boss, tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON of her hopes and ambitious plans for the gallery. NOT one but two women are settling into prominent positions at York Art Gallery. The gallery's latest purchase, Jean Abercromby
JO HAYWOOD is called before the head of a new York school where the three Rs have been replaced by the three Ms - massage, manipulation and movement. Jan Redwood is not your typical headmistress. And it's not just the nose stud that sets her apart. She
