AN holistic approach is needed to meet the world's environmental challenges, says former National Farmers' Union president, Sir Ben Gill, who will address a key "green" conference just outside York this spring. "The worrying side of environmental issues
Langleys, the York and Lincoln-based law firm is to build a landmark new centre on the outskirts of Lincoln. The firm, which has 14 partners and a staff of 180 split between York and Lincoln, has acquired the former Bulgin Power site, close to Lincoln's
LIFE had become too hit and miss for Diana Ross, Motown diva and Supreme supreme. There was that fluffed penalty at the 1994 World Cup opening ceremony; the "day of humiliation" at Heathrow airport in 1999; Californian rehab in 2002 for drink and drug
WHERE else can we start this week's column other than on that great Challenge Cup win at Featherstone on Sunday. It's not often throughout your career where you're under such adversity and come up with a result like that. Again there was marvellous support
YORK Schoolboys Under-11s football team will be bidding for glory when they visit Chester-Le-Street's Riverside complex to contest the regional finals of the English Schools' Seven-A-Side Cup on Saturday. The York team have been drawn to meet West Tyne
JOSEPH Rowntree School's Under-15 netballers recaptured the Yorkshire and Humberside title at Wolfreton School, Hull. They won the trophy in 2002 and did it again this time with a 4-1 win over Bradford Grammar School in the final. Jo Ro had beaten Bradford
Jacqueline Wilson will be in York on Friday to sign copies of her new book Best Friends. STEPHEN LEWIS asks the author about her enduring appeal to young readers. JACQUELINE Wilson corrects me gently when I suggest she's Britain's top-selling author.
Italian author Valerio Massimo Manfredi, whose books are the talk of Hollywood, talks to Simon Ritchie. ALEXANDER The Great is set to become, well, great again thanks to the storytelling genius of Italian author Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Hollywood is
I LOVE watching The Simpsons and still laugh at episodes I've seen several times before, so when the Evening Press asked me to review these books by Simpsons creator Matt Groening, I could hardly wait to pick them up. But there's a slight problem. When
THE Government has done more kite flying, this time about Britain's appalling drinking problem, which is said to cost the National Health Service £1.7 billion alone. As usual its proposal is to put the main burden on to business for sorting out a problem
COUN Potter accuses the Lib Dems of sweeping the issue of 87 Constantine Avenue under the carpet (March 11). This begs the question of why the Labour Party chose to do nothing for seven years as the situation surrounding this property steadily worsened
JUST to set the record straight about the use of the Fulford Cross site. Unfortunately, City of York Council does not have £3 million hidden in its coffers to rebuild a new centre on the site. What we do have is a small amount of funding that could bring
THE 60-strong membership of North Duffield Women's Institute is pleased that the Evening Press is giving coverage to the Government's proposals for the fluoridation of the public water supply. ('Fluoride battle boost', February 3) To use tap water to
DURING recent weeks several readers have advocated abolishing the council tax in favour of a local income tax to reflect the ability to pay. I wonder if any of these people have thought the argument through and formulated an opinion as to what is meant
WELL done to the Evening Press, Hugh Bayley and John Redpath for organising and delivering the petition to try and keep the Odeon cinema open (March 12). I am afraid to say that your efforts are completely futile. By introducing parking charges in the
CAMPAIGNERS hope a compromise can be reached over controversial plans to put a 40ft-high phone mast only yards from York homes. Mobile phone company O2 has agreed to consider an alternative site for the mast, after 316 residents signed a petition opposing
YORK'S only business and enterprise college has joined forces with coffee giant Starbucks. Burnholme Community College, which was made a business and enterprise college earlier this year, has formed a partnership with the national coffee shop. As part
A YORK special school has been given an award for its use of computers for learning. Lidgett Grove School in Acomb is only the second special school in the country to win the award for creative use of ICT, and the first in the York area. The school used
YORK children with special needs will deliver a powerful performance to educational professionals in the city on the difficulties they encounter in everyday life. The students, from Northfield School, will be taking centre stage at a conference in York
A NORTH Yorkshire school is to benefit from a £1m refurbishment, which is set to transform the facilities for students. Harrogate Grammar School has been given £700,000 for the development of a new school hall, and will provide a further £300,000 itself
As a student, York author Kate Lock fell in love with a murderer. She talks to STEPHEN LEWIS about the charmer who captivated her. THREE months after Tim Franklin died, Kate Lock received a message from beyond the grave. She had been going through a few
IRISH eyes were smiling on a York charity fundraiser today, as she donned a leprechaun suit for St Patrick's Day. Louise Bamford, of Marie Curie Cancer Care, borrowed the costume from the Festival Of Fun shop in Goodramgate to raise awareness of a charity
NORTH YORKSHIRE'S Chief Constable, Della Cannings, has been accused of going back on her predecessor's commitment to give York and Selby a greater share of police resources. Two former members of North Yorkshire Police Authority claimed that the former
RED-CARDED York City Knights centre Aaron Wood has admitted he was the most grateful man inside the Lionheart Stadium after seeing his team-mates stun Featherstone Rovers with an astonishing 29-26 Challenge Cup triumph. The 25-year-old Aussie has also
YORK is seen as a "desirable place" for criminals from across the country to call home, says a report which has caused outrage at a city resettlement centre. Bosses at the York Association for Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders (YACRO), in Walmgate,
TEENAGE pregnancies in York have risen sharply - presenting a major challenge to campaigners aiming to halve the number by 2010. Latest statistics revealed that 125 youngsters under the age of 18 fell pregnant in 2002, up from 93 in 2001. The figure,
NORTH Yorkshire-based permit holder Harry Hogarth is hoping to make a dream come true by adding his name to the roll of honour at the Cheltenham Festival tomorrow. Hogarth, who is now retired after spending over 30 years working for the Prudential, is
THE distraught family of Craig Archer may never fully know why he died in York Hospital after an inquest heard that a vital piece of equipment had gone missing. York Coroner Donald Coverdale, recording an open verdict on the 21-year-old York printer,
THE open verdict on the death of Craig Archer was the cruellest result for his family. They now know what killed him, an air bubble in his blood, but they may never know how it happened. The day they expected to bring answers has left them with more questions
MORE tributes came in today for Patrick Nuttgens. He touched many lives because his passions were broad and his talents manifold. Neighbours in Terrington, colleagues at the university, members of York's theatre and conservation communities and Britain's
YORK City goalkeeper Chris Porter has thanked Mark Ovendale for his help after replacing his fellow stopper to make his Minstermen debut on Saturday. Porter has had to wait patiently to play his first senior game for City with Ovendale, nicknamed 'Gloves
WELL done to the Evening Press, Hugh Bayley and John Redpath for organising and delivering the petition to try and keep the Odeon cinema open (March 12). I am afraid to say that your efforts are completely futile. By introducing parking charges in the
ABOUT 170 top experts in minerals and waste management will converge on York for a national conference organised by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) on Friday. The RICS Minerals and Waste Management Faculty annual conference will be held
OLDE Yorke is back! The prize-winning ewes' cheese, which North Yorkshire manufacturer Shepherd's Purse had to discontinue because of the limited availability of sheep milk during the foot and mouth crisis, is once again on the shelves. The revival couldn't
DEVELOPERS behind York's Barbican Centre redevelopment scheme claimed today that it would bring the city almost £17 million a year in extra revenue - and create 200 jobs. They said £37.7 million would be invested on the construction project, some of it
RED-CARDED York City Knights centre Aaron Wood has admitted he was the most grateful man inside the Lionheart Stadium after seeing his team-mates stun Featherstone Rovers with an astonishing 29-26 Challenge Cup triumph. The 25-year-old Aussie has also
Malton golfer Simon Dyson has had to withdraw from the Singapore Open after injuring his arm playing tennis. Dyson was playing with brother Nick, who was acting as his caddie in Singapore, when he fell awkwardly and, despite scans confirming that he has
THE practice of writing history by studying the lives of "great men" has experienced a revival, and in this case author Andrew Roberts has gone for the "double", picking two contemporaries who lived their public lives in opposition to each other. And
THE management committee of the Northern Counties East League is expected to discuss a complaint about Selby Town manager Bob Lyon tomorrow night after being reported by Pickering Town officials. Pikes chairman Tony Dunning has written to the league after
ON my way to work in the city centre each day I see a small, but growing, band of shopkeepers who are out with brooms helping the council to keep their frontages clean. They are to be congratulated. Instead of Mr Barker (March 11) and others whingeing
CITY of York Council intends to issue on-the-spot fines in respect of litter (March 11). How welcome it would be if the same department was as keen to put its own house in order. For the last few years ragwort infestations on council-owned property, including
March 16 is an important date in York's history, the anniversary of the massacre at Clifford's Tower. Since then there have been many more massacres. In 1948, at Deir Yassin, Israelis massacred more than 100 hundred civilian Palestinians and drove 300,000
IN reply to the letter from Mr R Topham about the installation of CCTV cameras at Barstow House (March 15), I wish to reassure your readers. Barstow House provides extra care housing for older tenants who occupy their own flats within a secure facility
I WISH to strongly protest about the National Railway Museum's public appeal and their application for Lottery funds for "keeping the Flying Scotsman locomotive in Britain". To assume that they are the only custodians of British heritage, and that without
EMERGENCY planners in North Yorkshire do not have enough cash to prepare for a Madrid-style terror attack, experts warned today. Last week, the Evening Press revealed the government grant handed to City of York Council had been frozen - only 12 months
ANGLERS fishing from pegs in the bridge field at Bishopthorpe dominated the 88-peg final round of the Acomb Tackle-backed York Winter League. With the Ouse below York running low and clear the deep water pegs made most of the running, with odd bream and
A YORK man spoke today of his anger after a "mini wildlife haven" was chopped down outside his house - despite assurances he claimed to have from the council that it would remain. Neil Rogers, of Cameron Grove, said he was twice told the hawthorn tree
ENTERPRISING teenagers who set up their own business in school are taking it out to the public. The students from Queen Margaret's school in Escrick set up Running Tortoise selling multi-coloured mugs, CD clocks and chocolates. They initially sold the
SENIOR city councillors have approved a traffic master plan aimed at saving York from future gridlock. But the plan for the Foss Basin area will be debated again tomorrow, as opposition Labour councillors claim it is not strong enough to cope with the
IT WAS a macabre and sinister sight as two vampires invaded a York blood donor session - but never fear, they had come to give blood, not to take it. This unusual turnaround, with the two members of the undead meekly volunteering to give a pint of their
YORK City goalkeeper Chris Porter has thanked Mark Ovendale for his help after replacing his fellow stopper to make his Minstermen debut on Saturday. Porter has had to wait patiently to play his first senior game for City with Ovendale, nicknamed 'Gloves
RACING fans will be able to start their Bank Holiday on Knavesmire as it was announced that York Racecourse is to hold an extra fixture. A Friday festival of racing will be staged on May 28, as York steps in to help Catterick Racecourse, which is undertaking
My little niece lost her two front teeth this week. But she's a pragmatic sort of kid, and she has kept smiling gummily as she waits for a whopping great cash injection from the tooth fairy. That tooth fairy must be on the brink of financial disaster,
You aren't going to get rich by backing him, but the sight of Best Mate winning his third Cheltenham Gold Cup tomorrow will be worth plenty in future nostalgic memories. There are those now who proudly tell you "I was there" when the mighty Arkle completed
HOME-grown superstar Mark Addy has cracked up America - by going native. We remember Mark when he was a York Theatre Royal stagehand with barely enough money for a packet of fags. Then came the worldwide hit The Full Monty, and the classically-trained
