Monday, April 19, 2004 100 years ago: A sea eagle or osprey had been reported off the east coast of North Yorkshire. Ospreys, though very rare in the area, had occasionally been captured on the Yorkshire coast, though one had not been caught in fine feather
AS a regular visitor to Monks Cross shopping centre, I wonder if or when anything is going to be done to stop the hazardous parking near the two roundabouts coming out of Monks Cross, close to the two large insurance buildings and cement works. Recently
CITIZENS of York rejoice! All our concerns about council taxes are resolved. If every litter dropper in York is to be fined £50 under the latest "initiative", then the resulting cascade of wealth into the municipal coffers will pay all our bills twice
IN response your report 'New bridge hope for York cyclists', (April 13), I should like to know from Coun Ann Reid just what would be the cost of such a bridge across the River Ouse linking Poppleton and Skelton. Also, how many people does she imagine
YORK is to become the City Of Festivals. That is the ambitious plan floated earlier this month by a new arts and leisure body, York@Large. Organisers would co-ordinate a host of cultural events in the city, starting next year. Anyone with ideas, performances
MITREFINCH, the York-based time and attendance company, claims to have won £360,000-worth of new business in a year for its pioneering "clocking in" systems as a result of the Government's flexible working initiative - and is braced for more orders. The
SELBY can look forward to a sixth consecutive year in Yorkshire One despite losing to play-off contenders Pontefract 22-17. Selby had the worst possible start to the game after Pontefract mauled over their hooker Andy Smith for a converted try in the
YORK RI's league season ended on Saturday when a much-changed side went down 38-12 to a rejuvenated Hemsworth team. Playing against a strong breeze and up the slope in the first half, RI were soon on the defensive as Hemsworth's big pack, led by number
YORK RUFC signed off their relegation season in Powergen Division North 2 East with a 22-17 victory against table-proppers Northern. On a surprisingly firm pitch at the hosts' Gosforth ground, York enjoyed clear first half dominance partially as a result
ALTHOUGH the title was won a few weeks ago, Malton and Norton were made to fight all the way by mid-table side Wheatley Hills in a 15-19 win. With veteran lock forward Tim Casey leading the side out in his final 1st XV game Malton opened brightly and
YORK Acorn ended their Arriva Trains Conference division two campaign with a resounding 58-14 defeat at Waterhead. The 11-try thrashing saw the Oldham side leapfrog the Blue and Golds in the table, with Dave Kay's men ending the season fourth from bottom
THERE is still all to play for at both ends of the Leeper Hare York and District premier divison as the season draws to a close. Malton Bacon Factory slumped to a 5-3 home defeat against Huntington Rovers to leave Dringhouses and Pocklington to contest
Reserve team star Graham Marchant showed Harrogate Railway boss Martin Haresign what he can do after scoring two goals in a momentous 3-0 defeat of top-six outfit Sheffield. Marchant has already picked up the golden boot award for the Northern Counties
HALF a dozen new police community support officers (PCSOs) could soon be pounding the York beat after residents voted overwhelming in their favour. But police chiefs have underlined that the extra resources will be directed at crime hot spots, rather
GREENS have thrown their weight behind the opposition to the proposed redevelopment of York's Barbican Centre. York Green Party claims the "massive and inappropriate over-development" is completely unsustainable. "It is important to be clear that a few
LATE-NIGHT York bars linked to a rising tide of lawlessness and violence fuelled by cheap alcohol could risk having their licences taken away, the city's council leader has warned. Shocking new figures reveal that violent crime associated with licensed
POCKLINGTON took the Yorkshire Two title with an excellent 26-8 victory in their winner-takes-all championship decider with Castleford. In front of a big crowd, the tension told in the early stages with neither side able to find continuity. Castleford
POLICE are investigating a suspicious house fire in York, which could have been the result of a firebomb. The emergency services were called to a semi-detached house in Spruce Close, New Earswick, at 1.15am yesterday as fire raged through the hallway
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar bemoaned the errors and lack of urgency in his side after watching them crash to a 21-8 defeat to Hunslet. The Knights were the bookmakers' tip for the National League Two title with Hunslet second-favourites, but
YORK City boss Chris Brass will be seeking new options for Tuesday night's crucial home match against Yeovil after accusing certain players of "hiding". A frustrated Brass added that the performances of unnamed individuals in Saturday's 2-0 Bootham Crescent
TWO years ago yesterday York rugby league suddenly died. On March 19, 2002, the directors of York Wasps closed the club and, seven days later, their resignation from the Rugby Football League was accepted after a week of efforts to save the struggling
CHRIS Hanson is right and wrong on Coppergate (Letters, April 14). Of course the site needs developing creatively - it needs something fantastic on it. A good looking, eye-popping building with zest and imagination at its core is needed to build on York's
THE three letters you have recently published about Europe are on misconceptions which no doubt have confused your readers. In the first one about out constitution and, particularly, the Magna Carta of 1215 (April 8), in no way can it offer instruction
REFUSE collection in Ryedale is to be cut soon. It will only be collected every two weeks instead of each week as it is now. The weeks in between will be used to gather the green waste and recycleable stuff. Thornton Dale Civic Amenity Centre is to close
THE apartheid systems of traffic management proposed by City of York Council for Heslington Lane - rising bollard, or toll, or complete closure - have no place in a healthy, thriving community. Even the council must see the lunacy of closing Heslington
Our picture selection this week charts the changing face of Jubbergate. 1 This newsagent occupied this corner in the early years of the twentieth century. The banner over the window advertises the Leeds Express as having "sound politics", and the boards
CUSTOMERS who rented their television from the Ryedale electrical goods chain Hill & Jackson, which went into liquidation last month, will now have a new contract - with a shop on the outskirts of York. DRS Television in New Lane, Huntington, was
FROM murder mysteries to team-building, one firm has done it all. Events company Proactive, which started as a murder mystery venture, has tripled its turnover after diversifying into using actors and role-play to provide businesses with coaching and
Humphrey Lyttelton, well-known bandleader, trumpeter, and clarinetist, swung his band into York on Saturday night and delighted the sell-out audience at the York Theatre Royal with a feast of jazz. Dressed in a pair of red checked trousers and a white
POCKLINGTON took the Yorkshire Two title with an excellent 26-8 victory in their winner-takes-all championship decider with Castleford. In front of a big crowd, the tension told in the early stages with neither side able to find continuity. Castleford
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar bemoaned the errors and lack of urgency in his side after watching them crash to a 21-8 defeat to Hunslet. The Knights were the bookmakers' tip for the National League Two title with Hunslet second-favourites, but
YORK City Knights fans have perhaps been spoiled this year, but they had little luxury yesterday as their side crashed 21-8 at home to Hunslet. Indeed, with more performances like this one, Richard Agar's men, who entertained the supporters so richly
Do you mind if I just park my column here? I know I'm actually supposed to park it on the next page but, to be brutally honest, I just can't be bothered. Okay, so the next page is only a few inches away and it would only take me a matter of seconds to
YORK City Art Gallery is to close for six months while it gets a revamp - thanks to a £272,700 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Residents are being invited to have a last look round the gallery before it closes for refurbishment work on June 6. It will reopen
YORK Acorn ended their Arriva Trains Conference division two campaign with a resounding 58-14 defeat at Waterhead. The 11-try thrashing saw the Oldham side leapfrog the Blue and Golds in the table, with Dave Kay's men ending the season fourth from bottom
FLOOD warnings were in place across North Yorkshire today, after heavy rain drenched the county. The Environment Agency warned of floods at Cod Beck at Thirsk, the River Derwent, at Buttercrambe Mill, and on the North York Moors. A Met Office spokesperson
TIME appears to be running out in York City's bid to avoid relegation to the Nationwide Conference. Unless a dramatic improvement is made upon Saturday's 2-0 home surrender against Cheltenham, Chris Brass' class of 2004 appear poised to mark the 75th-anniversary
THERE is still all to play for at both ends of the Leeper Hare York and District premier divison as the season draws to a close. Malton Bacon Factory slumped to a 5-3 home defeat against Huntington Rovers to leave Dringhouses and Pocklington to contest
A MAN was appearing in court today charged with manslaughter over a bus crash in York in which a passenger was killed. A 21-year-old local man was due to appear before York magistrates court in connection with the death of Mohamed Mahmoud Hussein Eltahtawy
A MAN whose vital heart surgery has been cancelled TEN times due to bed shortages at York Hospital was today due to go under the knife. Widower Stanley Spencer, 60, thought his 18-month wait for a heart bypass was over when he was admitted to the hospital
TERRY'S of York is to close, with the loss of all 316 jobs. Owner Kraft Foods plans to transfer production to other factories in Sweden, Belgium, Poland and Slovakia. The bombshell news was given to workers at the landmark factory near York Racecourse
THE National Health Service in York does a tremendous job for many people. It's just a shame that Stanley Spencer has been left feeling that he is not among them. The widower, 60, has had vital heart surgery cancelled ten times due to bed shortages at
WHAT an inspiring spectacle the London Marathon is - a world-class sporting event for the elite athletes and the everyday runners. Runners from York and North Yorkshire were among those taking part in this uplifting, if foot-sore, occasion. Like all the
YORK City boss Chris Brass will be seeking new options for Tuesday night's crucial home match against Yeovil after accusing certain players of "hiding". A frustrated Brass added that the performances of unnamed individuals in Saturday's 2-0 Bootham Crescent
YORK CITY goalkeeper Mark Ovendale will miss the final home game with Leyton Orient on May 1 after being sent off in the final minute against Cheltenham on Saturday. He received his red card for denying Robins striker Paul Brayson a clear goalscoring
Trouble Mountain, who failed to get the run of the race at Beverley last week, is napped to get back on top at Southwell tomorrow. Unlike most meetings at the Midlands course, which take place on Fibresand, tomorrow's programme is a turf-only card, which
AFTER more than 30 years living on the other side of the world, Walter Booth was delighted to receive a bundle of British newspapers to put him back in touch with his homeland. By one of those strange coincidences that make the universe so indecipherable
