LIKE countless others, I was shocked to hear of the planned closure of Terry's and can, from a rather unique standpoint, empathise with the people of York and, particularly, the firm's employees past and present. While I was never employed by Terry's,
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 100 years ago: Columnist TT recounted a tale told to him by a huntsman about a curious reply to an advertisement seeking foster mothers for puppies, which had been issued on behalf of the York and Ainsty Hunt. A letter was duly received
OK. ENOUGH of the doom and gloom of drugs, world politics, war and the price of fish. It's time for a laugh - this is not the Evening Depress. This also gives me a chance to take it easy and plagiarise the faux pas of others. Apart from the porn and masses
FANCY renting a luxury stately pad for Royal Ascot in York ? Got a spare £32,500 lying around the house? In the unlikely event the answer to both these questions is yes, a North Yorkshire stately home could be yours for a whole seven days. The owners
RUMOURS were intensifying today that the Beckhams may come to York for Ascot. A well-placed source in the racing world claimed gossip was rife among jockeys that David and Victoria would be staying at the Aldwark Manor Hotel, near Easingwold, for the
VIVE la diffrence! ("Boys are no worse than girls", Helen Mead, April 27). The only trouble with boys is that some never grow out of wanting to bring machinery, power tools and oily rags indoors. Grandma allowed the repair of motorbikes to take place
I AM glad that the environment officers see discarded chewing gum as litter. Perhaps eventually the 'gum-busters' will be redundant. If the officers patrolled the suburbs, they would have a field day by the large number of discarded rubber bands dropped
MUCH is being made about caesarean sections. In your article on April 29 under the headline 'Birth Rights', you show a picture of Adrian Evans with an endoscope. He appears to have a look of wonderment as he gazes at it producing a globe of light! What
May 3 Harrogate: J Inglis st Durham b How 50, A Twigg b Broadbent 22, R Parker lbw b How 1, R Bradshaw b How 24, T Leeming not out 32, C Kippax st Durham b How 0, D Pennett c Durham b How 9, M Rawlings c Durham b How 16, N White lbw b O'Neill 3, O Mantle
IT IS plain sailing for Hirefone, the York-based international mobile phone rental business. The company, in York Business Park, Nether Poppleton, has signed an exclusive deal with another Yorkshire firm, Super Yacht Supplies Ltd (SYS), to provide mobile
A £1 million extension to Rodgers, the York home furnishing store at Monks Cross, Huntington, has helped to yield an extra 25 per cent on turnover since it opened to the public last Christmas. The addition also generated ten new jobs, six of them from
YORK Cricket Club went down to a disappointing, but merited, defeat by 19 runs when they entertained Harrogate in the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League on Monday. The visitors chose to bat at Clifton Park and were contained by accurate bowling from
NEW Earswick All Blacks showed their superiority over York Acorn 'A' to claim the York and District Cup yesterday at Heworth's Elmpark Way home. Acorn did their best to transform their fortunes in the second half, effectively winning the second 40 14-
POLICE were called to restore order at a York football cup final after fighting broke out between rival supporters. Officers remained on the touchline for the rest of the match after the violence took ten minutes to bring under control. The incident happened
Terry O'Neill is the old style of celebrity photographer, a man who loves to get to know his subjects. He tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why he has no time for paparazzi snappers. TERRY O'Neill is one of the great names of British photography, an image maker
YORK residents fighting to get a small community area registered as a village green to protect it against development have suffered a setback. City of York Council has lodged a last-minute objection against a move that would preserve the public space
MALTON Museum has brewed up a great gift idea: beers for souvenirs. There is evidence, curator Frank Wiggle insists, that the Romans were brewing their own ale when in Malton. That has given the museum the perfect excuse to team up with a town brewery
CAMPAIGNERS have responded to a barrage of criticism by explaining exactly why they want a public inquiry into the Barbican Centre redevelopment scheme. York council leader Steve Galloway last week said calls by the Save Our Barbican (SOB) campaign and
YORK Cricket Club went down to a disappointing, but merited, defeat by 19 runs when they entertained Harrogate in the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League on Monday. The visitors chose to bat at Clifton Park and were contained by accurate bowling from
TEACHERS and pupils returned to four York schools today after the Bank Holiday break to find that vandals had struck, causing widespread damage. The most serious incident appeared to be at Oaklands School, in Acomb, where a volley of bricks had been thrown
FIREFIGHTERS in North Yorkshire fear they might not be covered by insurance if they are injured or killed in a terrorist attack. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says typical life insurance exclusion clauses could leave firefighters unprotected if they ever
A NORTH Yorkshire museum is to stock ale alongside its artefacts in an intoxicating new fundraising idea. Malton Museum has teamed up with local real ale specialists Suddaby's Ltd to recreate the town's claim to be one of the earliest brewing centres
POLICE were called to restore order at a York football cup final after fighting broke out between rival supporters. Officers remained on the touchline for the rest of the match after the violence took ten minutes to bring under control. The incident happened
Team bonding could play a vital part in the York City Knights' crusade to Cumbria this weekend when they take on unbeaten Barrow. The long trip north could offer a daunting prospect with hours on the road threatening concentration, but Richard Agar's
YORK City are considering scrapping their reserve team as they prepare for life in the Nationwide Conference next season. The cost-cutting measure will be discussed over the next few weeks by the board along with other financial issues raised by City's
From down - but not out - in a York women's refuge to national acclaim: milliner Elizabeth Parker is forging ahead, as JO HAYWOOD discovers. ELIZABETH Parker is living her dream. But it is a dream that started out as a nightmare. She arrived in York 11
I ASK Andrew Cossin, would he like 240 apartments overlooking his hotel and houses in Fulford ("Barbican will be better" pledge, April 28)? I think not. We who oppose the hotel, and yet more apartments, care more about our city and how it looks. We are
WOULD one of the local self-appointed motoring spokesmen please tell us just where it says in the Highway Code that you can park on double yellow lines, half on the footpath, if you put hazard flashers on, while collecting a takeaway meal, returning or
AFTER attending a planning and transport meeting of City of York council on April 7, at which time three of us spoke out on traffic issues in Osbaldwick, we wish to express our dismay at so-called local democracy. After witnessing what can only be described
LIKE countless others, I was shocked to hear of the planned closure of Terry's and can, from a rather unique standpoint, empathise with the people of York and, particularly, the firm's employees past and present. While I was never employed by Terry's,
YORK'S bicycle roadside repair man Andy Scaife has been musing on the Diary's suggestion that the Evening Press letters page is made into a movie. Andy got talking to fellow two-wheel fanatic Graham Horne about the idea. And they have a few casting changes
DI BURTON, managing director of Harrogate-based Cicada Public Relations Limited, has been short-listed for a top award. The Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards recognise and reward best practice in public relations throughout the country,
Team bonding could play a vital part in the York City Knights' crusade to Cumbria this weekend when they take on unbeaten Barrow. The long trip north could offer a daunting prospect with hours on the road threatening concentration, but Richard Agar's
PICKERING Royal Oak won the RJF Homes Beckett League Victory Cup for the first time when they beat league champions Kirkdale United 3-2 in a thrilling final at Pickering Town's ground. Royal Oak went ahead when a free kick from the right after six minutes
TEACHERS and pupils returned to four York schools today after the Bank Holiday break to find that vandals had struck, causing widespread damage. The most serious incident appeared to be at Oaklands School, in Acomb, where a volley of bricks had been thrown
WHILE most of us look forward to a sunny Bank Holiday weekend, North Yorkshire traffic police must dread the prospect. They are responsible for dealing with the aftermath of the motorcycle deaths which have become synonymous with sunny holiday weekends
YORK'S social services chief has been challenged to "take full responsibility" for the fact that city hospital patients were still blocking beds - a year after she pledged to end the problem. Viv Kind, City of York Council's shadow executive member for
THE boss of York-based GNER, James Sherwood, has called for the scrapping of unprofitable rail lines, saying regional services that run empty should go "to hell". Mr Sherwood, president of Sea Containers, the parent company of GNER, made the call while
A TOP council officer who has played a leading part in handling major developments and projects in York is to face a new challenge. Roy Templeman, City of York Council's director of environment and leisure services, is leaving after six years to become
CHAMPIONS Sun Inn began their defence of their York Unique-Phoenix Darts League division one title with an 8-1 win at Cygnet 'B'. Kev Walton wrapped up the win with 16 and 21 darters, then Paul Cooper got Cygnet on the score sheet with a 17. Jon O'Mara
THE boss of a North Yorkshire theme park says he has cut off communication with his local council, until there are changes to its personnel. A simmering row between Gordon Gibb, of Flamingo Land, and the parish council in neighbouring Kirby Misperton,
NEW Earswick All Blacks showed their superiority over York Acorn 'A' to claim the York and District Cup yesterday at Heworth's Elmpark Way home. Acorn did their best to transform their fortunes in the second half, effectively winning the second 40 14-
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed when his machine exploded in a crash with a horse and cart on a North Yorkshire road. He was the second biker to be killed yesterday on the county's roads, and the third to die during the Bank Holiday weekend. The latest accident
YORKSHIRE'S 19-year-old seam bowler Nick Thornicroft, from Sheriff Hutton, has won a place in the 12-man squad for tomorrow's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy second round match against Minor Counties' side Dorset at Bournemouth. It is the first time
ANOTHER stylish all-round display by Australian master Darren Lehmann guided Yorkshire Phoenix to their first totesport National Cricket league win of the season. He was the key man in a 75-run victory over an outclassed Scotland Saltires side at sun-kissed
YORK City are considering scrapping their reserve team as they prepare for life in the Nationwide Conference next season. The cost-cutting measure will be discussed over the next few weeks by the board along with other financial issues raised by City's
WE can all remember our favourite teachers. They pop up everywhere. Teenage magazines feature them, celebrities are asked to name those who had the most influence over them - there is even a children's TV programme asking youngsters to nominate teachers
Two and a half circuits around the tight Roodee circuit forms the thrilling spectacle that is the totesport Chester Cup tomorrow, and Anak Pekan, trained by the in-form Michael Jarvis, is my fancy to win the bumper prize. This historic race, run over
Will rising property prices force extended families to live under the same roof? MAXINE GORDON investigates. PULL on those denim dungarees and call Jim-Bob in for a steaming plate of grits. It's time to live like the Waltons. A new report by the Skipton
