NEW wing star Craig Farrell reckons joining York City Knights was the best thing he could have done - and he's eager to make it even better. The 22-year-old, who came from Hull KR in the deal which saw Adam Sullivan and Dean Andrews also arrive and Damian
Saturday, September 4, 2004 100 years ago: A letter had been printed from a doctor wondering why there was no education for the rising generation on the serious and proper subject of infant hygiene, and especially feeding, in the higher classes of public
RICHARD FOSTER enjoys a visit to Northumberland - the land of golden sands and far horizons. SOLITUDE is a precious commodity on the crowded British Isles. But I found it on a beautiful stretch of the Northumberland coast between mighty Bamburgh Castle
MAXINE GORDON revisits Ask, the Italian restaurant in York's Assembly Rooms. YOU know you are getting on when it's time to re-review a restaurant. It's six years since Ask opened for business in the grand setting of the city's Assembly Rooms in Blake
It's time to rattle those pots and pans as the city prepares for its eighth festival of food and drink. MAXINE GORDON gets a taste of what's on offer. ARE you set to ready, steady, cook? Perhaps you are a budding Masterchef, waiting to be discovered?
ROOKIE goalkeeper David Stockdale is determined to prove that his man-of-the-match performance against Accrington Stanley was not a case of beginner's luck. Stockdale, 18, made his home debut on Tuesday night after Chris Porter's 20th-minute sending-off
The popularity of the annual Evening Press raceday at York clearly extends beyond the thousands of racegoers who annually flock to Knavesmire for an entertaining seven-race card. It also includes trainers, owners and jockeys. More than 120 horses will
YORKSHIRE'S top two cricket officials, David Byas and Geoff Cope, have had one eye on the action at the Scarborough Cricket Festival this week and another sharply focussed on players' contracts for next season. Director of cricket Byas and director of
Yorkshire were unable to offer any real resistance yesterday as they gently subsided to a heavy defeat against bottom-of-the-table Durham at Scarborough in an embarrassing performance which virtually snuffed out their chances of promotion to the Championship's
THE campaign to stop the axe falling on several York post offices gathered pace as councillors petitioned an area threatened by a double closure. Labour's Micklegate ward councillors today rallied to save the Bishopthorpe Road and Albemarle Road sub post
New street lights designed to cut crime could be installed across York. An alleyway in Holgate is the first York street to get the new energy-efficient lights, and if they prove successful in deterring thieves and burglars, the scheme may be adopted across
A RARE 1929 Mercedes-Benz bought second-hand from a York motorist for a few hundred pounds was sold for millions at auction. The 7.1 litre SSK sports car, bought for £400 in 1941, was sold for £4.18 million to a European phone bidder during the auction
DISTANT vistas will bring the world into sharp focus for North Yorkshire's queen of clubs Emma Duggleby. The woman who has reigned as Yorkshire's leading amateur player for several years is due to jet out for her first ever taste of Caribbean golf as
A FORMER York bank manager who stole nearly £10,000 by manipulating his branch's accounts has been jailed for six months. Prosecutor Nicholas Ralph said that Saqib Ali, 29, used closed accounts at HSBC's Heslington branch to divert money into his own
YORKSHIRE'S top two cricket officials, David Byas and Geoff Cope, have had one eye on the action at the Scarborough Cricket Festival this week and another sharply focussed on players' contracts for next season. Director of cricket Byas and director of
The York man banned from all hospitals in the UK is to spend a further 12 weeks in a secure psychiatric unit while doctors decide if his mental condition is treatable. York Crown Court heard that two doctors had assessed Norman Hutchins, 53, of Rowntree
ASTOUNDED businessman John Teesdale claims he called police to report an attempted theft - only to be told that no crime had been committed. Mr Teesdale, director of York Microlight Centre, says he rang North Yorkshire Police after a stranger came into
A PRISON OFFICER took the law into his hands when he found out his wife had been having an affair. Darren Penrose embarked on a campaign of harassment in which he: Inundated Ian Collett's mobile phone with calls Beat him up outside a York pub Lay in wait
DISTANT vistas will bring the world into sharp focus for North Yorkshire's queen of clubs Emma Duggleby. The woman who has reigned as Yorkshire's leading amateur player for several years is due to jet out for her first ever taste of Caribbean golf as
TERRY'S gold sparkled in Forest of Galtres GC's August medal. The spoils went to ten-handicapper Terry Nicholson, whose 74-10-64 was two shots clear of his nearest rival. Divisional winners were Nick Marchant (div one) on 72-5-67; Brian Eccles (div two
TWO golf courses in the area have beaten what has been one of the soggiest summers on record. The Oaks GC has so far lost only one day and that was not because the glorious Aughton Common course had fallen foul of the monsoon weather. The cancellation
IN a week that has seen England superstar Wayne Rooney thrash out every penny of his multi-million pound move to corporate giants Manchester United, it was refreshing to learn that Gerry Harrison is prepared to play for York City for nothing. Harrison
NEW striker Andy Bishop is the Preston and Duckworth Jewellers/Evening Press Player of the Month for August. Bishop has won the award, which is based on readers' votes and my match ratings, after collecting ten points. The former Walsall striker is still
IT seems only like yesterday, such has the time flown by, but it is now two years since York City Knights were officially born. If you remember, their bid to join the Rugby Football League following York Wasps' demise, was rubber-stamped by league chiefs
CHRIS Langley gave himself an outside chance of snatching the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire Player of the Year crown last week with a man-of-the-match performance at London Skolars. The centre notched a hat-trick on his way to collecting the three-point
LAST week I spent a very pleasant afternoon at St Ives in Huntingdonshire where you can park in the town streets free for up to one hour. The town car parks are 70p for 24 hours, yes, 24 hours. I don't expect City of York Council to do the same but they
THE issue of charging tourists an entry fee to York Minster is being discussed again. As a background to such debates, certain facts must be considered. The Minster receives no state funding but must raise all the money needed to keep the cathedral open
IN response to the 'Use road sense' letter (August 31), I thought a knowledgeable person such as Mr Tessier would have known that red lights do not stop vehicles on the road or rail, only brakes do this. Therefore, if, for whatever reason, they are not
Councillor Ann Reid has found yet another stick with which to beat York motorists. Another lorry became stuck under Walmgate Bar so she deems it necessary to bar all traffic (August 30). I don't recall ever reading about a car being involved in any of
I SEE that the dastardly Stuart Sykes of Blue Moon Trading is trying to seduce the youth of York into the easy life of armed bank robbery and murder by displaying a poster for the old Al Pacino film, Scarface (August 30). To Neil Kenlock of Disarm Trust
HAVING supported York City for many years, I can't believe we are going to get rid of an experienced goalkeeper (Paul Crichton) due to the fact of a couple of idiots who call themselves fans. We don't need them at our club . Everybody needs to get behind
I AM a life long York City fan and like many other supporters have given money and continue to give hard earned money to make sure our club survives. It is now time for the club's directors to terminate Chris Brass' contract as soon as possible. The club
YORK City's directors have simply got to act and quickly, before we are staring relegation in the face. Having watched City at both Aldershot and Gravesend & Northfleet along with the media reports of the Hereford and Tamworth games it is clear that
George Wilkinson tries to see clearly on a misty walk along the Whitby coast at Goldsborough. Timing is everything, it's said. Normally this hits me when I miss the pub en route. But if you haunt the Whitby coast and like to paddle, then buy a copy of
IT is could be the greatest pub crawl ever assembled. Fourteen of the best licensed premises in Britain's best pub city serving scores of the best bitters... who could ask for more? Well, you can have more, you greedy beggars. How about a free T-shirt
In Tipping's Tipples this week, Mike Tipping finds a wine that leaves him in the pink. IT SEEMS that we wine drinkers are consuming much more ros these days. Tesco has just announced that last year sales increased by more than a half. The supermarket
The phrase switching codes is one we rarely hear, that's because when it comes to sport it just doesn't happen. World beaters in any field don't just wake up in the morning and decide, "I've achieved all I wanted now it's time to transfer my skills to
GINA PARKINSON is looking forward to an Indian summer. THE nip in the air tells us that summer is drawing to a close and autumn is getting ready make its entrance. Time seems to have flown and the disappointing August we had meant little time could be
Mike Laycock visits a re-creation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. THE Bard would surely have approved. There can be few better ways of marking William Shakespeare's pivotal role in the development of English theatre than by faithfully re-constructing
AUSTRALIAN all-rounder Ian Harvey will make a surprise appearance for Yorkshire Phoenix in their all-important final totesport League match of the season against Durham at Scarborough tomorrow. Harvey contacted Yorkshire's director of cricket David Byas
A YORK council boss today said the authority was determined to prevent alcohol making the lives of city people a misery, after a leading pub chain cut the price of its beer to 1991 levels. Coun Andrew Waller, City of York Council's deputy leader, said
YORK Elvis impersonator Eddie Vee has been brushing up on his musical knowledge. Tonight, he will join 39 other "Elvises" to take on civil servants, personal trainers and barmaids in BBC1's Test The Nation programme, to be broadcast live at 8.30pm Eddie
NEW wing star Craig Farrell reckons joining York City Knights was the best thing he could have done - and he's eager to make it even better. The 22-year-old, who came from Hull KR in the deal which saw Adam Sullivan and Dean Andrews also arrive and Damian
YORK will not be hosting the final of the fledgling international rugby league tournament the European National Cup. Rugby Football League bosses were seriously considering playing the showpiece match at York City's Bootham Crescent and held talks with
PLANS to turn offices in York into a social day care centre to help drug addicts and convicted criminals have been given the go-ahead - despite local concerns. The North Yorkshire Drugs Action Team has hired Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI) to run the
ROOKIE goalkeeper David Stockdale is determined to prove that his man-of-the-match performance against Accrington Stanley was not a case of beginner's luck. Stockdale, 18, made his home debut on Tuesday night after Chris Porter's 20th-minute sending-off
MAN of the moment Danny Brough (pictured) has stormed into the York RL record books twice in the past two weeks. For those who don't already know, the 21-year-old scrum-half scored a hat-trick of tries and eight goals for a total of 28 points in the match
I HAVE lived in York all my life but I'm ashamed to say I have never done the tourist bit, until last week when I spent the most fantastic day discovering what I had been missing. Amazingly it cost me less than £7 to see four great places. I bought The
FROM The Way We Were - 100 years ago (September 1): "The Lord Mayor and the City of York had reached an altitude of about 2,300 feet above the earth... The latter 'it is, perhaps, necessary to add' was Messrs Spencer's balloon." My father, later Capt
HAVING supported York City for many years, I can't believe we are going to get rid of an experienced goalkeeper (Paul Crichton) due to the fact of a couple of idiots who call themselves fans. We don't need them at our club . Everybody needs to get behind
