In the second of his guest walks, Mark Reid takes a shorter Dales walk around West Burton, Aysgarth and Thoralby. West Burton stands at the confluence of Bishopdale and the Walden valley and is one of the prettiest villages in the Dales. It is a place
THE man who set the ball rolling to resurrect professional rugby league in York will be officially lauded tomorrow as York City Knights' 'most dedicated fan'. Gary Hall, who organised the now famous 'Save York RL' meeting and generated support for a new
York City Knights' entire season rests on tomorrow's LHF Healthplan National League One Qualifying Final against Halifax at Widnes. And one of the stars of that season, back-row blockbuster Simon Friend, is as desperate as anyone to triumph for a city
Saturday, October 9, 2004 100 years ago: Bridlington had a crop of prolific potatoes. The previous year a councillor had one Northern Star potato presented to him. It was divided into five parts and planted in another councillor's garden. The roots had
The Square was busy with cars and motorcycles seeking a parking space. Visitors were sharing seats on the steps of the memorial to enjoy a sandwich or ice-cream. After casting an eye over a number of snack spots in this town, we decided that the Old Police
A friend gave me some Verbena bonariensis seedlings this year and they have done very well in the borders after a slow start. These tall, elegant plants don't need much room and are best planted so they will grow through other bulkier plants which means
MEMBERS of the York Tree Warden Group had their regular meeting at the Guildhall this week and were naturally very anxious to find out the full facts about the felling of trees at Connaught Court. The main objective of the voluntary group is to help protect
HAVING read Mike Usherwood's poorly disguised moan about cyclists (Letters, October 5), I can only presume he hasn't spent much time on the streets of York during the day. If he had, he would be used to the sound of horns and highly revved engines that
IN response to the letter by Mr Usherwood (October 5), I thought it important to explain the steps City of York Council has taken to improve access to the city centre for disabled people. We have made considerable improvements to public transport, working
IT is not that George Galloway has overestimated the opposition to the Iraq invasion (editorial, October 6) but that he is not the proper face for such opposition. The issue in Iraq is one of legitimacy within international law. Whether we like any particular
EDUCATION chiefs are to meet next Tuesday to thrash out a revised funding formula for York schools. City of York Council's executive member for education, Carol Runciman, and her advisory panel, will meet at 6pm in the Guildhall to discuss the proposed
COUN Simpson-Laing appears to have been at a different council meeting last week (Letters, October 7). We did approve a motion that supported adding a policy to the Draft Local Plan supporting the Design for Living principles as well as agreeing to develop
I HAVE yet to catch a bus which is on time and I travel daily - yes even on Sundays. The drivers say they cannot meet a timetable which doesn't allow for traffic lights, congestion etc and many of them are seeking other employment. I wrote to the bus
NOW, at last, I know where the lovely Margaret Lawson was back in the sweltering summers of the 1930s - in her posh Sunday frock riding a posh pie-bald donkey at the posh North Bay of Blue Flag Scarborough (Letters, October 7). She should have been with
A CAT LOVER who has been told she must move her North Yorkshire caravan home and her 28 feline friends says it will take force to shift her. Pauline Sandiman, 56, has been ordered to remove her dilapidated caravan and ramshackle collection of sheds near
City of York Council has been awarded £32,500 in Government funding to investigate the former landfill site at Water End. The council has a legal duty to investigate potentially contaminated land, including former landfill sites like the one at Water
A CAN recycling service has been launched in Tadcaster. Aluminium and steel cans will now be collected from residents' doorsteps in their blue collection boxes. Selby District Council decided to expand the scheme into Tadcaster following a successful
A DAY'S pheasant shooting is one of the lots going up for auction at a charity lunch in Wetherby next Wednesday. The auction is being held as part of the annual charity race meeting at Wetherby in aid of Spinal Research, who are hosting a fund-raising
Shirley Johnson had a day to remember at the inaugural Hemingbrough Cricket Club golf day after scoring her first hole-in-one - just a matter of weeks after her 18-year-old son, Craig. Shirley had used her driver on the 140-yard seventh at The Oaks, Aughton
YORK residents asked by North Yorkshire Police chiefs about their thoughts on crime told them: "Actions speak louder than words." The results of one of the most comprehensive surveys of public opinion in this county about nuisance, crime and disorder
EASINGWOLD sidecar ace Steve Webster is embroiled in a bizarre end to the UEM European Sidecar Championship. He is racing at Cartegena in Spain tomorrow in the final round. But though he enters the last round with an 11-point lead over Tom Hanks, Webster
A YORK WOMAN with a flair for crime fiction is through to the finals of a national short story competition. Valerie Atkinson is one of six finalists in her section of the BBC Three End Of Story competition, in which people across the country were invited
York City Knights' entire season rests on tomorrow's LHF Healthplan National League One Qualifying Final against Halifax at Widnes. And one of the stars of that season, back-row blockbuster Simon Friend, is as desperate as anyone to triumph for a city
SINCE the bloodless Velvet Revolution of 1989 which freed the Czech people from communist rule, the country's capital, Prague, has become a favourite city-break destination. It is one of Europe's most striking and beautiful cities, with some 600 years
IT'S billed as Britain's biggest beer festival and it aims to sell one million pints. And halfway through Oktoberfest, run across all JD Wetherspoon's boozers, drinkers at The Postern Gate are making an excellent contribution to that target. Wetherspoon's
FOCUS will be the key for York City Knights this weekend as they finally look to fulfil the dream of promotion. The Knights go into tomorrow's LHF Healthplan National League One Qualifying Final against Halifax with coach Richard Agar determined to keep
Halifax team news. FULL-BACK Ben Feehan: Tall, strong, athletic runner with a robust defence, who signed from Huddersfield's Academy. Made his debut in May, a month before turning 19. Has a big future. WINGERS Rikki Sheriffe: Amazingly quick youngster
Knights team news. FULL-BACK Chris Smith: Set to overcome niggling groin injury to offer York great experience, power and pace. Wales international has played in two Super League Grand Finals with St Helens and has overcome his fair share of injuries
CENTRAL star Chris Langley turns 24 on Monday - have a guess what he wants for his birthday. The former Huddersfield ace goes into tomorrow's Grand Final against Halifax as York City Knights top scorer and, while crossing the whitewash again on the big
Curries are fantastic save for one reason. All those Eastern flavours and spices send your palate haywire, making wine pairing a little more challenging. We Brits seem to favour eight pints of lager over a bottle of vino at the local tandoori. This is
THE term road rage has become popular in recent years. It was coined by the media in the late 1990s to explain the growing epidemic of anti-social behaviour and acts of aggression on the road. The phrase is used to encapsulate a whole host of actions,
Curries are fantastic save for one reason. All those Eastern flavours and spices send your palate haywire, making wine pairing a little more challenging. We Brits seem to favour eight pints of lager over a bottle of vino at the local tandoori. This is
Simon Ritchie goes back to nature for a fun family day out. "IF YOU'VE got mobile phone with you I'd put it away now, otherwise you might lose it," said our falconer. Her warning came as she let the two cheeky Caracaras, George and Mildred, hop around
I REFER to John Griffiths' letter concerning the copper beeches at Fulford (October 7) and I write to set the record straight. The decision to give consent to the felling of the trees was not taken lightly. However, experts concluded that the trees were
WE have just spent a few days in the Durham and Northumberland coast area, and it has prompted us to add our two penny-worth to your ongoing parking debate. In the week we drove around we never had to pay more than £2 for three hours' daytime parking,
I WAS present at the demonstration against Selby MP John Grogan on October 2 at Tadcaster. Not only were there representatives from four local hunts, but also large numbers of people with terriers, greyhounds and all forms of working dogs that would be
Bank on the old-timer to come good at Newcastle tomorrow. The ten-year-old Colway Ritz, trained in Northumberland by Wilf Storey, faces the starter in the Lumsden And Carroll Construction Handicap over ten furlongs. Although without a win so far this
SINCE the bloodless Velvet Revolution of 1989 which freed the Czech people from communist rule, the country's capital, Prague, has become a favourite city-break destination. It is one of Europe's most striking and beautiful cities, with some 600 years
THE money might be welcome but, in future, perhaps York City would prefer it if the Sky cameras stayed away from matches involving the Minstermen. Tuesday night's televised 2-1 defeat at Morecambe not only ended a four-match unbeaten league run but it
TWO York GPs have raised concerns about the prescribing practices of a private addiction clinic, where doctors are facing charges of serious professional misconduct. The Stapleford Centre, based in London and Essex, is at the heart of the biggest case
EDUCATION chiefs are to meet next Tuesday to thrash out a revised funding formula for York schools. City of York Council's executive member for education, Carol Runciman, and her advisory panel, will meet at 6pm in the Guildhall to discuss the proposed
COUNCIL chiefs are to give York social workers a pay rise in an effort to plug the shortfall of qualified practitioners in the city. Members of City of York Council's personnel committee agreed to raise the salaries for social workers after the authority
A DRUG addict who had 18 wraps of heroin hidden in her pants has denied being a drug dealer. John Edwards, opening the prosecution against Michelle Louise Holmes, alleged that the drugs had a street value of £360, and that the only way she could fund
PICKERING pro Paul Davison next week starts his quest to play in front of his home crowd at snooker's second biggest tournament. The qualifying rounds for the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship begin on Thursday in Prestatyn, with 16 places up for
Secret refuge to open in York for husbands battered in the home. A SAFE HOUSE for men who are beaten up by their wives is to open in York. The refuge for male victims of domestic violence will be one of the first in the country. It will be built in a
Shirley Johnson had a day to remember at the inaugural Hemingbrough Cricket Club golf day after scoring her first hole-in-one - just a matter of weeks after her 18-year-old son, Craig. Shirley had used her driver on the 140-yard seventh at The Oaks, Aughton
BOYS will be boys. But, just occasionally, boys like to be men too. Honestly, it happens. I've seen it with my own eyes. Okay, I haven't actually seen it, but I was reliably informed by a friend of a friend that her mother-in-law knows someone whose niece
Chris Greenwood feels at home in a new Italian restaurant just outside York. OK, I'll come out with it straight away, no preamble, no pithy introduction, no amusing anecdote of how the waiter looked like Woody Allen. I'll just give it to you straight.
KNIGHTS chief executive Steve Ferres was quick to praise all those involved in the club's development structure after they won the prestigious Best Community Development accolade at Tuesday's National League awards ceremony. The Knights have long been
