YORK City Knights are close to unveiling more additions to the squad for next season - with Darren Callaghan and Mark Cain high up the list of probable returnees. Matt Blaymire became the latest acquisition last night and the Evening Press understands
Wednesday, November 3, 2004 100 years ago: The police court served to throw a fresh sidelight upon York's poverty problems when a large number of parents were summoned for having failed to send their children regularly to school. Some pitiable excuses
YOUR report about the bus crash on Hull Road (November 1) said passengers should stay seated until the bus stops. But there have been times when I've been on the bus, rang the bell for it to stop and stayed seated, and the bus just drove past my stop.
YOUR article about the revised arrangements at Walmgate Bar included a photo of queuing traffic (November 2). I could not help but notice that the pedal cyclists' "green box" area at the traffic lights was occupied by a very large 4x4 vehicle. A pedal
ONCE we worked the land, now the land doesn't work any more for so many farming families. The once green and pleasant landscape is changing. DEFRA stands for rural affairs, not agriculture; non-farming enterprises, modern industries, are establishing
I HOPE MP John Grogan's efforts to bring bus operators under a better degree of local accountability succeeds (Monday, October 25). I fully sympathise with the communities of Dunnington, Pockling-ton and all stops between being jettisoned by a bus company
THANK you to all the kind people who have supported my mum and I in our fundraising for profoundly deaf children who attend school at St John's School for the Deaf, Boston Spa. In the last year the sum of £27,713 has been raised. I have car boot sales
IN my interview with the Evening Press in October, I was pointing out - in the context of the Hartlepool by-election - that it is possible for the Conservatives to win an election without winning seats in some cities. The Conservatives won four elections
Selby Olympia avenged a John Smith's Cup defeat to Edward VII earlier in the season with an emphatic 7-0 win in the second round of the York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup. Their scorers were Brendan Lanaghan (2), Dave Reasbeck (2), Paul Tanton, Adam Durnin
A UNITED strategy to lure more women entrepreneurs into business in York and North Yorkshire will be hammered out at a meeting next month. Top agencies and networks dedicated to encouraging women in business in York and North Yorkshire will meet at the
HERE is the way that some lucky people in York will chill out after a moving experience. An unusual deal has been struck between Viking Removal Services in James Street, York, and Courtneys fitness centre in Monks Cross. From December 1, everyone who
A GRADUATE training programme managed by the University of York is helping two North Yorkshire businesses maintain a leading edge in engineering design and scientific practice. Harrogate-based Rawcliffe Associates and the Stockbridge Technology Centre
A North Yorkshire wine merchant has been honoured in two prestigious awards. Independent vintner Playford Ros, of Thirsk, has been named the Restaurant Supplier of the Year in the Wine Of Australia awards. It has also helped the Crown Inn, at Great Ouseburn
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the Harrogate author who is hoping crime will pay. CRIME doesn't pay, they say. Well, Harrogate author Angela Dracup is hoping they are wrong. After a literary career which has taken in romantic fiction, award-winning teen novels
EVER wondered what happened to Tiny Tim Cratchit, the angelic little boy with crutches from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol? Well, in Louis Bayard's brilliant Victorian thriller, Mr Timothy (John Murray, £12.99), Tim has grown up and he's not so tiny
YORK City boss Chris Brass has told out-of-favour left-back Shaun Smith that he still has a future at Bootham Crescent. Smith, 33, has not started a first-team game after being substituted at half-time during the 4-0 away defeat at Gravesend & Northfleet
FORMER York City player Chris Clarke crashed his car while over the drink limit from the night before, a court heard. The 23-year-old, who had just signed from City to Halifax Town, admitted drink-driving after he smashed into railings on Salterhebble
THE sale of York's Barbican Centre - intended to fund the construction of a pool and refurbishment of two others - may leave a shortfall of more than £2 million. Council chiefs have revealed that while the Barbican's privatisation will raise just over
FORMER York City player Chris Clarke crashed his car while over the drink limit from the night before, a court heard. The 23-year-old, who had just signed from City to Halifax Town, admitted drink-driving after he smashed into railings on Salterhebble
IT'S the new toy craze that is bringing a smile to the faces of York children on the city hospital's wards, caf's and corridors. At the Women's Royal Voluntary Service retail outlet at York Hospital, demand has been so great for the soft, purple giggleberries
UNION chiefs have scoffed at claims that this week's cuts in services on rail routes through York were due to a predicted deluge of autumn leaves on to lines. It has emerged that changes to schedules announced by Trans-Pennine Express - and blamed on
Anglers World Holidays' figurehead Stan Haigh was delighted at his squad's crushing victory in a superb third round of the cut-throat Yorkshire Winter League on the Aire and Calder Canal between Pollington and Beevers Bridge. "We have drafted in a number
YORK City boss Chris Brass has told out-of-favour left-back Shaun Smith that he still has a future at Bootham Crescent. Smith, 33, has not started a first-team game after being substituted at half-time during the 4-0 away defeat at Gravesend & Northfleet
THEY'RE back. And this time they're angry. Tonight the Diary can report the return of Newton and Ridley, the great crested newts whose presence in wild meadows close to Osbaldwick dented plans to build a 540-home model village there. Exhausted by their
CAN I be the only one in the country who wonders why our Minister for Culture, Media and Sport is so determined to introduce vast casinos into Britain? For our healthy entertainment? For their beauty? Because betting and losing all we have is best for
I WOULD like to invite readers to come to an unusual event at York's Environmental Community Centre at St Nicholas Fields, Tang Hall this Friday, November 5. The evening is in two halves. From 4.30pm York Rotters will hold an active composting demonstration
A TOTAL of 540 housing units is proposed for Osbaldwick. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) claims that 190 of these will be affordable (Letters, October 30). Why is this proportion of affordable units (35 per cent of the total) so low? Most of the
YOUR report on the new traffic system at Walmgate Bar makes me wonder whether you print what the council wants you to print ("New city centre traffic system enjoys trouble-free start", November 2). Why don't you get the opinion of people who use the system
IN many parish churches throughout the county, Remembrance Sunday, November 14, will include a roll call of those who died in the service of their country in the two world wars. However, in the period of nearly 60 years since the end of the Second World
THE report in your paper regarding the Lee family being refused a dental check-up was misleading (Dentists refuse family check-up, October 26). Plastered around all dental practices now are posters stating that each patient should "arrange six-monthly
AS the new fellow in photography at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford, I am making a series of group portraits of four or even five generations from the same family. So if you have a great-grandparent or a great-great-grandparent
Ryan Tate was the hero for Melbourne as his powerful header on the half-hour mark decided a titanic battle against Wigginton Grasshoppers. This proved to be the only goal of the game and thus sent his side through to the next round of the York FA Sunday
A Steven Edwards free-kick two minutes from time gave Holme Rovers a 2-1 win over Copmanthor-pe in the York FA Senior Minor Cup. Cop had taken a first-half lead but five minutes into the second half Holme drew level with a well taken shot by Simon Dawson
ESSENTIALLY they are toys for bigger boys. But replica guns are no fun for those looking down the barrel. Yesterday's lengthy siege was sparked when David Roustoby showed his fake Walther PPK to his partner's 16-year-old son. Although Mr Roustoby is well
HERE'S a toy that is as harmless as it is delightful. The purple giggleberry is proving to be a best-seller. Hundreds have been sold at York Hospital, bringing a smile to the face of old and young alike. Even more cheering, their popularity is raising
It was a case of keeping pictures and chips in a family for whom image is everything. The pictures were provided by York photographer Steven Bradshaw and the chips - or rather, microchips, were handled by his younger brother, Dean, a graphic design student
SO you're in a Liverpool-based alternative rock band, and you desperately want to steal some of The Coral's seemingly endless supply of skiffle-pop perfection. You've cunningly "acquired" their credit card, and are approaching the checkout at Hyperactive
Does a landmark decision to allow the screening of IVF embryos for colon cancer mean we are now just a few short steps away from creating 'perfect' babies? JO HAYWOOD reports. LIFE used to be a bit of a lottery. Some people got cancer, some people didn't
EDUCATION chiefs in York have moved to allay parents' fears about the safety of children travelling to school. City of York Council's executive member for education, Coun Carol Runciman, said parents can be assured that everything is being done to ensure
SMARTIES have the answer for these York youngsters who are set to judge the country's biggest children's book award. Pupils from St Oswald's Primary School in York have been chosen from thousands around the country to become young judges in this year's
AN OFSTED report describing a York primary school as "satisfactory and improving" is a step in the right direction, according to the head. Nick Long, head teacher at Haxby Road Primary School, said the school had been through "some turbulence" in recent
HUNTINGTON School sisters Vicky and Charlotte Myers have navigated their way to more national orienteering success. Year 8 student Charlotte was crowned the British Schools Score Champion at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire, while 14-year-old sister
MORE primary schools in York were having their first taste of competitive tag rugby league today in a York City Knights-led mini-tournament. Seven schools were set to enter teams in the event at Heworth ARLC, with the sides likely to be split into two
Jake Black, a runaway winner at Wetherby last Friday, heads across the Pennines in a bid to complete a quick double at Haydock tomorrow. The Littlewoods Bet Direct Supports Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle is the target for John Quinn's gelding, who will
PLANS to create York's sixth Park&Ride are about to take a major step forward, as city council chiefs prepare to choose the location of the new site. Members of the City of York Council's executive will be asked to vote on two options, when they meet
YORK residents are to be asked for their views on the future of city centre parking - including the possible removal of evening on-street parking bans. Researchers have been appointed by City of York Council to gauge residents' views on how parking can
RUSH-HOUR traffic was held up this morning - by a slow-moving slate roof! The roof, which was being transported on a tractor's trailer through York, became stuck between parked cars as it went along Heslington Road. Delivery men reported being delayed
A STAGGERING £320,000-worth of property and drugs were seized from criminals by police piloting a state-of-the-art scanning device in North Yorkshire, the Evening Press can reveal. And 258 motorists were arrested for offences including robbery, burglary
YORK Union of Golf Clubs' final major event of the season was a long time in arriving - but it was well worth the wait for teenager Nick Marchant. Twice the Union's Junior Championship had been KO'd by the weather. But third time lucky enabled the event
THE man who sparked a massive armed siege at a York house declared today: "I'm no monster." David Roustoby was speaking after he was bailed without charge, following six hours of questioning at Fulford Road Police station. The University of York campus
DAVID Healy is likely to come under fire from Burnley fans at Elland Road tonight (7.45pm). The Northern Ireland international only moved to Elland Road last week from Preston - deadly Lancastrian rivals of the Turf Moor followers. And he may get an even
York's most senior police officer today issued a stark warning: "Ban all replica weapons before there is a tragedy." Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick said he would support a complete ban on the sale of replica firearms. He said: "I find it bizarre in
YORK City Knights are close to unveiling more additions to the squad for next season - with Darren Callaghan and Mark Cain high up the list of probable returnees. Matt Blaymire became the latest acquisition last night and the Evening Press understands
YORK Union of Golf Clubs' final major event of the season was a long time in arriving - but it was well worth the wait for teenager Nick Marchant. Twice the Union's Junior Championship had been KO'd by the weather. But third time lucky enabled the event
YORK residents are to be asked for their views on the future of city centre parking - including the possible removal of evening on-street parking bans. Researchers have been appointed by City of York Council to gauge residents' views on how parking can
