George Wilkinson enjoys one of his best walks at North Moor, Hawnby. The cool sun shone on the village of Hawnby, the River Rye was sparking, a new Inn Way signpost arrowed to Arden Hall. In 1757 John Wesley recorded that he 'rode over one of the pleasantest
YORK City Knights have bolstered their ranks by agreeing new deals with three more members of last season's squad. York RL stalwart Mick Ramsden has put aside any thoughts about retirement to carry on, as has fellow veteran Craig Forsyth, with the duo
Reds from France are Mike Tipping's choice for this week's Tipping's Tipples. My trusty PowerBook laptop computer ceased to be so trustworthy this week. And so my Wednesday night ritual of crunching Tipping's Tipples into said laptop has been rudely halted
Now is the time to take hardwood cuttings from shrubs such as dogwood or cornus, says Gina Parkinson. DAYS rapidly draw in this month. Any chance there is to get out into the garden needs to be taken immediately, because there is plenty to be getting
THE world's top snooker stars shoot into York on Monday to start their quest for the coveted UK crown. York's Barbican Centre is all set to finish with a flourish in what is the last event there before the doors close for the place to be refurbished.
JO HAYWOOD visits the newest and grandest fruit 'n' veg shop in North Yorkshire. A STATELY home is not necessarily the first place that springs to mind when you are low on leeks or have a pressing need for a pork chop. But that could all be about to change
EVENING Press Yorkshire cricket correspondent Davd Warner is to be awarded the Yorkshire CCC Southern Group's tantalus for 2004 in recognition of his services to Yorkshire cricket. The tantalus is held for two years and it will be handed over to him at
HOW do you build a future for a club with no money? You look to the next generation and give them the tools for success. Lee Grant returned to York City this week on loan from Aston Villa. York born and bred, he spent years at the Minstermen Centre of
David Stockdale has had a week to remember after landing himself a top prize and a first international appearance. Unlike team-mate Andy Bishop, Stockdale had to settle for a place on the bench for the National Game XI under-23 game against an Italian
YORK City's board of directors will have a permanent reminder of what they are working towards with this landscape of Bootham Crescent hanging in the boardroom. Local artist Peter Watson created the scene which looks out from the David Longhurst stand
HUNDREDS of adults and kids are aiming to slide into the record books at a York charity event next week. Creepy Crawlies Adventure Playsite is seeking energetic volunteers for a 24-hour slide-a-thon on Friday in aid of BBC Children In Need. The play centre
CELEBRATIONS are under way at the Evening Press after senior graphic designer Lisa Cook won her sixth successive award at the Yorkshire Press Awards. Lisa's double hat-trick as Graphics Designer Of The Year is testament to eight years' hard work with
TRAVELLERS have broken into a grain store site on the outskirts of York which is on the market for redevelopment. The group were seen by local residents moving 12 caravans on to the 19-acre brown field site grain store site off Water Lane, Clifton, on
York will pay its respects to its war dead on Sunday during the Civic Remembrance Day Parade. Marching from Clifford's Tower to the Memorial Gardens, this year's parade will be led by the Normandy Band of the Queen's Division and will be made up of military
LUCKY Kieran Brown will be hoping snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan hits the heights when York hosts the UK Championships over the next fortnight. For the six-year-old hopes to watch his favourite player strike gold, after winning tickets to the competition's
SUMMER muscle-power has steered IT Sports Wigginton towards a winter of content and a likely championship conquest next spring. The club took a considerable step towards the Yorkshire Squash League premier division title when they downed city rivals York
TWO York canoeists are riding on the crest of a wave after taking an unprecedented national double. Alan Cardy paddled his way to the top domestic honour for white water kayakers, while 17-year-old Joe Stephenson beat off the competition to claim the
YORK City fans ploughed £45,000 directly into the football club last year according to the latest accounts of the Supporters' Trust. And, in only the second full year of its existence, the cash deficit of the previous year has been turned into a surplus
YORK'S Yearsley Pool is set to remain closed for at least another week after safety concerns were raised over the roof. City of York Council is hoping the swimming pool can re-open by the end of next week - but says this will be dependent on the results
THE world's top snooker stars shoot into York on Monday to start their quest for the coveted UK crown. York's Barbican Centre is all set to finish with a flourish in what is the last event there before the doors close for the place to be refurbished.
TWO people have been found guilty of intimidating a witness who was due to give key evidence in a rape trial. Jamie Steven Cain and Janine Tanner were both convicted yesterday of intimidating Graeme Kane, knowing or believing he was assisting in an investigation
THE extraordinary walk out of Labour councillors, led by Coun Horton, from a properly constituted and run council meeting prompts one further question. Who now leads the Labour group in York? If Coun Merrett is happy to meekly follow Coun Horton out of
I AGREE with Kevin Benson on the matter of dentists (Letters, November 8). Without warning, myself and my husband were left without a dentist. Unfortunately, I also was registered with Mr Flynn of Acomb. I now cannot find an alternative dental practice
YOU reported that schools were being issued with kits to deal with head lice ("Lice attack plea", November 1). The item had me somewhat bemused (or should it be amused) as it stated that the aim was to "irradiate" the head lice. Was this to make them
Monday, November 15, 2004 100 years ago: The final "pat" had been given to the roadway in Coney Street, which had been "up" for some time, for the laying of electric cables from New Street to Coppergate. While the operations had been in progress much
Saturday, November 13, 2004 100 years ago: A letter from "Onlooker" said, when passing Spurriergate corner, he was surprised to see a policeman doing the work of a tram-horse. The writer thought something should be done in the way of new trams, as the
HOW many beers could you fit in the tiny Blue Bell? Ten? Fifteen? "We've got 26 different beers, plus seven of my own on the bar," reveals landlord Jim Hardie. "That's 33 beers in the smallest pub in York. It's a complete logistical nightmare." But it's
NEWS of the refurbished caf and shops complex at Castle Howard was enough to send us out into Ryedale on a gorgeous autumn afternoon. Car parking is free. Access to toilets, separate farm, gift and chocolate shops is possible without paying the House
YORK City fans ploughed £45,000 directly into the football club last year according to the latest accounts of the Supporters' Trust. And, in only the second full year of its existence, the cash deficit of the previous year has been turned into a surplus
WITH Richard Johnson sidelined with injury, Timmy Murphy takes over the ride on nap selection Rooster Booster in the £70,000 Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham tomorrow on the third and final day of the Paddy Power Open meeting. The former Champion Hurdle-winner
James Kilner visits an Indian restaurant in York's Fishergate which has recently come under new ownership. INITIAL impressions were favourable. Though the outer decor of The Spice Room was not exactly predisposing, the interior seemed an improvement on
A YORK academic and "pillar of the community" was today starting a prison sentence with his career in ruins. Prosecutor Nicholas Ralph told York Crown Court that police found nearly 2,500 child porn pictures and three pornographic video clips of children
TEENAGERS are putting their lives at risk by trying to "ride" the back of buses as they pass through a York village. Police said they have received reports of youths attempting to hold on to the back of First buses as they travel through New Earswick.
YORK City Knights have bolstered their ranks by agreeing new deals with three more members of last season's squad. York RL stalwart Mick Ramsden has put aside any thoughts about retirement to carry on, as has fellow veteran Craig Forsyth, with the duo
MORE than 1,000 new flats are in the pipeline for York, the Evening Press can reveal today. That is the total number of flats granted planning permission in little over a year. Council chiefs have told us that in the 14 months since the Evening Press
YOUR coverage of the decision by Labour councillors to absent themselves from much of the last local council meeting failed to stress the constitutional implications of this blunder (November 10). The move left many residents unrepresented in the chamber
THERE being no serious scientific, intellectual or animal welfare case for a ban on hunting that has convinced any of the committees or commissions that have looked into it since the Second World War, the case presented by the anti-hunt brigade is at
SO, the worst record of all time (November 11)? It's a question of where to start really. Anything by a girl/boy band, Robbie Williams definitely, even Elvis had his off days thanks to his idiot manager. The reason that we are today bombarded by such
I HAVE read the letter from James Micklethwaite in which he suggests that the sole objective of the York outer ring road was "to feed the outlying villages" (November 9). I don't think that is correct. I remember that on the day the new road opened, I
RUDOLPH Giuliani did it in New York with his zero-tolerance methods of solving crime levels and was hailed a hero. John Penberthy, chief executive of a security firm in Johannesburg, was so impressed with Mr Giuliani's success that in conjunction with
I HAVE to admire NHS dentists who are sticking to their principles by trying to stay NHS instead of crossing over to the more lucrative private business of dentistry. One of the reasons it is becoming more difficult for NHS practices to keep going is
IF the public right of way through the grounds of St Peter's School is to remain open, can I please call on every dog walker to clean up their pet's mess? On a regular basis myself and other parents have to warn our children to avoid the piles of dog
