SPELLING has long been troublesome for many of us. Look no further than that great authority on the matter, Winnie-the-Pooh, and his observation: "My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places." As our
THE three York clubs left in the GMB Union National Cup have all been handed home ties in the second round. York Acorn have a potential banana skin against Cumbrian side Kells, who lie third in the top tier of the Cumberland League, while fellow National
IN-FORM centre Colin Barker ran in four tries during a blistering 20-minute period as Selby Warriors beat West Bowling 'B' to move four points clear at the top of Pennine League division five. The Warriors put in a lacklustre display but still won 32-
OUT with the bulky old audio-guide, and in with slim new hi-fi technology, to give visitors to York a pocket-sized digital tour packed with information. The new device, which actually tracks visitors' movements through museums to give them exact accounts
THE man who was responsible for bringing Nestl chocolate to the world has joined York solicitors Ware & Kay as business development manager. Nick Symington, who was director of export for Nestl UK, launching Kit Kat to the furthest corners of the
As a new BBC programme encourages the nation's children to reach for their dictionaries, JO HAYWOOD asks 'are you a gud spella?' YOU say potato, but former US vice-president Dan Quayle says potatoe. You say tomorrow, but Tony Blair says toomorrow. Potato
THERE was a horrendous story from America last week, which the current England touring cricket team could relate to. A woman was celebrating a particularly special birthday on board a river cruise in Chicago. As the vessel passed under a road bridge a
I AM amazed that Rob Collinson has the gall to show his face on a page of the Evening Press (Death smash driver's ruin, November 23). Surely the safe manoeuvre is to reverse into Wrays Avenue not out of it? If reversing out of anywhere on to a main road
AS residents of Dalguise Grove, we were near and hence vulnerable to the obnoxious odours given off for many weeks during the digging work on the former car park/gas works site. My wife suffered particularly, starting with a croaky voice and then losing
I HAVE witnessed the aftermath of two crashes, most recently on November 25, one involving a police van. Both incidents involved vehicles leaving Walmgate for Lawrence Street. Why have these started occurring? It never happened before the shutting of
I'D LIKE to thank Tony Taylor (Letters, November 24) for drawing our attention to York Dungeon's plan to feature satan's grotto during December. How can we allow the children of our city to be harmed by a satanic ritual in which "they sign away their
AS FAR as I'm concerned, the more flats that can be built in York the better. Far better flats in the city than yet more out-of-town, green belt development. Most other development I've seen in recent years seems to consist of adding new housing estates
I FEEL it necessary to respond to Mr Hughes (Letters, November 24) regarding policing priorities. Police resources are used in a variety of ways to meet the demands and challenges of preventing and detecting crime. One of our primary functions is to preserve
I AM heartened to read how much the President of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) John Moore loves trees (Letters, November 22). Given this, it is puzzling why the RMBI, when in possession of an arboricultural report from December 2003
WITH reference to Charles Hunt's letter (November 25), we are not quite sure as to the point he is trying to make regarding the shoebox appeal launched by Operation Christmas Child some years ago now. However, considering the appeal's growing support
FCJ Radcliffe states that foxhounds are "God's beautiful creatures" and describes them as being "predatory, with unique powers of scent, sight, speed and stamina" (Letters, November 23). Sounds like a description that could also be applied to the fox!
PLEASE express my sincere gratitude and a big thank you to the person who returned my wallet and all its contents. It was handed to a York market trader and then to the market traders' manager's office. To all these people I say thank you, such honesty
HAVING read Julian Cole's column (November 26) three times, I feel I must suggest to you that you will increase your circulation if you replace this column with extracts from 'The Beano'. What a load of rubbish Cole writes. Perhaps he thinks he should
YORK'S unsung heroes will be celebrated at a sparkling awards ceremony this week. The winners of the York Community Pride campaign will be announced at a gala event at York Racecourse tomorrow. Jointly run by the Evening Press and City of York Council
THE Save Our Barbican (SOB) campaign is querying the police's decision to raise no objections to a late-night licence at York's Barbican Centre. The campaigners - who are fighting to block an application to extend the drinks licence until 2am - say the
MEN are forsaking packed city centre streets in favour of supermarkets and online shopping for their Christmas presents, a new survey claims. But York traders have dismissed the findings of the Christmas survey by business analysts Deloitte & Touche
ONE of York's best-known statues in Exhibition Square has been cleaned and conserved by York Civic Trust. The statue of city artist William Etty has been given the special treatment before the onset of the winter weather. "Etty has been in a sorry state
THE large yellow signs prominently displayed outside the York car park left motorists in little doubt that they faced paying to park during the evening. "Evening parking now only £2," they stated. "Further discounts are available." The only problem was
IT was a case of easily spotting the difference when snooker star Paul Hunter christened a famous table at York RI yesterday, writes Hugh MacDougall. The two RI club players who took on the world number four from Leeds got one point between them, while
YORK City caretaker boss Viv Busby will ask Tranmere Rovers if he can extend striker Paul Robinson's trial at Bootham Crescent. Robinson, 20, joined teenage strike partner Robbie Haw on the scoresheet in last night's 2-0 reserve victory over Grimsby Town
EIGHTEEN people arrested in a massive crime clampdown across York city centre over the weekend have appeared before magistrates. Prisoners charged with offences ranging from burglary and possession of an offensive weapon, to non-payment of fines and failure
A THUG whose loutish behaviour led to him being banned from York is today starting 33 months in jail for street violence in his new town. Daniel Holmes, 18 and formerly of Acomb, and his 17-year-old accomplice kicked or stamped five or six times on the
A NORTH Yorkshire pub is believed to be the first in the region to impose a total smoking ban in the wake of new Government proposals to curb smoking in public places. Regulars craving a cigarette at the Blue Bell Country Inn, near Easingwold, now have
JO HAYWOOD gets to grips with a new gym class where skimpy clothes and high heels are actively encouraged. "MEN only take the mickey because they are scared of the pole... and because they secretly want to have a go." Felicity Leggett knows what she's
LAST Sunday, when I could have been enjoying a well-earned (well, I think so even if my husband and children don't) lie in, I was out in the garden trying to force wooden stakes into frozen earth. I was marking out what we hope will be the start of a
YORK City Knights have reported a 20 per cent increase in season tickets compared to this time last year. The Knights had by far the highest gates in NL2 last season and, using these season ticket sales as a guideline, that trend appears set to continue
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 100 years ago: The most remarkable epitaph, according to a columnist, to be found in any English churchyard was, perhaps, that inscribed on a tombstone at Ripon to the memory of one John Brown, who in his day and generation
IT'S a cold, cruel and weird world we are living in. So for one week only - it's a special offer, don't miss it - I shall be Mr Angry, with a few tears thrown in for good measure. What I really don't understand is the sheer extremes of behaviour. On the
SMOKING is the issue that refuses to burn itself out. We have known for decades that this habit is bad for us. Smokers realise this all too clearly, being confronted by dire health warnings every time they reach for a cigarette. Non-smokers strongly suspect
FORMER England World Cup winning rugby boss Sir Clive Woodward evidently thinks very little of his North Yorkshire roots. The former Easingwold Grammar School student devotes barely a page of his six-inch thick autobiography Winning! to his time in our
NEW Earswick All Blacks were left wondering how they managed to lose at Newsome Panthers after leading 22-8 with only 12 minutes left. The York side had led from the eighth minute until the 76th, only to lose a top-of-the-table thriller 25-22. They remain
VIV Busby has revealed how York City's most famous managerial partnership turned sour after he left Bootham Crescent in 1987. Denis Smith and Busby led the Minstermen to record-breaking league success in 1984 and were also at the helm for the famous FA
YORK City caretaker boss Viv Busby will ask Tranmere Rovers if he can extend striker Paul Robinson's trial at Bootham Crescent. Robinson, 20, joined teenage strike partner Robbie Haw on the scoresheet in last night's 2-0 reserve victory over Grimsby Town
AN award-winning garden built by York-based Shepherd Construction is now ready. The extensively landscaped Central Vista garden project at the prestigious new Greenquarter development in central Manchester has already received a silver award for "Best
YORK'S unsung heroes will be celebrated at a sparkling awards ceremony this week. The winners of the York Community Pride campaign will be announced at a gala event at York Racecourse tomorrow. Jointly run by the Evening Press and City of York Council
Barely a day seems to go by at present without Ferdy Murphy saddling at least one winner and the Middleham trainer looks set to continue his purple patch at Catterick tomorrow. Murphy, who sent out Mac's Supreme to score at Newcastle yesterday, saddles
We were very concerned to read of the Robinson family's stressful experiences during the decontamination work at Heworth Green (Evening Press, November 24). As parents of young children ourselves, we know how desperate Alastair and Caroline must have
FULLY agree with Tony Taylor when he challenges the wisdom of having a satan's grotto in York dungeon during December. To encourage children to "sign away their souls" is not harmless fun. It is a dangerous thing to do and the awful consequences can be
AS Christmas approaches, I ask readers to support UNICEF's work in Darfur, Sudan, where we are deeply concerned about increased violence against children. UNICEF staff working in the troubled region are reporting an increasing number of people arriving
SEVEN halls of residence which could house more than 280 York students have secured planning approval. The University of York plans to build four three-storey blocks and three four-storey blocks, containing a total of 285 study-bedrooms, on its Heslington
A WARD in York Hospital that was almost entirely destroyed by fire reopened its doors to patients today. Since the fire in the Medical Admission Unit (MAU) in September, staff have worked hard to completely refurbish and refit the unit. Improvements include
YORK City Knights have reported a 20 per cent increase in season tickets compared to this time last year. The Knights had by far the highest gates in NL2 last season and, using these season ticket sales as a guideline, that trend appears set to continue
Depleted City of York Hockey Club I suffered a disappointing 5-3 defeat at Alderley Edge despite an improved NHL premier division display. Edge, bolstered by an Australian under-21 international, went ahead, but City responded and James Gilbert's strong
Star striker Les Reed has shattered a City of York Hockey Club record after scoring an incredible 11 goals in one game. Richard Tanner-Smith made the headlines last year with his nine against Ben Rhydding VI to take the club record but Reed obliterated
THE large yellow signs prominently displayed outside the York car park left motorists in little doubt that they faced paying to park during the evening. "Evening parking now only £2," they stated. "Further discounts are available." The only problem was
