Thursday, February 24, 2005 100 years ago: A correspondent stated that the railway company had yet to be found which could give complete satisfaction to all its customers. A good many people seemed to make a special hobby of criticising the management
YORK Acorn youngster Kyle Palmer will have been bemoaning his luck this week after rapture turned to despair. The centre was named in the provisional BARLA Great Britain Under-21s squad following some impressive performances for the Blue and Golds this
HEWORTH will get out of the re-election zone in National Conference League division two should they win at fellow strugglers Cottingham on Saturday. The Villagers would go level on points with the Tigers, albeit having played two games more, and have
COACH Simon Baynes takes New Earswick ARLC into the last 32 of the GMB Union National Cup on Saturday hailing his squad as the best he's ever had at White Rose Avenue. The All Blacks, on course for promotion to Pennine League division one, have enjoyed
DOES your conversation take a shallow dip or dive deep and meaningfully? According to a new survey, and how often it is that the words "according to a new survey" can get a column going, the art of proper conversation is dying. Apparently, and what a
JARVIS chairman Stephen Norris has reassured York staff that the troubled company is back on track after a turbulent year which brought it to the brink of collapse. York employees of Jarvis faced an uncertain future as the firm posted half-year losses
ONE of York's biggest employers has pledged to look after the financial health of its employees through a new scheme. Bosses at the Holgate Road-based CPP Card Protection Plan, which employs nearly 1,000 people, have signed a deal with the P&MM Group
FOR a band who cite Talk Talk as a major inspiration, it is appropriate that Doves don't ruffle feathers by endlessly boasting of former glories. The Mancunian trio keep their dishevelled heads down, adopting a workmanlike attitude that would delight
MORE Adventurous is a misnomer. Rilo Kiley's third album is, in reality, more commercial with Warner's sticky thumbprint all over its bigger production values. Cult indie albums Take-Offs And Landings and The Execution Of All Things had pinpointed the
IMMEDIATE appeal is sometimes a dangerous sign in music. Adam Green, boho self-proclaimed king of the "anti-folk" movement, grabs your attention from the off. His lugubrious delivery, rude words and jaunty arrangements are, initially, rather fun. It soon
CHARLIE Croft, assistant director at City of York Council, writes that "a planning application has been lodged by World Tourist Attractions Ltd to bring the wheel to Tower Gardens. This is completely independent of the council" (Letters, February 17).
I AGREE with Colin Henson that Prince Charles should not be able to accede to the throne - both he and Camilla being divorcees - and for how they treated Diana, (Letters, February 18). What was good enough for Wallis Simpson should apply to Mrs P-B. I
THE excellent turnout and support by the members of the York & Ainsty South Hunt and the public on Saturday, February 19 in Easingwold Market Place - and elsewhere throughout the country - must indicate to everyone, particularly Tony Blair and his
ALTHOUGH City of York Council encourages tourist events such as Royal Ascot, it seems that once the event is in place every effort is made to ensure visitors to the city are kept well away from the centre. I understand that Mr Martin is also seeking to
IF the Straylands bollard proposal goes ahead, it would create an ideal environment for all learner drivers who plague the side roads off Stockton Lane. It would be an excellent compromise; Lime Avenue and surrounding areas have suffered long enough,
COULD one be forgiven for imagining that at the end of a more-than- a-mile-long traffic jam, there would be a sizeable workforce employed on the construction causing the jam? If that were to be the dream, it would soon be shattered on encountering the
CONGESTION charging for York was today virtually dead in the water, following a resounding vote against such a move by the people of Edinburgh. The first British referendum on road charging, held this week in the Scottish capital, resulted in a 3-1 no
THE Government may be asked to cut the maximum discount available to York council tenants wanting to buy their homes. A report to City of York Council's housing scrutiny board suggests that the authority might follow the example set by some councils in
YORK'S hopes of reaching the Yetton Trophy indoor bowls semi-final disappeared in cruel fashion when they lost to holders Boston on an extra end. The match finished 73-73 and the pressure was incredible as three rinks had finished and the on-going rink
PICKERING snooker pro Paul Davison starts his bid for world glory tomorrow hoping for a lifeline to keep him on the Main Tour. The number of players on the Main Tour is due to be cut next season unless a there is a change of heart by the snooker authorities
A MACABRE mystery from York's ancient past has been uncovered in a city street. Experts from York Archaeological Trust have unearthed an "extraordinary" Roman cemetery near The Mount. They found 56 skeletons, of 49 young men and seven children - perhaps
PLANNING officers are calling for York's proposed observation wheel to be turned down, branding it "over-dominant and overbearing". They have told councillors the 54-metre wheel, which World Tourist Attractions wants to site for 11 months in Tower Gardens
COACH Simon Baynes takes New Earswick ARLC into the last 32 of the GMB Union National Cup on Saturday hailing his squad as the best he's ever had at White Rose Avenue. The All Blacks, on course for promotion to Pennine League division one, have enjoyed
COACH Mick Cook reckons his York City Knights side will have to be on form to overcome the banana skin Powergen Challenge Cup third round tie at Elland. The Halifax-based amateurs are outsiders for the Pennine League championship, one of the strongest
YORK City right-back Graeme Law is back in business. Law has started in all of Billy McEwan's first three games in charge after being left on the fringes for four months. The former Scottish Under-19 international failed to start a game under McEwan's
TWENTY schools in North Yorkshire were shut by the wintry weather today, but every one in York remained open as the predicted heavy snowfalls failed to materialise in the city. Blizzards with up to five inches of snow were forecast for lower ground, but
PITY poor Barry Parker, voice of sport on Radio York. Having travelled for hours to get to Exeter City's clash with York City on Tuesday night, the irrepressible commentator had an on-air nightmare. First his broadcaster's battery pack ran out of juice
SHE looked a sight, she cooked all bright, her private life was dynamite. Frightening Fanny Cradock was the original TV celebrity chef, the suburban queen who wanted to bring colour to the kitchen even if the shows were in Fifties and Sixties' black and
IT was a century and out for York Rugby Union Club's under-nines team. A run of 100 matches undefeated finally came to an end when they were beaten by an excellent Sandal side. Despite the forwards dominating first half possession against a heavier Sandal
YORK City right-back Graeme Law is back in business. Law has started in all of Billy McEwan's first three games in charge after being left on the fringes for four months. The former Scottish Under-19 international failed to start a game under McEwan's
York may be beautiful in winter, but the snow is not much fun for those who work outdoors. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. YORK takes on a fairytale appearance when its ancient walls and buildings are draped in snow. It is great for the kids - and for tourists
Revisiting some of these original rap classics from the early 1980s, it's hard to imagine how many Americans were shocked by the Sugarhill Gang and its most prominent artist, Grandmaster Flash. Compared with the crudeness of Snoop Dogg today, Sugar Hill
London indie quartet Bloc Party are the talk of the town, constantly being compared with Franz Ferdinand. Do they live up to the hype? Yes and no. Edgy, post-punk guitars aside, Bloc Party are not really like the Scots in sound or image. Nor, tellingly
THIRTEEN years... that's how long I've been urging on The Frames, not once suspecting they had an album this good in them. They have always been a good listen - from the moment Glen Hansard's band sprang to fame on the back of his appearance in 1992's
A York jockey, a York trainer and a Yorkshire Lad are all worth serious consideration at Wolverhampton tomorrow as the all-weather Flat circuit helps to keep the racing going while the bad weather hits turf meetings. The jockey concerned is Robert Winston
IN response to Coun Horton's letter (February 14), as a council tenant and having lived at the same address here in Dunnington for 32 years I say Coun Galloway and his fellow Lib Dem councillors are nothing but the latest in a long line of politicians
AS parents with a son attending St Peter's School in York, we express our support for the school's proposal to "extinguish" the public footpath that runs from Clifton through the heart of the campus. We understand there have been a number of objections
IT is still not too late to send in objections to the proposed closure of the Clifton path public right of way. Write to the Acting Director of Environment and Development Services, 9 St Leonard's Place, York, YO1 7ET by tomorrow. You can see details
WALKING into a bank in Malton last Friday I had to pass under two large and by now tatty Christmas bells suspended above the entrance. Turning back towards Wheelgate I saw, caged in festive colours, a large plastic figure, representing either Father Christmas
I FULLY agree with everything Darrell Buttery of the York Civic trust said about the proposed big wheel on the site opposite Clifford's Tower (February 18). When we first read about it, friends and family assumed it was some sort of try-on to test the
'FORGET the car, arrive at Royal Ascot by boat' read your headline (February 21). Fine, great idea. But please, can this company investigate using electric boats? The large diesel trippers' boats are noisy, nastily polluting and not very pleasant to be
I NOTICE that the contractors at Bilborough Top use the old type of sign showing a lane closure ahead, urging 'Get In Lane'. Many drivers, in the great British tradition, get into a single queue at the earliest opportunity, creating a long tailback while
A POPULAR go-karting club set up to help steer York youngsters away from car crime is being forced to close. The City of York Council-run Slicks group was formed in 1998 as a novel way of getting teenagers off the streets, by teaching them basic mechanics
HEAVY smoke poured out of the second storey of a large disused building in York as two dozen fire fighters fought back flames in the early hours of today. Four fire engines and the 100-foot turntable ladder went to the scene at Heworth Green after being
CAMPAIGNERS have won the first stage in their legal battle to block the controversial redevelopment of York's Barbican Centre. A High Court judge has granted Save Our Barbican (SOB) leave to apply for a judicial review of City of York Council's decision
A NEIGHBOUR has told a jury how he found the alleged victim of a samurai sword attack sprawled on the floor with his face covered in blood and cuts. John French, of Kingsway West, Acomb, York, said he went to Steven Johnson's upstairs flat near his home
A MACABRE mystery from York's ancient past has been uncovered in a city street. Experts from York Archaeological Trust have unearthed an "extraordinary" Roman cemetery near The Mount. They found 56 skeletons, of 49 young men and seven children - perhaps
WITH snow on the ground and more expected to fall, these are worrying moments for Elvington villagers. They fear that when the cold snap ends, melting snow will cause the River Derwent to burst its banks again. The misery this would bring is all too well
CITY of York Council has taken a lot of flak over the proposal to install a huge Ferris wheel by the riverside. Many residents were shocked that the authority would plan to bring such a massive fairground attraction on to its land at Tower Gardens. Now
LAST night's concert opened with a sensitive account of Faur's musical suite, Pelleas et Melisande. From the off, the playing was magnetically seductive and the balance spot on, for example in the woodwind commentaries against the sweeping spinning wheel
COACH Mick Cook reckons his York City Knights side will have to be on form to overcome the banana skin Powergen Challenge Cup third round tie at Elland. The Halifax-based amateurs are outsiders for the Pennine League championship, one of the strongest
Welcome to York & District Citizen's Advice Bureau's monthly advice column. Each month we attempt to answer questions on different subjects. This month it is myths that shops would have you believe. SOME traders will tell you anything to make you
