PLAY-OFF chasers Accrington Stanley will go into Easter Monday's home clash against York City keen to stretch their unbeaten run at the Crown Ground to a 12th game. John Coleman's men last lost a home match on December 18 - a 3-0 defeat against Dagenham
I Don't wish to tread on the toes of my esteemed TV writer- colleague, Julian Cole, but I have to start Tipping's Tipples this week with a reference to the gogglebox. I like to watch University Challenge hosted by Jeremy Paxman. Heaven knows why, I think
THE last time we visited this venue it appeared more user friendly for a snack. We subsequently discovered that it had been winner of the Best Restaurant Tourism Award 2003/4. On this occasion we were the only customers. We found it difficult to order
In the past we have always had to rely on the Americans for election entertainment. This included personal slurs and attacks on the opposition, below- the-belt campaign tactics with the odd emotive, moral debate thrown in for good measure. We are used
Gina Parkinson sings the praises of a climbing clematis that offers spectacular rewards in the spring. THERE are plenty of spring flowers beginning to fill our gardens at the end of March: daffodils, of course, as well as pulmonaria and crocus, euphorbia
Mark Johnston's ultra-powerful North Yorkshire yard, which has sent out more than 100 winners in each of the last 11 years, rolls into action at Musselburgh tomorrow. On day two of the Flat turf season, which started this afternoon at Kempton, Middleham-based
TAKE a trip down Penny Lane and re-live those Beatlemania days when the Fab Four could do nothing but Please, Please you. Following the phenomenal success of the 2004 International Beatles Festival, the 2005 event in Liverpool is expected to be even bigger
IT features one of the world's largest collections of arms and armour but it was a little ferret called Scratchy who captured my daughter's imagination. Before we entered the main galleries at the Royal Armouries Museum, we had taken a diversion to the
THERE was little to play for at South Leeds Stadium last night, so any moans and groans about the lack of entertainment must be somewhat tempered. York City Knights and hosts Hunslet Hawks played out an uninspiring 18-12 home win in the final game of
Police launch new crackdown on 'hooligan' motorcyclists. NO VALUE can be placed on human life - but road safety chiefs have revealed that the material cost of each fatal motorcycle accident in North Yorkshire is a staggering £1.5 million. The figure was
EASTER family fun comes in all different shapes and sizes this year. For chocoholics who fancy splashing out on a loved one this Easter, what about this egg-straordinary creation seen in the window of Bettys in York? This gigantic made-to-order Easter
THESE dramatic CCTV images show the terrifying moment when a hammer-wielding man went on a violent rampage at a York council office. Shocked staff ran for cover when the man calmly walked to the cashiers' desks at the city finance office and attacked
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook remained confident and upbeat ahead of Monday's big league opener, despite last night's poor loss at Hunslet. The under-par Knights fell 18-12 at South Leeds Stadium in their last Northern Rail Cup group match before
THREE is the most inspirational number for Malton and Norton Golf Club captain Eddie Ruddock. He signs off his reign as captain next week in what will be his 33rd year of membership of the Welham Park-based club. And to crown his eventful captaincy he
YORK City Knights are hoping family fun will help bring a bumper crowd to Huntington Stadium for Bank Holiday Monday's long-awaited league opener. The Knights face likely promotion rivals Swinton Lions in the first game of the LHF National League Two
I WISH to clarify the situation about cycle use during Royal Ascot at York. Cyclists will be able to use the city's road network as normal during Ascot week, but they will have to follow the general restrictions applying to all traffic outlined in the
THREE is the most inspirational number for Malton and Norton Golf Club captain Eddie Ruddock. He signs off his reign as captain next week in what will be his 33rd year of membership of the Welham Park-based club. And to crown his eventful captaincy he
YORK City Knights are hoping family fun will help bring a bumper crowd to Huntington Stadium for Bank Holiday Monday's long-awaited league opener. The Knights face likely promotion rivals Swinton Lions in the first game of the LHF National League Two
I READ the account of George Smith and his great courage in rescuing a mother and attempting to rescue her two year-old daughter from a house fire in Tang Hall with a feeling of great admiration ('Hero', March 24). He should get an award for his bravery
MANY people seem to think those lots of Northerners are unfit, but do they know the north is home to the world's biggest half marathon - the BUPA Great North Run, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2005? It's also Britain's biggest running event
IN a recent article in a national newspaper, Ofcom, the new broadcasting regulator, announced the first five-year licence for a community radio service. This is based in the Forest Of Dean, and has a broadcast radius of five km. It caters for a wide range
I SYMPATHISE with David Dellagana's frustration at the inaccuracies in Connaught Court planning application (Letters, March 18). There has been a similar catalogue of events associated with the various applications for the Germany Beck proposal. When
Mrs V Hird (Letters, March 19) appears to be under the impression universities are simply factories for churning out graduates. In fact, I have met several graduates who also held this false impression. Far from being used for only six months of the year
Mr Squirrell is nuts if he thinks Alan Crosby, prosecuted for spraying graffiti on 27 buildings, is an 'artist' (Letters, March 19). Even if the graffiti had artistic merit - which, in Crosby's case, it clearly didn't - spoiling someone else's property
THERE has been much debate about City of York's Council's policy of deploying intelligent bollards and other impediments to control traffic and reduce speed. On roads such as Windmill Lane they have restricted access and carelessly funnelled the flow
THEY'RE a beautiful sight - a host of golden daffodils of Wordsworthian proportions. And they now attract up to 40,000 visitors each April to Farndale on the North York Moors. I decided to visit the scenic dale last weekend with my family to see the wild
Fuming McEwan seeks revenge for rival's jibe. YORK City boss Billy McEwan will use the scathing words of Tamworth manager Mark Cooper to provoke a response from his team ahead of the Easter Monday clash at Accrington Stanley. Cooper claimed to local reporters
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to a former Lady Lumley's School head boy whose first novel is winning rave reviews. PETER Hobbs insists that being head boy of Lady Lumley's School didn't necessarily mean he was the boy everybody loved to hate. Yes, he was a bit
I PLEAD guilty to being the eternal teenager of the early 1970s and having posters of my favourite band, The Osmonds, plastered on my bedroom walls, so it's therefore a great leveller to find out that Merrill Osmond is about to be a grandfather for the
YORK City will take on Accrington Stanley hoping to extend their impressive recent record in Easter Monday fixtures. The Minstermen have lost just twice on the religious holiday since 1983, winning six and drawing nine of the other 15 matches. Chester
A PARISH council has passed a vote of no confidence in City of York councillor Jonathan Morley over his stance on the controversial Derwenthorpe scheme. Osbaldwick Parish Council has also written to York council leader Steve Galloway to deny it ever "
TOUGH new measures to control a crime and booze "hot spot" in the centre of York have won "overwhelming support". Proposals for a special licensing policy in Micklegate and the surrounding area received massive backing following a consultation with licensees
THE hero neighbour who pulled a mother from her burning home, then returned to try to save her young daughter was today praised for his bravery by the child's grandmother. As Jane Harrison said she was "extremely grateful" to Tang Hall resident George
GREEN-FINGERED people in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to ensure that the increase in garden waste recycling continues. With the Easter weekend traditionally signalling the time of year when householders begin dusting off their lawnmowers and
PLAY-OFF chasers Accrington Stanley will go into Easter Monday's home clash against York City keen to stretch their unbeaten run at the Crown Ground to a 12th game. John Coleman's men last lost a home match on December 18 - a 3-0 defeat against Dagenham
YOU won't see the offer in any of York's tourism leaflets, but a whole range of new attractions has been opened for visitors to the city. Rat catching, drain clearance and rubbish collecting are among the new activities competing with Jorvik, the Castle
POLICE have confirmed that a body found hidden under branches in North Yorkshire woodland is that of missing Joanne Nelson. The 22-year-old's body was identified by her grieving family yesterday afternoon, after the tragic discovery a mile north of Brandsby
Fuming McEwan seeks revenge for rival's jibe. YORK City boss Billy McEwan will use the scathing words of Tamworth manager Mark Cooper to provoke a response from his team ahead of the Easter Monday clash at Accrington Stanley. Cooper claimed to local reporters
North Yorkshire Police making £1,000 a day from speeding tickets. MORE than £1,000 a day - that is how much drivers in North Yorkshire are paying out in speeding fines. The news comes as thousands of motorists take to the county's roads today for the
Graham Nash was taking photographs long before he became known as a musician, as he tells Charles Hutchinson. YOU will know Graham Nash from The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. You may know of him as a political campaigner, involved in peace
DAYS of yore graced York Golf Club at its captains' drive-in. In commemoration of the 115-year-old club celebrating the completion of a century at its present Strensall base, the new captain John Pearson and his ladies' counterpart Dawn Clegg used 100
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook remained confident and upbeat ahead of Monday's big league opener, despite last night's poor loss at Hunslet. The under-par Knights fell 18-12 at South Leeds Stadium in their last Northern Rail Cup group match before
I WISH to clarify the situation about cycle use during Royal Ascot at York. Cyclists will be able to use the city's road network as normal during Ascot week, but they will have to follow the general restrictions applying to all traffic outlined in the
In trumpeting the provision of additional car parking for the surgery in Fulford ('More parking for surgery" March 23), Andrew White of the Royal Masons Benevolent Institute omits to mention a key fact. Which is, many existing on-street parking spaces
I WAS delighted to read that York appeared near the bottom of a league of venues for big chain stores ('Flop of the shops', March 24). That is exactly where this lovely, small, charming and historic city should be. If the residents of York wanted our
Easterside Hill seemed appropriate for Easter, so we drove to the Hawnby Hills in the North York Moors National Park and pulled into the car park at Hawnby. The Met Office had promised a heatwave. A red Ferrari F355 Spyder cruised by, as wide as a tractor
