Wednesday, May 25, 2005 100 years ago A kettle designed on scientific principles was the invention of Mr W H Webster, ironmonger, of 7 and 8 Jubbergate, York. The kettle had neither lid nor spout, but an orifice, which acted for both, and was infinitely
TO say that passive inhalation of vehicle exhaust fumes day after day should not affect healthy people is ludicrous ('Clean air targets', Letters, May 19). Stationary or slow moving traffic, as occurs in Gillygate, Bootham etc, is the worst atmospheric
I AM outraged that City of York Council has ordered the residents on St Helen's Road to remove their cars during Ascot week. Who do they think they are? The council put a note through the letter box stating we are banned from parking outside our houses
I HAD to go to York Hospital's casualty department the other day after a minor accident left me with a tiny fragment of steel embedded in my eyeball. After a thorough examination I was then taken to the eye clinic. Again I was examined and told that,
YORK and District Against Motor Neurone Disease is a small local charity helping patients suffering from this terrible disease living within a 20 mile radius of York. We employ a nurse on a part-time basis who offers help and advice to the patients and
WE thank Evening Press readers who voted for our beloved Jack Russell terrier Jack to become Pet Idol 2005. We also thank Lorraine Taylor who presented the lovely glass trophy on behalf of Burgess Feeds who sponsored the competition and brave Evening
I WRITE in response to Mrs Kildip James' letter about the Race For Life (May 19). Cancer Research UK have been delighted and overwhelmed by the support of women in York for Race For Life. This event reached its capacity of 5,500 entrants more than two
REGARDING the 60,000 green wheelie bins, I wonder how many residents compost their own garden waste, and how many have been asked if they want another bin parked on their property? Consultation is a good way of finding out, if only the council would use
WE write in response to your coverage of the roadside demonstration in Fulford (May 20). As Fulford residents we know about the traffic, and the growing problem it poses. However, on demo morning we were surprised at how busy it was at 8am (we know City
YOUR account of the A19 protest misquotes me as saying the plans include building five new access roads for the planned housing development at Germany Beck. One of the primary objections to the development is the city council's insistence on a single
I thought it was great to see all the kids playing tag rugby and getting their faces painted on Sunday at the Hunslet game - it was a real family day. I always look at it that the more people there are watching the game, the better the game projects itself
STEPHEN LEWIS takes a closer look at Gordon Brown's homebuyers' revolution. GORDON Brown is today expected to unveil details of his plans to turn Britain into a nation of home-owners. Under the ambitious scheme, thousands of struggling first-time buyers
STRETCH limos, sports cars and an open top bus were among the vehicles dropping off pupils for the Huntington School leavers' ball. The end of the school year was celebrated by students from the school with a posh knees-up at a York hotel on Friday. Pupils
Mick Easterby, who has a wonderful record of winners at Wetherby, will be relying on his granddaughter to add to his tally tomorrow evening. Jacqueline Coward, who has been successful in point-to-point racing, bids for her first win under National Hunt
LUCY Butcher will be looking to carve up the opposition in the European National Hockey Trophy this summer when she takes the wing for Wales Under-18s for the first time. The 16-year-old Year 11 student at Pocklington School will be jetting out to Lithuania
PROPERTY buyers will be able to find out more about the buy-to-let business at a seminar near York. The seminar is being run by mortage broker The Money Centre as part of a series of 24 free events across the country. It will show investors how to expand
Darren Gough was today playing in his first Championship match on his old Headingley stamping-ground since leaving Yorkshire to join Essex at the start of last season. He could not play in the 2004 curtain-raiser at his former headquarters because he
COUNCIL taxpayers in York have been assured that the costs of bringing Royal Ascot to the city will not fall on them. City of York Council said it had received £315,000 in funding from Yorkshire Forward to help it deal with the event. A spokeswoman said
CONVICTED criminals were successfully diverted from lives of crime thanks to the efforts of North Yorkshire probation workers, according to a new report. Government inspectors found that the county's post-offending service, which also covers York, was
THREE late chub taken fishing caster a foot deep on peg 24 were enough to secure Jason Suter (York Tackle) the points he needed to secure the York Tackle-sponsored Spring League. The final round fished at Elvington Lake saw many contestants struggle to
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook might be developing a "Tinkerman" image for himself - but he is unconcerned by such a tag. The nickname was originally devised last year for former Chelsea football boss Claudio Ranieri after he altered his line-ups on
SAMURAI swords were one step closer to being banned today, after the Home Secretary pledged to review the law surrounding the deadly weapons. Charles Clarke said he was "ready to look" at tightening laws regarding ownership of the ceremonial knives which
When I exposed to public ridicule the chaos that reigns within my addled brain, in this column last week, I did so partly because confession is good for the soul. But part of me was also hoping that by detailing exactly how absent my mind can be, I might
ALWAYS interesting, to see how others see us. After reading in last night's Evening Press that York was considered a place of "extraordinary cultural and historic wealth" by the authors of the Lonely Planet guide to Great Britain, the Diary couldn't resist
A RACE night will be held on Friday to raise money for York City's Centre of Excellence. Maria Duckworth, the parent of Under-14s academy player Michael, has arranged the evening, which will take place at the Lysander Arms in Rawcliffe from 8pm. Race
THE council's political masters would rather watch while York chokes than get serious about exhaust fumes. Air quality rules are broken at five locations on the inner ring road. Gillygate and Fishergate are so bad that, with the council "tinkering round
WE seem to live in a society where we enjoy criticising instead of valuing such services as our National Health Service, the police or our education system. So I wish to praise the medical service. I awoke in severe pain early one morning and it would
WHEN will the Highways Agency bite the bullet and dual the A64 the whole way from York to Scarborough? The prevarication of that body down many years has cost North Yorkshire millions in wasted time, pollution and opportunities. The £2.5 million now being
I WISH like to clarify the situation regarding York's Race For Life following Mrs James' comments. The event has grown in popularity to such an extent that we were forced to address the number of people taking part on safety grounds. City of York Council
UP to six top BARLA teams are set to be involved in this year's York International 9s. The tournament in previous years has been predominantly for developing clubs, but six from BARLA (British Amateur Rugby League Association), which is widely regarded
YORK Acorn ARLC Under-14s have turned their fortunes around to enjoy a wonderful season. The team lost their first game of the season but remained unbeaten since then to win the Yorkshire Junior League division three title and also lift the York and District
CANON Lee School make all the right moves when it comes to chess. Their Under 14s have just won the York and District Schools' Chess Championship for the fourth time in six years. The school, started encouraging chess in 2000 and since then have won 11
NOMINATIONS from schools are being sought for the North Yorkshire Schools' Athletic Association's Regional Combined Events athletics team at Jarrow on June 24 and 25. Junior, intermediate and senior age groups will battle it out on both the days, while
HUNDREDS of employees will be finding out more about computers, self-defence and voluntary work during Learning At Work Day. The national event has been organised by the Campaign For Learning and involves businesses from across York and North Yorkshire
WHEN it comes to delicious treats at Royal Ascot, this North Yorkshire company has made it a one-horse race. The Chocolate Factory launched these unusual bespoke chocolate horse figures to mark the festival of racing in York. The company, which creates
ANOTHER York post office is to close. The Eastholme Drive Post Office, in Rawcliffe, will shut down on June 29. Though it will then cease to trade as a post office, the newsagent business there will continue to operate. The Post Office said it had terminated
THE Queen will be coming to York for Royal Ascot - and she plans to attend every day of the meeting, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal today. The official confirmation given to the Press by Buckingham Palace ends months of "will she, won't she?
A CHRISTIAN group is planning to open a youth caf in York city centre, where homeless and other vulnerable young people could find help. York Youth For Christ says it wants to extend its Bridges Of York project to provide a safe place to go for people
A NEW landlord and landlady have taken over a York pub - with ambitious plans to restore it to its former glory - after the previous owners went into voluntary liquidation. Robin Watson and his fiance, Susan Meek, are refurbishing The Shoulder Of Mutton
GNER is getting well on track with train times, with more than 90 per cent of its services on time. Figures for April show the York-based East Coast train operator had 90.4 per cent of all its train running on time - a rise of 3.9 per cent on the previous
THREE out of four pensioners believe the NHS in York has improved over the past five years, according to a new survey carried out by city MP Hugh Bayley. An interviewer questioned 126 pensioners by telephone on behalf of the MP, to canvas their views
EASINGWOLD lost their first game of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League season when they went down by 43 runs to Thirsk in the first division. Although Gavin Rees bowled tidily for the hosts, Mark Cook (25), Dean Bramley (69no) and Simon Schwerdt (40no
WHAT is the value of art? We could debate that all day and all of the night, and friendships would fray, just as they do in Yasmina Reza's global hit, the punchy Parisian comedy Art. French films would have you believe that our neighbours across the Channel
GREEN belt land is in more danger than ever before, according to countryside campaigners. A report published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) claimed a pattern had emerged of sustained attacks on green belts across the country. The
ACOMB'S Andy Tute led the charge as the York and District Senior Cricket League extracted full revenge on their East Yorkshire Alliance counterparts. EYA had beaten York in last year's semi-final of the Yorkshire Inter-League Cricket Competition but there
THE former Lord Mayor of York today defended herself against claims that she "disgraced the city" by dressing casually during an official visit. War hero Bernard Hallas criticised Coun Janet Looker for dressing in jeans, a T-shirt and trainers during
Darren Gough was today playing in his first Championship match on his old Headingley stamping-ground since leaving Yorkshire to join Essex at the start of last season. He could not play in the 2004 curtain-raiser at his former headquarters because he
RAIL lines out of York had to be closed after a skip lorry smashed into a bridge. British Transport Police closed two lines for 15 minutes after the accident at the junction of Leeman Road and Kingsland Terrace. The lorry driver was taken to hospital
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook might be developing a "Tinkerman" image for himself - but he is unconcerned by such a tag. The nickname was originally devised last year for former Chelsea football boss Claudio Ranieri after he altered his line-ups on
