IT constantly amazes me how England can so easily forgive debts throughout the African countries amounting to billions of pounds. It constantly amazes me how it also can spend billions on the unwarranted war in Iraq - and yet it cannot afford a few paltry
THE recommended walking route to York Racecourse shown in your paper shows the route crossing the river just south of the River Foss (June 10). This shows real enterprise on behalf of the council. I assume a Bailey Bridge will be erected over this weekend
I AGREE completely with the writer who wants pubs to be smoke-free as they are in Italy (June 9), and I haven't been to Italy! I noticed in the article about John Grogan that it was claimed only one in four pubs in York would become smoke-free. That's
REFERENCE - David R Fairey's letter (June 9). While I think David's suggestion of using cardboard boxes for supermarket shopping is a good idea to a certain extent, I really do not think there would be sufficient boxes to go round. Using large paid-for
AS a regular passenger on York's comfortable new buses I am offended by Leo Enticknap's comment on my "yobbish behaviour" (June 10). However, I suppose, for my part, I offend car owners by turning down the offer of a lift, preferring to travel by bus.
I DO hope Leo Enticknap will forgive me and indulge me somewhat, but I'm not an expert. However it seems to me that to argue that speed does not kill is a little naive. May I offer an example? I take an engineer's hammer of about 2lbs mass/weight and
I AM not proposing that what the love of my life ordains is enjoyable to her is anything less than essential. But sometimes, in my quieter moments, I question the resulting value of what is achieved by shopping for clothes, in terms of quality of life
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has got just 11 weeks to assemble a fully-functioning squad before his dealing hands are tied by the first ever transfer window in non-League football. Conference clubs were dealt a blow this week with the news that all
Yes... says Ken Taylor, headteacher of Tang Hall Primary School in York, which runs after-school and holiday clubs. I WELCOME the proposals from Ruth Kelly. They would give people choice. So often you hear people say: "I cannot work because I haven't
"Didn't they do well." Bruce Forsyth's famous catchphrase became a clich because of its condescending tone, and it was heard more than once during coverage of England's progress in the Women's Euro 2005 championship. Well didn't they just. After turning
RACEGOERS can beat the traffic and travel to the racecourse in style, if they take to the river during Royal Ascot at York. York Incoming has teamed up with Waterline Cruises to launch Ascotboat - a waterbus running from Skeldergate to the racecourse
PUNTERS stepping off the train at York Station for Royal Ascot will be handed a right royal welcome. GNER's two station business managers, Steve Soards and Mark Smith, will be donning top hat and tails to greet passengers as they arrive in the historic
ROYALTY has arrived on Knavesmire. The Royal Standard was presented at York Racecourse before it was hoisted to signal the arrival of The Queen for five days of racing and high society. It was proudly flown above the racecourse today from the moment the
CAKE makers at Imaginative Icing, in Lendal, York, dreamed up a set of Royal Ascot themed cakes to get passers by in the racing mood. As well as this racing track cake, shown off here by Gill Guilliatt, designed especially for a 60th birthday, customers
DETAILED contingency plans will ensure York's traffic plans will not hit trouble should there be an emergency on the roads during Royal Ascot. But traffic bosses at City of York Council urged residents to be patient while they negotiate their way around
TWO mobile parking attendants are set to ride in for Ascot week in an effort to help traffic run smoothly. The duo will be busy making sure roads around the racecourse are kept clear. On board their Orbit Scooters, the pair have been brought in to issue
Not too keen on the gee-gees? Concerned that the world and his wife are about to descend on York? Fear not. You can avoid it all with CHRIS TITLEY'S top 20 ways to escape R*y*l Asc*t. Stay in 1 Install a flotation tank in your home. Escape from it all
FAYR JAG and Somnus can strike a blow for North Yorkshire when they tackle some of the world's best horses chasing global glory on the final day of the Royal Ascot at York meeting. Both are trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton, near Malton and Fayr
German challenger Martillo and French raider Valixir have been supplemented for the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot at York on Tuesday. The pair were added at a cost of £20,000 each to the Group One contest over a mile and it has attracted a total of
Dubawi, third in the Vodafone Derby last Saturday, is one of 13 to stand their ground in the St James's Palace Stakes on the first day of the Royal Ascot at York meeting. The Godolphin colt, a cosy winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas last month, will be
RYEDALE trainer Tim Easterby reports Somnus to be in tip-top condition ahead of the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot at York a week tomorrow. The Great Habton, near Malton, trainer, who won the six-furlong Group One contest with Fayr Jag 12 months
A CHARITY Ascot fashion show has raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The event, held at the Next Generation health club in Hull Road, York, was attended by around 100 guests who were welcomed with champagne and canaps and shown Ascot
THE stall at Ripon Racecourse spoke volumes. Alongside a colourful display of elegant and ladies hats, perched more traditional Yorkshire headwear - old-fashioned flat caps. Just a week before Royal Ascot, Ladies' Day at Ripon gave fashion-conscious punters
CLERK of the course William Derby is hoping the ground will be good to firm for next week's Royal Ascot at York meeting. The five-day meeting starts on Tuesday and with the current warm spell expected to last into next week, Derby is considering the possibility
AUSTRALIAN powerhouse Starcraft could be one of the stars of Royal Ascot at York. The five-year-old, a multiple Group One winner and now under the guidance of trainer Luca Cumani, is hoping to join Choisir among the Aussie immortals. Choisir, trained
TICKETS for Royal Ascot at York are being sold off at bargain basement prices - because a London promoter can't get rid of them. Front Row Promotions is offering Grandstand tickets for the last three days of the festival, including Ladies' Day, at £40
THEY'RE hard at work preparing for the world's most famous horseracing festival. York Racecourse has been growing over the past few weeks, as course chiefs supervise the building of the bars, restaurants and rooms that will be packed with punters during
ROYAL ASCOT is only days away - and it is time to get your bets on for which celebrities are likely to turn up. With help from a leading betting agent the Evening Press can today reveal the likely odds on which VIPs will be donning their glad-rags for
THEY may not look a lot like thoroughbreds. But these hats at a North Yorkshire charity shop are shifting as quickly as anything on show at Royal Ascot at York later this month. Staff at the Alne Hall Charity Shop, in Long Street, Easingwold, decided
SCAFFOLDERS have been banned from working on buildings near Knavesmire during Royal Ascot at York because of security concerns, the Evening Press can reveal. Council chiefs in the city have confirmed they will not be issuing any licences for scaffold
HUNDREDS of York homeowners could be facing a nasty surprise if they have rented out their homes for Royal Ascot. Research from British Gas has revealed that many renters in the city could fall foul of strict gas safety laws - and could even be risking
A LUXURY stately pad put on the market for the princely rent of more than £30,000 for Royal Ascot has failed to attract a taker. The owners of Sutton Park were hoping wealthy punters would rush to rent the historic home for a week. But the Evening Press
THE traffic plan which aims to save York from roads chaos during Royal Ascot could be wheeled out for other major Knavesmire events. An experimental traffic order, advertised today, reveals the restrictions that will be put in place when York Racecourse
FAMOUS faces will be gracing the catwalk to help fundraisers "glam up" for Royal Ascot. Macmillan Cancer Relief and St Leonard's Hospice, both in York, are to host glamorous fashion shows before the race meeting next month. Tomorrow, guests at the St
A COLOURFUL welcome will greet racegoers arriving in York during Royal Ascot next month. More than 100 festival banners will line the city centre and the main approaches to York during the prestigious race meeting. However, only metres away from a recently
BREAST cancer survivor Julie Riley took the weight off her feet in a fire engine before embarking on a fundraising marathon later this month. North Yorkshire nurse Christine Carpenter surprised onlookers by pounding local streets in her underwear in preparation
HOPES of new flood defences for a village near York have received a big boost from a local business. Now villagers at Elvington are hoping City of York Council will make its own contribution towards the costs. Residents are trying to raise £160,000 to
A YORK post office earmarked for closure will shut nine days earlier than originally planned. The Eastholme Drive Post Office, in Rawcliffe, will close its doors from 1pm on June 20, instead of June 29 as previously stated. The Post Office said the earlier
CRIMEFIGHTERS have named York Police's graffiti-busting campaign as the most successful of its kind ever run in the UK. Crimestoppers regional co-ordinator Detective Sergeant Ian Frogget said the initiative, which was backed by the Evening Press, was
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has got just 11 weeks to assemble a fully-functioning squad before his dealing hands are tied by the first ever transfer window in non-League football. Conference clubs were dealt a blow this week with the news that all
YORK Rugby Union Club will be hosting a summer rugby course from August 1 to 5. The course will be run by Rugby Matters Coaching, which is supported by a several international and Premiership stars who will help with the sessions, answer questions and
THEY could be the key to the future. To happy families, to reducing the divorce rate. "Yes dear." Those two little words formed the basis of an 80-year marriage, or so centenarians Percy and Florence Arrowsmith would have us believe. The couple, from
Tuesday, June 14, 2005 100 years ago The House of Lords Select Committee issued a report on the Sunday Closing (Shops) Bill. The committee were convinced by the evidence that Sunday trading was on the increase, that the Bill was urgently needed, that
Azamour can spoil the Ouija Board comeback party on Knavesmire tomorrow by clinching the Prince of Wales's Stakes for the formidable Irish partnership of trainer John Oxx and jockey Michael Kinane. All eyes will be Ouija Board in this £350,000 Group 1
A NORTY Yorkshire man is swapping the warmth of an office for the bracing conditions of the South Atlantic. Chris Luker, the northern regional technical manager for Morrison Construction, has been appointed as regional manager for the firm's niche operations
THE Helmsley Group of Pocklington will be monitoring the fruits of the huge interest shown in its sponsorship of the Yorkshire Business Convention. A treasure hunt in a classic car was a wheel-of-fortune prize that lured many delegates to the companies
WORK INC has moved in to the Kennels. The interior office furnishers, which had a small 2,000 sq ft office in Harewood Yard on the Harewood estate near Harrogate, has moved 100 yards northwards to take over the remodelled Kennels. The 4,500 sq ft building
PLUG into the knowledge of the University of York. That is the plea to businesses in York, North and East Yorkshire from the man who was confirmed today as the human link between the University of York and industry. Simon Newton has been appointed as
ABOUT £50 million is set to pour into York and North Yorkshire's coffers as Royal Ascot gets under way. Tourism bosses and economics experts believe there could be even more in the city kitty if racecourse crowds are as big as is hoped. As the spotlight
Azamour can spoil the Ouija Board comeback party on Knavesmire tomorrow by clinching the Prince of Wales's Stakes for the formidable Irish partnership of trainer John Oxx and jockey Michael Kinane. All eyes will be Ouija Board in this £350,000 Group 1
ROOMS at York's major city centre hotels were still available to book for Royal Ascot - but running out fast. At the Monkbar Hotel, in St Maurice's Road, there were 24 rooms still up for grabs today, 17 tomorrow, seven on Thursday, 23 on Friday and 24
THIS stunning view of York Racecourse could persuade some Ascot racegoers to leave the hustle and bustle of the track behind. The lucky visitors who have booked this, and 17 other suites, at York's Marriott Hotel will see Knavesmire in all its glory during
THE national media spotlight is on York this week, as the tabloids and broadsheets descend on the city for Royal Ascot. It's going to be five days of flat caps and "all the trimmings" if the boys on Fleet Street have their way, but the Evening Press has
WOULD you like a flake with that? Whether Her Majesty wants one scoop or two, or just fancies a 99, a York company will be on hand to cater for all her ice cream needs. Amid the top hats and frocks, Yorvale Ice Cream will be refreshing racegoers from
THESE are the meeters and greeters who will be providing York visitors with a friendly face during Royal Ascot week. The 36-strong team of City of York Council employees will be sporting eye-catching orange polo shirts and baseball caps emblazoned with
And they're off. As Royal Ascot finally arrives in York, JO HAYWOOD talks to four women working hard behind the scenes. THEY are the cogs that keep the Ascot machine running smoothly. They ensure the punters look good, sleep soundly and are well fed and
ASCOT chiefs have warned racegoers with Royal Enclosure tickets that they must wear a top hat if they are to gain entrance. The racecourse has heard of a number of incidents where people have hired morning suits without also getting a top hat. But Ascot
POLICE armed with electric stun guns will guard The Queen at Royal Ascot in York, the Evening Press can reveal. Specially-trained officers will carry Taser weapons to protect the Royal family during the five-day racing extravaganza. It is the first time
THE roll call of major Royals lining up to tread the Knavesmire turf during Royal Ascot at York can now be revealed by the Evening Press. Some of the Royal Family's top members have agreed to attend the five-day festival of horse racing and high society
THE Evening Press will be bringing Royal Ascot racegoers unrivalled coverage of the historic event, featuring an eight-page supplement on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It will be packed with all the fun, fashion and faces from Knavesmire,
AN Evening Press letter writer tried to reveal to the whole world that my life is a doddle. Now I am really angry. Mike Usherwood took exception to my recent column about the north/south divide over Royal Ascot and wrote: "What an easy job Bill Hearld
Newmarket trainer Mark Wallace has supplemented Benbaun for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot at York next Tuesday. The four-year-old, added to the field at a cost of £12,000, is among 23 horses confirmed for the Group Two dash over five furlongs
ROYAL Ascot and York were always perfect partners, the racing chiefs who brought the meeting to the city said today. A combination of history, tradition and an excellent track meant the choice of York for next week's Royal Ascot was "a decision that almost
TRAVELLERS have been warned of major changes at York Railway Station during Royal Ascot week. Only passengers with valid train tickets will be allowed on to platforms. GNER said it had proved necessary to control platform access to help passengers move
EMERGENCY service providers have urged visitors and residents to be safe, not sorry, during Royal Ascot at York week. Chiefs at North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS) have issued advice
RACEGOERS are being urged to enjoy next week's Royal Ascot at York - because it is unlikely the meeting will be back next year. Ascot chiefs today confirmed they expected to reopen the Berkshire course in time for next year's horseracing and society festival
FED UP with stumbling from one fashion faux pas to the next, with a wardrobe in dire need of a workout? York's answer to TV's Trinny and Susannah are waiting in the wings to guide you through your dilemmas, with tips aplenty for those still searching
THE Royal Ascot at York week has special significance this year for a North Yorkshire man who captures racing's great moments on camera. This will be the 35th year that prize-winning photographer Alec Russell has worked at the Royal meeting and he's eagerly
Heading for Royal Ascot next week? STEPHEN LEWIS offers a few tips on protocol. NOW then. The Queen, it was confirmed recently, will definitely be coming to York for Royal Ascot next week, along with other members of the Royal Family. Grand news for York
THE A64 near York should be back to full speed by tomorrow - just in time for the Royal Ascot meeting. The dual carriageway has been subjected to a 40mph speed limit since work started last year on the construction of an £11 million new flyover at Bilbrough
POLICE officers will seen be "on every street" during Royal Ascot at York, the city's police commander said today. Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick said people would see "more police officers than they have ever seen" around the city when the five-day
PLUSH properties have proved hard to market for Royal Ascot, a specialist letting company confirmed today. York-based Ascot Lets today said posh stately homes and luxury hotels had not been clear winners in the race to rent homes for the big event. Instead
POLICE have pledged to get tough on pickpockets to ensure punters lose money in more traditional ways at Royal Ascot. Seasoned race-goers expect to be hit in the wallet after a few trips to the bookies. But a visit from a pickpocket in bustling crowds
COUNCIL chiefs have signed up 40 authority workers to act as greeters during next month's Royal Ascot at York. The staff, who have been recruited from departments throughout City of York Council, will be paid a £150 bonus for the duties. But council bosses
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?
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
COMMUNICATION at Royal Ascot will be put in place with military efficiency - thanks to the services of a York firm which is providing hundreds of walkie-talkies for the event. Telecommunications firm SiteLink, based at Upper Poppleton, has won a £10,000
A YORK city centre shop is celebrating the sweet smell of success after 125 years of business. Burgins Perfumery, in Coney Street, was originally established by a Mr Burgin as a chemist and perfumery in 1880. Although the premises had been a chemist and
FURIOUS residents today blasted council chiefs after being mistakenly told they faced a five-day parking ban during Royal Ascot at York. People living in Bishopthorpe Road received a leaflet telling them parking would be banned outside their homes from
POIGNANT reminders of airmen who lost their lives on wartime missions from a North Yorkshire RAF base are to be unveiled to a wider audience. Between 1939 and 1945, 2,009 RAF and Canadian airmen wer killed on missions flying out of RAF Linton-on-Ouse
THIS bike-mad paperboy has been left "devastated" after thieves stole his pride and joy - a £500 mountain bike. Thirteen-year-old Evening Press deliver boy Carl Holliday has put out a plea to whoever took his Hard Rock Pro 01 bike from outside Tesco Extra
THE pomp and ceremony of Royal Ascot made its first appearance in York today - for a dry run of the Royal procession. Under murky skies at Knavesmire, York Racecourse prepared for a major highlight of the world-famous five-day meeting. Today's historic
YORK Hospital expects to deal with up to 30 extra patients each day during the Royal Ascot race meeting in York. Health chiefs predicted between 20 and 30 racegoers could descend on York Hospital's accident and emergency department during next month's
YORK Crematorium will suspend funeral services for three hours a day during Royal Ascot, to ensure corteges are not stuck in raceday traffic jams. City of York Council says it is planning a break in funeral services between noon and 3pm, when traffic
STAMFORD Bridge won the battle of the undefeated teams in division nine of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League to leapfrong Sheriff Hutton and take top spot. Anthony Downing and Jane Boddy ensured victory for Bridge by winning 30 games. They then led their
PLANS to build 24 new flats in Heworth have been turned down. City of York Council's planning and transport (east area) sub-committee refused to grant R Yeoman's scheme to build homes on land at Yeoman's Yard in Little Hallfield Road. Councillors gave
COUNCIL leader Steve Galloway warned today that plans to build a new swimming pool and refurbish two others may have already been jeopardised by legal delays over York Barbican Centre's redevelopment. He revealed that he planned to call on the Government
Denise Fowler closed 150 and Sharon Denniss hit the tons for Shepherd 'A' in their York John Smith's Ladies League division two win at Jubilee. Woolpack recovered from a 1-4 deficit against Tang Hall WMC by winning all the pairs, with Sharon Nelson-Chris
A YORK sportsman has been rewarded at the end of his record-breaking county league career. In the season just finished, John Eastwood passed the landmark of playing 150 times in 20 years for York veterans' table tennis team in the Yorkshire League and
YORK Rugby Union Club will be hosting a summer rugby course from August 1 to 5. The course will be run by Rugby Matters Coaching, which is supported by a several international and Premiership stars who will help with the sessions, answer questions and
A VIOLENT arsonist responsible for starting a blaze that caused more than £100,000 damage at York Hospital has been jailed - potentially for the rest of his life. York Crown Court heard how flames a foot high leaped from Stephan Robert Yeomans' bedside
WHAT a day for York. Even a city with 2,000 years of history has never known anything quite like Royal Ascot week. From today, the Queen and the Royal Family have made our home their home, the court relocating here for the first time since Charles I moved
REGARDING the article by Chris Greenwood on security for the Queen at Royal Ascot involving electric stun guns (June 11), it looks as if those who wish to see their sovereign at close quarters could be in for a shock - a big one, 50,000 volts at that.
My wife is one of the nine residents The Retreat intends to move into "mainstream nursing homes" ("Concern Over Ward Closures", May 30). She is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and has been at The Retreat for seven years. When she was placed
AS a resident of Acomb, I too am in the same situation as Mr Coldwell of Green Lane and offer my sympathy to him (June 10). Some time ago a bus stop was placed outside my house, despite my raising objections with the council and First on the grounds of
WITH respect, R Waite's comments regarding the imprisonment of Tony Martin are entirely disingenuous when considered in the context of the rest of his letter (June 9). Mr Martin was not wrongly jailed for defending his property, he was jailed because
HAVING experienced annual false dawns in the past 20 years, I shall only believe in the re-opening of the station at Haxby when it actually takes place. But even then, the overall situation remains largely unchanged for much of the York outer area. There
ROYAL Ascot's not all glamour, you know. York highways chief Peter Evely is spending the entire racing festival in a box. But it won't be the Royal box. Instead our Peter is installed in a booth full of TVs down Fulford way, keeping an unblinking eye
