LEVEL par was not enough to keep afloat Simon Dyson's assault on the Smurfit European Championship. The 27-year-old North Yorkshire favourite posted an even-par 72 in yesterday's second round at the K Club in County Kildare. But allied to his first-round
UNDER the glare of television and in front of a capacity crowd, Yorkshire were made to blush the deepest red in the Twenty-20 Roses match at Old Trafford last night. Lancashire thrashed them by the embarrassing margin of 110 runs, the widest in the competition
FORMER York City defender Jon Maloney will play as a centre forward for a University football team in Alabama next season. Maloney has accepted an all-expenses paid, four-year scholarship in the States and will combine playing football with studying for
RESIDENTS in Hambleton are being asked to voice their views on the future shape of the district. A new plan is being drawn up which will set out proposals and planning policies for the next 15 years. Surgeries are being held in Easingwold and Thirsk in
YORK actor Mark Addy did The Full Monty on the big screen - now amateur actors are taking the musical version of the hit film to a city stage. In the UK amateur premiere of the award-winning musical, the Shipton Theatre Company is presenting The Full
A HOLIDAYMAKER who was told to remove his caravan from a site near York because it was "too old" has launched a legal action against the site's owners. Brian Lee, from Guisborough, has lodged a claim at York County Court for £5,000, alleging breach of
North Yorkshire trainers Alan Swinbank and Robin Bastiman adopt a 'have-saddle-will-travel' policy tomorrow and can be rewarded with a winner apiece at Brighton. Swinbank saddles the nap selection Bartra Rock, who gave notice that his winning turn was
EDDIE LEWIS has been granted a work permit, enabling the American winger to complete his free transfer to Leeds United from Championship rivals Preston. Lewis, 31, had already agreed a two-year contract with a further one year option. United were last
RUSH-hour motorists were held up after a bus caught fire in York due to a suspected electrical fault. Fire crews were alerted to the scene at 6.45am yesterday by six members of the public who reported that the vehicle was "well alight". Police officers
TRIPS to council swimming pools and sports centres in York have slumped, new figures revealed today. The fall in visits to pools - and a drop in customer satisfaction with council leisure provision generally - was today blamed on the Barbican Centre redevelopment
IT was no laughing matter when Tim Clarke lost his job at Terry's. He was among hundreds of workers at the world-famous York chocolate factory who got their marching orders when its closure was announced last year. But instead of kicking his heels on
RAIL passengers will be able to get picked up and dropped at their doorsteps, under radical plans for a new York to London service. A new park & ride "station" in the city is also part of the multi-million package, which backers hope will transform
NORTH YORKSHIRE'S most senior police officer spent nearly £10,000 in nine months. This included travelling to conferences, hosting dinners, and visiting a factory in Austria. The costs are broadly consistent with those incurred by other Chief Constables
Protesters in their tens of thousands spoke out against world poverty today in Scotland. Police expected between 100,000 and 120,000 people to take part in the Make Poverty History march and rally in Edinburgh. Speakers at the rally included two Roman
LAST time they came to York they played in front of a couple of hundred sweaty fans in a small rock club. But it's a long, long way from Fibbers to Philly. That was due to become clear today, with four songs from hotly-tipped musicians the Kaiser Chiefs
