Monday, July 4, 2005 100 years ago At a meeting of York City Council, the Chairman related how after giving permission for a band to play in the Clarence Gardens on the previous Sunday evening he went down to see if it was appreciated by the citizens,
A new report looking at how to manage the growing number of cars on York's outer ring road has predicted a horrible future if action is not taken to curb traffic. STEVE CARROLL looks at the price of doing nothing. AS doomsday scenarios go, the future
There's no Attraction in tomorrow's line-up for the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, but the Group 1 fillies' race still ranks as a major attraction on the opening day of the July meeting at HQ. The Mark Johnston-trained Attraction has been scratched from
Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League premier division leaders Clifton Alliance enjoyed a century opening stand when they crossed the Ouse to visit Acomb. Aussie Danny Harris took over as premier division leading run scorer when he
Stamford Bridge's overseas star Lorenzo Ingram is on the brink of becoming the first batsman in Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League to score 1,000 runs by the halfway stage of the season. Starting Saturday's division one game against
Clifton Alliance's batsmen blazed away in the second team game at home to Acomb in division three. Their freewheeling approach saw them tot up 236 all out in 43 overs. Paul Atkinson made 66, John Myers 40, Paul Walton 44 and Mick Knowles 34 not out, while
Dunnington continued on their all-conquering way in division five, thrashing Whitkirk by 150 runs. Their ninth win in 11 games was watched by skipper Alan Jackson, who is recovering after being taken ill three weeks ago while batting. Ian Burgess scored
ROWNTREE teenager Matt Horner led the way as Hemingbrough lost their unbeaten record in division six. The 13-year-old spinner took a career best 5-33 in 12 overs. Batting first, Rowntree made 203-8, Tony Thomson scoring 57. Other runs came from Alan Roberts
EXPANDING S Harrison Construction Ltd of Malton has ventured for the first time into West Yorkshire with work on a new £4 million development of extra care housing facilities in Bradford. The work, on behalf of Housing 21, will provide 40 homes and communal
IN response to the report 'Park & Ride sees huge rise' (June 30), even if you don't use this service, you are still made to pay for it by using the city centre car parks and having to pay sky high parking charges. No wonder there has been a massive
I HAVE just received my copy of the city council newsletter for the rural west York ward. I read with interest the news that the villages in the ward, namely Copmanthorpe, Askham Bryan, Rufforth, Poppleton, Hessay and Knapton, are to receive a special
THE North Yorkshire Branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust says a big thank you to all those people who made a contribution at our street collection on Saturday, June 25 in York. We received a total of £534.11 in donations. Our thanks also to all those who
The Press has finally hit rock bottom with its cheap and ill-tempered rant about parking passes. Allow me to take it personally. On being elected two years ago I found our basic councillor allowance of about £5,862 had been calculated to ensure we received
Yorkshire virtually waved goodbye to any chance of advancing to the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup when they lost by six wickets to Nottinghamshire at Headingley yesterday, their third consecutive defeat. They must now concentrate hard on beating
I SUGGEST the newly-formed farm shops curb their eagerness to charge more for freshness. I have visited several of these places close to York and find, despite the fact that the fields are often only yards away, I have to pay sometimes twice as much as
WELL, well... so now we know, the well-off council house tenants in York can afford to subsidise their poorer neighbours in London, Manchester and Birmingham (June 23). Good Marxist egalitarian New Labour philosophy I suppose, but I am not so sure many
YORK Cricket Club enjoyed a double success over the weekend but the achievement was not without its alarms. Saturday was the most comfortable win with a nine-wicket Yorkshire League victory at Sheffield United which leaves Marcus Wood's side 15 points
Change was on everyone's lips this weekend. The world was tuned into Saturday's Live 8 concerts, set-up to focus the world's political eyes on the upcoming G8 summit and a mission to reform aid to poverty-stricken countries. And change was also on the
AN INNOVATIVE help group for residents whose lives are blighted by neighbours from hell will be piloted in two York areas. People in the Foxwood and Cornlands estates will be among the first to benefit from a one-to-one support and advice group headed
THE team which ensures that a tipple in York is exactly what it should be has been hailed as the best in the country. The food and safety unit at City of York Council has won a prestigious gold award for its work in tackling "spirit substitution" in pubs
EDUCATION chiefs in York are celebrating an £8 million project that will lead the way for schools across the country. The new flagship children's centre at Hob Moor in Acomb will be the first of its kind in the country to house a special school and mainstream
THE woman passenger in this car had a lucky escape after it was involved in a three-car smash near York. The driver of this VW Golf was in collision with the back of a Ford Transit pick-up truck while it was turning into the Vale of York Caravan Park,
SENIOR police officers have created a new £34,000 role to raise extra cash for the North Yorkshire force's coffers. They were this week expected to appoint their first "income generation manager", a role aimed at finding new sources of money. The appointee
YORK City Knights literally upped the pace in their challenge for the National League Two title yesterday after wearing down Keighley Cougars at Huntington Stadium. The Knights nipped a potential losing streak in the bud with a 44-16 win over a weary-looking
BRIDE-TO-BE Kathryn Lang was on cloud nine when her boyfriend popped the question in a hot air balloon. Romantic Paul Bradley took Kathryn up, up and away to propose a mile above York, Malton and Scarborough. After he secured her consent, the happy couple
IT was sensational stuff. The Who confirmed their status as the greatest ever live band. Yorkshire's Kaiser Chiefs wowed America. Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela brought gravitas, and York MP Hugh Bayley, whose concern for the plight of Africa is older
AN exhibition of pictures by 18th century artist George Stubbs at the National Gallery in London is wowing critics and public alike. Most famous for his paintings of horses, Stubbs' eye for detail has been described as breathtaking. So perhaps it is time
KEY elements of the Royal Ascot at York traffic system will be used again for the John Smith's meeting later this week. City of York Council said today it wanted traffic to flow in and out of the city with the minimum of disruption and inconvenience to
THE man planning to refurbish and reopen York's Barbican Centre warned today he will abandon the £3 million scheme if he is refused a late licence. Tony Knox, who estimates his company, Absolute Leisure, has already invested about £200,000 in preparing
YORK City Knights literally upped the pace in their challenge for the National League Two title yesterday after wearing down Keighley Cougars at Huntington Stadium. The Knights nipped a potential losing streak in the bud with a 44-16 win over a weary-looking
HISTORY was quietly made at the Mansion House in York last Friday when a group of five people were given a guided tour of the Georgian building. Such tours will now take place every week until Christmas, the first time the Mansion House has been regularly
WE appealed for more information on the Agency For Servants, run by Mary Ann Stroud, once found at 43 Coney Street, York. Many thanks to Christine Lancaster, granddaughter of the great York postcard publisher James W Arthur, who brought in this picture
EDUCATION chiefs in York are celebrating an £8 million project that will lead the way for schools across the country. The new flagship children's centre at Hob Moor in Acomb will be the first of its kind in the country to house a special school and mainstream
IN the July edition of Your City, the city fathers proudly announce their intention to paint the railings on Clifton Bridge. But a much stronger message is given out by way of the accompanying photograph of the bridge which accompanied the report. That
AS German students visiting York from June 11 to 17, we had many fears. What if the English were polite but reserved or we could not adapt to the your lifestyle? But, most of all, what if we were bored in our free time and we were not able to communicate
YORK Civic Trust congratulates all those responsible for ensuring Royal Ascot at York was such a success. So many organisations and people worked tirelessly to make the event run smoothly. Congratulations to William Derby, chief executive and clerk of
MY sincere thanks goes to all who helped me survive a near fatal collapse on Thursday, June 23 at the Lysander Arms. Thanks to Christine, Dave and Mark, the ambulance paramedics, the consultants and all the excellent nursing staff in the coronary care
ONCE again planners have ignored York Civic Trust and even English Heritage by allowing an out-of-character building within the city ('City homes branded inept', June 30). Hardly surprising because I suspect many planners in York were not born or educated
When I was a child I had trouble spelling the word 'eighth' (it still doesn't look right to me); when I was a teenager I had trouble getting served; when I was in my twenties I had trouble with men; and now I've lurched into my thirties I seem to be having
AN ENGLAND football star joined thousands of excited music fans who flocked to North Yorkshire to watch three pop acts perform, despite the alternative attraction of Live 8. Girls Aloud, soulful heartthrob Lemar, and boy band Blazin' Squad, topped the
Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League premier division leaders Clifton Alliance enjoyed a century opening stand when they crossed the Ouse to visit Acomb. Aussie Danny Harris took over as premier division leading run scorer when he
AT LEAST 400 people from York are believed to have been among the 200,000 who took part in the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh on Saturday. Among those who travelled up from York was MP Hugh Bayley who told a rally: "Today is a good start, but
YORK Cricket Club enjoyed a double success over the weekend but the achievement was not without its alarms. Saturday was the most comfortable win with a nine-wicket Yorkshire League victory at Sheffield United which leaves Marcus Wood's side 15 points
Yorkshire virtually waved goodbye to any chance of advancing to the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup when they lost by six wickets to Nottinghamshire at Headingley on Sunday, their third consecutive defeat. They must now concentrate hard on beating
