IT cannot be said City of York Council has not been at the forefront of attempting to keep the city centre cleaner - chewing gum removal, general litter control, dog fouling, graffiti, for example. Indeed penalties for offences are increasing. However
LAST Sunday I went to the Rowntree Park Birthday Celebration and I had a really pleasant afternoon in wonderful surroundings. Unfortunately, my experience was tainted by the amount of goose droppings all over the grass and footpaths making it impossible
I WRITE in response to the letter from Heather Causnett about City of York Council's latest initiative to combat litter (July 14). We have seen a significant improvement in cleanliness standards over the past 12 months, but we cannot rest on our laurels
I READ with interest the article about York and no doubt most other city centres which are doing battle to keep our pavements "gum free". My husband and I recently enjoyed a few days away in Berlin celebrating our wedding anniversary. The streets were
AM I the only one sick of the Harry Potter hype? Oscar Wilde said: "A book is well written, or badly written." Harry Potter stories are badly written, have poor grammar, a thin storyline and are rather silly, and that is a quote from a 15-year-old reader
J M JONES' letter (July 21) cannot pass without comment. The Asian restaurant workers (what an assumption!) seen walking down Micklegate who "seem sometimes to have an attitude problem" have probably just finished a long, poorly-paid shift at work, or
Banish school holiday boredom; get your children to help save the planet. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. AAH, it's the summer holidays again. Endless weeks of trying to keep the little horrors entertained - and of trying to get them to do something more active
Speed will be at a premium in the Audi Stakes over five furlongs at Goodwood tomorrow. Mecca's Mate is napped to take the honours on her way to bidding for a remarkable double on the Sussex course. North Yorkshire trainer David Barker's plan is to run
Schools may be out for summer, but for some talented York youngsters term did not end with the last bell on Friday. Education reporter HAYDN LEWIS spoke to students who have enrolled on summer schools and their parents who are keen for them to carry on
Cricket statisticians found themselves in seventh heaven at Headingley where Anthony McGrath and Phil Jaques posted all sorts of records for Yorkshire during a massive stand of 310 for the third wicket in the Championship match against Derbyshire. Jaques
CLOSING your company smoke room could be a breath of fresh air for your staff, business and profits. Consulting with your staff about your plans will give them a chance to decide whether this could be the right time for them to stop smoking for good.
Independent financial adviser Yvonne Goodwin of Pearson Jones, which has a branch above Browns department store in Davygate, York, has won the overall Life And Pensions IFA of the Year, along with the Individual Pensions IFA of the Year. The accolades
YELLOW lines banning evening parking will start being scrapped in parts of York city centre from next month. City of York Council's executive finally agreed yesterday to replace lines with parking meters in nine key streets. Officers revealed that they
THE UK amateur premiere of The Full Monty is being unzipped here in York, and there won't be a hotter ticket in town all summer. You all know the 1997 film but you may not know the musical, the Broadway show that swapped Tom Jones and Hot Chocolate for
FORMER ack-ack girl Edna Storr said today she was "elated" after discovering that hers was the only name on the new memorial to the women of the Second World War. Mrs Storr, 81, of Cedar Crescent, Selby, was attending the unveiling of the £1 million bronzed
PEOPLE selling their cars in York and North Yorkshire have been urged to keep hold of their cash by trading standards chiefs. The warning follows a number of calls from residents in the region who have received phone calls from companies claiming to have
YORKSHIRE folk will get the chance to celebrate their heritage with pride on Yorkshire Day. A host of events are being held in York and around the country to mark the prestigious historic event on Monday. The main event in York is the reading of the traditional
A NEW plan to replace a York pub with flats has been given the go-ahead. Alliance and Mutual Pubs put forward the revised scheme to transform The Poacher, in Front Street, Acomb, into four flats. The original plan would have seen the pub demolished and
WORRIED residents have hit out at plans for late-night drinking at a pub in the South Bank area of York. Householders living near The Knavesmire pub, in Albemarle Road, claim proposals to stay open until as late as 1am would leave them and their children
SESSAY wrapped up the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League championship with two games to spare after beating challengers Newburgh. Newburgh made 101-5 with James Banks (21), Tom Banks (28) and Ben Walker (22no) among the runs. Tommy Kay got Sessay's innings
York City boss Billy McEwan is calling on the city to help change the Minstermen's fortunes. The appeal, which comes just days after the manager told negative fans to stay away, was made at a club roadshow at Malton last night on the same day as an £80,000
THESE days you can get a degree in football business studies. And you need one to explain the finances of a game which sees one club poised to spend £60 million on a single striker, and another struggle to find a few thousand pounds to treat injured players
Alfie's initial success always seemed too good to be true: the NME were present at, and impressed by, their first- ever gig, and they gained an early fan and mentor in Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy). However, although they have continued to tour and
ANDY Bishop is poised to be given his first pre-season run-out for a York City XI at Ossett Town tonight. The 22-year-old striker, who netted 12 times for the Minstermen last season, is ready to return to action after completing his rehabilitation from
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 100 years ago The York City Engineer had inspected the bath at Acomb landing, and he suggested that it should be protected by boarding up the openings between the louvres and on the underside of the wall, so as to keep out the
CLOSING your company smoke room could be a breath of fresh air for your staff, business and profits. Consulting with your staff about your plans will give them a chance to decide whether this could be the right time for them to stop smoking for good.
LAST week my son was unfortunate enough to lose his wallet out of his pocket on his way home from work somewhere on the cycle track between James Street and Kitchener Street. After a long search we presumed it wouldn't be seen again. There was a little
I AM no fan of cars and those who use them unnecessarily or too much. Therefore I was pleased to read about ID Oils supplying "biodiesel" to car owners and businesses, which enables vehicles to be greener, because the fuel is renewable, made from plants
MY name is Shane Kelleher, I am a student in the Department of Archaeology in York. For my MA dissertation I am researching the Blue Coat School at St Anthony's Hall in York. I am particularly interested in how the building itself and the individual rooms
MONICA Wusteman rather arrogantly accuses a correspondent of ignorance because he dares to have a different slant on the complex history of the Israel/Palestine conflict to her and her friends in the York Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Letters, July 20
ALL the violence from whatever side in the conflict is to be condemned, but in Mr Balejcsik's world, Israel is made to seem as innocent as Mary Poppins. He says Israel never knowingly kills civilians yet fails to explain how such a statement is compatible
The link-up between London Broncos and Harlequins will give the Broncos a bit more stability. The Broncos have been kicked about from one ground to another in recent years and they need somewhere they can call home - for the supporters as much as anything
The spend by our National Health Service (NHS) was £56bn in 2002/3 and is set to increase steeply to £90bn in 2007/8. It has been proposed that about 1.5 per cent of this money should be allocated to research and development (R&D), although the £416m
POWERFUL posters which aim to lift the lid on domestic abuse feature a little girl covered in paint and bearing the words 'For this little girl.......the fun stops here'. The head-turning images will be appearing across Hambleton - after the Don't Suffer
HUMAN china dolls taking tea in a shop window gave York a taste of the unexpected. Former St John College drama students Hellen Ward, 24, and Dorothy Fenwick, 22, put on the unusual street performance in Gillygate. "It's a piece of theatre called 'a happening
Leeds United goalkeeper Ian Bennett saved a penalty from former Elland Road trainee Tom Newey in a 1-1 draw at Grimsby last night. The home side took the lead after only 12 minutes with a goal by ex-York City loanee Michael Reddy. Frazer Richardson equalised
YELLOW lines banning evening parking will start being scrapped in parts of York city centre from next month. City of York Council's executive finally agreed yesterday to replace lines with parking meters in nine key streets. Officers revealed that they
YOUNG anglers were shown the way home by 13-year-old May Potter in the first Smarties Cup sponsored by York-based confectionery giants Nestl Rowntree. The fixture drew a field of 44 of the best junior anglers in the North East to the Langwith Lakes complex
BOSSES at York Hospital were today celebrating being back on top as one of the best-rated hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved all its key targets this year - which meant it jumped from two stars to three in the annual performance indicators
ANDY Bishop is poised to be given his first pre-season run-out for a York City XI at Ossett Town tonight. The 22-year-old striker, who netted 12 times for the Minstermen last season, is ready to return to action after completing his rehabilitation from
THE stringent traffic controls for Royal Ascot could be repeated at other major events on York's Knavesmire - if local people agree. City council members agreed at their full meeting last night that residents and businesses across York should be given
MEANWHILE, York Hospital is back at the top of the league, its three star status regained. Our congratulations to all involved. Losing one star was a disappointment, but the hospital rose to the challenge, cleaned up its act and fully deserves today's
TWO thousand pounds on make-up since 1999. Now, I ask you, does that really seem such a lot when you're entering the full bloom of middle youth and starting to discover its blessings of thread veins, eye bags, slack jowls and wrinkles? When you've got
"FRIENDS, Romans, countrymen. Lend me your... ugh." Next week sees the return of the York Roman Festival, bigger, hairier and more fun than Russell Crowe in a toga. And top billing must go to the talk entitled: "What Roman poo can tell us about the Roman
York City boss Billy McEwan is calling on the city to help change the Minstermen's fortunes. The appeal, which comes just days after the manager told negative fans to stay away, was made at a club roadshow at Malton last night on the same day as an £80,000
