LITTLE Kelsie Copping was a happy, healthy four-year-old schoolgirl before multiple sclerosis took hold of her life. Shortly after she started primary school, Kelsie, now 11, started to have fits and she lost control of the movement in her arm. Her worried
Malton Bacon Factory, the only side to win at Dringhouses last year in Leeper Hare York and District League premier division, were unable to repeat that form on Saturday when they lost 3-2 there. Dringhouses seemed to be coasting to their eighth home
Lee Atkinson and Steve Cross got two goals each as Reserve 'A' leaders Dringhouses beat Malton Bacon Factory 5-0. Adam Fishwick completed the scoring. Second-placed Old Malton beat York St John's 4-3 for their first win in four meetings against the students
Hamilton Panthers, beaten 3-1, suffered only their second defeat in 40 games as they lost away to Reserve 'B' leaders Bishopthorpe. Paul Broadbent hit his third consecutive hat-trick for the home side. Mathew Knight scored Panthers goal. Two goals from
Norton maintained their unbeaten start to the season in division three with a 3-1 win at Strensall. Their scorers were Joe Jefferson, Stuart Ellis and Matthew Johnson. LNER Builders moved into second place behind Norton after winning 5-0 at Bishop Wilton
ADIE Wood scored a hat-trick as Hemingbrough beat Barmby Moor 5-0 in Leeper Hare York and District League division two. Hemingbrough's other scores came from an own goal and a Richard Singh penalty. Selby RSSC won 4-2 at Tadcaster with Sam Farthing and
POOR management in Yorkshire has cost the region nearly £8.77 billion. That is the controversial finding of a detailed study which flays Yorkshire's bad managers for wasting about 22 per cent of time through poorly planned and managed work or inadequate
GREGGS the bakers has appointed five key members of staff to aid its expansion plans in Yorkshire in time for Hallowee'en. The new appointments include two new area managers, a new product development manager, a business analyst and an assistant shop
THE leashold of Lawries Eats And Treats sandwich shop and caf in Bridge Street, York, which had been owned and operated for nine years by Scottish couple David and Caroline Lawries, has been sold to Angela Burns, another Scot, for an undisclosed sum through
THERE were plenty of plusses for the Selby RUFC coaching staff despite the side's 36-10 defeat in a friendly game at home to an impressive Doncaster 2nd XV. Not least of the good points were the performances of their youngsters Anthony Wass in the second
Pocklington got through to the third round of the Powergen Vase when they won 27-16 at lower league side Roundhegians. Pocklington were always ahead, without ever managing to finish off their dogged opponents. They had more skill and pace in most areas
A RESCUE worker from North Yorkshire spoke today of the devastation teams faced in earthquake-hit Pakistan - and the moment that she heard the voices of two boys who were trapped in the rubble. Members of the 14-strong team from the International Rescue
COUNCIL chiefs in York have been unable to find the "culprit" who stole £15,000 from authority coffers. Simon Wiles, City of York Council's director of resources, today said the investigation into the missing cash, which disappeared from authority safes
"IT was a total waste of a life." That was the reaction of a mother after an inquest heard that her son died when he swam in the River Ouse after drinking the equivalent of 16 tots of whisky. Assistant York coroner Jonathan Leach issued a stark warning
A MOTHER today told of the terror she felt when she received a desperate phone call from her young daughter saying a man in a balaclava was trying to abduct her. Nine-year-old Joanne Walker foiled the attacker by hitting him with her umbrella as he chased
With important league games coming up, York RI decided to give players carrying knocks a rest and they paid the penalty as they lost 48-0 to a fluent Barnsley side in the Powergen Junior Cup. RI opened up brightly and took the game to the visitors, Hardman
HEWORTH ARLC's ability to score points has lifted them out of the bottom two in National Conference League division two, but their inability to defend leaves them still deep in the mire. The Villagers were beaten 48-24 by Crosfields in their latest encounter
YORK'S transport boss has apologised for a "misjudgement" after her daughter's wedding party was whisked through the city on green traffic lights - all the way to the ceremony. Ann Reid said she regretted agreeing to the five-car wedding convoy being
BY day he is the boss of thousands of York workers. But at night he dons a new guise to take on lawbreakers and troublemakers in his home town. He does not get any pay for his uniformed work, but Nestl Rowntree managing director Chris White has declared
YORK City's footballers can be forgiven for leaving KitKat Crescent on Saturday feeling as lucky as a lottery winner carrying a rabbit's foot and standing over a four-leaf clover. Fortune has favoured City on so few occasions in recent times but the 2
THE controversy surrounding City of York Council's new refuse collection service continued, as a leading councillor condemned consultation over the changes as "too little, too late". A series of mix-ups has also left some Tang Hall residents without green
YORK City captain Mark Hotte is expected to be sidelined for two months after fracturing his shoulder during Saturday's 2-1 victory over Canvey Island. Hotte was making his first appearance for eight matches after regaining his place from James Dudgeon
Monday, October 17, 2005 100 years ago The Chapel at the York Cemetery had recently undergone renovation and had been greatly beautified in its interior. The scheme of decoration was a tasteful one, light colours predominating, and the chapel had assumed
WELL said David Pearcy ("Bin It! ill-judged", Letters, October 11). We have become a nation which now squanders the earth's resources and we certainly do need to be more responsible about what we use and how we re-use. The council is doing just this in
Following concerns expressed recently by an Evening Press reader who was unable to find the new recycling bank for plastic bottles at Tesco at Clifton Moor, I would like to reassure residents that the bank is still in place and has not been removed. It
YORK once again loses out because of the Government funding regime that works against this city. The Government has taken millions of pounds from York in landfill tax and returned just a fraction to help services or provide funds for recycling schemes
I WAS disappointed to find that one of your readers seems to have been taken in by the bizarre theories in the alternative-history book "The Great Deception" (Letters, October 13). This book attempts to convince readers that the European Union is one
IN response to Coun Hyman's letter (October 4), Coun Kettlestring and I attended the planning meeting chaired by Coun Hyman prompted by the inaccuracies in the officer's report on the alternative sporting facilities close to the proposed Derwent school
HEWORTH ARLC's ability to score points has lifted them out of the bottom two in National Conference League division two, but their inability to defend leaves them still deep in the mire. The Villagers were beaten 48-24 by Crosfields in their latest encounter
YORK Acorn ARLC will await their fate from the National Conference League with trepidation after their division one game at Castleford Lock Lane was abandoned because of fighting. The Blue and Golds, flying high in the table, were leading 18-8 with 13
It was Friday the 30th of September 2005, the time was 07.30hrs, and nineteen men aged between 18 and 60 were facing the biggest challenge of their lives so far. A stag weekend, not any stag weekend, but a stag weekend to Bratislava. I hear you say: "
Voluntary groups pay a vital role in supporting many health and community services. But finding the people willing and able to do this work is a constant challenge, as KAREN GRATTAGE reports. THE year of the volunteer is drawing to a close - but organisations
Signal Hill, who went into many notebooks after making a promising debut at Newcastle last week, can fulfil that promise at Southwell tomorrow. The two-year-old, trained at Newmarket by William Haggas, goes for division two of the Continental Tyres Maiden
Selby Town took a valuable Northern Counties East League premier division point from a 1-1 draw at Sheffield to go seventh. The Robins took the lead two minutes into the second half when substitute Jason Harris lashed the ball into the roof of the net
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt, whose regional office is at Poppleton, York, has scooped the Best Planning and Land Regeneration Strategy award, sponsored by English Partnerships, in this year's Building Communities Awards. The awards, organised by the influential
IT is fast becoming a Christmas tradition as inevitable as overspending or turkey leftovers: hunt the York lights. For years residents have grumbled that York's illuminations never match its Dickensian festive ambience. Every so often, bold plans are
WHEN does Chris White have a break? After a hard week running an empire providing Britain with the 47 KitKats we eat every second, on Friday night he patrols the streets of Harrogate as a special constable. Chris sees it as a way both to learn new skills
GLIDING gracefully across the ice, my hands warm in a fox fur muffler and ears protected against the cold by a stylish velvet hat, I completed a perfect figure eight before returning to the refreshments table for a warming mug of spiced punch. I was Doris
Malton and Norton just failed to overcome their higher-ranked Teesside opponents Middlesbrough as they lost 8-0 in an excellent Powergen Intermediate Cup tie. The result was in doubt up to the final minute as both sides battled for supremacy. Malton were
Harrogate suffered their sixth successive defeat, losing 33-16 in the Powergen National Trophy to Cleckheaton, who last season knocked them out of the Yorkshire Cup. Much of Harrogate's torment was self-inflicted, with turnover ball conceded too easily
With important league games coming up, York RI decided to give players carrying knocks a rest and they paid the penalty as they lost 48-0 to a fluent Barnsley side in the Powergen Junior Cup. RI opened up brightly and took the game to the visitors, Hardman
THE controversy surrounding City of York Council's new refuse collection service continued, as a leading councillor condemned consultation over the changes as "too little, too late". A series of mix-ups has also left some Tang Hall residents without green
THOUSANDS of people turned out to mark the 200th anniversary of of Nelson's victory over Napoleon's fleet and to reflect on life during the Second World War. Hundreds of Sea Cadets staged a Trafalgar Day parade through York yesterday, while in the Pickering
POLICE fear they may be hunting a serial fire starter after a house was set ablaze - the seventh arson attack in two weeks in the same area. The attack yesterday follows an early morning fire rampage through the South Bank area of York in which three
THE heartbroken boyfriend of murder victim Diane Sanderson today pledged he would be there to meet quadruple killer Mark Hobson if he is ever freed from prison. Earlier this year, we revealed how Hobson had lodged an appeal against his "life means life
HOW far can York RUFC go in the Intermediate Cup? There are few teams the Clifton Parkers will fear in the third round following their 60-7 drubbing of North Shields. Barring a clumsy opening ten minutes in which Shields scored their only points of the
A YORK business chief has urged traders to rally round and ensure the city really sparkles this Christmas. Len Cruddas, chief executive of York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, said the city could fall behind the competition if its festive lights
YORK Acorn ARLC will await their fate from the National Conference League with trepidation after their division one game at Castleford Lock Lane was abandoned because of fighting. The Blue and Golds, flying high in the table, were leading 18-8 with 13
YORK City captain Mark Hotte is expected to be sidelined for two months after fracturing his shoulder during Saturday's 2-1 victory over Canvey Island. Hotte was making his first appearance for eight matches after regaining his place from James Dudgeon
RONNIE Barker is still with us in our hearts and our hardware shops. Pextons hardware on Bishop- thorpe Road has seen a boom in sales of one particular item since the comedian's death. Yep, you've guessed it. Fork handles. "They've been going like hot
I support recycling and agree we should do more. Other councils have managed to increase recycling without reducing the weekly household waste collection. City of York Council's badly formulated strategy does not deliver a vehicle for increasing recycling
E PICKERING, in his letter about the improved lighting of York city centre attractions (October 13), forgets that the scheme is mainly being funded by Yorkshire Forward to encourage evening tourism. Interestingly, since the flat evening rate parking charge
RECENTLY I enjoyed a wonderful night out with two friends at the Pocklington Arts centre watching the Dickens classic Great Expectations performed by the NTC touring theatre company. The production was truly excellent. The acting was of the highest standard
THE article on the possible demise of Tang Hall Hotel will recall memories for countless older readers (October 10). However, younger readers may not realise that the hotel was the headquarters of Heworth Amateur Rugby League Club and Tang Hall Tennis
"SPLASHING OUT" (October 13)? Yes, without any thought and support of the citizens of York - just the waste of more money. No wonder City of York Council is in the red. If only the council had renovated the ladies' toilets that used to be in St Sampson's
