IT'S Catterick's final meeting of the Flat turf season tomorrow, but first things first, and a sure sign that the jumping campaign is fast dominating centre-stage comes in the shape of Britain's best-loved steeplechaser making his seasonal reappearance
THE Burgess twins, Chris and Ian, both scored for the second week running as Dunnington beat Haxby United 2-1 in the Premier Division of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League. Chris Burgess opened the scoring on 16 minutes and twin Ian doubled
HUBY'S heroes in their penalty shoot-out victory over Riccall United in the York RF Saturday Junior Cup were Joe Wilford and Arthur Broadbent. The scores were level at 3-3 after extra time and the match was decided by penalties. Goalkeeper Wilford saved
DANIEL Wall was no angel, as his mother Rosie would be the first to acknowledge. He had a string of convictions, mostly, says Mrs Wall, for motoring offences and petty crime. He was a heroin user and, it was said in court, a dealer - a claim strenuously
MALTON and Norton RUFC swept aside an ageing Redcar outfit 54-10 in their Durham and Northumberland One encounter at The Gannock. It was an eight-try romp for Malton with touchdowns coming from Ryan Lonsdale (2), Chris Creber (2), Chris Robson, David
ANOTHER narrow defeat saw Selby RUFC slip to sixth place in Yorkshire One, writes Stephen Ward. This time they went down 22-20 at home to Old Crossleyans in a game in which they had enough possession to have won comfortably. With the sides level at 10
SHE is a dedicated volunteer who works tirelessly for her community. But Rosie Wall, whose son, Daniel, was brutally murdered two years ago, has been told she will receive no compensation for his death. Rosie, 54, of Chapelfields, was told her application
POLICE swooped on a quiet Selby street after a gun was fired. They were alerted when the shot was heard in Volta Street at about 1.30am on Saturday. Officers conducted a search of the area and later arrested a man. A weapon was found hidden near Selby
ASSETS worth more than £2,000 are to be seized from an accomplice in a brothel scandal that shocked York. At a confiscation hearing at York Crown Court, Yuanjia Hu, 23, was ordered to pay £2,015.82 for his part in the business, which was run by Hao Wang
YORK RI fought valiantly before going down 16-3 at muddy Moortown in Yorkshire Three. Heavy rain had made conditions sticky and most of the play in the first 15 minutes was concentrated in the middle third of the pitch as both packs attempted to get the
THE street performer who found fame after being arrested for "driving" an imaginary racing car in the centre of York has now staged a silent protest there. David Honan joined shoppers and visitors in a busy street on Saturday afternoon to highlight his
YORK City manager Billy McEwan is considering adopting a less adventurous approach to away games after watching his side lose 2-1 at Accrington Stanley. McEwan dispensed with his three-pronged strike force after 49 minutes of Saturday's match when Joe
EMMANUEL Panther's importance to York City was illustrated by his team's performance without him during the 2-1 defeat at Accrington Stanley. The 21-year-old midfielder - rarely spectacular but regularly inspirational - has been the heartbeat of the team
YORK City manager Billy McEwan is considering adopting a less adventurous approach to away games after watching his side lose 2-1 at Accrington Stanley. McEwan dispensed with his three-pronged strike force after 49 minutes of Saturday's match when Joe
YOUR report "Making A Stand" (October 27) raises several claims made by Grand Central Railway regarding proposed services and offers. We would remind readers that Grand Central has no trains available to operate its proposed services - nor does it hold
I WOKE up last Monday morning and realised it was half term... fear gripped me as I prepared to take on the challenges half term presents: Challenge 1: Get the bus in to town, thankfully without having your head taken off by a bag belonging to a school
IN "Life during wartime" (October 24), I noticed the electrician responsible for "lighting the air raid shelters" photo. I was nearly ten when the war ended and had lived in Tranby Avenue during it. I was surprised to learn that some York shelters were
I ATTENDED the meeting about changing the Heslington Road Number Four bus route. I had a word with Mr Edwards, of First, about the change of the bus route. He said he had to look after the students as they would be making a lot of money from them as they
Monday, October 31, 2005 100 years ago Quaker Oats were advertised as the most convenient and nourishing of foods. Quaker Oats were the perfect body food, the perfect brain food, strengthening you in mind and muscle. Because of Quaker care and skill in
FORMER York City Knights ace Chris Smith's debut for Heworth ARLC was a successful one as they turned the tables on promotion-chasing Ovenden. Smith, now a player-coach at Elmpark Way, has been out of action for over a year following knee surgery but
Despite the generosity of the British public, the Pakistan earthquake appeal is still desperately short of funds. With winter approaching, disaster looms. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THERE'S one image from earthquake-ravaged Kashmir that still haunts Julie
ONE of York's busiest city centre roads was shut today - as council engineers started a two-week scheme to rip up and resurface Gillygate. The usually packed street was deserted when highway workers arrived at the scene shortly after 8am, and nearby roads
Selby Town moved into the second round of the FA Vase after a 3-1 win over South Normanton Athletic at Flaxley Road. The Robins made a good start and took the lead after eight minutes when Kevin Graham scored with a looping header from a corner. The Derbyshire
CHRIS Dyson was Huntington Rovers' match-winner in their second round York FA Saturday Senior Cup win at T&L Selby. He scored the only goal in the 65th minute for last season's beaten finalists to settle a tight encounter. Midway through the second
WHEN it comes to food, Brown Owl knows best. Two Easingwold mothers have launched a premium range of healthy children's ready meals, after Brownies at camp proved the doom-mongers wrong and lapped up their home-cooked meals. Brown Owl Andrea Hayes and
A FREE investment show in York on Wednesday will offer tips and tricks to prove that those who are keen to capitalise on the property market have not missed the boat. The Property Investment Show, organised by York-based Hunters Property Group, at York
A NEW unisex hairdressers salon is to open this weekend at the Creepy Crawlies adventure playground at Cliftongate Business park, Clifton Moor. Hair stylist Anna Fenton, of Bishopthorpe Road, York, chose the playground for her new venture, titled Papillon
TOBY COCKCROFT has been appointed to help run and develop the residential sales side of the York office of property consultancy Carter Jonas. It is a homecoming for Toby who grew up in North Yorkshire and is an old boy of St Peter's School, York. Toby
AS if beleaguered York motorists did not have enough to worry about, today saw the closure of one of the city's busiest roads. It is no surprise that Gillygate needs to be resurfaced. This street takes a huge pounding from cars, buses and lorries, and
WITHOUT being quite at their best York RUFC won 43-15 at Huddersfield YMCA with winger Billy Cakaunitabua scoring a hat-trick of tries. YMCA have not earned a point this season and have recently committed to a policy of open rugby and they made their
POCKLINGTON and Scarborough provided a cracking contest at the seaside where the home side edged a 25-19 Yorkshire Two victory. Scarborough made the most of their chances with some slick first half counter-attacks, then just held on as Pocklington piled
HARROGATE'S 35-19 defeat at Moseley, their eighth successive loss, was always on the cards against one of the best sides in National Two. Harrogate had to change their selection even before the coach left town when former Newcastle Stephen Jones, who
YORK RI fought valiantly before going down 16-3 at muddy Moortown in Yorkshire Three. Heavy rain had made conditions sticky and most of the play in the first 15 minutes was concentrated in the middle third of the pitch as both packs attempted to get the
NORTH Yorkshire golf star Simon Dyson finished the European season well in the money, but still ruing a miserable second round in the Volvo Masters. But for his second-day seven-over 78 Dyson would have finished around mid-way in the 55-strong field at
VENEZUELAN police said today it was "just a matter of time" before they catch the killers of North Yorkshire businessman Kenneth Todd. Detectives investigating the murder have identified the gang responsible, and have pledged to track them down. Mr Todd
TACKLING snow and ice on the roads is under sharp focus once more, as City of York Council reveals its annual gritting programme. The authority is gearing up for the winter, and has produced its winter leaflet telling residents and motorists which key
The biggest pre-tax profits in York-based Shepherd Building Group's 115-year-old history were unveiled today. Profits for the year to June 30 soared 15 per cent to £35 million - and the biggest contributor was Portakabin, which made a record £20.7 million
FORMER York City Knights ace Chris Smith's debut for Heworth ARLC was a successful one as they turned the tables on promotion-chasing Ovenden. Smith, now a player-coach at Elmpark Way, has been out of action for over a year following knee surgery but
THEY helped launch the career of screen and stage star Dame Judi Dench. Now the Evening Press can reveal that the Mystery Plays could return to York Minster, with £100,000 backing from City of York Council. Council leaders will be urged to sanction holding
CHRIS Dyson was Huntington Rovers' match-winner in their second round York FA Saturday Senior Cup win at T&L Selby. He scored the only goal in the 65th minute for last season's beaten finalists to settle a tight encounter. Midway through the second
SUCCESSIVE 1-1 league draws against Championship leaders Sheffield United and second-placed Reading have boosted Leeds United's promotion credentials. That's the view of manager Kevin Blackwell who believes there is still more to come from his team. After
A ROGUE builder who fleeced elderly couples out of thousands of pounds could be banned from the business altogether in a ground-breaking move by consumer watchdogs. Trading standards bosses in York are seeking a court order against Joseph Horner which
HUGH BAYLEY has weighed into the controversy surrounding the departure of former city council commercial services director David Finnegan. The York MP has written to City of York Council chief executive David Atkinson to ask for more information on the
A THOUGHT occurred when watching Wallace and Gromit's latest adventure, The Curse Of The Wererabbit. Had the makers ever seen the fearless bunny that lives next to platform 11 of York Station? Diary is reliably informed that if you stand there for any
WE ARE confident that most York people join us in condemning the disgusting racist hate mail sent to our new archbishop and in offering Dr Sentamu our full support in taking up his new role. The sort of cowards who send anonymous poison pen letters thrive
Mr A P Clayton-Chance has been "gullible" enough to accept all the newspaper and media hype which suggests a general perspective of "something far more sinister" in the incident of Ann Reid and the traffic lights (Letters, October 27). This is what he
MRS Seavers was wrong to agree that the York lights are terrible (October 21). The York lights are lovely and do not just "blend in" with the street lights. Coloured lights can be tacky and would not suit the look of the city. The lights we have now are
I HAD not been along Spurriergate for a few weeks, and today had my first glimpse of the stunning piece of architecture that is emerging from under its wraps, to grace the entrance to our main city centre shopping street. Perhaps I should reserve judgement
I THINK most right-thinking people would agree that recycling of the earth's resources must happen. At the rate the population of this world is using up its minerals, metals, oil and gas, everything will have run out long before the sun burns itself out
