EASINGWOLD 'A' showed their true colours in beating Rawcliffe 6-2 in the York FA Junior Minor Cup. Their goals were scored by Chris Brown (2), Jordan Brown (2), Spencer Brown and Danny Green. Dunnington took the lead over Pickering Town when a 40-yard
THE first shock in the York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup came two days before the second round even kicked off. Acomb SC withdrew from the cup and the John Smith's Sunday Morning League thus allowing Hounds a bye for the second successive round. Severus
YORKSHIRE have become the first county cricket club in the country to print their international ticket sales information in two languages - English and Urdu. Ticket sales for next summer's Test match at Headingley between England and Pakistan from August
AT LAST there's good news for the livestock farmers of North and East Yorkshire. The devastating Over Thirty Months ban comes to an end on Monday. The ban was established ten years ago after BSE "mad cow disease" in Britain hit the headlines. No cattle
The York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne, near York, has added another award to its growing list of honours. The independent brickmaker has won a Ceramic Industry Pledge Health and Safety award in the collaboration category at a ceremony in Stoke-on
SELBY businessman, Ian Wright, has been appointed as the new chairman director of Selby Area Business Association Ltd. Mr Wright replaces Colin Wallwork, who resigned as chairman of the organisation, also known as Selby Chamber. Mr Wright says he is looking
WE all recognise that surge of panic when things are getting a bit much. Whether it's sleepless nights, mood swings or loss of appetite, the chances are that the stresses and strains of everyday life have affected you at some point. While stress can be
HELEN SPATH is a partner in Tullivers Health Store in Colliergate in York. Each week she will bring you advice on how to stay healthy with herbal and homeopathic remedies or food supplements. Q: I have suffered from mild depression on and off for the
THE doors to York's Barbican Centre will open for the first time in almost a year this Sunday when it hosts the city's Festival of Remembrance. Organiser Ted Griffiths, of the Royal British Legion, said he has sold more than a thousand tickets for the
SELBY is one of the worst areas in the country at managing its rubbish, according to a damning report by a Government watchdog. The report by the Audit Commission says Selby is producing too much rubbish and not recycling enough. It also says Selby residents
IT'S one of a kind - and it's up for sale. Converted from five antique Pullman rail carriages, The Sidings Hotel and Restaurant cuts a distinctive figure on the edge of the East Coast Main Line. Railway enthusiasts and fans of fine food flock to the Shipton-by-Beningbrough
WORKERS carrying out vital resurfacing work on Gillygate in York are ahead of schedule, paving the way for the road to be re-opened to traffic today. The first phase of work has been completed early, enabling the road to remain open throughout today and
LEEDS United manager Kevin Blackwell is backing his players to put their Crewe nightmare behind them when Preston visit Elland Road tomorrow. Blackwell's men are still smarting from the stinging criticism they received after losing at Gresty Road on Tuesday
THERE'S few occasions where York RUFC will go into a weekend clash as underdogs. But it will be a big upset if the Clifton Parkers can overturn North One side Altrincham Kersal in the third round of the Intermediate Cup tomorrow. Having said that, York
YORK City midfielder Emmanuel Panther is set to be sidelined longer than first anticipated. A trip to former England physio Alan Smith this week confirmed that Panther has suffered ankle ligament damage that will keep him out of the Minstermen's side
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has challenged his players to become this year's fairytale story in the FA Cup. The Minstermen take on unbeaten Conference leaders Grays Athletic in a mouthwatering first round clash at KitKat Crescent tomorrow afternoon
A YORK schoolgirl has been gunned down with her parents in a mafia-style contract killing in Moscow. Staff and students at St Peter's School are shocked and stunned by the drive-by killing of 15-year-old boarder Lisa Slesareva who had returned home to
THE horror smash in an archway at Castle Howard claimed the life of a senior manager at York-based Portakabin. Andrew Fennell, 43, of Stamford Bridge, was driving a silver Nissan Terrano 4x4 which crashed into the stone archway on Tuesday. An inquest
RUMOURS that Cannon and Ball are to star in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have rocked the North Yorkshire half of the duo. The first Tommy Cannon heard of his impending trip to the Australian bush was when a friend phoned him. "I got a phone
THE dwindling number of traditional Labour voters will doubtless be dismayed at the Government White Paper on schools reform. That is, of course, if they listened to the speeches of Tony Blair and Ruth Kelly, both products of an elitist system. The reforms
LABOUR have been in Government for eight years and introduced 12 education White Papers in that time, and now the latest one on Trust Schools is just re-inventing the Tory Grant Maintained Schools which Labour scrapped in 1997. So we have endured eight
OUR family often frequent the pubs in the centre of York - for birthdays, anniversaries, days with a "y" in them - and enjoy a few bevvies and perhaps a meal. We have done this for years. Usually we find ourselves in the Three Cranes or the Anglers "always
REGARDING the staging of the York Mystery Plays in 1951, I was presented with a pair of tickets for that year's production by Mrs Olive Dench, the mother of Dame Judi Dench. It was a wedding present to my late husband and myself. Mrs Dench was a customer
READER John Beisly describes an Ann Reid critic as gullible for believing media hype, and states that my fellow critics are to be ridiculed for stating their opinions (Letters, October 31). Mrs Reid has accepted that she did wrong and has apologised,
MR Waite (Letters, October 31) is quite right, the Labour Government does want to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and members of the Labour Group on City of York Council agree with this aim. We are committed to increasing recycling and minimising
YORK City midfielder Emmanuel Panther is set to be sidelined longer than first anticipated. A trip to former England physio Alan Smith this week confirmed that Panther has suffered ankle ligament damage that will keep him out of the Minstermen's side
In the wake of the horrific attack on a York pensioner in her own home last week, STEPHEN LEWIS seeks advice from the experts on how to remain secure in your home as the nights draw in. CARMEL Haigh was on her guard straight away when she heard the knock
Bank on Group Captain to clinch the final major race of the Flat turf season, which draws to a close at Doncaster on Saturday. The £50,000 totesport November Handicap is the target for Group Captain, a confirmed mudlover, who will relish the soft ground
TONY and Irene were bored. Grafting for years in the house decoration and dressmaking business meant they could afford to retire early. They moved from the bustle of Acomb to a restful village on the outskirts of York and a house with a large garden and
HARROGATE Town manager Neil Aspin found himself in the middle of an argument on Wednesday night about the last time the Wetherby Roaders appeared in the first round proper of the FA Cup. The sticking point was the number of goals. He could have sworn
TOP plays second in the pick of the Northern Counties East League premier division fixtures this weekend when Pickering Town travel to Buxton. But Pikes boss Alex Mathie is taking the mouthwatering clash in his stride. He said: "It's a great time to be
WINNING Post were made to sweat in their York FA Sunday Afternoon Cup tie with Knavesmire. They led 3-0 inside 20 minutes thanks to Dean Farrar (2) and Lee Bunce but Knavesmire hit back with Stuart Dickinson reducing the arrears then setting up Alex Malan
Haxby Lions gained their first win of the York John Smith's Sunday Football League division two season in a nine-goal thriller with Burnholme. Lions led 4-3 at half-time and netted two more after the break. Burnholme's consolations came from Hud-son,
UNIBOND League strugglers Goole have sacked manager Paul Marshall despite a glimmer of hope in the midweek West Riding Cup win at Thackley. The Vikings have hit a five-match UniBond Division One losing streak that has seen them drop down to third bottom
MOUNTAIN climbers, polar explorers and desert yompers all over the world have had cause to thank a specialist North Yorkshire food firm. Now intrepid runners from all over Britain who plan to take part in a six-day endurance race across the Sahara are
WHEN a seemingly healthy baby dies without warning, the shattered parents are left with one question: why? Often there is no answer. A specific cause is detected in fewer than half of the cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or cot death as it is better
HO ho hooray! Santa's coming back to York. The fat fellow in the red tunic was once a regular fixture in the old Victoria House department store. Since its demise, he has tried the Theatre Royal and St Sampson's Square for size, although he rode off in
THERE'S few occasions where York RUFC will go into a weekend clash as underdogs. But it will be a big upset if the Clifton Parkers can overturn North One side Altrincham Kersal in the third round of the Intermediate Cup tomorrow. Having said that, York
SANTA Claus is coming to town again this Christmas - after a York church stepped into the breach and decided to organise a great grotto. Until the mid-1990s, children used to come to York from miles around to visit Father Christmas in one of the best
THE Audit Commission has raised concerns with City of York Council over its handling of the controversial Derwenthorpe development. Chief Executive David Atkinson, pictured, has been asked by the district auditor to come up by the end of this month with
RESIDENTS locked in a row over a disputed wall at the end of their cul-de-sac may have won a compromise. People in Markham Crescent, The Groves, York, confronted workmen when they began demolishing a small section of the 100-year-old wall last week, and
STRIKES by council workers could be on the cards if a controversial pilot scheme to cut sickness absence is made permanent. Union bosses warned of industrial action as City of York councillors considered the success of a project in Adult Services where
VILLAGERS in Shipton-by-Beningbrough have finally thrown in the towel after a 66-year fight to get a bypass. When residents first saw plans for an alternative route around their homes the A19 was being used by Second World War pilots heading to the airforce
YORK-BASED Environment Agency worker Matt Smith has landed one of the biggest Ouse barbel of the season from an undisclosed stretch of the river upstream of York. Flood defence worker Smith has access to all the latest river level information and was
MY husband and I find it quite amusing to see that Terry Smith, of Fourth Avenue, Heworth, York - aka Classic Cutz Barber Shop - has managed to express his wisdom on life and crime in York once again to your readers via your letters page (November 2).
THERE seems to be a diplomatic silence from the senior personnel within the branches of the emergency services regarding the saga of Ann Reid's testing of York's traffic light system. Any valid system test has to replicate operating conditions and to
LORRAINE Bellwood you are wonderful. I can only echo your views (Letters, November 1). It is time we thought about what we are doing to our environment. It is not the responsibility of the council to dispose of our thoughtless actions. Years ago we had
IN his letter, Mr Prime said he was disappointed to find that the type of plastic containers which are acceptable is limited (October 26). He asked is it not possible for industry to accept more if not all plastic for recycling? I know of a company which
SO David Blunkett has resigned for the second time in 11 months. It is a shame that it took him so long (yet again) to do the decent thing. But the key questions should be for the Prime Minister (PM) and his lack of judgement in bringing back Mr Blunkett
UNBEATEN Conference leaders Grays Athletic will arrive at KitKat Crescent tomorrow aiming to extend an amazing record that has seen them lose just one match in their last 44 outings. During that period, last season's Conference South champions and FA
YORK City manager Billy McEwan has challenged his players to become this year's fairytale story in the FA Cup. The Minstermen take on unbeaten Conference leaders Grays Athletic in a mouthwatering first round clash at KitKat Crescent tomorrow afternoon
Friday, November 4, 2005 100 years ago At a sitting of the magistrates for the Eastern Ainsty Division, held at the York Castle, a Micklegate butcher, named Thomas Collis Browning, was summoned for driving a vehicle without a light at Dringhouses. Sergeant
I'm not sure if this is a real My York News story but my 8 year old son, William Watts, has suddenly turned his hand to poetry. Last weekend he penned the following poem about his stepmum, Dawn McCowan. Dawn, a poem Dawn is fantastic She really makes
