TOURISM chiefs hope a wealth of winter events in York will ease the pressure on struggling heritage attractions. Festivities such as the St Nicholas' Fayre taking place this weekend, the Christmas Early Music Festival and other Yuletide York activities
TWO years after York's Odeon cinema was first threatened with closure, bosses revealed today they still haven't decided its future. More than 13,000 Evening Press readers signed a petition calling for the picture house to remain open following a revamp
Clifton continue to set the pace at the top of the John Smith's Sunday Pool League after a 5-3 win over Burnholme. Chris Wilbraham won both his frames for Clifton, including the last-frame clincher. It was honours even in the clash between the two Crystal
She looks as if butter wouldn't melt but Amelia-Jane Allerton packs a powerful punch - and kick to boot. The nine-year-old from Settrington, near Malton, returned from the recent Northern Tang Soo Do Championships with a glittering gold and silver double
AN INTERNATIONAL ice skater showed onlookers how much fun they could have this Christmas at the city's outdoor rink. Russian Olga Sharutenko marked the opening of The Ice Factor, beneath Clifford's Tower, by wowing crowds with her skating spectacular.
"REST in peace my little angel - our love will always last". Those were the heart-wrenching words of Peter Rough and Sarah Thornhill in a poignant poem to their tragic four-year-old son Callum, pictured. The verse was among the moving tributes at his
HERO status would certainly be bestowed upon Billy McEwan should he deliver silverware as manager of York City. And, for 23-year-old Sheffield United fan Peter Hale, McEwan's recent appearances on Sky television before the postponed home game with Burton
RESIDENTS have been told to be on their guard against bogus charity collectors. The warning from council bosses follows a series of complaints about rogue companies, operating most recently in the Clifton Moor area of the city and Wigginton, who claim
A NINE-YEAR-OLD diabetes sufferer was today aiming to swim 5,000m to support efforts to find a cure for his illness. Plucky James Spencer, of Clifton Moor, York, was planning to complete 100 lengths of the Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool, in Acomb, York,
YORK City footballers were due to hold a minute's silence out of respect for the late George Best before their away match against Morecambe at 3pm today. A Morecambe FC spokesman said the tribute was all the more important because the club's new caretaker
A YOUNG mum is launching a bid to overturn her conviction for murdering the partner she claimed was the "love of her life". Caroline Mawhood, 21, was jailed for life for stabbing her fianc Simon Gilchrist to death with a kitchen knife in a "moment of
HEMINGBROUGH Cricket Club are taking legal advice as to whether racism was a factor behind their failure to gain re-election to Hunters York and District Senior League. The village's first team had hoped to clinch a third successive promotion last season
TROUBLEMAKERS kept a low profile during the first Friday night under the new liquor licensing laws which allow pubs and bars to stay open later. York city centre was as busy as usual, but police did not report any rise in the number of alcohol-fuelled
A SCHOOLGIRL has died in a road accident in North Yorkshire despite the efforts of a passing off-duty firefighter to save her. The accident, in which the 13-year-old pedestrian was hit by a Blue Vauxhall Astra car, occurred a little after 4.30pm yesterday
NEW York City Knights signing Dave Buckley reckons his native Australia are nailed-on favourites to retain the Tri-Nations trophy at Elland Road tonight. The Kangaroos - who have benefited from a unique training session at the RAF's Linton-on-Ouse base
