York City Knights fans are being offered the chance to trade in a few hours on matchday for free admission next season. The National League One club are appealing for more volunteers to help get the show on the road in 2006 with roles ranging from operating
HAVING been a member of the Castle-Piccadilly Reference Group in 2004, I always was a little bit worried that eventually someone would say that the Reference Group had some responsibility for the new planning brief. This is too much of a simplification
I HAVE read with great interest and concern the descriptions of the shopping mall planned for the Clifford's Tower area. My wife and I first visited York in 2004, and are returning next spring. We simply love your magnificent city the way it is. As is
CITY of York Council is looking at giving Newgate Market a "makeover" (December 14). I say a market under cover would be a big improvement but, as someone who lives and works in York, the city council needs to improve some of the market traders first.
I WRITE with regard to car parking charges. Having just spent the weekend in Chichester, a city not unlike York, why is it that its local authority only has parking charges on Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, and Saturday's charges only apply until
I FEEL compelled to comment on the genuine concern and compassion shown by a taxi driver known only to me as a Mr Maddison, of Beeline Taxi's. It was 10.45pm on Friday, December 16, and my friend and myself were waiting for separate taxis after our office
RE Julian Cole's column, "Rise of the Tory Tony" (December 8). Please don't class David Cameron with Tony Blair, he will never reach the standards of Tony Blair. Or were you just classing him with Tony trying to bluff the people to vote for David Cameron
I HAVE been a big critic of Mr Blair but he deserves praise for his decision to compromise on the European budget to help the ten new arrivals of the EU. Mr Cameron and the Tories will never understand the basic tenet that the more the State helps the
WE have seen Tony Blair make a total sell-out of Great Britain to the EU. His actions can only be compared with a closing-down sale of a large business. He has given away British taxpayers' money mainly to subsidise the French, a country that is on the
I WOULD like to thank the members of Gateway Church for treating the residents of Acomb on Saturday, December 17. We had free mince pies, drinks, gifts from Santa and more. Our favourite part, though, was the outdoor nativity re-enactment with live donkey
FREELANCE artist Louise MacLeod will be raising more than one glass to waste management company Yorwaste this Christmas. Northallerton-based Yorwaste is supplying Louise with the bottles she needs to support her thriving new business - making cheese platters
Nick Symington has resigned after little more than a year as business development manager at York solicitors Ware & Kay, to join rival city law firm Langleys. The former director of export for Nestl UK, who joined Ware & Kay, at Sentinel House
For the second year running Yorkshire Water has been named Utility Company Of The Year. Its unprecedented double victory was announced at the prestigious Utility Industry Achievement Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. This time Yorkshire Water
POPPY Wright - the little girl forced by insurers to prove her late father really was her daddy - will start 2006 with her future security still undecided. A battle for compensation for the York two-year-old, whose father, Rob Phillips, was killed in
A HEARTBROKEN mother today made a desperate plea to revellers not to push their festive celebrations too far, as she faced her first Christmas without her beloved son. Tonight sees the Yuletide party season starting in earnest, as well as family gatherings
SELBY Fasprint Table Tennis League's match-of-the season lived up to top billing. Champions Eggborough Kites fought out a thrilling 5-5 draw with Eggborough Ospreys in a tussle in which no single player was able to dominate. Even champion Dave Lamb dropped
ANGRY union bosses today reacted to the news that a company running a hugely controversial sickness scheme for York council sent an authority boss cheese and wine for Christmas. Keith Martin, City of York Council's head of adult services, was sent a gift
A Christmas economic boost has been handed to Selby after councillors gave the green light to a new business development which could bring more than 500 jobs to the area. S. Harrison Developments Ltd, of Malton, has been given outline planning approval
UNBEATEN YORK 'A' marched on in the Yorkshire Over-55s Indoor Bowls League first division after beating North Cave 102-63. They picked up a handsome 17 points in the process after dominating home and away. Frank Turner had a tough start at North Cave,
ACOMB 'A' recorded one of the biggest wins in the history of the York and District Indoor Cricket League to roar back to the top of division one. They hammered five-man Malton and Old Malton by 113 runs to move ahead of Sheriff Hutton Bridge on runs-wickets
IT was a day when history was made. Six gay couples, eight women and four men, sealed their commitment to each other at York Register Office yesterday - legally binding their relationships for the very first time. They joined 687 other same-sex couples
YORK City youth coach Ian Kerr has warned fans of his former club not to expect another derby double over Christmas. Kerr, who was in charge of Scarborough's juniors from 1998 to 2002 and even had a spell as caretaker first-team manager, still lives in
CHRISTMAS cards: they say so much with so few words. The one sent to the Evening Press newsroom from Kraft Foods bears such a deeply moving message that we insist you find a hankie before you read any further. Got one? Brace yourself. "We aim to be a
DID you know that more than one in ten of us cook Christmas dinner for more than ten people? With so much food, some is often served warm when it should be chilled; or too cool when it should be piping hot. Such actions can unwittingly result in an unpleasant
MIKE Proctor, director of nursing at York Hospital, quotes a figure of 40 per cent of elderly patients leaving hospital malnourished. Could the quality of the food have any bearing on this? My husband recently spent nearly eight weeks in York Hospital's
MS Rice, the Primary Care Trust spokesperson did not explain why York Hospital was not told of plans to reduce hours at the city's Monkgate Walk In Centre. As an uninformed member of the public, even I would assume that cutting hours at the centre would
MOIRA Emmett asks a very interesting question regarding regular contributor Ken Holmes (December 17). Checking my archives Mrs Emmett here is the answer. The winner of the most prolific published letter writer in 2001 was Ken Holmes with 24 letters. In
A CRYSTAL ball has come into my possession. It was a bargain from a market stall so it's probably not the real article, but hopefully it should do the job. Batteries are required, so I'll just insert those. There, it's started to glow and hum a bit, and
IF the road system of York and North Yorkshire represents the veins and arteries of a hospital patient, then he or she should be in intensive care, warns Councillor BRIAN PERCIVAL, chairman of the region's inward investment organisation york-england.com
BUSINESS champion Tom Riordan will succeed Martin Havenhand as chief executive of Yorkshire Forward, it was announced today. Mr Riordan, currently deputy chief executive of the regional development agency (RDA), will take up the post early next year.
BUSINESS champion Tom Riordan will succeed Martin Havenhand as chief executive of Yorkshire Forward, it was announced today. Mr Riordan, currently deputy chief executive of the regional development agency (RDA), will take up the post early next year.
IF your New Year's resolution was to give up the car and start taking the bus, today's news might force you into a rethink. First passengers are being hit by huge hikes in fares. A First Day ticket is going up by 25 per cent, and a child's First Month
OUR congratulations go to the gay couples who got hitched yesterday. None of the civil partnerships at York Register Office was followed by a £1 million reception, as staged by Sir Elton John and David Furnish. But all involved shared the same sense of
IT should be a time of great joy for families - but Christmas is turning into a financial nightmare this year for a record number of single parents in York, Selby and North Yorkshire. A charity which has helped separated families in the city for more
THE fight against vehicle crime is being joined by a group who know a few things about keeping cars secure - the motor traders themselves. Members of City of York Council's Motor Traders Fair Trading Scheme are helping out by offering free security checks
PARKS in York will open their gates on Boxing Day for the first time in years, the city council has announced. Rowntree, West Bank and Hull Road parks, as well as Glen Gardens and Clarence Gardens, will be open from 8am to 4pm, thanks to staff at City
SHEPHERD'S hit top form in men's division one of the York Badminton League with back-to-back wins. They followed a 7-2 success at Selby/Drax 'A' with a 6-3 home victory over University Student's 'A'. Dave Simpson and Steve Harker topped the Shepherd's
SELBY Abbey was today celebrating Christmas early, thanks to a record-breaking donation to the historic church's restoration appeal. English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund will offer more than £400,000 to the Selby Abbey Appeal, taking the total
YORK City youth coach Ian Kerr has warned fans of his former club not to expect another derby double over Christmas. Kerr, who was in charge of Scarborough's juniors from 1998 to 2002 and even had a spell as caretaker first-team manager, still lives in
A NURSE hung naked by her fingertips from a first-floor window as flames engulfed her home. Police said Sara Swindell, who works at York Hospital, had a "miracle escape" after fire broke out while she was in the shower. Ms Swindell, thought to be in her
Record numbers of people are leaving London for a cheaper, greener life in the north. But just how cheap and green are we? JO HAYWOOD reports. LONDONERS are swapping Dick Whittington for Dick Turpin. Fed up with streets paved with gold, they are heading
