Gina Parkinson sings the praises of a small plant that offers big value while other plants are getting ready. THE foxglove seedlings I planted last summer have grown well and are filling an area of semi-shaded soil with their large soft leaves. The tall
MADAM Zoia, the famous Russian artist who painted on gold and was the last known survivor of the Romanov court, is dead. But the ghosts of her past refuse to stay silent. Death has made her work highly collectable, with the flames fanned further by an
YORK College Football Development Centre goalkeeper Sam Slocombe is hoping to emulate his coach Andy Leaning and current Sheffield United stopper Paddy Kenny. Ex-York City 'keeper Leaning is also Kenny's coach at Bramall Lane and the pair share a common
YORK Minstermen will hold their monthly meeting in KitKat Crescent Social Club on Thursday night. It is hoped that the supporters' group will screen a preview of part two of this season's DVD highlights package, which will include action from the 3-1
YORK City Knights suffered a second pre-season defeat last night but the positives gleaned will have pleased boss Mick Cook. A strong Wakefield side won 26-12 at Huntington Stadium and, while a few handling errors and a high penalty count were downsides
WHAT a transformation! This York nurse is an inspiration to dieters everywhere - after she lost an amazing seven stone in only a year. Julie Robson-Niece, from Clifton Moor, shed nearly a third of her body weight after joining a WeightWatchers class 12
THE tuneful farewell which brought a glorious end to Royal Ascot at York is to return during this year's Ebor Festival. Punters were urged to clear their singing voices after York Racecourse confirmed that communal singing would follow the end of racing
YOUTH theatre in York has suffered another major blow with the council's decision to halve funding to the Theatre Royal's education department. The children's services executive member and panel meeting passed a proposal to cut funding for the programme
THIRTY years of absence will be bypassed at a special reunion to mark one of the area's most honour-laden football clubs. Sheriff Hutton FC reigned supreme during the 1960s and 1970s and their achievements are to be recognised at a grand re-gathering
YORK City top scorer Andy Bishop will be fined for becoming the club's first player to reach five bookings this season. Minstermen boss Billy McEwan is disappointed that Bishop's indiscipline cost him his place in this afternoon's home match with Grays
A BOY of 12 from York has appeared in court on a string of sex charges, including rape, on boys as young as five. The youth, from the north east area of York, has been charged with eight separate sex offences on at least two boys aged under 13. Some of
"WE'RE all doomed, Captain Mainwaring. Doomed, I tell ye. Doomed." You must say this with wild, staring eyes in a Private Frazer voice for this to sound effective. If you're too young to have seen Dad's Army, ask a parent. (Better still, get the DVD;
HAVING read the Evening Press report 'Where are you?' (Tuesday, January 17) I wholly endorse Billy McEwan's message to York City's stay-away fans. The attendances for Exeter (3,503), Grays in the FA Cup (3,586) and the Scarborough game (4,921) prove that
DOES Billy McEwan not realise that a good percentage of crowds at a football match are made up of travelling supporters? As we have only one derby game against Scarborough there is no way on earth that we will see Conference crowds in the region of 6,000
I MUST question David Reynolds' letter (Evening Press, Saturday, January 14) regarding Emmanual Panther, and his view that York City are a one-man team. Taking a glance at the team statistics printed opposite Mr Reynolds' letter, I can find no mention
I TOTALLY agree with Arthur Sutherland regarding a permanent ice-skating rink in York (Letters, January 17). When I was a teenager I visited Bradford rink twice, and really enjoyed it. Lack of funds for travelling prevented me from visiting the rink regularly
THE Liberal Democrats running the city council now tell us the new York Central plan for the area near York Railway Station will cost between £30 million and £110 million. That leaves them plenty of room for error - how typically "Liberal"! They say they
I FELT I had to respond to recent letters in the Evening Press regarding hospital food. I can only assume from the comments in Mr Simpson's letter that he works in the kitchens at the hospital and has never actually been a patient (January 13). I was
REGARDING Ben Drake's letter "BNP Concerns" (January 10). As I understand it, the only British National Party (BNP) leaflets put out in Clifton, York, were concerning terrorism and had nothing to do with the Arc Light controversy. Could this be another
I WOULD like to thank all the volunteers and the professional sport development officers who, over the past 12 months, have produced the Active York zone action plans. The purpose of the action plans is to prioritise the sporting needs of the north, south
Saturday, January 21, 2006 100 years ago The telephone was undoubtedly an invaluable asset to the twentieth century businessman. However, the impatient and irritant telephone user, in his hurry to transact some little item of business, found, on calling
The bright lights of a London movie premiere could not be further removed from the solitude of a North Yorkshire village. But the two worlds collided this week, as Chris Titley explains. IT'S more than possible that Steve Coogan had never heard of Coxwold
George Wilkinson enjoys the coastal delights of Filey. Filey is a place with a big image but a small permanent population and there weren't many of them around on a bitter winter's day. Certainly no day-trippers, ours was the only metal in the big car
NEW signing Rob Spicer has declared his happiness with life at York City Knights and reckons the team are developing well ahead of life in National League One. The 21-year-old made his first start for the Knights last night as they lost to his old Wakefield
YORK Brewery has won the cup. This handsome trophy was awarded to the Toft Green team after their pale malt beer, Guzzler, defeated all-comers in a prestigious contest. It was entered into the bitter category of the Small Independent Brewers Association
THIS week we reach another milestone. This is our 400th review of the snack spots in and around York. Looking for a venue that is quintessentially York, Mulberry Hall seemed to fit the bill. Ann had to be steered gently past the attractive displays of
Last weekend wasn't the best for Essex girls. First, Jodie Marsh was overwhelmingly evicted from the, ahem, 'Celebrity' Big Brother house after whining non-stop about the hardships of her life under the spotlight. Yes, the same light - in case you were
In Tipping's Tipples, Mike Tipping judges some reds by the label. You wouldn't judge a book by its cover but a label on a bottle of wine may just sway your opinion. In a survey by Chilean wine brand Yali, simple, understandable wine labels proved popular
Simon Ritchie takes a look at the latest thrillers to hit the bookshelves. YORKSHIRE author Ken McCoy has turned to crime at last. And the Leeds-born writer, who is best known for historical sagas such as Two Rings For Rosie, Change For A Farthing and
IMAGINE CS Forester's Hornblower series with dragons and you get some idea of Temeraire. The hero in Novik's first novel is Capt Laurence RN, whose life is turned upside down when the inadvertent capture of a dragon's egg leads to him becoming the creature's
THIS IS surely one of the most tedious books ever written about JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic - and that's really saying something. The authors - described on the jacket as "internationally acclaimed scholars" - go through Tolkien's book chapter by chapter
YORK City top scorer Andy Bishop will be fined for becoming the club's first player to reach five bookings this season. Minstermen boss Billy McEwan is disappointed that Bishop's indiscipline cost him his place in this afternoon's home match with Grays
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is hoping the deteriorating pitch at KitKat Crescent can withstand two games in four days. The Minstermen are scheduled to entertain Southport on Tuesday night after today's home meeting with Grays Athletic but manager Billy
Claire Metcalfe goes back to school for a luxurious lunch. As we approached Low Marishes in the low winter sunlight last Sunday lunchtime, I felt I had found that much talked about but elusive state - peace and quiet. Just off the Malton to Pickering
HUNDREDS of mourners have paid tribute to Rachael Bower, the young mother whose life was tragically cut short by cancer. Rachael died less than a month after her 30th birthday, and just weeks before the first birthday of her daughter, Imogen. But to her
THE COST of day care for adults in York is set to almost double as City of York Council battles to balance its books. The proposed rise from £1.70 to £3 for a day/session is part of the authority's bid to save £6 million amid claims it has been shortchanged
STRUGGLING post offices could face closure following a Government "clanger" that threatens their future, it was claimed. National Post Office leaders joined subpostmasters in York and North Yorkshire in a chorus of criticism at the decision not to renew
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the closure of Acomb Gables have taken their fight to the top. David Alexander, from Tang Hall, York, has written to the Queen, the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to make them aware of the issue. He has asked
YORK City Baths Club's Hannah Petts struck gold at the Scottish Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow. She powered to victory in the 14 and under 100m individual medley in a personal best time. Petts also just missed out on bronze medal in the
MARTIN Lowe hit the highspots for Coneysthorpe against Holgate WMC 'A' in division one of the NEDL York and District Table Tennis League. He won all his three matches to help the team win 6-4. John Farmery and Graham Hatfield each won a couple of games
PARKING attendants have been told to stop booking motorists who park inside double yellow lines in a York city centre street. The move comes after a national parking watchdog upheld an appeal by a driver who claimed restrictions in Davygate were confusing
AT LEAST one person will die in a car crash on North Yorkshire's roads in the next seven days. Frightening figures show the number of fatal car crashes in North Yorkshire has increased in the last nine months - with one happening every four days. Between
NEW signing Rob Spicer has declared his happiness with life at York City Knights and reckons the team are developing well ahead of life in National League One. The 21-year-old made his first start for the Knights last night as they lost to his old Wakefield
I CAN think of at least three reasons why the turnout was low for the Stevenage game. 1 Some people didn't have a lot of money left after Christmas. 2 It was not printed in the fixture list provided at the start of the season and may not have been adequately
MR Reynolds (Evening Press, January 14) should perhaps spend less time worrying about whether York City depend on one player, and more time pondering why Scarborough seem unable to depend upon any of their players. Frank Ormston, Waverley Street, York
I AND many others totally agree with Arthur Sutherland that York should have a permanent ice-rink (Letters, January 17). I'm involved with the York Whitehawks roller hockey club. We currently have about 40 members, including under-14s and senior teams
ON Friday, January 13, I went to Monks Cross, York, to catch the Park & Ride to town. As I arrived a bus left and I was impressed by the instant apology from the man in the office. I was even more impressed when the same man boarded the next bus and
TONY Blair keeps insisting that he believes climate change is the most serious issue to face the world's governments. Yet policy decision after policy decision at home confirms the suspicion that this is still so much hot air. This Government has just
A FEW weeks ago a reader wrote in moaning about people, well, moaning in letters to the Evening Press (such is life!), which rather defeated the purpose of that letter (December 17). As I am writing this letter, it crosses my mind why anyone should be
IN contrast to recent correspondents, I was quite happy with the fireworks display in York to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot - one of the few actions of City of York Council that I did approve of. I suggest the police and the city
WE are halfway through the month of January and already reading the news in the Evening Press is most depressing. Stagecoach Youth Theatre is going to suffer cash cuts from City of York Council; York Hospital is cutting back on appointments; bus fares
WAKEFIELD head coach Tony Smith reckoned York City Knights could be a force in LHF National League One. His side, featuring a host of Super League first-teamers, won 26-12 at Huntington Stadium last night but he thought the Knights gave them a good test
