MAY I express my thanks to the lady and the two gentlemen who came to my assistance when I fell down in High Ousegate, York, on Wednesday, February 8. I wasn't hurt, only shocked, and I didn't get the chance to thank them properly. But I would like them
PROBLEM? What problem? The hysterical tone of the coverage of the survey showing that York is 24th in a shopping league table (February 14) might lead your readers to believe there is a crisis. More balanced coverage would have pointed out that since
The hysterical tone of the coverage of the survey showing that York is 24th in a shopping league table (February 14) might lead your readers to believe there is a crisis. More balanced coverage would have pointed out that since York is 48th in the national
LIKE B Emmerson (Ordeal By Phone, Letters, February 8), I too have recent experience in dealing with the Grand Opera House, in York, and last time I went there I actually complimented their staff on their remarkable efficiency and response. As regards
THE working tax credit system - unbelievable! I've had a problem since November 2004, and February 2006 sees me scratching my head wondering how something that was supposed to be so helpful could turn into something so disastrous. I need someone to help
RE my earlier letter concerning the Gables and the minibus fund (February 2). One of the team who handled this matter kindly contacted me and explained what had happened to the fund. It would seem the suggestion that the National Health Service could
THE United Kingdom, the United States and the citizens of the only real democracy in the Middle East, Israel, may have good reason to worry about the election of Hamas in Palestine. (Hypocrisy On Iran, Letters, February 6). They probably remember when
PLEASE could one of your readers help me to trace a neighbour who I last met about 20 years ago? Her name is Jacqui Askham. She had a shop called The Creamery in West Street, Bridlington. Her last known address was a caravan in Flamborough, although I
THE number of school leavers applying to go to the University of York has fallen. Applications from students applying for courses starting this autumn at the university fell by five per cent on last year, when there was a 3.1 per cent increase. The university
THE very fact my wife is still talking to me as I type these words is testament to her understanding nature, sense of perspective and good grace. The atmosphere remains a little frosty, but I'm optimistic we will soon move out of the cold front. She even
THE vice-president of the European Parliament has attacked Yorkshire's regional development agency for its "sad, rather soggy approach" to the promotion of exports. Edward McMillan-Scott, MEP for Yorkshire & Humber, who became the fourth vice-president
BEACON, the giant York-based purchasing consortium for the independent hospitality trade in Britain, today said most of its members will react positively to Parliament's agreed ban on smoking in all enclosed public spaces in England. MPs voted on a stub-out
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called on top scorer Andy Bishop to show the same level of commitment for club as country. Bishop scored a goal in the England National Game XI's 3-1 victory over an Italian Serie 'C' representative side in midweek. The
FIRE chiefs in York are running a campaign to try and stop wayward teenagers getting a taste for arson. The Local Intervention Fire Education (LIFE) scheme is running at Huntington Fire Station next week - during the school half-term - for about 14 youths
A YEAR ago it was feared that centuries of tradition were coming to an end, when the Government's controversial Hunting Act came into force. But defiant hunts have continued to ride out in force in the months after the ban was imposed, saying they would
HORDES of York youngsters launched their own invasion as part of a celebration of things Viking. About 120 pupils, aged between eight and ten, from St Barnabas, Fishergate, St Mary's, Knavesmire and St Lawrence's primary schools, took part in the 2006
WORRIED bus passengers in the Selby area could launch a campaign against plans to cut crucial services. The warning came as county councillors representing the district were accused of "stabbing voters in the back" by backing a cost-cutting review of
THE pensioner who has waited 13 months for treatment to a broken ankle faces a trip to another hospital to see if his foot can be saved. Retired farmer Donald Wilkinson had a consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon at York yesterday, after being given
Redhouse Lagoon fishery will remain a York and District Amalgamation of Anglers' preserve until the end of year. And the committee have decided, due to popular demand, to try to re-negotiate the lease into 2007, which should hopefully ensure that the
MICK Cook will test out his players' versatility tonight when York City Knights head to Don Valley Stadium. The Knights play Sheffield Eagles looking to get off the mark in the Northern Rail Cup group six, and while Cook will alter the tactics to suit
Thursday, February 16, 2006 100 years ago Mr Malcolm Spence, general manager of the York Glass Company, in his interesting lecture at the Merchants' Hall, Fossgate, detailed the history and art of glassmaking, the technical operations being made clear
PACKS of hounds have not been slaughtered. The rural economy has not imploded. Vermin have not overrun the countryside. Centuries of tradition have not been discarded. One year after the hunting ban was imposed, it's pretty much as you were. Was this
AFTER the excitement of a silver medal in the tea-tray event at the Winter Olympics it is heartening to learn that the next generation of Olympians are on the up. In fact, York's young trampolining hopefuls are reaching such heights that they have been
Ahead of the York Science Festival, CHRIS TITLEY considers the city's scientific future - and gives you the chance to find answers to the mysteries of life, the universe and everything. IF all goes to plan, York will be overrun by scientists by 2021.
MANAGER Jim Collis has warned his Tadcaster Albion club not to get over-excited about their promotion prospects - but reckons they have as good a chance as anyone. After years in the doldrums, Abion lie second in Northern Counties East League division
Hat-trick heroics from Dunnington's Adam Arthur slipped into insignificance against Melbourne in the York and District Sunday Afternoon League as Melbourne won 6-3. Melbourne's David O'Connor matched Arthur's feat with one goal from the penalty spot and
MICK Cook will test out his players' versatility tonight when York City Knights head to Don Valley Stadium. The Knights play Sheffield Eagles looking to get off the mark in the Northern Rail Cup group six, and while Cook will alter the tactics to suit
ON March 1994, I was taking my friends to Penang, Malaysia, for a wedding. I arranged to meet them at Heathrow Airport and then show them the ropes getting to Penang. Disaster 1 At 5am my husband piled me and my eight-year-old son in the car to take us
I WOULD like to thank the many residents and visitors who contacted me following my letter on the need for equal opportunities for motorists in York (January 9). Some very sensible ideas were put forward, many of which have been put to City of York Council
I READ Mr Tyler's letter with a feeling of incredulity (February 10). With petrol approaching £1 a litre (of which the Government takes 60p), any car owner cuts his journeys to a minimum. We do not need self-appointed experts like Mr Tyler telling us
LAST year I contacted Councillor Hyman with negative comments on the state of our cul-de-sac's road and pavement surfaces. My neighbour has lived here for 20-plus years and remembers that no repairs or resurfacing have been carried out in that time. To
I JUST have to put my two cents in and say that York has some of the finest shopping opportunities you can ask for. That includes all the little shops in York itself, the shopping malls outside and some of the market towns nearby, like Helmsley, Pickering
AMERICA celebrates Veterans Day on November 11 each year. They remember all veterans of the armed forces, including those who died. In Mesa, Arizona, last year the city centre was closed for several hours for a celebratory parade which included marching
Thousands of people across Britain are affected by it every winter - and last week it is even believed it may have caused its first fatality, with the death of Berkshire schoolgirl Jodie Mettrick. But what exactly is the dreaded Norwalk-like virus, also
EXETER City will welcome York City to St James Park tomorrow, having dropped out of the Conference's top five for the first time this season. The Grecians have occupied a play-off position, at least, for the first six months of the season but back-to-back
HERE is the face of Dick Turpin. It wasn't sketched by the courtroom artist at the highwayman's York trial, but by a cartoonist from Northamptonshire. "As a political cartoonist, I am more accustomed to portraying modern-day villains," says Adrian Teal
YORK residents have hit out at plans to build accommodation for hundreds of students only yards from their homes. An application has been made to City of York Council to demolish the old Pullman Bus Depot in Navigation Road, and replace it with student
FOR decades, scores of York asbestos victims and their families have suffered alone. The daughter of one victim, former carriageworks employee Dougie Peacock spoke out in the Evening Press in December about the desperate need for a support group and helpline
AS foster children brought up together in York during the Second World War, they were like brothers. But David Simpson and Terry Lambert have not been in touch for more than 50 years - until now. They are now back in contact, thanks to This is York.co.uk
TWO superb 17-dart games from Kev O'Hara inspired Mitre to an 8-1 victory at Falcon in the York Knavesmire Racing Darts League division one. O'Hara was well backed by 17 darters from Rich Corner and Allan Galley, plus 18 from John Quantock and Dave O'Hara
MOTORISTS are being warned they could face significant delays when a key York junction is shut for resurfacing. City of York Council has announced three weeks will be spent resurfacing the Haxby Road, Wigginton Road and Clarence Street junction, and in
THERE was an upset in the York Squash Association women's championship semi-finals between team-mates. Number three seed Suzi Booth out-manoeuvred her Dunnington team-mate and championship second seed Nicola Lotten in a 30-minute tussle at their home
YORK'S Theatre Royal could be put up for sale by city council chiefs, the Evening Press can reveal today. City of York Council is considering disposing of the "freehold interest" it holds in the historic property, to help secure the "long-term future
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called on top scorer Andy Bishop to show the same level of commitment for club as country. Bishop scored a goal in the England National Game XI's 3-1 victory over an Italian Serie 'C' representative side in midweek. The
Friday, February 17, 2006 100 years ago The charming old town of Whitby was making a bold bid to recover some of its former prosperity. The famous jet industry had been largely ruined by importation of foreign imitations of jet; the shipbuilding industry
DERBY day for Selby and York RUFC will have an added twist tomorrow as Clifton Park fly-half Carl Paterson returns to his former club. Paterson plays his first game for York since returning from Italy, where he tried his luck in the Azzuri leagues. He
DURHAM and Northumberland One takes Malton to Consett in County Durham tomorrow. Consistency is the name of the game so far as selection is concerned. Ben Hough returns at full back after helping Yorkshire Under-20s beat Cheshire last weekend, with Ian
Unbeaten Hounds' great season continued as they reached their second semi-final of the campaign by defeating Derwent United in the York John Smith's Sunday Morning League Challenge Cup. However, they were pushed all the way by a battling Derwent in a
Charlie Swan, Ireland's former champion jump jockey, whose name will forever be associated with multiple Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq, can stage a successful raid as a trainer at Haydock tomorrow by landing the feature race. Swan saddles What A Native
