SINCE its launch on August 5 a staggering 27 sports have been featured in Park Life. A quick count of the four editions so far has produced a wide variety of sports. To date we have had stories on angling, athletics, basketball, bowls, disabled sports
TEENAGE Malton and Old Malton all-rounder Mike Linsley is making rapid strides in the top flight of local cricket. The 17-year-old is in a rich vein of form and had a particularly good Bank Holiday in the premier division of the Hunters the Estate
YORKSHIRE moved into the final of the ECB Women's Under-17 County Championship with a comprehensive semi-final win over Warwickshire in their semi-final at Huby. Both teams found scoring on a fairly green wicket difficult but White Rose skipper Rochelle
YORKSHIRE Under-17s have retained their title as ECB Under-17s County Champions following their win by 124 runs over Sussex at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Batting first in the 100-overs-a-side match, Yorkshire made 288 with Guiseborough's Chris
DUNNINGTON will have home advantage when they take on Hull-based Fenner in tomorrow's final of the York and District Intermediate Cricket League. Robert Chipps took 5-5 as Dunnington defeated Malton and Old Malton by 109 runs in their semi-final. Malton
POCKLINGTON RUFC's mini and junior rugby section holds its first registration day tomorrow at 10.30am, when any current or new players from the age of six upwards are welcome to attend.
YORK RI RUFC are hosting a mini-schools' rugby festival at New Lane on Monday, September 18, starting at 4pm. The club have recently formed a junior section and already have a women's team which was formed in 2004.
POCKLINGTON School will kick off their new rugby union season a week today with a series of games against Giggleswick. Pock's hockey teams will also be in action that day with a programme of fixtures against Hull-based Hymers College.
YORK Karate Academy is starting a new beginners' course later this month. Sessions will be held at Park Grove Schools' gym in York on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm, starting on September 11. The beginners' class, which takes students up
RYEDALE Cricket Development Group are holding a level one coaching course in October and November. It is aimed at beginner coaches who will be able to assist more qualified coaches with running warm-ups, cooldowns, small sided games and small group
YORK City Ladies picked up their first points of the new North East League premier division with a 2-0 win at Blyth Spartans. City dominated from the off and had several chances until they grabbed victory with a two-goal burst midway through the second
CARETAKER youth coach Neil Richardson has admitted he would be interested in the job on a full-time basis. The former Mansfield Town and Boston United coach has been filling the role while Ian Kerr has been recuperating from heart problems. But
SECONDARY schools in the York region are to benefit more than ever this school year from York City Knights' rugby league development programme. The Knights' first Sportsmatch scheme, which ran over the past three years, concentrated on bringing tag
YOUNGSTERS around York will continue to get the chance to play in front of York City Knights crowds. Schoolchildren have often played in curtain-raisers before Knights games at Huntington Stadium, and the club plan to maintain this policy of showcasing
ABOUT 400 children are expected to take part in New Earswick All Blacks ARLC's annual gala this weekend. Seven-a-side junior rugby league action was to take place today and tomorrow, from about 10.30am to 4.30pm each day, covering age groups from emerging
YORK Vikings Junior Basketball Club have launched a new Academy aimed at helping youngsters grow "physically, mentally and emotionally". The Vikings already have a thriving junior section, which includes players from all over Yorkshire and strong links
NESTL Rowntree Athletics Club's junior team just missed out on promotion to the Northern Premier Division. Although they fought hard in the play-off meet, they fell short of the top two places which went to winners Edinburgh with Glasgow second.
TOO quirky and idiosyncratic to bother the charts or capture the feeble imaginations of the Arctic-Kaiser-Kooks crowd, since their emergence five years ago British Sea Power have broken conventions while collecting a fanatical set of followers. Gigs
Simon Ritchie and family go wild at Flamingo Land theme park and zoo. Why? BECAUSE it's one of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK and it's right on our doorstep. It's got so many rollercoasters and rides, that you'll have trouble
FIRST up this month is CJ Sansom's Sovereign, an excellent murder mystery set in Tudor York. We step back in time to 1541, and following the uncovering of a plot against his throne, King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress To The North
THE LIFE of a rock and roll star was every schoolboy's fantasy in the Sixties.So imagine the delight of those who managed to live the dream. Graham Bilton, of Dringhouses, York, was only 15 when he started singing with local bands. Getting established
Kay Frances enjoys a summer adventure in the Rhone Alps. BEAUTIFUL places, I've decided, attract beautiful people. . . and especially beautiful men! At the Arc Adventures water sports centre, an hour's drive from Grenoble in the southeast region
THERE are a lot of jobs to be doing in the garden at the start of September, but summer isn't over yet so take time to enjoy it as well whilst the weather is, hopefully, warm and late summer plants are still producing their bright blooms. Pots will
FOR an author, I'm not doing a lot of book writing at the moment. I'm trying to, but I seem to be at a creative crossroads. People are always asking, "How's the book going, then?", a question I try to deflect by inquiring about their house renovations
RIGHT you lot, settle down. Anderson stop rattling your pencil case and Smith, put a cork in it. As you know it's the beginning of a new school year and I have a few important announcements. Firstly, later on in the month it's once again time for the
WE read regularly that there is a skills shortage, notably for joiners and plumbers. There has been talk of using EU workers to fill this gap. No doubt this will excite our "little Englanders" but the real problem could be solved if the Government
THESE bik es, outdoor caf, and children's roundabouts would fit nicely into the Newgate Mark et area, off P arliament Street, York, and free up the space for what countless generations naturally used it for, their meeting place and mark et. It should
IS Mike Bentley (Saturday Soundoff, The Press, August 26) a responsible journalist, or a windup merchant looking to annoy as many people as possible? I think the latter. I work very hard to earn my money and how I choose to spend it is my business.
IN reply to P R Willey's letter (Code crackers, August 31) concerning disabled drivers parking in York city centre, does he think that disabled people chose to be disabled so that they could park close to shops? Most disabled people would, I am sure
AS North Yorkshire Police is now charging for a police presence at organised events, will it be sending a bill to the organisers of the Camp For Climate Action at Barlow Common? And if not, why not? Alec Acomb, Hillcrest Avenue, Nether Poppleton
LOL Kirkwood (Readers' Letters, If the CAP fits, August 29) should check his facts before accusing me of being a hypocrite. The UK Independence Party has never been opposed to subsidies for farmers, but we are opposed to the inefficient Common Agricultural
LOCAL residents in Fulford, particularly in the Fordlands Road area, will have seen information about the forthcoming changes to local bus services. The Arriva Selby-York service, which runs along Fulford Main Street, will be increased from every 20
I WRITE to pay tribute to The Press and, in particular Tim Addyman and his team, for their efforts in the fight to save York's Odeon cinema from closure. I was part of the large audience in the magnificent Screen One on the Odeon's last night, and
THE closure of the Odeon in York is nothing short of vandalism. My first wife and I were regular visitors from 1956 (Chris Barber) until her death ten years ago. My second wife spent her youth and early working life in York and the Odeon was her
AS a thrifty northerner, I was appalled to learn that a return ticket from London to York costs £72. (Readers' Letters, LondonYork rail fare is so unfair, August 26). One would have to be really desperate to stand for it. Still, I feel that Karen Jolley
HAS Mandy Carter (Stop the Slaughter, Readers' Letters, August 31) ever been to the mouth of the St Lawrence River on the east coast of Canada and seen the amount of seals there are in the area or is she going by hearsay? The seals need to be controlled
TALIA Minger is perfectly entitled to try to persuade people that they shouldn't eat meat, since this is, after all, a free country. I was once making a corned beef hash when one of my wife's vegan friends arrived unexpectedly. "Yummy!" she gushed
IT seems to me that Talia Minger has no idea of what actually goes on in an abattoir. Animals killed there are not "killed in sickening conditions". They do not know what is happening to them when they are killed. They are stunned instantly and
YORK City's stadium might be called KitKat Crescent these days but the home side would surely preferred not to have had a break during last night's 0-0 draw with Stafford Rangers. Until the interval, Billy McEwan's men were in complete control of proceedings
ANGRY Leeds United have accused Olivier Bernard of reneging on an agreement to sign for them before the French defender rejoined Newcastle yesterday. Bernard was released by Rangers, and Leeds thought they had got their man until Newcastle hijacked
CHIEF executive John Guildford claims York City Knights could afford at least two more top-quality players if they weren't charged full rent for using Huntington Stadium. And he has revealed the club have twice looked into buying their ground in a
ZIDANE can play a starring role on what promises to be a lucrative afternoon at Lingfield tomorrow for Newmarket trainer James Fanshawe. Smart sprinter Zidane lines up for the £20,000 Howard Holdings Handicap, the richest race on the card, over six
YORK Racecourse staging the 230th running of the world's oldest Classic race next Saturday triggers memories of the St Leger triumph of great North Yorkshire jockey Kevin Darley. Indeed, his victory on Great Habton trainer Tim Easterby's Bollin Eric
FOOTBALL'S highpoints of business activity may be sugar-coated by the term 'transfer window' but there's nothing transparent about them. In fact, the only thing you can see through is the plastic smiles of the newly-signed and the blander than beige
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has stressed that he is still in the hunt for new strikers after watching his side draw 0-0 at home to Stafford Rangers last night. McEwan missed out on Halifax Town hit-man Ryan Sugden and Burton Albion forward Jon Shaw
SUPER League winger Austin Buchanan will be out to make a point or four against Rochdale tomorrow when he returns to the York City Knights squad. The pacey loan star - in from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - could not find a way back into the side after
LEG-SPIN aces Mark Lawson and Adil Rashid fired out Middlesex for 224 on a sensational day at Scarborough yesterday which left Yorkshire needing to make 275 to win the Championship relegation duel. They closed the third day on 39 without loss off 23
"I HATE him. He took my boy's life." Those are the moving words of a heartbroken mum still struggling to come to terms with the death of her beloved son. Jacky Williams today broke her silence to urge people to sign a petition asking the Attorney General
WINDOWS boarded up, huge bags of popcorn stacked in the foyer - that was the sad scene at York's Odeon the day after its closure. The last film was shown at the Blossom Street cinema on Thursday night, and workmen had already moved in yesterday morning
THE boss of a North Yorkshire power station at the centre of a massive environmental protest has hit back at eco-warriors who tried to shut down the plant. Dorothy Thompson, chief executive of Drax Power Station, said the plant was more efficient than
A GARDENER who threatened to throw a 12-year-old girl off a bridge and attacked children on their way to school has avoided a jail sentence. Alan Wilson was furious that the girl and her two friends had been on a bit of disused land that he had regarded
IT COULD mean the difference between life and death for thousands of children - and many parents do not even realise. Road safety chiefs say they are "extremely concerned" that parents don't know the law on child car seats is changing. New laws
A LITTLE bit of Press history will be on show when members of the public get a glimpse into a rarely seen York town house. St Mary's House, a Victorian town house in Bootham, is throwing open its doors to the public this month as part of a national
A CARAVAN park will not be allowed to expand, after its plans were thrown out amid fears of "unbearable disruption" to neighbours. They complained of screaming, shouting, foul language, dogs barking, loud music, litter and the constant smell of barbecues
COMMUTERS travelling to and from York were hit by rush-hour delays, after equipment was stolen from railways lines in Yorkshire. The theft from signalling systems affected services west and south of York, and also caused knock-on delays for other services
A FATHER-of-two who went missing for a month after he disappeared during a family outing is back at home with his family. The Press told last month how Christopher Patrick Mendez, known as "Paddy", was believed to have been busking and sleeping rough
HEALTH chiefs could not say where a pregnant woman about to give birth to a very premature baby would have to deliver, it has emerged. It comes after a mother from Scarborough was told she may have to go to Edinburgh because no neonatal intensive care
TWO schools in York headed up a list of North Yorkshire's top private schools. Bootham School and St Peter's School ranked first and second in a list showing how pupils at independent schools in North Yorkshire performed in their GCSE exams. The
Slight delays are possible on the A63 at Melton due to the construction of a new junction and over bridge. There may be various lane closures eastbound and westbound.
NEW steps to revamp a derelict and dilapidated York building have been given the thumbs up by the city's opposition. Labour resources chief Coun Janet Looker said she "100 per cent agreed" with measures being taken to try to develop the Bonding Warehouse
