Tony Blair’s farewell speech confirmed him as the biggest animal in our political jungle with no guaranteed heir apparent when he retires to pastures green. His greatest difficulties have arisen from working closely with George Bush in maintaining our
IT'S BIGGER - and City of York Council bosses believe it will be better than ever. The authority is set to launch a new, revamped York Pride initiative, The Press has learned, and it is promising much greater community involvement. Now called York Neighbourhood
TWO charities which help ill people from across the region have shared £24,000, thanks to a fundraising ball. More than 300 guests enjoyed the annual event at Knavesmire, organised by Hunters Property Group, in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association
AFTER marrying into a family of past and present Terry's workers, I have lost count of the number of times I have heard the phrase "we have stopped making them". This has been going on since Kraft bought the company. Kraft have purposely stopped making
MORE than 1,000 people have already backed our campaign to save Terry's - just over a week after the shock news broke that the chocolate factory is set to close. Signatures are continuing to come in for our petition, which calls for a Terry's chocolate
A CONSUMER boycott of Terry's chocolates may be gathering pace in protest at the decision to close the York factory. Several people have told the Evening Press they will not be buying any more Terry's confectionery, and urged others to do the same.
TOURISM bosses have welcomed suggestions that a chocolate visitor centre should be opened at Terry's if the factory closes down. Evening Press reader Elaine Morgan contacted the paper to say a Cadbury World-style centre on part of the site would be
DESPITE living on the South Coast I am shocked to read Terry's chocolate firm is dumping York and its workforce and skipping out to Poland or thereabouts. How disloyal can a company get? I am all for British goods and local produce and have always
HOW perceptive of Colin S Jeffrey to know the closure of Terry's of York will not devastate people's lives (April 23). My wife was very upset and in tears having been in a job where, for 17 years, she is very happy. I ask Mr Jeffrey if he is on
A LEADING Euro MP claimed today that the decision by Kraft Foods to close Terry's chocolate factory in York was another example of multinational companies thinking the UK was an "easy touch". Yorkshire and Humber MEP David Bowe said it was easier and
CONGRATULATIONS to the Evening Press and the GMB union for taking on Kraft Foods over its threat to close Terry's. Yet again a corporate giant tries to increase profit at the expense of workers, by moving jobs to countries where they can get away with
I WAS amused to read in your Save Terry's campaign that "the last surviving Terry" blames "people from abroad who take over without having a local interest". I take it his family sold the company in the first place, not caring or thinking about the
THEY will no longer be made in York if Terry's closes down next year - but York Fruits will continue to keep their traditional name. Terry's American owners Kraft say the fruit flavour jellies' brand name is a trademark, and so they can continue being
SUPPORT is coming in for our campaign to save Terry's - from across the York community and much further afield. Scores of people have already signed our petition, which calls for the American-owned chocolate factory to remain in the York area. Former
In the wake of its decision to close down Terry's chocolate factory, Mike Laycock examines the structure of the US food giant Kraft. IT is only when you look at the Kraft website that you realize just how small and relatively insignificant Terry's
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has held talks with Terry's boss John Pollock and union leaders about plans to close the chocolate factory next year. The MP said after yesterday's meeting at the factory in Bishopthorpe Road that Mr Pollock had explained why Kraft
A SENIOR Cabinet Minister has declared Terry's decision to close its historic factory as a "body blow" for York. The Leader of the House of Commons, Peter Hain, told MPs: "It is a very serious situation with the job losses - it is a body blow."
A UNION leader today declared his support for the Evening Press campaign to keep Terry's in York. GMB organiser John Kirk said: "The GMB is prepared to support any campaign that hopefully will keep Terry's in York and provide employment for its staff
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has sought to quash rumours that Terry's chocolate factory will easily fall into the hands of residential property developers. Coun Galloway said he wanted to put out the message that the council would "vigorously
THE shock has subsided. York now has a choice: we can meekly accept Terry's closure with a shrug and a sigh, or we can fight back. In a world seemingly governed by giant multinational conglomerates, it is easy to presume that nothing we do will make
The Evening Press is campaigning to save Terry's and more than 300 jobs. Mike Laycock looks back at a remarkably similar campaign fought in the 1990s to save more than 300 jobs at York firm RR Donnelley. The coincidence is extraordinary. In 1996
THE Evening Press campaign to keep Terry's in York is winning heavyweight backing. City of York Council's executive has thrown its full weight behind efforts to persuade American owner Kraft Foods to reconsider its decision to close the chocolate factory
THE American owners of Terry's were urged today to think again about their decision to close the York chocolate factory. Union leader John Kirk said he wanted to put forward a survival plan to Kraft Foods to keep Terry's in the York area. The GMB
The last surviving Terry who managed the York chocolate factory returned to the Bishopthorpe Road site today and declared: "This is a tragic moment - for the more than 300 who work here, for past employees, for years of history." Peter Terry, aged
THE Terry's chocolate factory site could be worth more than £50 million, if property-hungry developers get their way. A mad scramble is predicted for the 33-acre site, which straddles Bishopthorpe Road, and is one of the city's prime locations overlooking
FOR one former Terry's worker, the news the historic York factory was to shut hit especially hard. Pensioner Beattie Rippon, 82, of Acomb, gave 36 years of her life to the factory, until she retired in 1978. Her duties were to keep an eye on the
MANY Terry's workers have been at the factory since they left school. Reporter Richard Edwards asked them their thoughts on a black day for York. Paul Illingworth, of Dringhouses, York, has worked at Terry's for 16 years. He said: "I'm not surprised
PLANS are already being drawn up to make 2005's Christmas festivities in York bigger and brighter. Business leaders and council representatives have begun meeting in an effort to prevent a repeat of this year's frantic appeal for cash to pay for the
THE Evening Press - which helped make York sparkle this Christmas - has been invited to be involved in tomorrow's big switch-on ceremony. Deputy editor Bill Hearld will join the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Janet Looker, the light's main sponsors, GNER
FLUSHED with the success of the York Business Pride Christmas Lights Appeal, a group of York businesses is holding a raffle to raise further funds for festive illuminations for this year and for future years. Since Maximus Gluteus, alias Keith Mulhearn
THOUSANDS of daffodil sandals, designed for a York company, have been sold to raise £45,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
YORK city centre WILL sparkle this Christmas - thanks to a huge donation from one of the city's biggest employers. In a generous gesture to the people of York, Nestl Rowntree has agreed to stump up the full £30,000 needed to illuminate the city centre
TRANSPORT group First has called upon other York traders to join it in supporting the drive to illuminate the city this Christmas. The company has announced a pledge of £1,500 to the York Business Pride Christmas Lights Appeal, bringing the total figure
A SWARM of wasps stung a seven-year-old girl more than THIRTY times as she played at school.
MAXIMUS Gluteus is on a mission to light up modern Eboracum this Christmas. The Roman soldier, alias Keith Mulhearn of the Eboracum Legion Bathhouse in St Sampson's Square, is running a raffle to fill the coffers of the York Business Pride Christmas
I DO hope some of the money raised in York at the weekend in aid of the Christmas lights can be used to return coloured lights to our Christmas trees. The tree in the photograph in last Friday's press - so professionally decorated and colourful - dates
KEY York businesses are being asked to pledge only £100 each to make sure that visitors and residents enjoy a Christmas with sparkle. Trading bosses are resending letters to 200 shops after an initial plea for help to raise the £30,000 needed to put
MAKE York Sparkle, the Evening Press campaign to light up the city at Christmas, is closing in on its £30,000 target. York-based GNER is the latest big sponsor to back the cause by pledging £5,000, bringing the pot of contributions above the halfway
Creatures of darkness craving some festive light will creep into St Sampson's Square, York, on Saturday to take part in a Christmas lights fundraising day. Two actors from York Dungeon - mad monk Brother Bartholomew and either a vampire or a grave
Emergency repairs to the carriageway. Diversion: A local alternative route will be signed. Disruption may occur up to, and including, November 1, 2006
ONE of York's newest tour companies has pledged its full support for the Evening Press Make York Sparkle campaign to light up the city this Christmas. Exploring Food, a gastronomic tour of York's finest eateries and delicatessens, is getting behind
AS PROJECT manager for York's Christmas lights for the past two years, and as a voluntary member of the Christmas lights team since 1998, I am well placed to answer the letter from Jocelyn Appleyard (Letters, September 17). Firstly, if Ms Appleyard
YORK city centre is heading for "commercial suicide" if retailers do not back an appeal to raise £30,000 for the city's Christmas lights this year. The warning comes from gift shop owner Peter Hanson, who paid his contribution within 30 minutes of
A ROMAN candle could help save York's Christmas lights. A gladiator from the days of Imperial Eboracum is preparing to do battle to help raise money for the modern city's festive displays. Maximus Gluteus, otherwise known as Keith Mulhearn, manager
WE run a small independent shop in the centre of York, The Cat Gallery, in Low Petergate. We received our Christmas light funding request last week and immediately took the requested contribution round to Mulberry Hall, administrative HQ of York Business
A CAMPAIGN to light up York this Christmas is a step closer to plugging the £30,000 cash shortfall, thanks to a £5,000 donation from City of York Council. Uncertainty over the fate of this year's festive illuminations led the council to contribute
ALMOST 1,000 residents have signed a petition against plans to formally abandon a replacement swimming pool near York's Barbican Centre. The petition was being handed this afternoon to City of York Council's planning committee by Labour councillor Tracey
IF the £30,000 can be found for this year's Christmas lights for York ("Let there be lights", September 15), I hope whoever is responsible will make a better show than last year. The tiny clear light bulbs seemed to be swamped in lots of "plastic"
YORK'S first lady has pledged her support to the campaign to bring Christmas lights to the city amid fears that a £30,000 shortfall will spell a dim festive season. Time is running out and York businesses and residents have been warned there could
York's Christmas lights have a chequered history. KATIE EMSLEY and NADIA JEFFERSON-BROWN compare them with Lincoln's display. WHEN it comes to tourist attractions, York and Lincoln can compete on a fairly equal footing. Both cities are endowed with
YORK faces a Christmas blackout if businesses do not get behind an urgent appeal to bring Christmas lights to town. Traders and residents are being warned the city will be drab and cheerless if funds are not found to pay for proper illuminations.
AN OPERA singer with her sights set on the big stage is taking time out from her hectic training schedule to entertain finalists at this year's York Community Pride Awards. Demelza Stafford will be a familiar face to shoppers and visitors to York after
THERE'S only one month to go before York finds out who the winners of our Community Pride campaign are. Earlier this year, the Evening Press and City of York Council launched the second year of our campaign to unearth the city's true community heroes
Today the Evening Press announces the finalists in our York Community Pride awards - our campaign to unearth York's true local heroes. Since April, we have been asking for your nominations for the people you think deserve recognition for their outstanding
HAVE pride - that is the story that comes flooding out from the dozens of entries we have had for our community awards. The whole spectrum of life in York has been reflected in the people who have been named by their proud friends and family for our
A TEENAGER who helped York youth groups access thousands of pounds could soon be named an unsung hero. Katie Smurthwaite is only 17, but already she influences the shape of York's future. As well as serving on York Youth Forum and York Youth Parliament
A RETIRED teacher who has helped women from around the world to learn English could be named volunteer of the year. Nancy Spratt, 78, was nominated for our Community Pride awards scheme by her colleague Heather Woolley. Nancy, of Skelton, York,
BRAVE little leukaemia sufferer Joseph Powell is a true child hero, according to his proud family. The four-year-old, from Acomb, was born with Down's Syndrome in October 2000, and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when he was just two
CALLING all York schools - it's time to jump aboard our campaign to unearth the best community projects in the city. As part of our Community Pride awards scheme, we want to hear about the schools in York that are making a real contribution to their
Asbestos timebomb campaigner Paul Cooper could be in line for recognition for his work after being nominated for one of our Community Pride awards. Paul's work for York Carriageworks employees suffering from asbestos-related diseases began when he
DISABLED swimmers have hailed one of their most dedicated volunteers by nominating her for a Community Pride award. Noreen Astbury, 67, has worked tirelessly for the New Earswick Disabled Swimming Club for 20 years - despite suffering from the painful
IT was easy to pick a winner at Royal Ascot York as the city's finest community heroes enjoyed a day at the races in honour of their outstanding achievements. After spending the day at Knavesmire, award winners from the York Community Pride 2004 campaign
THERE'S less than a month to go - so it is time to send in your nominations for our Community Pride awards. So far we have had some fantastic entries for our campaign to hunt down York's true unsung heroes - the people who work tirelessly in their
JUST like many other girls her age, Kelly Cronin loves riding horses - though she is nearly completely blind. The bright 16-year-old from Heworth was born with a rare eye disorder that has left her with between five and ten per cent vision in both
CLEANING staff at York Hospital lied on their application forms about having a criminal record, it has been revealed. Checks with the Criminal Records Bureau showed that five employees did not declare convictions when applying for their jobs. Three
TOP GEAR presenter Richard Hammond was laughing and smiling as he took a trip in the Yorkshire Air Ambulance's helicopter for the second time in as many weeks. The 36-year-old TV star was today discharged from Leeds General Infirmary, and transferred
BLUE is the colour in North Yorkshire today after the Conservative Party swept to a comprehensive victory in the county council elections. With all 72 results in, the Conservatives gained 41 seats giving the party a comfortable majority in the new
THE best Number One hits of the last 50 years - by stars from Elvis To Beyonce - are the theme for a new show by 200 children and young adults from a York dance school. The Golden Hits production by the Heworth-based Clover School Of Dance looks set
HIGH-FLYING Hugh Bayley made it four in a row today as he roared to an emphatic election victory in York. He swept home with a majority of more than 10,000 - and spoke of his pride at representing the "best city in Britain". The jubilant Labour
TORY John Greenway cruised to an easy victory in the Ryedale constituency and told Tony Blair that North Yorkshire had sent him a message - listen to rural voters. Mr Greenway came away with a majority of more than 10,000, securing more than 21,000
IT was champagne for breakfast for Labour MP John Grogan, who today achieved victory in a nail-biting Selby election battle. The margin between Mr Grogan and Tory challenger Mark Menzies was so slim that bundles of votes had to be recounted at the
CONSERVATIVE Anne McIntosh triumphed in the Vale of York for the third and final time, increasing her majority in the process. In a tight battle for second place, the Liberal Democrats were narrowly beaten by Labour. Ms McIntosh's majority rose
PHIL Willis has won a third successive term as MP of Harrogate and Knaresborough, trouncing his Conservative challenger and increasing his majority to more than 10,000. Tory hopes for a close result were dashed as they lost even more support and Mr
A SWARM of wasps stung a seven-year-old girl more than THIRTY times as she played at school. Terrified Zoe Simpson desperately tried to escape as dozens of stinging insects crawled in her hair, over her face and down her jumper. Her mum, Karen, swatted
A DAUGHTER feared for her life when she intervened in a confrontation between two modern-day "legionaries", a court heard. Claire Harris alleged that Keith Andrew Mulhearn, who had a Roman helmet in his raised hand, had threatened to kill her father,
THE Scarborough and Whitby MP for the past eight years, Lawrie Quinn, lost his seat to Terrington farmer and former MEP Robert Goodwill early today. Mr Quinn, who lives in York, stunned the Labour Party at a national level in 1997 when he took the
TORY Greg Knight has held Yorkshire East with an increased majority, claiming voters had rewarded him for local achievements such as flood defences at Stamford Bridge. Mr Knight received more than 21,000 votes, comfortably ahead of Labour, which polled
SAVE Our Smarties! That's the demand of a new website-based campaign against Nestle Rowntree job losses and the transfer of iconic chocolate brands abroad. The campaign has been launched in the wake of last week's announcement of 645 York redundancies
THE winners in the county council elections were: Harrogate Bilton and Nidd Gorge - Morris Lightfoot (Lib Dem), John Peter Burrill Wren (Lib Dem). Harrogate Central - John Walter Marshall (Lib Dem), Stephen Richard Macare (Lib Dem). Harrogate
POLITICIANS finally came face-to-face with a weapon of mass destruction - in the shape of a Dalek. A York cake shop has baked a tasty political image that will grab the vote of anyone disillusioned with the five-week General Election campaign. Imaginative
THE design of the Virgin train which crashed into a car on the railway line at Copmanthorpe helped save scores of lives. Many serious rail collisions lead to fatalities because carriages smash into one another, or roll as the train leaves the tracks.
MYSTERY still surrounds how a father-of-five came to drive his car on to a railway line where it was struck by the Virgin express train at 100mph. John Anthony Power, 54, was killed when his blue Vauxhall Vectra smashed through a fence blocking off the
IT'S make your mind up time finally, as York prepares to go to the polls. On eve of the General Election, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy write exclusively in the Evening Press
AN ENTIRE village near York has been temporarily scrubbed from the election map - for the second time in a year. Elvington was briefly left out in the cold during last summer's all-postal Euro poll, when a computer error was blamed for ballot papers
CAMPAIGNING in the Vale of York burst into life as a row broke out over a missed meeting. The previously quiet election trail turned controversial after Conservative Anne McIntosh failed to attend the only pre-poll day hustings for all three candidates
A PENSIONER who feared losing his political voice at the election was celebrating today. City of York Council told Joseph French he could not vote after they said he never registered his change of address when he moved to the city from Leeds. Mr
HUGH Bayley was guest of honour at the Nestl factory in Haxby Road, York, as the firm launched a new multi-million pound network system. The network will link the company's factories around the world, allowing information and production methods to
THE GREEN PARTY'S candidate in York got on his bike in the search for votes, as the General Election campaign entered the home straight. Andy D'Agorne is standing for the Greens in the City of York, and took the party's battle-bike on to the streets
A LEADING Tory today dropped in on a marginal North Yorkshire seat. Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley visited Scarborough and Whitby where he visited the surgery of John Renshaw, chairman of the British Dental Association. Mr Lansley was expected
STEPHEN LEWIS visits the York hustings to weigh up rival candidates for the honour of York MP. IT TOOK a while, but finally politicians have got around to talking about the issues that matter. No, not the economy, stupid; not taxes; not the war
A TAXI driver was robbed by two youths wielding a knife and a snooker ball in a sock. The teenagers - who hid their faces with scarves - hit the driver in the face when he was called to a pick-up in Tostig Avenue in Acomb, York, at 3.15am yesterday.
Do York's Parliamentary candidates know what women want? JO HAYWOOD puts them to the test. WOMEN want to vote on Thursday, they just can't decide who to vote for. A survey by the UK's largest women's website, iVillage.co.uk, found that while 80
SIXTH-FORM students in York turned out in force to give Labour a rough ride on Iraq. More than 150 York College teenagers packed a hustings to quiz York's eight election candidates on war, education, immigration and Tony Blair's leadership. Hugh
A YORK doctor has charged into the political battlefield once again by claiming some surgery bosses alert doctors about when their targets are to be checked. Surgeries are under pressure to ensure patients are seen within 48 hours - a target which
THOUSANDS of daffodil sandals, designed for a York company, have been sold to raise £45,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Pavers Shoes, based in Upper Poppleton, has sold the shoes - called Fly Flot Daffodil Sandals - at its 52 shops across the country
ELECTION officials today moved to reassure residents in south York they will get postal votes in time after a mistake meant 1,500 had to be hand delivered. Selby District Council admitted on Friday that about 1,500 voters who had asked for postal votes
As the temperature soars in the General Election and the nation's gaze focuses on the battle for Downing Street, the fight for county council seats seems to have been pushed right out of the spotlight. But voters served by North Yorkshire County Council
POLICE are investigating an assault on an isolated cycle path in York early this morning. Two male offenders were disturbed by members of the public who spotted the incident on the path, between Wigginton Road and Crichton Avenue, Clifton, at 3.30am.
CAMPAIGNING residents fighting a developer's plans to bulldoze through their cul-de-sac were left shocked and elated when planners told them: "You've won!" In a bizarre scene, householders in Hornbeam Close, Clifton Moor, York, who had organised a banner-waving
IT once brought entertainment to thousands of York people, but has now been branded one of the city's worst eyesores. Less than a month after the Odeon Cinema, in Blossom Street, was closed and boarded up, local businesses say it gives visitors a terrible
FIRST there were purple peppers - and now we have purple soup. The fruit, which look more like little aubergines, have been turned into a tasty appetiser by chefs at Meltons Restaurant. Now staff at the Scarcroft Road eaterie are preparing a four-pepper
TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager killed in a horrific crash on the A64 at the weekend. Jonathan Glynn, 17, died when he was hurled from the driver's seat of a blue Citroen Saxo on the westbound carriageway near the A19 Fulford interchange. The
A PARANOID schizophrenia sufferer has been detained indefinitely in a mental health hospital after sexually touching women on board a GNER train. Amrinder Dhillon, 30, of no fixed abode, "grabbed and squeezed" a customer service assistant's buttocks
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance hit the headlines when it flew Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond to hospital. STEPHEN LEWIS spent the morning with the flying paramedics. AIR ambulance paramedic Pete Vallance is a huge fan of Top Gear. "It is one of the
FOR the family of John Power, the grieving is just beginning. Tributes have been pouring in for the "quiet family man" who died when his car was hit by the 14.25 Plymouth to Edinburgh express at Copmanthorpe. Our deepest sympathies go out to Mr Power's
I AM writing in response to two letters printed about teenage mothers (End the hand-outs, Sept 18 and 22). I was appalled that there are still people who believe themselves well-adjusted members of the community, yet who share such ignorant, narrow-minded
IT was York's finest art deco building, and it brought pleasure to thousands. Yet less than a month after the Odeon screened its last film, it is rapidly becoming an eyesore. The building is boarded up, the alleyway beside it full of broken glass
RECENT traumatic redundancies are not peculiar to York. Many industries such as mining, steel, textiles and automotive have declined elsewhere but in conurbations better able geographically to adapt. To say, however, that York has no crisis is blind
IT WAS interesting to see Robert Ackroyd blame meat-eaters for global warming (Save planet by giving up meat, letters, September 22). What next will vegetarians come up with? I am a carnivore, but my favourite meats are probably wild rabbits, pigeons
QUESTION: When does the York northern ring road become the road to Damascus? Answer: When the Conservatives are trying to secure headlines (Trade is choked by traffic policy, readers' letters, September 25). It was a Conservative county council that
WELL I seem to have caused a bit of a stink (excuse the pun) with my recent letter regarding my smelly wheelie bin! As I stated in my letter (Wheelie bin stink, September 13) I am a keen recycler and I recycle all my paper - also all cardboard along
OVER recent weeks City of York Council has been strongly opposed to letting York have its own casino, and I read in The Press on Saturday (No deal, September 23) the story of how many pubs were running poker tournaments illegally. If York has the demand
MOLDOVAN residents have applied for citizenship in Romania, hoping of joining a mass exodus to the UK when Romania joins the EU next year. Macedonians are also expected to apply for Bulgarian nationality to join the flood of up to 80,000 to the UK
FURTHER to Coun Vassie's letter about waste disposal (Doom service, September 15), I believe that a major dilemma faces us that is too rarely mentioned. Britain produces around one per cent of the world's CO2 emissions. If, in the UK, we implemented
THE only time the weather bods get it right is like they did this past Friday (September 22). ITV said it was going to be bright and sunny, BBC said it was going to pour down. It did - take your pick. Incidentally, how long has Selby been in the
IF it was not so sad it would be laughable. The last sentence from a City of York Council spokeswoman regarding five years in the making serviceable of the Chapelfields Community Centre, only for it to be boarded up seven months later, after constant
THE massive jobs blow to hit York is to be discussed by city councillors. A full meeting of City of York Council, next month, will be asked to note with concern the "recent announcement of job losses in the city". The motion, submitted by Liberal Democrat
THE massive jobs blow to hit York is to be discussed by city councillors. A full meeting of City of York Council, next month, will be asked to note with concern the "recent announcement of job losses in the city". The motion, submitted by Liberal Democrat
THIS camel is just one of many magnificent beasts visiting a new exhibition in York. Pottery spanning 2,000 years is on display at the Yorkshire Museum's Ceramic Safari exhibition. The show opened earlier this month and the animal ceramics will be on
YORK actor Ralph Ineson, the man with a voice so deep it sometimes almost drops below hearing range, is probably best known for his role as oafish, despicable boss Finchy in The Office. But his distinctive voice has been heard in many places, from doing
RICHARD Hammond has become a prominent name round these parts, after his spectacular crash at Elvington in a jet-powered car. Until last week, he was known for being the small, cheerful one on BBC2's Top Gear, the object of lofty, but mostly affectionate
IT'S York High School. That's the name of York's newest secondary school. The title for the £10 million learning centre was the popular favourite among those people who cast their vote. The Press reported last week how an interim governing body had
Mulberry Hall, York's famous china and dining ware specialist has commissioned a highly collectable pair of Herend dog figurines in a bid to raise more than £5,000 for Guide Dogs For The Blind. If the Stonegate store hits its target, the cash will provide
ANYONE whose ears can withstand the tortured wailings of The Veils' singer-songwriter Finn Andrews must need them syringing. At points during Nux Vomica - particularly on opener Not Yet - the listener really suffers for his art. The album takes a
MISERY can be the making of a man. Mark Linkous has been away for some time, leaving fans of his North Carolina band bemused and anxious. Newly clean and sober, great care has been taken with this new release. This is a shimmering pool rather than
SEARCHING souls have a certain appeal, particularly for those who live in the city. Matt Ward has been blazing his own dusty trail over five albums, with his crumpled voice and distinctive songs. Post War takes a welcome step away from the conceptual
FIREBRAND fiddler Dave Swarbrick, once famously the subject of a premature obituary in a national newspaper, has recovered from major surgery to record another album with guitarist and singer Martin Carthy. Straws In The Wind features 14 songs and
A COUPLE today told how a series of problems had turned their dream new kitchen into a nightmare. Nick and Mair Evans, of Chaloners Road, York, splashed out almost £1,400 on a new kitchen last week. But while they should now be cooking with gas, the
Who can forget Kelis's recipe for Milkshake in 2003? The key ingredients were a quirky bass pulled together with lyrics just on the sweet side of pornographic. It worked, being cute-ish and different. Three years on and lil' Kelis has taken mixing
AS the title alerts, The Letting Go is yet another change of tack for Kentucky chameleon Will Oldham, alias Bonnie Prince' Billy. At 35, he packs his backwoods sensibilities in a battered case that he reopens in Iceland, where his baroque music takes
IT'S all rather ironic. No sooner does Elton John announce to the world that he no longer feels the pressure to achieve commercial success, than his collaboration with the Scissor Sisters, I Don't Feel Like Dancin', storms to the top of every chart
SPEEDY hooker Jim Elston and utility ace Jonny Liddell had little hesitation in pinpointing York City Knights' goals next season - bouncing back up to National League One. Both players have signed new one-year deals and add to an already strong-looking
NEW York City Knights signing Tabua Cakacaka will not be allowed to play for Fiji in his country's forthcoming rugby league World Cup qualifiers - despite having flown to Australia for the games. Similarly, Knights forward Dave Buckley will miss out
THERE was a double helping of income Drax at the HPH York Vale Cricket League's annual awards dinner. Having hit 1,070 runs, all-rounder Steve Smith (Drax) was presented with the coveted Les Kirby trophy for most runs scored in the season, while his
YORK City travel to runaway Conference leaders Oxford United on Saturday but in-form defender Danny Parslow is no stranger to tackling the best in the business. Centre-back Parslow has been capped five times by Wales at Under-21 level and includes Charlton
ALEX Rhodes scored the only goal of the game as York City juniors won their FA Youth Cup first qualifying round tie at Ryton. City will now face either Yorkshire Amateurs or neighbours Selby Town in the next round, which will be played at KitKat
YORK Acorn ARLC have been dealt a massive blow as they look to end their three-match losing run. Prolific try-scorer Johnny Waldron, who has not played yet this season because of a shoulder injury, could be ruled out for the campaign because he needs
As a defender, Paul Butler covets clean sheets but the Leeds United skipper accepts he may have to sacrifice some goals with John Carver's more entertaining tactics. Carver likes his team to play like those of his mentors Kevin Keegan and Bobby Robson
NEW Earswick ARLC coaches Alan Pallister and Chris Judge are proving to be sticklers for perfection. The All Blacks have begun their debut season in the Pennine League's premier division with two wins, including a defeat of highly-rated Elland. But
New Earswick ARLC under-17s got their season off to the best possible start with a 42-4 win at Whinmoor. Bobby Quigley powered his way over, Sam Waite beat three men on his way to the corner, and Bri Wright finished the first period with a try under
York Groves ARLC travel to Siddal B' on Saturday with joint-coach Simon Moat saying their away form could be the key to their season. The Terriers have started the Pennine League division five season well with two wins from three, and have added scrum-half
THE York Union of Golf Clubs' Pike Hills Cup will be staged at Forest of Galtres this Sunday. The full draw is: 8.00 M Ward 10, K Pye 17 (FOG); M Rudd 2, K Heaton 13 (F); R White 12, R Binns 14 (H); M Yates 10, A Morgan 17 (PH); M Rushton 8, R Baker
THE draw for the autumn meeting of the York & District Lady Past Captains' Association on Thursday, October 5, at Easingwold Golf Club will be followed by the Association's annual meeting. Anyone unable to play must advise the club as soon as possible
EAST Yorkshire rally ace Jonny Milner will be among the top speed-king drivers in the 29th Trackrod Rally Yorkshire on Saturday, October 7. More than 170 crews have already confirmed their presence for the event, even though entries do not close until
THE second attempt to play the 16th IT Sports Ladies Doubles tennis tournament was successful as glorious sunshine greeted matches at Riccall, Dunnington and Bishopthorpe tennis centres. Fulford teenagers Jenny Rowland and Joanne Middleton were in
Conquest and Wi Dud, separated by only three-quarters of a length in the Gimcrack Stakes at York last month, renew rivalry at Newmarket tomorrow in what promises to be the best juvenile contest of the season. The £170,000 Shadwell Middle Park Stakes
ONLY a few years ago, it was losing more than half a million pounds a year - but today York Minster revealed it was back in the black. Accounts for the cathedral have revealed that it enjoyed a surplus in the last financial year of £177,000. The
