Sylvia, known by some as Camp Commandant and others as Hawkeye, (never misses a thing) has scored again. I have lived off her success over the years. Whenever she has won anything or done anything of note, it has always been recognized in my name. In
A PROMISING golfer from North Yorkshire who has already played a round against his sporting hero is now in the finals of a top European young players' competition. John Parry, 19, will tee off at the start of the prestigious Faldo Series held at the
YOUNG swimmers from New Earswick Swimming Club have been crowned Ridings League division two champions after a final round showdown at South Hunsley. New Earswick went into this gala level on 11 league points with home club South Hunsley, and their team
CHRIS Storey grabbed a hat-trick as Hamilton Panthers Under-16s progressed to the next round of the York FA Senior Minor Cup. Panthers won 4-0 at Heworth with Chris Grimes also on target. Lewis Blackwell and Phil Newstead both bagged braces as Thorpe
DESPITE losing a lot of players to the Under-12 side this season, the young players in the City of York Hockey Club U10 boys A' and B' teams performed well in the Yorkshire Youth League. With a lot of new faces to choose from and numbers hampered due
Good attacking from the forwards and midfield got Lady Lumley's School Under-14 footballers off to a winning 4-3 start against Eskdale School. Eskdale scored an early own goal and John Trowsdale, Eddie Cass and Matthew Allison added the rest. The
JONNY Rawsthorne was man of the match in both of Heworth Amateur Rugby League Club's Under-10s' first two games - not least for his nine-try haul. He bagged six tries and captain Ryan Martin four as the side put in a solid performance in their first
Selby Warriors suffered a baptism of fire to the FAM Yorkshire Youth second division at the hands of last season's first division side Fryston. After a well-worked try out wide from center Jacob Scales that went through several pairs of hands, basic
EMMA Ireland has noticed a fall in recruitment in the younger age brackets at New Earswick All Blacks ARLC, and believes this is a knock-on effect of the Knights' work in schools. She argues the Knights do not encourage schoolchildren to join local clubs
Young Great Britain Trec rider Kathryn Bean has shown she has the spirit of endeavour after helping her team to the bronze medal at the European Championships. The 20-year-old was one of the four-strong GB 16-21 team battling it out against 12 other
The senior girls of North Yorkshire achieved a first when they came away from the English Schools' Athletics Championships at Derby as national champions. The Combined Events finals attracted some of the top athletes in the country, so it was a fantastic
York is one of five major cities which will be targetted by Yorkshire County Cricket Club during the winter in a drive to boost membership. Chief executive Stewart Regan and marketing director Ian Bishop will bring a roadshow to York as well as taking
NOT even a triple setback could prevent North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson continuing to post a major challenge to world number one Tiger Woods. The two-time European Tour title-winner was handily placed on four-under-par - matching his first day four-under
It is not often that City get a mention on Match of the Day these days but the Minstermen's 1995 Old Trafford hero Graeme Murty will have gone down in the estimation of many KitKat Crescent regulars following his somewhat ungracious appearance on the
YORK City deadly duo Clayton Donaldson and Martyn Woolford are neck-and-neck at the top of the Press Player of the Month standings going into September's final match at Oxford United this afternoon. Donaldson, who picked up the August award, topped
YORK City manager Billy McEwan is making admirable progress with the club's on-pitch fortunes, insists Rob McGill. The club's new commercial director said: "We have a good team management structure and Billy has been a breath of fresh air. He is a total
York City Ladies had to show true mettle to get past Steel City Wanderers on penalties in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup. City went 2-0 down at home to the Sheffield-based outfit but came back to earn a place in the second qualifying round
YORK City Knights are hoping to speak to Chris Langley about a return to Huntington Stadium. The Batley centre has told The Press he is in negotiations with the Bulldogs about a new contract and said he would like to stay in National League One. However
TADCASTER Magnet FC, who play in the West Yorkshire League first division, are on the lookout for a new manager. Anyone interested should contact club treasurer John Smith on 07917 162630
The annual York Acorn Amateur Rugby League Club sportman's dinner will be held on Friday, October 13 with guest speakers such as legendary former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, and rugby league's favourite bad guy Barrie McDermott, the ex-Leeds
Nestle Rowntree Athletics Club trio Colin Shafto, Maria Williams and Fiona Crompton snared seven gold and five silver medals at the Yorkshire Veterans' Athletics Championships. Crompton weighed in with an all-gold collection in the 50-55 category.
PICKERING snooker pro Paul Davison is having to put birthday celebrations on hold because he is involved in five days of serious competition. His 35th birthday is tomorrow, but in the morning he will be playing a Thai teenager in his second round-robin
Dringhouses are the early leaders in the John Smith's Sunday Pool League, maintaining their 100 per cent start with a 6-2 win over visitors Carlton Tavern. The victory included doubles from Nigel Macdonald and Alan Haithwaite, who is making a welcome
York City Rowing Club's Sprint Regatta started with the new coxed four boat being named Jon Todd in recognition of one of the club's sponsors. The boat was purchased earlier in the year and was rowed successfully to the final of the Britannia Cup at
MALTON and Norton Golf club's strength in depth was illustrated by a superb victory by upcoming ace Chris Halley. The youngster, who has just broken into the York Union of Golf Clubs' Yorkshire Inter-District League team, won the York Union's match-play
Paddy Brennan can christen his new role as number one jockey to Co Durham trainer Howard Johnson at Market Rasen tomorrow. They can win the John Beeby Memorial Novices' Hurdle with Nap selection Action Strasse, who showed plenty of promise earlier this
HEMINGBROUGH marked their return to the HPH York Vale Cricket League by winning five awards during the 2006 season. The village team clinched the division two and five titles and lifted the Scothern Cup, while second team trio Michael Smales, John Waterhouse
I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine. The dictionary calls it symbiosis, parents call it give and take, Sam Allardyce calls it taking your ball home. Spot the odd one out. Professional sport and the media have always been a bit of an odd couple
DRAGONS, wizards and magical kingdoms can keep us engrossed in a book for hours - but they wouldn't be enough to keep Lucy Pearson reading. Lucy, aged 11, is dyslexic. She loves a good book like anybody else, but finds reading difficult. She can't enjoy
IT was just after midnight on April 16, 1941 when Terry Clark notched up his first kill'. Sgt Clark, as he then was, was a radar operator with 219 Squadron, flying Bristol Beaufighter nightfighters. London was suffering its eighth month of German night-bombing
I AM very fond of dark-leafed plants and have a number in the garden, ranging from a purple-leafed elder shrub to a tiny shamrock-type plant with bronze foliage and petite yellow flowers that pops up uninvited in cracks in the paving. I think it is a
Why? Castle Howard is one of Britain's most beautiful houses. Designed by Sir John Vanburgh in the 18th century, it sits dramatically between two lakes. Visitors are welcome to explore its beautiful bedrooms, ornate drawing rooms, and admire the grandeur
Kirkham lies in the gap between the Wolds and the Howardian Hills. It has the remains of a priory and overlooking the English Heritage car park are sculptures of George and the Dragon and David and Goliath. Tranquil figures fished under umbrellas on
MANY couples owe years of happy marriage to Rowntree's, Margaret and Benny Lynch included. The pair met more than 60 years ago in the bus shelter opposite the factory, when Margaret was a packer there and Benny was in the Royal Army Services Corp. Their
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I was treading grapes in Portugal's Douro Valley, but I can assure you that my feet were not involved in the production of the following ports. It's my selection from a number I slurped during a tasting in the Mansion House
THE holiday was booked, the bikini dusted down and the beach towels were washed and ready to go. It was only when a friend, on being told we were off to a campsite in the south of France, said: "I really can't imagine you on that type of holiday," that
WHAT makes women happy? Chocolate, shopping and hugs, according to a vox pop on Woman's Hour recently. For their part, the men interviewed regarded an unconditional commitment to housework and orgasms as key. Feminism has made great strides; it's a pity
MY sympathy goes out to the family of John Power in the tragic rail accident at Copmanthorpe (Horror on the 14.25, The Press, September 26), but why is it the driver of the train has barely been mentioned? The media never appear to pass any comment on
RECENT incidents in which dogs have attacked children have shocked the public and made everyone aware of the danger that dogs can pose. We have been deeply saddened by these incidents, and our sympathies go out to those affected. Media focus has
JUDGING by audience reactions to Jack Straw's vain attempt to defend the Government's position on Iraq, on BBC's Question Time, I cannot see how any party will be strong enough to win the next General Election outright. Kenneth Clark said: "If
WHAT a fantastic night at York's Grand Opera House on Sunday (September 24) seeing Jane McDonald in concert. Everyone was buzzing with excitement. Jane came out glamorous and slimmer than ever and began singing a medley of songs; the audience went
ON A recent visit to my home county (I was born in Sleights), I spent some time in York - a city that I consider to be the equal of any in Europe. That view is born out by the number of multicultural tourists that can be encountered in York. However
ONCE again your newspaper reports another "biker involved in a collision with a car" (Biker in crash, The Press, September 28) and not "a car was involved in a collision with a motorcycle". I appreciate that, for legal reasons, your early reports
A RECENT letter raised questions about proposed transport schemes in the York area, specifically Haxby station and the A59 Park & Ride. Lack of progress at both of these schemes is due to the Labour Government's failure to adequately fund transport
I HAVE just been reading all the excuses as to why York streets will not be brightened up with Christmas lights this year. We have asked for voluntary donations, we have asked for funding and there have been offers of help (Lights Cash Too Late, The
A WOMAN was raped as she walked home with two men she had befriended in a York nightclub. Detectives are investigating the attack on the 20-year-old woman early on Thursday morning by the pair she had met in The Gallery nightclub. The woman had met
AN ARMED robber had the tables turned on him when his victim fought back and grabbed his gun. The 20-year-old victim told today how he was returning home from a night out at The Gallery nightclub when he was approached by the gunman in Heslington Road
A MODERN Roman legionary is hoping to fill the streets of York with ancient celebrations after he got the thumbs-up from a crown court jury. Keith Mulhearn, of the Lost Legion, says his tour and Roman re-enactment business lost a "fortune" in lost customers
A GRIEVING family paid tribute to an "adored grandad" who died in Monday night's high-speed rail crash at Copmanthorpe, York. John Power, 54, described as a "soulmate" to his partner Hazel, was killed when his blue Vauxhall Vectra was struck by an express
VANDALS who attacked a disabled pensioner's car caused hundreds of pounds of damage and left him housebound for days. Now Leslie Lightfoot, of Tennyson Avenue, Clifton, York, has hit out at the yobs who left his car impossible to drive, saying he relies
THE Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has made another key appointment to his team. Canon Peter Collier QC, of York, has become the Chancellor of the Diocese of York, following the retirement earlier this year of His Honour Judge Thomas Coningsby
A WOMAN suffering from crippling multiple sclerosis (MS) is set to try a new "wonder-drug" after raising thousands of pounds to pay for the treatment. Adele Birkin-Hart, 50, of Nether Poppleton, York, will fund the first phase of the revolutionary treatment
THE revival of the political play grows apace in Blair's New Britain, fuelled by a crisis of identity and a dearth of moral responsibility (and a ghost of the Tory past in Thatcher The Musical!, a November visitor to the West Yorkshire Playhouse).
IT HAS been controversial since the day it first hit the streets. But the introduction of York's ftr "super-bus" has helped its operator and City of York Council become shortlisted for a prestigious award. Bus operator First and the council have been
ANXIOUS pensioners are caught up in battle to stop neighbours being able to use a path through their quiet garden. Elderly couple Florence and Henry Thomas enjoy relaxing and spending time in their neat grounds in Haleys Terrace, off Haxby Road. But
HIGH-SPEED trials look set to continue at an airfield near York which was the scene of Richard Hammond's 280mph crash in a jet-powered car. As long as there is demand, Elvington Airfield will still be made available as its owners stress it remains one
BANK staff asked customers to join them for a cuppa to mark the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Workers at Nationwide Building Society in Parliament Street, York, asked people to drop in for a brew and a chat in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Branch
NEWSPAPERS, a calendar, an MP3 player and jam - those are just some of the finds future generations will unearth when they go digging in York. Pupils at The Mount School decided to bury a time capsule underneath their new sixth form study centre. School
THE fight to stop beds closing at York Hospital has started - and every councillor in the city is being urged to unite behind it. Adult social services chief Coun Sue Galloway will lead the call to stop the bed closures at a full council meeting on Thursday
A HUSBAND who threw a dinner plate with food at his wife has been ordered to take lessons on how to behave at home. Prosecutor David Tucker told York magistrates that John and Heather Grayson had a heated argument at their home in Tang Hall Lane, York
TOP city dignitaries cast an eye over new disabled-friendly allotments in York. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff paid a visit to the Hempland Lane Allotments for their official opening. The allotments are specially designed for disabled and less mobile gardeners
"THE fight-back starts now". That was the message from council leader Steve Galloway after he announced a 100-plus jobs boost for York. The City of York Council boss welcomed the submission of a planning application for a new eco business centre at
FIRST there was Ziggy's. Now it has been revealed that a total of SEVEN city businesses have inquired about opening lap-dancing clubs in York. City of York Council has revealed that the recent relaxation of licensing laws has seen a "number of inquiries
WUNDERBAR! York is to stage its first German Christmas market. The Christkindlesmarkt will be staged in Parliament Street from December 1 to December 17. It starts just after the long-time favourite market, St Nicholas Fayre, has finished, ensuring
IT attracted 35,000 skaters last Christmas - and today The Press can reveal that an ice rink is to return to York for this year's festive season. The Ice Factor rink will be set up again in the magical setting of the Eye Of York, near Clifford's Tower
