A great team effort by Fulford United underpinned a thrilling 4-3 victory over their nearest York FA Under-19s League title rivals Rawcliffe. A Carl Stewart hat-trick was supplemented by a strike from Danny Penrose to complete the Fulford haul. Rawcliffe
STAR captain Jack Ashmore steered Thorpe United home to a 4-3 York Minor League U16s’ division one win over Easingwold Town. The full-back excelled as Thorpe overturned triple chasing Easingwold in the seven-goal thriller. A Ryan McEvoy slide-rule
Poppleton Tigers Under-12s beat their Tadcaster counterpart 4-0 in the City of York Girls’ League North West Division. The runaway leaders, yet to concede a goal all season, were in ruthless mood after weathering early Tadcaster pressure. After
Pupils from The Mount School and Tregelles, the Mount junior school in York, have achieved sporting success at the British Schools’ biathlon finals. The girls qualified for the finals in Bath by winning the Yorkshire event. They joined pupils from all
Promotion-seeking Heworth U14s scored three tries before Bradford Dudley Hill had barely touched the ball en route to a 50-20 victory. Jordan Potter led the try-scoring with four and Billy Legg got three, while Jack Stewart, Dan Coulson and Jason Smith
New Earswick All Blacks U8s put in their best performance of the season, winning 7-3 at Stanley Rangers. Star performers Iain Oakley and Kian Oliver scored hat-tricks and Jordan Hyde a fine individual try. Austin Cole and Hyde made some good runs
Reece Maynard was man of the match and top tackler with four tries and 21 tackles as York Acorn U10s did well at Shaw Cross. Jack Wyard (2) and Max Sharpley also scored, while Tom Atkins produced another fine display and Leo Baker was most improved
A NAP hand of successes earned St Wilfrid’s School the York Primary School High 5 Netball title. A total of 20 schools took part at Archbishop Holgate’s School, where teams were divided into four round-robin groups. St Wilfrid’s were undefeated in their
Chloe Buck, a disability swimmer with York City Baths Club, was in glowing form in the National Junior Championships for Disability Swimmers held at Ponds Forge Sheffield. She came away with a treasure trove of no fewer than one gold, four silver and
EAST Yorkshire’s Allerthorpe Lakeland Park is hosting a family fun day on Easter Monday, April 13. There will be a range of activities to suit people of all ages, with Easter-themed activities including egg rolling, treasure hunt and competitions for
Bishopthorpe Under-13s junior football team are to embark on their third succesive European tour at the end of the season. The new destination is Belgium where they will play teams in friendly and tournament games. Fund-raising has gone on all year
STAMFORD Bridge girls lost 2-1 to visiting Poppleton. Ample possession for the hosts could not be translated into goals and Poppleton took the lead with a long-range shot before adding a second soon after. Finally smart work by Natalie Lynch
JONNY Sellars scored twice as Nestlé Rowntree ‘A’ reached the final of the York FA Under-15s Minor Cup with a 3-0 win over Bishopthorpe White Rose. Sellars made it 1-0 to Nestlé at the break and Cody Atkins doubled the lead with a superb solo effort
MORE than 100 footballers with varying degrees of disability graced Oaklands Sports Centre in York, writes Tony Kelly. They all attended a special North of England training session which was hosted by the North Yorkshire Centre of Excellence for Disabled
Dunnington Magpies toppled Brandesburton 6-4 in an exciting Hull Boys League tussle. It capped a double for the Magpies, who earlier in the season beat the same opposition 3-2. Alex Brent beat the offside trap to hammer home the opener before Oliver
New Earswick All Blacks U11s lost 14-6 at Upton having led 6-4 at half-time. Connor Iddon raced into the corner to get their try. George Leatt converted and his kicking game ensured All Blacks turned the ball over deep in the opposition’s half. New
Shay North’s man-of-the-match performance wasn’t enough to save Heworth U9s’ long unbeaten run, as they lost to Drighlington Tigers. The Villagers made too many errors and squandered several chances, especially in the first period when two grubber
New Earswick All Blacks RLFC Under-13s continued their recent outstanding form to reach their first Yorkshire Cup final after beating East Leeds 38-11 in the Yorkshire Junior League Continuation Cup. The hosts started sluggishly to allow East Leeds
THE Lyndhurst School girls’ mini-hockey squad can hear the county calling. The squad, pictured, were in tip-top form to earn the right to represent Yorkshire after the drama of penalty flicks decided the 1-1 draw between Lyndhurst and City of York Hockey
Pocklington School’s Lucy Harrison has achieved a significant honour. Harrison, the first team hockey captain, was declared player of the tournament at the 1st XI Kirkham Grammar Tournament. The award was made to her in recognition for the manner
FIFTEEN primary schools will play at Huntington Stadium tomorrow in the finals day of a massive tag rugby league tournament organised by the York City Knights Foundation. A whopping 56 schools in the York district have taken part in heats, held at Huntington
SPECULATION that missing chef Claudia Lawrence could have disappeared after going to meet a new boyfriend has been dismissed by her father. Solicitor Peter Lawrence said Claudia, 35, told her friends about everything she did and he did not
A WOUNDED swan was today recovering in a refuge near York after being shot twice in “an act of incomprehensible cruelty”. The animal was saved by Yorkshire Swan Rescue volunteers after it was found “bloodied and in pain” and flapping frantically
YORK’S footballing heroes are to be written into the annals of British history, after the city’s MP praised them in the House of Commons. Hugh Bayley has tabled a motion in Parliament, congratulating York City on reaching the FA Trophy Final – and urging
Raj Freshway, 33, who owns Freshways convenience store, in Hull Road, said: “We’ve put posters up in the shop in case any of our customers have seen her. We want to do anything we can to support the police investigation.” Keith Rodham, 49, of Hewley
THOUSANDS of football fans were today being urged to help in the hunt for Claudia. Hundreds of fliers, printed by The Press, will be distributed to fans arriving at KitKat Crescent this afternoon for York City’s clash with Kidderminster Harriers. The
THE boss of a York travel firm has explained why he wants to help in the hunt for Claudia. A poster about her disappearance is now being displayed on the side of one of the coaches operated by Quartz Travel, which is based just a short distance from
THE new man at the helm of North Yorkshire’s health trust has admitted there are “real challenges” to face up to as he prepares to get to work in the role. Kevin McAleese has been appointed as chairman of NHS North Yorkshire and York and will command
HUNDREDS of members of one of York’s biggest clubs could find out next week whether a tax probe will deal a “disastrous” blow to its future. As exclusively revealed by The Press, the Inland Revenue is investigating the past financial affairs of Acomb
STAFF and friends of a York children’s nursery have raised £337 for charity at a ladies’ pamper evening. Busy Bees, at Rawcliffe, held the event to boost funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The night included manicures, makeovers, foot spas, massages
TAXI drivers are asking passengers to throw their weight behind demands for a 24-hour rank in the centre of York to be brought back into use. York Taxi Association (YTA) is hoping for a fresh wave of public support for its calls to allow the facility
AN RAC patrolman from Stamford Bridge has been nominated for a prestigious award. Ric Konya, an RAC patrol in York and the surrounding area, has been nominated for a Patrol Ambassador Of The Year Award in recognition of his high standards helping RAC
HEALTH bosses are close to discovering whether their plans for a new facility to help the healing process for grieving families will be given the go-ahead. York Hospital has drawn up proposals aimed at creating a bereavement suite to provide those coming
TICKETS go on general sale on Monday for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, the 2009-2010 pantomime at the Grand Opera House in York. Here, box-office staff member Rocky Klimaszewska is pictured in Snow White’s panto garb to mark the launch. Phone booking
THE environmentalist responsible for setting up the groundbreaking York Environment Centre is now hoping to repeat his success to help the poor of India. Gordon Campbell-Thomas wants to use St Nicholas Fields Nature Reserve in Tang Hall as a model for
THE Lord Mayor of York, Coun Brian Watson, left, and the city’s Sheriff, Coun David Wilde, join Judith Rigg, head teacher of Copmanthorpe Primary School, at the opening of the school’s new nursery provision bungalow. The civic dignitaries were greeted
A DEVOTED husband who was once voted Yorkshire’s most romantic man after he nursed his wife out of a coma has died, aged 74. John Dunnill, of Thirsk Road, Easingwold, retired from his job as a civil servant working for the Home Office to help nurse his
LOSING a loved one is among the most painful experiences we ever have to endure. Whether it is a beloved parent, a husband or wife, or – perhaps worst of all – a child, we can be left bereft, confused and aching with loss. Different people react differently
I WAS surprised to read that restaurants wanted “fresh” meat, when I think they should have said “well hung” quality meat (Buy local, The Press, March 21). Fresh meat is uneatable – it wants “hanging” for at least two to three weeks for beef,
I remember the incident of the German bomber machine-gunning along the Ouse very well (Wartime memories, Letters, March 14). I had just left York railway station where I had been to meet my grandmother, she came from Birmingham, in order to spend
TWO York charities have been given a boost after being selected for support from the city’s new Lord Mayor. Councillor John Galvin has chosen York Against Cancer and the Bishopthorpe-based Brunswick Organic Nursery and Craft Workshop as the organisations
YORK is bidding to be blooming marvellous this summer, when it again takes part in the region’s annual flower contest. The city will be going for gold in this year’s Yorkshire In Bloom competition, having won silver awards for the past two years. Judges
WE are supposed to be famous for our love of animals. Not if the dreadful attack on a swan at Cawood is anything to go by. The bird was shot twice in the head and face and left bloodied and in pain, flapping frantically in the River Ouse. It was rushed
CONGRATULATIONS on your campaign for business and commerce. It is long overdue, though pressure has been building for some years for industrial and commercial regeneration. How else can York be motivated into actual practical solutions? Finance is available
THIS is an open letter to the big superstores. Last back end, when petrol prices went through the roof, you weren't slow to follow. When the petrol dropped again, I did not see much difference in your prices. Now, when on April 1, the budget
So, Coun Steve Galloway is the saviour of the number ten evening bus service – I think not (Bus firm to plug gap in services, The Press, March 25). What Coun Galloway has failed to grasp, partly due to not understanding how people use buses or the
I think it would be a terrible idea to bring in payments to grandparents who look after their grandchildren (A grand idea?, The Press, March 26). This is probably the last remaining activity that can truly be called a “labour of love” and should remain
An anonymous dog owner replied to my letter regarding the dog hazard on Hob Moor Moor dog dangers, March 20). This dog owner believes that Hob Moor is not a designated cycle path. I can assure this person that the path on Hob Moor is a designated
How intriguing, a letter from Linda Maggs (Could new homes plan affect you?, March 13) detailing a recent Local Development Framework meeting at which the Lib Dems on the committee voted to classify recently identified housing sites in the green belt
MIKLAGARD, AD 965. Stranded in a hostile Mediterranean city, battle weary and down on their luck, the surviving members of Viking band The Oathsworn are waiting for their leader Orm to restore their fortunes and lead them to wealth and plunder.
JEREMY Paxman’s book of the BBC TV series is a thoroughly readable tour of Victorian paintings and the society that created them. The Newsnight presenter argues that collectively the paintings of the era are undervalued and our attitudes to them need
TODAY is the last chance to see Kneehigh’s update of Don Juan at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, and judging by Wednesday’s full house you had better ring before setting off to check ticket availability. Just as the York company Pilot Theatre
THIS fictional imagining of a fraught and bitter friendship between Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman In White, and Charles Dickens, looks set to be a bestseller. Simmons’ latest novel is reportedly being turned into a film directed by Pan’s Labyrinth
IT IS a hot, dusty morning at Agra train station. We push through the chaos with our backpacks, past hawkers polishing shoes, cutting hair – even cleaning ears with tapers – and board the rumbling sleeper to Mumbai. Our seats are already folded into
WHITE or red first, that is the question. I don’t know if you have ever been to a wine tasting. Chances are, if you are reading this, that you have been and it’s likely that you tasted the wines in the traditional manner, starting with whites and
BOLTBY was once owned by Hugh, son of Baldrick, and was worth 20 shillings. It is one of a dozen or so select villages scattered on the land below the steep escarpment of the Hambleton Hills, near Sutton Bank. These villages, pretty to a turn, sit among
ACTING on a recommendation that a café had recently opened in Easingwold, Ann and I called at this venue. We were grateful for the discretion exercised by a customer who recognised us. We discovered that what had previously been a video shop and house
CANTINA-style bars are a popular choice these days, and several have popped up along the riverside and in certain quarters of the city, with many establishments opting for open kitchens, as well as the traditional bar, plus large wooden dining
MARCH can’t go by without mentioning daffodils, which for many of us signpost the end of winter and the beginning of a new gardening year. Our garden is populated by dwarf Tête-à-tête, whose early appearance is as certain as anything is in the garden
YORK City will be hoping purple reigns at Wembley on May 9. Modelled by left-back Mark Robinson, this is the first photograph of the limited edition kit that Martin Foyle’s men will don for the FA Trophy final against Stevenage Borough. The strip has
First of all many congratulations to the players, the supporters and the board of our beloved football team on reaching Wembley for the second time in our history. Have you noticed I haven’t included Martin Foyle because I personally don’t believe
York City say they want to reward regular supporters with vouchers for a Wembley ticket. How much of a regular supporter do you have to be to attend three games in a season with the promise of a priority chance of a ticket for Wembley? What a joke
THERE will be no knee-jerk reaction to York City Knights’ opening day howler as they begin their home campaign against Blackpool tomorrow. That was the message from player-boss Paul March, pictured, who described last week’s 28-2 Championship One loss
REFEREES – don’t you just love ’em. As the old adage goes, we wouldn’t have a game without them, and we wouldn’t have talking points aplenty either. As York City Knights are concerned, we wouldn’t have a whole load of controversies and conspiracy theories
EVERY time I read reports of York Knights matches by Peter Martini, I wonder if we have been at the same game. York Knights were a shambles at Dewsbury. They appeared too hyped up for the occasion and displayed the sort of unprofessional and ill-disciplined
YORK City youth-team coach Steve Torpey could make a late bid for a place in Martin Foyle’s Wembley squad. Torpey, 38, enjoyed a second-half outing during Wednesday’s 5-1 reserve defeat at Bradford City and, with the transfer deadline having now passed
Coneysthorpe ‘A’ made up ground on NEDL York and District Table Tennis League division one leaders Sessions ‘A’ after they thumped bottom club Railway ‘B’ 9-1, with Martin Lowe and Ian Stansfield unbeaten. The top side were held to a draw by University
The all-conquering City of York Hockey Club Veterans squad take their 2009 campaign to a whole new level tomorow. After losing out on strokes away to Plymouth last season in the quarter-finals, and following their success in the HA Vets plate in 2007
SHOULD York City emerge triumphant at Wembley on May 9, then a space will need to be cleared in the no longer sparse trophy cabinet. The sight of a 62-year-old Roger Jones lifting the distinctive Canon League Trophy above his head, surrounded by his
NORTHERN Fling, back in North Yorkshire after spending the winter in Dubai, can show his rivals a clean pair of heels at Doncaster tomorrow. Trained near Easingwold by David Nicholls, pictured, the five-year-old lines-up for the ultra-competitive
A CCORDING to one newspaper this week it was revealed how drivers who transgress by illegally parking their cars on the school run can be given the option by a Yorkshire council of being fined or...writing out lines. You read that correctly – lines.
