Were you an evacuee or involved in any other way with the evacuation either here or abroad? We are making a documentary series for Radio 4 using personal accounts to tell the real story of the evacuation. If you were an evacuee, teacher, billeting officer
When the Tories first mooted the need for a national curriculum, I admit to being one of the doubters, but having seen the quality of the contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? I take it all back. I trust it is not being seen outside of this country
Have you ever written any poetry? Could you write a poem about Yorkshire? A local poetry publisher is looking for contributions for a forthcoming anthology Poetry of Yorkshire. All poems submitted should be a maximum of 20 lines long and be accompanied
I was interested to hear of the plans to deal with the appalling problem of cruelty, in all its forms, to children. For a long time I have been concerned that there seems to be nothing in our education system that gives guidance for parenthood to our
"Why Reach Drill It." This may sound like some barbaric dentist's motto - in fact it could be my dentist's motto, but it isn't. Let me give you a clue, or two: glasses, outlandish blazers, numbers, vowels, Carol and Rory Bremner. Surely, you know the
Barn owls are an extremely rare sight nowadays. Picture by Nigel Holland But David Dunne, of the Ryedale Rehabilitation Centre in Norton, has been looking after 15 of the birds following the River Derwent floods. Other homeless animals he and Jean Thorpe
A fence erected to prevent revellers urinating and defecating behind a York food vendor's wagon has been stolen. Deanna Roger: problem The Brunch Wagon's owners, Jean Corner and Deanna Roger, thought they had finally defeated the disgusting habits of
Peugeot one-make rallying starts this week at the Esso Ultron Rallysprint at Silverstone. The eight-round championship has attracted nearly 40 drivers, including Green Hammerton's Miles Johnston, 34, who has previously enjoyed a successful career in circuit
Peter Beaumont, one of the unsung heroes of the Cheltenham Festival, can gain a deserved big-race victory with Young Kenny in tomorrow's £70,000 Marstons Pedigree Midlands Grand National. The Brandsby trainer took two horses to Cheltenham, Island Chief
Northallerton are the visitors to York's Clifton Park tomorrow, replacing Old Crossleyans who are involved in the Yorkshire competition. In the continuing absence of Bev Bevan and with skipper Dave Dorking suspended following his sending off against Bradford
Destined for a back-seat, speedster Stuart Barlow is firmly in the front-line in Wigan Athletic's promotion chase. One to watch: Stuart Barlow The one-time Everton striker was expected to be relegated to at best the substitutes' bench when Wigan splashed
Man in command Neil Thompson has his chief sights trained on being crowned York City's permanent manager. "I am in charge until the end of the season and I want to stay in charge of York City after that" - Neil Thompson In the bag: Gianluca Vialli pounces
Paranormalist Uri Geller takes another bizarre look at life as we count down to the Millennium. Day 288 - Friday, March 19 Hunches, premonitions and gut reactions are all evidence of guardian angels, says Dr Carl Linder of the Institute of Christian Teachings
When it comes to shopping, most women will admit men get in the way. There are two solutions to this age-old problem. One: men change their ways and embrace wholeheartedly what historically has been a "female" task. Two: shops provide male creche facilities
A Stamford Bridge butcher will be open for business on Monday after a £20,000 refit insurers said would take three months. D & Y Taylor, of The Square, Stamford Bridge, spent most of last week under three feet of water which caused extensive damage
York taxi fares are set to rise by 10p - but cabbies are calling for a new system to be used to calculate fares, claiming the council just cannot do its sums. Feelings ran high as the chairman of York Taxi Owners and Drivers Federation, Gerald Grisdale
A quick e-mail message sent thousands of miles across the Atlantic has boosted the appeal to help the flood victims of Ryedale - by megabucks. Stephen Garside, president of Malton and District Lions, right, receives the $10,000 cheque from Bill Walker
A murder inquiry has been launched by York police after a patient died following a vicious assault at the rear of a York psychiatric hospital. Marcus Pulleyn, 54, who is believed to have been a voluntary patient at The Retreat, Heslington Road, was taken
Having now lived in York for nearly eight years, and having never seen the Minster in all its glory, would it be possible in the year 2000 for the scaffolding to be taken down? Or is there some truth in the conversation I overheard between two tourists
At the recent annual meeting of the York and District Branch of the Royal Naval Association I handed over the secretarial helm after 35 years in office as the branch secretary. Throughout that time I have been very grateful to you for the support you
I am writing about the impending withdrawal of the duty free allowance for travellers to and from the UK on June 30. While I am a strong supporter of the European Union, I fear, as do many others, that this is just the kind of thing which puts people
It has been a turbulent week for York City. After the shock of Alan Little's departure, caretaker manager Neil Thompson has made two signings in as many days. Decisive action was necessary to halt City's slide into the relegation zone. Thompson deserves
Scarborough travel to Torquay beset by goalkeeping worries yet again. The honeymoon period is definitely over for new boss Colin Addison with victory just about a necessity if they are to have any hope of staying in the league. Addison has been forced
Food safety minister Jeff Rooker claims his new law on genetically modified food is an "innovation". But far from leading the way, his Government is playing catch-up on this issue. So-called "Franken-food" would not have even made it onto the political
City of York Hockey Club have sent a letter of apology to rivals Disley following reports of alleged unruly behaviour during their Northern Counties League division one match last weekend. But club chairman Graham Todd insisted the reports of trouble
Millions of pounds are currently being spent by Yorkshire Water upgrading sewage treatment works. Special efforts are being made to clean up the East Coast with the aim of building a series of modern treatment works as part of the £120 million Coastcare
Local councils will have to enforce laws making restaurants, cafes and shops label food containing genetically-modified ingredients. And businesses which break the European Union regulations will face fines of up to £5,000. Malcolm Grant, who has owned
People in York have rejected a survey blaming feckless parents for children turning to crime. Research in Yorkshire and the North-East reveals 55 per cent of those questioned think families are the No 1 factor determining a youngster's behaviour. But
Bowls star and former York chocolate taster Helen Walker is only half the person she was - and she's every reason to be proud of it. International bowler Helen Walker pictured above in 1997, when she weighed 25 stone. The new slimline Helen playing in
A judge has blasted the conduct of a North Yorkshire policeman, and accused several other officers of lying in a vain bid to save a fellow officer from being jailed. Judge Peter Charlesworth's scathing attack is the latest in a long line of criticisms
