Before the war, people who lived in the countryside in general also made their living in the countryside, equally the people who made their living in towns lived in the towns. Today the majority of the people who live in villages make their living in
Football: Dolan lashes City Strikers York City boss Terry Dolan vented his fury on the club's forwards after being frustrated by the ten-men of Exeter. Football: York City 0, Exeter City 0 When the fourth official lifted his electronic board and indicated
Bullied teenager stays off school A teenager claims he is too stressed to attend a York school after being bullied for the past three years. Super egg weighs in A hen from a Ryedale village has produced an egg weighing an impressive 5oz (141 grams). Homes
Customers of Pocklington chemist Brian Slater would never guess at his behind-the-scenes commitment to the children of Vietnam. Brian, 55, who lives in York but has been a chemist in Pocklington for 20 years, raised £10,000 for a new wing to an orphanage
In front of a record attendance of 34,800 at the Cellnet Stadium the Middlesbrough and Leeds United fans were treated to one of the most entertaining 0-0 draws they may ever see. Chances came on a regular basis but some fine goalkeeping and some poor
Beverley 21, York 7 York's hopes of securing their first league away victory of the season were dashed by Beverley, who were comfortable 21-7 winners of this North East Division One clash. York are now clearly in the relegation zone and probably need
Amlwch, who gave trainer Alan Berry a winner with his first runner over jumps at Sedgefield a fortnight ago, can follow-up at Catterick tomorrow. The seven-year-old goes for the Switch To Sky Digital Now Handicap Chase and is strongly fancied to defy
A shell-shocked John Wilkins today described his amazement at discovering a whopping 5oz egg in his henhouse. In layman's terms, that is twice the normal size. Mr Wilkins believes he cajoled his chicken into such a cracking feat by egging her on with
When the fourth official lifted his electronic board and indicated there were five minutes of injury time left to play the collective sigh emanating from Bootham Crescent perhaps said it all. STEADY ON: City striker Barry Conlon tangles with Exeter's
Use them or lose them is the clear message from York MP Hugh Bayley on the future of our region's sub-post offices. York MP Hugh Bayley with his Girocard and cheque book In the latest response to our counter attack campaign to fight Government plans to
The face in the wall at All Saints' Church, Driffield It's been on television and in the national newspapers, and the local vicar has even had a call from a radio station in New Orleans about "the likeness of Christ" on the wall of his East Yorkshire
They weren't just waiting outside the doors, they were queuing round the corner when the Evening Press Health and Beauty Exhibition opened. Delighted event organiser Mo Birley had free goodie bags with items from the exhibition for the first 50 visitors
Computer will help councillors do their work Your article '£40,000 computer offer to councillors' (February 23) barely touched on the context in which new computer facilities are being provided to elected members. Only way is up I last wrote to you when
Receiving their Millennium Degrees at the University of York are, from left, June Hargreaves, Paul Shepherd, Sir Marcus Worsley, the Rt Rev Raymond Furnell, Raymond Burton, and Delma Tomlin Normally hundreds of students would pack the hall to claim their
Kate Thrippleton compares the 5oz egg with others A hen from a Ryedale village has produced an egg weighing an impressive 5oz (141 grams). The Wilkins family, who live at Hammer and Hand House, Hutton-le-Hole, purchased some chickens just over a month
A teenager claims he is too stressed to attend a York school after being bullied for the past three years. Chris Kettlestring, 15, says he has been repeatedly targeted by a gang of fellow pupils at Huntington School, ever since he intervened to stop them
I am neither Irish or Catholic, but I disagree with Barbara Wright (Disarming is a sham, February 23) who thinks Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein don't want peace. I doubt if Barbara would be happy if the Dublin-based Irish Government had their troops and an
I support the Meadlands residents who oppose a scheme that will bring traffic through established residential areas and the village of Osbaldwick (Evening Press, February 19). The plan allows for traffic routes from any one of the four entry/exit points
I last wrote to you when the City of York Council reported a shortfall of £4.5 million for the coming tax year and a possible increase of five per cent on the council tax for this year. However, I was not surprised to see that the proposed increase is
Your article '£40,000 computer offer to councillors' (February 23) barely touched on the context in which new computer facilities are being provided to elected members. In fact the computers are being provided as part of an ongoing rolling programme of
At last, good news for NHS Some of the harshest criticism levelled at New Labour concerns its perceived inability to improve the National Health Service. The public trusted the party that created the NHS to be the architect of its revival. When hospitals
Heworth's tremendous second half comeback was not enough to prevent them going down to a 24-19 defeat at home to first division promotion hopefuls Siddal. The visitors stormed ahead with tries by centre Damieon Pickles, winger Steve Roe and playmaker
There's no substitute for class, so the saying goes. And when it's world class, there's no way to live with it. CLASS ABOVE: Wasps full-back John McCracken has his work cut out to stop Warrington's record-breaker Lee Briers Poor York Wasps discovered
Wolves 84, Wasps 1 ON THE RUN: Wasps' Darren Callaghan at Warrington York Wasps' ambitious youngsters now know what it will take to achieve their Super League dreams after being given a harsh taste of reality by Warrington Wolves. The Wolves inflicted
Some of the harshest criticism levelled at New Labour concerns its perceived inability to improve the National Health Service. The public trusted the party that created the NHS to be the architect of its revival. When hospitals were hit by yet more winter
York City 0, Exeter City 0 York City boss Terry Dolan vented his fury on the club's forwards after being frustrated by the ten-men of Exeter. The City chief picked up his first point since taking charge and ended a run of four successive defeats with
The Viking hordes returned to York this weekend as fierce armoured warriors mingled with the city centre crowds. Eric the Red, left, and Leif the Lucky practise with the crew on board their Viking longship, Olav Kyrre, before the river races The 15th
Unsuspecting villagers in Askam Bryan couldn't believe their eyes when a troupe of baby wild boar came trotting down the road. About 14 weaner piglets escaped from Woodhouse Farm, Rufforth, when someone cut a hole in the fence of their enclosure. The
A fire tender outside the house in Sycamore Close, Skelton, which was gutted A family and their friends owe their lives to a smoke alarm after a blaze swept through their village shop and post office. The fire at the village stores in Main Street, Shipton-by-Beningbrough
