THE GOVERNMENT has been accused of panic and "a catalogue of mismanagement" during the foot and mouth outbreak which devastated large parts of North Yorkshire. The 200-page report of the Lessons Learned inquiry, chaired by Iain Anderson, criticises ministers
WHEN a Young Farmers Club celebrated its 70th birthday, founder member Frank Flintoft was proud to be present. Uncle Frank, as he is known throughout Ryedale, was just 15 when the club was inaugurated in 1932. The Helmsley and district YFC was called
AN agreement was reached in Brussels last week which will remove some of the rules governing beef exports. Under the agreement, approved abattoirs will no longer have to dedicate their production to export but will be able to choose when to produce beef
THE new president of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society is John Henderson, who takes over the role for 2002-3 from Peter Smith. As president, Mr Henderson is the society's figurehead, representing the organisation at key events, and chairing important
IT'S OFTEN said that rats and cockroaches would be the few survivors of a nuclear war. You could probably add The Charlatans to that list. Having seen off adversity that would have buried many bands - the jailing, then death of their organist, a huge
THE buttoned-up, British attitude to death is never more apparent than in the rules which govern our cemeteries. As our recent reports have shown, burial grounds are too often bound by red tape. Rules are needed; of course they are. It is unlikely that
WHEN Scots indie rockers Idlewild first appeared at Fibbers in York a few years ago, they were an enjoyably chaotic wall of noise and feedback, with guitarist Rod Jones attacking his instrument with his teeth as often as with his plectrum, and singer
WITH a name more befitting a cattle food merchant, the four R&B lads from Oldham started making it big back in the mid-Sixties and early Seventies with hits such as Taking Some Time On, Mother Dear, Mocking Bird and Brother Thrush. As they became
The Chilis have tended to go their own way and this has mostly paid off. At a time when nu-metal is fashionable, they have come up with an album that is nothing like it. This may look at the darker sides of life, but without screaming, rapping, swearing
MOVE over Kylie Minogue. Newest Australian exports The Vines are deservedly taking Britain by storm with this stunning debut album and a swathe of outrageous live performances. Frontman and principle songwriter Craig Nicholls is already being compared
PICTURE the titles: One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21, Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell, Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia). Surely, those arthouse sonic experimenters from Oklahoma City, The Flaming Lips, have set course for a return
FOR her third album, Allison Moorer reverses out of the parking lot marked country. She doesn't leave her roots behind entirely, but instead throws everything into a musical swirl in which the country sound still ripples. She is in great voice, delivering
GHOST walk leader Mad Alice has put her business up for sale as she prepares to park up her pushchair for the last time. Mad Alice, alias Gwyneth Williams, has been playing the part of the York character from the 1820s for the last four years, taking
A REWARD of up to £1 million will be handed to York District Hospital to boost patient services after it was named among the best in the country. Health Secretary Alan Milburn said it will also be invited to bid to become a new "foundation hospital" -
HOW can you say that today's housing "crisis" is the result of "the Thatcherite policy of selling council homes" (Victims of the housing boom, Comment, July 18)? Most large local authorities have hundreds, sometimes thousands, of houses which they cannot
RESIDENTS of Lady Hamilton Gardens recently received a leaflet from City Of York Council about proposed road humps and a 20mph section on Hamilton Drive near the junction with Lady Hamilton Gardens. Included in the leaflet was a questionnaire on whether
WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers have tabled a bid for want-away York City goalkeeper Russ Howarth, the Evening Press can reveal. Sources close to Molineux confirmed manager Dave Jones has finally stepped up his long-running interest in the young England goalkeeper
Craig White was today handed a surprise recall by England in the opening Test against India when the selectors preferred him to Lord's favourite Dominic Cork. Yorkshire all-rounder White, who played the last of his 24 Tests in the final encounter against
CAPITALISM is a fact of life these days, hardly noticed or worthy of comment. Yet crashing stock markets remind us that capitalism is swerving around like a run-away bus - and we're all along for the ride. I had my nose to the window when I saw my Halifax
Kentucky Blue, held in high regard by trainer Tim Easterby, can complete a hat-trick of wins by taking the feature race at Thirsk tomorrow. The two-year-old goes for the £12,000 Lewis Geipel Challenge Cup Stakes over seven furlongs and will be ridden
A WAR trophy has been presented to the York unit of the Royal Signals. The family of the late Patrick "Paddy" Alexander, a former Royal Signals soldier and Second World War veteran, made the presentation to 2 Signal Regiment at a special lunch at Imphal
A YORK woman has walked free from court despite being convicted of an outburst at a pub within three weeks of receiving a suspended prison sentence. Dawn Ann-Marie Cain, 35, appeared before York magistrates yesterday where she pleaded guilty to criminal
GROUND Force TV favourite Tommy Walsh was in York to make a garden fit for children to play. Scott Carlton, of Melwood Grove, off Beckfield Lane, Acomb, wrote to Tommy's spin-off show, Challenge Tommy, to ask for help as his three children were unable
BOOMING York should be treated in the same way as a South East property hotspot and be handed millions of extra pounds to build "affordable" homes, Tony Blair has been urged. York MP Hugh Bayley made the plea in Prime Minister's questions in the House
A YORK woman whose life changed when she attended a childhood holiday run by a national organisation is working to launch a city branch of the charity - offering local disabled children the holiday of a lifetime. Theresa Etheridge, 26, of Waveney Grove
THE treasurer of York Cemetery Trust today appealed for bereaved relatives to "speak to us" after a pensioner told how someone else's grave was dug in a family plot space she believed was reserved for her. Joan Tutill, 74, said she felt that someone had
PERSIMMON Homes has submitted a planning application to build 93 homes and apartments at York City's ground Bootham Crescent. City chairman John Batchelor says he is "within days" of lodging his own application to build a new replacement stadium at a
AN East Yorkshire village show, which was cancelled last year because of foot and mouth, has returned as a resounding success. The 104th Bishop Wilton Show, which featured mainly horse and pony events as livestock classes were ruled out, attracted crowds
DRILLING oilseed rape at a rate of 5kg/ha in 24cm rows and at a consistent depth across the field can produce the best results at harvest, says Nickering plant breeder Dr Jo Bowman. He bases his advice on extensive husbandry trials on many varieties available
ADVICE on how to get the best from big bale silage is offered by Graham Robson of UAT. He says: "if treated right, bales should be able to last throughout the winter and a small investment of around 3p a bale should ensure that losses due to film damage
YORK District Hospital's unbeatable three-star rating reflects the hard work and skill of its staff from the chief executive downwards. It is Government policy to reward the best. That means extra money, up to £1 million, to make the excellent service
IF you are where you come from, then Tetra Splendour fit the role of a band aching to be free of their Welsh resort town. Guitars are strong and big while lead singer Gareth Jones lurches from angry to melancholy. There are reference points galore here
Yorkshire's brittle batting put them under the cosh at Guildford as Surrey took another big step towards dispossessing them of their Championship title. On a pitch which required some early care against the seamers, Yorkshire slumped to 172 all out in
THE heartbroken widow and daughter of a York motorcyclist who is among 16 bikers killed on North Yorkshire's roads this year, today backed an "enough is enough" call by emergency services chiefs. Mary Stead and her daughter Rachel, 11, bravely spoke of
AS a resident of Newton on Ouse, I was most surprised to see that my parish council had "registered a strong opposition" to the revised flight plan for RAF pilot training (July 22). When I moved to the village four years ago, I was aware of the airbase
THE street sign for Spurriergate is misleading for visitors. It is also mounted on the wrong side of the street, and would be more readily visible if placed on the redundant church opposite - especially as the awful building where it is at present is
AS a descendent of a family that once claimed ownership of Clifford's Tower - my relatives in England (family name Waud) told me this - I am appalled to see such inappropriate development planned near one of York's greatest landmarks. Castles and fortresses
CONGRATULATIONS on finally discovering our favourite eating house. We were delighted to read the long overdue accolade given to Grant's Restaurant in Haxby (Eating Out, July 13). Being regular weekly diners for many, many years at Malcolm & Mary's
I AM trying to find my half brother who was adopted a few years before I was born in 1947. I believe my mother, Anne Marie Donnelly, had a boy who was adopted by a greengrocer in York. She was Irish and may have been living in Sheffield, where I was born
A CHARITY that supports elderly people is looking to expand its directory of "approved" traders so as to further take the worry out of getting work done around the home. The Home Services Directory, run by Age Concern York, in association with City of
It would be safe to assume that the US Patent Office has not heard from P. Diddy or his Bad Boy colleagues. They certainly did not 'invent' the remix. This compilation of reworkings is a messy, self-congratulatory exercise with woeful production values
TWO fresh faces take their turn in the glimmering vale of tears that is the music industry. For Abraham, the bearded moniker curiously adopted by southern girl Rachel Cumming, her garden could be brighter later. Blue For The Most is a beguiling blend
SUPER switchboard supervisor Jean Nicholson has hung up her phone after 20 years as the voice of the Evening Press. Jean reckons she has taken 15 million calls over the two decades. When she started the Evening Press was based at its old Coney Street
Craig White was today handed a surprise recall by England in the opening Test against India when the selectors preferred him to Lord's favourite Dominic Cork. Yorkshire all-rounder White, who played the last of his 24 Tests in the final encounter against
Crews from York City Rowing Club had mixed fortunes in the National Rowing Championships on the 2,000metre National Water Sports Centre Course at Nottingham. Caroline Jones proved her worth at being accepted into the Great Britain junior coxless squad
AMONG several shocks in the Foss Evening League was relegation battlers Barmby Moor comprehensively defeating joint leaders Aldby Park by eight wickets. Mike Newhouse collected 3-25 as Aldby Park's batsmen struggled to dominate with only Pete Aconley
NEW signings have strengthened Selby-based Derwent Valley Table Tennis Club's squad for the coming British League season. The club will again have two teams in the league and are hoping they can improve on their third-placed finish in both divisions last
A SUPERB final over from Sri Lankan Shanuki Dissanayaka steered Acomb to a fine five-run victory over Pocklington in the Minster Engineering Senior Charity Cup final. Chasing Acomb's total of 129-5, Pocklington needed just six from the final over to steal
A BIG increase in the total number of racing fixtures in Britain next year was today defended by the British Horseracing Board. There will be 48 more race meetings in 2003, the biggest increase since 1990. The full fixture list was announced today. BHB
Yorkshire's brittle batting put them under the cosh at Guildford as Surrey took another big step towards dispossessing them of their Championship title. On a pitch which required some early care against the seamers, Yorkshire slumped to 172 all out in
RESIDENTS living in a traffic-clogged village have been told they must wait at least six years before vehicles are moved off its main street. Residents of Shipton-by-Beningbrough, near York on the A19, have been fighting for a bypass for the past 30 years
YORK City celebrated their second successive pre-season victory with a 2-1 win over Halifax Town. After a goalless first-half in the behind closed doors friendly at Durham University, City took the lead with a goal from Alex Mathie. City also had goals
Yorkshire's brittle batting soon put them under the cosh at Guildford as Surrey took another big step towards dispossessing them of their Championship title. On a pitch which required some early care against the seamers, Yorkshire slumped to 172 all out
MANAGING director of Arriva Trains Northern Ray Price has condemned the Rail Maritime and Transport union's (RMT) decision to strike today, the first day of the Commonwealth Games. Mr Price said the union had purposely chosen the date to cause disruption
WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers have tabled a bid for want-away York City goalkeeper Russ Howarth, the Evening Press can reveal. Sources close to Molineux confirmed manager Dave Jones has finally stepped up his long-running interest in the young England goalkeeper
Still not found the perfect summer book? Here are our recommendations, winning reads come rain or shine - Fiction Stupid Cupid by Arabella Weir (Penguin, £6.99) Arabella Weir shot to fame in The Fast Show with the comic catchphrase "Does my bum look big
