TODAY we meet the Castle kids. No fewer than seven babies have been born recently to parents at Castle Howard, including two to Simon and Rebecca Howard themselves. They are lucky boys and girls. Imagine having regular access to the Castle Howard grounds
A YORK rapist was today jailed for six-and-a-half years for beating up and sexually attacking a pregnant woman. Judge Michael Mettyear told Stephen Graham Volans, 36, that he had perpetrated violence against someone who was giving him good advice about
JOHN Batchelor finally revealed today where he wants to build York City's new stadium - and then unleashed a stinging attack on "inept" council planners. The City chairman said he was at an advanced stage of negotiations for a site near Ikon and Diva
York Cats Protection would like to thank all those who contributed or helped in any way towards the open day on July 20, at the shelter in Huntington Road. We would also like to thank all those who attended and supported our charity. The weather was kind
IN response to the foot and mouth report (July 22), I wonder has anyone considered investigating the science of whether the burning of infected animals could disperse the virus into the air? I recall seeing video on the news of the mass burnings up in
JOHN Batchelor finally revealed today where he wants to build York City's new stadium - and then unleashed a stinging attack on "inept" council planners. The City chairman said he was at an advanced stage of negotiations for a site near Ikon and Diva
IT PERHAPS tells you everything you need to know about Paul Stancliffe when he insists his benefit game against Sunderland tomorrow is not about him. He may be the man of the moment, the centre of York City's attention and fan affection come 3pm - a rich
YORK City fans' favourite Michael Proctor is relishing his Bootham Crescent return but is out to bite the hand that once fed him. Proctor will be in a Sunderland shirt tomorrow as the Black Cats go head to head with the Minstermen in Paul Stancliffe's
SEAT has taken the wraps off its most potent and sporting road car to date - the 210bhp Leon Cupra R. The Cupra R costs £16,995 on the road, and can be ordered now. Developed jointly by SEAT and its competition arm, SEAT Sport, the Leon Cupra R could
YORKSHIRE'S MPs left Westminster this week for the long summer recess. But, as they were clearing their desks and heading north, one of their number was only just returning to the Commons. David "square peg" Davis. When the York-born MP opted for an early
Hello folks, Evening Press here. Oh, my stomach is full of butterflies -- and it is not because the start of the new football season is around the corner! No, it is because I'm going to be putting on my lucky horse shoes once again for a trip to Newcastle
YORK Atlas Auto Services League division one title-chasers Clifton 'A' were given an ideal 30-dart start at Tap by Martyn Turner. Tap responded by taking the next four games, including a 21-darter from John Smith, but then floundered as Clifton took the
YORK racer James Thompson will be out to build on his success at Croft as the latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championships head to Snetterton. The Vauxhall Motorsport driver moved to the top of the drivers' championship as he powered to victory
Holgate WMC became League 5 champions in York Veterans' Bowls League by defending champions beating West Park 'B' 19-11. West Park 'B' still qualified for the championship quarter-finals as one of the two best second-placed teams. Dunnington 'C' held
YORKSHIRE'S new chief executive is 47-year-old Alex Keay, a former captain of Saracens, who has been Manchester Rugby Union's supremo for the last six-and-a-half years. During that time the club have risen from the regional leagues to National League
THE rocketing price of York housing land looks set to boost council coffers through the sale of former school sites. It had been estimated by City of York Council that part of the Oaken Grove Primary School site in Haxby would fetch between £350,000 and
A CAMPAIGN group of MPs has been set up to fight for the freedom of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. The five MPs, including York representative Hugh Bayley, have combined to exert maximum pressure on authorities for Ian's release. Ian, 51, whose parents
WHEN a group of York cubs were set a challenge to camp in an unusual place, they could think of nowhere better than a chocolate factory. So the youngsters from 1st Clifton Pacific Pack wrote to Nestl Rowntree asking if they could pitch camp among the
A BEREAVED woman today said York Cemetery Trust's decision to ban ornamental edging from her beloved brother's grave had caused her two years of heartache. Nancy Marshall, of Tang Hall, York, lost her 40-year-old brother, Davy Jamieson, to cancer in the
YORK City fans' favourite Michael Proctor will miss out on his chance to return to Bootham Crescent tomorrow. It was hoped that Proctor would be in a Sunderland shirt as the Black Cats go head to head with the Minstermen in Paul Stancliffe's benefit game
A ONE-year-old York boy has died of suspected meningitis, health chiefs confirmed today. The child, from the Fishergate area, is believed to have suffered a strain of meningococcal septicaemia, a spokesman for York District Hospital said. "There's no
EASINGWOLD sidecar star Steve Webster will unveil a new engine at Brands Hatch tomorrow. The Sidecar World Championship resumes in Kent but Webster admits he'll need a miracle to get his season back on track. Engine failure has been a big problem for
A VANDAL-HIT evening bus service which suffered countless attacks before being scrapped more than a year ago is to be restored to a troubled York estate. Bus operators First took the decision to reinstate the Number 1 service to Chapelfields on evenings
GOALKEEPER Russ Howarth's proposed move to Wolverhampton Wanderers took a new twist today with the player refusing to play for York City in their pre-season friendly with Sunderland. With an initial bid from Wolves for player rejected by the Minstermen
CONTINUING our look back at a time when steam ruled the rails, here are another set of pictures celebrating the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A place where time has stood still, the 17-and-a-half mile branch line from Grosmont to Pickering is where the
NEXT to DNA fingerprinting, CCTV and psychological profiling, the Police On Doorsteps initiative sounds very old fashioned. But that is something to celebrate. This is an unashamedly back-to-basics scheme and all the better for it. The bonds that tie
TODAY we meet the Castle kids. No fewer than seven babies have been born recently to parents at Castle Howard, including two to Simon and Rebecca Howard themselves. They are lucky boys and girls. Imagine having regular access to the Castle Howard grounds
A CAMPAIGN group of MPs has been set up to fight for the freedom of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. The five MPs, including York representative Hugh Bayley, have combined to exert maximum pressure on authorities for Ian's release. Ian, 51, whose parents
EUROPE is to be called on to help Selby cope with the disastrous closure of its coalfield in 20 months' time. A special task force which met at the Selby Fork Hotel on the A1 yesterday agreed to explore ways of getting Europe to open its coffers to the
THE bed-blocking crisis at York District Hospital has deepened, with 60 patients now well enough to be discharged but with nowhere to go. The surge in numbers comes at a time of year when the problem might normally be expected to ease. However, health
I WAS quite horrified to read that the York Synod is considering legal contracts for any two cohabiting adults (July 19). How can the church, traditionally supportive of marriage and its social value, actually suggest legalising such partnerships? I would
I WAS quite horrified to read that the York Synod is considering legal contracts for any two cohabiting adults (July 19). How can the church, traditionally supportive of marriage and its social value, actually suggest legalising such partnerships? I would
THE city council recently closed York's Beckfield Lane tip for several weeks to enable it to introduce improvements. When I went one Sunday at 1.30pm to the tip, my first visit since these improvements were introduced, I found it closed with only a security
AS the former manager of Martin House charity shop, in Gillygate, York, I should like to thank everyone who has supported this very worthy cause over the last 12 years. I have been involved with Martin House since the appeal was launched in 1984 and it
ENRON, Worldcom, AOL Time Warner and several smaller fish. Is this the beginning of the end? Corporate Capitalism, 1492-2002 RIP. I certainly hope so and watch developments with interest. Graham Horne, Beech Avenue, York. Updated: 10:40 Friday, July 26
YORKSHIRE'S new chief executive is 47-year-old Alex Keay, a former captain of Saracens, who has been Manchester Rugby Union's supremo for the last six-and-a-half years. During that time the club have risen from the regional leagues to National League
WHAT do you remember most from the second Austin Powers movie? Liz Hurley's instant vanishing act, or Mini Me, or the fat ginger Scotsman getting jiggy with Heather Graham? Or more likely, Madonna's spin-off hit single, Beautiful Stranger, groovier by
MOTHER Shipton is a legend. Ask anyone about her, and they are likely to scratch together a few facts: witch, prophetess, lived in a cave... Yet despite this fame, no one had undertaken a serious, historical study into her life. Until now. Yorkshire historian
Mark Johnston, never one to duck a challenge, makes a determined bid to win the King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot tomorrow. The Middleham trainer saddles Zindabad in this £750,000 showpiece race, and Kevin Darley's mount has plenty
JO Kraemer gets York City Ladies Racing Team back on track this weekend at Snetterton hoping for better weather than the first time she visited the Norfolk circuit. In her first ever outing in a race car, it snowed. However, the forecast for Sunday -
KNARESBOROUGH-born race ace Darren Manning enjoyed his first victory in the ASCAR series at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, taking maximum points in the third and final race. The RAC Auto Windscreens backed-driver, a former pupil at King James' School, was
POCKLINGTON have pulled off a major coup in recruiting former Harlequins and North of England lock Mick Watson to coach their forwards for the 2002/3 campaign. And in a complete shake-up of the coaching staff at Percy Road, Alan Greenwood comes in as
Darren Lehmann and Michael Lumb rallied Yorkshire with a sparkling unbroken stand of 137 in only 28 overs at Guildford yesterday to wipe out first innings arrears of 210 against Championship leaders Surrey and put them 44 ahead with seven wickets in hand
RIO might have gone to Manchester, but York Sunday League side Burton Stone FC enjoyed a carnival celebration in the city's Umbro International Cup. The John Smith's division five side reached the International Plate final, narrowly finishing runners-up
IT PERHAPS tells you everything you need to know about Paul Stancliffe when he insists his benefit game against Sunderland tomorrow is not about him. He may be the man of the moment, the centre of York City's attention and fan affection come 3pm - a rich
AN eight-year-old York boy, who has stayed cheerful despite treatment for a serious eye condition, has been nominated for our Kool Kidz Awards. We are searching for 100 remarkable youngsters who have shown courage, or who care for others, to attend a
YORK children made friends with a seven foot, 50lb, sail fish as part of an event aimed at educating youngsters about different types of food. The kids' club, taking place at the Blue Bicycle restaurant, in Fossgate, York, started on Monday and is being
YORK racer James Thompson will be out to build on his success at Croft as the latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championships head to Snetterton. The Vauxhall Motorsport driver moved to the top of the drivers' championship as he powered to victory
A YORK man died after a breathing tube was incorrectly placed in his throat, an inquest heard. But city coroner Donald Coverdale said he was satisfied that staff at York District Hospital had taken "the greatest of care" in assisting former British Rail
POLICE in the north and east of York have piloted a new scheme to bring face to face contact to people's doorsteps and to boost their profile on the streets. The Police On Doorsteps initiative, or POD, saw officers out in Lowther Street, in the Groves
A RECENT baby boom at Castle Howard has got some women at the stately home worried. Seven new bundles of joy have arrived in recent months, and some are blaming it on a particular part of the estate. "We started looking for a link between everyone who
YORK Rugby League Club look to have won a major battle in their bid to be admitted to the new five-division National League set-up for next season. York, along with National Conference League side London Skolars, will attend next Wednesday's Rugby Football
Darren Lehmann and Michael Lumb rallied Yorkshire with a sparkling unbroken stand of 137 in only 28 overs at Guildford yesterday to wipe out first innings arrears of 210 against Championship leaders Surrey and put them 44 ahead with seven wickets in hand
