TORRENTIAL rain washed out roads and caused chaos across York and North Yorkshire as half of the county's average September rainfall fell in 12 hours. Drivers battled with flash floods and flood warnings were issued in Scarborough and Whitby as 22mm of
THE official name for the new York rugby league club will be revealed by the Evening Press tomorrow. The new name has stirred up a lot of debate among fans, with the 'York RL name competition', run in conjunction with the Evening Pres, bringing in a massive
TRANSPORT planners in York today welcomed new Government guidance for businesses developing greener travel plans. York, which already has 24,000 employees covered by employer schemes, is already regarded by the Government as a centre for excellence in
ENGLAND Under-21s goalkeeper Russ Howarth has been added to York City's squad for tonight's Worthington Cup tie at Sheffield United, writes Tony Curtis. The want-away net-minder only returned to the club yesterday after seeing moves to Wolves and Tottenham
Tim Easterby, who saddles Bollin Eric in Saturday's St Leger, can start the four-day Doncaster meeting on a winning note tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer sends out Artie to contest the £40,000 Tote Trifecta Portland Handicap and Robert Winston's mount
York Acorn Running Club produced an excellent team performance by winning the Leeds Country Way Relay. The event is run over 64 miles on the paths, roads and trails around Leeds, starting and finishing at Garforth with teams consisting of six pairs. In
Spin prince Philip Aconley bowled York Under-17s to victory in the Yorkshire-wide Joe Lumb Cricket Competition final at Sherriff Hutton Bridge CC. Aconley, of Hovingham CC, ended with figures of 7-48 off 17 overs as York won by seven wickets against Heavy
WAYS to bring new life to York's rivers will be investigated in an effort to boost user numbers. City of York Council members will look at how to improve the Foss and the Ouse. A rivers manager could be appointed with the job of making the rivers more
A POPULAR North Yorkshire farmer died after being struck by a solid metal gate during a storm, a coroner heard. Robert James Cass, who was 75, apparently died while going about his daily business at Brotherton Cottage Farm, in Sutton-on-the-Forest, on
A YORK museum has proved a real "hot shot" after gaining its second international accolade in two years - for its groundbreaking display featuring a Japanese bullet train. The National Railway Museum (NRM) has been named joint winner of the 2002 Dibner
WORKERS at York chocolate giant Nestl have moved closer to taking industrial action after snubbing a pay offer. Organisers at the GMB union have confirmed that a pay deal offered by management at Nestl was rejected following a ballot. John Kirk, York
York RL Club have been boosted by the appointment of an experienced rugby league public relations officer - who will swap allegiance having previously worked with one of their forthcoming opponents, writes Peter Martini. Rosalind Buckley was the press
A TOP York choir got a lift to their most recent venue, thanks to Norwich Union and local bus company First. Members of the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir were transported to a charity fundraising event at Castle Howard on a First bus decked out in
ENGLAND Under-21s goalkeeper Russ Howarth has been added to York City's squad for tonight's Worthington Cup tie at Sheffield United, writes Tony Curtis. The want-away net-minder only returned to the club yesterday after seeing moves to Wolves and Tottenham
THE Selby pit complex is continuing to haemorrhage money, it was revealed today. Owners UK Coal said the complex lost £14.3 million in the first half of this year and again warned that the coalfield could close before the planned date of spring 2004.
YORK City's 'Sheffield spies' will hope their home knowledge will pay dividends in tonight's opening Worthington Cup clash against the Blades. Free-scoring striker Peter Duffield, fellow front-man Jon Parkin and defensive duo Tom Cowan and Scott Jones
A SELBY factory is planning a major expansion, which will almost double its workforce. About 125 jobs will be created at Yorkshire Fresh Salads, in Camblesforth, where bosses plan to spend £1.5 million to meet the growing supermarket demand for prepared
THE Evening Press has been flooded with phone calls and emails from residents furious at not being told that convicted paedophiles and murderers could be living at a nearby hostel. Scores of people were stunned to discover that Southview Hostel, in Boroughbridge
WHY is the British press is once again mourning the deaths of 3,000 virtual strangers in New York? No doubt it was a great tragedy for their friends and relatives, but I fail to understand the excuse for the constant hand-wringing and superficial outrage
I CANNOT believe the way the Evening Press has reported on the bail hostel ('Hostel anger', September 7). The headline and article were not designed to inform but to sell newspapers and jump on the bandwagon created by the horrific deaths of Holly and
ALONG with all right-thinking people, I am delighted that fewer families with children have suffered the misery and insecurity of living in bed and breakfast accommodation during the past year (September 5). I sincerely hope the delay in the provision
I WISH to respond to Coun Galloway's comments in your report about the libel and defamation against me by York's Liberal Democrats (August 27). This type of attack brings politics into disrepute and goes some way to accounting for the lack of interest
TWINS Pat Dew and Mary Batchelor have never had an argument. But that could all be about to change. The 50-year-old sisters are setting off this weekend in a souped-up van - with leopard skin seats - to travel round Europe for six months working on organic
IT might have looked as if I was dozing like an old lady in my garden the other day, with my head lolling lifelessly and my chin resting attractively on my chest, but I most certainly wasn't. Okay, so my neighbour may have heard the faintest of snuffles
THE signs are good for a high-tech York firm which has found a way to link movement and music. Immersive Media Spaces Limited (IMS), which has entered the Evening Press Small Business of the Year and Best Environmental company categories, has been named
NORTHERN LIGHTS, the Harrogate public relations company, has beaten off competitors to win a major contract from the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire. The contract, to promote Modern Apprenticeships, includes working with Connexions and the
YORK City's 'Sheffield spies' will hope their home knowledge will pay dividends in tonight's opening Worthington Cup clash against the Blades. Free-scoring striker Peter Duffield, fellow front-man Jon Parkin and defensive duo Tom Cowan and Scott Jones
SHEPHERDS SC are the inaugural York Unique-Phoenix League champions. With one fixture remaining second-placed Slipper cannot make up the ground. Chris Platt was in magnificent 16-dart form for Bishopthorpe SC against Slipper. However, Paul Partridge and
Poppleton moved into second place in the Tyke Petroleum Men's League first division after beating Sutton 67-41 thanks to 27 games each from Ashley Dearing and Alex Moore and John Moore with Tom Richardson. Nearer the bottom, Riccall edged nearer safety
YORKSHIRE Phoenix have dropped Steven Kirby and are expected to leave out Matthew Wood for tonight's floodlit match against Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston where they will be trying to end a depressing run of four consecutive defeats in Division One of
A LANDMARK pub has been saved from development for the second time in a year after opposition from York residents. Plans for the distinctive Gimcrack pub, in Fulford Road, have been withdrawn by Pocklington-based R and S Construction. It follows claims
TWO conflicting statistics have revealed how businessmen and women are displacing traditional holidaymakers as customers for York's tourism industry. Room occupancy figures in hotels and guest houses for the period January to March were better than for
THE official name for the new York rugby league club will be revealed by the Evening Press tomorrow. The new name has stirred up a lot of debate among fans, with the 'York RL name competition', run in conjunction with the Evening Pres, bringing in a massive
THE IMPORTANCE of York youngsters having open space to play on was highlighted when the chairman of the National Playing Fields Associations visited the city as part of a two-day tour. Alison Moore-Gwyn visited Dodsworth Avenue playing fields, one of
A DARING mountain climb by two York men has helped to raise almost £4,000 for a charity which helps young ME sufferers. John Griffin, whose daughter, Lauren, suffers from the complaint, first met Steve Rogers in the Crystal Palace pub in Holgate Road,
GNER is investing £9 million to upgrade "old" trains. The York-based company is investing the cash in refurbishing its fleet of 21 Inter City 125 High Speed Trains. A maintenance partnership with Bombardier Transportation and Angel Trains, in Doncaster
WILL Mr Horne of Bishopthorpe help me find the widget from my car? It must have been knocked off by the humps and bumps he so vociferously defends (Letters, September 4). A G Reeson, Huntington Road, York. Updated: 10:34 Tuesday, September 10, 2002
WHEN I first moved to York about 30 years ago I read in one guidebook that, considering its history, York was surprisingly devoid of ghosts. Now we learn York 'is the most haunted city in Europe' (September 9). Has the city's mortality rate gone through
FOR nine months now, Southview Hostel in York has been temporary home to convicted criminals. Until the Evening Press revealed this fact on Saturday, only a handful of people knew. Among those with no idea were councillors, parents of children at nearby
MICHAEL Elphick was one of our most distinctive television actors. The rough-and-ready charm, the voice as crunchy as a forest floor and the twinkle in his eye ensured he became a favourite on the box. The former electrician became a star because he exuded
September is Farmers' Market month. It is one of those many celebrations organised these days to try to concentrate minds in a particular direction. The whole thrust of the marketing initiatives of the UK farming industry during the last few years has
