Runswick Bay was a consolation for a camping trip to Weardale postponed because of the weather. The rain blew off the sea but, as always, it was fun. When you arrive there's a choice to be made on parking, either free at the top, or at the bottom of
Despite the cold start to summer, Gina Parkinson finds her Lily of the Valley is growing well. IT IS the beginning of June and it is still raining and cold with some areas of the country having had a ground frost recently. The nights really have been
John Wheatcroft finds the World Cup a bittersweet experience. THERE'S no doubt that it's the best international football tournament we've got. But as the next European Championship isn't for a couple of years, we'll have to make do with the World Cup
With the world's eyes focused on the World Cup in Germany, it has prompted Harrods (a little shop in London) to promote German wines for the first time ever! Perhaps the famous department store has also been swayed by a change in perception about German
Nadia Jefferson-Brown gets more than she bargained for at a family-friendly hot spot in York. WE certainly scored when deciding to sample a night out at the Lysander Arms, off Shipton Road, in York. Unbeknown to us, Thursday evening was quiz night with
THIS venue is off the beaten track. You have to know it exists and you don't need to be a member of the National Trust to access the cafe. Set in the basement of this historic house, we are reminded a previous owner had his groceries sent up from London
I've always fancied tall men. The husband is 6ft5in, but Peter Crouch ("He's big, he's red, his feet stick out of bed") has a couple of inches on him apparently so I've earmarked him as my World Cup totty. He can be my super sub any time, ho, ho. What
Stephen Lewis talks to York City chaplain turned footballing writer Chris Cullwick about an epic struggle a long way from the World Cup. CHRIS Cullwick will never forget York City's last game of the 2003/4 season. It ended as a 2-1 home defeat to Leyton
GEOFF Hurst has written about the 1966 World Cup Final so often, he can probably pen the words on autopilot. So why on earth would you want to fork out £20 for yet another recollection of that glorious day on July 30, 1966, when England beat West Germany
FORGET Maradona, Cruyff and Ronaldinho Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (or Pele) is the greatest footballer of all time. That simple truth is what makes his autobiography so compelling. It is the story of a poor Brazilian boy who learned his trade on the
RARELY can 270 minutes of football have had such an impact on a nation as Scotland's 1978 World Cup campaign. Nearly three decades on, Scottish football is still scarred and defined by the events of eight days in Argentina when, having set out to conquer
AT a time when Wayne Rooney has plotted an autobiography at the age of 20 it's refreshing to see a footballer who waits until nearly 50 before revealing his life story. What a story it is. In the 1980s, Bryan Robson was the undisputed hero of British
MICK Cook has pledged to win back those fans who are calling for his head but says he will not be affected by their criticism. The York City Knights head coach has come under fire after his injury-plagued side fell into the relegation zone in LHF National
YORK City Knights boss Mick Cook says he is not envious at the financial clout enjoyed by some National League One rivals. Tomorrow's visitors, Widnes, brought in three players from Wigan this week, including two-time Super League top try-scorer Dennis
NEWLY-APPOINTED York City Supporters' Trust board member Simon Mallett believes JM Packaging's proposal to become 75 per cent plus one share majority shareholders of the Minstermen is in the club's best interests. Although he had some reservations
FORMER York City Supporters' Trust board member Mike Grant is disappointed that two different offers to loan money to the football club were not considered together, writes Dave Flett. Trust members will decide on Tuesday night at the Barbican whether
ANTHONY McGrath plundered his second century of the season yesterday as Yorkshire strengthened their grip over Hampshire at Headingley on the third day of the Championship match. McGrath, once again looking as solid as a rock, hit 127 off 211 balls
IT'S official Yorkshire paceman Matthew Hoggard is now one of England's top ten bowlers of all time. However the paceman has no intention of staying rooted in ninth place in this illustrious table of famous cricketers. When Hoggard held on to a return
THE big guns are gathering for York's first major championship of the season. June's opening weekend pitches the area's leading amateurs against each other for the prestigious York Union of Golf Clubs' Amateur Championship. Tomorrow's event is staged
AS a former striker, one-time York City ace Dave Dunmore is used to hat-tricks. But even he was left almost speechless by a triple tee-time treat on the golf course. Dunmore and his playing partner, Eileen Thompson, posted a nett 71 to win Heworth GC's
ONE swallow does not necessarily make a summer, but a singular Swallow won the annual St Leonard's Hospice tournament at Fulford GC. Forest Park GC's Jeremy Swallow (16 handicap) scored 41 stableford points to win on a count-back over the last six holes
IF there was one bright point in the past week at Huntington Stadium, it must be the return to first-team action, at long last, of Chris Spurr. The centre provided the Press's moment of the match' away to Batley Bulldogs when he ended 17 months of personal
CLIFTON Cycling Club rider Kit Gilham scored his first road race win in the Arthur Metcalf Memorial race near Richmond. The gruelling 45-mile race covered four laps and Gilham broke clear with former national road race champion Dave Cook (Alpine Rootz
YORK City Trust Board member Michael Oglesby made a distasteful remark when he questions Matthew Flint's "ulterior motive" in The Press (Saturday, May 27). Matthew has donated many hours working behind the bar of the Social Club voluntarily and donated
I AM writing to express my support for the JMP loan offered to York City. The support that the McGill family and JM Packaging have already given to York City has been vital to our survival in recent years. The McGill family are long-time supporters
ALAN Fettis has been released after two seasons with League Two side Macclesfield Town and York City should consider re-signing him because he is still a quality goalkeeper. If he was to play in a team with the likes of James Dudgeon and David McGurk
I JUST want to say a big thank you' to York City Knights chief executive John Guildford for his support for coach Mick Cook. If it was not for Mick's hard work and dedication the Knights would not be in League One. Our results in this division have
YORK-BASED Robert Winston, who is having his first ride in the Derby at Epsom this afternoon, returns to the reality of everyday racing at Brighton tomorrow, but should figure among the winners. Winston teams-up with Alasoun for Sir Michael Stoute, also
I SEE we are having another knife amnesty (The Press , June 1). I realise that the police have to do this from time to time, but we all know it will be a total waste of time. There must be 20 knives in every household and they are very easy to make
ONE thousand people every day are killed by guns. Arms kill half a million people each year and millions more die of starvation caused by conflict. The arms trade is out of control. There are international treaties governing trade in postage
BARLOW, Burn, Catterick, Church Fenton, Dishforth, East Moor Airfield, Elvington, Feldom, Forest Moor, Fylingdales, Harrogate, Leeming RAF, Linton on Ouse, Monk Fryston, Ripon, Strensall Common, Tholthorpe, Topcliffe and Wombleton. All places in North
I PARKED in Tesco's car park at Askham Bar on Wednesday, May 31, at about 6.10pm. On returning to my car (a red Nissan Almera) I discovered the car that had been parked next to me had managed to scrape a relatively large area of paint off my back bumper
AH, Big Brother is back again is it? I am disappointed in the amount of seemingly intelligent people who watch this dross, and am continually surprised at just how many people still audition to go into that house. I have a far better idea for the Big
POLICE chiefs have banned all leave for the duration of England's World Cup campaign. The strict policy meant one officer was even denied a day off to be best man at a colleague's wedding. It was only granted after the frantic officer had to approach
FLORAL tributes have been laid to honour an elderly woman who died after an accident involving a 26-tonne lorry in a busy shopping street. The horrific incident happened when the pensioner was dragged under the wheels of a food delivery lorry in the
MAGGOTS are the latest weapon used by medics in York. City patients are having leg ulcers treated using the crawly creatures as part of a medical trial. Maggots are also being used to clean up the same condition in a new scheme in Scarborough. The
Sir Ben Gill, the former president of the National Farmers' Union is selling his North Yorkshire farm and homestead for more than £2 million and moving to Herefordshire. Hawkhills Estate, near Easingwold, has been in Mr Gill's family for two generations
IT'S a maze but not as we know it. Visitors to York can boldly go where no tourist has gone before this summer, when the city's record-breaking maize maze opens to the public, with a new Star Trek design. The giant attraction, now in its fifth year
A MISS York finalist has been thrown out of the competition, after it was discovered she has posed as a nude model. Laura Rafferty won through to the final of the glamorous competition, which gives the winner a shot at the Miss England title, but was
Saturday, June 3, 2006 100 years ago London men, encouraged by the tailors, shirt-makers, and hosiers, were showing a strong desire to forsake the customary greys and blacks of fashionable attire for bright colours. Some of the waistcoats, ties, shirts
Police chiefs have banned all leave for officers during England's World Cup campaign. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Floral tributes were laid to honour an elderly woman who died after an accident involving a 26-tonne lorry in a busy shopping street. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
PLANS for a new shopping development have caused anger among residents in a York suburb. Businessman Robert Pulleyn has applied for permission to build 14 flats, with a retail unit on the ground floor, on the site of Budget Car Hire, in Clifton just
NEW powers to help hospitals tackle abusive and violent patients are to be unveiled next week. The Department of Health has revealed it will be announcing plans for a consultation on new measures to combat antisocial behaviour within the National Health
A DISPERSAL order imposed to tackle a gang of troublesome teens in Pickering is "having the desired effect", according to crime-fighting bosses. The order was put in place almost 50 days ago and police are already seeing the benefits. Fred McManus,
ECO-FRIENDLY Ryedale residents have pushed recycling levels to more than 40 per cent. The district has smashed through Government recycling targets with ease. John Brown, recycling co-ordinator for Ryedale District Council, said: "Kerbside recycling
INCREASES in York kerbside recycling mean a North Yorkshire waste plant is the busiest it has ever been. The Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), at Hessay, a joint operation between Yorwaste, Yorventure and City of York Council, is now handling more
IT HAS come 20 years too late. That was the reaction of a former detective who worked in the team hunting the Yorkshire Ripper to the release of the official report into the controversial investigation. Lawrence Byford's probe into the police handling
