Persimmon, parent company of Fulford-based Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, today announced record-breaking - and accelerating - profits for the financial year to December 31, 2003. But while figures for the Yorkshire division broadly mirror the same dramatic
THE teams behind a major North Yorkshire bypass and a flood protection scheme in Ryedale have been praised at a prestigious regional awards ceremony. The Institution of Civil Engineers' Yorkshire Construction Awards, held at the Majestic in Harrogate
AN ESTATE agent has expanded with new premises in one of York's most famous streets. Hunters has invested more than £170,000 in new offices in Shambles. The 1050sq ft premises will now house the estate agent's sales progression division, which used to
A YORK communications consultancy has welcomed a new member to its team. Account manager Simon Parry has joined the Partners Group, based in The Mount, York, to build on the firm's existing media-buying services. In his new role, Simon, 32, will offer
MALTON and Norton were forced to battle every inch of the way for a point from an 18-18 draw at neighbours Selby. The draw keeps Malton on top of Yorkshire One while Selby eased their own relegation worries. Although most of North Yorkshire was snowbound
IT was scrappy and messy but ultimately triumphant as York City Knights progressed to the last 16 of the Challenge Cup. In fact, it was the Knights' worst performance of the season, but to not play well and win 32-24 at Sheffield - supposedly their biggest
YORK City Knights have approached York City FC about using Bootham Crescent should they draw a plum tie in tonight's fifth-round Challenge Cup draw. Richard Agar's men secured their passage with a hard-fought 32-24 win at Sheffield yesterday to become
HARROGATE Town boss John Reed has conceded that his side are now unlikely to win the Unibond League title after losing 2-1 at home to Premier Division top team Hucknall Town on Saturday. Danny Bacon's second-half double-strike - the second a 25-yard thunderbolt
BORED young people in York are to be encouraged to stay off the streets with a full-year holiday activities programme costing City of York Council £45,000 to put on. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway has given his personal backing to the holiday
A FURIOUS York resident has accused ruling councillors of bulldozing democracy with plans to impose huge rises in parking charges. Kevin McCarron, of The Groves, said City of York Council risked political repercussions if new parking charges, some of
LEISURE chief Keith Orrell has slammed protestors campaigning against plans to redevelop York's Barbican Centre. Coun Orrell, City of York Council's Executive member for leisure and heritage, has rejected the claims of the newly-formed Save Our Barbican
YORKSHIRE members will learn that the club is in a much healthier financial situation when they receive the annual report and statement of accounts this week ahead of the annual general meeting at Headingley on March 27. Although director of finance Brian
WOMEN are experts in the art of making pointless phone calls. It is not easy. It takes years of practice, which is why we usually start at about the age of 13, honing our craft gradually by calling our girl friends every hour on the hour for no reason
THE aisle may have been of the supermarket variety, but the wedding was just as white when a pair of York lovebirds became the first couple in Britain to tie the knot in a supermarket. Checkout operator Jill Piggott and new-husband Pete Freeman, of New
A NEW date is trying to be arranged for the big snooker match postponed in York on Saturday night because of snow. The white-out in and around the city caused match promoter Martin Witts to put the Barbican meeting between Jimmy White and Alex Higgins
A YORK woman has claimed she cannot get NHS dental treatment in the city because dentists are taking on too many patients from the East Coast. Susan Christie, 46, has been trying to find an NHS dentist to attend to a crown on a front tooth. But when her
TITLE titans and Wembley wizards from York City's history will re-gather to dazzle at Bootham Crescent this week. The specially-arranged fund-raising Past Players Festival match at Bootham Crescent on Sunday has attracted the overwhelming support of star
YORK Royal Ascot preparations cleared another hurdle today after the way was cleared for a quarter of a million racegoers to enjoy the prestigious meeting. With a maximum of 50,000 people now being allowed to attend each day of the five-day meeting, modern
YORK City Knights have approached York City FC about using Bootham Crescent should they draw a plum tie in tonight's fifth-round Challenge Cup draw. Richard Agar's men secured their passage with a hard-fought 32-24 win at Sheffield yesterday to become
A TEN-year-old girl was fighting for her life and a seven-year-old boy was seriously ill in hospital today after a two-car collision in York. The children, both from York, were receiving paediatric intensive care at Leeds General Infirmary for serious
I AM the first to criticise the police when they fall down on the job, but also the first to give them support when they need it. I find it impossible to believe that the courts, in the form of the magistrates, are not giving the police any support at
I THOUGHT that Mrs Spence (Letters, February 26) would be interested to know the current position regarding pensioners' travel concessions. Since May 1, 2001, the Government has required all local authorities to give pensioners and certain disabled people
IS the council intending to ensure that York's streets and car parks are made safer at night for the many vulnerable pensioners and single women who will use them? The proposed parking regulations will force them to walk extra distances from dimly lit
IT beggars belief that Tony Blair has recommended drug testing in schools as part of the Government's anti-drugs policy. This is a disaster waiting to happen. It will destroy parent/teacher trust with pupils, increase truancy as pupils try to avoid testing
TWO things have struck me particularly last week in the Evening Press. The first is regarding the support for the Odeon cinema. So far 10,000 people have signed the petition to save the cinema (February 27). While this is great, and don't get me wrong
YORKSHIRE members will learn that the club is in a much healthier financial situation when they receive the annual report and statement of accounts this week ahead of the annual general meeting at Headingley on March 27. Although director of finance Brian
Kieren Fallon, currently booting home winners galore on the all-weather tracks, can do the 'old firm' a good turn at Lingfield tomorrow. The champion jockey teams-up with Norton trainer Tim FitzGerald, son of his former boss, Jimmy, aboard Kingsdon in
THEY knew how to treat miscreants in the good old days. While we give them a slap on the wrist, our forebears gave them a slap on the neck with a steely blade. The tiniest act of treachery and your head would be separated from your shoulders quicker than
TITLE titans and Wembley wizards from York City's history will re-gather to dazzle at Bootham Crescent this week. The specially-arranged fund-raising Past Players Festival match at Bootham Crescent on Sunday has attracted the overwhelming support of star
TEN days ago, York conservationist Alison Sinclair put forward the case for a "local list" of important buildings. There are, she argued, many important buildings in York which do not meet the stringent criteria necessary to be given a national statutory
TECHNICIANS at Revolution Software, the world-renowned York multimedia venture, were today still basking in the glory of having earned no fewer than three nominations at the BAFTA awards. Their £2 million gothic narrative game, Broken Sword, Sleeping
ANY lingering Harrogate promotion hopes were finally extinguished by Doncaster on Saturday. Ralph Zoing's men went down 31-28 and with defeat went any hope of promotion from National League Two. It completed the double for Doncaster over their Claro Road
HOUSE prices in North Yorkshire have climbed more slowly than other counties in the North East and Cumbria - yet it remains one of the region's most expensive areas. In fact, North Yorkshire's average house price of £94,350 remains second only to Newcastle's
A YORK flower seller is stepping down after 26 "blooming" enjoyable years in the trade. Doreen Bilbrough started work at T Metcalfe's fruit and flower shop, Acomb, in 1978. After years selling roses, daffodils and carnations, she called it a day on her
NO escapes. No riots. No suicides. And more than 20 prisoners on Open University courses, with another 60 completing sex offender treatment programmes. This was some of the good news today from the annual report of Full Sutton Prison's Independent Monitoring
A HEROIC AA patrolman has finally collected his bravery award after risking all to save a York student when her minibus careered 200 feet down a ravine. Rick Buckley, of Garrowby View, Stamford Bridge, missed collecting the accolade from AA bosses last
ONE of York's most famous old shops is now officially out of family hands after almost 100 years. Foss Bridge House, in Fossgate, had been the home of FR Stubbs ironmongers since 1915, but in 2001 the Grade II listed building was put up for sale. The
YORK-born Steve McClaren helped Midddlesbrough finally end their 128-year wait for a major trophy as Boro overcame Bolton in a thrilling Carling Cup final. Two goals in the first seven minutes, a Joseph-Desire Job strike and a penalty from Bolo Zenden
THE 8.5 per cent increase was not the low single-digit rise I was expecting in view of the Government's announcement concerning council tax (February 25). What options do I have? As a matter of principle, I will refuse to pay - but hold on, I'll have
HEALTH seems to be the number one concern these days. We are bombarded with messages about what is good for us and what is not. Eat this, don't eat that - don't ever smoke that and, please, don't drink too much of that. Yet while all these bossy messages
THE bride wore white and was accompanied by 11 bridesmaids. A wedding like any other - except that this one was at ASDA. Jill Piggott works in the Monks Cross store, fell in love with her groom, Pete Freeman, while serving him at the checkout, and wanted
I WRITE in response to your story "Wish you were here?" (February 3). As a York resident, I shared some disappointment that the city was not identified by King Sturge as a appropriate area for re-location of Government jobs. Far more disappointing was
I READ with interest the Yesterday Once More article on the waterways (February 27). I was particularly interested in the Reklaw, which people who remember it will know was Walker spelt backwards, Walkers the builders merchants being its owner. I think
MEET Fred Smith - York Odeon Cinema's oldest surviving employee. The 81-year-old worked at the Blossom Street picture house on the day it first opened in 1937. As a fresh-faced 15-year-old, Fred's role as a page boy was to do the jobs no-one else wanted
