AN EMERGENCY carer is jetting back to a disaster zone to help continue the mammoth task of rebuilding lives after the devastating tsunami. Peter Pollard, a York ambulance care assistant, travelled to one of the worst hit parts of Sri Lanka in February
IF YOU spotted a police patrol on your way home from work on Friday, you weren't alone. North Yorkshire Police officers had hit the highways as part of a high-profile safety blitz aimed at cutting the number of serious accidents on the region's roads.
IT was once labelled York's "superclub" by drinkers. Now Ikon and Diva could soon start a new life - as a bulky goods superstore. Owner Luminar Leisure has put in a planning application to City of York Council asking the authority to change the building's
YORK City's new youth team coach will begin work at the end of the month. The successor to Paul Stancliffe has been serving a two-month notice period at his current club but will be free to take up his position at KitKat Crescent on the Bank Holiday weekend
LOVEABLE mascot Norris the Knight will not be allowed into tomorrow's big game on the orders of the Hunslet club's safety officer, writes Peter Martini. A spokesman for the Hawks said they had nothing against Norris nor the Knights but, with Hunslet no
NEIGHBOURS of nightmare Clifton resident Jane Elcock breathed a sigh of relief as the young mum was finally kicked out of her home. Elcock's obnoxious behaviour finally led to her being ordered out of the house in Imperial Court at a hearing last month
KNIGHTS boss Mick Cook was leaving it late to confirm his side for tomorrow's potential title-winning trip to Hunslet. All the fit players in the squad - those who saw off London Skolars last week, plus those rested for that game - were in the running
THOUSANDS turned up to enjoy this week's Ebor race meeting - but businesses reported a mixed trading picture in a week when sales are normally booming. Some businesses blamed council highways chiefs for putting in place some of the traffic measures used
LITTLE Joseph Garnett was so eager to meet his family he would wait for no one - not even the midwife. Joseph, of Clifton Moor, York, gave his mum, Claire Smith, 35 minutes notice of his arrival, making his entrance on the sofa with the help of proud
GANGS of young people blamed for a wave of antisocial behaviour face a "zero tolerance" push by police who want to stop trouble at the root. Residents in Haxby, Wigginton, Strensall and Stockton-on-the-Forest have complained of a string of incidents that
ANOTHER celebration of York's multicultural heritage will be held in the city centre next year. Residents and visitors were so impressed by Expressions!, the multicultural food, music, dance and arts festival, that the organisers are already planning
ONE down, seven to go! That's the challenge facing Joe O'Neill if he is to achieve York City immortality. O'Neill has already joined an elite group of three players by scoring a hat-trick on his senior Minstermen debut, emulating the feat of the legendary
PETER Pink has watched his last match as a York City supporter after more than 50 years following the Minstermen. Bootham Crescent resident Peter, 76, watched last Saturday's home game against Crawley Town as a guest in the directors' box after decades
A YORK man with a "sexual fetish" for medical equipment who has terrorised and pestered staff at hospitals and dental practices up and down the country has failed in a bid to have his sentence cut. Norman Hutchins, 54, of Rowntree Avenue, Clifton, pleaded
