SPECIAL needs teachers who may lose their jobs have spoken out against the planned cuts. The four "area learning support teachers", who provide specialist help in York schools, face redundancy under £1m budget cuts. But in an open letter to education
Changes to the way the Government funds education and children's services mean four part-time special teachers could lose their jobs. Education reporter Haydn Lewis looks at the wider implications of the budget THE education and children's services budget
YORK Schools Under-14 footballers produced a fine performance to earn a 4-4 draw at big-city rivals Leeds. Danny Cates opened the scoring for York with a well-taken header against a Leeds team looking to avenge a 1-0 defeat earlier in the season. York's
FULFORD School badminton ace Ben Wheller is looking to join the top flight in his sport. The 12-year-old from Deighton, near Escrick, has just won the Yorkshire Under 12s Novice Badminton Championships. He beat Joshua Wetherill, from Leeds, 15-5 in the
A high-tech Scottish company with radar-based products has decided to beam in on York - and create up to 22 sales jobs over the next two years. Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL), which already has a small satellite office of eight people at Minster Business
CREWE Alexandra boss Dario Gradi ran the rule over possible transfer targets at KitKat Crescent last night. Gradi was among the 2,325 crowd that witnessed York City's 1-0 home defeat to Stevenage Borough although Billy McEwan said afterwards that he had
A chance meeting outside a nightclub led to a man being charged with rape, a jury heard. A 19-year-old woman claimed Goran Mohammed Ali had attacked her near a Scarborough hotel in the early hours of May 15. But after hearing from both of them and other
THE brutal attackers who horrifically tortured York tattooist Steve Lee have still not been caught, police confirmed today. No one has ever been brought to justice for the shocking events that unfolded at his home in March 2004, when both his ears were
The second round of the Acomb Tackle York Winter League saw many anglers struggle to tackle an icy cold River Ouse below York on Sunday. Few quality fish were in evidence as a bitingly cold east-wind dulled the appetite of the fish. The only angler to
Tadcaster Albion took their unbeaten run in Northern Counties East League division one to eight matches last night after defying a gale-force wind to beat Retford United 2-1. Albion faced the wind in the first half and were quite happy to go in at half-time
ENGLAND full-back Richie Mathers will head up the Leeds Rhinos team who will tackle York City Knights on Sunday (3pm kick-off). The 22-year-old was one of the stars of the season at Headingley with 14 tries in 29 games, as he built on his super display
FORMER York RLC director Paul Duffield has died. Mr Duffield, was heavily involved with the old Colts youth set-up - more commonly known these days as academies - while a director at the club, and he remained a big York fan. He passed away on Monday after
A NEW bridge, major road closures and an improved public transport system are at the heart of a massive blueprint which could transform the landscape of York. Unveiled by city council chiefs, the York Central transport study advocates shutting Leeman
WHEN Hugh Murray heard of plans to install public toilets in Silver Street, York, he had a strange sense of dj loo. The council plans to turn Splash Palace in Parliament Street - condemned as a smelly mess by an Evening Press correspondent - into a visitor's
FORMER York RLC director Paul Duffield has died. Mr Duffield, was heavily involved with the old Colts youth set-up - more commonly known these days as academies - while a director at the club, and he remained a big York fan. He passed away on Monday after
I AM very concerned to learn City of York Council is proposing to withdraw funding from Stagecoach Youth Theatre (January 9). The immense contribution made by Stagecoach to the community of York is clear to all who have been privileged to watch its performances
MY thanks to A P Cox ("No reply", Letters, January 7). You have made me think I am much more intelligent than the woman to whom I had spoken implied. Like Mr Cox, I too had an inquiry, not an insurance claim, something much simpler, a BT telephone bill
I CAN think of at least 10,000 people who will be grateful City of York Council isn't going to give a repeat performance of last November's firework display (January 7). However, from everything I've read recently, it is planning an altogether different
WHILE not a supporter, I wonder if the manner of the Parliamentary rebellion that forced Charles Kennedy to resign as leader of the Liberal Democrats will destroy any hopes of them increasing their share of the vote in the future. My reasons are twofold
I AM sure Rosemary Suttill was misquoted in reportedly saying "Justice is not always fair." ("Why standing up for your beliefs can prove costly", January 9). Justice and the law are two totally different things. Justice is, I suggest, understood by most
WITH the advent of TV on your phone, I am puzzled as to how the TV detection people will cope with enforcement on such a wide scale. How on earth do you fine very young people who use the phone for TV? Should not the phone network provider pay an amount
WE are impressed by the effort and imagination council officers have devoted to the problem of George the cockerel. Not unexpectedly, George tends to sound off early in the morning. This is upsetting some of his neighbours who are under the impression
When the Britannia was the village watering hole in Heworth village, in the 40s and 50s, and Eva was landlady, helped by her son Bill, we and our friends were regular drinkers. She used to put one piece of coal at a time on the back snug fire and somebody
ENGLAND full-back Richie Mathers will head up the Leeds Rhinos team who will tackle York City Knights on Sunday (3pm kick-off). The 22-year-old was one of the stars of the season at Headingley with 14 tries in 29 games, as he built on his super display
Tadcaster Albion took their unbeaten run in Northern Counties East League division one to eight matches last night after defying a gale-force wind to beat Retford United 2-1. Albion faced the wind in the first half and were quite happy to go in at half-time
MORE than 1,000 mourners today attended the funeral of city rugby star St John Ellis at York Minster. It was standing room only at the service as family, friends and former team mates said a tearful farewell to the 41-year-old, who grew up in Fulford
In retrospect, 2005 might be seen as the year of broadband for the UK. BT finished its programme of enabling all exchanges for ADSL and, no doubt in part because of this, the UK leapt into the lead as Europe's biggest adopter of broadband, with 9.8 million
Answer me honestly, ladies. Would you rather be clever or thin? Personally, I'd settle for either, but that's not the point of this exercise. You have to choose between the two options, and if you're struggling, take a quick look at the girls in Scooby
CITY centre shops in York shared in an unexpected national boom over Christmas, traders said today. With extra business generated by the city's ice skating rink, stores enjoyed a sharp burst of retail activity in the week running up to Christmas and the
THE early morning cockerel crow is one of the traditional sounds of the countryside and nature's way of signalling the start of a new day. But now George the cockerel has been ordered to put a sock in it by York council chiefs. The bird's furious owners
EXTRA cash will be pumped into making York's streets safer for residents, but more jobs will go from a city council department, its leader Steve Galloway said today. Revealing the chief executive's department's budget for the next financial year, Coun
BACKERS of plans to create a major science centre on a site near Selby were celebrating today after hearing that Ministers will not order a public inquiry into the project. The proposals for the £1billion European Spallation Centre (ESS) at Burn, which
ONE in four drivers breath-tested after accidents over the festive season in North Yorkshire were over the drink-drive limit, police revealed today. A senior traffic officer called the statistic "disgraceful" - but said he was encouraged by a drop in
A SHORTAGE of specialist surgeons has been blamed for a seven-month delay to a teenager's vital heart operation. Dean Flintoft, 16, of Barlby, near Selby, has seen the date for his crucial heart surgery put back four times, and says his life has been
CREWE Alexandra boss Dario Gradi ran the rule over possible transfer targets at KitKat Crescent last night. Gradi was among the 2,325 crowd that witnessed York City's 1-0 home defeat to Stevenage Borough although Billy McEwan said afterwards that he had
HE will never be forgotten. That was the abiding tribute to the "lovable rogue of rugby league", St John Ellis, at his funeral service in York Minster, which was attended by more than 1,000 mourners. It was standing room only at the service as family,
THE vehement protests of Stevenage Borough boss Graham Westley when the fourth official indicated that five minutes of stoppage time would be added to the end of last night's KitKat Crescent Conference clash seemed both bare-faced and unnecessary. Bare-faced
Wednesday, January 12, 2006 100 years ago The scene within the walls of the York Mansion House the previous evening was of the most brilliant description. Each year that the Lord Mayor (Alderman Vernon Wragge) and his Lady Mayoress had occupied the Mansion
I JOINED Stagecoach when I was 15, taking part in its first production. I stayed with them, as many young people do, for several years, appearing in numerous productions. The nature of Stagecoach's work is the ensemble. Members grow in self-confidence
WITH reference to the proposed cut in city council funding to the York Stagecoach Theatre, no one who has seen what the actors do can fail to be impressed by director John Cooper's professional approach and the beneficial effect this has had on numerous
I HAVE just returned from a delightful evening at Joseph Rowntree Theatre where Stagecoach performed The Rose And The Ring. How sad to hear John Cooper announce at the end that, unless Coun Steve Galloway's plan to cut the council's support was reversed
I AM amazed that City of York Council is proposing to cut Stagecoach Youth Theatre's funding. There's the usual excuse about central government funding, but think about this - how much cash went up in smoke during November's controversial fireworks display
"I WENT to this lad and prayed with him. Then I heard a man, who was in shock, say, 'that's my boy'. It was a sight you can never forget really." The words of the Reverend Huw Rowlands after the tradgedy on a road near Abergele in North Wales on Sunday
A COUPLE of months ago, a correspondent, Sir John Ebbs, wrote to lament the fact that EU subsidies were being used to fund a trade in live cattle to the Middle East, where they would then be slaughtered (Letters, November 29). It was a cruel process causing
Charles Kennedy took the first step on the road to recovery by admitting he had a drink problem. But across the country, more people than ever are drinking themselves to death. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on one York man's battle against drink - and looks at
STEVE Galloway is right. The development of York Central could make the greatest impact on our city since the railways. As well as transforming a stagnating market town into a dynamic city, the railways imprisoned the area now known as York Central. With
With winners to his credit on each of the last two days, Mick Easterby can continue the trend at Catterick tomorrow. The Sheriff Hutton trainer, successful with Spitfire Sortie at Newcastle on Monday and with Bang And Blame at Sedgefield yesterday, can
