SCHOOL dinner ladies in York are signing up to first aid training after the death of a six-year-old girl. Lunchtime supervisors and teachers from schools across the city will be attending classes next month. It follows six-year-old Shannon Louise Hennessey's
TIMBUKTU will have a new twin city this month - and it could be York. The city has emerged as a leading contender to provide the far-flung west African settlement with a British twin. York will now face-off against Glastonbury, in Somerset, and Hay-on-Wye
Doctor of Philosophy Keith Emerick, Philip John Piper, Samuel Charles Turner. Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture Jennifer Margaret Meir. Master of Arts in Archaeological Heritage Management
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science Michael David Bennett, James Raymond Blow, Ian Broster, Marco Carcassoni, Stewart Frederick Edgar, Christian Fairburn, George Lima, Karsten Friedhelm Loer, Niklas Ludtke, Andrew
Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Galileo De Obaldia, Alexander Huw Jackson, Michael Adam Lones, Li Zhang. Master of Science (by research) in Electronics Alistair Francis Kirk, Lei Sun, Yang Wang, Yi Ming You
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Geoffrey David Banyard, Christopher Bonet, Kris Terrence Delaney, Zoe Claire Dent, Matthew James Glover, Clare Elizabeth Harrison, Lee John Hill, Andy Kale, Jonathan Edward Pearson, Clare
Doctor of Philosophy in History Erin Alison Bell, Andrew Phillip Cambers, Angela Maria Jianu, Ruth Marie Larsen, Rosamund Brigid Mary Oates, Matthew Owen Roberts, Anthony Robert Rowle Master of Arts (by
Doctor of Philosophy in Medieval Studies Fiona Sloan Dunlop, Jacqueline Louise Hall. Master of Arts in Medieval Studies Hannah Mary Burrows, Jane Margaret de Gruchy, Jennifer Sarah Foreman, Robert Joseph Gerl, Sarah Jane Louise
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Vitor Manuel Alvares Escaria, Jun-Sik Bae, Ernesto Paolo Conconi Ramos Elorduy, Alessandro Ferrara, Anastasios Koukoumelis, Roberto Leon-Gonzalez, Giuliano Masiero, Alfonso Mendoza Velazquez
Doctor of Philosophy in Education Josette Farrugia, Norman Revell Grainger, Kirstin Dawn Kerr, Murat Saglam. Master of Arts (by research) in Education James Edward Broad, Victoria Jayne Eaton, Gillian Frances
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics Evangelia Sifaki. Master of Philosophy in Linguistics Melvyn Sydney Silverstone. Master of Arts (by research) in Linguistics Glyn David Hicks, Hazel
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Brett Stephen Gibson, Mark Edwin Kambites, Richard Mounce, Benjamin John Short. Master of Research in Mathematics in the Living Environment Laura Michelle Clare
Doctor of Philosophy in Music Lisa Marie Colton, Jonathan Edward Eato, Andrew Francis Hamilton, Sungji Hong, Edward Jessen, Panayiotis Kokoras, Matthew McGaughey, Paul Anthony Robinson, Laurence Steven Roman.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy Paul John Dornan, Sallie Moxon. Master of Arts in Public Services Management (Social Security) Rachel Jane
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Danial Mark Arkwell, Elizabeth Marguerite Covey-Crump, Rebecca Aileen Crallan, William Richard Cross, Rachel Sally Curwen, Malcolm Edgar Fisher, Neil Franklin, Hongtao Guan, Sarah Elizabeth
A CHARITY in York has won a £160,000 grant to get young people involved in volunteer work. York Volunteer Centre, part of York CVS, is one of only 20 organisations in the country to have been handed the funding by youth volunteering charity V. The two-year
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry David Eric Belcher, Joshua James Blavins, Sylvain Serge Bosquain, Shinichi Doi, Graham Mark Dykes, Matthew Ian Elliott, Cyril Godard, Lee Goodwin, Adriaan Antonius Johannes Hendrickx, Nicholas
Doctor of Philosophy in English Christine Berberich, Peter Richard John Blair, Margaret McGinnis Crane, Kate Davies, Matthew Robert Paul Day, Nicole Devarenne, Stephanie Brenda Dow, Adam Hansen, Michael Anthony Kinsella, Alison
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences Stephen Brealey, Christopher Richard Burton, Jane Elizabeth Dalton, Zelda Di Blasi. Master of Science (by research) in Health Sciences James Joseph Illingworth, Chung-Feng
Doctor of Philosophy in History of Art Rosemarie Dias. Master of Arts in History of Art Shana Colleen Abbott, Rachel Rumming Deadman, Mareike Doleschal, Caroline Louise Field, Natalia Catherine Gameson,
Master of Arts in Management Brenda Ruth Alderson, Paul Michael Cockcroft, Colin Jones, Judy Kent, Melvyn Dermot Loftus, Venkata Ramana Sundara, Colin William Bernard Walker. Master of Science in Management
MORE than 10,000 patients at York Hospital have being sent surveys asking them how they are feeling. The surveys are part of a new experiment to measure how well the hospital is improving its users' quality of life after their treatment. Patients are
TEENAGERS were today remembering caving accident victim Joe Lister on the first anniversary of his death. A single flame burned at Tadcaster Grammar School as staff, pupils and their families reflected on the youngster's death. Joe, who was 14, died
Road works From November 20, 2006 for three and a half months. Story of roadworks>>
Natalie Hick and her mum, June, hand over our Change It! petition to Matt Laxton at the Home Office, in London © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
A MIDDLE-aged nurse has hit out at the "ridiculous" stigma attached to hoodies after being refused her morning paper for wearing a lambs wool hooded cardigan. Lorraine Robinson has vowed to boycott her York paper shop which she has been supporting for
THE Archbishop of York has publicly climbed down from a controversial interview he gave to a national newspaper. Dr John Sentamu provoked a storm when he appeared to suggest that Islamic women should not wear veils in public. But his spokesman, Arun
Is the politically correct brigade right to try to take the Christ out of Christmas for fear of offending those of other faiths? The Archbishop of York doesn't think so. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has hit
A SWEATSHIRT or jumper with a hood has long since moved on from simply being an item of clothing. Any such garment is now known as a hoodie - and hoodies are often in the news for all the wrong reasons. Many shops have banned them because they obscure
WHAT a landmark moment. Yesterday, Natalie Hick and her mother, June, handed over our Change It! petition to the Home Office. This newspaper has been overwhelmed with support from the pubic since launching the pioneering campaign, which aims to have
WHEN I read your article on the proposed First bus service from York to Leeds Bradford Airport (York, here we come! The Press, November 7), my first reaction was: "Dream on, Councillor Galloway." The reason that the 757 Leeds Airport service picks up
SUB-post offices are a vital part of our social fabric and your local community, and they provide vital services for many people, especially the elderly. Under this Government, a quarter of the post office network has already closed, and more cuts
THE writer of the letter "Pupils swear and behave so badly" (Letters, November 8) is wise to withhold his/her name and address, and I would wish to do likewise. Any remonstration is likely to bring verbal abuse and the risk of having property vandalised
I DISPUTE Coun Andrew Waller's claims about the amount of money City of York Council has received from the Government for environmental issues (Landfill tax row erupts, The Press, November 8). Since 2004, it has received £2,171,997 in special grants
THERE has been little discussion about our rail services during the urgent debate about global warming. Yet trains are the least polluting form of public transport. So why are we not talking about reopening and expanding rail lines and making the whole
City of York Council should be congratulated for this initiative in planning for practical direct solar power (Flares please, York's bus shelters could be lit by solar power, The Press, November 2). It is ironic for us, here in sun-soaked Australia
PHIL Bixby (Cars not a right, Letters, November 8) accuses me of "the most amazing piece of flat-earth denial I've seen in years", in his reply to my letter in which, apparently, I was championing the cause of motorists in their never-ending battle
COUNCILLOR Blanchard's recent claims that the Labour Government is tackling antisocial behaviour are flimsy (Fighting blight, letters, November 6). This Government has introduced thousands of new offences, but does not fund enough police to adequately
IN April 2005 Parliament passed The Mental Capacity Act, which comes into being in February 2007. I wonder how many know much about this law, and how, one day, it could affect us. The Tony Bland judgement of 1993 opened the door for doctors to dehydrate
WHY can I legally buy a bomb (firework) in a shop but, in some pubs, cannot have a smoke with a pint? Strange things, these laws. PR Willey Burnholme Drive, Heworth, York.
THE Diary's quest for useless signs continues. We've obviously hit a nerve with this subject, because the mailbags are still piling up. Our latest entry comes from a reader who enigmatically refers to himself as Beagle - perhaps denoting his - or her
IT WAS a day I had put off for months, but I spent all of Sunday on the phone. It was my annual ring round the whole family, catching up and inviting them to my party. I don't want to depress you, folks, but there are only about six weeks to Christmas
HAS everyone gone mad? Have they lost their marbles? As if spending every Bank Holiday weekend in Ikea, driving with flags attached to the car whenever England is playing, and drinking ourselves to near-death every Friday and Saturday night, isn't
A BRAVE teenager who stood up to a child snatcher who tried to abduct her in the street has handed over The Press' petition calling for a change in the law. Natalie Hick, 14, and her mum, June Hick, travelled to London to meet the Home Office's sexual
MCARTHUR GLEN, the parent group of York Designer Outlet, has been named Best Shopping Venue in the UK by people within the leisure industry. Actress Patsy Kensit presented McArthurGlen's Jenny Woolliams with the Group Leisure Industry award at a recent
BETTYS and Taylors of Harrogate has been honoured for the constructive way in which it treats its staff. The chain of tea rooms was hailed at a ceremony at Bradford's Cedar Court Hotel for holding Investors in People (IIP) status since the scheme was
ASDA'S shop at Monks Cross, York, which was one of the pioneers of an energy-saving drive within the 313-store supermarket group, is on course to save the equivalent of 62 households' annual energy consumption by the end of the year. The group has invested
FRESH links are being forged between Yorkshire and Australia in an effort to showcase what cities such as York have to offer potential investors. As the world's attention turns to the build-up to the London Olympics in 2012, an agreement has been signed
TAKE some magic beans, a giant and his giant wife, a lazy lad, a loud mum and her cow, and you have the story of Jack And The Beanstalk. However, the pantomime is not the only tale of Jack. Plenty more pop up across Europe and America; so York playwright
THIS Christmas tree will be transformed into a beacon of dazzling lights when it is switched on this Friday. Local businesses clubbed together to provide the backdrop of Christmas lights as children visit the Magic Christmas Tree in Parliament Street
HE was a national treasure, galloping into racing legend during a career which saw him grace the winner's enclosure on no fewer than 34 occasions. Today, tributes were being paid to Desert Orchid - Britain's favourite horse - who has died aged 27.
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called for all football clubs to show more patience before getting rid of their managers. Some 16 Championship clubs have changed manager since the end of last season. Those managerial upheavals continued last night when
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers made it five wins from five in Reserve B' of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League after beating Hamilton Panthers 4-2 with goals from Adam Jenkins, Danny Franks (2) and Paul Warriner. Heworth stretched their unbeaten
Nestle Rowntree RUFC were edged out 17-15 at Pocklington Merovingians in a typically tight game between the two sides. 'Trees opened the scoring when winger John Shirn beat three men to go over under the posts from halfway. John Atkin converted then
FULL-BACK Chris Thompson ran in five tries as York Groves finished comfortable 66-4 winners against Guiseley Rangers. Dean Kilbride also claimed a hat-trick in the Pennine League division five fixture with Neil Martyn, Chris Corr and Danny Buy
NEW Earswick All Blacks overcame driving rain and stubborn opposition to clinch a 22-14 Pennine League premier division victory over Queensbury. Wayne Foster, Ben Jones, Chris Judge and Steve Perks all contributed tries in a hard-fought win. All Blacks
YORK-BORN Matthew Kilgallon has been given the thumbs-up by new Leeds United boss Dennis Wise. The central defender didn't put a foot wrong in the 3-0 Championship home win over Colchester after some sub-standard performances of late. Wise said: "Matthew
BEING a manager is a massive job and my job at York City is one of the biggest I've ever taken on. People are often under the illusion that because you are the manager of a Conference club, you're finished by 1.30pm and sat at home with your feet up
THE gloom continues for City of York Hockey Club's men's first team who once again tasted defeat despite another battling performance away at Southport. For the second week in succession they went down 3-2, leaving them still without a win in the Northern
A LATE rally was not enough for City of York Ladies who lost 3-2 at home to Blackburn in the North League Premier Division. Two goals behind at half-time, York conceded a third soon after the break but good work by 'keeper Dawn Hopkins kept their hopes
MARGI Charlson netted twice as Nestl Rowntree beat Stillington 3-0 in the York and District Ladies Hockey League. Paula Ridge set up Julie Moore for the York side's other goal. Geraldine Fogg was Nestle's player of the match. The weather played its
SCORING ace Matt Gray produced his second three-goal display in as many matches as Acomb men's I claimed their first win in more than a year. Away at Scunthorpe-based Normanby Park, Ian Roberton put Acomb ahead through a well-taken strike from close
SUN Inn increased their lead at the top of the York Phoenix Monday Darts League division one with an emphatic 8-1 win against Rose & Crown. The victory gives the champions a seven-point lead after four matches following Chris Thompson's brace of 20 darters
NEVER let it be said that the smaller tracks do not pull out all the stops to stage bigger days, a fact illustrated tomorrow by Hexham staging a valuable programme, highlighted by a £30,000 showpiece. The De Vere Slaley Hall Northumberland National Handicap
NORTH Yorkshire's most senior police officer has applied for the top job at West Yorkshire Police. Chief Constable Della Cannings is one of four top cops to be shortlisted to replace Colin Cramphorn as chief constable of West Yorkshire. It is believed
THE finder of precious locket discovered in a York street is now making a fresh appeal to find its owner. Susan Johnson, 52, a cleaner, of Kingsway North, Clifton, found the gold locket alongside a wedding ring in Avenue Terrace, also in Clifton, on
A DIRECTOR of the troubled former Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) has been offered a top job at City of York Council, The Press understands. We understand that Heather Rice, director of health and social care at the former PCT, has been offered
THE door will be kept open for a casino to be built in York if councillors agree to reject an outright ban on a large-scale gambling venue. Members of a council licensing committee blocked a "no casino" motion at a meeting earlier this month, and now
JUNIOR tennis players will be putting their sporting AND singing skills to the test to raise money for Children in Need. Youngsters at Fulford Tennis Club, in York, have been learning a charity song, specially commissioned from the choirmaster at Fulford
Maxine Gordon meets York writer Helen Sant, who is looking for the untold ghost stories of York. YORK has a reputation as being one of the most haunted cities in the world. Its most famous apparitions are the stuff of legend - and inspired two
A COMMUNITY garden that aims to appeal to generations of Bishopthorpe residents has been officially opened. The Bishopthorpe Sensory Garden was opened on Saturday by the village butcher Geoff Dixon, 90, and toddlers Mia, three, and Max, four. The garden
SELBY town centre could suffer yet another blow if a major retailer is allowed to move out. Argos - long a mainstay of the Market Cross shopping centre - wants to close down and open a far larger store in the out-of-town Three Lakes Retail Park. The
HAVE you seen this crocodile? The carved wooden beast has gone missing from its home near the Millennium Bridge in York - and councillors want it back. Andy D'Agorne, Green councillor for Fishergate, noticed that some time in the last fortnight, the
MOTORISTS must never again be allowed to disrupt Malton's Remembrance ceremony, councillors have pledged. New road closure regulations meant fast-moving traffic roared past Sunday's wreath-laying, just metres away from assembled veterans and civic dignitaries
