YORK City gained a much-needed home win in Blue Square Premier as they beat lowly Stafford Rangers 2-0. The Minstermen, under fire after a 4-1 home humiliation against Histon on Saturday, took the lead through midfielder Stuart Elliott's thunderbolt
A PIZZA restaurant manager stole nearly £8,000 from the till, a court heard. Gerald Philip Want, 37, was responsible for bagging and banking takings at Pizza Express, in Museum Street, York, when on duty, said prosecutor Gill Sandall. But on different
Do Unions make us happier, more efficient at work and, consequently, more prosperous? The happiest, most efficient and successful companies I worked for, among many, were American and none had unions. I was a salesman, particularly good at opening new
ONE of the first Asian families to run a shop in York has retired after 28 years behind the counter. Kanti and Vasanti Patel have sold 200 copies of The Press every day since they took over the Heslington Road newsagent's in 1980 - which works out at
CASH-STRAPPED recycling chiefs in York could be set for a fresh funding blow, after it emerged a half-million-pound grant may be stopped. Leading figures at City of York Council have long bemoaned cash arrangements which have seen the city lose far more
LOCAL Scout groups have applied for planning permission for a new Centenary building. The York Minster and York Ebor District Scout groups hope the council will grant them permission to replace their existing storm hut at the Snowball Plantation camp
THE closure of RAF Linton-on-Ouse would lead to the loss of 700 civilian jobs and £25 million for the local economy - if speculation about the base's future is accurate. Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh has written to Defence Secretary Des Browne for clarification
NOT everyone shares Mr Sturdy's enthusiasm for dualling York's outer ring road ("Time to dual the ring road", The Press, October 6). Dualling will cost millions of pounds, which could be much better spent improving public transport in the city.
ON BEHALF of everyone at York Wheels, I would like to thank the Rotary Club for choosing us as one of the three charities to benefit from funds raised by the Dragon Boat Challenge this year. We were invited to a function last Wednesday and were delighted
THE Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) proposed model village, Derwenthorpe, will have 540 homes, of which 135 will be for rental and 79 in part-ownership. This means that there will be a total of 326 homes available for unscrupulous "buy-to-let" landlords
YOUR article on the council foie gras debate made no reference to those who did not vote to ban fois gras (Council takes foie gras off the menu, The Press, October 5, and Man under fire, Letters, October 8). I do not eat foie gras, my partner is a
ROY, Cyril and Brenda wish to thank all the artists who took part in the Stage Door Canteen show (We'll sing again, don't know when. . . , The Press, October 3). This was a team effort. The audience of 250 were very enthusiastic. We had songs and
MEET William Ray - the schoolboy who is about to become a sweet-toothed star. The 12-year-old is the latest child actor to saddle up his horse and take on the iconic role of the Milkybar Kid in a multi-million pound advertising campaign, which hits our
I HAVE lived in Elvington since July 1990, and seen so many changes which have tak en place over the surrounding area of the Yorkshire Air Museum. Ministry of Defence (MoD), then owners of the wartime Elvington airport, which has the longest runway
WE'VE all seen them - those idiot drivers who think it is clever trying to negotiate a busy road junction with a mobile phone clamped to their ear. Well, now they are getting their comeuppance. Since February of this year, more than 1,600 North
RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a major local employer. Seven hundred civilian staff work there. And the base pumps about £25 million into the local economy every year. If it were to close, it would be a serious blow. Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh has dubbed
AREN'T conspiracies great? We love 'em. There seems to be something innately satisfying about a view which explains all those things going on that we don't like or don't understand - such as wars, UFO sightings, the proliferation of theme bars, and why
THE Diary was heartened by the sight of a vaguely shambling jogger, out for a run with his dog on Sunday. As anyone who has tried it knows, jogging can be a grind. So full marks to Look North's Harry Gration for taking his dog out for a trot along
DETAILS have been announced of the line-up for the second York Literature Festival. The event will take place from March 1 to 15 and as a warm-up Chocolat author Joanne Harris will on February 16 to promote her new children's book Runemarks as part of
POLICE in North Yorkshire have come under fire after it emerged that one in 20 staff are employed in their personnel department. Five per cent of North Yorkshire Police force's 3,099 employees work in human resources (HR), a Freedom of Information Act
Miss England has become a victim of identity theft after an imposter posted an entry on MySpace making her sound "thick and tarty." Georgia Horsley, from Norton, has asked the Internet social networking site to take down a bogus profile which claimed
CUTS to North Yorkshire's police force will be taken up at the highest level by York MP Hugh Bayley. He has written to Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith at a time when the force faces the possibility of losing £10 million from its annual budget because of
WANTED paedophile Stephen Burnell may be living abroad, it has emerged. Burnell, who went on the run after attacking a nine-year-old girl in York, was named as one of the UK's five most wanted sex offenders on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is demanding his side batten down the hatches when third-bottom Stafford Rangers visit KitKat Crescent tonight (7.45pm). The Minstermen shipped four goals in a match for the second time this season on Saturday when they
DANNY EKIS wants to play National League One rugby league - and hopes coming to York will give him that opportunity. The 25-year-old Hunslet favourite had talks with NL1 side Batley, as well as Oldham while they were still in the play-off reckoning
THE men standing outside the entrance to the Royal Mail depot in Leeman Road, York, appear to be in good spirits. There are jokes and laughter. One man poses for photographs beside a car plastered with Communication Workers Union stickers. When a young
COACH Chris Judge was not too downhearted after his New Earswick All Blacks ARLC side fell to a third Pennine League defeat in five games. All Blacks lost 36-22 to champions Drighlington, thus remaining in mid-table in the premier division having played
ALAN Thompson bids to sharpen his match fitness when he leads a much-changed Leeds United side in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Darlington tonight. Manager Dennis Wise left the 33-year-old out of Saturday's 1-0 League One victory over Yeovil after
A BAKER notched up ten hours in the kitchen making two giant bread wheatsheafs for harvest festival celebrations. Fred Thomas, of Fred's Home Bakery, is asked each year by St Chad's Church, in South Bank, to bake one of the wheatsheafs, but this year
THIRD-BOTTOM Stafford Rangers will arrive at KitKat Crescent tonight with one win from their opening 14 Blue Square Premier fixtures. Along with basement boys Northwich, Stafford have also scored the fewest goals in the division, finding the net just
TOP trio Rob Harper, Linda Craggs and Joel Preston were the winners of Malton Squash Club's first Three-a-side contest of the season. Harper, Craggs and Preston beat Dan Gilbank, Andy Sedmann and Tracey Gilbank to the first prize, while Steve Towse
EAST Yorkshire's Guy Smith is on course to claim a topthree position in this year's American Le Mans Series after posting his best race finish for more than a year. Smith, 33, claimed a magnificent third place overall - second in the LM P2 category
CYGNET 'A' had their York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one match against visitors Burnholme won before the pairs with excellent scoring from landlady Audrey Allan. Cueball 'B', with Tracey Farmeary playing a captain's role, were prevented
TWO North Yorkshire riders were involved in a plot with six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon to make horses lose races, the Old Bailey was told. At the start of a four-month racefixing trial, the jury was told Fergal Lynch, 29, of Boroughbridge and
MICHAEL Dods, who has had another fine year from his Darlington base, can add to his tally of winners at Nottingham's bumper programme tomorrow. Dods saddles Celtic Change in the WBX.COM Handicap and the three-year-old is napped to resume winning ways
THE work of one of the most popular and controversial artists in Britain has gone on show at York Art Gallery. The exhibition by Tracey Emin features works on paper, photography and textiles, all of which have been loaned to the gallery by a private
A CARELESS performance shaped a crushing 6-3 home Northern Hockey League division east defeat for City of York Hockey Club men's first XI. The hosts were undone by a series of gaffes to see their confident start to the campaign disappear in an emphatic
CITY of York Hockey Club Ladies first XI maintained their place at the top of North League One with a 5-1 victory over Berwick. Ali Butler put York in the lead late in the first half. Ruth Laybourn scored early in the second half followed by a wellplaced
YORK City ladies 2nd team showed spirit but could not prevent a 4-2 defeat away to Acomb 1sts. Poor marking led to a brace of goals from Kerry Woods as Acomb then forced a series of penalties which were thwarted by sound defence and fine goalkeeping
BE PREPARED. I vaguely remember that phrase being linked with something - possibly the Scouts or Guides. It is bound to be something that involves lugging around a kit bag that enables you to survive should you become stranded in the Arctic Tundra 6,000
"IMAGINE living with the guilt of killing somebody." That is the stark warning from police to motorists who use their mobile phones while driving, as The Press reveals more than seven drivers a day are caught committing the crime in North Yorkshire.
A SORRY second half display left Acomb HC men's 1st XI crashing to a 7-2 reverse to Thirsk. Paul Wright and Pete Hilton wasted great opportunities for Acomb, who, when over-committed to attack were caught on the break to concede a poor goal. But
IF North Yorkshire's Georgia Horsley is crowned Miss World next month, she'll have Vivienne Lee to thank. It was Vivienne who revived the Miss York contest in 2005, staging the first competition in 20 years. Georgia won that title, then went on to take
IN ANOTHER sphere, Ed Harcourt would be the star he sees in the mirror. Blessed with a gift for expression, confidence and an expressive voice, Harcourt has never found a sizeable audience despite a string of well made albums. This "best of" tour
ONE of the biggest business deals in York in recent years has led to a privately-owned financial services group being acquired by an American concern. The Swansure Group, a Clifton Moor-based insurance products organisation, has been bought by Assurant
CELLHIRE, the York mobile phone solutions company, has succeeded in a major coup by firmly establishing itself in China in time for next year's Beijing Olympics. The £22 million turnover firm, which is a finalist in the International Trade category
VARLINK, the Osbaldwick-based mobile computing and data capture hardware distributor, has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry accolade. Judges of the CRN Channel Awards have selected Varlink as a nominee in the Specialist Distributor category
JO Bailey has joined the Royal York Hotel as its business development manager. After working for popular national chain, Moat House Hotels, Jo's new role will make her responsible for sales and marketing at the famous York hotel. She began her career
ONE of York's leading employers has won a National Training Award in recognition of its innovative approach to employee development. CPP insurance company, which deals with around 14 million service and telemarketing calls each year, was selected from
DRUG dealers in the play park, widespread graffiti, and inadequate street lighting - these are just some of the problems blighting one York community. Police in the area around Nunnery Lane conducted a neighbourhood sweep - and found a litany of problems
A PAEDOPHILE who drove his Selby area victim to suicide bids by abusing her from the age of five has been jailed. The young girl had been abandoned by her mother, and her father died during the seven years of sexual assaults at the hands of Steven John
FORENSIC investigators have been at the scene of two fires over the weekend looking for clues as to who started them. As The Press reported yesterday, pictured, arsonists started the fires over the weekend in unrelated incidents. The first, on Saturday
A GOOD Samaritan has come to the aid of a teenager caught in a parking wrangle with York College. Woodthorpe resident Alan Desmond has offered help to teenager Kirstie Kavanagh who last week complained to The Press she was being penalised for riding
ALMOST 10,000 Ford Fiestas, or at least their equivalent weight in waste, have been composted in Selby. New figures released show that people who use Selby District Council's garden greens service have composted more than 15,000 tonnes of waste since
NOT in my neighbourhood - that's the rallying cry from police, the fire brigade and other agencies in Ryedale who are determined to stamp out the district's problems. As part of the Government's Changing Lives, Making Communities Safer campaign, the
HUNDREDS of runners have taken part in the Selby half marathon. About 450 athletes participated in the 13.1 mile course, which stretches in a double loop and takes in Selby Common and the village of Wistow. The runners were given their starters' orders
DETAILED plans have been submitted for a second hotel near York's Barbican Centre. Developers want to create a 108-bedroom on the site of Kent Street coach park, in a move that could finally kill off hopes of a new swimming pool on the site. If the
HE was branded "mischievous, vexatious and, quite possibly, malicious" by City of York Council leader Steve Galloway, after fighting the closure of a footpath. Now Mark Warters is demanding an apology after a planning inspector backed his stance and
CHOCOHOLICS in York could soon be in for a treat, after plans were submitted for a novelty shop and café in the heart of the city. North Yorkshire business Chocolate Falls, which already has branches in Scarborough and Whitby, wants to move into the
RUBBISH strewn outside York College continues to anger residents. Woodthorpe resident Jacqui Reilly has phoned the council to request more rubbish bins in Tadcaster Road and to ask York Street Scene to clear it regularly. She said: "The beautiful entrance
