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  • Visitor centre wins top award

    A RECEPTION made of yoghurt pots, a roof covering made from old tyres and running water from a nearby spring - it doesn't sound much like a modern design. But this eco-friendly visitor centre has just been named 2007's best public building. Dalby

  • John proves a real National treasure

    A VOLUNTEER from York has been presented with an accolade of excellence to celebrate his longstanding work for the National Trust. John Bevers accepted the award for years of service to the trust and in particular his dedication to the it's Yorkshire

  • Stone me! Masons in prize swoop

    TWO York-trained stonemasons are carving out a career after scooping the top award in their industry. The Worshipful Company of Masons - one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London - has given two young stonemasons, trained at York College

  • United front call in crime battle

    POLICE have urged York residents to help in the battle against crime in their community, saying teamwork is the key to success. Senior officers in the area around Nunnery Lane say they are doing well in their fight against antisocial behaviour, and want

  • City set for tourism boost as American travel writers visit

    WRITERS from the other side of the pond have been shown around York in a bid to boost tourism. The Society of American Travel Writers held a conference in Manchester this week, with many of the delegates travelling over the Pennines to visit our fair

  • Early birds’ new classroom

    YOUNGSTERS at Dringhouses Primary School celebrated the completion of their early years unit by hosting a grand opening ceremony. Pete Dwyer, City of York Council's director of learning, culture and children's services, officially opened the unit by

  • £4 million to tackle bone and joint conditions

    GROUNDBREAKING new treatments for common bone and joint diseases could be developed in York - thanks to a £4 million boost. Today, scientists at the Smith & Nephew Research Centre, at York Science Park, launched a new partnership with the Regenerative

  • 'Funding cuts do not add up'

    A FORMER police chief has blasted plans to cut Government funding for the North Yorkshire force, claiming it would lead to staffing being "cut to the bone." Allan Charlesworth, of Old Earswick, near York, said the force should be "handsomely rewarded

  • Race traffic plan in place

    TRANSPORT chiefs in York have unveiled their traffic management plans ahead of the last race of the season this weekend. City of York Council will be putting in place traffic management measures to keep disruption to a minimum ahead of the final meeting

  • Fears over floods insurance

    FLOOD victims in North Yorkshire could face more misery after insurance companies threatened to stop offering cover unless the Government comes up with more cash. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says it cannot afford to keep compensating people

  • Christmas lights delight

    YORK is set for a very merry Christmas this year, after residents and tourists were handed two early gifts from city leaders. In a surprise announcement, ruling councillors said they were able to pay for the city's full array of cross-street festive

  • Knife robbers strike in York

    DETECTIVES are appealing for information about two terrifying knifepoint robberies in York. York CID are investigating the robberies, which both happened in the early hours of yesterday, and want any witnesses to come forward. Officers believed the

  • Hail our heroes

    "OUTSTANDING" - that's how the brave, compassionate and sometimes selfless actions of a host of York police officers and members of the public have been described. They were honoured by the city's senior police officer at a top awards ceremony Chief

  • Church hall set to be sold

    YOUNG ballet dancers and Brownies are set for a move so their current home can be turned into flats. The St Barnabas Church Hall, in York, will make way for a block of three apartments if city planners give the go-ahead for the scheme later this month

  • 'Green' litter bins planned for York

    PEOPLE in York city centre are to be encouraged to recycle their litter, as part of a wider improvement in cleanliness within the Bar Walls. A report to go before City of York councillors next week says the new front-line street-cleaning service has

  • Clouds over Malton

    Photograph by Simon Crozier - "I am not too sure if somebody can explain these cloud formations in an otherwise perfect blue sky, but at the time it was a little scary, almost as if an UFO had taken off or something!" © The copyright of this image

  • Clouds over Malton

    Photograph by Simon Crozier - "I am not too sure if somebody can explain these cloud formations in an otherwise perfect blue sky, but at the time it was a little scary, almost as if an UFO had taken off or something!" © The copyright of this image

  • King's Staith at night

    Photograph by Paul Laborevics © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

  • Birthday bash for Guardian Angels second anniversary

    IT was party time at York Hospital as these youngsters helped us celebrate the second birthday of our Guardian Angels Appeal. For most of them, they had more than one reason to celebrate, because unlike on previous visits to the hospital, they were glowing

  • Parents back in the classroom to see new school

    PARENTS got their first chance to look round the new York High school building last night. A month after the school opened its doors to pupils on September 10, parents got their first official opportunity to experience the new school at an open night

  • Environmentalists concern over city report

    ENVIRONMENTALISTS in York have condemned a landmark report on the city's future, labelling it "fundamentally flawed" and "anachronistic". York Environment Forum (YEF) has published its response to the keynote Future York report, which sought to chart

  • Get your say on Derwenthorpe

    A COMMUNITY forum to discuss a proposed model village on York's outskirts takes place this weekend, despite further delays for the scheme. The forum is being held by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and City of York Council at Derwent Junior School

  • One-bedroom apartments

    THEY might not be any good for a growing family, but a one-bedroom home can be the perfect step on to the housing ladder. This week we have found a selection of one-bedroom apartments in and around York. First up, Stephensons has a modern ground-floor

  • Homes near the River Nidd

    WHETHER you are looking for a stylish apartment or a spacious family home, you may find what you need in Knaresborough. Nestled in and around a deep gorge formed by the River Nidd, Knaresborough is one of Yorkshire's most picturesque towns. Barratt

  • Full beamer strikes Knights

    YORK City Knights could find themselves in a full-back fix in the wake of George Rayner's departure to Keighley. The former Hunslet flier has followed Leeds-based mates Jamaine Wray and Neil Lowe out of Huntington Stadium to Cougar Park, and The Press

  • Masterful Holgate

    Last year's York and District Table Tennis League division one runners-up Holgate A started the new season strongly with a 9-1 win over Holgate B. John Farmery and Tony Reed were successful in their singles and also combined to win a close doubles.

  • Over the Berlin wall

    York Knavesmire Harriers competed well in the Berlin Marathon, where Ian Anderson put in a sound display for a time of two hours and 42 minutes. Richard Lowson clocked 2.48, veteran Mike McGrath 3.13 and Peter Schofield 3.47. Knavesmire Harriers' ladies

  • Villagers’ mettle detectors

    HEWORTH ARLC will need to find massive improvements if they are to continue their good record against Hull Isberg on Saturday. The Villagers crashed 52-14 at Milford Marlins last week, by far their worst result of the National Conference division two

  • Playing Judge-ment to come

    NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC player-coach Chris Judge might hang up his boots following his latest big injury setback. The former York Wasps loose-forward missed much of last season with a broken ankle and is now out for at least three months of this

  • Fans to have a voice in Knights’ squad-building

    FANS are set to get a potential say in player recruitment at York City Knights via the new squadbuilder' scheme. As revealed by The Press last month, the Knights have launched a new fund whereby all money raised in its name will be entirely ring-fenced

  • Title foes go head to head

    The race for the jockeys' championship continues apace at Lingfield tomorrow when the duelling contenders Seb Sanders and Jamie Spencer make their way to the Surrey course. Both riders have solid chances throughout the afternoon, but Sanders may get

  • £41k profit for Minster

    YORK Minster has stayed in the black for the second year running - although with a smaller surplus than last year. The cathedral's accounts for the financial year 2006/07, which have just been published, reveal an operational surplus of £41,000. That

  • Alibi is the best for Frankie

    Frankie Dettori, who has enjoyed some special moments at York this season, returns to Knavesmire tomorrow and looks to have an outstanding chance of figuring among the winners. The popular Italian can start the day on the right note by lifting the Garbutt

  • B crew almost pip the A team

    York B - promoted from the second division last season - came so close to pulling off a shock result as they took on the reigning Yorkshire Over-55s Indoor Bowls League division one champions York A. They won one rink and only went down by one shot in

  • Barry Manilow, Greatest Songs Of The Seventies (Arista) *****

    SALES of Manilow's retrospective tributes to the greatest love songs of recent decades indicate that fans in their millions like the simple concept. The third in the series focuses on the era perhaps most associated with the current King of Vegas,

  • José González, In Our Nature (Peacefrog) ****

    AS befits a biochemistry graduate, who released his debut album Veneer while at Gothenburg university, José Gonzales breaks down musical components into their simplest form while analysing the vital processes that pulse through living organisms.

  • Sugababes, Change (Universal) ***

    EVERYTHING changes and yet nothing changes in Sugababeworld: whatever the line-up, the number one hits roll on. This week's cherry atop the charts, About You Now, leads off their fifth album of precision-tooled 3am girl pop, and it heralds a deceleration

  • Martyn Joseph, Vegas (Pipe Records) ****

    THIS prolific singer-songwriter, dubbed "the Welsh Springsteen", pulls no punches with his latest album. The hard-hitting Nobody Loves You Anymore is a thinly-veiled attack on the American President George W Bush and his ill-fated adventure in Iraq

  • One down... two to go!

    ONE down, two to go CPP Group plc, one of York's biggest employers, has won a coveted National Training Award for the Yorkshire region for its outstanding approach to employer training. The victory comes as the life assistance company, which employs

  • Merger teed up on golf course

    A CHANCE meeting and discussion on the golf course has led to a major merger of Harrogate-based chartered accountants Hudson Lees with ambitious professional services group Mitchells. Wheels were set in motion after Mike Hudson teed off with Simon Kippax

  • Review: Hugh The Drover, York Opera, Theatre Royal, York

    Nothing succeeds like success. Having twice given Vaughan Williams's ballad opera at the Rowntree Theatre, in 1981 and 1995, York Opera has moved it to the Theatre Royal for the first time - a sure statement of professional self-confidence. The move

  • Struggling in the numbers game

    WHAT'S 7x6? How about 1684? Or 99-57? If you breezed through those tricky sums, you're probably not from around here. That's because more than one million adults in the York area experience stress as a direct result of their lack of ability in basic

  • National symbol is raised in the hope of stirring civic pride

    SELBY youngsters have shown their civic pride by helping raise the Union flag at the district council's town centre office. During last month's full council meeting, Brian Percival, deputy leader of Selby District Council, made a formal request to Martin

  • Brown bottles

    SO THERE won't be a General Election after all. Well, that's a relief. The electorate didn't really want one, being suspicious when an election is called sooner than necessary. Gordon Brown didn't want one, then he did, then he wasn't sure, then he

  • We have so much to lose

    WE tend to take our police for granted - until we really need them. Today, however, we are reminded of just how much we owe to our men and women in blue. The Area Commander's Commendations amount to a roll of honour of officers who have gone way beyond

  • Christmas cheer

    SANTA will be skipping for joy. Not only is York to get some decent Christmas lights this year, but festive shoppers might even be able to take advantage of some cut-price parking. We, like Santa, welcome the fact that York council has found £20,000

  • Stopping calls at the wheel

    Are we to believe that your headline "Mobile madness - cops catch seven drivers every day" (October 9) will fill drivers flaunting the law against driving while using a mobile with trepidation? If so, I think you're seriously mistaken. There are 6,000

  • New road waste

    I UNDERSTAND that the efforts to achieve dualling of the northern outer ring road are to be interlinked with some sort of master strategy to alleviate York's congestion problems. If dualling is achieved, then will we not have wasted millions

  • Shared burden

    Your October 5 issue gave excellent and much appreciated coverage of the latest stage in Holgate Windmill's restoration (Wind of change). May I please clarify the published statement that City of York Council could not afford to do the work. The

  • Best of British

    The British taxpayer will probably end up paying in excess of £12 billion to fund the cost of the 2012 Olympics which, at the end of the day, will only ever benefit the City of London. Money which could be better spent on so many alternative worthwhile

  • Last words...

    I am puzzled why Coun Vassie is so proud of the fact he abstained on the foie gras vote last week. He seems puzzled as to why The Press did not cover those who abstained. Can I suggest it's because it was insignificant - in fact, only three councillors

  • Hearty walkers

    The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is hosting its annual Hearts First High Peak Trail Winter Challenge Walk on Sunday November 18. This event will raise crucial funds to help support men, women and children whose hearts need a helping hand. The

  • Support your local community officer

    I AM amazed at the recent polls in The Press suggesting citizens have a lack of confidence in police community support officers (PCSOs). I am an officer of our residents' association in Nunnery Lane, and have had nothing but praise for their work within

  • It’s a noisy world

    A NEIGHBOUR playing loud music every night can make your life hell, says Mike Southcombe. "Noise doesn't kill you, in the sense that you're not going to hear a loud noise and drop down dead," says the head of City of York Council's environment protection

  • Name the hoaxers

    THE people of York and North Yorkshire are being asked to help name and shame even more malicious hoax callers. Fire brigade bosses have released recordings of more bogus 999 calls to be played on The Press's website, and are asking for readers and viewers

  • YORK NEEDS YOU AND YOU NEED YORK.

    THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GREAT OLD CITY OF YORK TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND NURTURED FOR ITS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE, AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. THERE IS NO BETTER WAY OF DOING THIS THAN BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL

  • Departments miss waiting time targets

    TEN departments at hospitals across York and North Yorkshire have failed to hit targets for patient referral waiting times. The latest report from North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) shows just over half of 19 departments are not on track

  • Fluoride research sparkes debate

    RESEARCHERS in York have reignited a fiery debate by accusing the Government of using selective evidence to promote the use of fluoride in the water supply. The long-running saga has divided the nation, with opinion split over whether we should

  • Crackdown on city beggars

    A HARD-hitting campaign has been launched to tackle beggars in York after the number of complaints about them soared. Safer York Partnership has launched a controversial "killing with kindness" poster campaign - urging people not to give money to beggars