Just come back from a bargain week on the fragrant island of Menorca. Wonderful to enjoy some Sunshine when it’s rainy and cold at home. “Shall we move out here?” is a thought that strikes most of us wherever we go on holiday and have a good time. It’
A CHRISTMAS market, children's funfair, Santa's grotto and carol service will be some of the attractions at Tadcaster's Christmas Festival on Sunday, December 2. St Joseph's Church will feature a Christmas crib, the Open Door café and sanctuary will
A YORK firm is set to contribute 1,000 trees to Askham Bryan College. It is a further move for Brecks of York car dealership towards environmental awareness. Earlier in the year, the company decided to plant ten trees for every car it sold. Co-owner
Yesterday I attended the University of York Fresher's Fair. Madeline Kirk of the Liberal Democrats and Julian Sturdy of the Conservatives were also there. Labour had a great day adding many new members to our numbers. It felt quite strange being back
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/1539856309_c7b7e79222.jpg One of York University's award winning student newspaper has reported on my candidacy. Nouse has always been very professional but I have to say that Nouse has improved dramatically since
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Community life has gradually been squeezed out of York for its people. We knew everybody in our neighbourhood of Tang Hall and were proud of it. Burnholme, where Sylvia lived, and every other district across the city was the same but has the same problems
A FIRM in Ryedale is celebrating after designing and making an underwater vessel designed to rescue people from submarines in distress. Perry Slingsby Systems Limited, in Kirkbymoorside, has just built NATO's "Rescue Submersible" - which has the capability
A giant pumpkin is set to raise funds for our Guardian Angels Appeal. It was grown in Poppleton Road allotments by York grandmother Carole Courtine, in honour of her little grandson, Harper Waudby. The 18-month-old toddler, of Heworth, was struck down
THE Baden-Powell Challenge Award is the ultimate achievement for a Guide. Named after the founder of the Scout movement, which is celebrating its centenary this year, the award encourages Guides to stretch themselves and achieve the best that they can
THE end of the tube is in sight for one of York's most famous sweets. After 70 years, the last Smarties are set to roll off production lines in the city by the end of the year. Nestlé Rowntree is to switch manufacturing of the chocolate snacks
POLICE officers have been told they will not be given diaries - as part of cost-cutting measures by North Yorkshire Police. Bobbies working in some departments have been told they will have to buy their own diaries for 2008 or use electronic ones on
VILLAGERS in Linton-on-Ouse have spoken out about the news that Prince William is set to train at their local air base. As reported in The Press yesterday, sources have revealed the 25-year-old prince is to learn to fly at RAF Linton-on-Ouse during a
THIS is the man wanted by police in connection with two terrifying knife-point robberies in York. Police have released this efit of the suspect who removed the balaclava from his face as he ran off in the direction of Fifth Avenue after robbing a young
THE Press and its staff have been nominated for major awards for the fifth time in a year. We are in the running for four categories at the Yorkshire Press Awards 2007. The newspaper is one of five dailies to be nominated for Yorkshire Newspaper of
