A BEREAVED father has handed over a cheque for £1,800 to York Hospital's special care baby unit - money raised when he spent a creepy night sleeping at York Dungeon. Andrew and Elizabeth Kerry's first child together, Maisie, was born on August 27
"THEY wanted us to jump about like clowns and fret about how much winning meant to us. They never got any of it and for that certain people within the TV company absolutely hated us." That's the verdict of a York band who have hit back at programme makers
A FORMER serviceman has told how he was tricked into taking part in a series of horrific experiments, which included having liquid nerve gas dripped on to his arm at Porton Down military research centre. David Baram, 71, of Bramley Garth, in York, served
YORK commuters were facing another rush-hour nightmare this evening as the A19 at Fulford remained shut because of flooding. The major trunk road was closed last night after being inundated by floodwaters from the River Ouse, and motorists were diverted
A THUG who pushed a 60-year-old man with a crutch to the ground before kicking him in the face in an unprovoked attack must wait to discover his punishment. Samuel Ackroyd, 20, of East Parade, York, pleaded guilty to assaulting the man - who suffered
A PROLIFIC thief who narrowly avoided a prison sentence after stealing perfume has been jailed for almost a year - after he stole again two days later. Phillip Mitchell, of Foss Way, York, was given a 32- week suspended sentence last Wednesday after
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CLIMATE change campaigners from York are setting up a club for people who vow not to travel by aeroplane for a year. The No Miles High Club (NMHC) is calling on people to make the carbon-cutting resolution "to benefit the whole planet". The NMHC's
WORK on a new children's centre being built in the north of York is still ongoing - despite it being due to open four months ago. A combination of supply issues and poor weather are being blamed for the delays building the facility at New Earswick Primary
MORE action should be taken to bring empty properties in York back into use, a city councillor has claimed. Council records show there are more than 500 properties in York that have been empty for at least six months. Coun Tracey Simpson-Laing says
YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school have been trumpeting the success of a new £100,000 scheme. Children at Lakeside Primary School are the latest in the city to receive musical instruments as part of a national initiative to support participation in
CAMPAIGNERS in Clifton, York, have thanked locals for their support in the fight against closure of the local post offices. Councillors collected more than 2,000 signatures against the proposed closure of the branches at Clifton Green and Haxby Road.
A COMMUNITY has been divided by proposals to move a bus stop in a village near York, amid fears that the suggested new location is "an accident waiting to happen." City of York Council is consulting residents on whether the bus stop on the mini-roundabout
ALLERTON Engineering, the North Yorkshire-based bridge-building group, plans to capitalise on the London 2012 Olympics following its successful completion of a management buy-out. The Buy In Management Buy Out (BIMBO), backed by £4.5 million of funding
WAR veteran Thomas Shipley suffered a stroke and died after burglars broke into his home and stole his electric wheelchair. There is no doubt in his son Barrie's mind that the 86-year-old's death was the result of the stress and distress caused by the
JUST before we came to the end of the post office consultation last Thursday, I wrote to the National Consultation Team to voice my concerns on the consultation over the past six weeks, with particular reference to the potential closure of Fulford Post
THE level of sickness absence among council staff is appalling (Sickness still big headache, The Press January 14). The revelation that each employee in York is averaging four weeks off sick is astounding. In simple terms, it means council services can
TONY and Wendy Whitbourn never expected to be honoured as community heroes when they embarked on their career as foster carers nearly 30 years ago. They offered to look after young children simply because they loved them - and because they wanted to
The Jinnah restaurant in Harrogate reopens this weekend after a £250,000 rebuild. It takes the Jinnah Group's overall investment in premises last month to £2 million. The refurbishment comes hot on the heels of its £1.5 million acquisition of the Beechwood
ON A cold and miserable night, supporters rallied round in Malton's biggest demonstration in years to show the demand and need for a sports centre to be built. I have to express my thanks to every one of those who took the time and trouble to attend
TAKEN to its logical conclusion, JP Marwick's view that the sale and ownership of all weapons of any kind, whether real or replica, would bring about the almost total collapse of film, theatre and TV (Readers' Letters, January 21) and would hit amateur
Should teenagers be taught how to cook at school? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates. TEENAGERS are to be given compulsory cooking lessons at school for the first time, under Government plans to ensure all pupils know how to make a healthy meal. Schools
JH Roy (January 17) says that polite and helpful bus drivers are a minority. May I thank First management for ensuring that the buses on which I travel are driven by this minority? How on earth do they know on which buses I am travelling? Brian Nye
GORDON Brown in his New Year messages talked about Britain's strong economy and its ability to weather the forthcoming economic storm. I wonder if anybody can explain to me why Britain's economy is so "strong"? When Labour came to power, Britain had
Thousands of York youngsters will have the chance to vote on who will be their next children and young people's champion during the coming weeks. Education reporter Haydn Lewis takes a look at what it means to be the city's children's champion and who
A survey of 1,250 young people has revealed that drinking in order to get drunk is starting at a younger age. However, it also shows young people believe activities are important, and that sport and art activities are helping them control their drinking
IN CASE our crotchety tone and pedantic ways hadn't give the game away, let us tell you: The Diary is old. Old enough, in fact, to remember well the days before postcodes were introduced. The days when being a postman could involve a good measure of
BRING back compulsory cookery lessons for schoolkids? I didn't even know they'd stopped. Since I don't share a house with anyone of school age, I'd always assumed kids were still churning out the lethal drop scones and coconut ice that I used to have
A GANG of burglars who burst into a man's home late at night armed with part of a snooker cue have been jailed for three years. The three men broke into the home of a Norton man and made off with a collection of samurai swords, a BB gun and several mobile
Primary school pupils in York can look forward to a new education pack on getting to school by bus. The pack, called Getting To School, which bus company Arriva is launching in the city, will assist school teachers at Key Stage 2, helping them to provide
HOW much more evidence did they need? That was the question being posed by an anguished relative today after Crown prosecutors decided not to charge three youths over a burglary at a York war veteran's home, following which he suffered a stroke and later
A MAJOR road near York has been closed today after a van driver was airlifted to hospital following a collision with a lorry. The smash happened at about 9.25am today on the A19 between Thirsk and Northallerton near the Borrowby junction with Gate
HOWARD Wilkinson's son, Ben, will feature for York City Reserves in tonight's Pontin's Holidays League clash with Sheffield United at KitKat Crescent (7pm). The 20-year-old midfielder, whose father managed Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, is under
A BANK was accused of a gross breach of security today after it sent three debit cards and three top secret PIN numbers to a complete stranger. Lee Wilson told how the Abbey kept sending him the cards and letters over a three-month period, even though
HUNDREDS of residents in a village near York faced possible evacuation as the city spent a nervous night on the brink of major flooding. There was also major disruption for scores of motorists on one of the main routes into York after the A19 was closed
A MOTHER and her daughter are homeless after being kicked out of their council house. Glynis Thurlwell and her 12-year-old daughter, Alice, were ordered to leave yesterday after an eviction hearing at York County Court. But Ms Thurlwell has not been
A WAR of words has broken out between Selby's MP and its top councillor. Council leader Mark Crane has slammed Government proposals to build a 15,000-home eco-town near Eggborough, branding the plans "ill thought through". The leader of Selby District
PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown is calling on communities across the country to help identify local heroes, such as dedicated York foster carers, Tony and Wendy Whitbourn. Tony and Wendy have devoted 28 years to fostering 74 children, giving them all a warm
FLOODING caused misery for rush-hour motorists this morning as swollen rivers and submerged roads brought gridlock to much of York. The heavily-used A19 commuter route into the city was shut between the A64 and the Fordlands Road junction in Fulford,
POLICE in North Yorkshire have defended their right to earn more than £4 million in overtime as they travel to London today to protest over pay. The Press told yesterday how Government figures show officers in North Yorkshire received an averaged overtime
YORK City manager Colin Walker believes Martyn Woolford's emergence as a front-line striker means he now has SEVEN centre-forwards at his disposal. It is a roster that would even make the biggest of Premier League clubs blush but the Minstermen's firepower
YORK'S splash palace is set to be knocked down after its toilets close to the public next year. The building, at the south end of Parliament Street, opened amid a blaze of controversy in 1992 as part of a wider revamp of the city centre. But it drew
The jobs of 350 workers at York's Monkhill Confectionery remain in limbo today until new owner Tangerine Confectionery makes up its mind regarding the factory's future. A spokesman for Tangerine, whose £58 million cash offer for Monkhill has been accepted
WITH flood warnings being issued up and down the country, York City alerted the rest of the Blue Square Premier of their own devastating potential last night. The Minstermen produced their finest performance during manager Colin Walker's 12-match unbeaten
leaders Heworth A' extended their unbeaten run in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg UK Snooker League with a 5-2 win over their B' team - but only with the help of two black-ball results. Jason Milner (29 break) won on the black after Keith Watkinson
Press sports reporter Dave Flett talks to a York Table Tennis League ace who is looking to continue his winning run not just this season but also in the Closed Men's Singles tournament. HE MIGHT have learned the game standing on a box but Martin Lowe
ACOMB Hockey Club men's first team began 2008 as they mean to go on with a 3-1 win at Boston Spa. It was their first away victory of the season, and they did it after going a goal down. They equalised from their second short corner, through Mark Gibbons
YORK'S richest race is about to get even bigger. The Juddmonte International, the jewel in York Racecourse's August Ebor Festival crown, is this year heading a four-day prize fund of nearly £2.7 million. Having burst through the million dollar barrier
WORKERS at a York factory which employs disabled people are to be balloted on industrial action in a last-ditch attempt to prevent it closing. The axe is set to fall on the Remploy site in Redeness Street in about two months, taking 51 jobs with it,
FERGAL Lynch, cleared without charge in the well-documented High Court case into corruption in racing, which sensationally collapsed before Christmas, can pick up the threads of his career at Southwell tomorrow by returning to the winners' circle. Lynch
YORK City Knights have teamed up with major York employer CPP for a second season of sponsorship. The five-figure deal is again in support of the Knights' scholarship and academy programmes, which are designed to develop young talent through the club's
COUNCIL bosses acted criminally by not ensuring the safety of a gardener killed in a freak accident, a court heard. Frank Smith died when the sit-on mower he was using, fell down a grassy embankment near Clifton Bridge and rolled over him. He was cutting
DEFENDERS who can score goals are worth their weight in gold, and Harrogate Town's Mark Hume is proving priceless. He continued his rich vein along the goal standard when he notched the only strike of the game for a 1-0 win at Workington Town to put
THE Prince of Wales has set the record straight on whether he gets his hands dirty during a visit to North Yorkshire. Prince Charles was being shown around a gardening tool workshop in Spaunton, near Hutton-le-Hole, when he showed interest in a new-style
RESIDENTS at a Ryedale elderly people's home have thanked a mystery donor who left a box of luxury goodies on its doorstep. The big-hearted benefactor left the gifts at the Alba Rose Residential Home, in Pickering, during Christmas week. The package
A SELBY pensioner has warned residents not to be taken in by a lottery scam, after a letter promising him more than half a million pounds dropped through his letterbox. The scam was revealed as county council bosses issued a warning to people across
PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown is calling on communities across the country to help identify local heroes, like dedicated York foster carers, Tony and Wendy Whitbourn. Tony and Wendy devoted 28 years to fostering 74 children; giving these children
WORKERS at a York factory which employs disabled people are to be balloted on industrial action in a last-ditch attempt to prevent it closing. The axe is set to fall on the Remploy site in Redeness Street in around two months, taking 51 jobs
POLICE in North Yorkshire have defended their right to earn more than £4million in overtime as they travel to London today (weds) to protest over pay. The Press told yesterday how Government figures show officers in North Yorkshire received
COUNCIL bosses acted criminally by not ensuring the safety of a gardener killed in a freak accident, a court heard. Frank Smith died when the sit-on mower he was using, fell down a grassy embankment near Clifton Bridge and rolled over him
