IMPROVEMENT works on the water supply system around Selby are set to continue into next year - and it will probably mean more traffic disruption. Yorkshire Water has been carrying out extensive maintenance work on the district's ring main since November
SECURITY is to be stepped up in Rawcliffe in York, in an attempt to curb antisocial behaviour by young people. Residents have lodged complaints over large groups gathering in the evenings, and councillors are now poised to take action. Although the problems
RAF policemen in North Yorkshire have been helping local pupils learn how to get on their bikes more safely. The men from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, near York, have begun cycle safety lessons to help youngsters at nearby Linton Primary School become more aware
A LIMITED edition DVD being sold in aid of The Press's Guardian Angels Appeal is running out fast. It features recorded highlights of a sell-out gig starring three up-and-coming York artists. The concert at Basement Bar, in City Screen, York, raised
THE number of people having stomach surgery for obesity at York Hospital is the eighth highest in the country. According to official Government figures, surgeons in the city have seen an increase of more than 65 per cent in two years in procedures designed
You've scanned the job ads and now you're depressed. Just who exactly is this paragon of virtue that every employer is seeking? The one with exactly the right qualifications and experience and more personal accomplishments than Mozart, Einstein
THE founder of the University of York's music department, Professor Wilfrid Mellers, has died, aged 94. The prolific composer and author, whose love of music ranged from The Beatles and Bob Dylan to Bach and Beethoven, joined the city's university
YORK City midfielder Nicky Wroe has joined Blue Square Premier rivals Torquay United for an undisclosed fee, believed to be a modest five-figure sum. Wroe, 22, declared that he no longer wanted to play for the Minstermen earlier this month despite the
YORK residents are being ripped off by conmen who collect household rubbish then dump it illegally. And people are being warned that they face fines of up to £5,000 if they don't check that rubbish collectors in the city are properly licensed. Council
YORK residents will soon be able to have their say on the city's proposed new £40 million council headquarters, after the plans were formally submitted. Bosses at City of York Council have tabled a planning application for their controversial, purpose-built
Police officers in York and North Yorkshire are to get on-the-spot access to a national police database, crime records, intelligence information and email. Chief officers in the county joined forces with police in West Yorkshire and Humberside to
FEARS that redevelopment of the former Terry's factory will create traffic gridlock in a York suburb have sparked calls for a bypass. Grantside Limited is set to create about 2,800 jobs on the site of the chocolate works, where it wants to build new
ASTONISHING details of how poisoner Heather Mook stole thousands of pounds from her mother-in-law and nearly killed her husband as she attempted to cover her tracks have been revealed in transcripts of police interviews just released. The Press has been
TODAY we are able to bring you an astonishing insight into the mind of Heather Mook - a woman so callous she fleeced her mother-in-law of thousands of pounds, while at the same time trying to cover her tracks by feeding her husband rat poison and antidepressants
POTENTIALLY contaminated land in Fulford is expected to be investigated by City of York Council. The council's environmental protection unit has identified 42 acres of open land between Fulford Road and the River Ouse which is believed to have been used
MORE than 330 York households were saved from homelessness last year and more than 30 got onto the property ladder thanks to City of York Council schemes. The council's director of housing and adult social services, Bill Hodson, says the authority is
The school half-term holidays are with us and the weather looks set to be decidedly dicey, but for parents in York looking for ways to occupy their children there is still plenty to do. Education reporter Haydn Lewis takes a look at what's on offer across
GIANT bugs are on the loose at a major York attraction as part of the school holiday fun. The National Trust's Treasurer's House, close to York Minster, has a weird and wonderful array of creatures on display this half term. Louise Horsfield, visitor
A chip shop with a difference is packing 'em in - in a layby on the A19. Cars, taxis, trucks, vans and caravans have flocked to the layby near the village of Deighton, on the York to Selby road, to eat at the Happy Haddock, a chip shop which was once
It's no good putting your head in the sand if you are faced with the impact of financial hard times - instead consider these top tips for coping with troubled times. As the effects of the credit crunch start to bite, the Institute of Chartered Accountants
THE first men to break my heart were Don Revie's Leeds United dream team. They made me weep tears of joy when they won the FA Cup in 1972, and provoked wracking sobs of despair when they lost it the very next year to Second Division Sunderland. They
YORK is a sexier place than Leeds - official. Now, normally when spurious "surveys" drop into the Diary's inbox they are sent the same way as the offers of £30 million from disgraced Nigerian generals. But when the survey praises our fair city we
WHILE out cycling last Wednesday evening I met a group of "youths" cycling in the other direction in the A19/A1237 subway. They did not see me; my handlebars were clipped which sent me flying. Where the tone of this letter changes is that as I was
ONLY £40,000 to go. Not a lot if you say it quickly. That's how much is needed for us to reach the long-awaited £300,000 target for our Guardian Angels Appeal. It is a mere drop in the Ouse compared with the £260,000 you have raised so far towards the
I WOULD like to strongly support the views expressed by Dennis Barton (Let's count our health blessings, Letters, May 19). I have had three stays in hospital since last summer, all of which were emergency admissions and afforded me a look each time
SARAH Ferguson and the Hull family Sargerson piled on the emotion on ITV. It was fascinating to see the different classes meeting on TV, because they seldom mix in real life. "Fergie" made it clear she had great problems with the press criticism which
WHAT a dearth of good comedy shows we now have on TV. Apart from My Family and the now defunct Catherine Tate Show and The Office, we seldom have anything to cheer us up. If such programmes as Mr & Mrs, Family Fortunes and Beat The Clock can be revived
To what appears to be the minority who disagreed with my letter in The Press on May 9, I would just like to point out that the junction I was referring to, just like many others, was planned and built before we have the amount of traffic we do now.
RECENTLY I had the pleasure of joining my daughter and her ten-year-old classmates on their school trip. As part of their Food And Farming topic work we visited Intake Farm, which is a working farm in Ulleskelf, near Tadcaster. I came away from the
THE case of Don Tyson (Yorkcard clears up trouble in paradise, The Press, May 23), reminds me of an incident that happened to my wife two years ago. My wife, myself and two friends were in Chicago Airport en route to Toronto. We had gone through
With reference to more police patrols on the roads, I would like to say a resounding yes - we should have less speed cameras and more police officers patrolling our roads. Nationally, there has been a steady decline over the past few years in the personal
A 2p increase in duty on petrol and diesel could spark direct action, as Nicola Fifield reports. A LOOMING rise in fuel tax has sparked a wave of protests from angry lorry drivers, who claim the Government could do more to protect them. A convoy of
BUDDING politicians from a York primary school got to tread the corridors of power with a trip around Parliament. Year 6 pupils from Knavesmire Primary School met city MP Hugh Bayley when they visited the House of Commons recently. The Labour MP spoke
AN historic former chapel and factory in York has been saved, after councillors rejected plans to demolish it to make way for flats. Developers want to build 12 one-bedroom apartments on the site of the old Mission Hall in South Bank Avenue, which has
STREET parties were held in two York cul-de-sacs in a bid to promote the benefits of being a good neighbour. The York Housing Association organised yesterday's events in Bismarck Street, off Leeman Road, and Fieldside Place, off Lawrence Street, in celebration
RETAILERS in York are witnessing an exodus of customers to neighbouring towns, fuelled by the lack of new department stores in the city, it has been claimed. A comprehensive study into retail in York says city centre shops are capturing a far smaller
LEEDS United have scotched reports linking them with a takeover by a Canadian sports firm. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, who own various sports clubs in Canada, are rumoured to be in talks with Leeds over a potential investment at Elland Road.
FORMER York RL coach Richard Agar believes he has been rewarded for his patience after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal as the new coach of Hull. The 36-year-old moved to the KC Stadium as an assistant to John Kear at the end of 2004 and has since
THE Clifton Park pitch is proving to be a batsman's paradise in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League - and York opener Dan Wilson is cashing in. The Australian took his run total for the league season to 677 in seven matches after
ACOMB and Thirsk are vying for leadership of division one in the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League. Thirsk made the highest score of the season when they rattled up 191-3 at Alne, with Sean Holmes making 69 and Mark Wainwright 75. The home side's reply
Manchester United have lined up York City teenager Adam Boyes as a possible transfer target. Boyes, 17, has just completed a two-week trial with the Old Trafford giants and is also believed to be interesting fellow Premier League big guns Middlesbrough
FORMER York City captain Manny Panther has signed for Blue Square play-off final winners Exeter. The 24-year-old Scotsman was released by the Minstermen last month after turning down the chance to sign a new contract at KitKat Crescent in January.
Bubwith Tennis Club are riding high. The Men's I are still top of Tyke Petroleum Tennis League division one after four wins and one draw so far this season. They beat Boston Spa 66-42 in their latest game. The Ladies I are top of division three in the
Clifton Cycling Club is hosting the 2008 Yorkshire Region Road Race Championships around Sheriff Hutton on Sunday. The race circuit includes the tough ascent of Bulmer Bank and plunges down Terrington Bank during each 17km lap. With eight laps giving
Yorkshire skipper Darren Gough believes today's Friends Provident Trophy decider against Lancashire is too close to call. A Tykes win will confirm them as north division winners, thus securing them a home tie when the quarter-final draw is made at Headingley
Tadcaster moved clear at the top of division two in the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League when they beat joint leaders Heworth 63-45. It was a great team effort as each couple won 20-plus games to help put their team on track for a return to top-flight
RESIDENTS in the Malton area are being reassured that work being carried out on an old quarry in the area will not disrupt their routine. Fitzwilliam Estates has reopened the old Brow Quarry and is carrying out work to extract stone for repair work to
NEARLY one in four people in York have indulged in binge-drinking, new figures show. The National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) has estimated that 22.9 per cent of the city's population aged 16 and over indulged in binge-drinking. That is 4.7 per
UP-AND-COMING North Yorkshire trainer Ollie Pears is looking to the skies to help him have his first runner on Knavesmire at The Press Family Raceday on Friday. The Norton-based handler has entered My Paris in the SKF Stakes at York Racecourse but says
Racing at Ayr, which was abandoned in controversial circumstances last week after the course was found to be unsafe, resumes tomorrow - but trainers and owners seem to have voted with their feet. The seven races have attracted fewer than 50 runners,
STANDING 6ft 6ins tall and weighing in at 21 stone, Les Richards is every inch the man for the big stage. And the City of York Athletics Club star will get his first chance to shine in the international arena when he makes his senior England debut in
A CANCER sufferer and former pub doorman who was exposed to nuclear explosions has succumbed to the disease after a two-year fight for life. John McIntyre, of Third Avenue, in Heworth, died of bowel and liver cancer on May 20 at his home. The former
