GOAL machine Richard Brodie was the ace for York City when he slammed in the winner to oust hosts Oxford United in the FA Trophy. After a blank first half, the deadlock was broken by Brodie's strike partner Daniel McBreen three minutes into the
IT IS what every aircraft passenger fears – being struck by lightning midair with thousands of volts fatally knocking out vital electronics. Now experts at the University of York are to be given nearly £1 million to find a cheap way to lessen the
A NEW boss has taken over at RAF Linton-on-Ouse and has an exciting two years ahead of him. Group Captain Mike Longstaff takes over at a time when preparations are under way to part-privatise the training of RAF pilots in a £9.2 billion programme which
LIVE reality television with a difference is being beamed to the televisions of guests at a York holiday park. Griffon Forest Holiday Lodges, at Flaxton, has installed video cameras around the site to film the resident wildlife as it goes about
THE owners of a village pub have been recognised for their work in turning the business around exactly one year after they took over. The Wadkin Arms, in Osgodby, near Selby, was named Winter Pub of the Season by the York branch of the Campaign for Real
HOT water has finally returned to a Dunnington couple’s council home this week following repairs which took more than two weeks to complete. As the whole country has shivered in one of the coldest winters for more than a decade, Kevin Middleton and his
THE woman who was advised to wrap her new fridge-freezer in a duvet because the weather was too cold has now been given a replacement freezer. York mother-of-two Helen Mead said she had been allowed to make the swap by electrical retailer Comet after
A CHARITY run to mark the legacy of one of the world’s most famous sporting fundraisers has been launched in York. On August 2, a ten-kilometre race will take place in the city which will anticipate up to 5,000 runners taking to
PAUL Weller will play Dalby Forest, near Pickering, on June 27, looking to repeat the sell-out success of his debut concert there in June 2004. Paul Cody, regional organiser for the Forestry Commission, said: “It’s a great coup for us to secure
COMMUNITY groups in Ryedale are set to be given a funding boost tomorrow, when councillors are due to decide whether to approve bids they have made for cash. North Yorkshire County Council’s Ryedale Area Committee will determine applications from several
Maxine Gordon reports on two groundbreaking treatments in hair and beauty new to York. HELEN Cliffe is used to bad hair days. The 26-year-old sales woman from Barlby, near Selby, spends hours trying to tame her long, blonde hair which has a natural
Maxine Gordon tries the latest anti-ageing treatment in York. IT may be impossible to turn back time, but that doesn’t stop us having a go. If we're honest, we all want to look younger, which is why we spend millions of pounds every year on lotions
“I wouldn’t get that – it looks too boyish, and it’s in the boys’ department.” My sister had asked my advice about a rain mac which she was considering buying for a friend’s young daughter. In blue stripes, with a red tractor on the front, she already
A SELBY couple who have served 11 years in prison between them for heroin dealing have walked free from court after police again found drugs at their home. Ten years ago, police mounted surveillance on David Wilson and Melanie Padgett’s then home in
“GLOBAL warming, what global warming?” Oh, how environmental campaigners must have loathed our recent bout of genuinely wintry weather, knowing they would have to endure such comments from people who don’t share their views on impending worldwide calamity
YOU may have only just put your Christmas decorations away and scoffed those chocolate coins that had hung so tantalisingly on your tree over the festive season, but York confectioner Nestlé is already focussing on the next big holiday treat – Easter
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced emergency measures to help the unemployed. NICOLA FIFIELD gauges reaction in York. MINISTERS have unveiled plans to pay employers “golden hellos” of up to £2,500 for every person they recruit and train who
A BREAKTHROUGH bioscience firm in York is poised to take over a similar London company in a deal worth £6.18 million. Avacta plc, the award-winning detection and analysis technology developer based at York Science Park, today announced its imminent
FIGHT the credit crunch with fire. That is the call from “vitality coach” Lisa Clifford, who is launching business-only fire walking workshops in North Yorkshire. The 39-year-old fire walking instructor says that more than 20 of the region’s business
WHEN it comes to making music, Ben Jayakody-Hubberstey is in the loop. The 22-year-old musician of Heslington Road, Fulford has launched Prime Loops – and it is turning into a sound business. Ben provides copyright-free sounds for music producers
ENERGY bills at York Hospital have rocketed by nearly 50 per cent over the past year. In 2007/8, York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust paid about £1.75 million to supply electricity and gas to its three sites in the city – York Hospital, St Helen’s Rehabilitation
NO surprises – Rana Harvey of Dazzling Dummies has struck up a certain chemistry with retailers. The fact that she used to be an analytical chemist has nothing to do with it; her affinity with storekeepers lies in the population of whizzy-retina
If you have picked up any newspaper recently you will have read how jobs are being cut, investment is being shelved, and our high streets are set to fail at any moment. This level of pessimism achieves nothing more than to knock business confidence
HEALTH and wellbeing expert Rachel Armstrong is the new general manager of Bannatyne’s Health Club in York. Rachel, born and bred in Rawcliffe, joins Bannatyne’s on Poppleton Park with more than 18 years experience in the public and private
It has been interesting to read the recent letters on the subject of climate change. It is clear that there is misinformation being pedalled on both sides of the argument, which does not help anyone. A serious problem, whether you think that the activities
NOTHING could be more profitable than a high WiRE act on the world wide web. With that in mind, WiRE, Women in Rural Enterprise, the North Yorkshire support organisation for women, is organising an event, titled Get To The Top at Ryedale Folk
BRAVE Jane Tomlinson was a woman of outstanding courage. A gifted athlete, she was diagnosed with incurable cancer in 2000 and given six months to live. Instead of giving up, the mother-of-three from Leeds set to out live the remaining months or years
From one inspiring woman to another. Sally Cartwright was born in the year of the San Francisco earthquake. Edward VII was King and Finland had become the first nation to give women the vote. It was 1906. Mrs Cartwright, who has just celebrated her
If you’re the idiot cyclist, who rides home around 5.15pm along the dark, unlit countryside end of Stockton Lane, York, I hope your wife and/or family have got good life assurance on you. Without a front or back light and in dark grey/blue clothing
WITH REFERENCE to Tony Martin’s letter, Inland Waterways Association: dredging was for commercial sand but he obviously has not taken note that Naburn lock weir has been raised by 16 inches which has raised the level of water in York by that amount,
IT seems that everyone connected with the world’s most advanced office gadgets and gismos will be converging on The Royal York Hotel, York, for dinner tonight and a conference and exhibition tomorrow. Varlink, the York-based £6 million turnover
SO you thought that Yorkshire folk are thrifty? Tell that to the 1.4 million people in the county who failed to save a penny in 2008. That is 34 per cent of the region’s population – and what is more, 16 per cent of them do not care a jot.
WHAT a disgrace that City of York Council did nothing about the Civil Service sports ground, where there were cricket, tennis, netball, hockey, and squash facilities, two football pitches, two rugby pitches, plus table tennis, carpet bowls, darts
THE letter in The Press (December 30) from David Jones “Change bus route” infuriated me. Why is it we get letters from people who do not live in York telling our council what they should do? We in York do not have a bus station as yet, so need to be
EXPECT more than 150,000 desperate people to personally “go bust” this year. Research by professional services firm KPMG suggests that personal insolvencies will reach record levels, as debt-laden people either enter into an Individual Voluntary
Just when will City of York Council and the highways department get things right, or are they again unaware of traffic conditions in the south of York? At present we have Moor Lane bridge closed for repairs, causing long tailbacks in St Helen’s Road
AN ACOUSTICS company from Cawood has sent a letter offering free advice to licensed premises of all kinds in York and Harrogate about strict new noise laws that came into affect last April. But by way of answer has come… deafening silence. Chris
PAY by deadline and avoid the fine. That is the warning from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which points out that if you fail to file self assessment tax returns on-line by Saturday, January 31, you could be facing a
BATTLE lines are being drawn up by the business community in York and North and East Yorkshire as the big enemy, recession, invades 2009. What weaponry is at their disposal to ensure survival? How do you make your business leaner and tougher
HUNGER striker John Bibby is now in his fifth day and is provoking plenty of reaction from people who have seen his story. Mr Bibby, of Heworth, is attempting to go for ten days without food in protest at the Israeli military operation in Gaza
IT IS a teasing glimpse of millionaire luxury – Yorkshire style. It is a computer generated image of what the lobby of the planned £100 million Flaxby Country Club Hotel and Resort will look like when it is completed on the site of its 27-hole
HER name is synonymous with selfless courage, as she pushed herself to the limit for charity despite battling a terminal disease. Now, The Press can reveal that a major new sporting event is to be launched in York in memory of heroic
ONE of York’s oldest building services firms has just completed a £700,000 building services contract at the new sixth form centre at Norton College, Malton. The 187-year-old JH Shouksmith and Sons Ltd and its Leeds trading division Morfitts worked
NEVER mind the economic gloom. Business for WebCertain Ltd, a £5 million turnover York-based search marketing company, is WWWonderful. Owner-managing director Andy Atkins-Kruger is preparing to take on 25 more staff in 2009, bringing the total
WITHIN 24 hours of the announcement of the date for the next York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce annual dinner 200 places were booked. And that was even before it has been decided who will this year join the ranks of illustrious previous
James Peel, who joined Rollits last September at the start of his two year training contract, was awarded the prize for getting the top combined mark in the Business Law & Practice and Acquisitions exams during his Legal Practice Course at York
NEW workshops to help senior and middle managers employing up to 250 people are being organised this month and next by the York St John University. The Top Team Workshops, funded by the European Social Fund, through the Learning Skills Council,
York are being invited to an industry networking event next month to help beat the effects of the credit crunch – and help diabetics at the same time. The event at York Art Gallery on the evening of Sunday, February 1, is being organised by Hannah
WITH the economic downturn showing no signs of improving, what do you need to do if you find yourself in the unfortunate position of having to make redundancies? As redundancy brings an end to the employment relationship, it is classed as a
FIGURES released last week by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed that in 2008 new car sales across the UK reached their lowest point since 1996. But as new car sales fell, 2008 also saw the rapid expansion of car clubs, where
WORK has begun on a new £200,000 warehouse extension at the offices of York Survey Supply Centre in Clifton Moor. The project, due to be completed in April is evidence of how the mail order survey equipment supplier is preparing for the upturn
AN 18th century North Yorkshire pub has opened its doors for the first time in more than a year following a major £300,000 redevelopment. The Grapes Inn, in Scarborough Road, Ebberston, near Pickering, has been restored to its former glory
PUPILS returning to a new-look Poppleton Road School gave top marks to a York construction company for completing a £300,000 refit for the Victorian building in textbook style. The eight-month contract undertaken by Osbaldwick-based, William Birch
THE blaze that ripped through York High School has cost the city’s education authority nearly £1 million, new figures have revealed. Most of the costs relating to last October’s fire will be covered by insurance, but the public will foot a
A BURGLAR who raided 21 homes in two months has been jailed for more than five years. A 17-year-old girl’s quick thinking snared Christopher Wilson when she surprised him in her house just after midnight with his arms full of loot on January 5, York
YORK City manager Martin Foyle has challenged his players to fight for their places during tonight’s FA Trophy tie at Oxford United. The Minstermen chief is planning to bring in new faces ahead of Saturday’s home game with Lewes, meaning the Kassam
THERE were fresh calls today for a dedicated trust to run York’s Barbican Centre, as city leaders reacted to the collapse of multi-million pound redevelopment plans. Councillors of all parties will next week debate the future of the building, after Absolute
OXFORD United will be reeling from the loss of five league points ahead of tonight’s rearranged FA Trophy home tie with York City. The U’s have been punished by the Conference panel after being found guilty of fielding Eddie Hutchinson as an unregistered
YORK City manager Martin Foyle will not shell out a transfer fee for Gainsborough Trinity winger Adam Smith. Smith impressed during a one-month loan spell with the Minstermen, scoring two goals and picking up a couple of man-of-the-match awards in
PLANS to hand over the running of Selby’s leisure centre to a private organisation will save £100,000 each year and improve services, says the leader of the council. Selby District Council revealed it is in discussion with a number of organisations about
IT COULD be one of the most important line-ups in the history of York sport. A special seven-man team is being selected and given one clear goal – to get a community stadium built by 2012, turning sports fans’ dreams into reality. Ruling councillors
THE 26th running of Knavesmire Harriers’ Brass Monkey Half-Marathon promises to be the best yet. The 1,500 coveted entries for Sunday’s race were filled within three days and the York club was inundated with a record 2,300 applications.
GOOD Friday racing could kill off the hugely popular Middleham stables open day. More than 4,000 people turn up to take a peek behind the scenes of the town’s successful training yards and raise money for local charities at the same time. The event,
DEPORTIVO La Quiche all but secured the York Leisure Six-a-side Football League title with five games to go after sneaking to a 2-1 win over rivals No Fear For Beer. The win means Quiche need two points to ensure the crown, while Beer face a fight
THE RJF Homes Beckett Football League are looking to recruit new teams for next season. Any sides interested in joining the league should phone secretary Keith Sales on 01751 473348 or write to 4 Northway, Pickering YO18 8NN. The league’s management
SELBY Griffin FC are gearing up for the biggest game of their season – the semi-final of the Barkston Ash County Cup. Griffin travel to Boston Spa in the last four on Sunday having opened 2009 with a 5-3 defeat at home to Skelton in division one of
The in-form North Yorkshire partnership of Hambleton trainer Bryan Smart and Norton-based jockey Tom Eaves go in search of further success tomorrow – all the way to Lingfield in Surrey with a sole raider. Nickel Silver, already successful twice this
ACOMB arrows ace Chris Thompson defeated top 20 player Dennis Ovens on his way to the last 16 of the Blue Square UK Open North-East regional finals. Thompson beat the 2005 World Championship quarter-finalist 6-3 before succumbing to former world number
CUEBALL ‘A’s Barbara Johnson shot out on 105 treble 12, treble 13 and double 15, but for all that sharp-shooting it was Burton Club who triumphed in their York John Smith’s Ladies League division two match. Burton’s captain Linda Embleton, in tandem
IT WAS the year the world’s first feature film was launched, an earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude on the Richter scale devastated San Francisco and Finland became the first nation allowing women to vote. She has lived through two world wars
YORK’S Coppergate Shopping Centre could be set to expand, bringing a timely economic boost to the city. LaSalle, which owns the centre, wants to enlarge five of the shop units, giving an extra 175 square metres of floor space. The news was today welcomed
