VOLUNTEERS are wanted to give a cute puppy a home to get them ready for working as a hearing dog for deaf people. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is looking for volunteers in North Yorkshire and the East Riding to socialise its newest canine recruits
HOUSEHOLDERS across York are being urged to make sure their homes are not easy to burgle. Police are issuing the warning to residents to lock up windows, doors and keep valuables out of sight, following a spate of burglaries across the city. Two were
THE latest phase of a scheme to create a near-continuous cycle path between York and Scarborough gets under way next week. The £420,000 programme to upgrade three kilometres of footway on the A64 near Malton begins on Monday. The existing path between
A NEW design chief has appointed at City of York Council, plugging a controversial, long-term vacancy. David Warburton has been appointed as head of design conservation and sustainable development. A council spokeswoman said he had “
CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL finds luxury and affordability at an exclusive gated development in North Yorkshire. WHEN you are looking for a new home, anything which helps to cut the cost is welcome. So Hudson Homes’ part- exchange offer on its new
CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL finds AN UNUSUALLY themed house. MOVING does not get easier than buying a new fully furnished showhome – and you won’t find many like this. The Ribble showhome, in Redrow’s new Mulberry Grange development, combines glamour with
A DRINK-DRIVING father-of-two from North Yorkshire horrified teachers at his children’s primary school by picking them up on the school run while more than four times the limit. Lyndon Chadwick, 39, said he downed two pints of lager and a whisky before
Charlotte Percival casts her eye over a prestigious development. YOU CAN still buy a new home at one of York’s most prestigious developments – with reductions of up to 15 per cent. The Square, in Tadcaster Road, boasts 37 townhouses
Charlotte percival finds plenty to choose from at a York development. FIRST-time buyers and families should find what they are looking for at The Mile development in York. Located just off Beckfield Lane, The Mile comprises various styles of new
CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL finds some of the best homes to RENT within the city walls. CITY living can be convenient – close to the action and great for commuters – but with so much to choose from in York, where do you start? This week we have compiled a
Are we surprised at bus prices going up ? No ,not at all. I have been saying to family and friends for months they will go up, for one simple reason – the ghost buses that run from York to Leeds Bradford Airport travel empty, and somebody has to pay
SO THE plans to expand flights from Elvington Airfield have come to nothing. A lengthy public inquiry into the proposed expansion has come down against the expansion, which would have seen a rise in business flights, as well as the building of new hangars
CHANGE is never easy – especially when it entails having to leave the home where you have lived for 25 years. When the residents who are being asked to move have learning difficulties, the situation is even more difficult and delicate. So there is
To those readers who doubt the effectiveness of the hunger strike by John Bibby and the stand he is taking against the indiscriminate slaughtering and maiming of children, I would urge them to come along to the Minster between 12.30pm and 1.30pm, light
Far too much fuss is being made of the “unofficial” car park on the forecourt of the old Reg Vardy Citroen dealership (City bosses call car park illegal, The Press, January 9). The property was standing empty and serving no useful purpose. It was not
If Mr Cordock (Fields of dreams, Letters, January 9) had fully kept up with my “crusades”, as he calls them, over the last seven years, as he calls them, he would know that I have campaigned on many sites to ensure that there is public open space.
A PUB in west York that closed just before Christmas is set to re-open next week. The Volunteer Arms, in Watson Street, Holgate, shut in mid-December after Punch Taverns (PT), which owns the business, came to an agreement with the licensee for him to
THERE are bus stops in Lowther Street, but, so far as I know, no bus service. Perhaps the authorities could place a notice at these bus stops saying: “There’s probably no bus. Now stop worrying and enjoy your walk.” Brian Nye, Dodsworth Avenue, York
Mr McCartney says that he cannot think of one reason why ticket barriers at York Station are not a good idea (Protests are barriers to progress, Letters, January 8). Well, I can think of many, as too, apparently, can all the people who have protested
Your report of the wedding of Jon Lacy-Colson (Press Jan 10th) , who as a 13-year-old schoolboy played God in the 1988 Mystery Plays, brought back memories of June 30 that year. The weather for the 1988 Plays was generally excellent, but that evening
I heard a rumour that Poundstretcher might take over the Marks & Spencer chain and rename it Stretch Marks. Aled Jones, Mount Crescent, Bridlington.
What will happen to the Barbican now? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. IT IS “unlikely” that the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Barbican Centre by Absolute Leisure will now go ahead, City of York Council leader Andrew Waller admitted today. That’s
GRAEME ROBERTSON’S annual review of the letters that have appeared in The Press in the past 12 months. NATIONAL newspapers produce a “Letters to the Editor” page with contributions covering topics from international and national politics to the downright
GREEN thinking or what? DSP Architects, of Clifton Moor, York, which has a national reputation for designing eco-efficient premises, has bought 13.5 acres of historic woodland “to help offset the carbon footprint of its work”. The practice, which was
A TAX teacher has scooped £1,000 in prize money after being named “trainee accountant of the year”. Nick Craggs, from Winn & Co of Scarborough, was awarded the national title for 2008 by PASS Magazine, a leading publication for student accountants, after
AN ICE-cream manufacturer, celebrating approaching its 20th anniversary in York, has reported record sales for 2008. Yorvale, the city’s only dairy ice-cream maker, attributes its ten per cent year-on-year increase in sales to regional and national business
TRIBUTES have been paid to a renowned political stalwart, health boss and staunch trade unionist, who has died in York aged 101. Bertie Hazell was believed to be Britain’s oldest living former MP, and was a former chairman of the York Health Authority
We need to take out and use the confidence we are keeping in our purses and go out and buy new cars, houses, furnishings, fashions, holidays and all the things that keep people in jobs. It’s up to us ! We can do it with the spirit that got us through
TEACHERS at a further education college near York have voted in favour of strike action over pay. The University and College Union (UCU) balloted its members at 11 colleges across the country, including at Askham Bryan College over their management’s
NEARLY a quarter of the places on Jane Tomlinson’s York 10K run have already been snapped up, only days after it was launched. Around 1,200 of the allocation of 5,000 places in the Run For All have now gone. The event was officially
YORK City have signed midfielders Christian Smith and Simon Brown ahead of Saturday's home match with Lewes. Smith has signed until the end of the season after being released by Wrexham, while Brown has arrived in a three-month loan deal from the Welsh
IT is a scheme that sees recycling collected from many of York’s households – and now it is set to be extended to serve them all. The Liberal Democrat neighbourhood services budget proposals for next year set aside £210,000 to roll out kerbside recycling
A WHILE ago, Steve Galloway, by then no longer the leader of City of York Council, said in this newspaper that he wished people would stop going on about the Barbican. What a telling comment that was – how indicative of the way this local scandal has
CAMPAIGNERS, developers and economic leaders reacted with joy and despair today after a Government inspector threw out plans for a huge expansion of Elvington Airfield. Residents, local politicians and City of York Council hailed the decision by Colin
“SID Tillsley is a 46-year-old benefit fraudster. He’s an overweight alcoholic, and also sexist, homophobic and a lazy so and so. But one thing sets him apart from his northern brethren; he can kill vampires with a single punch.” It’s not often that
ONE of York’s biggest private hire firms had some good news today for passengers struggling with the credit crunch – a freeze on fares. Streamline, which with its sister business Local has a total fleet of about 95 vehicles, said it appreciated how customers
YORK City Knights fans will get the chance to see the bulk of the new signings in action when the club kick off their pre-season programme on Sunday. The Press understands that scrum-half Danny Grimshaw is also primed for a run-out having returned from
YORK City’s FA Trophy third round tie at Kidderminster Harriers will take place on Saturday, January 31 (kick-off 3pm). The fixture means the Minstermen’s Blue Square Premier match against Stevenage, originally scheduled for that date at KitKat Crescent
THE Joseph Rowntree Foundation was today accused of betraying its founder’s legacy with plans to close down a York care home for people with learning difficulties. James Lund, whose sister, Janet, lives at Dormary Court, in Huntington Road, accused the
A FOUR-DAY Ebor Festival is on the cards for York Racecourse in 2010. William Derby, Knavesmire chief executive and clerk of the course, has revealed the track is planning to make an application to racing’s fixture officials to host another
YORK Acorn ARLC boss Alfie Hill is confident his side have learnt lessons of the past and can turn the tables on pace-setters Leigh Miners Rangers. Acorn led 22-4 at half-time of the National Conference premier division between the teams at Thanet Road
THE latest GCSE attainment figures for pupils in York and North and East Yorkshire show the regions’ schools continuing to do well, with many achieving their best results. The national figures, released by the Department for Children, Schools and
SIX of the legendary British Lions who crushed World Champions South Africa 12 years ago are to tell a York audience how they did it at a prestigious lunch. Manager Fran Cotton, along with Jeremy Guscott, Scott Gibbs, Doddie Weir, Paul Wallace and John
Anthony McGrath has warned against rising expectations with regards to leg-spinner Adil Rashid’s performances for England on their upcoming tour of the West Indies. Rashid, the Yorkshire spin sensation, is one of three twirlers to have been picked for
DEMONSTRATIONS against the death and devastation caused by the bitter Gaza conflict have been held in York – as one man’s hunger strike in protest at the killing enters its seventh day. John Bibby has vowed to go without food until a ceasefire is called
Clifton Ladies ‘A’ team proved too strong for their ‘B’ team clubmates and comfortably won 6-3 in York Badminton League’s ladies’ first division. Lucy Smith and Gill McIntosh spearheaded the ‘A’-string victory and were good value for their three wins
NORTH Yorkshire’s Simon Dyson was aiming to get a rapid break in his return to the European Golf Tour today. Dyson was one of the early starters alongside fellow Britons David Dixon and John Bickerton in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship
NORTH Yorkshire golf prospect Naomi Edwards missed out on qualifying for this year’s European Women’s Tour. The Ganton Golf Club ace, who is an England international and Curtis Cup player, finished ten shots adrift of the qualifying places at La Manga
JUMP racing returns to Yorkshire for the first time in 2009 tomorrow when Catterick is set to play host to a seven-race card. The desperately cold weather has played havoc with nationwide fixtures since the turn of the year, and two Catterick meetings
THE National Mixed Fours pitted the York teams of Kevin Davey and Mark Clarke against each other at Thanet Road. Davey’s team, which included Michael Bruce, Carol Instone and Zoe Eagles, led 6-1 after four ends. But they were pegged back and trailed
HUNDREDS of disgruntled City of York Council employees have appealed against a decision to change their pay – including some whose salaries have gone up. A deadline for staff who lost out under the authority’s recent pay shake-up has now passed, with
York bowed out of the Mason Trophy at the last 16 stage, beaten 43-34 on aggregate at Thornaby. Linda Harrison’s team trailed 9-2 after seven ends but after 13 they led 17-9 and kept in front to the end to post an excellent 25-16 victory. Unfortunately
York Indoor Bowls Club moved into the Lingford Trophy quarter-finals after they beat Huntingdon at Doncaster IBC. Trailing 24-11 on aggregate after ten ends, a spirited finish saw them get within three shots at 28-25 with three ends to play. They then
York got back into the Hebden Trophy title frame after as they easily beat South Leeds 106-48 and picked up the maximum 18 points at stake. Brian Thomas’s team didn’t look back after scoring a six on the seventh end to win 27-10. Geoff Walker’s
PRINTING firm RR Donnelley is set to shed 25 jobs at its North Yorkshire printworks following a continuous fall in orders, a union leader claimed today. The American-based owners also intend to review all their sites in Europe, including the factory
THREE brothers are celebrating after a jury acquitted them of allegations that they assaulted a man so viciously he needed emergency eye surgery. Daniel, Karl and Jamie Harton broke into smiles of relief when the jury forewoman returned the
THREE casualties were taken to hospital following a collision between a bus and a van on a busy York road. The accident involving the No 10 Poppleton service happened at around 5.20pm yesterday at the junction between Beckfield Lane and Boroughbridge
