A DREAM holiday in the Seychelles turned into a nightmare for a North Yorkshire woman when her cruise ship was attacked by pirates. Sue Ball, of Killinghall, Harrogate, today told The Press how armed Somali pirates tried to board her cruise ship and
IF YOU missed Stephen Daldry’s now celebrated production of JB Priestley’s thriller in the milktooth days of its York Theatre Royal debut in 1989, here is your chance to make amends, 20 years and 4,500 West End performances later. Daldry is
CULTURE chiefs have unveiled plans for a multi-million-pound revamp of York Central Library. Officials at City of York Council say attendances are falling and a major refurbishment is needed to attract new visitors. They have now drawn
HOSPITAL bosses will be able to give grieving relatives greater support after their plans for a new £40,000 “bereavement suite” were approved. As previously reported in The Press, managers at York Hospital believe the suite will transform the
A GOVERNOR of a primary school near Selby has been nominated for a gong in the 2009 Teaching Awards. Anne Perry, the chairman of governors at Hambleton CE Primary School, has been chosen to join a host of educational innovators from schools
ONCE he gets into the blazing Cuban sun, 60-year-old York taxi driver Daniele Gorin will be taking no passengers. That is hardly surprising given that Italian Daniele, who lives in Swarthdale, Haxby, will be on two wheels – cycling 216 miles around the
NESTLED in a wooded valley on the edge of the North York Moors, Spring Cottage combines period charm with modern luxury. Dating from the middle of the 18th century, this modernised four-bedroom period house with a detached guest annexe in Lastingham
HE may be 72, but York pensioner Dave Forrest was today embarking on a bicycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End – a feat he hopes to achieve in just 17 days. The Dunnington man is doing the challenge with Hilary Tordoff, a long-standing
A SHAKY thumbs-up has been given to plans to build a £16 million community hospital and council headquarters in Selby. Councillors voted narrowly to approve the scheme, which will involve building a combined hospital and civic centre building on the
SHEPHERD Engineering Services (SES), the York-based building services company, has been awarded the £13 million task of providing all the mechanical and electrical work for the University of York’s extension to its Heslington East campus. SES, which
A NEW Sony Centre will open in York this summer after a £250,000 refit. Already preparations are being made to train six Sony staff for the new outlet which will be in Church Street, on the site of the former Wine Rack store in Talbot House, opposite
MORE than 100 York schoolchildren swapped their pens for trowels to help brighten up a riverside walk. Pupils from Fishergate Primary School, St George’s Primary School and Steiner School escaped the classroom for an afternoon to take part in a planting
POSTAL workers raised hundreds of pounds for charity when they went head to head in a football match. It was Royal Mail collection drivers versus processing staff in the game at York College, where the drivers secured a 3-0 victory over their colleagues
TO HER children, Helen King is a mum in a million. Now she could be named the city’s Parent Of The Year in The Press’s Community Pride Awards after being nominated by her three proud daughters. The awards – held in conjunction with
POLICE have voiced concerns over plans for new student housing in York, saying it could lead to antisocial behaviour. Jim Shanks, architectural liaison officer for North Yorkshire Police, said developers of the proposed block must work with the force
A £12 MILLION development that would have housed 600 to 700 York office workers has been scrapped, as the recession continues to hit the city. Queens House Joint Venture (QHJV) planned to build a six-storey office block in Carmelite Street,
HER courageous story bears striking resemblance to that of inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson. A decade ago Jane Butterworth was diagnosed with cancer of the colon – tumours that have since spread to her liver, her lungs twice and brain
BRITAIN’S biggest heritage railway has reached a fundraising milestone in a drive to renew a 140-year-old bridge. North Yorkshire Moors Railway bosses launched the Bridge And Wheel Appeal last year to help restore the bridge, which lies a quarter-of-a-mile
WE HEAR a lot about “citizen journalists” nowadays. The term usually applies to someone who has established themselves as a reporter or commentator via the internet and can therefore operate outside of the rules, legal restraints and training involved
MORE 20mph zones could be created in York, but campaigners’ hopes of a city-wide scheme look set to be dashed. The city’s transport boss, Steve Galloway, will next week consider calls by residents for reduced speed limits in various areas of
PLANS for a multi-million-pound revamp of York Central Library have been unveiled. New furniture, more open space, better lighting and more up-to-date technology will all be on the cards. There will also be new multi-purpose learning rooms, a children
Tuesday’s front page story in The Press (Torture ordeal) provoked an anger that I’ve rarely seen in myself. The two gurning faces of the scum that subjected a young disabled woman to a horrific, sustained attack brought tears to my eyes and made
IT’S a tale of two Janes. Jane Tomlinson won the hearts of the whole nation by her courageous refusal to give in to cancer. She raised nearly £2 million for cancer charities and medical research through a series of gruelling challenges, before finally
In response to recent letters about York’s public toilets (Why are York’s toilets so awful, May 26), I would like to apologise to anyone who has found the facilities to be below the high standards we would expect. The council has recognised the issues
Mr Wilkinson says he is not aware of any adverse publicity to the effect that children have been trapped or maimed (no one ever claimed they could be maimed) by barriers at London Underground stations (“It’s time to end rail opposition”, Letters, May
CRAIG Farrell admits he is desperate for the chance to “pay back” the York City faithful. The 26-year-old is seeking redemption at Bootham Crescent next season after manager Martin Foyle indicated he could still be part of his Blue Square Premier plans
The background to the iconic 1929 cinema advertisement featuring “Plain Mr York of York, Yorks” (It’s a chocbuster, The Press, May 16) is interesting. Seebohm Rowntree, Joseph’s son, was the company chair at the time. Joseph had opposed the
It’s a pity Rod Brittle did not wait to criticise Gordon Brown (Time to act now, Letters, May 20), as the following day the Prime Minister announced exactly what he was going to do and proceeded to get on with it. Richard Bowen, on a similar subject
The sudden uproar over expenses has caused people to call for a General Election – just when we are having the European elections and many areas are having local council elections. In other words, it won’t be happening. With regard to the expense
Once more Labour politicos and Lib-Dem activists play political ping pong, while York’s infrastructure falls apart (Our black holes, Letters, May 18). Quick, let’s improve matters: resurrect Nero now! Objectively, the Lib Dems can claim major progress
I read with interest that a delegation from Saratoga Springs has visited York Racecourse to get some idea of how the improvements have been achieved (New to old York, The Press, May 23). I am quite sure they would be treated to a few glasses
IN A basement deep beneath City Screen, a young man pins a terrified girl against a dark wall. He leans in close and snarls into her face, spitting out a string of expletives and finishing up with: “What’s your problem?” The girl shrinks
HEMINGBROUGH began their bid for a third successive HPH Cup with a tight 12-run first round victory against Burn. The holders were bowled out for 157 with Josh Jackson making 42, while Burn’s 17-year-old paceman Alex Webster returned 4-38. Despite Andrew
MARTYN MOXON and Deon Kruis have both urged Yorkshire’s players to come up with better plans against Lancashire in the return match at Headingley tomorrow night. The White Rose were given a “good hiding”, according to South African bowler Kruis, in
Yorkshire’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has not yet played a match for his county in this season’s domestic Twenty20 Cup, is the shock addition to England’s World Twenty20 Cup squad as a replacement for injured all-rounder Andrew Flintoff. The ECB
LEADING York bowler Zoe Eagles is celebrating another England call-up. The 18-year-old has kept her place in the Under-25s team for this season’s Home Internationals against Ireland, Scotland and Wales at Ballymena on July 19 and 20. Eagles, Yorkshire
A VETERAN York landlady has called last orders for the final time after losing her lengthy battle to save her pub. Dee Ralph has run the Bay Horse, in Blossom Street, since 1983, but has now had it repossessed by Enterprise Inns after falling behind
NORTH Yorkshire’s leading women’s amateur player, Emma Brown, is to return to international team golf after a three-year absence. Brown has been selected for England in the European ladies’ team championship at Bled, Slovenia, from July 7 to 11.
HOME rider Phil Graves set the benchmark for the first event in the Clifton Cycling Club Thursday Evening Time Trial clocking 21 minutes and 16 seconds to take maximum points – and set a new course record. The York triathlete has started his racing
CHAMPION jockey Tony McCoy and Northern Ireland trainer Jim Lambe can prove a winning combination at Wetherby this evening. The pair team up with Quivvy Bridge and Hunting Tower and both horses look to have excellent chances of landing their
FURMIGADELAGIUSTA could go for Listed honours at York Racecourse this weekend. Karl Burke’s Leyburn-trained five-year-old has the chance to go for a Knavesmire double in the Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup on Saturday – but may face a tough field. Furmigadelaguista
BUOYED by his capture of an American dream, North Yorkshire’s Simon Dyson was today rubbing shoulders with a Major winner. Dyson started the European Open at the London Golf Club in Ash in Kent, alongside New Zealand’s Michael Campbell, who four years
POSTAL workers on a nationwide protest arrived in York to deliver a message to the Government on its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. York MP Hugh Bayley and John Grogan, his counterpart for Selby, joined members of the Communication Workers Union
AN ANTIQUE weather forecasting instrument which was stolen by visitors from a York tourist attraction has now been valued at £150,000. The ivory and brass-plated barometer – part of Fairfax House’s Noel Terry Collection of English Furniture and Clocks
THREE boys have been arrested after a brick – believed to have been thrown from a motorway bridge – smashed through the windscreen of a coach carrying York City Football Club supporters and injured a fan. It is believed the brick was dropped from the
YOUNG people in York are to miss out on a multi-million-pound boost after the city was rejected for a major Government investment. City of York Council expected to receive between £1 million and £5 million from the national “myplace” pot, set up via
