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THREE mountains, 27 miles and a bag full of glucose tablets – one East Yorkshire proved that diabetes does not have to interfere with life by running the Yorkshire Three Peaks only a year after being diagnosed with the condition. Adam Gorrill,

Updated: SHEPHERD, the York-based building group, is to get a £90 million cash injection from its bank. The money will be used to take advantage of any new opportunities for growth that arise as the UK pulls out of recession. Shepherd, which in May

MORE than 150 golfers have presented a cash injection to a York charity devoted to caring for people with life-threatening illnesses. Sue Spence, director of clinical services at St Leonard’s Hospice, received £9,725 from fundraiser Joan Worth and Fulford

BUSINESSES in Yorkshire are convinced they will beat the downturn. According to research commissioned by Yorkshire Bank, more than nine out of ten (94 per cent) business owners are confident their company will survive the recession – with more than a

PROPERTY repair and maintenance specialist Rok has landed a house-building deal in Yorkshire which could generate up to £10 million in revenue, but it comes too late for 28 staff at its Malton office. Rok decided in August to shut down the office next

TWO organisations in the York area are among 18 finalists in the Yorkshire & Humber Training Awards. Woodlands MS Resource & Respite Care Centre and North York Moors National Park office in Helmsley will both appear in the top line-up at the awards ceremony

Proving there is life after redundancy, MAXINE GORDON meets a York mum who is following her dream. RACHAEL Middleton was an early victim of the credit crunch. When she was made redundant last October from her job at a York farm shop, Rachael

FUNNY, I’ve been told by many a doctor that cutting down on tea has health benefits, most vitally reducing stress. Being a tea addict, I was mortified recently when I was advised by a GP to cut it out in favour of decaffeinated. Whatever people

JIMMY CARR said towards the end of his set that his favourite audience reaction was “hahaha... ohh, ooh”. Where his jokes are met with instant hilarity, followed by a moment’s pause, and a simultaneous afterthought. “I just heard laughter – was it me

LIFESTYLES are much in the news these days, and usually for the wrong reasons. The way we live today is blamed for everything from impending environmental disaster to children suffering violence and abuse. Alternative lifestyles are held up to us as

A CHARITY which helps seriously ill children in York has been given a lift thanks to a fundraising balloon race. Hundreds of balloons were released at the Balloon Tree Farmshop and Café, in Gate Helmsley, raising more than £300 for the Guardian Angels

A BAND of intrepid cyclists from York braved torrential rain and howling gales to complete a coast-to-coast bike ride and raise thousands for a hospice. Sue Collins, of Earswick, one of the group, told how they became soaked to the skin – and one rider

WHAT harebrained scheme will this Government of ours in its death throes come up with next? The latest proposals on checking the background of anyone helping children’s groups is just plain daft. First, the suggestion undermines the very trust we need

AFTER reading the courageous story of Jordan Holt (The Press, September 12) and his challenge with the medical condition diabetes, I would like to mention the valued work carried out by the York and District Diabetic Voluntary Group. Meetings

JULIAN Cole states in his column that he is a liberal, yet in the same sentence shows how illiberal he is in wishing the BBC does not allow British National Party leader Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time (The Press, September 10).

THE Murdochs complain about the BBC being so big that smaller commercial media businesses are struggling to stay in business, yet the same could be said about the worldwide Murdoch media empire There could not be a better endorsement of the health

I READ with interest the letter by I.M. Harris about Oxfam and that they find the prices in the Goodramgate shop too expensive (Readers’ Letters, September 12). I think the writer has missed the point about the main purpose of charity shops. Oxfam

DAVID Horton is spot on in his critique of cycle paths (Readers’ Letters, September 11). No sensible cyclist will use a path that requires him or her to stop at every junction, when by using the road he or she has priority. In the rest of Europe

A FITNESS fanatic has beaten the British record for a 100,000m indoor row by almost 30 minutes, Julian Norton, 37, of Thirsk, managed the feat in seven hours, nine minutes and 38 seconds to clinch the record and he also raised £600. The record

ON THE way home from the Snappy concert last night, I felt so proud of the young people of York who worked so hard and were totally committed to raising money for such a worthy cause as Snappy. Rebecca Metcalfe and Rebekah Lewis, sixth formers of All

THESE two young pony riders have ridden across Dalby Forest to raise much needed funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). Hannah Fearon, six, and her eight-year-old sister, Emily, held a Ride, Drive And Walk event in order to raise money and support

YORK City striker Richard Brodie had no complaints about being hauled off the pitch despite being on course for his first senior hat-trick against Kettering. Brodie made way for Michael Rankine five minutes after scoring his – and City’s – second goal

YORK-BORN speedster Peter Fox has set his sights on play-off glory and earning an England shirt after being named in the 2009 engage Super League ‘Dream Team’. The Acomb flier, who first came to prominence breaking try-scoring records for York City Knights

IN-FORM golf ace Simon Dyson has broken back into the world’s top 100 after a run of European Tour success. Dyson moved up from 103rd in the rankings to 90th on the back of his joint-third place in the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne at the weekend

SELBY beat Duncombe Park by seven wickets to clinch the division three title on the final day of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League campaign. Steve Precious took his wickets tally for the season to 53 when his 5-19 against Duncombe Park

Osbaldwick teenager Matthew Hattee hit a fine 142 in a draw with Dunnington in division 4B. The 15-year-old shared an opening stand of 190 with Jake Cartledge, who made 55, in the day’s highest total of 296-3. Nick Lister made 41 in Dunnington’s

Yorkshire go into tomorrow’s LV County Championship match with relegation-threatened Sussex knowing that a 19-point swing in their favour will ensure they retain their top-flight future with a fixture to spare. The White Rose county are four points

LONDESBOROUGH Park followed up their 2008 York & District Senior League division three title with the division two crown in 2009. Park swept to a six-wicket victory over New Earswick which put them 35 points ahead of the divisional runners-up. Richard

A REVENGE mission by Yorkshire Academy denied York Cricket Club a second consecutive Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League and cup double. The Clifton Park side clinched the league title with a win over closest rivals Academy the previous

NEW-LOOK Selby Warriors ARLC came through a stiff early test in Pennine League division four by beating a physical Kippax ‘A’ 26-12 – despite having a man sent off. Kippax went in front with a converted try, but 16-year-old Selby full-back Ben Harris

LEEMAN ‘B’s Shelagh Kenny played a starring role in their York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division three clash with St Paul’s. Kenny fired a 128 and two 100s in an 18-dart leg and then hit a 120 in tandem with captain Barbara Russell as they

THE Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League season will reach a climax with Saturday’s finals day at Fulford Tennis Centre. The finals of the IT Sports tournament and the Beryl Bean Over-55 event will be held at the York venue, starting at 10am.

BAYER Neverlusen are top of the York Monday Six-a-side Football Leisure League on goal difference after a 3-0 success over Night Off From The Missus. Young Guns are hot on their heels after they beat FC Hammer 3-0.

FLAXLEY Road will host an England v Scotland veterans’ football clash as part of Selby Town’s 90th anniversary celebrations. Reigning world over-40s champions England will take on the auld enemy on Friday, September 25, kick off 7pm. Robins coach

Point Of Light, yet to taste defeat this season, heads to Beverley tomorrow chasing his sixth consecutive success. The three-year-old, trained at Newmarket by Sir Mark Prescott, a master placer of horses, lines up in the Watch Racing UK On Virgin Media

SUSPECTED illegal immigrants have been arrested in a raid on a home belonging to one of the city’s best-known restaurateurs. Officials from the UK Border Agency searched a property in The Groves and the Jaipur Spice restaurant in York in their latest

THE North’s answer to London’s Globe Theatre could be built in York – thanks to the city’s Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench. The British Shakespeare Company wants to build a reconstruction of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in the North of England,

VIOLENT crime in central York has fallen by a fifth in the past year, following the launch of a police crackdown, new figures have shown. From June to August this year, there were 69 violent crimes in the city centre, compared to 85 and 155 in the same

DRIVERS in Selby saw a return to the “bad old days” after roadworks saw the closure of the town’s bypass, leading to huge tailbacks. Residents face the prospect of similar scenes to Sunday’s snarl-up as North Yorkshire County Council said more roadworks

A HISTORIC building in the heart of Selby is set for a new lease of life after plans to transform it into a shop were given the go-ahead. The Grade II-listed structure which forms the gateway to the medieval Abbot’s Staithe building in the centre of

AFTER interviews with more than 70 candidates, some from abroad, Professor Nicola Spence has been appointed Science City York’s new chief executive. Prof Spence, 48, the chief scientist at the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) in Sand Hutton

FLOWER power was in full bloom at a long-standing York display at the weekend. The Ancient Society of York Florists staged its annual autumn show at Askham Bryan College, with exhibitors arriving from far and wide to show off their expertise in the floral

A FUNERAL service will take place in Malton this week for the young Irish jockey killed in a suspected arson attack on a block of flats in Norton. Friends, family and colleagues of 18-year-old Jamie Kyne are expected to attend the service on

A CARE group in York and North Yorkshire has pledged cash support to back a national campaign to get fairer fees for care providers. Members of the Independent Care Group in York and North Yorkshire met at New Earswick Folk Hall to discuss the issue.

A 91-year-old man who had been reported missing from York Hospital, has been found safe and well.

FOUR companies have shown an interest in breathing new life into York’s empty Barbican Centre. Consultants brought in by City of York Council to look at ways of bringing the city centre auditorium back into use have revealed they have held discussions

FORMER staff of a hair- dressing salon in York city centre gathered for a reunion, almost 50 years after the business opened. Julie Simpson, who organised the event, said 35 people who were hairdressers at Maison Lee attended the occasion at her guest

PEOPLE living near a York park which has been blighted by drink-fuelled disorder have asked police to ensure that an impending alcohol restriction order for the area “has some teeth.” The restriction order comes into force at Clarence Gardens

THREE louts who beat up two victims because they sounded “posh” have been branded cowards and have narrowly avoided a jail sentence. Jake Elliott Stephenson, then 17, saw red when Adam Johnston refused to give him a cigarette as the victim

LONG-SERVING members of the Acomb unit of the St John Ambulance were honoured at a gala evening to mark a milestone anniversary. Seventy years of first aid work were celebrated by members of the unit in the company of county commissioner Karl

GOLFERS who can’t find time to make it to the fairways during the day are being given a floodlit chance to hone their game at a York club. The greens of Heworth Golf Club are to be illuminated for a night event next month which will see illuminated balls

A COLLEGE near York has been given the go-ahead to extend the hours it can serve alcohol despite protests from local residents. But licensing chiefs in the city have put measures in place to ensure any noise created by late-night events being held at

PILGRIMS of all denominations are being invited to York Minster as it prepares to take temporary charge of the relics of a Christian saint. The relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux will be homed at the Minster on October 1 and 2 when doors will be open for