THE Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police has made a direct appeal to the person who knows what has happened to Claudia Lawrence to contact the police. Speaking in his Christmas message, Grahame Maxwell urged that person to spare a thought for
ONCE more the flood-hit community of Workington has a fast-working York building firm to thank for helping to get it back on its feet. Yorkon, the York-based off-site specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, took a record 18 hours to deliver and install
As the decade draws to a close, newspapers everywhere are looking back at how The Noughties changed things. That’s a little too close to home for Yesterday Once More. We prefer to look a little further back in time. A hundred years back, in
MAY the bonanza be with you. All 12,000 cheques for Aviva policyholders in the York area entitled to a share of a windfall have now been mailed out. The total value of the “reattribution payments” is about £6 million. On average nationally, 90 per
DON’T these shoes look good enough to eat? Well, actually, they are... It turns out that the chic shoes are actually choc shoes. They are the fastest-selling products in The Giftag Chocolate Box, a new high-class chocolate shop started by former printer
THE detective leading the investigation into the suspected murder of York chef Claudia Lawrence says he is considering the possibility she has come to harm at the hands of a complete stranger. Speaking at a press conference, Detective Superintendent
HAVE you or your children made a snowman to be proud of? Following the Siberian and Arctic blast, most of York, North and East Yorkshire is covered in the white stuff, ideal for making snowmen. Now The Press is launching a competition
JUST four days to go to the Big Day so it must be time for me to pass on my festive greeting to you, dear reader. (Yes, yes I know full well there’s only one of you). But should it be Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? Or given that we’ve just finished
As York’s children and young people’s champion, former chair of licensing and current chair of health, I have not seen any increase in underage drinking. However, accompanying the noise patrol service on late-night duty and through other things, I can
The new Peasholme Centre, in Fishergate, York, had a long and controversial birth, but residents are pleased with their improved surroundings, reports MATT CLARK. LAST winter Andy Whitworth was living rough. His sleeping arrangements alternated
IF there are times when the presence of “Yorkshire” in its title may sound parochial to the uninformed, Yorkshire Bach Choir’s performance of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday under Peter Seymour was anything but. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a better
THE cold weather reduced the British Music Society’s audience to barely a third of its normal size, but the hardy survivors were handsomely rewarded by the Frith Piano Quartet’s luscious programme of Mozart and Schumann framing lesser-known delights
A BOY from York won £50 for his school and £20 for himself after winning a competition to design a Christmas card. Reece Ounsley, of Skelton Primary School, won the regional heat of Leeds Building Society’s contest. He is pictured here with deputy head
Despite a concerted effort by The Press and York Means Business, with their high-profile campaign, and despite a production crew spending several months in and around the city making a film to promote York across the world – it was all a waste of time
In respect of Tony Howlett’s letter (Holding back river, December 16), I do not agree that nothing can be done about regular flooding in York. It is a matter of political will, and community pressure. He mentioned the Foss barrier. Indeed. It cost
The number of MPs prepared to challenge auditor Sir Thomas Legg’s demands that they repay expense claims rose to more than 50, as the appeal deadline approached. They will never accept that they have betrayed our trust. What will they think of
You don’t need to be “absolutely purist” (whatever that means) to distinguish between slang and dialect (Talk is cheap, the Press, December 14). All you need is access to a dictionary. Certainly, language changes; or rather is changed, either by
POLICE have released a photograph revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in Burn canal. North Yorkshire Police Officers today announced they have made “significant progress” in their investigation into the killing of Chinese national
Alec Acomb of Nether Poppleton must have had some frustrating car journeys into York (Red flag motoring, Letters, December 17). Why he chooses to blame pedal cyclists for this situation is beyond me. Suburban residents who choose to car share,
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two people were killed on a stretch of road near Market Weighton. The accident happened at about 2.20pm yesterday on the A1079 east of Arris Hill. A silver coloured Citroen C2 was travelling eastbound
RIVAL managers Martin Foyle and Julian Dicks united to hit out at the controversial late postponement of York City’s game at Grays Athletic. Athletic boss Dicks branded the decision to call off the Blue Square Premier fixture at 1.15pm on Saturday
YORK City director Sophie Hicks expressed sympathy for supporters left out of pocket by the postponement of the club’s away game at Grays Athletic. The Blue Square Premier fixture was called off by referee Amy Rayner at 1.15pm – after repeated
GRAYS Athletic were counting the cost after potentially missing out on only their third four-figure crowd of the season for the visit of York City. Officials at the Essex club were expecting 400 City fans to travel south for the Blue Square
FOR the first time this season the whole of the Minster Engineering York and District Football League programme was postponed. Not a single ball was kicked as the Arctic conditions spread across the region to wipe out matches in York, Selby
As the snow and frost continues to play havoc with jump racing on turf, all-weather Flat venues are keeping the racing show on the road and Thirsk trainer David Barron is expected to be thankful of that fact today and tomorrow. Barron has good prospects
ROBERT Snodgrass curled home a marvellous winner as Leeds United increased their lead at the top of League One to four points. It was a goal worthy of winning any game and was richly deserved as the Whites put in one of their best performances at Elland
NONE of North Yorkshire’s rugby union sides managed to beat the cold snap. The entire Yorkshire League programme, including the division one games for York, Selby, Malton & Norton, and Scarborough, plus Pocklington in division two and York Railway
AN anxious wait is in store for York Acorn Rugby League Club coach Alfie Hill after the Baltic freeze KO’d the Blue and Golds last fixture of 2009. Like the rest of the National Conference League premier division, Acorn’s clash at home to Oulton Raiders
Father Tim Jones, parish priest at St Lawrence and St Hilda in York, has caused shock by saying people in need should shoplift. Read his sermon in full below: People enjoy watching musicals. Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oliver
WORSHIPPERS at one York church got a shock when their parish priest used the last Sunday before Christmas to advocate shoplifting. Father Tim Jones, parish priest of St Lawrence and St Hilda, broke off from the traditional Nativity story yesterday
COURAGEOUS Nicola Coates has lost a 23-year battle for life after being stricken by leukaemia for the fifth time. The 35-year-old – who was given a life-saving bone marrow transplant by an American newspaper editor in 2000 after The Press ran
THERE have been demands for a review of York’s gritting policies, after a weekend of wintry weather led to widespread disruption. The Accident and Emergency department at York Hospital said it was “extremely busy” all weekend, with many people
FOUR people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire broke out in Selby. The incident occurred just after 4pm yesterday in Kitchen Drive, off Fostergate, just south of Selby Canal. The fire began in the kitchen of the house
JUNE 12 is not just the date when England will play the USA in the World Cup – it is also the date when villagers in Saxton hope work will start on their flood defences. The village, near Sherburn-in-Elmet, has suffered several times from surface
THE SISTER of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to ease the family’s “unending” pain. Ali Sims, 38, made the plea as the family prepared for its first Christmas without 35-year-old Claudia, who
YORK’S city leaders have collected nearly quarter of a million pounds extra in council tax, after a crackdown on incorrect claims. A review of people claiming the single person discount on their tax resulted in £237,000 extra income for the council
SHOPKEEPERS in York say there are signs they seem to be riding out the recession, following a bumper festive season. Local retailers say Christmas shopping has been buoyant this year, despite fears that the global economic crisis would hit sales. Adam
YORK politician James Alexander was among the thousands stranded when a power cut halted Eurostar services through the Channel Tunnel. Coun Alexander was meant to be going to Brussels to present an anti-BNP petition to the European Parliament
MORE and more children are kicking the couch into touch and taking advantage of York’s mobile sports facilities. The Street Sports service is run by City of York Council, offering youngsters around the city the chance to try something new. Figures just
THE future of one of York’s biggest empty shops is up for grabs after an outdoor retailer said it wanted to open a store on the site. GO Outdoors, which claims to be the UK’s fastest growing outdoor retailer, said it was keen on the old MFI
STAFF and volunteers at Yorkshire Air Museum have paid tribute to a woman killed in a road accident last week. Diane Clark died shortly after being knocked down by a white low-loader lorry as she crossed the A1079 at Wilberfoss last Monday. Mrs Clark
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to re-open a rail link through East Yorkshire are celebrating a major boost to their crusade, and say they are now determined to achieve their dream. The Minsters Rail Campaign, which wants to re-open the historic line from York
A PREHISTORIC amphibian sold for £69 when it went under the electronic hammer in York. As reported in The Press last week, Yorkshire Museums Trust decided to sell the model of a swamp creature, pictured, as it was no longer needed in its collection
THERE was no room at the inn – so how about a semi-detached bungalow? Mary and Joseph took a stroll through Acomb in York, as the countdown to Christmas continued. Shoppers looked on as two actors performed the festive walkabout, which
MENTAL health patients are getting back into work thanks to a new café in York. The Parasol Café, in Clarence Street, is chiefly run and managed by 15 mental health service users, and runs alongside the highly successful Umbrella Café at Bootham Park
