STUNNED and scared residents living near the scene of a rape in a York field have joined the appeal to track down the attacker – saying “nobody will feel safe” until he is caught. Teams of police are continuing a painstaking search for vital
YORK magistrates remanded a 31-year-old food preparer in custody accused of stabbing a visitor to his home in the back. Grzegor Slawski, of Bull Lane, off Lawrence Street in York, did not enter a plea to a charge of wounding Wojiech Majtyka
YORK City's trip to Kidderminster Harriers in the Blue Square Premier has been rearranged for Tuesday, March 23 (7.45pm). The game was scheduled for Saturday, March 13, but was postponed due to a clash with Kidderminster's FA Carlsberg Trophy semi-final
THOUSANDS of pounds were raised as friends and relatives of York war hero Matthew Hatton gathered in his memory. Becky Hatton, the younger sister of the late Lance Bombardier Hatton, organised the event at the Cottage Inn in Haxby on Saturday night.
THE military is boosting the North Yorkshire economy by hundreds of millions of pounds. A multi-agency team, including the Ministry of Defence (MoD), studied the impact the military has in North Yorkshire and the North East. It said the economy was
SHE fought and won her battle against cancer – now this inspirational fundraiser is set to help fellow sufferers of the disease. Laura Ward was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October 2006 when she was only 17, a few months after she had found lumps
EXPERTS were due to meet today to discuss a possible ban of the drug mephedrone. The substance is one of several “legal highs” being looked at by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. The Press’s Menace of Mephedrone campaign, lobbying
THE Queen has recognised the work of a research unit at the University of York which has helped to develop a range of policies to support vulnerable people for more than 35 years. The University’s Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) received a Queen’s
CHILDREN from the Running Wild project have been busy at Clifton Backies Local Nature Reserve, putting in new steel benches. The project is in partnership with City of York Council. The two steel benches have been made by artist Jim Roberts, and
CICADA Communications, the Harrogate-based PR firm, has announced three major client wins. The agency has been appointed by TM Lewin, the business wear specialist store group, to provide a PR programme to support its regional marketing campaigns. It
ARTISTS at a York tattoo studio raised £775 for the Guardian Angels children’s unit at York Hospital during a 12-hour body, decorating marathon. Joe Eastwood and his team at the True Colour studio, in Clarence Street, offered a day of half-price tattoos
SCREEN actor Brian Blessed will be one of the main speakers at the Yorkshire International Business Convention in Harrogate this summer. The expansive, bearded Yorkshireman, described by organisers as “actor and adventurer with one of the loudest voices
A family-owned lighting business in North Yorkshire is switching on for future growth by doubling the size of its showroom. Robinsons Lighting, located in a former mill in Brewerton Street, just off the High Street, Knaresborough, has experienced ten
LAURA QUINN has her career in clear focus after being appointed as a fully qualified dispensing optician at Specsavers in York. Laura, 26, has successfully completed an intensive three-year distance-learning course run by the Association of British
BUSINESS leaders in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to attend an event on Wednesday showcasing the services of one of the world’s leading chief executives’ development organisations. Vistage UK is staging a taster morning at the offices of
YORKSHIRE have signed South African batting ace Herschelle Gibbs as their Twenty20 specialist. The 35-year-old batsman will arrive in time for the first Friends Provident 20-over clash with Durham on June 10, and will be available for the rest of the
YORK City will play Salisbury in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy if they can beat Barrow in tomorrow night's last-eight clash at Holker Street. The winners of that game will travel to Salisbury on March 13 and then play host to the Wiltshire club
YORK City manager Martin Foyle believes the FA Trophy should not take priority over Blue Square Premier fixtures following the postponement of Saturday’s quarter-final clash at Barrow. That tie has been rearranged for tomorrow night, meaning the scheduled
YORK City Knights will want to play their postponed match against London Skolars “as soon as possible” after seeing their Northern Rail Cup campaign hit again by the weather. The Knights have now seen two of their four group games called off due
YORK City have denied an FA charge concerning their players’ conduct at last month’s league game at Cambridge United. Both clubs were accused of breaching FA rule E20 (a) – the failure to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly
I was delighted to see the article on January 12 announcing City of York Council was to build 21 homes at Lilbourne Drive, Clifton, for a total cost of £2.5 million (£1.25 million city homes boost). The article championed the council on this
JADED Leeds United are running on empty as the business end of the League One season approaches. Lacking energy, ideas and confidence, they are a shadow of the side which made a high-octane start to the campaign. They have won just one
CASEY BROMILOW expects a tough battle throughout the Championship One season – and that’s just to get on the pitch. The Australian half-back arrived at York City Knights in January and proceeded to play in the opening Northern Rail Cup win
SELBY Town shot down high-flying Rainworth Miners Welfare with a superb display at Flaxley Road. The Robins, who are sixth in the Northern Counties East League premier division, were 4-2 victors over their visitors, who are pushing for the title
CITY of York Athletics Club ace Richard Buck clocked a season’s best time in finishing third in the 400 metres at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham. Buck ran 46.52 seconds to come home behind David Gillick (45.52) and Rabah Yousif (46.24). At the
I THINK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was wrong to go on TV with Piers Morgan and talk about the death of his baby daughter, Jennifer. It was so hypocritical after accusing Cameron of using his children in Tory “adverts”. Mr Brown is so desperate
Easingwold jumped into second place in reserve ‘B’ as goals from Paul Floyd and John Hunter secured a 2-1 home win over Aviva. Heslington, who were second, suffered their first home defeat in five games as they lost 4-3 to York RI. Gareth Fisher (2
Reserve ‘C’ leaders Fulford were surprisingly beaten 2-1 at Crayke. Dave Colley and Luke Dale hit the home side’s goals, with Steve Dunne replying for Fulford. They retain top spot, but the chasing pack all won. White Horse beat Nestlé 7-4 thanks to
IT WAS suggested a while ago that The Press gave some space just for councillors to air their views and comments and have the right to respond to points raised in the paper. It has become noticeable that more letters are coming from councillors in the
THE top-of-the-table premier division clash between Dunnington and Haxby United ended all-square in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Leaders Dunnington came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw with second-placed United. Haxby scored through
THE concern for the traffic consequences from the Terry’s development are to be expected. However, the increased traffic volume of all types generated will indicate the success of the trade and attracted occupants therein. The many months of planning
THIRD-PLACED Post Office toppled division one leaders Malton & Norton 2-1 in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Malton & Norton went into the game on the back on a seven-match unbeaten run, but they fell behind to a goal from Michael Heels
RESPONDING to Coun David Horton’s letter of February 16, I have to point out to him that the council’s Cycling Strategy approved on September 23, 2008, includes an objective to increase the number of pupils cycling to school. There is a target
MANY visitors who come shopping to the city must become confused at the time, as many of York’s clocks have stopped working. The close face of the café/church on the corner of Spurriergate has stopped at 4.50pm. The one at the old Boots store in
Old Malton St Mary’s have opened up a massive 11-point lead in reserve ‘A’. They were the only top five side to collect maximum points and have reached the half way point with a 100 per cent record. However, they were severely tested at Huntington
Heworth ARLC went close to achieving their first win of the National Conference division one season against a lacklustre Castleford Panthers before going down 32-16. The Elmpark Way clash was much closer than the final scoreline suggests, with the
HIGH-FLYING York Railway Institute RUFC kept their Yorkshire Four promotion challenge on track with a hard-fought 13-10 victory at Sheffield Medicals. The first half produced a mixture of open rugby and solid defence, but neither side could force a
RESURGENT Malton & Norton RUFC claimed a third consecutive win to boost their hopes of Yorkshire One survival. The Ryedale side beat basement boys Yarnbury 20-13 on Saturday to move level with third-bottom Skipton on ten points.
As hot trainers go, Kevin Ryan is currently sizzling in the frost and the snow. The Hambleton handler has sent out 16 winners already this year from 56 runners and is currently operating at a 29 per cent strike-rate. This afternoon at Wolverhampton
The saga of the new office accommodation for City of York Council rolls on and on, fuelled by letters from Nick Derbyshire (Broadside for new HQ design, 15 Feb) and Terry McLaughlin (Has Hungate been forgotten already? 18 Feb). I was delighted
Pocklington RUFC won the hard way as they edged a 19-17 result at home to Huddersfield YMCA in Yorkshire Two. Pocklington played some of their best rugby of the season in the first half and reached the interval in control with a 16-point lead.
There’s nothing like having a great laugh after a hard day’s work and David Gorman delivers, with a unique and enjoyable stand-up performance. From a priceless entrance to a climactic and “educational” dissolution, he kept the audience laughing
Never fool yourself into thinking that a CD is the real thing. Live performances have a dimension that a recording cannot match. The dynamics of a string quartet like the Barbirollis offer a perfect illustration. Beethoven, Britten and Brahms
Updated: A MASSIVE police manhunt was launched after a teenager was raped in a York field. The 18-year-old victim was walking in a field which links Westfield Place and Grange Lane, in Acomb, on Saturday, when she was approached by a man in
COME ON, admit it. Are you one of the half million great unwashed Brits who only launder their bedsheets three times a year? If so, you’re probably sharing your slumbers with up to ten million bed bugs snugly burrowed inside your mattress, sharing their
THE saga of York’s new council headquarters has moved closer to conclusion with the sealing of the contract for the civic base. Now York Investors LLP hopes to start work on transforming a historic city centre railway hub into a 21st-century base for
NEW defences have been completed in York city centre to reduce flood risk to nearby homes and help to maintain access to Clifford Street fire station. Fire and council chiefs across the city have welcomed the improvements at Peckitt Street, which are
ANY new high-speed rail service must include York, the city’s council leader has said. The proposed high-speed rail link from London was discussed at the Yorkshire Council Leaders meeting on Thursday in Wakefield, following reports that cabinet ministers
A TRAGIC error of judgement led to an elderly York biker being killed in a head-on collision. Peter Anthony Lee was riding his Honda motorcycle towards the city when he attempted an overtaking manoeuvre as he approached a busy junction on Boxing Day
A treat for rugby league fans this week. We have managed to dig out, from The Press’s online archive, some wonderful old photographs from the city’s rugby league past. The club which was eventually to evolve into today’s York City Knights seems to
MORE than 2,000 Girl Guides gathered at a York college to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the organisation. Members of Girl Guiding North East England met at Askham Bryan College, York, on Saturday, for a performing arts festival, dubbed One World
YORK politicians should bring their own food or go hungry to help city leaders balance the books, it has been claimed. Coun David Scott, leader of the Labour opposition on City of York Council, has called for an end to the free food laid on for councillors
A TEENAGE thug who took part in a “prolonged and gratuitous” mass attack on an innocent passer-by has been locked up for three years. Joel Benjamin Best was only 17 when he took part in the attack on Mark Senior in Sherburn in Elmet. Last month Best
DETECTIVES are investigating the assault of a teenage girl in Selby. The incident occurred between 11pm and 11.40pm on Friday as the 16-year-old girl walked alone down an alleyway off Brook Street near an Indian restaurant. She was approached by an
RURAL criminals are finding life tough around Selby after another phase of Operation Jumbo. The second phase of the 16-day operation to tackle poaching, wildlife and rural crime was conducted last week in the Selby area, adding to the success during
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a separate property in Bull Lane, Lawrence Street, on Saturday afternoon after reports of a kitchen fire. Fire crews from York and Acomb attended the scene shortly before 2.30pm. Eight adults, a baby and two dogs were evacuated
TEENAGE girls desperate to keep their weight down may be leaving themselves open to a greater health risk – because they can’t kick the cigarettes. Now a York doctor has sent out an appeal for youngsters whose believe their smoking habit will stop them
A SHADOW minister took to the tourist trail in York. Tobias Ellwood, shadow minister for tourism, visited top attractions yesterday including the newly refurbished Yorkshire Museum, the National Railway Museum and the freshly redeveloped Jorvik Viking
A MOTHER denied state funding to pay for her son’s funeral has now received full payment following intervention by The Press. Debbie Smith was originally told by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that she did not qualify for funeral costs because
A MAN has locked himself inside his Ryedale home because he fears being evicted after it was left to a North Yorkshire charity in his mother’s will. John Laborevics, 40, has become a recluse in the Norton house where he has lived for 32 years and fears
A SCHEME to stop noisy students disrupting residential areas has proved such a success that its creators are considering making it permanent. The Night Marshals scheme, which ran during Freshers’ Week at York St John’s University, saw two teams of licensed
A FIERY finale marked the end of the annual Viking Festival extravaganza in York, which saw the city’s first boat- burning in a decade. Crowds turned out in their thousands at York Racecourse as the clock was turned back a thousand years to when
THE final resting place of York citizens of yesteryear is about to have a facelift after local residents launched a special task force. People in Bishophill have banded together to form a community gardening group, and are to renovate the old
A CAMPAIGN to stamp out bogus charity collections is being backed by North Yorkshire’s trading standards department. The Give With Care initiative follows a rise in the number of complaints about leaflets distributed in the county asking for donations
