TWO pensioners have been injured after a crash in a North Yorkshire seaside town. The collision happened at about 2.55pm today as an 86-year-old woman, from Scarborough, was crossing Burniston Road and heading towards Peasholme Park in the town. She
A BLACK hole in the budget for caring for York’s most vulnerable people has widened by £600,000 in less than three months. City of York Council has revealed its adult social services department is now expected to overspend by £1.7 million this financial
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched and shoppers are being urged to check their bank accounts after card-cloning equipment was discovered at a York supermarket cashpoint. The skimming device and a camera were found attached to the Lloyds TSB machine outside
NIKOLAI Foster found his first experience of directing an Alan Ayckbourn play “quite difficult” when staging Season’s Greetings at the Liverpool Playhouse five years ago in only his second professional engagement. Nevertheless, he has welcomed
AS a member of Scarcroft Ladies Bowling Club and the Scarcroft Green Association, I am appalled that City of York Council is proposing to remove its green maintenance services from our greens and croquet lawn in 2011 (Bowls groups back action to save
PROFITS for Drax power station of Selby have plummeted by 64 per cent, but careful cost-management and improved efficiency means the outlook remains positive. That is the view of the operators of Britain’s biggest power station as they announced that
I refer to the letter from Robert Nash (Sporting disgrace, February 19). I find no difficulty whatsoever that the city council should provide good quality modern offices for its staff, which will also benefit the residents of the city of York.
HUNTERS Property Group, the York-based independent estate agency, is expanding with the launch of three new home-based franchise branches well outside its Yorkshire heartland. The new Hunters Personal branches are in Ilford, Essex, the Isle of Wight
START up a business in York, or make a success of one already up and running, with the help of the taxman. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is organising a Business Advice Open Day at York Racecourse next month. The free, all-day event, starting at 9am on
In response to the review by Martin Dreyer of the opening show of Beauty And The Beast (Zany tricks and treats thrill audience, The Press, February 19), and his question: “Is Beauty And The Beast really a musical?”, it has to be a resounding “yes
RIGHT now, across the UK, 10,000 people are facing an agonising wait. They are sitting on the organ transplant list, hoping for the vital phone call that could save their life. Many will be lucky. But many others will never get the new lease of life
Students will have the chance to learn how to eat well on a budget when the Cooking Bus visits the University of York. The Cooking Bus, an articulated lorry that transforms into a cookery classroom, will be on campus for a week with its staff teaching
TWO schools in Selby district are set to get more than £200,000 for refurbishment works next year as councillors outline their spending plans. North Yorkshire County Council has revealed where it plans to devote a £2.4 million slice of funding to school
WE often read about horrific crimes being committed, the full details of which cannot always be given due to the seriousness of them. Then we see the words: “They behaved like animals.” Why? Animals couldn’t and wouldn’t do such things. So I wonder
THE efforts of a North Yorkshire museum to provide top flight educational visits for the region’s schoolchildren has seen it recognised with a Government award. The Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington has received a Learning Outside The Classroom Quality
I have been a wine drinker for the best part of two centuries, but this is the first time I have encountered a wine with a severe weather warning (Tipping’s Tipples, The Press, February 20). Malbronte Malbec Torrontés may well taste like the
I SEE from The Press, on February 12, that Nestlé is to relocate the war memorial to its (Rowntree) employees who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. Would it not be possible to place the memorial in a more prominent position, where
Thank you for covering the recent meeting between pain sufferers and Dr David Geddes, of North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT). The PCT is refusing to continue funding for injections to help against lower-back pain, even when they have
WORLD recognition has sharpened York athlete Richard Buck’s gaze upon this summer’s European Championships. Buck was confirmed in the Great Britain squad to compete in the 400 metres individual event in the World Indoor Athletics Championships to be
YORK City and York City Knights were both facing further fixture havoc today. City’s FA Trophy tie at Barrow, which had been rescheduled for last night after being postponed on Saturday, was called off again due to a frozen pitch and put back a week
I OFFERED this quote to members of my business networking group this morning and they were… well, let’s just say that they were unimpressed: “In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail.” No one likes the idea of failure. Most people
PROMOTED Copmanthorpe face a baptism of fire on their return to the top flight of the HPH York Vale Cricket League. Last season’s second division champions will open the campaign at champions York University Staff on Saturday, April 24. North Cave,
THEATRE director Sarah Punshon may have moved from Tyneside to Leicester when only six months old, but CP Taylor’s play And A Nightingale Sang has reconnected her with her north-eastern roots. “I really recognised the family in the piece, and
CITY of York Hockey Club York Ladies 2nd XI beat Bingley Bees firsts 3-1 to move within a point of their second-placed Yorkshire League division two rivals. York took the lead through Vicky Skilton from a clean pass from Julie Routledge only for
CITY of York Council’s principal sporting body still has places open on a seminar aimed at helping sports clubs cope with the financial pinch. The council’s Sport and Active Leisure partnership ‘Active York’ will be holding their next citywide forum,
SITTING in a row of former cottages near York Minster, Robin Boulton is enjoying a rare lunchtime pint. He sits proud and dapper, with freshly polished shoes and a razor-sharp crease to his trousers. His tie sports a Windsor knot; it always does
THE Acorn Tagability Club for young people with a learning or physical disability is looking for new members. The club was set up by the Ebor Schools Sport Partnership and York Acorn ARLC coach Mick Anderson to provide young people with a disability
TWO vans were involved in a minor accident on the A59 this morning. The accident took place at around 7.30am near Upper Poppleton and involved a Mercedes Sprinter van and a white box van. One of the drivers complained of whiplash after the accident
The battle of the student campuses in York continued with York St John beating York University 6-3 in ladies division two of the York Badminton League. Helen Wilson and Nikki Hainsworth put in the match-winning series for the city centre based-campus
THERE were long delays on the A64 heading into York this morning after a car accident. The minor accident took place at around 8.25am near Whitwell on the Hill. A Land Rover was involved in a collision with a Toyota Corolla in the west-bound
York Knavesmire Harriers put in a creditable performance in the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Wakefield. The men’s team came home in 13th place with Tom Edwards being the first counter in 41st position. Barry Atkinson was 82nd, Kevin Langhan
Argentinean striker Luciano Becchio scored twice to give Leeds their first victory in seven games. United beat Oldham, 2-0 for the third time this season after already winning at Boundary Park in both the league and F.A. Cup. Leeds went close
EAST Yorkshire’s former Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Guy Smith competes again in the gruelling twice around the clock endurance sportscar race this year. The 35-year-old from Driffield will make his seventh Le Mans appearance by driving for the new Anglo-Swiss
Wetherby trainer Peter Salmon, who registered his first success at Wolverhampton three weeks ago with Wyatt Earp, switches his sprinter to Southwell tomorrow in a bid to double his score. Salmon, who has been in racing for some 40 years, found a good
The savagery of the rape of a teenager in Acomb was revealed for the first time at a press conference in York yesterday. Detective Superintendent Lewis Raw, leading the inquiry, disclosed how the rapist used a knife to inflict cuts on his victim
A WASTE company has been hit with a bill of more than £50,000 for allowing brewery effluent to pollute a river for more than a year. VWS (UK) Limited held environmental permits in 2008 and 2009 to operate effluent treatment plants for two breweries
A PENSIONER was mugged in a city centre street. The 66-year-old man was attacked in Leadmill Lane, just off Piccadilly, at about 11.45pm on Monday. The muggers stole money and a cash card. The victim sustained injuries to his head and shoulder after
ONE of the main routes between Selby and York has reopened following emergency work to repair a burst water main. Cawood High Street was closed to traffic on Monday while a team of technicians carried out the repair – meaning motorists travelling
MUSIC critic David Simpson’s next-door neighbour in a village near York took such exception to his choice of late-night sounds that he punched him in the face. Harrogate Magistrates Court heard how ‘‘a continuous thumping sound’’ at 10.20pm on January
A TEENAGE girl took action after a car skidded on an icy York road and mounted the pavement, narrowly missing her mother. Becky Cook, 16, contacted Holgate ward councillors to raise concerns about the spate of car crashes outside her home at the junction
THE man accused of starting the fire which claimed the lives of two promising young jockeys is set to face further charges. Peter William Brown, 37, appeared before Leeds Crown Court yesterday accused of two counts of murder. The charges follow a blaze
HOSPITAL bosses in York are backing a drive to improve the quality of care for people whose lives have been blighted by dementia. Leaflets launched today by the Alzheimer’s Society are aimed at helping health workers understand the needs of those suffering
DETECTIVES investigating the suspected murder of York chef Claudia Lawrence are expected to give an update on the inquiry on tomorrow’s BBC Crimewatch programme. Meanwhile, Claudia’s father, Peter Lawrence, is hoping people across the country
A WOMAN passenger who attacked a taxi driver and hurled racial insults at him has appeared in court. Kathleen Ritchie, 49, had been a taxi driver herself for 15 years before setting up a cleaning business. But that did not stop her hitting taxi driver
A MOTHER said she and her children were almost crushed by a bus which mounted the pavement at a busy junction. Bus company First has confirmed it is investigating a report of the near-miss at the junction of Holgate Road and Hamilton Drive,
