Final preparations for this weekend’s Coastival arts event are under way with thousands of people expected to flock to Scarborough. Tickets are selling well and organisers say they cannot wait for Coastival to begin tomorrow evening. More than 100
AN eleventh-hour agreement over outdoor drinking has been reached between York’s Lord Mayor and a neighbouring café. City of York Council licensing officers were due to meet at The Guildhall today to discuss an application on behalf of the
ANIMALCARE Plc, the Dunnington-based veterinary supplies group today reported soaring profits. In the six months to December 31 pre-tax profits rose from £94,000 to £1.38 million – up by 47 per cent. Its operating profit was up 35 per cent to
MATCH-WINNER Jamie Reed said he knew he had scored the moment he struck the super volley that downed Fleetwood Town and kept York City in hunt for a play-off place. The 23-year-old’s 48th-minute strike, his first touch after coming on as a half-time
CITY of York AC’s Richard Buck is adamant he will run at next month’s European Championships despite fulfilling only half of the selection criteria at the Aviva UK Indoor Trials and Championships. The 24-year-old had to settle for silver in the 400
PUPILS at the Tregelles School, York – the Junior School of the Mount School – enjoyed a visit from local author Brenda Tyler, writer of The Tomtes of Hilltop Farm, who visited the school to talk to pupils aged four to six. During the story-telling
DAVE WOODS believes York City Knights are still in the hunt for a quarter-final spot in the Northern Rail Cup – and two big victories could see them beat the odds and progress. The Knights lost their opening two games to big-spending Barrow
SALES of top chocolates made in York are booming as Nestlé continues to outperform its UK rivals. The company today announced its 2010 results and said it had been a ‘good performance’ in a challenging economic climate. It said KitKat sales rose
City of York Athletics Club veteran athlete Colin Shafto successfully defended his M75 pentathlon title at the British Masters Indoor Multi-event Championships at the Lee Valley Athletic Centre. The UK record holder, although hampered by a calf injury
Clifton ‘A’ ladies remain unbeaten in division one of the York Badminton League after a comprehensive 9-0 victory over old rivals RI Mon/Wed ‘B’. Lucy Smith and Karen Broster again set the standard with a best return so far of 126-40 after three straight
YORK Acorn ARLC face probably their most important fight of the season as their relegation battle deepens – but boss Scott Rhodes remains confident his side can escape the mire. The Blue and Golds are at the foot of the National Conference premier division
Leaders New Earswick All Blacks have a top-of-the-table clash at second-placed Kippax Welfare in Pennine League division one east. Kippax are two points behind but with a game in hand as teams vie for position before the top four in both the east and
The draw for the semi-finals of the York & District Accident Cup have pitted York Acorn and New Earswick All Blacks and Selby Warriors against Heworth. No dates for the ties have been confirmed.
DUNNINGTON continued their fine run in the Yorkshire Squash League premier division with a 4-1 home win over Barnsley. In their first season in the top flight, Dunnington are in fifth place on 124 points. The leaders are Abbeydale on 169 and Chapel
JAMES KILMARTIN has been crowned Castle Snooker Club champion. Kilmartin beat Andy Ogley in a one-sided final in the club’s first tournament, which attracted a field of 61. Kilmartin roared through the early rounds, firing in a break of 54 – the highest
YORK ‘B’ lost their Yorkshire Over-55s Bowls League division two clash against South Leeds 88-79. York had a mountain to climb when their away teams leaked 18 shots to two over the last three ends. Bob Blackburn’s team were level at 21-21 after 16 ends
YORKSHIRE Ladies take on Lincolnshire at Thanet Road on Sunday for a place in the final of the Atherley Trophy. A large crowd is expected for the game, which starts at noon. On Saturday, York travel to the neutral venue of Stanley IBC to take on Cumbria
YORK Indoor Bowls Club are on course for a title decider with Featherstone in division one of the Yorkshire League. The Thanet Road club needed to beat Thornaby to maintain their challenge and they edged it 78-77, despite trailing 77-67 at one stage.
YORK’S title hopes in the Hebden Bowls Trophy ended when they were surprisingly whitewashed by Selby 97-71. The game was decided over the last three ends and third-placed York folded – letting in 22 shots and only scoring five. Tony Bryan’s rink
Recession Proof makes a return journey from North Yorkshire to Berkshire tomorrow to bid for major honours at Newbury, at a rescheduled meeting, following last Saturday’s dramatic events, which saw two horses die in the paddock from suspected electrocution
The good folk from Hogg the Builder have been busy… building. This week we can report on not one, not two, but three projects from the York-based quality homes developer. And, as you might expect from Hogg – and regular readers will know we are long
Now, let’s begin with a history lesson… Today the delightful village of Riccall is renowned for its peaceful, tranquil surroundings and air of rural calm. Back in 1066, however, it was swarming with some right rough customers – it was the base camp for
CONTROVERSIAL plans to bring a big wheel back to York have been dramatically withdrawn at the eleventh hour – because of bats. Last night, York Museums Trust dropped its application to site the 53-metre wheel behind York Art Gallery, less than
There’s a new kid on the block in the York lettings market. Susie Smith Lettings have been in touch to ask if we can add their properties to our weekly round-up column. Of course, we replied – and so leading off our round-up of interesting and attractive
YORK’S ruling councillors have agreed a £21 million cuts programme and vowed to plough money into road repairs and a jobs “fighting fund”. But the level of savings proposed by City of York Council’s Liberal Democrats for areas including young people
THE number of people out of work in York and North and East Yorkshire has risen by more than 1,000. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that in January there were 1,201 more people out of work in York, Selby, North and East
IS YORK pedestrianised? Recently it has been difficult not to notice the increasing amount of cars driving through the centre of the city. The rules state that cars carrying disabled people can have access at any time, yet I haven’t seen a
I WAS interested to read ‘Mr Wilson’s’ experience of receiving confidential data about a third party from City of York Council (The Press, February 15). I have had similar experiences with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. My recent experience resulted
I’D LIKE to thank the staff of First Bus York for the help and courtesy shown to my husband and myself when he lost his wallet on the Number 10 bus between Dunnington and York last Friday. When we realised that the wallet, which contained quite
Parliament has now rejected the voting rights of prisoners. So which one of our lame-duck leaders is going to tell the legal eagles that clients who make a claim under the Human Rights Act will not be Legal Aid? And that the claims will work on a
A SMALL minority of residents misunderstand the objectives of the protest against the Ryedale Gas Project. TAGS is not against the project but, for many reasons, is strongly opposed to the proposed Hurrell Lane site. Moving the plant closer to the
A NORTH Yorkshire school has marked its 50th anniversary by unveiling plans to move to a new site by 2013. The Ripon Cathedral Choir School has yet to identify a new location, but hopes to make the switch within two-and-a-half years, with talks taking
A WOMAN driver whose car was trapped in water while crossing a ford was rescued by firefighters. Fire crews from Ripon and Harrogate, and swift water rescue teams from Whitby and Richmond, were sent to Low Mill Road, Ripon, at about 10.30am yesterday
THE Health and Social Care Bill is extremely worrying. The Bill changes the role of the Secretary of State for Health, who will still have to promote a comprehensive health service, but removes the duty to provide or secure the provision of services
YORK’S two universities have improved their rankings in a poll to find the best British university according to students. The University of York came 32nd in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, up on last year’s position of 47 out of
THE Archbishop of York has raised concerns over plans to cut the BBC World Service. Dr John Sentamu voiced his concerns in a question to government ministers in the House of Lords. The Archbishop, who is a long- term supporter and advocate of the
THE victim of an attempted murder in York has finally come out of his coma, six weeks after he was brutally attacked. Dominic Conlan, 56, had been left fighting for his life with severe head injuries after he was beaten up in his flat in The
NOW that Hosni Mubarak has decided to pack in the presidency of Egypt, what happens now? We have the army taking over in the short-term, until elections take place. The presidents of Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Libya must be shaking in their boots.
IT IS encouraging that a senior member of staff at the council is prepared, albeit on a qualified basis, to recommend approval for the Wheel in the Museum Gardens on a temporary basis. Too often the views of the local dinosaurs such as York Civic Trust
DEBATES regarding students in the community seem never-ending, particularly in the vicinity of the University of York. It’s disappointing that the different sides are defaulting to aggressive stances over ever-widening dividing lines. There are positives
PLEASE don’t print any more of Professor Alan Simpson’s views, they only serve to increase my blood pressure (The Press, February 16). The New City Beautiful report makes the Big Society seem simple and comprehensible. ‘Great Streets’, ‘Rampart
THIEVES burgled three bungalows and tried to break into two more during a crime spree in North Yorkshire. One of the victims was aged 100 and the other properties were also all occupied by pensioners. Detectives are appealing for witnesses following
I was interested to read your letter about the perception of sprouts and the nation’s love/hate relationship with the vegetable (Letters, February 10). I am definitely a lover; if fresh sprouts are cooked correctly, they can be absolutely delicious
STEVE OXBROW’S opinions of delivery restrictions are ill considered (Letters, February 15). There are always effects to such suggestions. By further restricting delivery times, premises would need to open earlier and later, adding to costs or missing
REGARDING the plan to knock down Gillygate in the 1960s, I remember a model been shown in the art gallery of an inner ring road that was to be built. I think it was for a plan by Lord Esher to make the bar walls be seen better. Does anyone else
THE reader alleging that the electorate was fooled into voting the Tories “back in” is obviously on a different planet, even though his Labour did waste three terms getting “us back on track” (Letters, February 12). The Tories did not win the election
OH, THE things they say – an occasional series. This could run alongside “the things I say” and, should a reply be felt necessary, “the things you say”. Here goes… Royal weddings are good for tourism… to which one good response is a heartily sceptical
DUNCAN Preston has returned to the role of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch five years after appearing in what he called a “not-very-well-directed production” at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. Pinpointing how he hoped Theatre Royal artistic
HENRI Matisse was an old man virtually confined to his bed through illness when he famously started to produce paper cuts and collages in the early 1950s. Drawing or painting with scissors, he called it. Prints of no fewer than 35 of his cut-outs
AN operation highlighting the role of special constables who carry out unpaid policing duties in their own time has been hailed a massive success. Policing in North Yorkshire was boosted by more than 700 extra hours of patrol time at the weekend
POLICE chiefs in Humberside are to dip into their reserves of cash to help them cope with almost £16 million in cuts over the next two years. Humberside Police is to shed more than 140 jobs in the next year and is faced with having to save £30 million
THE mother of a York teenager who escaped an attempted abduction has spoken against a new ruling which gives paedophiles and rapists the right to challenge being placed on the sex offenders’ register for life. Thousands of such criminals will be allowed
THE director of a charity is competing in a 10km run in aid of a deprived hospital in Romania. Pieter Bezemer, 34, of Peel Close, Heslington, hopes to raise money to continue sending volunteers to the Tarneveni psychiatric hospital in Transylvania
A CHARITY which supports people with learning disabilities is hosting an event to help parents forward plan. Mencap is staging the Plan For The Future seminar in Northallerton on February 28, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, at the Zion United Reformed Church
A CITY-centre bar’s bid to open an outdoor drinking zone has been criticised by York’s civic figurehead over noise fears. Café Rouge, which recently set up its second York branch in Coney Street, will today discover whether it can extend its
GREAT-grandparents Norman and Edna Fort are celebrating their diamond wedding today. The couple met in 1950 in Stockton-on-Forest, when Edna was working in the Land Army and Norman was farming. They married the following year in Edna’s home town
FANCY finding out what your Viking name is, taking the Runic Trail to Valhalla, having a go at some war-gaming and writing your own Norse saga, all topped off with a meal of Warrior’s Broth and Sigurd’s Smorgasbord? Then you need to get down to Explore
VENTUREFEST, the annual regional gathering of entrepreneurs and investors, has been hailed as “phenomenally successful” despite a £75,000 shortfall. That was the verdict on yesterday’s event by organiser Chris Wilson, as hundreds of business people
The era of big Government grants is over, delegates were warned at The Big Debate at Venturefest. The Big Debate, which was was chaired by Steve Hughes, managing editor of The Press, featured leaders from Yorkshire’s private and public sector
A CHERRY-PICKER crane caught fire and had to be extinguished by firefighters in North Yorkshire. The incident occurred at just after noon yesterday in an access road at the under-construction A1, near Leeming Bar. Crews from Bedale, Ripon and Northallerton
AN EAST Yorkshire SureStart children’s centre is to be officially opened on Monday. The centre on First Lane, Anlaby, will be opened by Coun David Rudd, chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and seven-year-old Niamh Bye, the winner of the
ROUND-THE-CLOCK opening could return to a taxi rank in the heart of York after its operation was scaled back. A review of York’s taxi arrangements by a City of York Council task group has recommended bringing the rank at Duncombe Place back into 24-hour
THIS Belfield chair, which once sat in one of the York Minster chapels, has been rediscovered in an attic. The wooden regimental chair is dedicated to the memory of a former army colonel, Herbert Eversley Belfield, who served from 1876 to 1919.
ONE of Britain’s top business organisations will be coming to North Yorkshire for its annual conference next year. About 600 delegates representing 210,000 members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will descend on The Spa in Scarborough for
FARMERS and businesses in York and North and East Yorkshire have a huge role to play in servicing one of Europe’s mightiest green projects on their doorstep. More than 200 people attending a York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce director lunch
A well-known solicitor and former Master of the Gild of Freemen is being remembered at his funeral today. John Buckle, of Oaken Grove in Haxby, was the youngest master of the ancient gild when he took on the role in 1991 at the age of 41. His widow
The Stroke Association is calling on runners who were not lucky enough to gain a place in the Great North Run ballot to apply for a place through the charity. The charity has a limited number of places left for those wanting to take part in the half-marathon
A BIN lorry driver who reversed into a telegraph pole which fell and killed a colleague has been found not guilty of causing death through careless driving. The jury at Leeds Crown Court took only 35 minutes yesterday to return its verdict
TWO York youth groups will be teaming up for a special event at York Explore this week. Upfaders, a youth music project run by professional DJs and producers, and Khaoz Media, a youth-led community media project, are teaming up to produce a radio webcast
A MAN posed as a police officer to get into the home of a pensioner and steal his money. Police are appealing for witnesses after the thief entered the property in Sweyne Garth, Swinefleet, Goole at about 4pm on Sunday after telling the 84-year-old
Thieves have stolen a £10,000 tipping trailer in Pocklington. The 40-foot long twin axle tipping articulated trailer was stolen between 2pm on February 11 and 10am the following day. It went from premises in Harswell Lane, Harswell. In a separate
HUNDREDS of people turned out to a meeting to try to stop the closure of Tadcaster library. More than 250 people crammed into the Riley Smith Hall, in Tadcaster, on Monday night in response to county council proposals to close the town’s library.
A NEW community group is being sought for an environmental campaign in York. The Green Neighbourhood Challenge asks groups to reduce their carbon footprint, by the end of 2011. It raises awareness of low-carbon lifestyles with the aim of claiming
When Helen Turner started as a four-year-old at dancing school, little did she know that her dream of becoming a professional performer would one day come true. Helen, born and raised in Tadcaster, has landed the leading role of Roxie Hart in the hit
Updated: A COMMUNITY pub has won a last-minute reprieve against plans to turn it into housing. Councillors yesterday voted 4-3 against a bid to convert the Volunteer Arms in Watson Street, Holgate, York, into two, three-bedroom houses. Planning officer
