Towards the end of term, there's an unspoken agreement between academics and students that everyone is knackered. After the ideally calm but actually frantic Christmas period, January jumps out of the shadows and repeatedly beats the cowering masses
FIRE crews from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue have been called to assist plant workers at Drax power station due to a blaze at the site. A spokeswoman for the fire service said an appliance from Selby was called to the power plant at about 4.45pm, to
YOU will remember the format for Peter Falk’s 30-year television series as dishevelled, serial-smoking, outwardly befuddled Los Angeles police detective Lieutenant Columbo. Each seemingly oft repeated episode would open with the set-up, the
A park is being featured on a website which organises sex dates for strangers. Members of Wish Park Residents Association in Hove were researching the park, also known as Aldrington Recreation Ground, to make a history board for a Brighton
THE candidates who will fight the local elections in York and North Yorkshire have been unveiled. A total of 177 people will contest 22 City of York Council wards when residents go to the polls on May 5 in what could be one of the tightest election battles
YORK City manager Gary Mills is targeting six victories from the club’s remaining six games following a “fantastic point” at home to champions-elect Crawley Town last night. Jonathan Smith gave City a half-time lead against the Red Devils only for
YORK’s leading amateur rugby league club, York Acorn, will play summer rugby from next year onwards after the Hatton’s Solicitors National Conference League voted to move to a summer season from March 2012. Neighbours Heworth voted against the historic
A BOX is delivered to a rehearsal room, addressed to a youth theatre group of 11 to 13 year olds and sent with the best wishes of another. A third group exchanges boxes too, and from the weird and wonderful contents are spun three short devised plays
SWISS jazz singer and performance artist Erika Stucky will play only two concerts in Britain on her European tour, one in London, as to be expected, but the other at a North Yorkshire village hall. “This is a very special gig for The Shed,
York City held champions-elect Crawley Town to a 1-1 draw in an evenly-contested encounter at Bootham Crescent. Jonathan Smith gave the Minstermen a deserved half-time lead before Sergio Torres’ deflected equaliser levelled the scores in
YORK City juniors suffered a fourth straight defeat as they went down 4-2 at Lincoln City. Captain Tom Richardson and Tom Owen were on target for the visitors, who had earlier gone in at the break 1-0 down after being caught outnumbered at the back.
York RI Monday/Wednesday A kept control of the men’s division one title with a 6-3 away win over University Students ‘A’ in the York Badminton League. Mark Harris and Ollie Cohen were taken to a deciding end twice before winning all three rubbers for
YORK ABC fighter Brady Coombes’ bid for National Junior ABA Championship glory during his first year of boxing ended in a tight semi-final defeat. The “Clifton Cobra” lost to a majority decision against Ashley Shaw from the Millennium Club in Rotherham
THIRSK and Sewerby Harriers competed in the re-arranged Jolly Holly Jog 10k run, which was postponed from December. Conditions were fare more benign but the course, organised by Ripon Runners, proved as difficult as ever for the 240 runners. Rob Burn
Yorkshire’s director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon has been hailed as one of the two best coaches in county cricket by his peers. A former opening batsman for the White Rose county and England, the 50-year-old came out top alongside Nottinghamshire
Osbaldwick Football Club are staging a memorial match between their current squad and a side representing the all-conquering Osbaldwick side of 15 years this Sunday at Osbaldwick. The match is in memory of Dave Taylor, who died in December 2009 of cancer
Duran Fentiman wants to make more headlines as the Malton jockey reveals to STEVE CARROLL. HOW would you describe Duran Fentiman as a jockey? A straw poll sent out to a select band of racing experts brought back a series of positive replies. Words
While all eyes tomorrow will be on Denman and Big Buck’s, who promise to play starring roles on the first day of Aintree’s Grand National meeting, Ripon kicks off its 2011 Flat season with a bumper eight-race programme, an appearance by Frankie Dettori
A POLICE officer has been hailed a hero for possibly saving the life of a teenager who had cut a vital artery with a knife in York city centre. Sergeant Jon Naughton rushed to the rescue when the 17-year-old youth was left with blood pouring
Updated:THE detective leading the hunt for missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has welcomed the sentencing of a “callous” hoaxer who told police he had buried her body. Former York man Richard O’Rourke, 48, was jailed for wasting police time
THESE two Jack Russells may be getting on a bit, but they still have plenty of character and are looking for a new home. Peanuts and Snoopy, who are both aged 15, were brought to the RSPCA’s animal re-homing centre in Landing Lane after the death of
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed the announcement that controversial plans to rename the Selby War Memorial Hospital could be overturned by a public vote. Bosses at NHS North Yorkshire and York and York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were so overwhelmed
Updated: A MAN died after he was hit by a freight train in Copmanthorpe. Rail services around York were cancelled and delayed for about two hours after a 52-year-old man, who has not been named, was hit by the train on lines close to Temple
A DELAYED April 1 contribution to your columns? No. Apparently a perfectly serious proposal for a duplicate stadium with ancillary sports facilities on the north side of an overloaded ring road in the green belt, reliant for its financing on the profits
A YORK man has been arrested after ball bearings were fired at a car near a court. The 40-year-old from Huntington was accused of possessing an offensive weapon after a catapult was used to fire shots at a black 4x4 in Chelmsford on Monday. The
TEN suspected metal thieves were arrested after they were caught with a hoard of copper cables and pipes. They were arrested just before 3am on Monday by officers on routine patrol on the A19 at Shipton by Beningbrough. Officers stopped a drop sided
HAVING read the Letters page yesterday, April 5, two points came to mind. How awful that young Mr Navier had to wait until he was 18 before he could cast his vote. The suspense of having to wait till he was 21, like the vast majority of us, would
ROBERT Johnson appears to be concerned about the amount of Baronesses in the House of Lords (Letters, April 4). He may be interested to know that there are 181 female members of the House of Lords, compared to 650 male. Women are grossly under-represented
I WONDER how many readers are disturbed by the monstrosity being created by Go Outdoors on the Foss Bank site shared with Sainsbury’s. The signage shows a disregard for nearby residents. On the building side directly facing the Persimmon apartments
ST WULSTAN’S Church was the venue recently for an International Food Fair organised by a group of students from St John’s University. Ela Niczyperowicz, a student from the university, is working in Heworth on community projects so that students
A NORTH Yorkshire power station has been given a £180 million cash boost after reaching a deal over tax issues. Shares in Drax increased by three per cent following the announcement that the power station had made an agreement with HM Revenue and Customs
TWO people were seriously injured in a road accident in North Yorkshire. A blue Ford Fiesta and red Honda CBR1100 motorbike crashed at 5.30am yesterday on the A168 at Boroughbridge, at the junction of Leeming Lane and Highfield Lane. The biker, a
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has claimed an extra £35 million of funding to the NHS in the region is evidence of the Government’s commitment to the NHS. Anne McIntosh, Tory MP for Thirsk, Malton and Filey, said the extra grants, which will go towards cancer
I GOT into a taxi outside the Gallery nightclub early Sunday morning only to discover the driver was from Huddersfield and couldn’t take me. This puzzled me and I said so, as that is a taxi pick-up point I was expecting to be taken home. When
ONE of North Yorkshire’s two police control rooms is to close in a move which will see all operations based in York. North Yorkshire Police has confirmed it will shut its northern control room at the force’s Newby Wiske headquarters in
AS one who, at times, finds it necessary to reach for the dictionary, I am relieved I went to an ‘old-time’ school, where teachers were feared and respected. When I hear the usage of the English language on TV I shudder at times. “I ain’t don’t nothing
IN LABOUR’S newspaper Local Voice – York Council Budget Special edition, I could not find any mention of the Three Rs. Regret for starting the recession during the Blair, and then Brown, administration; accept any responsibility for leaving the nation
AS THE recession deepens (no, we are not in recovery), it is becoming clear that Government cuts are no more than a disguise for privatising our public services. Arguments surrounding pay levels of town hall executives are a red herring. Compared
DEFRA and scientists are now suggesting that farmers feed their livestock more cereals and corn and less “doctor green” to help rid the earth of greenhouse gases. This is, in my book, akin to suggesting that vegetarians eat more beef, pork and lamb
WHY bother with books at Acomb’s alleged public library? Take them away and let it reopen as what it has now become, a creche-cum-kindergarten. JA Brough, Thanet Road, York.
ONE of the less savoury tactics of political campaigning by some candidates is to make a bogus claim and ask your opponents to dispute it. Dafydd Williams is guilty of such scare tactics when he claims in The Press of April 5 that police patrols
A JURY has inspected the bedroom where a sub-postmaster allegedly beat his wife to death with a metal bar. The eight men and four women visited The Village Shop and Post Office, in Melsonby, near Richmond, at the request of prosecutors in the Diana
WE wish to praise No 37 Tadcaster-to-York bus service by York Pullman. Pullmans have been operating this for almost a year now and the service provided has been second to none. The buses can always be relied upon to run to time and the drivers, without
UNCOUTH, overpaid Wayne Rooney is typical of the sad standards of behaviour in the world of football, where abuse of referees and foul language seems to be the norm, with reference to his on-camera swearing. I have witnessed first-hand what
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with an attempted burglary in Gateforth in which a 63-year-old man was injured. Officers stopped a vehicle on the A19 at Riccall on Monday afternoon, the day after the incident at Hillam Road, Gateforth,
SHOPLIFTERS are being targeted by police in Bridlington town centre. Humberside Police said police in the resort have increased patrols to combat a continuing problem with thieves. They have been working closely with local businesses to try to combat
POLICE in Bridlington are cracking down on speeding drivers. Humberside Police say they had responded to complaints of speeding in Bessingby Industrial Estate. During March, the force carried out an extra 50 hours of high visibility patrols
A JUDGE has ordered a man from York be held at a psychiatric hospital indefinitely after he attacked his ex-girlfriend with a pool cue. York Crown Court heard Wendy Hart had stepped out of her home in Lucas Avenue, Clifton, when schizophrenic
THE aim was to recognise the courage of York’s sons and daughters who have given their all in Afghanistan, by creating a permanent memorial in the city centre. The Press and a raft of local people and organisations, including the families of the three
THE Lord Mayor of York and the civic party have experienced a new way to enter the city after launching a river cruises firm. The Lady Mayoress, the Sheriff and the Sheriff’s Lady joined Coun Sue Galloway in cutting the ribbon for Pink Moon
A BIOLOGIST from the University of York has found wetter uplands might protect vulnerable areas from climate change. Chris Thomas, professor of conservation biology at York, also suggested breeding birds would benefit from keeping moorland soils
A CHILDREN’S play area is to be built on land in the Broadmanor area of Pocklington. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced it will lease a 1.24-hectare area of public land to Pocklington Town Council for use as a recreational area for a children
VANDALS have wrecked a York allotment which was used by mental health services in the city as a place to help patients recover. Peter Moore, one of the nurses behind The Allotment Club at Bustardthorpe, near Knavesmire, said shed windows had been smashed
THE founder of one of York’s biggest employers has been presented with a CBE by the Princess Royal. Businessman Hamish Ogston, who founded CPP Group plc, was given the honour in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace for services to business and to the
THREE young friends in York are helping to organise a royal wedding street party. Grace Smith, ten, and her friends Paige, 11, and Anna, 12, are staging a party in Hunters Way, Dringhouses, which is expected to be attended by 100 neighbours.
EXTRA security measures are to be introduced at City of York Council after the authority breached the Data Protection Act by mistakenly disclosing personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office said the breach was reported on February 10
A SPONSORED walk in aid of St Mary’s Church and Cancer Research UK, setting off from Carlton Husthwaite, is to take place on Sunday, April 17, at 1.30pm. Anyone who would like to take part should meet at the village hall, wearing suitable clothing and
A CANCER charity is looking for North Yorkshire walkers willing to cross an iconic East Yorkshire landmark to raise funds to fight the illness. Macmillan Cancer Support is hoping at least 300 people will sign up for its 2.5-mile Humber Bridge Walk on
THE Mount School in York has defended its decision to become a girls-only school despite an angry reaction from parents. On Friday, families received a letter saying The Mount’s private junior school, Tregelles, would stop admitting boys from September
PLANS to tear down ugly overhead power cables on the North York Moors and other beauty spots in the region have been welcomed by National Park chiefs. CE Electric has announced it is to invest £1.6 million over the coming five years to bury power cables
A LEADING councillor has cast doubt on an ambitious new option for York’s community stadium project. As exclusively revealed by The Press, Leeds-based consortium Dartstone Properties has unveiled suggestions for where a new home for York City FC, York
A MAN from York is hoping to collect 22 old laptops to help improve education in schools in Africa. In July, 22 students and staff from York High, Manor CE and Burnholme Community College will fly to Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania as part of the British
A NORTH Yorkshire amateur sports club has been granted £1,000 from SportsAid. Selby District Disability Sport Forum is one of 16 UK clubs to benefit from the national Cash 4 Clubs funding, and has been granted the cash to develop regular
STUDENTS’ work has been damaged by flooding from cracked pipes at York College’s art and design studios. The college’s estates team worked from the early hours of Saturday and throughout the weekend to ensure there was no further damage to the building
MORE than a dozen people suspected of drink-driving, assault or criminal damage were arrested by police in Pocklington last month as officers continued their crackdown on crime. Sergeant Pete Rogers, of the Pocklington and Wolds Weighton Safer Neighbourhood
A YORK bar is aiming to raise £15,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in an all-day festival on Saturday. The House Of The Trembling Madness and Belfrey Hall, in Stonegate, in the city centre, will host a magician, numerous musical
RESIDENTS of York can take part in a national survey to discover what matters to the public. The National Well-being debate, carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), gives people the opportunity to give their views on what affects their
INTERNATIONAL bestselling author Jodi Picoult will be heading to York to celebrate the launch of her latest novel, Sing You Home. The writer, author of 17 novels, including My Sister’s Keeper, will be at Waterstone’s in High Ousegate at 1pm on Saturday
A NEW flooring company which specialises in commercial contracts will be opening a shop in the Old Village, Huntington, next month. Appletree Flooring, which was formed last November by Jason Lamb and Daniel Seamman, has already won contracts with Starbucks
SOLARWALL of York, the specialist in environmentally friendly technology, has clinched two awards for excellence at the 2011 Yorkshire and Humber Microgeneration Dinner. The awards in Harrogate, presided over by BBC Look North’s Paul Hudson, honoured
EDUCATION bosses in York are set to agree where a £5 million pot of cash to carry out repairs to the city’s schools should be spent. Roof replacements, new ceilings and windows and better electrical and heating systems have been marked out for buildings
THE plaudit plot thickens for the Guy Fawkes Inn in High Petergate, York. The pub was bought out of administration only last August, yet now the AA has awarded it a four-star gold status as well as highly commending it. The award comes at the same time
ENGAGE Mutual, the Harrogate-based mutual friendly society, has announced its best year-end results. A year of sustained growth across key business areas, underpinned by a number of highly successful acquisitions for the customer-owned business, meant
AN EAST Yorkshire stonemasonry firm is looking for craftspeople to join it in an effort to preserve the skills of the regions’ best crafters. J Rotherham, of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, which also has sites in York, Selby, Scarborough and Driffield, is looking
FIVE generations of the same family came together for an “extra special” celebration at a North Yorkshire church. The occasion was the christening of seven-month-old Lacey Cudlip, at Selby Abbey. Present were her great great grandmother, Alice Coultish
PUPILS at York’s Derwent Junior School have spruced up the school grounds by planting 15 aspen trees. The trees were donated by Dr Roger Pierce, the chairman of governors at the school, in Osbaldwick Road, who was also present for the planting. Carol
A NORTH Yorkshire village pub has reopened following a £1 million refurbishment. The refurbishment of the Oak Tree Inn, in Helperby, between Easingwold and Boroughbridge, by pub group Provenance Inns, took nine months to plan and then seven months to
A MAGNIFICENT group of seven York students have raised £700 running 20 miles from Acomb to Tadcaster for Help For Heroes. The seven boys, aged from 15-17, from York College, York High School and Millthorpe School took on the challenge to raise money
LAW firm Dickinson Dees has strengthened its private client team in York with the appointment of solicitor Rowena Rogers to the firm’s wealth management department. Rowena, who studied at Cambridge University and York College of Law, joins Dickinson
SKYDIVING, kayaking, whitewater rafting and mountain trekking – these are just some of the activities Press readers have told us about since we launched a search for York’s most adventurous person. To mark next month’s opening of GO Outdoors
