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YORKSHIRE'S Friends Life t20 campaign finished on a high as Ben Sanderson inspired an easy eight-wicket win over Derbyshire at the County Ground. The county’s hopes of qualification for the quarter-finals were ended earlier in the week. And it means

NINE men have been charged in connection with a £1.25 million fraud at York’s Defra headquarters. The charges follow a joint investigation between North Yorkshire Police and HM Revenue and Customs following a theft in March 2010. Seven

It is hard to imagine a more alluring title than ‘The Yorkshire Garland revealed’. The pieces in this vital album were printed in York in 1788, a collection by a one-time ragtime pianist who presented it to the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

TWO “violent and sadistic men” who burned and beat their housemate, then tied him naked to a chair, have been jailed for 14 years each. Povilas Cerskus, 24 and Vincas Baltrusaitis, 28, beat and set fire to victim Nerijus Skerys, 30, between

The future of manufacturing in the UK is in the hands of our young people – so believes the North Yorkshire food flavour maker, Firmenich UK Ltd. That strong relationship with education earned the company a place in the finals in last year’s The Press

MANY companies can print publications, such as employee newspapers, magazines and newsletters, said Andy Douse of Red Publications. What makes a business stand out and retain local, national and internal clients, he says, is the customer service and

STEVE Butler is getting used to supplying other people with trophies via his Selby-based online venture. Now he is seeking a couple of his own. Steve, who owns LRB Trophies, hopes to win a couple of gongs – as Small Business Of The Year and Family

LEATHER seats, satellite navigation, alloy wheels, air conditioning, leather steering wheel featuring audio controls, electric windows, front, side and curtain airbags and Bluetooth. That’s quite a specification list, the kind you might expect in a

SO often it is the German car manufacturers that hog the limelight when it comes to those fancy convertibles with folding metal roofs. I can well remember the first time I saw the roof components of a sporty Mercedes-Benz retract into its bodywork

YORK City midfielder Andre Boucaud is being challenged to carry his pre-season form into the new Blue Square Bet Premier campaign. The former Trinidad and Tobago international was a worthy man-of-the-match winner in Wednesday night’s 2-1 home defeat

HIRST Courtney’s dedication to the HPH York Vale Cricket League has paid dividends. They beat Stillingfleet by eight wickets in the semi-finals of the Scothern Construction Cup after giving up a day trip to watch Yorkshire at Scarborough. At the start

TABLE-TOPPING York Cricket Club head to Barnsley tomorrow hoping to further cement their title ambitions in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. A ten-wicket demolition of Driffield last weekend stands the team in good stead as they

REJUVENATED Simon Dyson displayed his fresh appetite for the top of golf’s order with a storming opening day of the 140th Open Championship. Dyson, who only bagged his place in the chase for the Claret Jug as a reserve when American David Toms withdrew

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon believes a top three finish in division one of the LV= County Championship is still possible. This is after the Tykes wrapped up a comfortable six-wicket win over Worcestershire at Scarborough yesterday.

York is the venue for a brace of bowls feasts on Sunday. Dunnington hosts the Yorkshire Bowling Association Under-25 singles, while York RI stage the area final of Bowls England’s ladies double rinks for the Walker Cup featuring Cumbria against Nottinghamshire

JUNIOR anglers will be in action on the banks of the Ouse tonight as part of York’s Festival of the Rivers. The York & District Amalgamation of Anglers Junior Match will take place between 6pm and 9pm at New Walk Terrace. The draw will be held at

TERRY Temple cruised to his first Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championship stage victory by defeating Mark “Sharky” Hartley 5-0 in the final. The Whitwell-on-the-Hill ace rattled off legs of 14, 15, 16 and 18 darts to complete an impressive whitewash

SECOND-PLACED Ainsty toppled leaders Mitre in a top-of-the-table division one tussle in the John Smith’s Men’s Darts League. Mitre had Rich Corner (18, 20 and 180) and Dave Scaum (180) in form, but Ainsty won 8-2 thanks to Adam Thompson (20), Paul Botterill

YORK Cricket Club secured a seven-wicket win against Sessay in the Minster Engineering Senior Charity Cup, writes Jake Farrell. Sessay were put into bat and limped to a total of 113-8 thanks to a well-earned 40 from 38 balls for Richard Till. Ryan

A GUEST with clout will headline a special sporting lunch at York Acorn Amateur Rugby League Club on Sunday. American ring-king Tim Witherspoon, who twice held boxing world heavyweight championship titles, is the main guest of “An Audience with...”

A QUIET revolution is going on at Old Farmhouse Stables. The caravan has gone; in its place are new boxes – inhabited by eager racehorses. All are signs that Ollie Pears continues to be a trainer on the up. In three and a half seasons at his yard,

STEVE Bruce praised York City for their performance against his Sunderland side and hinted that there may be more players coming in at the Stadium of Light. Said the Black Cats’ boss: “York played some smashing football and it was a good game. “It

The Great Habton partnership of Tim Easterby and Duran Fentiman can hit the jackpot at Newbury tomorrow by winning the Weatherbys Super Sprint, which carries a whopping £200,000 in prize money. The five-furlong dash, confined to juveniles, has attracted

SNOOKER bosses are saying ‘thank you’ to York by offering selected tickets half-price for the return of the UK Championship in December. Tickets go on sale today and, for the next two weeks, seats for Monday, December 5, Tuesday, December 6 and Wednesday

Pyramid Gallery hosts its annual art and craft extravaganza, The Summer Exhibition, from today in Stonegate, York. On show is work by 12 artists and jewellers, selected by gallery owner Terry Brett. Lesley Birch, from

RICHARD Barnes, Kate Young and Tim Morrison deliver “very different responses to the previously presumed monolithic beauty of York” at According To McGee from today. “York: ReMastered promises an exciting balance

Paul Wilks is exhibiting his latest collection of colourful Harlequin pastels at Grays Court, Chapter House Street, York. The York-born artist captures the playful movement of dance and drama students who were recruited into a life class, recording

The Pantaloons’ Chaucerian pilgrimage stops off at Nunnington Hall’s gardens tomorrow – its only North Yorkshire destination. In a theatrical first, the Saffron Walden travelling troupe will be performing every one of the 23 Canterbury Tales, a

IF The Horrors’ band motto isn’t “out of darkness cometh light”, it should be. In the space of three albums, the Southend outfit have gone from awkward, angular, we’re-not-really-posh garage-rockers to a streamlined, symphonic band who have just come

CRACK marksmen from York’s 2 Signal Regiment are pictured celebrating victory in the Army Operational Shooting Championships. The 12-man team from Imphal Barracks spent months honing and perfecting their skills prior to the competition, having qualified

MICK Ferry will make it back to Blighty from Mumbai in time for his Hyena Lounge Comedy Club engagement on Sunday in an Edinburgh Preview double bill in the Basement at City Screen, York. Ferry puts his talent as a lugubrious surrealism to use as

YOU know the drill: if easily offended, please stay away from North East comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown’s lewd, crude show at the Grand Opera House on Thursday. The insults will fly from 7.30pm in a night of blue jokes, banter and mickey-taking by the

YORK Acorn ARLC teenagers Eddie Clapham and Haiden Barber enjoyed decent debuts for York City Knights reserves last night as they beat Dewsbury reserves 36-22. The pair were drafted in due to illness to Dan Mole and the fact Luke Tomlinson, who recently

JUST as Kate Bush has revisited 1989’s The Sensual World and 1993’s The Red Shoes for fresh re-interpretations on her Director’s Cut album this summer, so fellow singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has been working her way through her back catalogue, albeit

THE epitaph for Neil Young – and I do hope that remains far off – could well read “nobody did it better” because, well, they don’t. Raging rock ‘n’ roller, wistful troubadour, fearless dissenter of authority, epic guitarist, supergroup member and

THIS is the fulmination of a project between Eno and multimedia artist Rick Holland. The latter provides words spoken by artists including Eno himself, Laura Spagnuolo and Aylie Cooke while the cranial one doodles in the background. The end result

Since the advent of MTV, many women, especially in Urban Hip Hop and R&B music have been portrayed as nothing short as cheap hookers or gangster’s molls. But Jill Scott has always been a beacon of empowerment, independence and strength. The prelude

Updated: THIS was the scene as a dramatic 80-mile high-speed police chase came to a shuddering halt in York. Four men were arrested in Malton Way, Rawcliffe, after police had chased them for more than an hour through two counties.

Marianne Faithful’s appearance on Patrick Wolf’s The Magic Position album was the catalyst for many to investigate this former student of Trinity College of Music in 2005. Six years on, and Lady Gaga is heralding Wolf as a great new talent. So

The high profile gig of the week will be at 8pm on Tuesday with Carol Kidd and Nigel Clark at York Theatre Royal. Winner of best vocalist title in the British Jazz Awards four times, Carol received an MBE for services to jazz in 1998 and this rare

Script Yorkshire and York Settlement Community Players present the Script Factor All Winners’ Final in the York Theatre Royal Studio on Monday evening. Hannah Davies, Morven Hamilton, Jean Harrod, Daniel Meyers and Graham Sanderson will be going head

ACTRESS Imelda Staunton is taking part in Marguerite Porter’s Summer Gala in aid of the Yorkshire Ballet Summer School at the Grand Opera House, York, on July 24, a year later than she first wished. “We’ve become friends in the last three years and

SHEPHERD Homes, the York-based developers, have been ordered by the High Court to pay out almost £900,000 in compensation over a housing development. The £887,943 compensation payment was to ten homeowners who bought properties which then started to

JOOLS Holland and Sandie Shaw’s paths have crossed before and not initially in a musical way. “He lived near me in the Sixties when he used to be one of the louts who pinched the Christmas tree lights I put in the front garden so everyone could

YORK tribute bands PepperHearts and Flashback will recall the early days of The Beatles in their double bill at the Post Office Club, Marygate, York, on Friday, August 19. “It is by now widely known that the most influential music beat combo in the

CALLS have been made for part of a central York street to be closed to traffic as the battle over a nearby car and coach park’s future continues. Campaigners are looking to block City of York Council’s proposed sale of the Union Terrace site

HUNDREDS of talented young scientists and mathematicians from across York, North and East Yorkshire converged on York Minster to showcase their skills in front of business leaders. More than 1,000 youngsters took part in ‘hands on’ workshops delivered

A MOTORBIKE pillion passenger was injured in a collision on the A19 at the junction with the A645 at Eggborough. Paramedics treated the woman at the scene and she was taken to hospital following the collision at about 5pm on Wednesday, a police spokesman

CRIME has risen in York and North Yorkshire, according to new figures. The statistics released yesterday in the Home Office’s Annual Crime Statistics showed 267 more crimes were committed in 2010/2011 than the previous year, a total of 42,464

AN investigation has been launched after two men were injured in an incident at work in York. The workers, who have not been named, are understood to have had their feet crushed in the incident at Portastor, in New Lane, Huntington on Tuesday. Their

TWO paintings by York-born artist Henry Scott Tuke have sold at auction for more than £55,000. The Tuke artworks sold at Bonhams, as part of a sale of 19th century art. Both depict a young man seen from behind, with the sea in the background.

York Designer Outlet is defying the retail sector’s doom and gloom with boom. The latest figures at the McArthurGlen shopping complex show a nine per cent increase in sales between June 2010 and June 2011. Although four new brands have appeared since

A WOMAN is recovering in hospital after being injured when her car plunged off an East Yorkshire cliff. She had been driving a car which went off a cliff and 50m towards the sea in Thornwick Bay, near Flamborough, on Wednesday. The woman, who

A SHOWMAN has been charged with a health and safety offence after a girl was allegedly thrown from a fairground ride at last year’s Copmanthorpe Carnival. The young person, believed to come from Tadcaster, was among thousands of parents and children

THE 30th Ryedale Festival opens today and organisers are anticipating the most successful one yet. “Festival bookings for many of our 50 performances are up on last year,” says festival chairman Robin Andrews. The festival brings together some

A FORMER policeman jailed for eight and a half years for a £1.4 million fraud and firearm offences will learn in December how much of his assets will be confiscated. Stephen Spellacy, 38, of Garth End, Pocklington, will be joined in the dock by

FIREFIGHTERS were called after a child got a finger stuck in a plastic slide in Market Weighton. Officers used hand tools to free the child at the nursery in York Road yesterday morning and the youngster was left in the care of nursery staff.

HE may be ten years into his career in India, but Raghu Dixit has just won the Best Newcomer gong at the Songlines world music magazine’s 2011 awards in Britain with his fusion of traditional Indian music and folk rock. Last month he played

They’re under starter’s orders at York Racecourse for this year’s music showcase double header, starting with new wave legends Blondie next Friday night. CHARLES HUTCHINSON catches up with the following day’s headliners, Scouting For Girls.

I WOULD like to preface this letter by saying that littering is wrong and I should not have dropped my cigarette end on the floor. However, I think £75 is a rather steep penalty to pay. That is more than some have been fined for parking tickets, urinating

TWO familiar faces have been spotted motoring around York while filming a BBC television programme in the city. Legendary DJ Tony Blackburn and singer Toyah Wilcox have been in town to film the prime-time programme, Antiques Road Trip

GET your skates on – Yorkshire’s very first eco-rink is being launched in York today. The new synthetic attraction, already hailed a “fantastic addition” to the city’s appeal, is being officially unveiled at Creepy Crawlies Adventure Park,

I attended a packed meeting on Tuesday night regarding the imprisonment of York student Frank Fernie. Having previously worked with Frank as an Oxfam volunteer I was shocked to learn to of his imprisonment. We heard testimonials from workers of

WITH reference to the aftermath of the recent demonstration in London and the student jailed for causing riotous behaviour (The Press, July 8), my sympathy must rest with his family and relatives and not with the perpetrators. Excuses for such

I AM just recovering from a nightmare. I thought that someone had pushed a full colour 12 page tabloid newspaper from the Labour Party through my letterbox. It was called Your Voice, although in truth it did not sound much like me. On the front

I would like to enter the recent debate regarding the 50p charge levied on seniors and disabled residents boarding buses at the Park&Ride sites in York. I wrote to James Alexander regarding this, and raised several points, of which in true politician

Your correspondent, William Dixon Smith, may well put people off volunteering because of the issue he raises of volunteers’ lack of legal status (Letters, July ). My own experience suggests that organisations offering volunteer opportunities can in

WITH regards to the £28 million “bonanza” at Silverstone last weekend. Forget the starving and use 1,000 gallons of fuel per car, oil reserves which cannot be replaced and untold volumes of choking pollution. Let’s go mad like the rest of the world

In the two years prior to the privatisation of British Rail the Tory Government refused to place any orders for new carriages hoping that the winners of the franchises would do the job for them, which they eventually did mostly abroad. In these

I live in Stamford Bridge. On Saturday, July 9, I heard someone knocking on my door and, when I opened it, was confronted by a young lady of about 19 who was hoping to sign me up for donations to the RSPCA. As it was raining I invited her in. She

MY thanks to people who came to my aid after a fall at York market on Friday, June 17. The young man who held his hand under my head all the time I was laid on the ground. Alison, who phoned for an ambulance and looked after my trolley. Mick

CYCLISTS have a new way to savour the beauty and physical challenges of the Yorkshire Wolds after the opening of a 146-mile long distance cycle route. The Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route takes in Beverley Minster, Pocklington, Malton, the cliffs of Flamborough

IN January, when polar bears stalked the streets of York, I was handed the chance to have a rant in The Press about changes I would like to see take place in 2011. I made the brave decision to stand up for the rights of what I perceive to be an unfairly

DON’T kiss the wrong person and try and cover it up with a super-injunction, don’t drink too much and make a cup of tea for your mum and dad. These are just some of the ideas which came in for a new set of Ten Commandments suggested by youngsters in

FILEY was always going to be a favoured resort. Its sweeping horseshoe of sand begs to be turned into sand castles and could there be a finer place to build a promenade? Or indeed make a TV series? The BBC doesn’t think so. Sugartown is the

A RACING welfare officer who helped the victims of a fire which killed two young jockeys in Norton has won a national award. Paul Lodge, 44, who works for the charity Racing Welfare, was awarded at the Betfair 2011 Pride of Racing Awards for supporting

The York Teaching Hospital Charity still has 20 places available in the Jane Tomlinson York 10k and is appealing for help to fill the places. The run is on Sunday, July 31, at 9am, starting at York Racecourse. Due to the short notice, all the charity

A POPULAR York pub which was saved by a huge public campaign last year now looks set to be closed and demolished. The Turf Tavern, a finalist for the past two years in The Press Pub Awards, was rescued by public support after developers submitted

ORGANISERS of the Great Yorkshire Show have hailed the 2011 a great success – and are already planning next year’s event. Thousands descended for the final day yesterday to take advantage of the good weather and locally-sourced produce. Bill Cowling

BUSINESSES in York are supporting the York Apprenticeship Challenge’s bid to create 100 apprenticeships in 100 days. A good part of the challenge has been met by City of York Council, which initially announced it was creating 34 new apprenticeship places

WOLSELEY UK, has donated more than £1,000 to support the first line of emergency help in Ripon. Ripon Community First Responders are medically trained volunteers who help the emergency services as “first on the scene” support in critical situations

BUSINESSES are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the York 50+ Festival. The York Older People’s Assembly is holding its seventh annual festival for the over 50s from September 24 to October 2. Coordinator Sue Lister said

Graduates collected their University of York degrees today in the final of three ceremonies. One graduating student leaves with not just a Sociology degree but as a new mother too. Clare Keegan, 22, gave birth to Baby Imogen, now eight

A YORK teacher and netball umpire has been described as a “hero” for her ongoing support and dedication to her students. Sarah Watts has worked as a PE teacher and head of citizenship at Millthorpe School for 11 years, and took the school netball team

FIREFIGHTERS were called after ten tonnes of horse and chicken manure caught fire in Tadcaster. Officers spent two hours tackling the fire in Leeds Road which started when controlled burning got out of hand, a fire service spokesman said.

CHILDREN at a York village primary school have held a “pigeon liberation” ceremony to launch their school sports assembly. Instead of releasing balloons, which could harm the environment, pupils at Naburn Primary School released racing pigeons. Pigeon

POLICE officers are appealing for help in tracing the relatives of a 45-year-old Hull woman who has died. Sally Anne Willmott was found by police officers who forced entry to her home in Broadley Close after a friend raised concern. Her death is

BUSINESS leaders and economic experts from across Yorkshire and Humberside will visit York to speak about Local Enterprise Partnerships later this month. The seminar, hosted by City of York Council, will be held at the University of York on July 21

THE directors of a York-based company have cycled more than 500 miles from Northumberland to Cornwall in a bid to raise £30,000 for charity. Miles Dewhurst and Gary Molloy, directors of Park Leisure, which operates holiday parks throughout

ANOTHER cash row has erupted between York city leaders after council chief James Alexander claimed a “black hole” had emerged in the authority’s finances. The Labour leader said he had discovered a £700,000 shortfall in the authority’s communities and