I feel compelled to write regarding the campaign to block the sale of the Union Terrace car park. It enrages me that my grandparents were forced out of their beautiful and much loved home some 50 years ago, as a lot of other families were too, so this
The Press (July 1) reported that the leader of City of York Council was questioning business proprietors in Colliergate on whether delivery times restrictions, at present up to 11am and from 4pm weekdays in streets, should be curtailed in the hope shoppers
It is great to see the Festival Of Rivers activities once again in York, but there is a big but, I am afraid. So much more could be done to attract visiting boats to the central areas of the Ouse and Foss. The Clementhorpe and Bishopthorpe Road area
REGARDING the letters about the 87-year-old man trying to board a bus before all the passengers had alighted. This is easily done as people waiting to get on the bus are unable to see the full length of the aisle inside the bus and assume everyone
IN reply to Mr Cordock’s criticism (A punitive system, Letters, July 12). He describes the requirement for housing developers to provide affordable housing via the planning system as “blackmail” and “legalised theft”. I believe his use of exaggerated
RECEIVING a diagnosis of type one diabetes means a patient has to come to terms pretty quickly with some major lifestyle changes. Apart from the knowledge that you face a lifetime of regular insulin injections, there is also the need to face up to restrictions
YORK ace Simon Dyson ended the “hardest four days of golf” in his life to finish as the top-ranked Englishman in the 140th Open Championship. The 33-year-old’s gutsy two-over par performance in atrocious conditions earned him a share of ninth
THREE celebration concerts at the 2011 Ryedale Festival have been specially devised for the 30th anniversary festival by former artistic directors Geoffrey Emerson (1981-1995), Malcolm Layfield (1997-2006) and Justin Doyle (2006-2009). Tomorrow, Justin
YORK City manager Gary Mills is hoping the club’s Rutland training camp will help raise “togetherness” at Bootham Crescent. The Minstermen began their five-day trip with Saturday’s 3-1 victory at Quorn and will take on another EvoStik League outift
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JUST once in a while – maybe perhaps only once in your lifetime – you eat a meal that for one reason or another becomes one of the most memorable experiences of your life. It might be the food itself, the people who’ve cooked it, the place where you
THE spectacular 2012 production of the York Mystery Plays will be launched to community leaders tonight. Mike Laycock looks at the history of the world-famous plays – and their return next year to their traditional home in the Museum Gardens.
SATURDAY, July 16, 1921, was a glorious summer day. The perfect day, in fact, for Joseph Rowntree to bequeath to York one of his finest and most generous legacies: Rowntree Park. The park was born out of the carnage of the First World War,
YORK City striker George Purcell has been allowed to leave the club because he was unlikely to feature in Gary Mills’ first XI. Purcell joined Dover for an undisclosed fee at the weekend despite signalling an intention to rebuild his career at Bootham
PRE-SEASON friendlies are a poor substitute for competitive football, much in the same way as vegetarian-friendly food product Quorn has never really provided a satisfactory alternative to meat. York City’s trip to the identically-named Leicestershire
NEW British full contact kickboxing champion Stu Phillips paid tribute to his dad after his dramatic winner takes all punch-out. Phillips was draped in the British WRSA men’s 75-kilogrammes belt to brilliantly cap an eight is great encounter for the
AN all-York clash proved the undoubted highlight of the non-title showdowns at Cage Confrontation 3. At the heart of the tussle was Multi Masters Academy’s Jan Matusek, who showed awesome courage. Rocked by an initial ram-raid by Lee Hall (Team Choke
Yorkshire’s return to Clydesdale Bank 40 action was a losing one as Middlesex cruised to the top of the Group ‘A’ table with a six-wicket win at Headingley. Rain reduced the county’s first 40-over clash for nearly two months to a 31 overs per side
When it comes to racing at Beverley, Ollie Pears is always a man to have on your side. The talented Norton trainer is fancied to add to his admirable course record this evening courtesy of Petsas Pleasure, the mount of champion jockey Paul Hanagan.
A century by Oliver Hairs paved the way to victory for leaders York Cricket Club against Barnsley in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. The win in the rain-hit 47-overs a side clash stretched the Clifton Park club’s lead to 11 points
BOLTON PERCY maintained the pressure on the top two clubs in Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division two as they had the better of a draw at home to Whitkirk. Tom Malloch hit 77 and skipper Matt Westwood 52 in their side’s 200-6 in a 38
A SECOND successive century from Sessay’s Matthew Till left Heworth in serious trouble at the foot of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. Fresh from his 124 against York the previous week, Till hit 102 as
YORK City Knights coach Dave Woods is in negotiations about extending his stay at Huntington Stadium. Woods joined the club in April 2010 and led the club to promotion to the Co-operative Championship via the play-offs. The Australian’s contracts
Tickets for the final of snooker’s UK Championships at the Barbican centre in York virtually sold out within hours of going on sale on Friday. The box office opened at 10am and by 2pm there were only nine tickets left for the final session. The tournament
DIVISION six leaders Londesborough Park opened up a 62-point lead over Dunnington after winning their home match against Osbaldwick. Tim Stephenson led the way with 58 as the home side posted 130 all out, while Andy Burton took 3-31 for Osbaldwick
TEENAGE cyclist Jake Hardcastle today thanked helicopter heroes who saved his life after he was struck at almost 60mph by a motorbike. Jake, 13, of Badger Hill in York, suffered a bleed on his brain, two broken collar bones, a punctured lung
A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch co-ordinator did not break the law when he took six photos of a three-year-old naked girl playing in her own garden, York magistrates decided. They acquitted Brian Whur, 73, of voyeurism because they could not be sure he took the
A TEAM of aviators from York took part in the world’s craziest festival of flight. Former Canon Lee School pupils Mark Hudson, Paul Colman, Jonny Garnett, and Chris Parker, all in their early 30s, tried to fly in an “aircraft” they had created, based
MORE than 1,500 letters protesting against the proposed sale of a York car and coach park have been handed to the city’s two MPs. Campaigners collected the messages of opposition to City of York Council’s plans to sell the Union Terrace site for a York
A HUSBAND and wife have been prosecuted for benefit fraud. Christopher Edwards, 31, and Lorraine Edwards, 29, both of St Margaret’s Terrace, off Navigation Road, York, failed to declare that they had obtained paid work, and were still claiming housing
A NEW £2 million mosque could be built in York under plans unveiled by the city’s Muslim community. The York Mosque And Islamic Centre wants to replace its current building in Bull Lane because it is becoming too small to accommodate the growing
STAFF and regulars at a York pub have raised a glass or two to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The celebration was held at The Quaker Wood, in Acomb, on Saturday, with the highlights including an appearance from a group of Tetley huntsmen and a comedy
HEAVY showers marred a potential record-breaking day at Malton Show yesterday when it celebrated its 125th anniversary. Early morning sunshine turned to heavy rain by 10am yesterday just as the car park was filling up but despite this, acting
A WEEK-LONG festival to celebrate a wartime Anglo-French alliance is being held in York. Top French politicians, diplomats, military chiefs and war veterans will be among 5,000 people expected to converge on York in October to pay homage to two French
FOUR people were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis in Selby as part of an ongoing police operation against drug crime. The news comes as police in Selby have called crime rates in the town “encouraging”, despite an
REDUNDANCIES at Selby District Council could lead to staff payouts of up to £800,000, it has been revealed. A spokesman for the council confirmed to The Press that the total cost of redundancies up to last month was £633,000, and that the council
THE Food and Environment Research Agency, has created 21 new apprenticeship places as part of the York Apprenticeship Challenge. The new places take the challenge beyond the halfway point in the mission to create 100 new apprenticeship placements in
RUPERT Murdoch and Pippa Middleton made surprise appearances in a village near York over the weekend – in scarecrow form. The designs based on the media mogul under pressure and new royal Kate Middleton’s sister were among those placed
A TEENAGE dance student from York has been given a right royal makeover – after being named the city’s best Kate Middleton lookalike. Victoria South, 18, of the Tadcaster Road area, won a competition run between The Press and the York Designer Outlet
A WOMAN was arrested on suspicion of stealing a cycle, after being spotted by the bike’s owner. The 39-year-old woman was charged with theft after the owner of a stolen pedal cycle spotted her in possession of it in York. The owner of
COUNCIL bosses in East Yorkshire say making a record £20 million in savings for 2010/11 will allow them to keep spending on roads and schools at its current levels. East Riding of Yorkshire Council saved millions of pounds through measures which included
UMBRELLAS were a necessity for visitors to an East Yorkshire show at the weekend as it marked its 113th anniversary. Visitors to the annual Bishop Wilton show braved the weather to see a string of attractions and take part in classes ranging from cookery
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 44-year-old father-of-three who has died following a battle with cancer. Friends and family of Lance Corporal Billy Trotter gathered at York Crematorium to say their goodbyes, after he died on May 31 following a
A WOMAN who claimed benefits in York while having more than £30,000 in a secret bank account in France has appeared in court. Elisabeth Labeguerie, 52, of Slessor Road, Acomb, failed to declare that she had the account. She was charged with defrauding
RARE limited edition prints by Bob Dylan are due to be unveiled for the first time at a York art gallery. Castle Galleries, in Castlegate, will show eight rare limited edition graphics from The Drawn Blank Series 2011 as part of a launch being carried
A GROUP of York residents will spend the next 12 months living the good life, despite rising fuel, energy and food bills. They will be taking part in a year-long project between the University of York and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
ONE of Yorkshire’s largest digital agencies, Harrogate-based 9xb, has launched a new digital marketing division, following high-profile business wins and rapid growth. The division, headed up by account director Gyles Seward, will employ a full-service
WITHIN one year York graduate Matthew Freckelton has expanded his social website, Yatterbox, into a business. It has wowed organisations throughout the UK and the US which want to keep a collated and up-to-date record of the twitterings of politicians
IT will soon be too easy to earn brownie points at Piccalilli’s café and sandwich shop in Walmgate, York. All its regular customers know that owner Claire Harrison makes brownies to sigh for, although her new loyalty card promotion will also give them
SELF-BUILD home enthusiasts exclusively offered public land under a new Government initiative could be exposed to a legal minefield, warns York law firm Hethertons. In May, Housing Minister Grant Shapps announced that people who build their own homes
AN OPERA marred by a row over a gay character went ahead in East Yorkshire over the weekend after a primary school which originally refused to take part had a change of heart. Bay Primary, in Bridlington, withdrew 300 of its pupils from the production
A MAJOR supermarket will plant hundreds of trees in Selby to mark its expansion in the town. Plans for the new Tesco store in Portholme Road were agreed at Selby District Council’s planning meeting, and will include a café, petrol filling station,
ONE of York’s historic family businesses has helped restore the 200-year-old Bowcliffe Hall and Gardens near Bramham. Hare & Ransome architectural joinery business, which was established in York in 1918, took part in a multi-million-pound project
YORK threw one of its biggest parties as Rowntree Park marked its 90th birthday. The celebrations, attended by the Friends of Rowntree Park, City of York Council’s park ranger team and Coun Sonja Crisp, included more than 40 community and charity
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence is to present the findings of an inquiry into the rights of families of missing people. Peter Lawrence will join relatives of other people who have disappeared at Downing Street after giving
