A WOMAN who died suddenly in a York house had a history of drug dependency and depression, a York inquest was told. The inquest opened today into the death of the 33-year-old woman, who was named as Lisa Peacock, neé Dowson, of Elmslac Close
EAST Yorkshire’s longest serving police horse is set to retire after dedicating more than 15 years service to the force. Ross joined Humberside Police force when he was only one-year-old and was turned away for three years and broken in force
100 years ago Throughout the English-speaking world the centenary of Dickens’ birth was being celebrated on a most elaborate scale, testifying to the remarkable hold which the novelist had on the great body of the reading public. Branches of the
YORK City manager Gary Mills is counting the cost of the cold weather with midfielder Scott Brown now ruled out of Saturday’s Blue Square Bet Premier clash at play-off rivals Grimsby Town. Mills also admitted the postponement of tonight’s rearranged
CHRIS THORMAN reckons Jordan Tansey’s desire to leave York City Knights is only good news for the Huntington Stadium club. Tansey, the former Leeds, Sydney Roosters, Hull and Crusaders ace, became the Knights’ marquee signing of the off-season having
YORK City manager Gary Mills welcomed the decision to call off tonight’s rearranged FA Trophy home clash with Ebbsfleet more than 30 hours before the scheduled kick off. The match was postponed yesterday lunch time due to a snow-covered pitch and public
YORK City boss Gary Mills has insisted he does not have a preference as to whether his team go on to visit Bath or Grimsby in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy. The Minstermen have been handed a long haul to Blue Square Bet Premier anchor club Bath
THERE was a three-line former York City whip in the dug-out as Leeds United rekindled their npower Championship promotion push. Former City assistant manager Neil Redfearn, who left Bootham Crescent for Elland Road in 2009, took over as temporary Leeds
DESPITE a week’s break from the European Tour, York’s sultan of swing Simon Dyson retained his best ever world position. Dyson still stands at number 26 in the world rankings, which he achieved courtesy of his joint 17th position in the Abu Dhabi Championships
YORK City welcome Gateshead to Bootham Crescent later this month – and you could be there to sample the Blue Square Bet Premier spat. The Press is promoting a competition for leading online bookmaker and league sponsor Blue Square to offer readers
IN-FORM City of York ladies I beat Leeds University – and the weather – to go top of North Hockey League division one. With all but two of the weekend’s fixtures wiped out by the freezing conditions, York took full advantage with a 1-0 away win to
ALL-CONQUERING Griffin are pictured showing off their trophy haul from Selby’s ETS (UK) Monday Night Pool League. Griffin won the league championship and the team knockout, while team member Paul Sullivan beat Daz Crossland to lift the singles
LEGENDARY York referee Lol Cussons will be remembered at an awards evening for York officials at St Clement’s Club in South Bank next month. A leading official in the York area will be lauded on Friday, March 2 for their services to football in memory
Paul Hanagan is back from a flying visit to Dubai and he returns to action at a considerably colder Wolverhampton today, but he can stay warm by completing a treble. Malton’s much-celebrated champion jockey, who had to settle for a fourth-place
YORK Acorn ARLC have achieved the Clubmark Gold Award. Clubmark Gold contains all the criteria of the general Clubmark award, plus added specific requirements such as operating a minimum of three youth or junior teams, having a qualified first aider
WHEN James Appleby took to the wheel of a motor racing car for the first time last year, having never even competed in go-karts, people told him and his dad, Richard, he was crazy. But the 23-year-old Harrogate driver has proved them all wrong. Appleby
York could increase its profile as a hub for science and technology if businesses raised their ambitions by listing on AIM, Julie Hayes reports YORK could increase its profile as a hub for science and technology if businesses raised their ambitions
Business editor Julie Hayes meets some of the city’s exciting new ventures on show at Venturefest YORK’S young science and technology businesses will be out in force at Venturefest Yorkshire tomorrow at York Racecourse. Innovations from the
Employability is the gauntlet that continues to be thrown down to the education sector by the business community and the Holy Grail for universities sending graduates out into the world of work. As dean of a business school, it’s a word that is never
An entrepreneur who sells software to retail businesses all over the world is expanding his business after recovering from a severe accident, JULIE HAYES reports Colin Liversedge, managing director of vrSoftware, which develops software to map out
HOTELIERS have attacked the possibility of York getting a “tourist tax” – claiming it will lead to visitors deserting the city for its rivals. The Fairness Commission, set up by City of York Council last year to give residents their say over
IS City of York Council blind to the fact that our long-standing Newgate Market is diminishing by the day? They want to know what to do with Splash Palace when it is demolished: put our market where it belongs, back in Parliament Street. Raising the
AT THE risk of sounding like a grumpy old woman and taking over from my husband’s letters to the press, I feel I now need to vent my frustration over the actions of fly tippers and litter louts. Is anyone else sickened by the sight of mattresses
THE annual Charity Soul event took place on January 14 at the Royal York Hotel, which kindly sponsored the event. A sum of £3,133 was raised for Macmillan. We would like to express our gratitude to all who enabled this night to be a success. The following
FORGOTTEN Stanley Baldwin (Andrew Hitchton, January 24)? I do not think so. I recall as a child in North Staffordshire waiting with a crowd of school friends for the arrival of the cinema van, a rare event as its free show opened with a scratchy Mickey
THE Ear Trust needs all the help it can get so that babies born deaf and children in this area of Yorkshire can be given a cochlear implant. This enables them to have as near a normal life with their peers as is possible. To this end I try to
When is a policy not a policy? Answer: when it has failed because then it was never really a policy, just a target. This exercise in semantics is the latest excuse from Coun Tracey Simpson-Laing for the disastrous affordable housing policies
I WOULD like to nominate Aleia, age seven, of Fishergate Bar area, as the first snow angel of the year. As soon as the snow started falling on Saturday afternoon, she was right in there, helping keep the driveways off Margaret Street clear and safe
NOT only is Badger Hill becoming a car park for the university, it is also serving its purpose as a learner-driver training area, with many driving schools plying their trade many times daily. It is not uncommon to see half a dozen at a time on this
NOT even a blizzard last Saturday night could prevent another full house for the final night of Grease at the Manor School theatre. It has been a truly stunning production in the new studio theatre. The fifty-plus cast gave it their heart
WHAT a joke, objecting to being called ‘babe’ or love by the bus driver or anyone for that matter. I am a golden oldie who has a struggle to get on the bus. But if the drivers on our local bus, who incidentally are wonderful, called me “babe” or
A court-martial has been ordered for the purpose of imprisoning Bradley Manning for the rest of his life. This comes just a week after a marine sergeant was awarded a maximum three-month sentence for leading one of many massacres of civilians
I AGREE with Sonja Crisp (Letters, January 27) when she says we should speak out against hatred. Unfortunately, some correspondents regularly try to fill us with hatred for others. One hates all Germans, even though the war has been over for nearly
WHAT kind of a world have some of these politicians and decision makers been brought up in? To be cutting funds that help blind and partially blind people is an act of gross inhumanity. I know because my mum is partially blind. The judgement of
DAVID Beckham recently revealed his desire to be the captain of the England 2012 Olympic football team. Without doubt he’s a talented football and media icon. But does he deserve this? We must remember that he left England’s football behind for
A PANEL set up to look into why East Yorkshire schools delivered “disappointing” GCSE results in 2011 said it believes their performance will be better this year. East Riding of Yorkshire Council launched the review following the publication of
I SUGGEST the problem of TV licence dodgers (The Press, February 1) would be alleviated if we adopted the French system whereby you are automatically billed for your TV licence, along with your community tax. If you do not have a TV, you have to opt
SNOW and sub-zero temperatures brought chaos to the region with more than 160 crashes closing roads, including the A1(M). As temperatures fell in the early hours of yesterday, police and fire crews were kept busy by a number of incidents on
WHAT is it about teenage girls that makes them so loveable? Is it the stroppy outbursts, the stomping around, the sullen sulks or the endless mood swings? Or maybe it’s the bone idleness, the untidiness, the inability to wash up so much as a mug after
PLANNING the future of our fair city is such a minefield you have to feel sympathy for those charged with the task. There is an argument York suffers from a form of “historic blight” because no one can suggest changing anything without someone complaining
IT’S a damned diabolical disgrace that our water bills are going to rise. What next? Hasn’t anyone noticed this country is surrounded by water? What’s wrong with dotting our coast lines with a few desalination plants and yoking them up to the dreaded
THE River Foss that runs through York may have had its origins in the Latin word for ‘ditch’, but today it resembles more of an open sewer. Why has the city allowed this perfectly pleasant waterway to become so derelict, with the banks and
WAITING For Godot is being staged with an all-black British cast for the first time in a co-production between the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Talawa Theatre Company. Samuel Beckett’s poetic and tragic contemplation of humanity and friendship features
FREEZING weather conditions have continued to cause problems for North Yorkshire motorists with two crashes on roads in Selby district. Two vehicles crashed on the A19 at Barlby yesterday, resulting in one woman being taken to hospital to be treated
A WORKMAN was given oxygen by paramedics after attempting to put out a fire. Firefighters were called to Skiff Lane, at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, after a wooden bench inside a premises caught fire. Crews used breathing apparatus, a water jet and thermal
YORK Barbican is extending the pantomime season to Easter by presenting The Wizard Of Oz in April. The “spectacular all-new professional Easter pantomime version of the classic story” will star Dani Harmer, who is best known for appearing in
A NORTH Yorkshire man has been jailed for almost seven years after he falsely imprisoned and sexually assaulted a woman. David Matthews, formerly of Manor Barn, Ripon, pleaded guilty to charges including false imprisonment, sexual assault and attempted
A 62-YEAR-OLD woman who was found dead in a York city-centre hotel has been named by police. Officers were called to the Judges Lodgings Hotel by ambulance staff at 11.40am on January 28, following reports of the sudden death of a woman.
GUNFIRE echoed around York city centre to mark the accession of The Queen to the throne. York’s Museum Gardens was one of several locations, including London and Edinburgh, to hold the salute yesterday to mark The Queen’s 60 years as monarch. The
SHIVERING bus users at stops in York will have their early-morning commutes warmed up by a revolutionary new advert. The 3D posters advertise Ready Baked Jackets, a new frozen baked potato from Scarborough-based McCain Foods UK (Ltd), and could mean
A PUB company is looking to secure a licence to reopen one of its York’s businesses after it closed suddenly last year. The Britannia Inn, at The Green, Acomb, was boarded up last April, but Daniel Thwaites plc now plans to relaunch it as The Inn
POLICE in East Yorkshire are warning residents to be on their guard after two bogus callers struck twice in the last week. The first incident happened on Dewsbury Close, Beverley, last Wednesday morning, when an 87-year-old woman’s handbag and purse
AMBITIOUS plans to make a £3 million feature film based on the acclaimed novel The Knife That Killed Me will take shape in the next few weeks in a refurbished studio in a village near York. Based on the book by Sherburn-in-Elmet’s Anthony McGowan,
SCREEN Yorkshire expects to create hundreds of jobs with a new £15 million fund to invest in the creative and digital industries. The organisation, which supports and champions the film, TV, games and interactive media industries in Yorkshire & Humber
THIEVES stole laptops and jewellery from a property in Selby Road, Monk Fryston. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the burglars broke in through a kitchen window overnight on Sunday and took a large amount of money, a Sony Viao, an iMac, a
Laughter is a tonic – so MAXINE GORDON joins a group to help locate her feel-good funny bone The belly laughs fill the Room. Amplified by the vaulted chamber, they create a cacophony of cackles that any stand-up in a comedy club would welcome
FIRE chiefs have launched a trial of sprinkler systems in the homes of vulnerable people in East Yorkshire and Humberside. The systems will be fitted in the properties of some elderly and disabled people who have been identified as being unable to
AN anonymous donation of £25,000 has put a campaign to help a seriously ill two-year-old one step closer to achieving its goal. The donation from the Isle of Man is a big help to the Sadie Rose Appeal, which is raising funds for the continued treatment
A MAN is wanted in connection with a smash-and-grab burglary on a shop in Stamford Bridge. Police have released a CCTV image of the man, right, involved in the incident at about 2am on Wednesday, January 11, at the Maynews Shop in The Square.
POLICE in York are looking for a man who they suspect of stealing cigarettes from a shop in Goodramgate. Officers said the man took a four-pack of beer to the counter of the Goldmine store, at 8.45pm on November 13. He then asked for a packet
THE campaign to send a four-year-old cancer sufferer to America for potentially life-saving treatment has received celebrity endorsement. Thomas Cammack is currently undergoing daily doses of gruelling anti-cancer treatment after doctors discovered
STUDENTS at the University of York launched their RAG week with a balloon launch and lots of fun and games. Last year, the week raised more than £7,000. This year money raised will go to Candle Lighters, YUSU Volunteering, Shelter, Minds For Health
A VICAR who works in astonishingly difficult circumstances in the only remaining Anglican church in Iraq has spoken of his experiences to a crowded church in York. Canon Andrew White, dubbed the “Vicar of Baghdad”, has been kidnapped
COUNCIL bosses have called for the “urgent” appointment of a private firm to design a new home for York’s priceless archives after deciding they cannot use the authority’s own teams. City of York Council last year secured £107,500 in Heritage
CAR-PARKING charges and burial fees in East Yorkshire are set to rise as council bosses aim to save £15.5 million next year. Budget proposals for 2012/13 also include cutting funding for sports, arts and play schemes, opening times for waste
YOUNGSTERS at a York secondary school got a taste of Hollywood when a film director dropped in on lessons. James Watkins, the director of chilling new thriller Woman In Black, which stars Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, visited students at Joseph
THE friends of an online computer game fan are marking the first anniversary of his death by setting up a fundraising internet gaming tournament in his memory. Andrew Tiplady, a cystic fibrosis sufferer from Haxby, died at the age of 31 while waiting
PEOPLE who want to find out more about Holgate Windmill are being invited to a public talk in its history and the background to its restoration. The recent fitting of new sails to the mill has created plenty of fresh of interest in the project. The
THE developers working on York’s new £43.8 million council headquarters are seeking permission to protect the historic building from water. Miller Construction, which is in charge of the revamp of West Offices, in Station Rise, want to fit a damp-proofing
A RETIRED deputy chief constable has become one of the first people in the region to put themselves forward as a potential police commissioner. Peter Walker is bidding to hold the post in North Yorkshire and has announced he is seeking to be the Conservative
RESIDENTS in villages near Selby have been urged to get involved with First Responder teams. Responders will be showcasing their skill, tonight, from 6pm, at Monk Fryston Primary School, with demonstrations of resuscitation and audience participation
In the middle of a punishing three-month tour of England, with four productions in their repertory, it is astonishing that the dancers of Moscow City Ballet can still bring freshness to old chestnuts like Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. York might have
A FORMER headmaster of Haxby Road Primary School, James Corney, has died at the age of 87. Mr Corney, who also taught at Knavesmire Junior School and Westfield School, joined Haxby Road in 1972 as deputy headmaster, before taking the top job in 1973
Who in the world would know about the R101, let alone write a musical on the ill-fated aircraft? Answer: the eccentric genius, Simon Munnery. Even with, shall we say, limited musical ability his “one-man punk-musical” about the eponymous R101, a
COUNCILS across North Yorkshire have turned their back on the Government’s flagship policy for weekly bin collections. The £250 million proposal, aimed at restoring the service has been heavily criticised over claims local authorities should not
LIFEGUARDS dealt with almost 500 incidents off the coast of North and East Yorkshire last year, figures have revealed today. The breakdown provided by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution showed boats were called out to help 330 times in Scarborough
WORLD Cup and Premiership football referee Howard Webb was the main speaker at a fundraising dinner hosted by the Lord Mayor of York. Mr Webb spoke to about 90 guests at Pike Hills Golf Club on his refereeing career, overseeing clashes
A YORK restaurant has extended its premises to include a first-floor bar – with the help of a local law firm. Lucia, which has premises in York and Beverley, currently occupies the ground floor of 13 Swinegate in York. Following the extension, Bar
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has praised National Apprenticeship Week, and announced an increase in take up in the schemes. Anne McIntosh, MP for Thirsk, Malton and Filey, said: “I am pleased to say that in the last academic year there were 700 apprenticeships
BUDDING sleuths at Millthorpe School in York took part in a murder-mystery event as part of an extended learning day. Deputy head Gareth Davies wrote the mystery on a training day when the school was closed and empty. He said: “There are about
Electronic tablets and iPads are not on the cards for councillors and council officers in Selby, although the authority has said they would be considered if they helped save money. A spokesman for the district council said: “There are no plans at the
RESIDENTS could be given online access to council meetings through a move aimed at increasing “transparency”. Ryedale District Council is looking at making audio recordings of discussions and debates available through its website and relaxing
