LEEDS United’s Championship play-off hopes may be evaporating but Neil Warnock is excited about the future. After unlucky Leeds lost 1-0 at Elland Road to leaders Southampton, the new Whites boss said: “We dominated the best side in the league for 89
THE ex-X Factor world tends to move on quickly, but Rebecca Ferguson is taking it one steady step at a time. What she had found already was her voice, big and blue, soulful and as truthful, often tender, thrilling at moments of climax, as expressive
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has big plans for a delightful wetland reserve near Knaresborough. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE deer burst from a patch of woodland as we walk between the east and west lagoons at Staveley nature reserve. There are three
WHY on earth would you apply to be on TV’s Come Dine With Me? Is it because you think you can cook and want people to see you poncing round your pans? Do you crave your 15 minutes of fame and want to big yourself up on the small screen? Or maybe
IT is unbelievable that, given the inherent risks of nuclear power, any country would wish to build more nuclear plants. They will probably deteriorate and leak radiation as they age, if not “melting down” or exploding, as in Chernobyl, America and
Why is it that our Government seems to look after foreign nationals and governments better than our own? They introduce austerity measures for the general public and a third year of a pay freeze for public sector workers, and still give billions
FEW subjects have the power to divide the opinion of new mothers as the debate over breastfeeding. Arguments over how long you should breastfeed, where you should breastfeed, and if it’s ever okay not to breastfeed, have raged for years in
I HAVE been a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday FC since 1962. I have witnessed great, mediocre and awful games at Hillsborough. I have agreed with some club policies, selections and appointments and disagreed with others. I thought Wednesday
WHILE I appreciate that Tory Paul Doughty is a relatively inexperienced councillor, he is wrong to claim the need to claw back this year’s uncommitted ward budgets is necessitated by an “inability to balance Labour’s own budget” (Letters, February 27
THE Costa Allegra cruise ship had a fire break out in the engine room. which was extinguished. The ship became totally without any sort of propulsion or electricity, leaving 1,000 passengers plus crew with none of these – electricity, lighting
A fabulous funny man and a fundraiser who will be sorely missed, but can you imagine... Frank Carson arrives at the pearly gates and God invites Frank to take bread with him. They are sitting eating when Frank turns to God and says: “Lord, I
I REFUTE the comments of Liz Edge (Letters, February 23). Changing accountants does not avoid the need to pay tax at 40 per cent. All accountants have a duty to abide by the law. Tax rates are set in the Budget and deductions are strictly regulated
WITH reference to the article in The Press, Wednesday, February 29, on police pensions, perhaps it applies to the national situation, but former police chief Della Cannings convinced the authority of North Yorkshire Police to build up a pension reserve
COULD anyone explain to me why I am unable to use the Park&Ride near York overnight on Friday? As a tourist to York, rather than drive to a hotel I was staying in, in the city centre and parking in their car park and added to the congestion and
Tools For Self Reliance (TFSR) is a national charity which enables artisans in Africa to work their way out of poverty by providing them with tools and training. The Archbishop of York is a patron of the charity. Support groups around the UK refurbish
PHOENIX Software is hoping to win new business after winning five awards and being recognised as the best in the world by its partner, VMWare. The software company, which employs more than 120 people in Pocklington, uses VMWare’s virtualisation technology
YORK City manager Gary Mills will not rule out playing right-back Lanre Oyebanjo in the centre of defence from the start for tomorrow night’s home game with Tamworth. Oyebanjo partnered substitute Daniel Parslow at the heart of the back four for the
The Partners Group PR agency knows how to keep its clients happy - and that’s official. Partners been awarded Recommended Agency status on the Recommended Agency Register (RAR) for a second year. Monica Green, director of the company, based in The
A YORK graduate business has won £5,000 in the Yorkshire and North East heat of the Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards. Yatterbox, a social media monitoring firm which specialises in highlighting key influencers online and tracking their updates, won
CHRIS THORMAN said he had no regrets regarding his team selection during the Northern Rail Cup despite seeing his York City Knights outfit eliminated from the competition yesterday. Friday’s 36-4 defeat at Sheffield was the Knights’ first loss of the
YORK e-commerce business PureNet has won Best Relationship Management Solution at the IT Europa European Software Excellence Awards. The prize was given to PureNet at a ceremony at Berlin’s Grand Hyatt for the enterprise application delivered to
In 1971, the Queen visited York for the city’s 1900th birthday. In April this year, she will be back – for the York 800 celebrations. You might wonder quite how the city has managed to become 1,100 years younger in the 41 years since that earlier visit
BRAZILIAN legend Pele once masterminded a famous Escape To Victory. But a visiting side, amusingly boasting his Hayes & Yeading namesake, never looked like forging a successful getaway from Bootham Crescent on Saturday. York City made
UNBEATEN White Horse Church Fenton remain on course to claim the York Minster Engineering Football League division two title after beating leaders Aviva 2-1. Church Fenton, who have conceded only seven goals all season, are only two points behind
Division four champions Sporting Knavesmire wrapped up their league programme with a 5-1 home win over Melbourne. On target for Sporting were Connor Larne, Sam Sollitt, Danny Smith, Alex Dale and Tom Wilson, with Dave Phelan snatching a consolation
HONOURS were even on derby day in the Northern Counties East League as Pickering Town held visitors Tadcaster Albion to a 1-1 draw. The Pikes, ever-improving under manager Jimmy Reid, took the lead at Mill Lane with a goal from Tom Fenwick two minutes
RICCALL United broke their home duck in York Minster Engineering Football League reserve ‘A’ with a 4-1 win over Easingwold Town. Richard Bryan gave Town the lead, but Darren Davis, Kevin Kozicki (2) and Jim Darlison won it for Riccall. Old Malton
DUNNINGTON slipped to seven points off the title pace in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division after a surprise 2-0 defeat at home to Rowntrees. Victories for joint leaders Huntington Rovers and Old Malton St Mary’s compounded
Pocklington RUFC went clear at the top of Yorkshire One after a bonus-point 37-8 victory at North Ribblesdale. Pock’s win, coupled with a 28-15 loss for rivals Bridlington at Heath, saw the Percy Roaders take a five-point lead at the summit as they target
MISSED opportunities were rued by Malton & Norton RUFC as they went down 32-22 at high-flying Percy Park in North One East. Park took an early lead with a penalty when Malton were penalised at a ruck. However, Malton hooker Alex Whittaker set wing
YORK Acorn ARLC made a flying start to the National Conference League’s inaugural summer season with a 32-10 victory at home to Oldham St Anne’s. The first half of the division one opener at Thanet Road was a tight affair, with the sides locked
RISING City of York Athletics Club shot put ace Scott Lincoln is a top ten hit. The 18-year-old launched a personal best effort of 17.67 metres to win the Winter Throws Challenge in Loughborough yesterday. Lincoln, who was throwing against senior
Norton jockey Freddie Tylicki renews his association tomorrow with Mediterranean Sea as she bids to extend her love affair with Southwell. The John Jenkins-trained mare has won on the course on each of her last three visits and goes for a notable four-timer
A THIEF stole a charity tin full of donations for children with cancer after breaking into a hairdresser’s salon in York. The culprit took the box, which was clearly marked, from the counter of Wavelengths in Beaconsfield Street, Acomb, shortly before
FURIOUS campaigners have urged Acomb residents to back their appeal to save a rubbish tip in the area. City of York Councillors voted to close the Beckfield Lane tip in February as part of budget cuts, but since then a campaign has grown to
A REQUEST for York to be allowed to use £1.8 million the city would have received from the Government if it froze council tax bills for transport improvements has been turned down. City of York Council leader James Alexander wrote to Chancellor George
EVERY day, unsung heroes go to remarkable lengths to make their community a better place without thought for personal recognition or reward. But from today, you can let them know their efforts are appreciated by sending in your nominations for The Press
DOZENS of shoppers took time out to enjoy soul singer and X Factor runner-up Andy Abraham’s performance at Monks Cross Shopping Centre in York. The singer, who also represented the UK at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, appeared at the shopping
A MAN has been accused of laundering more than £1 million he had obtained from a York tax advisory and investment company in an operation involving top-of-the-range cars. Police said the 38-year-old man was charged following an extensive investigation
A POWER firm has asked for more time to start work on a new biomass plant at a landfill site near York. Yorwaste Heat And Power Ltd secured approval from City of York Council in 2009 to build the facility at the Harewood Whin waste recovery and disposal
A NEWLYWED couple will travel across some of the most difficult terrain on their honeymoon as part of a massive fundraising event. Helen Woolnough and Neil Melville, who met while studying in York, are set to marry on Saturday, July 14, before they travel
COUNCILLORS have warned “selfish” drivers they could face fines unless they change their attitude to parking outside a new primary school in York. Holgate ward members, together with representatives from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Primary School in
YORK’S council leader has called on the Government to give local authorities the power to manage cheap drinks promotions. In a letter to Lord Henley, the minister for crime prevention and antisocial behaviour reduction, City of York Council leader
THE online readership of The Press has soared again, with thousands more visiting our website for news, sport, photographs and local information. In the second six months of 2011, an average of 19,431 different people a day visited yorkpress.co.uk
TWO sports clubs in York are to upgrade their premises, thanks to grants from a fund set up to spread the Olympic legacy. York City Rowing Club has received £29,874, which will be used to refurbish the boathouse on the West Esplanade, with a new toilet
Updated: YORK CITY FC supporters gathered to view plans for the city’s proposed new community stadium ahead of Saturday’s home match against Hayes and Yeading at Bootham Crescent. Hundreds of fans and supporters of the stadium project were given a glimpse
PLANS have been drawn up for 49 new homes alongside a health and social care centre in East Yorkshire. Lovel Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd wants to build on land north of Holme Road in Market Weighton. Their plans also include new access routes
A MASSIVE fire which devastated Selby’s Abbey Leisure Centre could be viewed as an opportunity to create something bigger and better for the town, it has been claimed. A huge fire tore through the Abbey Leisure Centre in Scott Road last Tuesday, and
POLICE have closed their investigation into a burglary near York, in which a 91-year-old woman had her Christmas savings stolen. A man posing as a council official stole £260 from the woman in Dunnington in October. North Yorkshire Police say they have
A TEAM of police officers with a head for heights are to test their skills at some of Yorkshire’s most iconic landmarks in preparation for the London Olympics. Ten members of British Transport Police’s specialist policing at heights team will
A SOLDIER who was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan is preparing to return to the front-line. Corporal James Grundy, of the Royal Engineers, was travelling in an armoured Panther vehicle with three other troopers near Lashkar Gah as part
AN HISTORIC York church could be turned into office space for a communications firm instead of a house, under new proposals. City of York Council approved a scheme to convert the now-disused Fulford Methodist Church, in Main Street, into a four-bedroom
100 years ago The sustained popularity of the moving picture had not only completely revolutionised the form of public entertainment of late years, it had also of necessity thrown new and responsible duties upon those whose care it was to see that the
LOCALS and campaigners are fighting controversial new plans that would greatly reduce the size of a pub in rural North Yorkshire. Villagers and developers have been at loggerheads in Low Marishes, Ryedale, for more than two years, over plans to turn
LAST-DITCH attempts are being made to save a North Yorkshire law firm which has been declared insolvent. More than 30 jobs are under threat at Scarborough-based North Yorkshire Law. A creditors meeting has been held to discuss the future of the
WARTIME flying gear once used by a North Yorkshire fighter pilot who shot down a German bomber which had attacked Buckingham Palace has been sold at auction for £1,600. Financial circumstances forced the owner of the items, which belonged to Wetherby-born
A GROUP of work colleagues are to take part in an epic walking challenge in memory of a friend and raise money to beat heart disease. The 11 men from the York area, who work together at Aviva, will climb the national peaks of Scotland, England and
