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  • Man killed in North Yorks farm accident

    A MAN has died following an accident on a farm at Huby near Easingwold. North Yorkshire Police confirmed tonight that they were called to the farm, near the Burn Hall Hotel, late this afternoon. A force spokesman said there had been

  • York City Knights land home draw with Hull Dockers

    YORK City Knights have been drawn at home to amateur side Hull Dockers in round three of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Tuesday night's third round draw also paired York Acorn with Gateshead Thunder, with the tie being played at the Gateshead International

  • Bomb scare closes part of Malton

    AN EXPLOSIVE device has been uncovered by workmen at a Malton Hotel resulting in the closure of part of the town. North Yorkshire Police were called at about 4.25pm today following reports of an explosive device uncovered at the Talbot Hotel

  • York childhood obesity cash cuts criticised

    COUNCIL bosses have warned that work to reduce childhood obesity levels in York could be scaled back in a move which has been criticised by rival politicians. In a report to be considered by City of York Council’s health overview and scrutiny

  • Micklegate gets ready for the Queen

    RESIDENTS and traders in Micklegate believe a street party to welcome the Queen to York will now take place. The Micklegate Quarter held a meeting with North Yorkshire Police and City of York Council on Monday night to discuss licensing responsibilities

  • Review: Gretchen Peters, Fibbers, York, Thursday

    SAD story songs will always chime with an audience looking for romance and adventure. For a performer like Gretchen Peters, in the flush of an unexpected success with her latest album, it must feel like vindication for the years spent as “songwriter

  • Review: Doug Stanhope, Grand Opera House, York, Sunday

    STAND-up comedian Doug Stanhope brought his unique brand of brutal comedy to York’s Grand Opera House. He wowed and shocked the crowd in equal measure with a routine that was a cocktail of heavy opinions, tough talk and biting satire.

  • Businesses urged to support Heroes Welcome campaign

    BUSINESSES are being encouraged to show their support for armed forces personnel by joining the Heroes Welcome campaign. The scheme, whereby businesses display a sticker to show that they offer a warm welcome to serving or former armed services personnel

  • Integral IT launch cloud computing server

    A NORTH YORKSHIRE firm has launched a new regional cloud computing server for small businesses. Jonathan Edwards, managing director of Harrogate-based Integral IT, said it was difficult to source the reputable and cost effective cloud computing solutions

  • York entrepreneur is keynote speaker at Mexican conference

    A YORK entrepreneur will be the keynote speaker at a major international business conference in Mexico this month. Peter Harrington, founder of business simulation game SimVenture, which is used to encourage entrepreneurship and teach business skills

  • Change at top for Animalcare

    YORK veterinary products business Animalcare has made Dr Iain Menneer its managing director. Dr Menneer, who has previously worked in the Research And Innovation Office at the University of York to commercialise research through licensing and spin-off

  • Summer internship schemes launched at York's universities

    YORK’S two universities will offer businesses the chance to use the skills of students as they launch their summer internship schemes. The University of York and York St John University both offer internships generally taking place over four to 12

  • Travel firm puts down roots in Ryedale

    INDEPENDENT travel agency Spear Travels has opened a new travel shop in Helmsley. The new Ryedale outlet, based at 9 Market Place, is Boroughbridge-based Spear Travels’ seventh shop. The shop was formerly Dot Summersgill’s Fruit Boutique for 28

  • Measurement Devices Ltd launches new division

    LASER technology business Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) has launched a new division as part of the business’s growth. MDL has launched a new Technical Services Division at its York headquarters at Northminster Business Park, which will provide 3D laser

  • Budget call to tackle record levels of youth unemployment

    The Chancellor was today urged to tackle the record levels of youth unemployment in next week’s Budget amid warnings a generation of talented youngsters could be lost. The TUC said the current “cut-price, poorly-targeted and unpaid” work experience

  • Accountants are 100 not out

    Staff at a North Yorkshire accountancy firm have every reason to be celebrating after an exercise saw them adding up more than clients’ balance sheets. The eight employees of Cook Trotter Limited – which was started in 1966 by the late Peter

  • Levels of bravery...

    IN The Press of March 9, we read much about the latest soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan – “brave”, “heroes”, ”gave up their lives” and so on. But not a word about the Afghans killed by our troops. They are also people, men, women and

  • Roads not the answer

    WHILE applauding Julian Sturdy’s appeal for a long-term approach to transport investment, it simply boils down to more road building (The Press, March 1). This will never solve York’s traffic problem and concentrating on the A 1237 outer ring road

  • Don’t bicker on NHS

    THE NHS should not be used as a political football. Instead of castigating Cameron and Lansley, George Appleby (Letters, March 3) should be turning his anger on the previous Labour administration, who had already introduced some privatisation.

  • More on Wrights

    I HAVE read the letters relating to Wrights of York with interest. My father, Harry Stabler and his two brothers, George and Billy, were employed by this family for almost 150 years between them. They all started in their teens and stayed until

  • It’s a fair price

    In these difficult times, an £80 charge to community groups for a fundraising stall at a community event is far too high. Although Copmanthorpe Carnival exists to raise as much money as possible for our community recreation centre, the carnival

  • March 13

    100 years ago From time to time disquieting statements had been made by medical men and others as to the possibility of the transmission of disease by the use of telephones. The suggestion had frequently been put forward that danger

  • ‘Mistake’ to have so many students

    THE Government needs to transform the ways university students are assessed. A report for a national Sunday newspaper has revealed that 45,000 students have been caught cheating in the past three years. If obtaining a first-class degree is as simple

  • A wonderful show

    I WAS lucky to win two tickets for the Rowntree Players production of The Rise & Fall of Little Voice, courtesy of The Press. I went with a friend and can’t praise the performance of all the actors highly enough. They were outstanding. It is maybe

  • A name for it...

    My congratulations to Keith Massey (Letters, March 12) for solving the problem of the name for the Derwenthorpe energy centre so succinctly. Henceforth (with an ironic salute to The Eye of York) the centre, and perhaps the whole of Derwenthorpe,

  • Wheelie worries

    I AM grateful for the fact I have a wheelie-bin. The council has decided to cut the provision of black plastic sacks to residents who live in terraced houses. While this may save a bob or two, I am concerned many residents won’t purchase their own

  • Do you remember this day out?

    I WONDER if any of readers remember this occasion? The photograph was taken in 1956 and most of the people lived in Muncaster in York. Does anyone remember this coach trip, where it was going, when and why? S Brown, Dunnington, York. limetree1

  • Northern Broadsides find a new path to Love’s Labour Lost

    “IT’S 400 years old, so some of the jokes go over our heads, but I’ve always fancied doing this one,” says artistic director Barrie Rutter, introducing Northern Broadsides’ 20th anniversary production, Love’s Labours Lost. Shakespeare’s

  • Steadiness and support needed

    AN AMERICAN general apparently remarked during the Korean War that he liked having British troops in his rearguard because they were a steadying influence. Steadiness is certainly required for rearguard duties, as it’s generally unnerving to

  • Who cares if you just can’t add up?

    I WAS surprised to learn that almost half of adults have the mathematical ability of an 11-year-old. Most of the adults I know aren’t that advanced. My skills are more in line with those of a six-year-old. I couldn’t even begin to help an older

  • McLaughlin and Blair set for York City recalls

    DROPPED duo Matty Blair and Paddy McLaughlin might be hurting but York City manager Gary Mills is hoping they respond like men ahead of tonight’s Blue Square Bet Premier clash at Grimsby Town. Blair and McLaughlin have been two of City’s leading lights

  • York milliner Dawn Guibert races ahead

    York milliner Dawn Guibert is at Cheltenham races this week – getting her 2012 season off to a flying start, writes MAXINE GORDON DAWN Guibert still remembers the shock she felt when she flicked through a magazine and saw a picture of Kate

  • York Acorn craving city cup clash with Knights

    YORK Acorn ARLC are praying for a plum derby tie against York City Knights when the Carnegie Challenge Cup third round draw is made tonight. Acorn, of the National Conference first division, outgunned premier division side Skirlaugh 26-10 on Saturday

  • Duke of Edinburgh Awards for Selby students

    Students from several schools in Selby received their Duke of Edinburgh Awards at a ceremony in Selby Abbey. The awards were presented by Sue Emmerson, Duke of Edinburgh Yorkshire and Humber operations officer. During the ceremony musical items

  • Cheltenham Festival: Day 1 preview

    THE bookmakers are running for cover ahead of the start of the four-day Cheltenham Festival this afternoon. Three odds-on favourites carry the hopes of punters as the showpiece meeting of National Hunt racing gets underway, with Sprinter Sacre, Hurricane

  • Selby woodland project to open

    A NEW area of woodland for the people of Selby, which has been in development for over two years, is set to open its first phase. The Selby Community Woodland, in Bondgate, will be opened next week with almost 5,000 trees planted with the help of three

  • First win of year for New Earswick All Blacks

    NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC are finally off the mark in 2012. The White Rose Avenue club gained their first win of the year in the Pennine League championship after beating hosts Birstall Victoria 28-18. Fifth-placed New Earswick fell behind to a converted

  • Hockey: Laura Boddison inspires five-star show from York

    DESPITE missing several players, City of York HC ladies first team got their North League division one promotion drive on track with a 5-2 win at Deeside Ramblers. Within seven minutes the visitors led through a Lauren Boddison penalty flick. Player

  • Hockey: Undefeated at the double thrills Acomb

    Two Yorkshire League division three games in 24 hours yielded a storming win and a creditable draw for Acomb Hockey Club women’s second XI. Bottom-placed hosts Wakefield were put to the sword in the weekend opener, Acomb in frelentless mood to triumph

  • Grimsby Town plot tenth home game without league defeat

    GRIMSBY Town will be targeting a tenth home game without a league defeat when they play host to York City tonight. The Mariners have won six and drawn three of their last nine Blue Square Bet Premier fixtures at Blundell Park, averaging exactly

  • Hockey: Last-ditch loss has York in mire

    CITY of York men’s I slipped closer to the relegation zone after a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at home to Ben Rhydding in the North Hockey League premier division. The Minster city side were downed by a last-minute penalty stroke at Energise, which saw second-from-bottom

  • Darts: Slipper have enough clout to derail bid by Tramways

    SLIPPER captain Doreen Johnstone gamed in 22 arrows, which included two tons, to put them 4-0 up against York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one second-placed Tramways, whose Carole Layne and captain Sue Lowery narrowed the gap. However

  • Cheltenham Festival can kick off with victory for punters

    Bookmakers are bracing themselves for a triple knockout blow from punters today as the four-day Cheltenham Festival gets under way. The seven races include three odds-on favourites in Sprinter Sacre, Hurricane Fly and Quevega and success for the trio

  • York winners at Cage Confrontation V show

    YORK ace cage combatants Courtney Catterson and top of the bill Adam Wright seized the spotlight in the Cage Confrontation V show at York’s Energise Centre. The duo won their respective title challenges at the event – the fifth run by co-promoters Tony

  • 14,500 more dentist places promised

    THOUSANDS of badly needed NHS dentist places are being created in York and Selby through a £5.2million investment by the region’s health chiefs. The funding will see the creation of a new dental practice in Acomb in York, as well as thousands of extra

  • Hockey: Acomb beat Ben Rhydding 2-0

    YOUTH was swept aside by Acomb Hockey Club men’s first XI for a 2-0 Yorkshire League division four win over a coltish Ben Rhydding IV outfit. Starting the stronger, the Tangerines were kept at bay by the visiting ’keeper and sound defence in a scoreless

  • Darts: Ex-world champion slayed by Acomb ace Chris Thompson

    ACOMB arrows ace Chris Thompson whitewashed one former world darts champion but was then knocked out by another at the latest PDC Players Championship event at Reading. Thompson beat 1997 BDO world title winner Les Wallace 6-0 during the first round

  • Germany Beck consultation now closed

    THE consultation over the Germany Beck housing development in Fulford, York, has now closed. Local councillor Keith Aspden said he was disappointed that council officials had not written to all households in Fulford to notify them of the

  • Sickness bug closes hospital wards

    MORE wards have been closed to visitors and new admissions at York Hospital following an outbreak of winter vomiting bug. A hospital spokeswoman said wards 23 and 24 closed yesterday. Ward 11, which was closed last week, is understood to have re-opened

  • New sushi bar for York

    JAPANESE restaurant chain Yo! Sushi has applied for planning permission to open a restaurant in York city centre. The restaurant is proposed for the former Ponden Mill shop, at 15 to 17 Church Street, and the chain’s agent has applied for permission

  • Nestlé creates giant Smarties fountain for careers fair

    A GIANT Smarties fountain has been created by Nestlé apprentices in York to go on display at a major careers fair at the National Exhibition Centre, in Birmingham. The four-metre-high fountain uses air pressure to propel giant fake Smarties

  • University invited to join top group

    THE University of York is celebrating after it was invited to join the prestigious Russell Group, which receives the bulk of UK university research grants. The university will now work together with the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford,

  • Springing into sunshine

    RESIDENTS and tourists continued to lap up the spring sunshine, as York basked in another day of warm weather. Sun-seekers flocked to York’s Museum Gardens and the banks of the River Ouse to make the most of the unseasonally warm weather as it continued

  • Tent incident teenager has broken arm

    A TEENAGER remains in a serious condition in York Hospital after his tent was run over by a van following an argument in a field near Selby. North Yorkshire Police said the 16-year-old was in a “serious but stable condition” yesterday, following

  • Boost for Lots Of Cots Appeal

    York Hospital’s Lots Of Cots Appeal has received a £2,710 boost from York Round Table. The appeal is aiming to replace all 36 of the 30-year-old cots in the maternity unit, which has 3,400 deliveries a year. Not only will the new cots look fresh, they

  • MP criticises York council tax rise

    THE MP for York Outer has criticised City of York Council for pushing ahead with a rise in council tax. In February, Labour-controlled City of York Council voted to reject a £1.8 million Government grant which would have allowed council tax to be frozen

  • Roadworks to cause major traffic delays

    MOTORISTS are facing major rush-hour delays on a major commuter route into York when roadworks start next week. City of York Council has revealed it is to carry out road resurfacing and reconstruction of the A1079 near Dunnington, starting on Monday.

  • Road accident victim in stable condition

    A YOUNG woman remained in a critical, but stable, condition at Leeds General Infirmary yesterday, five days after she was badly injured when her car hit a tree on a North Yorkshire country road. The 22-year-old from the York area suffered head injuries

  • ftr buses withdrawn from York

    YORK’S controversial ftr buses have been taken off the streets, ending their six-year run in the city. The final services on the Number 4 route from Acomb to the University of York ran over the weekend, but have now been replaced by double-deckers

  • Supermarket shoplifter fined

    A SINGLE mother stole toiletries and food because she was “desperate” after her state benefits were stopped, York magistrates heard. Hayley Lee King, 22, was appearing before them for stealing items worth £64.62 from Morrison’s Acomb store on February

  • Spirituality group celebrates Spring equinox

    THE York Unitarians’ healing and spirituality group will be celebrating the Spring equinox with a “dragon” event next Tuesday. Claire Lee, one of the organisers, explaine the significance of the dragon. “At the autumn equinox, the dragon goes ‘underground

  • Bridlington Hospital £50k energy project

    AN East Yorkshire hospital is investing nearly £50,000 on energy efficiency measures designed to reduce carbon emissions and cut bills by thousands of pounds each year. The £47,000 project at Bridlington Hospital will see insulation fitted throughout

  • Selby snow patrols win councillor’s praise

    TEAMS of volunteers who took to the streets of Selby and local villages during bad weather to help their communities have been praised by the council. More than 50 snow wardens, backed by Selby District Council’s Community Engagement Forums, helped clear

  • Bump And Baby Fair for York

    NEW mums and mums-to-be are being invited to York’s fourth Bump And Baby Fair later this month. The city’s branch of the national charity NCT will be holding the event at Joseph Rowntree School from 1pm to 4pm, on Saturday. There will be antenatal

  • Computer research event for University of York

    COMPUTER science researchers from around the UK are to address a conference at the University of York. The BCS Academy of Computing Symposium, in association with the UK Computing Research Committee, will see researchers talking about research challenges

  • Young actors chosen to play Adam and Eve in Mystery Plays

    TWO budding actors have spoken of their excitement after being chosen to play Adam and Eve in this summer’s York Mystery Plays. Harry Lee, 18, and Laura Soper, 17, both of Easingwold, are among a number of amateur thespians to be selected for key roles

  • New categories for Women In Business Awards

    WOMEN’S networking group Forward Ladies has launched four new categories in its Women In Business Awards for 2012. The awards recognise professional women in categories for professional services, small and medium-sized business, retail and PA of

  • Keeping people safe from crime in Acomb

    York West Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team has been working with City of York Council and Safer York Partnership to provide support to elderly and vulnerable victims of burglary. Following an increase in burglaries in the Acomb area of

  • Opposition to Wetherspoons pub plan

    A GROUP of residents have lined up in opposition to plans for a Wetherspoons pub near their homes – saying it would turn the area into “Blackpool Illuminations”. The pub chain J D Wetherspoon wants to convert the former Everatts furniture store in Gowthorpe

  • £76k charity fraudster given access to funds

    A CHARITY official from York jailed for stealing more than £76,000 which was meant to help sick children has been allowed access to his cash so he can pay his mortgage. Howard Rose was locked up last year after using his role as administrator of the

  • York toddler group plant trees for Queen's Jubilee

    TEACHERS and youngsters at a York toddler group have joined in the celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by planting trees donated by the Woodland Trust. The Ladybirds Kinder Class, which is based at St Andrew’s Church hall in Huntington Road,

  • York solicitor’s legal aid attack

    A SENIOR solicitor in a York law firm has hit out at Government plans to cut back on legal aid for victims of medical negligence and medical accidents. Sally-Ann Robinson, head of medical negligence at Langleys Solicitors, warned the decision

  • Homes advertising sign move

    A DEVELOPER has been allowed to advertise a new housing scheme in a Ryedale village at the second attempt. Leeds-based Trilandium Homes was turned down when it applied to Ryedale District Council last year to put up a sign promoting 29 new homes on

  • Farmer's fury after death of sheep

    A GATE deliberately left open at a North Yorkshire beauty spot resulted in the death of seven sheep after they wandered out and were poisoned. The manager of East Moor Farm near Pickering said he was having to pay thousands for “someone’s carelessness

  • All-clear for proud mum

    A YORK mother has been given the all-clear following bowel cancer surgery and is now looking forward to seeing her talented daughter sing alongside Bee Gee Robin Gibb. Choirgirl Isabel Suckling, 14, who won a five-album deal with record company Decca

  • Political heavyweight seeks to cast off his image

    FORMER deputy Prime Minster John Prescott has revealed he hates a famous picture of himself taken in York by The Press’s award-winning photographer, Anthony Chapel-Ross. The political heavyweight was speaking on the latest episode of television show

  • Review: BalletBoyz, The Talent, Grand Opera House, York

    SATURDAY night means talent night on weekend after weekend of formulaic British television. Thankfully, The Talent at the Grand Opera House last Saturday was a breath of fresh air by comparison. BalletBoyz duo Michael Nunn and William

  • Wartime flying hero completed 36 raids

    A BOMBER pilot who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after completing 36 bombing raids during the Second World War has died at the age of 89. Flying Officer Reg Bailey received the award for the “utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty

  • Chance to hail the people who care

    Nominations are being taken from the Yorkshire and Humber region for the Unpaid Carer category at the Great British Care Awards. The awards are organised into several regional finals across a period of months, before the national finals in May.

  • School in the mix for share of cookathon cash

    TOO many cooks did not spoil the broth at Huntington School when budding chefs took part in a national cookery challenge in a bid to get more people cooking and to win a share of a £5000 prize pot. About 50 pupils, parents and teachers last week joined

  • Students head to South Africa to lend a hand

    YOUNGSTERS from a York secondary school are off to South Africa to do community and voluntary work in schools and orphanages. The group of ten Year Ten students from Archbishop Holgate’s CE School, which is being led by teachers Richard Nihill and

  • Teachers take part textile workshops

    TEACHERS from York, Northallerton, Brighouse and Bridlington, have taken part in textile workshops run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Dozens of teachers took part in the Textile Techniques In The Classroom course, to learn how to work with materials

  • Successful library campaign a “massive positive”

    CAMPAIGNERS say the success of battle to keep their North Yorkshire village library open in the face of funding cuts is a “massive positive”. North Yorkshire County Council’s need to reduce its libraries budget by £1.7 million led to several communities