TWO people have been arrested over the theft of a charity box containing donations for children with cancer. Thieves broke into the Wavelengths salon in Beaconsfield Street, Acomb, overnight between March 1 and 2 and stole a collection tin for the Little
YORK was denied the chance to see the resurrection of Peter Grant at first hand when the Yorkshire crooner’s March 2 concert at The Duchess fell victim to “scheduling conflict”. There are no plans to re-arrange the gig, meaning that the closest opportunity
VOLUNTEERS slept rough outside York Minster last night to highlight the issue of youth homelessness and raise funds for SASH, a York-based youth homelessness charity. Participants were joined by the Minster’s Canon Glyn Webster and BBC Radio
AS part of the celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Press is looking for talented young people to write an article for a new competition. If you are an aspiring reporter, photographer, or blogger we want to hear your stories about marking
THE Institute Of Directors is to hold its Yorkshire and Humber Director Of The Year Awards in York this year as the organisation increases its focus on North Yorkshire. Kenton Robbins, regional director for the IOD in Yorkshire, said bringing its main
IMPROVING first contacts in the tackle could work wonders for York City Knights as they look to regroup after the disappointing start to their Co-operative Championship campaign. That was the view of captain James Ford ahead of the Knights’ first home
YORK City manager Gary Mills hailed his team’s best performance of the season after Jamal Fyfield’s stoppage-time winner secured an exhilarating 3-2 victory at Grimsby. In a performance that will have restored faith in the team following
THE JOINT winner of York’s Come Dine With Me competition has put her baking skills into launching a new business. Rebecca Ryan, of Lime Avenue, York, who won half of the £1,000 prize for her a glitzy Hollywood themed evening, has set up a business
MICRO brewery Wold Top is to supply the Royal Academy in London with a second order of its beer. The Wold Newton-based company has been asked by catering company Peyton & Byrne to provide more of its Wold Top Bitter, Wold Gold, Wolds Way and gluten-free
PARTNERS PR agency has been shortlisted in the 2012 Recommended Agency Register Awards which recognise agencies that have been highly rated by clients for services such as advertising, design and PR. The Partners Group, which celebrates its 25th anniversary
JAMAL Fyfield’s 93rd-minute winning goal clinched a thrilling 3-2 victory for York City at Blue Square Bet Premier play-off rivals Grimsby last night. During a rampant performance that ranked alongside any this season from Gary Mills’ men,
Captain Andrew Gale says one of his main aims is to get miles in the legs of his bowlers during Yorkshire’s two-week pre-season tour of Barbados, which starts tomorrow. The Tykes skipper, fully recovered from a broken arm, will take to the field for
SESSAY Cricket Club will stage their first Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday, March 25. The Sessay mile will start at the village hall and have the back drop of the White Horse of Kilburn at Sutton Bank. There will be two start times, 1,30pm
POCKLINGTON fighter Danny Harrison-Little is being lined up for an English title shot following his latest knock-out victory. The 20-year-old next week goes back to Thailand for more intensive training in the martial arts hotbed, and when he returns
Sizing Europe, winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase 12 months ago, can repeat the feat this afternoon in the showpiece of day two of the Cheltenham Festival. Trained in Ireland by Henry de Bromhead, the ten-year-old will again be partnered by Andrew
BIG-HITTING displays were produced in a barnstorming show by a brace of York Amateur Boxing Club’s upcoming prospects at the Barnsley Metrodome. Welterweight Joe Buckle took out home-based opponent Sam Hunter with his fourth knockout in as many fights
THE landmark planning vision drawn up by city leaders for the future of York has been heavily criticised by an independent inspector, who says it could render huge housing proposals unviable. Planning official David Vickery said City of York
SIZING EUROPE will aim to put a smile back on the faces of the Irish in this afternoon’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.20pm) at the Cheltenham Festival. With Hurricane Fly having succumbed to a shock defeat in the Stan James
ROCK ON RUBY produced a giant-killing performance to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. But it was hardly the Ruby punters wanted as Hurricane Fly, the heavily-backed 4-6 favourite and reigning champion, could only finish
A YORK woman has spoken of her shock at falling down a manhole while on a badly lit street in York. Siobhan Taylor, 21, was walking along Alcuin Avenue on her way to Tang Hall Working Men’s Club on Friday night when one of her legs plunged into the
THIEVES broke into a North Yorkshire quarry and stole diesel from three machines. Officers were alerted after the lock was broken off a compound and £700 worth of diesel was siphoned out of the machines at Hensall Quarry sometime between Friday
HOUSES in York are among those offered to first-time buyers under the Government’s NewBuy scheme, builders Taylor Wimpey has announced. Under the initiative, people who have not bought houses before and who have a good credit status will only need a
A GRASS-COVERED car has been catching people’s eyes while driving around the streets of York. The car, which belongs to Wheldrake-based Easigrass Yorkshire, is covered in fake grass and has a face on the bonnet. It is thought to be the only one of
Updated: A CANCER patient had her mobile phone with treasured photographs stolen as she had treatment at York Hospital. Police yesterday called the theft of the Samsung Galaxy “despicable” and say it had left the victim extremely distressed
RUGBY great Paddy Johns, athlete Sonia O’Sullivan and television personalities Craig Doyle, Diarmuid Gavin and Amanda Byram were among the stars who arrived in York yesterday as part of the biggest event to be staged for Sport Relief. The week-long
FRIENDS and family of a Selby biker who has died at the age of 63 rode through the town to bid him a final farewell before his funeral at a packed Selby Abbey. The coffin of Bob Robinson, who recently lost his battle against cancer, was taken from
Updated: A 24-year-old man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder two teenagers on a riverside camping trip. The alleged victims, a 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were among a group of young people camping in a field
AN EASTER treat is in store for the winner of this giant chocolate egg, which is the top prize in an annual competition run by York’s St Leonard’s Hospice. The egg can now be seen at the Birdies Perch gift and coffee shop in Clifton. Customers there
A FORMER York factory worker who said she badly injured her back while lifting boxes has lost the right to claim for £100,000 in damages. Teresa Bialochleb, 52, said the constant strain on her back through lifting heavy boxes of Everton mints eventually
Children, parents and staff at Little Joe’s day nursery in Hospital Fields Road, York, took part in a sponsored “hands on” day when they decorated their room and T-shirts with handprints. The event was in aid of York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit
IN CONTRAST to Mrs Frankland (Letters March 6), I am pleased that the archbishop should speak out forcefully on the workfare scheme, in the context of the Christian concept of the dignity of labour. The scheme is glossed as volunteering, but the
POLICE hope one of North Yorkshire's most notorious mystery deaths could finally be solved, after they managed to construct a full DNA profile by exhuming the 30-year-old remains. The remains of a woman's body, found near Sutton Bank in 1981
IN TOKYO last week, I saw shelves stacked high with KitKat chocolate made by Nestlé in Japan, with exotic flavours such as green tea and strawberry. I felt proud that KitKat was born in York but disappointed that the brand’s globalisation
A VISION for York was presented in the 1960s in Lord Esher’s report where he expressed that “the commercial heart of York should remain alive and able to compete and for its centre to be a highly attractive place to live and to enhance York’s historic
IT’S amazing how we still seem content on spending time and resources in Afghanistan when Al Qaeda have already moved on, letting men die and trying to impose a democracy on a country which has never previously had one, but we cannot find the guts to
PARKING has been banned on evenings and weekends in several York city centre streets, sparking claims that churches and the evening economy will be badly affected. But a senior councillor, Coun Dave Merrett, has defended the move, saying he has taken
AS THE BBC and the rest of the Government’s news media again play down Israel’s policy of genocide, the apartheid state methodically destroys the little that remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and any hope of freedom from the random slaughter
THE envelope containing the annual council tax bill plopped through the door yesterday. Surely it was mere coincidence that the postmark accompanying the letter shrieked: “DON’T LET THEM TAKE YOUR MONEY – CALL THE BENEFIT FRAUD HOTLINE”. I
I FEEL that Terry Smith (The Press, March 10), being such a fantastic example of York and the Conservative Party, should put pen to paper and pay his ever-growing fine before the taxpayer has to pay for his court appearances, rather than putting pen
AS COUN Galvin states (Letters, March 7), I am a simple soul. But fortunately, I can clearly recall him advocating the council borrowing £800,000 to refurbish the Guildhall at the meeting of the council cabinet on January 10. This is in stark contrast
OLYMPIC champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington officially launched the new headquarters of an international charity based in Malton which helps victims of the brain disease encephalitis. Rebecca, a double Olympic gold-medal champion and OBE, was joined
So the Church, be it Roman Catholic or Church of England, wants to ban “gay marriage”. Then they and all their worshippers should stop being hypocrites and practise what is preached. Divorce should be banned where it is sanctified in a church, and
A MAN who showed “no remorse” after he threatened to kill his ex-partner and himself has been sentenced to five months in prison. Daryl Salt, formerly of Camilla Lane, Camblesforth, appeared before Selby magistrates to face two counts of assault on
THERE have been many comments in the papers and on TV about Englebert Humperdinck being chosen to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, not all favourable. I find it difficult to understand this. I wonder if any of the complainants
A NIGHT for soul searchers everywhere. New Yorker Martin Rivas was a charming headliner last Saturday, at ease performing almost on top of the audience and self-deprecating and open about where his songs sprang from. Opener Cara Sebastian is still
CITY of York Council has decided not to apply for Government money to restore weekly rubbish collections. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has made £250 million available in grants to local authorities guaranteeing to retain or reinstate weekly
PAM Ayres has an incredible way with an audience. In all honesty, I thought my fears of being out of place had been confirmed when I saw that last Wednesday’s audience were almost universally around 30 years my senior, but Pam was really one
100 years ago Public attention was once again focused on the results of cancer investigations, and hopes, also, were once again raised that some certain means might have at last been brought to light for combating and eventually of utterly destroying
For the first time in 40 years, a dig is being carried out inside York Minster. As MATT CLARK discovers, the first find wasn’t quite what the archaeologists expected HIDDEN in the bowels of York Minster, Jim Williams is sifting through what
THE 2012 York Mystery Plays in the York Museum Gardens will be costumed in 1940s and 1950s clothing. “We’re not setting the Plays in the year 1951 but telling them from that period,” revealed Damian Cruden, artistic director of York Theatre Royal,
PEOPLE in a village near York have been treated to an impromptu fireworks display. Press reader Alison Kitchen took this picture of pyrotechnics which she spotted on an electricity pole in Sutton-on-the-Forest on Sunday evening. Fire crews turned
AN MP has launched a new business enterprise and community hub in York. The hub, in Burton Stone Lane, has been designed to support local businesses by providing a place where owners of ventures can meet and work together to find ways of encouraging
FIREFIGHTERS are warning householders to make sure log burners are fitted by experts following a house fire in North Yorkshire. Crews went to a home in the Scarborough area where a log burner had been fitted by the occupier and a local builder,
YOUNG performers will be showing off their moves in a dance extravaganza this week to help boost a fundraising campaign to help a disabled York teenager walk unaided for the first time. Pupils at Barbara Taylor School of Dance are taking part in It
A NORTH Yorkshire student is in the running for Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year award. Lucy Watkiss, 15, of Rowans Way, Northallerton, will now have her work judged by a panel of editors, authors and industry professionals
A PETITION to stop the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) paying VAT on its fuel has accelerated to attract thousands of signatures per day. The campaign, started by York resident and motorcyclist Ken Sharpe, broke through the 30,000 barrier on Monday as
THE wait is over for those looking forward to seeing the edition of the Antiques Roadshow which was filmed in York last summer. Last July crowds of people were attracted to the Museum Gardens to see the BBC programme being filmed and to get items valued
A CAR sharing club in York has proved so popular over the past year that organisers are hoping to double the amount of vehicles available to members in 2012. The City Car Club charges £60 a year, allowing members to hire one of eight low-emission
AN event to promote broadband infrastructure in the UK is being held at York Racecourse. The NextGen Roadshow – one of a series being held across the UK – will bring together suppliers, investors, expert advisors and community stakeholders
FAMILIES are invited to a Mothering Sunday celebration with a difference at Bishop Burton College’s Lambing Sunday. The event, which will take place at the Beverley college between 11am and 3pm, will give visitors the chance to see newborn lambs and
THE Theatre Royal came alive with the sound of music as hundreds of people donned costumes to attend a singalong version of one of the world’s best-loved musicals. The 770 people who attended the York Light Opera’s production of The Sound Of Music used
POLICE in East Yorkshire are using video cameras during a motorcycle safety campaign to help catch careless and dangerous riders. Humberside Police have re-launched their annual summer safety drive in a bid to reduce the number of motorcyclists injured
A YORK-based company has donated 100 high-visibility vests to children at a city school as part of a safety awareness initiative. Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) gave the vests to youngsters at Scarcroft Primary School as part of its commitment to
A man who threw a chair at his partner has been given a two-year supervision order. Matthew John Charles Williams, of Brigg Lane, Camblesforth, appeared before Selby Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty to one charge of assault. The court
YORK Potash, the company proposing to build a new deep potash mine between Whitby and Scarborough, has received positive results from its second drilling site. The company has confirmed the site has two overlapping seams of high-grade potash, after
A CHARITY fashion show will take place in York tomorrow. The models will take to the catwalk at the Guildhall to help raise money for the the Lord Mayor’s charities – York Against Cancer and York Mind. As well as fashion advice from staff at local
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is reminding residents who use household waste permits to renew them if they want to continue to use commercial vehicles to transport household waste to its recycling sites. For more information, visit eastriding.gov.uk
IT’S chocks away at the Yorkshire Air Museum which is promising its loudest show ever with a display of jet aeroplanes and the museum’s first ever working propeller plane. Technicians at the museum near Elvington are set to show off their First World
SMOKERS in York and North Yorkshire are being encouraged to kick the habit as a part of national No Smoking Day today. Help and information is being made available throughout the region for those who have decided to make today the day they quit the habit
