THE Brass Monkey Half Marathon due to take place in York tomorrow has been cancelled due to snow. The York Knavesmire Harriers organised annual event cannot go ahead as the compacted snow on the route is too slippy to be safe, organisers have said
YORK City beat the weather but they were unable to find a way past npower League Two visitors Aldershot Town in a 0-0 stalemate. The game went ahead after a morning pitch inspection thanks to the efforts of groundstaff and supporters clearing snow
GINA PARKINSON finds it is far too cold to stay outside for long, but her spirits are lifted by the sight of a hellebore showing signs of new life THE cold snap we had this week put paid to the work in the garden and optimism felt in the mildness
MIKE LAYCOCK chills out just a stone’s throw from Europe’s biggest indoor shopping centre – and catches some culture nearby too A BONE-CHILLING easterly straight off the North Sea was whipping across Newcastle and Gateshead. No wonder then that
BACK to Hamalot, and quite a lot has changed in Dame Berwick Kaler’s 34th Theatre Royal since press night in mid-December. The running time has been pruned by 20 minutes, tightening the first half in particular, and the comic interplay between
THE Isle of Axholme is an area of north Lincolnshire forming an approximate triangle with Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough as its apexes. It isn't actually an island of course, but until the land was drained by the Dutch engineer Cornelius
Here we are in January’s icy grip. I wager the fridge might not be the first place you head to for vinous refreshment. However, a nicely chilled flavoursome white wine could be just the thing to remind you of warmer days to come. I’ve picked out
JULIAN COLE makes a quick walnut and honey soda bread THIS soda bread is made in almost an instant. The original recipe comes from the River Cottage Bread Book by Daniel Stevens. I halved the amount of honey after observations from the honey-phobic
GAVIN AITCHISON urges us to try a new brew next time we go for a pint A BIT of culture to start us this week; I thought I’d better warn you. Don’t panic – we’ll get to the beer soon. But first, a word from Robert Frost, the American poet, who
GARY THORNTON has admitted being surprised at some of the big names who have been dual-registered with his York City Knights team — but says he will not chuck them into his line-up to the detriment of his own players. The Press can reveal that
AT LAST – Henry’s Gym, York’s biggest boxing gym run by ring king Henry Wharton, opens on Monday. Remedial sound-proofing work which delayed the opening has now been completed and so doors will swing apart for business next week. Said the former
WORLD number one golfer Rory McIlroy might have bitten the dust but York’s Simon Dyson turned up a desert storm to power into the business class of the Abu Dhabi Championship, writes Tony Kelly. Dyson followed a first round three-over-par 75 with
more York area golf clubs face closure according to key officials, in the wake of the demise of Allerthorpe Park Golf Club. Allerthorpe Park GC was placed into liquidation recently as clubs across York and North Yorkshire battled not only against
GUEST players dominated round six of the Par-Tee Golf Societies Winter Tour. Steve Sheppard and Danny Smith both carded stableford scores of 43 points, but the former pipped his friend by a single point on count-back. Third place went to tour
FORMER Icelandic premier division striker Ben Everson became Gary Mills’ first and only signing of the January transfer window last week. But do not be surprised if there is more activity at Bootham Crescent before deadline day a week on Thursday
MICHAEL Ingham has moved to within four points of The Press Player of the Year leader Chris Smith after his man-of-the-match performance during last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Cheltenham. That accolade earned the City goalkeeper, left, three points
Peter Martini looks back on a momentous day for York City Knights exactly ten years ago today YOU can’t forget it,” says Mick Ramsden, a decade on. “It was such an exciting time after what had happened. There seemed to be a real buzz back around
DUNNINGTON were 4-1 winners over Minster city rivals IT Sports Wigginton in the Yorkshire Squash League premier division. Manager Ian Tooms, making a rare start for Wiggy, was beaten 3-2 by youngster Sam Burton, before the match of the night saw
Nathan Taylor produced a stunning performance for Shepherds ‘B’ as they took on division two leaders RI ‘C’ in the Northern Powergrid York & District Table Tennis League. Taylor won all his singles, including a 14-12 final game success over
A MAN has suffered spinal and leg injuries after crashing his motorbike in bad weather. His motorbike left the A64 at Sherburn due to bad weather conditions, a fire service spokesman said. Firefighters protected the man from the harsh cold
FIVE days from now a campaign will be launched that threatens to restore some sanity to the largely shabby way football treats its fans. The Football Supporters Federation wants clubs to agree a cap to the price of tickets for fans attending away
TAXPAYERS are being given the chance to have their say on how Selby council chiefs should balance the books for next year. Selby District Council has cut £1 million from its budget over the last year, but says it will have to make further savings
A PROLIFIC York criminal with more than 80 convictions is back behind bars, after he broke into a house to steal presents for his children. Matthew John Dodson, 38, was jailed for three-and-a-half years and has now racked up prison sentences for
DRESSES designed by two York fashion students have been chosen by the Lady Mayoress and Sheriff’s Lady as their outfits for a forthcoming civic ball. The creations of Jacey Lamerton and Stephanie Pack, from York College, were picked as winners
FREE help is at hand for York parents whose New Year’s resolution is to understand the science their children are learning at school. The University of York’s Centre for Lifelong Learning is running a free session on January 29 to help parents
HE sang about the Greatest Day – and that was definitely the case for a York-born Gary Barlow fan whose university sweetheart proposed to her on stage with the help of the Take That star himself. Paul Cody, 26, a charity worker for Sue Ryder, stunned
POLICE are continuing to hunt a man in connection with a violent assault in a York pub. Police want to speak to Ryan MacLeod, 21, of Tuke Avenue, York, after a 32-year-old man was attacked at the Castle Howard Ox in Townend Street on November 10
THE body found on the East Coast Mainline near Copmanthorpe has been identified by police as 32-year-old Acomb man Steven Michael Lamb. Mr Lamb, from Askham Croft, was found on Thursday morning when a train driver noticed his body on the tracks
THE organisers of the Tour de France could have other plans for parts of Yorkshire that missed out on the Grand Depart’s route for 2014. Christian Prudhomme, director of Amaury Sport Organisation, said: “When we visited Yorkshire, Scarborough,
YORK’S cycling success will be rolled out across Yorkshire as a £10 million legacy to the Tour de France’s visit. Organisers behind the Yorkshire Grand Depart of the world-famous cycling race want the region to be still feeling the benefits ten
THE family of a seriously ill York mum who has been refused a drug which could save her life has called on the Government to speed up a decision on whether to pay for the treatment. John Exton, husband of 31-year-old Donna Exton, wants National
ACTRESS Lynda Bellingham is appealing to people across North and East Yorkshire to become foster carers and adopters. The Loose Women host is supporting Barnardo’s Yorkshire in its bid to find loving and secure homes for children in desperate need
MORE snow is heading for North and East Yorkshire following last night’s falls, weathermen have warned. The region generally escaped the heaviest of the snow which caused huge disruption in Wales and central England yesterday, but heavier falls
A CYCLIST who was seriously injured in a crash three-and-a-half months ago is still in hospital. The woman suffered head injuries when she collided with the back of a parked Saab car in Bishopthorpe Road, near the Terry’s chocolate factory site
A SCHOOL given “notice to improve” by Ofsted has welcomed an inspector’s finding that it has made good progress in all areas. Longcroft School, in Beverley, was asked by Ofsted to make four improvements when inspected last April, including the
THREE sisters from Haxby will take centre stage in a York school production of Les Miserables. Eleanor, Kiera and Natalia Leaper will take on the roles of three main characters in Jospeh Rowntree School’s production of the musical, currently a
A ROYAL Navy helicopter pilot from North Yorkshire helped save the life of a climber stranded on a mountain ledge in freezing conditions. Emergency services were alerted after the climber, who had been out in the mountains in Glen Coe, Scotland
A RYEDALE head teacher is set to take charge of a York secondary school later this year. Richard Crane, 39, is currently head teacher at Ryedale School in Nawton, but will take the reins at Joseph Rowntree School when its current chief, Maggi Wright
LARGER recycling bags could be delivered to homes in part of North Yorkshire in a bid to improve kerbside collections. Hambleton District Council is discussing the plans next week to bring in larger bags for residents’ paper recycling, which would
I WOULD like to comment on the conditions in which Abu Hamza and others are held in the US while they are being tried. I am not opposed to the death penalty being carried out if it is proven that innocent life was taken as a direct result of a
JULIAN COLE’S column of January 17 refers to a letter in The Guardian which I have not seen. However, of the benefits claimed for the EU, the 57 per cent of our trade credited to the EU, did not enlighten us on whether it was import or export.
WE have heard it all before, promises, promises, promises. Why has this dillydallying Government given us this gobbledegook about the luxurious state pension it is going to shower us with in 2017? When will they ever realise that us not so
IT will take a lot more than one-off funding from the Government’s Critical Infrastructure Investment Fund to create any lasting uplift on house-building in York. It is not simply “high infrastructure costs” or the “national economic crisis” that
I SEE Terry Smith (Letters, January 14) has again trotted out the usual Tory propaganda (also repeated over and over again at every Prime Minister’s Question Time) that the Coalition has given pensioners the biggest rise ever. They omit to mention
AN article in The Press on January 14 outlines the dangers children risk in cycling in dark clothes and not having any lights. A sergeant, Pete Rogers recalls his own account he witnessed of the very dangerous act of a teenager doing the very thing
ON the occasion of the Tour de France visit to York, will City of York Council be imposing a 20mph blanket speed limit on the cyclists in the same way they are planning forcing this on motorists? Perhaps it is far more likely that, given the anti-motorist
MIKE Usherwood (Letters, January 16) suggests I am “a little confused on the subject of aircraft landings”. Since learning to fly in 1942, I have completed several thousand hours as a pilot and carried out several hundred landings, the last just
WHEN City of York Council granted a licence for using the Rawcliffe Country Park (land that it owns) to stage the November fireworks event run by Kaboom, they had not, it appears, considered the long-term impact on their land. The subsequent damage
THE pressure from big pub companies on pub managers and tenant landlords in York was discussed when York MP Hugh Bayley met one of the city’s longest-serving landladies. Anita Adams has owned and run the Golden Slipper in Goodramgate for 25 years
Two pubs in York will be celebrating the life and poetry of the Scottish poet Robert Burns by hosting Burns’ Week celebrations from Monday. The Postern Gate, in Piccadilly, and The Punchbowl, in Blossom Street, will both be serving two meals to
MARIE Curie Cancer Care has launched a programme of events and challenges for the coming year The charity is enouraging people whole resolution is to improve their fitness, see more of the world or try something new, to sign up to a challenge in order
NEW affordable homes in a North Yorkshire town have moved a step closer after council bosses agreed to seek planning permission for the development. Selby District Council’s executive is to look at developing a patch of land in St Joseph’s Street
New nursery owner, Sarah Saville of Little Acorns at Clifton Green, is celebrating a very favourable OFSTED visit being classed as good in all categories and outstanding where children’s safety is concerned. Sarah bought the well-established nursery
UPDATED: YORK City's game at home to Aldershot Town in npower League Two will go ahead as planned at 3pm. The Bootham Crescent surface, which has been covered since Monday, was deemed playable at 9am but after snow was cleared it was decided to
HEALTH experts are urging young woman in our region not to ignore invitations for cervical screening tests as figures show a drop in appointments. Monday sees the launch of an awareness campaign by the NHS, which particularly targets women aged
EXPENSES and allowances for North Yorkshire councillors are set to be pegged next year. An independent remuneration panel which has looked at the amounts paid to members of North Yorkshire County Council has recommended no increases for the forthcoming
HERITAGE bosses in York are replacing historical plaques throughout the city with ones made from cheaper metal following a series of thefts. York Civic Trust said it will replace the bronze commemorative plates, which appear on historically significant
Fundraising for a woodland to be created in memory of a of a “loving husband, dad and granddad” is nearing completion. Thousands of people joined the search for Graham Roskell after he went missing after leaving Harrogate Hospital on November 3
IT was installed at a cost of £8,000 to deter and help capture yobs and youngsters risking their lives at York’s Millennium Bridge. But the CCTV camera, meant to survey the area on and around the bridge, has instead been hanging limply at the top
AN INSPIRATIONAL senior officer who is able to go “further in tackling the root causes of crime” could be in line for the top job with North Yorkshire Police. The search is on for the force’s next permanent chief constable which comes with a £133,068
YORK City are hoping the club’s pitch covers will save this afternoon’s home match with Aldershot from being postponed. Despite freezing conditions, the Bootham Crescent surface was deemed playable yesterday at 10am by York-based Football League
Youngsters from a North Yorkshire primary school are on the road to Wembley thanks to York City in the Community and npower. Harrogate-based Pannal Primary School won a nine-team tournament at PlayFootball at Clifton Moor to lift the npower Football
CITY of York Athletic club youngsters bagged five golds, and 11 medals in total, at the Northern Indoor Championships in Sheffield. Tom Somers started 2013 in great form for the Huntington Stadium-based club when winning the under-17 men’s 60 metres
YORK schoolboys under-13s footballers resumed their campaign with a 4-2 home win over welldrilled South Notts. In an even start, visitors South Notts’ neat passing game caused initial problems. But York gradually eased their way into the game
TWO second-half tries sent Pocklington RUFC under-14s tumbling to a 24-15 home defeat by Old Brodleians. The hastily-arranged Percy Road game, after Scarborough cancelled a planned fixture, swung to and fro until the visitors took control in the
TABLE-TOPPING Stamford Bridge under-13s extended their lead to five points in the City of York Girls’ Football League with a hard-earned 1-1 draw at home to fourthplaced Knaresborough Celtic. Stamford Bridge were looking to avenge their only defeat
POCKLINGTON Predators under-15s remain second in York Minor League division one after a 3-1 home win over Wigginton Grasshoppers. The win keeps Pocklington a point behind leaders Poppleton Tigers, who trounced Selby Olympia 13-1. There were
A PATCHED-UP Thorpe United Under-14s side were put to the sword by powerful visitors Horsforth, who won 5-1 in the Garforth Football League clash. Missing a number of key players, Thorpe still managed to edge the first half in which they stuck
CRACKSHOT Copmanthorpe delivered a mighty shock in the York FA Under-19s Football League when they routed champions Rawcliffe 7-2. The stunning victory, which was graced by goals from Jonah Beecher (2), Ryan Partington, Alistair Souch, Sam Fox,
