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• Boy, 15, charged over death crash

  A 15-year-old boy is due in court tomorrow over a car crash that killed a man in North Yorkshire. read more

• Sale agreed for Terry's site in York

  A BUYER has been found for the former Terry’s chocolate factory in York, meaning redevelopment of the site could finally go ahead. read more

• North Yorkshire doctor among victims of Highland avalanche tragedy

  TRIBUTES have been paid to a "gifted and dedicated" North Yorkshire doctor who was among the climbers killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands. read more

• York's "thriving economy" praised in Centre for Cities report

  YORK remains among the strongest performing cities in the UK, according to the latest set of economic figures released for the major UK population centres. read more

• Selby council chief's new dual role

  THE chief executive of Selby District Council is to split his time between the authority and the county council for the next three months through a project designed to promote "closer working". read more

• Mills laments loss of York City strike ace

  YORK City manager Gary Mills admitted his team were missing crocked striker Ashley Chambers following Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Aldershot. read more

• Simon Dyson’s back in the groove on European Tour return

  NORTH Yorkshire golfer Simon Dyson’s return to the European Tour was solid if not spectacular as he finished joint-52nd in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. read more

• Memories of Fishergate campers

  THE old log book is cloth-bound in red, and handwritten on lined paper yellowed with age. read more

• Wind of change brings success

  A SMALL renewables business launched in North Yorkshire just over a year ago has exceeded its first year turnover forecast eight-fold. read more

• Photographers snap up national award

  A YORK wedding photography business has won almost £10,000 in prizes after being named Photography Business Of The Year. read more

• Ten contracts boost for skin care firm Evocutis

  SKINCARE business Evocutis has secured ten new contracts worth £280,000. read more

• Survey shows new growth in confidence

  CONFIDENCE among businesses in the region has quietly grown over the last year and reached a new peak not seen since before the credit crunch. read more

• York insurance broker in top 100

  POPPLETON based Insurance Brokers DE Ford has been recognised as one of the top 100 insurance brokers in the UK in 2012. read more

• York Blockbuster store to close

  YORK'S Blockbuster store on Haxby Road is to close as part of a first phase of closures announced by the video rental chain's administrators. read more

• Polishing up history at Fairfax House

  WELCOME to Fairfax House as you’ve probably never seen it: in the middle of its winter deep clean. read more

• Police, politicians and the put-down

  SO now we can no longer be done for using insulting words or behaviour. Which is a good job, given that we once had the ridiculous notion of a student facing prosecution for asking a police officer whether his horse was gay on the grounds that he was being homophobic. read more

• 2013 Stage Experience, Grand Opera House, York, July 20 - August 3

  THE 2013 Stage Experience musical at the Grand Opera House, York, will be Footloose, a classic American tale of teen rebellion and repression. read more

• Call made to take ‘life-saving’ test

  WOMEN are still ignoring NHS invitations to undergo cervical screening tests despite early diagnosis being the best way to successfully beat cervical cancer. read more

• Save on the buses, not the green bins

  THE Labour Party’s intention possibly to introduce a garden waste collection tax in York is a punishment too far, particularly for the poorest. read more

• Health cash ‘shortfall’

  Coun Paul Doughty (Letters, January 17) fails to state, in his letter on public health funding, the reason why I have not made a more favourable comment on the funding received by City of York Council. read more

• ‘Give us the tools...’

  HAVING been out to check all the salt bins in my ward last Thursday, I would like to thank residents. read more

• Fitting tribute to the fallen

  I WAS pleased to see the feature on the wonderful King’s Book of York Heroes (The Press, January 14), which is held in the Minster in perpetuity on behalf of King George V. read more

• Smooth talking

  REGARDING the report in The Press of January 16 concerning a reduction in the strength of John Smiths Extra Smooth, from 3.8 per cent to 3.6 per cent – on top of this the owners of John Smith’s, Heineken, are putting Smooth up by 2.5p per pint. read more

• Verses on vileness

  After the Crown Prosecution Service’s apologies to the many victims of Jimmy Savile I was moved to write the following. read more

• Recycling anger

  I WISH to voice my anger over what happened on my street. It was bad enough having to wait weeks for the normal grey bin collection. read more

• Improve council services

  As a resident in York my wish for this year from the council, once they have settled into their new offices, is a simple one: improve the services we receive. read more

• Bank bonus bonanza

  THEY say this looks to be a bumper year for bank bonuses. read more

• Happy to self-help?

  RECENTLY I read the Government’s policies were causing the disabled extra suffering through lack of care. read more

• January 21

  100 years ago: There were in York one or two gentlemen whose hair had got very scanty on the top, as the tonsorial artists put it. These gentlemen could take heart of grace for the remedy rested in their own hands independently of the gentlemen who desired to sell them something guaranteed almost to make hair grow on paving stones. read more

• York City 0, Aldershot Town 0

  HAVING left their snowed-in coach at home, Aldershot proceeded to park the proverbial bus on their eventual arrival at Bootham Crescent. read more

• Danny Gray’s goal is division one safety for Selby Town

  DANNY GRAY has jumped on board the striker merry-go-round in the Northern Counties East League. read more

• Leeds United 1, Bristol City 0

  OPTIMIST Neil Warnock reflected on the positives after his Leeds United side laboured to a 1-0 win against Championship bottom club Bristol City. read more

• Wetherby races added to long list of postponements

  WETHERBY Racecourse has been forced to abandon tomorrow’s jumps meeting due to cold snap. read more

• New dates for rugby union fixtures

  MALTON & Norton RUFC have rearranged their North One East trip to Morley for Saturday, February 2. read more

• Strensall teenager makes great strides after pioneering surgery

  A TEENAGER from York is taking the first steps of his life after a huge fundraising campaign helped pay for pioneering surgery on his legs. read more

• Sohcahtoa tipped for success on Wolverhampton card

  SOHCAHTOA made a winning return from a break at Wolverhampton earlier this month and should follow up on his return to Dunstall Park in the coral.co.uk Handicap. read more

• One person a day in York will become insolvent

  AT least one person a day in York will become insolvent this year and lives are being torn apart as the economic crisis continues, an expert has predicted. read more

• Body found in River Ouse confirmed as missing man

  The body of a York man who has been missing since December has been recovered from the River Ouse. read more

• Archbishop of York visits East Yorkshire primary school

  YOUNGSTERS at an East Yorkshire primary school welcomed the Archbishop of York to their school. read more

• Candle fire rescue in Dene Park, Harrogate

  A MAN had to be led to safety by firefighters after a candle caused a fire in his home. read more

• Boy, 15, arrested after fatal crash

  A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after a pedestrian died following a collision with a vehicle in North Yorkshire. read more

• Reward offered after theft of mountain bikes worth £8000

  A REWARD of £800 is being offered by a theft victim who had three expensive mountain bikes stolen from an outbuilding at his North Yorkshire home. read more

• GP will not appeal against being struck off

  A FAMILY doctor’s nine-year battle to clear his name has come to an end, after he announced “with a heavy heart” he would not appeal against the decision to strike him off. read more