DEVELOPERS have abandoned huge redevelopment plans for York’s Castle Piccadilly area, which have divided the city for more than 15 years. LaSalle Ltd, which owns the Coppergate Centre, says finding an acceptable plan has always been difficult but
I have to admit, I really wasn’t looking forward to my latest long run. It’s not even as though I’ve reached the stage where I can really classify my Sunday efforts as ‘long runs’, after all they’re barely registering double figures, let alone
A TEENAGER has gone missing from her home in York. Chantelle Hughes, 15, has been missing from her home in Acomb since July 13. Since then, she has been seen in York and there was also a sighting of her at Northallerton train station on July
BEWARE the inappropriate smile… When I inhabited the image-making or breaking world of public relations, I can’t remember how many times we used to drum that into managers who were called upon to stand in front of the cameras when the going got tough
DURING the school holidays at the Mount School, we have been hosting a delightful group of about 150 young Italians who have been full of praise for the school and for the city of York. The only significant complaint that I have heard from them is
THE Government’s recent announcement to invest in upgrading local roads (covered in the Action For Roads report) is great news for the local construction industry and also for anyone in the area who is out of work. Locally managed roads make up
It so saddens me that a country blessed with such breathtaking natural beauty as Northern Ireland is still marked by violence. A “terrible” beauty indeed. One does have to bear in mind though that these acts are carried out by a minority of the
IN reply to Pat Graves (Letters, July 11), I don’t think I missed your point. You questioned the authority of the York MP and councillor who offered to support CPP. You say: “They should have asked first.” Who were they supposed to ask? Should they
I HAD often wondered what was in the suitcase belonging to my late fiancée’s father. It was very heavy. Gold bullion, perhaps? After pondering the matter for 12 years or more, I finally succumbed to temptation and flicked open the locks with beating
WITH reference to The Press item about the carbon-zero home being built at Acomb Green, this stirred childhood memories (The Press, July 13). My father took me to that location to witness the start of the annual York and Ainsty Hunt meeting, a
FROM this autumn, UK companies will be legally obliged to publish their carbon emissions. But there is a gaping hole in the new rules. Banks and pension funds will have to report the climate impact of the light bulbs in their offices, but they won’
I FIND the Labour council’s approach to housing largely hypocritical. We are fast approaching a housing crisis unseen in this country since Victorian times. The most disastrous policy of the 20th century was to allow the sale of social (council
STAN YOUNG (“Not enough cycle racks now”, Letters, July 14) writes about the shortage of cycle parking in the centre of York. I expect, then, he will share my dismay in learning that City of York Council’s Streetscape Strategy proposes to remove
This must be the first time I have ever had cause to complain about anything medical. My husband has been a blood donor for many years and recently he had an appointment to give blood. This does mean a certain amount of organisation. When he reached
The Press on Wednesday (July 17) contained six pages plus the Comment column talking about City of York Council’s planned drive to eradicate poverty in York. It was stated that 13,795 people in York are living in poverty but, although I searched for
IN REPLY to D Martin (Letters, July 15), have you ever watched Earthflight? Geese are amazing birds; the snow geese navigate their way over the Golden Gate Bridge, the Grand Canyon and New York, while avoiding eagles. They are protective of their goslings
TWO men have been arrested after a bike worth £12,000 was stolen in York. The owner of the bike, a 42-year-old man from a village near Selby, had been competing in the British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship in the city centre on Sunday
INSPIRATIONAL skipper Dan Woods followed up his historic ten-wicket haul with a first senior hat-trick as York beat Sheffield United in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League. Woods, who took 10-42 against Castleford the previous
WOODHOUSE Grange stretched their lead when they took the full 30 points from visitors Clifton Alliance in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. The reigning champions are now 82 points clear at the top after their
A COSTLY experience in a court of law, and now a costly defeat on the field of play – it’s been a bad few days for York City Knights. Former boss Dave Woods has been the adversary in both arenas, arguably coming out on top in the legal battle which
HEWORTH ARLC were on the wrong end of a 40-10 scoreline at home to Coventry Bears in National Conference League division three. The game was tight until the last ten minutes of the first half, when the visitors moved ten points clear and they then
YORK City Knights have added further to their squad for 2014 – but the 2013 campaign is fast becoming a priority of greater concern. Tom Carr, Jonny Presley and local lad Ed Smith have all signed new one-year deals to follow on from the announcement
NIGEL WORTHINGTON is hoping striker Wes Fletcher will be fit “sooner rather than later” after he was injured during the second half of York City’s 1-1 draw with Blackpool at Bootham Crescent. The 22-year-old, who came on at the start of the second
TWO teenagers have been locked up for a life-threatening attack in which they kicked a man 20 times as he lay on the ground screaming for mercy. York Crown Court heard that Jordan David Peter Jones, 19, and his 17-year-old friend could have killed
A NEW power station which could create more than 1,000 new jobs for Selby could also help the town become a centre of excellence for green power. Plans for the White Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project would see a new coal-fired power
CAMPAIGNERS attempting to quash a controversial £1.4 billion waste incinerator between York and Knaresborough will come face-to-face with council chiefs in the High Court next week. North Yorkshire County Council approved plans for the Allerton
A YORK community was transformed into an all-day extravaganza of art at the weekend. More than 50 artists from across the city performed and displayed their work at the Acomb Dance Arts and Music (ADAM) Festival, intended to encourage residents
A YORK community’s first-ever garden competition has named its six of the best after judges gave their verdicts. The contest, organised by Foxwood Residents Association, saw 23 entrants show off their gardens, with the panel being led by horticulturalist
A SEVEN-MONTH dispute over the tail of a giant tuna fish sculpture in a North Yorkshire seaside town has ended. Scarborough Borough Council had said the stainless steel spike on the sculpture, based on the town’s seafront, could catch and injure
A CRACKDOWN is to be made on stag and hen parties travelling from Teesside and causing drink-related disorder in York on Saturdays. A new operation - Operation Erase - by police in the city and British Transport Police (BTP) will clamp down on
