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  • York 24/7: A day in the life of our city

    Some tweets fronm Fiona Pearson, who has been taking part throughout today: Do York residents know where to find this uprooted, upturned tree? #york247 #walkinginyork http://t.co/7BjbseHpYa — @fionacpearson 24 July 2013

  • Review: Rent, NUEMusic Theatre, 41 Monkgate, York

    YOUNG York company NUEMusic Theatre turned the 41 Monkgate theatre on its head last week. The audience was stationed on three sides of the stage, the band positioned high above those sat in the central seating, where the stage would normally be

  • Right royal welcome for new grandfather

    HUNDREDS of cheering well-wishers presented flowers, cards and even a balloon to Prince Charles and his wife when they visited an East Yorkshire village. Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, says she can't wait to see the new Royal baby - and still

  • Missing teenager found

    A TEENAGER missing for over a week has been found. Chantelle Hughes, 15, went missing from her home in Acomb on July 13. She had been sighted in York and Northallerton since then, police said. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Police

  • The Granary Bistro

    A family-owned Tadcaster bistro has been awarded the prestigious certificate of excellence from Trip Advisor for the second year running. Now it is hoping to be recognised in The Press Business Awards in the Small Business of The Year and the Tourism

  • CCF Accountancy

    CCF Accountancy was founded with the one clear aim of ensuring clients' needs were always the first priority. Hence CCF: Clients Come First. The Harrogate-based firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers is hoping its name will stand it in

  • Tech Tyres Ltd

    What started out as one man and his van supplying and fitting tyres for commercial vehicles is now a thriving family business which is a one-stop shop for all motoring needs. Tech Tyres Ltd, in Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick, York, now employs 12 staff

  • Single mother completes apprenticeship

    A SINGLE mother from York has won praise after she completed an apprenticeship while in employment in the city. Abbigale Power, of Foxwood, is mother to Ava, three, and Ethan, six, and left Lowfield School in Acomb without any formal qualifications

  • Chemical safety centre opens new facility

    THE new Centre for Chemical Safety and Stewardship has opened at a new facility in York. The centre (CCSS) has brought together internationally recognised scientific expertise to help to produce compliance and regulatory systems under the Food

  • Email habits that are just too annoying for words

    I’M AWAY on holiday this week – but I haven’t left an automatic email message telling people that. It’s not because those sort of emails are among those that people find the most annoying, but because I wouldn’t know how to set such a message if I

  • Distractions of a happy summer

    CONTRARY to Shake-speare’s line, summer is often the season of our national discontent, and I wonder if it’s any accident that the last few have been filled with distractions, mostly of the royal or sporting variety. After all the ceremonial and

  • A fitting tribute

    ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Henry Rice’s beaming face shows just what it means to him to have been presented with his village school’s inaugural Curtis Cup. The Archbishop of York’s Junior School pupil received the cup for his commitment and determination

  • York will be a match for Paris

    JUDGING by the spectacular closing stages of the Tour de France on Sunday, we are in for a treat next summer when Le Grand Depart comes to North Yorkshire for the first time in the race’s 100-year history. Because although Paris may be an imperious

  • A great event, but lessons to learn

    I would to thank all concerned in organising the National Circuit Event in York on Sunday. We made a day of the whole event and can say that we enjoyed all the racing and appreciated the absolutely huge TV screen set up next to the Minster so that

  • Bowling under threat

    THE council’s proposal to charge bowlers £2,000 per green is outrageous. I would like to point out that council doesn’t own the parks and bowling greens; the people of York own them. The council is charging the bowlers to cut the grass – and this

  • Custer’s last comment

    DURING BBC Radio York’s phone-in on Wednesday on York’s proposed cycle hire scheme, I had to laugh when Mike Usherwood said: “York needs more cyclists as much as Custer needed more Indians.” Spot on, Mike. Peter Newton, Montague Street, York

  • What will this cost?

    I READ the article (The Press, July 12) about Sir Ron Cook and Dave Merritt’s ideas for reinvigorating York. Lights, railings, seats, cyclists, bollards, all mentioned, but not a word about the cost. Am I correct in assuming the ratepayer will

  • Check symptoms

    In York, 91 people were diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010. It is the second most common form of premature death, especially in men, and kills more people than any other form of cancer. Lung cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer

  • Help me, please

    I WISH to appeal for information from readers. My little black and white cat, Phantom, went missing on July 18. I heard on the grapevine that there had been a road accident involving a black and white cat at 7.30am that day on the A1036 road beyond

  • Surface problems

    REGARDING the new gravel dressing on the A1237, I have been driving over the new road surface for a couple of weeks now. Is it just me or has the ‘dress’ fallen off? There are tyre tracks down both sides that have worn down and exposed the old

  • Heart matters

    I REFER to the article on Millthorpe School’s “Pupils’ Charity Challenge” in The Press of July 16 and notice that the British Heart Foundation (BHF) was not included in the list of charities benefiting. We have been pleased to participate in this

  • A great launch

    I WOULD like to thank the Healthwatch York team for the excellent launch on July 16. It was very informative and it is good to know that the team and the volunteers are there to help the people of York obtain the best health and social care available

  • Already going on

    COUN Anna Semlyen (Letters, July 15) seems to be rather out of touch with what is happening in her ward. There is already a gardening group that meets monthly to maintain the large flower bed at Woodthorpe shops. The other beds are maintained by

  • Picture tells a sorry story

    THIS was the state of Parliament Street on Saturday evening after the shops had shut. I’ll let the photo do the talking. Matthew Grant, Sandcroft Road, Dringhouses, York.   • THE streets of central York are filthy. Witness oozing rubbish

  • Yorks Expanding Economy is Big Draw For Buyers

    There has been one major topic of conversation on everybody's lips this past week – the heat! The summer months have finally arrived, and that means only one thing in the Reeds Rains Office – more and more residential and lettings listings

  • July 23

    100 years ago At a meeting of the British Medical Association, Dr WJ Tyson opened a discussion on sea bathing. He said that in considering the effects of sea bathing they must take into consideration not only the sea water, but also the characteristics

  • York City ace Michael Coulson over injury trauma

    MICHAEL COULSON has admitted the trauma of his trio of cruciate ligament injuries has played on his mind since his return to action – but the York City winger says he is now ready to put the bad days behind him. The 25-year-old scored the Minstermen

  • Fit-again Matty Nicholson hands Knights a major lift

    PROP star Matty Nicholson is poised to hand York City Knights a timely boost after being given the all-clear to resume full training. Nicholson, a standout player at the start of the season, has been out since Easter after needing major shoulder

  • Russia mission next for back to form Simon Dyson

    TO Russia with love is York golfer Simon Dyson’s next mission. A revived Dyson will make his competitive debut in Russia on Thursday when he competes in the M2M Russian Open, a new event on the European Tour. The 35-year-old will enter the

  • York Cricket Club collapse to t20 defeat on finals day

    YORK’S challenge for national t20 glory was left in tatters as they were swept aside by Driffield Town on Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League finals day in Scarborough. The Clifton Parkers missed out on the chance to represent

  • New lease of t20 life for Yorkshire's Joe Sayers

    Joe Sayers is loving the opportunity to show another side of his game in Twenty20 cricket. The Yorkshire batsman has admitted his frustration at the perception that he is a player only capable of playing in the Championship, but is satisfied with

  • New Earswick All Blacks training gets under way

    NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC’s hold their first pre-season training session at White Rose Avenue tonight, at 7pm. New coach Jack Stearman is building up to the new Pennine League campaign. Anyone interested in getting involved at the club,

  • Grow The Game grant for Old Malton St Mary’s

    OLD Malton St Mary’s Football Club have been awarded a £5,000 Grow The Game grant from the Football Foundation. The grant will allow the Ryedale club to start up new junior teams over the next three years, while also sending new coaches on Football

  • Darts: Lord Nelson bounce back in King Willialm tie

    LORD Nelson hit back from 3-0 down to beat King William 4-3 in the York White Rose Ladies Darts League. Lord Nelson lost the four hand despite 120 from Teresa Walker and 100 by Vicky Finney. Carol Atkinson and Amanda Liddle took the first pairs

  • Tennis: Pocklington win sees leaders stretch advantage at top

    David Lloyd secured a clean sweep at Pocklington to move nearly 12 points clear at the top of the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League. Lloyd have taken 46 points from their last four matches and next up are rivals Rowntree Park, who dropped vital points

  • Tennis: Promotion for David Lloyd 2

    David Lloyd 2 claimed top spot and secured promotion from division five of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League after beating Knaresborough 2 67-41. Dunnington 3 moved up into third place after beating Sheriff Hutton 62-46, with Judith Peeke

  • Richard Buck maps out summer plan

    RICHARD BUCK has pledged to overcome the disappointment of missing out on the World Athletics Championships by setting fast times for the rest of the season. The 400 metre runner returns to the track today after setting new goals following his

  • Drugs death man faces jail

    A YOUNG man has admitted supplying a Class A drug to York teenager Poppy Rodgers in the hours before her death and is facing jail. Luke Carey, 24, was aware the 4-methylamphetamine he supplied to 16-year-old Poppy had been involved with the death

  • Council's video ‘is a vision for future’ of York

    COUNCIL chiefs have insisted there are no plans to pedestrianise York’s Duncombe Place — despite a new video showing it re-paved and free of vehicles. One clip in the video features pedestrians, a cyclist and a skateboarder in the middle of the

  • Third water mains burst hits York homes

    ABOUT 150 properties were left without water supplies following York’s third burst water main in a week. Yorkshire Water said the burst, which happened yesterday morning in Clarence Street, and previous ones in Wigginton Road and Haxby Road, were

  • Oscar Hughes, eight, raises £2,000 for charity

    YORK City star Richard Cresswell and former Manchester Utd player Jonathan Greening have helped eight-year-old Oscar Hughes raise more than £2,000 for a children’s cancer charity. The footballers launched more than 1,000 balloons into the air at

  • Splash Dash scheme gets trial run with York Triathlon Club

    YORK Triathlon Club are hosting a Splash Dash pilot event to test run new equipment for Triathlon England. The Splash Dash triathlon will be staged at Allerthorpe Lakeland Park near Pocklington on Wednesday, July 31, at 6.30pm. It will take

  • Tickets on sale for York food festival

    Tickets are now on sale for the 17th annual York Food and Drink Festival. The theme of the ten-day festival, which opens on Friday, September, 20, will be food and science. Highlights will include a range of ‘don’t try this at home science and

  • Racer appeals for return of his stolen bike

    THE owner of a £12,000 bike stolen in York has offered a £1,000 reward for its return. Jonathan Chambers from a village near Selby had been competing in the British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship in the city centre on Sunday, and visited

  • Dance school pupils win ballet places

    FOURTEEN girls from The Rebecca Davies School of Dance in Huntington, York, have been won associate ballet places with Northern Ballet Leeds, or The Royal Ballet School London or The Yorkshire Ballet Scholarship Centre York. The girls will take

  • Pop-up hotels for Le Grand Départ

    POP-UP hotels could be used to cater for thousands of extra visitors expected to flock to York for next summer’s Tour de France. Campsites and vacant land may be used to house one-off accommodation units as York hosts the start of the second day

  • Takeaway owners could face fine after immigration raid

    THE owners of a pizza takeaway in North Yorkshire could face a huge fine after three illegal workers were found during a raid on the premises. Home Office immigration enforcement officers checked staff at Domino’s Pizza on Knaresborough Road, Harrogate

  • Former credit union officer denies fraud

    A FORMER loans officer of the collapsed North Yorkshire Credit Union has denied four charges of fraud. Tricia Louise Helena Matthews, 58, of Severus Street, Acomb, is alleged to have made cheques out to herself and set up accounts in other people

  • Trophy in memory of former school governor

    A NEW trophy has been created at a village school near York in memory of a governor who died suddenly earlier this year. The Curtis Cup was presented during the final assembly at Archbishop of York’s CE Junior School in Bishopthorpe by Lisa Curtis

  • Plans to build wind turbine at former colliery

    PLANS have been submitted to build a 250-foot tall wind turbine at a former colliery near Selby, with hopes it could be publicly funded. The plans, from developers the Energy Prospects Co-operative, would see the 77-metre turbine built at Riccall

  • Annual beer festival in Selby sold out

    THE annual Selby Town Council beer festival will be held on Saturday, between 4pm and 11pm. Town clerk Karen Mann said: “We are expecting another fantastic event with live music throughout the afternoon and evening and beer provided by breweries

  • Restaurant plan for former York store

    A NEW restaurant could be opened in a city-centre building in York which previously housed a clothing store. Plans have been submitted to City of York Council for permission to change the use of the site in Colliergate where clothing chain ARK

  • Ryedale retirement village decision

    COUNCILLORS will decide whether a 168-home retirement village can be built on a greenfield site in Ryedale next week. Methodist Homes wants to create a “retirement community” including 90 apartments and 78 bungalows on land next to Crossgate Lane

  • Whitby steam bus fears

    A NORTH Yorkshire steam bus service which is believed to be the only one in the world still operating could be under threat because of health and safety concerns. The service, known as Elizabeth, picks up passengers from the end of Whitby’s historic

  • Village pub housing row rumbles on

    A ROW over the future of a village pub in Ryedale is set to continue after its owners made another bid to turn part of the site into housing. Ryedale District Council rejected proposals for the School House Inn in Low Marishes, near Malton – which

  • Pupils raise money for charity with pop-up breakfast café

    YEAR 6 pupils at St Barnabas’ CE School in York opened a pop-up breakfast café to raise money for local charities. Youngsters set up a Sizzling Sausage Café which served a cooked breakfast in the school hall. Parents were able to buy tickets and

  • Injured North Yorkshire jockey making progress in hospital

    A JOCKEY from North Yorkshire who suffered serious head injuries in a racecourse fall is continuing to "make progress" in hospital, his family have said. Brian Toomey, 24, who is attached to the Hambleton yard of trainer Kevin Ryan, was injured

  • City thief is jailed

    A BURGLAR with a history of more than 40 offences has been jailed for a year after a passer-by spotted him in a back garden behaving suspiciously and called the police. Alan Mitcheson, prosecuting at York Crown Court, said the member of the public

  • In the running to be our Community Pride heroes

    THE high standard of nominations for this year’s Community Pride Awards has continued. Although entries for the awards have now closed, Colin Lea, of Markham Street, York, was nominated before the deadline for Volunteer Of The Year by David Darton

  • Meeting called to discuss legal challenge over housing scheme

    A PARISH council has called an extraordinary meeting tonight to discuss whether to mount a legal challenge to City of York Council over its decision to approve a 700-home development. The city authority approved a reserved matters application for

  • Taxi drivers given health checks

    TAXI drivers in East Yorkshire have been given health checks as part of a safety drive carried out by council teams. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s public health bus allowed 30 drivers in Beverley and Bridlington to have the confidential assessments

  • Play area opens in Selby while another is hit by vandals

    VANDALS have struck at one Selby play area as another one opens. The play area at the Community Centre field in Scott Road was damaged when a large piece of wood was removed from the equipment which held in place a metal safety handrail. Steve

  • Boost for rare tansy beetle in York

    A RARE type of flightless beetle is in for a boost after 100 plants which make up its habitat were planted on the banks of the River Ouse. A 45km stretch of the Ouse’s banks is the only place the tansy beetle exists in the UK, and Yorkshire Water

  • Minster Lions mascot visits Clifton Moor Pre-School

    CHILDREN and teachers at Clifton Moor Pre-School were delighted to receive a visit from a friendly lion who presented them with a very generous donation. Mal the lion, mascot of the Minster Lions, a service organisation offering community support

  • Heatwave boosts fan sales in city shops

    AS THE temperatures soared during Britain’s longest heatwave for seven years, so did sales of fans at high street retailers in York. Desperate to stay cool in the 30-degree heat, the city’s residents flocked to hardware stores to buy electric fans

  • Fines for music that ‘made neighbour’s wall shake’

    THREE young men have been fined for making their neighbour’s wall shake with the noise of their loud music. Andrea Barker, prosecuting for City of York Council, said the authority repeatedly warned the residents of a house in Landalewood Road,

  • Prince Charles visits York

    PRINCE Charles joked with crowds of onlookers in York as he visited the city while awaiting the birth of his first grandchild. The prince visited York’s National Railway Museum and went on to see the work done to the Undercroft of York Minster

  • Nursery’s delight at ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report

    A NURSERY near York is celebrating an “outstanding” report from Ofsted, which found its children to be “highly confident” and deeply motivated to learn. Sandmartins Day Nursery, based at the Food and Environment Research Agency site in Sand Hutton

  • Singer Pip Mountjoy lives Glastonbury dream

    A YOUNG singer-songwriter has lived her dream by performing at the Glastonbury Festival and is looking forward to a summer of local gigs. Pip Mountjoy, from Little Fencote, between Bedale and Northallerton, plays guitar and ukulele and has been

  • Baby boy joy for William and Kate

    After a day of waiting, Kensington Palace finally announced the news last night that the nation had been waiting for – the Duchess of Cambridge had given birth to a son. The baby weighed 8lbs 6oz and was born at 4.24pm. The palace said in a

  • Geese accused of wrecking flower beds

    GEESE have been accused of ruining flower beds in York’s Memorial Gardens, leading to further calls from members of the public for their numbers to be controlled. This picture was taken by a resident in York who was disappointed to see the damage

  • Runners’ reactions to Yorkshire Marathon route revisions

    RUNNERS training for the York marathon have been reacting to the changes to the route. The alterations to the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon were announced in The Press last week, and runners have been urged to take note of the changes. The run

  • Former Tory MP dies aged 91

    FORMER Conservative MP and retired Scarborough supermarket company boss Wilf Proudfoot has died at the age of 91. Mr Proudfoot served for two terms in Parliament as MP for Cleveland and later as the member for Brighouse and Spenborough. A leading

  • York Cares awards recognise city’s unsung heroes

    UNSUNG heroes from some of York’s biggest employers who play their part in the city’s voluntary sector have been honoured. York Cares, the aim of which is to encourage employee-volunteering through the programmes and support it provides, staged

  • Firm wins £16m contract to run cyber security

    A COMPANY from York has been appointed by the Ministry of Defence to manage its cyber security, in a deal worth £16million per year. The role of managing the new Microsoft Enterprise Agreement has been awarded to Software Box Limited (SBL), for

  • Competition to design a flag for York

    RESIDENTS, schools and other groups are being invited to design a flag to represent the city of York. Yorkshire enthusiast Andy Strangeway, from Full Sutton in East Yorkshire, has already run similar competitions for the North, West and East Ridings

  • Emma Wilkinson becomes a practice nurse at 23

    MEET one of the youngest practice nurses in the history of the NHS. Emma Wilkinson has been appointed by the Haxby Group at the age of 23. She was working there as a student trainee when she decided practice nursing was what she wanted to do

  • Still time to enter pet show

    THERE’S still time to enter the Thompson’s Country Store Pet Show, which takes place in York on Saturday. This year’s show promises to be a bigger and better than ever, with two new classes, have-a-go dog agility, dog grooming demonstrations, a