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POLICE are searching for a car which a “distressed” woman is believed to have got into in York. The black Peugeot 206, registration number BV52 FLE, was seen in Bad Bargain Lane at about 9am today and drove off towards Ashley Park. A member of

WORLD number one Neil Robertson said it would be "a real shame for York" if the williamhill.com UK Championship was to leave the city - but believes bringing the Champion of Champions event to the Barbican could be a "good trade off". Robertson

BROADBAND and phone provider Plusnet has appointed a new chief executive as Jamie Ford steps down after three and a half years. Andy Baker has taken over the reins of the Sheffield-based business, which was the lead sponsor of York’s inaugural

THREE men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-year-old man at a caravan park near Selby. Police were called to The Ranch Caravan Park in Cliffe in the early hours of Sunday, to reports of what detectives called “the sudden and

THE UK Championship looks likely to move away from York, but World Snooker chief Jason Ferguson said top class snooker could still remain in the city. Ferguson, a director of World Snooker and chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker

WE have reader Beverley Cole to thank for today’s Yesterday Once More. She brought two sets of old postcards of York that belong to her father, John, into the Press offices in Walmgate. Each set was still in its original paper package, now

The Acomb unit of first aid charity the St John Ambulance is planning to hold a reunion next year to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It is keen for former members or their families to get in touch with stories, old photographs and memorabilia about

TALK about walking on eggshells. The use of social media, especially if you’re a parent who has no doubt been reluctantly “friended” by your offspring, is an etiquette minefield that can make you a pariah that’s instantly dealt with at the touch of

WHEN Hannah Robertson gave birth to her son, the whole experience felt out of her control. “I thought birth wasn’t meant to be like that,” she said, “I was connected to lots of wires and felt things were happening really quickly, I was being moved

THERE was an increase in people being tested for HIV in York last week, nurses reported. People in the city can now have a rapid test in which results come back in 20 minutes. As part of National HIV Testing Week last week, North Yorkshire

YORK, the East Riding and Scarborough have lower rates of dementia diagnosis than other parts of the county, it has been reported. According to the Alzheimer’s Society, Sheffield and Bradford have high levels of diagnosis with rates of 68 and 65

A stress-busting advent calendar app has been launched by the York-based Benenden Health The mutual healthcare provider has launched the app to offer stress-busting tips and daily prizes to users. Behind each day’s window there will be a tip on

TWO dentists from York have brushed aside national competition to be named Outstanding Associates of the Month by the UK’s first comparison site for private dentistry. CompareMySmile.com considers the qualifications, experience and patient testimonials

IT’S been a bumpy ride for Haxby Road Primary School of late. Put into special measures earlier this year and losing eight members of staff since April, including the acting head and assistant head, 2013 will be a year to forget. However, the future

SOME may moan at the sight of Christmas cards in September, tinsel in October and the first strains of Noddy Holder as he wishes us festive felicitations with more than a month to the big day. But Adam Gough agrees with Roy Wood and wishes it could

I AGREE entirely with Nick Love that resurfacing work at King’s Square is detrimental and a huge waste of taxpayers’ money (Letters, November 27). The quality of workmanship and materials is first class, but it is entirely inappropriate. The essential

WITH fines and costs of up to £320 (nine fined for urinating in public, The Press, November 28), it makes the 40p to use public toilets seem cheap and money well spent. Peter Newton, Montague Street, York.

LONG, long ago, I was informed that one could eat a different French cheese for every day of the year. Sceptical, and allegedly difficult from an early age, I asked about a leap year cheese. I got no satisfactory answer. Sue Nelson (The Press,

THE death of our old Scoutmaster, George “Skipper” Lamb, earlier this month brings back memories of the brightness he brought to our schoolboy lives in the 1940s and 1950s. The 1st Dringhouses troop met in a loft beside the vicarage (and later

I HAVE just seen a council worker sweeping up around the bus stop in St Helen’s Road. This is mainly due to there being no litter bin there now. Also, outside Dringhouses Library there are always fish and chip wrappings because people sit on

I WAS sad to hear that the Danish Kitchen café is to close. It has been a great little place to visit at that side of town, and I can remember back to the 1970s when it moved to a spot next door. I hope the customers will think of visiting

I REFER to your front-page of November 27 and the headline “Battle to save social centres”. It is indeed a pity that social and community centres cannot continue to rely on council funding. However, we at Tang Hall Community Centre have been aware

IN anticipation that the Bridge of Sighs may be resolved by the announcement of further bridge building, between the public and City of York Council, and provided Berwick Kaler rubs his magic lamps, there may be some relief to our congested roads.

I KEEP hearing rumours about Lendal Bridge. People are saying that the Lendal Bridge closure to traffic is due to developers of a hotel or block of flats insisting on not having noisy, polluting traffic passing under their windows. Surely this

LET’S hope that PDP Landscape’s suggested measures to address the problem of that blot on the landscape, Hilary House, as reported in The Press on November 26 (Raise it or raze it?) don’t prevail. Titivation isn’t the answer to reducing this monstrosity

I WONDER if Coun John Galvin was in a different meeting (Letters, November 28). I proposed deferral of the Yorkshire Housing Scheme with regards to the environmental code level and was seconded by Coun Ann Reid, who queried the lack of a play area

IF YOU are a responsible dog owner, then read no further. It took a long time to get the message across that people do not want dog deposits on their shoes, children’s clothes, on walking sticks, wheelchair wheels, in playgrounds and on the carpets

100 years ago The Scarborough Corporation intended, at the beginning of the new year, to inaugurate nautical classes for the boys who during the summer assisted in the pleasure cobles on the sands. A desire was also expressed that errand boys

SIGNIFICANT profit increases have been predicted at a York development firm following the sale of two schemes and the completion of the first phase of another. S Harrison Developments has extended its cash reserves by nearly £18 million to invest

A SURGE in super car purchases as has seen a North Yorkshire finance company boost its sales team by a third. Knaresborough-based Oracle Finance, which also has offices in London and Glasgow, has hired 12 new employees, taking its workforce to

YORK City stalwart Dan Parslow has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to cruciate ligament damage. The extent of Parslow’s injury was revealed by manager Nigel Worthington following Saturday’s 0-0 home draw with Rochdale. That match

YORK shoe retailer Pavers has expanded with the opening of its 100th store. Founded in York in 1971 by Cathie Paver, the business has opened milestone shop in the London Designer Outlet. The growth of the family firm’s UK empire coincides with

A GOLD award double has been secured by Ainsty Farm Shop with recognition for two of its bacons. The Green Hammerton shop was awarded gold status for its dry-cured back and streaky bacons in the 2013 Smithfield Awards. The awards are an annual

THERE were few shrinking violets in a real War of the Roses that saw York City fight out a 0-0 draw against cross-Pennine rivals Rochdale. Nigel Worthington’s battle-hardened hosts, who were men down due to a mixture of suspensions, long-term injuries

LEEDS United’s three-match winning run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers in the Sky Bet Championship. Tommy Spurr’s first goal at Ewood Park gave Rovers the points, with the Leeds-born defender popping up in first-half stoppage

MANAGER Mitch Cook was delighted to see ruthless Pickering Town run riot in an 11-0 victory over Lincoln Moorlands Railway. Second from bottom Lincoln have a minus 92 goal difference and the Pikes are the fifth team to put eight or more goals past

DRINGHOUSES kept up their 100 per cent start to their York Minster Engineering Football League reserve ‘A’ campaign with a 2-1 victory at Haxby United. Wayne Carter and Lee Bond did the damage for Dringhouses before Gary Rylance pulled a goal back

RICCALL United left it late to preserve their 100 per cent record at Terrington Glory in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. The second-placed side needed an injury time winner from Ryan Watson to seal a 3-2 victory –

SCOTT PALLISTER scored four goals as Rawcliffe thumped Barmby Moor 9-2 in division two of the York Minster Engineering League. Paul Branscombe bagged a brace with Louis Howarth, Jonathon Moss and James Busby also netting. Neil Hunter and Liam

POCKLINGTON RUFC cemented second place in North One East with a 14-12 home victory over promotion rivals West Hartlepool. The Percy Road hosts battled back to win from being 12 points down after only ten minutes, leaving it late to get the winning

PAUL DAVISON hailed an incredible Barbican experience as he bowed out of the williamhill.com UK Snooker Championship in York. The Pickering potter was on course for a major shock as he led world number seven Shaun Murphy 3-0 in their last 64 clash

STUART BINGHAM can be forgiven for not being totally focused on the job during his 6-2 victory over Jimmy White in the williamhill.com UK Snooker Championship. Bingham explained in his post-match press conference that his wife Michelle had been

STEPHEN MAGUIRE admitted he had “no belief” that he was going to rescue his match against Luca Brecel. The Scotsman, winner at York in 2004, was 5-2 behind against the young Belgian but managed to reel off four frames in a row to book a last 32

MARK SELBY rose from his sick bed to start the defence of his williamhill.com UK Championship crown – but 15-year-old amateur Shane Castle almost left him feeling rotten. The youngster led the world number two 3-1 at the mid-session interval of

IT may not be good enough for Judd Trump, but world number one Neil Robertson said there was nothing wrong with the tournament structure at the williamhill.com UK Snooker Championship. The decision to bring 128 players to the Barbican and spread

THERE was no room at the inn for Ronnie O’Sullivan but the world champion was still happy to extend his stay in York. O’Sullivan was unable to get a bed in the city ahead of his 6-0 first round drubbing of Rhys Clark, revealing he had been forced

North Yorkshire trainer Phil Kirby, consistently adept at landing winners on the Flat and over jumps, can land a double at Wolverhampton this afternoon. The Middleham handler is fancied to score with Full Speed and Embsay Crag in the opening two

A TEENAGER has been jailed for more than four years after forcing three York youngsters into terrifying car journeys around Yorkshire. During one of the journeys, as he was driven against his will from York to Selby and on to Bradford, one of the

POLICE have arrested a York man who was wanted for breaching the terms of his prison release licence. Emlyn Thomas, 32, was arrested at 2.10am today in the city, following a North Yorkshire Police appeal for information issued last week. He

TWO schools in York will be the first in the city to become primary academies. Robert Wilkinson Primary School in Strensall has opted out of local authority control from today and Haxby Road Primary School – which is sponsored by Robert Wilkinson

ROAD safety experts will unveil an updated version of their hard-hitting DVD for young people at a North Yorkshire school tomorrow. The Learn And Live DVD will be shown to sixth formers and others at King James’ School, Knaresborough, by Harrogate

11:07pm Maguire goes for a long red, gets a huge kick and follows through to go in off. He can't believe it. 11:07pm Wenbo has a crack from distance and puts it straight in

COUNCILLORS look set to stick broadly with a policy to control the expansion of student lets in York despite a number of criticisms. City of York Council has carried out a review of its use of “Article 4 Directions”, under which planning permission

REAL live reindeer accompanied Father Christmas and one of his elves when they dropped into Holy Trinity Church in York during St Nicholas’ Fayre. The Churches Conservation Trust, which cares for the small Grade I church, off Goodramgate, staged

A NATIONAL conference in York has been told that more developments like Derwenthorpe need to be built all over Britain to combat the housing crisis. Sir John Banham, chairman of The Future Homes Commission, referred to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

CHRISTMAS may come but once a year – but for one York family the festive season lasts all year round. Adam Gough, 24, of Holgate, plays CDs of carols and traditional Christmas songs such as Frosty the Snowman every day through the year – and even

HAMBLETON District Council is warning organisers of festive parties and events for fewer than 500 people that they must have a temporary event notice if they want to sell alcohol, late night refreshments or have some form of entertainment. The

IT WAS ready, steady, Santa as Malton Market Place filled with red coats and white beards. The popular Santa Run was one of a series of events organised to mark the switching on of Christmas lights throughout York, North and East Yorkshire.

EXTRA police patrols will be out in York to help prevent crime in the run up to Christmas. Officers will be in the city centre, the Designer Outlet, Monks Cross and Clifton Moor shopping centres focusing on preventing shoplifting, pickpockets,

A NORTH Yorkshire cooper has made scores of “pins” able to hold 36 pints of a Christmas beer. Jonathan Manby, of Masham brewery T&R Theakston, has spent a month handmaking the traditional wooden casks from iron hoops and seasoned oak bent into

A 23-year-old man who died at a North Yorkshire caravan park may have been assaulted in the hours leading up to his “sudden and unexplained” death. Part of The Ranch caravan park, near Cliffe, Selby, was cordoned off yesterday and police were turning

A CHARITY fundraiser from York has died at the age of 57 after losing a battle with breast cancer. Tributes have been paid to mother-of-four Jennifer Ryan, of Ouseburn Avenue in Acomb, whose funeral takes place on Thursday when mourners are being

A Christmas card designed by a girl from York will be sent to hundreds of houses in the city. Stephanie May, nine, beat dozens of other pupils at Robert Wilkinson Primary School to win a competition run by Barratt Homes Yorkshire East to design

A STRETCH of grass in North Yorkshire was acclaimed at Lords Cricket Ground as the best in the country. Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields, Harrogate, won the Love Your Field Award at the 2013 Fields in Trust Awards Ceremony at the

A FILIPINO woman living in York has told of her brother’s incredible escape when Typhoon Haiyan struck his fishing boat, writes Téba Diatta. Cynthia Mackie, 32, of Rawcliffe, said her brother, Oliver, 29, was fishing with four friends when the

A UNIVERSITY student has completed a seven-day 130-mile tour of medieval civil engineering – on foot. Robert Anderton ran from Alnwick Castle in Northumberland to Clifford’s Tower, York, taking in The Keep, Newcastle and Durham Castle en route,

A KEY update on York’s community stadium project will not emerge until the New Year – after being dropped from a meeting of city leaders because there was no time to discuss it. City of York Council’s cabinet was originally due to discuss progress

OBJECTIONS have been raised to plans for a new abattoir at a farm on the outskirts of a North Yorkshire town. Hope Farm on North Moor Road, Easingwold, could supply lamb across the UK if plans put forward by Yorkshire Country Meats get the go-

YORK City Knights will open their 2014 Kingstone Press Championship One campaign at home to Gloucestershire All Golds. The relegated Huntington Stadium club begin their quest for an immediate return to the Championship on Sunday, March 2. The

TRADERS at this year’s St Nicholas Fayre in York were not only here to sell their wares – they were judged on their costumes and the appearance of their stalls. Judge Coun Sonja Crisp, City of York Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture