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  • UPDATED: Man found after going missing from York Hospital

    A MAN who went missing from York Hospital has been found safe and well. Police issued an appeal for help to find Stefann Brown, 21, who was reported missing by hospital staff when he left on Tuesday morning without completing his treatment and

  • Unemployment falls again in York

    THE number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in York has fallen for the ninth consecutive month. There were 2,133 claimants last month, a fall of 62 from October and 835 since November last year. Only 1.6 per cent of the city’s

  • Snooker: ‘Big hitter’ Marco Fu in frame for Paul Davison

    PAUL DAVISON has pitted his wits against some of snooker’s biggest names this season – and he will need to attempt another giant-killing act when he travels to the German Masters. The Pickering potter has faced an unenviable task in ranking events

  • Burley win sees Rowntree RUFC finish year in second place

    ROWNTREE RUFC will go into 2014 in second place in the Central/North Yorkshire District Merit Table. The York club’s final game of the year proved to be a walkover when Burley seconds were unable to raise a team last Saturday. ’Trees have lost

  • Paul Nicholls runner tipped to grab second chance at Newbury

    Benvolio got no further than the first fence on his chasing debut at Fontwell last month and heads to Newbury today in search of compensation. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding runs in the Racing UK Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase and should be

  • Middleham Stables Open Day to go ahead in 2014

    THE Middleham Stables Open Day will go ahead next year – despite racing being permitted on Good Friday for the first time. The annual tour of the town’s racing yards, which raised £12,000 for good causes earlier this year, will be staged on April

  • Snooker: Unbeaten feat for Fulford ‘A’

    LEADERS Fulford ‘A’ finished the first half of the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK Snooker League campaign undefeated after a 5-2 success over Malton ‘A’. The feat was last achieved by Heworth ‘A’ in the 2002/3 season, when there were only

  • Man admits York bank raid plot

    A MAN has admitted being involved in the robbery of a security van outside a York bank. Martin Cooke, 25, appeared before York Crown Court yesterday facing one charge of conspiracy to commit robbery, in connection with an attack on an employee

  • Closure of Lendal Bridge ‘a boost for buses’

    YORK’S biggest bus operator claims the trial closure of Lendal Bridge is helping to improve service reliability and increase passenger numbers. First said new figures had shown that the number of people using its buses in York had increased by

  • Military send-off for Arctic convoy veteran Bill Sunderland

    HIS coffin draped in the Royal Navy White Ensign flag, Arctic convoy veteran Bill Sunderland was given a guard of honour at his funeral yesterday. Fellow members of the Royal Naval Association from across the area formed the guard in his honour

  • Green light hope for Terry’s redevelopment site

    THE first phase of work on redeveloping the Terry’s chocolate factory site in York could get the go-ahead tomorrow. Detailed plans by David Wilson Homes for 85 homes through the Chocolate Works scheme will be discussed by City of York Council’s

  • Bus services in rural areas may be reprieved

    VITAL bus services to rural parts of Yorkshire could be reprieved under revised savings plans by North Yorkshire County Council. The axe has been hanging for months over bus services to isolated villages and those bringing market town residents

  • Positive result in bridge trial

    COUNCIL leader James Alexander called it a “tough decision”, but one that would improve people’s experience of York. Many have chosen more choice words to describe the trial closure of Lendal Bridge and none more so than those fined for using it

  • Uncommon valour

    IN Winston Churchill’s words, the Second World War Arctic convoys were the “worst journeys in the world”. Towering seas, relentless ice spray and the darkness of polar winter would have been bad enough, but the unforgiving presence of U-boats led

  • Two wrongs still don’t make a right

    SOMETHING spooky occurred on Friday the 13th. Both James Alexander and Julian Sturdy sang from the same song sheet, with Labour and Tory claiming victory in our time over reduced unemployment and claimed benefits. Hold on a minute. Why is Mr Alexander

  • Grin and bear it

    DARN IT. The Ashes are lost and we’re only in the middle of the tour. Throughout the festive season and beyond, I’m fated to grin and dodge the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that has of late been England’s. This is likely to endure

  • Driver arrogance

    IN reply to the letter by John Allan bewailing the speeding notice he received on Easingwold bypass, I have never seen such arrogance from anyone caught speeding. Saying that his fine undermines the reputation of the police suggests that he believes

  • Selection headache

    I AGREE wholeheartedly with all that Philip Sunley had to say (“Think before voting” – Letters, December 16). Labour ignores the general public’s views and the last Liberal council did the same. In York, that leaves the Conservatives. With

  • Ridiculous argument

    WHY is councillor Anna Semlyen apparently shy about her political identity when she calls for yet more roads to be made 20mph (Letters, December 10)? She uses ridiculous environmental arguments in an attempt to inflict yet more 20mph zones in Gillygate

  • No reason to panic

    EVERY year at this time, people seem to panic when shopping. They fill their trolleys in the supermarkets and clear the shelves of food. One would think they were running a hotel or some other establishment. It’s only two days for goodness’

  • Security risk

     BY disbanding our defence forces, throwing them on the scrapheap after their service risking their lives in desolate places and climates like Afghanistan, our Government neglects our country’s security. The British public does not begrudge supporting

  • Bar apologises over festive jumper ‘ban’

    FESTIVE cheer appeared to have been missed off the menu at a York bar as door staff refused entry to punters wearing Christmas jumpers. Management at Biltmore Bar & Grill in Swinegate issued an apology yesterday to customers who were turned

  • Return to Suez

    I ORGANISE visits to the Egyptian Canal Zone where I served in the 1950s, along with thousands of others. The next trip will be a 14-day trip from April 26 to May 9. I know that many service people who live in your circulation area were stationed

  • Breaking rank

    COUNCILLORS Ruth Potter and Neil Barnes are to be congratulated for standing up to proposals to limit free speech by members of the public at City of York Council meetings. Without a break in the ranks of Labour, the iron grip of the politburo

  • Reality to bite?

    I RECENTLY attended public consultations on the proposed sugar factory site development. The first was apparently reserved for those who fiercely objected to anything being done all. But there was also a sprinkling of councillors, doubtless wondering

  • Ludicrous waste

    A FEW weeks ago I received a letter from Ryedale District Council requiring me to confirm our entry on the Register of Electors. It is clearly marked, in large font, “Please respond to this form by Monday, February 17”. This was placed on my “to

  • New dance club in Northallerton for disabled people

    A new dance club for disabled people is to be set up in Northallerton following a £236 grant from Sport England. Hambleton District Council has secured the cash from the Sportivate fund to run a six week pilot club. Starting on Thursday, January

  • Donation helps families enjoy Christmas lunch together

    Families with seriously ill children in Yorkshire will be able to enjoy Christmas lunch together following a donation of £25,000 by Royal Mail Group to the Together For Short Lives, the leading charity for the UK’s 49 children’s hospices. Martin

  • Urgent plea for Christmas toys

    THE Salvation Army in York is facing a significant increase in the need for toys to be given as presents to some of the city’s poorest children at Christmas. The news comes as readers are reminded they have only a couple of days to donate to The

  • Extra parking spaces for disabled in York's car parks

    CITY of York Council is investing £1,500 to make more disabled spaces available in the city’s car parks. Work has now begun on expanding the number of parking spaces which are set aside for blue badge holders in the city centre. There will

  • December 18

    100 years ago “Utilitarian” wrote: “As a victim I wish to make an appeal to the ladies of York regarding an article of dress. I was standing looking at the Christmas display in Boyes’ window on Saturday last, when three ladies came sweeping

  • Woman cleared of fraud

    AN out-of-work education manager has been cleared of illegally claiming benefits by hiding a £40,000 pay-off from her last employer. Selby District Council had alleged that Rosalind Vahey, 53, of Main Street, Appleton Roebuck, near York, received

  • Father of schoolboy set on fire backs new crime panel

    THE father of a schoolboy set on fire in York has said he would support a new panel dealing with cases that never reach court. More than 1,800 community resolution disposal orders were issued by North Yorkshire Police last year, meaning offenders

  • Francesca, 12, on song at Ripon Cathedral

    ONE of Yorkshire’s most accomplished young singers performed a solo at Ripon Cathedral during a traditional Christmas carol service. Cundall Manor School pupil Francesca Banks, 12, won the prestigious Stowe Schools’ Choral Festival earlier this

  • Fire at cottage in Cawood

    A CANDLE is believed to have started a fire in a terraced cottage in the Selby area. The fire damaged part of the living room in Sherburn Street, Cawood. Crews were called to the scene at 3.11am yesterday. One man received treatment at

  • Stage One builds stage for BBC Personality of the Year awards

    THE 55-metre set that staged some of the country’s top sports stars at this year’s Sports Personality Of The Year awards was created on the outskirts of York. Tockwith-based theatrical designer Stage One continued its run of high-profile contract

  • £4.5 million “eco-technology” installed on Grand Central

    LEADING “eco-technology” is to be installed on Grand Central’s trains between York and London, which will help drivers deliver smoother, more efficient journeys for passengers while reducing fuel consumption by up to 15 per cent. Arriva, parent

  • Three-hour birthday bell peal for Gail, 70

    A THREE-hour full peal was rung from St Peter’s Church in Norton on Saturday to mark a special birthday. Gail Cater, the longest- serving member of York Minster ringers, chose the church to ring her 567th peal to celebrate her 70th birthday.

  • Bank raises cash for York City Knights Foundation

    Barclays Bank in Parliament Street are raising money again for the York City Knights Foundation. After helping to raise more than £5,500 at the annual awards presentation evening in September, the branch is running its annual charity Christmas

  • Artwork by York St John University students goes on show

    EXCITING work by fine art students at York St John University has been on show at the city’s newest contemporary art space. The 41 young artists, all second year students, exhibited their work to the public for the first time in the New Glue show

  • Pupils hit the high notes at Ainsty Carols event

    Five primary school choirs joined forces to raise the roof and celebrate the coming of Christmas. Young voices filled the air at the annual Ainsty Carols event held at Tadcaster Grammar School. Resplendent in their santa hats, reindeer antlers

  • Cancer survivor helps open new charity shop in Coney Street

    A CANCER survivor from York has helped open a new charity shop in the city. The new Cancer Research UK shop was launched in Coney Street by Harry Baines, of Fulford Road, along with fundraiser Rachel Speight-McGregor. Both Harry and Rachel took

  • Directors wanted for council's hire service

    ONE of City of York Council’s first social enterprise “spin-offs” is looking to recruit two non-executive directors to join its ranks when it is officially formed in the New Year. The council says it has given the go-ahead for its community equipment

  • Easingwold lights up Market Green for Christmas

    CHRISTMAS spirit has arrived in Easingwold with the switch-on of the town’s lights on a 20-foot tree on Market Green. The tree is funded by house builder Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, which is about to start work on a 22-home development in Easingwold

  • South Milford road to close for gas work

    A short section of Milford Road, South Milford, underneath the railway bridge next to the station, will be closed from 6pm today to allow essential gas repairs to take place. The closure will last until approximately 1pm tomorrow. There will

  • York motor dealer Peter Turnbull dies, aged 71

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known York businessman who has died after a battle with leukaemia. Peter Turnbull died at the age of 71, after a lifetime spent on the city’s business scene. Born in Harrogate in 1942, Mr Turnbull moved to

  • Brittle bone patients fight to save service

    OSTEOPOROSIS campaigners are calling for renewed funding for a York hospital service which helps patients avoid costly and painful fractures. A pilot Fracture Liaison Service ran for two years at York Hospital but came to an end earlier this year