THE A19 near Selby was closed earlier today after a serious accident. Emergency services were called to the scene after a serious crash between York and Selby. The accident involved one vehicle and happened just before 4.30pm, said police.
CHANCES are high that you are in the dark about E (for Edith) Nesbit’s prowess as a writer of Victorian gothic grim tales in her twenties. Edinburgh Fringe First-winning playwright Philip Meeks turns the spotlight on this shadowy aspect of the
NICK Lane’s comic, combative revamp of Little Red Riding Hood as a courtroom drama began life in the York Theatre Royal Studio in April 2006. York has its lupine paws all over the 2013 revival, this madly enjoyable show being directed by Pilot
BLONDE On Bob play their annual Christmas Dylan night on Sunday, December 29 at their usual location of the Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York. Chris Euesden and co promise an evening of Nothin’ But Dylan music from the York band, a quiz and
CITY Screen, York, closes for only one day in the year – Christmas Day – and then reopens with a Boxing Day bonanza of new films, led by exclusive previews of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. Idris Elba stars as the late South African freedom fighter
THE coupe is the forte of Mercedes- Benz. The German firm has been making very, very good versions for a long, long time. Its mid-sized two-door E-Class coupe continues to stand out from the crowd and now has a slightly different look. The
POLICE bosses in North Yorkshire have decided not to take legal action to recoup £100,000 from two former senior officers - but have again urged them to re-pay the money voluntarily. The moves came as Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan
PAUL FARBRACE has stepped down as second team coach at Yorkshire to take on the role of head coach with Sri Lanka. Farbrace will make the switch immediately and join the Sri Lanka squad, who are playing against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
YORK City manager Nigel Worthington has called on his players to “lay down a marker” by ending Oxford United’s unbeaten away record in Sky Bet League Two. The U’s have won six and drawn three on their league travels this term but Worthington believes
Christmas must be the worst time of the year to be homeless. MARY O’CONNOR talks to people helped by two charities in York. HE LIES wedged in the doorway of a café, with only battered bits of cardboard for shelter. A cup contains a few donated
WOMEN of York – are you dreaming of a naked Christmas? Apparently being in the nude at the family meal is one of the most common nightmares females in the city are enduring at this time of year. You don’t need a stint in the psychiatrist’s couch
A YORK-based technology business is aiming to revolutionise the recruitment process after its software attracted financial backing from one of the region’s leading entrepreneurs. Shortlister.com is the brain child of Harrogate-born David Dewey
A YORK-based law firm is nurturing the next generation of legal talent with five newly-qualified solicitors joining its ranks. Langleys Solicitors has welcomed Cariad Wells and Belinda Normandale as assistant solicitors in its insurance law team
THE sale of four business units at Northminster Business Park has been completed for £1 million. Four recently renovated light industrial units, all of which have tenants, have been sold by owner of the 20-acre park, Northminster Ltd, to a private
YOUR columnist Kate Lock won’t like this, but might GM be a useful technology? For instance, mosquitoes genetically modified to be resistant to the parasite that causes malaria might help provide a solution to this disease. The US also wants to
AS A vital emergency service that provides life-saving care all year round, December 25 will be like any other day for many of our staff. Staff working as part of our emergency ambulance service, including those taking 999 calls in our emergency
I HAVE to agree with Nick Clegg’s statement about a complete overhaul of the House of Lords. A lot of the peers appearing to be doddering old fools. When you see them on TV, half of them are asleep or not bothered by what is going on. What
ON DECEMBER 6, Pamela Frankland sensibly expressed the view that employers should not have to allow unpaid leave to the bereaved, one with which I heartily agreed. I feel just as strongly against unpaid leave being allowed to grandparents, to look
WITH regards to Howard Perry’s views on Tory hypocrites (Letters, December 16), David Cameron can surely make up his own mind to advise and be adult in doing so. Margaret Thatcher did what she thought best for the country, as with the Tory government
HOW sad to hear of the passing of Arctic Convoy veteran Bill Sunderland, so soon after receiving the Arctic Star, earned through sheer devotion and fortitude while serving his king and country in perilous circumstances (The Press, December 18).
I WATCHED the BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday night. It would appear that the outcome however had already been decided by the BBC. If not, how did the trophy get transported from Leeds to Miami, Florida, in ten minutes? John
I WISH to add to the debate regarding the old bus garage building in Piccadilly. As a retired aeroplane engineer and life-long enthusiast for all things aeronautical, I feel we could lose an opportunity to preserve and display an important part
LIVING close to the site of the former sugar factory, I am not looking forward to yet more traffic with the prospect of a massive residential development. But having looked on the council’s planning pages I think these houses are not going to be built
I CAN’T believe I saw Coun Ian Gillies describe Leeds as ‘distant’ when discussing the idea of a combined authority with West Yorkshire Letters, December 13). Last time I looked it was 25 minutes by train to Leeds and not a lot longer by car.
Lib Dem minister Vince Cable asks about the consultation the council carried out before closing Lendal Bridge for a trial period. I have a question for him. What consultation did his Government carry out before selling off the Royal Mail? And will
FURTHER to D McTernan’s letter of December 16, I had cause to question Anna Semlyen a while ago, regarding electricity use, and praising her new efficient kettle. If I recall correctly, she quite rightly said that you should only boil the amount
IT is wrong of the UN to ask member states to provide aid to the nations of sectarian wars. They should be appealing to the organised religions in whose name these conflicts are invariably fought. I would support a politician of any stripe who
WITH regard to Matthew Laverack’s letter of December 18 about public participation at City of York Council meetings, I understand there is a similar situation with Osbaldwick parish council. The public can only speak for three minutes if they register
ON-LOAN right-back Luke O’Neill will return to parent club Burnley in the new year with York City being priced out of a possible permanent deal. The 22-year-old defender, who was The Press Player of the Month in November, is due back at Turf Moor
100 years ago The growth of the “night club” habit, which had recently been causing some anxiety to the hotels, which had to close at a fixed hour, had resulted in new clubs springing up like mushrooms in all parts of central London, until there
CCTV cameras in Bridlington are to be used to emit audio messages and to challenge those behaving antisocially. Staff monitoring the cameras will be able to “call out” to people they see acting irresponsibly and will also emit general messages
LEWIS Montrose has insisted that York City will be paying no attention to table-topping Oxford’s impressive away record ahead of their visit to Bootham Crescent tomorrow. The U’s have not lost on their Sky Bet League Two travels this term, winning
YORK City will be looking to end the longest unbeaten away record in English professional football when table-topping Oxford visit Bootham Crescent tomorrow. The U’s are the only side from the 116 teams that ply their trade in this country’s top
Pickering Town manager Mitch Cook expects to resume touchline duties tomorrow when his side travel to Garforth, writes Toby Latham. Cook was sent to the stands after a heated exchange with assistant referee Ben Naylor during last weekend’s 3-1
Selby Town travel to Hall Road Rangers tomorrow on the back of a momentous 3-1 victory over leaders Shaw Lane Aquaforce – but manager Ian Dring warned his players not to get carried away, writes Toby Latham. The Robins rose to seventh in the Northern
ROSS McCORMACK has revealed he expects to score every time he sets foot on the pitch – though he concedes his run cannot last for ever, writes Toby Latham. Leeds United’s hot-shot striker tops the Championship’s goalscoring charts with 17 – only
Bubwith White Swan moved to within a point of leaders Leeman United in division two of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning League after a hard-fought win over York Medics. Matthew Harris gave Medics an early lead and, although White Swan levelled
Second division side York Nomads put indifferent league form behind them to dump first division Enterprise out of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby League Cup. Trailing 1-0 at the break to a goal from Scott Milling, Nomads hit back in the second period
CAPE TRIBULATION is already part of the Rowland Meyrick Chase’s tremendous roll of honour. But can the defending champion retain his crown and do something no horse has ever managed before? Malcolm Jefferson’s hugely talented gelding bids for back-to-back
YORK-based jockey Robert Winston is leaving it late if he is to record the fifth century of his career before the year is out. Winston has enjoyed another good campaign, but he is six winners shy of his ton and will need to enjoy a purple patch
HOSPITAL staff at York’s Emergency Department were spat at, sworn at, and violently attacked by drunks who filled the department on the first Saturday in December. The hospital said staff faced appalling behaviour from drunken people and one worker
STAFF at a Boroughbridge hotel are celebrating the completion of a £150,000 refurbishment. As a result The Crown Hotel has now achieved its highest score yet for its annual international quality assessment by Best Western Hotels, moving from 108th
RESIDENTS of Ryther near Selby are asked to check their domestic oil heating systems following the discovery of a pollutant in the village’s drains. The Environment Agency has received reports of a diesel-like smell in the outflow of the drainage
AN unauthorised fox trap has been found on Rawcliffe Meadows for the second time this year. The cage traps are over two metres long and are hidden in undergrowth and baited with dog food or poultry carcasses. Dr Mick Phythian of York Natural
A THIEF has stolen tools from a fire engine in Whitby. Police called the crime despicable and said it could have led to a tragedy. Someone broke into the vehicle in Ainthorpe Lane, Danby, between Saturday and Monday. The thief or thieves
A MILITARY museum in York has been awarded a £1 million lottery grant to tell the story of the British soldier. The York Army Museum, near Clifford’s Tower, plans to transform its regimental collections and reveal stories of national and international
The average Yorkshire couple will have six squabbles or arguments over Christmas, a new study has revealed. Four in ten people in the region confessed they usually have to bite their lip at the Christmas table, as stress overload in the run up
ALMOST 200 motorcyclists have been prosecuted after being caught speeding in East Yorkshire under a new Humberside Police campaign. Operation Achilles, which has run since 2004, aims to reduce the number of bikers killed or seriously injured on
YORK RUFC coach Sean Bass is delighted to be back in the Yorkshire One promotion hunt. The Clifton Parkers head into the Christmas and New Year break on the back of three straight wins, 39-0 at Pontefract and then 27-22 at home to Scarborough and
LAYBOURNE Lakes at Hessay near York will be closed to match bookings on the first weekend of every month in 2014. York & District Amalgamation of Anglers officials have made the move in order to cater for pleasure anglers who are unable to
YORK Acorn ARLC are one of 44 community clubs entered into the first round of rugby league’s 2014 Tetley’s Challenge Cup. The Rugby Football League have boasted the famous old competition will next year comprise the largest geographical spread
Pupils from Poppleton Road School, in York, sang carols in King’s Square to raise money for Heart Research UK. Miss Firth, choir leader, was extremely proud of the way the children sang, especially after they had walked all the way from school.
PLANS by insurance firm Hiscox to build its new £19 million offices in York were unanimously approved last night. Councillors on City of York Council’s planning committee gave the official green light for the development in Hungate which will become
It is dearly loved by TV duo Wallace and Gromit and famous the world over, and now Yorkshire's Wensleydale cheese has been awarded official protection by the European Union. The newly conferred status means no other cheese-maker outside the designated
EGGBROUGH Power Station will have to close, with power supply stopping from 2015, its bosses have confirmed. They said the first generator could cease production as early as next September, following the news yesterday that Eggborough has provisionally
A NEWLY married pilot from North Yorkshire has died after his plane crashed off the Australian coast. Transport experts are investigating why the vintage Tiger Moth plummeted into the sea during an aerobatic flight, killing pilot Alex Jimmy Rae
A YORK man who works part-time 364 days a year has had to turn to the Salvation Army for food, after falling victim to controversial benefit-sanctioning policies, his MP says. The man had a small part-time, low-paid delivery job, 364 days of the
STUDENTS at a York school came together for a special evening to celebrate their dedication and hard work over the past year. Outstanding achievements in exams during the past academic year were recognised at the ceremony staged by Huntington School
In place of three intimate sessions in the Chapter House, Carols by Candlelight took to a single, much bigger stage on Wednesday, the nave of York Minster itself. There was audience participation, too, in three lusty carols and Sir Andrew Motion
YOUNG people with learning difficulties in York will now be able to find support close to home to help them learn how to live independently. A new £600,000 purpose-built centre has been launched at Askham Bryan College designed to support teenagers
YORK & District TUC says it is expressing its solidarity with students who have reported ill-treatment at the hands of the authorities in recent weeks in other parts of the country. The trades union organisation has also expressed its gratitude
Two men tried to gain entry to elderly peoples’ homes, prompting a warning for residents in Selby to report any suspicious activity. In separate incidents, a man told an elderly woman of Darcy Road he was a water board official and tried to get
My constituent, Andrew, has a part-time low-paid delivery job and works 364 days of the year. He also receives Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) to top up his income, but to qualify for this the Job Centre says he has to apply for ten jobs a week. He
THESE members and friends of a York fitness centre got into the festive mood with a one-mile charity run. The runners from Xercise Fitness for Everyone, in Haxby, donned Santa suits to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Jo Holmes
York residents who get a new bicycle as a Christmas present will be able to get it security marked at a special police event after Christmas. The rear car park at Energise sports centre, Acomb, will be closed to vehicles so police can mark bicycles
THIEVES stole machinery in a raid on two premises in Appleton Roebuck, near York, on Tuesday. A Balmford rusty grey drag unit and an orange Howard rotovator from an open farmyard and a Stihl saw was taken from an insecure garage. Meanwhile,
VERY fast, very loud and very eyecatching... the convertible Jaguar FType struts its stuff with the aplomb of a newborn star. As the long-awaited successor to the iconic E-Type and the first proper sports car from Jaguar in more than 50 years
A CHOCOLATE themed attraction in York sweetened the judges to scoop a top prize at the British Youth Travel Awards 2013. The awards, hosted by the British Education Travel Association, named York’s Chocolate Story as the Best Leisure Product.
NORTH Yorkshire Police have agreed a deal to buy a site for a new force headquarters near Thirsk. The force is putting a deposit down on a 8.4 acre site at South Kilvington, about two miles north of Thirsk on the A19, to replace its current home
REVELLERS have been urged to drink responsibly today as the Yorkshire Ambulance Service prepares for its busiest day of December. The YAS expects a 30 per cent increase in calls today, as the festive party season reaches the final “Mad Friday”
FURTHER secret Government papers could be made public thanks to the ruling in The Press’s case, an expert has said. The decision of the Upper Tribunal judge will make it easier for anyone seeking documents aged 20 to 30 years old, said Maurice
The jury in the Full Sutton murder trial will continue to consider its verdicts tomorrow. They have now been in retirement at Teesside Crown Court for more than three days. They have to decide if Graham Richardson, 27, of Riverside View, Norton
THE norovirus outbreak at York Hospital is easing and the situation is stabilising, hospital managers have said. Five wards were closed this week after the winter vomiting virus hit the hospital and infection control measures were put in place
AN energy company which threatened to switch off a market town's Christmas lights has admitted it repeatedly sent incorrect bills to volunteers who run the display. Members of Thirsk and District Business Association in Thirsk said they were relieved
Dear David [Lord Young], The current bid by Nestlé for Rowntree and the accompanying threat from Suchard raise an issue of considerable importance both to the food and drink industries, for which I am sponsoring Minister, and to industry generally
Lord Young was Trade and Industry Secretary in 1988, when Rowntree was sold. He came under pressure to refer the takeover to the Monopolies And Mergers Commission (MMC), but did not do so. He told Parliament Nestlé’s bids did not raise competition
• NOV 2008: Under the Freedom of Information Act, The Press asks the Cabinet Office for all its documents from April to August 1988 relating to the takeover of Rowntree • JAN 2009: The Cabinet Office releases some letters, which form the basis
DESPITE intense national debate and questions in the House of Commons, the Thatcher Cabinet appears never to have debated the Nestlé-Rowntree takeover nor the action it should take. As part of the Freedom of Information tribunal ruling, the Cabinet
ROWNTREE directors were “dismayed” when a national newspaper suggested they were viewed by Downing Street as a ‘lot of pinkos’, a Government memo obtained by The Press shows. A memo from Nigel Wicks, private secretary at Number 10, said he had
