A MOTORIST from North Yorkshire has been banned from driving for one year after he was caught on camera driving without using his hands. Richard Newton, 36, was found guilty at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court today, of dangerous driving, after a
THIS year, as readers of Yesterday Once More can hardly have failed to notice, marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. It was a war which changed the face of the world. Millions of young men died, old certainties were
YORK City’s winning start to 2014 will count for little unless it is used as a platform for more victories. That was the message from City chief Nigel Worthington after his team enjoyed a second successive triumph since the start of the new year
The Zeppelin raid of May 2, 1916, was probably the first time that war had come quite so close to home. Many people had already lost loved ones, fighting away at the front, but this time, the bombs fell on the very streets of York – in the areas
A collection of old sheet music brings the days of the First World War – which broke out 100 years ago this year – back to haunting life. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. CHRIS Poole has the sort of voice – light, jaunty, musical – that could have been honed
MATT Briggs hit the national headlines after losing more than half his body weight. Now helping others lose weight for a living, he tells health reporter Kate Liptrot why slimmers need to avoid fad diets to succeed. IT was after Christmas four
CHELTENHAM club captain Russell Penn has signed for York City in a two-and-a-half year deal. The Minstermen have agreed a fee with the Robins for the 28-year-old midfielder, who will go straight into the squad for Saturday's trip to Northampton
WITH the start of 2014 a new era is dawning for York credit card insurer CPP as the business takes some of its biggest steps to redeem itself following its misselling scandal. Alongside rebuilding its reputation, the Holgate-based firm is working
AS the normal world properly kicks back in after two weeks of revelling and workplace fits and starts, spare a thought for those who are now back on the commuting treadmill. I’m very definitely the lucky one – my office is my kitchen so I don’t
THANKS to medical advances, we are living longer than our parents’ generation. That’s good, but it does bring its own problems. One is how society is going to accommodate the growing number of people likely to develop dementia. The Joseph Rowntree
YORK-based CPP still has much to do to redeem itself following the misselling scandal. But new chief executive Brent Escott has made a good start. The firm’s difficulties were not caused by its hard-working staff, he says, but by managers who grew
CHRISTIAN VASSIE (Letters, January 1) berates me for saying coal is “virtually unlimited” by saying: “No it’s not, it’s a finite source by definition”. Well, Mr Vassie, the word “virtually” means “nearly” or “almost” so by your saying coal is a
AS we move into 2014, let us be more positive in our outlook, especially towards City of York Council and its leader, James Alexander, who is making a real effort to lead well and put right some of the mess left for him by the previous Liberal council
NOW that we have arrived in 2014, it is nice to recall the good things that happened to us, thanks to the many people who are kind to old folk. In 2013, I nominated for the One-Stop Shop in Walmgate for the York Community Pride awards. Such a lovely
YOUR correspondent John Young (Letters, December 26) appears not to know the complete disarray that the Department of Work and Pensions is in. He states that there is an appeals process for people who have had their benefits suspended. But he doesn
POLICE are still searching for a Riccall man who has been missing for more than two weeks. Today, officers have released a recent picture of Simon Hodgson-Greaves, whose camper van was found in the RSPB car park at Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington
I had the misfortune the other day of having to ring 118118 for the number to York Hospital. Being out of the York area, I don’t have a York directory and had no internet access, which would obviously have been the first options. I have just
HAVING an unelected head of state devaluates the common man and prevents him from enjoying proper social inclusion. This does not dissuade the extremists from creating a one-party system, which in turn makes a laughing stock of our so-called democratic
CHINA have declared that 2014 will be The Year of the Horse and York City could not have been quicker out of the stalls since January 1. Six points from a possible six have provided a welcome boost for a side that ended the last calendar year without
TADCASTER Albion are without a win in three Northern Counties East League premier division games after an eventful 5-3 defeat at Basford United. The Brewers trailed 4-0 at half-time and then had goalkeeper Leon Wrigglesworth sent off before mounting
MANAGER Brian McDermott admitted Leeds United failed to perform as they crashed out of the FA Cup at Rochdale. Dale boss Keith Hill labelled his side’s 2-0 win in the third round as “something special” as the League Two outfit knocked out the 1972
RICCALL United emerged as 2-0 winners in their premier division title battle with Old Malton St Mary’s in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Gary Collier gave the visitors the lead midway through the first half after Robbie Baker, a
CLIFFE were 5-2 winners at home to Fulford in division two of the York Minster Engineering Football League. Quickfire goals from Andrew Edwards, Nathan Parker and Simon Houlder gave Cliffe a 3-1 half-time lead. They added an Ian Beckram penalty
A MAGNIFICENT team performance ensured Malton & Norton RUFC kicked off 2014 with a victory as they won 11-7 at Wheatley Hills in North One East. The much-needed result lifted the Ryedale side five points clear of the relegation zone and into
SUPERB Selby RUFC trounced Yorkshire One hosts Wath-on-Dearne 47-10 to pick up where they left off before the festive break. The Swans signed off 2013 with an eye-catching victory over promotion-chasing Doncaster Phoenix and started 2014 by toppling
North Yorkshire trainer Karl Burke, looking forward to another good season, can strike the right note at Wolverhampton this afternoon with the promising Jaeger Train. The three-year-old made his debut on this course ten days ago and, clearly expected
A YOUNG disabled boy is looking forward to the trip of a lifetime before a cruel degenerative illness confines him to a wheelchair thanks to generous people in York and a national charity. Reece Stewart, nine, of Dringhouses, has the muscle-wasting
One of the founders of York Against Cancer has been appointed chairman of the charity. Steve Leveson is to take over the helm from Patrick Shepherd who has been chairman since 2002. Mr Shepherd, who has led the charity through many events including
THE last stage of work which has seen large sections of York city centre dug up will start today. The six-week phase will take place in Goodramgate and St Maurice’s Road as part of a £750,000 project to replace ageing metal gas mains in York city
SPRING cleaning has already begun at Beningbrough Hall near York. Delicate fabrics that often have to be shown in dim light for their longevity are being cleaned by specialist textile conservator Kate Stockwell. Intricate brushing and vacuuming
BEER lovers can now get a taste of liquid gold thanks to a North Yorkshire brewer. Nick Stafford, of Hambleton Ales, based at Melmerby, near Ripon, has launched a new beer for 2014 called As Good As Gold. The beer will appeal to coeliacs, people
AIRBORNE lifesavers are celebrating a New Year gift of more than £144,000. The donation to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance came from the Yorkshire Building Society group through its special “affinity” accounts. The accounts offer a way for savers
ORGANISERS of the 2014 Malton Food Lovers Festival have extended the deadline for stallholder and street food applications to January 31. Application forms for the popular event, taking place on May 24 and 25, are available www.maltonyorkshire.co.uk
WITH only six months to go until the Tour De France comes to York, organisers say their plans are on time and budget. And tourist bosses have revealed they are already “feeling the excitement and enthusiasm” about the Grand Depart event from visitors
A HORSE has been rescued from a ditch in York. The eight-year-old mare called Shanty became stuck in a ditch at Bad Bargain Lane, Heworth, at about 12.30pm on Saturday. Firefighters with specialist horse rescue equipment freed the animal.
EMERGENCY services were called after a car overturned near York. The people in the vehicle, which overturned in Goose Lane, near Sutton-on-the-Forest, at about 6.15pm on Friday, were out of the vehicle when emergency services arrived.
A PILOT project which aims to transform care for dementia patients is due to go ahead in York. Staff at Windsor House in Acomb will work to create “a home from home” in the year-long project, with proposals to provide self-contained households
NEW evidence showing the extent of York Hospital’s A&E crisis has emerged as it struggles to cope with longer waiting times, missed targets, and reduced staff numbers. Last year, 64 patients waited more than twelve hours in A&E before being
A DEBATE on how super-fast broadband links can be extended across North Yorkshire to bridge a “digital divide” is to be held in Westminster this week. York Outer MP Julian Sturdy has secured the half-hour debate on Wednesday. There is expected
A wooden sculpture of a character from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland book has been beheaded by vandals. The chainsaw carving of Caterpillar at Spa Gardens in Ripon was created in November by artist Mick Burns, along with White Rabbit and
AN ASPIRING designer has won a national competition for her customised onesie which is now to be manufactured and sold worldwide. Georgina Ingledew’s design was winner in the Clothes Show Live Creative Awards staged in Birmingham. The 17-year-old
2013 was a much drier year than soggy 2012 – at least until December’s storms struck. Askham Bryan College’s ‘weatherman', Mike Elliott, gives the rundown on the past year. WATER difference a year makes! 2012 was one of the wettest years since
TWO villages near York have united in opposition to a £23.5 million green energy plant as a second decision-day draws closer. Peel Environmental won planning permission for an anaerobic digestion facility to turn organic waste into power for about
100 years ago The “too old at forty” controversy had been renewed at the recent meeting at Redcar Urban Council, when, as a month before, an attempt had been made to rescind the minute passed in September, 1912, to the effect that no new workmen
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in industrial premises in Selby. Crews from North Yorkshire and Humberside services were called to the fire in a turbine hall in Selby Road shortly before 10pm on Friday.
A YORK street was closed for more than an hour at the weekend after a pedestrian was injured in a road accident. The woman suffered a severe cut to her head and a leg injury in the collision with a car in Melbourne Street shortly before 6pm on
A York teenager who dreams of becoming a medal-winning swimmer is back in the water after overcoming a debilitating condition. Caroline Pugh, who lives near Knavesmire with her mother Kim, has always loved to swim and is now back in training after
PEOPLE in Tadcaster are being urged to throw their support behind a new life-saving scheme. The Community First Responder scheme, run by Yorkshire Ambulance Service, trains members of the public in emergency first aid, including CPR and oxygen
POLICE in East Yorkshire have released images of people they want to speak to in connection with a number of crimes. Anyone who recognises the people in the pictures, or was present at the events detailed below, should phone Humberside Police on
A HIGHLY-respected psychiatric nurse who has worked in York for 50 years is retiring. Eric Dower, 67, from Huntington, has worked in mental health since the 1960s, starting as a junior ward orderly at Clifton Hospital and qualifying as a psychiatric
THE first live webchat from North Yorkshire Police’s Chief Constable Dave Jones will be held today between 5pm and 6pm. Mr Jones will answer questions during the chat, which also gives people the chance to make him aware of any criminal or antisocial
The New Year is a time of change and offers exciting possibilities for the year ahead. Our volunteering programme gives our members the chance to take on new challenges whilst helping others to see a brighter future. Opportunities range in
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for bus services in isolated rural parts of North Yorkshire and in county market towns will have to wait until later this month to hear the network’s future. The county council’s executive was due to discuss a raft of proposed
A NORTH Yorkshire council which is set to lose £34.5 million in funding over the next two years has said Government claims over how its spending power will be affected look “extremely misleading”. North Yorkshire County Council's provisional Government
A CYCLIST was knocked over and his bike destroyed in an accident in York at the weekend. The crash happened in Blossom Street, outside Reel Cinema, at 9.45am on Sunday. Tom Mitchell said he was cycling along Blossom Street when he was involved
