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A 73-YEAR-OLD man from York has been arrested by police investigating allegations of child sex abuse at three former Leeds schools. The man was arrested in November by officers from Leeds Child Safeguarding Unit and later released on police bail

THE Flanagan Collective don’t do glitzy theatres and swanky studios on their latest tour. Instead the York company prefer to call in at pubs, halls, farms and more pubs, travelling in the spirit of Withnail And I in a dodgy blue van and an old ambulance

NEW drugs being developed to treat prostate cancer may not be targeting the main cause of the disease, according to research by scientists in York. Studies at the University of York have suggested a process called “methylation”, which was previously

THIS week we alighted on a pair of superb town houses in Monkbar, just outside York’s city walls. They are both on the books of William H Brown and both excellent, if slightly different examples of period splendour. The first is a long tall

THERE is something of a grand country home feel to Gable House at Deighton. Sitting in a peaceful tucked away rural lane, it has a handsome and imposing exterior, warmly attired in a reclaimed red brick facade. It was built in 1991; exclusively

RENAULT’S Captur has to do more than simply look good to attract the attention of a savvy buying public. But there’s no denying that the Captur does look chic and is certain to attract buyers. Displaying elements of the Clio alongside its high-rise

A £2.2 MILLION new look for a York square, a city-centre junction and one of its shopping streets has been unveiled. The three projects in Exhibition Square, Fossgate and at the junction of Duncombe Place and Blake Street will be the next stage

THE outstanding all-New Nissan Qashqai – What Car? magazine’s Car of the Year 2014 – is now available at York retailer Alexanders. Built in Britain and priced from £17,995, the stunning newcomer sets new standards in the crossover sector its trailblazing

THE Crab & Lobster restaurant and Crab Manor Hotel are under the ownership of a new company after administrators completed a multimillion-pound pre-pack deal. The business, based at Asenby, near Thirsk, along with the popular Trenchers fish

A NATIONAL fruit and vegetable supplier is to create 15 jobs in the region after announcing plans to expand into Yorkshire. Reynolds Catering Supplies has secured a new depot at By-Pass Park Estate in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Following a “phenomenal

YORKSHIRE’S hoteliers will be able to find out about opportunities for funding as York hosts the region’s inaugural industry exhibition. The first Yorkshire Hotel Show is due to be held at York Racecourse on February 18 and 19. The event, which

HUNDREDS of students will graduate from the University of York at ceremonies today and tomorrow. Joining the graduates receiving their degrees on stage at the university’s Central Hall this year will be eight people receiving honorary degrees.

I FULLY appreciate this will be difficult for many of you to comprehend, but being a cricket fan has its downsides. Feeling obliged to stay up until daft o’clock to watch England pretend to play that particular game in Australia recently is one of

PLEASE Please You gig promoter Joe Coates is promising “plenty of interesting stuff to come”, more of which he will reveal next week. In the meantime, he is presenting three shows in York and Leeds for starters. Kicking off Joe’s 2014 will be The

SPEAKING of the Grand Départ – there has, in the Yorkshire way of things, been some scepticism about how much of a draw it will be. Well, that scepticism was blown away yesterday. All 20,000 free tickets to watch riders set off from York Racecourse

YORK’S ‘big wheel’ has had its ups and downs. For two years, between 2006 and 2008, it proved a hit with locals and tourists alike from its base at the National Railway Museum. When it returned in December 2011, this time in the grounds of the

AMIDST the recent environmental horror stories of the tyre inferno and the Government’s encouragement for the poisonous practice of fracking, there has been one little ray of sunshine. This was the announcement that the councils of York and North

I WATCHED the National Television Awards on Wednesday, but only the first half hour. There is no doubt that the contenders and winners of the awards deserve some adulation. From the beginning of the programme the presenters encouraged rowdy

I ENTIRELY agree with Phil Crowder’s sentiments regarding York needing more core employment (Letters, January 22). A few years ago The Press published my letter which also expressed concerns for the young people of this city and their restricted

THE environmental protesters who hi-jacked that coal train near Drax power station deserved to be punished for their acts –no way should their convictions have been quashed (The Press, January 21). Stan Collymore should not go on Twitter and similar

WHEN Tory MP Aidan Burley organised a Nazi-themed stag party, it was considered stupid but not racist. Yet when Nicolas Anelka made a stupid gesture, which at the time very few people knew the meaning of, it was considered racist and anti-semitic

TWENTY years ago at least, it was not uncommon to hear people talk about working in fairly mundane jobs earning a fiver an hour. Fast forward to the present day, and listen to George Osborne spouting his well-worn mantra about hard-working people

WE SHOULD not have a housing crisis in York; we do not need to build on and lose forever green fields or battlefields. We do, however, need politicians with courage and vision. Universities should be required to house more students on campus. This

AS A mental health service user I would like to point out that there is a lack of hospital beds available in psychiatric hospitals all over Britain. This is leading to unnecessary suicides taking place. Name and address supplied

COUN Anna Semlyen celebrates York moving from 18th under the Lib Dems to 17th under Labour in The Centre for Cities economic ‘competiveness’ table (Letters, January 17), but she provides no background. In 2002, the year before the Lib Dems took

HAVING had five heart attacks in 30 years and two mini-strokes, I went to see the heart specialist, to obtain the results from a 24-hour monitor and ultrasound scan of my heart. I was told that due to severe muscle damage my heart was only working

GROWING numbers of pubs across Yorkshire are embracing Burns Night, celebrating Scotland's national bard in style. Here are six options for anyone looking to join in the fun this weekend.... 1) Fire and flames - The House of Trembling Madness

I feel I must restate the view expressed in my letter last year on proposals to build on greenbelt land around York, particularly in relation to the plan by City of York Council to build around 600 houses on the land adjacent to Manor Heath in Copmanthorpe

100 years ago A remarkable speech had been delivered by the Archbishop of York when his Grace inaugurated a Rescue and Prevention Home at Malton. The meeting, which was held in the Malton Parish Hall, was largely attended. The country towns

JURORS in the Lydia Bishop trial have seen CCTV footage allegedly showing children playing unsupervised on two occasions on the slide on the day the youngster was fatally injured. They have also seen footage of a rope lying on the mound topped

YORK City have been challenged to emerge from a busy week of three fixtures with their unbeaten start to 2014 still intact. The Minstermen kick off a testing eight days with tomorrow’s trip to Hartlepool before hosting promotion hopefuls Chesterfield

GARY THORNTON is looking forward to seeing Lee Paterson don the York City Knights shirt again – believing his Scotland snub has put new fire in his belly. Former club captain Paterson, 32, is back at Huntington Stadium after seven years away and

ADAM Reed is ready to fall out with friends and family this weekend as he hopes to help York City beat his home-town club, Hartlepool. The City midfielder even grew up as a Pools fan himself when he lived ten minutes from Victoria Park as a schoolboy

YORK City boss Nigel Worthington has told his players to be “very careful” what they post on social media websites. Worthington’s comments came following the consternation caused among online City supporters when goalkeeper Michael Ingham changed

SELBY Town boss Jimmy Reid has swooped to sign former York City defender Mike Atkinson – and is trying to bring a host of other players to Flaxley Road. The Robins manager has put in seven days notice for former Tadcaster Albion ’keeper Leon Wrigglesworth

YORK’S council leader has called for a Royal Commission to decide how Yorkshire should take control of its own affairs, using Scottish and Welsh devolution as an example. Coun James Alexander, who leads City of York Council, said this would end

THE University of York has become the first in the country to launch its own crowd-funding platform. YuStart will use social media to allow students to raise money for ideas and projects with the backing of the university. Those who fundraise

ALBION Vaults are the first team through to the semi-finals of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League’s Senior Challenge Trophy after beating Station 3-1. Second division Albion dominated the first ten minutes and went 1-0

A COMMUNITY day is to be held in Knaresborough, with displays from a number of local organisations, including health and private services giving blood and diabetes tests, and a surgery with local MP Andrew Jones. The event will run throughout Saturday

IF you gave Jack Berry a spade and a pile of bricks, he would probably try to build it himself. Work has finally begun on constructing the Injured Jockeys’ Rehabilitation Centre in Malton – and the man whose name it will bear can hardly contain his

THIEVES broke into three vehicles parked in driveways in the Selby district overnight on Wednesday. The incidents happened in Pasture Close and Copperfield Close in Sherburn-in-Elmet, and Sand Lane, South Milford. A police spokeswoman said

A TRIO of birdies left Simon Dyson in a promising position at the half-way stage of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The York-born six time European Tour winner is tied 16th following two rounds of the $2.5 million tournament at the Doha GC –

POLICE have released descriptions of three men wanted in connection with an attempted robbery at a North Yorkshire shop. The men entered Costcutter in Wreyfield Drive, Scarborough, at about 7pm on Wednesday, and demanded money from the till. An

Update: Ricky Beech has since been caught by police.   AN ARMED robber could be on the run in North Yorkshire after escaping from prison in Yarm. Ricky Darren Beech, 29, absonded from Kirklevington Grange Prison in Yarm between 4.45pm and

STAR centre Kenton Leiataua returns to boost Malton & Norton RUFC’s backline ahead of their derby match with Pocklington in North One East tomorrow. The Kiwi scored two tries as the seconds crushed Pocklington Panthers last week and the Otago

A YORK businessman has launched a petition against the opening of more supermarkets as Sainsbury’s plans to open its third branch in the city. Graham Kennedy, owner of Hull Road service station, is taking a stand against an “oversaturisation” of

TOP of the table Ilkley will provide the perfect opponents for Selby RUFC to gauge their Yorkshire One progress. The Sandhill Laners are unbeaten in 2014 and continued their climb up the table with a 25-10 victory at Heath last time out – a result

A “MOB” formed by a group of neighbours accused a 56-year-old man of trying to abduct a young girl on an isolated road near Selby, a court has heard. Unemployed vet David Wain was forced to the ground and had his car keys taken by neighbours while

TO mark the first National Voter Registration Day next month, a local MP is encouraging schools to teach young people about their democratic responsibilities. February 5 marks the anniversary of the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832, which

York Hospital Radio is 50 years old this weekend. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the station for patients UP on ward 29 at York Hospital, Alan Ward is sitting in bed listening to the radio. The 75-year-old from Alne is recovering from a hip replacement

WILDLIFE campaigners in Yorkshire have criticised the Supreme Court’s rejection of a legal bid by opponents of the HS2 rail link to force more scrutiny of the plans. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust claims two important sites in the county will be harmed

YORK Lions Club has given two voluntary organisations cheques for £500 to help their move into a new home. The Blind and Partially Sighted Society (YBPSS) and the Resource Centre for Deafened People will use the cash to help move from Holgate Villa

EAST Coast rail passengers are being urged to act quickly to get a say on future train services. The independent watchdog Passenger Focus is calling for people to share their current experiences and future needs in the first online feedback exercise

HOLOCAUST Memorial Day will be marked in York at 6pm on Sunday at Clifford’s Tower with a candlelit ceremony of prayer, the laying of stones and traditional Jewish music played by local clarinettist Lesley Shatzberger. Those taking part will then

THIEVES stole a Mercedes C Class car and jewellery in a two-in-one burglary at a house at Great Heck, near Selby. The theft happened between midday and 6.10pm on Wednesday at the detached property in Main Street, searched the property, and took

NESTLé is helping to trigger happy memories for dementia sufferers through a new online “reminiscence pack,” featuring wrappers and packaging from its archives. The York-based confectionery giant says the project was sparked by a flurry of queries

Paul Baker, former photographer with The Press, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 53. Anthony Chappel-Ross pays tribute to his friend and colleague. Few people take special to a supreme level. It was obvious that Paul Baker was one

ALL streets inside York’s walls have been declared off-limit for alcohol, except in licensed areas. The Designated Public Place Order, also known as an Alcohol Restriction Zone, was made by City of York Council this week and means anyone found

THIS snapshot of a couple dancing behind a busker in York city-centre has won a local photography competition. Ray Price, who took the black and white image in Davygate, won £250 and a pair of first class tickets from rail operator East Coast.

TWO North Yorkshire villages have been spruced up with new name signs and noticeboards. Ingleby Arncliffe and Ingleby Cross in the Hambleton district are on the route of Wainwright’s famous coast-to-coast walk, attracting visitors from across the

RESIDENTS are being asked to give their views to charge developers for community improvements in a North Yorkshire district. Hambleton District Council has begun a consultation on possible charges under the Community Infrastructure Levy, which

TICKETS for comedian Alan Carr’s gig at Selby Town Hall sold out in only 20 minutes after fans queued in the rain for hours. The announcement that television’s Chatty Man would be performing a gig at the 150-seat venue on February 14 to try out

CAMPAIGNERS have warned officials that another accident could take place along a road where seven people have died in the past four years if action is not taken. Wharram-le-Street residents, who have launched a campaign in an attempt to make the

A GROUP of students took the honours at Askham Bryan College in a competition to create Tour de France-themed show gardens against the clock. The college’s Level 2 horticulture, floristry and arboriculture students triumphed over three other teams

A BUSINESSMAN who opened a mobility shop in Northallerton 30 years ago has returned to the town to expand his current venture. Alan Garner has opened an MD Mobility independent living showroom in Garthway Arcade. The new premises are in addition

Many of us begin the New Year with resolutions of varying kinds, and I am sad to say that any promises I make over limiting my consumption of crisps and chocolate have inevitably fallen by the wayside. My fundamental commitment however, the promise

SCHOOLS and education chiefs in York are celebrating the exam successes of pupils with the publication of Government league tables. According to data published by the Department of Education (DoE) yesterday, schools and colleges in York, North

YORK’s ambitious youth council is hoping to become the European Youth Capital of 2017 in a bid which would see the city gain exclusive recognition. Members of the Youth Parliament for York have said they are looking in to applying for the title

A TWELVE-FOOT plastic dinosaur made from household rubbish will be among the highlights of an event aimed at encouraging people to adopt a greener lifestyle as part of this weekend’s York Residents’ Festival. The “Trashasaurus Rex” sculpture was

A BIG wheel could return to the National Railway Museum in York, its original location in the city. Talks are being held about bringing an observation wheel back to the Leeman Road site, more than five years after it was removed there and just