A 51-YEAR-OLD man arrested in connection with the Sherburn tyre fire will have no further action taken against him, police announced today. The blaze, which started at the Newgen tyre recycling plant in Sherburn-in-Elmet on January 16 led to more
POLICE are looking for a vital potential witness to an alleged sexual assault in North Yorkshire. A horse rider, believed to be a woman, was in the Kirkham Priory area near Malton at about 7.30am on Tuesday, October 29, and disturbed the occupants
YORK creative agency The Beautiful Meme has been shortlisted for a European award for the third consecutive year. The Walmgate-based business is in the running for a total of three awards in this year’s Transform Awards. The awards honour outstanding
MEMBERS of the region’s Chamber of Commerce have voted in favour of a merger with the Bradford Chamber. The Leeds, York & North Yorkshire Chamber will now become the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce after members voted to join
Grandfather Martin Rafferty is preparing for a world-famous 200-mile trek across the Scottish Highlands. He tells health reporter Kate Liptrot how he stubbed out a 30-cigarettes-a-day habit to become an outward-bound adventurer. A YEAR ago even
WOMEN in the York and Malton area who are planning a home birth with midwives are now able to attend information sessions for the first time since they were discontinued in 2011. York Hospital restarted the sessions in response to a joint campaign
For many of us, being able to smile is something we take for granted. Jennifer Kee meets a student from the University of York to learn what it is like to live with facial paralysis. Growing up it was my my Achilles heel says teenager Maria Munir
Adele Carnell of Filmore & Union urges us to eat like a runner. Whether you have taken up running as a means of getting in shape or training for a marathon it will pay to follow the correct diet. You can follow the likes of Mo Farah by
FRIDAY is St Valentine’s Day. A day that can bring each of us a spectrum of emotions. Not only may we have expectations of the day, but we also hold memories of past St Valentine’s days. The more we have experienced, the larger our memory store
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a crash near a North Yorkshire caravan park. The collision between a gold Honda CRV and a black Triumph Daytona motorbike happened at about 5.10pm on Sunday on the A59 five miles outside Harrogate. A 25-year-old
SCARBOROUGH, like much of the country, has been having a pretty wild, wet winter. Just ask the Humboldt penguins at the town’s Sea life centre. They have been put on anti-depressants because they are said to be so fed-up with the relentless rain
This week Yesterday Once More looks at a remarkable diary which records the experiences of a York soldier during the Second World War. We begin the story of Sergeant Douglas Hudson, whose family lived in Pulleyn Drive, in December 1942. Sgt
A YORK building firm has been awarded the construction contract for the £8 million development of the city’s art gallery. Simpson, based in Dunnington, won the tender after being selected from a number of firms across the country which had expressed
A travel superstore is the latest addition to Monks Cross retail park. The Thomson Holiday Superstore has opened its doors in the unit previously occupied by Blacks. The shop, which will allow customers to book holidays and buy foreign exchange
SIMON Weston OBE has been lined up as the guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner. The Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber has invited the Falklands veteran to speak at its dinner in York on March 27. Mr Weston will be
A MARKET town in North Yorkshire could become the latest to join a scheme to encourage shoppers to use small, independent shops. Boroughbridge is set to adopt the Phlok – a virtual loyalty currency which allows customers who buy from member businesses
TRAVELODGE has announced that its York Central hotel is to undergo a £340,000 refurbishment 13 years after opening. The investment in the hotel in Piccadilly follows refurbishments last year at Travelodge’s hotels in Micklegate and Tadcaster.
IN our collection of family knick-knackery there’s a faded black and white photograph of a bunch of people sitting very formally on chairs on a stage. One of them is my grandmother, a socialist stalwart who was the co-founder of the North West
ON busy hospital wards and in overloaded GP surgeries, it must be all too easy sometimes to let standards slip. A report by Healthwatch York into the way deaf people are treated in York makes clear exactly why doctors and other medical staff must
WE'RE almost there. The City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal now stands at £14,500 and with a few more pushes, like the £2,000 boost from York's annual community carol concert, we will be able to commemorate the service of York men and women
I WATCHED Channel 4’s Dispatches on February 5 – how utterly nauseating. If people see this before watching the Winter Olympics, they can keep in mind what is going on behind the scenes. Gays are being hunted for Sunday sport by vigilante groups
FOR some militant union leaders it would appear there is no better time to call a strike than in a time of recession, especially when lounging in your deckchair sunning oneself with all expenses paid through union contributions. With few exceptions
I TEND not to go into the city centre unless absolutely necessary, which was the case a few days ago. I was walking along Parliament Street and a tune kept running through my head. The tune? Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Except it wasn’t
HAVING had cause to drop my granddaughter off at York Station, I left home at 8.30am and got there just in time at 9.30am. As someone who has lived in York for all of my 60 years, I then had to plot a route to collect my grandson in Strensall.
SOME friends and I are hatching cunning plans for a British National Museum of World Stupidity. What better place than York to host it? We have already identified quite a few exhibits, and think Stonebow House would provide a particularly appropriate
SUE Nelson’s column (The Press, February 3) about unwanted tele-sales calls reminded me of a similar experience some ten or so years ago. I received just such a phone call. It turned out the company phoning was attempting to sell double glazing
A SMALL town in Texas called Azle, where fracking is taking place over a wide area, has experienced as many as 30 earthquakes within a month, measuring up to a magnitude of 3.3. Up to 1,000 residents met in a school to protest about damage to
THE United Nations is preparing for when the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is complete. Talks are being stalled by President Hamid Karzal, who has refused to sign the security deal brokered by the US until after the presidential election
I AM researching my grandmother, Mary Jane Horner, who was born in Cawood/Selby in 1880 and later taken in by the William and Hannah Darnton family, according to the 1881 census. If anyone has information on her early life could they please email
YORK Station is not user friendly. The lady for whom I am carer and myself are both partially disabled. We need to sit down at regular intervals. However, this is not always possible at York Station because several seats have been removed.
MY WORKING life, apart from two years and six months on National Service, was in selling top-quality products with honesty. I also recruited, trained, and motivated top teams, as potential leaders, across the country. This depended on trust.
MOST reasonable people will be persuaded that this Tory-led coalition government has successfully dragged the UK from the 2008 banking collapse mire, which cannot rationally be attributed to any UK political party. A political success which is
RECENTLY I was in Paris and Rome and on checking out of the hotel, I was asked to pay a hotel tax of one euro a night or five euros for a longer stay. I asked who authorised this and was told the local council, to generate money. With the Tour
100 years ago At the York County Court Mr KET Wilkinson appealed on behalf of Mrs George Simpson against an execution levied upon her goods by the Yorkshire Discount Company in respect to a loan obtained by her husband. Mr Wilkinson argued
YORK City manager Nigel Worthington is looking forward to Ryan Jarvis’ recovery from injury after his team failed to score for a fourth time in the last five matches. The Minstermen were the better side during Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two home
YORK City Knights boss Gary Thornton has welcomed today’s news that his team now have a clear pathway to promotion. The Press revealed on Thursday that clubs in the Championships were poised to agree a one-off promotion and relegation format for
Liam Plunkett has admitted he is back in love with cricket after impressing for the England Lions. The all-rounder was one of three Yorkshire players who scored centuries for the Lions in a three-day tour match in Sri Lanka which finished on Saturday
ONLY once in York City’s 92-year history have the club racked up more goalless home draws in a single season. The Minstermen’s fifth 0-0 stalemate of 2013/14 at Bootham Crescent – against an uncompromising and forceful Cheltenham team – moved them
YORK City Knights had a notable victory stolen from them right at the end, but even that disappointment could not detract from a highly encouraging display. Gary Thornton’s men welcomed Championship champions Sheffield to Huntington Stadium and
MANAGER Brian McDermott is desperate to avoid any more drama off the pitch as Leeds United ended another turbulent week with a 2-1 victory at Yeovil. It was confirmed on Friday that controversial Italian businessman Massimo Cellino had bought a
THE value of tourism to York’s economy has surpassed the half a billion pound mark for the first time. Research commissioned by Visit York, has revealed that visitor spend in 2012 hit a record £606 million. The figure is a third higher than
TADCASTER Albion moved back to the top of the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 4-1 home win over Garforth Town. The Brewers immediately bounced back from their 8-1 mauling at Brighouse with a superb Ings Lane display. The
GOALKEEPER Dan Montgomery scored with a bizarre wind-assisted clearance as Riccall United ramped up the pressure in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title race. United’s 3-1 win over York RI moved them to within two
THE division two title race is now wide open after table-toppers Rawcliffe suffered a 4-0 embarrassment at Thorpe United. Davey Cryer and Dean Wood gave the Selby side a 2-0 lead before Louis Blackwell came off the bench to double Thorpe’s tally
A SUPERB 28-18 derby victory at Scarborough kept Selby RUFC on the coat-tails of the top four in Yorkshire One. The Swans are now unbeaten in seven league and cup games since early December, a run which has seen them close to within two points
A RELEGATION battle lies ahead for Malton & Norton RUFC after a 35-26 defeat at Old Crossleyans saw them dragged to within a point of the North One East drop zone. The Ryedale side’s reverse on Saturday was compounded by a 20-18 victory for
IN-FORM York RI RUFC were stopped in their tracks by promotion-chasing Stocksbridge in Yorkshire Four. The New Lane hosts, looking for their sixth win in seven league outings, turned in a spirited display but lost out 24-8. Stocksbridge missed
A MAN in his 60s suffered serious injuries and another was also hurt in an accident at an industrial estate near York. A delivery lorry rolled backwards and trapped two men against the wall of Marshall Art, on the Elvington Industrial Estate, shortly
Tony McCoy, who has ridden five winners from 14 mounts this season at Catterick – at a strike-rate of 36 per cent – returns to the North Yorkshire course today in a bid to further add to his scoresheet. The legendary champion jockey is fancied
DEAF patients are being denied fair access to healthcare in York, a damning report has found. One deaf mother had to watch her baby have an unexplained injection and another person had her blood taken without being told why, a report by watchdog
DEPARTMENT store giant John Lewis has announced an opening date for its new £15 million store in York. The 92,000 sq ft shop, which has been under construction since last May, will open on Thursday, April 10. The new store, which is part of
A DOCTOR who left a woman motorist with “lifechanging injuries” after falling asleep at the wheel can carry on working without restrictions, a panel has ruled. Dr Rajasekar Ramachandran, 43, smashed head-on into a woman’s car while driving home
THE City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal has been given a £2,000 boost by York’s annual community carol concert. The Press appeal, which aims to create a stained glass window in a city centre church to commemorate the service of York men
LABOUR has said City of York Council now has to spend more on adult social care in York than it receives in council tax. The party proposes to increase council tax in York by 1.9 per cent as the council attempts to save £78 million. It says
A DECISION on plans for 14 new homes in the grounds of a York care home has been delayed following community concerns. The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institute (RMBI) and Shepherd Homes Ltd want to use part of the Connaught Court site off St Oswald
THE unlikely spectacle of more than 60 women dressed as grandmas and granddads will be seen in York soon. Donning wigs, make-up and reading glasses, the women will walk ten-miles around the city, stopping at a pub each mile. But rather than
A YORK man who has won recognition for his marathon charity efforts is setting out on a globe-trotting fundraising challenge. Colin Lea was named Volunteer Of The Year in The Press Community Pride awards in 2013. Now Colin and his partner,
TENS of thousands of pounds paid by developers as long ago as the 1990s to help fund projects such as road improvements in York has never been spent. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that City of York Council is still holding £20,000
A CHARITY set up by a York expat to help victims of child prostitution in Brazil will open its safe house within days. ReVive International was founded by Andy Roberts, of Badger Hill, and his wife, Rose, in the city of Olinda, in north east Brazil
A COMMUNITY in York is starting a special floral tribute to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Jane and David Lund, of Howe Hill Road, off Poppleton Road, want to plant a meadow with poppies to commemorate the 16 million
YORK Central MP Hugh Bayley has toured the new Park&Ride site at Poppleton Bar to see how work is progressing. He was shown plans for the new electric buses that First York will operate in partnership with City of York Council in order to win
YORK Minster is hosting a Viking feast on the eve of the predicted Viking apocalypse Rangarok. The Ultimate Viking Banquet takes place on Friday, February 21, the night before Ragnarok on Saturday, February 22. The land for the Minster was
STAFF at York’s Tata Steel Projects have raised £1,625 for York Street Angels. The design and manafacturing firm in The Crescent, off Blossom Street, held bake sales and dress-down days as part of their fundraising. Hayley Cowell, from the
COUNCIL bosses in York have reduced a potential budget shortfall but must still save almost £2 million by April to balance their books. Financial forecasts prepared by City of York Council officials, covering the nine months to the end of December
A £6.5 MILLION retirement complex which could create 120 jobs is to be built on the site of a former York pub. Retirement living specialists McCarthy & Stone plan 28 apartments as well as communal facilities and gardens at Top Lane in Copmanthorpe
A York festival centred on a small Hawaiian stringed instrument is to return to the city for a second year after being catapulted in to the spotlight last summer. Following the success of its launch event last year, which saw more than 150 people
FOUR people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in York. The blaze was in a semi-detached house in Askham Lane at 1.10am today. Two adults and two teenagers managed to flee the house before firefighters arrived, and all were taken
NORTH Yorkshire’s brewing industry has been celebrated in the Houses of Parliament at the Yorkshire Beer & Pub Association’s (YBPA) inaugural parliamentary reception. More than 35 MPs, including Harrogate MP Andrew Jones, met with key figures
FACE-TO-FACE advice on a service which provides constant help for people who want to live independently is being offered in an East Yorkshire town. East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Humber NHS Foundation Trust will be using the health organisation
SELBY is one of only a handful of towns in the country which have seen a fall in property sales, according to new figures. Sales nationwide were reported to have grown at their fastest annual rate in ten years in the six months to September 2013
CYCLISTS are gearing up for a different kind of university challenge. The University of York’s new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Koen Lamberts, a keen cyclist, will take to the saddle to lead the fundraising YuCycle challenge – which takes to the
Despite sporting a green hue, bad boy of Strictly Come Dancing Brendan Cole successfully brought the sex and sophistication of James Bond to the Barbican through the art of dance. The Kiwi was accompanied by his Russian leading lady, fellow Strictly
A musical instrument should, by its definition, be a means to an end. Playing it is one thing; using it to get at something more meaningful is quite another. By the time Steven Osborne had rounded a scintillating Friday programme with a tectonic
A PIONEER of the playgroup movement in York and committed volunteer and fundraiser has died aged 84. Watford-born Dilys Longman grew up in London, and spent time in north Wales as a wartime evacuee. She later lived for many years in Bishopthorpe
PEOPLE in York, Selby and Easingwold are being invited to give their opinions on plans for the health service. The NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is now working on plans for the next five years. There will be meetings at Selby
THE Tesco superstore at Clifton Moor in York was evacuated after a fire. A call was made to emergency services at 1.17pm yesterday after a fire started in a room storing cleaning and paper products, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said
THREE people were taken to hospital after a head-on collision on the A64 in North Yorkshire. Two vehicles crashed at Rillington, near Malton, in the early hours of yesterday. A woman driving a Ford Ka suffered injuries, which were described
