NORTH Yorkshire's John Baines helped Great Britain's second string four-man bobsleigh team to take a share of 18th place on day one of the competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Baines was joined in the GBR2 four-man bob by pilot Lamin Deen
GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of a winter-flowering hellebore more commonly known as the Lenten rose. THE snowdrops in our garden are abundant. In an area that was cleared and turned three winters ago, the stock has recovered and flowered profusely
This month, ANDREW PERN of the Star Inn The City prepares food using the Two Chefs beer he helped to develop. AS A CAREER choice, the long hours and hard work of being a chef is not for everyone, but it isn’t without its perks. A year or so
EMELISSE aren’t quite as new to our store as some, in fact we’ve sold their range since late 2012. However, in that time their popularity has risen and the quality of their beers has only improved. They regularly release a range of contemporary
MAXINE GORDON bakes something a bit different but utterly delicious. THE ingredients look like they’ve come straight out of Ready, Steady, Cook – pears, soured cream, almonds and oranges – and, amazingly, I had each of them in my cupboard and fridge
GAVIN AITCHISON finds that almost any flavour goes into beer these days, even saffron, of all things. WEIRD and wonderful flavours abound in beer these days. Once upon a time, malt and hops held an impenetrable duopoly, but today countless
BECKY Newman is a modern-day heroine. In the badlands of London she is flying the flag for quality, bringing proper Yorkshire beer to those poor, deprived masses in the capital. So she richly deserves the award that will come her way today.
MIKE TIPPING tries three full-bodied reds where the fruit is turned up a notch. These reds will all, “get big on you”, like a Mitchell Johnson short ball. But because cricketing analogies are wasted on many and since only one of this trio is Australian
George Wilkinson dons full waterproofs before braving Howden Hill, otherwise known as the Sugar Loaf. LANGDALE END is dominated by Howden Hill, a conical mound that has excited the imagination of mystics and which sports various local names, the
ENGLAND squeezed into the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19s Cricket World Cup with a three-wicket win over India in Dubai. Sheriff Hutton Bridge seamer Matt Fisher took 3-55 from his ten overs and Yorkshire team-mate Will Rhodes returned figures
Wild nature baths, tales of trolls and some of the best opportunities to see the Northern Lights entice SARAH MARSHALL to the remote and less visited region of northern Iceland. NOW darkness has engulfed the gnarly volcanic landscape, it’s hard
HIS party nationally has been slow to respond to the devastating flooding which has engulfed large areas of the south-west. But York Outer’s Conservative MP Julian Sturdy today puts his finger on a key aspect of flood control – the urgent need
Talking of Conservative MPs, Anne Mcintosh – who was deselected by her party – is no longer threatening to stand as an independent in Thirsk and Malton at the next election. Instead, she has called for a change in party rules so Conservative candidates
THE escalation of unrest in the Ukraine capital and elsewhere stems from the division across the country between those who favour Europe (40 per cent) and the others (60 per cent) who lean towards Russia. The Ukraine president once hinted at a
THE Big British Immigration Row on Channel 5 was more like a shouting match than a studio debate. I have a book by Peter Higginbottom called Voices From The Workhouse. There is a report from the American writer Jack London, who in 1902 went undercover
WE, presumably along with every other household in the region, recently received a booklet entitled Minerals and Waste Joint Plan – Issues And Options Consultation, issued jointly by City of York Council, the North York Moors National Park Authority
YET again we have been subjected to more deluded anti-car rubbish from Paul Hepworth and Jim McGurn (Letters, February 20). The reason for Water End becoming more congested again is because of the lunatic closure of Lendal Bridge. The reduction
YOUR coverage of the Conservative group budget amendment (The Press, February 20) once again showed council finance officers have approved our proposals as entirely valid, as we highlight that the books can be balanced, with a focus on vital services
AS A local resident, I wish to express my concerns regarding West Bank Park. For the past few months, the park has been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This has been a concern not only in terms of security, with people in the park at
A NEW medical centre for drunks? I’ve never heard such nonsense in all my life (The Press, February 17). It is high time the clock was turned back for people stupid or idiotic enough to drink themselves into oblivion. I fully agree they should
I NOTICE from the motoring section of The Press that Volkswagen’s new electric compact car is aimed directly at Yorkshire customers. The car is called the e-up! John Bewley, Netherwoods, Strensall, York.
I WISH to thank the Good Samaritan who helped me, my mother and my niece on Sunday, December 1, last year. I collapsed around the Gillygate/High Petergate area. A woman came out of her house, put cushions under me and phoned the ambulance,
WES Fletcher wants to end his first full season as a professional on 20 goals. The York City forward has netted 13 times this term, which places him only three goals behind Sky Bet League Two’s leading marksman Sam Winnall, of Scunthorpe. But
BIG-HITTING back-rower Joe Pickets could be coming back to York City Knights. The Barnsley-based Tyke, 23, played 11 times for the club last season after arriving from Beverley RUFC, quickly earning a reputation as a no-nonsense forward not averse
INCOMING full-back Ben Reynolds scored a try with his first touch for York City Knights – but James Haynes is the player who appears primed to start the campaign as Gary Thornton’s number one. Reynolds the first player to join York on dual-registration
PROP Jack Aldous could be made to miss the start of the Championship One season by Rugby Football League beaks – leaving York City Knights “vulnerable” in the front row. Aldous is to appear before an RFL disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday charged
YORK City supporter Joe Haining has applauded his club’s move to create a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans at Bootham Crescent. The Minstermen have chosen this afternoon’s home match with Southend to promote
NORTH Yorkshire trio Terry Temple, Rich Corner and John Quantock have all booked their places in the grand finals field for the Blue Bell Hotels Darts Championship. A winners’ prize of £1,500 will be up for grabs on Saturday, April 19 at the Burton
YORK Eagles basketball star Tom Flatters has hard and fast hoop hopes of national recognition. Flatters, a Year 9 student at Fulford School, has been called up for England Basketball training in Nottingham. It was less than a year ago when
KARL BURKE believes Rivellino will run a big race in the Listed Cleves Stakes at Lingfield Racecourse today. The Middleham trainer puts his progressive four-year-old up against top class sprinters like Ladies Are Forever and Hoof It in the £45,000
EVER dreamed of powering through the famous streets of Monaco or taking the chequered flag at the home of British racing? York Motorsport Village, at Monks Cross, is providing just that chance. The Kathryn Avenue-based karting centre is to
TEAMS from the University of York returned to British Universities and College Sport (BUCS) action with a fantastic series of results, writes Alex McDonald. The week was dominated by the rugby union sides, led by the men’s first XV who defeated
SEVENTH heaven was ascended by crack Coneysthorpe player Martin Lowe after he was crowned York table-tennis men’s singles champion, writes John Farmery. Lowe defeated second seed and Coneysthorpe club-mate James Rule to win the title for a seventh
PIKE Hills Golf Club have re-affirmed their commitment to redesign their 18-hole course. The Tadcaster Road-based club have re-submitted to City of York Council a planning application, which is for “change of use of 7.7 hectares of agricultural
FORMER world snooker champion Dennis Taylor will be in the frame at Fulford Golf Club. The 1985 world champion, who is now part of the BBC commentary team, will be the guest speaker at the club’s annual dinner for club captain Richard Cass on March
TO those who may have read this column before – and the tally might not be enough to fill a telephone-box, though heaven knows how many people actually know what one of those red structures actually look like – rugby union is not a fave around these
WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going – that old adage could well be the case in today’s Betfred Eider Chase at Newcastle. This afternoon’s Gosforth Park highlight, run over four miles and one furlong on testing ground, will be a gruelling
A WOMAN who survived surgery to remove a brain tumour has cleared the final hurdle to return to her old life – getting her driving licence back. Becky Dodd, 26, was vacuuming her room one day after work in 2012, when she collapsed and only woke
A SQUAD of York-based consumer watchdogs has brought to justice a Dubai-based businessman who ran an international company that duped hundreds of British victims. Staff at Mohammed Khalid Jamil’s Indian centre cold-called strangers in the UK claiming
THREE libraries in York are to stage free sessions aimed at giving help to people who want to use the NHS online. Everyone taking part will have a chance of winning an Amazon Kindle Fire. Explore Tang Hall, Explore Acomb and Explore York Libraries
HUNDREDS of Vikings are expected to gather in York today to welcome Ragnarok – the end of the world. The Vikings believed Ragnarok would see the destruction of the nine worlds which made up the cosmos as they knew it, after Fenrir, son of Loki,
OVER-50s in York were invited to attend an activity day to encourage them to take part in more physical activity. Sample classes including tai chi, aquafit, swimfit, synchronised swimming, pilates, short tennis, badminton, yoga, boxercise, chair-based
DETECTIVES in Northallerton have urged the owners of jewellery recovered during a burglary investigation to come forward. A number of items were recovered by North Yorkshire Police and have already been returned to their rightful owners, but a
A SON who stole his widowed mother’s jewellery and pawned it two days after his father’s funeral has been given back his freedom. Ann Burke only realised what Jonathan Burke had done when she came across a letter from Money Shop six months later
ROADWORKS will take place in Millgate, Selby, from 8am to 4pm tomorrow. The road will be closed between the junction with Micklegate and Back Micklegate. Pedestrians will still be permitted where possible, and local diversions will be in place
THREE men arrested in connection with the death of a young boxer have been rebailed until the summer. Sean Boy Finney, 23, was found unconscious in a caravan at The Ranch park in Cliffe, near Selby, on Sunday, December 1. He later died. North
IT has been a wet, dismal winter; just ask anyone in the south west. But one group has been relishing the wet and windy conditions: surfers. In wind and rain-lashed Devon and Cornwall there have been reports of waves of up to 30ft (10m) high: so
A BRIDE created a bit of a stir in Blake Street in York when she arrived outside a new pop up shop in a chauffeur driven 1936 Austin Sherbourne. The model, dressed in a wedding gown, popped in to Blake Wedding Boutique, in the former Blake Gallery
RESIDENTS in North Duffield have been urged to report any sightings of a blue Citroen Berlingo, registration BV52 BUJ, which was last seen in the area on Wednesday, February 12. Residents in Wistow are also being urged to look out for a silver
PART of York’s hidden history could be celebrated through a community scheme at a York park. The West Bank Park Heritage Project, which includes local residents and businesses and backed by City of York Council, is exploring ideas to improve the
THE Haxby Group has said a fond farewell to one of its health care assistants. Shelley Kinera is heading back to New Zealand after working across the York and Hull surgeries over the last six years. Helen Raine, nurse manager at Haxby Group
RESIDENTS in East Yorkshire who were hit by flooding at the end of last year have been invited to bid for household items which have been donated. The goods are being offered daily through a Government scheme set up following severe floods in the
POLICE investigating the theft of a safe from a York shop have appealed for vital witnesses to come forward. As reported previously, thieves raided the Cornish Pasty Bakery in Colliergate, York. Police now say the theft happened between 5.50am
MUSIC-LOVERS enjoyed a touch of brass in York. A concert by Shepherd Group Concert Brass Band took place at the Studio Theatre of York Theatre Royal on Monday. The Young Person’s Guide To The Brass Band was presented by Brassed On York Ltd.
A MAN who allegedly grabbed a 12-year-old girl around the waist in the street is to have no further action taken against him by police. The 51-year-old man was walking in Viking Road, Acomb, at about 3.45pm on Friday, January 31, when the incident
A YORK MP has raised concerns in the House of Commons over a lack of planning safeguards to stop housing being built on flood plains. Conservative MP for York Outer Julian Sturdy has called for a national debate on the matter after recently raising
THIEVES stole power tools from a locked workshop at a house near Northallerton between 8am and 2.30pm on Wednesday, February 12. The raiders broke into the workshop, in Broad Close Cottages, Kirkby Fleetham, and stole an orange Husqvarna chainsaw
PRIMARY school youngsters from Ryedale have enjoyed a gymnastics workshop at Norton College. Key Stage 1 and 2 children from Langton, Malton CP, Settrington, St Mary’s, Rillington, Weaverthorpe and Slingsby took part in the workshop organised by
WELSH international cricketer Gemma Mumby will be running a new Love-cricket course at Acomb Cricket Club for seven to nine-year-old boys and girls from Sunday, April 6. Mumby, pictured, started playing cricket at the age of nine and progressed
YORK City in the Community will be holding City Tots, City Kickers and City Development Centres throughout March and April. City Tots sessions are aimed at three to four-year-olds, City Kickers four to seven-year-olds and City Development Centres
FULFORD School pupil Rosie Todd has earned an England Girls’ Under-17 call-up. The North Yorkshire Girls’ Centre of Excellence goalkeeper has been selected for the Three Lionesses’ talent identification squad that will train at St George’s Park
IT IS nearly six years since Opera North staged this Tim Albery production of Macbeth and it is now enjoying a well-justified, if brief, revival. Modern dress does nothing to dull Verdi’s edge, even if gore levels remain high. Johan Engels’ sparse
HEWORTH ARLC Under-16s embark on their most testing season soon with coach Kenny Embleton lauding the lads’ efforts – but also desperately seeking new blood. The young Villagers won promotion to the premier division of the Yorkshire Junior League
A SUPERB late penalty save from debutant goalkeeper Joseph Hodge helped to earn York Schoolboys Under-11s’ footballers a 1-0 friendly win over Leeds ‘B’. After a goalless first period, York took the lead through Will Jarvis. Leeds were awarded
LEWIS WILSON is tantalisingly close to nailing down a place in the England Under- 16s rugby union team. The Pocklington rugby club and Woldgate College back-row came through the U16 divisional festival with flying colours. One of 100 young
POCKLINGTON RUFC Under-14s swept to a decisive 34-10 victory over York at Percy Road. They grabbed an early lead through centre Seb Bijster and the backs on both teams revelled in the open spaces of the main pitch. York stayed in touch with
HAXBY Town drew 2-2 with Wigginton Grasshoppers in the York FA Under-19s Football League. Lewis Aubrey and Kieran Dunlop scored for Haxby, but their goals were cancelled out by Dan Wilson and Michael Ellis for Wiggy, who equalised in the 91st minute
THORPE United Under-15s booked their place in the semi-finals of the Garforth Junior Football League Challenge Cup with a 3-0 win at Wakefield Jets. Thorpe, who are top of division one after 11 games, got off to the perfect start in their pursuit
A BIRD of prey had to be put down after it was found injured near Easingwold, with five shotgun pellets in its body. The buzzard was found in Brownmoor Lane, Huby, on Friday, February 14, with a shattered wing and other injuries. It was taken
A FUNDRAISING event will be held next week to raise money for a local charity. A raffle, auction, and live music performance will be held at York Tramways WMC on Friday, in support of Breathe Easy York. The charity helps people with respiratory
A SEMINAR will be held this week to mark Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. Authentic You is a half-day event run by Ruth Hunt, deputy CEO at Stonewall, and will look at what it means for employees to be themselves at work
A FREE course to help people in Selby get involved with volunteering will be held next week. The Workers Educational Association (WEA) and Selby District Volunteer Centre have teamed up to bring the Skills for Volunteers course to the district,
EXPERT speakers will attend a week focusing on eating disorders and body image for students at York St John University. Guests – including journalist and presenter of Supersize vs Superskinny, Emma Woolf, and Stacie Stewart of Food Glorious Food
On 24 January, I joined the Lord Mayor, Councillor Julie Gunnell, to add my support to York’s bid for White Ribbon City status. The campaign aims to raise awareness of violence towards women. White Ribbon status can be awarded to cities and organisations
A CAMPAIGN to help pay for life saving treatment for a York boy has been given a boost with the donation of £1,000 from a business. Five-year-old William Rhodes, of Holgate, has had nearly 80 blood transfusions and undergoes lengthy medical treatments
100 years ago There had been a sequel at the Westminster Police Court to the scenes which had followed a speech made recently by Mrs Pankhurst in Glebe Place, Chelsea, when one woman, charged with assaulting the police, had been fined 40s and costs
A CAT owner has been banned from keeping any animals after her 19-year-old family pet had to be put down by a vet. The RSPCA prosecuted Yvonne Kilburn, 45, for neglecting Twiggy, who had lived in the Kilburn household since her husband, from which
