Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has told of her "difficult" battle with failing eyesight that has left her unable to read scripts and struggling to watch films. The legendary York-born star of stage and screen suffers from macular degeneration
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has said victims of flooding deserve help rather than higher insurance premiums. Visiting residents of Tadcaster and Kirkby Wharf, who suffered flooding in 2012, Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, urged the Government to
A NATIONAL charity has urged volunteers in York and Selby to help with this year’s main campaign. Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal launches on Friday and Saturday, and the charity has asked local people to make a donation and wear a daffodil
A HOUSING charity in York has been awarded £3,000 by a local landlords group. Restore, which was started by a group of Christians in York to provide housing for people who would otherwise be homeless, is one of the largest supported housing providers
THE sister of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has said she wants to give her a birthday hug. This week marks Claudia’s 40th birthday, and next month is the fifth anniversary of her disappearance, but despite a huge police hunt and ongoing appeals
JOHN BAINES will ensure his Winter Olympic debut stays with him forever after revealing the Great Britain number two four-man bobsleigh crew’s plans to get a Games tattoo following their 19th-place finish. Topcliffe-based Baines had a busier than
THE Press is happy to clarify that James May will not be appearing at the National Railway Museum on March 22, as reported earlier this week. Mr May is supporting the fundraising efforts to help build the new locomotive, but he will not be present
EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of a serious accident on a North Yorkshire road. North Yorkshire Police urged motorists to avoid the A170 around the Helmsley area if possible, following the incident close to Scawton, which happened
