STRENSALL swimmer James Wilby has bagged two fourth place finishes at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The 20-year-old Loughborough University student clocked a string of personal best times en route to the finals of the 200 metres
Euphorbias are at their best right now, particularly an old favourite, finds GINA PARKINSON EUPHORBIAS are reaching their peak of perfection as they enjoy the mild and damp spring we have had this year. These majestic plants are a dramatic sight
THEY’RE bartering at the bar these days at The White Swan Inn. Anglers, foragers, allotment-holders and hunters are all at it, swapping surplus produce for beer. It was Wesley and Emma Chamberlain’s idea. They took over earlier this year and are
Oskar Blues, USA - Dale's Pale Ale (£3.15, 6.5 per cent)We've actually had the Oskar Blues cans in for longer than the Founders I reviewed, so I feel a bit mean not giving them any attention. So here we are: Dale's Pale Ale is a 6.5
I HAD three themes in mind for this week’s Tipples, but I couldn’t decide on one topic alone. So here goes... As it is Malbec World Day on Thursday, it would be remiss of me not to recommend something appropriate to mark the day. One of the
THESE ginger and treacle scones come from an old family favourite, the National Trust Book Of Tea-Time Recipes. They are heavier than usual scones, but richly delicious. The rhubarb came from the garden. Together with natural yoghurt this all made
JASON GOLDEN has spoken of his injury heartache - but insists he is determined to remain part of "exciting times at York City Knights". Fears over the popular second-row's playing future grew after he exited the Knights' narrow Challenge Cup defeat
THE Press will revisit this production in more detail when it plays York Theatre Royal in the closing week of its spring and summer tour in July. First, however, the Hull run of A Taste Of Honey offers the first chance to experience a taste of
DEFENDER Dan Parslow is targeting York City’s 2014/15 pre-season friendlies for a return to playing action. Parslow, who suffered cruciate ligament damage at Southend in mid-November, will have been sidelined for eight months when Nigel Worthington
LIAM PLUNKETT says Yorkshire must be wary of a Somerset side out to prove a point as the LV= County Championship division one season starts for both teams at Taunton tomorrow. While Yorkshire played some exceptional cricket to finish second last
YORK CRICKET Club are hailing it as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity - the chance to see Yorkshire's county heroes perform at Clifton Park. The White Rose will play a Yorkshire League Select XI at Clifton Park on Wednesday, May 21, as they bid
ONLY four weeks ago, Nigel Worthington was celebrating securing York City's Football League status for another season. But even the perpetually, pragmatic Bootham Crescent chief has now revealed that Easter Monday could be the time when his seventh-placed
GARY THORNTON is to ring the changes tomorrow as York City Knights aim to get quickly back on track against Oxford - including bringing in a notable newcomer from Castleford. Aside from Jason Golden and long-term absentee Kriss Brining, Thornton
IT was a very close call and one which may lead to some debate but Jack Lee has claimed the first The Press Player of the Month award for 2014. Lee Paterson - who tops many of the match stats in the Huntington Stadium ranks - and half-backs Jonny
TRAMWAYS survived the drop in a dramatic round of fixtures at the bottom of division two in the York & District Table Tennis League. An understrength Tramways were thrashed 10-0 by Bootham 'B' and were in real danger of relegation. However
KNIGHTS boss Gary Thornton insists his side need to to treat Oxford with “plenty of respect”, writes Peter Martini. York’s last outing against an expansion club was a 76-0 thrashing of South Wales, which maintained in style their 100 per cent Championship
THIRSK opens its doors today for the first time this year and kicks off its 2014 campaign with a bumper eight-race card which supports the 50th anniversary of the Injured Jockeys' Fund. Fittingly, the programme is bookended by two divisions of
MARK JOHNSTON’S stable staff will be willing him on to win the All-Weather trainer’s championship - they could bag a £10,000 bonus if he does. The Middleham handler, who is 20 clear of his nearest rival in the standings on 66 winners, will claim
A FORMER head of finance at a York-based mutual society has been jailed for six years for stealing more than £1.2 million from its 900,000 members. James William Gibbon, 62, who used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, started work at Benenden
AN EXPERIMENT to extend the pedestrian only hours in York's city centre streets has been made permanent, despite objections from market traders and delivery companies. York council's Cabinet Member for Transport Dave Merrett decided to follow the
THE ANIMALS went in two by two... but Mike Bellerby is hoping raffle tickets for his wife Christine’s giant knitted Noah's Ark will go much more quickly than that. Christine, who works in the clothing department at Tesco in Clifton Moor, spent
WORK on York's £19 million community stadium will start by next March, the city's council leader has said - and a new design is set to be revealed this summer. The project to build a new home for York City FC and York City Knights on the Huntington
SCORES of students at the University of York are this weekend playing their part in developing space exploration in the 21st century. The university is one of more than 80 locations around the world involved in a worldwide NASA event, the Space
BOGUS bank officials have stolen thousands of pounds by tricking customers into handing over their personal identification numbers. North Yorkshire Police said the suspects had stolen their victims’ purses by sneaking into staff rooms, typically
RUNNERS from the York and Selby area are preparing to take part in the London marathon tomorrow. Lewis Griffiths, 22, of Malton Road, York, is planning to run dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog in a bid to raise £2,000 for national blood cancer support
NEW “no cold-calling” zones have been set up in York as part of an initiative to crack down on doorstep crime. North Yorkshire Police and City of York Council’s Trading Standards team set up the zones in Churchfield Drive, Wigginton, Malton Way
RELIEVED motorists are once again driving legally over York's Lendal Bridge today, following the lifting of the council's controversial ban on cars, vans, lorries and motorbikes. John Lightowler, from Green Hammerton, was one of the first to drive
TWO more men have been arrested in connection with an attack which left a man in a critical condition. The incident happened at JT Mellanby’s in Finkle Street, Selby, at about 11.50pm on Tuesday, April 1, and a police report submitted to Selby
LEADERS in tourism, hospitality and retail in York will be presented with their awards from a new Institute of Leadership and Management-accredited (ILM) course run by York council. The awards will be given to 20 local individuals committed to
THE Harrogate Christmas Market will return for a third year in 2014, after the last event brought 40,000 visitors to the town. The market will be on St Mary’s Walk at the bottom of Montpellier Hill from Thursday, November 27 to Sunday, November
THIS November will mark 25 years since the opening of the Spurriergate Centre – the city-centre hub housed in one of York’s oldest buildings. Located on Spurriergate, the Christian centre occupies a former church that dates back to the 12th Century
THE Archbishop of York will be opening and blessing a new kitchen and toilet at St Helen’s Church, Bilton in Ainsty, between York and Wetherby, as well as leading a service of Evensong at 6.30pm on Sunday. Churchwarden Richard Gabbertas said he
WORK on York’s long-awaited community stadium looks set to begin next March. With any luck, that should mean the £19 million stadium – which has been hit by a series of delays – is ready in time for the 2016/17 season. That is excellent news especially
THINGS are looking up for Piccadilly. Long a neglected corner of the city centre, plans to redevelop the area around the Banana Warehouse and to refurbish Ryedale House promise much-needed improvement. If a footbridge could be built over the Foss
YOU reported on April 10 that York Outer MP Julian Sturdy is all for refunding drivers who have been fined for illegally crossing Lendal Bridge during restricted hours. As one of his Parliamentary constituents, he is not speaking on my behalf.
I WAS opposed to the closure of Lendal Bridge as I do not work in York and regularly needed to cross the bridge to get to the station during the hours of the restrictions. The restrictions might have worked for folk who have time to use Park &
IT IS no secret that I expressed support for the Lendal Bridge trial. However, competent governance must evaluate measures taken and adjust policy accordingly. I remain convinced that a near traffic-free zone is required at Exhibition Square in
AFTER all the many letters of complaints against the closure of Lendal Bridge, it makes me wonder what James Alexander and Dave Merrett will dream up next. I wouldn’t mind betting that when they have all the Park & Rides in place and running
WHAT next? As a grateful owner of a blue badge, plus a green one, which gives me access and parking to Church Street, Colliergate and St Sampson’s Square, these have been a real bonus for me. But on returning the renewal form I was told that they
IN THE autumn of 1968, I was invited to represent the new University of York department of language at a town-and-gown reception held at the Mansion House by York City Council. I was introduced to a man who was called, I believe, Mr Evans, the
MONDAY, August 4, 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the the First World War. On August 4 until Saturday, August 9, I will lead a coach party from the north of England to the First World War battlefields in Belgium and France. En route
I WANT to endorse letter writer Bette A Dickens (Letters, March 31) about the 18-year-old St John Ambulance Brigade cadet, Andrew Richards, who was given an award for Young Achiever at Buckingham Palace. Andrew and his mum have been long-standing
REGARDING your recent review of Goldfrapp at the Barbican (The Press, April 7), your reviewer was able to put in enough information regarding this concert to prove they were actually there.But they were incorrect in stating that Oh La La was played because
SOME Labour councillors preach to residents that that they should abandon their cars and use buses. For the next two weeks, there will be a closure of a section of Huntington Road, leaving more than 1,000 households in south Huntington abandoned
WHAT great news that the Italian Massimo Cellino may now be able take over Leeds United. Thank goodness for that. Maybe the club can now look forward to winning some games and get up the league table, where they belong. They need the points
LET’S hope the organisers of the Grand Départ have a better knowledge of the geography of York than the author of the route through the city (York Press Tour de France supplement, March 27). From a start on Campleshon Road, we are told the peleton
I REFER to my letter to The Press of March 21 regarding the illegal parking of vehicles on grass verges. At the time of writing, I also wrote to the council leader of City of York Council about this issue. I received no reply. In order to try to
STUDENTS from York College are displaying an artistic showcase of their work in an exhibition called Fusion at York Theatre Royal this month. The exhibition, which is on until April14, features individual pieces by contemporary 3D crafts students
100 years ago The number of people spending Easter on wheels was visibly considerably greater than ever before. The primary cause of this undeniable if undefined increase had been the advent and amazing development of the motorcycle and the
TEN Sainsbury’s workers will be walking the Yorkshire Three Peaks in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK and RSPCA York. Employees from the Sainsbury’s store located on Blossom Street have been training hard since January to travel over
THE roll-out of 20mph speed limits across York is set to continue after the next stage was approved at a council session. The council’s cabinet member for transport, Dave Merrett, approved spending £235,000 on the next stage of the controversial
THE Ancient Society of York Florists’ spring show will be held on Sunday in the Conference Centre at Askham Bryan College between 11am and 3pm. The show will feature daffodils, auriculars and other spring flowers, with free car parking, and classes
A PIONEERING new woodland near York has won support from publisher and entrepreneur Felix Dennis. Mr Dennis, who owns Dennis Publishing, responsible for publishing more than 50 magazines, website and apps, including The Week, Men’s Fitness and
HEALTH bosses have warned farm visitors to remember hand hygiene and avoid infections. North Yorkshire County Council’s public health team said the farm visits season is now under way and anybody taking a trip to a petting farm should wash their
HERITAGE leaders are looking for ideas to turn the Eye of York into a “world-class space” fit for the world-class monument at its heart. York Civic Trust says the area around Clifford’s Tower has been an eyesore for far too long. It is organising
A ROMAN town at Stamford Bridge has been scheduled as an ancient monument – recognising it as being of national importance. The town, believed to have been called Derventio, was founded in around AD70, when the Romans first advanced into the area
CONSULTANTS will look at ways of improving York’s signposts through a £200,000 scheme as part of a wider city-centre facelift project. The experts have been commissioned by City of York Council to examine signs in and around the city centre following
A BATON travelling around England and Wales to mark the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institute Centenary Celebrations has started its journey through North Yorkshire. Yesterday the baton made its way from Helmsley to Whitby, starting at National
A NORTH Yorkshire council is switching back to its old phone number to make calls cheaper for residents. Hambleton District Council is phasing out its 0845 1211 555 number and asking people to only call the authority on 01609 779977. The 0845 number
AS a family business, honouring York's parents comes naturally to the team at Barnitts. The city's independent homewares shop has sponsored Parent of theYear category The Press's Community Pride awards for the last three years now, and is supporting
ALL patients in the Vale of York who have Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions such as epilepsy, motor neurone disease and MS are being urged to raise awareness of the illnesses. NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is
FOUR candidates have been nominated for a parish council election in East Yorkshire. The prospective parish councillors for Holme-on-Spalding Moor are Laird Cremer-Evans, Bethany Jenkins, Ian Purkis and Sharon Smith. The election is being held
THIEVES stole a sky blue Muddy Fox Mayhem mountain bike from a property in Doncaster Road, Selby, between Tuesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 10. The bike is described as a 26-inch hardtail with black rims and tyres and a white leather seat.
A woman will be on the sex offenders' register for ten years after she admitted sexually assaulting another woman. Kelly Ballinger-Mountford, 30, was given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months for the offence which took place
TEENAGER Claire Munro has been crowned taekwondo champion of England. The York 13-year-old, who trains twice a week at the East York Taekwondo Club in Stamford Bridge, won the English Championship title in Worcester last weekend. Chief instructor
KNAVESMIRE were the winners of the 2014 Peter Feasby Annual Celebration Hockey Tournament. A total of 32 York primary schools entered the tournament, which is held in memory of former Robert Wilkinson head teacher Peter Feasby, who died aged 48
YORK City Baths Club ace Ella Fisher struck gold in the 200 metres butterfly at the Kingston-upon-Hull ‘A’/’B’ Grade Gala. The 11-year-old also gained her first North East Regional qualifying time for that swim, while she also won silver in the
HEWORTH ARLC Under-18s attempt to seal a good last season together at youth level with silverware tomorrow. The young Villagers, several of whom are breaking into the first team, travel to Upton to take on Drighlington in the final of the Yorkshire
THORPE United Under-15s put one hand on the Garforth Junior Football League division one championship trophy with a 2-1 win over second-placed Horsforth St Margarets. United are seven points clear of Horsforth having played two games more, and
TADCASTER Grammar School’s Under-13s footballers lifted the York & District Cup after a 1-0 victory over Fulford in the final at Wigginton Grasshoppers. James Richardson netted Tadcaster’s winning goal with 20 minutes remaining in the final
JOE CROSBY struck four times as York Schoolboy Under-12s romped to an 8-1 win at Bradford. A Nick Hutton brace, along with other goals from Dan Allinson and Luke Morris, completed the rout. Allinson converted a penalty, for a trip on Crosby
YORK Schoolboy Under-11s’ unstoppable predator Josh Hall plundered four goals in a 7-1 mauling of hosts Barnsley. Bankole Claudius-Cole, Declan Simpson and debutant Oliver Blackwell also netted for the visitors. There were early opportunities
TADCASTER Swim Squad’s Alex Williams was crowned Yorkshire champion in the ten-yearold 50-metre butterfly. Williams also won bronze in the freestyle at the competition, which culminated in the sprint events at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. In earlier
STAMFORD Bridge Under-14s hit back from 2-0 down inside four minutes to draw 3-3 at Knaresborough Celtic in the City of York Girls’ Football League. Stamford Bridge, sponsored by Jorvik Construction, levelled at 2-2 within four minutes and the
CITY of York Hockey Club’s youth section is on the up. The under-14s girls, U16 girls and U16 boys all won their respective Yorkshire Youth Hockey Leagues and the U14 boys finished runnersup in their league. The U12 girls have reached the final
