DRIVERS will be able to park in York car parks for free on three mornings a week, under new plans to boost the city centre. Officials at City of York Council will announce on Tuesday that residents and visitors can park for free in eight car parks
ADIL RASHID gave the England selectors an early nudge with a century for Yorkshire as they retained the initiative in their opening LV= County Championship match against Somerset during day two at Taunton.The all-rounder hit 108 off 190 balls, his third
HOUSEHOLDERS in North Yorkshire are warned to be on their guard if someone claiming to be a police officer knocks on their door, after a uniform was stolen today. The North Yorkshire Police staff uniform and identity card were in a grey Ford Mondeo
A NEW cycle route on the outskirts of York has increased in cost for a third time and will now cost taxpayers more than £1 million. City of York Council is building the path beside the A1237 from Haxby to Clifton Moor to serve 15,000 residents
A NEW brasserie, bar and coffee house in York's former Army & Navy Stores has today been approved, despite local residents' objections. The 170-capacity business at the top of Fossgate will offer a range of foods and drinks, said applicant
ROCK'N'ROLL veteran singer, guitarist and ukulele player Joe Brown shows no signs of slowing up at 72. He plays York on Wednesday as part of a 32-date spring tour, but says: "We've got a much bigger one coming up later on in the year!" Joe
RIVER searches for missing 18-year-old Tyler Pearson have been carried out today by members of an independent river safety charity. The teenager, who is a signaller with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks, was last seen in the Ouse following
THE first man to launch himself off Sutton Bank in a glider seems to have been one Erik Addyman. He'd have been little more than 20 years old when, in 1911 - just a few years after the Wright brothers' landmark flight - he decided to build his own
MAXINE GORDON tries a dance class with a difference. FLAPPING your arms up and down like a giant albatross crossing the ocean turns out to be a great workout for those bingo wings. I’m at the York Yoga Studio in Acomb, trying Nia, an exercise
DAD-OF-TWO Mike Giles has been diagnosed with incurable advanced kidney cancer but a pioneering clinical trial in London has offered hope to him and his family. The 42-year-old from Selby is chronicling his experiences in the online blog, Diary of
Here's one of my favourite recipes. A recipe that I always get asked for when serving the curry at the shop. I've simplified it so you should have most of the ingredients in your cupboards or local shop. Serves 4 Ingredients: MARINADE:
In general terms, getting puffed out is good for you! To get the best benefits for your heart and to burn a bit of body fat you should aim to exercise hard enough to get puffed out and stay that way for at least 20 minutes, and do that four times
York academic Celia Kitzinger and her wife Sue Wilkinson were one of the first lesbian couples to have their marriage recognised in the UK following a change in the law last month. She spoke to MARY O’CONNOR. CELIA KITZINGER didn't know what the
IF you’re fed up of getting work emails at all hours then go and work in France. Employers’ federations and unions across the Channel have signed a deal that aims to protect workers from getting emails outside working hours, which are deemed to
EVANS Cycles at Monks Cross Shopping Centre has reopened after a refurbishment that has added a second floor to the store.There are now an even wider range of bikes, clothing, parts and accessories available. Katherine Sharp, Centre Manager at Monks Cross
A YORK-based visitor attraction company says it is expecting sales to top £5 million for its latest soap opera based tour. Continuum has predicted its new attraction 'Coronation Street: The Tour' in Manchster, will see around 12,000 people a week
ANYONE who watched yesterday’s London Marathon cannot have failed to be impressed. Tens of thousands of runners braved the heat for mile after mile after mile, raising millions of pounds for charity in the process. If you watched the race on
ENERGY companies have been getting plenty of flak recently for the high cost of gas and electricity bills. Here in York, however, hundreds of householders have been able to save money thanks to an energy-switching scheme supported by the city council
IT’S CLEAR that the council is wounded from the Lendal Bridge fiasco, and no surprise at all that the scent of blood has political rivals howling for a resignation. But it was a trial. And before we see the results, all it’s shown is that the council
CONTRARY to what his supporters say, UKIP leader Nigel Farage is no man of the people and certainly no friend of the working class. Farage is a City man, a former hedge-fund manager who rubbed shoulders with the kind of people the City attracts
MY DENTIST, solicitor, hair dresser, optician, bank, and building society are all situated within the walls of the city of York. As a citizen, I would also very much like to be able to support the local economy by shopping within the walls, but
YORK and District Royal Naval Association hold meetings at The Clarence Club & Institute, Clarence Street, York, on the third Tuesday of every month. Our next meeting will take place on April 15, starting at 7.30pm. We would welcome new members
ON THE April 1 the founder member and ex president of the Fulford and District Branch of the Royal British Legion passed away. Reg Clemmett died at his home in Fulford at the age of 91. Reg has very few family members and I appeal, through The
JAMES ALEXANDER recalled his childhood in a family of four occupying a two-bedroom flat with no central heating and suffering condensation (The Press, April 9). I was one of seven in a two-bedroom hovel with no bathroom or inside toilet. We
ARE we all aware that City of York Council is hacking front line services? That it has imposed the Tory’s bedroom tax. That homelessness is on the rise. That people are relying on food banks. That austerity kills. And yet we’re up in arms over
A WOMAN whose family ran a village store for more than two centuries and who secured its future for the community has died at the age of 87. When Osmotherley’s village store first opened in 1786, Mozart had just premiered his The Marriage of Figaro
HAVING tossed away two points against the club that refused to die, York City must now resurrect their play-off hopes over the Easter holiday. Accrington Stanley take their club motto very seriously with Shay McCartan’s 91st-minute equaliser snatching
FREE-SCORING Pickering Town rounded off their home campaign in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 3-0 victory over Heanor Town.The Mill Lane victory enabled the Pikes to leapfrog above their beaten visitors into sixth place in the
RECALLED Luke Murphy’s double eased the tension at Elland Road as Leeds United recorded their first win under Massimo Cellino’s ownership, writes Martin Jarred. Two finishes of the highest order defeated poor Blackpool, who are hovering just a
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers laid down a marker for the York FA Saturday Senior Cup final with a 5-1 victory at Huntington Rovers in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. With title contenders Old Malton St Mary's and Riccall
CLIFFE stayed in the division two title hunt with a 3-2 victory over Rawcliffe in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Rawcliffe led twice through neat finishes from Ricky Hunter, but were pegged back by the hosts on both occasions.
LOUIS THE PIOUS, a talented sprinter, who is likely to be York-bound next month for the Knavesmire's opening action, can start his season in style by winning the feature race at Pontefract this afternoon. The £20,000 Riu Palace Meloneras Handicap
YORK Acorn ARLC got back to winning ways with a 38-12 victory over Ince Rose Bridge in National Conference League division one. The Blue and Golds controlled the match from start to finish, starting well with Oliver Wilcox-Harrison off-loading
SO much for York City Knights going through the league season unbeaten. A routine win over Gloucestershire, a jinx-ending defeat of arch-rivals Hunslet, a record league victory over South Wales and two competitive Challenge Cup ties against Championship
INJURY-HIT Selby signed off their Yorkshire One campaign with a 39-0 defeat at North Ribblesdale. The Swans, already missing a host of first-teamers before full-back Ben Lunt and second row Matthew Wood dropped out, trailed 29-0 after only 23 minutes
A CLIMBING course, a family snow sledging session and trips to several tourist tourist attractions in the York and Ryedale area are to go under the hammer at an auction being held in aid of Ryedale Dog Rescue being held at Poppleton Tithe Barn, Manor
MUSICIANS are needed to play during a new event being organised by the team behind Tockwith Show. The Food, Flower and Fun Day, a family-friendly day of activities, demonstrations and stalls, with an emphasis on home grown and home-made produce
A DONKEY led York Minster’s clergy and congregation on a Palm Sunday procession through the city centre. The procession, which went from St Helen's Square to the cathedral for the Palm Sunday service, recalled Jesus' entry into Jerusalem days before
A YORK mother has told of her heartache after her son nearly died in a violent attack. Jane Blythe said her 34-year-old son, Adam, suffered devastating injuries including a fractured skull, jaw, cheekbone, ribs and hand, as well as a damaged ear
YORK residents will be able to access some of the world’s leading academic research for free through a new initiative. Content from more than 8,000 academic journals will be made available to libraries free-of-charge through the Access to Research
PATIENTS and their families are being urged to nominate their health heroes in the York area. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is holding its annual Celebration of Achievement awards. The patient award will give people the chance
RESIDENTS in Bridlington fear their town could be damaged if a new Benefits Street-style TV show is filmed there. Bridlington Tourism Association is leading the call for residents to ignore an invite from Channel Five for people on benefits in
A LIBERAL Democrat campaigner says he has launched a petition against the prospect of a massive new housing development in north York. Tony Fisher, of Strensall, said Labour-run City of York Council planned to remove 88 hectares of land east of
THE depth of opposition from businesses, visitors and residents to the Lendal Bridge traffic ban has been revealed in a report. The document, which went to City of York Council's ruling Labour group before it decided last week to abandon the trial
YORK’s universities have helped in the generation of over £5bn in economic impact, according to a Universities UK report. Published last week, the report calculated the total economic contribution of higher education institutions across Yorkshire
FAMILIES from across Yorkshire who have been affected by muscular dystrophy and related conditions are being invited to a meeting in York of the Yorkshire and Humber Muscle Group, organised by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. The support and information
THE Lord Mayor of York, Coun Julie Gunnell,visited Pike Hills Golf Club to thank them for their support of the upcoming Lord Mayor’s Charity Golf Day.The annual event, now in its seventh year, will take place on Friday, April 25 and teams of golfers
SELBY MP Nigel Adams has said the door is still open for private investment to save North Yorkshire's last deep pit mine. Struggling Kellingley Colliery was granted a "stay of execution" last week when the government agreed a £10 million loan to
A STUDENT from Selby College has designed the new logo for a local housing firm.Tom Collins, who is in the first year of an extended diploma in Art and Design, took part in the competition, which was organised by Selby District Council, to design the
IT'S the camera craze which has gripped celebrities, sports stars and politicians - now staff and volunteers at a York animal charity are putting pets in the frame as well. The RSPCA York and District Branch, which marks its 150th anniversary this
GRASSLAND is too important a flood defence and anti-pollution measure to be turned into food crops, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has said. According to the trust, Britain's lowland grassland has been reduced by 97 per cent over the last 60 years
A MAN smashed the window of a car stopped at traffic lights in York by head-butting it. The incident occurred at about 9.45pm on Friday, April 4, when a red Volkswagen was waiting at the traffic lights at the junction of Melrosegate and Hull Road
A SAFETY event aimed at motorcyclists will be held in North Yorkshire next weekend. The event, at DW Motorcycles in Scarborough, on Saturday, has been organised by North Yorkshire Police. Representatives from the Institute of Advanced Motorists
100 years ago The indiscriminate use that was currently made of police whistles was condemned by the chief Constable of Sheffield. For a considerable time, it appeared, a whistle of peculiar pattern and note had been issued to the various police
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with a leg injury after being hit by a car this morning. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the woman, believed to be in her forties, was walking in Station Avenue, close to York railway station, when
A MOVING play commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War was performed by pupils at Ryedale School. More than 100 students were involved in Clowns at Midnight, which was written by English and drama teacher Jonathan Lewis
It was parky outside on Friday evening. But there was warmth aplenty inside St Peter’s, the warmth of reunion. Like the first cuckoo in spring, the Ryedale Festival launch concert brought the promise of sunnier days ahead: 42 events in July, no less
SINGERS Chas and Dave will bring the Beverley Folk Festival to an end on June 22, as part of a triple bill with Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes. The festival line-up also includes Billy Bragg, comedy from Sean Hughes, broadcaster Andy Kershaw with
A CONSERVATION organisation has bought an island on the River Ouse in East Yorkshire for £47,000. The RSPB has bought the 19-acre Hook Island near Goole, home to grey herons raising chicks during the spring, and to golden plovers and lapwings during
YORK has started on building homes and a modern new social club in a York suburb. The development, known as Heworth Edge, will take place on the site of the old Burnholme Social Club, which is to be demolished. York construction firm Lindum
A RETAILER claims work on revamping Kings Square in York has caused him to suffer a drop in business of up to 30 per cent. Shazad Ajmal, manager of Bering boutique and service centre in Colliergate, said the noise and pollution caused by the works
CITY of York Council has hosted the first presentation of awards for a course in modern partnership approaches to tourism, hospitality and retail. Twenty people received the award, including employers and employees from small business independents
A BREWERY engineer has called time on a 50-year career at John Smith’s in Tadcaster. Mick Hallaways, who joined the brewery at the age of 15 in April 1964, on a starting wage of £6 per week, reported to 15 managers and saw six changes of ownership
SHOPPERS heading to York's new £90 million shopping centre are being provided with extra bus journeys.The John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Next stores at the Vangarde Shopping Park at Monks Cross opened last week, and Park&Ride journeys
HUNDREDS of York residents have saved money by signing up to a free service to help them get lower their gas and electricity bills. City of York Council partnered up with energy switching experts iChoosr earlier this year to make it easier for
RUNNERS are being offered the chance to take part in their first marathon by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, which has places available in the sold-out Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon in York. The charity says chosen runners would not only have the race
