TWO accidents have caused heavy traffic around York tonight. Both happened at about 6pm and involved multiple vehicles. The first happened on the A1237 York Outer Ring Road close to the Monks Cross link road, and involved three vehicles at
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the theft of a car which contained a police staff uniform and identity card. The grey Ford Mondeo, registration YC09PZT, was taken from West Tanfield at 3pm on Monday, April 14, and also contained a black
NINETEEN ducklings have hatched in the gardens of the Merchant Adventurers Hall on Fossgate, the largest new flock staff have seen. Two or three of the ducklings hatched on Monday and it is thought the rest hatched overnight. The mother duck
LOCATIONS for North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety cameras for week commencing Wednesday 16 April. It will be in: • A65 Clapham by-pass • A65 Settle by-pass • A629 eastbound Crosshills • A629 Skipton by-pass • A59 Beamsley Hill
YORK's new John Lewis store sold more than 20,000 items in its first three days as customers flocked to the £15 million store. Key statistics for the first weekend of trading showed that the new store, which is part of the £90 million Vangarde
TWO lorries have crashed on the A64 today, causing partial closure of the road. The crash happened at about 1.50pm on the westbound carriageway of the Hopgrove Roundabout, where the A64 meets the A1237. Nobody is believed to be injured in the
MALTON brewers will take over a York pub's bar this week, to showcase their beer range. Bad Seed Brewery, which opened last year, and Brass Castle Brewery, which moved to Malton from Pocklington, are holding the special event at The Rook and Gaskill
MICHAEL Ingham has signed a new one-year contract at York City despite losing his place to on-loan shot-stopper Nick Pope this season. The Minstermen will still attempt to recruit Charlton reserve Pope in the summer but manager Nigel Worthington
A YORK sweet manufacturer has created fudge which tastes like hot cross buns - just in time for Easter. Tangerine Confectionery at Poppleton is supplying six tonnes of the seasonal treat to Marks & Spencer stores across the country. Staff
YORK’S new community interest company, Be Independent Community Equipment and Response Service, is looking for customers and their relatives to join its advisory board. The board will meet four times a year and will help shape the services the
A YORK fitness professional is in the running to win a national competition. Anna Murray is among the ten semi-finalists in the Fitness Professional of the Year contest, sponsored by online directory MatestRatesForFitness, and they now face a public
MOST jobseekers would go on a training course to improve their chances of being employed amid increasing competition for work, according to a new study. A survey of more than 8,000 jobseekers found two-thirds believed that competition for jobs
A POST office in a York suburb has been modernised and now opens for longer. Dringhouses Post Office in Tadcaster Road was officially opened by York Outer MP Julian Sturdy, who cut a ribbon and welcomed the revamp. The new-look post office, featuring
INVISIBLE Dry; Ultra Dry; Silk Dry: oh how I long for the days when a deodorant was just that, a stick of deodorant – plain and simple. When I was a teenager there was Mum and there was Sure. Girls usually chose the latter for its feminine packaging
ONE of the main attractions with out-of-town shopping outlets is free parking. City-centre traders have long argued they should benefit from a level playing field in this regard and they might be about to get their wish. For a 12-month period,
THERE is a distinct feeling of déjà vu about the latest revelations over the cost of a new cycle lane from Haxby to Clifton Moor. The lane was originally supposed to cost £700,000, and should have been opened by July. Then the cost rose twice –
HAVING spent the weekend visiting the new out-of-town stores at Monks Cross I cannot help but being impressed. The shopping facilities are first class, the quality of stores of the highest order, although to be a little bit carping I feel that
THE Lendal Bridge experiment was a brave try. It is not really surprising that it had to be given up. The car lobby spent the 20th century constructing the prejudice in favour of cars and against the rights of other road users – pedestrians, cyclists
AS A resident living on Bootham for over 35 years, I disagree with the council’s decision to abandon the closure of Lendal Bridge. Substantial improvements in our living conditions in terms of lower pollution, less traffic noise and easier access
I MUST say how tired I am at the vast amount of comments in your letters column about the closure of Lendal Bridge. Surely there are more important subjects to debate than the closure of one bridge. I have never found any problems travelling through
AS A York resident and a motorist, I am sorry that Lendal Bridge is not to remain closed. If anyone would like to start an online petition to keep it closed, I would be happy to sign it and so would many other motorists I know. The closure did
I WAS interested in the contrast of two letters published in The Press on Tuesday, April 6. One from Allan Denney, quite rightly complaining about thoughtless motorists driving in the foot streets and then one from Judy Diatta directing motorists
FURTHER to the bungled Lendal Bridge closure and its hasty re-opening, where does York go to get its reputation back? Our city is not just the laughing-stock, but more seriously a real no-go area among so many people who live in Ryedale and beyond
ALTHOUGH James Alexander, Dave Merrett and their colleagues lost the battle of Lendal Bridge, I am sure they will find other ways to attack motorists. Already plans are afoot to extend the 20mph speed limits to areas north and east of the city
LABOUR councillors are in a desperate rush to move on from the Lendal Bridge debacle and in the words of James Alexander “build a consensus going forward” (The Press, April 10). The problem is that the botched trial is not a one-off event, but
WE SHOULd be indebted to Coun Dave Merrett for demonstrating that his dictum “Doing nothing is not an option” must be applied with caution when the natives are hostile; but General Custer got in first. William Dixon Smith, Welland Rise, Acomb,
SO Labour got cold feet over Lendal Bridge. Perhaps they should have taken a leaf out of Ken Livingstone’s book, a Labour politician of conviction who had the courage to turn the centre of London around by introducing congestion charging. Let’s
WHEN I read The Press of April 11, I was delighted to see the centre-spread article on Carol Stephenson regarding her column, The Way We Were. Carol deserves to have this recognition at last. I know that she works hard on compiling the items for
100 years ago SEVERAL of the vicars of London churches were protesting against the growing custom of bridesmaids at smart weddings not wearing hats or at least proper head coverings at weddings. At several weddings recently the bridesmaids
CALVIN Andrew has revealed how York City manager Nigel Worthington helped him and his team-mates back up off the floor following Saturday's stoppage-time agony against Accrington. The City chief put his own frustration at dropping two points to
ITCHING to resume the European Tour, York’s top golfer Simon Dyson opens the first of three lucrative tournaments on Thursday. Dyson is part of a strong European contingent in the Maybank Malaysian Open, which is hosted by the Kuala Lumpur Golf
Kirkbymoorside wrapped up their impressive Division Four league campaign a 4-2 win over Selby Town Reserves. Kirkbymoorside have won all 18 of their matches, scoring 98 goals along the way. Second-placed South Milford, who have only dropped
RIVELLINO will go for glory in the £150,000 sprint on All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Lingfield on Friday, writes Steve Carroll. The improving four-year-old, trained at Middleham by Karl Burke for owner Melba Bryce, put up his best performance
INSTRUCTOR Ian Shaw is celebrating his 4th Dan black belt at Haxby Shotokan Karate Club. Sensei Shaw was awarded his Yondan by Sensei Kagawa, chief instructor at Japan Karate Shotorenmei. The 56-year-old co-founded the club in 1981 and has
PLAY Touch Rugby League is coming to the Selby area. The game offers all the thrill and excitement of the traditional game of rugby league, but without the high impact tackling. Former York City Knights ace Tom Lineham, who now plays for Hull
YORK Acorn ARLC ‘A’ turned in a lacklustre performance as they lost 26-6 at Hunslet Warriors in their opening match of the Yorkshire Men’s League premier division season. Down 16-6 at half-time, Acorn’s points came from a Kyle Brown try and a Tony
LEADERS City Supporters raced to a 7-2 victory over Tramways in division one of the York John Smith's Ladies Darts League. Tracey Farmeary fired a 20-dart leg and joined Natalie Farmeary in hitting two tons as City shot into a 3-0 lead. Carole
Donald McCain, who took Wetherby by storm on Sunday by winning the first three races on the card, can continue his successful spree at Kempton today. The Cheshire trainer has booked Barry Geraghty for Desoto County in the Marley Eternit Novices
YORK duo Rich Corner and John Quantock will compete with BDO stars Scott Waites, Darryl Fitton, Martin Atkins and James Wilson in a fight to be crowned the Blue Bell Hotel Invitational Darts champion, writes Dave Flett. Corner and Quantock will
WHILE stores at Vangarde Shopping Centre opened their doors this week, the city centre saw a new independent boutique open in Fossgate.On Tuesday entrepreneur Sally Wilson, Heworth, opened the doors to her brand new independent shop, Swirl, which offers
YORK-based train operator Grand Central will sponsor the brass band contest, Brass Factor, in Holmfirth this November. Sean English, general manager at Grand Central, said: “This is a great initiative that encompasses the tradition of brass bands
A YORK hotel restaurant has been awarded two AA rosettes and made it to the top of the TripAdvisor review rankings. Oxo’s Restaurant on the Mount at the Mount Royale Hotel re-opened in summer 2013. Hotel director Stuart Oxtoby said: “This award
BOSS Gary Thornton blasted the “worst performance since I’ve been at the club” after watching York City Knights’ 100 per cent start to the league campaign come to a crashing end. Thornton lambasted a “disrespectful” display as the Knights fell
VOLUNTEERS searched the river Ouse in York for missing Tyler Pearson. The 18-year-old, a signaller with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks, was last seen in the Ouse after a night out with friends in the early hours of April 3. Police
A MINISTER has spoken of his relief after his church narrowly escaped being devastated by fire. The fire at St Mary’s in Gowthorpe, Selby, is thought to have been started by an electrical fault but caused no visible damage. Fr Anthony Wilson
FUNDING of almost £15,000 has been allocated to help some of York’s most vulnerable people. The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Fund has granted £5,000 to Safe and Sound Homes (SASH), which supports young homeless people in York, and
STUDENTS from York College have brightened up York's designer outlet with a series of art installations.The four installations, which will be on display until May 5, have been inspired by the nation's love affair with accessories, said a spokeswoman
THE sterile services departments at York and Scarborough hospitals are under review, following the merger of their health trusts. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says it is considering the future of the service – which ensures equipment
A GROUP that represents social care providers across York and North Yorkshire is celebrating a year of success as it marks a decade since it was set up. The Independent Care Group (York and North Yorkshire) held its annual general meeting in York
MORE than a dozen cyclists completed the Way of the Roses cycle route over the weekend to raise money for the Young Epilepsy charity. As well as turning 40 over the weekend, the organiser of the event Al Birch from Holgate Road successfully completed
THE new joint chief fire officer and chief executive of East Yorkshire’s firefighters has said cuts won’t stop the service keeping communities safe. Dene Sanders took up office on the 40th anniversary of the founding of Humberside Fire and Rescue
A £10 MILLION bridge which holds the key to developing York's "teardrop" site could be built in 2016, city leaders have said. Funding for an access route to the York Central site behind the city's railway station - which may eventually house more
CHILDREN and visitors' safety at a York play centre will be boosted after mutual healthcare provider Benenden Health donated £600 towards the cost of a defibrillator.The equipment, costing more than £1,000, will provide life-saving support
THE chairman of North Yorkshire’s Police Federation (NYPF) has reacted with anger to claims the organisation refused to hand over financial records. Last week a national newspaper reported NYPF was one of three federation branches that refused
A WOMAN from Acomb is appealing for help to rescue stray dogs in Romania. Sue Grainger, who runs scuba diving company Overland Underwater, hopes to raise funds to give dogs in Romania a new life through her Discover Scuba taster sessions at the
ECONOMIC development and regeneration projects in East Yorkshire are set to be given a multimillion-pound boost. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is proposing a match-funding scheme to take advantage of opportunities across the East Riding – including
IT broke the mould for museums around the world, with its time cars taking visitors through an authentic re-creation of York's Viking settlement. Now, after welcoming more than 17 million visitors over the past three decades, the Jorvik Viking
THE head housekeeper of a York hotel has been jailed once more after police found £9,000 worth of drugs and a drug-dealing centre in her home. Patricia Walker, 52, had already served a 12-month prison sentence for dealing amphetamines before police
THE farmer who suffered life-changing injuries when he became trapped in a potato harvester last October told his story on (April 14) yesterday’s Helicopter Heroes on BBC1. As previously reported in The Press, Darren Taylor, 44, from Glebe Farm
AN AUSTRALIAN woman who says an ancestor was deported as a teenager from York prison in the first convict fleet in 1775 has staged a protest at Clifford's Tower against current Australian immigration policy. Jacquié Coupé said her protest yesterday
HUNDREDS of York residents have taken part in a council scheme to get cheaper gas and electric bills. The Save Money By Switching Energy scheme, with iChoosr, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York’s Citizens Advice Bureaux and Age UK York, started
For the past 16 years Maria Bewers, from Acomb, has voluntarily run the family room at York City Football Club for every home match. Families who come to watch the match at Bootham Crescent have been able to enjoy a warm, safe and relaxed environment
VISITORS to York during the Tour de France will have access to free Wi-Fi under a new scheme. The CityConnect public Wi-Fi network is an expansion of a pilot which saw free access allowed at the Park & Ride terminals, provided by Pinacl Solutions
PLANS to ban CCTV parking cameras near schools have been opposed by campaign groups and local authorities. The Local Government Association (LGA) says the ban will do little to reduce the number of tickets given to drivers breaking the law, but
THE roof of York Art Gallery has been removed as part of a huge £8 million redevelopment of the site. The South Gallery roof has been taken off to allow a new first floor gallery to be built which will house a Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA).
TWO towns in North Yorkshire have been targeted by doorbell thieves. In a series of alarming incidents about half a dozen bells have been stolen in Stokesley and Great Ayton in recent weeks, with more vandalised. North Yorkshire Police said
PLANS to create new meadows of wildflowers in York have been launched by a national charity. York’s Buzzing is the latest project by environmental charity Buglife. It has been set up with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, City of York Council and
A MAN who was beaten in a Selby pub remains in a critical condition in hospital. The man, who is aged in his fifties, was found unconscious after an incident at JT Mellanby’s in Finkle Street at about 11.50pm on April 1. Three men have been arrested
THE Chief Executive of York's Joseph Rowntree Foundation Julia Unwin CBE, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Wales. She received the award as part of the university’s celebrations to welcome its new chancellor Lord
THE classic story of Pinocchio will be told in York in a new theatre production this summer. The We Are Theatre company will put on a musical version of the show at Joseph Rowntree Theatre from June 25 to 28. Ten-year-old Sam Roberts has landed
SPORTING legend Sir Clive Woodward and Hunters Property Group are backing the campaign to build a new community sports centre and football pitch for Easingwold School. Former pupil Sir Clive, who was England’s Head Coach at their Rugby World Cup
A 26 YEAR OLD man found with hundreds of indecent images and videos of children on his computer was spared jail. Greg Hale, of Albion Avenue, York, was given a community sentence after he pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing and distributing
HARROGATE’S fashion history is being celebrated with three displays at the Royal Pump Room Museum. Static Style: Synthetic Fabrics and Fashions is a collection of Crimpeline creations, the fabric developed locally in Harrogate. Harrogate College
YORK Central MP Hugh Bayley has visited Jobcentre Plus in Stonebow to find out how it is helping people get into work. He was told about preparations for a jobs fair, due to take place on May 20 at York Railway Institute in Queen Street, which
A SAFETY day for motorcyclists in North Yorkshire will be held this weekend. The event will take place at DW Motorcycles in Scarborough on Saturday from 10am to 4pm and includes observed motorcycle rides, a buffet and chance to win VIP tickets
THE second annual tulip festival will be hosted by Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington, between Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, May 11. More than 14,000 bulbs with more than 30 varieties of tulips will be on display in the Yorkshire in Bloom Gold
