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  • Occupants of car escape serious injury in A64 crash

    TWO people have escaped serious injury after their car was involved in a crash on the A64 this evening. The A64 near Copmanthorpe was temporarily blocked after the Vauxhall Corsa lost control, crashed into the central reservation and overturned

  • ‘Red Robin’ really lights up the garden

    GINA PARKINSON finds that a sunny April morning is the perfect time to admire the photinia she is growing as a hedge. Facing east a length of evergreen hedge is in its full glory in our garden at the moment. Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ isn’t

  • York Mystery Plays' waggons set to roll again

    CHARLES HUTCHINSON sets the scene for the latest cycle of York Mystery Plays. MOMENTUM is building for the 2014 York Mystery Plays with the Easter week launch of tickets for this summer's pageant waggon performances. After nearly four years

  • Sutton Bank country walk

    GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys the very fine view from Sutton Bank before dipping to Gormire Lake. SUTTON BANK has the ‘finest view in England’, wrote James Herriot, and now a signpost with that claim points along the Cleveland Way to a nearby viewing

  • Listening to others will be good start

    YORK’S new transport boss, Cllr David Levene, should not underestimate the task he faces after the fiasco of the Lendal Bridge Trial. Whatever new measures he brings in, we suspect it will take some time to heal the rift between drivers and businesses

  • Palace on stamps

    IT IS one of the most iconic buildings in the world and now a North Yorkshire man is doing his bit to tell the long and distinguished story of Buckingham Palace. Howard Brown, from Husthwaite has done it by designed an issue of six first class

  • Lendal trial principles were sound

    WITH all the overblown rhetoric about Lendal Bridge from Conservative and Lib Dem councillors, it’s easy to forget that the principles behind the trial are still sound. The truth of the matter is that congestion has become a major issue in York

  • Officers to blame

    SO COMMON sense has finally prevailed in the Lendal Bridge saga; now for the recriminations, calls for resignations, etc. I think that none of the main players should resign; the ballot box will surely see them off instead. In defence of councillors

  • Parking charges

    FIASCO is such an inadequate word to use when describing the Labour council’s handling of the Lendal Bridge debacle. It is, however, a matter of far greater concern to the city as to what may be the outcome of the legal wranglings that those in

  • Too many cars

    DURING my childhood only one or two cars would be found parked in any street and children owned residential streets for play. Even in the early 1960s teenagers with cars were a minority (I was one). Nowadays, York’s residential streets are filled

  • What about us?

    Oh Cllr James Alexander, how can you pontificate about housing? You have let the university grow and grow and all those students now rent the “affordable” housing. Just think of all the council tax that does not get paid on all those student lets

  • Late night buses

    I WAS surprised to see the Conservative MP for Outer York and ward councillor for Strensall celebrating the return of late-night buses to Stockton-on-the-Forest from May as a Conservative success. This is merely the reintroduction of the summer

  • Head of waste

    IN The Press (Monday 14 April) among other titles Andy Binner is described as “head of waste at City of York Council”. Could Mr Binner please explain to us what he is doing about it. Graeme Robertson, Tadcaster Road, York.

  • Silly cyclists give rest of us a bad name

    MIKE Usherwood again makes assumptions about cyclists (Letters, April 16). Firstly the video of ‘bad cyclists’ was taken by a self-styled ‘careful cyclist’, who, like me, despairs at the antics of the minority of idiots out there, whether they

  • Negative figures

    WOE betide us Northerners. According to official reports people in the north are 20 per cent more likely to die prematurely than people in the south. I’ve often wondered precisely where the south ends and the north begins. Life expectancy nowadays

  • Pension dangers

    WITH reference to the announcement in the Budget that those entitled to a state pension will be able to release part or whole of their lifetime contributions, this has its merits. However, there are hidden dangers. The aged and infirm, and those

  • Supermarket waste

    SUPERMARKETS tell us we waste too much food. Not guilty: I can think of a hundred ways to use up leftover potatoes/slices of stale bread. I could not believe the amount of fresh turkeys left on the shelves of a supermarket minutes before closing

  • March of progress

    GIVEN time, the likes of Tom Scaife (Letters March, 31) will join the rest of us in living in the 21st century; manufacturing techniques have considerably developed since the invention of the wheel. Mechanised “Robots” were first introduced to

  • Victory relief for Knights coach Gary Thornton

    “HOW long were those last five minutes?” So asked a relieved Gary Thornton after his York City Knights side put him and the travelling faithful through the mill at Gateshead International Stadium before coming out with a 30-26 victory. The

  • Paul Farbrace in frame for England Test coaching role

    Former Yorkshire second XI coach Paul Farbrace is set to sensationally quit Sri Lanka to be part of England's new coaching team, which will be announced today. Lancashire coach Peter Moores will be named as the new head coach having been sacked

  • Penalty king Coulson is setting example at York City

    MICHAEL Coulson received the plaudits from York City boss Nigel Worthington after his second penalty in as many games secured a 1-0 win at play-off rivals Oxford. The Minstermen moved back into Sky Bet League Two’s top-seven places with three games

  • Oxford United 0, York City 1

    YORK City jumped back into a Sky Bet League Two play-off place after equalling the club’s longest undefeated run in 30 years. A 1-0 win at Oxford, courtesy of Michael Coulson’s second penalty in as many matches, lifted the visitors back into the

  • Tour legends making headlines since 1903

    THE two most eagerly anticipated stage races on the professional cycling calendar are Le Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. The importance of these events is reflected in their history, prestige, calibre of competitor and the level to which

  • Divers are praised

    WITH regards to the feature in The Press of April 10 about police divers who search for missing people in the rivers of York, these officers do a fantastic job going into cold water. They have no clue what’s in the rivers and they are open to infection

  • McCombe's out in front in Player of the Month standings

    JOHN McCombe headed The Press' York City Player of the Month standings prior to yesterday's Good Friday clash at Oxford. The former Mansfield defender was our man of the match during last weekend's 1-1 home draw with Accrington Stanley to collect

  • Oxfam Crusaders cruise to Pock 7s win

    OXFAM Crusaders emerged as the winners of the 56th annual John Smith’s Pock 7s rugby union tournament at Pocklington RUFC’s Percy Road base. The Crusaders, who ousted a Fijian outfit from Catterick in the semi- finals, beat Northern Exiles in the

  • Lee leading way in race for award

    JACK LEE collected his Press Player of the Month award ahead of last week’s game against Oxford - and he has duly kept a commanding lead in the Press Player of the Year standings. Jack Aldous, like Lee a former Press Player of the Year, was the

  • Gateshead Thunder 26, York City Knights 30

    YORK City Knights got back on track in Championship One – just – as they held on at the death for a commendable but painfully nerve-wracking 30-26 victory at Gateshead. Their winning start to the season had ended with defeats at Swinton in the

  • Former champion jockey Paul Hanagan on Nottingham glory trail

    PAUL HANAGAN has a late start to Easter Saturday, but the former Malton-based champion is expected to end the day in style. With no rides at Kempton's afternoon meeting, Hanagan travels instead to Nottingham's evening fixture and has several good

  • ‘Open manhole almost killed me’, says cyclist

    A CYCLIST who was injured in a crash when a manhole was left uncovered said he was lucky not to have been killed. Ashley Cook, of Cornlands Road, York, was cycling in Gale Lane, close to his home in Acomb when he was thrown from his bike. Ashley

  • A short lived affair that deserves a glass of wine

    BRITISH asparagus season is under way again. Sadly, it is a short-lived affair, so make the most of it while you can and remember it tastes even better when accompanied by the right wine. Pick the wrong wine and you will find there is something of

  • Easter cupcakes recipe

    MAXINE GORDON makes some Easter treats for all the family. THESE tempting cupcakes are for anyone who has given up chocolate for Lent and is preparing for a choc-overload tomorrow. A pretty plate of these can be rustled up in half an hour -

  • Golf: Steve Kennedy lifts Fletcher Trophy

    SANDBURN Hall Golf Club’s Steve Kennedy ruled supreme to lift the Fletcher Trophy. Played at the testing Flaxby Park GC, the York Union of Golf Clubs event is for players with handicaps between 13 and 24. Nineteen-handicapper Kennedy held sway

  • New café bar opens in city-centre

    A NEW café bar has opened in York city-centre. The Fossgate Social, at 25 Fossgate, promises to be a haven for coffee drinkers by day and beer aficionados by night. The old Chico’s Café has been restored by sister-and-brother duo Sarah and

  • First look at York's new pub

    IT’S pretty simple really. If you’re not a football fan, then York’s newest pub is unlikely to become your local. If you are, and you like good beer, then you will be in your element. In fact, when the World Cup begins in eight weeks’ time, this

  • Community centre to stand in for Acomb police station

    A COMMUNITY centre in Acomb will stand in for the local police station for the next two months. Acomb Police station is to undergo repairs and refurbishment for the next eight to ten weeks, with its role being taken over by Sanderson House Community

  • Fancy a deep fried Easter egg?

    SCOTTISH fish and chip shops may have created battered Mars bars - but now a York chippie has gone one better with a special seasonal treat: deep fried Easter eggs. Drakes Fisheries in Low Petergate says its battered Creme eggs are going down a

  • Easter fundraising fun at city centre hostelry

    A SERIES of fundraising events will be held at the Crystal Palace pub in Holgate Road this weekend. Today bids are open for a number of professional services, with the auction being drawn at 9pm. Landlady Tracey Jackson said: “We have two days

  • Get free expert advice on tax and financial matters

    SMALL businesses around Selby can receive support with their taxes and financial records from Selby District Council and Business Support York and North Yorkshire. On Monday April 28, between 10am and noon at the Civic Centre in Selby, there will

  • Seven firms secure funding for investment

    GRANTS to help enterprises invest and grow have been awarded to seven York businesses with more available to local firms. The funding was secured through the Local Enterprise Partnership Business Support Grants, which are open to all small and

  • Christians celebrate start of Easter weekend

    CHRISTIANS from different denominations came together to bear witness at the start of the biggest weekend in the Church year. In Malton, Churches Together in Southern Ryedale (CTSR) gathered in the sunshine at St Michael's Church. The open-air

  • 600 North Yorkshire roads to close during Tour de France

    A REPORT has announced that up to 600 roads will be closed across North Yorkshire during this year’s Tour de France. The document, which went before North Yorkshire County Council’s Police and Crime Panel last week, showed the authority would be

  • Special presentation to retired York quizmaster

    THE man who ran a quiz league for York's working men's clubs for many years has received recognition for his efforts.Retired quizmaster Ken Needham was presented with a number of items when the Tramways club in Mill Street, off Piccadilly, hosted

  • RNLI receives a sweet donation

    SCARBOROUGH Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has received a generous donation towards its ongoing Supacat appeal from a York ladies group called the Dollie Mixtures. The group chose Scarborough RNLI as their charity of the year for 2013

  • Egg detectives crack the case to claim chocolate prize

    DURING the weekend families of eggsplorers had a chance to search the gardens at Beningbrough Hall, to solve the clues and earn their very own Cadbury Egghead prize. This year’s Cadbury Explorers Easter Egg Trails were able to take place in some

  • Rail firm backs brass band contest

    TRAIN operator Grand Central is back on board as sponsor of Yorkshire’s leading brass band entertainment contest, Brass Factor, for 2014. After last year’s sell out concert in Harrogate the York-based train operator was keen to continue to support

  • Footballers get rowing in aid of cancer charity

    A YORK gym has hosted a Leeds United fundraising event in aid of skin cancer research. Former Leeds Utd and York City player Richard Cresswell and former Leeds striker Rob Hulse were part of a team who each rowed a marathon of 42,195 metres on

  • Woolsey brothers' marathon effort raises £1,700

    TWO brothers from York have raised more than £1,700 for Parkinson’s UK by running the London Marathon. Chris Woolsey, 34, and Tom Woolsey, 27, completed the 26.2 mile challenge in 4 hours and 43 minutes, on the last day of Parkinson’s Awareness

  • School accidents cost City of York Council £15k

    COMPENSATION amounting to £15,350 has been paid out by City of York Council after children were injured while in school. The council paid the sum between 2008 and 2011 to five families after children were hurt while in school. During that time

  • Filimoni Savou seals England call

    TEENAGER Filimoni Savou - a Saracens academy player and former sports scholar at Terrington Hall School - has won a place in England’s Under-17s rugby union squad. The 17-year-old will play in an U17s international against France on Saturday, April

  • Knockout boost for White Rose Under-12s girls

    BISHOPTHORPE White Rose Under-12s girls have booked their place in the final of the City of York Girls’ Football League Cup in only their second season. The youngsters will take on Brayton Belles on May 3 after an impressive run through the competition

  • Westfield girls represent York at Youth Student Games

    GIRLS from York’s Westfield Primary School will represent the city at the Youth Student Games later this year after winning the FA Girls’ Football Festival at York College. The youngsters, pictured, took part in skills and drills sessions in the

  • World Cup ties at RI tournament

    YORK RI AFC are hosting a World Cup warm-up junior football tournament at their New Lane base next month. The five and six-a-side competition is open to all FA affiliated junior football clubs, with the boys’ tournament on May 11 and the girls’

  • Bradley Clarkson sets his sights on England ranks

    A RISING rugby union star from Goole High School has been selected for the England Development Centre. Year 8 pupil Bradley Clarkson, 13, was put forward by the school after staff spotted his exceptional talent and he now has his sights set on

  • Driffield School pupils meet Jessica Ennis-Hill

    A group of twenty pupils from Driffield School savoured a day they will never forget with Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. Ennis-Hill hosted an inspiration day organised by Sky Sports Living for Sport - a free national schools-based

  • Play-off woe hits Heworth ARLC Under-18s

    HEWORTH ARLC Under-18s were just unable to complete a remarkable comeback as they were edged out 24-16 by Drighlington in the Yorkshire Youth League division two play-off final at Upton. Heworth, who had finished third in the table, fell 18-0 down

  • Dringhouses eye unbeaten U19s season

    CHAMPIONS Dringhouses maintained their unbeaten record with a 2-1 victory over third-placed Haxby Town in the York FA Under- 19s Football League. Houses, who have won 20 and drawn one of their 21 fixtures, edged it with goals from Tom Hawksby and

  • Female footballers invited to trials for Centre of Excellence

    BUDDING female footballers are being invited to trials in June for the newly-branded Yorkshire Belles Girls’ Centre of Excellence. The York College-based programme, formerly known as the North Yorkshire Girls’ Centre of Excellence, has been running

  • Clifton Park youngsters are a festival force

    FESTIVAL fever is spurring on York RUFC under-7s. The youngsters played well at the Selby Festival last month and reached the semi-finals stages of their own York Festival, before shining at the Driffield Festival. The under-7s squad includes Callum

  • Roll out your barrow for free compost giveaway

    EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is giving away more than 5,000 bags of compost made from the garden waste and food waste residents put in their brown bins. There are 10 compost giveaways across the East Riding in May. Residents will each be given

  • Work to start on Fossgate improvement plans

    PLANS are moving forward to make Fossgate more "pedestrian friendly" in a bid to attract more shoppers from York's city centre. The £310,000 scheme has been approved by City of York Council's cabinet, with work on physical improvements to the street

  • Scarborough pair arrested on suspicion of drug production

    TWO North Yorkshire men have been arrested on suspicion of drug production after they were pulled over on the A64. Officers stopped a silver Peugeot Expert van on the eastbound carriageway near Malton at just after 8pm on Tuesday, and could smell

  • Ghostly images captured in York

    A FAMILY were spooked when they discovered ghostlike pictures of a little girl in Victorian costume shadowing them from room to room around a museum. John Burnside came out in goose bumps with he found the images of the child lurking in the background

  • Dancing in the street to raise awareness of cancer

    RUNNERS from Cancer Research UK danced in Parliament Street, York, to raise money and awareness for the disease. The dancers were members of a York Race For Life team, and took part in the ‘Cancer Slam’ – a dance of defiance to motivate women to