MORE than a dozen new flats could be bought by City of York Council to provide more affordable housing for residents. The cabinet will consider approving the use of £1.68 million to buy 14 new flats to be built in Lindsey Avenue. The move would
THE controversial trial closure of York’s Lendal Bridge to private traffic was a success despite it being axed, city leaders have said. City of York Council yesterday published data, which it said showed the trial met most of its objectives.
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PRINCESS Diana’s last official letter – written to a humanitarian campaigner who was hijacked by armed paramilitaries – is to go under the hammer. Diana sent the hand-signed note on Kensington Palace paper to Dilys Cheetham, of Richmond, North
ONE of the city’s premier golf competitions celebrates its 35th anniversary next weekend. The York Golf Club’s scratch open day for golfers, which forms part of the Yorkshire Order of Merit, was initially conceived by chairman of matches and leading
ONE of the most interesting trends in the property market in recent years has been the increasing number of people prepared to buy off-plan.That is buying a home before it is even built – working on the blueprint plans provided by developers.It
KAISER Chiefs will have a Valentine's Day date in their home city next year after signing up to play Leeds First Direct Arena on February 14, one of only two British arena shows in 2015 for the Yorkshire band. Tickets go on sale at £19.50 upwards
COUN Bernard Bateman has chosen the Army Benevolent Fund as the beneficiaries of the May 3 concert at Harrogate Royal Hall to mark the Tour de France coming to the county for Le Grand Depart . "I've picked 'the soldiers' charity' as my charity
THE Steve Cassidy Band will unveil the stalwart York musician's latest batch of songs in their May 11 concert at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. Steve is delighted his line-up will include guest saxophonist Dave Kemp. "Dave was such a great
COMEDIAN and science enthusiast Robin Ince presents another in his line of unhinged stand-up comic lectures at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall on Tuesday at 7.30pm. After dabbling in Darwin and Feynman and cleaning out Schrodinger's Cat, Ince now
MARK Maeir headlines Saturday night's Hyena Lounge Comedy Club line-up at The Duchess, York, supported by Mick Ferry and Adam Rushton and introduced by master of ceremonies Tony Jameson. Award-winning writer and stand-up Maier has worked the comedy
THE seeds were sown when actor and theatre director Samuel West made a flying visit to York Theatre Royal last autumn to promote the My Theatre Matters campaign in support of keeping regional theatre alive. "When Sam was here he mentioned this
LET'S Go Baboon, Stuart and Claire Gibb's new addition to York's roster of music promoters, are linking up with Joe Coates's Please Please You organisation for the first time to co-present a gig at The Basement bar, City Screen, on Saturday. Shield
THE YO1 Festival will be spread across eight music stages and more besides when opening 2014's open-air festival season on May 4 at Knavesmire, York. The third festival will be headlined by De La Soul, the American hip-hop trio from Long Island
PROLIFIC Oxford singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore is celebrating her long overdue Top 40 debut with her 14th – yes, 14th – album of a career that began in teenage days. Thea, now 34, will be promoting the typically frank and savvy Regardless at Harrogate
THE relocation of Bootham Hospital will also see its place of safety unit - which cost £400,000 and only opened two months ago - closed and moved to another site. The unit, which cares for people with mental health issues who are taken off the
YOU can tell Labour is hurting in York. There was a hint of defensiveness from new Transport boss Coun David Levene yesterday, even when announcing an initiative that will surely be welcomed by many. “We have done what we are often accused of not
NORTH Yorkshire men Tom Dresser, Harry Wood and Charles Hull should be household names, because although they came from humble origins, all three, who died during the First World War, received the rarely presented Victoria Cross, the highest military
FOLLOWING the ending of the trial closure of Lendal Bridge, it is surely apparent now as never before that closing the bridge to private cars is essential to dealing with chronic congestion problems. After six months of improvement, we clearly
HOPEFULLY a final observation on the Lendal bridge discussions, relating to air pollution. If one stands on the bridge and looks upstream, there are very few more than a couple of dozen buildings, all set back from the water’s edge. Looking
IT’S OFFICIAL – UKIP’s racist agenda has been declared, confirming its position as the new BNP. The UKIP EU-out campaign aims at capping migration on the misguided notion that UK jobs will be protected. It fails to acknowledge the huge benefits
ON JUNE 6, the 70th anniversary of the D Day landings will be celebrated. The York Branch of the Normandy Veterans’ Association has worked hard over the past few years to raise the funds to enable remaining veterans who are fit enough to visit
I QUESTION prime minister Cameron’s assertion that we are a Christian country. This sounds as if we have achieved something worthwhile and have been in this position for some time. While it is undeniable that we have a rich Christian heritage,
I FIND it hypocritical in the extreme that David Cameron is playing the ‘religion card,’ given the Coalition attacks on the ill and disabled through their benefit ‘reforms’. Some months ago, in excess of 10,000 ill and disabled people had died
I AM trying to trace the father/mother of Ambrose Etherington, born in York in around 1726 (married Sarah Dogdson in around 1750) to enable me further research. At the moment, I have reach a block at around 1726. Any information please will
IF ANYONE has hesitated to go to see Under Milk Wood at York Theatre Royal this week, do look to see if there are any seats remaining. And even if they are solo seats, meaning you might have to sit alone, go for it: you’d be in for a splendid and
IT appears that Robert Greaves is another member of York’s anti-car brigade and does not drive a car. In his letter of April 24, he comments about people stepping off the pavement and into the road so therefore it is the pedestrians that are a
THE latest missive from the council is that on top of all previous demands house-builders “must create travellers sites” (The Press, April 24). But why stop there? How about an obligation to find a cure for cancer, eradicate world hunger and bring
ALONG with more than a million other customers - half of them in the UK - my family owned a Ford Ka. It was almost like a household pet. Great fun, cheeky and cute, it almost begged to be taken out for a spin. Cheap and cheerful, with an engaging
BOLD as brass and representing a quite radical departure for Kia, the Soul urban crossover stomped into view five years ago as a ever-so-slightly oddball of a car. Think of a cute supermini, ratchet it up with some SUV ruggedness and provide the
THE figures don't lie. Most car buyers in the UK looking for a superior quality family hatchback opt for Volkswagen's Golf. It's a love affair that looks set to run and run, with successive generations of the car hooking in more and more customers
NIGEL Worthington has one selection dilemma ahead of York City's crucial home game against Newport with Adam Reed and Will Hayhurst contesting the team's left-wing berth. On-loan Preston attacker Hayhurst has started the Minstermen's last 13 games
IT IS good to see that Hugh Bayley is fighting to uphold “the founding principles of the NHS” (The Press, April 11) and wants to see an end to the “post code lottery” of funding. Sadly this item made no reference to the issue I queried back in
PAUL HAIG (The Press, April 16) queried the response I gave on BBC Radio York on April 11 to his question about occupational pensions. As he requested, I have checked the facts with the pensions expert in the House of Commons Library. Until 2006
RYAN Brobbel is determined to avoid taking York City's play-off push into the final game of the season at title hopefuls Scunthorpe. Victory over mid-table Newport at Bootham Crescent tomorrow will secure a top-seven spot for the Minstermen but
YORK City boss Nigel Worthington would have no reservations about selecting David McGurk if required despite the long-serving defender's decision to retire at the end of the current campaign. McGurk's injury problems have persuaded him to make
I HAVE recently returned from “The Snows” travelling out to Manchester Airport on the TransPennine Express train at 3.52am. It was immaculate, spotlessly clean, warm and comfortable, with a polite ticket collector at that hour of the morning.
100 years ago An interesting report of atmospheric pollution in Hull had been submitted to the meeting of the Health Committee of the Corporation by the city analyst. The report was based on the readings of a soot gauge for the month of March
MANAGER Mitch Cook says it "doesn't take a genius" to know where Pickering Town need to strengthen this summer. Cook has already made enquiries about potential new signings as plans are put in place for 2014/15, saying the high number of goals
BRITANNIA Tadcaster lifted the York FA Sunday Morning Junior Cup after a dramatic 4-3 final victory over Haxby Lions. Adam Field netted a hat-trick for Britannia but his side needed to stave off a Lions fight back to seal the silverware. The
SHARON Neads closed the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League campaign with a bang as Burnholme edged past Slipper. Neads fired a 119 checkout for a 21-dart game, which also included two ton scores. Sarah Barker, who checked bull, Marj Pearson
THE new-look Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League gets under way on Saturday. The main league has swelled to 59 clubs to accommodate sides from the former East Yorkshire Alliance, while a further 28 clubs will be participating in a
YORK’S Simon Dyson was revelling in a Chinese breakaway after a sizzling start to the Volvo China Open. The 36-year-old finished the first day with a share of the lead after posting a five-under-par 67 alongside Spain’s Alvaros Quiros. It was
CHAMPIONS York are aiming to bounce back from an opening day mauling in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League when they tackle a weekend double header. Appleby Frodingham visit Clifton Park in the league tomorrow before York
IT'S something of a rarity when a Group 2 race in Britain has three of the seven runners carrying the North Yorkshire flag, but it's set to happen at Sandown today. The bet365 Mile at Sandown, which boasts prize money of £95,000, has attracted
THOUSANDS of pounds has been raised in 24 hours for York schoolboy Oscar Hughes after he suffered a sudden relapse in his recovery from a brain tumour. An MRI scan has shown that Oscar, nine, from Dunnington, has cancer cells all over his brain
PRIMARY pupils were invited by the Archbishop of York to celebrate St George’s Day in perfect English fashion with a game of cricket on the lawn at Bishopthorpe Palace. Two year six classes from Archbishop of York CE School competed against each
JACK BROOKS admits he is hungry for a place in Yorkshire’s team for Sunday’s LV= County Championship match against Middlesex, but the in-form fast bowler has also conceded that if there was ever a game to miss then one at Lord’s would be it. The
A SELBY pub that was shut down after an attack that left a man in critical condition has had its appeal to reopen refused. A local man in his fifties remains in a critical condition in Hull Royal Infirmary with serious injuries after being assaulted
MORE than a thousand real ale lovers from across the country have travelled to Scarborough for CAMRA’s national annual meeting and conference. The Campaign for Real Ale’s conference is being accompanied by a real ale festival, featuring more than
A CARE home in Selby has been rated number one in Yorkshire and The Humber. Temple Manor care home came first out 1,617 homes in the region in terms of online recommendations from residents, and their friends and relatives, in an award scheme organised
A YORK scientist will talk about his days on burning mountains as he helps to preserve the history of England’s oldest existing nunnery. Oxford geology graduate John Rayne-Davis is a keen amateur volcanologist. On Wednesday May 7, he will give
CARLUCCIO'S has been granted a licence for its planned restaurant in Fenwick's department store in York and will open in late June. The alcohol licence was granted for the business to run predominantly as a restaurant from 9am-11pm from Monday
THE Big Questions, BBC1’s flagship live moral and ethical debate show, is coming to York on Sunday. A live show, set to be broadcast on BBC1 between 10am and 11am, will feature debates on two controversial topics relating to two current news headlines
ORGANISERS of last year’s York Guitar Festival say it was such a success that it’s happening all over again this year. Spokesman Robert Heath said 2014 would see the return of Gary Ryan, “our much loved virtuoso and unofficial classical guitar
A TEAM of intrepid fundraisers are attempting to walk nearly two and a half marathons back to back through the Yorkshire Dales in just 24 hours. Kevin Webb who works at Churchills Estate Agent, along with his all-male teammates, Colin Burn, Christian
A NEW psychiatric hospital is due to be built in York to replace Bootham Park Hospital, it has been confirmed. Facilities at Bootham Park Hospital are no longer adequate for modern mental health care, service users and Care Quality Commission
YORKSHIRE Air Museum’s Hawker Hurricane aircraft will be making an appearance in the city centre next week to mark the 72nd anniversary of the famous Baedeker Raids which devastated York. The aircraft will arrive in St. Sampson’s Square early on
AN inquest has been opened into the death of 18-year-old soldier Tyler Pearson, whose body was found in the River Ouse in York. York coroner Donald Coverdale told the hearing at York County Court yesterday that Signaller Pearson of 2nd Signal Regiment
POPPLETON Community Railway Nursery is to hold an open day. The nursery in Station Road, Upper Poppleton, will open its doors on Saturday (April 26) at 10am until 3pm for a free of charge event. There is no charge to visit the nursery.
A HIGH street retailer in York is hosting a give away with a twist to launch its summer collection. On May 10 a team of staff from Timberland, in Low Petergate, will be out in force in Parliament Street giving away ‘vintage’ keys to passers-by.
THE graves of several Victoria Cross heroes from North and East Yorkshire are set to be restored with new funding from the Government. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a £100,000 grant towards the restoration of graves of First
A SPECIAL steam locomotive will be the star attraction of this year’s Spring Gala by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The Class A4 Pacific Bittern will be on show from Saturday to Monday (April 25 to 27) and on the weekend of May 2 to 5 after
A YORK boy who developed narcolepsy after being given the swine flu jab is now raising money for the charity which has supported him and his family. Eight-year-old Ben Foy, of Strensall, can fall asleep suddenly up to 20 times a day as a result
A BUSINESS consultant is facing having to abandon his attempt to climb Mount Everest following the death of 16 Sherpas in an avalanche. After attending a memorial service for the guides at the mountain’s 17,500ft base camp, David Bradley, of Thirsk
CRIME has fallen in North Yorkshire with the number of thefts and burglaries down in the last year. However, the county shows an increase in robberies of six per cent, failing to meet the average for England of a 12 per cent reduction. Violent
A TEN-YEAR-old girl who took to the stage at a music event to speak movingly about how dementia has affected her Nana has helped raise £11,000. Annie Donaghy, a pupil at Lord Deramore's Primary School, prompted many in the 800-strong audience at
WHERE do our memories go and where does our memory go? Working in tandem with York Theatre Royal once more, Leeds children's theatre company Tutti Frutti explores how we build our memories and sometimes how we lose them, in Monday's Child, a new
A PROJECT to commemorate the centenary of the First World War will see volunteers plant hundreds of poppies in York tomorrow. So far, the Poppy Road Poppy Project has raised more than £4,130 for the project, and volunteers from the will be planting
THERE have been severe traffic problems in York this morning and again this evening, with tailbacks on many key routes. A broken-down lorry on Lendal Bridge, broken traffic lights near Fishergate and a car transporter unloading in Queen Strfeet
AWARD-winning show gardens, spectacular floral displays, gardening workshops, even an eye-catching hat made from foliage that would grace ladies day at York races – the Harrogate Spring Flower Show has the lot. No wonder it was voted the UK's best
PROTECTING homes and businesses that flood every year in the centre of York would cost too much, the Environment Agency told a public meeting. Residents and business owners and staff who live or work near or on the riverfront from Ouse Bridge to
THE news that York’s public libraries will no longer be run by City of York Council reminded me of a major problem a friend of mine had when she upgraded her home recently. I’ll start in the time honoured way of all good stories. Once upon a time
YORK has narrowly missed out on a place in the second round of a bid to be crowned European Youth Capital 2017. The city which submitted its initial application in January has not managed to make it in to the top five qualifying cities. Brussels
THE boss of York credit card insurer CPP has said he and his staff are “on a journey to rebuild the business” as the firm reports operating losses topping £30 million. In its full year results the Holgate-based business revealed a fall in revenue
PUB goers donated almost £200 in just an hour for cancer charities after a local choir staged a concert in the bar. The Dormouse Pub at Clifton played host to the event, involving The Ladies First Choir and children from Skelton Primary School
A NORTH Yorkshire specialist tax advisory business has reported turn over of £400,000 in its first year trading. Set up by two former HMRC tax inspectors, Gary Brothers and Stephen Outhwaite, Independent Tax and Forensic Services LLP now acts for
A YORK communications firm has been named Agency of the Year in the North by the Institute of Internal Communication. RED Publication, based at the Eco Business Centre in Clifton Moor, produces employee newspapers and magazines for organisations
A YORK restaurant based in 400-year-old premises with signatures of The Rolling Stones band members signed in lipstick on the wall has been put on the market. Family-owned Plunkets, in High Petergate, is being sold through the corporate finance
IMAGES of two people suspected of stealing hundreds of pounds of video games have been released by police. Games worth £1,500 for PS4 and Xbox were taken from the Tesco store at Askham Bar, including Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Battlefield
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has called on business men and women in the city to support the UK's membership of the EU. Mr Bayley was speaking at a business lunch yesterday organised by The Met Club at the Hotel Du Vin in The Mount. During his speech
AN East Riding care worker has been named as a finalist in this year’s Great British Care Awards. Beatrice Gibbons, who is deputy manager at HC-One Windsor Court Care Home in Goole, is in the running for an award at the ceremony has been announced
STAFF at York’s biggest bus operator, First, will step into the shoes of swap places with a group of blind and partially sighted people, in the city this Saturday, 26 April to experience the challenges they face when travelling on buses. The event
THE University of York’s newest bistro has partnered with a York business to offer students a healthy dessert option. Andrew Wood from the Alcuin Bistro at the University’s North campus has stocked Yoryog – a new frozen yoghurt brand produced by
THE North York Moors National Park has received just over £32,000 from Defra for repairs to bridges after winter storms and flooding. Environment Minister Lord de Mauley said storms caused damage to footpaths, bridleways, locks and bridges across
OFFERING the perfect camouflage and plenty of shrubbery it's the ideal nesting place - apart from the fact that it's between a busy main road. But one resourceful, if not gormless, goose has nested in the planters which divide the road on Castle
North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has refuted claims that she stopped officers from being able to work by borrowing a police car. The Police and Crime Panel investigated an anonymous complaint that Julia Mulligan had borrowed a police
WORK will start next week on the construction of a £4 million new doctors' surgery in Pocklington.York-based Lindum Construction has won the contract to build the replacement for the Pocklington Group Practice’s current cramped premises
A COMMUNITY café set up for the six weeks of last summer has proved such a success with locals that it's still going strong nine months later. The café runs every Wednesday morning at Lidgett Grove Methodist Church in Acomb, and has fast become
STAFF from phone and broadband provider, Plusnet, will pound the streets of York later this year as they take on the challenge to run the city's marathon. The 11 runners will line up as part of the 7,000-strong field to run 26.2 miles in the Plusnet
YORKSHIRE and the Humber has been ranked among the worst regions across the country for not eating enough fruit and vegetables. According to figures released from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), households across
TENANTS and leaseholders are being urged to take part in a consultation over how Selby District Council communicates with them. All completed questionnaires will be entered into a competition to win a six-month gym membership. The consultation
