A MAN has been arrested today by detectives investigating the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence. The 46-year-old from the York area was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice but has tonight been bailed as police investigations
A YORK family has purchased the city's first £1 million penthouse as only one apartment remains unsold at the newly re-developed Bonding Warehouse. The historic Grade II listed building which sits on the banks of the River Ouse, next to Skeldergate
YORK in June and July 1914 was a city unimpressed by the looming prospect of war. The Yorkshire Herald, the city's main morning newspaper, had covered the murder of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28 in some detail. But the people
WAR memorials take many shapes and forms: cenotaphs, village crosses, statues, stained glass windows, inscribed brass plaques in parish churches. The most moving and poignant of all York's memorials to its First World War dead is none of these,
A remarkable new book and recordings lets us hear the voices of the soldiers, reports STEPHEN LEWIS. THERE are no survivors of the First World War any more. Most died in the 1980s and 1990s. Harry Patch, the 'last fighting Tommy', passed away in
YORKSHIRE overseas player Kane Williamson has been banned from bowling in all cricket due to an illegal action. The New Zealander, primarily a batsman, bowls useful part-time off-spinners, which have brought him eight wickets in County Championship
Former miner Trevor Morris couldn’t get enough of going underground. In his spare time he went caving and discovered the beauty of phosphorescence. IT WAS a chance encounter with a 'frozen waterfall' in a South Wales cave many years ago that got
A YORK primary school has celebrated its 60th anniversary with pupils and staff dressing up 50s-style for a Grease flashmob dance. Burton Green Primary School, formerly Burdyke Infant School, was created in 1954 and subsequently extended. Catherine
A FRUSTRATION over lack of high quality childcare led a York bank manager to set up her own nursery. Five years on and Young Discoverers Children's Nursery and Before and After School Club has seen turnover increase 753 per cent, and staff numbers
THE Clarks have run a hotel on York's largest independently owned plot of land within the city walls for 40 years, with three generation of the family working in the business. With the venture passing down through the family its not just the change
A HUSBAND and wife duo are vying for the Technology Business of the Year crown with their venture TouchRight Software. Terry and Rachel Lightfoot created a web and mobile app designed to help letting agents produce property reports. The Wheldrake-based
A YORKSHIRE estate agency is celebrating 25 years in business as staff celebrate professional development. Chris Clubley & Co is marking its quarter of a century milestone across its four offices in Stamford Bridge, Pocklington, Market Weighton
A YORK construction firm has seen one its latest developments received a Good Design Award from Selby Civic Society. The Society, which has been presenting its awards to building of merit since 1988, awarded a plaque to Tim Baldwin and his wife
A YORK based construction company is celebrating after doing the double at a regional awards ceremony. The Construction Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards saw William Anelay Ltd take home the title of Heritage Project of the Year for iits World
A SEAGULL painted yellow in what was thought to be a pre Tour de France prank has been rescued in Scarborough. The bird's bright yellow plumage was spotted near the town's lifeboat station, but soon proved not to be a rare migrant but a victim
A NORTH YORKSHIRE software developer has revealed ambitions to treble turnover to £30 million an increase its global presence. Teleware Group, based in Thirsk, which specialises in communications, currently has a turnover of £10.4 million.
A North Yorkshire based website design agency is celebrating after significant contract wins spanning the globe. Geonet Solutions which is based in York has recently won contracts worth more than £50,000 and has taken on four new members of staff
YORK CITY chief Nigel Worthington is optimistic midfielder Luke Summerfield might yet make the start of the Sky Bet League Two season next month. The midfielder, who joined the Minstermen after being released from Shrewsbury earlier in the summer
YORK City Knights' demolition of Championship One title rivals Oldham earned them the Kingstone Press performance of the week accolade. The 54-12 Huntington Stadium triumph cemented the Knights' position at the head of the table with the end of
RAIN ruined the top of the table clash between York and Woodhouse Grange in division one of the Foss Evening Cricket League. In the four years since York joined the league, this fixture has only finished once with absolutely no play on five other
ONLY one point separates the top three sides in division one of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League after Thirsk's defeat at the hands of Sessay. Sheriff Hutton Bridge are now joint leaders with Thirsk after a 36-run triumph at Helperby, with Sessay
YORK City in the Community are running football camps at eight difference venues during the summer holidays. The will be held at Easingwold Town Football Club, Acomb's Energise Sports Centre, Riccall's Regen Centre, PlayFootball in Clifton Moor
RUNNERS from York Knavesmire Harriers are celebrating a superb performance in the York & District Summer League. The competition is held over five races in the district, all over the distance of ten kilometres, and the Mire Ladies took first
MARK McLoughlin has won through to the York Darts Promotions' Pro-am Grand Finals. He will now go on to partner one of eight professionals at the Huntington WMC event on Wednesday, October 8. Included among those top players will be former
YORK Lokomotive ARLC crashed to a shock 10-6 defeat at home to basement side Scarborough Pirates in group two of the Yorkshire League. Lokos were left to rue a host of missed opportunities as the Pirates left New Lane off with a smash and grab
THE Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival rolls on to Catterick today and North Yorkshire trainers Dandy Nicholls and Mark Johnston are fancied to figure among the winners. Nicholls, based at Sessay near Thirsk, can score with nap selection Cahal
YORK’S top judge has criticised a law change that has allowed one of the city’s most prolific criminals to spend less time behind bars. The Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst, spoke out as he jailed Thomas Matthew Paul Metcalfe for a burglary
"Big Bee" is celebrating his new wasp waist after shedding more than 11 stone from his oversized body. Brendan O'Donnell's feat won him the title Slimming World's Man of the Year 2014. "I was nicknamed ‘Big Bee’ as a child and had struggled
ALI COOK, North Yorkshire magician, comedian, television star and film actor, was on home turf last week as he warmed up for his Edinburgh Fringe run with two studio shows at Harrogate Theatre. Some routines, some jokes, might never be done again
SCHOOLS, sports clubs, parish councils and community groups can mark the centenary of the First World War by planting a tree. The Woodland Trust has already given away more than 14,000 saplings in North Yorkshire and has many more for distribution
TWO York bus drivers are off to Glasgow to help transport elite athletes and spectators around the Commonwealth Games. First York drivers Chris Booth-Malone and Robert Armstrong have volunteered to join a 700-strong driving pool in Glasgow for
A CHARITY which helps support wounded or sick soldiers will receive a £22,000 boost from last year's chairman of North Yorkshire County Council. Councillor Bernard Bateman chose ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to benefit from his fundraising activities
RESIDENTS in North Yorkshire have called for more improvements in road safety. A survey of almost 2,500 residents, including 263 employees and volunteers of North Yorkshire Police, was commissioned by Julia Mulligan, Police and Crime Commissioner
MEN have been risking serious injury by jumping into the River Derwent from a North Yorkshire bridge. Our photographer took this picture at Kirkham Priory near Malton, where people were jumping not only from the river banks but also from the roof
ENFORCEMENT officers investigating a dirty protest at Selby District Council offices say they have spoken to someone in connection with the offence. CCTV images were released last month of a man believed to have left human waste at the council
AN evening of song at York’s Joseph Rowntree Theatre with soloists Graham and Richard Kay raised £1,518 for York Against Cancer. The father and son duo offered a selection of favourite songs, old and new. Graham and Richard, who have performed
PUPILS from schools all over the UK and Ireland descended on the University of York to take part in a residential Salters’ Chemistry Camp. About 60 teenagers were given the chance to participate in a variety of activities and experiments exploring
IN the last six months the York Teaching Hospital Charity has been able to buy a number of valuable items and services, it has been announced. They include a £135 ECG machine for coronary care, eight mini external pacemakers for coronary care at
VOLUNTEERS considering becoming a Special Constable with North Yorkshire Police have been urged to take part in an online webchat. The webchat takes place between 6pm and 7pm on Thursday (JUL 24), and will be hosted by Special Chief Officer Jerry
POLICE executed warrants on more than a dozen fine dodgers in York this week. Over seven hours on Monday, a team of police officers, special constables and PCSOs led by Sergeant Martin Metcalfe of the West Safer Neighbourhood Team worked with courts
A MURDER squad detective was “absolutely legless” when he ripped off his shirt and attacked a holidaymaker in a pub, shouting “I’m a copper – I will do what I like,” a court was told. Det Sgt Paul Whiteley, 50, also hurled foul-mouthed abuse at
A man has been arrested on suspicion of selling legal highs to youths after his shop was raided in Scarborough. Police arrested the 39-year-old at The Culture Counter, on Scarborough Road, this morning at 7.50am when a team of six officers entered
THE footbridge that crosses the A19 at St Peter’s School, Clifton, will be closed for repairs during the summer and early autumn. A temporary pedestrian crossing will be installed and work on the bridge is due to start in early August. The
A NORTH Yorkshire angler has landed the big one - the largest fish ever caught from the British shoreline. Daniel Bennett, 26, from Whitby, was on a fishing trip to the Isle of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides, with friends when he caught the 208lb
GOOLE residents can take their buckets and spades down to Boothferry Road pedestrian plaza on Saturday, August 3, when the town holds its annual beach day. All the traditional seaside attractions will be on show including sandcastle building, donkey
WE understand young people being in high spirits. Summer is here, the weather is great and Yorkshire’s rivers can look wonderfully tempting. Today, we carry a series of photographs showing young people jumping into the River Derwent at Kirkham
A THRIVING high street which hosted a vibrant Tour de France celebration has become the centre of two Community Pride nominations. Bishopthorpe Road's Grand Depart celebration led to the street being named the best dressed street in Yorkshire,
THREE fundraisers have been nominated for the Community Pride Awards for their tireless efforts in raising money for their communities. Eunice Cooper, Ellen Cole and Joyce Chaney are all being recognised for their charitable work. Eunice Cooper
FUNDRAISER Phil Wiggins has reached his £4,000 target three months ahead of schedule, but has vowed to keep going. Phil started the Wiggo 4,000 on his 40th birthday in October last year, to run, swim and cycle 4,000 miles in 12 months, and raise
A SERIES of special trains will give young people the chance to hear stories from costumed characters. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway Story Trains will run each Friday from July 25, with story different themes each week, including pirates, fairies
RESIDENTS in York have been urged to ensure their doors and windows are locked while they enjoy hot weather this summer, to prevent burglaries. Police said there were 89 fewer burglaries in York between January and June this year compared to the
CYCLISTS can explore the North Yorkshire countryside in three rides this Sunday organised by Sky Ride with British Cycling. They include an eight-mile trip along the River Ouse from Marygate car park to Skelton and back, a 12-mile trip from Riccall
WHERE’S Wiggo? chalk artists scribbled when the Tour de France came to Yorkshire. Nowhere to be seen was the reply, but we know where his cycling namesake has been. Since October, York’s Phil Wiggins has been running, swimming and cycling to reach
I AM delighted that Mr Bryan (Letters, July 21) enjoyed laughing at the “Stop Urban Sprawl” message in Earswick. The good news is that he will have plenty of time to relive his jollity in the long tailbacks on Strensall Road that will surely ensue
KEITH MASSEY (“Three dropped” – July 16) goes some way to answering his own interesting questions. “Democracy” is given a range of meanings in The Times English dictionary. Winston Churchill said, “democracy is the worst form of government except
LAST Saturday, I bought a writing bureau at the auction at the Murton Livestock Centre. Slid away, out of sight above the fitment in the top section, was a document which relates to a chap called James Bryan Robson who lived on Fourth Avenue. The
WELCOME To The Sixties, the cabaret at All Saint’s School last week, was put together in only two weeks. Whether it was the extra adrenalin of being determined to pull this off combined with the sheer hard work the pupils and staff must have put
FOR less than £300 per 200 metres, an early-warning infra-red alarm beam can be set up which phones five separate numbers immediately the beam is broken by someone crossing through it. For example: York CCTV, police, fire, ambulance or river rescue
LETTERS in The Press of July 21 join others published earlier to bemoan quite rightly the state of York streets and open areas. Two of these problems are linked: the grass left behind when grass verges are cut has to go somewhere and most of it
YESTERDAY my husband decided to walk the city walls. We started at Exhibition Square and the rubbish up the stairs and on the walls in unacceptable. There were weeds everywhere. It wouldn’t take two men to clean it up in a day. I was tempted myself
SO ROMANCE is dead in York! The “lovelocks” have been removed from the Millennium Bridge (The Press, July 21). We have just returned from a holiday in Europe and the locks are everywhere, especially in Germany. We thought this a wonderful idea.
I WELCOME criticism, but why does Mr/Ms Rawcliffe think I advocate getting the unemployed to clean York’s streets for nothing? The council should offer the job of street cleaning to the unemployed and pay a fair price; to expect them to do it free
I WOULD thank the three guys who helped me push my little yellow Audi out of a traffic jam in Fulford Road. The age of chivalry has not gone; I thank you. Not a big problem with the car, thank goodness, but apparently this happens often in
JANET ROWNTREE needs to put her reference to 1667 in context. (Letters, July 21). England was recovering from the Civil War and, post-Cromwell, had made the grievous error of readmitting the Stuarts to the throne. While Charles II was overwhelmingly
I HAVE a lot of time for Councillor John Galvin, who many do not consider a proper Tory. He has also not taken to personal attacks on opponents or council staff as his party in York has chosen to under its current leadership. He wrote to The Press
A BAND made up of students from Selby are a step away from the big time after signing up to a rock legend's label. And Premonition, whose members are all studying at Selby College, could soon be celebrating on stage at Reading and Leeds Festival
WITH regard to the recent correspondence about the Lendal Bridge closure, there are two points I would like to mention. The first is, to paraphrase a well-known saying, “the person who has never made a mistake has never made anything”. Mistakes
Two lifesaving medics have been honoured for their work. The Royal Army Medical Corps' Sgt Nikki Robson, 28, and Cpl Rebecca Walley, 25, both from Stoke-on-Trent, received Locality Director’s Commendations from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service at
NEW campaigns to encourage people to think before drinking near open water have been welcomed by Jackie Roberts. Jackie's daughter Megan was 20 when she disappeared on a night out with friends in York in January, and her body was found in the River
A NEW report into North Yorkshire Police has judged the force "good" value for money, and said its efficiency is "outstanding". The Policing In Austerity - Meeting The Challenge report, published by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC
SAMARITANS will be at York Railway Station on Thursday as part of a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the charity’s round-the-clock service. Volunteers from the charity’s York branch will be talking to commuters on July 24 – the 24th day of
100 years ago The Weston (Bath) Parish Council had discussed the question of the recent depredations by wasps in the recreation ground. It was stated that they had shown a great partiality to the copies of bylaws affixed to the notice boards
TWO sisters whose mum battled and survived breast cancer are raising money for the charity they say helped to save her. Christine Atkinson, 56, of Malton, said she feared the worst when a routine mammogram found she had the same cancer which took
PUPILS at a York secondary school have said a special thank you to the city's former Lord Mayor. In April during her year as Lord Mayor, Cllr Julie Gunnell visited to York High School in Acomb to take part in a ceremony to inaugurate the first
YORK Minster will host four summer organ recitals starting on Saturday and ending on August 23. Internationally acclaimed organist Graham Barber will be first to perform, followed a week later by York minster organist, emeritus John Scott Whiteley
AN INSPECTION of Humberside Police has said it is managing to deliver effective policing despite financial cuts. Humberside police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove said: “Despite achieving savings and efficiencies from back-office functions
EVERY major town in North Yorkshire could have an "extra care" facility for older people, if proposals put forward by the county council go ahead. North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is about to launch a public consultation on the future of elderly
A LUNCH and raffle at a York retirement housing scheme has raised £552 for York Against Cancer.The event, which took place on Monday at Barleyfields in Shipton Road, was visited by the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Ian Gillies and attended by about 60
TESCO has chosen York as the location for its first in-store Giraffe concessions in the region. The supermarket giant bought the restaurant chain in March last year for £48.6 million in a move aimed at creating "retail destinations" for customers
A SIX month programme starting this summer at the University of York is designed to encourage former nurses in North Yorkshire to return to the profession. Clare Clarke, programme leader, from York’s Department of Health Sciences, said: “The programme
THE Boundary Commission has released its final recommendations for revised council boundaries in York. Under the plans the total number of city councillors will remain the same - 47 - but over 21 wards instead of the current 22, with each councillor
NEW rules on how police officers at every level should behave have been introduced in North Yorkshire and Humberside. The Code of Ethics was worked up by the College of Policing to set out the standards of behaviour the public can expect from all
A YORK teenager’s hopes of a stage career have taken a leap forward after she won a place at the Northern Ballet – for the second time. Alice Boddy, 18, had to turn down her first offer from the leading company last year because she had not finished
A BAND from York has celebrated winning a national title for the fifth time. St Andrew's Church Lads' & Church Girls' Brigade (CL&CGB) marching band, based in Huntington, took the title of National Supreme Champion Band at the Brigade National
THE PILOT who flew BBC presenter Richard Hammond to hospital after his high-speed crash has retired after a decade with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Captain Steve Cobb has flown hundreds of missions for the emergency charity. But none were as high
