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  • Formal decision due on Lendal Bridge refunds

    A SPECIAL council meeting is to be held next Tuesday to confirm Lendal Bridge fine refunds. The city council's cabinet will meet next week to discuss the decision to offer refunds and to withdraw its legal appeal on Lendal Bridge, and the arrangements

  • Woman and car collide in York

    EMERGENCY services were on the scene of a collision in Tower Street yesterday afternoon. North Yorkshire Police was contacted by the ambulance service at around 1.15 pm following reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian. The pedestrian

  • Easing rheumatoid arthritis with chair pilates

    Are you sitting comfortably? MAXINE GORDON reports on the unique York fitness class for people with rheumatoid arthritis. TO warm up, the class do a set of knee lifts, then sweep their arms above their heads, finishing off with a some nifty footwork

  • Body, Mind & Soul: Always look on the brighter side of life

    I woke up one Saturday morning, drank some water and nearly hit the ceiling. I had lost a filling overnight and the water hit a nerve. The immediate need to find a dentist took priority over a planned walk in the Dales. The dentist’s surgery

  • Trawling through the archives

    NO, this is not a steamboat on the Mississippi: it really is a barge on the good old River Ouse. The brooding photograph was taken by former Press chief photographer Fred Spencer in November 1970. "Wintry clouds and the cold, grey River Ouse lend

  • Readers share their memories of old photographs

    Reader Charles Todd got in touch about the picture we carried last week showing barges unloading sacks of illipe nuts at Queen’s Staith in 1973. Mr Todd used to work for SE & G, which unloaded the barges. The nuts came originally from Borneo

  • Pictures on the nature trail

    WILDLIFE in all its many forms (plus one photo of a domestic moggy in rather unusual circumstances) feature today, thanks to pictures sent in by readers. A dragonfly (or is it a damsel fly) clasps a twig, its body arched like a comma; a treecreeper

  • Mum, meet the parents

    I’VE just spent an evening being on my best behaviour. That, people who know me might say, makes a change. But when you’re meeting your son’s girlfriend’s parents for the first time glugging back too much booze, making non-pc jokes, slagging off politicians

  • MOR Music Festival acoustic line-up announced

    THE acoustic line-up for the MOR Music Festival at the National Railway Museum, in York, on September 6 is in place. The Voice star Beth McCarthy, Laura Kindelan, According To Eve, Plumhall, Toby Burras, Aimie J Ryan, David Ward Maclean, Holly

  • CCTV appeal after weekend burglaries

    POLICE have released CCTV footage of a man they want to find in relation to burglaries off Monkgate. The burglaries happened at separate properties on Monkgate Cloisters at 5.40am and 6.10am on Saturday and although nothing was stolen the man responsible

  • Man found dead in York hostel

    A MAN was found dead in a York hostel in the early hours of Sunday morning. York police have confirmed they were called on Sunday to the sudden death of a man at a hostel on Little Stonegate. The man, who is aged in his fifties, was discovered

  • Expanding IT provider repositioned for further growth

    THE first company to move into York Science Park's IT Centre is relocating to bigger premises after 11 years of growth.Staying within the Science Park, York Data Services is moving to Innovation Close to accommodate its growing team, which had doubled

  • Funding awarded to develop drama based learning

    A £30,000 FUNDING boost has been awarded to a York-based company that developed a soap opera to support staff training. Early years staff training consultancy Sue Overton Associates, based at Tollerton, has created a drama-based learning programme

  • New exclusivity deal for Yorkshire Tea brand

    HARROGATE-based Yorkshire Tea has signed a supply partnership with Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The tea brand, owned by Taylors of Harrogate, has been rolled out across the Lancashire parks’ cafes, restaurants and bars after securing exclusivity on

  • New city offices for housebuilder

    A HOUSE building firm has opened a new office in York city centre in a bid to step up its activity in the region. Alcuin Homes Ltd, named after English scholar Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus, who lived in York in the eighth century and was the second

  • Tissue Regenix secure new patent

    A YORK developer of regenerative medical devices has secured a European patent to cover use of its bladder repair technology. Tissue Regenix, based at York Science Park, has been growing a global patent list to protect its dCELL technology, which

  • Bridlington businesses up for sale

    YORK-based surveyors Barry Crux has been appointed on behalf of administrators to sell a Bridlington restaurant. Begbies Traynor, of Preston, has instructed Castlegate-based Barry Crux to sell the Quayside Restaurant and Tavern Bar with a £250,000

  • Trainer David O’Meara on course to retain Knavesmire crown

    DAVID O’MEARA appears to be on an inexorable journey towards a second straight top trainer’s championship at York Racecourse after Alejandro (15-2) displayed true grit to win the Skybet Best Odds Guaranteed Stakes. The five-year-old, ridden by

  • Pack close in on Knights

    YORK City Knights saw their lead at the top of Kingstone Press Championship One cut to three points as title rivals Oldham beat Hunslet Hawks. The Knights were not in action yesterday and the Roughyeds took advantage with a 24-23 victory over third-placed

  • Century fires York Cricket Club's national glory bid

    LIAM McKENDRY smashed a century as York Cricket Club cruised into the quarter-finals of the Royal London ECB National Club Championship. York beat Chesterfield by 158 runs in the last 16 at Clifton Park yesterday, with McKendry's 105 forming the

  • Champions York chase title rivals Yorkshire Academy

    YORK kept up the pressure on leaders Yorkshire Academy at the top of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League with victory over fourth-placed Doncaster Town. A century from Simon Lambert and four wickets from Ryan McKendry were

  • Senior Cricket League: Pikes vie for division one top spot

    A RAPID eight-wicket victory over Folkton & Flixton gave Pickering temporary ownership of top spot in division one. The victory sealed thanks to unbeaten half-centuries by Chris Nicholls (58no) and Colin Frank (55no). Earlier, Scott Cooper

  • Senior Cricket League: Cawood bid hits buffers at Boston

    CAWOOD’S promotion chances in division four west took a hit when they lost by eight wickets to lowly Thorp Arch & Boston Spa. S Baxter made 46 and R Liddle 33 for Cawood but 5-31 by B Williams, paired with Dan Kilby’s 3-11 had Cawood all out

  • Senior Cricket League: Heworth slip up and down with a draw

    HEWORTH dropped from first to third in division three south after getting the worst of a draw against New Earswick. Four batsmen contributed to Earswick’s 174-5 as Dan Elwood took 3-35. Andy James top-scored with 35, Stuart Massheder added 27,

  • Senior Cricket League: Division four central round-up

    PAUL HIGGINBOTTOM was in devastating form for Hovingham in division four central as he captured six wickets for five runs to destroy Stillington. Stillington could only muster 59 despite Neil Dale’s 25. Ali Thorpe then hit 42 not out in a nine-wicket

  • Senior Cricket League: Harry Booth on song for Acomb II

    PROMOTION-CHASING Acomb II maintained their division two south drive with an eight-wicket home win over struggling Carlton Towers. Towers were only able to make a first innings total of 116 and 36 of those were provided by Matt Torn as first-half

  • David Simcock’s Sheikhzayedroad wins Skybet York Stakes

    SHEIKHZAYEDROAD’S passport is going to get a lot of stamps in the next few months after his victory in the Skybet York Stakes at York Racecourse. The Canadian International, in Toronto, is the main target for David Simcock’s five-year-old in October

  • Winning milestone for North Yorkshire Mark Johnston

    NORTH Yorkshire trainer Mark Johnston, who reached a milestone at York on Saturday when saddling his 150th winner of the year with Indescribable, can maintain his top form in Scotland today. The Middleham maestro, pictured, saddles Polarisation

  • Council to get tough on excessive drinking in York

    LICENSEES who sell alcohol to already-drunk customers could be hauled before York's city leaders, under new plans. City council bosses want to take a tougher stand against those who contribute to make trouble and antisocial behaviour on a night

  • York Acorn defeated at Ince Rose

    YORK Acorn ARLC slumped to a 26-12 defeat at Ince Rose Bridge in National Conference League division one. The Blue and Golds' inability to convert good opportunities into points ultimately cost them the match. Ince started strongly and the

  • Giant cake celebrates Duchess of Hamilton steam locomotive

    THE iconic Duchess of Hamilton steam loco has been replicated in cake to mark the opening of a new York furniture store. The huge cake replica was given to staff and volunteers from the National Railway Museum as it begins the two month countdown

  • Police commissioner to hold two-day surgery tour

    THE Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, will hold a two-day surgery tour in Scarborough and Ryedale Residents from the area can raise their concerns about crime and policing at the public surgeries and can talk to Julia

  • Allotment society creates community space with £500 grant

    A COMMUNITY allotment group has transformed a plot of derelict land at Cawood, near Selby, into a community space after winning £500 funding from Skipton Building Society. Cawood Allotment Society held a celebratory barbeque to mark the opening

  • Education fear over gap between rich and poor

    YORK is one of the worst performing areas in the country when it comes to a gap in achievement between children from the best and worst off homes. A report to the city council's learning and culture overview and scrutiny committee shows that by

  • Fire destroys field

    TWENTY square metres of a field and hedgerow in Pocklington Lane, Bishop Wilton, were destroyed by a fire which started when a small baler caught alight yesterday afternoon.

  • UPDATED: Tranby Avenue reopened

    POLICE and ambulance were called to a crash in Tranby Avenue in Osbaldwick, York, this morning. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the accident, involving a car and a van, happened at about 8.50am. The road was closed but has now been

  • Revamp proposals for Thirsk marketplace unveiled

    A BLUEPRINT to reinvigorate Thirsk's historic market square after the controversial felling of mature trees has been unveiled. The proposal features a community arts space for use by local groups, a modern wishing well, three trees for shade, plants

  • Solicitor's asbestos warning after death of pensioner

    A SOLICITOR has warned that asbestos disease does not have a 'sell-by date' after an inquest heard how an 86-year-old York man had become its latest victim. Howard Bonnett, of Corries Solicitors, said that in recent times, he had been dealing with

  • Almost 60,000 attend York races showcase weekend

    BUMPER crowds totalling about 58,000 people attended York Racecourse’s Music Showcase Weekend - far more than organisers expected. A concert by music legends The Beach Boys helped attract a crowd of about 18,000 to Friday evening’s race meeting

  • Distinctive cycle stolen in Pickering

    THIEVES stole a distinctive bicycle from outside Lidl in Pickering between 12.45pm and 1pm on Tuesday. The man’s Trek 8.4DS hybrid pedal cycle, charcoal in colour, has telescopic front suspension, hydraulic disk brakes and a suspension saddle post

  • Education system is failing some pupils

    In York we have long prided ourselves on the quality of education provided in our schools. Both primary and secondary schools consistently perform above the national average in terms of exam results. A new report reveals, however, that while

  • Taking responsibility

    Landlords and shopkeepers who sell alcohol to already-drunk customers could risk losing their licences. They will be called to account before licensing chiefs, and could have their licences reviewed. Some might say this is unfair. Surely it

  • Wonder what Tony Blair thinks of it now

    IN 1994, I went to film a young Labour politician for the BBC in Acomb. His name was Tony Blair, and I came home and said to my wife that I was really impressed with this young MP (he was only 40 at the time), and thought he should be leader of

  • No remorse

    MOST of us are watching daily with disbelief as, due to the excellent investigative skills of The Press, more details of this incompetent York administration are revealed. It’s like watching a perpetual car crash in slow motion that you’re powerless

  • Meadows boost

    IN RESPONSE to the letter of July 24 from Dorothy who wrote to ask about the poppy and wildflower meadows along Poppleton Road. I am pleased to be able to reassure her that City of York Council has agreed that we can maintain the land as meadows

  • Cashing in

    RECENTLY I saw Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at York’s Theatre Royal. It was an excellent production and I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I bought my ticket at the theatre box office just five minutes prior to the play commencing and paid in cash

  • Noisy nights

    LIKE other readers, I enjoyed the official fly-pasts recently, including another exciting glimpse of the historic Battle of Britain Memorial flight. However, I wonder if the frequent nocturnal aircraft activity over York is really necessary.

  • Shed affection

    REFERRING to the practice of fixing padlocks to bridges and other structures (The Press, July 23), this seems harmless enough. I have had a padlock on my shed for years. I call it Yale. I love my shed. Now where did I put that key? Eddie Scarlett

  • Swimming pool’s future

    THE report in The Press of July 24 about the grant awarded to Stamford Bridge Swimming Pool contained a number of inaccuracies. The most important one being that the pool was not and is not in imminent danger of closure. We are in the process

  • Harking back to the days of town crier

    WITH reference to Keith Chapman’s recent query regarding why we don’t have a town crier for York. Well Keith, I have known since you were a young boy, and I am still in touch with the family. York did have a town crier about 20 years ago. I

  • Taxing problem

    WE USED to joke that “they’ll tax the air we breathe next”. Seeing how the new popular cause is “air pollution”, a phrase now commonly used by anyone with a green agenda to promote, you can be sure that those at national and local level who are

  • Wonderful sound

    I WOULD like to say how much I enjoyed the concert by the Shepherd Construction Band when they played for us in Peasholm Park, Scarborough on Sunday, July 20. They made a truly wonderful sound. It was so professional and so much fun. I couldn’t

  • Absorbing view

    SOMETIMES waiting for a bus, two come along together. York waited centuries for a university and now we have two. Surely one is enough? Your article in The Press (July 14) said that 69 acres of land had been allocated in the draft local plan for

  • Housing hope

    COUNCILLOR John Galvin of Bishopthorpe ward’s letter of July 19 in support of his so-called “golden opportunity” of building more social/affordable housing in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward around the Tesco roundabout is a classic example of “

  • Traffic mantras

    WHILE watching the webcast of City of York Council’s recent full meeting, I noted a hackneyed phrase used by Councillor Joe Watt, that “traffic was flowing” recently at a city road junction, because its traffic lights were blacked out by a fault.

  • EU charade

    WE are finally told that the basics of the EU, including open borders, are non-negotiable and getting all other member states to support measure for the UK is totally impossible. Despite this, we have the insulting charade of a re-negotiation policy

  • July 28

    100 years ago IT WAS war in Europe, today, not peace. Such was the message which came from Vienna. The message, it was true, was somewhat cryptic, but its meaning seemed only too plainly to be that Austria-Hungary had determined upon war-like

  • Cycling mad school nominated for Community Pride award

    YEARLSEY Grove primary school has been nominated for a Community Pride award for the staff and pupils' committed work to promote cycling. With cycling at the forefront of minds in York after the Tour de France, Yearsley Grove the school has made

  • Community Pride nomination for York Hospital Radio

    THE York Hospital Radio has been nominated for a community pride award for the upbeat and comforting broadcasts it airs to those admitted to York Hospital. The radio team have been nominated for the “service with a smile” award because of the way

  • Volunteers win recognition at York awards ceremony

    SOME of York’s most outstanding employee-volunteers have won recognition for their contribution to the city at the annual York Cares Golden Moments Awards 2014. Volunteers from more than 20 York businesses and universities attended the event at

  • Teenager accused of shooting at car window

    A TEENAGER allegedly hit a car in a drive-by shooting in a Bishopthorpe side street, York magistrates heard. Kathryn Reeves, prosecuting, said a witness saw the rear window of a parked Ford Explorer “explode” as Connor Dale drove slowly past it

  • Ava, 12, jumps through hoops to meet basketball costs

    THIS talented 12-year-old schoolgirl from York has her sights set on one day playing basketball for Great Britain. Fulford School girl Ava Patchesa was the only girl to be selected to play for the Yorkshire U13 girls basketball team from York both

  • Has your pet got the ‘Rex’ factor?

    Farming fun and preened pets can both be found at this year's Thompson's Pet Show. Organisers have moved the family show into August for the first time in its history and have included a programme of activities for children, and new categories

  • Selby police webchat

    RESIDENTS in Selby can raise their concerns about policing in during a live webchat. Chief Inspector Mark Khan will host the event between noon and 1pm on Wednesday. Chief Insp Khan said: “It is really important that we engage with our communities

  • Selby Food Festival 'a huge success'

    THIS year’s Selby Food Festival was a great success, organisers have said. The festival took place outdoors this year for the first time on Saturday, July 12, with 25 stallholders brought to the town from across Yorkshire. Organised by Selby

  • 40th anniversary celebrations at St Sampson's Centre

    THE Lord Mayor of York and the Civic Party visited a thanksgiving service at the St Sampson's Centre to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The centre supports over sixties in York, and the Reverend Ron Smith conducted the service. He said: “If

  • Plans to close little used stations in North Yorkshire

    RAIL services at some of North Yorkshire's “little-used” stations are under threat under new Government plans. Ministers are proposing cutting the number of trains that serve 67 stops with “particularly low levels of use”, when a new contract is

  • Plans withdrawn for Hopgrove service station

    A PLAN to build a new service station on Green Belt land off the A64 east of the York has been withdrawn. Agents England and Lyle, who were behind the application by Enita Europe, said the planning application had been withdrawn last week to allow