The following beer festivals are taking place in York this weekend: The Phoenix in George Street, York, has its summer beer festival from August 29 to 31. There will be 12 ales and three ciders, ranging from 2.8% to 6%, and incorporating
A "DEPRAVED and sickening" sex offender from Selby who preyed on two young children has today been jailed for 15 years. Phillip Jon Haddock, 43, was sentenced at York Crown Court, after previously pleading guilty to seven sexual offences between
THE latest locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile speed cameras have been announced. The cameras will be at the following locations for the next week. A1237 Monks Cross, York A1246
Could a modern tram system be the answer to York’s congestion problems? Former Liberal Democrat councillor Christian Vassie thinks so - and, following a visit to two French cities with tram systems of their own, he’s made a film explaining why. STEPHEN
AHEAD of the Autumn term City of York Council has announced more than 250, among which are a wide range of one-day sessions. These new all-day courses include crafts such as needle felting Christmas robins, and bookbinding at the Yorkshire Museum
OSCAR Wilde said "Nothing ages like happiness", and driving back over the moors after another Whitby Folk Week, his words had never had more resonance. While this was only my fourth Whitby Folk Week, I was familiar with the surprisingly acute pangs
A YORK based company is consolidating ten years of development as it launches its first product to the consumer market. Femeda, based in Long Marston, has created a new disposable pelvic floor exerciser, designed to tackle incontinence in women
A NORTH Yorkshire Vineyard has been named Wine Maker of the Year as it scoops four other titles at a national awards ceremony. Yorkshire Heart Vineyard and Brewery, based in Nun Monkton, picked up the prizes at the Mercian Vineyard Association
A NORTH Yorkshire motor group is cementing its reputation as one of the UK's fastest growing motor retail firms as it opens its four and largest dealership in the North West. Knaresborough-based Vantage has invested £2.5 million in the new facility
EMPLOYEES in the manufacturing industry are seeing their wages reflect economic recovery according to the latest pay data from manufacturers’ organisation EEF. The data shows that the average pay settlement in the six months from February to July
YORK-based shoe retailer Pavers has been praised by deputy Prime Minister in light of its expansion in India. The family run firm, which has its headquarters at Northminster Business park, in Upper Poppleton, is set to invest £10 million in India
YORK City boss Nigel Worthington is likely to make another defensive reshuffle when Wycombe Wanderers visit Bootham Crescent on Saturday. Summer signing Dave Winfield was given his first SkyBet League Two start of the campaign during Saturday’s
PAUL DAVISON remained in pole position for a return to the main snooker circuit following the second European Tour event. The Pickering Potter came through three amateur rounds at the Paul Hunter Classic, in Germany, and beat Kyren Wilson 4-3 in
RUNAWAY Rowntree Park were stopped in their tracks by a shock defeat to lowly Poppleton in the Tyke Petroleum Men’s League. Poppleton debuted 18-year-old Liam Earnshaw, who nailed 3-28 in tandem with captain Nick Turnbull, to defeat the leaders
JASON GILLESPIE is determined not to look too far ahead even though it is clear that winning a one-day trophy with Yorkshire would mean a great deal to him. Gillespie, who earned legendary status as an Australian fast bowler, won Test series galore
YORK Cricket Club's defence of their Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB Premier League crown suffered a crippling Bank Holiday blow courtesy of the elements. Needing to win all three fixtures over the Bank Holiday weekend, York went into yesterday's trip
AFTER suffering their first Hunters York & District Cricket League premier division defeat of the season on Saturday when outplayed by Woodhouse Grange, Sheriff Hutton Bridge bounced back with a seven-wicket victory at Sewerby. Sam Tennant
ACOMB maintained their Hunters York & District Cricket League division one promotion bid when they crushed bottom-placed Selby by nine wickets. There were two half-centuries in Selby’s 176 with Matt Hoyle making 52 and Tom Collins 79. But
BOTTOM-PLACED York produced one of their best performances when they had the better of a draw against division two north leaders Osbaldwick. The table-toppers could only muster a total of 152-5 when bidding to chase down York’s innings of 180.
DIVISION three north pace-setters Easingwold had the worst of a draw against neighbouring Huby. But they still hold an eight- point lead over Sheriff Hutton Bridge, who beat Drax by 171 runs at Moor Farm. Sam Peel’s unbeaten 91 for Huby more
OSBALDWICK suffered a chastening experience at Copmanthorpe where they crashed to a 133-run division four central defeat after being dismissed for just 35. Batting first, Copmanthorpe were well served by half-centuries from Nathan Hawley (55no)
A MAN who was found seriously injured in a Yorkshire seaside town has died. Police were called to Sewerby Road in Bridlington at 4.25am where a 39-year-old man was found unconscious and suffering a life-threatening wound. Despite the efforts of
HEMINGBROUGH’S division four west title chances were boosted when Bolton Percy conceded due to a lack of available players. And in another boost, third-placed Carlton Towers lost ground in the push for the championship when losing by 46 runs against
YORKSHIRE poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan has written a new poem for the National Railway Museum’s trainspotting season. Performed against the backdrop of historical locomotives at the NRM in York yesterday, the poet's specially commissioned
AMBULANCE staff across Yorkshire are expected to strike for two days in the next week. Up to 400 members of UNITE within the Yorkshire Ambulance Service could take part in the days of action, on Friday, and on Tuesday, September 2, as part of the
THE Archbishop of York has urged the Government to show leadership to support those suffering in Iraq. Dr John Sentamu said the Government should act internationally and domestically to protect those seeking asylum and to press for the creation
As a mark of respect following the death of Westfield ward Cllr Lynn Jeffries, the planned Westfield Residents Forum meeting tomorrow has been cancelled. Another date will be announced.
JACOB BLACK, winner of both his races this season, can complete a hat-trick in the feature race at Catterick this afternoon. The gelding, trained in Lanarkshire by Keith Dalgleish, is a slow-maturing type who has been given time to strengthen.
POLICE want to speak to a man regarding an assault in York. The man began throwing items around the Sainsbury’s Local in Bootham at about 11.50pm on Saturday, May 24, and was challenged by a member of staff. The worker was then grabbed and
TICKETS have gone on sale for this year’s Beverley Literature Festival. The festival will be back in October for the 12th year running with more than 40 events over 11 days. Guests will include Baroness Shirley Williams, multi-award-winning
A FORMER school is being brought back into use with the launch of a new social enterprise in York. Tang Hall SMART is a new venture set up to provide clubs, classes and events for children, teenagers and adults. Set up by former Burnholme Community
MORE than seven miles of tailbacks were caused following a two-vehicle crash on the A19 near Crathorne yesterday evening. A spokesman for Cleveland Police said: “Officers were called to a collision involving two vehicles at the A19 just after 6.30pm
THE resurgence of a classic pub game in York looks set to continue. A bar-billiards league was set up in the city last year, and has grown to include six tables in five pubs. A sixth pub is also now looking to join and there is competition
A PUB which closed due to flooding and lost thousands of pounds in takings is set to reopen this weekend. The water pipes at The Ainsty in Boroughbridge Road were overloaded during bad weather in early August, meaning the pub had to be closed and
THIEVES stole a Dacom weather station from a field in Gateforth, near Selby. The piece of equipment was taken overnight on August 12. Anyone with information should phone North Yorkshire Police on 101.
A YORK man who claimed £17,000 in benefits even though he had hidden savings and capital of £70,000 has been prosecuted and sentenced at York Crown Court. Christopher Weaver, 47, claimed housing and council tax benefit because he was on a low income
YORK has faced a long wait for its community stadium. At last, however, we have some details to get our teeth into. It will be an all-seater 8,000-capacity stadium – so considerably bigger than the 6,000-seat stadium originally proposed. This should
SADLY, the expression food poverty is in common usage these days. Despite claims that we’re all better off now the economy has picked up, the reality for many is different. Food poverty affects some four million people in and even prosperous regions
THE issue of letting agents, landlords and students being allowed to dispose of waste free of charge is one that gets to the crux of austerity. On one level, Cllr Dave Merrett has a point when he states that the council should not “cut off its
WHAT a sad loss is the passing of Lynn Jeffries. If only all councillors had her honesty, integrity and values. RIP. D McTernan, Fossway, York.
WHILE it is understandable that people like what they are used to, I must write to disagree with correspondents begging for the return of Barry Parker on BBC Radio York. As someone who spent many years away from York forced to rely on radio commentary
A COUPLE of months ago, I started using the trains between Malton and York on a daily basis to commute to and from work. Over the past few weeks these services have been frequently late. The usual reasons given are ‘signalling problems’ and
AT City of York Council, we are frequently taken on virtual country tours to find tenuous links to councils doing better or worse than York, so we can all be in awe of the brilliance of York’s Labour administration. Ahead of this week’s Conservative
TEN years on, I successfully claimed a £10 wager from my friend and one-time election running-mate, Phill Thomas. For reasons which seemed obvious, I doubted that York’s former council offices lent themselves to a viable hotel conversion. The
JAYNE JACKSON has been waiting two years for a kidney transplant (The Press, August 26). That is a long time to wait for a kidney. I had a transplant in December 1992 and, fingers crossed, the kidney seems to be working all right, so it must
HAVING just read Barry Joyce’s letter about leaving his trolley at the bus stop, I was dumbfounded. Does he seriously think it was okay to do that? If everyone was of the same mind, it would be a nightmare waiting for a bus as the pavement
I RECEIVED a reply from the council recently about their having to make difficult financial decisions to balance the council’s budget. I still feel they don’t listen or understand what areas are important to the York residents, regarding what we
INSTEAD of spending a week in York Minster on a fasting and peace vigil, perhaps Archbishop of York, John Sentamu’s time would be better spent talking to the moderate Muslims in York and elsewhere, to persuade the Muslim jihadists in the Middle East
“Please join me in praying, especially for those places in our global village devastated by militarism, idolatry (the worship of God wrongly conceived), dictatorships and abject poverty,” says Archbishop Sentamu. Even though I often disagree with
I AM responding to Mr Price’s letter “Hardly a victory” August 22. I have endeavoured to keep Mr Price aware of the planning protocols concerning him and other residents of St Deny’s Court, relating to both licensing and change of use for 59-63
CONSERVATIVES and Liberal Democrats introduced the ‘bedroom tax’ to encourage those in social housing to downsize. It was said this policy would save the country £35m a year. It has seen the cost of housing increase for some of our least well-off
100 years ago The recent visit of a Zeppelin airship to Antwerp could, it was suggested, prove the most significant episode which had so far occurred in the war. It marked the beginning of a new epoch in the conflicts of mankind. For the first
A LIVE webchat will be held today for residents in Knaresborough to put their concerns to North Yorkshire Police. Inspector Craig Linton will be online between noon and 1pm to discuss people’s experiences with North Yorkshire Police and to hear
DETAILS have been released to whet the appetite of foodies ahead of the annual York Food Festival. This year's festival starts on September 19 and ends on September 28 with highlights including a taste trail around the city centre, hands-on cookery
A REPLICA TARDIS, built in Yorkshire, has been drawing customers to a cafe at the other end of the country. The TARDIS - short for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space - is one of the stars of long-running BBC show Doctor Who, and The Doctor's
TRIPS to the seaside for families in York could be prohibitively expensive, new research has shown. Children’s charity Barnardo’s carried out the study which found a day out from York to Scarborough costs upwards of £80, including rail tickets,
TWO walkers had to be rescued after getting into difficulties on the North York Moors. The first rescue came at 1.30 pm on Saturday when 17-year-old boy who was involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award challenge sustained a severe muscular strain
THERE’S a chance to become a walking work of art when St Leonard’s Hospice and Martin House Children’s Hospice hold their Colour Me Happy Fun Run at Rawcliffe Country Park on Sunday, September 21. The event – in which people of all ages can run
PUB chain Punch Taverns is set to push its investment in Gillygate beyond the million pound mark as it reveals plans for a 59-bed hostel in the city centre street. The company, which recently reopened the doors to The Gillygate following a £500,000
A TEAM of British Army Gurkha soldiers is preparing to face one of the world’s toughest sporting events in North Yorkshire. The five soldiers from the Gurkha Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, based at Catterick Garrison, will brave the Yorkshire
A PUBLIC consultation by Selby District Council has been extended after computer problems left many surveys unreadable. The council tax support scheme began last month. It urged residents to have their say on changes to the support, which changed
CALLING all Mill Mount School 'old girls' - your former classmates need you! There has been a regular reunion of school old girls since Mill Mount Grammar closed in 1985. Originally, it was a class reunion of those who started at the school
THIEVES stole an honesty box which was raising money for a children’s playground. The box was in Mill Lane, Wigginton, outside the home of Richard Dinton, who has offered fruit from his garden in return for donations to charity for the last five
THE team behind the transformation of an abandonned water mill in Ryedale are looking forward to a glittering awards ceremony celebrating the work of dedicated heritage volunteers. Howsham Mill has been shortlisted in the "Best rescue of an industrial
THIEVES stole diesel fuel from a tank at a farm in Balne, North Yorkshire. Police said a Champagne-coloured Skoda, with a registration number starting YC14, with a male driver and a female passenger, pulled up close to the tank at about 5.30pm
IT'S already been named as one of the UK's hippest areas and now Bishopthorpe Road is making a bid to be crowned the Great British High Street of the Year. Bishopthorpe Road has been entered into the Great British High Street of the Year awards
WORK will start next spring on York's Community Stadium - including a brand new swimming pool - the city council has announced. A brand new 8,000 seater stadium, swimming pool to replace Waterworld, gym, and community hub will be built on the
A CITY centre bar has reopened in York following a £305,000 investment and the creation of five new jobs. The Graduate, in Lendal, was closed for 17 days as part of a relaunch of the bar, carried out by parent pub chain Stonegate Pub Company.
AN OPEN day will be held at the Selby community centre tomorrow, between 9.30am and 3.30pm. The centre includes a main hall for parties, exercise classes and large groups, and also has a smaller room which can be opened up to the kitchen area,
MEN in York have been offered a free night out by a local organisation. Round Table is an organisation which encourages men aged 18 to 45 to meet twice a month and get involved in their local community. To find out more, go to the Round Table
RESIDENTS across York and the region are being urged to back a new drive to help tackle food poverty. The Yorkshire Harvest campaign will run throughout September, aiming to help replenish the stocks of local charities and anti-poverty projects
