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  • York house prices approaching pre-recession heights

    HOUSE prices in York are approaching pre-recession heights as estate agents in the city report strong market conditions and a rising number of sales. Although there are still fewer property sales in the region than before 2008, average prices for

  • Looking forward to a fresh start

    SEPTEMBER is an exciting time for us; beginning a new academic year and welcoming a fresh intake of students bursting with potential and enthusiasm. As well as new faces, we enjoy welcoming back existing students - as do many local businesses, for

  • Health provider looks to insurance market for growth

    THE general insurance market has a new player as historical York healthcare provider Benenden works on extending its offering. The Holgate-based mutual has revealed plans to launch both home and motor insurance next year after branching into travel

  • Vineyard owners celebrate a vintage year

    Business editor Laura Knowlson meets the couple behind Yorkshire's latest award winning vineyard. IT may not sound like the most attractive business proposition - investing in machinery and grape vines, painstakingly planting up acres of land with

  • Latest business appointments

    TWO York solicitors are celebrating promotions this summer. Ellie Milner in the private client unit and Sarah Valentine in insurance at Langleys have both been promoted to Associate Solicitor. David Thompson, managing partner, said: “These promotions

  • Difficult time for the tax planners

    There are very difficult times ahead for tax planners. On top of recent changes such as the General Anti-Abuse Rule, the Finance Bill 2014 provides HMRC with tools to combat aggressive tax schemes by firms referred to by HMRC as ‘high risk promoters

  • Accountants combine in merger deal

    MORE than 40 years of accountancy experience has been consolidated as two York firms join forces.Hare & Co Ltd and David J. Flower & Co Ltd have announced a merger deal in a bid to combine a client base of more than 500 customers across Yorkshire.The

  • New manager at Coppergate shopping centre

    A NEW manager has taken the reins of York's only shopping centre within the city walls ahead of new tenant announcements.Sue Anderson-Brown joins the Coppergate Shopping Centre with more than 30 years management experience encompassing retail shopping

  • Supermarket boost for Great Newsome Brewery

     EAST Riding-based Great Newsome Brewery has won a contract to supply its award-winning bottled beers to Yorkshire supermarket chain Morrisons. World Beer Award-winning Frothingham Best will be available in 75 Morrisons stores throughout Yorkshire

  • Lunch break seminars

     THE first in a new series of lunch break seminars is taking place in Hambleton this week. Social Media: Its Role in Your Business will provide a brief overview or refresher on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and how they can be used in business

  • Developer unveils £5 million apartment scheme

    A GRADE II listed city centre property lying just 120 metres from York Minster has been acquired by develop S Harrison as part of a £5 million scheme to create 14 new apartments.Hunter House, in Goodramgate, which has been purchased by the York

  • Accountants count a Yorkshire great among new clients

    YORK accountancy firm Garbutt & Elliott has been appointed as the new auditors for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.The Society, which runs the Great Yorkshire Show, selected the firm, which has offices in Monks Cross and Leeds, following a competitive

  • Jamie McCall, creative director PLB

    WITH a passion to make our country's heritage accessible for everyone, Jamie McCall leads the creative team at Malton-based PLB. The firm specialises in offering creative solutions to the heritage sector, including interpretive planning, design

  • Ruling adds to holiday pay cost

    As employees return from the summer holidays, employers will not be pleased to hear that the holiday period is set to become more costly. The European Court of Justice decided recently, in the case of Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, that where

  • Selby Camera Club exhibition winners announced

    THE winners of this year's Selby Camera Club annual exhibition have been announced. The event, sponsored by Access Selby, had 634 public votes for more than 100 prints on display with the winning image, Staithes Winter Light by Robert Helliwell

  • Businesses urged to tackle poverty

    BUSINESSES in York are being asked to support a new drive to tackle food poverty in the region. Yorkshire Harvest, run by local councils and media outlets including The Press, aims to help vital food-poverty projects across the region replenish

  • Weighty issue that needs cut down to size

    “DAD, that’s disgusting.” So say my daughters when my husband tucks into a meal. They’re not commenting on any unsavoury eating habits, but the sheer volume of food on the plate. More often than not, it resembles a mini mountain. He sets his

  • Police concerned for missing Scarborough man - UPDATED

    UPDATED: 4.50pm: A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police confirmed Mr Carlton-Rylance was found safe in Ruston this afternoon and thanked the public for their help. --------------------------------------- POLICE are concerned for the safety

  • Man 'hit by glass' in York nightclub

    A YORK man suffered injuries to his face in an unprovoked attack at a York nightclub.. The 21-year-old man was hit by what police believe was a glass, while on the dance floor at Kuda in Clifford Street at about 2am on Saturday, August 23, and

  • Paul Chowdhry, Leeds City Varieties, September 4

    WHY is one person’s offence someone else’s humour, asks comedian Paul Chowdhry on his return to Leeds City Varieties on Thursday night. Chowdhry,who played the Swan Street music hall in March, will tackle everything borderline within the human

  • Snappy birthday

    IT’S often said children don’t play enough, but what about those who, although they want to get out and about, find it difficult because they are classified as having special needs? Fortunately, in York, they have Snappy to help out. The charity

  • Seems a strange way to run the NHS

    PATRICK Crowley, chief executive of York Hospital, tells us today that he is constantly looking to do more for less and, in a nutshell, that is the story of the NHS. We live in a contradictory age where medical science is able to address so much

  • Trams not as expensive as they seem

    CHRISTIAN VASSIE’S film about modern tram systems and costings for different options (The Press, August 27) certainly need to be considered by the proposed Congestion Commission, although perhaps York 2030 would convey a more positive message about

  • Will trams fit?

    CHRISTIAN Vassie advocates returning trams – with all their required track and power cable infrastructure – to York, of all places (The Press, August 27)? Does York have the wide highways and boulevards of Melbourne, Australia to accommodate the

  • We need change

    SURELY it’s time for a change to our voting system. Over the last thirty years this country has had the heart ripped out of it. Loyalty, morals and standards are substandard. We now own next to nothing. Nearly all our once great industries have

  • The solar stadium

    I AM delighted that plans are again progressing for the city stadium (The Press, August 27). It seems only yesterday that I was playing my part in ensuring that the plans would indeed provide a community stadium and not simply a home for the football

  • Bridge refunds

    TO THOSE members of our council who voted against the immediate and automatic refund of all fines illegally imposed on innocent members of the public who crossed Lendal Bridge, I say: “hang your heads in shame”. Since the fines have been illegally

  • A lack of humility

    WHEN I was (much) younger, I was taught that if we made a mistake or did something wrong, the best and only thing to do was admit it, apologise and, if possible, rectify the matter. That teaching usually worked and the wrongdoer was not thought

  • Blood cancer group

    THE next meeting of the York Haematology Support Group for patients, families, friends and carers dealing with blood cancers will be held at 7pm at Huntington Working Men’s Club on Thursday. The guest speaker will be Catriona Tate from Leukaemia

  • Water mystery

     NOT sure how the owners of Waterworld have won the bid for the new pool. Let us hope they take better care of the stadium than they have of Waterworld. The building and facilities have been in a dreadful state for years. I hope they treat their

  • Treatment lottery

    I WAS very interested in your article on August 21 about Dr Mark Hayes and his concerns about postcode lotteries for certain treatments. The article focused on IVF treatment. I wonder if Dr Hayes thinks the same about all treatment, i.e. facet

  • Honouring Harper

    SOME time ago I wrote to express my horror at the idea of John Harper’s magnificent St Leonard’s crescent being converted into a “boutique” hotel. This could not possibly have been done without a complete subversion of Harper’s original intentions.

  • Electoral fines

    ON AUGUST 22, my wife received a letter from the electoral registration officer, telling her that she needed to provide some information to register to vote by September 1, and that if she didn’t provide it she could be fined £80. Are they serious

  • Exams not the end

    HAVING witnessed the nauseating adolescent Brain of Britain contest on TV, I feel sorry for the contestants who for most part are traumatised by the experience, and are supported by their pushy parents. For those pupils who have received results

  • Bicycle vandals

    THAT poor bike! Residing outside York Station it has been slowly kicked to death by vandals. Perhaps once it was someone’s pride and joy. To the tourist arriving in York it could spell out a different story: that of a crime-infested city and what

  • Peace ‘in hands of the oppressor’

    ISRAEL’S announcement yesterday that it had annexed another 1,000 acres of the West Bank to supplement the 125 state sanctioned settlements currently breaching international laws (that can never be enforced against this bastion of brutality) must put

  • City boss targets end to woeful knockout run

    YORK City boss Nigel Worthington is targeting an end to the club's poor run of results in cup competitions. The Minstermen head to Barnsley for tonight's Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round tie at Oakwell, having only won one of their ten knockout

  • Knights boss applauds his title winners

    HARD-FOUGHT title triumph has been acclaimed by York City Knights coach Gary Thornton - but with a warning. The 40-16 defeat suffered by Oldham at Gateshead Thunder ensured that the Knights were confirmed as champions of the Kingstone Press Championship

  • Match preview: Barnsley v York City

    MICHAEL COULSON is keen to show old club Barnsley he was far from finished as a footballer when he left the Tykes four years ago. The York City striker returns to Oakwell for tonight's Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie between the two teams and is out

  • Appleton Roebuck have eye on Men's Tennis League crown

    APPLETON Roebuck 2 are now odds-on for the division six crown in the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League. Away to Wigginton 3, Appleton skipper Geoff Steel abdicated in favour of hot-shot Paul Harrison, who partnered experienced John Giles to 3-

  • September 2

    100 years ago MR Harry Hancock, an electrical engineer, who had just returned from Antwerp, where he was during the Zeppelin bombardment, gave the following account: “On August 25th, I was suddenly awakened at 1am by a terrific explosion. I

  • Jack Garritty celebrates best move with more wins

    JACK GARRITTY, who moved to Richard Fahey's Musley Bank yard only last month, has already rattled up ten winners from 45 mounts for the Malton trainer. Little wonder the teenage apprentice says the move is "the best decision I've made in my life

  • Police station evacuated after package scare

    OFFICERS have been evacuated from Northallerton Police Station after a suspicious package was discovered outside the building. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and the road outside the town's station is closed

  • Senior Cricket League round-up

    GILES ANDERSON hit an unbeaten 127 as Bolton Percy posted 234-3 against Drax in Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division four west. Anderson was well supported by Peter Atkinson, with 51, and then Keith Spittle took 3-9 as Drax

  • York Hospital faces £10m in fines

    YORK Hospital is set to lose £10 million this year - the equivalent of funding ten wards or 100 consultants for a year - due to NHS fines. Penalties imposed on hospitals for missing government targets over emergency cases has already cost York

  • York's Newgate Market to be re-named Shambles Market

    YORK'S historic Newgate Market is to be re-named Shambles Market as part of its £1.6 million refurbishment. The re-branding follows 18 months of consultation with shoppers, stallholders, local businesses and people who didn’t shop at the market

  • Millions needed to upgrade York's flood defences

    MILLIONS of pounds need to be spent on bolstering York's flood defences, a new report has revealed. A long-awaited draft Flood Risk Management strategy has finally been produced by City of York Council, in conjunction with key partners including

  • Royal Mail delivery offices go to a seven day week

    Both of York's Royal Mail delivery offices will be part of a national experiment to make life easier for online shoppers. Birch Park Delivery Office in Birch Park Industrial Estate, off Huntington Road, and York Central Delivery Office on Leeman

  • Reward offered to catch armed robber

    THE grandfather of shop assistants who were threatened by an armed robber in York has offered a reward for information about the suspect. Sian MacRae, 18, was working with her sister Jodie Weston, 25, at the MacRae's First Stop in Huntington Road

  • New law to help support families

    THE biggest reforms in a generation are set to change the lives of children and young people with special educational needs in York. The new Children and Families Act, which became law yesterday, puts such youngsters and their families at the heart

  • Police search for stolen BMW

    NORTH Yorkshire Police are searching for a BMW that was stolen after a burglary in Spofforth near Harrogate on Sunday night. The keys of the 520D saloon, registration HEY 4Y, were taken from a house in Grange Avenue.

  • Woman in court over crash death on A19

    JUDGE has told a woman accused of causing death by dangerous driving that she could stand trial next year. Chantelle Smith, 26, was a learner driver when she got behind the wheel of a white Vauxhall Astra that crashed on the A19 near Chapel Haddlesey

  • Man accused of trying to abduct child appears in court

    A MAN accused of trying to abduct a child as she walked behind her mother has been remanded in custody ahead of a trial scheduled for November. Qasim Shah, 46, from Leeds, allegedly attempted to lead the youngster to his car on August 7 as she

  • Child abuse claims 'robustly investigated'

    CLAIMS of child sexual exploitation in North Yorkshire are "robustly investigated", with 63 potential offenders are being actively monitored, police have said. The statement follows the recent independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation

  • Rare photographs capture new insight into life of royals

    THE Queen laughing and looking relaxed aboard the Royal Yacht, Britannia, and a young Prince Charles at Balmoral are just two of the rare photographs on display in a North Yorkshire exhibition. Beningbrough Hall's Lichfield: A Royal Album display

  • Residents are happy with the council’s services

    A SURVEY of residents in the East Riding of Yorkshire has found 97 per cent are happy with their home. The survey also showed 82 per cent were happy with the services provided by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, with 71 per cent believing it offered

  • Quad bikes stolen in Selby

    THIEVES stole quad bikes from two garages in the Selby district. Overnight on Friday, thieves broke into a garage in Weeland Road, Hensall, and stole black and red Honda Quad Bike, registration YJ10 TTU. At 2.30am on Monday, a grain store was entered

  • Archbishop of York completes his fast for peace

    THE Archbishop of York, Doctor John Sentamu, has ended an eight-day fast and prayer for peace. Dr Sentamu carried out the vigil with Bishop Mouneer Anis, the Bishop of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. He said: “It has been a

  • Digging in for York’s big community challenge

    Whilst our volunteers have been taking a well-earned break over the summer, the York Cares team along with Evora Construction, City of York Council and Foxwood Residents Association have been busy planning the annual York Cares Big Community Challenge

  • Top prizes up for grabs at charity’s black tie dinner

    A YORK based charity providing help and support for children and young people with special needs is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a black tie dinner. SNAPPY, special needs activities and play provision for York, raises thousands of

  • York woman to run in New York charity race

    A YORK woman will run a race in New York to raise money for charity. Julie Mann is raising money for the Stephen Siller Foundation, in memory of a New York firefighter who died during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and will take part

  • Reward offered for information on cable thieves

    A REWARD has been offered after more than a thousand residents of a Selby village were left without power due to thieves stealing overhead cable. Thieves stole 210 metres of cable from NorthernPowergrid's overhead supply in the Burton Salmon area

  • York workers take on ice bucket challenge

    THE ice bucket challenge craze continues in York with staff from two city business taking their turn. Workers at the York Boat took their drenching on Friday afternoon, following a nomination from Sarah Lewis and her family. Sarah’s sister

  • Bumper apple harvest at Ampleforth Abbey

    MONKS at Ampleforth Abbey have been helping gather this year's apple harvest to help make a new batch of their award winning cider. The apples will be put to good use at the Abbey’s newly updated cider press and together with locally sources apples

  • Praise for council schemes to crack down on street drinking

    NEW and extended alcohol restriction rules have been praised in a council report. The report, which will go before the Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday, includes an update on the work of Safer York Partnership's Alcohol

  • Plans for major upgrade of York's Bar Convent

    PROPOSALS for a major revamp of York's historic Bar Convent have been submitted to council planners. One project involves a refurbishment and modernisation of visitor of the convent's museum, so it can better tell the story of Mary Ward, a pioneer

  • New scarecrow festival for Strensall

    THE first Strensall Scarecrow Festival will be held this weekend. The event has been organised by The Military Wives Choir, with proceeds split between the choir, Hurst Hall Community Centre and Strensall Library. The festival runs in the village