ALEX LEES dedicated his county cap to his late father Simon after describing the presentation as his proudest ever moment. The Yorkshire opener received a warm hand from his team-mates and a 3,000 strong Headingley crowd upon presentation from
THE latest locations for the North Yorkshire Police mobile safety cameras have been announced. The vans will be at the following locations for one week from Wednesday. A1237 Monks Cross, York
Alex Lees has celebrated being capped by Yorkshire this morning with an unbeaten half-century before lunch on day one against Somerset at Headingley. The left-handed opener reached 50 off 84 balls with eight fours as the champions, having elected
EVIDENCE of economic recovery is coming thick and fast these days, and now it’s York shoe giant Pavers’ turn to join in the celebrations with pre-tax profits up more than £1 million on the previous trading year. This leap in footfall for footwear
THE police get their fair share of criticism – not least, recently, in Rotherham. Such scandals have the power to shake our faith in authority and in the forces of law and order. So it is good to be reminded that, at their best, our police
DESPITE my long distrust of Alex Salmond, I did for one fleeting moment think he had acted with honour and dignity by resigning after Scotland rejected his call for separation. That temporary admiration quickly dissolved when I heard his “rant”
NOW that Scotland has voted no the electorate can get on with their lives. The no vote was bigger than expected. What one would like to know is, has the Prime Minister given away more concessions? What has been given away?All the political
TONY TAYLOR (Letters, September 18) follows many right-wing commentators in blaming the current recession on public spending by the last Labour government. Repeated telling does not, however, make a story true. The financial crisis of 2007-
DAVID Rhodes of Bishopthorpe (Letters, September 19) claims that an obvious site for affordable housing is the old Park & Ride next to Tesco in Dringhouses. I disagree. The roads around the Tesco roundabout are jammed and the traffic flow system
SO Labour’s Local Plan is finally unveiled (The Press, September 13) with the proposed urban sprawl into the city’s green belt. This development plan sadly reflects the countrywide situation. Up and down the country, local authorities proclaim
I AM all for tackling gridlock, but it seems ludicrous to spend the huge amount of money suggested in the manner described (The Press, September 17). Firstly, it is suggested that “expert commissioners” should be appointed to advise and these should
IS charging 40p to use the new toilets at St Georges Field car park on top of the cost of parking not a bit greedy by City of York Council? The numbers arriving in coaches all wishing to use these facilities at the same time also makes it difficult
CITY of York Council should be aware that the magic paint it has sprayed on pavements all the way through Goodramgate to Coney Street (now in different colours) has not worked. The pavings are still broken and dangerous. Also, does anyone remember
I AM thankfully retired and do not have to suffer the torture of driving into York each weekday. Now this council of ours has announced that it intends to spend more taxpayers’ money to get experts in to solve the traffic problems. Problems
THE Press of September 18 reports on the York to Leeds via Harrogate rail improvements. The 8.45am train York to Leeds via Harrogate takes 1hr 12 mins – an average time for that journey. However, the 8.15amYork to Leeds direct takes 25 minutes
GENERALLY I find most letters submitted to The Press interesting, but I particularly enjoy D. Deamer’s contributions, some of which are very amusing. If I am correct, in his day job he was an excellent carpet fitter. His dad, Len, was manager of
COUNCILLOR Sonja Crisp claims there are no plans to close Yearsley Pool (Letters, September 18). However, the Labour group doesn’t really have a plan to keep it open either, other than to say ‘you come up with a plan, whilst we offload responsibility
100 years ago At All Saints Church, Pavement, York, a marriage had been solemnised between Mr Harold Williams, of Sleaford, and Miss Florence Annie Bullivant of Feasegate, York. Both the bride and bridegroom were well known in the city. There
It's time to wind back the clock to the 1980s once again, for the final gallery in this series of old photographs. Over the past couple of months, we've displayed hundreds of photos from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and now the 1980s. If you missed
AN EXCLUSIVE distribution deal has seen Paragon Entertainments install a world first in challenge course attractions.The Elvington-based firm, which designs and develops attractions for theme parks across the world, has collaborated with Gulliver'
SID Griffin is on the road with a new album and a new line-up of his band The Coal Porters, who play Ripon Spa Hotel as part of the Ripon International Festival on Wednesday and Pocklington Arts Centre the next night. Griffin, the former Long Ryders
YORK shoe retailer Pavers has reported increasing revenues and profits as it looks towards future growth. The family run firm, based at Northminster Business Park, paid out a £1 million dividend after seeing sales rise to £70.7 million in the year
MIKE Kenny reckons Hans Christian Andersen was "probably the first bona fide genius of writing for children". The York playwright is pretty handy himself , rivalling David Wood as Britain's most performed writer of children's shows, and that popularity
WHAT happens now? That’s what everyone is asking as the dust continues to settle on Scotland’s independence referendum. After a campaign that was exhilarating and exhausting, fascinating yet fractious, all eyes are now focused on the future. So
JAKE Hyde is determined to keep his staring place at York City after being frustrated and annoyed by the start to his Bootham Crescent career. The 24-year-old forward earned a recall to the first XI for Saturday's 3-2 home defeat to Southend, having
There was relief all round when my daughter passed her driving test. “Third time lucky,” I told her as she set off, before thinking that it maybe wasn’t the best thing to remind her of previous failings. But she passed, which pleased us all
BUOYED by a flood of goals and the arrival of former Premier League star Jonathan Greening, Tadcaster Albion could advance to the top of the Northern Counties East League premier division tonight. Albion, who have plundered 15 goals in the space
ROWNTREE RUFC Trees had a point to prove against Harrogate III XV, who beat them twice last season - and they did it in style. Every one excelled as Trees drove forward from the kick-off for Ben Morrison to score. As the backs ran amok, Dave
MARTY GARGETT’S 90th-minute volley earned ten-man Pocklington Town under-19s a hard-earned 1-1 draw at Selby Town in their Northern Alliance curtain raiser. Pocklington went a man down when 16-year-old Huw Jones was forced out of the action due
FOUR teams boast perfect records in the York Minster Engineering Football League reserve ‘A’. But pride of place at the top of the division is held by Wigginton Grasshoppers after a 4-0 derby demolition of Haxby United. Will Dunlop hit his
Triumphant York 1 celebrated retaining the division 1 title at the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League end of season presentation; which saw trophies awarded to the winners of each of the six divisions. The Clifton Park club held off a late
Dunnington dramatically snatched the division two crown off leaders Bubwith with 20 points from their final two matches in the Tyke Petroleum Mens Tennis League, and will be promoted automatically to division one. After despatching depleted Harlow
RELEGATED City of York Men's I kicked off the North Hockey League division one campaign with a 7-2 victory at Newcastle University I. The Minster city side equalled their tally of wins from the whole of the 2013/14 season on day one, thanks to
BATTLING City of York ladies I came from behind to claim a point from their North League premier division opener against Springfields I. City, led by a new coach and playing at their new University of York base, conceded a goal after only 40 seconds
ACOMB Hockey Club opened the new Yorkshire League campaign with two wins from three matches. The men's I side were 3-2 winners over City of York V in division four and Acomb ladies beat Garforth 2-1 in division two, while the men's second string
CITY GROUND, who broke new ground for Mick Easterby a couple of weeks ago by providing the veteran North Yorkshire trainer with his first-ever winner in Jersey, has a shorter journey to travel today as he bids to follow up. The Sheriff Hutton gelding
MALTON trainer Richard Fahey and North Yorkshire-based jockey Paul Mulrennan are leading the race to be the best in Yorkshire. The duo head their respective categories in the battle for the Sky Bet trophies which are presented to the leading trainer
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC were edged out 32-28 at Bentley Good Companions in a tight opening game in the Pennine League Championship. The All Blacks were unlucky not to pick up a victory as they battled back in the closing stages but were denied
HUNDREDS of rugby boots, balls, tops and training outfits will be heading from York to Uganda tomorrow, after a remarkable response to an expat's appeal for help. Robert Powell, who grew up in Poppleton, wanted help kitting out the teams of youngsters
HEROES who saved the lives of passengers in an horrific car crash have been honoured for their bravery. Christopher Strong and another man were among a number of members of the public honoured at a North Yorkshire Police awards ceremony for courage
Planning officials and senior councillors faced their first public questioning about the newest version of the contentious local plan proposals for York last night. Campaigners, residents, developers and councillors all spoke at a local plan working
A YORK soprano's debut album has stormed to the top of the classical charts. Rebecca Newman's Dare to Dream beat off competition from Jonas Kaufmann, a classical BRIT award winning artist to reach the coveted spot at the first time of asking.
TWO victims have spoken of their anger after a man who abused them as children walked free from court. Anthony Thompson, 52, was a teenage boy when he harmed the girls in North Yorkshire in the 1970s. The victims kept their ordeals a secret
IT has been one heck of a summer for Yorkshire’s Adil Rashid both on and off the field, but the all-rounder is aiming to ensure his career continues on an upward curve. The 26-year-old has starred with both bat and, more importantly, ball this
A NEW memorial stone remembering the fallen of two world wars and subsequent conflicts actions has been unveiled on Brayton village green. There was a large attendance at the ceremony which was preceded by a short service conducted by the rector
STAFF from York College are urging people to contact its campus by telephone after a cable providing their internet was severed. The Bishopthorpe building is without access to emails after the line was cut on a site close to the University of York
THESE pictures capture the brutal attack that led to a York man being jailed for two years. Richard Ian Nicholson, 40, was jailed by York Crown Court on Friday for two years, for this attack on Lance Thiim, in and outside a block of flats in Victor
WORK is under way on a new bar and restaurant to replace a well-loved family-run shop in York city-centre. The former Army and Navy Stores at the top of Fossgate is being turned into Sutlers, a venue with a ground floor bar and first floor restaurant
THE Youth Hostel Association is calling on people to vote for it to win a £25,000 global sustainability competition for its hostel in Boggle Hole at Whitby. A public vote will decide the winner of the £25,000 Hostelling International (HI) 2014
TWO men were arrested after North Yorkshire Police found a large amount of cash during a traffic stop. Officers from the Road Policing Group pulled over a white Volkswagen Golf on the A1 northbound near Boroughbridge at about 8.15pm on Thursday
PRINCESS Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, the Second World War came to an end and the Olympics were held in London. All of the above took place during the rollercoaster decade of the 1940s - one which is still talked about with fondness in
HUNDREDS of older people in York will be able to take part in a stimulating music project thanks to a £68,252 award from the Big Lottery Fund. City of York Council has been given the two-year grant to roll out the Musical Connections Project -
FRONT-line staff at City of York Council have little confidence in "out -of-touch" managers who do not appreciate their hard work, according to a leaked report. The damning opinions of workers at the city council have come to light in the results
A DRUNKEN alcoholic who shouted foul-mouthed abuse at police in York and then assaulted an officer has been jailed for 16 weeks. York Magistrates were told that Adam Hudson, 32, of no fixed address, began swearing at a female police officer who
A MOTORCYCLIST from York has died and another man was seriously injured in a crash. The 48-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened on the B6479 between Ribblehead and Horton in Ribblesdale, at about 5.35pm yesterday
BOXING Day will always be remembered as the day James Ball's life changed forever. What is usually a happy time when families swap presents and relax was filled with pain and anguish last year after the 69-year-old collapsed at home and broke his
A RARE coin made in York has defied expectations by selling for £2,000 more than its asking price at auction. The silver King Stephen penny was listed to make between £3,000 and £4,000 when it was auctioned off at London-based company, Spink, for
VOTERS have until the end of this week to have their say in a boundary row between Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. People in 12 East Riding parishes bordering Hull have been sent ballot papers to ask if they want to join an expanded city
A PHOTOJOURNALIST'S behind-the-scenes project to 'capture the heart and soul' of Yorkshire’s Grand Depart will culminate with the launch next week of a reportage-style photo journal. Jude Palmer shadowed Welcome to Yorkshire for 12 months as it
EAST Riding of Yorkshire council has set out new guidance for people buying or renting holiday homes after a failed bid by residents to live in their properties all year round. Owners of 73 holiday homes at Lakeminster Park, near Beverley, recently
BUILDERS with Ford Transit vans are being warned to remove valuable tools from their vehicles overnight as police suspect thieves are using a skeleton combination key to break in. The warning comes after expensive power tools were stolen from several
DETECTIVES have issued a picture of a man they want to speak to in relation to a shoplifting offence. North Yorkshire Police said a bottle of wine was stolen from the Spar store in Lowther Street, at about 6pm on Wednesday, August 6. Officers
A CHILD abuser who tried to contact his victim from behind bars so he could be with her when he was released has been given an extended prison sentence. Darren Gricewith, 42, sent a letter to a friend of the victim via a fellow prisoner within
YORK'S MP Hugh Bayley met some of the animals and birds who help patients at a specialist mental health care unit in the city. Mr Bayley dropped in to The Retreat on Heslington Road over the weekend, to learn more about the work of the 97-bed not-for-profit
A TRACTOR and two cars have collided causing rush hour delays. Police are currently directing traffic on York's Outer Ring Road, the A1237, between the A19 Shipton Road and Great North Way, following the collision between two Audi A4s and the tractor
Schoolchildren have learned important lessons about healthy eating during the city's annual celebration of food. York Food and Drink Festival gave youngsters from Clifton Green Primary School the chance to discover more about where their favourite
A NEW chicken restaurant is opening in York as a former fish and chip shop owner teams up with her son for the river-side venture. Winner Winner is opening on Friday in the former Waterfront Hotel restaurant in King's Staith. The new restaurant
AN AWARD-WINNING stained glass artist will be talking about her craft during a lecture in York next month. Helen Whittaker, creative director of Barley Studio at Dunnington, will speak at the Stained Glass Centre at St Martin cum Gregory Church
YORK Cats Protection is offering cat owners the chance to get their pet neutered for £5 if they are on low incomes. The charity aims to help 1,000 people from October 1 to December 10 and reduce the number of unwanted and feral cats in the city.
THE next public meeting of the healthcare governing body for North Yorkshire will be held on Thursday, October 2. Vale of York CCG will meet at 10am at West Offices in York, and the meeting is open to the public. The meeting will include reports
A LOCAL film society has closed its doors after 37 years. The York Friendly Film Society For The Disabled has held 370 screenings for more than 10,000 film goers since its launch, and organisers threw a party on Saturday to thank all the volunteers
THIEVES have stolen goods worth more than £650 from Humberside Police in the last year. Details released under the Freedom of Information Act showed a cast iron police lantern valued at £500 was stolen from police premises in September last year
A SEVEN-YEAR battle to restore a York right-of-way has finally ended in victory for local residents. The footpath alongside Osbaldwick Link Road has been reinstated following a lengthy legal and planning wrangle involving developers Taylor Wimpey
THE Archbishop of York has visited a church in Tang Hall to join in it's 80th birthday celebrations. Dr John Sentamu was welcomed by a packed St Hilda's Church to the service on Sunday, where he preached. Afterwards, he stayed to cut the cake
THIEVES have broken into a York village pharmacy and stole various amounts of prescription medicines. The pharmacy, in York Street, Dunnington, was broken into just after midnight on Saturday, September 13, by burglars who forced two locks on the
AN HISTORIC fair takes place this weekend, which traces its roots back to when a Yorkshire Dales market town traded tens of thousands of sheep every year. Masham Sheep Fair celebrates all aspects of sheep farming and takes place on Saturday and
NEWBY Hall in Ripon will bring the 2014 season to a close on Sunday with the annual Apple Day. Visitors will be offered tours of Newby’s extensive and historic orchard, home to 50 different varieties – many old, rare and some found nowhere else
YORK'S 50+ Festival later this month will feature a record 130 events, including 49 sports and 19 workshops. The festival for the over-50s, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, takes place from Saturday September 27 until Sunday October 5
MAGICIANS from across the country headed to York at the weekend to show off their tricks and share their secrets. They were in the city to attend Sunday's Magic: Unleashed 2014 convention at the York Priory Centre. Anyone interested in the
INTERNATIONAL Talk Like a Pirate Day was this ‘yarr’ celebrated in style by Ralph Butterfield Primary School in Haxby. The Key Stage 1 pupils have been focusing on pirates in their lessons; with their historical knowledge, artistic flare, computing
A BOOK of Condolence for the late city councillor Lynn Jeffries has been opened at the city council's West Offices. The book will be on display in the reception area until next Friday, October 3, and friends, fellow councillors and York residents
ACADEMICS at the University of York have been granted funding of more than £3 million for major research projects. The funding has been granted by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), with £1.5m for research and performances for the
RESIDENTS at Meadowbank Care Home in York raised the bunting on Friday evening as they hosted a 1940s night. The home, in Osbaldwick village, cares for about 60 residents and the evening attracted well over half who were joined by staff and relatives
A SUPPLIER of specialist building materials has secured a £54 million refinancing deal as it positions itself to benefit from an upturn in the construction sector. Wetherby-based Encon Group is looking to continue building its market share in the
RESIDENTS in Eggborough can raise any queries or concerns with North Yorkshire Police at the next Safer Neighbourhood Team Police Surgery this month. PCSO Annie Newbould will be at Eggborough police station on Tuesday, September 23, between 4pm
THE candidates have been named for a parish council by-election in Holme and Spalding Moor. Sharon Smith, of Sands Lane will run against Michael William Wright, of Skiff Lane, in the ballot on Thursday, October 16.
