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FRESH hope has emerged for campaigners and pub regulars fighting to save their local from a supermarket giant. A fortnight ago, the York branch of the Campaign for Real Ale and regulars from the Punch Bowl at the top of The Groves took their pleas

Police have made a public appeal for help in finding a woman who has been missing since Saturday evening. Roksana Baran, 34, was last seen at the Harrogate house she shares with her sister. She has not been in contact with anyone since 8pm and North

TWO men with a knife have been disturbed breaking into a house in York.  The men were disturbed when a man living in the shared house in Surtees Street in Clifton retuned home on Sunday night to find a ground floor bedroom door had been forced

1) RADIOGRAPHERS at York Hospital went on strike yesterday in the latest action against the Government’s rejection of a recommended one per cent pay rise for all NHS staff. Members of the Society of Radiographers walked out for four hours from

SLAPSTICK comedy is somewhat hard to come by these days. Cheap gags have been passed over for a new wave of comedy, but Eric And Little Ern revitalised a style of older generation humour that should be more frequent on the comedy stage, and brought

SPANISH guitarist and flamenco jazz fusion composer Eduardo Niebla is on the move after 13 years in North Yorkshire, but he is not travelling far by comparison with past changes in his life. Born in Tangiers, he left Morocco for Girona in his Spanish

WES FLETCHER will not be rushed back ahead of schedule by York City's new manager Russ Wilcox. The 23-year-old forward has missed the Minstermen's last two matches after picking up a hamstring injury that saw him substituted during his team's 0

YORK RACECOURSE’S 2015 season will start on May 13. The British Horseracing Authority has published the new fixture list, which reveals Knavesmire will continue to host 17 days of racing starting with the curtain-raising Dante Festival in May.

CITY of York HC ladies II triumphed 4-1 at Bingley Bees in the Yorkshire League premier division. Corrine Wray notched two expertly-placed goals and two great deflections past the Bees keeper. After a disappointing 4-1 defeat at Wakefield Wanderers

SLICK finishing yielded a valuable Yorkshire League division two success for Acomb Ladies at Otliensians. In an open game, the home side started well forcing the Tangerine defence into action. Jane Elsworth, Caroline Beavers and Paula Ridge coped

A SURGING start was wasted by Acomb Hockey Club men’s first team to surrender a point in their Yorkshire League division four tie against Thirsk. The Tangerines powered into a two-goal lead. A fierce Baz Whitfield shot cannoned off the visiting

HAMBLETON’S 126 parishes are being urged to forge stronger links with their district and county counterparts by going to a Parish Liaison meeting on Thursday, November 6. The event has been planned to improve communications between district, county

FURTHER details have been released by police about a collision involving two pensioners. An 83-year-old man was seriously injured when he was hit by a red Vauxhall Corsa being driven by a 72-year-old local man as he crossed the High Street in Market

SMOULDERING dead flies which had been zapped by an electric insect killer are being blamed for starting a fire that ripped through a Grade II listed hotel in North Yorkshire. Large parts of Crathorne Hall, near Yarm, were left gutted by the blaze

TWO lectures organised by York St John University will take place this week. The St Wilfrid lecture series continues with a presentation by Dr Diana Francis, a consultant and writer in the field of conflict transformation and peacebuilding.

THE wallaby which was captured by police in York is settling into its new home and has become the topic of classes at a local college. The marsupial, nicknamed Wesley, was responsible for North Yorkshire Police closing a section of York’s ring

Picture gallery: Photographs from the 2014 Community Pride Awards>> York’s true heroes were honoured last week as the winners of The Press’s Community Pride Awards 2014 were announced. The hidden stars of the city’s communities

A MAN will face trial next year after denying a murder in North Yorkshire. Oktay Kilic, 40 appeared over a video link from Hull prison during a 15 minute hearing at Leeds Crown Court yesterday. When the charge alleging he murdered Mark Leslie

TATTOO fans are set to descend on Harrogate in their hundreds this weekend as one of the UK’s biggest public body art contests comes to town. Tattoo Royale 2014 takes place at Harrogate International Centre (HIC Yorkshire) on Saturday and Sunday

FIRING three tons, Michelle Britton led Fulfordgate to a 5-0 match-winning advantage at York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division rivals Ox ‘B’. Sandra Bruce posted a 25-dart leg for the Ox, who also cleared up in the pairs, but it was too

WINNERS: Bishopthorpe Road Traders Association Runners-up: York Hospital Radio, Graham Bradbury and Ian Stevenson of the York Against Cancer Bus Service In this category as with so many others, our judges were inundated with nominations for

WINNER: Dan Shrimpton Runners-up: Sarah, Jessica and Hannah Stone, Helen Hoult Our panel found this one of the most difficult categories to judge, and they commended Sarah Stone and her daughters Jessica and Hannah for the incredible contribution

WINNERS: Tour de France team – York When considering the nominations for Community Pride, the judges occasionally feel that a Significant Achievement Award should be given - to recognise remarkable people and outstanding work that falls outside

WINNER: Eunice Cooper Runners-up: Johnny Hayes, Phil Wiggins, Celia Crampton. The highlight of the awards evening this year, as with every year, was the announcement of the Community Pride Person of the Year. Four inspirational people were

WINNER: Tour de Tang Hall Runners-up: Community Café at Lidgett Grove Methodist Church, Sprouts Community Garden Something special must be happening in York communities, because we have never known so many strong contenders in this category

WINNER: Debbie Feehan Runners-up: Tony Teasdale, Janet Taylor and Janet Pringle, Christopher O’Malley THE Community Pride judges said they have never seen so many worthy entries for this award – and this year they found it almost impossible

Winners: Georgina Thompson, Jak Church, Ebony Whitehead, Cameron Lee, Phoebe Watling Each of the finalists for this year’s Child of the Year award has shown such courage and strength that the judges decided every single one deserved the award,

LEEDS United head coach Darko Milanic has seized on a positive response shown by his men in training ahead of tonight’s game at pace-setting Norwich. United head to Carrow Road seeking to end a four-game winless run in the Championship under the

A JUDGE has condemned a shoplifting family who stole designer clothes and sold them online. Judge Sean Morris heard Dawn Bainbridge and her two daughters stole clothes from high street stores and sold them via Facebook. They struck in York,

YORK City boss Russ Wilcox has not ruled out raiding old club Scunthorpe if he needs loan reinforcements at Bootham Crescent. Wilcox will not add to his squad ahead of tonight's Sky Bet League Two clash at Morecambe but has admitted that Glanford

PLANS to build two large houses in the garden of a former hotel in York have been rejected. Knavesmire Venture wanted to build two five-bedroom semi-detached homes behind the Knavesmire Manor, which is to be turned from a hotel back into a private

WINNER: Celia Crampton Runners-up: Jade Ross, Theresa Etheridge-Clarke and Tony Clarke This was another category which gave the panel of judges a tough task to compile a shortlist, and then decide on a winner. Among the finalists was Jade

WINNER: Joyce Donkin Runners-up: City of York Council’s Communities and Equalities Team, Kathy Arthur This year’s entries to the Public Sector Hero Award were all exceptional in their own way. Teaching assistant Kathy Arthur has been a rock

WINNER: Diana Thomson Runners-up: Vicky Pursey, Coronary Care Unit at York Hospital Two of our finalists this year are dedicated professionals who give their utmost to their patients – the coronary care team at York district hospital and physiotherapist

SKY Bet League Two surprise package Morecambe are expected to name an unchanged team at home to York City tonight. The Shrimps enjoyed a 2-0 victory at promotion hopefuls Burton on Saturday and Jim Bentley is likely to keep faith with the same

A SALUTARY lesson in finishing was meted out to New Earswick All Blacks ARLFC. The York ranks were defeated 84-6 by hosts Drighlington in a BARLA Yorkshire Cup second round tie. All Blacks were 30-0 down before getting on the board just before

WINNER: New Earswick Primary School Runners-up: Yearsley Grove Primary School, Haxby Road Academy. THE judges said they can see that all three of the shortlisted projects made a difference to their school and their environment. They were

WINNER: Tom Sutton Runners-up: Cian Stancliffe, Luke Farley, Nioni Grant THERE were four remarkable young people shortlisted for the Spirit of Youth award, and each one has faced the world with courage and grit. The judges were wowed by

WINNER: Phil Wiggins Runners-up: Eunice Cooper, Simone Plant, Charlie’s Angels Each of this year's four finalists has done so much for good causes that judging this category was, our panel said, an almost impossible task. Eunice Cooper and

WINNER: Ian Hotchkies Runners-up: Carl Alsop, Bartek Szymczyk Entries flooded in for this category and the judges were impressed with the way Bartek refuses to let his cerebral palsy come between him and boxing - the sport he loves. This

NAP-HAPPY City of York Hockey Club men’s first team continued their unbeaten North League division one run with a gritty 5-2 success at Wakefield II. Alex Cockram dribbled along the wing before cutting in from the left and smashing home into the

BOOKWORMS with a passion for swords, shields and horned helmets are to tackle a page turning competition. The Bloodaxe Book Challenge - named after the Viking Centre's Eric Bloodaxe - wants youngsters to pick up a paperback and read as much as

NICOLE Waterhouse wasn’t just a colleague at Hunters, she was a friend. Then, a year ago, staff at the York estate agents heard the unimaginable news that Nicki had been murdered. Yesterday was the first anniversary of her death and everyone at

THERE has been talk of redeveloping the York Central site behind the station for years. The potential is clearly huge. This is one of the largest brownfield sites in Europe, with room for hundreds of much-needed new homes, as well as a large new business

AS REPORTED in your excellent feature of October 17, residents from both sides of the Millennium Bridge are shocked and angry that the council was even considering agreeing to the fencing off and leasing of public open space for the exclusive use of

 FOLLOWING the number of letters in The Press deriding the council’s proposal to lease off an area of land to York Motor Yacht Club for additional moorings, it is hoped that they, and other such minded persons, have sent in written objections to the

I AM pleased that City of York Council appears to be ruling out plans for a fenced-off luxury boat park alongside the River Ouse south of the Millennium Bridge (The Press, October 17). Cllr Andy D’Agorne and local residents are right to raise concerns

I CAN fully understand the frustration of Mr and Mrs Jakeman and their problems with getting a wheelchair on the bus (The Press, October 14). The designated space is meant primarily for wheelchairs, then buggies, but the trouble is that nowadays

 FOLLOWING the Prime Minister’s undiplomatic description of UKIP as loonies and fruitcakes, there have been other critical articles. Nowadays many politicians in the three old parties go from prep school to public school then on to Oxbridge whence

WHERE have all the whistlers gone? The sure fire fact that the everyday feel good factor has disappeared from every day modern life, is by the absence of the happy whistlers. In my younger days you couldn’t go far without hearing a whistler. We

FOUR binge-drinking thugs who beat up three students in York city centre have been jailed for nearly ten years. The students, all hockey players, were minding their own business but the attackers had drunk “vast amounts” before the “quite disgraceful

WE want to say how much we have enjoyed our stay in York. The history, art and craftsmanship by the people is an inspiration and will call us back. To find on our last day a hidden gem – The New School House Gallery showing an exhibition by a York

JUST over five weeks ago, ten minutes after the opening time for Lendal Bridge refund applications, I submitted mine online and received an acknowledgement almost immediately. I estimate the process of identifying my case and printing the resultant

RESIDENTS in our area in Lawrence Street often have letters put through their doors about putting out their refuse and recycling before 7pm the night before collections. Our latest letter tells us that we would be fined if we don’t adhere to this.

A. HARRISON is entirely correct (Letters, October 16) that the pathway alongside the River Foss, between Piccadilly and the Clifford Tower car park, is legally a footpath only. The discourteous cyclists were in the wrong, when asserting their “right

OVER the years on my daily travels on my bike, I am frequently annoyed at other cyclists riding on the pavement. Often when I am correctly walking my bike on the pavement, I’m nearly run over by these selfish, law-flouting individuals. Since 2007

AN ICONIC York shop may now be the home of a popular pizza restaurant but historians are determined to remember its roots. York Civic Trust has unveiled a plaque at Pizza Hut on Pavement to remind visitors it was once the site of the Rowntree's

DETAILED plans have been unveiled for major extensions at a popular York school. City of York Council approved plans for a £7 million development at the school earlier this month, and the official planning process is now underway. An application

A SURE way of realising that one is getting old is to see an article about oneself in Carol Stephenson's The Way We Were column. The article about the planned closure of the Castle Howard Costume Galleries and its dispersal (The Press, October

A TEENAGER has been kept in hospital overnight after the car he was driving overturned on York's ring road.  The 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old passenger were in the black Ford Fiesta which flipped over while driving around the roundabout on

THE nicest thing about my old mobile phone was the stored messages. Dating back about three years, they detailed the highs and lows of my life, and those of my family and friends. There were some lovely words, some not so nice – there was one

Laura Campbell is LA-bound for a sporting challenge of a lifetime. MAXINE GORDON meets York’s very special tennis ace. TWO tiny silver tennis racquets, next to a string of yellow balls, dangle from Laura Campbell’s ears. “I made these myself

RECENT (and very welcome) coverage in The Press may have given the impression that Get Cycling is all about disability cycling. May I take this opportunity to point out that we are a social enterprise covering the whole spectrum of cycling: all

POLICE have issued a new picture of a man who is missing from his home in Dunnington, York. Clive Nicholson, 57, went missing on Sunday, October 19. "Police investigations so far lead officers to believe that he has travelled to the Sheffield area

A MARQUEE company is looking to increase its stock after securing a £30,000 business loan from Finance Yorkshire. Pinnacle Marquees, based in Market Weighton, is also looking to fund a new lorry and potentially take on new staff. Managing director

VOLUNTEERS from York workplaces took a break from their day jobs to help on a major overhaul of a much-loved community centre garden. This year's York Cares Big Community Challenge is taking on the transformation of the under-used play area at

A DESIGN agency which started life in its founder's attic is now operating out of new offices with a ten strong team of staff. Space Creative was set up by Kate Eady 12 years ago at her home in Selby, and has recently relocated to larger offices

YORK attractions operator Continuum has agreed an extension for its latest project, dubbed "one of the highest profile visitor attractions outside of London". Continuum Leading Attractions will continue to run its ‘Coronation Street The Tour’ visitor

YORK based technology and software business Trustmarque was facing accounting issues prior to being acquired by a turnaround investor it has been revealed. The £130-million York turnover business, based in Huntington, had brought in restructuring

TAYLOR of Harrogate has been chosen to host the next networking event in Leeds City Region’s We are International campaign. On October 28 a range of exporting issues will be discussed at the afternoon event, which is expected to attract about 30

SMALL businesses in York's city centre want to see antisocial behaviour tackled but have voiced mixed views on how it should be paid for. Business owners were speaking to The Press yesterday in response to plans for the introduction of a Business

100 years ago THE Manchester authorities had watched ceaselessly the suspect aliens in the city, and large quantities of wireless apparatus had been seized by the police from time to time. After the first order for the dismantling of installations

A SHOPKEEPER claims the £1.5 million revamp of York's Market has had a devastating impact on her fledgling business nearby. Victoria Puckering said custom for her shop, The Yorkshire Coffee Beans in Little Shambles, dried up once work started on

A REPORT into the quality of care for dementia patients has been welcomed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. It was compiled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following a nationwide inspection of care to support people with dementia to maintain

GET your proton packs, overalls and ghost traps at the ready and step back in time to the 1980s this Halloween. The cult 1984 film Ghostbusters will be screened in York on October 31 at the Yorkshire Museum's 300-seater cinema. Fans of the

A PIECE of the 13th century Chapter House at York Minster will take pride of place in a new reflective garden being created at a York secondary school. The Archbishop Tutu Spiritual Garden is being constructed at Archbishop Holgate's School, following

SCHOOLCHILDREN in York have some of the best attendance figures in the country. Statistics released by the Department for Education show that only 3.2 per cent of York pupils were ‘persistent absentees’ – away for more than 15 per cent of lessons

A MAN who used a fake Bulgarian driving licence to try and get a UK driving licence must do 100 hours of unpaid work in the community. York Crown Court heard how Ergun Yesil, 40, wanted to get mobile without paying for driving lessons because he

A LANDMARK deal has been signed between city council leaders and Network Rail to start the redevelopment of the 35-hectare York Central site. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) creates a historic partnership to start redeveloping the city centre's