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  • Dad's Army film set spotlight falls on Bridlington

    Bridlington is to star as Walmington-on-Sea in a new film of Dad’s Army. STEPHEN LEWIS visited the east coast resort to find out what the locals think of the idea... THERE'S a gale whipping along the seafront at Bridlington, lashing the waves which

  • 13 news snippets you may have missed

    1) FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat in Goole after a CD was left on a hob. Crews were called to the smoke-filled home in Burlington Crescent in Goole after the CD melted. The incident happened at 10pm on Monday said a Humberside Fire &

  • Bridge production shelved to allow for archaeological dig

    I T HAS has turned out to be a bridge too far for York Theatre Royal. Artistic director Damian Cruden had been due to direct Arthur Miller’s 1955 American drama A View From The Bridge for a main-house run from February 13 to 28 next year, but the

  • Review: Peter Andre, York Barbican

    A reluctant 44-year-old dad agreed to review this show to please his 11-year-old daughter among 1,500 screaming mums who hadn’t gone to Iceland. Outside there was a chorus of "Pete’s a lovely Dad", "such a nice man". Has a personality, a trip to

  • Morecambe 1, York City 1

    YORK City were left devastated after substitute Jack Redshaw claimed a fortunate point for Morecambe with a 94th-minute equaliser at the Globe Arena. The Shrimps, who are early Sky Bet League Two play-off contenders, escaped with a 1-1 draw after

  • Duo make a dozen for York City Knights - Updated

    COACH James Ford has brought his York City Knights squad up to a round dozen after announcing the signings of Josh Tonks and Liam Cunningham. The new man in the hot-seat at the rugby league outfit is continuing to move quickly as he looks to build

  • Billiards: Fulford eclipse hot-shot Gary’s efforts

    FULFORD ran out 5-1 winners over Heworth in the only game played in the latest round of York Conservative Clubs' Billiards League fixtures. James Lee (23 break) beat Mark Winskill (36 break) by 150-50 to open the scoring for Fulford followed by

  • Darts: Premier League woe for Terry Temple

    TERRY Temple suffered a 6-4 defeat to Premier League star Wes Newton at the latest PDC Players Championship events in Crawley. The Whitwell-on-the-Hill arrows ace had earlier whitewashed Aden Kirk before bowing out to the world number 14. Temple

  • Tennis: Play-off encounter defies gusts to produce thriller

    STARBECK Tennis Club firsts clinched the final say in the Tyke Petroleum Men’s League. The Starbeck ranks beat Bubwith in a level two play-off to gain coveted promotion to division one. Bubwith are former league champions, winning for the only

  • Chris Cook secures Rowntree RUFC victory

    WINGER Chris Cook proved the last-gasp ace for Rowntree RUFC in their clash at Selby III. Slow to get going, Trees conceded an early try before scoring chances grew scarcer for both sides. The York visitors were finally rewarded with a penalty

  • VX: Clean sweep for York Phoenix

    YORK Phoenix have completed a clean sweep of victories during the 2014 VX season after clinching the UK Club Championship title. The all-conquering York team have won every game they have played in this year and, despite being without injured captain

  • Old Malton St Mary’s to provide six players for league squad

    REIGNING champions and current leaders Old Malton St Mary’s will provide six players for the York Minster Engineering League representative squad’s meeting with their Scarborough counterparts tonight. The annual fixture, which will see the winners

  • Manhunt launched for missing York man

    A MANHUNT has been launched to find York offender John Alcock. Alcock, 46, failed to appear before York Crown Court on Tuesday, to answer a charge of common assault. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and also for breaching his bail conditions

  • Rescuers are praised after pulling woman from River Ouse

    TWO MEN who rescued a woman from the River Ouse have been praised by police. Jasper Sleeman-Hiscock was cycling to work across the Millennium Bridge at about 8.10am on Monday, when he saw a woman acting strangely. Jasper, 36, said: "She had

  • Be a pud sport and join the Santa jog for charity

    CHRISTMAS came very early to a York primary school. Park Grove School’s running club have been training hard for the British Heart Foundation’s annual York Chase the Pud race in December and runners from the club aged between five and 11 and their

  • Burglar who hit York woman with hammer has total sentence cut

    A THUG who repeatedly hit a defenceless York woman with a hammer during a night-time attack in her own bedroom and also burgled a home where children were alone has had his total sentence cut on appeal. Helen Godfrey, 55, was sleeping in her upstairs

  • Volunteers help to develop a community garden

    VOLUNTEERS from York workplaces have completed a second day's work at Foxwood Community Centre, transforming an under-used garden into an outdoor space for the whole community. The centre is the site of the York Cares Big Community Challenge 2014

  • 23 jobs created at new Selby Leisure Centre

    SELBY’S planned new leisure centre is recruiting to fill 23 jobs ranging from duty managers to recreation assistants. Selby Leisure Centre, on the site of the old Abbey Leisure Centre, is scheduled to open next spring and will include a health

  • Review of school transport

    EAST Riding of Yorkshire council is starting reviews of its transport services in a bid to improve and save £2 million a year. The reviews will look at home-to-school transport to try and reduce reliance on taxis, more flexible use of vehicles

  • Free festive car parking in East Yorkshire

    SHOPPERS in the East Riding should benefit from free parking in the run up to Christmas. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is due to decide next Tuesday whether to go ahead with proposals to waive parking charges in its public access car parks

  • College pays tribute to Baker Street saxophonist

    THE musician behind one of the most recognisable saxophone solos - on Gerry Rafferty's hit Baker Street - has died. Raphael Ravenscroft, 60, found fame almost overnight following the release of the 1978 track, and later went on to teach at York

  • Rough sleepers discovered they were long-lost brothers

    BROTHERS who spent years on the streets together without knowing they were related found strength when they discovered each other's true identity. Gavin Barker, 29, now serves meals to the homeless at Never Give Up after turning his life around

  • Horrible dangers of the rivers in York

    ANOTHER day, another near-tragedy in the icy waters of the River Ouse. Fortunately, two passers-by were on hand when a woman threw herself off the Millennium Bridge on Monday. Today, the men, 36-year-old Jasper Sleeman-Hiscock and Martijn Huibers

  • Help the homeless

    THERE’S a lot of talk about affordable homes as we approach the general election. But few politicians are asking why homeless people can’t find a place to live. Surely in a civilised society that cannot be right. Yet homelessness is seldom seen

  • So what about this city’s wellbeing?

    FOLLOWING recent council meetings, it seems that the ruling Labour group doesn’t care about the wellbeing of the community. Labour’s refusal to back the Lib-Dem amendment to give a five-year commitment to Yearsley Pool’s future undermines Labour

  • Help residents

    AHEAD of a key “special meeting” tomorrow which will aim to realign the bias on committees said to have been in place since Labour took power, can I make a plea for rational and constructive engagement between all parties in the talks. Public opinion

  • Thanks from Ukip

    I WISH to thank all those who voted Ukip in the Westfield by-election. Next year we hope to persuade many more that Ukip is a viable choice. We observe, listen and understand what you want. If Judith Morris had been elected, Ukip would have fought

  • Too little too late

    LABOUR leader James Alexander states that Andrew Waller won the Westfield by-election because he is a familiar figure in the ward compared to Labour’s newly elected candidate (The Press, October 18). Perhaps if Mr Alexander’s colleagues had bothered

  • Labour for move

    IT WAS interesting to see the many glum Labour faces at the Westfield by-election as voters of all colours came together to say they wanted rid of Labour. Many will have sympathy for Louise Corson, who was new to York politics but paid the price

  • This is a light cruiser, not a battleship

    IN YOUR report of October 16 that the decommissioned First World War warship HMS Caroline is to be turned into a floating museum after being given a grant of £11.5m is incorrect in describing it as a "battleship". The ship in question was a light

  • Idea needs floating

    I READ your article on the possible use of 200 metres of river bank in the Fulford area for mooring 14 additional boats for the York Motor Yacht Club. I have walked my dog on this strip of land and no one has mentioned the alcohol and drug abuse

  • Layerthorpe hotel and link road set for go ahead

    PLANS for a new hotel and long awaited link road to relieve inner ring road congestion are set to get the go ahead on Thursday. The long-running story of the Layerthorpe hotel scheme will reach its latest instalment on Thursday when a recent planning

  • Green belt invasion

    REGULAR contributor Matthew Laverack signs himself off, ‘Architect of this Parish’. Of course, one’s tempted to ask which parish? Clearly not a rural parish. If it was, he would not make uninformed comments in support of landowners of prime green

  • Repairs welcomed

    AS COUNCILLORS for Micklegate ward, we are pleased to welcome work commencing on pavement repairs at Bishopthorpe Road shops last weekend. This work has been made possible by the local traders working with council officers and Cllr Fraser to ensure

  • Labour scare story

    IN reply to Brian Ledger (Letters, October 17), the Tories will not kill the NHS if they win the general election in 2015. Under David Cameron’s leadership, the Conservatives will protect the NHS budget for the next Parliament and what Labour and

  • Excellent care

    JUST recently I spent a few days in York Hospital, and I would like to thank all the staff for their friendliness, care and dedication to their jobs. So to the admission ward 27, operating theatre staff, recovery and ward 24 and also to the catering

  • October 22

    100 years ago The fate of Lille, the Manchester of France, had been graphically described by a newspaper correspondent who had been in the town on the night of October 13. The most wealthy business quarter had been burned down with two principal

  • Facilities misery for disabled shoppers

    A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND woman battling Multiple Sclerosis has hit out at company's with "horrendous" disabled facilities. Administrator Denise Burdett, of Tockwith, is also calling on able-bodied people to stop using toilets for their own convenience

  • Barber’s fan-tache-stic charity effort

    THIS barber is more familiar with removing hair than growing it - but has added a new feature to his face to raise funds for war heroes. Mesut Kara, the owner of Yorkish Barber shop on Cornlands Road, Acomb, is growing a moustache to raise money

  • Fundraiser for families affected by cancer

    A BALL is being held this weekend in memory of Riley Plant, a little boy from York who passed away two years ago after battling cancer. The Silver Ribbon Ball will be held this Friday at York Racecourse in aid of the Smiley Riley fund - a charity

  • Hearing Dog puppy visits York primary school

    PUPILS at St Lawrence’s CE primary school in York had a visit from Hearing Dog puppy Quinn. Quinn was brought in by Moira and Peter Adeney who are volunteer socialisers who look after puppies in their first year of life teaching them basic commands

  • York court staff confiscate 735 banned items

    HUNDREDS of knives, tools, cameras and canisters containing alcohol were confiscated from people attempting to enter York's courts. Over a 19-month period, 735 banned items deemed a threat to staff and visitors at both York Crown Court and York

  • Anna defies diagnosis to complete charity ride

    WHEN Anna De Renzis fell and broke her ankle in three places, it took four operations and three years for her to recover. The York woman suffered another devastating blow when doctors told her the joint had been put through so much trauma that

  • Cash boost for Selby charities

    A BUILDING society branch in Selby has given a cash boost to six local charities as part of celebrations to mark a milestone anniversary. Yorkshire Building Society, on Gowthorpe, joined branches across the country to celebrate 150 years of the

  • Bus service reinstated to help stranded Tadcaster residents

    A BUS company says it has come to the aid of stranded extra care residents in Tadcaster, following a year-long campaign to get a service reinstated. Bus operator Arriva said older residents in Popple Well Springs, Leeds Road, will once again have

  • Fairground attraction for diamond wedding couple

    A CHANCE meeting on the dodgems may not be a fairytale romantic setting for most, but for one couple it was to be the start of a relationship lasting 60 years and counting. Diana Caley met the love of her life, Peter, at Bridlington's arcade in

  • Networking puts coffee emporium on path for growth

    A YORK based coffee business is looking to expand its team after growing turnover fortyfold in just two-and-a-half years. York Coffee Emporium has increased its revenues from £11,000, when husband-and-wife business partners, Laurence and Philippa

  • City centre office development hits full occupancy

    A CITY centre office building is now fully occupied as a global engineering and development consultancy expands its operation in York. Evans Property Group has secured the final occupier for the Quartz Point office building in Stonebow in the form

  • Health technology firm expands with acquisition

    YORK based medical diagnostic company Abingdon Health has acquired a university spin-off business in a deal worth £2.1 million. Abingdon says the take over of Serascience was facilitated through fundraising from current shareholders and the deal

  • School chef wins national award

    THE man behind the dinners at a York private school has scooped a top national award. James Goodwin, 37, the chef manager at The Mount in Dalton Terrace won the accolade of Independent School Caterer of the Year at the annual EDUcatering Awards

  • Hallowscream at York Maze features new haunted house

    YORK Maze has launched its popular Hallowscream fright nights with the opening of a new haunted house attraction, based on a time travelling experience back to the streets of Victorian York. Tom Pearcy, owner of the maze at Elvington, said Hallowscream

  • Housing plans for Terry's site scaled down

    PLANNED new apartment blocks on the site of former York chocolate factory have been scaled down by developers after an outcry from neighbours. David Wilson Homes is awaiting planning permission on its scheme to put 240 new homes on the Terry's