AN investigation into emergency care and breast cancer referral times has closed at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Monitor, the Foundation Trust regulator, said it is closing its formal investigation as it is satisfied improvements
YORK is as much a city of science as art. They are not always the happiest of bedfellows – often falling out over which one should receive preferential funding – but they bond most beautifully every October half-term in a four-day festival of light
THERE should definitely be an entry requirement for seeing Noel Fielding. Before you go in, ask yourself three questions. Have you seen The Mighty Boosh? Have you seen Luxury Comedy? (It’s okay if you haven’t, even Fielding himself acknowledges
SPRING Awakening is unlike any other musical, with sex, rebellion and some killer songs on the cards. Based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, the show is a bold choice for York Stage Musicals, but the young cast steps up to the mark, delivering an evocative
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox has insisted he will not be afraid to pack Bootham Crescent with strikers following the loan signing of Deon Burton. The former Premier League and international marksman, who played for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup finals
A YORK choir will stage a special concert to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Occasion choir’s concert, called Roses of Picardy after a famous song of the era, takes place at St Giles Church in Copmanthorpe, 7.30pm
DEON BURTON might have taken on the likes of Argentina legends Gabriel Batistuta and Juan Veron at the 1998 World Cup, scored against Liverpool and also played at the likes of Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge but he cannot wait to make his debut for
CHELTENHAM Town will play host to York City having failed to keep a clean sheet in ten matches. But the 11th-placed Robins remain just one point outside the Sky Bet League Two play-off places and have only been beaten once - a 1-0 mid-September
DAVID O'MEARA could cap a sensational year by sending three runners to the $83 million Hong Kong International Races in December. The Nawton trainer is considering dispatching G Force and Move In Time for the Hong Kong Sprint on December 14, while
SIMON DYSON’S double-bogey hoodoo returned to mar his opening round of the BMW Masters in China. The York ace was performing circumspectly at the Lake Malaren course in Shanghai when his second bogey of the day at the 15th - he had earlier dropped
RYAN WHITLAND netted a hat-trick as Station out-gunned York Phoenix 8-5 in round two of the York FA Sunday Morning Cup. Station's other goals were scored by Callum Roe-Dickson, Gary Lumley, Harry Brigham, Liam Brown and Wayne Brook. Matty Whitaker
TADCASTER ALBION boss Paul Marshall wants his team to win the FA Vase. The Brewers chief takes his side to Winsford United in the competition's first round urging his Northern Counties East League premier division table-topping side to "embrace
JAMES FORD is happy to put his faith in young hookers Kriss Brining and Harry Carter - especially with "hard-working, unselfish" utility packman Jack Iley also now in the mix. Ford will go into his debut season as York City Knights boss having
AN all-roach haul landed the Ouse Championship for West Yorkshire-based angler Dave Pollitt. The Mirfield Willy Worms-backed angler’s catch totalled 11lb and two ounces from near the pipe hole on the Poppleton stretch of the river. In second
1) ELEVEN visitor attractions in York and North Yorkshire have won accolades ranging from Best Told Story to Hidden Gem Barley Hall, Castle Howard and Richard III Experience at Monk Bar all won praise from the national tourist organisation Visit England
YORK RUFC head coach Sean Bass believes his men are yet to show their full potential ahead of their important Yorkshire One journey to Bridlington tomorrow. The Clifton Parkers are joint-third in the table but, with promotion an ambition this season
MALTON & NORTON and Selby collide in derby day duty in Yorkshire One tomorrow (kick off 2.15pm). The Gannock will host the clash between two teams renewing rivalries following Malton’s period in North One East. The hosts have enjoyed the
A 74-year-old woman who died following a crash in East Yorkshire has been named as Sheila Johnson, from Scarborough. She was a passenger in a Peugeot who was taken to hospital but subsequently died from her injuries after the car collided head-on
NIssan's Juke has had a mid-life facelift, and there's enough to keep buyers interested, writes Matt Kimberley IF you're looking for the design changes, bring a magnifying glass. There are new bits at both ends of this updated Juke, but they're
WE want our cars to do so much these days. Not content with the choice of family hatchbacks, more and more motorists have taken to the new plethora of crossovers with gusto, causing manufacturers apoplexy in the race to catch up with those that
The PEUGEOT 108 has had a chart-topping start to life. Just a few months after order books opened in the UK, sales of the new city car are already exceeding expectations. Since it went on sale in July 2014, more than 5,000 orders have been placed
TIM EASTERBY, who successfully re-introduced Hawk High back to hurdles at Aintree last Saturday, aims to do the same over fences with Trustan Times at Wetherby this afternoon. The two horses travelled to Cheltenham’s prestigious Festival meeting
CHILDREN throughout York could be given extra lessons about river safety as part of the drive to reduce the number of tragedies in the Ouse and Foss. Plans have been put forward by City of York Council, but could be delayed due to a lack of access
A QUIET corner of York will be taken over by zombies and other creatures of the dark when a haunted house opens tonight. The purpose built house, in St Nicholas Way in Wigginton, is a castle-like structure with spooky-themed rooms and corridors
PLANS to close the youth advice centre at Castlegate will be under scrutiny at a special council committee this evening. The Corporate Scrutiny and Management Committee will meet at 5pm today at the council's West Offices, to look again at the
LIKE a fleeting wraith, Illuminating York is gone almost as soon as it arrives. English Heritage chair Liz Page thinks this fabulous son et lumiere should run throughout the winter. What a great idea. Lighting up the dank, dark months would be a real
A FORMER Archbishop of York has resigned from his position as an honorary assistant bishop after a report into allegations of child abuse by a former cathedral dean found “systemic failures” by the Church of England. Last week’s report by Judge
A REPORT on the dangers of York’s rivers earlier this week made for shocking reading. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said the death rate in York’s rivers over recent years had been twice the national average. It highlighted
HOPEFULLY, the closing down of Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and the return of the last troops deployed there will be the last time our forces are sent on yet a politically motivated operation. Defence Secretary John Reid said, at the start of the
THE GREIVING family of a young man killed by a drunk Bulgarian lorry driver near Selby have taken their fight for tougher sentencing to the House of Commons. Nineteen-year-old old Callum Wark, from Swillington near Leeds, died when his Renault
I FEEL outraged by the pitiful sentence handed to burglar Ben Ireland (The Press, October 29). This man raided an 82-year-old woman’s home, entered her bedroom in the middle of the night and stole personal belongings, resulting in her having to
AS A frustrated resident of The Groves, I appeal to anyone of influence to act in regard to the street drinkers/junkies who are making life a misery. I see them congregate daily around Aberford House, next to the Spar shop. This begins usually
WITH reference to the letter published in The Press on October 27, I think Philip Roe made an very important point about the loss of manufacturing industry in the city. However, the situation is slightly better than he stated, as Eborcraft Limited
WE HAVE somehow lost 50,000 illegal immigrants and also failed to make another 175,000 leave the country; how can this happen? The pressure grew further on Home Secretary Theresa May this week after, as the mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, told
“THE earlier you apply in the month, the longer the delay in receiving a payment...” A quote from Alice In Wonderland, perhaps? No – official information from City of York Council regarding the repayment of Lendal Bridge fines. My own delay
A TEENAGER who has selflessly helped his younger brother cope with disability and the death of their father has won a national award. Adam Collyer, 15, is described as a rock to his brother Joshua, 12, who has severe developmental delay and autism
WHEN Gregory Porter, arguably the world’s greatest jazz vocalist, praises “The fantastic acoustics” of the Barbican, York needs to listen. And those who did listen to Mr Porter may well have come away, as I did, thinking they have just experienced
IT SEEMS extraordinary that just as we have been told the NHS is running out of money, yet more handouts are going to GPs (“Cash up for grabs to improve access to GPs, The Press, October 29). We are regularly hearing of payments to GPs for diagnosing
FURTHER to the news that the NHS is expected to go deeply into the red in the next few years, it is about time that it was fully funded by the Government of the day. This objective could be achieved by vast cuts in the expense incurred by giving
MANY thanks to Becky Murphy and the young couple who helped me after I fell on the road in Merchant Way, Copmanthorpe on Sunday, October 26. I don’t know how I would have managed without you. Eileen Smith, Copmanthorpe, York.
MEMBERS of the Fire Brigades Union will strike for four days from today. The strike — which starts at 6pm – is following a dispute with the Government over proposed reform of firefighter pension schemes, and will run until 6pm on Tuesday. A
I JUST want to thank Vue cinema for the special showing of Ghostbusters on October 29. It was great to see it on the big screen once again. My sister and I really enjoyed it. It made Hallowe’en so much spookier. Paul Baker, Knapton Close, Strensall
LOCAL authorities have a remit to prevent physical and mental-health problems in the communities they serve, using their public health budgets. Millions of pounds are spent every year to prevent people developing physical health problems such as
THE York Coronary Support Group Trust has used the Burton Stone Lane Community centre for 24 years for exercise classes for heart patients. The trust has been so greatly heartened by local support to keep the centre open that it is organising
THE No 9 Park&Ride bus makes eight stops on its journey from Monks Cross to the city: Sainsbury’s, Aviva, Asda, Monks Stray, Heworth, Foss Islands, Stonebow and Rougier Street. Why does the No 59 run up and down empty most of the time? The
DEFENCE chiefs have confirmed that basic flying training could be re-located to Wales from RAF Linton-on-Ouse – but not until the end of the decade. They have stressed that no final decisions have yet been taken on the proposals to move the training
THIS autumn has seen a series of superb touring productions at York Theatre Royal, the best set of three in living memory in fact. First came Headlong's multi-media account of Orwell's big brotherly 1984, which deserves to win prizes; then the
I WOULD like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the singers and musicians who travelled from York and district to Ripon Cathedral to be part of the recent Come & Sing performance of Handel’s Messiah. The concert, under the accomplished musical
RESIDENTS have criticised an "atrociously dangerous" pedestrian crossing close to a new York Park & Ride. Locals have complained about the new lights at the top of Station Road and the A59 close to the Poppleton Park&Ride, which have apparently
A MAN accused of rape has declined to go into the witness box at his trial at York Crown Court. John Terence Ellison’s lawyers did not present any evidence on his behalf. His barrister Steven Crossley claimed about the prosecution case in his closing
100 years ago A MEETING of the Football League Clubs had been held in Manchester for the purpose of taking into further consideration the scheme put forward on behalf of the special sub-committee appointed to devise means for assisting clubs financially
For a few days a North Yorkshire church can be seen in a different light. MATT CLARK discovers why and learns its extraordinary history. IT WAS used by wartime pilots as a navigation aid, now the spire at All Saint's Church in Newton on Ouse is
A YORK MP has urged the Government to support a scheme to help schools run on solar power. Hugh Bayley, MP for York Central, spoke at the House of Commons on Monday and urged Schools Minister David Laws to support Friends of the Earth’s Run On
TWENTY years of business in York is being celebrating by a firm of accountants which grew out of the North East into Yorkshire. Clive Owen & Co, which has offices in Durham and Darlington, is marking its 20th anniversary in York. From its
A DENTAL surgeon at private cosmetic dentistry practice Andrea Ubhi York has been named as the UK's leading provider of QuickStraightTeeth. QuickStraightTeeth are invisible braces which put gentle pressure on the teeth to level and align them.
A NEW business which specialises in chemical producing technology for the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industry is developing its prototypes in partnership with the Biorenewables Development Centre in York. British Algoil, which is launching in
NORTH Yorkshire's last Popup Business Cafe of the year is being held next week in Malton. The event will be the eighth Popup Business Cafe this year, and forms part of a series business advice events organised by the York, North Yorkshire and East
FOUR new jobs have been created in York as global car hire company Enterprise Rent-A-Car opens a new branch at the city's railway station. The firm targeted the site after seeing increasing demand for its car rental services from business customers
STAFF at a family run group of three farm diversification businesses are celebrating after winning a national farming competition award. Hunmanby based Tom and Gill Mellor won the Diversification Farmer of the Year award in the large business category
YORK city centre could be lit up at night for the winter, if the Illuminating York Festival were to be rolled out into a much longer event. “Let me put a radical idea to you,” announced Liz Page, chair of the festival’s steering committee, at Wednesday
A CHURCH club in Acomb is aiming to help residents improve their employability in tough economic times. CAP Job Club, run by Gateway Church in Acomb, is a service devised by charity Christians Against Poverty which trains churches to help equip
PLANS to fence of public land on the Ouse riverbank for a private marina have been withdrawn after a public outcry. Campaigners are celebrating after the planning application to put 14 new boat moorings on a popular area of riverbank near Millennium
AN EMERGENCY meeting between NHS bosses and a district council has tried to reassure residents that a GP out of hours service will return – hopefully within a fortnight. Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group announced
A MOTORCYCLIST died in a crash near Ripon on Wednesday. The crash, which involved a silver Honda motorbike, a white Ford Transit and a blue Vauxhall Vectra, happened on the road between Ripon and North Stainley near Lightwater Valley, at about
A JUDGE has warned that a York man “took the first step” towards becoming a child abuser after he got a seven-year-old girl to film him performing a sex act. Rebecca Young, prosecuting, said the child did not speak out for years about the incident
IT was clear this year's Oxjam York festival was going to be busy when you were greeted by the welcome sight of a queue for ticketsat 2pm. Hosted in a number of York's most popular haunts, as diverse as the Yorkshire Terrier, Sotano, Dusk, 1331
NATIONAL charities and social enterprises will run non-custodial punishments for offenders in North Yorkshire and try to rehabilitate them under radical Government changes to the probation service. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced the
TADCASTER residents have welcomed the return of a vital bus service. Residents at the Popple Well Springs extra care housing development in Tadcaster lost the Coastliner bus service when the previous operator re-routed it last October, and a year-long
