YORK City boss Russ Wilcox insisted that his players had set a benchmark for the rest of the season despite being cruelly denied a second home victory of the season following high-flying Burton Albion’s lucky 88th-minute equaliser. Substitute Adam
A LATE goal denied York City all three points against Burton Albion at Bootham Crescent as the Minstermen were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. Emile Sinclair's goal, on his debut for City looked like being enough, until Adam McGurk struck with
YORK City supporters were left cursing their team's luck following the 13th draw of a frustrating season. A debut goal from new striker Emile Sinclair gave City a 70th-minute lead against high-flying visitors Burton, following a cleverly-worked
YORK Schoolboy under 12s enjoyed their first league win of the season after braces from Declan Racher and Will Jarvis helped see off Nottingham 5-0. Bankole Claudius-Cole was also on target in a one-sided contest as York recovered well from losing
FREE-SCORING Woodthorpe Wanderers prevailed in a teeter-tottering tussle against Kirkbymoorside in the York Minor League under-15s second division. Hosts Woodthorpe triumphed 6-5 but they were only ever one goal ahead as time and time again Kirkbymoorside
A TRIO of York squash starlets helped Yorkshire to a hat-trick of Inter County titles at Pontefract. Poppie Jaram starred in the under-15s girls' triumph, Ophelia Watson figured in the U13s girls' win and Joe Twigge shone as the U17s boys' team
Archaeology Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology Abdullah Ali Abadi Alzahrani, Rachael Ruth Merton Kiddey, Carol Lang. Master of Arts in Archaeology of Buildings Ariane Buschmann, Rose Emma Harris Adamson, Anna Louise Hughes, Hannah
Brought low and confined indoors by a winter virus, GINA PARKINSON takes solace in the sight and scents of indoor hyacinths. HAVING been laid low with a winter virus this past week, the garden has seemed very far away. Certain members of my family
THIS is a simple but rather lovely vegetarian dish, although meat eaters can add bacon. The recipe comes originally from Matt Tebbutt’s Cooks Country, although it has been modified. It's a flexible friend and can be adapted to suit personal
I HOPE you're ready for a treat, because this is one of my long-term favourites in the way of coffee stouts. Brewed to a robust 8.9 per cent and treated to massive quantities of coffee roasted at the (appropriately named, for this pairing) Black
Anyone for night tennis – or badminton? MAXINE GORDON attends York’s first UV racquet sport night and discovers it’s all white on the night. Pictures: Anna Gowthorpe. BONKERS by Dizzee Rascal blares out across the sound system as I squint in the
LIFTS at a York apartment building are so unreliable that some residents climb up to five flights of stairs for fear of being trapped inside, a resident claims. Chris Pickering contacted The Press to highlight the problems at Rowntree Wharf, where
A NORTH Yorkshire country house has held on to its title of the Best UK Hotel outside of London for the third consecutive year. Rudding Park Hotel, Spa and Golf, near Harrogate, retained its accolade in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards
THE Night Marshals scheme in Selby has been axed due to funding cuts. The marshals who are trained to keep revellers safe during nights out in the town will no longer exist after funding for the scheme, which supports door staff, police officers
THE future of one of the world's greatest newspaper collections has been secured at the British Library near Boston Spa. A £33 million investment means nearly 300 years’ worth of local, regional and national newspapers, including the Yorkshire
LEFT over cooking oil from full English breakfasts or fried fish and chips could be used to power homes across the country following the opening of a new power station near Selby. Whitemoor Power Station was officially opened yesterday as the latest
A GARDEN waste blaze which has burned near York since before the New Year is finally out. The fire at Harewood Whin, Rufforth, caused by the spontaneous combustion of compost, sent a plume of smoke towards York on the prevailing westerly winds,
RYEDALE MP Anne McIntosh, chairman of the influential Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has welcomed the launch of a campaign for flood free homes. The Association of British Insurers has started the Flood Free Homes
A DEFENDANT was told to shut up or be locked up when he asked a district judge to say ‘please’. Glenn Sweetman, 31, had a slight smile on his face when district judge Adrian Lower told him to sit down after he had confirmed his identity and pleaded
PEOPLE aged over 40 are urged to attend a health MOT with their doctor as it emerged few in York are taking up the offer. York falls well below the national average of take up for an NHS health check, which is offered every five years to adults
A NEW brochure promoting the Yorkshire Wolds and surrounding area has been produced to encourage tourists to come for overnight breaks. Fifty thousand copies of Yorkshire Wolds And Beyond are being distributed to tourist information centres, on
YORK Central MP Sir Hugh Bayley has told a Parliamentary debate that York health services are in crisis due to Government policy. Speaking in Parliament, he said a squeeze in NHS funding overall and a health funding "postcode lottery" which has
A CRIME charity is offering £1,000 to anyone with information about an incident which saw a couple tied up as their house was burgled. Crimestoppers will reward people who come forward after masked men forced their way into the house, in South
YOUNGSTERS at a York school are raising awareness of mental health after the death of their friend. All Saints RC pupils Mica Nicholas and Meghan Lyon made a video called The Pain of Depression as part of their media studies course. The pair
IN AN age when life seems to become ever more globalised, the notion of local has never been more important. And you don’t get more local than your local. While pubs have to adapt to changing tastes and habits, and many may not survive, all pubs
WHILE the Tour de France was a great success for York and Yorkshire in general, not everything associated with the cycle race rose to the occasion. One definite low point in this city was the Grand Departy at Huntington Stadium, which ran up a
MY, how we are regularly presented with further proof that the powers that be disregard common sense when it comes to traffic management. I’m talking about the one-way closure of Nunnery Lane due to work on gas pipes. Firstly, there are no adjustments
MAY I congratulate The Press on the noticeable improvements of the newspaper over the past few weeks – it’s outstanding. Given the difficult times the regional press has gone through, it’s heartening to see a fightback with something pure and simple
A NEW refugee camp has been proposed for Calais. The 12-acre Jules Ferry summer camp could become a refugee camp for women and children. Who will pay for migrants’ dinners at the holiday camp? The silly old taxpayer of this country. Cooks have
I LOVE the English language; its history, its nuances and the fact it is continually changing to reflect the imagination of the world as we know it. There have always been “fashionable” or “cool” words but just occasionally one comes along which
IN REPLY to Tom Scaife’s letter of January 16, as a strong believer in free speech I do not wish to silence anyone, even Tom. The government wants to stop members in the public sector from striking, but does not wish to stop peaceful protest. It
ACCORDING to online magazine Construction Enquirer, a company called ISG has been awarded a contract to build York’s community stadium complex. The big question is how can contracts be agreed when there is no planning permission? This scheme is
AFTER reading the report of January 22 about pupils being isolated at Joseph Rowntree School because they are not wearing the right uniform, does it really matter if the style is different but the colour is right? In the end it is the teaching
I WAS concerned by the response from Christian Vassie (Letters, January 21) to my letter questioning the use of solar power. I certainly do not resist advance in technologies as I fitted solar panels and a voltage optimisation system at my own
LAST year, local politicians in York were keen to associate themselves with the news that insurance company Hiscox were to open new offices in Hungate, creating jobs for people in the city. However, the January 19 edition of the Yorkshire Post
IT’S good news that unemployment is still falling in the UK as a whole, but it is rising in Wales and Scotland. This shows that the left socialist policies in those two countries are hindering their progress, but will the state-cosseted general
EIGHTY jobs are set to be axed at two York businesses as managers strive to cut costs and address 'very difficult' trading challenges. The potential redundancies are looming at Portasilo and Portastor, two sister companies based at Huntington and
COUNCILLORS won't be able to look into the failures that led to thousands of pounds of public money being lost on unpopular Tour de France entertainments until after the next election and the Tour of Yorkshire in May. A committee decided on Tuesday
A DEVELOPMENT to transform a former food factory into 60 homes has raised safety concerns about an improved crossing zone nearby. Althought councillors widely supported the development, planning chiefs deferred a decison to convert the former Del
THIS is where it all began for these beery wanderings of ours. Back in spring 2009, with the pub industry on its knees, I went on a news assignment to The Bay Horse in Blossom Street, where I heard a sorrowful story of gloom and foreboding that
MORE than 150 retail jobs are being created in York's city centre as Primark completes a deal to move to the Coppergate Shopping Centre. The signing of the lease completes the budget retailer's two-store strategy for York after it revealed in September
PRIZE-winning bunnies are hopping to it in Harrogate this weekend, with the return of Rabbit Showjumping to the venue. The Burgess Premier Small Animal Show is expecting around 3,000 animals at their show today and tomorrow, and organisers says
SUPERMARKETS hoping to convert pubs into shops could soon have to apply for planning permission to do so. Government ministers will meet on Monday to consider amending a planning law to prevent pubs from being converted without locals being given
POPPLETON Junior Football Club are looking to add to their under-13s Tigers squad. Any player interested should email Neil Fairclough at neilfairy@hotmail.com. Meanwhile, Poppleton’s girls’ section are looking for players aged eight and nine
YORK and Selby will be in action next month in round two of rugby union’s Yorkshire Senior Colts Plate. York’s under-19s will travel to Scunthorpe on Sunday, February 15, while the Swans host Old Brodleians at Sandhill Lane on the same day.
HOLDERS Thorpe United booked their place in the final of the Barkston Ash FA Under-16s Cup with a thrilling 3-2 extra time win over Collingham. The sides were level at 1-1 after normal time and the home side came out on top in extra time. After
ACOMB Athletic beat Stillington 2-1 in the battle of the bottom two sides in the York FA Under-19s Football League. Luke Addison and Alex Day netted the goals for the home side, while Dan Dickinson replied for Stillington, who are second from bottom
IT was Greening for goals for City of York Girls’ Football League under-15 nine-a-side League leaders Wilberfoss. Striker Syd Greening bagged all the goals in the 4-1 conquest of visiting Copmanthorpe. It took the hosts until the 13th minute
SAINSBURY'S says it is preparing to work closely with B&Q to begin converting the DIY store in Hull Road, York, into a supermarket. A company spokeswoman, speaking after City of York Council approved the store despite vociferous local opposition
A CAR has been taken after keys were stolen in a burglary in York. On January 6, burglars broke into the house in Beech Way, Upper Poppleton, through a downstairs window and then stole a green Volkswagen Golf, registration number LL03OCF, from
A £500 reward has been offered to help catch thieves who smashed their way in to York Theatre Royal and stole more than £1,000 in donations towards its redevelopment appeal. Cleaners arrived to work at 7am yesterday to discover a pane of glass
A CONVICTED rapist who also attacked three women in York has had his jail term cut by a quarter on appeal. Andrew John Bailey, 31, who “had a major problem with women”, had been convicted of rape in 2004 and locked up again for a series of violent
For once, his navigator doesn’t have to tell GEORGE WILKINSON to walk faster on a half-iced day. NEWTON-ON-RAWCLIFFE stands on the edge; south lies the farmed land of Ryedale, north is mostly forest and the North York Moors. On the day the
THIRSK Falcons Juniors Football Club are setting up a girls’ team to add to their growing stable of sides. The club have 15 squads from under-7s to U16s and the plan is to add an U10s girls team for eight to ten-year-olds to train weekly, with
MALVIND Benning would be happy to pass up the opportunity of running out at Wembley for the chance to play regular first-team football with York City. Walsall will take a 2-0 advantage into Tuesday's second leg Johnstone's Paint Trophy northern
100 years ago The British State did its best by the legitimate use of its armed forces to keep off the invaders. But it would have been as difficult to keep seagulls out of England as it was to completely bar the air to German aircraft. Unfortunately
YORK City Knights are close to making two eye-catching acquisitions of "proven quality" to follow up the capture of trialist half-back James Glover. The news comes ahead of the Knights' second friendly of pre-season - away to Championship big guns
CLARENCE 'B' battled to their first victory of the season in division one of the SLT FM Solutions Ltd York & District Table Tennis League. Their 6-4 defeat of Bootham 'A' was only secured in the final end of the doubles set. Martin Lowe
YESTERDAY was a landmark occasion for red- blooded football fanatics like myself. A century ago on January 23, Bob Paisley was born. In the modern-day history of Liverpool FC there are myriad and well-merited tales of derring-do of Bill Shankly
ACOMB 'A' romped to their 12th consecutive York Wednesday Pool League division one title, closing out the campaign with an 8-4 victory over Winning Post. Acomb needed a draw or better against Winning Post, last year's runners-up, to clinch the
YORK bounced back from a 3-0 defeat by Darkstar Derbyshire with a 3-0 victory over Ashfield Vipers in the National Volleyball League women’s division three north. York shot straight out of the blocks against Darkstar, with hard serving from Laura
