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27th January 2015    29th January 2015

  • Continuum Attractions eyes up Chinese visitor potential

    YORK based attraction operator Continuum is preparing to welcome a projected influx of Chinese tourists in 2015 following an ambassadorial visit. Earlier this month Continuum Attractions, which operates seven sites across the UK from its base in

  • Directors invited to enter awards

    BUSINESS leaders across the region are being invited to enter the Institute of Directors' 2015 Director of the Year Awards. With five awards up for grabs, the winners revealed at the Hilton Sheffield hotel in Victoria Quays in June, with the regional

  • New fund launched to support graduate start-ups

    A NEW £30,000 training programme for graduate start-ups is being launched by York St John University. The 12-month X20 programme will give two groups of 20 young people the chance to experiment in a live enterprise lab with like-minded colleagues

  • Solicitor urges companies to take advice over lending scheme

    BUSINESSES across North Yorkshire who took advantage of a Government-backed lending scheme are being urged to take legal advice after a high street bank admitted it mis-sold loans to some companies. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is conducting

  • Competition serves top awards to East Yorkshire gastropub

    EAST Yorkshire's Pipe and Glass Inn has landed another award after taking third spot in a top 50 list of UK Gastropubs. The Michelin-starred pub, at South Dalton, near Beverley, took the placing in this year's Morning Advertiser/Budweiser Budvar

  • Teenager wins role in hit BBC drama

    AN ASPIRING actress has landed a role in a hit BBC drama. Talented teenager Brittoni Phillips will play a rebellious goth in Last Tango in Halifax during Sunday's episode after securing the part in her first ever audition. The 15-year-old will

  • York City fans get on their bikes in support of heart charity

    YORK City fans have raised more than £1,000 for a heart charity so far as they prepare for a cycle ride in memory of a football supporter who died of a heart attack. A group of supporters is planning to cycle 150 miles to Northampton Town's Sixfields

  • Wild card for Lord Mayor’s talent show up for grabs

    TIME is running out for talented acts wanting a chance to appear at the Lord Mayor of York’s charity gala in the spring. A talent contest to select one more performer to appear in a “wild card” slot during the show at York Barbican has a deadline

  • Teachers gather at second annual Northern Learning Conference

    MORE than 160 teachers and staff from schools across the North of England gathered at St Peter's prep school, Clifton School and Nursery for the second annual Northern Learning Conference. The event in York covered topics ranging from natural learning

  • North Yorkshire County Council outlines its top five priorities

    A COUNCIL has outlined its top five priorities for the next five years as it works to cut £167 million from its budget. North Yorkshire County Council said following a public consultation exercise it had been decided to focus upon creating opportunities

  • Sheepdog Ella gives a helping paw to young farmer Sam

    YOUNG farmer Sam Leng is about to take the next step in his fledgling career – with the help of a sheepdog called Ella. The agricultural apprentice’s new canine companion is a fully-trained former trials sheepdog who is now giving him a helping

  • Bagby Airfield faces fourth public inquiry

    A GRASS airstrip is set to become the focus of a fourth public inquiry in as many years after a council launched enforcement action to limit the size of aircraft using the airfield. Pilots at Bagby Airfield, near Thirsk, which is used by hobby

  • Bid to restore Yorkshire as a TV ‘powerhouse’

    A RETIRED television cameraman is calling for more TV to be produced in Yorkshire - and more opportunities and training for young programme makers. Keith Massey, from Bishopthorpe, who chairs the Guild of Television Cameramen, has written to all

  • Archbishop of York calls for overhaul of priorities

    BRITISH society has become obsessed with money and must reassess its values, the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentmau has said. Dr John Sentamu said the country should reconsider the values and principles essential to the future wellbeing of the

  • There has to be a way out of this jam

    YORK is a lovely city to live in. But it isn't perfect. One of the things that spoils it is the chronic congestion on our roads. Just look at the jams caused by the temporary closure of Nunnery Lane. Tackling congestion is therefore high on the

  • What do we need?

    On Rock Or Sand?, the new book of essays edited by the Archbishop of York, pulls no punches in its attack on consumer society. We are becoming obsessed with money, salaries, bonuses and luxuries to the exclusion of all else, Dr John Sentamu told

  • Pupils are smart in their uniforms

    IN REGARD to the debate about dress code at Joseph Rowntree School and Mr Simpson’s letter last Saturday, I think quite the opposite. My 14-year-old granddaughter attends Jo Ro and I think all the pupils look smart in their school uniforms.

  • Parents should back Jo Ro headmaster

    I LEFT Joseph Rowntree School in June last year. I was there the year Richard Crane took over the school. I have seen the recent articles and comments regarding the uniform crackdown Mr Crane is enforcing. I felt strongly that I should write to

  • Building new homes is not that simple

    SO now the council is going to build 271 houses on the old Civil Service site, to be followed by more homes on the old British Sugar site. But have they thought about congestion? What about access to and from the houses? Boroughbridge Road

  • Fast food joint de-values our homes

    WE are horrified at the idea of the fast food restaurant (McDonalds) being granted 24-hour opening at the old Wills and Ellis site (a new application has just been submitted). The idea of a fast-food restaurant lowers the tone of the area and de-values

  • Pavement parking puts people at risk

    CARS that are parked irresponsibly on pavements can cause a potentially dangerous obstruction for pedestrians as it can force them onto the road and into the path of vehicles. Newly released research by YouGov has shown that three quarters (74

  • Put your money where your pen is

    FURTHER to another outburst by AP Cox (Letters, January 20) on his opinion of how our city council is being run, he seems to be suggesting he could do better. If he is so sure (along with other regulars on your letters page) he could do a better

  • Independents are not the only solution

    COMMENTS have been made on the virtues of being an independent councillor on the city council; some of the comments insofar as they apply to the Conservative group are without foundation. Having been a member of three councils in my lifetime as

  • Litter louts spoiling our countryside

    WRITING as a long-standing refugee from London, I very much enjoy walking amid the tranquil and varied landscapes of North and East Yorkshire. However, I’ve recently noticed an increasing number of unsightly spent bullet cartridges tossed carelessly

  • Full of admiration for impressive NHS

    PARTLY to put into perspective some reports I have read, I wish to express my admiration for the treatment I received at the weekend at York Hospital. I had been feeling unwell for some time but was prompted into action when I noticed that my pulse

  • Don’t ignore your right to cast a vote

    THE various personal encomia from assorted individuals on your pages in the run-up to the election remind me of the proposal by the 20th century French philosopher Simone Weil – “The good deputy is not the man who tries to convince people to make him

  • Secret trade talks a threat to the UK

    IN HER letter of January 21, Green Party candidate Ginnie Shaw espoused the economic benefit of remaining in the EU while simultaneously raising concerns about its ongoing TTIP (Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership) negotiations with the US.

  • Good to see hospital is caring for Carr

    LOOKING at the picture of Bootham Park Hospital (Letters, January 22), reminded me that this building is an excellent example of the work of the eminent 18th century architect John Carr (known as Carr of York). As such it is an important part of

  • January 28

    100 years ago “Knowledge” wrote: “I got the enclosed (Chief Constable’s notice re lights-out) left at my place of business yesterday with a request to pay what attention I could to it and minimise the lights I was using in accordance with the leaflet

  • Café No 8 wins York Art Gallery contract

    A YORK bistro has been awarded the tender to partner with the city's Art Gallery as part of its £8 million redevelopment. Café No 8, in Gillygate, run by chef Chris Pragnell and Martin Gore, will be recreating the business they have managed for

  • 13,000 chickens die in shed fire

    ABOUT 13,000 chickens are believed to have died in a fire in a chicken shed in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said six fire crews went in the early hours of this morning to the blaze in a shed at Faceby, near Stokesley

  • Grand Central tops league for passenger satisfaction

    YORK train operator Grand Central Railway has topped a new league table for customer satisfaction - but other York-based train firms have fared less well. The watchdog Passenger Focus said 94 per cent of passengers were satisfied or very satisfied

  • Community stadium update briefing ‘disappointing’

    A PRIVATE briefing on the new Community Stadium for York as been branded disappointing by councillors who said it focused only on the row with York City Knights boss John Guildford, and ignored the financial situation. Both independent councillor

  • Demolition of former Burnholme Social Club begins

    BULLDOZERS have moved into the grounds of a former social club as demolition crews begin to tear it down. Crowds gathered outside the old Burnholme Social Club as workmen started dismantling the 135-year-old building, which will make way for 28

  • Dismay as move to safeguard pubs fails

    EFFORTS to protect pubs by ensuring companies have to apply for planning permission before converting them have been unsuccessful. A cross-party plan to amend the Infrastructure Bill and force supermarket giants to submit an application to the

  • East Yorkshire murder accused appears in court

    A 53-YEAR-OLD man murdered a guest-house landlady and locked her body in a bedroom before going on the run, a court has heard. John Heald stabbed Bei Carter in the chest and stamped on her face before leaving her in a room at the Morayland Hotel

  • Darts: 'The Gent' storms to Grand Final spot

    YORK’S Richie “The Gent” Corner beat Brandon Walsh 5-1 in the final of the second ranking event of the 2015 Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championship. Corner (21-16-17 and 20-dart legs) triumphed over Walsh, from Doncaster, having earlier defeated