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  • Review: John Cooper Clarke, Fibbers, York

    FIBBERS was packed for John Cooper Clarke, and it was no surprise to learn that his fanbase has grown since his poetry debuted during the 1970s punk rock movement. Having released albums in the 1970s and ’80s, his work has permeated several mediums

  • History in pictures: Carriageworks and theatre productions

    A FEW more photos from our archives to begin Yesterday Once More with this week. The first two relate to the carriageworks - long a source of employment for so many York people. One, taken in January 1972, shows railway employees busy restoring

  • Memories of Carr Lane Junior School in the 1950s

    Reader Robin Audaer (it is pronounced O'Dair) brought in some photographs from his final year at Carr Lane Junior School almost 60 years ago. The year was 1956. Robin was a member of the school rugby team (his father, Cyril, played rugby league

  • Tinas - a savoury taste of South America

    Thushi Perera from El Piano, explains how to make the delicious savoury fritters served up at the restaurant. The root veggies are almost on their way out. Most of us are looking forward to Spring. But all the tender greens and soft fruits are

  • Body, Mind & Soul: Is butter back on the menu?

    The results of a study released last week into guidelines for fat consumption were music to the ears of many. Headlines announced “Fat guidelines lacked any solid scientific evidence” and “Butter ISN’T bad for you after all!” But after decades

  • York Minster evacuated in fire alert

    TOURISTS and staff were evacuated from York Minster this afternoon. Firefighters attended the scene at 12.55 when the fire alarm sounded in the historic cathedral. However, crews reported it was a false alarm and there was no damage to the

  • Who are you trying to kid?

    AS EXCUSES go for leaving the workplace, it has to be one of the best. Canadian MP Pat Martin left a crucial vote in a hurry - because of his tight underpants…. He told the bewildered speaker in the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa that he had

  • Review: Richard and Adam, York Barbican

    Welsh duo Richard and Adam Johnson returned to York on their second UK tour, bringing familiar songs and classic film hits. The brothers, who first came to prominence on Britain’s Got Talent, went on to release a top selling debut album, The Impossible

  • Jenny, 15, thanks doctors who saved her life

    A TEENAGER who was diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of childhood cancer as a three-year-old has spoken of her gratitude to the medical team who saved her life. Jenny Pickering, from Haxby, was diagnosed with advanced neuroblastoma

  • Invention opens whole new world

    YORK inventor and entrepreneur James Talbot's new headphones were initially designed for safety reasons. He'd noticed that cyclists or runners listening to music on their headphones were deaf to other sounds around them. So he designed headphones

  • Wrong way to tell us

    GOOD news for householders: your water is about to get cheaper. Yorkshire Water will be cutting bills by an average of three per cent in the next financial year. So far so good. What the water company didn’t say in letters sent out to customers

  • Putting pressure on care services

    OUR overstretched, limited ambulance and care services are under increasing pressure from many older people who have been medically cleared and want to be at home. They are in hospital beds for much longer because, only those in private care schemes

  • Barbican pool decision was no stroke of genius

    I AM flabbergasted, not that Rod Hills, as council leader is to be commemorated (The Press, February 16), as human beings have notoriously short memories and the law of averages means he doubtless did some good, but at the chosen location, the Barbican

  • Cast your mind back for the full picture

    ROD HILLS brought nothing but a bad name to our city. Those with long memories still remember what happened in this man’s life. It is a disgrace to honour such a man with a memorial. D Wardell, Malton Road, York.

  • Lots to learn about student housing

    AS expected, planning permission has been granted for the development of the St Joseph’s Convent site, probably because the council doesn’t have grounds for refusal. However, it will be interesting to see whether all the student blocks in Lawrence

  • Money wasted for congestion group

    IS IT only me or does anyone else think it is a waste of money having a commission on congestion in York? With regards to the ring-road congestion, particularly around the A59 junction, since the new layout of the road was completed, traffic is

  • Rules ignored on smoking at hospital

    WHY have a no-smoking policy at York Hospital that doesn’t appear to work or unable to be policed? As you come out of the main entrance, there are seats for people waiting for pick-ups or patients wanting a bit of fresh air, all with large no-smoking

  • Our city on the up with good trading

    WHAT an excellent enclosure with The Press on February 17. I refer to the York Report which heralded a very bright future for the city and the business community. Taken together with the positive comments from traders in Stonegate in the same edition

  • York hunt for man wanted in Latvia

    YORK police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man. Viktors Sokolovskis, 42, is wanted in Latvia on suspicion of theft offences. A European Arrest Warrant has been issued for Sokolovskis, and he was arrested at York Magistrates

  • Madly in love with the classic floral gift

    I WAS amused by Ken Holmes’ letter of February 19 saying that men who sent Valentine’s roses to a loved one were either short of a shilling, madly in love or overburdened by cash. My husband of 43 years is none of those things, but for as long

  • Chocolate-building idea could entertain

    THE York Report supplement of February 17 contained an item on the Terry’s Chocolate factory which referred to the developers’ public consultation about the future of the site last November. The article included the information that the developers

  • Local link not always most important thing

    I REFER to the letter from Nick Love’s letter of February 18 about Rachel Maskell, York Central’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for Labour and the question of living locally. Local Labour Party members chose the person they believe

  • The taxing issue of council charging us

    AT LONG last – a genuine chance for York council to make itself popular. Ever since the council tax was introduced, year upon year the council has increased the rate by nearly the maximum allowed. One of the main excuses has always been fuel

  • Internet move links up community sites

    FOLLOWING your article of February 18 about all community centres and social halls in the city having WiFi installed, through City of York Council securing funding from central government to increase WiFi provision across the city, I just wanted to

  • Very well done for the fighting effort

    ALAN Smith, chair of Fulford parish council, concedes defeat in the battle to stop the Germany Beck development (Letters, February 10). While it is sad to contemplate how Fulford will be destroyed by this vast housing development, I wish to congratulate

  • February 23

    100 years ago Some remarkable delusions entertained by the insane regarding the war had been alluded to at the annual meeting of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum for the Insane. The medical superintendent reported that the commonest war delusion

  • River rescue boat unveiled at York fun day

    VOLUNTEERS for the York Rescue Boat charity raised more than £400 at an event this weekend. The group is marking its first year as a registered charity, and held a fun day in Tower Gardens, next to the River Ouse, on Saturday. Hundreds of members

  • New poster campaign launched to tackle dog fouling in Foxwood

    A NEW dog fouling campaign has been launched in York's Foxwood aimed at dog walkers who don’t scoop the poop. Foxwood Residents Association has joined forces with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy in a bid to reduce dog fouling in problem

  • Steampunk 'invasion' at National Railway Museum

    HUNDREDS of stylish steampunk enthusiasts visited York this weekend. Members of the White Rose Yorkshire Steampunks descended on the National Railway Museum on Saturday, as part of their annual 'invasion'. Recent years have seen more than 100

  • Bikes, watches and BMW taken by Harrogate burglars

    BURGLARS stole a BMW and thousands of pounds worth of bikes, clothes and electricals from a home in Harrogate last week. Police are appealing for information after the thefts from a house on Knaresborough Road, near the junction of Kingsley Road

  • Appeal for York attack victim close to £3,000

    A FUND to raise cash for York attack victim Adam Blythe has so far raised £2,893. As previously reported in The Press, the 35-year-old suffered multiple injuries to 28 different parts of his body in a sustained attack which involved weapons including

  • East Yorkshire a living wage blackspot area

    EAST Yorkshire is one of the worst places in the region for low-paid jobs, new figures reveal. The TUC has released data which shows how in the East Yorkshire parliamentary constituency as many as 42 per cent of workers, and more than half of all

  • Northampton Town 3, York City 0: Minstermen handed a shoeing

    EX-COBBLER Russ Wilcox saw his York City side receive a proper shoeing during an unhappy return to Northampton Town. A home victory looked nailed on as soon as Brendon Moloney added an early second-half strike to Chris Hackett’s fourth-minute

  • Rugby union: Win bonus lifts York RUFC at Heath

    A BONUS-POINT victory at Heath helped York RUFC to strengthen their grip on third place in Yorkshire One. The Clifton Parkers scored four tries in winning 27-13 at Heath, while chasing Yarnbury were humbled 22-0 at Bridlington. York appeared

  • Rugby union: Sweet 16 keeps Malton & Norton on course

    PROMOTION-CHASING Malton & Norton RUFC survived a scare against Scarborough to record their 16th successive Yorkshire One win. Malt replaced departed South African duo Zweli Sodladla and Vus Dyantjies with scrum-half Paul Angus and debutant