WES Fletcher’s hamstring injury at AFC Wimbledon could have been caused by traffic problems en route to York City’s 2-1 defeat at Kingsmeadow, according to manager Russ Wilcox. The visitors’ team coach only arrived at 2.15pm for the Sky Bet League
TWO motorcyclists have been taken to hospital after colliding in North Yorkshire today. The men, both reporteldy in their 30s, crashed on Moor Road, Fylingdales, at around 2.30pm. One has suffered a back injury and the other a pelvis injury
A DRUNK woman crashed her BMW on a petrol station forecourt while driving at more than four times the legal drink-drive limit. Tina Knowles, 43, gave a breath-test reading of 152 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.
GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a moorland walk at Glaisdale, where he bumps into an old friend, an actor turned farmer. GLAISDALE’S Hall Lane had farm machinery embedded in the verges and agricultural plastic snagged on the wires. Then came the clean
MAXINE GORDON boards London’s first super yacht hotel for a spot of luxury pampering on the water. LYING in the quiet treatment room with therapist Joanna massaging warm oils into my throbbing neck and shoulders, the stresses of city life melt
YORK City suffered a long delay en route to their Sky Bet League Two clash with AFC Wimbledon and then endured more late misery after their eventual arrival at Kingsmeadow. Traffic problems saw City take one-and-a-quarter hours to travel the eight
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a large blaze at a farm on Saturday. Three crews were sent to a barn in the Woodlands area of Scarborough after the fire broke out at 12.45. Two crews from Scarborough and a crew from Filey were tasked with surrounding
GINA PARKINSON welcomes the arrival of a busier part of the year for the garden, and admire the tightly furled rhubarb. GARDENING jobs increase this month as plants gush into growth and the weather warms. I have been in a flurry of planting new
IT’S nearly a year since I visited Dugges brewery, in Gothenburg, with the team from Siren and Omnipollo, to brew Gracchus and now we finally have their flagship beer on our shelves. Founded in 2005, Dugges set out to brew a wide range of high-quality
Guest columnist GAVIN FROST presents a special report about Belgian beer, especially those brewed using wild yeasts. BEER is booming. The elaborate world of real ale and craft beer just keeps on expanding. But I think we’re forgetting someone,
THIS isn’t a precise recipe because it all depends on the variables: size of jar, how much you want to make and so on. But the results rise above the simple ingredients and add an intense savoury kick to all sorts of food. You can either use the
WE are now officially in spring but only if you subscribe to the meteorological definition, otherwise you will have to wait until March 20 this year. Nonetheless, I thought it was about time to recommend a few good white wines instead of those big
A CROSS-CODE rugby double has eluded in-form Tadcaster Grammar School pupils. The school’s Year 7 rugby union team have reached the the final of the Yorkshire Cup against Kings School, Pontefract, after a 10-5 semi-final win against Harrogate’s
Silver lining as Hadaway jumps to it CITY of York Athletic Club’s Lucy Hadaway won silver in the long jump at the England Athletics Age Group National Indoor Championships in Sheffield. Hadaway jumped an impressive 5.90 metres to finish second,
MAXINE GORDON meets the York inventor who is full of Infuse-iasm for the coffee and tea break. LIKE many of the best inventions, Andrew Gray’s eureka moment for his new drinks device came from a mishap. “I broke a small cafetiere and found
Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee will be launching this year’s York Literature Festival on March 19. She spoke to STEPHEN LEWIS. DON’T try telling Polly Toynbee that average incomes have reached what they were before the financial crash. Average
YORK City’s community team is proof that, sometimes, charity really does begin at home. It has worked with children from schools across North Yorkshire, and has also helped transform the lives of homeless residents at York’s Arc Light hostel. The
STALLHOLDERS at York’s traditional Newgate market – recently refurbished as the Shambles Market – have long complained that the continental and farmers’ markets which occasionally come to Parliament Street have an unfair advantage. Not any longer
THE recent report from the Civic Trust, admirably summarised by Stephen Lewis on March 2, requires immediate attention by the city council and the business community. Decluttering the city centre is long overdue and should form part of Reinvigorate
THE failure of City of York Council to deliver the new care homes this city needs is a real let-down to older residents and their families who need support. The way this project was handled raises serious questions. It seems that council officers
HF Perry should read my letters properly before attacking me (Letters, March 5). The suggestion that I disregard health and safety is erroneous and scurrilous. I stated that offenders helping to remove rubbish from A64 verges would be under “proper
IN RESPONSE to the letter of February 19 from Hugo Graham on 20mph speed limits and other important local issues, it was curious that Mr Graham declined to publicly promote his Conservative candidacy in Fishergate ward within the same letter. It
IT WAS disappointing that the Liberal Democrat plan to put an extra £3 million into frontline services was defeated at last Thursday’s Budget Council (The Press, February 27). The Labour-Green budget passed makes various cuts to services. Some
THE letter writer who wants more wind turbines appals me. What is the point in wanting more littering the lovely countryside when they regularly have to be switched off as they are producing too much power with the landlord or tenant being paid to
MANY Fishergate residents will be as surprised as I was when their local Green councillors voted through a Labour budget which included swingeing cuts to public services in the city. The only concession they seem to have gained is the promise of
PHIL Shepherdson offered his solution (Letters, March 3) to York’s traffic woes. This unwisely seems to try and manage whatever level of demand for car access exists. No mention of restraint. I urge all local politicians to follow York’s local
WE ARE avid watchers of Emmerdale, but the past few weeks we have been shocked about the storylines. My husband is 67 and I am 63. We are not prudes but putting such sexual content and now a so-called rape on at such a time is beyond belief. These
100 years ago When the fighting in Flanders was at its height, a lieutenant observer, with a sergeant as pilot, was ordered to locate a German concealed battery. The pilot related: “When we arrived above the German lines we were greeted by
YORK’S roads are in good condition compared with those in many other parts of the region, according to new figures from the Department for Transport (DfT.) An annual DfT report collates statistics from all local highway authorities to show the
A FORMER University of York student has been given a three-year suspended jail sentence after admitting housing benefit fraud. Mahomed Khatri, 24, of East Park Road, Leicester, claimed the benefit while a student at the university for four years
THREE Parliamentary hopefuls bidding for York Outer constituency went head-to-head in a battle to win the votes of students this week. Conservative MP Julian Sturdy debated with Labour rival and City of York councillor Joe Riches, and Liberal Democrat
CONDUCTOR Charles Hazlewood was the keynote speaker at the Music4U national conference in York, exploring music and deafness. The conference was held at the National Centre for Early Music in Walmgate, York. Mr Hazlewood was founder of the
LANDLORDS and housing workers will gather in York next week to talk about how to tackle tenancy fraud. The city is to host Yorkshire’s first tenancy fraud conference on Tuesday, March 10 with 32 social landlords. The conference will consider
PIANIST Ian Pace will give the first concert of the 2015 York Late Music series tonight at St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York. His 7.30pm programme will include James Dillon’s The Book of Elements (Volume One); Judith Weir’s The King Of France
THE descendants of a Victorian chemist wanted a replica version of their family’s shop in York Castle Museum to be a true reflection of the past. So much so, they have commissioned one of the last Victorian-style glass artists in the country to
CONTINENTAL and farmers’ markets are to be moved from York’s Parliament Street to the refurbished Shambles Market, council chiefs have confirmed. The market will be the sole city- centre location for all themed markets, with the exception of the
A DIABETIC man has been hit with an expensive bill for his medication, despite being entitled to get it for free. Type 1 Diabetes sufferer Ian Gilbertson, 55, is allowed to pick up the insulin he needs to fight the disease for free as long as he
A CONSULTATION over bus services in York which could see some routes cut or reduced has attracted more than 1,500 responses. Services which cater for the North, South and West of York are under consultation with a view to reducing or altering services
TOP female scientists will be hosting a day of hands-on demonstrations and amazing gadgets at the Yorkshire Museum in York tomorrow to celebrate International Women’s Day. The York branch of ScienceGrrl are hoping to share their passion for all
A MILLIONAIRE Conservative party chief has become embroiled in a public row over footpaths around a centuries-old mansion he bought in a Ryedale village. When Alan Lewis bought Sheriff Hutton Hall about five years ago, he stepped into a long-running
YORK’S Labour MP has weighed in on the row over long-term housing plans for the city, saying local leaders need to “stop shilly shallying” and come to an agreement. The Local Plan, which outlines housing and business development for the city for
RESIDENTS living near York’s Hungate development claim the work is causing unacceptable disruption to their lives. Dr Diane Lister and Chris Pickering, who both live in Rowntree Wharf, which overlooks phase two of the redevelopment project, say
VOLUNTEERS from St John Ambulance will take part in the first aid charity’s training weekend to refresh their life-saving skills. The two-day training in accessing and treating casualties in large crowds, from pop concerts to marathons, will start
HE might be more used to negotiations with world leaders, but yesterday the US Ambassador was grilled by smart young minds from York. Ambassador Matthew Barzun was at Fulford School yesterday morning talking to students about US politics, and his
A FILM about educating girls in underdeveloped countries is being screened in York to celebrate International Women’s Day. The film, Girl Rising, from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E Robbins, tells the story of human spirit and the power
A YORK MP is putting his name to a Commons move for devolution in Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Bayley, York Central MP, said more powers should be devolved to local councils and combined authorities – with the need more evident than ever with more devolution
THE annual St Leonard’s Hospice Fashion Show is being planned at the Gateway Centre in Acomb, York. The show will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, April 15, when there will be the chance to pick up bargains and to win a Cath Kidston handbag and purse
A REFURBISHED energy centre that will help York Hospital reduce its carbon footprint and save millions of pounds has been officially opened. Vital Energi, the project supplier, has handed the centre to the York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
A FORMER North Yorkshire Police inspector who admitted stalking his ex-partner has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Garry Ridler, 51, served with the force for 24 years before retiring in February last year, but was today sentenced for
COLOURFUL characters from the world of literature were brought to life by pupils across York, North and East Yorkshire. Children from Poppleton Road Primary School dress up as their favourite characters Primary schools rounded off a fortnight
ST LEONARD’S HOSPICE’S first chairman, whose devotion to the organisation helped him raise millions of pounds to keep the charity afloat, has died. Trevor Copley assisted in the formation of St Leonard’s Hospice in 1978 and later became instrumental
POPPLETON Tigers and Tadcaster Magnets Blues will contest the final of the York FA Under-13s Junior Minor Cup. The Tigers were 4-0 winners at Elmpark and Magnets beat Tockwith 8-0 in the Pavers Shoes-sponsored competition. Elmpark had the better
YORK Schoolboys Under-13s exited the West Yorkshire Cup after an agonising 4-2 extra time defeat at home to Harrogate in the quarter-finals. The Minster city boys looked poised for a semi-final spot as they led 2-1 in the latter stages of normal
A DEVASTATING fire has left a York couple homeless after the flames destroyed their house. The detached property in Pike Hills Mount, Copmanthorpe, was left with a gaping hole in its roof, one side of the house severely damaged, windows burned
THORPE United booked a place in the final of the York FA Under-11s Junior Cup with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Copmanthorpe. The sides drew 3-3 after normal time and hat-trick hero Ben Hudson netted the winning penalty as visitors
ZAK MOORCROFT starred with two medals as Team Jorvik swimming club enjoyed their best ever Yorkshire Championships. Moorcroft claimed a silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke and a bronze in the 100m backstroke - the first county championship
YORK City Knights have signed Salford prop Luke Menzies on loan to replace Austin Bell - but he will not be involved in tomorrow’s Challenge Cup third round tie against South Wales Scorpions at Mountain Ash (2pm). Bell, who played 27 times for
MALCOLM JEFFERSON will fly the flag for Ryedale on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday - and the Norton trainer's horses couldn't have picked a better time to hit top form. Having endured a frustrating season, admitting his string
RIGHT, how about we kick off this year’s Knights diary pages with a piece of jolly news in among all the strife about the ground situation? It’s nearly Hall of Fame dinner time, and again it promises to be a cracker. What’s more, guest speaker
A FINE back nine of 32 saw Easingwold pair Dave Tompkins and Paul Robson win the York Union of Golf Clubs’ Cross Trophy event at Aldwark Manor GC. Wintry conditions meant the ten under par figures that normally dominate these events were never
WITH their team having only won two games at Bootham Crescent all season, it might come as no surprise to the club’s fans that charity really does begin at home at York City. While points might have been hard to come by on the pitch this season
RENOWNED racing broadcaster and journalist Alastair Down will officially open the Middleham Stables Open Day on Good Friday. Down, the face of Channel 4 Racing for many years, will launch the day at 9.15am on April 3. The popular event, celebrating
SPIT’S official then - projecting goz from your gob is the most heinous crime in football. Well, that’s what any observer from anywhere other than planet football might well believe to be the case given the tsunami of verdicts on “Gob on the Tyne
York Schoolboys Under-11s went down 2-0 at Hull in the semi-finals of the Green Un Cup. York should have taken the lead when Harry Tinker fired in an early cross, but Joe Stamp was unable to get on the end of the pass. Hull were playing on
WILBERFOSS Under-15s bowed out of the City of York Girls’ Football League Cup after a penalty shootout defeat by Ripon. The sides were level at 1-1 after normal time and visitors Ripon went through to the semi-finals after winning 4-2 on spot-kicks
SELBY RUFC will stage an Easter rugby union camp at their Sandhill Lane base on Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1. The sessions, from 10am to 3.30pm, are aimed at youngsters from under-nines to U14s, at a cost of £35 per child for two days
SECOND-PLACED York RI ‘A’ had Filip Wojtkowiak and Jon Chabry to thank for an emphatic 8-2 victory over Coneysthorpe ‘B’ in division one of the SLT FM Solutions Ltd York and District Table Tennis League. A treble from Jon Wooldridge was decisive
IT’S not too often that North Yorkshire trainers head to Sandown with a host of chances of getting on the scoresheet, but this afternoon promises to be the exception to the rule. John Quinn, Brian Ellison and Tim and Mick Easterby all boast winning
SHERBURN referee Lucy Haskell is dreaming of going all the way to the top. The 15-year-old Sherburn High School pupil is a goalkeeper with Brayton Belles on Saturday mornings, and then she referees in the Selby Junior Football League on Sundays
