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  • Curry-house owner in court over death of customer

    THE owner of an Indian restaurant has appeared in court accused of the manslaughter of a father who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to peanuts after eating a takeaway. Mohammed Zaman, owner of the Indian Garden, in Easingwold, North Yorkshire

  • Emergency services at the scene of Copmanthorpe crash

    A YOUNG child has been taken to York Hospital after a crash on the A64. Police, ambulances and firefighters were all called at around 4.30pm to the collision on the A64 near  Copmanthorpe and the A1237 junction. Three vehicles were involved

  • New Boyes store opens in Acomb

    A LONG-AWAITED new Boyes store has opened in Acomb today, creating more than 20 new jobs.  Boyes, whose head quarters are in Scarborough, opened its new shop  after purchasing three retail units in Front Street. Following the sale of the building

  • Uriah Heep, Fibbers, York, April 28

    THEY take their name from Charles Dickens's most unctuous character and are part of the fabled four alongside Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. They have made 23 studio albums, sold 40 million records since 1970 and were the first Western

  • Review: Michael Ball, York Barbican

    BRITAIN'S leading musical theatre star, Michael Ball, is touring the UK again. The Barbican performance hall was packed to capacity with eager fans, and Ball’s entrance was met with an ecstatic standing ovation as he launched into Avicci’s Wake

  • Steve Harris, The Duchess, York, April 25

    HYENA Lounge Comedy Club favourite Steve Harris headlines tomorrow’s Saturday Night Lounge line-up at The Duchess, York, where doors open at 7pm for the 8pm start. “Steve is a past winner of the prestigious City Life Comedian Of The Year in Manchester

  • Harrogate flower shows marks VE Day anniversary

    UP to 60,000 people are expected to attend the Harrogate Spring Flower Show as it marks the imminent 70th anniversary of VE Day. The event, which runs at the Great Yorkshire Showground until Sunday and features about 1,000 exhibitors, includes

  • Hyena Lounge Comedy Club gig rescheduled

    DOC BROWN has been forced to postpone his Hyena Lounge Comedy Club gig at The Duchess, in York, tonight. He is busy with Ricky Gervais instead, tied up with filming commitments in his co-starring role in the Reading comic’s new film. Hyena Lounge

  • Bishop of Selby’s leadership talk

    THE Bishop of Selby and representatives of a York school have urged head teachers from across North Yorkshire to help pupils make an impact on their local community. Dr John Thomson and Carr Junior School had starring roles at a Young Leaders Award

  • Audi TT Roadster

    THE days are getting warmer and longer, the sun has got his hat on – in between the April showers – and the new Audi TT Roadster is on the prowl. Lighter in its aluminium and steel composite bodyshell, more powerful and packed with extra features

  • Cost-cutting must not harm the police

    IT IS always worrying to read about a big rise in reported crime, especially when the crime in question is sexual in nature. There are probably very good – and even encouraging – reasons for the 45 per cent increase in reported sex crime in North

  • Minster marvel

    YORK Minster’s medieval stained glass is a marvel – all the more so when seen up close. Throughout most of history, ordinary people have only been able to peer up at the glass high above them. Since October 2012, however, 1.4 million visitors have

  • Where were the flags for our Queen?

    I WAS disappointed to notice on Tuesday that none of the main buildings and churches in the city were flying flags to mark the Queen’s 89th birthday. Even York Minster wasn’t flying a flag, which did surprise me. I think at one time all the churches

  • No PM is elected by the voters

    TOM SCAIFE – “It shows our political system is just bust” (Letters, April 22) – says that Gordon Brown was never elected as PM. But no prime minister is elected by the electorate. The electorate elect members of Parliament to represent them in Parliament

  • Our country cannot accept more people

    HELPING refugees in Libya would stop people getting boats and coming from Libya and other places in troubled lands. We are told it is our responsibility to help these people who are taking the risk in overcrowded boats. Why should we help these

  • Helpline for parents of diabetic children

    I WOULD like to make readers aware of a new helpline for parents of children with Type 1 diabetes. The Care in School Helpline supports parents in making sure that their child is receiving the diabetes care they are entitled to at school. It

  • Tributes paid to Brownie leader Val Rogers

    TRIBUTES have being paid to Val Rogers, a Brownie leader and commissioner for the Ouse and Derwent District, who died in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Mrs Rogers, 65, had been commissioner for three years and was Guide leader with the

  • Fathers should be included in equation

    OH DEAR, yet again Heather Causnett (Letters, April 22) lays all the blame for poor parenting on the mothers, no mention of the role fathers can and usually do play. It is insulting to imply that their presence or absence makes no difference.

  • Village scarecrows surf the web...

    CLIFFE Pre-school Playgroup held its annual scarecrow festival when 18 scarecrows were dotted around the village. The theme for the event was animals, ranging from giant spiders to mice. More than £900 was raised for playgroup funds.

  • Stop moaning about the Tour event

    IS it just me? Or are there others who are sick and tired of numerous people complaining about the Tour de France and now complaining about the Tour de Yorkshire coming through the beautiful city of York, and temporary jamming some streets. What

  • Irony over the river crossing left open

    ON Saturday May 2 during the Tour de Yorkshire the only city centre river crossing open to traffic is Lendal bridge. How ironic. Peter Newton, Montague Street, York.

  • Questions from a journey back in time

    ONE or two enquiries for the older residents of York, of which I am one. Can anyone remember what night a train in green lights was seen on Scarborough Bridge, VE or VJ night? Was the book One Red Shoe ever published and was anyone ever convicted

  • Good TV has power to move

    TELEVISION, for better or worse, is a near-constant in our lives, with flickering boxes in at least one room of most houses, waiting rooms and offices around the country. They churn away, hour after hour, day after day, trying anything to keep

  • Artists open their studios to public

    YORK artists will be opening their doors for the second weekend of the 2015 York Open Studios from tomorrow. More than 90 painters, printmakers, sculptors, jewellers, photographers and furniture-makers are taking part in this free event, buoyed

  • Car memorabilia to go under the hammer

    A COLLECTION of car memorabilia which belonged to a well-known dealer will go on sale next month. Frank Buck was 75 when he died in York Hospital in December, and was well-known throughout the travelling community in York, with hundreds of people

  • April 24

    100 years ago The fighting, which seemed to have begun just a week before when the British captured Hill 60 to the South-east of Ypres, had developed with dramatic suddenness into a greater battle on a front which at present extended from Dicksmuide

  • York gets blue and yellow fever before Tour de Yorkshire

    DOZENS of bikes painted blue and yellow have appeared across York as the city prepares to welcome the Tour de Yorkshire. City of York Council has placed about 35 bikes at its West Offices HQ, in Foss Islands Road, Paragon Street, The Mount, Layerthorpe

  • TdY BLOG: Shaping up for Yorkshire hills

    Megi Rychlikova takes to the gym as she prepares to ride the Tour de Yorkshire cycletta for women. My legs are feeling a bit sore as I write this. They’re not complaining after a long ride, they’re complaining about the work-out with weights they

  • Veterans make St George’s Day visit to York's Mansion House

    NORMANDY veterans were invited to York’s historic Mansion House as part of the city’s St George’s Day celebrations. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Ian Gillies, welcomed veterans to an annual luncheon event organised by the York Branch of the Normandy Veterans

  • York-born soldier receives Afghanistan medal honour

    A HEROIC York-born soldier has been decorated with a prestigious medal. Major Matt Teeling had the Nato Meritorious Service Medal pinned to his chest in recognition of his work in war-torn Afghanistan. The Royal Engineers officer, a former

  • Verse For Fun, Heslington Church, York, April 25

    YORK poets Susan F R Roome, alias Vesuvia, and Sue Whitaker will take part in a Verse For Fun afternoon at Heslington Church, York, tomorrow at 2.30pm. Admission is £5, including refreshments of tea, home-made cakes and cream scones, and all proceeds

  • Plans for new Lidl, KFC and pub prove divisive

    RESIDENTS have objected to plans for a new retail park in Selby. Plans have been submitted to Selby District Council to build a new Lidl supermarket, a drive-in KFC and a Marston's pub, along with car parking for all three locations vehicles, on

  • Bill Bailey to play York Barbican

    COMEDIAN Bill Bailey will appear at York Barbican on May 9 and 10 next year as part of his newly extended Limboland tour. The Bath comic, musician, television show panellist and presenter is extending his itinerary by 39 dates, taking in 20 more

  • Meet the parliamentary candidates for York Outer

    In the second of two ‘meet the candidate’ spreads, we invited the five parliamentary candidates standing for York Outer to introduce themselves. Paul Abbott -UKIP As a long term resident of York and small business owner I live in the real

  • Anger as work starts at Germany Beck

    DEVELOPERS have started building an access road into York’s biggest housing development, to the anger of residents who received no prior warning, says a councillor. Persimmon Homes is finally progressing with its much delayed scheme to build 655

  • Food entrepreneurs take stake in farm machinery business Sumo

    TWO entrepreneurs behind a coffee company and crisps business have ventured beyond the food and drink industry after taking a majority stake in a farming equipment manufacturer near York. Simon Herring and James Sweeting have bought into the board

  • Hannah to take on Great North Run in memory of grandad

    UNIVERSITY student Hannah Crosbie is starting a fundraising drive to thank Marie Curie nurses for the support they gave to her grandfather. Hannah, 20, who is studying business management at the University of York, will attempt to complete September's

  • Costcutter reaches milestone in ‘strong position’

    YORK-based supermarket group Costcutter has reported the expansion of its store portfolio beyond the 2,600 mark after starting the year with the addition of more than 40 stores. Following what the Dunnington-headquartered group has described as

  • Rural crime network launched

    VICTIMS of rural crime and anyone interested in helping to tackle it have been urged to take part in a new scheme. The National Rural Crime Network has started a new online resource to help crack down on rural crime, and needs to hear from anyone

  • Potash mine plans move forward

    PLANS for the £1.5 billion York Potash project which seeks to create more than 1,000 jobs at a mine in the North York Moors have taken steps forward this week. Yesterday, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council unanimously voted to grant permission

  • North Yorkshire sex offences increase by 45 per cent

    SEXUAL offences in North Yorkshire have risen by 45 per cent in a year, the latest crime figures have shown. The latest report from The Office of National Statistics shows 34,499 crimes were reported in North Yorkshire in 2014, showing an increase

  • York chippy named as one of the Top 50 in the country

    A FISH and chip shop in York is celebrating after it was named one of the 50 best in the country for the second year. Blue Fin in Tadcaster Road is among the top-rated fish and chip shops nationally according to this year's poll by Fry Magazine

  • Decision on Coppergate fines is delayed again

    MOTORISTS who were caught on camera driving along York's Coppergate will have to wait another day to discover whether they may get their fines refunded. The national Traffic Penalty Tribunal yesterday failed to deliver its long-awaited verdict

  • Benenden hopes to retain "Most Trusted" title

    YORK mutual healthcare provider Benenden is looking to retain its title in an awards scheme celebrating the UK’s most-trusted financial services providers. After four wins in a row since 2011, Holgate-based Benenden has once again been shortlisted

  • Elections 2015: Candidates outline their immigration policy

    MP CANDIDATES were challenged on immigration policy at a debate hosted by York College yesterday. More than 150 students packed into a college room to hear from the seven parliamentary candidates for York Central, and grilled them on education

  • Cannabis seized by police on A64

    NORTH Yorkshire Police seized these containers filled with cannabis from a car on the A64 near Tadcaster. The silver Vauxhall Vectra was stopped by officers from the force’s Road Crime Team on Thursday, April 16, and this picture was shared on

  • Opposition focus: Newport gather forces from sick parade

    DEPLETED Newport County will arrive at York City without seven players as they try to keep their Sky Bet League Two promotion dream alive. The Welsh club terminated the contract of striker Chris Zebroski last week after he was jailed for four years

  • Tadcaster Albion alert to déja vu dread at Cleethorpes

    MEMORIES of their only heavy defeat of the season is motivating Tadcaster Albion to ensure they don’t suffer the same fate against Cleethorpes Town in the Northern Counties East League premier division tomorrow. The Brewers were hammered 3-0 -

  • Wigginton Grasshoppers go goal-crazy to grab double gold

    WIGGINTON Grasshoppers trounced Marcia Grey 6-0 to add a first York Sunday Morning League Cup triumph to their division one championship success. Wigginton got off to a shaky start as the newly-promoted Acomb side dominated the first ten minutes

  • Mason lines up to boost Sessay premier push

    SESSAY are among the favourites for the division one crown in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. The premier division campaign started last weekend, but the lower divisions get under way tomorrow with four places in the top

  • Racing tips: Custom eyes top prize at Sandown

    NORTH Yorkshire trainer David O’Meara, who re-introduces Custom Cut , one of his stable stars from last season at Sandown today, will also be keeping a close eye on the action from Doncaster where he has outstanding chances with recent winners Birdman