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  • Boxer dog rescued from York river

    FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a dog from York's River Foss. The crew from York fire station used a ladder to pluck the boxer dog from the river off Ramsey Close early this evening, and it was safely re-united with its owner. A spokeswoman for North

  • Buses to replace trains

    TRAINS between York and the north-east will be delayed or replaced by buses on Saturday evenings this spring because of a £6 million upgrade of the East Coast Main Line. Network Rail says vital improvements to the route, involving the renewal of

  • Hundreds release balloons to mark Katie Rough's 8th birthday

    FAMILY and friends of Katie Rough marked what would have been the youngster’s eighth birthday with the release of 200 balloons into the skies above York. One week on since the Westfield Primary School pupil died after being found with serious

  • Bridge event delay

    THE celebrations to mark the re-opening of Tadcaster Bridge have been put back three weeks to Sunday February 19.The decision was made after North Yorkshire County Council revealed it may not hit its January 27 target for completing repairs to the flood

  • York cafe is one of the 'best breakfast places in the UK'

    A POPULAR cafe has been ranked among the best places to have breakfast in the UK. The Guardian named The Pig & Pastry, in Bishopthorpe Road, in its 50 best breakfast places. Food writers for the national newspaper said it is one of the

  • Bird watch workshops for children in York

    FREE wild bird workshops are being run for families in York, as part of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Pets at Home is running the workshops from Monday, January 23, to help youngsters learn about garden birds, and learn how to care for local

  • Rovers ready for second-half surge in Reserve A division

    YORK Minster Engineering League Reserve A leaders Dunnington suffered a 1-0 setback at Thorpe United as the two teams at the top of the division collided. Dunnington still hold an-eight point lead, while Thorpe have two games in hand, but both teams will

  • Iain makes it a Black day for Thorpe in Minster League battle

    WITH the top two sides in division one out of action, all eyes fell on the match between third-placed Thorpe United and fellow promotion chasers Hemingbrough United in the York Minster Engineering League. Following a ding-dong game, it was 'Brough

  • Hoppers show no mercy to hosts F1 in Minster League top flight

    WIGGINTON Grasshoppers remain three points clear of Huntington Rovers at the top of the York Minster Engineering League premier division after both sides recorded victories in games that managed to survive the icy conditions.Wigginton were grateful to

  • Hospital bus cancelled

    A SHUTTLE bus that ran between two hospitals on the Yorkshire coast has been cancelled because of lack of custom. A trial of the Bridlington to Scarborough Hospital shuttle bus will come to an end this month. East Riding of Yorkshire Council

  • Charity race appeal

    RUNNERS have the chance to meet four-legged ears as well as run in the Great North Run if they sign up with a charity. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is calling for volunteers to join its team in the September run. Team members will be given

  • OLD PHOTOS: On the march with St John Ambulance

    THE St John Ambulance has a fine history of lifesaving and teaching about First Aid. So we were delighted to come across this series of old photos from the 70s and 80s in our archive. One of our favourites is the annual regional cadet inspection

  • The day a bin lorry fell into a sinkhole in York city centre

    TALK about the earth opening up beneath you... In October 1989, a huge hole suddenly appeared beneath King’s Square after a sewer collapsed. A city council dustcart that was passing at the time overturned, much to the astonishment of passers-by

  • COMMENT: An ordinary, extraordinary life

    A LIFE can be quiet but still extraordinary. Just look at Nora Tattersfield. Nora, who died earlier this month aged 94, lived all her life in the same street off Fishergate. But what a life it was. Nora began work at Rowntree’s making fruit

  • COMMENT: Time to address the earnings gap in York

    YOUNG people on low wages struggling to get a foothold on the housing ladder in York have known for years that it isn’t easy. York as a city may be comparatively wealthy for the north of England. And unemployment here is much lower than in much of

  • York firm moves into adjacent unit

    AN ESTABLISHED York company has expanded into adjacent premises near the city centre.The long leasehold interest in 60 Layerthorpe has been sold off an asking price of £199,950 by John R Hornsby, chartered surveyors and commercial property agents who

  • Man arrested and bailed after stabbing in York city centre

    A MAN has been arrested and bailed after a stabbing in York city centre. North Yorkshire Police said an altercation involving two men took place outside and opposite the One Stop shop in Walmgate, on both sides of the road, between 6.30pm and 6.55pm

  • COMMENT: Signs of a good idea

    FOUR estate agents in York deserve praise for leading by example and removing letting boards from their properties. The businesses concerned – Adam Bennett, IG Properties, Access Properties York, and Sinclair Properties – were responding to an

  • ‘£212 billion opportunity’ with disabled market

    UK BUSINESS has a golden opportunity to access the £212 billion annual disability market through the Government’s Disability Confident scheme, according to equality champion Mike Adams.The chief executive of not-for-profit organisation Purple said the

  • Holgate Windmill announces first open days of 2017

    Holgate Windmill will open for the first time this year to visitors when it offers free visits to York residents on January 28 and 29 between 11am and 4pm. The working restored windmill, off Acomb Road, York, also sells flours made on the premises

  • On track for an early April Fools Day joke (letter)

    I READ the article “House price rise will cover rail fare increase” (The Press, January 9) and thought I had missed a few months of my life and we had instantly reached April Fools Day. The Press reported that Zoopla, a property website, stated

  • Where is the heart of York? (letter)

    WALMGATE, York’s city centre? This is so, according to a Guardian Weekly picture caption, beneath a headline: Tide of resentment engulfs York. Variations of what constitutes the city’s centre surely abound. My own treasured impression is

  • Lib Dem approach is proving very popular (letter)

    AFTER the recent Liberal Democrat by-election success in Richmond Park, some commentators dismissed this as being due to the fact that the constituency voted heavily for Remain in the referendum. They were quick to dismiss Liberal Democrat prospects

  • Was flu jab my miracle cold cure? (letter)

    WITH reference to Peter Rickaby’s letter (The Press, January 9), my experience with the flu jab, which I first received 17 years ago when it was first introduced, will not make him feel any better at all. Prior to receiving the jab I had a cold

  • It's time to stand up for the NHS (letter)

    IT was good to see Patrick Crowley, CEO of York Hospitals Trust, thank staff for their hard work during the current “Opal” crisis (The Press, January 12). I wonder how many red alerts the hospital has declared over the last few years? It hasn’t

  • Creative young York entrepreneur has designs on success

    A CHANGE of career focus has left a young illustrator from York with designs on business success in the coming year.Jessica Mahy has launched her own company, North Doodle Co, been mentored by the Prince’s Trust and won a competition for a global brand

  • Garden club cash boost bid

    A GROUP in York is bidding to bag a massive cash boost to kickstart their after-school gardening club for children.Greenfields – School and Community Garden, a school and community garden project, could receive a grant of £5,000, £2,000 or £1,000 from

  • Sponsorship boost for York 10k

    A SERIES of charity runs which attracts tens of thousands of runners has received a major boost. Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, which stages the York 10k, has announced that the Asda Foundation is to continue sponsoring its popular 10k runs for

  • York music pub plans big celebration weekend

    A popular York music pub will hold a birthday celebration this coming weekend. Chris Sherrington said that when he and his colleagues took over Fulford Arms in Fulford they tried to be a "bit of everything". But their success with providing

  • Drive-in cinema to return to York next month

    CLASSIC American films will be on the playlist when Moonlight Drive-In Cinema returns to York Designer Outlet during the February half term. There will be two showings a night for ten days for viewers sitting in their own cars with the soundtrack

  • York teenager to cycle 240 miles for cancer charity

    A GEOGRAPHY student is hoping breast cancer patients will benefit from her 240-mile foreign trip. Keen cyclist Flora Smith, 18, plans to cycle from London to Paris in July. The Bishopthorpe undergraduate currently doing a combined degree in

  • New breastfeeding support service set up in North Yorkshire

    NEW mothers across North Yorkshire can get help in how to breastfeed their babies, thanks to a new service. North Yorkshire County Council is starting a breastfeeding support service at its children centres and community benefits and health visitors

  • York teenager raped baby-sitter

    A RAPIST who forced himself on a 15-year-old girl is today in custody waiting to learn how long he will be behind bars for. A jury at York Crown Court heard that the girl was baby-sitting for a friend when the youth, who cannot be named because

  • 999 workers to take part in York panto this month

    PEFORMERS from the region’s emergency crews will take to the stage to perform a pantomime and raise money for good causes. The Blue Light Theatre Company will perform Oz-Mania at the Acomb Working Men’s Club from Wednesday, January 25 to Friday

  • Widow, 73, convicted of harassing her neighbours

    YORK magistrates have called for a report on a 73-year-old woman’s mental health after convicting her of harassing her next-door neighbours. The couple that live next to Dorothy Brenda Staton told the justices under oath how she stood behind the

  • Appeal bid to help brave young jockey

    A HEARTFELT fundraising campaign has been set up for a North Yorkshire jockey who is seriously ill. Laura Barry, former apprentice to Malton racehorse trainer Richard Fahey, is in Wellington Hospital in London after being diagnosed with a rare

  • Tributes paid to Fulford’s very own Nora Tattersfield

    WARM tributes have been paid to a York woman who lived for nine decades in one Fulford street, and was part of the war effort in both the city’s chocolate factories. Nora Tattersfield lived her whole life in Frances Street, and died earlier this

  • Thanks for the memories

    A MUSIC writer has thanked Press readers for their memories of a hit rock band’s appearances in York. Richard Houghton is writing ‘a people’s history’ of The Who, and asked for any information readers had of the gigs they played in the city in

  • Money saving bills advice sessions

    ENERGY advice events are to be held in Guildhall, Micklegate and Clifton wards to help people save money on their fuel bills. Citizens Advice York is putting on the events, funded by ward committees in the three areas, to give people targeted advice

  • Pensioner trapped after crash

    FIREFIGHTERS cut a trapped pensioner free from the wreckage of a vehicle after a crash in North Yorkshire last night. The 73-year-old man and two other occupants of the Vauxhall Astra were taken to hospital after the crash, which happened at 8pm

  • Nominate people for top awards

    NOMINATIONS are open for an awards scheme that recognises people and businesses who make a difference to life in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The council’s Chairman’s Awards are presented to individuals and businesses that have helped improve