FURIOUS campaigners stormed out of a council meeting after plans to demolish a York pub and build a care home in its place were approved. Regulars at the Carlton Tavern in Acomb appealed to City of York Council to refuse the recommendation, claiming
SEARCHES are continuing for Richard Taylor, who has been missing from South Milford since Thursday.Mr Taylor, 30, is known to have visited the Betfred shop and Morrisons store in Knottingley on the afternoon of Thursday, October 12, then driven his gold
UPDATE: 7.55pm: North Yorkshire Police confirmed Mr Richardson has been located, and is safe and well. A spokesman thanked the public for their help. ------------------------------------------------------------ POLICE are concerned for
ASHLEY HUGILL'S run in the Dafabet English Open was halted in the second round as he lost 4-2 to Robert Milkins.York-born Hugill was looking to build on his 4-2 victory over former World Championship finalist Nigel Bond in Monday's first round
A SHOCKED son has told how he switched on a live video feed from the home of his elderly father – to be confronted by what appeared to be an intruder inside his dad’s house. David Rhodes installed four CCTV cameras at his father John’s home in
ACOMB Men I defeated a battling Airedale II side 2-1 to extend their unbeaten run in Yorkshire League division two.The visitors looked the more threatening in the early exchanges, with the Tangerines struggling to put together a spell of possession, but
JAMES FORD claims York City Knights have played only a "small part" in Kieran Moran's rise into Rugby League World Cup ranks - but is proud the club will have some representation at the forthcoming extravaganza.Moran, who played 18 times
A GUIDE has been created to help people find out about family members who served in the First World War.We Will Remember them has been released in the run up to Remembrance Day, and provides tips on how to find out what your ancestors did in the war along
ELECTRICITY engineers from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have gone to Ireland to help restore power after Storm Ophelia Ophelia hit the power network.Electricity distributor Northern Powergrid has sent a team of 16 linesmen and engineers under NEWSAC - the
A SENIOR police officer in York has urged residents to be on the look out for signs of cyber bullying. Superintendent Adam Thomson, neighbourhood policing commander for York and Selby, said the rise in online bullying was "inevitable", and abused
VULNERABLE people are being offered more support to help them feel safe and secure in York. The We Care campaign has been launched to help people with learning difficulties and disabilities. The scheme has been developed by PCSO Justin Piercy
YORK based virtual reality game designer New Moon Studios saw its latest creation tested out by a host of celebrities after being appointed to deliver a project for CoppaFeel.The breast cancer awareness organisation, founded by Kris Halenga who was diagnosed
I AM writing my column during a period which has become a regular occurrence for York residents over the past few years – Local Plan draft consultation time. It has been a long road to this point. My mind is cast back to chairing packed out village
SIMON DYSON returns to action tomorrow (Thursday) in the Andalucia Valderrama Masters in the south of Spain.The Malton & Norton Golf Club star sat out last week's Italian Open after missing the cut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, when he
LANGLEYS Solicitors has appointed business development director Dave Clarkson as it looks to enter the UK’s top 100 law firms.Mr Clarkson joins York and Lincoln based Langleys from accountancy firm Armstrong Watson where he held a similar position for
THE story of one of York’s most notorious sons is about to be told on the small screen, and the city has once again played a key role. Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is at the heart of new BBC drama Gunpowder. The programme stars Game of
A SPECIALIST car dealership which has grown turnover to more than £3 million in just two years is moving to larger premises in North Yorkshire.Thirsk-based Land Rover Defender dealership LR Motors was launched two years ago as a sister operation to Defender
DAVID Ferguson has insisted recent success at Salford counts for little as York City look to turn the tables on the title favourites again.The Minstermen knocked this weekend’s National League North hosts out of the FA Cup last month, following a 2-1
A CARE company planning a new home on the site of an old City of York Council-owned facility has tweaked the plans after feedback from neighbours.Octopus Healthcare submitted plans for a 64-bed care home to replace Fordlands care home, in Fulford, in
THEY met on a rainy day outside Acaster Malbis RAF base, and 60 years later a York couple have marked their diamond wedding.Stuart Turnbull was on guard duty outside the base when he spotted Everil cycling past, and invited her in for a cup of tea. The
AWARD winning York hair salon Bang has celebrated a decade in business.The city’s De Grey Rooms were lit up as Bang’s directors Jon and Sarah Cotton, pictured, entertained a 200 strong crowd with live music, cabaret and a catwalk display.In celebrating
POLICE are appealing witnesses to an alleged assault in East Yorkshire to come forward. It happened at 1.15am on September 30 in Aire Street, Goole, near to the Capricorn nightclub. A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "A 34-year-old man
CCTV images have been released of a man police want to speak to after an arson attack outside a shop in York city centre. The attack happened outside Ann Summers in High Ousegate at around 4.55am last Friday. Police said the suspect set fire
THE reverse takeover by York-based Animalcare of Belgian veterinary pharmaceutical supplier Ecuphar NV has been named Transaction of the Year by AIM.The award is given to a company that has been transformed by a single financial or commercial transaction
THE Endeavour is coming home - or at least a replica of her is. The real ship in which Captain James Cook first circumnavigated the world lies beneath the waters of Newport Harbour in the US, where she was scuttled by her captain during the American
IN one sense, Labour’s determination to get more women into Parliament is laudable. We’re approaching the end of the second decade of the 21st century - and yet still fewer than a third of our MPs are women. We need to do more to increase the diversity
A GIANT Milkybar button has been created by staff at Nestle in York. It was created by the Milkybar team at the factory in Haxby Road for last week's National Chocolate Week. The chocolate button was then broken up into pieces and shared out
HERE is a question many of us ask ourselves these days: is it time for a detox? I’m not referring to cutting out all known toxins (especially alcohol) and living on a diet of carrot and beetroot juice with the odd bowl of quinoa thrown in for roughage
AS autumn falls, the firework season begins. Fireworks are now used widely across many public, corporate and charity events throughout the season and well into the New Year.If you or your organisation are holding a public or private event where fireworks
THIEVES have stolen several vehicles and tools from a farm in a village near York. Two buildings on the same farm in Naburn were broken into overnight from Monday to Tuesday. The following vehicles were stolen: - grey/silver Land Rover
SOME TIME just before or just after Christmas, a full-sized replica of Captain Cook's famous ship the Endeavour will set out on an extraordinary voyage designed to bring her 'home'. The replica ship's journey will be very different to that of her
IN June, more than 23,000 people dusted off their baking bowls and whipped out their whisks to unite against dementia for Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day. I’m delighted to say we’ve already raised more than £1 million and that figure continues
YORK’S annual conference dedicated to digital technologies is returning for a fourth year bringing more than 300 industry experts to the city.DotYork 2017 will be held next month at York Central’s Methodist Church with a line-up of 16 speakers from Sky
THERE have been several coalition governments throughout our long history, the most recent being between the Conservatives and Lib Dems from 2010 to 2015. This was the first coalition government since the Second World War and was brought about
I WOULD like to echo the concerns of local residents about the threat to one of the few green spaces in the Walmgate area. If this land is sold and built on this would have a negative impact on the views of Walmgate Bar. We should protect these
FOLLOWING Mr Bell’s response to my comments on the recent student excesses, I’d like to set the record straight on a few issues (Letters, October 14). I totally agree sir, not all students are alike, hence my opening line clearly referred to “some
A LOCAL resident felt trapped in Heslington village when trying to attend a York 50+ Festival event on Sunday, October 8 – she simply couldn’t cross the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon cordon. She has ME which limits her energy and she finds noise and
A YORK author has narrowly missed out on winning this year's Man Booker Prize. Former Fulford School pupil Fiona Mozley, 29, made the shortlist for the prestigious award with her debut novel Elmet. It was one of only six shortlisted works and
I ATTENDED the anti-fracking protest last Wednesday and it was great to see Jackie Brookes, the indomitable 77-year-old local serving teas and coffees at the roadside to all, after having been moved on by police the previous day. Like all the local
THE site for a proposed new business park in Thirsk has been acquired by Harrogate-based Marrtree Investments.The firm has acquired the 1.2 acre employment site at the Sowerby Gateway development, which has planning permission to build six new business
From our archives: 85 years ago A fine specimen of the grey squirrel, with a tail ten inches long and three inches wide, was caught in the Goods Yard adjoining Thirsk Station, after an exciting chase, in which members of the station staff,
HERE is my open letter to Rachael Maskell: Labour must now totally oppose Brexit and call for the process to be stopped. If it does not, I can certainly not support you or the party. Don’t respond with the “will of the people argument”.
BOOTHAM 'A' enjoyed a double over their club rivals on the first night of the new-look York Conservative Clubs Billiards League.Following the withdrawal of Heworth, the league now sees teams play each other twice on one night.Bootham 'A'
NEXT summer sees India and their current hero Virat Kohli visit Headingley for a one-day international against England.It may be a stretch to say Kohli is carrying Indian cricket on his shoulders but he is certainly that talismanic figure which a cricket-mad
MELINOE has certainly been paying her way this season and can add a few more pounds to the coffers by winning the TBA Centenary Fillies' Handicap at Nottingham.The three-year-old has hardly looked back since kicking off her year with a fourth place
WALKERS passing a city centre gallery will be able to watch an artist at work this week.Laurence Vallières, from Montreal, is working at The Art of Protest gallery, in Little Stonegate, working on a number of specially commissioned sculptures.She produces
A CONTROVERSIAL City of York Council report is staying under wraps, despite calls from a key committee. Audit and Governance Committee members have told council leader David Carr they are worried about a lack of openness and transparency, because
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a pub from demolition have told how important it is to them and their families. Regulars of the Carlton Tavern, in Acomb, are urging City of York Council’s planning committee to go against the recommendation of officers
A SERIAL burglar raided a woman’s flat - before she had even finished moving in. Michael Lee Green stole a tablet computer, a mobile phone and medication while the victim popped briefly into a neighbour’s on the same floor of the block of flats
LABOUR has made a Conservative-held York seat a target for the next election, but a shortlist announcement means a change in candidate is inevitable. Party activists in York have been put on election footing, and have learnt that York Outer is
A GUNMAN who threatened to shoot a taxi driver in an attempted robbery before going on the run has been jailed for more than 10 years. Mark Anthony Ainsley, 28, climbed into the back of driver Colin Metcalfe’s Hackney carriage vehicle in Haxby
A HERO taxi driver who stood up to a gunman attempting to rob him said he was flattered to have been rewarded for his actions. When Mark Ainsley threatened Colin Metcalfe with a handgun and demanded money, the former champion racing driver accelerated
