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Floating boaters

Floating boaters

10:09am Saturday 20th March 2010

As the weather turns at last, MATT CLARK discovers how YorkBoat crews have been gearing up for the spring and summer rush.

Wear it swell

Embellished neckline tunic (£36) and leggings (£15) Mothercare

8:50am Saturday 20th March 2010

MAXINE GORDON sizes up spring fashions for mums-to-be.

Life in the country still has its appeal

Ryedale School pupils (from left) Isobel Zarb, Joe Sails, Lucy Waines, Jolley Gosnold, Verity Johnson and Jack Hugill.

9:42am Friday 19th March 2010

Young people are deserting the countryside, warns a Government adviser. But the rural life still has a lot going for it, a group of Ryedale teenagers tell STEPHEN LEWIS.

Where have all the daffodils gone?

Daffodils in the spring sunshine last year at Sinnington

9:24am Thursday 18th March 2010

WE usually have to wait no longer than late February or early March for the arrival of the flower that traditionally heralds the start of spring.

Tourism still puts York on the map

A view of York and the Minster.

9:24am Wednesday 17th March 2010

It brings £440 million a year into York’s economy, but how did tourism hold up during the recession? Stephen Lewis and Matt Clark investigate in British Tourism Week.

Spring clean your wardrobe with the help of a dress agency

Lorraine Turnbull at the Frock Exchange in Saville Street, Malton

9:56am Tuesday 16th March 2010

They say there is no such thing as a free lunch but what about a free wardrobe? MAXINE GORDON reports on how to dress for spring without going broke.

Scientific finds

Tour guide Matthew Greenwood who designed the new Secret Science walk in York

8:50am Saturday 13th March 2010

STEPHEN LEWIS follows the trail of York’s secret past to mark the city’s science and technology festival.

Everything equals four

Kim McCosker at a book-signing in York

8:20am Saturday 13th March 2010

MAXINE GORDON meets the mum behind the no-fuss cookbook taking the world by storm.

The role of a PCSO in York

PCSO students Kayleigh Rae, front, and Natalie Bridson wear their uniforms for the first time on the streets of York.

9:42am Friday 12th March 2010

Today PCSOs and police officers will graduate together for the first time. MATT CLARK spent a day with student officers to find out how the role of the PCSO has come of age.

Funding challenges facing higher education

Principal Alison Birkinshaw in York College’s £60 million new building.

10:01am Thursday 11th March 2010

As students prepare for their A-levels later this year, STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York College principal Alison Birkinshaw about the funding challenges facing higher education.

Birds of prey at York Falconry, Askham Bryan College

Banjo the Barn Owl stretches his wings.

9:25am Thursday 11th March 2010

THERE is an almost unearthly grace and beauty about Banjo the Barn Owl as he swoops down to alight on his trainer’s gauntleted hand.

Lesson in getting fit for life

Youngsters play games during one of the sessions.

10:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

STEPHEN LEWIS joins an exercise and diet session at a York sports centre that aims to get children and their parents eating and exercising better


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Columnists

Giving up meat for Lent

Gavin Aitchison

9:55am Friday 19th March 2010

Lunchtime is when it hurts. Breakfast isn’t an issue. Tea is a manageable challenge. But lunch is the killer.

Beverage wars or how the internet is changing politics

Julian Cole

9:26am Thursday 18th March 2010

TEA or coffee? Round here this is merely a form of polite inquiry, but in the United States it can indicate a person’s politics. Supporters of both beverages are asserting their constitutional rights to carry spoons.

General election - let’s see both sides lose now

Andrew Hitchon

10:20am Tuesday 16th March 2010

WE ARE, apparently, about to experience the most exciting election in more than 30 years. I beg to differ, for I am already gritting my teeth and forcing myself to pay attention.


Readers' letters

Understanding illness key to helping

10:11am Saturday 20th March 2010

I’d like to draw the attention of readers of The Press to a new campaign from the Department of Health and the Alzheimer's Society to raise awareness of dementia by challenging stereotypes and breaking down preconceptions about the condition.

Women on board

10:12am Saturday 20th March 2010

The Government has recently called for some of Britain’s largest companies to recruit more women on to their boards and achieve greater diversity.

Parking problems

10:12am Saturday 20th March 2010

My husband and I would like to complain to York council about all the buses and cars parked down Knavesmire Road, on both sides.


Eco Info

Groups criticise ‘tax on food production’

3:45pm Thursday 18th March 2010

FARMERS and growers in Ryedale may face a new levy on any new buildings on their holdings under a change in planning regulations.


Fundraising Fun

Former Miss York to model at charity fashion show

From left, the Lord Mayor of York, Coun John Galvin inspects a mannequin watched by his wife, Val; Sheriff of York’s consort Tony Burnett, Sheriff Jill Burnett and LK Bennett staff Gemma Willerton and Paula Medwell

1:43pm Friday 19th March 2010

THE Lord Mayor of York has enlisted the help of a beauty queen for a fashion show in aid of his favourite good causes.


Weird World

Alpaca rides the waves

2:29pm Friday 19th March 2010

Call it animal magic, but to surfer Domingo Pianezzi, it’s all in a day’s work.


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