http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/ York Press /features/features/ en-gb Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:28:13 +0000 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:28:13 +0000 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/1001327/?type=rsslogo http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5065353.Tourism_still_puts_York_on_the_map/?ref=rss 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. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:24:40 +0000 66191d00953935b11b4868f0dd53caa2 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5063378.Spring_clean_your_wardrobe_with_the_help_of_a_dress_agency/?ref=rss 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. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:56:36 +0000 2b84317bd00a1299e07a9bd1ca03fe38 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5059579.Scientific_finds/?ref=rss STEPHEN LEWIS follows the trail of York’s secret past to mark the city’s science and technology festival. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:50:00 +0000 3fd879b9f1aff83aaa6323ce5f13ef7c http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5059412.Everything_equals_four/?ref=rss MAXINE GORDON meets the mum behind the no-fuss cookbook taking the world by storm. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0000 c09c2435315bffa3e9169798cac00cb6 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5057645.The_role_of_a_PCSO_in_York/?ref=rss 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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:42:13 +0000 8892a63289d9fa3d0c852ac441d9d9cc http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5054569.Funding_challenges_facing_higher_education/?ref=rss 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:01:13 +0000 b1633e6188e596167aa56d6de004f5bb http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5053297.Birds_of_prey_at_York_Falconry__Askham_Bryan_College/?ref=rss 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:25:13 +0000 74ce4dcd478c0f05e4a2e2275c443e12 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5050889.Lesson_in_getting_fit_for_life/?ref=rss 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 3953125d819d7d7dc1460f75e0c59041 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5050898.Surviving_domestic_violence/?ref=rss AS International Women’s Week continues, NICOLA FIFIELD talks to a York woman who managed to survive domestic violence. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:50:35 +0000 ed76cb957bd7f404074531b796c49760 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5048727.Meet_Loose_Women_star_and_Yorkshire_diva__Jane_McDonald/?ref=rss FASHION has finally caught up with Jane McDonald. The big, glossy, hair, the plunging dresses, the perfect manicure – it’s all so very Cheryl Cole. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:18:32 +0000 a36981b4d8395ece3d26246800ec5c53 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5045592.Stuart_Maconie_interview_ahead_of_the_DJ___s_book_signing_in_York/?ref=rss Stuart Maconie is many things, MATT CLARK discovers ahead of the DJ’s book signing in York next week. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:59:19 +0000 f812c98aeddfa6a00f342482fe6e0329 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/5046704.Former_teenage_mothers_talk_about_parents__sex_education_and_peer_pressure/?ref=rss In 2001, health chiefs set a target to reduce teenage pregnancies in York by 50 per cent by the end of 2010. The latest available figures show the conception rate is still higher than when the goal was set. NICOLA FIFIELD meets two young mums to hear their solutions. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:17:46 +0000 814ad9b0825cc40673d7ab3dda2bec0a