1) A CYCLIST suffered a minor injury in a collision with a Skoda Octavia in York on Tuesday.

The 37-year-old man was riding on Kingsway North, close to Clifton Bridge, at about 4.40pm when the incident occurred.

The cyclist was treated by paramedics for a minor head injury at the scene, and the driver of the Skoda was uninjured.
 

2) TRADERS in Acomb will host a Hallowe’en event today, with a pumpkin hunt and party in the village.

The event will include games and food, with a prize for completing the hunt, fancy dress and tombola, and will be held at Acomb Working Men’s Club from 5pm.

All money raised will go to the Acomb Alive fund for the regeneration of the area.

For more information phone Sue Hunter on 01904 799949.


3) TWO men were injured in a single-vehicle crash on the A166 between Stamford Bridge and Gate Helmsley at about 10.15pm on Tuesday.

North Yorkshire Police said a Vauxhall Corsa containing the two men overturned outside the Three Cups in Stamford Bridge and ended up on its roof.


4) THERE will be a charity car washing outside McColls in Hamilton Drive West, Acomb, on Friday, October 31, between 10am and 3pm, to raise funds for Treat Cardiac Risk in the Young.

THE Fenton Flyer pub in Church Fenton is holding a winter beer festival from November 14 to 16. There will be 13 local cask ales and four ciders, as well as live music on the Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday tea time. Homemade pizzas and barbecue food will be available all weekend.


5) A BEER expert in York who has helped teach some of the best brewers in Britain is celebrating a landmark milestone this weekend.

David Smith, a consultant based in Copmanthorpe, is marking 25 years of running his Fundamentals of Micro-Brewing course.

Since 1989, more than 200 brewers and would-be brewers from the UK and abroad have attended to learn more about the theory and practice of beer production.

The course began as a partnership between experienced brewers Mr Smith and Geoff Woollons and initially ran at the then Malton Brewery at Suddaby’s Crown Hotel, before moving to York Brewery in 1998.

Mr Smith started his brewing career at Sam Smith’s Brewery in Tadcaster in the mid-1970s.

The micro-brewing course first ran in 1989 and now runs twice a year, every March and November. Mr Woollons died last year but Mr Smith said: “We like to think he would be happy in the knowledge that, through the course he helped create and the book he helped write, his brewing expertise is still being passed on, year on year, to new generations of brewers.”


6) THE Old Ebor pub in Drake Street, York, is holding an Oktoberfest beer and cider festival from today. There will be 15 real ales and five ciders or perries.

There is also a Hallowe’en costume party tomorrow, and live music on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with Max & Oly from The After Hours Quintet and popular singer/songwriter Taz Barnes. The pub is also holding a 50s and 60s themed rock and roll night on November 14, and holds open performance nights every Tuesday.


7) STAFF and customers at a York supermarket have raised £1,100 over the past year for the charity Guide Dogs for the Blind.

A cheque was presented recently outside Sainsbury’s store in Burton Stone Lane, said deputy store manager Liam Fox.


8) RESURFACING works will be carried out in Osbaldwick Village Road from Monday.

The road will be closed for one week between 8am and 5pm, with no way in or out for vehicles during working hours and no on-street parking during these times. Pedestrian access to the road will be available at all times during this period.


9) A NORTH Yorkshire-based team which takes on internet crime around the world has warned users of the dangers of falling for online scams.

Figures released by Get Safe Online – a safety initiative for consumers – found 51 percent of the British population had been a victim of hacking, identity theft or online abuse, which is worth more than £80 billion a year.

Mike Andrews is the national ecrime co-ordinator with Trading Standards based in Knaresborough, and his team has taken on online fraudsters from around the country, and has been approached by international companies to help prevent further problems.

He said: “The huge growth in consumers using the internet as part of their everyday lives has unfortunately led to criminals seeing it as a good opportunity to scam people. That’s why the National Trading Standards eCrime Team is determined to crack down on online scammers and ensure that the internet is a safe place to do business.”