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Gas mains work brings parking problems for residents
8:45am Friday 3rd September 2010
RESIDENTS will be unable to park outside their homes for up to 12 weeks as gas main repairs take place.
Arsonists set fire to hay in York fields
8:30am Friday 3rd September 2010
Updated: SUSPECTED arsonists who started two huge hay fires on the edge of York which sent ash drifting across the city are being hunted by police.
York gallows set for a makeover
8:32am Friday 3rd September 2010
AN HISTORIC York landmark with an ugly past is set to get a facelift.
Term start delayed at school as asbestos is found
8:26am Friday 3rd September 2010
ASBESTOS found in the roof of a York primary school has delayed the start of term and will see some pupils spending weeks in temporary classrooms.
Revamp of York's main library £30k over budget
8:15am Friday 3rd September 2010
COUNCIL finance chiefs in York have revealed the revamp of the city’s main library is expected to spill over its budget by £30,000.
Miss York misses out in national competition
8:17am Friday 3rd September 2010
The winner of this year’s Miss York competition has failed in her bid to become Miss England.
Higher taxes for strong beer backed
8:09am Friday 3rd September 2010
ALCOHOL awareness groups and York Central MP Hugh Bayley have welcomed proposed changes to the taxation and price of alcohol to help reduce alcohol abuse.
East Yorkshire council’s savings will cushion cuts
8:01am Friday 3rd September 2010
CUTS to public services in East Yorkshire could be eased after council bosses revealed a six-figure saving in one of their budgets.
Big queues as new TK Maxx Woman fashion store opens
8:13am Friday 3rd September 2010
These dedicated followers of fashion were queuing up to catch a bargain as York’s latest store opened its doors.
York 50+Festival programme launched
8:05am Friday 3rd September 2010
THE programme for York’s sixth festival for the over 50s has been launched – and it once again features a huge range of events, from laughter workshops to line dancing.
Preparations for annual Huntington Scarecrow Trail
8:02am Friday 3rd September 2010
The annual Huntington Scarecrow Trail will be held on September 25 and 26, from 11am to 5pm, with about 100 scarecrows on display. To get the event off to a good start there will be a scarecrow making party at Huntington Memorial Hall on Sunday, from 2pm to 4pm, with free refreshments available to keep up energy levels.
Mini horticultural show at Tollerton
8:03am Friday 3rd September 2010
A mini horticultural show will take place in Tollerton on Sunday.
Methodists get their first woman minister
7:54am Friday 3rd September 2010
A SCOTSWOMAN has become the first woman superintendent minister of the York South Circuit of the Methodist Church.
York death crash biker named
1:45pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
Police have named the biker who died in a head-on collision on York's outer ring road on Monday.
York man jailed for one day for attacking pub landlord
3:12pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
A DAY in the cells was the punishment for a York man who attacked a pub landlord while serving a suspended prison sentence for GBH.
York City players facing prison for their part in city centre brawl
9:40am Thursday 2nd September 2010
TWO York City footballers and a former team-mate have been told they could be jailed for their part in a late-night brawl in the city centre.
Council urged to take control of neglected property in Dringhouses, York
9:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010
COUNCIL bosses in York are being urged to take control of a dilapidated home that has blighted neighbours’ lives for 12 years, and return it to use.
Murder probe launched after East Yorkshire woman dies
9:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010
POLICE in East Yorkshire have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead following an alleged assault.
Rogue traders target Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity in Selby
9:11am Thursday 2nd September 2010
ROGUE traders have been targeting Selby with supposed charity collection bags suggesting they are for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Inn Focus, of Harrogate, buys York hotels, Guy Fawkes Inn and Marmadukes
9:15am Thursday 2nd September 2010
A North Yorkshire leisure property firm has expanded its empire by acquiring two of York’s well-known hotels – and in so doing has saved about 35 jobs.
TK Maxx Woman opens in Coney Street, York
9:18am Thursday 2nd September 2010
FASHIONISTAS flocked to York’s newest store to snap up designer-wear bargains – and a £10 gift voucher to spend inside.
Matthew Hawksby banned from Chapelfields estate in York
9:20am Thursday 2nd September 2010
THIS man has been banned from a York estate for a year as part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.
Biker killed on A1237 at Clifton Moor was riding a stolen motorcycle
9:03am Thursday 2nd September 2010
THE biker killed on a York road this week was riding a stolen motorcycle, North Yorkshire Police have revealed.
Bike stolen from fundraising cyclist Zoe Fletcher
9:09am Thursday 2nd September 2010
A FUNDRAISER’S ambition to cycle the length of Britain in support of her father who has terminal cancer has been shattered after her bike was stolen.
Post office to reopen in Walmgate
8:52am Thursday 2nd September 2010
A POST office in York looks set to reopen in a nearby convenience store after remaining closed for the past ten months.
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East Yorkshire council’s savings will cushion cuts (external link)
East Yorkshire news 8:01am Friday 3 September 2010
CUTS to public services in East Yorkshire could be eased after council bosses revealed a six-figure saving in one of their budgets.
York City v Darlington switched for live TV coverage (external link)
York Press sport 3:55pm Thursday 2 September 2010
YORK City will make their debut appearance on Premier Sports TV against Darlington later this month.
Woman who has overcome chronic fatigue syndrome to run in Great North Run in aid of Action For ME (external link)
Fundrasing fun 12:10pm Thursday 2 September 2010
A MOTHER-OF-TWO who was struck down by chronic fatigue syndrome as a teenager will celebrate her recovery by tackling next month’s Great North Run.
University of York scientists take part in online X-Factor style contest for schools (external link)
Education 11:58am Thursday 2 September 2010
FOUR scientists from the University of York have taken part in a unique online experiment which allowed 5,000 secondary school pupils to ask thousands of questions about science.
Managers from Chinese industrial group visit Portakabin (external link)
York Press Business 11:34am Thursday 2 September 2010
SENIOR managers from a major Chinese industrial group, who are on a continuing professional development course at the University of York, have visited one of the city’s major employers.
York City striker Michael Gash wins England 'C' call-up (external link)
York Press sport 10:09am Thursday 2 September 2010
IN-FORM York City striker Michael Gash has been called up to the England 'C' squad for this month's friendly with Wales.
Veteran, 91, to return to Arnhem to mark 66th anniversary of Operation Market Garden (external link)
Ryedale news 8:30am Thursday 2 September 2010
A SECOND World War veteran from Malton is to make an emotional return to the site where he landed in Holland during the largest airborne assault in history.
Beds occupancy rate at Harrogate Hospital ‘95 per cent’ (external link)
Harrogate and Ripon news 1:55pm Wednesday 1 September 2010
HEALTH chiefs have sent out a plea to people thinking about visiting a North Yorkshire hospital for treatment after “unprecedented” demand saw its beds almost full.
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