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Brave Becky and Julie secure number one vests
7:20pm Friday 4th July 2008
ONE of them will finish chemotherapy treatment for cancer the day she races for life and the other has seen her family devastated by the disease.
Students climb the skills ladder
5:40pm Friday 4th July 2008
THESE York painter and decorators are on the ladder to success – after winning a place in the final of a national competition.
'Victory' claimed in battle for park
4:50pm Friday 4th July 2008
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a York park from being sold to make way for housing were today celebrating as they claimed victory. City of York Council has voted that no part of Balfour Street play area, in Holgate, will be sold before a review of all recreation areas in the Leeman Road area is completed.
'Why we wanted to evict neighbour'
4:00pm Friday 4th July 2008
FOUR years of hell. That is what the neighbours of an evicted council tenant claim they were put through, before Deborah Kirby was finally kicked out last month.
Judge decides not to lock up mother for sake of children
3:10pm Friday 4th July 2008
A MOTHER left her baby and children home alone with no means of escape while she went to a takeaway, York Crown Court heard.
‘Victim’ stashed violent dealers’ hoard
2:50pm Friday 4th July 2008
A WOMAN who was bullied into stashing the hoard of two drug pushers has been spared a prison sentence. Victoria Roberts, 34, was forced by violent dealers into taking 1.49kg of amphetamine into her home and keeping it safe for them.
Chef is cleared of sex charges
2:20pm Friday 4th July 2008
A HEAD chef has cleared his name after a night out with a friend’s girlfriend ended with him facing sex allegations.
On-target appeal close to £300k
1:33pm Friday 4th July 2008
A CASH injection from three city companies has pushed The Press’s Guardian Angels Appeal through the £275,000 mark.
York College students graduate
1:30pm Friday 4th July 2008
THESE higher education students from York College were among about 130 who graduated at a ceremony at York’s Theatre Royal.
Cross-service ticketing idea
12:40pm Friday 4th July 2008
AN integrated ticketing system that could boost bus use in York has taken a step forward.
Thousands in city below basic standard of living
11:50am Friday 4th July 2008
THOUSANDS of people in York are not earning enough to enjoy a basic acceptable standard of living.
Spending figures reveal York has rapidly expanding economy
11:20am Friday 4th July 2008
YORK is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, a report claims.
Student’s final act of self-harm
11:00am Friday 4th July 2008
ON the surface, she was a beautiful and talented student with her whole life ahead of her – but it masked a tragic reality of bulimia and self-harm.
Venue found for legion’s festival
10:30am Friday 4th July 2008
WE will remember them after all. York’s Festival of Remembrance is to be staged again this autumn – at The Grand Opera House.
Racecourse lease again held back
10:10am Friday 4th July 2008
THE planned new lease for York Racecourse has again been put on hold after opposition councillors challenged it for a second time.
North Yorks is placed bottom of crime table
9:50am Friday 4th July 2008
CRIME costs less in North Yorkshire than anywhere else in the country, according to a report.
Gadgets trigger police jobs fears
9:30am Friday 4th July 2008
A HI-TECH new gadget which gives police on-the-spot access to information could lead to job losses for bobbies in North Yorkshire.
Carving out a future
9:20am Friday 4th July 2008
STONEMASONS and carvers at York Minster have showcased their skills on an international stage to help fund training for future craftsmen.
UK News
PM 'bottled MPs' expense reforms'
Updated 3:19am Saturday 5th July 2008
David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of "bottling" reforms to MPs' expenses amid bitter recriminations over the decision to keep the John Lewis List.
Editor's choice
Here are my salty thoughts
LAST YEAR it was a shark off the Cornwall coast that saw The Sun through the silly season; this year it’s little green men in flying saucers over Shropshire. Both stories, of course, are utter tosh.
Birthday wishes to the NHS at 60
IT’S an institution which has saved lives – and provided many people with a new lease of life.
’Vive le difference’ is my French lesson
IT was a bit of an eye-opener to say the least. The highlight of a friend’s stag party in Paris last weekend saw a group of hardened racegoers, including your correspondent, take a trip to the Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud in the west of the city.
A special day for a North Yorkshire radio station
BBC Radio York celebrates its 25th birthday today. Reporter NADIA JEFFERSON-BROWN looks back at the station’s history.
York welcomes Champions League spot for flagship race
RACING’S equivalent of the Champions League has been given the thumbs-up by York Racecourse chief executive William Derby.
Clever Brain leads the way with massive victory haul
There were some brilliant matches on local stillwaters at the weekend with 100lb bags needed to make the top of the prize list.
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