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Parents of young mephedrone victims back campaign
10:00am Monday 22nd March 2010
THE families of two teenage boys who died after taking the danger drug mephedrone have backed The Press’s campaign to outlaw the “legal high” saying: “No family should have to go through what we have gone through”.
York vet tells of motorway crash horror
9:52am Monday 22nd March 2010
A vet from York has told of the incredible moment when her car forced down the motorway by a giant tanker.
Plan could bring super-fast internet links to York
9:26am Monday 22nd March 2010
SUPER-FAST internet links could be on the way for residents and businesses in York.
Secret East Coast rail deal denied
9:13am Monday 22nd March 2010
TRANSPORT chiefs have denied a secret deal was struck with an MP at the centre of a cash-for-contacts storm over the future of a crucial rail link through York.
CCTV images show Tanner Row car park raider
9:17am Monday 22nd March 2010
THESE CCTV images show the moment a knife-wielding raider targeted a York car park attendant in his quest for cash.
Readers to receive exclusive shopping discounts with passport scheme
9:00am Monday 22nd March 2010
Readers of The Press are about to get exclusive access to a fabulous range of shopping discounts and in our March 24 edition, we will be giving away a unique Shopping Passport to launch Visit York’s Shop & The City Campaign.
York ‘shrugging off the recession’
9:03am Monday 22nd March 2010
NEW figures have revealed how York shrugged off the recession last year, with 80 more businesses being launched than were closed down.
Acquitted man given jail term after skipping bail
9:06am Monday 22nd March 2010
A MAN was arrested and given a prison sentence despite being acquitted of attacking a York resident with a cricket bat.
Decision to fill in historic Stonegate cellar a ‘blow to heritage’
8:57am Monday 22nd March 2010
TWO councillors have hit out at a decision to allow historic vaults below a shop in the heart of York to be filled in with foamed concrete.
Hammer vandals target Acomb chip shop
8:59am Monday 22nd March 2010
THE owners of a York fish and chip shop are offering a £1,000 reward to help catch hammer-wielding vandals who targeted their premises and left a trail of costly damage.
Asbestos ruled out as cause of former gamekeeper's death
9:01am Monday 22nd March 2010
A FORMER gamekeeper did not die of asbestos-related illnesses, a York inquest heard.
100-year-old Doris’s secret of a long life – a tot of brandy in her morning tea
9:09am Monday 22nd March 2010
A WOMAN born and bred in York was today celebrating her 100th birthday.
Brides-to-be gather for York Racecourse wedding event
9:24am Monday 22nd March 2010
BRIDES-TO-BE took the chance to make the perfect preparations for their big day.
Drive on to find new big wheel site in York
8:42am Monday 22nd March 2010
ORGANISERS say they are still committed to bringing a big wheel back to York, despite delays in lodging a planning application.
Ryedale councillors expected to back Malton Museum location switch
8:27am Monday 22nd March 2010
A NEW museum aimed at becoming Ryedale’s version of York’s world-famous Jorvik Centre could come a step closer to reality this week.
Parents in charity trek in memory of Alex Pickering
8:31am Monday 22nd March 2010
PARENTS of a York teenager who was tragically killed in a car accident are set to embark on a 125-mile sponsored walk in her memory.
Planners back new £3m creative media centre at Manor CE School
8:17am Monday 22nd March 2010
A MULTI-MILLION pound plan to build a community media centre at a York school has been unanimously approved by the city council’s planning committee.
Hundreds run for fun in North Yorkshire to raise money for Sport Relief
8:13am Monday 22nd March 2010
RUNNERS from across York and North Yorkshire laced up their trainers to do their bit for the big BBC Sport Relief push.
Cancer sufferer took his own life
7:47am Monday 22nd March 2010
A CANCER patient chose to end his life rather than live with the pain of his condition, a York inquest heard.
Police hunting on-the-run sex offender
7:50am Monday 22nd March 2010
POLICE hunting a “dangerous” sex offender who has escaped from a Lincolnshire prison say he could be hiding in North Yorkshire.
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