Archive - Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Dorothy HODGSON
HODGSON Dorothy Roy and family would like to thank all the staff at the Co-operative Funeral Care, Heworth for their very caring and professional service, also the Vicar Michael Cross for planning and conducting a lovely comforting service. We would…
alan creaser
CREASER Alan Peacefully passed away in York Hospital on Saturday January 18th. Beloved husband of the late Jo, loving dad to Rich and Liz, a dear father-in-law, grandad, brother and also a good friend to many. Funeral Service to be held on Friday,…
Cannabis painkiller led to back patient turning drug dealer
A WOMAN with long-term chronic pain became a drug dealer because she used cannabis as a painkiller, York Crown Court heard.
Emergency hospital dementia admissions in York rocket by 64 per cent
THE number of emergency hospital admissions for people with dementia in York has increased by 64 per cent in the last five years - well above the national average.
York schools celebrate Ofsted success with MP
A YORK MP dropped in on pupils at two city schools to help celebrate recent Ofsted successes.
Pedestrian, 20, in 'serious but stable condition' after crash
A 20-YEAR-OLD pedestrian has been seriously injured and airlifted to hospital after a collision with a car near Selby.
Going, going, gone... but why were these York trees cut down?
HOW are the mighty fallen...
Rates bill to be halved for independent music venues and pubs
MUSIC venues in York could see their business rates halved - a move they say could “make a real difference”.
Novel new way of seeing the sites of York - on a rickshaw
A NOVEL new way of getting a guided tour of York has been launched - on a rickshaw.
'Violent' man who terrified partner with shotgun is jailed
A MAN with a history of domestic violence terrified his latest partner with a shotgun, York Crown Court heard.
Rail passengers face £20 penalty if they buy ticket on the train
RAIL users have hit out at a decision by Transpennine Express to introduce a new penalty fare of up to £20 for passengers who do not buy their tickets before a train journey.
Rapid growth leads to diagnostic firm expansion
AN INNOVATIVE York company is expanding in a move which will create new jobs in the region.
Woman who brought superfast broadband to York claims sex discrimination and unfair dismissal
A FORMER TalkTalk director that helped lead the £30 million pilot "Lightning" project to install broadband to tens of thousands of homes in York, claimed sex discrimination and unfair dismissal against the telecommunications giant.
Millionaire's shortbread - one of the new KitKats made in York after £800,000 investment
NESTLÉ has invested £800,000 in its York factory so it can start producing three new versions of its best selling chocolate bar KitKat.
Pub 'of national significance'
PLANS to demolish a pub on the A64 should be thrown out because the building is of "national significance".
Recycling site spares tonnes of PVC-U from landfill burial
A RECYCLING facility in North Yorkshire helped prevent tens of thousands of tonnes of PVC-U from ending up in landfill during 2019.
Long-standing York criminal practice undergoes expansion
A CRIMINAL practice has grown its team and is now almost doubling the size of its York offices.
Volunteers needed now for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal in York
THE charity Marie Curie is urgently calling for volunteers in York to give just two hours of their time to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations.
BOXING: Trainer Billy Wilson predicts big things for his young protege Arlo Stephens
“THIS kid will be a heavyweight champion, I’ve doubt at all about that."
LETTER: If pollution’s such a killer, why build a new city-centre car park?
According to an article in The Press, air pollution plays a role in one in 24 deaths in York (Shock at air pollution death toll, January 27). So why is the city council insisting on building a multi-storey car park at St George’s Field? The ring road…
Talk about old shops of South Bank
AN ILLUSTRATED talk about the old shops of South Bank will be given by a member of Clements Hall Local History Group on Friday evening (January 31).
LETTER: Will ratepayers end up paying for council's Castle Gateway ambition?
Readers of Private Eye will know that councils throughout the UK have been causing ratepayers throughout the country massive financial losses with various investment schemes. Now, sadly, York councillors propose to do the same (Council takes on Castle…
Acorn win to go into third round
YORK Acorn reached the third round of the Coral Challenge Cup competition by virtue of a 34-14 home win over Cumbrian outfit Barrow Island.
LETTER: Berwick should decamp to a rival theatre
Management at York’s Theatre Royal seems intent on doing away with the ‘old’ and bringing in the ‘new’ for next year’s winter show production.
POLITICAL COLUMN: We need hope as new decade dawns
I am so grateful for the thousands of conversations I had throughout the city in the lead up to the election and for your continued support for me to represent you in Parliament at such a volatile time in our politics.
Finance director bolsters senior team at rail tech company
A YORK-based transport technology company has strengthened its senior management team.
Changes to employment law companies need to know about
ON December 31, the Government announced that low-paid workers will receive a 6.2 per cent pay rise with a new National Living Wage (NLW) of £8.72 per hour, the biggest cash increase ever. Sajid Javid stated: "We want to do more to level up and tackle…
Estate agency strengthens new homes sales team
AN INDEPENDENT York estate agency has strengthened its land and new homes team of specialists.

28th January 2020