Moves to close North Yorkshire's libraries for three weeks a year as part of a cost-cutting exercise were under fire today. County councillors have agreed that libraries will close for a fortnight in the summer and another week at Christmas. Up to now
Innovative and successful British cheese makers should be encouraged to establish export markets in the rest of Europe, North America and the Far East said Food and Farming Minister Lord Donoughue. Key representatives of the UK cheese industry were brought
Injury-blighted York City were struck a fresh blow that deprives them of all their natural wingers, writes Tony Kelly. Paul Stephenson's knee injury, which flared at Preston, will rule him out for at least a fortnight. And just to add insult the Geordie
York Rugby League Club were today confident of pulling off a major transfer coup by netting out of favour Hull Sharks pair Mark Hewitt and Jon Aston. Scrum-half Hewitt, the first division's leading points scorer in 1997, and prop forward Aston are poised
Farmer Richard Benton could not believe his eyes when one of his sheep gave birth to five lambs. Picture : Janet Benton witht the five lambs born at Cowldyke Farm, Great Edstone, near Kirkbymoorside After more than 35 years in the farming business, he
One of York's most colourful characters, John Warlock, has been banned from using York's Peasholme Day Centre unless he leaves his beloved pet dog, Cleo, at home. John, whose plight provoked a city-wide protest when he was evicted from his shed next to
Patients waiting for non-emergency surgery at York District Hospital may face cancellations because an outbreak of diarrhoea has closed three wards. The three emergency wards in the Medicine for the Elderly Unit have been closed to new admissions after
The Yorkshire Tourist Board has been guided to a £23 million bonanza. The effect of the YTB's Holidays and Short Breaks Guide surpassed all expectations. It was thought that the guide would generate perhaps £20 million, substantially up from the £16 million
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Compiled by Peter Wilmott All Saints School's Under-14 netball team made a sparkling debut in the All England Schools Netball Finals at Ipswich. Representing Yorkshire and Humberside, the York school were leading their group at the halfway point and were
Yorkshire-based and family run Chippindale Egg Producers and Packers boast a 50-year history in the poultry industry at Kingsley Farm, Harrogate. Having recently launched a new RSPCA Freedom Food line and employing uncompromising quality control, this
Up there on the seventh floor of Ryedale Buildings, Piccadilly, York, is the kind of controlled frenzy that ensures that Superbreak Mini Holidays regularly takes £1 million a week. It is only 2pm but already the computer has clocked up 953 calls since
Delegates from all over the country will be attending the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' annual members weekend at York University this weekend. Several hundred delegates are expected to flock to the city for two days of talks about Britain's
Two top North Yorkshire colleges are to merge in a move designed to take their students into the 21st century. York Sixth Form College and York College of Further and Higher Education say the agreement will mean better use of resources, more choice and
Chancellor Gordon Brown's "Budget for the family" was broadly welcomed in North Yorkshire - with the £2.50 per week rise in Child Benefit receiving particular praise from community organisations. The benefit will be upped for the eldest child from April
A York pub landlord was today fuming after his plans to make European visitors feel a little more at home during the Ecofin conference were blocked by magistrates who said Ecofin was not "a special occasion". Shaun Collinge wanted to show foreign visitors
Internet users in York today claimed they were not addicted after a report said millions of people were turning into "cyber-junkies". Researchers said five million Americans were putting their jobs and marriages at risk by being "seriously addicted" to
York city centre's biggest shopping development for 20 years was unveiled today. The £60 million extension to the Coppergate Centre will feature the city's biggest store - a 100,000 square foot department store on three storeys. The retail development
