SOCIAL services chiefs have admitted they "went too far" when they more than doubled day centre charges for people with learning disabilities in York. They have now pledged to rethink the charges following complaints and a petition from people who use
A ROW has broken out between two North Yorkshire MPs over the threat to post offices posed by changes in the way state benefits are paid. Ryedale MP John Greenway claimed Liberal Democrat MPs joined Labour in the House of Commons to vote down a Conservative
YORK hospital managers were today hoping a bug which has caused wards to be closed to new admissions and routine operations to be cancelled could be easing. There are now 41 patients suffering from the illness which causes stomach upsets and diarrhoea
EASTER holidaymakers in North Yorkshire were set to play dodge-the-shower today as forecasters predicted a mixed weekend of weather. Showers and sunshine were expected for today, with longer periods of rain tomorrow, and Sunday and Monday offering better
A TRY two minutes from the end of their final match gave Selby Rugby Union Club Under-10s victory in the Selby Festival tournament to complete a season in which the Under-10s won 35 and lost only three of their 41 games. Selby beat Pocklington in their
MICKY Adams' Seagulls land at Bootham Crescent tomorrow as the form team of Division Three. However, while Brighton are celebrating a ten-match unbeaten run their late surge for a play-off push has been hampered by three successive draws. The inability
IN from the cold Alan Fettis has paid tribute to his miserly York City team-mates after his out of the blue international call-up. The goalkeeping ace has been drafted into the Northern Ireland squad to face Hungary next week. Northern Ireland boss Sammy
An inquiry into the Spar shop blaze at Clifton, York, has pointed to an electrical fault as the probable cause. Fire investigator John Longfield, of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "There was a store room behind the shop containing freezers
A STRESSED-OUT resident of a shared house in York is calling for improved security after a man was taken to hospital following an apparent drugs overdose. John Doherty, an Ulsterman who fled the troubles in Ireland for York, is now struggling against
A CAMPAIGN to clampdown on TV licence dodgers in York has proved the most successful in two years. TV Licensing's Target Zero campaign caught 260 dodgers in the city during a month-long crackdown in the city. It was the highest number caught in a month
residents of Appleton Roebuck are angry at the shock closure of their village post office. The post office, run by Sandra Massey, is inside the village shop run by her husband Glen, and has been closed for just over a week. Pensioners and others who rely
FARMERS from North and East Yorkshire are to go ahead with a mass demonstration in York city centre next month - despite NFU fears that the public could be alienated. Around 50 farmers, who attended a lively meeting last night at York Livestock Centre
A YORK police officer told today of his deep relief after hearing he will not be charged over an armed robbery at a post office. Licensing officer PC Arthur Swaine thanked his wife and family for their unswerving support and faith during a difficult and
PIPADASH, at her best on soft ground, will have conditions in her favour as she returns to action in the feature race at Haydock Park tomorrow. Trained by Tim Easterby, Pipadash goes for the £22,000 Field Marshall Stakes over five furlongs and is expected
YORK Wasps will be aiming to show just how far they have come this season when they take on fourth in the table Doncaster Dragons at Belle Vue tonight (7.30). Wasps kicked off the current campaign being humbled 36-1 at Huntington Stadium by the Dragons
DEFENSIVE rock Peter Swan has pledged his allegiance to York City's cause for another season. The veteran defender, signed initially by City boss Terry Dolan until the end of the current campaign after being released by Burnley in February, has agreed
