DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire, roars the praises of the Lionheart Challenge. We need today's young people to become tomorrow's entrepreneurs. This means we need to help them appreciate what running a business
BUSINESS partners, Simon Usher and Mark Reilly have taken over the Park View Guest House on Grosvenor Terrace in York with help from a loan of more than £250,000 from Bank of Scotland Business Banking in York. Simon said: "We originally considered setting
A York restaurant's £30,000 upgraded lift has helped it rise to new heights of customer service, says its retiring business manager. Richard Mansfield retires from the Bar Covent, on Blossom Street, on July 12. He said the restaurant's success stemmed
YORK continues to be a much sought-after location thanks to its historical value and business connections, a new survey reveals. A report from FPDSavills Commercial Team, in York, reveals that the city's links with railway engineering, construction, confectionary
WORK is soon to start on the site where Ripon's first-ever business park will be constructed. Comprising 7.5 acres of land with planning permission for employment sites, inquiries are already flooding in about available units. Matthew Tootell, senior
TOP independent fashion retailer, Lynx Womenswear, has unveiled major plans for expansion. The company, based at West Park, plans to open a new menswear store in the latest phase of an ambitious development programme. The company was founded in 1985,
YORKBOAT, the fleet of sightseeing, restaurant and party boats which plies the River Ouse in York, is being sold. Owner Denise Howard confirmed today that the business, including its fleet of five large boats and the smaller Redboat flotilla, was being
A YORK-based marketing communications company has won a massive £2 million contract from one of the world's largest cruise line operators. PMS Marketing Logistics has landed a deal with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to handle print management for two of
IN THE kingdom of animals, we are surely the most cruel. It's not just the abuse we mete out to children, animals and each other, or that we hunt for sport instead of food. It is even in our humour. And that cruelty is there in even the most decent of
A fair wind is blowing a Scarborough-based international print and new media company plenty of good. GA Pindar and Son Ltd has launched another Open 60 racing yacht called Pindar for use by competitive yachtswoman Emma Richards, pictured. The firm, which
A YORK company has won a prestigious data contract which could "net" it millions of pounds, the Evening Press can reveal. York Data Services Limited is to supply high-speed gigabyte capacity Internet connections and will establish the city's first data
MORE THAN 40 new members have joined York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce in the last two months. The chamber, which started a membership drive when it moved to premises at Monks Cross, York, and appointed a new administrative team last year,
COMMER Investments, the Tadcaster-based investment fund, has appointment venture capitalist Sarah Pullan as fund director. Ms Pullan, a well-known figure in the Yorkshire corporate finance community, previously led and developed Aberdeen Murray Johnstone
ENSURING customers receive the best possible service is behind a York motor company's decision to create a new relationship management team. Mercedes-Benz of York - part of the Nidd Vale Group - has created two posts to ensure car buyers get an even better
A fashion retailer outlined major plans for expansion with the appointment of a new manager. Annette Fishburn will front a seven-strong womenswear team at Lynx Womenswear, West Park, Harrogate. Owner Guy Hudson said: "Annette brings an in-depth understanding
THERE is nothing "mildly mad" about York Brewery entering the Small Business of the Year category of the 2003 Evening Press Business of the Year Awards. After all, York's famous private brewery in Toft Green has had its most successful year in its short
THE postman delivering this year's Evening Press Business Awards 2003 entries is having a busy time of it. Interested firms are bombarding us with this year's submissions - and there are still a few months left to get your "winning" entries considered
SOUTH Pole explorer Rosie Stancer was able to track down essential supplies from a Pickering company, thanks to Business Link York and North Yorkshire. Rosie, who is aiming to become the first British woman to complete the arduous 700-mile trek "solo
TOP executives at a Harrogate-based hire company are swapping the boardroom for the great outdoors in a bid to help three charities. Three chiefs at Vp Plc are taking a break from turning the wheels of industry, to turn the wheels of a bicycle, in a three-day
Mercedes-Benz of York has agreed a sponsorship partnership with Next Generation, the new fitness and leisure club in Heslington. As part of the deal, specially-branded "A" and "C" class Mercedes-Benz cars with sporty graphics such as Extra Trim, Body
BUS chiefs are to meet today in a fresh bid to solve the growing drivers' dispute at a York company. Peter Edwards, commercial manager at First, revealed management were meeting officials at the Transport and General Workers' Union to try and thrash out
Thieves tried to steal a white Astra van parked at Grampian Foods, Malton. The vehicle's door was forced, a window was smashed and the inside of the van damaged, but the thieves did not get away with the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to phone
YORK and District Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) has put together a training programme to offer volunteers the chance to work with the organisation. In an attempt to increase access to volunteering at York CAB, the bureau has developed the training programme
STAFF and pupils at a York primary school are celebrating the completion of their school extension. Westfield Primary School, in Acomb, now has two extra classrooms for its 700 pupils, thanks to the new building. The extension, which links the school's
THE coarse fishing season is now underway - and the Environment Agency is urging anglers to "play by the rules". Following a successful blitz on illegal anglers, the agency will have bailiffs throughout York and North Yorkshire, to ensure anglers have
HORSE entries for the 2003 Great Yorkshire Show have exceeded expectations - at 1,796 they are virtually back to the figures of 2000, which was particularly high. Show director Christopher Hall said: "The support for the equestrian classes is tremendous
PASSENGERS are being urged to show train staff the red card - if they want to be left in peace and quiet. Commuters who travel first class with York-based train company GNER are usually showered with VIP treatment. But a GNER pilot scheme is now allowing
Hull City Football Club fans exiled in North Yorkshire are being invited to attend a meeting of Tigers' supporters tomorrow at Tadcaster Albion FC's clubhouse, The Park, Tadcaster, starting at 7.30pm. Hull chairman Adam Pearson and fans' liaison officer
UK COAL was today accused of blackmail after miners voted against strike action over pay. National union leaders claimed their members would have voted overwhelmingly in favour if the company had not used bullying tactics in Selby to win the vote. Officials
YORK RI Rugby Union Club will begin their preparations for the eagerly-awaited new campaign on Thursday with the start of pre-season training. Having won the final game of last season against Yorkshire Three runners-up Bradford Salem, and with coach Chris
POLICE have arrested a man after a spate of incidents in a North Yorkshire market town at the weekend. A youth was seen smashing windows at Pickering Antiques at about 7.30pm on Sunday. A window was broken at Magson's Seeds in Southgate in the town the
ANGRY residents of a York housing estate have criticised the new developer of a former working men's club for allowing it to become an "eyesore". The former INL Club, once York's oldest club, closed its doors two years ago after a cash crisis. The site
Division Four of the IT Sports York Mixed League already looks to be heading for a final week showdown with only two points separating the top-five teams. Leaders Fulford lost both their last matches to Riccall and Wilberfoss, who join the promotion quest
A MAN who stole £30 from a 16-year-old newspaper delivery boy has been given a five-month prison sentence by York magistrates. Nicholas Ralph, prosecuting, told magistrates that the boy was on his paper round at 5.45pm, on March 7, when a silver Peugeot
A YORK pensioner who was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease almost 50 years ago is calling on the Government to introduce free prescriptions for sufferers. At present, people diagnosed with Colitis or Crohn's - both serious and sometimes life-threatening
Woodhouse Grange CC will play host to Yorkshire cricket's elite players on Tuesday, July 22. Yorkshire CCC's first team will grace Sutton-on-Derwent in a match for Steve Oldham, the county club's Academy coach. Oldham celebrates 25 years of service with
A YORK woman has spoken of her miracle escape after a bolt of lightning blew an electric brush out of her hand. Eileen Pulleyn, 78, said she thought it was a miracle she was still alive after a "fireball" of lightning stuck houses in the St Benedict Road
FULL-BACK Chris Smith is a doubt for Sunday's away day at Chorley Lynx when York City Knights will be looking to make it five wins in a row. Smith jarred his knee in the last minute of last weekend's 33-14 victory at Workington Town as he dived to deny
PUBLIC satisfaction with household rubbish collection in York has dropped to its lowest level for five years, new council figures show. A survey of residents' satisfaction showed that 75 per cent of people were satisfied with their refuse collection -
YORK City have announced ticket prices for two of the club's pre-season friendlies to be staged at Bootham Crescent. As reported in the Evening Press, City will play Sunderland on July 16, kick-off 7.30pm, with Black Cats' boss Mick McCarthy pledging
CLEANERS could be bussed in to York Hospital from towns across North and East Yorkshire in a bid to overcome chronic recruitment problems. Initial Hospital Services, which runs the cleaning contract at the Wigginton Road site, has been in talks with a
THREE Selby men have been jailed for 47 months between them for a street fight after England beat Argentina in the World Cup. Robin Ian Mason and Matthew Christopher Benn, both 19, joined in a drink-fuelled gang attack on Simon Marshall, while his children
A WOMAN gave chase to a group of cycling youths who snatched her handbag after trying to steal her car in York. The motorist jumped in her car and pursued four young men down Woodlands Grove in Heworth, sounding her horn and shouting. The pursuit came
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has been challenged over claims that radiation from RAF Fylingdales could cause cancer. York MP Hugh Bayley highlighted a controversial study by US Air Force researcher Dr Richard Albanese, which claims phased array radar
YORK Minster's acting Dean, Glyn Webster, has hit back at former Canon John Toy for speaking out over the cathedral's finances. Canon Webster said he was "extremely disappointed" in Mr Toy for the "un-Christian" way he went public about alleged "misguided
Part of the agricultural community always looks forward to the major regional and national agricultural shows. In the past attendance was automatic. You just went. Some people went for several days. Times have changed and so have behaviour patterns. The
I SAW a man standing on the Minster steps, he was about 30 with brown hair and eyes. He seemed to have a golden glow about him. I asked him if he had been inside. "I haven't any money and you have to pay. It's not how I wanted to be remembered, I wanted
Whatever people's perception of York's "squatters", they have managed to achieve in a couple of months what the hierarchy of our city have been trying to do for two decades. Firstly, they occupy the White Swan, our very own eyesore and, as if by magic
WHAT'S all this about York Minster Mystery Plays Board? The plays never belonged to the Minster. They belonged to the city. The Millennium performances in the Minster were a splendid spectacle but, unless you were sitting in the first few rows, the words
I HAD to write in response to your report, 'Street killer gets four years' (June 17). What sort of a sentence is this, four years for a coward and four- and-a-half and three-and-a-half years for his partners in crime? They chased a man through York city
The Liberal Democrat council has made what appears to be its first major decision, on the new Barbican site the blueprint for which was unveiled on June 20. It now emerges that the Liberal Democrats believe York does not deserve a county-standard swimming
YORKSHIRE Phoenix were today meeting Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Headingley (5.30pm) in the last group game in the Twenty20 Cup keen to preserve their 100 per cent winning record in home matches. They have already beaten Derbyshire and Durham at Headingley
ENGINEERING companies throughout the region have stepped in to help rebuild Iraq. Information is being passed on to companies about potential contracts available as part of rebuilding the war-torn country by Trade Partners UK. But the firm has found it
THE man who played God in York's Millennium Mystery Plays says he is "saddened and dumbfounded" that the internationally-acclaimed tradition is in jeopardy. John Hall claims that a lack of will is to blame for the failure to stage the plays next year,
ONE of the north's largest friendly societies has moved into new £3 million headquarters at York's Holgate Park. Benenden Healthcare Society, a not-for-profit mutual organisation providing back-up healthcare for more than a million members in the post
Top Dirham, who bounced back to winning form at Thirsk at the beginning of the month, can ring the bell at Carlisle tomorrow. Sponsored by Permisson Homes, and with more than £20,000 in prize money, the Carlisle Bell is one of the most historic races
SUSPICION has long surrounded the role that RAF Fylingdales will play in President Bush's "Son Of Stars Wars" missile defence project. So fresh fears about the possible harmful effects of radiation will hardly calm worried locals. According to Dr Richard
DENISE Howard, who has announced she is selling YorkBoat, has been a fantastic ambassador for this city. With her husband John, she has helped to make the sometimes neglected River Ouse into a tourist attraction in its own right. Denise also helped to
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon has been challenged over claims that radiation from RAF Fylingdales could cause cancer. York MP Hugh Bayley highlighted a controversial study by US Air Force researcher Dr Richard Albanese, which claims phased array radar
A York businesswoman has become the first female vice-president of the British Sign and Graphics Association. June Robinson, of Harrisons Signs, Green Lane, York, will be vice-president of the association for two years before becoming president in 2005
COMPANIES in Yorkshire trying to make their computer systems more friendly to customers may be opening a door to thieves and fraudsters, engineering officials have warned. Programming a system to automatically respond to emails with a message that the
European funding has helped a variety of North Yorkshire projects gain vital support, says SIR GRAHAM HALL, chairman of Yorkshire Forward. Last month I wrote about the serious implications for North Yorkshire when existing EU funding programmes finish
FIRST it was golf. Now the glitzy world of motorcycle racing has helped a York company increase its growing dominance in sports hospitality. Pocklington Coachworks has produced a luxury hospitality trailer for former world superbike champion Carl Fogarty's
In his regular column, David Andrews, chief executive of the York-based Yorkshire Tourist Board, speaks up for regional democracy and argues the case for York as the home of the new regional assembly. As the crisis in Iraq and the dangers of SARS wane
DOES York needs its very own Lowry gallery or Eden Project? That's the question city residents will be discussing at the second "hot topic" Without Walls debate tonight. "York needs more modern, iconic architecture?" is the question for discussion at
THE RSPCA is urging drivers to slow down and be aware they are not the only creatures on the roads this summer. With warmer days and light evenings, the volume of cars on York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire roads is set to soar - and could result
FORTY years of the University of York were being celebrated today with the biggest party the university has ever seen. Chancellor Dame Janet Baker and vice chancellor Professor Brian Cantor hosted the special reception on the Vanburgh College piazza.
THE new president of Selby Bowling Club says he wants to see more members supporting the club. Retired miner David Reynolds, 52, said they had about 600 playing members and yet still struggled to find players to turn out against touring teams. The club
A SELBY couple serving lengthy jail terms for drug dealing cannot appeal against their convictions - even though their co-accused now says they are innocent. Errol Thackray and Ruth Golton, of Millgate, were found guilty at York Crown Court last summer
York professional Kirsty Taylor, who has qualified for her first US Open, finished joint 17th in the Evian European French Open at Arras. She followed three under 69 with rounds of 72 71 72 to finished 14 shots behind leader Lynette Brooky (New Zealand
York Groves ARL are to hold their annual awards night on Saturday, July 19, at The Independent pub, Lowther Street, starting at 7.30pm. The event will also serve as a reunion for former players and associates, with those interested in joining the club
VISITORS to Pocklington were surprised to see the town clock without its four famous blue faces. The four clockfaces on the tower of All Saints' Church, were taken down a week ago to be restored. Staff from the Cumbria Clock Company were lowered from
Bradford's young rugby league mites lifted the inaugural Junior Canterbury Cup at the York International 9's tournament. Bradford's best under-10 and under-11s took on their York counterparts in a one-off game and triumphed 36-18. The York team, drawn
FINAL preparations are under way for the 117th Malton Show this week. Livestock classes will be making a welcome return after a gap of three years, along with a host of familiar favourites and some new attractions. Cattle, sheep and goats will be welcomed
YORK is one of the venues to be visited as part of a "pilgrimage to Viking places" being undertaken by 33 church choirs from Norway. The choristers' travels around the UK and Ireland are being made to commemorate the origins of Norwegian Christianity.
A WOMAN has admitted cheating her way to nearly £22,000 in state benefits. Miranda Dale, 40, of Byland Avenue, York, admitted six charges of benefit fraud, five involving income support, and one involving housing and council tax benefit. The charges state
CASTLEGARTH took control of Fulford Ladies Invitation League division two with a 66-42 victory over Appleton Roebuck. That left them two points ahead of Wheldrake, who have a game in hand. Wheldrake edged out Rowntree Park 59-49, whose Sandra Pauw and
DAWN Exton clinically closed on bull for a two-dart total of 107 to record a 23-dart game which put Cygnet 'A' level at 3-3 with Flag in division one of York John Smith's Ladies Darts League. Cygnet then cleaned up the pairs to win the match, which takes
ANGRY residents of a York housing estate have criticised the new developer of a former working men's club for allowing it to become an "eyesore". The former INL Club, once York's oldest club, closed its doors two years ago after a cash crisis. The site
ANTIQUES restored by students at York College will go on sale as part of a community fun day next week. The day will include an end-of-year college sale, with various departments including fashion and woodwork selling goods. The main attraction will be
THE Yorkshire Air Museum near York has been shortlisted as a possible home for one of Britain's redundant Concordes. British Airways announced today that from 60 sites around the world, 12 were now being considered as homes to base its supersonic aircraft
ONE of the most important buildings in the lives of York residents - the city's register office - is to get a facelift. Senior councillors will on Tuesday be asked to approve proposals to sell off the registeroffice, in Bootham, to the York Conservation
YORKSHIRE Phoenix were today meeting Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Headingley (5.30pm) in the last group game in the Twenty20 Cup keen to preserve their 100 per cent winning record in home matches. They have already beaten Derbyshire and Durham at Headingley
A YORK man has been remanded in custody following a street fight that left a man in hospital with serious head injuries. Bradley Neville Bell, 33, of Arran Place, off Dodsworth Avenue, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to John Brooksbank
FORGET Harry Potter - York youngsters can now test their own magic skills as part of the city's packed summer activities programme. City of York Council's Summer Days and OASIS sessions for five to 18-year-olds includes everything from canoeing and basketball
A BLOCK of council flats in York had to be evacuated after arsonists started a blaze in a rubbish chute. Ambulance service chiefs said several people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after the firebugs struck at Gisburn House, in Burnsall
EVENING Press political reporter Richard Edwards is holding a surgery and wants to hear from you. Richard will be at The Guildhall, Coney Street, between noon and 1pm on Wednesday. He said: "If you have an issue to raise, an event to publicise, a funny
A MAN has been jailed for 12 months for his part in a failed robbery in which a York shopkeeper was attacked with an axe. Christopher Alan Dyer, 21, acted as a lookout when Paul Michael Wilson, 22, attacked Gillygate newsagent Kenneth Lockwood, York Crown
AN ELDERLY York couple have slammed British Gas for sending them a gas bill for more than £1,300 - even though they switched suppliers three years ago. Harold Amos, 76, and his wife, Dorothy, 72, changed from British Gas to Stay Warm, with all their bills
VISITORS to York Minster today gave the thumbs down to admission charges. The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, yesterday announced a £4.50 charge from August 2. Margaret and Ken Tiplady, who live near Scarborough, said they were against the plan. "It's
A YORK man fell victim to a murderous axe attack in a dark park when he went for a weekend in Scarborough with his fiance, a jury heard today. Richard Mansell, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court that Arthur Jamie McLauchlan, 22, may have succeeded in
AS I was zipping along the A64 the other day at a not inconsiderable speed (although well within the limit, officer), I started thinking about the vast number of ridiculous things modern drivers do while behind the wheel. To be honest with you, it's amazing
YORK City have announced ticket prices for two of the club's pre-season friendlies to be staged at Bootham Crescent. As reported in the Evening Press, City will play Sunderland on July 16, kick-off 7.30pm, with Black Cats' boss Mick McCarthy pledging
FOR once in a sporting blue moon England's star is rising. Another awesome display by Clive Woodward's rugby union machine, an England one-day cricket series win and boxer Lennox Lewis' brutal heavyweight title victory made it a weekend to remember on
FULL-BACK Chris Smith is a doubt for Sunday's away day at Chorley Lynx when York City Knights will be looking to make it five wins in a row. Smith jarred his knee in the last minute of last weekend's 33-14 victory at Workington Town as he dived to deny
STAFF and pupils at a York primary school are celebrating the completion of their school extension. Westfield Primary School, in Acomb, now has two extra classrooms for its 700 pupils, thanks to the new building. The extension, which links the school's
John Hall, who played God in the Millennium Mystery Plays, says York would be mad not to preserve this uplifting spectacle. FOLLOWING the hugely successful Millennium Mystery Plays in York Minster, those of us who took part - breathless from the excitement
IT would be fabulous if City of York Council made the horsedrawn carriage owners fit "nappies" on their animals to stop the horrible horse dung being left on the streets and roads of this beautiful city. ('York carriage horses may get 'nappies', June
Fire stations are crying out for a woman's touch. CATHERINE BRUCE looks at why more women should get to grips with fighting fires. WHILE female police officers are commonplace, the sight of a woman driving a fire engine or saving someone from a burning
What's the latest craze in dating? Alex Lloyd gets up to speed. DATING, like fashion, is prone to fads that seem a good idea at the time but are soon consigned to the back of the wardrobe. Those luminous pink leg warmers that York girls seem so keen on
Woodhouse Grange CC will play host to Yorkshire cricket's elite players on Tuesday, July 22. Yorkshire CCC's first team will grace Sutton-on-Derwent in a match for Steve Oldham, the county club's Academy coach. Oldham celebrates 25 years of service with
