THE grieving family of York manslaughter victim Michael Williams have been backed by the city's MP in their fight to extend his killer's sentence. Hugh Bayley said the three-year sentence given to Steven Stone was not enough, and has written to the Solicitor
Parking attendants have been branded "overzealous" for targeting a car which had been left on double yellow lines after breaking down. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Syd Little, of comedy duo Little And Large, will be on his way to China when he teams up with The Royal star Michael Starke for this winter's pantomime at the Grand Opera House. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
A dental patient is travelling thousands of miles for vital root canal work - after claiming a York dentist advised him to look elsewhere for treatment. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Laughing teenage thugs broke a Polish man's jaw in a brutal, unprovoked attack on York's Millennium Bridge. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
A York school cook claims she is the victim of a campaign of intimidation by people demanding better meals for kids. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
It has been dubbed by police the biggest sting of its type to target York Racecourse - as alleged ticket touts tried to pass off hundreds of fake tickets for the last meeting of the season. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York)
Traditional wedding march music by some of the world's great composers is now being ditched - in favour of David Hasselhoff! © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
This was the spectacular scene as a historic section of York's last surviving windmill was finally removed. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Rising crime and antisocial behaviour have sparked calls for heavier policing in Haxby and Wigginton. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
A lorry driver who stopped for a comfort break in a lay-by near York got the shock of his life when a huge snake came slithering out of undergrowth. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Three baffled cygnets had to be rescued from the streets of York after they bungled their first attempts at flight. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Two Royal Mail workers are set to travel the length of Britain in a post van to raise hundreds of pounds for two vital charities. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Talented scribe, Angela Dalleywater, joined the ranks of the most respected calligraphers in the world. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
A young lad had his birthday ruined when thieves stole his first ever new bike. Shane Thornton, of Heworth, York, was given a new royal blue and silver Spectrum bike by his mum and dad for his 11th birthday. But only a fortnight after his birthday,
Inspection and testing of bridge. DETAILS: 1 Day only 08:00 16:00 DIVERSION: A local alternative will be signed START DATE: Sunday 22 October 2006 END DATE: Sunday 22 October 2006
IT IS the high-tech bus of the future - but good old conductors may be set to return to York's ftr super buses following problems with the ticket machines. The move is being considered after Peter Edwards, commercial director of operator First, admitted
York's 49th community carol concert will take place next month, when choirs from across the city join for some Christmas cheer. The concert will take place at the Barbican Centre on November 26, with half the proceeds going to The Press Guardian Angels
A GANG of young thugs who brutally attacked two men on York's Millennium Bridge had earlier "played football" with a baby hedgehog, it was claimed today. Horrified onlooker Andy Reid, who lives off Walmgate, contacted The Press to reveal the full extent
TOURIST information centres are joining together to open branches of Cards For Good Causes Christmas shops this week. The centres in Thirsk and Northallerton are part of a national network of shops which are now stocking cards which will benefit more
RECYCLING boxes could be given to residents in terraced streets as council chiefs are urged to roll out kerbside collections around York. Slim-line boxes would be used instead of the standard size to prevent them blocking the pavements, if the suggestion
CASH-STRAPPED farmers have welcomed a damning Government report into a payment scheme that left thousands struggling to make ends meet. Farmers across York, North and East Yorkshire have been hit by a string of blunders at the Rural Payments Agency (
THE new super health trust for North Yorkshire is beginning to take more shape after seven new chiefs were put in places. The new posts are for non- executive directors, who are there to make sure the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT)
MOTORISTS faced further delays as a crash took place on the A64 during the second full day of roadworks. Emergency services were called to the collision between three vehicles at Hazel Bush, near the Sand Hutton junction, at 7.40am. Fire crews had to
Police are appealing for information after a woman was attacked on a York footpath. The attack happened between 10pm and 10.20pm on Monday, as the 24-year-old woman from York was walking along the Cinder Lane cycle lane and footpath, from Salisbury Terrace
PROSECUTORS have taken the fight against hate crimes into local surgeries, community centres and libraries. North Yorkshire's Crown Prosecution Service has sent out thousands of leaflets about its work over the last year to organisations and institutions
AN inspirational health guru, who trains railway staff how to recover after horrific incidents, has won a major award. Sally Walden, a BUPA occupational health advisor based in York, has won one of the company's national One Life awards for her groundbreaking
A WOMAN today hit out at housing chiefs, claiming they had left her kitchen so dilapidated that bits of her ceiling were falling into her food. Joanne Evans, of Northfields, Strensall, near York, said she had been waiting more than a year for her kitchen
TEENAGERS as young as 15 will be able to buy a controversial bullying game when it goes on sale in York later this month. The computer game has been widely condemned by anti-bullying campaigners, but has been granted a 15-rating by the British Board
HEALTH bosses have defended dental services in North Yorkshire - and claimed that queues are shortening. The North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust said new services would be provided by next spring, and said the lengthy waiting list was getting
A MULTI-CULTURAL primary school in York where youngsters speak 14 languages has scooped a top international award. St Lawrence's CE Primary School, in Heslington Road, has received a prestigious International School Award from the Department of Education
Hundreds of postmasters descended on Downing Street yesterday demanding action to save failing rural post offices, amid fears about a threat to the rural way of life. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE village postmaster is many things. Friend, gossip, source
IT is tempting to suggest First bosses should think of a new name for York's purple bendy buses. Instead of the ftr, which is supposed to stand for "future", how about the pst, for "past"? It is, after all, many years since conductors were last regularly
Rural post offices are in crisis. They can no longer issue TV licences. Soon, if the Government has its way, post office card accounts used by millions to access pensions and benefits will go too - and with them, a substantial chunk of postmasters'
WHEN will the police and the council accept that the Millennium Bridge is fast becoming a hotspot for criminal activity? What started out as a welcome route between Fulford and South Bank has become a no-go area after dark for many local residents
I WOULD like to offer readers some clarification regarding the Gambling Act 2005 following Ms Linsey's letter. Ms Linsey is correct that only those who are classed as interested parties, i.e. residents or businesses, or their representatives, who live
JEANETTE Linsey (Yes to a casino, Readers' Letters, October 13) says there are many people who would welcome the proposed casino, yet there are many who dread returning to the days when they were regularly woken up by the drunken groups walking home
T J Ryder is missing the point entirely (Quest for a high, Readers' Letters, October 14). If drugs are a source of income to the Taliban, then remove it from them. This means taking control of the trade from farmer to end user, that means legalising
FURTHER to my recent letter (Why do tractors have to slow down all traffic? Soapbox, October 13) I read with surprise the vitriolic responses of Ken Holmes and Beryl and Keith Laverack (Rural Response.) As Mr and Mrs Laverack admitted in their letter
WITH much coverage on the subject of school meals in recent months, I felt compelled to share some thoughts on the debate. Firstly, and in relation to your story about the cook at Derwent School (Knives out! October 16), the actions of parents barracking
THE British monarchy is a disgrace. In fact, disgraceful is not the word to describe it. I think the sooner we have a democratically elected presidency, the better for each one of us. It's surely a disgrace that every British child has to grow up knowing
I WRITE in response to Mr David Turns' letter (Why do tractors have to slow down all traffic? Soapbox, October 13). Firstly, can I say that as a farmer's daughter and a regular road user myself (A19 Selby to York), I fully understand his frustration
The rebuild of York College's Sim Balk Lane campus, at the south western gateway to the city, is growing daily and is on course to open to students in September 2007. Work began at the college last October, when Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd was awarded
Great deal on a sofa or a great deal of headache? IF YOU are thinking of purchasing a three-piece suite or any upholstered furniture for delivery in time for Christmas, Consumer Direct has some important points for you to bear in mind. If you have
IS this York's most pointless and most ugly sign? This large, grey box-sign informs all and sundry that the street is NOT open to traffic. However, even the most determined motorist would struggle to negotiate this narrow and winding route - especially
I HAVE been trying to work out what to think about veils. Since Jack Straw raised the issue in an article for his local newspaper, opinion has raged and ranted. To refresh, the Labour MP said he wished Muslim women would consider removing face veils
PARKING attendants have been branded "overzealous" for targeting a car which had been left on double yellow lines after breaking down. Paul Abbott said the tough stance being taken against drivers in York's Micklegate was damaging trade on the street
GIVEN that the theme of If I Were You is a change of perspective brought about by dramatically altered circumstances, it might be presupposed that Alan Ayckbourn wrote it in response to suffering a stroke in February. Not so. Sir Alan's 70th play
A BEMUSED couple say their standing orders were suddenly cancelled without warning - after their grown-up son asked for HIS to be stopped. Neil and Rosemary Morton are worried British Gas has somehow mixed up their bills with those of 24-year-old Daniel
"DO you think it matters where you were born?" asks the negative voice in Damon Gough's head. "No, not really, it only matters that you can be proud of where you came from," replies the positive counterpoint. "I don't think I know who I am any more,"
IF you're going to be a musical magpie, then you may as well steal from the best. In their quest for world domination, Australian rock four-piece Jet leave nothing to chance. While their four-million selling debut Get Born was heavily indebted to Exile
Well done, Jamelia. The Brummie lass has trumped the likes of Beyonce Knowles and Black Eyed Peas' Fergie to deliver one of the most vibrant and enjoyable R'n'B albums of the year. Relying more on old-fashioned melody with meaningful lyrics and a fine
IT'S clear something different is going on when the first sounds you hear are words spoken by newsreader Moira Stuart. She provides the narration to this fantastically ambitious project from the sax player cum rapper. Kinch is, primarily, an exciting
BRITAIN'S favourite bass-baritone made his New York, London and Milan debuts in Mozart and has had the world at his feet ever since. Here he teams up with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate the composer's 250th birthday
Beck's ninth studio album, The Information, has been barred from the UK album chart because its bonus features - a DVD of homemade videos for each song and stickers which let fans design their own cover artwork - contravene chart rules. The stickers
THESE live recordings from the late-1970s capture the sublime folk interpreter Nic Jones in his pomp before a car crash cruelly curtailed his musical career in February, 1982. His sympathetic arrangements of traditional ballads still influence the
Langleys, the York-based law firm, is advising timber frame builders Almond and Coates on the development of what is claimed to be the ultimate purpose-built, eco-friendly home. The innovative timber structure in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, will feature
Six hundred dairy farmers in North Yorkshire have decided to fight to increase their prices and prevent some of them from going out of business. The North East National Farmers' Union (NFU) has launched a campaign to help them escape "straitjacket"
FORMER York City defender Graeme Law has told his old club not to expect an easy match against his current employers Tamworth on Saturday. The 22-year-old right-back returned to training today in a bid to face City after missing the Lambs' last three
YORK City season-ticket holders will be able to buy their tickets for the FA Cup fourth qualifying round match at Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics) from tomorrow morning. The game, which has been made all-ticket, takes place a week on Saturday at the
SPEN ALLISION says he is "fuming" about the way the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) has been blamed for the latest controversy in amateur rugby. Allison, from York, is the chairman of BARLA, which has become embroiled in an argument
YORK Acorn ARLC will become victim of their players' success this weekend - just when they didn't need it. The National Conference division one fixture schedule has already hampered the Blue and Golds - they were out of action last weekend when they
THE bitter battle to stop a 540-home model village being built on their doorstep has cost Osbaldwick residents more than £30,000, it was revealed today. The village's parish council originally set aside £10,000, for the legal costs involved in making
TOUGH anti-yob powers are "on the back burner" in Ryedale - but police have pledged to deploy them again if needed. Ryedale's first - and so far only - dispersal order expired earlier this month, and was hailed a success. But troublemakers have been
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC open their Pennine League President's Cup quest with a tricky home tie against Keighley Town. The visitors are second-bottom of the premier division but have games in hand. All Blacks will also be looking to return to winning
Heworth ARLC will read little into Egremont's hammering last week when they visit the Cumbrians in National Conference division two. Egremont lost 78-2 at lowly Brighouse, but they had many players unavailable and their record - they have lost all four
MATTHEW Kilgallon will learn later on today if he has won his appeal against the red card he picked up in the 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on Tuesday night. In the past, Leeds United have been reluctant to enter appeals because of the cost and the
A SECOND half hat-trick from Adam Russell propelled Selby Town to within a point of the leaders in the Northern Counties East League premier division. Russell netted in the 49th, 50th and 70th minutes as the Robins beat hosts Maltby Main 4-2 last night
LEANER, meaner and lighter - York's Billy Wilson is back on track to smack an impact in professional boxing. Wilson returned to the ring after an absence of 22 months with a promising bang when, in his debut as a cruiserweight, he downed Doncaster's
THE York Union of Golf Club's Cross Trophy winter series resumes this Sunday with the number three and number four events at Kirkbymoorside Golf Club and Malton and Norton GC respectively. The draw for Cross Trophy No 3 (at Kirkbymoorside): 8.00 D Sonley
GOLDEN oldies Colin Dobson and Ray Holroyd rolled back the years as they came head-to-head in an NEDL York and District Table Tennis League match. Both are aged 72 and Holgate D' player Dobson came out on top in his side's 7-3 victory over NEDL/Bootham
NORTH Yorkshire golf star Simon Dyson was in illustrious company as he started his drive for success in the Hero Honda Open championship in India today. Dyson - one of only three Brits invited to compete in the event alongside Northern Ireland's Graeme
TOLLERTON Tennis Club's season has ended with the club competitions. Trophy winners were: Ladies singles - 1 Sandra Jennings, 2 Dot Hornby; Men's singles - 1 Haydn Andrews, 2 Rob Brown; Mixed doubles - 1 Nick Thompson and Sandra Jennings, 2 Robert
YORK Karate Academy are taking on new members. The club regularly enters juniors and seniors into local, regional and national competitions and are open to beginners from age eight for juniors and over-16s for the seniors. They train every Monday
THE body recovered from the River Foss in York on Tuesday is that of Robert Ailwood, police have confirmed. The formal identification brings to an end the week-long search for the missing 22-year-old student. An inquest into Robert's death is expected
Miles don't matter to some trainers when there's the chance of a winner at the end of it, which is just as well for Jim Goldie, who makes the long journey from his Glasgow base to Newbury in Berkshire tomorrow with River Falcon, a horse last seen out
ENTHUSIASTIC staff from a York bar company took part in a team bonding exercise - and raised a massive £16,000 for our Guardian Angels appeal. The remarkable sum pushes the appeal total past the £100,000 barrier, and it now stands at £107,000. Donations
NEW Earswick and York continued their good starts to the Hebden Trophy with wins against Doncaster (111-59) and Thornaby (91-73) respectively. There were easy wins for both Pete Ransom and Jim Bone's teams, 29-11 and 33-10, at Huntington Road for New
THE men's premier national club bowls competition, the Denny Cup, starts on Saturday with York playing Featherstone and New Earswick up against Hornsea.
