A WIDOWER has taken his fight to give his wife the gravestone she wanted to Ryedale MP John Greenway. Sam Smith, 71, of Strensall, has been locked in battle with Strensall and Towthorpe Parish Council over his wife Mary's headstone. Last month,
YORK Hospital is set to become one of the country's safest for patients after it won major national funding. The hospital has joined forces with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust and their partnership has won £165,000 from the Safer Patients Initiative
RESIDENTS fear the peace and tranquillity of their village will be wrecked - if a pub secures permission to continue pulling pints into the early hours. The Woodman pub, in Main Street, Bishopthorpe, York, has applied to keep serving alcohol until 2am
Photograph by Dave Hields © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
A young clubber was seriously injured when he plunged from a balcony onto a packed dance floor in one of York's top night spots. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Ice dance stars Olga Sharutenko and Vadim Yarkov, who opened Ice Factor in York. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
YOUNG Nathan Brigham was out cycling with his friends when a heartless hit-and-run driver ran into him on the wrong side of the road - injuring his leg and leaving him shaking with fear. The 12-year-old was cycling along Ouseburn Avenue, in Acomb, York
PIONEERING research into how people with blood diseases are cared for has been launched in York - after a patient left a legacy of £200,000. The three-year research project, undertaken by doctors at York Hospital and the University of York, got off the
INNOVATIVE plans to beat Christmas congestion at a York supermarket are set to be rejected by councillors. As previously reported in The Press, bosses at the Tesco superstore at Askham Bar have applied to build a temporary car park to accommodate
A YOUNG clubber was seriously injured when he plunged from a balcony onto a packed dance floor in one of York's top night spots. Hundreds of onlookers watched in horror as the 21-year-old local man survived a drop of more than 20ft in The Gallery nightclub
BALLOONIST Per Lindstrand insists he hasn't given up on his idea of offering tourists the view of a lifetime from a hot air balloon tethered 400 feet above York. Great. But as our photos today reveal, he's hardly a pioneer. These wonderful images, taken
TWO employees at York-based Hunters estate agents are so impressed with the company that they are leaving it. Tony Wallis, 43, manager of Hunters' City and Country branches in York and Harrogate, and Rebecka Try, 36, who works as a senior valuer at the
IN SPITE of a number of job losses announced in York, companies in North Yorkshire are among the most confident in the Yorkshire and Humber region according to new data. The bi-annual regional survey from Yorkshire Forward and the Confederation of British
A BATH that can be programmed to fill itself could prove to be a Big Idea for a man from Selby. Jay Commins came up with the novel idea of a bath that will automatically fill itself with water at the perfect temperature and at the ideal depth for the
WAKE, bathe, wash hair, style hair, apply make-up, put on clothes and add accessories. These are not, perhaps unsurprisingly, the seven ages of man, but are instead the seven stages of woman. According to somebody or other who really should think about
LITTERBUGS caught dropping rubbish in York will be fined £75 from today. City of York Council is reminding residents and visitors that they could soon be fined for committing a range of environmental crimes. Street environment officers already issue
Stagecraft is overrated. It can eliminate personality by replacing it with plastic efficiency. Friday night's double bill was altogether more organic. Support act Kathryn Williams played alone, not in her usual trio, just her soft voice, softer
SKIPPER Emmanuel Panther joked that he had forgotten how to celebrate after he ended a 54-game wait for his first York City goal during Saturday's impressive 2-1 victory at Weymouth. Panther pounced for the first time in Minstermen colours to give his
THE string quartet formerly known as The Lindsays may have disbanded, but its members keep appearing unexpectedly. A few months ago, it was violist Robin Ireland. On Friday, cellist Bernard Gregor-Smith returned to York with the Dantes. His consistently
WE need to know we are in the best possible hands when we go into hospital. The last thing a sick patient wants to worry about is a doctor making a mistake, or the risk of picking up a nasty infection. So it is excellent news that York Hospital has won
Litter is a huge problem which mars our tourist city and lessens our reputation around the world. It's also not very pleasant for residents. An early morning stroll around York reveals the extent of the overnight spree of drinks cans and takeaway containers
THE staff at Monkton Road Stores, in York, were perfectly within their rights to refuse to serve Lorraine Robinson while she was wearing a hood - whatever the type, material, cost of it etc - or whatever her age (Shops ban on hoodie nurse, The Press,
NOT only content with the closure of the Hebden Rise centre, the Lib Dems are now trying to save more money by closing the Yearsley Bridge day centre for adults with learning disabilities (Centre shock, The Press, November 11). Is it not the old and
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has set his side the target of reaching Christmas still in the Conference play-off frame. An excellent 2-1 victory at Weymouth, coupled with Burton's 3-0 defeat at Dagenham, saw the Minsteremen move level on points with Saturday's
FOR many, Christmas has ceased to be a celebration of Christ's birth - it has become a time of stress and anxiety. Statistics from the money education charity Credit Action suggest that three in four Britons worry about money during the festive season
WHY all the debate and fuss about renaming Christmas? There is a simple solution to end the debate, ask our Government to step in and "ban" Christmas lock, stock and barrel. They seem intent on "banning" everything else, so kicking Christmas out of
I DO not understand why your report on the new Jeff Banks store at York Designer Outlet starts with "a new fashion store has been officially opened in the city" (Banks to set up York shop, The Press, October 20). Whenever a new store opens there the
ABOUT 10,000 non-human primates are used in laboratories across Europe each year, with more than a third of them undergoing "procedures" in Britain. Most will be deliberately poisoned with an overdose of chemicals or drugs by pharmaceutical companies
PEOPLE in York have probably not given much thought to the 2012 Olympics. This ridiculous jamboree is London-based, is six years away and, so far, is costing them nothing. In my opinion it soon will be. London council tax payers were given no choice
ALED Jones (Seeing the light, Letters, November 8) talks about tales of a bright light in near-death experiences. Our retinas convert light energy into neural signals which are sent to the visual cortex at the rear of the brain. Apparently the visual
ENVIRONMENT Secretary David Miliband announces yet more climate change legislation in response to the Stern Review, but what is actually being done? Plenty of hand-wringing and talk about the dangers facing us all, but no attempt to implement EU legislation
COUNCILLOR Paul Blanchard states in his letter (Burden of tax, November 13) that the rebanding of properties for council-tax purposes is a "zero-sum game". Would that we could believe this. Over time, we seem to have forgotten why council tax is levied
LEEPER Hare York and District Football League premier division leaders Huntington maintained their title challenge with a 2-1 victory. Iain Dunn met a Pete Laidlow cross to put Huntington ahead and then doubled the lead in the second half after Chris
STILLINGTON'S 100 per cent record in division three vanished as they lost 4-0 at home to St Clements. Simon Kehoe opened the scoring with Kenny Sharman, Graham Bootland and Glen Palister all adding second half goals. Andy Chapman put leaders Rawcliffe
HE'S big, he's furry - and he could be yours if you can guess his birthday. Maureen Pearson, of Stamford Bridge, is throwing her fundraising skills behind our Guardian Angels campaign with a special charity event in the town. The star attraction
Hamilton Panthers surrendered their 100 per cent record and the top spot in division one after they could only muster a point from their visit to lowly Easingwold. Danny Midgley gave Panthers the lead but two minutes from time Andrew Metcalfe (Jnr) scored
DRINGHOUSES striker Danny Gray scores one of his side's goals at Heslington in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division. The goal helped Dringhouses record a 4-0 win - a result which maintained their position in second place
AN army officer and a university lecturer are to get £500 rewards each for tackling a violent drunken passenger on a York-bound GNER train. Ticketless traveller and "wild animal" Mark Ramsey bit ticket inspector Graeme Gilroy after erupting in foul-mouthed
NORTH YORKSHIRE jockey, Paul Mulrennan, who slotted home a double at Southwell last week, returns to the Nottinghamshire course tomorrow with every chance of further adding to his winning tally. Mulrennan, who is attached to Mick Easterby's Sheriff Hutton
THE eagerly awaited top of the table clash in Leeper Hare York and District Football League division two was virtually all over inside the first ten minutes as hosts York RI went 3-0 up against Osbaldwick. RI pushed on to win 7-0 with the goals shared
RESERVEA' defending champions Dringhouses suffered their first home defeat in the league since January 2005 when they lost 2-1 to York St John's. Mark Bellah gave Dringhouses a first-half lead but the students, unbeaten in their last eight away games
RESERVE B' leaders Wiggington avenged last season's 5-0 defeat at Poppleton by reversing the scoreline and maintaining their 100 per cent record. Grasshoppers' goals came from James Vine, Adam Jenkins, Paul Warrinner and two from Mitch Buckley.
MORE than a hundred generous supporters of our Guardian Angels appeal turned out for a unique fundraising event. The Tap And Spile, in Monkgate, York, held a special event to raise money for the Angel Aid appeal last night. Organiser Jack Merry said
HARROGATE Town boss Neil Aspin eventually got his wish as his charges beat struggling Leigh RMI 2-1 in Conference North - but he spent most of the game watching from the stands. Aspin had called for Town to make their Wetherby Road ground a fortress
SCARBOROUGH were unable to capitalise on an early lead as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Worcester City in Conference North. The Seasiders had taken the lead after just four minutes when Lee Whittington latched onto Jamie Vermiglio's through ball and
PICKERING Town's dreams of advancing to the latter stages of the FA Vase for the second consecutive year were comprehensively ended at Flixton. Town lost 4-0 to the Manchester-based outfit, who play in North West Counties division one - ending their
FEW football clubs can have been more true to their nickname than Weymouth over the last two seasons - well, at least, in a phonetical sense. The Terras have struck fear into the hearts of countless visiting teams during a run of just one league defeat
DENNIS WISE believes Leeds United must win a mini league at the foot of the Championship before they can adopt loftier ambitions. A gap has developed, cutting off the bottom four teams from the rest and Leeds cannot ignore the threat of relegation even
HEWORTH ARLC stayed in third place in National Conference division two thanks to a 32-10 victory against Brighouse Rangers. The home side had built a 20-0 cushion, and had worked hard for it, before meeting any scoring resistance from Rangers who
A ONE-MAN scoring show from Kyle Palmer gave York Acorn RLFC a valuable 38-16 win away at National Conference division one strugglers East Leeds. Palmer scored a hat-trick of tries, five conversions and two penalties as Acorn secured a much needed two
MALTON and Norton RUFC scored a last-ditch try to overcome Ryton and move into the fourth round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase. They won 17-10 at the Gannock but were only spared the agony of extra time thanks to a late try from Carl Muscroft. Malton
POCKLINGTON RUFC went out of the EDF Energy Senior Vase at the third round stage as they fell 20-5 to Huddersfield YMCA, at Percy Road. A 15-point winning margin would usually be regarded as comfortable, but Pock dominated much of the match, and
A LAST gasp penalty denied York RI RUFC their first win of the season against Goole. The home side went down 21-20 against their East Yorkshire neighbours in a game they led by 12 points with just 15 minutes to go. Ben Hobson kicked RI in front after
A RELEASED murderer may keep his freedom despite breaking his parole conditions by carrying an air rifle, York Magistrates Court heard. Strensall man Gilbert Alexander Cook went rabbitting on an Army firing range. He has recently been released after
A "fantastic opportunity" or "a major cause for concern"? Helen Gabriel examines the arguments for and against the application for York's first superclub. IT'S been welcomed by late-night revellers and shunned by police. But the on-going battle to
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed in a car crash near York. The accident happened at about 7.30pm on Friday on the B1257 Malton to Helmsley Road, about half-a-mile towards Stonegrave. The car hit the pedestrian on
PUPPETS, puzzles, games and kites - those were just some of the goodies on offer at York's first Children's Christmas Fayre. Hundreds of shoppers made the most of the chance to buy both unusual and traditional gifts for their children from the colourful
A BURNING boat sank in the River Ouse despite firefighters battling for hours to put out the blaze. The fire service was called at about 11.30pm on Saturday by a member of the public, to say the eight-metre long pleasure boat was going up in smoke
A NEW warehouse at a major multi-million pound development in Thirsk has been leased to Howden Joinery Ltd. Five new jobs will be created when joinery and ancillary products trade supplier Howden Joinery Ltd moves into the 8,000 sq ft unit at Concept
DONATIONS from individuals to the emergency fund set up following the collapse of the hamper firm Farepak has topped £78,000. Staff at the York-based Family Fund, at Monks Cross, launched the Farepak Response Fund after the Swindon-based firm failed
A "GENUINE" comprehensive school in Pocklington is celebrating outstanding results in a Government inspection. A team of Ofsted inspectors descended on Woldgate College earlier this month, and gave the school a glowing report. Head teacher Jeff Bower
FUNDRAISING fever gripped the region as children and adults - and even animals - joined forces to raise thousands of pounds for the BBC Children In Need appeal. Among those to take part was Dr Timothy Longmore, from Elvington Surgery, who said goodbye
A CONTROVERSIAL Ryedale zoo has been given a clean bill of health by a team of Government inspectors. Flamingo Land Zoo, at Kirby Misperton, near Pickering, is set to receive a new six-year licence after experts said the zoo "had the potential to be
SELBY is set to get a dedicated unit for children with behavioural problems in a shake-up of specialist educational provision in the district. North Yorkshire County Council are to set up a Pupil Referral Unit for children with behavioural problems
