A NEW nature reserve has been given the go-ahead in York. Acomb Wood and Acomb Meadow have been owned by the council since 2002, before which they were privately owned. Following a decision by Coun Keith Orrell, the executive member for leisure and
IT may have come into being the year Victoria took the throne, but in Yorkshire one organisation still reigns supreme today. This is the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, now in its 166th year, the force behind the Great Yorkshire Show and so much more
The small producers in our region are beginning to fight back in a David and Goliath battle. These are of course our local producers, suppliers and retailers, who, a short while ago, looked like they could be facing extinction. But now, it seems, the
To give you a taste of just what our great Yorkshire food can produce, SALLY FLETCHER enlisted the help of Michelin Star winning chef Kenny Noble, executive chef at the Blue Bicycle on Walmgate,
1 Ainsty Bakery - Bakers Boroughbridge Road, York 01904 798025 With 18 types of bread and a whole host of savouries on offer, Ainstys is a popular choice
1 Gillamoor Village Shop - Grocers Gillamoor 01751 432500 The shop has been praised for working with the community and selling their goods to help the
Hundreds of years ago, the view from John Harrison's farm would have been pretty much identical to the one seen today. An ancient breed of cattle, traditional farming methods and the English countryside form the backbone of Duggleby High Barn, near
The Evening Press is to host a very special celebration to mark the success of the Eat Local campaign. This summer we will host an Eat Local Banquet in conjunction with Dean Court Hotel in York, to bring the best of the region's food straight to your
SCHOOLS in York and North Yorkshire want to buy regional produce from local supplies for better school meals, but EU red tape is stopping them, claims a countryside pressure group. Locally, authorities say cost is also a factor. The Country Land and
THE overall winners of the Evening Press Eat Local competition were thrilled to be receiving a magnificent Supreme Champion's trophy at the Great Yorkshire Show today. Margaret and Geoff Sykes, who run the Farmer's Cart farm shop at Towthorpe, near
THE secret is finally out, as we reveal the cream of the Yorkshire food industry - the winners of the Evening Press Eat Local competition. The campaign, to highlight the sheer range and quality of food that is available "on our doorstep", culminated
A WOMAN who lives alongside the A64 called today for highways bosses to make it safer to emerge on to the busy dual carriageway. Paula Lister, of Steeton Grange Farm, said a slip road should be provided so she and other drivers could accelerate before
THREE remaining gaps on the A64 between York and Tadcaster are being shut - marking a final victory for the Evening Press Close The Gaps campaign. The Highways Agency has published orders for the temporary closure of the gaps in the dual carriageway's
ANOTHER gap on the A64 between York and Tadcaster is to be shut after motorists began using it as a dangerous short cut. The gap in the central reservation is situated just west of the Aagrah restaurant - about a mile along the westbound carriageway
VILLAGERS have helped mark the official start of construction of an £11 million new flyover on the A64 at Bilbrough Top. Representatives from parish councils in Bolton Percy, Appleton Roebuck and Bilbrough - all villages adjoining the scheme - were
MOTORISTS and local residents were today taking a look at plans for a new flyover at Bilbrough Top, on the A64 between York and Tadcaster. A public exhibition about the £11 million Highways Agency scheme was being staged at the nearby Buckles Inn.
NORTH Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot was finally tamed today. The Highways Agency closed the notorious gap in the A64 central reservation at Bilbrough Top, in preparation for the construction of a flyover. At a stroke, the journey along the
MOTORISTS on the A64 between York and Tadcaster will have the best possible Christmas present - the closure of Bilbrough Top gap. The notoriously dangerous gap in the dual carriageway central reservation will shut next Monday. But a campaigning
MOTORISTS who try to avoid roadwork congestion on the A64 by rat-running along country lanes will be swiftly halted in their tracks. The Highways Agency says traffic orders will be in place when work starts on construction of a flyover at Bilbrough
A MOTORCYCLIST told today how he miraculously escaped with his life in an accident on the A64 at notorious Bilbrough Top. Peter Cahill was thrown off his machine, flew into the air and struck a car bonnet and windscreen before falling on to the road
AN ATTEMPT to breathe life back into rural industry has been launched by TV countryside personality John Craven. The BBC presenter called in at Harrogate to give his backing to the £300,000, three-year scheme to boost the chances of young agricultural
SIX wards at York hospital have been closed to new patients because of a sickness bug sweeping the building. Staff at the Wigginton Road site closed the wards after some of its patients came down with a highly contagious vomiting bug. Two more wards
YORK was conquered by the French this weekend as Lezignan won the city's second International 9's tournament. It was second-time lucky for the Frenchmen, who went down narrowly to London Koogas in last year's inaugural event. This time around, Lezignan
YORK Ironsides came close to a famous victory in the York International 9s tournament at Heworth yesterday. They were narrowly beaten in the final by a French club FC Lezignan-Corbieres. More than 20 teams from seven nations descended on Heworth
YOUTH rugby in York is making giant steps to keep up with the big boys. The York International 9s competition saw little brother being played out alongside the Fairfax Cup - the Marston Moor Cup. Young rugby players, both boys and girls, from
VILLAGERS fear an upsurge in rat-running along narrow country roads, once work starts on building the new A64 flyover at Bilbrough Top. Residents of Colton are calling for measures to ease the dangers caused by traffic passing at speed through their
Nine primary schools are all geared up for action in the Marston Moor Cup tomorrow. The competition, which is part of the York International 9s Rugby League Festival, takes place at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way as an aperitif to the latter stages of
A TRIO from York hope to don international jerseys tonight when England take on Scotland at Heworth ARLC's Elm Park Way. It is the opening game of the amateur Home Nations Championships featuring players from the Rugby League Summer Conference, a match
SLICKS of thick mud lining York's riverside streets and paths is all that's left of last week's floods. Businesses alongside the River Ouse have been clearing up after the city's worst floods in two years. The river peaked at 4.4 metres above normal
YORK RU could have a couple of aces up their sleeves as they launch their cross-code assault on the York International 9s. The Evening Press believes the Clifton Park club have been working on trying to secure the temporary signings of two well-known
YORK IRONSIDES player-coach Brendan Carlyle reckons he has a squad good enough to win the York International 9s this weekend. Carlyle - player-coach of Heworth ARLC, where the tournament will be played tomorrow and Sunday - announced his line-up last
A TEENAGER'S dreams of becoming a professional footballer have been left in tatters after a vicious assault. Football-mad Joe Sawyer, 14, was down to the last week of trials for Sheffield Wednesday's under-14 side until a fight in which he was set upon
A PSYCHOLOGIST from York who delayed providing reports on inmates with severe personality disorders at a high-security jail has been severely reprimanded. Lifers at Whitemoor Prison, Cambridgeshire, became "anxious" - with one refusing to leave his cell
COUNCIL chiefs are to invest tens of thousands of pounds on new CCTV systems, to help combat crime and antisocial behaviour in York. A total of £40,000 is to be spent on the project, which will target suburban areas of the city. The money has become
A GOVERNMENT minister has pledged that roads bosses will examine how to boost safety on the A64 in the wake of a series of tragic smashes. Gillian Merron, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, said when she visited York yesterday that
A POLICE chief today hailed a get-tough operation to recover thousands of pounds in unpaid fines and compensation from North Yorkshire's criminals. Almost a dozen police and court enforcement officers took part in a series of raids yesterday at properties
WORKING at a bookmaker's turned a man into a gambling addict and a thief, a court heard. Damien Matthew James Cammidge, 27, a former cashier, used customers' bets to fund his own gambling at William Hill's central Acomb branch, York magistrates were
MORE than 900 people in and around York marked the festive season by donating one of the most precious gifts of all - their blood. Before Christmas, the National Blood Service put out a major appeal for donors because of a predicted drop in its stocks
A LANDMARK in the Evening Press Eat Local campaign will be on the menu tonight as food lovers from across North and East Yorkshire prepare to tuck into a feast showcasing some of the region's finest produce. Our showcase of the very best of local
MOTORISTS have been reassured that the A64 Bilbrough Top flyover scheme will not lead to a repeat of the chaos suffered during roadworks at Copmanthorpe. The Highways Agency says two lanes of traffic will be maintained on both carriageways during most
"I'M SO against this. I don't think this is the right place for a caravan park at all." Those were the words of City of York councillor Chris Hogg on plans to develop an old agricultural storage yard on land next to Landing Lane, in his Haxby ward.
A STUDENT who claims she was raped as she slept in her room at a University of York hall of residence suffered "no signs of physical injury", a jury heard. The 19-year-old woman alleged she was so traumatised after she was raped by Clive Manyou, 36,
MANY of North Yorkshire's country roads are undeniably beautiful. Small wonder they are a magnet for motorists and motorcyclists. With the Dales, the Moors, the Vale and the Wolds to choose from, there is probably nowhere in England where the lure
ANGRY community leaders claimed today that large numbers of residents in west York have not been consulted over the Acomb Library supermarket plans. The Press reported yesterday that German supermarket chain Lidl had made an audacious bid to flatten
Fossgate is one of York's most interesting streets. But would it be improved if cars were banned? STEPHEN LEWIS and CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL investigate. IT'S a normal Tuesday morning in Fossgate. There is a builder's skip outside the old Stubbs building
I WOULD like reply to Heather Causnett's letter (Ruth's right to school choice, The Press, January 11). Heather, I am a father of four children and my eldest son has dyslexia, he is a year nine pupil at a York secondary school. He is a bright lad, pleasant
YORKSHIRE Ambulance bosses will go head-to-head with another ambulance organisation for the right to run York's patient transport service (PTS). The service is currently run by Yorkshire Ambulance and is responsible for ferrying thousands of non-emergency
ALMOST a thousand York people found time over the busy festive season to donate one of the most precious gifts of all - their own blood. Good on them. It was a marvellous demonstration of Christmas spirit. Every pint given could be the difference between
CONGRATULATIONS John Ward (Transport failings, letters, January 15) on an excellent letter. We are still paying for ill-conceived Government actions implemented in the 1950s and 1960s. Many towns and cities ran a public transport system which was
I THINK the only use of fingerprints (Thumbs down, The Press, January 6) should be for criminals and the only place for storage of them is with the police. There is always the danger of computers being hacked into and of stealing generally. It is
THE Labour government should be ashamed of itself. I am talking about the coverage in The Press, (Swamped, January 13) of York losing floods funding from the Government. What are they thinking about? Perhaps they should meet the residents concerned
I WANTED to write to the Readers' Letters page in the hope that a certain driver of a silver Peugeot or similar car sees this. You were driving on the A64 on January 12 at around 1.30pm. You came on to the A64 towards York off the slip road and you obviously
I AM sorry to hear that Mrs Bacon has had a bad experience donating blood, and hope her negative experience won't put other people off (Blood donation is a draining experience, Readers' Letters, January 15). I have been giving blood in Wigginton for
THE number of roads needing repairs in York has fallen by more than two-thirds in three years, but a major backlog of roadworks remains, city bosses have said. City of York Council's transport chief Ann Reid said the number of classified roads requiring
I HOPE that when City of York Council discusses the problems raised by the residents of Langholme Drive about congestion (City council to review parking in narrow streets, The Press, January 12), the first question is: where are the vehicles from that
THE Scots want out of the Union. The French want to be in and they know a good thing when they see one, along with millions of refugees. Are the Scots just angling for yet bigger cash benefits from Westminster? George Appleby, Leighton Croft, Clifton
TONY Blair's defiant speech a few days ago, from the deck of a fighting ship, faced us with his view of Britain's position and policy-to maintain a vast and highly trained army and to reserve the "right" to invade and attack any nation he thinks might
I AM writing on behalf of all of the staff at Heathers Day Nursery in Acomb, as you featured our disappointment over our Christmas meal (Meal misery of nursery staff, The Press, December 11). We were kindly offered a free Christmas meal at the Park
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the theft of £60,000 from the safe of cancer victim David Baker, police confirmed today. Detectives have made extensive inquiries into the shocking raid at Mr Baker's home in Parker Avenue, Chapelfields, York
THE World Of James Herriot is once again opening its doors to residents for free. All Hambleton district residents are being offered free admission to the £1.4 million Thirsk attraction for four days this month. The offer is only valid on production
A PIONEERING new service is set to bring the finest local food to a computer screen near you. The new venture will see gourmet handmade sausages sizzling their way through cyberspace, as Evening Press columnist and East Yorkshire farmer Grant Burton
THE Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has applied to build a five-storey block of offices and apartments - right at the heart of York's Hungate development. An application has been submitted to City of York Council for outline planning permission for
THREE centuries together and still going strong? Seemingly not. Yesterday marked the 300th anniversary of the ratification of the Act of Union between Scotland and England, so The Diary was intrigued to find out whether the people of York had been celebrating
AAH. What could be more romantic than dinner for two, especially with Valentine's Day approaching? Well, plenty, actually. Whenever I think of eating out, I see cosy tables, flickering candlelight, bistro food, sparkling wine and sparkling conversation
A MASSIVE revamp is planned for the six-storey York city centre building vacated last year by Network Rail. It could generate up to 750 jobs and, for the first time in its 100-year history, they may come from outside the traditional railway industry
A FREE coach to York is being laid on for representatives of 50 thrusting new businesses in the Hull area. The coach, provided by management consultancy Business Improvement Solutions, will be heading for Venturefest Yorkshire 2007 at York Racecourse
Singing in schools is being pushed back up the agenda, thanks to a £10 million package of funding from the Government. Education reporter Haydn Lewis looks at why music matters for York schools. MUSIC and singing in the nation's schools are set for
TROUBLED residents have been given fresh hope in their bid to have an alleyway near their homes closed at night. Councillors have vowed to take a hard line against those lanes in York that contribute to crime or antisocial behaviour. As reported in
POLICE are to be asked to increase their efforts to stop lorry drivers ignoring weight restriction limits near York. Residents of Dunnington have long been blighted by HGV drivers going through their village, instead of round it, to get to Dunnington
THE Evening Press campaign to tame North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot was finally won today - at a massively increased cost. Roads Minister David Jamieson gave the go-ahead for a new flyover at Bilbrough Top on the A64 between York and Tadcaster
Arthur Benson, who was known as "The Toyman" through his work as a curator at York's Castle Museum, also played a leading role in the Scouting movement. He was Group Scout Leader of the Lord Mayor's Own Scout group, based in Bootham Terrace, and was
YORK City might be soaring high in this season's Conference table but right-back Darren Craddock has promised to stop flying into tackles. Craddock has been suspended twice already this season - once for a red card and once for reaching five cautions
A TELEVISION chef has been in York to "beat the drum" for top local food. Brian Turner, star of Ready Steady Cook and other shows, appeared at Melton's restaurant in his search for England's National Dish. "This campaign is all about celebrating
Despite returning to favour as Leeds United's first choice-striker, David Healy still looks certain to leave Elland Road before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month. Three Premiership clubs are interested in signing the Northern Ireland
HARROGATE Town chairman Bill Fotherby says he would still like to move the side to Claro Road after the rugby club announced it had secured a 20-acre plot of greenbelt land near Knaresborough. After announcing Town would be remaining at its current
Malton's title challenge received a setback in division one of the NEDL York and District Table Tennis League when they lost 6-4 to Railway B'. Paul Robertson was unbeaten for the winners. Malton bounced back to winning ways when they narrowly out-pointed
FREE-KICK specialist Lewis McMahon struck again with another dead-ball beauty to rescue a point for York City Reserves at home to Rotherham United last night. The goal was no more than a young City side merited. It was their first Pontin's game for close
The go-ahead for a flyover at Bilbrough Top marks the final victory for the Evening Press Close the Gaps campaign, as Mike Laycock reports. So it's finally going to happen. That notorious central reservation gap on the A64 between York and Tadcaster
CITY of York Hockey Club opened their veterans' campaign for national glory in style. They beat bogey team Hull in the first round of the England Hockey Veterans' Plate competition. York had lost to Hull in the last two Veterans' Cup finals but this
STRIKER Matthew Biggins made it a huge home debut to remember for Pickering Town in their Northern Counties East League Cup derby against Selby Town. The third round tie was always going to be tight between the NCEL premier division rivals, but hosts
RYEDALE apprentice Duran Fentiman, with 11 winners to his credit during the winter Flat campaign, can round up his tally to a dozen at Wolverhampton tomorrow. Fentiman, who is attached to Tim Easterby's Great Habton yard, teams up with Primarily in the
NORTH Yorkshire swing king Simon Dyson has shaken off a wrist injury to get his European Tour season under way this week at The Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. The 29-year-old Malton and Norton Golf Club ace has been training at
Langwith Lakes underlined its status as one of the North's premier angling venues with a huge turnout of 83 on Sunday. This saw all four lakes pressed into service, and all four featured in the frame. Andy Simpson scored a runaway win with 69lb 2oz
ROSEDALE are the new leaders of the RJF Homes Beckett League after beating Slinsgby 4-0. Jonathan Sellers netted once and claimed three assists in the victory, which also saw an own goal, Matthew Tyreman and Matt Gardner on the scoresheet. Union Rovers
JOHN Alcock's second half hat-trick fired St Clement's Reserves into the third round of the Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy. Visitors Bagby and Balk held a 1-0 lead at half-time thanks to Matthew Kendall before Alcock turned the tie on its head. Thornton-le-Dale
GENEROUS fundraisers have raised more than £6,200 to help a cancer charity ferry patients to hospital. Delighted volunteers at York Against Cancer said the money collected from the Wetherby Starlight Ball would go a long way towards paying for a new
COUNCILLORS have moved to defuse the ticking timebomb in care for York's elderly by embarking on a long-term approach. As reported in The Press last week, demand for care in the city is set to soar over the next 15 years. A report to City of York Council's
A MASQUERADE ball at the Royal York Hotel is set to raise hundreds of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The event in the hotel's conference and events centre on Saturday, March 10, is being organised by Sara Newson, 24, of Sand Hutton. "It will
THIS man indecently assaulted a York teenager as she walked home from work. The brave victim managed to fight off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag. Now police have issued this e-fit of him in the hope that someone might recognise him. York
THE effects of climate change will come under the spotlight at a Question Time-style event to be held in York next month. Leading experts will be on hand at the Climate Change: Any Questions? meeting on February 8 to answer questions about the impact
CCTV cameras will be used in a blitz on graffiti vandals after an increase in the number of incidents in the city centre in recent weeks. City of York Council is hoping the move will help police to catch vandals in the act in Spurriergate and Coney Street
A SELBY councillor has slammed plans to make vital decisions on the future of local government in the district more than 40 miles away. On Tuesday, members of North Yorkshire County Council, meeting in Northallerton, will vote on whether to recommend
A WEST END favourite and supplier of an exclusive Knightsbridge store is to add the Eat Local Banquet to its list of customers. John Stephens, owner of Anthony Stephens Bakeries, will produce one of a quartet of puddings for the Evening Press-Dean
POLICE in Ryedale have launched a campaign to clamp down on car crime - after new figures revealed the full extent of the problem. Statistics show that since December 1, 2006, vandals have attacked 31 cars in the district. Virtually all the offences
A YORK coach driver told today how he has experienced numerous "near- misses" at North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot, Bilbrough Top. Paul Stickney said the most recent happened in August, when he almost had to come to a complete stop on the
A GOVERNMENT Minister has admitted there is a "very strong case" for taming North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot. Roads Minister David Jamieson kindled hopes that a flyover will finally be built at notorious Bilbrough Top after hearing pleas
PREPARATIONS are well under way at the Dean Court Hotel, York, for the Eat Local Banquet next month. We have been bringing you details of the savouries of the feast on offer at the Evening Press-Dean Court Eat Local Banquet all week - now is the time
EMERGENCY services have thrown their weight behind the Evening Press campaign to tame North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot. Police and fire chiefs say they fully support measures to end the toll of accidents at Bilbrough Top, on the A64 dual
For a taste of the unusual, even the dangerous, one North Yorkshire farm contributing to the Eat Local Banquet is ahead of the rest. But guests need not worry. There is no danger to them - only to the farmers rearing the meat set to be part of the
THE Russians descended on York yesterday as their representatives in the York International 9s, Strela Kazan, arrived in the city. Strela, who made history when they took part in the Challenge Cup, are one of 26 teams from all over Europe who will
THE father of tragic accident victim Jamie Sanders is to tell a Government Minister personally why a flyover must be built at lethal Bilbrough Top. Roads Minister David Jamieson has agreed to meet Colin Sanders, whose 16-year-old son died in 2001 after
TAKING the taste of Yorkshire to the whole country is the next step for one local company, but it will take it to the Eat Local Banquet first. Local beef producer and supplier Yorkshire Beef is to provide one of the main courses for the Evening Press
FARMERS' market favourites are to feature at a banquet being held in York to celebrate fresh local produce. Andrew Stewart, of Yoadwath Mill Trout Farm, Kirkbymoorside, is going to provide a tasty dish of fresh trout mousse with horse radish cream
