A MINIATURE Hogwarts will be created in the bowels of York Library this weekend, with a special late-night Harry Potter event. Harry Potter And The Ghosts Of The Midnight Library will take place tomorrow to coincide with the launch of Harry Potter And
LAWYERS should be able to earn no more than £100,000 a year in Legal Aid payments and any further work they do for clients who qualify for Legal Aid should be done for free. That is the view of York MP Hugh Bayley who proposed the measures in a debate
ANOTHER major housing development could be on its way to a village near Selby - in a scheme described as a "flagship" for the area's environment. Fulford Builders Ltd wants to put up 40 "carbon neutral" new homes in South Milford. The firm is proposing
The popular continental market will return to York next month. Traders from France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Poland and Greece will provide a taste of Europe in Parliament Street from August 2 to 5. The event is organised by City
Photograph by Clare Birdsall © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Clare Birdsall © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance is set to press ahead shortly with plans for a new £2.4 million headquarters near York. Chief executive Martin Eede said the board would meet within the next two or three weeks to decide whether to submit a planning application
THREE York parks have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award. Baroness Kay Andrews, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State has announced that Rowntree Park, Glen Gardens and West Bank Park have all won the award. Dave Meigh, head of parks and
THE taxi industry in York SHOULD be deregulated - according to a top boss at a neighbouring authority. Tim Grogan, licensing officer at Selby District Council, said deregulation had worked there, and he called on York to follow suit. Deregulation hit
YOUNGSTERS at Millthorpe School, in York, have been getting cultural and historical this week as part of their International Day 2007 celebrations. Pupils have been experiencing a timetable with a difference as lessons head to Italy, Japan and Australia
MASKED glamour will be hitting York Racecourse this November - and it will all be in aid of our Guardian Angels appeal. Local businessman Peter Bebb is one of the organisers of the ball at the racecourse's Voltigeur Suite on November 3, and hopes hundreds
SHE has devoted the last 14 years to raising money voluntarily for a local charity - and now she has been nominated for an award. Barbara Grainger, 71, of Markham Street, York, has been put forward for the York Community Pride Charity Fundraiser Of The
YORK rockers Shed Seven treated pupils to a surprise concert - and possibly the band's only home-city gig since reforming. After getting back together earlier this month the band announced dates for a one-off greatest hits tour - but due to the lack
A SECOND maize maze plan for York looks set to be turned down. The proposal is for a 143m by 308m deep maze to be situated in a maize field off Towthorpe Lane, in Strensall. But City of York Council planners have recommended refusal because of the traffic
Photograph by Trevor Kersley © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Clare Birdsall © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
NEARLY 1,000 new jobs could be provided on the outskirts of York, if councillors back three major schemes next week. City of York Council's planning committee will consider applications for new offices at Monks Cross, industrial units at Elvington, and
THEY are not police officers - but they are being used increasingly across York to tackle antisocial behaviour and low-level crime. They are community rangers, who are paid for with council taxpayers' cash to patrol nine separate neighbourhoods, from
ARMY chiefs revealed today that walkers have stayed away from the danger zone around York firing ranges, since The Press reported warnings that they risked being accidentally shot. They said if the dramatic improvement continues, they can shelve controversial
Please can we have a truce. I can either walk, cycle or drive to work, so I think I am qualified to comment. I do not cycle on footpaths, but the way many motorists drive it is no wonder that some cyclists are forced off the roads. The worst drivers
TORRENTIAL rain brought more flooding misery to homes yesterday as the heavens opened. Rain and even hail turned streets into streams and left homeowners battling to save their properties from the water. Residents in Haxby's York Road and The Avenue
WHOEVER'S brainchild it was to charge race-goers £5 to park their cars on Knavesmire on John Smith's Cup race day has a damned, diabolical cheek. Who was the recipient of the money and where has it gone? Knavesmire is owned by the residents of York
I was disgusted to see that what amounts to a fairground type refreshments caravan has been sited in Deans Park adjacent to the Minster. How the Dean and Chapter can stoop so low as to allow such a commercial monstrosity to be placed in what I would
So living in council houses is enough to get you defined as living in near poverty (Thousands are "on breadline", The Press, July 17)? I pay full council tax, don't get my child care costs subsidised, nor do I get working and child tax credit. I
The time was when we looked to our local police to make us feel safe in our own homes and neighbourhoods. Increasingly now, York communities are turning to private security patrols. No fewer than nine areas of York are now using council taxpayers' cash
CONCERNING Jo Haywood's article "Tory family way' wrong direction" (The Press, July 16). None of us can help our looks or the way our hair grows. At least the way David Cameron presents himself shows that he has been taught self-discipline and
WHAT has happened to our weather? Glorious sunshine one moment; belting rain and hail the next. In Haxby and Wigginton, local roads briefly resembled rivers after one squall yesterday. In Filey, meanwhile, dozens of people were evacuated from their
HOW I agree with Julian Cole (The Press, July 12) that the food police are out in force. It will take someone to put it into perspective before I apply the nosebag containing some of those lentils made famous by Mike Bentley. Until reading recent letters
I HOPE the proposed eco-park at Copmanthorpe (Country life, The Press, July 12) is not a convenient way of converting a greenfield area to a brownfield development site in ten to 15 years time. Alec Acomb, Hillcrest Avenue, Nether Poppleton, York
A TERRIFIED schoolgirl told today how her walk to school turned into a nightmare after a stalker began tracing her every step. Thirteen-year-old Megan Whittaker said the young man followed her on foot for several days running as she went to and from
I REFER to your piece entitled "Taking a trip back in time" (The Press, July 13). It seems to be implied that Let No Wheels Turn is a totally original work by the schools involved. In the interests of giving credit where it is due, it is only fair
ONE of the region's oldest and largest animal feed producers, based in York, has been acquired by its management team. The five-strong management team at William Thompson (York) Ltd, of Murton, has bought the 81-year-old family business by acquiring
DETECTIVES investigating the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy at a traditional country show today appealed for help from show-goers. The boy suffered a puncture wound to his abdomen during the incident, which happened at 11.15am yesterday, at Driffield
PLAYWRIGHT John Godber sat alongside Theatre Royal artistic director Damian Cruden at Tuesday's press night, a reminder of a long bond, not least forged in Godber's biggest, bounciest hit play. Past Bouncers alumni Rob Angell, Nigel Betts, Andrew
What's happened to the weather? STEPHEN LEWIS and CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL wonder whether summer will ever come. WE'VE had wet summers before, but this one is different. First there is the sheer volume of rain that has fallen - last month, when so many
A shimmering gold tableau greets the audience and a stunning opening number, Success, sets the scene for Kirkham Henry Performing Arts' end-of-term performance of musical theatre and classical ballet treats. The boys and girls excel in the spotlight,
THE third album from enigmatic New York dons Interpol sees their trajectory towards Indie-rock supremacy rising even higher. Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakeably Interpol, and yet undeniably new. As on 2002's Turn On The Bright Lights and
WITHOUT Feathers sees Canadian band The Stills rip up the form book and start again. The follow-up to the impressive and edgy Logic, Without Feathers takes an entirely new direction - and lives to tell the tale. While their debut tended to wallow
THE Enemy have been tipped as one of the breakthrough bands of 2007, and on the basis of their debut offering, it's not hard to see why. We'll Live And Die In These Towns is a spiky, fast-paced, guitar-fuelled offering, heavily influenced by The Jam
It would appear that musical differences truly were at the heart of the break-up of the original Sugababes. There is little common ground between these former band members' solo works. Mutya Buena takes the most obvious path, styling herself as a British
AT THEIR best, this hard-working Yorkshire band have been likened to Fairport Convention and the energetic fiddle of Fairport's Ric Sanders is one of the signature sounds here. The Durbervilles have recorded an entertaining collection of upbeat songs
"OUT of all the grief we've had, it seems something positive will come out of it." Those were the words of Janet Gamble, of Foxwood Hill, York, reacting to the news that York Gambling Service (YGS) is to hold its first meeting next week, following the
The sensational Ice Cream sets the bar high for New Young Pony Club's debut. The cool slab of minimal early Eighties pop, all clipped vocals, nonchalant pouting and knee-jerk drums, still sounds fresh after months on the dance floor. Those same sparse
IF you were disappointed by Victoria Bergsman's decision to leave The Concretes after 11 years last July, you will be even more so by the Swede's debut solo album. Positively perky on her guest vocal for Peter Bjorn & John's Young Folks last year,
THIS week we have taken a tour around some of the finest town houses. First up, Hudson Moody has a superbly presented modern home within a Persimmon Homes development. This property, in Swinton Close, York, was only built three years ago and still has
ANTIGUAN internationals Gayson Gregory and Damien Farrell went on trial for York City during last night's 3-1 friendly victory at Newcastle Benfield. Striker Gregory and centre-back Farrell have been recommended to the Minstermen by former Northern Ireland
BUNGALOWS are a popular choice for people who want to downsize, but this one will prove a pleasant surprise. Virginia Lodge, in Green Hammerton, is a spacious, extended five-bedroom detached bungalow with wonderful gardens. It was built around 30 years
Yorkshire Phoenix's chances of reaching the Twenty20 Cup finals day for the first time were dashed at Hove last night when they crashed by 38 runs in their quarter-final encounter with Sussex Sharks. It was a disappointing display by Yorkshire who dropped
MARTYN Woolford used his less-heralded right boot to fire York City to a 3-1 victory over Newcastle Benfield last night. The City left-winger scored two terrific goals with his supposed weaker foot to help the visitors recover from a 1-0 half-time deficit
THE York Union of Golf Clubs Yorkshire Herald Mixed foursomes tournament will be played at Forest Park Golf Club on Sunday. The draw is: 8.00 P Little/G Bentley (FoG), L Foxcroft/D Foxcroft (FP); 8.08 B Hawksby/H Hawksby (PH), E Berridge/M Clitheroe
Charlie Wegelius finished in 148th place on stage ten of the Tour de France from Tallard to Marseille. The Liquigas rider, who learned his trade in York, was ten minutes and 36 seconds behind Frenchman Cedric Vasseur, who won a five-man sprint finish
LEEDS United's pre-season tour of Germany got off to a slow start when they were beaten 2-0 by Union Berlin last night. After a fiesty start from the hosts, Leeds showed well, but Marco Gebhart scored just before half-time and despite more huffing
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook is bracing himself for yet more bad injury news - but there is some relief on the horizon tonight. The bad news surrounds a plethora of knee injuries, with in-form Rob Spicer the latest to join the treatment table after
Holgate reached the final of the York Amateur Bowling Association Williamson Cup despite losing three of the four rinks against Hull Road Park. Club captain Tex Stevens skipped the winning rink, whose 29-13 victory was enough to carry the team to a
THE Knights will hope to take a look at two more trialists tonight when the academy visit Keighley Cougars. Castleford-based Tom Tsang, a Great Britain Students international alongside the Knights' Mark Spurr, will play at full-back, while another
IT'S the annual "Red Shirt" charity night at Pontefract tomorrow and Norton jockey Tom Eaves faces a special assignment - riding a winner for the Queen. Eaves has been booked to partner Hypoteneuse for Sir Michael Stoute and will don the famous royal
SCIENTISTS from York are developing rapid tests for explosives and toxins in liquids that could help in the war against terror. Experts from the Central Science Laboratory are helping the water industry to check - often in a matter of minutes - whether
This is a quote from the late John Kenneth Galbraith, the Canadian-American economist. In my limited time on the Council, I tend to agree. I want to do something, I want to change things and I want to make a difference – idealistic and nieve I know, but
CASH-STRAPPED health chiefs are planning to axe 600 jobs and close wards at hospitals on the Yorkshire coast. Almost a third of the workforce is expected to go at the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust, which provides health care to parts
YORK-based readers of the BBC website may have got a surprise when they checked out the latest headlines this week. It appeared a by-gone council row was back in the news with a bang. "Fireworks from Galloway" read the headline. Was this a reference
YOU can't beat a good row between the monarchy and the BBC. Usually these tiffs arise after some truly appalling act of disrespect. A newsreader wearing the wrong coloured tie to announce a royal death, perhaps. Or the lack of kow-towing cameras at an
A FAMILY of six squashed in to a two-bedroom council house in York have spoken of their anger and disappointment after waiting on a transfer list for FOUR years. Jason and Alex Powney, who are 33 and 31, live in Hope Street, off Walmgate, with their
NORTH Yorkshire dental patients whose treatment has been delayed for months are finally being allowed to see an orthodontist. Yesterday we reported how the cash-strapped North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) was continuing its heavy restrictions
A SPATE of car vandalism in York has continued with a third incident in as many weeks. This time it was several quiet residential terraces off Haxby Road that were hit - next to Clifton where car vandals have also targeted recently. In the early hours
HOW would you like to save someone's life? That is the invitation from a new scheme, which is being set up in Selby villages to provide vital first aid in medical emergencies like heart attacks. The Osgoldcross Forum - a registered charity which helps
