HEALTH bosses claim they are on track to meet national targets on hospital waiting times - despite having only two months left to boost performance figures. The Government has said that by March this year, 85 per cent of patients should not have to wait
THE University of York's new campus is to be a car free zone. Bosses at the university intend to keep the site free of cars and instead utilise a series of mini-park and ride schemes on the periphery of the city. The university has submitted what it
HIGH winds which have battered the district over the last two days are expected to die down today. Response crews are on standby in case the cold, blustery spell continues, but the Met Office said the turbulent weather should start to ease off. It follows
A perverted Ryedale builder is today starting a jail term for sexual offences involving two girls. Christopher John Brown, 39, walked about his Malton house naked and tried to get a woman to watch him perform an indecent act, a York jury heard in November
Selby Rugby Union Club Under-14s were in irrepressible mood on a tour of the Lake District, where they posted a brace of ace victories. Cockermouth were the first opponents and on a rain-lashed day of mud and thunder, Selby savoured cheers as they triumphed
A VETERAN of nerve gas trials at the Porton Down military research centre wants others to join him in a class action against the Ministry of Defence. As reported in The Press, Sidney Butler, 72, of Heworth Green, told how he was forced to breathe nerve
TEENAGE flier David Leeke will break a club record at York City Knights tomorrow just by stepping on to the field - and he hopes it will be the first of many notable achievements. The 17-year-old winger, a product of York Acorn ARLC, will become the
FORMER York Acorn ARLC prop Adam Endersby has won a surprise call-up to Paul March's first competitive line-up. The 26-year-old former Great Britain amateur international made only one substitute appearance last year under previous boss Mick Cook, but
YORK City boss Colin Walker is contemplating changing tactics ahead of tomorrow's FA Trophy third round tie at Farsley Celtic. Walker has started with three centre-backs in all 13 of his unbeaten matches since taking over the KitKat Crescent managerial
YORK City could come up against a familiar face tomorrow with former defender Mark Hotte in Farsley Celtic's squad for the FA Trophy third round clash. Hotte, 29, was signed for the Minstermen from local rivals Scarborough by Billy McEwan in the summer
HAVING already broken one club record belonging to two of York City's greatest-ever sides, Colin Walker's class of 2007/2008 now have another target set by yesteryear's heroes in their sights. The Minstermen went two better than the Happy Wanderers'
HIGH hopes of emulating his opening round five-under score were ripped asunder for North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson, writes Tony Kelly. The 30-year-old ace started on the tenth hole in yesterday's second round with a birdie in the Dubai Desert Classic
IT Sport's Wigginton's frustrations continued in the Yorkshire Squash premier league as they slipped further behind leaders Chapel Allerton with a 3-2 loss to Queens from Halifax. The defeat is Wigginton's third in four outings this year as they struggle
CONSTRUCTION work on York's new centre for the homeless has been suspended due to major problems with its foundations. The relocation of the Peasholme Centre is now months behind schedule, and City of York Council today admitted it could not say when
IF the RBS Six Nations championship had a motto it would probably be "expect the unexpected". Europe's premier international rugby union competition returns today and it is looking like being the most open tournament for more than a decade. Numerous
Thisthatandtother may be reaching veteran status but he can roll back the years as he makes his seasonal bow at Fontwell on Sunday. Now a 12-year-old, Paul Nicholls' runner takes a distinct drop in class for the Equine America Hunters' Chase as he makes
February brings a burst of new life into the garden. Things have been simmering during January but they really start to show this month with snowdrops and hellebores heralding the way. Snowdrops, or Galanthus to give them their botanical name, begin
CHOP Gate, pronounced locally "Chop Yat", has a very unusual name that is said to be derived from the old English words meaning peddler' and road'. This scattered village lies at the head of Bilsdale encircled by the Cleveland Hills. Our route heads
NO one wants to be kept waiting for food, especially when you are starving after a long day at work. But then we don't always get what we want. That was certainly my experience when I called in for a meal at Bella Italia on York's Low Petergate. We
SUNDAY is maybe not the most sensible day to visit the Designer Centre when other days in the week could be just as convenient. It is a magnet for shoppers from a wide area who, understandably, look for something to eat. The food hall on the upper floor
POLICE are investigating three burglaries in York. Offenders carried out a "two-in-one" burglary - stealing the keys to a car and then making off in the vehicle - in Lingfield Crescent, off Tadcaster Road, overnight on Wednesday. They managed to steal
IT'S FREEZING, the wind is whipping up a storm and the last thing I want to do is scramble on a wooden horse. But this is the countryside and, round here, folks are made of sterner stuff. The brave souls galloping around an arena swinging mallets certainly
GOOD intentions to attend a weekly fitness class are easily unravelled. You might be working late, can't get a babysitter, or just feel unable to escape the mountain of dishes and ironing. Perhaps you are on holiday, or travelling with work, or struck
I'M NOT a big hugger. I'm not one of these people who gives hugs to anyone and everyone. All this touchy-feely nonsense isn't for me. However, it's becoming more common for people to give these big poignant embraces each time they meet friends. It's
THE Tipping's Tipples pigeonhole only gets congested when I give wine away in competitions. The rest of the time, there is a steady flow of supermarket wine promotion lists, invites to tastings, vintage reports, information about new listings and
RESIDENTS are mounting a campaign to block a 15,000-home eco-town proposed for Selby district. Last month, The Press revealed developer GMI Property's plans for an enormous new town proposed for land between Beal, Kellington and Eggborough. The scheme
MORE than 1,000 homes across North Yorkshire are still without electricity today after strong winds and snow brought power lines down. Electricity distribution company CE Electric said 45,000 homes had been affected by power cuts across the
TALENTED young singers are wanted to support a York artist when she performs a gig in aid of The Press Guardian Angels Appeal. Ruby Paul, of Acomb, in York, is looking for a soloist aged under 19 to sing at a concert in the basement bar at City Screen
A PROUD mother today revealed her children had been shortlisted to win a national competition after they supported her through eight operations and two car accidents. Tracey Burns, 41, of Eastfield Walk, Tadcaster, entered Dean Courtney, 15, and his
THE proposed road improvements recently disclosed by City of York Council has brought forth much recycling of previous points of view and suggestions, most of which are probably genuine and some practical. However, some of them need to have responses
Yorkshire Water is to be congratulated on the many initiatives it is undertaking to upgrade Victorian water treatment and sewage systems plus the associated mains, drains and sewers subjected to loads and modern heavy road traffic for which the network
FOR all of my 43 years of working life I paid my National Insurance contributions, part of which went towards the provision of National Health care. Over the past few years the provision of this care has become non existent. More dentists are
THE Press carries headlines about a crackdown on hate crime (Tackling hate crime in York, January 22). Why? Is it now reporting on events in Kenya or Bosnia or Leicester or Birmingham, Bradford, Huddersfield or Dewsbury? No, it is talking about
CHARLES Rushton has a distorted memory of Mrs Thatcher that is not at all unique to many in the UK. She was and remains very popular with her zealous admirers (In praise of Mrs T, Wednesday, January 30). But, as with all myths and legends, the truth
I READ with interest the two letters, January 30, I too was told by the Jorvik Viking Centre on Friday, January 25, to ring for tickets for the Residents' First Weekend from 9am on Saturday or Sunday. I tried on Saturday from 9am to 10.30am but
KATRINA Lamb is concerned for the curriculum content of 21st century cookery lessons (Readers' Letters, January 31). Jordan Heaver, pictured in The Press doing cookery at Joseph Rowntree School (Jo Ro), is my son and I am more than pleased with
THE air accident people have been given the rarest of rare chances with the crash-landed Boeing 777 from Heathrow, and that is a complete aircraft for them to be able to determine why the accident happened. Normally all they have is thousands of fragments
TODAY sees the launch of our petition urging the Government to back York's proposed bid for £160 million that could be used to dual some of the congested outer ring road. We are encouraging readers to complete and return our Access York petition, which
Corrupted power as illustrated by by Derek Conway MP & Company in Westminster and the contestants for Labour Deputy Leadership Followed by silence on Prime minister’s Question time from all sides, except for Frank Fields. Nobody there listens to
THE twin of a man accused of heroin dealing has sensationally confessed to the crime in a bid to clear his brother's name. Kevin MacLean, currently serving a four-year sentence for heroin dealing himself, told a court how it was he, not his brother Adrian
ALL Saints RC School, York, are gearing up for final flings after enjoying success in both football and basketball. The under-16s football team led the way as they beat Rossett High School, of Harrogate, 3-1 in the semi-finals of the North Yorkshire
A "CHILLING" database is being compiled of every home in the country according to a North Yorkshire MP amid concerns about tax collectors snooping on local properties. Anne McIntosh, MP for the Vale of York, has spoken out following news of a deal between
A MAGNIFICENT seven saw York Schoolboys Under-12s footballers get back to winning ways at home to Wakefield. York were 7-1 winners at Poppleton Community Centre as they coped with the windy conditions better than their visitors. York, playing against
FORWARD dash and derring-do delivered the goods for Dunnington as they beat Easingwold Town 5-1 in the York FA Under-19s Football League. Second-placed Dunnington got off to a positive start when they took the lead on 12 minutes. Simon Castle reacted
York Under-11 schoolboy footballers had to dig deep to continue their winning spree as they defeated Sheffield 1-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Yorkshire League. On an excellent playing surface provided by Tockwith FC, York started brightly
YORK City's community department will be running a football fun camp during the February half-term holiday. The camp is at Oaklands Sports Centre in Cornlands Road from Monday, February 11 to Thursday, February 14, 10am to 3pm. It will be supervised
TEAM Jorvik struck gold in their first competitive swimming meet. Eight swimmers from the newly-formed club took part in the City of Leeds New Year B' Grade gala in Leeds and they returned with five gold medals. Aimee-Jo Milner, 14, Copmanthorpe came
TALENTED primary school gymnasts are on the fast-track to success. Coaches have been so impressed by these pupils from Deighton Gates Primary School, in Wetherby, that they have been asked to join the boys' competition squad at the North Leeds Gymnastics
TALENTED primary school gymnasts are on the fast-track to success. Coaches have been so impressed by these pupils from Deighton Gates Primary School, in Wetherby, pictured left, that they have been asked to join the boys' competition squad at the North
A TOP ten gold medals were won by York City Baths Club swimmers took part in their first gala of 2008. More than 30 members took part in the City of Leeds New Year Graded Meet and returned with an impressive haul of 29 speeding tickets, ten gold medals
A PERSONAL best ensured there was a silver lining to the North of England Indoor Championships for City of York athlete Beck Tunnicliffe. The teenager picked up City of York Athletics Club's only medal after finishing second in the under-15s girl's
CAPTAIN Mark Wilson scored a hat-trick as York College's rugby league team won 46-10 at Craven. York's defence was tested in the opening quarter but held firm and was rewarded when centre Danny Carlos crossed for a try after good passing on the left.
York Acorn ARLC Under-16s were denied victory by two late tries as they drew a tough game at East Hull 24-24. Acorn went ahead when George Holroyd bullocked over from 30 metres, Antony Chilton converting, but a mistake by the markers allowed Easts to
Jordan Potter scored a hat-trick as Heworth U13s continued their drive for promotion with an emphatic 66-6 victory over an enthusiastic but smaller Knottingley side. The tone for the game was set when Elliott Bulmer rocked an opponent with the first
YORK RUFC Under-12s are eyeing a place in the final of the Yorkshire Cup. The Clifton Parkers host Otley U12s in the semi-finals tomorrow (10.30am). The Yorkshire Cup squad spent last weekend preparing for tomorrow's big game, but the club fielded a
SO, no 100th cap for David Beckham - not yet anyway. New England coach Fabio Capello displayed admirable astuteness when he excluded Beckham from his first squad ahead of next week's international friendly against Switzerland. Pressure was mounting
THERE'S a new novel and a new publisher for American crime writer James Patterson. The world's most prolific author, whose books have been drab of late, returns to form with his latest Women's Murder Club effort, 7th Heaven (Century, £18.99). Two cases
A YORK factory which provides jobs for disabled people has missed out on playing a part in a multi-million pound Government contract because it is marked for closure. Remploy sites in Scotland are to help make 44,000 suits to protect British troops
THE University of York's new campus will be "car free". The university has submitted what it calls a "sustainable travel blueprint" to City of York Council aimed at reducing car use by staff and students on Heslington West and the new Heslington East
A MAJOR hotel on the outskirts of York is set to be turned into a care home. Planning officers have backed proposals by developers to convert the Gateway to York Hotel in Hull Road, Kexby. The applicant says that while the hotel has been successful
