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REINDEERS Donner and Dancer helped to boost our Guardian Angels appeal by £969. The pair were part of a magical Santa's grotto created by The

ONE of Ryedale's longest- established choirs is under threat due to declining numbers of singers. For decades, the choir at St Gregory's Minster, in Kirkdale, between Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside, has sung for Sunday services, weddings and concerts -

VOLUNTEER police officers from North Yorkshire are being sent to neighbouring counties to arrest people on the "most wanted" list. Police in York are sending special constables to parts of West and South Yorkshire to arrest people who are wanted for

Calling our politicians. I will be 80 years of age this year and Sylvia will catch me up 6 months later. We knew the days when members of Parliament served the nation for free, as councillors did their constituents, glad of the honour to serve them

WORKERS at an under threat York factory which finds jobs for disabled people today voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action. The Remploy site in Redeness Street is one of 28 plants facing the axe by the end of the next month after the Government

MYSTERY continues to surround the cause of a fire in a York flat which saw a window fly across a street after an explosion in the property. Laura McIntyre, who lived in the Lawrence Street flat with Ronan Curran and their daughter Laila Kay Curran, said

A COUPLE from North Yorkshire are celebrating a significant milestone in their marriage today after notching up an impressive 70 years of marriage. Eric and Maud Durham first met 76 years ago when singing in the choir together at St Peter's Church at

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Photograph by Paul Shaw © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

Photograph by Paul Shaw © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

Photograph by Paul Shaw © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

Photograph by Paul Shaw © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

CRIME at the University of York has dropped by more than a third since it got its own team of police officers. The number of incidents at the university's Heslington campus fell by 36 per cent from 243 in 2006 to 156 in 2007. The success has been put

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Photograph by Peter Taylor © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer

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FORMER Barnsley, Charlton and Oldham midfielder Neil Redfearn has been appointed as York City's new youth-team coach. Redfearn was part of the Barnsley side that reached the Premier League in 1997 when Colin Walker was on the Oakwell coaching staff.

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A POLICE time-waster who cost the tax-payer thousands of pounds dropped his appeal against sentence as it was being heard in court - wasting even more time and money. Gilf Lawrence Hewitson, 42, of Tudor Road Acomb, York, was jailed for 14 days by York

THE Government is squaring up to GPs over surgery opening hours. Health Secretary Alan Johnson has written to every GP in the country, urging them to accept proposals for weekend and evening opening. The Government wants surgeries to open for an extra

THESE goblets were engraved to commemorate the 50th anniversary of York's Community Carol Concert. The popular event, which raises money for The Press Guardian Angels Appeal and the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff's Christmas Cheer Fund, celebrated its Golden

York cannot now, or looking ahead, support more houses and people without life getting more difficult for its people than it already has. The city is full and struggling; like our country. I think this is the real worry of York people and it is not

PARLIAMENT Street is never going to be Times Square. But there is much to be said for putting a giant TV screen where the "splash palace" now stands. Shoppers could be kept up to date with the latest local and national events - such as when the 2012

I RESPOND to Coun Vassie's comments about the sell-off of Back Park by City of York Council and ask whether he has been to look at Back Park. If he had, he would have seen how important this parking area is to local residents, especially those of

Salt? In bacon butties? Well, who'd have thought it? Aren't we fortunate that we have trading standards inspectors to keep their collective eyes on what we eat. I just did not realise just how much salt I could be absorbing until I read: "Bacon butty

A DEDICATED team trained to carry out in-depth cleaning has started work at York Hospital in a bid to stop the spread of superbugs. The £600,000 operation is expected to take two months and is part of the Government's deep-cleaning strategy. All 30

On Saturday, January 26, I was privileged to see many young people taking part in various forms of the performing arts, ranging from a rehearsal of the York Area Schools Symphony Orchestra to break-dancing. The dedication and hard work of the children

I AM glad to hear about the decision of the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, to go vegan for Lent. It shows commitment and compassion. I became vegan for Lent last year and have kept it up because I really liked it, and because I had discovered lots

Many people of York know of the York Civic Trust, an organisation to ensure the "built" environment is well looked after and protected. However, it appears that few know of the existence of the York Natural Environment Trust (YNET), a group of like-minded

A MENTAL health unit in York has ditched its 60-year-old steam-powered cleaning equipment in favour of a bug-busting, eco-friendly laundry costing £100,000. The new laundry at The Retreat, in Heslington Road, has been fitted with state-of-the-art chemical

THE Government now wants all schools to teach children how to cook and prepare healthy food. As with sport and games, this is exactly what all good schools used to do, before the narrow National Curriculum was forced upon them by the "experts".

York's Coppergate Centre and nearby land has been sold by Land Securities, opening up the way for a fresh bid to redevelop the sensitive Castle/Piccadilly site. Land Securities' controversial plans to extend the Coppergate shopping centre onto land

The allegation that there is a shortage of out-of-school activities for children is probably true for some. However, it would be true to say that a great deal of after-school activity is already provided by schools before children leave for home;

I HAVE wanted to make a comment for some time regarding a television programme called The Royal. I do not watch soaps, but this programme caught my attention last year and I enjoyed it immensely and looked forward to it resuming this year. Sad to say

Unfortunately, over the last 50 years, I have often needed the ambulance service. Nurses have let me down, as have doctors, but never the ambulance service. I would like to say a very big thank you to them for their unfailing kindness, humour and

A FACTORY in York which provided jobs for disabled people has been put up for sale, it was today revealed. Alison Henderson, senior shop steward for the GMB union in York, said the Remploy plant - where there are 51 employees - off Layerthorpe Road was

TAX-PAYERS in North Yorkshire will foot a 4.3 per cent rise in the police precept on their council tax bill. Members of North Yorkshire Police Authority, who are responsible for setting the annual budget, voted in favour of the increase. Members approved

CLOUDS of recessionary gloom will scatter from York tomorrow. An even bigger and better Venturefest Yorkshire gets under way at the York Racecourse, where excitement and confidence in the future are expected to radiate. Organisers predict that even

NO wonder Di Burton is smiling reflectively. Her Cicada public relations agency has just negotiated four contracts, worth nearly £100,000 in fees annually. She will be publicising the work of York-based ACMPivotal, which provides high quality global

TO MY shame, Saturday was the first time I'd ventured out to Leeman Road and this isolated backroom venue. But what a virgin experience. There was something fitting about Glasvegas' unique brand of noise-drenched doo-wop being played-out a brisk

DRUG-dealing twins are today serving a combined total 11 years in jail, after their "double trouble" plot failed. Identical pair Kevin and Adrian MacLean tried to convince a jury that the man who sold heroin four times to an undercover police officer

Government plans to expand GP surgery opening hours have sparked a fierce debate. STEVE LEWIS reports. The Government has clashed with GPs over negotiations to extend opening hours at surgeries. Health Secretary Alan Johnson has written to every GP

Corporate tax specialist and chartered accountant Alastair Byrne, 46, has been appointed senior tax manager at York and North Yorkshire accountants and business advisers JWPCreers. Mr Byrne joins from the Leeds office of accountants and business advisers

LAST month we took a look at the predictions for the 2008 employment law year. We are now able to look in more detail at specific employment law changes for which you need to be prepared in the next few months. First of all we have the regulations

STANDING up and presenting your business case in front of the ferocious dragons on the BBC TV programme Dragon's Den may seem like too much of a daunting task to many people. But the input of investors, like the dragons, can be a great way to expand

It seems that leaders are good team players too. Take Yorkshireman Clive Wilson, managing director of Primeast, www.primeast.com, the growing £1.4 million turnover Harrogate-based venture which specialises in working with business through change management

No doubt the whole of the tourism industry in York will be carefully watching Gillian Cruddas once she becomes chief executive of Visit York in April. Will she easily make the transition from 12 years as the head of the hugely successful York Tourism

A revolutionary madein-North Yorkshire lighting system has been snapped up by a shopping chain in the Far East. The system, called Coveled and devised at Dialight Lumidrives' 30,000 sq ft factory in Wetherby Road, Long Marston, has been used to provide

THESE are the people who really mean business. They represent the senior management team who will spearhead the new regional Business Link, delivering what they hope will be an ambitious and innovative business support service for Yorkshire and Humber

What does a budget mean to you? Is it a task you have to do and then put away until the next time? Is it a useful exercise that sets out your plan for the coming year? Is it a nightmare that you follow slavishly, every shortfall a disaster? Or perhaps

THREE months ago Chancellor Alistair Darling presented his plans to simplify the Capital Gains Tax system through the removal of indexation allowance and taper relief in favour of a flat rate tax at 18 per cent. Although this was initially seen as

What are the dangers of trading online? The process can be a legal minefield if, for instance, terms and conditions fall far short of what the office of Fair Trading dxeems to be right. Just as demand for your perfect widget is reaching its height

THE Yorkshire Agricultural Society has donated £5,000 to a national appeal which offers help and support to farmers across the country. The Farming Help Partnership is a collaboration of several agricultural charities, providing a number of services

LONDON is soon to sample the best of food from God's own county. Deliciouslyorkshire, the campaigning brand for the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber (RFGYH) which champions food and drink from the region, is attending Borough Market, the

THE new year isn't half flying by. We're barely out of January, and it's already almost Lent. But what should the people of York give up this year? A quick straw-poll of reporters here at The Press found few were taking part at all - perhaps they've

HOW about helping yourself to a small slice of the Malton retail cake by opening up a patisserie in the market town? Now that the former Choices video shop in St Michaels Street has closed in a national restructuring of the chain, the landlord would

EVER wanted to feel 30 years younger? Well, now you can, and it doesn't involve a health spa or plastic surgery. Scientists in Canada, who were treating a 50-year-old man for a major obesity problem, have apparently discovered that a technique called

A TEENAGE father has been locked up for a year after angrily shaking his 11-week-old son so hard that he caused his child brain injuries. Thomas Peter James Ottaway lost his temper when the boy would not stop crying - only admitting his crime to

THE news that The Edge, a superb 14,500 sq ft contemporary Grade A office building in York, has now been completed and is attracting serious interest from potential occupiers is a shot in the arm for the city's commercial property market. Against an

Bum's the word. Big bottoms will be kicked into touch on TV tonight when Gillian McKeith tackles the women of the Pocklington Rugby Club ladies' team. THEY are strong, tough and fearless, but even the ladies of Pocklington rugby club must have

AS FAR as I know, neither of my children have been shown how to put a condom on a cucumber. For me that's a worry, and I may have to take the matter up with their teachers because, according to reports, most schoolchildren have been taught how to master

A GIANT TV screen could be erected on the site of the "splash palace" in York city centre. Senior councillors have revealed that City of York Council is considering making a space available for a BBC Big Screen in York - and the doomed public toilet

THE first confirmed casualty in the slashing of the post office network in North Yorkshire has been announced. Sonia and Darren Leeming's Hawnby branch was named in November as one of 50 facing the axe across York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire.

I AM normally a keen devourer of newspapers but, where England's football team is concerned, I have tended to turn the page since the defeat against Croatia. As hard as you try, though, it's not easy to escape the Three Lions' circus and one of the

NORTH Yorkshire's swing commander Simon Dyson has inched up a place to 70th in the world rankings after tying for 25th spot in the Dubai Desert Classic, won by world number one Tiger Woods. Dyson, who needs to be in the top 64 to make the first World

THERE were no shock results as the York Squash Open got under way at York RI. All the seeded players eased through the first round, recording simple 3-0 victories. Number one seed Nathan Hill, of Next Generation, conceded only six points in defeating

Doreen Johnstone fired a maximum for 21 darts to lead York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division two pacesetters Slipper to a 7-2 victory at Flag B'. Flag A' fared much better than their B' team and were only prevented from a full house by Woolpack's

MARTYN Turner beat Chris Thompson to win the final of the £1,000 York Betwise Open Darts competition. Thompson had 17 and 18-dart legs, but Turner had 20, 19, two 18s and a 17 to win 5-2. Turner beat John Pickering 4-3 in the semi-final, claiming the

MORALE was given a massive boost for City of York Hockey Club men's first XI after they toppled Leeds University I 3-1. Their first win of 2008 in the Northern Hockey League premier division was at last delivered and after the visitors had started

The weekend was a complete blank for Acomb following the cancellation of all fixtures. Both away fixtures were cancelled due to snow and ice - the Tangerine's men's first XI at Normanby Park and the Ladies firsts at Skipton.

Nestlé Ladies lost 3-1 away to derby rivals Olympics in a hard-fought match. Nestlé were down to ten players after five minutes play when captain Paula Ridge was injured and unable to return to action. But the Nestlé ranks regrouped and put up a fantastic

Stamford Bridge Ladies Hockey Club continued their winning ways as they beat Dunnington 6-2. Bridge were quick to score through Lucinda Wood, who then turned provider for Vicky Parvin to bag the second. The second half saw plenty more action and Parvin

City of York Ladies 1st put in a good team performance to beat visiting Driffield 2-1. A couple of absences meant certain players had to play out of position, but York started the game promisingly putting pressure on Driffield. The first goal came

YORK'S proposed bid for millions of pounds that could be used to dual the outer ring road received a boost when the new minister for Yorkshire and the Humber hailed the plans. Rosie Winterton was speaking after a meeting in York with representatives

York City captain Manny Panther is in the running for the Blue Square Premier Player of the Month award for January. Panther is up against Crawley Town's Jamie Cook, Stacy Long, of Ebbsfleet United, Stevenage Borough striker Steve Morison and Matt

YORK City face four away games on the trot after being drawn at Rushden and Diamonds in the FA Trophy quarter-finals. That sequence could also be extended to a fifth match should City defeat Northwich in the Setanta Shield tomorrow and receive an away

POLITICIANS in York and North Yorkshire have defended their right to employ family members, saying the majority work hard to earn their wages. The comments come after Derek Conway, the Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, admitted employing his

YORK City will hold their first pre-season friendly at Tadcaster Albion on Friday, July 11 to help the club raise funds after recent flood damage. The game will offer City supporters the first chance to catch the 2008/2009 squad in action with all gate

Leeds United have named Steve Staunton as assistant manager to Gary McAllister. The former Republic of Ireland boss met the Leeds squad at their Thorp Arch training base yesterday. Staunton, who won 102 international caps for the Republic, teams up

Heworth ARLC A' team shocked promotion-chasing Sherburn Bears with a tremendous 30-22 victory at Elmpark Way in Yorkshire League division two. The Villagers, in relegation danger, opened strongly with forwards Rich Rogers, Tom Coomber and Craig Griffiths

A CELEBRATION of the life of York Cricket Club chairman Chris Houseman is to be staged at the arena in which he was known as Mr Clifton Park'. The funeral of Houseman, who died last week after a long battle with leukaemia, will be held on Monday, February

The form book was torn up in the Leeper Hare York Football League third division. Hosts Barmby Moor, who were unbeaten in nine, lost 5-3 to a Civil Service side searching for their first away win since early 2006. George Trefian scored a hat-trick

COUNCILLORS have blocked plans to raise the capacity of a York city centre bar, after police warned the change could lead to increased crime and disorder. Police officers lodged a formal objection to proposals to increase the total number of customers

CONCERNS have been raised over debt levels at North Yorkshire County Council, where politicians will today be asked to authorise an overdraft of £410 million. Debt at County Hall is predicted to hit £329 million by the end of March, and the council's

A THREE-GAME losing streak came to an end for Nestlé Rowntree with a 22-17 victory over Old Otliensians at Mille Crux. Influential skipper Dom O'Sullivan got Trees off to a great start when he charged over from a penalty after just three minutes.

SELBY District Council is asking its residents for views on new policies regulating the way that land is used for housing. The policies aim to give the council greater control over location and amount of land used for residential development. The council