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  • City miss out in penalty drama

    YORK City crashed out of the Setanta Shield with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out defeat by Northwich Victoria at KitKat Crescent. Craig Farrell, Richard Brodie and Martyn Woolford all missed from the spot after the game had finished 3-3 after extra-time. City

  • Cyclist’s epic ride for unit which cared for his son

    A stonemason from York broke through the pain barrier when he cycled 1,200 kilometres in 80 hours, with only four hours sleep. John Cocker, of Acomb, was riding in memory of his three-month-old son, Daniel, who died in 2004. Daniel was born ten weeks

  • Students herald New Year the Oriental way

    YORK College students and staff from a range of different cultures are set to celebrate the Chinese New Year. International students will join local students to herald the Year Of The Rat at a party in the Willow Restaurant, in Coney Street, York, tomorrow

  • Into battle with the new vikings

    A FRONTline soldier from York is taking Vikings into the fight against the Taliban. Lance-Corporal Dean Walker, 21, who serves with the Royal Marines, is back in war torn Helmand Province, in the south of Afghanistan. He is driving the Viking all-terrain

  • Campaigns' aim is to make York residents feel proud

    A SERIES of campaigns has been planned to try to improve the York area and make residents proud of their community. City of York Council is kick-starting its Neighbourhood Pride campaigns with a programme of six initiatives. Each campaign will run

  • Village pub to reopen

    THE Star Inn at Weaverthorpe, near Malton, is about to reopen under new owners. The pub, which has long been a favourite with the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Good Pub Food publication, had received repeated praise for its hospitality and quality

  • Take time out to beat winter blues

    These last couple of months of winter can seem to go on forever as the weather teases us with four seasons in one day. And what's the weather like in your mind? Lots of people get restless and impatient at this time of year - whether they are

  • Amnesty sees knives and guns handed in to police

    THIS is the haul of weapons handed in to police during the first three days of an amnesty. The Press told last week how police in York and Selby had launched the month-long weapons amnesty as part of a major operation. Police hope that the weapons amnesty

  • Train of thought

    I CAN'T be the only person to notice from your excellent road map in The Press (January 29) that running alongside many of the problem roads and villages is a perfectly good railway network with rails and trains already in situ. With a little imagination

  • Such good care

    THERE have been many horror stories regarding care homes, but I wish to redress this belief. I wish to let York know that we have a wonderful place for anyone who needs to go into care. It is not an easy decision to make, to put one's relative into

  • Looking for Scott

    I AM very much hoping somebody in York will be able to put me back in touch with a dear friend who, as far as I know, still lives in York. His name is Scott Wilson, or Scott Anderson Wilson, he is in his late 30s and Scottish. When I last spoke to

  • Don’t be bullied

    HOW right, Mr Ryan (Wake up call, Thursday, January 24). York residents should not be bullied by City of York Council. With all the recent flooding at Fulford causing the traffic to be diverted on to the A1079 Hull Road, once again it highlights the

  • Sing-along fury knifeman jailed

    A KNIFE-WIELDING music fan has been jailed after stabbing a man who started singing alongside him in the street. James Richardson had sunk more than 20 cans of lager and was walking along a York street mouthing the words to songs on his MP3 player when

  • This is just the wrong sort of bridge to build

    I read that St. Peter's School is now allowed to build a footbridge over a public path (Private school wins bridge bid, February 4). The school must be mighty relieved to be sealed off from the dangers outside. Perhaps my Alma Mater hasn't quite

  • Good on Tracy

    NOTHING is more reprehensible than prejudice, unless it is judging on insufficient evidence. I was guilty on both counts in my letter published on January 16. Because of my concern for York Art Gallery's mothballed permanent collection, and the controversial

  • Open bank statement

    MOST banks are keen to welcome new customers. But the HSBC in Easingwold's Market Place took its open-doors policy too far. It left the bank's front door open all night. It was only the alertness of a five-year-old boy who prevented the door being left

  • Not so distorted

    OH DEAR, I seem to have upset Mr Scaife again. Sorry about my "distorted" memory and the "myths and fables", but after well over 70 years perhaps I can be forgiven (Readers' Letters, February 2). My memory goes back to the 1930s and contains quite

  • Who’s the geek?

    I promised myself I wouldn't have a go at Julian Cole again this year, especially as I am eagerly awaiting the second Rounder brothers' thriller (and hoping for a free signed copy), but I can't let last week's rant go unchallenged (Time for a good rant

  • Taking the rise

    I WAS appalled to read in The Press that City of York councillors are awarding themselves an 11 per cent pay rise, but will have no qualms on fleecing us with a rise in council tax yet again. I am a pensioner and my increase is less than two per cent

  • Coppering up

    THERE is fresh hope today that one of the most sensitive areas of York could finally have the makeover it needs. Property giant Land Securities has sold off the Coppergate Centre - plus the land next to it at Castle/Piccadilly. The company had been

  • Think again...

    I AM dismayed to learn our councillors are proposing to close their drop-in centre at Sycamore House, at present reserved for the recreation of people with "mental health problems". The reason given is that the money so freed could be used to fund

  • Holiday highlights

    Half-term is just around the corner, but with just a little planning ahead it needn't be too traumatic a time for parents in York. Education reporter Haydn Lewis takes a look at what's on for youngsters to do in and around the city next week. A host

  • Crews prepare to fight move from city centre

    Firefighters today revealed they are set to launch a campaign to keep York Fire Station in the centre of the city. The move will come ahead of a review of the service in York - due to commence in April - which will determine what action needs to be taken

  • Firefighters battle playground blaze

    THIS was the scene at a children's playground in York when nearby trees and a fence caught fire. The blaze started just after 2.30pm yesterday next to the park between Knapton Close and Pasture Close, in Strensall, destroying conifers and spreading to

  • City MP blasts postal chiefs

    YORK'S MP has gone to war in Westminster with mail chiefs over their decision to swing an axe through North Yorkshire's post office network. In an angry attack on the Post Office during a special House of Commons debate Hugh Bayley secured on the company's

  • York Science Park has office boom

    SOME of the greatest, most innovative ideas, begin over a cup of coffee. That is why Park Central, a new £1.1 million facility designed to be shared by cutting-edge high-tech businesses on York Science Park, opens today. The new 4,000 sq ft extension

  • ‘Workshy’ plan from minister finds little favour in York

    Should council tenants who don't try hard enough to find a job lose their homes? Housing minister Caroline Flint seems to think so. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. AT LEAST Norman Tebbit only told jobless people to get on their bikes. Labour housing minister

  • Abduction attempt at city school

    POLICE were today hunting a man who tried to abduct a boy outside a York primary school after claiming to be there to take him home. The youngster was leaving Woodthorpe Primary School, in Summerfield Road, at the end of the school day yesterday when

  • Proof that size does matter

    NOW we at The Diary realise that this is another supposedly scientific survey with dubious results, but if true it shows just what a sad lot Britons are. According to electrical retailer Comet and following a survey of 2,000 people, it was found that

  • Thousands flock to business showcase event

    ORGANISERS of Venturefest Yorkshire are expecting more than 2,000 people to converge on York Racecourse for the free event during the course of today. A bigger-than-ever programme is designed to bring together brilliant new ventures with willing investors

  • Bank left unlocked for 19 hours

    SECURITY fears were sparked when a father and his five-year-old son discovered the door of a bank near York had been left unlocked all night. The front door of HSBC, in Market Place, Easingwold, had been unlocked for more than 19 hours when it was discovered

  • Call for top boss awards

    The Institute of Directors in Yorkshire and the Humber is calling for entries to its 2008 Director Of The Year Awards. The awards, now in their fourth year, are designed to celebrate the achievements of the region's most hardworking and innovative business

  • Shaping up for summer

    "THESE scales are jiggered," said the Other Half. "It's time to chuck them on the skip." Needless to say, they show he weighs half a stone more than he believes he does. Mind you, I agree with what he says. I've moved those scales into three different

  • City council tax warning

    COUNCIL tax in York should be set as high as possible to minimise devastating cuts to vital everyday services, a top official has warned. Cash-strapped City of York Council faces a £14 million shortfall within two years, leaving vital everyday services

  • 6,500 have say on budget

    THE people have spoken in their thousands - and they favour higher parking charges for tourists and reduced free bus travel for pensioners. More than 6,500 people have taken part in City of York Council's budget consultation, aimed at plugging a £1 million

  • County council in drive for increase of 4.75pc

    NORTH Yorkshire County Council's executive has decided to push for a 4.75 per cent increase. The ruling body had considered an inflation-busting 4.9 per cent increase, but opted instead for a smaller rise and a budget they claim will deliver "efficiencies

  • Mixed reactions to giant TV proposals

    PLANS to put up a giant TV screen in York city centre - possibly on the site of the "splash palace" - have met with a cautious reaction from tourism and conservation chiefs. The Press revealed yesterday how City of York Council was considering making

  • City boss plays squad game for Shield tie

    YORK City will give midfield trio Manny Panther, Nicky Wroe and Stuart Elliott a rest for tonight's Setanta Shield home match with Northwich Victoria (7.45pm). As a result, Colin Walker will hand Phil Turnbull his full debut and Russell Fry will also

  • Superbug fears spark campaign

    ANTIBIOTICS are the target of the latest campaign to be launched by York health bosses. North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) is backing a national campaign to discourage overuse of the drugs. The message to spread is that antibiotics will

  • Barnsley old boys team up

    FORMER Premier League midfielder Neil Redfearn has been appointed York City's new youth-team coach. Redfearn, who played top-flight football for Barnsley, Charlton and Bradford, was at Oakwell when City boss Colin Walker was on the Tykes' coaching staff

  • Match preview: York City v Northwich Victoria

    NORTHWICH Victoria will take on York City at KitKat Crescent tonight, looking to record their longest unbeaten run of the season. The Cheshire strugglers have avoided defeat in their last three games, which is a sequence they have only matched once in

  • England call for City pair

    MARTYN Woolford and Darren Craddock have been put on standby for the England C' squad. The York City duo, both aged 22, could now be called upon should any of the players in Paul Fairclough's 16-man party withdraw from the International Challenge Trophy

  • New owners take over York's Coppergate Centre

    NEW owners have taken over York's Coppergate Centre - and immediately pledged to come up with a sensitive scheme to extend the shopping complex on to the Castle-Piccadilly site. Property giant Land Securities has sold the 200,000 sq ft centre and adjoining

  • Death of Minstermen hat-trick record ace

    FORMER York City inside-forward John Edgar has died at the age of 71. Edgar still holds the record for City's quickest hat-trick having netted three times in six minutes during a 3-0 victory over Accrington Stanley at Bootham Crescent in October 1959

  • Students dish out a lesson

    UNIVERSITY Student's men's A' team inflicted a rare defeat by an emphatic 7-2 margin over York Railway Institute A' in men's division one of the York Badminton League. Will Wiseman and Paddy Clarke, playing second string to the campus opening pair of

  • Hill into last eight

    TOP seed Nathan Hill was among the first players to book a quarter-final berth in the York Squash Open at York RI. Hill was a 3-0 winner over Paul Robson in round two and he was joined in the last eight by second seed Matt Inglis, who whitewashed Rod

  • Jonty’s jaunt

    JONTY Hiley doubled up to winning effect in the Selby/Drax badminton pairs tournament held at York Railway Institute. Hiley, pictured centre, teamed up with Ricky Kanabar, left, to claim the men's pairs title, and he then partnered Nicci Farr, right,

  • Spen Allison

    York's Spen Allison has dedicated half a century of his life to rugby league. PETER MARTINI talks to the York Acorn stalwart about his latest accolade. IT was probably the proudest moment in his rugby league life. Every year the All-Party Parliamentary

  • Dunning double stuns Gillamoor as Union go on the march

    Union Rovers moved up to fifth in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League with a 4-2 home win over third-placed Gillamoor. Rovers forged into the lead after 20 minutes when Peter Tiffany squared the ball for Chris Hodgson to score. Ten

  • Disabled workers vote for industrial action

    WORKERS at a York factory which finds jobs for disabled people have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action as the clock ticks down towards its closure. The Remploy site, in Redeness Street, is one of 28 plants facing the axe by the end of the

  • Green light for Sherburn-in-Elmet make-over

    MORE than a £1 million of investment is set to go ahead in a Selby community this summer. After four years of planning and preparation, Sherburn-in-Elmet's Selby Renaissance programme team are set to begin work on a transformation of the centre of the