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  • Police in search for missing East Yorkshire woman

    POLICE are investigating the whereabouts of a missing 61-year-old East Yorkshire woman who is thought to have possibly travelled to York. Eileen Susan Keenan, also known as Helen Keenan, of Trinity Close, Leven, was last seen by a family member on Monday

  • York City sign winger Adam Smith

    YORK City have signed winger Adam Smith from Gainsborough Trinity. Smith, who spent last month on loan with the Minstermen, has joined the KitKat Crsecent club for a small fee. The former Chesterfield player goes straight into the squad for tomorrow

  • Chairman of York Business Pride pleased by parking decision

    A LEADING York retail boss has welcomed news that charges at shoppers’ main car parks are to be frozen. Adam Sinclair said it was vital to keep attracting people to the city, and said he was “reassured” that there was no price increase for

  • MP Hugh Bayley visits Future Prospects

    AS hundreds of York people face an uncertain future after being made redundant, the city’s MP has visited Future Prospects to see how it is helping them out. He said he wanted to look at the range of facilities being offered by York’s learning and work

  • Uork hotel rooms boom

    FIREWORKS put the whoosh into the success of York hotels in November. Visitors celebrating the foiling of the plot involving city native Guy Fawkes helped York’s hotels exceed regional UK averages on all performance indicators that month, according to

  • Memories of the decline in coal mining

    The news that a massive storage shed at the former Gascoigne Wood mine is to be brought back into use to store gypsum inevitably sparks memories of the Selby coalfield. And that in turn sparks memories of the decline and fall of a once-great industry

  • New managing director for Fuelcard company

    FAST-GROWING Fuelcard Company, based in Knaresborough, has a new managing director. He is Paul Draycott, 45, who spent four years working for First Data Corporation – two of them as the vice-president of Bank of Scotland Merchant Services. Mr Draycott

  • Local food plea to supermarkets

    SUPERMARKETS in Yorkshire are being urged: Buy more locally-sourced food. That is the plea from the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber (RFG) It argues that while the recession is affecting people’s shopping habits, buying local food “can

  • York teen girls crime fight

    BATON-TWIRLING may not be everyone’s idea of combating crime. But community coppers in Clifton, York, have come up with the novel initiative in a bid to tackle the antisocial behaviour of teenage girls. Police community support officers (PCSO) for

  • Nationalists to stand in North Yorkshire elections

    THE British National Party has revealed it intends to field candidates in the elections to North Yorkshire County Council. The announcement came as British National Party (BNP) activists said they had delivered “many thousands of leaflets” in Malton

  • Should cannabis have been reclassified as a class B drug?

    CANNABIS has been reclassified as a class B drug from class C. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith took the decision as she said the drug’s effect on the mental health of a user is still uncertain. But possession of cannabis will not automatically

  • York ex-wife’s stalking shame

    A STALKER threatened to put her ex-husband’s entire workforce on the dole as she continued to pursue a years-long vendetta against him. Judith Holmes-O’Brien repeatedly defied a court order made in 2002 keeping her away from Barry O’Brien,

  • Still talking shop at Guildhall

    WE should have known it was too good to be true. Hopes that York’s councillors might pipe down and get things done were put to the test and failed. Thursday night’s full meeting of City of York Council was the first following an “overhaul” of the structure

  • I’ll really miss George Dubya

    HAIL to the Commander-in-Chief! It’s almost a week since Barack Obama took office in the White House and I, for one, was among the many millions who welcomed the onset of a new era with a huge sigh of relief. For maybe at last we'll get some common sense

  • A fresh approach to tackling weight problems

    The most overweight children in North Yorkshire are to be offered an NHS-funded place at a weight management camp in Leeds. STEPHEN LEWIS found out what they could expect to find there. WANTING to eat is perfectly normal, says Professor

  • Historic rail site for sale

    York’s former carriageworks site is on the market for almost £11 million. In a city with such a proud rail tradition, that will immediately cause alarm bells to sound. It needn’t necessarily be bad news, however. Network Rail and other firms which occupy

  • £11m price tag on York's ex- carriageworks site

    AN MP today expressed concern about the future of York’s former carriageworks site after it emerged it is being marketed for sale at £11 million York’s MP Hugh Bayley is seeking assurances from the London owner of the massive 18.3-acre industrial

  • Eastbourne 2, York City 1

    ONCE-PROUD York City completed one of the most humiliating weeks in the club’s history after being beaten by a second part-time team in the space of five days. Eastbourne Borough, known as Langney Sports just eight years ago, followed Barrow in heaping

  • Oscar winner latest to offer support to Press campaign

    EFFORTS to get The Press’s Live Now, Drive Later film shown in schools across Britain have enjoyed a further boost, winning backing from both York’s education boss and Oscar-winning former actress Glenda Jackson. Coun Carol Runciman, executive member

  • Safety revamp on Fishergate route

    TRANSPORT chiefs are considering a massive revamp of one of York’s busiest routes, to improve access and safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. As part of the restructuring of the area around Fishergate, City of York Council could rip

  • A nifty fifty for Leeper Hare division three’s top two

    The top two sides in Leeper Hare York and District League division three took their goal tallies for the season to the half-century mark. Terrington Glory won 8-1 at Melbourne with goals from Dave Bradshaw (3), Christian Walton, Ben Richardson (2) and

  • York St Johnare knocked off Leeper Hare reserves perch

    Defending champions York St John slipped off the top of Leeper Hare York and District Football League reserve ‘A’ after a 1-1 draw at much-improved Old Malton. Tom Shirley put the students in front, but Scott Preston levelled for the Ryedale side two

  • Howell’s rare goal ends Hamilton Panthers' run

    HAMILTON Panthers conceded their first goal after an 11-hour shut-out as they drew 4-4 with Nestlé Rowntree in Leeper Hare York and District League reserve ‘B’. Chris Howell’s opening goal for Nestlé ended the clean sheet run of Hamilton Panthers and

  • York is ‘vulnerable’ to more job losses

    YORK is more vulnerable than ever to job losses but should ride out the recession better than other cities, according to a report published today. The Cities Outlook 2009, published by the Centre for Cities, says York’s high dependence on the financial

  • York Acorn's game postponed

    YORK Acorn ARLC’s game at Oulton Raiders in the National Conference premier division was postponed. The third-placed Blue and Golds were looking to close the gap to league leaders Leigh Miners Rangers. Having been knocked out of the Challenge Cup

  • Yobs inflict more misery

    VANDALS have once again caused misery to law-abiding citizens in York and ignited the call for more CCTV cameras to be installed in the city. This time yobs have targeted an award-winning community project and businesses, forcing them to spend thousands

  • Yobs target firms and community project in Walmgate

    AN AWARD-WINNING community project and a string of York businesses are facing repair bills costing thousands after vandals went on a late-night spree. The yobs targeted the windows of the Space 109, the post office and a row of shops in Walmgate. Police

  • York does not need the wheel

    CONGRATULATIONS to City of York Council’s ruling executive who turned down the application for the Yorkshire Wheel to be sited in North Street (Wheel deal sunk, January 21). It has never been demonstrated how many visitors have come to York in the past

  • York Hospital hit by norovirus

    YORK Hospital has continued to be affected by the winter vomiting bug, after the virus had loosened its grip at the end of last month. The hospital said yesterday seven wards were partially-shut because of suspected norovirus. That meant patients were

  • North Yorkshire travellers sites row

    COUNCILLORS in York and Selby have hit out at proposals to build new sites for travellers. They spoke out after seeing a report commissioned by the North Yorkshire local authorities looking into the accommodation needs of gipsies, travellers