A YORK student is set to experience the glamour of the world’s most prestigious music awards ceremony after seeing her album nominated for a gong. In the same week that she is due to finish her PhD, Anna Maria Friman, 36, will jet off to Los
THE increasing problem of people illegally dumping trade waste at York’s household recycling centres will be tackled with the introduction of a permits scheme. Residents are being reminded that from Monday, February 9, the scheme will be introduced at
THE newest member of York Lions Club has set tongues and tails wagging after being sworn in at a ceremony. Nina the guide dog is now a full member of the York branch of the international charity organisation and was presented with her very own York Lions
AFTER months of gloomy jobs news, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the growing numbers of unemployed people in Selby. Council leader Mark Crane confirmed talks were under way with a major distribution firm – and more than 100 jobs could soon
A SHOPLIFTER has been snared thanks to a new weapon in the armoury of York’s crime-fighting retailers’ group – only hours after it was launched. Police say they could not have caught the thief, who was arrested in the Acomb area of the city, without
A BENEFIT fraudster escaped a jail term when she was caught defrauding the taxpayer for the second time. Barbara Foster, 51, illegally claimed benefits totalling £8,368 on the grounds that she was too ill to work, her husband, Peter, did not work and
VILLAGERS campaigning for a bypass have received backing from Selby’s MP. John Grogan has thrown his weight behind the Burn Residents’ Action Group (BRAG) drive for a relief road around their quiet village. BRAG conducted a traffic survey late last
I was dragged along to a Cuban Salsa dance class last Thursday. It wasn’t exactly kicking and screaming, as I like to try new things. But I was a little worried about my two left feet, especially since the class had been running for a couple
HUNDREDS of students have received their degrees at three ceremonies at the University of York. Almost all the students – about 80 to 90 per cent – completed postgraduate masters and PhD courses. But some undergraduates were conferred with
THEY have become one of the staples of modern television, giving viewers the chance to have their say live on air. Now it has emerged that the TV phone-in has humble roots right here in York. In a surprise revelation, the city’s MP has claimed to have
A SPARKLING speaker has been chosen for a glittering York occasion. Gerald Ratner, former boss of the jewellery chain empire whose reputation imploded after a gaffe that topped the list of “one of the 50 biggest mistakes of all time”, will be guest speaker
A SECONDARY school in York is to become the first in the city to offer the new International Baccalaureate qualification. Huntington School has received news it has been authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) in its sixth form
Japanese motor vehicle apprentices have teamed up with York car dealerships on a work experience programme. Since 2006 York College and the Nihon Automobile Technical School (NATS) in Japan have worked together to provide an English Study Abroad
A BUSINESS woman who started up two North Yorkshire organic stores as well as a virtual PA company is in line for the title of entrepreneur of the year, politicians willing. Gail Thomas, proprietor of McConnell Thomas stores, both near Helmsley, also
THREE more park and ride sites planned for York will be finished later than expected – but will cost £3 million more than originally thought and have fewer spaces. Tell us what you think. Should we be creating more park and ride sites or should
ANGRY York care home workers have hit out at their bosses, claiming they have botched a new pay system and left staff out-of-pocket. Workers in City of York Council’s elderly persons’ homes (EPHs) say they are not being paid properly or fairly. They
THE tragic loss of life in conflicts past and present will be remembered in York today as part of Holocaust Memorial Day. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Brian Watson, will address visitors to the Guildhall, where City of York Council is hosting a ceremony
YORK’S oldest museum is to get a £2 million makeover. When it reopens on August 1 next year, following a nine-month refurb, visitors to the Yorkshire Museum will be able to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, “swim” with the Loch Ness Monster
RESIDENTS living near the site of one of the most pivotal developments in York’s recent history say better bus services and ensuring one of the city’s landmarks continues to stand out on the skyline must play a part in any scheme. Views
Tough new laws on parents who dodge paying child support could be on the way – but can they work and are they fair? MARK STEAD looks into an issue which cuts to the heart of broken families. WHEN it comes to child support, most people agree on one
THE agencies charged with ensuring absent parents pay towards the upbringing of their children have hardly covered themselves with glory. The Child Support Agency was a byword for inefficiency – ordering some parents to make crippling maintenance payments
MOTORISTS in York are continuing to put lives at risk by flouting the laws of the road. In just one hour on Monday, police officers pulled over 15 drivers in Fulford Road for offences such as using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt
LIKE many, I suspect, I thought the £1 billion budget for the North Yorkshire PCT (or whatever it is now called) was either a misprint or sloppy journalism. I now realise it was my own naivety which led to this view (£1bn is a lot of money, though
THE view of The Press seems to be that the partial funding of the Access York bid is a setback for the city. I feel that this is not the case. I have recently spent quite a bit of time in a number of South Yorkshire towns where a great deal of money
HAVING an unusual name has been a mixed blessing for me. It is true that, like Tigger, I’m the only one. But for every person who likes the sound of my name (or even thinks I might be French), there are a dozen who have to have it spelled out for them
IT’S OFFICIAL – if Diary can be pardoned one of those newspaper clichés – we are in a recession. And is it just us or is this January even greyer and more depressing than usual? Can relief be found anywhere for York residents longing to escape the stress
ALL history is instructive for those who wish to be instructed, but I can’t see that the history of the Indian army, distinguished though it is, having a special relevance for Brits today (Andrew Hitchon, January 20). The history of Britain’s second
TURNING to the back of the Highway Code, I found a page tabulating the maximum punishments for the more general traffic offences. To my amazement, when I looked at the bottom of the table I saw that the maximum fine for cycling on the pavement is £500
THREE cheers for our Archbishop, Dr Sentamu, for showing the BBC how a Christian acts when people are in need of help. It matters not who needs help. When women and children are in dire need the charities are there without asking the circumstances.
MY sincere thanks to the nurses, physio and specialist who took care of me in the acute stroke ward at York Hospital. I could not fault anything about my stay in that ward. God bless them all. Shirley Arundell, Cockret Road, Selby.
I WAS disappointed that the Press chose to hide its own bad news in the News in Brief column. I refer to your report of the final day of the print section in York and its closure with the loss of 39 jobs. I suspect had this been done by another employer
MIKE Bentley’s satirical weekly piece came in for criticism again recently on the Readers’ Letters page. Bentley is as right-wing as Stanley Matthews, while I myself am as left-sided as Norman Hunter. Yet, metaphorically, we kick the ball on the
THE British Korean Veterans Association is trying to contact former members of HM Armed Forces who served in Korea/Japan from 1950-53 and also those servicemen and women who served in these two places at a later date with the Peace Keeping Force 1953
INSTEAD of Gordon Brown giving more cash to greedy bankers, who then pass it on as bonuses for the fat cats, why not instead put the money into the accounts of the “thin cats”, the customers? How this will work is that the ladies will help keep the
A POLICE operation in York found that a “staggering” number of drivers were still risking their lives and the lives of others by flouting the basic laws of the road. Operation Anvil, North Yorkshire Police’s current casualty reduction campaign, supported
YORK City manager Martin Foyle hailed an improved display as his side drew 1-1 at Altrincham following back-to-back defeats against Barrow and Eastbourne. Richard Brodie missed a first-half penalty but then scored his 18th goal of the season just 46
A GANG of teenage yobs are making life a misery for residents in a York suburb. Residents living in and around Cornlands Road in Acomb claim they are being terrorised by a mob of up to 30 youngsters who range in age from eight to about 15 who are smashing
CAPTAIN Paul Hughes, top prop Adam Sullivan and the returning Mark Applegarth are set to make their 2009 bows on Friday. York City Knights take on Castleford in the Paul Higgins Memorial game at Huntington Stadium that night, and the first-team trio
Talks on the future of Malton Bacon Factory have resulted in assurances over 1,100 jobs. The Mayor of Malton, Jane Ford, and Lib Dem prospectiveparliamentary candidate Howard Keal linked up for the meeting with senior management. Their visit followed
LEEDS United completed back to back victories with a 2-0 triumph over Southend United. The game was effectively over after the first 12 minutes by which time the Elland Road hosts had bagged both their goals. The first was headed in by central defender
I have been a York City supporter since before the days of Forgan, Philips, Howe, Brown, Stewart, Spence, Hughes, Bottom, Wilkinson, Storey and Fenton – about 1952/4. What I liked about that team was that they not only played an attractive passing
RICHARD Brodie recovered from a first-half penalty miss to earn York City a point at Altrincham. The former Newcastle Benfield striker saw his 34th-minute spot-kick saved by Stuart Coburn but levelled the scores with his first kick of the second
THE battle of Clifton saw the club’s ‘A’ team beat the ‘B’ team 8-1 in ladies’ division one in the York Badminton League. Karen Anderson and Heather Clarke were outstanding for the first team in a keenly-contested match, taking all three games in straight
Fulford ‘A’ moved level with Malton ‘A’ at the top of the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK Snooker League by hammering Acomb ‘A’ 6-1. Justin Morris started the rout but Gary Robinson levelled by ending Tim Lister’s seven-match unbeaten run.
Fulford recorded the first 7-0 victory of the season in the York Conservative Clubs’ Faber Shield Billiards League as they trounced a depleted Bootham ‘A’. The Fulford winners were Terry Ward (25 break), Richard Stroughair (25), Tim Lister, Jeff Brown
York RI Mon/Wed ‘A’ are still unbeaten in men’s one of the York Badminton League after a 9-0 away drubbing of Riverside. Paul Turner and his partner, RI colt Ollie Cohen, kept up their recent tremendous form, taking all three rubbers in straight games
As a professional tennis umpire, York’s Richard Haigh gets the best seat in the house at some of the world’s top tournaments. He talks to LAUREN COCKBILL about officiating at Wimbledon. ANDY MURRAY isn’t the only young Brit who has been taking
THE shutters at a renowned second-hand furniture warehouse are to be pulled down for the final time as the recession claims another York business. Stock at The Banana Warehouse in Piccadilly is now being sold off, as owner Dave Dee attempts
SESSIONS ace Richard Moss has ended the four-year York Closed Table Tennis Championship reign of Coneysthorpe’s Martin Lowe. The pair met in the final for the fifth successive year at the York Railway Institute gym in Queen Street. This time Moss took
A SHOP worker was held up at knife point during a foiled raid at a convenience store in York. The incident happened at about 5am on Monday, when three robbers forced entry to McColls, in Hamilton Drive West, Acomb. Detectives say the trio struck as
A BRICK-LAYING student who spends her spare time rehabilitating rescue horses is not the most typical of beauty pageant contestants. But next month, Krysta Moody will swap her hard hat and jodhpurs for a ballgown and fake nails to take part in this year
Updated: A GUEST actor on Heartbeat was airlifted to hospital with chest injuries after a tractor rolled down an embankment during filming for the police drama. The actor, understood to be Trevor Byfield, 55, whose condition was not believed to be
THE recession should be taken into account when deciding whether to increase parking charges in York, a top councillor has warned. That was the opinion of Coun Ian Gillies at a meeting of City of York Council’s city strategy and advisory panel
