MORE than £100 million of major road improvements for North Yorkshire have been knocked back by the regional funding board. The county council submitted bids for a £50 million package for Malton and Norton and a £75 million package for Harrogate and
HE led the valiant battle to save last year’s Ebor Meeting at York Racecourse after it was swamped by torrential rain – even getting up at 3am to clear water off the course. Head groundsman Adrian Kay’s efforts eventually turned out to be in vain, but
SELBY council is bucking the national trend in the recycling stakes by continuing to process all the material it collects from residents. The recession has led to a collapse in demand for recyclable waste, with many waste disposal firms having to stockpile
THE £16 million project to create Selby’s new hospital could help local businesses survive the recession as councillors look at ways to offer at least 20 per cent of contracts to the town. Deputy council leader Brian Percival hopes the plan will help
A YORK MINSTER guide and former manager of Co-op Travel has died, aged 87. Arthur Rosewarne, of Fulford, died on January 29 in Somerset Nursing Home. He was born in 1921, one of two sons of Lilla and Percy Rosewarne, and attended Poppleton Road and
TWO old pennies which are part of a Second World War episode have become the latest acquisition at Malton’s Eden Camp. They were given to the donor, Vicky Godfrey, by her father when she lived in Holland. They had been given to him as a gift for his
A WOOD-MUNCHING bug which was once the scourge of the shipping world is at the forefront of attempts by the University of York to find an alternative to petrol. For centuries the Limnoria quadripunctata, or gribble was considered little more than a nautical
Ever wanted to try A new home before you buy it? CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL finds A development where you can do just that. A “TRY before you buy” scheme at a new development in Tadcaster is helping first-time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder
A SNEAK peek into life at George Wimpey’s new Revival development is being offered in York. The luxury four-bedroom three-storey Conway show home has just opened at Revival, in Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, boasting three en-suites, walk-in wardrobes,
A PUBLIC-SPIRITED motorist has won a £200 judge’s reward for taking on a thug who was beating up one of The Press’s paper boys for no reason. Luke Christopher Fenwick, 19, is now serving two years after he head-butted driver Martin Hutton and threatened
FRIENDS of a York stroke victim whose mobility scooter was smashed beyond repair by vandals are holding a charity event to raise money for a new one. David Burn, 72, of Foxwood, a former landlord of the Cock And Bottle, in Skeldergate, suffered
A new operetta has stolen upon the scene, an animal hardly seen in this country since Gilbert & Sullivan gave way to musicals. So, in one way, David Sawer’s Skin Deep, to a libretto by Armando Iannucci, is a daring enterprise. Commissioned
A specialist language school in York is appealing for businesses large and small to invest in a new state-of-the-art languages facility. All Saints RC School wants to raise £25,000 through donations or fundraising by the summer to enable it
A LONG-RUNNING dispute over the siting of a new bus stop on the A64 could end in tragedy unless it is soon resolved, a councillor has warned. The bus stop on the eastbound carriageway of the road, opposite the Bilbrough Top service station, was removed
“INSPIRATIONAL and outstanding” are just some of the glowing terms used to describe a York primary school following a visit from Government inspectors. Scarcroft Primary School received an overall grade of “outstanding” from Ofsted inspectors after their
CHILDREN under 15 should not drink a drop of alcohol, according to the Government’s chief medical officer. Sir Liam Donaldson said the new advice was based on research that showed the serious damage drink could do to children’s health.
ANOTHER conservation group has thrown its weight behind fierce opposition to controversial plans to install ticket barriers at York Station. York Civic Trust has branded the scheme “inappropriate” and “unsatisfactory” as the consultation period
Sometimes a story comes along that just makes you want to cheer. Eighty-five-year-old York grandmother Eileen Rhodes has lost two husbands to cancer, and is now battling an incurable condition that leaves her legs painfully swollen with fluid. That
ARMED robbers wielding pistols threatened a North Yorkshire shop keeper before escaping with cash from the till. Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident, which took place at the post office in Rossett Green Lane, in Harrogate, at around
YORK’S oldest purpose-built museum is to get a much-needed £2 million makeover. When the Yorkshire Museum reopens on Yorkshire Day next year, after a nine-month closure, you will be able to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs and come face to face with
I would like to thank The Press for the coverage it afforded our Healthy Weight Active Lives Strategy (Cost of Obesity Tops £186m, January 23). Improving diet and increasing the amount of activity among our population is critical if we are to reduce
Further to the article in The Press on January 26 (Frown Court) concerning future respite care for my daughter, Melanie, Ann Bygrave states that users of the service at Dormary Court have already been assured that they will receive the same amount of
BAILING out the banks may leave an unpleasant taste in the mouth but I have to say – in response to Tom Mitchell (Second bail-out will hit us for years, Soapbox, January 22) – that there is no alternative. Every western nation has had to do the same
Can we apply some logic to the criticisms raised by a vociferous minority of objectors of the North Street site proposal for the Yorkshire Wheel? There are those who call the wheel a “monstrosity” and “eyesore”. I believe the silent majority look
NOWADAYS it’s illegal to discriminate against people on grounds of age, sex, disability and other things. However, discrimination against people who don’t have or can’t use a computer is growing at a phenomenal rate. I recently rang up to obtain
We are currently experiencing a global economic crisis and hard-working families need money. The year before the Labour Government introduced Tax Credits there was a different allowance, which was poorly publicised by the Inland Revenue, now HMRC.
IT was good to read Newgate Market and its traders are at last getting help and support from those who manage it (Move to revive York market, The Press, January 20). Since moving from Parliament Street in the late 1940s and 1950s to Newgate, which
LIFE has been tough for York grandmother Eileen Rhodes, who has lost two husbands to cancer and now faces her own battle against a devastating incurable disease. But despite the blows she has been dealt, Eileen, who is 85, is hoping to put
A York ice-cream manufacturer was today celebrating after finally being allowed to build an extension which, it says, is vital for its future. Yorvale, York’s only dairy ice-cream maker, had applied to build a 750sq metre extension, nearly doubling the
A FIBREGLASS flat roofing company in York is opening a showroom. Roofs Above in Oakwood Business Park, Northfield Lane, Upper Poppleton, will launch the more than 300sq ft showroom – believed to be the first of its kind in the sector – on Monday. Kevin
A COMPETITION designed to boost trade between Britain and China will be launched at the University of York next week. The 21st Century China UK Entrepreneurship Competition, organised by the China Innovation and Development Association, aims to encourage
UP TO 120 more jobs are under threat in York, with workers at two firms facing an anxious wait to discover what the future holds for them. Most of software retailer Gamestation’s staff at its Clifton Moor head office could face having to move more than
THE BBC tied itself in a knotty mess this week after refusing to screen the Gaza appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee. I don’t want to linger on this matter, which has been on the go all week. The consensus is that this was an error of judgement
HAS Count Vermin DeVile cast his evil magic on the mighty arm of Berwick Kaler? The Wagon Wheel biscuits were flying as ever at the Theatre Royal, but the effort of reaching the dress circle proved beyond the legendary dame. He had a special
YORK City's away trip to Weymouth has been rearranged for Tuesday, April 7. The game was postponed on Tuesday, January 6 due to a frozen pitch. City are also hoping to announce a new date for the home match against Stevenage following this weekend's
LEGAL action could be prompted by a decision to install gates at an alley in Dringhouses. City of York Council’s city strategy and advisory panel has agreed that nine more back alleys should be sealed off after 8pm each night to prevent vandals and criminals
ANOTHER part of the expansion of the University of York has been given the go-ahead. Councillors have rubber stamped the university’s plans to build an academic “hub building” and a law and management building, both of which will form part of the new
STEPHEN LEWIS goes behind the scenes at the Yorkshire Museum to find out about its £2 million refit. YOU HAVE probably never noticed the Yorkshire Museum’s ichthyosaur. It’s a giant of a fossil, 20 feet or more from tip to tail. Once, this
THE people of York can keep their money in their pockets this weekend and sample the delights of the city for free. York Residents’ Festival – previously known as Residents’ First Weekend – is now in its 13th year and attracts up to 20,000
Heworth Golf Club officials have launched a radical drive to safeguard their future. TONY KELLY investigates. EVERYONE agrees – Heworth Golf Club is York’s forgotten diamond. All who are fighting for the good health of the club say what
HARD-PRESSED Heworth Golf Club have launched one of the most radical drives in North Yorkshire. In a move bristling with positive intent, the historic club have come up with an action plan – the first in the area – aimed at steering Heworth
A BACKLOG of repairs totalling nearly £45 million must be carried out at NHS buildings across York and North Yorkshire to prevent risk of injury to staff and patients. New figures have revealed York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust faces a maintenance
YORK City midfielder Christian Smith is one booking away from suspension after picking up his fourth yellow card of the season at Altrincham. Smith was punished despite appearing to win the ball cleanly during a hefty challenge on Chris Denham, which
New Earswick maintained their North Eastern League lead with an impressive 90-66 victory over third-placed Selby. In Selby, Kath Sykes’ rink trailed 4-3 to Sue Williamson’s team after six ends but only lost two of the following 12 and eventually won
York Indoor Bowls Club moved into the semi-finals of the Lingford Trophy with an easier than expected victory over Rugby Thornfield. Played at the neutral venue of South Forest IBC (Mansfield), it was the first meeting between the two clubs. The rink
New Earswick’s hopes of a top four finish in the Hebden Trophy suffered a big blow as they were beaten by second-placed Featherstone 96-63. They mustered just one rink win – Barry Harrison’s home team countering from 17-13 down after 12 ends to win
Barry Walker and Peter Littlewood are through to the national finals of the Over-60s pairs competition after they beat Barnsley’s Bernard Brotherton and Alan Hirst at Selby Indoor Bowls Club. Trailing 5-1 after just three ends, the York pair rallied
NOTHING but victory is good enough for New Earswick All Blacks as they host Clayton at White Rose Avenue in the Pennine League premier division on Saturday. Struggling All Blacks know defeat to their nearest relegation rivals would virtually spell
FILMING of the North Yorkshire-based TV series Heartbeat and its spin-off medical drama The Royal are to be suspended to clear a stockpile of unbroadcast episodes. It is understood that by the end of the year ITV will have built up more than a whole
UNBEATEN Clifton Hotel whitewashed Bradford side Low Moor ‘B’ in the Yorkshire Darts Super League. Low Moor arrived at the York pub two players short and they were put to the sword by the in-form leaders. Martyn Turner maintained his impressive
Knavesmire Harriers men produced one of their best results in the Northern Cross Country Championships. Straight from the gun Kim Critchley made a quick start to share the lead before he finished a worthy 12th. Orienteering ace Matthew Speake
THEY are used to speed but normally they are a bit closer to the ground. Members of the HM Plant Honda British Superbike Team visited RAF Linton-on-Ouse, near York, to compare notes with Tucano pilots at the training school. One of the
NORTH Yorkshire’s king of clubs Simon Dyson was among the first three-balls out today alongside Spain’s Ignacio Garrido and fellow Brit John Bickerton in the first round of the Dubai Masters. Dyson will be bidding to maintain the form that earned
YORK’S MP is to meet the Work and Pensions Minister to discuss the situation of former Remploy workers in the city. Hugh Bayley will meet James Purnell MP at 3pm today along with Alison Henderson, former shop steward at York Remploy, and Phil Davies,
THREE new Park&Ride sites planned for York will be completed later than expected, at a greater cost and with fewer spaces, transport officials have revealed. Phase One of the Access York project, aimed at beating congestion in and around the city, is
BRINGING York’s crumbling riverbank up to standard could cost millions of pounds and take ten years, council officials have said. Vital repairs are to be carried out on a 40-metre stretch, over fears it is on the brink of a dangerous collapse, but other
