A LIFELINE charity in York that helps children with special needs today launched a new fundraising appeal as it continues its fight for survival. SNAPPY, which is based at the Young Groves Centre, in Lowther Street, has been providing weekend
York’s MP found himself tagging along when he dropped in on sporty youngsters at a city primary school. York Labour MP Hugh Bayley and the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Brian Watson, joined children at Tang Hall School while they were getting rugby
HE conned a string of farmers across North and East Yorkshire by pocketing their cash for work which was never done – but now a rogue trader’s scam has caught up with him. Matthew Moss, also known as Matthew Winter, has been ordered to pay back more
A TEENAGE campaigner is using 21st century technology to put pressure on City of York Council to sort out the future of the troubled Barbican Centre. Izzy Lennon, of Tadcaster Road, in York, has set up a group on the social networking website Facebook
A NEW hard-hitting television advert highlighting the potential life-wrecking consequences of speeding has been welcomed by North Yorkshire’s 95 Alive road-safety steering group. The commercial warns that if you kill someone while speeding you will be
In 1894, Queen Victoria was on the throne, Adolph Hitler was five years old, Winston Churchill was still a teenager and, for the first time, Coca Cola was sold in bottles. Blackpool Tower was opened to the public, and vehicles were allowed across Tower
A BIOTECH company working on human cancer stem cells in York has secured £2 million of investment to help it to develop new treatments for prostate cancer. Pro-Cure Therapeutics Limited, based at the York Biocentre in Innovation Way, is a spin-out
A GRAPHICS company in York is looking for 12 local charity events to support in 2009 as a novel way to celebrate 25 years in business. Display and exhibition specialist Dayfield Graphics Ltd decided to help ease the pressure community charities face
OUTRAGED bus passengers whose stop was moved to a new location without seats or a shelter have forced a U-turn from council bosses. Last week The Press highlighted the plight of pensioners using the number 24 and number 26 bus services between
CONTRACTORS at two of Britain’s nuclear plants have been the latest to take part in a wild cat strike in support of protests over the use of foreign labour. Workers at Sellafield and Heysham staged a walk out following unofficial industrial
A CITY centre wine bar has won its battle to open earlier – so outdoor drinkers can gain extra shelter from the weather. York’s licensing chiefs have given the owners of Plonkers, in Cumberland Street, permission to start serving alcohol from
SINCE 2006, York Hospital has had to spend more than half a million pounds on “super-sized” furniture for obese patients. It has paid out more than £50,000 for 42 specialist beds that can bear a weight of up to 70 stone. More money has gone on special
We all know public transport is a green alternative, and in a large county like Yorkshire, the credit crunch and rising fuel prices are making motoring an increasingly costly business. But buses and trains must meet the needs of passengers.
A 25-YEAR-OLD York man has admitted robbing a store in the city, after he threatened a mother-of-three shop assistant with a broken bottle during the raid. Speaking about the incident at Donaldson’s convenience store and off licence, in Lawrence
YORK City will host Havant and Waterlooville or Crawley Town in the FA Trophy quarter-finals on February 21 should they beat Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow night. The Minstermen meet Kidderminster at KitKat Crescent in a third round replay after the
I WISH to strongly object to the proposal to offer £12,000 of taxpayers’ money per head to families of Northern Ireland paramilitary terrorists who died during The Troubles and, in particular, relatives of IRA activists. The UVF (Protestants) at least
Could someone inform me if there is any truth in the rumour which I have recently heard, that the A & E department at York Hospital is now treating people to have their mobile phones removed from their ear without the use of an anaesthetic?
With reference to the returned letter (Addressing issues, Letters, January 30). On good advice from an employee of the Post Office, when putting an address sticker on the back of an envelope or postcard, turn it through 90 degrees and put the sticker
I READ with interest the letter on “e-discrimination” sent in by Dale Edwards of Newborough Street, York (Are we practising e-discrimination? January 29). Here at Future Prospects, York’s free Learning and Work Advice Centre, we see lots of people
On the topic of the Humanist Society’s bus campaign, Maurice Vassie appears to have veered off course so much he may get mistaken for one of the buses carrying the Humanist Society’s very positive message. He has misinterpreted the phrase
With regard to the letter from A P Cox concerning the future of the Yorkshire Wheel on January 26, it is stated that Wolverhampton has nothing else to offer (and therefore does not need a wheel). Who has the right to say this? Has this person visited
I am disappointed at the lack of forward vision and openness the Lib-Dem council exhibits. One example of this is the recent decision over showing council meetings on the internet (Webcast plan axed, The Press, January 27). When first elected to
WITH reference to Coun Alexander’s letter of January 27 (Offensive word). What a self-serving piece. Many of us come from a working-class background and have advanced ourselves, but we don’t make proclamations about it. Most parents, like mine
FAMILIES have been given tips on how to save money on their utility bills. The Consumer Council for Water has issued the advice on reducing energy bills and saving water after research revealed about 25 per cent of a household’s energy bill comes from
COMMON sense has gone walkabout yet again. This time it was a pensioner and her ageing rabble-rouser friend who copped it for trying to buy a bottle of wine at their corner shop. “I'll have a bottle of white,” she probably intoned to the wet-behind-the-ears
A YORK hotel has carried out research into the bedtime habits of Brits, and discovered that we are truly creatures of habit. The York Innkeeper’s Lodge in York has found 93 per cent of people have their own favourite side of the bed to sleep on at
A GOVERNMENT report has given a blow by blow account of the plight facing thousands of home-owners across York and North and East Yorkshire. Sellers have seen tens of thousands of pounds wiped off the value of their homes, are having to accept offers
Lollipop ladies – and men - are in short supply in York. CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL joins them to find out why. IT IS a damp, foggy morning in Haxby. Lollipop lady Moira Ellis has been on duty since 8.25am and she admits she is freezing while helping the
SUPER-SIZED furniture costing more than £550,000 has been installed at York Hospital to cope with increasing numbers of obese patients. An investigation by The Press can reveal that since 2006, hospital bosses have been forced to fork out £54,600 to
ABOUT 1,000 people gathered to wave off the first new steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years as it embarked on its maiden main line passenger journey. The £3 million Peppercorn class A1 60163 Tornado left York Station on Saturday
YORK City are desperately short of defenders ahead of tomorrow night’s FA Trophy replay against Kidderminster Harriers. The Minstermen drew 1-1 during a much-improved display at Aggborough but right-back Ben Purkiss, who played on Saturday despite still
PLAYER-BOSS Paul March is not relishing picking a team for York City Knights’ season opener next Sunday – because it will give him a headache. The Knights made it four wins out of four in pre-season yesterday as a late converted try by captain
PICKERING Town moved up to second in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 2-0 win at Brodsworth. Striker Ricky Greening opened the scoring on 35 minutes and Chris Batchelor added a second from the penalty spot on 61 minutes. The
LEEDS United came unstuck in their bid for a fourth straight victory in Coca-Cola League One as they lost 1-0 at Walsall. Troy Deeney headed the only goal of the game after seven minutes and the Whites were unable to counter. Bradley Johnson had
TEENAGE striker Adam Boyes delivered a man-sized performance to help maintain York City’s interest in this season’s FA Trophy. Boyes, who only signed his first professional contract three months ago, celebrated his second senior start with
YORK City Knights saved the best until last to complete a 100 per cent winning run in pre-season. Not only did they beat a Hull KR squad who provided the toughest test of York’s four friendlies, but they also beat them – 14-12 – thanks to the
STRUGGLING Tockwith were blitzed by leaders Hamilton Panthers in the premier division of the Leeper Hare York & District Football League. Panthers raced into a 3-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes thanks to Craig Atkinson’s opener and two from Mark Woodward
Terrington Glory were 5-0 winners at neighbours Norton in Leeper Hare York & District League division three. The goals came from Tom Paley, Dave Bradshaw, Chris Leedham (2) and Matt Leathley. Edward Nicklin got his first Wheldrake goal in almost
SIMON Dyson finished in a four-way tie for 32nd place after an incredible late collapse in the Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club. The North Yorkshire ace played 21 holes on the final day of a weather-interrupted tournament, completing a
LEEPER Hare York & District League division two leaders Post Office prospered despite not kicking a ball. Second-placed Hemingbrough lost 3-2 at Fulford after trailing 3-0 inside the first 20 minutes to an own goal from Harry Jackson and strikes by Jamie
PROMOTION is fast becoming a real possibility for Heworth ARLC after they produced their best performance of the National Conference division two campaign. The Villagers are well-placed in third after a 36-4 victory over Castleford Lock Lane at Elmpark
KORNATI Kid just got the better of Will Be Done in the feature Towton Novices’ Chase at Wetherby Racecourse. The seven-year-old, named after a group of islands off the coast of Croatia, held on by a neck in a thrilling conclusion to the Grade 2 £33,000
Updated 13:07 POLICE have been called out to more than 50 crashes on North Yorkshire’s roads so far today as the heaviest snowfall for years causes chaos around the region. In the space of seven-and-a-half hours today, officers dealt with 52
SERIOUS injuries were heaped upon derby day insult for York RUFC as they crashed 27-3 to Selby in Yorkshire One at Sandhill Lane. The visitors were already reeling from the late withdrawal of scrum-half Graeme Smith and centre Nic Ventress, but things
Fulford Sixth Form moved closer to securing second spot after they beat Barmy Army 2-0 in the York Leisure Six-a-side Football League. Harchester United were held to a goalless draw by FC Hammer. Leaders Deportivo La Quiche underlined their class with
YORK Next Generation maintained their winning run in division one of the Yorkshire Squash League with a 5-0 win at Harrogate. The 20 points gained from wins by Matt Inglis, Paul Adams, Matt Stephenson, Alistair England and N Robinson keeps them in the
City of York Athletics Club ace Richard Buck pushed Canada’s Tyler Christopher all the way to the line in the 400 metres on his indoor comeback at the Aviva International in Glasgow. Buck, who was plagued by illness and injury last season, clocked 47.29
THE semi-finals and final of the York Conservative Clubs’ Brian Jeffrey Memorial Over-20s Snooker Knockout will be held at Acomb Conservative Club tomorrow night. Heworth’s Vic Gamble will play club-mate Keith Watkinson in the first semi-final,
A GAS main caught fire after it was hit by a vehicle that had left the A64 near York. Firefighters were last night making sure the flames from a low-pressure gas main, near an embankment at the side of the road, did not spread. Police closed the east
YORK residents took advantage of free admission to check out the city’s tourist attractions. During York Residents Festival, which started on Saturday and ran over the weekend, more than 50 of the city’s tourist attractions, including museums and tours
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a woman who had slipped into the River Ouse after she tried to rescue her dog. The 53-year-old woman ended up in the water at Rawcliffe Ings, near Rawcliffe Bridge, after trying to retrieve her dog, Oscar, who had become snagged
