A BIG-HEARTED hairdresser could be named the city’s charity fundraiser of the year after being nominated by her proud father. Each Christmas, “generous and kind-hearted” Collette Wrigglesworth raises hundreds of pounds for charity. As
SAFETY chiefs today stepped up their campaign to stop motorcyclists dying on North Yorkshire’s roads. They revealed six bikers had already died this year – compared with seven in the whole of 2008. The move comes ahead of the bank holiday weekend
RETRO cultural commentator Dexter launches his latest work, a two-piece exhibition called 69/89 (Everybody’s Free To Feel Good), at next weekend’s York Avant Garde show in York Cemetery Chapel. “It’s an examination of the significance of the free Woodstock
BE prepared for more hair-raising jazz exploits from drummer Sebastian Rochford on Saturday when Fulborn Teversham play The Shed at Hovingham Village Hall for the second time. Rochford’s drums will be accompanied by the gruff tenor-sax bark of his
AN art workshop will be held at the Three Gardens Party at 20, 2OA and 21 Wellington Street, Ripon, as part of the Angels For Africa Festival on Saturday afternoon. An angel treasure hunt, barbecue, teas and book, cake, plant and bric-a-brac stalls
PATIENTS will be able to enjoy their meals in style after a York mental health unit secured thousands of pounds in charity cash. Staff at the Meadowfields facility, which treats older people with conditions such as dementia, have succeeded in their
BIKES, shopping trolleys and masses of other rubbish tossed into the River Ouse have been fished out – thanks to a team of jolly boating cleaners. The aim of the operation carried out by more than 30 members of York Canoe Club was to prevent
IT is not just the fantastic location, opposite York’s Museum Gardens, that make this home so special. Nor is it the walled garden hiding a lawn, a patio, cleverly designed borders and a magnificent magnolia. It is the fact that what initially appears
WHETHER you want a city centre location, river views or modern open plan living, there are plenty of apartments to fit the bill in York. For example, Martin & Co has a two bedroom penthouse apartment in Shelley House, York. Located within a mile of
THE WEATHER might be hit and miss at the moment, but that is no reason not to enjoy your garden. You can wile away many an hour watching the greenery from the comfort of indoors, so this week we have searched for homes with conservatories. First up,
UP to 150 jobs could be created through a multi-million pound transformation of a former pithead near York into a world-leading green energy centre. Science City York has signed a joint memorandum of understanding with UK Coal to pave the way
THE minister responsible for promoting the Government’s employment training schemes has thrown his weight behind The Press’s York Means Business campaign. Lord Tony Young, of Norwood Green, said it was important not to look at the current economic crisis
YORK MP Hugh Bayley found a sweet spot in hard economic times when he visited a confectionery factory in the city. Tangerine Confectionery has been a major success story, increasing turnover from more than £40 million to £150 million over the last three
YORKSHIRE Bank has boosted its lending to businesses in Yorkshire by 13 per cent over the past six months – including more mortgage lending. The improvements have been hailed as “excellent news” by the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. National
A ONE day forum in Malton next month will beam in on the tensions that exist between structural engineers, the requirements of modern building regulations and the conservation of old buildings. The course, at the Talbot Hotel, on Thursday, May 21,
The Fuelcard Company UK Ltd, of Knaresborough, has acquired Total Butler’s ”Dieseline” fuel card business. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will increase the company’s client base by another 2,000 customers, to more than 16,000. It is one of several
A RENTED house in York has become the centre of a murder probe as the identity of a man whose body was dumped in a North Yorkshire canal was finally revealed. For more than four weeks the police investigation was hampered because they had no
IT IS fair to say that your average driving test is not usually an amusing experience – quite the opposite, in fact. But when Press reporter Jeremy Small took his examination, while it was certainly not a laughing matter, there was at least one reason
WHAT an argumentative play this is, in the best possible sense: full of arguments about life, history, literature, and sex. Alan Bennett’s now-acclaimed drama centres on spirited boys from a northern grammar school who are being prepared to
WATCHING Jimmy Carr in action is like watching a Roger Federer backhand, because both are a combination of years of hard work and practice plus natural talent. I’d always had Mr Carr down as a phenomenal gag machine, having seen him previously.
HERE is a question for you. What do rotting fish, dark clouds, a lost compass and someone whistling in a graveyard have in common? All are metaphors used to describe the falling apart of the Government. One letter writer to a national newspaper
ANY initiative which creates new jobs is welcome in these difficult times. But there is particular reason to be glad about proposals to transform a former ipit-head near York into a world-leading green ienergy centre. The multi-million pound plans for
CONFIDENCE is crucial if we are to pull through the recession sooner rather than later. It is confidence that leads to investment, innovation, growth and development: all the things we need to kick-start the economy again. That is why we launched our
TRIBUTES have been paid to pensioner who died in a crash on a North Yorkshire road. The Rev Frank Wilson, 87, of West End, Ampleforth, a retired Methodist minister, was killed in a crash on the A19, near Thirsk on Saturday afternoon. It is understood
COMMON sense is returning, demonstrated by the Government’s decision to commence building of coal-fired, carbon-capturing electricity power stations. These power stations which exist now supply about 30 per cent of this country’s electricity and are
ANGUS King stated that “there are many alternative and affordable ways of reaching the hospital without travelling by your own car” (Soapbox, April 27). This may be true where he lives but it is certainly not where I, and no doubt many others, live.
I MUST reply to the letter submitted by Coun T Simpson-Laing concerning the rent increase for tenants (Readers’ Letters, April 22). On February 16, Margaret Beckett stated that the six per cent average increase in council house rents would have to stand
WAYNE McHUGH is eager to repay York City Knights after the club stuck by him during his latest off-field misdemeanour. The 29-year-old was given a 24-week jail sentence suspended for two years, with a 12-month supervision order, and he must also do 40
THE MAIN political parties, with our trust and votes, have monopolised government in the United Kingdom throughout living memory. They are all involved in exposing each other in the worst possible light, so that we can make the best electoral choice
MR DARLING and the so called Labour cranks would appear to be living on a different world than the majority of residents in this country, after Darling’s proposals in his latest budget. This, compared with his plans only five months ago, Darling intends
OCCASIONALLY something occurs to restore one’s faith in the kindness of people. This morning started none-too-well, with an intransigent problem refusing to leave what is left of my 81-year-old brain; I felt somewhat bruised. Then, en route to pick
IN RESPONSE to all those who have written in regarding the changes to road layout at Water End/Clifton Green, I would like to add my voice. I use the new cycle lane every day to get to work and have to say that it is now a joy to do so, partly because
NANDARAJ Rai is profoundly grateful to the country which gave him a career and, now, a home. “Whatever I have is given to me by Queen and Country,” said the former Gurkha, who gained British citizenship in 2005 after serving nearly 20 years with the
YORK City manager Martin Foyle will watch FA Trophy final opponents Stevenage Borough in play-off action tonight as he ponders his Wembley team for May 9. The Hertfordshire side play host to Cambridge United this evening as they set out on their attempt
ANDY SUMMERS has swapped his guitar for a camera for the first British showing of his new exhibition, Desirer Walks The Streets, at Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley. The Police guitarist flew in from Los Angeles to attend an hour-long book-signing session
BARMBY Moor got off to a flying start in the defence of their HPH York Vale Cricket League crown by making short work of Wheldrake. Mark Smith (4-20) and Dave Brent (4-29) floored Wheldrake for 95 leaving the division one champions to ease to a six-wicket
MICHAEL Vaughan’s disappointing day was completed after he went for just five on day two against Worcestershire, but Yorkshire are in control thanks to effortless centuries from Jacques Rudolph and Anthony McGrath. When play finally got under way after
NEW Earswick All Blacks will be hoping to take a decent crowd to Dewsbury Rams’ Tetley’s Stadium on Saturday as their reserve side play their Supplementary Cup final. All Blacks ‘A’, who finished as runners-up in the sixth division of the Pennine League
NO England call-up for Michael Vaughan again but a double celebration for Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan, after he was surprisingly named in the party for the first test against the West Indies. With Bresnan also virtually assured of a spot in the one-day set-up
DISPOL KEASHA, narrowly denied on her first outing, can go one better at Musselburgh tomorrow. Trained near Thirsk by David Barron for North Yorkshire enthusiast, Bill Imison, who names all his horses with the ‘Dispol’ prefix, the juvenile runs in the
York Knavesmire Harriers came back from one of their most successful London Marathons in the club’s history. Knavesmire’s road specialist Cameron Brookes took 46th place overall and fourth in his age group. He raced home in two hours and 28 minutes
York Hearts Supporters Club will meet in The White Horse pub in Bootham to watch the Edinburgh derby on Thursday, May 7. Kick-off is 7.45pm. All Hearts fans welcome. The club’s final trip of the season will be to Hearts v Dundee Utd on May
SECOND-PLACED Deportivo La Quiche beat FC Hammer 5-0 in the York Leisure Six-a-side Football League. Leaders Harchester United beat Hawky Crusaders 2-1, while Bayer Neverlusen dismissed Fulford Sixth Form 3-0. Anyone interested in joining the leagues
HUGE tailbacks greeted motorists travelling towards York on the A64 after a burst water main reduced the road to one lane. Yorkshire Water said it had to carry out repairs to a seven-inch water main which fractured under the A64 at Bilbrough Top on Monday
LORD Shanakill leads North Yorkshire’s charge for the stanjames.com 2,000 Guineas in “great form”, declared trainer Karl Burke. The Leyburn-based handler is confident of his three-year-old’s chances ahead of the first Classic horserace of the season
British troops are drawing near to the end of combat operations in Iraq after more than six years in the country. The final withdrawal of the bulk of the 3,700 UK servicemen and women, including the men and women from North Yorkshire who serve in the
Tadcaster Ladies were good value for a surprise 5-4 home win over a strong York RI ‘B’ team in division two of the York Badminton League. Kate Rowlatt and Lesley Bowling swung the match for the brewery town team by taking their allocation for a total
RALPH Tiplady was a three-time winner in the New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club knockout finals and league play-offs. Despite being 18-17 down in the handicap singles Tiplady (-2) won the next three ends to pip Andrew Fothergill (+5) 21-18 to take the Nancy
YORK IBC’s presentation night proved a huge success with more than 100 people watching world bowls champion Billy Jackson. Jackson played against the club’s Under-15s champion Laura Clarke, ladies champion Zoe Eagles, U18s and U25s champion Adam Liddell
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Brian Watson, will be helping Wigginton Bowling Club celebrate their silver jubilee at a Bank Holiday bowls drive. The Lord Mayor will join the Lady Mayoress, The Sheriff of York Honorary Alderman David Wilde and
The Club and Institute Union Bowls League start their season with the annual match against the YABA representive side on Saturday at the York Railway Institute green at 2pm. The CIU team is as follows (skips shown first) rink 1: T Wheatley, J Cooper
A teenager’s misjudged attempt to seduce a birthday girl has landed him in jail for 180 days and put him on the Sex Offenders’ Register for ten years. Ryan Graham Jackson, 19, started molesting the 17-year-old girl one minute after another companion
HOSPITAL chiefs have paid a significant compensation payment and apologised “unreservedly” after a series of blunders in care left a pensioner dead. Joan Wheel, 83, was admitted to York Hospital on November 20, 2007 after developing leg ulcers from a
NEW powers are being used to crack down on antisocial behaviour in York. City of York Council yesterday teamed up with North Yorkshire Police to serve a closure notice on a council property in Acomb. If the notice is granted by the York Magistrates
Updated: DINERS at two York city centre restaurants tried to pay for their meals before being evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the eateries. Sally Dunn, co-owner of Oscar’s Wine Bar & Bistro, said the customers in the establishment
