RACEGOERS were urged to help find horse-lover Claudia Lawrence when a three-minute film was shown on giant screens at York Racecourse. The missing York chef, who has not been seen since March 18, was a regular visitor to York races. Martin Dales, a
ANGRY residents worried about speeding outside their houses have been offered their own hi-tech gadget and told to patrol the street themselves. Transport officials at City of York Council have offered people in Westminster Road an automated sign, which
A SEA of umbrellas was deployed as the third day of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse was hit by heavy rain. Prolonged and heavy rain last year led to the Ebor meeting being cancelled and yesterday was the first serious test of the racecourse’s new
A VOW of silence may not seem like the best idea for a busy travel agent, even one who is trained in the art of sign language. But that was the money raising challenge set by two members of staff at Co-operative Travel in Acomb. Kerry Trapps spent the
NESTLé has completed a huge restructuring of its York factory – and marked the moment with bumper sales of top chocs such as KitKat. The confectionery giant said today that in these tough times, shoppers wanted small and inexpensive treats and were turning
THE British National Party has fielded a dozen candidates in the North Yorkshire County Council election, including four in Selby and one in Ryedale. The organisation is contesting Selby Barlby, Selby Brayton, Sherburn-In-Elmet, Tadcaster,
Alan Titchmarsh returned to his native Yorkshire today to open a new Himalayan garden at Harewood House near Harrogate. The celebrity plantsman was shown around the three-acre site by Harewood’s head gardener Trevor Nicholson, who has looked after the
CRIME in York in and North Yorkshire has hit a ten-year low, according to the county’s top police officer. In his annual report on the performance of North Yorkshire Police, chief constable Grahame Maxwell said the rate of overall crime had dipped below
FILM buffs and York historians could end up with a real blast from the past when experts try to restore a key piece of the city’s history. For the ageing Rowntree advert they want to work on is so delicate that, if it goes wrong, it could literally blow
A MUM who has battled through years of hardship was stunned after a TV camera crew popped into her home to give it a secret £13,000 makeover. And it was all thanks to her loving friends who felt she deserved a treat. Sharon Gillinghan
PUPILS at a York independent school are bringing natural history to book Natural History At Bootham – The Early Years is the title of the book launched at Bootham School. Published in partnership with The Sessions Book Trust, it marks 175 years
A DOG owner has been ordered to muzzle his collie after it launched an attack on a toddler in a York street and bit her leg. The mother of the little girl who was left shocked and tearful by her ordeal says: “Hopefully this will stop the same thing happening
BOSSES at a York tourist attraction have revived their attempts to give nuisance pigeons the bird. The creatures have become the scourge of York Art Gallery after blighting the building and neighbouring Exhibition Square with the mess they leave behind
HAVE a break – have a recession-proof KitKat. That, at least, seems to be the message coming out of Nestlé. The confectionery conglomerate is reporting a buoyant start to the year, with sales of the chocolate wafer bar rising by 16 per cent in the first
PICK-ME-UPS come in various shapes and sizes. The one arranged for Sharon Gillinghan was somewhat bigger than a welcome chocolate-shaped booster. Her friends felt that she needed a lift, and so organised a visit by one of those television programmes
I am appalled to learn that York Minster is suddenly making employees redundant (32 Minster staff face redundancy, The Press, May 14). It is ironic how the so-called “Christian mission” of the Church is now called into question, in promising to reach
WITH reference to “Goodbye to ftr?” (Letters, May 15), much of the investment made by the council on the number 4 (ftr) route would benefit any public transport operator using any type of bus on these streets. Most was invested in reconstructing worn-out
The standard of driving by some of York’s taxi drivers leaves a lot to be desired. At about 12.35pm on Wednesday, I was travelling along Bishopthorpe Road towards York city centre. On approaching Campleshon Road, a black taxi cab cut straight across
I would like to say thank you to the humans that organised the Skelton Fun Dog Event on Saturday. There were many stalls, raffles, tombolas and refreshments, some nice people from the RSPCA and Guide Dogs for the Blind. We all had an immense amount
As a pensioner who has the cheek to have a small extra income that is a matter of delight to the Inland Revenue, I view with a mixture of incredulity and fury the “goings-on” at Westminster. The ever-growing lists of property scams and “essentials
TWENTY York City fans were ejected from Wembley Stadium for their part in an incident that led to three arrests at last Saturday’s FA Trophy final. The Press can reveal today that three City supporters were arrested on suspicion of possessing fireworks
The Ainsty Villages History Group is collecting photographs and information for a book on the history of Appleton Roebuck, Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton during the 20th century. During the course of our research, some characters stand out and
Four young people with disabilities would love to ride. They can join York’s Riding for the Disabled group, which has ponies and facilities, but needs a few extra helpers. Could this be you? Riding sessions are held at Sandfield Farm, Shipton-by-Beningbrough
JOHN Godber’s first play for the new Hull Truck Theatre, Funny Turns, had too many actors, too many plot strands and not enough narrative cohesion. By way of contrast, Beef is testimony to maximising the minimum. It began life as The Weed in 1998
HE lives and breathes football and has championed a scheme to allow disabled youths to play the game – now this sporting hero is in line for a top award. Over the past four years, Paul Bird has helped create a disabled section at the community-driven
THE memory of his mother is driving a York man on to a peak performance as he aims to raise money to help combat the UK’s biggest killer. Matt Richardson and his friends from Tockwith are preparing to tackle a gruelling test of endurance as they face
THE shade-loving woodland plants that grow in a cool spot under our holly tree have all but disappeared now, their place being taken over by later flowering plants. These seem rather thuggish after the delicate beauty of Hacquetia and dark-leafed
IS THERE be a more romantic city on earth? With its grand crumbling ruins, lavish fountains, fashionable streets and relics on every corner, Rome has earned a reputation for romantic weekends and inducing proposals from even the most steely hearted visitor
COACH trips have travelled a long way since the days of the bone-shaking charabancs of the 1920s. Even in the 1980s, I can remember a pub “beano” to Great Yarmouth in which weary passengers had to get out and push the clapped-out vehicle. Today’s coaches
UNUSUALLY, the leading light in this week’s summer-orientated wine recommendations is alcohol free. Even more strangely, it is not wine at all. The liquid in question is Pixley Berries Blackcurrant Cordial, which is useful to have in the fridge over the
READERS regularly ask about snack spots that can provide for customers with special needs. It may be difficult for the smaller café to satisfy every need, but we wondered how those part of a national chain fared. With this in mind, we visited Bhs.
IT’S hard to imagine that not so long ago the Bengal Brassserie in York Business Park was severely damaged in an arson attack. In May last year, burglars broke into the popular eatery and, after stealing £5,000 from the safe
Haxby 1 are celebrating a hat-trick of York & District Netball League titles. The club won all their matches and gave away only three points all season, and two of those were to their seconds, who finished third. Jess Hodgson was drafted into the
Clifton ‘B’ continued their excellent form with an 8-1 away win over Tadcaster ‘A’ in York Badminton League mixed one. They also beat Riverside ‘A’ 6-3 at Poppleton Sports Centre. Erik Wagenaars and Ronnie Davison were in excellent form in both matches
ROMALDKIRK is a Teesdale village with a grand church, big houses and big greens, the acreage of which is defended against cars by rocks and notices. The serviceable stocks on the Middle Green were once clamped around ‘wrongdoers’. From The Kirk Inn
Clifton ‘A’ ended the York Badminton League ladies one season in second place after a resounding 9-0 win at University Staff Club. Heather Clarke and Karen Anderson were the pick of the pairings once again with an excellent return of 126-47
SKIPPER Daniel Parslow completed a hat-trick of individual honours by claiming victory in The Press Player of the Year contest. That trophy will now sit alongside the accolades he received as the supporters’ Clubman of the Year and his team-mates
Webbow, narrowly beaten in the Thirsk Hunt Cup on his recent comeback outing, has good prospects of going one better at Ripon tomorrow. Previously trained by Tim Easterby, the gelding is now with Nigel Tinkler, who narrowly failed to make a
THEY are under starter’s orders once again for the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival. The nine-day festival will kick off this year at Ripon on Saturday, July 18 and takes in action at eight of the county’s courses before concluding at Pontefract
SIMON Dyson produced a bogey-free second round to make the halfway cut in The 3 Irish Open in Baltray. York-based Dyson opened the tournament with a one-under par 71 and flirted with the cut mark of three-under early on in yesterday’s round. However
IT might be a difficult name to pronounce, but there was no confusing Furmigadelaguista’s performance on the final day of the May Festival at York Racecourse. Karl Burke’s five-year-old left the field trailing in his wake with a comprehensive three
POPPLETON Costcutter placed their official opening in safe hands when York City’s Wembley goalkeeper Michael Ingham performed the honours. In return, Ingham’s boots for the FA Trophy final against Stevenage were been sponsored by the supermarket, who
Yorkshire pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan believes playing first-class cricket in Pakistan over the winter has helped him to hit the ground running at Headingley. The 31-year-old former Test match and one-day international has made a promising start
If I had a pound for every time a county pro or coach has said there is too much cricket and travelling, then I would be pretty rich. I would currently be sat on a beach somewhere tropical, no doubt. I have been covering county cricket for the last
Yorkshire racers Nigel Moore and Jody Firth maintained their grip on the Avon Tyres British GT Championship GT4 Class after a victory at the Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. Tockwith-based Moore, 17, and his 27-year-old driving partner
FORMER European Tour golfer Iain Pyman won the professionals’ prize at the Oaks Golf Club’s Pro-Am tournament. The Yorkshire ace, playing with Scorpio Golf, carded a magnificent 66 in tricky winds to retain his crown at the course near Bubwith. Pyman
THIS time last season, York City Knights had just recorded their first win of the year, some 12 matches in, to finally get off the mark under new coaches Paul March and James Ratcliffe. This time around, March’s men have won eight of their opening dozen
WINGER Wayne McHugh has been left out of the Knights side that goes to Rochdale tomorrow (3pm) seeking a fourth straight win. Eyebrows were raised on Thursday when the former Featherstone flier was put in the reserves team that lost narrowly to Keighley
ASK had all the answers in a dominating display in the Group 2 Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup at York Racecourse. The heavily fancied 2-1 favourite, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, was ridden to a six length victory over Blue Bajan and Veracity in the
PLAYER-BOSS Paul March has warned his York City Knights team that Rochdale will be a much bigger threat tomorrow than they were at Easter – despite their injury crisis. And he has reminded his charges how they owe the supporters who make the trip to
CRICKETERS from Terrington Hall School are celebrating a hat-trick. Three members of the school’s under-12s cricket team have been selected to play for North Yorkshire. Off-spinner Charlie Hill, wicket-keeper Toby Latham and fast bowler George Wainwright
Malton & Old Malton Cricket Club are holding junior coaching sessions at their Old Malton ground each Tuesday. The under-9s train from 6pm to 7pm, with the U11s sessions from 7pm to 8pm. U13s and U15s train at the Malton ground from 6pm to 7pm and
ENGLISH Martyrs School have squeezed into the Yorkshire finals of the Kwik Cricket Drax Cup. The school edged out Our Lady’s to top spot by the margin of just a single run in the Ebor School Sport Partnership Kwik Cricket final held at Millthorpe School
Visitors Selby ‘A’ took the points in the Under-13s West Zone as they beat Hemingborough by 15 runs. Batting first, Selby totalled 110 with Jack Rich (32) and Andrew Wilson (24) top-scoring. Hemingbrough’s reply had Rob Scarr making 30 and Luca Redie
A TOTAL of 28 clubs are fielding 95 teams in this season’s York & District Junior Cricket Association competitions. The teams have already embarked on their quest for league and cup success across four age groups – Under-9s, U11s, U13s and U15s. The
IN-FORM York Schoolboys Under-11s have ended the Yorkshire League season with a 100 per cent record for the first time. The Minster city youngsters closed out their campaign with a 2-1 win over West Yorkshire rivals Leeds. The game doubled up as a
YORK City in the Community will be running two football Fun Camps during the May half-term holiday. They will take place at Oaklands Sports Centre and Clifton Moor’s PlayFootball venue with each daily session lasting from 10am to 3pm. At Oaklands,
New Earswick ARLC Under-8s drew an exciting match with Hunslet Parkside 20-20. New Earswick scored from the first set with a great solo run from Ian Oakley. Hunslet replied with three quick tries before a darting run from acting-half by Kian Oliver
DOMINIC Shread was crowned a double champion at the York and District Junior Tennis Championships held at Queen Margaret’s School in Escrick. The St Peter’s player beat Tom Craddock 7-5 in the Under-18s competition and then beat the same Fulford
ALISTAIR COOPER was named top ten-year-old boy when York City Baths Club swam at the Doncaster Dartes Meet at Beverley Pool, writes Steve Carroll. Picking up gold in the 50 metres breaststroke, a silver in the 50m freestyle and two fourth places
UNBEATEN Fulford Football Club Under-19s are celebrating back-to-back titles in the York FA U19s League. The club, sponsored by Langley’s Solicitors, retained their crown having dropped points in only two games and scoring 99 goals in the process. Many
MATTHEW Playle’s late goal ensured Dunnington Magpies Football Club Under-18s completed a Hull Boys Sunday League double. League champions Dunnington deservedly trailed 1-0 at half-time in their Knock Out Plate final against Hessle at Dene Park.
THE eighth annual City of York Girls’ Football League tournament will be held on Sunday, June 14. The event, believed to be one of the largest girls-only competitions in North Yorkshire, will be hosted by Poppleton at their Millfield Lane base in York
FOOTBALL stars of the future showed off their skills at the annual Under-7s and U8s Wigginton Football Tournament. Thirty-nine six-a-side teams representing 21 clubs took part in last Saturday’s event held at Wigginton Playing Fields, home of Wigginton
Wigginton Grasshoppers Under-12s are celebrating another season of success. The youngsters finished second in division one of the York Mitchell Sports League, finishing four points behind champions Tadcaster Albion. On top of their league runners-up
JAVELIN thrower Rebecca Tunnicliffe is continuing to soar in top events, writes Steve Carroll. Fresh from returning with a haul of medals from the Malta International, the 14-year-old City of York Athletics Club star smashed her rivals at the Yorkshire
THE first meet of the City of York Ingrams Solicitors Summer Athletics League will be held at Huntington Stadium next weekend. More than 200 athletes between the ages of eight and 18 from across the region took part in last year’s inaugural event. The
North Yorkshire Service Area Under-15s rugby league team produced an excellent performance in windy conditions to beat Hull 18-12. Norths dominated the first half and used the wind to good effect with the front row of Alex Coman, Kris Brining and Andrew
JUNIOR players and officials are celebrating a season of success at York RUFC – capped by a trip to Twickenham today. Youngsters from under-8s to U12s level have won festivals across the country, with the U11s also reaching the semi-finals of the
