A MAN has been charged with double murder over the deaths of two young jockeys in a blaze which ripped through a North Yorkshire block of flats. Peter William Brown, 37, from the Malton area is set to appear before Scarborough Magistrates court
THE Yards, one of the finest bands to have come out of York, play their farewell gig at The Duchess on Saturday night. Lead singer Chris Helme, bassist Stu Fletcher, guitarist Chris Farrell, keyboards player Jon Hargreaves and drummer John Miller have
TOBY Strauss, the chief operating officer of Aviva’s York-based UK Life, has been appointed its chief executive from January, in charge of a staff of about 3,000 in the city. It is part of a general re-organisation by the insurance giant’s top executives
A DISGRACED former president of a York working men’s club who stole nearly £10,000 from his members has been spared an immediate trip to jail. Tony John McDaid, 52, received taunts from the public gallery as he left the dock at York Crown Court
Yorkshire Water has announced that water and sewerage bills will fall by an average of £4 per year between 2010 and 2012, and then increase by a total of just £1 by 2015. At the same time, the company has won the go-ahead for a £1.9 billion
David Fitzpatrick’s meticulous drawings, collages and sculptures will be displayed together for the first time from Monday in his Place Making show at the Norman Rea Gallery, Langwith College, University of York. Fitzpatrick’s artworks combine conceptual
MORE than 65 years after he landed on Normandy’s Gold Beach on D-Day, North Yorkshire Second World War veteran George Chapman has died, aged 86. When he took part in the invasion on June 6 1944, George, who was a wireless operator in the British
York Light Opera Company will stage the English amateur theatre premiere of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast at York Theatre Royal next February. This follows the release of the performing rights to the amateur stage for the first time, and chairman Geoff
Ahoy, me hearties. Splice the mainbrace, polish the plank and set sail on the adventure of a lifetime aboard the good ship Northern Broadsides. No-one can accuse writer Andrew Pollard and director Adam Sunderland of playing safe or
NEW Earswick All Blacks entertain Pennine League premier division leaders Drighlington hoping to pull off a major shock. The All Blacks are yet to win this term – having thrown victory chances away in the last two matches – while Drig have lost only
YORK City striker Richard Brodie will be a VIP guest at this season’s FA Cup final after winning the E.ON Player of the Round award. Brodie won 54 per cent of the online vote for the first round accolade after his two-goal blast dumped League Two
AFTER European domination, leading to a place in the world’s top 50, York-born Simon Dyson is to launch a 2010 crack at America’s stellar golf circuit. Crucial talks were being held today between Dyson and his management team to plot a bold course
A SECOND-ROW with a Super League pedigree is set to join York City Knights tonight – as pre-season training picks up a pace. The club have not confirmed any potential deal but The Press understands a former Super League player is due to attend tonight
YORK Acorn ARLC boss Alfie Hill is hoping his side have caught star-studded Skirlaugh at a good time as they prepare for Saturday’s National Conference League trip. The Hull side, perennially there or thereabouts in the premier division, began this season
Keziah Paxton flew Thirsk Harriers’ club colours at the cross country fixture at Flatts Lane, finishing second woman in 24 minutes 41 seconds. Angela Hall was a good 12th in 27-08, while Richard Hall and Walter Busuttil led the club’s men home in 15th
RAMPANT Stamford Bridge Hockey Club Ladies thrashed Dunnington 10-1 thanks to hat-tricks from Harriet Wood and Vicky Parvin. Wood was the player of the match, while further goals came from Jane Foster (2), Claire Hargreaves and Katie Mitchell.
STEVE LYON grabbed a hat-trick as Selby Town stormed into the third round of the Northern Counties East League President’s Cup. Town, seventh in the premier division, saw off division one promotion hopefuls Emley 5-0, with the other goals coming from
CHELTENHAM is on Leyburn trainer Andy Crook’s mind after Bocamix put in a super display to win the goracing.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle at Wetherby Racecourse. It couldn’t have been an easier victory for the three-year-old, who had 14 lengths over Veronicas
Yorkshire Ladies beat Nottinghamshire for the first time in eight years in bowls’ Atherley Trophy in a nail-biting game at Thanet Road. No more than four shots separated the teams at the crucial aggregate stages. Yorkshire led 26-25 after five ends
The National Hunt season is firmly in top gear and at Newbury tomorrow a potential new star of the chasing game is poised to make his eagerly awaited debut over fences. The Fuller’s London Pride Novices’ Chase is the target for Punchestowns, trained
Yorkshire swept aside Lancashire in bowls’ Liberty Trophy, winning three rinks. Yorkshire got off to a great start to lead 44-19 after five ends and 72-48 after ten. The arrears were reduced to 15 shots, but Yorkshire pulled away and won 139-110. David
A pensioner has died following a road accident in East Yorkshire. The 83-year-old pedestrian was taken to York Hospital following a crash at 5.40pm yesterday on the A1079 at Barmby Moor, and died overnight. The driver of a red Ford
HE was a fit and athletic teenager who loved playing football and running. But today Rory Johnson’s family was in mourning after doctors lost a desperate three-week battle to save the 18-year-old from a one-in-2.5 million disease of the brain and spinal
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses to come forward as they hunt a mugger who targeted a woman in Acomb. The 54-year-old woman was walking along Grove Terrace, off Front Street, at about 6.45pm on Monday, when she was approached from behind by a man
THREE students are holding an event at a York city centre gallery involving a piece of string in the hope of stimulating discussion on contemporary art. Clare Nattress, Charlotte Barnes and Susanne Davies are all third-year contemporary fine art students
Householders across the city are this week receiving their annual budget consultation documents, as City of York Council again faces an uphill battle to balance its books. Residents will be asked which services they think the council should prioritise
THE RSPCA has said it is concerned about some animals in a York house, after police were called by a passer-by who had noticed flies in a window of the property. An RSPCA spokeswoman said it had concerns about the welfare of a “small number” of animals
One child was told to sleep on a plank of wood, another had no clothes to wear apart from school uniform and another was forced to sleep in a bedroom with rabbit droppings strewn across the floor. Today, their parents were given a suspended jail sentence
A YORK church will be getting festive next weekend when it holds its Christmas fair. Holy Redeemer Church, in Boroughbridge Road, will be holding the event on Saturday, December 5, starting at 1pm. There will be something for all the
A YORK-BASED hospice has been chosen as the nominated charity for next year’s York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge. Funds raised from the races will go towards St Leonard’s Hospice’s new service, Hospice@Home, which will involve specially-trained hospice
A FRESH study into childhood obesity is to be carried out in York which will analyse what can be done to make sure youngsters develop healthy habits. City of York Council is drawing up a timetable to review whether the services currently on offer throughout
A GOLDEN touch has been added to a North Yorkshire travel firm’s unveiling of its new £1.4 million fleet. Arriva Yorkshire combined the launch of eight new buses which will ferry passengers between York and Selby by celebrating the achievements of the
This is National Maintenance Week – so what better time to take a look at some beautifully-maintained rental properties? We start with a simply brilliant property, a sympathetically restored and renovated former Georgian Farm house in Main Street,
HOMES built in the first phase of York’s £150 million Hungate redevelopment scheme are now selling fast – but developers still are not ready to start work on the second phase. The project is intended to rejuvenate a semi-derelict ten-acre site between
Santa Claus will take up residence in the tower’s chapel and will regale visitors with poems and tales of Christmas traditions, from the Viking version of Santa to the continental St Nicholas tradition. Simon Corble, of Found Theatre, said: “The man
TEN York-based soldiers will be taking part in a 20-mile cross country night race this weekend in a bid to raise about £1,000 for charity. The soldiers, from 2 Signal Regiment, based at Imphal Barracks, in Fulford Road, will be participating in the
Coun John Galvin and Jill Burnett were joined by nearly 100 solicitors from law firms in the York area for the glitzy event at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, in York. Other top table guests included Andrew Faulkes, President of the Yorkshire Law Society
Here’s a thing… this is National Maintenance Week – or, as it is known in our house, oh my god, it’s time to fix things week. Which means one of two options. Either risk derision by Doing It Yourself and wreaking havoc with tools you have no
STUDENTS at a North Yorkshire school got a real taste for chemistry. Pupils of all ages at Tadcaster Grammar School celebrated National Chemistry Week by tasting chocolate, exploring the smell of food and watching fireworks. Dr Stevie McBurney, from
A NINE-YEAR legal wrangle over a council’s decision to grant planning permission for an equestrian centre near Tadcaster was going back to the High Court today. Tadcaster brewery Samuel Smith was seeking a judicial review of a Planning Inspectorate
JUST the other week one of your columnists asked why York could not attract cutting-edge exhibitions such as the Anish Kapoor show at the Royal Academy in London (Nicola Fifield, The Press, November 12). She considered this a symptom of a deeper malaise
A CITY centre school has planted its very own copse. Children from St Wilfrid’s RC Primary, off Monkgate, in York, received a number of saplings as part of a Sainsbury’s promotion run in conjunction with the Woodland Trust. But with
COME hell or high water, nothing can stop York’s soldiers from raising money for the Help For Heroes appeal. Eleven members of the 2nd Signals Regiment have conquered the floods of Cumbria and are now trekking across the roof of England in rainy, windy
CHARLES Hutchinson’s review of the play Deep Cut at the West Yorkshire Playhouse appeared in The Press on November 19. However, the play’s run ended on November 21, which left interested readers little time to make a booking. It would be
HELP for people suffering with back pain will be on hand in York this weekend. The first meeting of the York Spinal Support Group will be held at the private Nuffield Health York Hospital on Saturday, at 10am, when patients who are considering surgery
SCIENTISTS in the United States are now saying that cleanliness may not be good for us. You would need to be bone idle or two bales short to believe them; phew. Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby
THROUGHOUT history, people have been praised for their bravery, abilities and knowledge, but rarely for their communicating skills. Because of lack of communication, lives have been lost, sometimes in battle (think of The Charge Of The Light
AS A doorstep canvasser for a well-known glazing company, I feel the people of York in so called “no-cold-calling zones” need to get a sense of perspective and indeed a proper understanding of law relating to these designated areas. The signs which inform
WE KNOW how low this country has sunk when the WRVS café which caters for all age groups and types has to make way for Costa Coffee (The Press, November 19). This, to me, is worse than part of York Minster being converted into a bingo hall.
Like Cynthia Glasby, I agree with Julian Cole in that I find The X Factor hard to watch (Letters, November 24). I always wonder that so many people think themselves good enough to entertain audiences when their talent is mediocre. So many cringe-worthy
AS chairman of the Friends Of York Cemetery, I wish to thank all those who attended our events over the summer. The 14 organised walks, ranging from local history to plants, trees and photography have been well supported, and have raised more than £1,000
FOR A wet country, we don’t handle rain very well. The deluge that hit Cumbria may have been unpredictable, but heavy rain isn’t unheard of in the Lake District. All those lakes and tarns must have been filled somehow. A number of thoughts and memories
POLICE have re-arrested a man over the fire that killed two young jockeys in North Yorkshire. The 37-year-old, who was originally arrested on the day of the fire and released last month, is currently in police custody again. Jan Wilson
THESE are just some of the incredible shots taken by a North Yorkshire GP when he got up close and personal with wildlife during a recent trip to Africa. Dr Mark Hayes, a doctor at Tadcaster Medical Centre, has used the photographs to put together
A BUSINESSMAN who headed up one of Britain’s greatest family ventures will impart his knowledge to the family businesses of York and North Yorkshire. Peter Thornton, the former chairman of Thorntons Chocolates, will be the guest speaker at a meeting
KEY players in the heritage sector gathered at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall in York to look to the future after 15 years of winning the National Lottery without buying a ticket. Leaders of organisations from across Yorkshire and Humberside
A COMPUTER game which teaches business skills to budding entrepreneurs has collected a hat-trick of honours. SimVenture, created in York and sold across the world, scored at the E-Learning Awards in London. The software took silver in the Best Learning
WILLIAM Birch, the York construction company, is helping national charity The Sick Children’s Trust find extra space for parents and families. It has begun a Home From Home conversion project opposite the Clarendon Wing of the Leeds General Infirmary
A MOTORIST whose car ploughed into a York bungalow after he had an epileptic fit at the wheel has been spared a jail term for dangerous driving. York Crown Court heard how Andrew William Flanagan, of Howard Link, in Rawcliffe, had been commuting to work
TWO York residents will travel to Copenhagen next month to act as official observers at the UN Climate Change Conference. Jeremy Kemp and Rob Hayward, from Fulford, are students from Edinburgh University Business School travelling to Denmark. Mr Kemp
Rufforth villagers have been arguing over the status of Grange Lane since 1981, with several councils having been asked to determine whether it is a public right of way. The route is not on City of York Council’s map of public highways
DISABLED John Gales has told of his joy after being reunited with his motorised scooter and winning back the freedom of the pavement. The 61-year-old was stranded in his York home for weeks after the scooter broke down and then its replacement also stopped
A CHILDREN’S safety charity has called for paedophiles living at York’s probation hostel to be much more closely monitored, after a resident was able to groom a teenager on the Internet and sexually assault her. Kidscape claimed offenders living at Southview
A CONVICTED rapist is back behind bars after attacking two young women in York only months after being released from prison. York Crown Court heard how Andrew John Bailey, of Milner Street, in York, was on licence following a rape conviction in 2004
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has launched a new poster campaign targeting bus passengers across North Yorkshire. Peter Lawrence yesterday unveiled the new poster on a bus owned by Yorkshire Coastliner, which operates routes between
THE greed-based financial system must be swept aside and public awareness of economics increased, a world expert told a York audience last night. Dr Ann Pettifor delivered an Ebor Lecture at York St John University, on “chasing the moneylenders from
CLASSMATES of missing York student Pierre Le Moignan have been asked for help as the search for the missing 21-year-old continues. Fellow chemistry students at the University of York have been circulated an email from Paul Walton, head of the department
