OLIVER Cromwell was not celebrated for understatement, so he might well have uttered the words attributed to him on the dissolution of the Long Parliament (Letters, November 25). Still, there were some decent chaps among the Rumpers, as there surely
DOUBLE glazing canvasser David Turns commented (Letters, November 26) about the difficulty of readily identifying the street signs which indicate no cold calling zones. There is a relevant page on the City of York Council website at york.gov.uk/
Nation’s tragedy WHAT a brave, brilliant, supportive and lovely speech made by widower Christina Schmid, pictured, at the funeral of her hero husband Olaf. It was so moving and I am sure it will have dampened the eyes of thousands of people who heard
IN my younger days, a song we often sang at school assembly was that of Land of Hope And Glory”. Hope and glory flew out of the window in this once great land of ours with the emergence of Tony Blair and his cronies. His much sought-after legacy has
KEANE are the second big name to confirm they will play Dalby Forest next summer, following the earlier announcement of Simply Red’s appearance. Tickets for Keane’s woodland concert on June 25 2010 go on sale at 9am on Friday at £32, available
A MAN has appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a 20-year-old woman died in a crash on the A64 near York. Tien Cheng, 28, of Redcliffe Parade, Bristol, was remanded in custody to appear at York Crown Court on December
OUR experience in York, after our narrow escape in the floods of 2000, gives us all an insight into just what horror and devastation is being faced by the people of Cumbria, who were not so lucky. The offer of a million pounds aid by the Prime Minister
MAYBE the title gives it away – yes, rubbish collections as in poor, not as in waste. I recently visited Leeds and it saddened me see the streets of uncollected rubbish due to the collection staff having been on strike. It is certain that now the
A YORK-BASED Territorial Army squadron is set to be given freedom to parade through the city. The Lord Mayor of York Coun John Galvin will propose that City of York Council confer the Freedom of Entry to the City of York upon the Yorkshire Squadron of
A VERY limited recent survey (I asked me) reveals viewers of the popular children’s television programme I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! would like the next tasty morsel consumed at The Bushtucker Trial to be Ant. Richard D Bowen, Farrar
THE Conservatives have pledged to scrap Labour Government targets. “Hurrah”, I hear. At the Conservative conference in Manchester, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: “Let us be absolutely clear. We will abolish Labour’s political targets.”
A GROUP of York students are preparing for a skiing holiday with a difference – as they take to the slopes to boost a cancer charity. The sixth-formers from Bootham School will be heading to the Alpine resort of Val d’Isere next month to take
Amateur Dramatics was big at Terry’s in the 1930s – as it was at the chocolate factory’s rival, Rowntrees. Among the productions staged by the Terry’s Amateur Dramatic Society in the pre-war years, according to Van Wilson’s excellent The Story
HAVING dads in the delivery room is an irksome business, according to French obstetrician Michel Odent. He reckons the “masculinisation of the birth environment” – that’s having blokes in just in case you were wondering – makes women tense and slows
GRAHAM Fellows, the man behind that funny fellow John Shuttleworth, will hold a question-and-answer session after tonight’s 8.30pm screening of his spoof documentary Southern Softies (U) at City Screen, York. In an investigative film written, directed
FORMER Port Vale favourite Martin Foyle hailed a “great draw” after his York City side were handed an away tie at Premier League Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup. Foyle, who lives two minutes away from Stoke’s Britannia Stadium, never finished
AMERICAN drummer to the stars Greg Grainger will give a drum clinic in York on Thursday evening at Gear4Music, Unit 2, Great North Way, York Business Park. Grainger has played in Whitney Houston’s band for three years and is a regular with
YORK City manager Martin Foyle admitted he felt “horrible” for the last ten minutes of his side’s nail-biting FA Cup third round victory at Cambridge United. The Minstermen had taken a 2-0 lead into the break thanks to a spectacular Michael
LEEDS United are one win away from an FA Cup third round clash with old rivals Manchester United. Whites manager Simon Grayson will take his side to Old Trafford on January 2 or 3 – providing they can overcome Blue Square Premier side Kettering Town
Re the letter about about dirt being good for children; York Press Thurs 26th. Our generation had a very valuable benefit which our grandchildren do not have; the freedom to roam. We got up to all sorts of adventures, some questionable, and discoveries
SELBY side Tate & Lyle hammered Dringhouses 7-3 in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. Gary Collier and Chris Harkin both scored second half hat-tricks, while Josh Dinsley also scored. Danny Penrose, Ashley Hughes and Alex
Pocklington RUFC proved too strong for depleted Goole in Yorkshire Two, scoring nine tries in a 62-10 success. Pock got under way with an early Nick Bennett penalty and then hooker Brett Britton went over. Goole kicked a penalty before home scrum-half
GOALKEEPER Adam Thomas was the Dunnington hero as his penalty save dumped Tockwith out of the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. The third round tie at Dunnington was decided on a penalty shoot-out when the sides were level at 5-5 after extra time. The home
JUBILANT coach Alfie Hill hailed a fantastic defensive display as York Acorn ARLC beat high-flying Skirlaugh 12-6 in the National Conference premier division. The impressive victory moved the resurgent Blue and Golds up to seventh place, well clear
BASEMENT side Heworth ARLC turned in their worst performance of the National Conference division one campaign in an 84-12 defeat by Thatto Heath. The visitors ran in 16 tries and kicked ten goals as they outplayed the Villagers, who contributed
Norton trainer Ollie Pears heads to Wolverhampton today to seek compensation for two of his runners who were beaten in photo-finishes on the same course recently. Grudge, who went down by a neck last time, and Herbert Crescent, who failed
CUPS of tea are sipped, laughter and chatter rings around the room, and at first glance, it could be just any coffee morning. But the people gathered at York Hospital to swap their stories have one thing in common – their lives have all been blighted
Updated: A 20-year-old woman died and a second, aged 21, was very seriously hurt in a crash on the A64 near York. Police arrested two drivers in the wake of the tragedy, which officers said unfolded when a Mercedes CLS went out of control and
MORE than 8,000 people in York and Selby are still waiting to see an NHS dentist – four times as many as the number of those who have been found a place for teeth treatment. Figures which will go before City of York Council’s health watchdog this week
A “STAGGERING” number of drivers are still risking their lives and the lives of others by flouting the basic laws of the road, a police operation has found. The Micklegate Safer Neighbourhood Team has launched Operation Jamboree, tackling motorists
A PAINSTAKING three-hour operation has seen the restoration of a York landmark move closer to completion. The new cap on Holgate Windmill was winched into position on Saturday in the latest step to bring the historic building back into operation
A MAJOR route into York looks set to be blocked by flooding early tomorrow as the River Ouse rises to 4.5 metres above normal levels. A low lying stretch of the A19 at Fulford is affected by floodwaters once 4.3 metres is reached, and the Environment
A HEALTH trust in North Yorkshire has been ranked among a string of organisations branded as “seriously underperforming” while a York trust is among the top 20 in the country, according to a watchdog’s controversial report. Monitoring body Dr Foster
YORK City chiefs are looking forward to a bumper cash windfall after the Minstermen won a top-flight reward for their FA Cup exploits. A travelling army of supporters are already making plans to travel down to the Potteries to see Martin Foyle’s men
A TRIP to Tesco turned sour for a former York man when he hit another shopper and vandalised his van after the victim had allegedly assaulted him outside the store. York Crown Court was told Stephen William Neasham punched the man in the face and head
TOURISM chiefs hope York’s annual St Nicholas Fayre has been one of the most successful ever after crowds of shoppers crammed into the city. Poor weather failed to put visitors off as they searched for bargains and soaked up the festive atmosphere
CITY leaders are celebrating after it emerged the number of major thefts and frauds in York is on course for a 42 per cent reduction. The number of burglaries, robberies and other such thefts is predicted to plummet from 3,459 cases in 2008/09 to 2,032
Two York St John University Business School students are swapping the chilly Yorkshire winter for sunny southern Spain after winning a cash prize from York’s Guild of Scriveners that will fund their international tourism research project. Rachel Irvin
CAMPAIGNERS who want to see a railway route between Beverley and York brought back into use claim to have received support from business secretary Lord Mandelson. George McManus, who chairs the Minsters’ Rail Campaign – which has been appealing
POLICE carried out a series of raids in Selby following residents’ complaints about drugs activity in their area. Suspected drug users had a rude awakening when detectives knocked down their doors with a battering ram. The raids took place as part
SECURITY has come under fire at the University of York after two intruders were caught in a student’s bedroom. Police were called to the incident at Derwent College at about 7.45pm on November 23, but the two men had already fled the building when officers
IN recent seasons, November has become the charitable time for growing moustaches in football. It has also been a hairy period of the year for a succession of York City managers. Martin Foyle’s predecessors Colin Walker, Billy McEwan
Updated: Thousands of homes in York were left without water on one of the wettest days of the year after a burst main caused a surprise winter drought. Supplies to houses across the north of the city were shut off for several hours yesterday
THE company which has taken over the running of the East Coast main line is being urged to stage fresh talks about the future of York’s rail headquarters. Government-run organisation East Coast is now in charge of the London-Edinburgh link,
A FORMER employee attacked another man with a knife in an Indian restaurant, York Crown Court heard. York Crown Court heard how Syed Jony, who used to work at The Mogul, in Tanner Row, Toft Green, left the man with five cuts to his head and
Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hardy charmed guests at the prestigious Dance Against Hunger Ball in York, which raised more than £21,000. Guests at the sold-out event were treated to an exclusive dance masterclass by the international champion at
IT is one of the oldest and proudest ceremonial roles in the UK – but now the image and home of the Lord Mayor of York could be about to get the make-over treatment. Leading councillors are to be urged to set up a group to look at ways in which the profile
YORK’S political chiefs are being urged to fight for a threatened air base’s future and stave off a massive blow to the city’s economic health. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is deciding whether to close RAF Linton-on-Ouse — where military pilots currently
Householders and businesses in York are bracing themselves for more floods, after warnings that the River Ouse was still rising. The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for the River Ouse at St George's Field, Rowntree Park and Bishopthorpe
A CORONER has dismissed a family’s fears that a 64-year-old relative’s death may have followed a surgeon’s error. Pensioner Edna Sayers, who suffered from chronic lung problems, died from an internal injury, an inquest was told. Mrs Sayers, 64, of Navigation
