A MAN has been jailed after having sex with his friend’s 14-year-old daughter while her mother was out. York Crown Court heard that Lee Michael Norman, 23, took advantage of the girl’s naivety. Norman was a friend of the girl’s mother and called round
FAMILIES hunted for clues along the historic streets of York as part of an Easter treasure hunt organised by Nestlé. The charity event, which took place yesterday afternoon, is expected to have raised more than £350 for Marie Curie Cancer care. Co-organiser
Pupils from All Saints’ RC School in York have received certificates and awards for entering the Linguistics Olympiad, an international competition to test their ability to decipher complex language puzzles. Richard Hudson, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics
THREE pupils at Bootham School in York – from left, Esther McVicar, Ellie Brierley and Francesca Digby – with some of the clothes they modelled at a fashion show to raise money for an orphanage in Kenya. The idea for the show came about when former
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced dates for its free compost giveaways. Coun Symon Fraser said: “The brown bins are a huge success with residents who are using them to divert 29,000 tonnes of garden waste from landfill each year. “
INDEPENDENT property search and buying adviser Garrington, started 14 years ago by Phil Spencer of TV’s Location Location Location series, has found a new home of its own in Harrogate. The firm has partnered with Yorkshire property expert and
IT will be a huge family gathering for businesses in York and North and East Yorkshire. York accountants and advisers from Garbutt & Elliott of York are holding a meeting next month to help family businesses plan for the future. Guest speaker at the
AN expanding York web design company which publicly stopped outsourcing to India in favour of using talent on its doorstep, has won a major design contract on the strength of it. Architectural metal workers Chris Topp & Co, based at Moor Lane Industrial
THE inquest into York City Knights’ disastrous defeat at Doncaster began on the final hooter and is set to last all week, according to angry boss James Ratcliffe. The Knights fell 40-24 in Championship One yesterday to a side who had not won for 25 matches
YORK City manager Martin Foyle admitted his misfiring strikers are low on confidence after a 1-1 draw against Tamworth. Foyle paired Richard Brodie and Michael Gash in attack for the fourth successive game on Saturday before replacing the latter with
Surely I cannot be the only person who finds herself holding back tears as I pass the old Rowntree cocoa works in Haxby Road, and see the demolition of one of the factory blocks. It really upsets me to think about how very many people are no longer being
I would like to express my view on the new site for the Eye of York wheel. If the council still owns the Barbican ground, why not put the wheel where the pool used to be? It would give good views over York, plenty of car parking around that area
JUST hours before the clocks went forward, York City’s players were left wishing they could turn back time following their 1-1 draw with Tamworth. For, if they had been given a second opportunity to defend right-winger Richard Tait’s 82nd-minute
Headlines are what newspapers are all about. The equivalent of the shop window attracting customers to the goods on offer inside. A shop may attract decent footfall by agitating thoughts such as: “I must have one of those.” However, this doesn’t mean
I recently have had to visit York Hospital for eye treatment, and would like to have the opportunity to thank all those in the eye department at the hospital for their excellent care and treatment. Nothing seemed too much trouble for them
I would like to agree with Jessica Varley’s letter regarding the Bev Jones show at The Grand Opera House last week (Inspiring others to get on stage, Soapbox, March 24). I was disgusted to read The Press review by Caroline Wright (March 20). No one
I am looking for old railway caps, which are no longer required. In particular, I want one as worn by Bernard Cribbins when he played Mr Perks in the film The Railway Children. I am offering people the opportunity to “Be Mr Perks” on
I WRITE in agreement with John Norman’s comments (Letters, March 17), as I think it is stupid to narrow the roads. I have seen what happened at the Heslington Road and Water Lane junctions; it just makes traffic back up more. The proposed lane
SUFFERING Leeds United’s League One promotion prospects are growing bleaker by the match. A shattering late defeat at runaway leaders Norwich City condemned the Whites to their third straight loss leaving them clinging to second spot from in-form
A HAT-TRICK from Mike Braithwaite fired Tadcaster Albion to a 4-0 home victory over Eccleshill in Northern Counties East League division one. The Ings Lane success moved second-placed Albion to within a point of leaders Brighouse Town, who lost 1-0 to
A CLEAN sweep is still on for Old Malton St Mary’s after they chalked up a 13th straight win in York Minster Engineering League reserve ‘A’. Sam Thackray and Scott Preston shared the goals in a 4-2 home win over Hamilton Panthers and Saints now need
I am glad that Councillor Tracey Simpson-Laing seems to be happy to pay the increase in the licence fee year-on-year (Rising cost of listening and viewing, Soapbox, March 17). I, for one, am not, along with the vast majority of fee payers who think likewise
Old Malton St Mary’s are within striking distance of York Minster Engineering Football League premier division leaders Dunnington after a 2-1 win at Tate & Lyle. Adam Durnin gave the Selby side a first-half lead, but Ryan Cooper tapped in to level
The Micklegate Singers’ concert, A Little Light Shakespeare, promised a richly eccentric musical programme. Not all of this worked. Despite the best efforts of the choir, Matthew Harris’ Shakespeare Songs were unbelievably lazy and unoriginal
FREE-SCORING Malton & Norton RUFC secured their place in Yorkshire One with a 69-9 victory over Skipton. The Gannock mauling confirmed Skipton’s relegation and put the seal on an amazing turnaround in form for the home side, who looked down and out earlier
Flying Ducks Youth Theatre’s production of Half A Sixpence proves that amateur theatre can be every bit as compelling and enjoyable as the professional variety. Any lack of polish was amply made up for by standout performances of the four young
THEY’VE been at it again. I’m sure newspaper headline writers are permanently embroiled in some private contest to see who can come up with the wackiest offerings with which to make readers smile – or groan. The latest antics revolved around Samantha
FEW people passing the former trolleybus depot in Piccadilly today will give it more than a passing glance. To be honest, it is not the finest piece of architecture in this city of fine buildings. But it does have a fascinating history. This unlovely
BASEMENT side Heworth ARLC suffered a 36-0 defeat at home to Milford Marlins in National Conference division one. The Villagers trailed 22-0 at the break after Milford tries by Paul Coates (2), Matthew Hayes and James Kennedy, plus three conversions
Frankie Dettori, back from a successful winter stint in Dubai, will team up with North Yorkshire trainer Mark Johnston for the first of what is likely to be many times in the coming weeks at Lingfield this afternoon. Dettori has set out his stall to
Martyn Moxon says Tino Best could not have done any more to earn a contract as Yorkshire’s new overseas player. The Barbados quickie impressed during the final day of the two-day friendly against Lancashire at the 3 Ws Oval on Saturday, returning figures
YORK Acorn ARLC were hit by a Siddal backlash as they lost 50-16 in the National Conference premier division. The title-chasing home side had lost to lowly Wigan St Pats the previous week and were clearly in no mood for a repeat against the Blue
JAMES RATCLIFFE’S return to the York City Knights helm after his two-month suspension could not have gone much worse. Ratcliffe’s men lost star player Chris Thorman to injury 13 minutes into their Championship One match at Doncaster, while
WHEN the traffic is bad, you can taste the pollution at the junction where Fulford’s Main Street meets Heslington Lane. Take a deep breath and a bitter, acrid tang bites at the back of your throat. In a sense, this is hardly surprising. Traffic volumes
SPEED cameras could be finally coming to York and North Yorkshire in a move that supporters say could save dozens of lives and millions of pounds. Tomorrow York’s political leaders will be asked to approve in principle the introduction of the
A North Yorkshire community shocked by the murder of its postmistress prayed for her family and friends and those seeking her killer. As villagers in Melsonby near Richmond headed for Sunday service in their parish church, they passed police tape cordoning
SUPPORTERS of a man accused of rape cheered in the public gallery at York Crown Court as a jury cleared him. Staff called in police to move Bryan Wayne Clements’ friends from the courtroom after the verdict. Before the jury came into court, Recorder
THE memory of the two teenage jockeys who died in a fire in Norton last year will be kept alive in a new award. The Bright Young Star trophy will be presented to young people in the town and neighbouring Malton who have “drive and passion and who have
TODAY, after ten weeks of campaigning, The Press will hand its petition to ban the danger drug mephedrone to 10 Downing Street. Since we launched our Menance Of Mephedrone campaign in January, petition signatures and letters of support have
A COUPLE’S trade in counterfeit goods will cost them more than £30,000 after trading standards officers got a confiscation order on their assets. Gillian Feathers, 44, and partner Paul Mark House 40, sold fake designer clothes from firms such as Armani
RAIL enthusiasts and well-wishers greeted two steam trains into York as they carried passengers on a fundraising event for British troops. After arriving at York Station on Saturday from Lincoln, the 500 travellers made their way to the National
FIREFIGHTERS rescued an elderly man from a blaze in the living room of his home in Bishopthorpe near York. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said they were called to Maple Avenue in the village shortly after 8pm on Friday night, following reports
FIREFIGHTERS from Selby were called to a blaze in a horse trailer between Burn and Haddlesey. The alarm was raised by a passing motorist at 7am yesterday and firefighters took 45 minutes to bring the flames under control. Selby watch manager Barry Martland
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners handed out sandwiches and tarts in York as they urged residents to help get the city’s roads out of a jam. Members of York and Ryedale Friends Of The Earth were in Station Road on Saturday morning to highlight what they see
CHOCOLATE badgers are an endangered species at Bettys Café Tea Rooms in York Easter bunnies might be more traditional, but the new handmade milk chocolate badgers have proved a runaway success. The woodland creatures, made from Swiss chocolate, take
YORK’S two universities are facing a financial crisis after admitting a total shortfall of more than £39million in their pension funds for their non-academic staff. The University of York said it currently has a deficit of £26.1 million while York St
A PARANOID boyfriend who knocked his then girlfriend down a staircase and broke her hand in separate attacks has been jailed. Rob Galley, prosecuting, told York Crown Court that Shaun Andrew Illingworth, 22, also dragged the woman out of his car, pushed
THE retiring High Sheriff of North Yorkshire has spoken of her pride in the county as she handed over her office to her successor. At a ceremony in York Crown Court, Richard Compton, of Newby Hall, near Ripon, was sworn in to succeed York magistrate
A FORMER soldier has been jailed for trying to buy goods with fake £20 notes at a York store. Rob Galley, prosecuting, told York Crown Court that Geoffrey Madge, of Barlby, returned three times to the Sainsbury’s shop on October 3. On his first visit
THE future of York’s Newgate Market is under scrutiny – with the possibility of it staying open at night being considered. Members of City of York Council were given a tour of the market as part of the bid to keep it alive during the troubled financial
NOT many people would be happy to hear their holiday destination had been hit by a volcanic eruption – but the pupils at a York school certainly were. Youngsters from Bootham School jetted out to Iceland on Saturday for a geography trip to the country
