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The City of York Council's website confirms the following schools are affected by the weather: Wednesday, December 1 Applefields School - Closed. * Acomb Primary School - 1.00pm. * All Saints RC School - 1.15pm.

York could face another five to ten centimetres of fresh snow over the next two hours, it has been warned. City of York Council said its gritting crews had been treating all designated routes since 4.30am today and was braced for more work.

A DROP-IN session about plans for a £6.5 million upgrade of flood defences in the Leeman Road area of York has been cancelled because of the snow. The Environment Agency had planned to stage the public consultation event between 3 and 7pm this afternoon

SENIOR officials at City of York Council are holding a special meeting this afternoon, as the city struggles against severe winter weather. Council chief executive Kersten England has convened a "Severe Weather Control" meeting. Dozens of schools have

Some buses have begun running again in York, following the earlier suspension due to the snow. As of 12.30pm today, all Park&Ride services will run as normal with the exception of Number 2 Rawcliffe, which will only run via Bootham and not

PLANS to set up a swipe card reader system on lampposts to encourage children to walk to school have been branded “bonkers” by a Yorkshire politician. UKIP member Godfrey Bloom who represents the county in Brussels, has criticised suggestions in a Government

A FORMER East Yorkshire motorcycle champion’s collection of 270 motorbikes is open to the public for the last time this Sunday before closing for the winter months. The bikes and memorabilia were collected from 1924 to the 1990s by 67-year-old Dick

GREEN-MINDED businesses in Yorkshire have a chance to get up to £8,000 to help them cut costs, reduce carbon and increase sales. Launched this week, the Resource Efficiency Voucher will help small and medium sized ventures change the way they use their

SHEPHERD Engineering Services, the York-based building services company, is sponsoring a new kit for All Saints’ RC School’s senior boys’ football team. The donation forms part of a long-standing partnership between the firm and the neighbouring school

A SCHOOLGIRL from East Yorkshire came second in the country in the RAF’s selection process for scholarship places. Hannah Crompton, who is in the upper sixth at Pocklington School, had to compete against 45 other students who had made it as far as the

THE Minster School is looking for up to nine youngsters to join York Minster choir. The opportunity is being offered to boys and girls currently in school Years 2, 3 and 4. This year, there are up to five places for boys and up to four for girls.

property owners with a level crossing on their land are being urged to help the Easingwold-based Country Land and Business Association fight new legislation. The association claims proposals for legislative reform would make it much easier for operating

A North Yorkshire businessman well-known in the British food industry has been appointed by Yorkshire Bank to help enhance its support for food and agri-businesses. Bill Mustoe, has become the bank’s food and agribusiness chairman and will support bankers

All public libraries in York have been closed due to today's heavy snow. This evening's adult education programme has also been cancelled. City of York Council advises people to visit www.york.gov.uk for further details.

YORK City manager Gary Mills praised his players for surviving ice-cold conditions to earn “a fantastic point” at Kidderminster. The Aggborough clash was the only Blue Square Bet Premier fixture to beat the big freeze last night and the Minstermen

POLICE have closed Sutton Bank near Thirsk until further notice due to snowy conditions and a collision. The incident happened at 10:40am and involved a grey Honda Civic and a black Vauxhall Astra. Nobody was injured but both vehicles are currently blocking

PRIMED for oche glory – that’s York chairman of the darts board Chris Thompson. While he did not get the draw he coveted most – a clash with former world champion Raymond van Barneveld – the Acomb arrows sure-shot has been given a tie to

AFTER launching a senior men’s squad last season, community basketball club York Vikings have launched a senior ladies team. Already with a commited core of seven players, they are looking for more players around the York region to join. Training

UNIVERSITY Students ‘A’ made it two wins in a row after a 6-3 away conquest over RI Tuesday/Thursday ‘B’ in men’s division one of the York Badminton League. James Hor and Baillie Watterson took the student honours with three wins for 145-99, including

York City extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a goalless draw at Kidderminster Harriers. Keeping a fifth clean sheet in the process, City might also have snatched victory after an indifferent first hour at Aggborough. Substitute

Cliffe FC – the Minster Engineering York Football League side – are on course to raise more than £500, for the second year running, for Movember in aid of Prostate Cancer. Several players and club officials took part in the Movember moustache-growing

ALL First York buses, including Park&Ride, have been suspended due to the snow. A spokesman said the situation will be reviewed at 2pm today.Fellow operator Arriva has also suspended all bus services in the York and Selby area as heavy snow continues

York Karate muscled in on a flurry of success at the KUGB Northern Region Championships, the largest regional karate competition in Britain. The club produced some fantastic performances at Sunderland, dominating some of the events such as

Hope springs eternal in horse racing. Lady Platinum Club may have failed to win in 12 races, but the North Yorkshire filly is napped to make it 13th time lucky at Wolverhampton tomorrow. Trained at Brawby, near Malton, by Geoff Oldroyd for Pockington

TO LEARN that the jobs dedicated staff of our excellent museums are at risk is bad enough; but some of the ideas suggested are horrifying (The Press, November 29). The military gallery at the Castle Museum adds authority to Kirk’s collection with its

A SEX offender who placed videos of himself abusing a teenager on the internet has been jailed for seven years. John Alexander Stuart Black, 48, had more than 41,698 photographs and 989 videos of child pornography on his computer, Stephanie Hancock,

THE scandal over the North Yorkshire police recruitment affair is following a familiar pattern (The Press, November 26). Junior members of staff have been dealt with expediently, but the two senior members – the chief constable and his deputy

CRITICISM of the proposed ‘Happiness Index’ (Letters, November 29) shows how badly it has been explained. Many governments around the world – not only the UK Government – are convinced that the yardstick economists use to measure a country’s well-being

YOUR correspondent Mr Pye sees an “Article 4 Direction”as a way of excluding students from living in some local communities (Letters, November 26). Such a direction would require a planning application to be submitted for any new short-term let properties

THE first woman to work as a carer for one of the UK’s biggest cancer charities carried out her work in York nearly 80 years ago, researchers have discovered. Ruth Hurn was appointed as a carer for the York area in 1931, a job she carried out

I AM pleased the Barbican is moving forward since the Liberal Democrats closed in November 2004. It is criminal that York has lost out on £72m due to this closure (Reopening of York’s Barbican Centre could bring in £12 million a year to city, September

THERE is an anecdote about Ann Widdecombe turning up at a meeting and realising she had mislaid a report on ethics. She apparently ran down the street shouting, “I’ve lost my moral principles” much to general alarm and/or merriment. She now seems hell-bent

PARDON me, Terry Smith of Classic Cutz (Letters, November 25). Regarding Joe Glenton being asked to “fight for queen and country”, I’m sure that when he signed on that’s what he joined for. But fighting in an unauthorised war, bringing our lads home

A WORLD-renowned sculptor who says he owes his life to staff at York Hospital has loaned four pieces of his work for display at the Wigginton Road site. Michael Lyons, a former vice president of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, said he would

I COMMEND the efforts by the council to regulate parking in Dringhouses, but would query the restrictions for Cherry Lane. The main community buildings for Dringhouses are all clustered near Cherry Lane: pubs, library, local church. The church halls

THE Tory councillors who are complaining about losing their free sandwiches should be ashamed of themselves (The Press, November 25). With huge cuts being implemented on much more important services, which will affect millions across the country, all

TWO people were treated by paramedics after jumping into a frozen lake to rescue a dog in York. The incident occurred at about 11am at Rawcliffe Lake, Clifton, after the dog fell through ice. The dog’s owner and a passer-by were treated

A LENGTHY wrangle over pay at Nestlé’s York factory has ended with hundreds of workers accepting increases in basic pay and bonus payments. The threat of industrial action has hung over the confectionery plant for most of this year, after the company

DAVID Fleming never wanted to go to university. It was only pressure from his mother and from his wife-to-be, Lesley, that pushed him to apply. When he was granted an interview at Sheffield Polytechnic, he deliberately tried to sabotage his chances.

A CONSERVATION watchdog has called for cycle racks to be removed from Parliament Street and other public spaces in York city centre. York Civic Trust also said cyclists should get off their bikes and walk when entering the pedestrian zone during footstreet

THE snow which brought another day of school closures and travel disruption to Yorkshire may begin to ease by the weekend, according to the Met Office. Yesterday saw a number of incidents involving tankers and HGVs caught out by icy roads,

A HEROIN addict who stabbed the landlady of a York pub with a hypodermic needle as he tried to inject himself in the toilets has been jailed. Nigel Stuart Flint was caught taking the drug in the toilets of the Five Lions in the centre of the city after

EVEN though giant images of his face are plastered on posters at railway stations all over England, Jason Varner, of Clifton, insists he won’t get big-headed. Jason, a customer experience representative for Aviva at York is one of a few employees of

LANDLORDS nationwide are urging their MPs to support the Selby MP’s proposed new law to protect vital community services. Nigel Adams has won backing from Action With Communities In Rural England, the Central Council of Physical Recreation,

ONE person tripped over a gap in cobble stones, another fell after stepping on a rocking flagstone, while a third was knocked off their moped after hitting a gate. They are all linked by one common factor: they have all lodged compensation claims with

THE Archbishop of York has launched a special online Advent calendar, to celebrate the countdown to Christmas. Dr John Sentamu is posting a message on his website each day from today until December 24, to mark the traditional Christian countdown to Christmas

A MAN was arrested in Selby after CCTV operators allegedly saw him leave a pub and drive away in his car while twice the legal limit. A 28-year-old man was seen leaving the pub in the early hours of Friday, November 26, and police officers stopped

FEES for swimming sessions and memorials in York cemeteries are to rise in the New Year. City of York Council’s executive has rubber-stamped proposed increases to the charges residents must pay for a string of services, including some waste collection

BRITAIN is facing a serious Christmas tree shortage as freezing weather hits suppliers. Experts say the cold snap has hit the country at the worst possible time for foresters who are trying to get their spruces to customers in the first few days of

OTHER funding options are being explored by Welcome To Yorkshire whose £10 million per year backing by Yorkshire Forward is likely to end in 2012. Tourism delegates attending Welcome To Yorkshire’s annual meeting in Leeds learned chief executive Gary

THE battle to save a popular York pub from demolition has gained the support of one of the city’s MPs. Julian Sturdy, the member for York Outer, said he was “amazed” when he heard that the Turf Tavern, in Dringhouses, was being considered for redevelopment

A BIG cat is feared to be on the prowl in North Yorkshire after a sheep was savaged and killed. North Yorkshire Police confirmed the evidence suggests a panther-like creature could be responsible for the attack near Ravensworth, Richmond. All that

MOTORISTS who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs will have nowhere to hide this Christmas, a senior officer has pledged. North Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Tim Madgwick said motorists who get behind the wheel while over the legal

A CONTROVERSIAL £900 million waste incinerator in North Yorkshire has moved a step closer to being given the go-ahead. City of York Council and North Yorkshire County Council’s executives have recommended awarding a contract for building the huge plant

CRIMINALS targeted a popular York pub, days after it suddenly closed. Police were called to The Ackhorne, in St Martin’s Lane, off Micklegate, on Monday night, following reports of an attempted break-in. Officers got into the pub, but

A YOUNG mother-of-three has criticised council bosses for not acting sooner to move her and her family from their damp and overcrowded home. Lorna Harrison, 21, said she applied for a housing transfer when she was five months’ pregnant with twins – but

THE owners of an antiques shop in the heart of York are preparing to make a move as plans to revitalise part of a historic street gather pace. Developers won permission earlier this year to transform The French House Antiques store, in Micklegate, into

hundreds of thousands of homes in Yorkshire are not taking advantage of free help with their energy bills, a study has found. The survey commissioned by Home Heat Helpline shows 469,800 households in the region are missing out because they think assistance