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POLICE have urged motorists to avoid the Market Weighton A1079 bypass after a serious accident towards the end of the evening rush-hour today. Two cars collided with each other near Cliffe Road, between the A1034 Sancton Road junction and the

THE firm behind the long-awaited reopening of York's Barbican centre has cleared its last major obstacle after securing a licence for the venue. SMG Europe will unveil its £2 million transformation of the Paragon Street auditorium, which has

THINK Tadcaster and you immediately think brewery town. There is much more to the place than that, of course – but the town’s connections to brewing run very deep. No surprise, then, to see that in local historian Paul Chrystal’s latest book of old photos

A chance encounter became a life-changing moment for one York farmer, as MATT CLARK discovers. IT IS often said there is no future in farming, but Tom Pearcy seems to have found a way to make his land profitable. While many farmers have taken to

TELEVISION presenter Gail Porter and Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew have taken the plunge to launch the Marie Curie Swimathon 2011. Yearsley Swimming Pool and Energise in York will be among the 580 venues throughout the UK hosting fundraising

MR M GALLACHER is right to draw our attention to the volume of oil we consume (Letters, January 13). Part of the difficulty for us humans is that we struggle to understand the finite nature of the resources that sustain us. It has been calculated

INTENSE pain, swelling and difficulty in walking have led dozens of people in York and North Yorkshire to demand compensation following hip replacement surgery. Many claim they are suffering frequent dislocations or excruciating pain resulting

Leon Constantine’s goalscoring form is making his claims for a regular starting place impossible to ignore, according to York City manager Gary Mills. The former Leeds United striker spent much of Mills’ first two months in charge at Bootham Crescent

YORK City Knights’ hopes of attracting Championship winner Dylan Nash to Huntington Stadium appear to have failed after Halifax returned with a weighty offer – but boss Dave Woods remained happy with the squad at his disposal. Nash, a powerful centre-cum

TERRY Smith’s maths are dreadful (Letters, January 10). Regarding VAT, it isn’t about what you are paying, it is what you miss. Someone who earns £75,000 to £100,000 per annum will not miss an extra £5,000, but someone who earns £12,000 to £15,000

I AM doing research into events that took place in and around Leeds, Hull, Manchester, York and Liverpool for the Festival Of Britain in 1951. So much of the focus for this nationwide event has looked at what happened at the South Bank site in London

REGARDING the “Soap Box” photograph on January 10, with reference to the artist William Etty, this gentleman did a lot of good for the citizens of York. He saved Bootham Bar from destruction; also you can enjoy his paintings in York Art Gallery.

I ENJOYED your article about the York Climbers (The Press, January 12). Their website is a good resource for local climbers, and so many York Alpine Club members take part in it, but we’d hate people to get the impression that clubs only cater

HISTON might have one or two VAT problems but it was York City who came through a taxing time to triumph 2-1 against the Cambridgeshire villagers. In doing so, the Minstermen proved their mettle on a ground where they had not tasted success

STRENSALL crashed out of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup after a 4-1 defeat by Rawcliffe in round three. Ricky Hunter put Rawcliffe in front against Strensall, who have been losing finalists in the last two years, and Reece Chapelow quickly made it 2

LEEDS United could not have wished for an easier run-out ahead of their FA Cup replay against Arsenal than this 4-0 stroll against poor Scunthorpe. The Iron were beaten into submission at Elland Road as Leeds knocked in three goals inside a 13-minute

DEPARTING skipper Jon Sharpe was given a victorious Clifton Park send off as York RUFC beat North Ribblesdale 25-20 in Yorkshire One. The long-serving skipper is returning to his native New Zealand at the end of the month and he will leave with a try

LEADERS Dringhouses extended their unbeaten home run to eight games as they beat Tadcaster Albion ‘A’ 2-0 in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. Jimmy Clamp waltzed past three Tadcaster defenders before creating space to

Division two leaders Terrington Glory kept up their record of scoring in every league away game – 29 matches – since joining the York Minster Engineering League with a 3-0 win at Crayke. Ben Richardson (2) and Tom Paley were on target for Glory. The

A DERBY double from Selby Town ended Tadcaster Albion’s 14-game unbeaten run in the Northern Counties East League premier division. The Robins are the only team to have toppled the Brewers in the league this season – following up their 2-0 home win in

NATIONAL Conference premier division rivals York Acorn ARLC and Wath Brow Hornets fought out a tense 22-22 draw at Thanet Road. The Blue and Golds were on top in the first half, leading 16-6 at the interval, but the visitors hit back from 22-6 down on

BATTLING Heworth ARLC turned in an encouraging display as they exited the BARLA National Cup at Castleford Lock Lane. The Villagers deservedly led 6-4 at half-time, but were left to rue a costly 11-minute spell at the start of the second half as the

SECOND-PLACED Pocklington rapped out a warning to their Yorkshire Two rivals with a 20-3 victory at third-placed Skipton. Skipton had first use of a driving wind and spent the first 15 minutes camped on the Pocklington line, but stern defence restricted

DENNIS TUFFOUR made a strong claim for a starting berth when York City Knights kick off their 2011 campaign with a hat-trick in yesterday’s friendly against Castleford Under-20s. The winger was one of six first-team aspirants in the Knights’ starting

BUDDING apprentices will have a chance to meet prospective York employers at a major event planned at York College next month. The event, an Apprenticeship Open Evening on February 9, will also be an opportunity for local employers to come face to face

MALTON trainer Richard Fahey looks set for a good day at Wolverhampton tomorrow, with both Sloop Johnb and Ballodair holding excellent chances. The trainer has barely broken stride over the winter, continuing to send out a number of his all-weather stalwarts

IT was three runners, three winners for Tim Easterby on a red-letter day at Wetherby. The Great Habton-based handler hit a superb 1,038-1 treble – watching Trustan Times, Lease Lend and Border Reiver strike in consecutive races. Trustan Times (20

A FORMER soldier turned businessman has written a book on Inspiring Leadership in memory of his father. Jonathan Perks, of Sutton-on-the-Forest, said he was inspired to write the book by his late father, Lieutenant Commander Paul Perks of the Fleet Air

A LEASE on a shop in Front Street, Acomb, York, which has been empty for seven months, is up for grabs. The premises were vacated by Trish and Tony Fletcher, when they moved Fletchers Fabrics to a larger shop in Auster Road, Clifton Moor. It ended

York turns up plenty of unusual fare, but you hardly expect to hear on your own doorstep the British premiere of music written 200 years ago by one of the greats. Schubert was probably only 14 when he made his first stab at writing a symphony. What

It is refreshing to find a young pianist who, despite being a multiple prize-winner, is not afraid to let his fingers do the talking. There is nothing showy about Alessandro Taverna: he channels all his energy into the keyboard, shunning histrionics

HEALTH care should remain a sector at the top of the agenda for York and North Yorkshire, political leaders have been warned. The alert has come from the Investing in Health programme, which supports 23 health-care companies from York and North Yorkshire

I’M SITTING writing this at my mother’s house hunched in an overcoat and swathed in a blanket. Can’t feel my feet and my fingers might as well be battered and boxed up as fish fingers in a supermarket freezer. Every room in the house is swaddled

BUSINESSES and residents in a cluster of remote valleys in the North York Moors are to get high-speed broadband. The community broadband project, by NYnet and Moorsweb, is being rolled out to 150 people in the communities of Farndale, Blakey, Bransdale

UNLESS you have a fondness for long needles, bed rest and grapes, it is unlikely that you would look forward to a prolonged stay in hospital. Whether it’s a planned visit or an emergency stay, most of us like to keep any residency in hospital as brief

THE family who won a year’s membership to the Energise fitness centre in Acomb, York, are looking forward to trying out more new activities and sports in 2011. Since scooping our fantastic prize in July last year, the Duffill family, from Foxwood,

A FORMER undercover policeman claims he was beaten by fellow officers while on a protest at Drax Power station, near Selby. Mark Kennedy hit national headlines last week when it was revealed he had offered to give evidence on behalf of the

Nestlé has won permission to create a new walkway at its York factory which will help its staff avoid being left in the cold. The company, which will this week discover if its plans for a massive multi-million-pound transformation of part of its Haxby

HOLLYWOOD film star Sienna Miller has donated her handbag to a charity auction in York. Miss Miller, who starred in Layer Cake and The Edge Of Love, donated her lambskin “Joyce” Holdall by Katherine Kwei, which sells for $625 (about £400) to the Lord

A CAR was badly damaged when its engine caught fire on the A1 on Saturday. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the incident happened shortly before noon near the junction with A59 and destroyed the engine compartment of the car.

MOVES to open a new city centre hotel and create up to 40 jobs have cleared a major hurdle. The proposed 102-bedroom business, replacing a motorcycle showroom in Walmgate, has been recommended for approval by City of York Council planners

FIVE firms have been named on a shortlist for one of the biggest road maintenance contracts in North Yorkshire’s history. The ten-year deal to look after the region’s highways is currently held by Balfour Beatty, which is among the companies who will

CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn a former mushroom farm near Selby into a base for travelling fairground workers have been thrown out. Proposals had been drawn up to demolish some of the buildings at the now-disused Gateforth Park site at Thorpe Willoughby

THERE’S a chance to hear some grim, true tales of poverty from Victorian York in the evocative setting of York Castle Museum’s Kirkgate later this month. An actor dressed as Seebohm Rowntree’s investigator will offer a tour of the recreated Victorian

THREE fraudsters have been jailed after spending thousands of pounds with fake credit cards on a York shopping spree. Mindaugas Kairys, Griedrius Juskevicus and Darius Skinulis drove to the city from Hull and bought items worth almost £3,000 from well-known

THE European Commission is to investigate the way some trains operated by York rail companies still dump toilet waste on to the tracks. East Coast and Grand Central’s older rolling stock discharge sewage on to the East Coast Mainline route because, unlike

A BRAVE four-year-old boy who is battling cancer has undergone emergency surgery after a brain tumour returned. Blaise Etheridge-Clarke’s mother, Theresa, who received the heartbreaking news last week, said her son would not now be able to

THE Selby rugby player whose leg was amputated following a car accident is back home and setting himself goals in an attempt to regain his independence. Shaun Austerfield, 35, was walking home with a friend from a night out in York on December

THE Yorkshire Society celebrated 30 years of fighting the county’s corner at its anniversary gala dinner. The event, held at the National Railway Museum on Friday, showcased talented acts from Yorkshire as part of the society’s mission to

a series of Pilates sessions are being organised for York residents aged 50 and over. Organised by City of York Council’s sport and active leisure department, the classes will be held at New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club on Wednesdays, from 2pm to 3pm,

RESIDENTS of a York housing development are furious with a parking policy which they say is punishing them for leaving their cars outside their homes. They claim plans by developers Bellway Homes of Tyneside to keep the road outside their homes in

THE sight of a barn owl gliding silently over the Yorkshire Wolds has become more common in recent years. But it could become a thing of the past if the heavy snows of December and November return, a Wolds barn owl conservationist and wildlife artist

THE challenges of life after beating cancer will be the subject of an event for Yorkshire residents on Wednesday. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting the national event at the KC Stadium in Hull, between 2pm and 7pm. The day will

RESIDENTS of Haxby are invited to attend a meeting of the town council tonight at the Memorial Hall. Items on the agenda include the cost of the Town Crier newsletter, a report on the pavilion project and decisions on grant applications Members of

ORTHOPAEDIC services in York and Selby are to be contracted out in a move intended to speed up assessments and treatment. The tendering, which is open to both NHS and private organisations, will see the winning bidder also responsible for running musculoskeletal

RESIDENTS in East Yorkshire are being invited to have their say over the future of fire-fighting in their communities. From today, people can visit Humberside Fire And Rescue Service’s headquarters in Summergroves Way, Hessle, near Hull, to analyse responses

ONE of North Yorkshire’s most popular tourist attractions recorded a record number of visitors last year. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) which is celebrating its 175th anniversary welcomed 355,000 people to the line last year, an all-time