NINE-MAN York City went down 5-0 against Luton Town in the Blue Square Bet Premier at Kenilworth Road. Minstermen 'keeper Michael Ingham was red-carded on 14 minutes for bringing down Claude Gnakpa on the edge of the box. Skipper Chris Smith donned
Ben Nevis at 1343 metres is the highest mountain in the UK and the nearest thing we have to an alpine peak. The centrepiece of this mountain, normally referred to as The Ben in climbing circles, is the magnificent North Face. A complex line
MORE than 200 students at Selby College downed tools and walked out of class today in protest at the Government’s plans to cut funding that helps low-income students stay on in education. The Student Union-led protest was to stand up for
Photographer Nick and Anne from Footprint Photography (www.footprintphoto.biz) 0845 459 2368. We wanted a digital copy of all the shots of the day on a disc for us to create our own album in the future. Nick and Anne provided exactly what we wanted
THE father of York chef Claudia Lawrence has slammed the Government over its response to calls for greater support for the families of missing people. Peter Lawrence, whose Heworth daughter has not been seen since March 2009, met MPs at Westminster
DAVID McGurk is poised for a return to York City’s defence at Luton Town tonight and manager Gary Mills has no concerns about him facing the team desperate to secure his signature. The Hatters have made repeated bids for the 28-year-old centre-back’s
SEVERAL successful bands are coming together to raise much-needed funds for a local charity. Scarborough band The Shadracks, who supported Sunderland rockers The Futureheads on their recent tour, plus Fibbers Battle of the Bands 2010 winners
A YORK supermarket held a charity raffle to help disadvantaged young people in the region. Sainsbury’s, in Fossbank, managed to raise £300 for the Safe And Sound Homes (SASH) campaign, which helps provide accommodation for homeless youngsters in North
I AM puzzled by the proposal to create a memorial in York to local servicemen who have died in Afghanistan. Firstly, we seem to have fallen into a habit of referring to every young man who has volunteered to join the army, and been sent to Afghanistan
MY HUSBAND and I live and work in Bootham, just a stone’s throw from Museum Gardens. We are conservationists who believe passionately that we also have a responsibility to keep York alive by promoting and sharing York with visitors. That is exactly
AS ONE of Berwick Kaler’s “babbies and bairns”, it occurs to me that Berwick has been putting on pantomimes at York Theatre Royal for more than half of my life, in which time I have not missed a show. I find it amazing that a lot of adults have never
ANYTHING strike you as odd about the following? A council spokesman said: “We are currently meeting with representatives of the Highways Agency with the aim of mitigating the impact of voids presently existing in our road infrastructure, due to the recent
THIS reviewer has seen Thompson many times and he has never been better. His performance was blisteringly marvellous. Thompson gigs follow two templates: acoustic solo or full-band electric. This one fell loudly into the second category. On tour
I OFTEN stare into space. Unfortunately, not only when it’s dark and I’m out in the open, when you can get away with it more easily. I often do it in Tesco, crashing into others while not properly in control of my trolley. For the purpose of this column
Look knock-out at knock-down prices. MAXINE GORDON checks into York College’s Hair And Beauty Spa for a spot of pampering. DEEP heat floods my upper body and my only wish is: “Please can this go on for ever”. I’m having a hot stone massage which, as
I WOULD like to reassure Mr Mitchell (Letters, January 8) that action is taken on a regular weekly basis to catch those irresponsible people who drop litter or allow their dogs to foul the city’s streets. The street environment and enforcement team
LUTON Town will give a late fitness test to flying winger Amari Morgan-Smith ahead of tonight’s home match with York City. Morgan-Smith, 21, limped out of Luton’s last league match against AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday after 19 minutes and the former Ilkeston
New Earswick All Blacks ARLC maintained their two-point lead at the top of Pennine League division one east with a 20-19 victory over Ackworth Jaguars. The home side edged a gripping encounter at White Rose Avenue to start 2011 as they finished
Harrogate duo John Bintcliffe and Jay Palmer, plus Matt Bell, from Barningham near Richmond, attended the annual Autosports International Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Bintcliffe, aged 44, and Palmer, 38, will share an Audi R8
RESERVE ‘A’ leaders Dunnington pushed their unbeaten run into double figures following their 3-1 win at Aviva in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Andy Rose scored for the sixth game in a row with John Gilham and Olly Ellwood also among the
AMANDA Bevan closed 71 in the final and deciding pairs with Anthea Jamieson to secure a 5-4 win for St Paul’s in their York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division two match against visitors Leeman ‘B’. Sue Richardson and Jackie Simpson set Severus
DESPITE a brave comeback City of York ladies first team crashed to a 3-2 North League division one defeat to Bolton. It was York’s first game back after the festive and weather-enforced break, and they were slow to start as Bolton went in front
JUST one point out of two games was the woeful weekend return for City of York Hockey Club men’s first team to weaken their grip on the Northern Hockey League division one top spot. The first fixture pitted York away to Newcastle University I in their
A MONTH-LONG break did not serve Acomb HC men’s first team well as they lost 3-1 to Lincoln II on the return to Yorkshire League division three duty. An initially cautious approach kept Lincoln at bay until midway through the first half. However
Nestlé Rowntree came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw at Malton in the Purple Mountain Ladies Hockey League. Nestlé spurned a host of chances in the first half and the sides were level at 0-0 at the interval after Malton had a goal disallowed for a
THE Blue Bishops will work their mojo at the Bowmans Hotel, Howden, on Saturday night. Familiar to Howden audiences from their numerous concerts at the Shire Hall, these blues-rock exponents will perform for free this weekend. “All you have to do to
HEARTBROKEN staff at a York school have paid tribute to an “incredibly popular” pupil who died after being found hanging at his home. The 12-year-old from York High School, named locally as Liam Cole, was discovered unconscious at the property
GRIEVING parents who lost their ten-month-old daughter to meningitis are hoping to help find a vaccine for the killer disease. Claire and Stefan Fox, from Upper Poppleton, York, are raising funds and awareness of the deadly virus after their baby Clara
THREE female killers have been employed at a York branch of a popular hotel chain prompting fury from their victims’ relatives. Receptionist Pat Bulmer and cleaners Linda White and Julie Richardson are employed at the Travelodge, in Piccadilly, as part
A MAN who robbed a Spar shop in Heslington Road, York, was remanded in custody while doctors assess him. Recorder Ben Nolan QC yesterday made an order for a forensic psychiatric report to be be written before Gary Clements, 43, of New Lane, Huntington
HAIR and beauty students from York College showcased their creations at an event at York racecourse last night. The annual York College Hair and Beauty competition was held in the racecourse’s Knavesmire Stand and involved about 250 full and
The country’s biggest coal mining firm said it had increased production over the past year despite disruption caused by a gas leak at its North Yorkshire mine. UK Coal reported that it had extracted 7.2 million tonnes in the year to December 25, a
THE University of York faces sudden death in its next appearance on the BBC quiz show University Challenge. In last night’s quarter-final, the team of four students were beaten 205 to 120 points by the team from Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
A North Yorkshire woman has hailed a lifeboat crew for risking their lives to save her and her fiancé after their boat became stricken and began taking on water during a storm in the North Sea. Stephanie Simpson, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, said both her
POLICE chiefs in North Yorkshire are at the centre of a fresh probe over a £10,000 training course for one of their most senior officers. North Yorkshire Police must wait to discover whether it will face any action after it footed the bill
Selby’s night marshals could be scrapped due to a cash crisis. The marshals were launched in 2007 with the aim of combating criminal and antisocial behaviour around pubs and clubs, and have led to a drop in violent alcohol-fuelled crime.
A FURTHER case has emerged of a patient seeking compensation following a hip operation at a York clinic. As The Press reported yesterday, a York solicitor’s firm has taken up the cases of 50 people, 35 of whom are from North Yorkshire, with 22 receiving
A SECTION of York’s inner ring road was closed after a car went down an embankment towards a pedestrian walkway. North Yorkshire Police were called to the A1237 near the Haxby Road roundabout yesterday afternoon after a black Ford Fiesta and silver Peugeot
YORK Rotary Club has celebrated its 90th anniversary. The achievement was commemorated in a ceremony at the Mansion House. Coun Sue Galloway, the Lord Mayor of York, said: “People initiate and develop the significant changes that have
A YORK councillor has backed a battle to prevent a Government-owned company which provides forensic science work for the police being closed down. The Forensic Science Service is set to be one of the victims of funding cuts, but Coun Ann Reid, who represents
RESIDENTS in York have been asked for their feedback on sustainable travel by City of York Council. Findings from the survey will help Cycling City York and its partner organisations make decisions about future schemes and improvements. Graham Titchener
THE City of York Afghanistan Memorial Appeal has topped the £2,000 mark, only nine days after its launch. The Press received another 21 cheques from readers yesterday, to a total value of £360. All will go towards the £200,000 appeal to create a memorial
A “MANIPULATIVE and devious” conwoman who cheated an elderly charity volunteer out of £6,500 does not have the money to pay her back in full, York Crown Court heard. Sharon Diane Farrar, 37, lives on benefits and could be declared bankrupt, her barrister
PARENTS fear crossing a busy York road with their children will become even more dangerous when extra traffic is diverted on to it because of roadworks. Fishergate, one of the main routes into the centre of York, is set to shut for up to 12 weeks later
YORVALE, the York ice cream manufacturer, has passed a British Retail Consortium food safety audit with flying colours. Acaster Malbis-based Yorvale is one of only three per cent of all food manufacturing sites in the UK to achieve a Grade A zero non-conformities
THIEVES stole number plates from several vehicles parked in an East Yorkshire seaside resort. The thieves took the plates from vehicles parked in Cambridge Street, Bridlington, between 10pm on Thursday and 7.35am on Friday. Humberside Police ask any
THE impact of York’s taxi fleet on pollution and air quality in the city could be about to come under the spotlight. A City of York Council task group will this week decide whether to launch an analysis of the emissions the vehicles produce. It could
AN antiques dealer from the Selby area got more than he bargained for when he went to a stateley home’s “attic sale”. Mark Jepson, from South Milford, went to the sale at Chatsworth House, in Derbyshire, last year, seat of the Duke of Devonshire, thinking
BOWLERS say they are having to leave the green where they have played for decades to make way for York’s big wheel. The flat green lies very close to the site behind the Museum Gardens, where York Museums Trust and wheel operators Great
RESIDENTS in the Selby district are to get to have their say on the council’s affordable housing plans at a series of special meetings. Selby District Council has asked developers, landowners and residents to comment on a document which sets out a range
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a North Yorkshire woman was robbed on her way home from work. The 44-year-old victim was walking along Hampsthwaite Road, in Harrogate, at about 6.15am on Sunday when she was approached by a man, who forced
YORK’S recycling rates could be boosted after a relaunched scheme aimed at improving the way the city deals with its waste was unveiled. Planners have recommended approval for a patch of farmland at the Harewood Whin landfill site in Rufforth to become
A Selby clergyman who has worked in the area for a total of 18 years is leaving the town and going into semi retirment. The Rev John Davis, a former vicar at Drax for ten years who has been team leader in the Industrial Mission for nearly eight years
CUSTOMERS and staff at Browns department stores in York, Helmsley and Beverley have knitted 2,000 squares to help orphaned children in South Africa. Browns has been backing a Knit-a-Square project, launched in 2008 to help provide blankets for youngsters
A MASSIVE mining project in one of the most beautiful parts of North Yorkshire’s east coast has been brought a step closer after a £25.1 million deal. York Potash Ltd has been sold to Sirius Minerals plc, the UK-based AIMS-listed mining business, along
A FIRM in York is officially provider of the fastest broadband Internet in the city. York Data Services, based at York Science Park, has been given the rating by Speedtest.net, the independent leader in measuring broadband connection speeds. The independent
INDEPENDENT fashion retailer Sarah Coggles is to expand with a multi million-pound investment. The York-based retailer, which runs a store on Low Petergate, York and website Coggles.com has sold a minority stake to Manchester Square Enterprises
COMMUNITIES in York are being urged to get involved in the city’s bid to win gold in this year’s Britain In Bloom competition. For the first time in about 15 years York is flying the flag for Yorkshire in the national contest and organisers have set
IN the late 1960s, promoter Bill Graham opened renowned New York music venue, Fillmore East, which hosted some of the best bands to have graced the planet. Fast forward to old York, January 2011, and the debut of Fillmore Friday, the latest monthly
HARD-working deliverers of The Press are to be recognised in a new competition. York’s Newspaper Deliverer of the Year awards have been launched and we need you to tell us if your distributor deserves to win. Readers are being asked
A YORK MP has checked progress on a £5.75 million new school project at first hand. Hugh Bayley, the Labour MP for York Central, visited staff and pupils at English Martyrs’ RC Primary School yesterday. The venture will bring together two primary schools
BRINGING the benefits of a traditional Yorkshire beverage all the way to America is the mission facing staff from a York tearoom. Bettys and Taylors have selected an 11-strong team of employees to fly across the Atlantic and drive a tea van – known
THE Farmer’s Cart, in York, is one of six farm food shops to sign up to a nationwide rewards scheme in a bid to take on the supermarkets. The shop, based on Towthorpe Moor Lane, is now part of Ice, which allows consumers to buy their products online
PLANS for a new gipsy and travellers’ site in East Yorkshire will be displayed for the public next month. The current site, in Woldgate, at Bessingby Hill, near Bridlington, is more than 30 years old and East Yorkshire Council has declared it unfit for
A LEADING light in the fight against cancer from the University of York has been handpicked to head up part of a national team battling the disease. York’s Professor Norman Maitland, the director of university’s cancer research unit, will lead one of
