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  • Man taken to hospital after attack in York

    A MAN had several teeth knocked out and suffered cuts to his head and face in an assault in York. The victim, aged 44, was attacked in the stairwell of Dunlin House in Elvington Terrace, off James Street. He was taken to York Hospital with a cut forehead

  • Knaresborough architects acquired by Newcastle firm

    KNARESBOROUGH architectural practice Andrew Long Design has been acquired by CSM+ Architects. Founder Andrew Long will continue to run the Knaresborough office with his present staff with access to Newcastle-based CSM’s technical resources and project

  • Boozing teens create misery in York village

    POLICE are urging parents to help control trouble-making teenagers after a rise in drunken antisocial behaviour in a village near York. Groups of up to 50 youths have been reported roaming around the Copmanthorpe area after drinking alcohol. They are

  • Togetherness critical to York City's play-off push

    DRAINED, but delighted York City manager Gary Mills said trust and togetherness were the key elements if the play-off dream was to be captured. The 2-1 triumph over Newport County with goals from Michael Rankine and Jamie Reed combined with draws for

  • Spot-on Rankine remains unruffled

    HIS penalty king crown restored, Michael Rankine described the triumph over Newport as “a brilliant win”. Rankine shook off his spot-kick woe from a week before at Kettering, and shrugged off all attempts by Newport to distract him, to rifle home his

  • ‘Society reaping what it has sown’

    THE strike by Darwen school teachers in Darwen, Lancashire as a protest against violent and unruly pupils is only a small taste of the culmination of nearly 50 years of surrender to falling values and standards in all levels of our society and culture

  • Great young minds of university students

    IF IT has not been said already, congratulations to the University Of York finals team in one of the most watchable programmes on television, University Challenge. Even though the York team took a bit of a drubbing from Oxford, it never ceases to

  • What will be cut?

    IT MAY interest residents living within the Fulford and Heslington ward committee area that figures from City of York Council’s neighbourhood management unit clearly show that councillors Ceredig Jamieson-Ball and Keith Aspden agreed to ward spending

  • Grandparents rights proposal a positive step

    PROPOSALS to grant grandparents legal rights to maintain contact with their grandchildren after family breakdown are to be welcomed. Grandparents play an increasingly important role in these days when so many couples both work. But if divorce

  • Two-tier pension system unfair

    NOW we have had further confirmation from the Government that the new flat-rate pensions will not apply to existing pensioners. Thus, in today’s money, new pensioners from 2015 onwards will receive £140 per week while existing pensioners will

  • Acomb Park litter woes

    I WAS walking along Moor Lane, Acomb Park last week when along came a dustbin lorry heading towards the A1237. Flying out of the back of the lorry were small pieces of rubbish littering the countryside. Earlier, I had seen a council lorry with

  • ‘Car park fees are a tax on illness’

    IT IS a lovely new car park at York Hospital. What a pity it’s such a rip-off. I had to take my father, who is coming up to 93, for treatment which meant an all-day stay. There were no concessions available, unless it’s hidden in small print. It cost

  • Barmy EU bail-out

    I MAY be the only living person on this planet who can claim to have felt the wrath of Elizabeth I. No, I am not a time traveller – it was on the film set of Elizabeth. This is why I feel that our past Queen of England must be fairly

  • Nick Clegg is being used

    WHEN are the Lib Dems going to wake up to the fact they are being used as a human shield by the Tories? Have they not noticed that when major controversial issues arise, Nick Clegg is pushed into fronting up public and media concerns at the devastating

  • Selby hospital woes

    THE people of Selby do need a new hospital, but because the council is vacating its offices to enable Tesco to build a larger supermarket, instead of the larger well-planned hospital, built in its own pleasant surroundings which we rightly deserve,

  • Deafening silence

    C URQUHART is right to mention the selfish, greedy speculators who take huge short-term profits regardless of their contribution to the nation’s debt (Letters, April 6). Even now, as the world sinks deeper into unavoidable economic turmoil, all major

  • Stolen photos appeal

    MAY I say a very big thank-you to Asda Store at Monks Cross for all the kindness and care shown to me on Saturday, April 2, when I had my handbag stolen while I was shopping in the store. It was a huge shock for a 75 year old. I would also like

  • Labour’s civil servant legacy

    ON the Politics Show the other week, voters in a marginal seat gave points to the party they trusted on the economy. They gave the coalition four, five or six points and Labour two, three or four, saying they could only judge Labour on the past.

  • Shared-use worry

    I was interested to read the letter by Paul Hepworth concerning traffic restricted areas (Letters, March 28). He states that the Department for Transport (DFT) has design techniques which provide appropriate demarcation for blind and partially sighted

  • Why we need to look on the bright side...

    TURN on the news at the moment and there is little to lift the spirits. There are earthquakes in Japan, riots in London, economic crises in Europe, and as for war, well you can take your pick from any number of flashpoints around the world.

  • In peril on the North Sea

    IF you’re ever tempted to forget just how wild and rough the waters off the North Yorkshire coast can sometimes get, just take a look at these photographs. It is not only ships that have occasionally found themselves running aground: it is whales,

  • The Solid Silver 60s Show, Grand Opera House, York, April 13

    POP careers were once expected to fade away, but Chris Farlowe continues to defy the sentiments of his biggest hit from the summer of 1966, Out Of Time. Now 70, the Islington-born blues, rock and soul singer is on the 2011 Solid Silver 60s Show tour

  • Girls just want to have a mean time

    NO ONE’s suggesting for a single moment that the girls of The Mount School in York aren’t the crème de la crème and thoroughly lovely young ladies, but there’s something about an all-girls school that makes me shudder. The news that The Mount is to stop

  • Witnessing the devastation in Japan first hand

    Ed Hawkesworth was among the international rescue teams who helped after the Japanese earthquake. He tells KATE LIPTROT of his experiences. A NORTH Yorkshire man who was among the first international rescue teams at the scene of the Japanese

  • Riccall topple Dringhouses to hint at title twist

    A FRESH twist to the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title chase arose after Dringhouses lost 2-0 to Riccall for their first defeat in eight game. Gaz Roberts headed Riccall in front in the first half with Louis Blackwell sealing

  • Murray McCluska goal enough for Fulford FC victory

    Fulford FC go into Wednesday’s crunch match in the chase for division three honours on a high after a single goal from Murray McCluska was enough to defeat fellow promotion hopefuls F1 Racing. The defeat virtually ends F1 Racing’s chances.

  • 7-1 victory for Tadcaster Magnets

    Division Four champions Tadcaster Magnets beat LNER Builders 7-1 for the second time this season. The latest tally included a brace of goals each for Josh Luckhurst and Craig Heard. Runners-up Selby Olympia wrapped up their season with a 2-1 win

  • Tadcaster Albion come back to beat Hallam

    TADCASTER Albion’s push for a top-four finish to their debut Northern Counties East League premier division campaign gathered fresh momentum. They expected to have the beating of hosts Hallam, who lie a distant second from bottom of the top flight,

  • Terrington Glory win derby tussle against Amotherby

    The division two top-of-the-table-clash went in favour of visitors Terrington Glory who beat Amotherby 4-2. Ben Richardson, scoring for the fifth game on the bounce, Chris Leedham, an own goal and Andy Park bagged for the Glory boys with Mikey Brown

  • Champion jockey Paul Hanagan primed for a Windsor coup

    Paul Hanagan, in action at Yorkshire courses for much of last week, spreads his net considerably wider today when he makes the long trek to Windsor’s evening meeting. Malton’s champion jockey, into double figures already this term, is fancied to be

  • Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by nine-wickets at New Road

    Yorkshire have been tipped by many to be title challengers this season in the LV= County Championship. If their emphatic win over Worcestershire inside three days is anything to go by then you can see why. A terrific performance with both bat and ball

  • York Acorn lose out to Saddleworth

    DESPITE a battling performance from man of the match Adam Endersby, York Acorn could not rein in visitors Saddleworth who won their National Conference premier division clash 35-12. Acorn were competitive for most of the game but lacked the firepower

  • McCain clan strikes again with Grand National win

    THE family that can’t stop winning Grand Nationals did it again. Ballabriggs (14-1) gave the McCain clan a fifth triumph in the world’s most famous race – as North Yorkshire’s half-century wait for a winner continued. Following the legendary Ginger

  • Title conquest prompts Pocklington RUFC celebrations

    Pocklington RUFC wrapped up the Yorkshire Two title with two games to play after a 38-10 win at Moortown. It ended comfortably enough, but the game was still in the balance at the start of the last quarter before Pocklington’s strong finish brought

  • Business chiefs shrug off claim royal wedding will hit economy

    GLOOMY pundits who predict that the royal wedding will knock economic growth in the UK are being waved away in York and North Yorkshire. “Not here”, say business and tourist organisations in the region, who claim they are bracing themselves for an

  • Saddling up for new York cycling tour

    A NEW commercial cycling tour of York is up and pedalling. Scoot Cycling Holidays, which soared to the finals in two categories of The Press Business Awards last year, has launched its city tours for the summer. The two-hour tours, led by experienced

  • Friend jailed for assault on John Kelly

    AN ALCOHOLIC who assaulted a York father-of-six with a broom handle hours before he died has been jailed for four years. James Dale, 26, attacked John Kelly in “a sick joke gone too far”, York Crown Court heard. Mr Kelly, left, had collapsed during

  • Scooter riders gather to remember “Vespa John”

    HUNDREDS of scooter riders rode through the York in the April sunshine as part of a charity event to remember an enthusiast known as “Vespa John”. More than 200 riders gathered yesterday morning at the Castle Museum, in York, and held a minute’s silence

  • Stadium media consultant is now off the project

    A MEDIA consultant controversially hired to help promote York’s stadium project will not be used again on that scheme, council officials have said. City of York Council came under fire earlier this year when it used taxpayers’ money to recruit

  • Benefits fraudsters claimed £11k

    A couple have each been given a community order with 80 hours’ unpaid work after they pleaded guilty to benefit fraud at York Magistrates Court. Stephen Leadley, 39, and his wife Vivien, 33, both of Langholme Drive, received £11,766 in housing benefit

  • Estate agent’s plan for former post office

    A FORMER post office in the centre of York could be taken over by an estate agent which is looking to expand its business. Bairstow Eves has applied to City of York Council to move into the building previously occupied by Walmgate post office, which

  • Wind turbine plans to go on display

    PLANS for a wind farm which would see up to nine turbines being built near an East Yorkshire town are to go on display. Residents will be able to find out more about proposals by developers Wind Prospect for the Thornholme Field scheme near Bridlington

  • Print firm’s expansion plans

    A YORK printing firm has won more time to expand its business in a move which it says could create 30 new jobs. York Mailing Ltd, which operates from Elvington Airfield Business Park, secured planning permission in 2008 for a new production and warehouse

  • Sweet treat for customers at Selby café

    A SELBY café celebrated its second anniversary with free cake for customers. Staff at CJ’s Café Bar at Market Cross Shopping Centre showed their gratitude with a slice of celebratory cake for its first few customers of the day. Café boss Dave Lennon

  • Driver lied over crash

    THREE men spent time in police cells after their friend blamed them for stealing then crashing his car, a court heard. Daniel Clayton Sykes, 23, denied he was responsible for crashing his vehicle in Cawood and falsely told police his car keys had been

  • Army gear worth £15,000 stolen from North Yorkshire bases

    EQUIPMENT worth almost £15,000 has been stolen from military bases in North Yorkshire in the space of a year, defence chiefs have confirmed. The items taken from the supposedly secure sites, which have been revealed following an investigation by an MP

  • Meningitis awareness day at Tadcaster Grammar School

    PUPILS from Tadcaster Grammar School dressed in bright colours for the day to raise awareness of meningitis. Steve Dayman, chief executive of Meningitis UK, visited the school to talk about the killer virus, which claimed the life of his own

  • Driffield dog show date

    THE RSPCA is inviting dog-owners to attend the Kite Fest at Driffield Showground on May 1 and 2 and enter their dog in its companion dog show. “It’s a fun-filled event and there’s lots to do at the showground as well,” said a spokeswoman.

  • York City 2, Newport County 1

    IF the Milk Marketing Board ever needed a football club to best represent them, they should look no further than York City. The current incumbents of City’s red and blue colours may not always play dreamy, creamy football, but what they produce

  • Arms dealer in bid to get home

    A YORK businessman who has admitted smuggling thousands of Chinese weapon parts into the United States has launched a bid to return home until an American court is ready to sentence him. Firearms dealer Karl Kleber pleaded guilty earlier this

  • Mother in baby death crash still in hospital

    THE mother of a baby boy killed following a head-on crash in North Yorkshire remains in hospital. The 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in a crash which occurred on Thursday on the A63, near Selby Golf Club. The woman’s Honda car collided with

  • Battle of Towton chronicled at Micklegate Bar museum

    A YORK museum has marked the 550th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles in the history of Britain. York Archaeological Trust has opened an exhibition at its Micklegate Bar museum aimed at remembering the Battle of Towton. The battle, between

  • Reel Cinema boss in bid to create open restaurant

    A YORK cinema boss is seeking permission for a restaurant to be opened next to his city centre movie house. Kailash Suri, who runs the Reel Cinema, on the former Odeon site in Blossom Street, has applied to City of York Council to change the use

  • £3 million up for grabs for low carbon projects

    GET your slice of the £3 million “green cake” on offer to Yorkshire’s businesses before it’s too late. Businesses and other organisations which want funding to help develop low carbon projects have until April 28 to apply for their projects to be

  • Scarcroft Primary School says farewell to caretaker

    A YORK school caretaker received a huge send-off from staff, pupils and parents this week. Peter Sanderson was surprised by a This is Your Life-style assembly at Scarcroft Primary School to mark his retirement. Mr Sanderson, who has worked at the school

  • Barbican Centre roller boots donated to charity

    ABOUT 100 pairs of roller boots from York’s Barbican Centre have been donated to charity. When current owners SMG took over the running of the Barbican they discovered a stash of roller boots left over from when the venue hosted roller discos in the

  • Pensioner cut from car

    A PENSIONER was taken to hospital after being cut out of her car following a crash in Selby. The 70-year-old was in a Vauxhall which collided with another vehicle in Bawtry Road at about 3.20pm on Friday. The woman was taken to hospital with neck,

  • Review: York Musical Society, York Minster, Saturday

    The concert burst into life in Haydn’s dramatic motet, Insanae et vanae curae: the music is utterly compelling and the performers hit the ground running with a gripping, accurate account. Though not overtly dramatic, the demands on the solo

  • Woman pocketed £30k in fraudulent benefit claims

    A woman who pocketed £30,000 after fraudulently claiming benefits for more than ten years has avoided a jail sentence. Hayley Rhonda Can, 30, of Charles Street, Selby, pleaded guilty to benefit fraud when she appeared before York Crown Court

  • £600k East Yorkshire raiders are jailed

    DETECTIVES in East Yorkshire have cracked a huge network of criminal gangs responsible for hundreds of burglaries across the region involving goods worth almost £600,000. A nine-month undercover police sting, codenamed Operation Iris, has led to the

  • Soak up the sun, it might not last for long

    AS the weekend temperatures soared in York, young and old alike were out enjoying the spring sunshine. The gorgeous spring weather brought a welcome boost for traders in the city, not least those selling ice cream. The mercury nudged 20C, but forecasters

  • House sales in Yorkshire show marked increase

    CONFIDENCE is returning to the housing market in Yorkshire with house sales reaching their highest level since February last year – although the substantial increase in York was not as high as the rest of the county. That is the conclusion of the latest

  • Solicitors are ‘slow on the uptake’ of free roadshow places

    WHERE are all the York solicitors? Lawyers in York have been slow to take up free places on a special “new rules” education roadshow to be held in the city. A new handbook governing the way solicitors will work in the future was unveiled this month by