YORK projects are going back to the drawing board after none of the city’s projects were successful in winning funding from the Government’s Regional Development Fund (RGF). Science City York will continue to seek funding for a project to develop
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash in Elvington yesterday has been named as Christopher Ryder from Barlby, Selby. The inquest into the death of the 41-year-old is expected to be opened and adjourned later this week. Mr Ryder was pronounced
THOUSANDS of pounds of jewellery and property were stolen in a raid on the Dean of York’s home. Two men were caught and arrested following the break-in at the York Minster’s Deanery, where the Dean of York, the Very Reverend Keith Jones
York City defender David McGurk has been ruled out for the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage. Last season’s Press Player of the Year was stretchered off during the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-1 home victory over Newport County
YORK City Knights fans are being urged to get their tickets quickly for the club’s Carnegie Challenge Cup fourth round clash with Hull KR next month. The Knights have been informed by Hull KR that they have sold out their 1,500 strong allocation for
WOOTTON Bassett is only “50-50” to make the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, according to Malton trainer Richard Fahey. The Musley Bank handler fears the three-year-old colt, pictured above, may not be ready in time to take on Frankel and Co at headquarters
Olivier Award-winning York Theatre Royal is celebrating more success after receiving the Marketing Campaign of the Year prize at the Visit York Tourism Awards. At last Thursday’s ceremony at York Racecourse, the theatre collected the award for its
FOR the victims, and those left to grieve, all battles are equally bloody (Andrew Hitchon, April 5). Battles should be judged by their significance, and once the horror has subsided, by their interest. The death of Ronan Kerr, the deaths of the
ON A recent BBC Sunday morning Politics Show, I was surprised at the suggestion that people would use the council elections in the Yorkshire/Lincolnshire area to register a protest vote against the Liberal Democrat participation in the government.
I SEE Terry Smith is back in The Press spouting his nonsense (Letters, April 8). However, I wonder if he could tell us if he has permission for his homemade signs advertising his business which have been on Melrosegate for some time? Perhaps
CAN anyone explain why this proposal to remove the power of local authorities to levy a bin tax is a good thing? Leaving aside the fact that it’s another example of central government telling local government what to do – despite all the cries of “
I READ with interest Jennifer Bell’s article about the move to centralise calls made to North Yorkshire Police to the Fulford Road HQ (The Press, April 6). As residents of Fulford may have noticed on Countryfile (BBC1), rural and semi-urban crime
PUBLIC meetings have raised people to anger over the supposed ten travellers’ sites to be provided in Selby District. Hemingbrough Parish Council’s website confirms the ten-site figure. Local politicians have jumped aboard the bandwagon of
LAST week I wrote about an incident involving my daughter, when two youths tried to break into her car while she was stationary at the Salisbury Terrace traffic lights. The police finally made contact with her and surprise, surprise, the CCTV cameras
ON SATURDAY morning I climbed up a hill and gazed down on a Yorkshire limestone landscape basking in the sunshine. The views were amazing, and there was even a mild breeze to offset the heat of the day. The problems of everyday life had been left
My cat came home from the vet’s last week with what they described as a “Hollywood smile”. I had subjected Gordon to a full dental – clean, polish, the works. But he also ended up having to have four teeth removed, which must have been bothering him
MAXINE GORDON meets the North Yorkshire ex-husband and wife team who have created a mouth watering off-the-shelf soufflé. FEW dishes cause dinner-party hosts to break out in a sweat like a soufflé. Light and airy, the hot, mousse-like dish is devilishly
NEWLY-CROWNED crowned Reserve ‘A’ champions Dunnington had little difficulty in extending their unbeaten run to 17 games as they won 5-1 at Wigginton. Martin Rose bagged his 22nd strike of the season and the other goals came from Mark Scholes (2), Leon
BOOTHAM ‘A’ have won the York Conservative Club’s Carlsberg UK championship for the first time since 1995. In the intervening period, Heworth ‘A’ have clinched the title 14 times but Bootham ended their years of dominance despite losing 4-3 to Fulford
SMARTING from the 3-2 defeat at Millwall to enable the Lions to press for a play-off spot, Leeds United at least have a clean bill of health for tonight’s trip to ailing Derby County. With no new injuries the squad has also been boosted by the likely
Yorkshire have been handed a fitness boost with the news that Anthony McGrath looks set to return to the side for their next LV= County Championship division one game with Durham. The 35-year-old missed the emphatic weekend win over Worcestershire after
There are a few places left for Football Mundial’s new spring/summer seasons which start soon. These are evening six-a-side leagues, outdoors on Astroturf pitches, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, between 7pm and 10pm. There is no joining fee
FOOTBALL League assistant referee Ross Joyce will be the guest speaker at the next York Referees’ Association in the Pitchside bar at York City’s Bootham Crescent ground on Thursday at 7.30pm. Joyce is also the North Riding County Football Association
DRINGHOUSES Cricket Club will be holding outdoor net sessions at their St Helen’s Road ground on Tuesdays, from 6pm. New players are welcome to attend. Junior net sessions for under-11s and U13s will be held on Fridays from 6pm. Further details
Clarence Gardens Bowling Association hold its pre-season meeting on Friday, April 15 at 7.30pm at Bootham Conservative Club. All member clubs are asked to have a representative there.
A HEAVY 66-6 defeat by leaders Wibsey Warriors saw New Earswick All Blacks ARLC tumble down the Pennine League Championship rankings. The White Rose Avenue reverse dropped the York side from third to sixth as the race for promotion to the premier division
City of York Hockey Club men’s III finished their Yorkshire League division one season in style with a comfortable 8-1 win at Ramgarhia. York started off the stronger team but it was basement side Ramgarhia who scored first from a short corner midway
THE Tyke Petroleum Men’s Doubles Tennis League season gets under way on Sunday with defending division one champions Poppleton hosting newly-promoted Wigginton. Division two champions Wigginton are gearing up for their first season in the
Updated: A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a collision with a tractor on a rural road near York. The 41-year-old man from Selby was travelling with another motorcyclist along Greengales Lane, from Wheldrake to Elvington, when the accident happened
CITY of York Hockey Club ladies I were forced to settle for fourth place in Yorkshire League division one after a closing 3-2 defeat at Preston I. The home side enjoyed most the possession in the first half, with York struggling to find their rhythm
WALNUT Tree’s Sophie Simpson was in top form as she hit a 140 and two tons in her singles and then a 125 in the pairs with Pat Cairns – but finished up on the losing side in the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League. Division one opponents Tramways ‘
A PLACE in the Yorkshire Shield final awaits York RUFC if they can beat Huddersfield YMCA tonight. Head coach Sean Bass’ men, who saw off Malton & Norton in a fantastic performance in the quarter-finals, entertain their Yorkshire Two challengers under
Ladies Are Forever, who provided Brawby trainer Geoff Oldroyd with the biggest success of his career when winning the £130,000 Redcar Two-year-Old Trophy last October, puts her Classic credentials on the line at Newmarket tomorrow. Owned and bred by
TOURISM agency Welcome To Yorkshire launched campaigns to promote the county’s battlefield sites and locations with royal connections at its annual conference yesterday. The campaigns will also highlight the region’s coastline, arts and film
THREE teenagers are aiming to “climb” Mount Everest this week in a bid to raise hundreds of pounds for York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit. Christopher Ross, Ben Rule and Sam Woodcock, who are all Year 11 pupils at Archbishop Holgate School, York
A MAN was airlifted to hospital after getting his arm trapped in heavy rolling machinery at Full Sutton. Firefighters was called to Full Sutton Industrial Estate shortly after 9am yesterday, however the man had been released by colleagues upon arrival
FLOOD and swift water rescue teams in North Yorkshire are to receive more than £76,000 to help them buy life-saving equipment. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which is giving out the grant, said it was important that in
A CAT called Sir Bobby Robson found itself way out of its league when it tackled a 30ft tree in Birch Close, Huntington, York. Firefighters were contacted by RSPCA officers who were unable to coax the 18-month-old cat down. The animal was eventually
A FUNDRAISING Dragon Boat race in York has proved so popular that several potential entrants have had to be turned away. Organisers the Rotary Club of York said the event, on Sunday, July 10, had drawn its maximum field of 36 teams. Club President
PATIENTS with Parkinson’s Disease in parts of North Yorkshire are to be issued with personal health records to help them understand and live with their condition. The initiative by Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust comes during
A GUESTHOUSE owner grew cannabis in his cupboard for at least four years, a court has heard. Visitors to the family-run Moorland House bed and breakfast accommodation in Fulford enjoy its secluded walled garden and conservatory. But inside
EAST Yorkshire residents are invited to take part in two public consultations on the region’s hospitals forming a foundation trust. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust will host the events which take place today at 2pm in the lecture theatre
‘Access’ has always been a hot topic amongst outdoor enthusiasts and this time of year the bird nesting season highlights the problem, so how do Yorkclimbers.com avoid conflict. The UK is internationally recognised for it's wintering, migratory
CONTROVERSIAL plans to reorganise children’s heart surgery services in our region will be discussed at a public meeting for young people in York. The Royal York Hotel will host the event on Saturday, May 14 at 2pm, where experts will talk about
YORK’S Green Party politicians put housing at the top of the agenda as they unveiled their manifesto for the local elections. The group is fielding 42 candidates across the city on May 5 as it seeks to increase its presence on City of York Council, and
HOSPITAL bosses in York have met the Shadow Health Secretary to discuss how Government plans to reform the NHS will affect services. John Healey MP joined members of City of York Council’s Labour group to speak to representatives of York Teaching Hospital
DOCTORS in North Yorkshire have welcomed a new law making it illegal for anyone under 18 to use sunbeds. The law will help to reduce levels of skin cancer, which is one of the most common cancers in young people in the region, NHS North Yorkshire
TRADERS have spoken of their relief at seeing the end of repair works on York’s Victorian sewers, which have brought road closures and diversions for nine weeks. The £500,000 repairs saw Fishergate closed and traffic diverted down Cemetery
A GROUP of North Yorkshire parents say they are worried about the safety of their children after their free school bus passes were revoked. The passes are given to children who live more than three miles from school by North Yorkshire County Council
TWO men have been arrested at a York pub on suspicion of possessing drugs. Police obtained a warrant in order to arrest the men at Little John, in Castlegate, following a tip-off. A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a class
PLANS to convert a York church into a four-bedroom house have been withdrawn. The proposal by York South Methodist Circuit for Fulford Methodist Church, in Main Street, Fulford also aimed to demolish a former schoolroom at the back of the building
A SHOPKEEPER accused of murdering his wife as she slept said the accusation was “a terrible, awful thing to say”. Prosecutors claim Robin Garbutt, 45, bludgeoned his wife Diana, 40, formerly of Selby and Eggborough, in their living quarters above The
UPCOMING bands from schools across the city battled it out to be crowned Best of The Bands at the Grand Opera House. The annual schools competition, organised by the City of York Council’s Arts and Culture department, saw nine bands play in front of
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision between two cars in Harrogate. A Ford Escort and a Ford Fiesta collided in Poplar Grove at about 1.25pm on April 9. At the time of the collision the Fiesta was turning into a driveway having travelled
A STUDENT from the University of York is hoping to be elected as president of the National Union of Students. Thomas Byrne, a first-year politics student, is one of four candidates running for the position. Mr Byrne is a co-founder of the campaign
JUDGES and former judges, barristers, solicitors and others in the Yorkshire legal community heard tributes to leading barrister Gilbert Gray QC at York Crown Court. A crowded courtroom heard him described as a “renaissance” man whose humanity, humour
TWO York schools are about to find out whether they can admit more pupils next year. Joseph Rowntree School has applied to increase its number of Year 12 places from 25 to 40, while Rufforth Primary School is looking to provide two more reception-class
POLICE claim York residents will notice no real difference when major changes to police inquiry office opening hours start later this year. But Selby Police Station will be open to the public for fewer hours and two police offices elsewhere in the
FIREFIGHTERS from across the region were scrambled to a false alarm in Clifton Moor. Crews were called to reports of an “unidentified substance” leaking from a 1,000-litre container on a transit van in Stirling Road. But when the substance was tested
POLICE in East Yorkshire have stepped up their drive to ensure residents do not become victims of distraction burglaries. A team of police community support officers from the Howden Neighbourhood Policing Team distributed leaflets in the Snaith, Rawcliffe
A NEW outdoor equipment store in York has apologised to local residents disturbed by its illuminated signs – and said it had immediately responded to complaints by turning off the lights and taking down one sign. GO Outdoors opened last week on the site
Sunday night’s DJ nodded to David McAlmont’s commercially successful period of Brit-Pop. He played Weller and Co, and you were reminded that the success of the singer’s current gigs is born of collaborations with Suede guitarist and more recently
A MINOR collision on the main York to Hull road caused rush-hour traffic jams in York. Two cars collided on the A1079 in the Dunnington area causing traffic to be diverted along Elvington Lane. No-one was injured in the collision between the Ford
A DISABLED and visually impaired man has criticised the attitudes of a York theatre. Ian Wood, of Ascot Court, York, has mitochondria disease, which has left him partially paralysed and visually impaired. Although he enjoys trips to the theatre
IRISH folk singer Heidi Talbot has never played a concert in York, but the city still holds a special place in her heart. “One of mine and John’s first dates was in York, so we’ll always love the place,” says Heidi, whose husband, Scottish
PUPILS at a York school have been rewarded for their good attendance through a new initiative. The In School Every Day On Time (ISEDOT) initiative at Hob Moor Primary School rewards children with a token for every week in which they attend school
THE Dolly Mixtures ladies’ group in York will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support from three tai chi classes at the Mount Royale Hotel, The Mount, York, beginning on Thursday night. Courtesy of manager Richard Oxtoby, the group will conduct the
HIS distant relative may have been seventh US president Andrew Jackson, who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, but American businessman Mark Jackson is a complete Anglophile. At the drop of a stars and stripes hat he flew in to the
A SPECIALIST architectural ironmongery business has opened a showroom in York. Classic Hardware, part of Grafton Merchanting GB, decided to locate the 400 sq m showroom on Osbaldwick Link Road as part of an ambitious expansion plan to open five more
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a £50 million gas treatment facility in Ryedale could costs tax payers in North Yorkshire thousands of pounds if delays continue. The plans, from Moorland Energy, to build the plant near Thornton-le-Dale, were submitted to
A YORK councillor has called for a memorial concert in the city to remember the life of the great composer John Barry. Following the announcement that a concert is set to be held in honour of the late composer in the Royal Albert Hall in London
A SELBY worm farmer is preparing for a charity run to raise money for a national diabetes charity. Christopher Holgreaves, from Long Drax, runs willworms.co.uk from the village, and has previously taken part in races to raise money for various charities
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a crash on an East Yorkshire road which left a motorcyclist in hospital. The collision happened on the B1249 near Driffield at about 3.50pm on Saturday and involved a blue Honda Firestorm motorbike and a blue
ANOTHER 12 fruit trees have been planted at Tadcaster Grammar School in line with a national programme. This is the second phase of Tadcaster’s sustainability initiative to encourage schools to grow and source their own food. Last year 12 apple trees
HUNDREDS of Brownies together at the Riley-Smith Hall in Tadcaster at the weekend for a royal wedding party. About 200 people attended Sunday’s event organised by troop leaders Beverley Wise and Pauline Ducat, and hosted by the Towton District Girl Guides
A SERIES of royal wedding street parties have been confirmed to take place across the region. More than 50 royal wedding street parties are officially registered to take place in North and East Yorkshire. Eleven streets have registered
A LONG-ESTABLISHED coach and tour operator is to launch local bus services on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council. Eddie Brown Tours will operate four services from Monday. The services are the 131/132/134 Ripon City Service, the 142/143 Ripon
A CHARITY shop in York is making an urgent appeal for more donations of bags of clothes from local residents. Barnardo’s, the children’s charity, starts its Stock Our Stores initiative this week with a request for quality unwanted or unworn clothes
A SMALL award-winning volunteer-run museum in North Yorkshire has been praised in a national research study by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, a prestigious charity which supports the arts in the UK. The study hailed Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-Le-Hole
