GO OUTDOORS, the outdoor equipment retailer which has just expanded into York, has received £28 million investment from private equity firm 3i. The investment for a significant minority stake in the Sheffield-based business is to fund its further
IOKO 365, the York business behind online video services for the likes of BBC iPlayer and Channel4 OD, has agreed to be bought for a net consideration of almost £50 million. The £33 million-turnover ioko, which employs up to 250 people at York
A BURNING shed has caused a nearby car to set on fire in Selby town centre. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the incident at St James Terrace at the bottom of Audus Street, just off Gowthorpe in Selby town centre at 11.55am
DEFENCES watch out – you are not going to get any R ‘n’ R from York City’s burgeoning strike-force. Michael Rankine and Jamie Reed are the main movers tasked with firing the Minstermen over their final five games to the Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs
LIBERAL Democrat Councillors across the city have been fighting to protect the green belt from development for many years. They have been doing this because local residents have consistently and strongly told us they do not want to see development
DESPITE the recession, there are many reasons to be cheerful. Firstly, the new entrance to the Explore Library with the new wider pavements. Then there is the opening of the Barbican Centre and the painting of empty shops. Then there is the
I WAS very sad to hear of the recent passing of Dale Minks (The Press, April 8). York has lost one of its local legends – a person who took an interest in everything going on in the city and was a keen reader of The Press. Indeed, the letters
WHAT a nightmare! I had an appointment at York Hospital. I entered the new car park, took my ticket and parked on the top storey. My appointment took longer than I anticipated and when I returned to the car park, there was a queue of people down almost
Wives, girlfriends and mothers must dread it when their men go off (usually on a Sunday morning) wondering if they will ever see their loved ones alive again. Living on a tourist route up to Helmsley, the bikers go past our house every weekend at
PRESS readers may remember my handing in a petition on cuts affecting disabled people in York at the council budget meeting, and subsequent protest. This petition was due to be debated at a full council meeting last Thursday night. However, the
ONCE again, two horses lose their lives in the Grand National. Why? So man can make money out of them. It is a cruel race and should be stopped. Why do we abuse all animals so man can profit from them? Will these poor horses be remembered
IN RESPONSE to CS Jeffrey’s letter about the central library (Letters, April 8), I would like to agree and implore people like CS Jeffrey to stay well away. There is nothing more irksome than having to put up with dull, humourless people who
IN RESPONSE to Dave Moores (Letters, April 9), I did not describe the EU as socialist, I made reference to the United (Socialist) States of Europe project which is the clear goal of EU federalists. It is a system of international governance, controlled
HEALTH experts are now telling us that laughter can prevent heart attacks, this is great news. Health experts make me laugh when I have nothing to laugh about. Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby.
James Borrow went from unemployed and desperate to York’s employee of the year in just 12 months. STEPHEN LEWIS meets him to hear his story. REGULARS in the Xing juice bar in Shambles are laughing and joking over their wheatgrass and ‘passion ration
HISTORY repeats itself. In these early years of the 21st century, there are similarities to the 1930s, when the world witnessed social effects of the depression and the rise of nationalism throughout Europe, with the ancient sounding 1800s still in
THE point of a monarchy in a modern state is that it should be far above petty things. It should not only be above party politics, but also above commerce and public relations. It should not accept, nor appear to accept, favours from anyone.
LABOUR believes York residents have the right to decent, affordable and suitable housing. However, many people live in unsuitable housing, paying rent and mortgages which are not affordable because York is expensive. Fordham’s Housing Assessment
IF you think primary school pupils are too young to consider their working lives, then think again. Education reporter Haydn Lewis spoke to children at a York primary school during their careers week. THE days when the thorny topic of what you wanted
PRIMARY schools in York are being offered free books detailing the history of York. Publishing house, ENDpapers had the idea for a historic adventure trail book, called Breadcrumbs, in 2005, when reflectors were placed on the pavements of York to show
AFTER the drama of the first major of the season, the Masters, York-born Simon Dyson returns to the European Tour with a Far East drive tomorrow. World number 89 Dyson, who did not qualify for the Masters won at Augusta by South African Charl Schwartzel
KNOCKOUT duo Thomas Mulvenna and Paul Gordon are focused on transferring top York status to prime Yorkshire standing. Both York Boxing Club fighters have a date with destiny in Doncaster where each will duel for Central Area titles now effectively
POPPLETON United eased their relegation worries in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division with a 2-1 win over York St John. United’s first win in 11 games lifted them to fourth from bottom with games in hand on most of their
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has sent a warning to the rest of LV= County Championship division one ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Durham at Headingley. The White Rose county secured a thumping nine-wicket win over Worcestershire inside three days
THE JP Hebblethwaite Memorial Trophy for the 2010/11 season was awarded to John Hebblethwaite’s grandson, Mark, for his services to the York Rugby League Referees Society. The award, named in honour of the top York official, was presented at the society
THE York FA Under-19s Football League are inviting applications from new teams for the 2011/12 campaign. Anyone interested in joining should write to Barry Casterton at 6 Shirley Avenue, Boroughbridge Road, York YO26 5NJ or phone 01904 796811 before
Clifton ‘A’ have taken the ladies one title after home and away wins over University Students in the York Badminton League. This tremendous effort from the Clifton team saw them wrest a York badminton division one title from Railway Institute for the
DUNNINGTON Tennis Club will open their 2011 season by celebrating the award of the Lawn Tennis Association’s ClubMark. ClubMark sets the standard for quality sports clubs, being an accreditation scheme which stands for child protection and safety, quality
SALDEN LICHT may be prepared for a tilt at the totesport Ebor Handicap at York Racecourse in August after his fine third in Saturday’s John Smith’s Aintree Hurdle. Alan King’s dual-purpose performer put up a career-best behind Oscar Whisky and Thousand
How many for Paul Hanagan at Beverley tomorrow? That’s the burning question as the champion jockey, in action at Newmarket this afternoon, returns north to take seven mounts on the Westwood tomorrow – and, remarkably, has seven winning chances. It is
THE race to reach the 2012 Olympic Games steps up a gear for York City Rowing Club ace Tom Ransley this weekend. The 25-year-old will line up with Great Britain’s leading rowers for the Senior Trials on the Olympic course at Dorney Lake, near Eton, on
LADY riders take centre stage at Wetherby Racecourse’s family day on Sunday. They open the seven-race card, which begins at 2.25pm, with a handicap hurdle. The feature handicap chase – the Ladies Day 19th May Chase – is staged over three miles and
A CALL for a clampdown on new hotels in York has come from one of the city’s top hoteliers, sparking counter claims from developers and tourism chiefs. Jeremy Cassel, of The Grange in Clifton, warned of already too much ruthless undercutting between
THE Coronation Fanfare Trumpets played by the King’s Division Army Band at the Grand National were handcrafted by a North Yorkshire company. Instrument manufacturer Smith-Watkins, which for 25 years has been based in a converted cow shed in Sheriff Hutton
A NEW website which gives step-by-step free advice on how to carry out a management buy-out (MBO) has been launched by York-based accountants and business advisers Garbutt & Elliott. The unbranded website, mboguide.co.uk, believed to be the first of
A MUGGER who left his 86-year-old victim so traumatised she is unlikely to ever recover has been jailed for two years. The elderly woman was sitting in her car with the door closed when serial thief Matthew John Dodson pulled it open, grabbed
THE boss of York’s rugby league club has called for the city’s community stadium project to be shelved. Rather than bulldoze the Knight’s current Huntington Stadium home and replace it with a new arena, York City Knights executive chairman
WHAT makes you smile? That’s what The Press has been asking people in York as we joined in the national debate on happiness and wellbeing. The burning question of what makes us happy was the subject of a meeting of minds at the University of
FRIENDS and work colleagues of a Selby father-of-two who died in car crash have described him as a “lovely fella” and a “well-liked companion”. Philip Grattan died on Thursday afternoon when his VW Golf was involved in a collision
A SHOPKEEPER accused of bludgeoning his wife to death was the only man she had ever trusted, his mother told a court. The prosecution at Teesside Crown Court claims 45-year-old Robin Garbutt, formerly of Huby and York, killed his unfaithful
A COMMUNITY centre in York is set to re-open after undergoing a £200,000 refurbishment. Work at the Melbourne Centre, partly funded through the sale of the Kent Street coach park, includes a new accessible entrance to the centre, improvements to electrical
MASSIVE changes to plans to transform a former mine into a multi-million pound energy plant have been announced by developers. UK Coal, the owners of the former North Selby Mine site near Escrick, had planned to create a £30 million pound
A YORK political party has rubbished claims of local election “backroom deals” after a blunder led to four of its candidates being unable to stand. The Conservatives will not field a runner in the Huntington and New Earswick ward for the City of York
IN the list of local election candidates for Ryedale District Council published in The Press last week, we stated Sarah Ward and Phil Hancock are standing for the Liberal Democrats in the Kirkbymoorside and Norton West wards respectively. We would like
DISABLED people in a York community who are wanting to grow their own food have been given a cash boost. Funding from City of York Council’s Heworth ward committee has been used to create raised beds at Glen Allotments in Sixth Avenue, with
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was shoved to the floor by two teenagers armed with a knife in York. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident at about 9.30pm on Saturday when the victim was walking along Chesney Fields, behind Gale Lane in Acomb.
THE boss of York-based rail firm East Coast has admitted she wants its trains to be more punctual as it prepares to launch a new timetable next month. Managing director Karen Boswell said the timetable – nicknamed Eureka – would offer faster journeys
A RESPITE care base for multiple sclerosis sufferers in York under threat of closure could be saved after its owners revealed they were staging talks over switching its services to a new operator. Residents at Woodlands Respite Care Centre are anxiously
CITY Screen in York is commemorating the work of the late John Barry by showing some of the films for which he wrote the score. Midnight Cowboy, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, will be screened on Sunday at 8pm and Walkabout, which stars Jenny
A LEISURE centre manager in Selby is to retire this month after 30 years of working in the field. Bob Lancaster, 58, the leisure and cultural services manager at the Abbey Leisure Centre, in Scott Road, first started work at the swimming pool as the
THE Bishop of Selby, The Right Rev Martin Wallace, with the Rev Anna Burr, former assistant curate at St Oswald’s Church, in Fulford, who was licensed and installed as priest in charge of the parishes of Hambleton, Haddlesey and Birkin at a service at
TOP fashion and beauty houses in York are coming together for a catwalk event to raise vital funds for York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit. The fashion and beauty event is to be held on May 21 at Grays Court, the historic building behind
AN historic country house and garden is reopening to the public for the new season this weekend. Sewerby Hall and Gardens, in Sewerby, Bridlington, reopens with it a number of new exhibitions in the venue’s galleries on Saturday. One of the new
A LONG-SERVING parish councillor is set to step down next month after 43 years in the role. Gordon Holmes, chairman of Burn Parish Council, first took up a position in September 1967, and was thrown in at the deep end, with a campaign against a proposed
YORK’S bid to secure millions of pounds of Government cash for a congestion-cutting scheme is set to face competition from more than 40 rivals across the UK. City of York Council has thrown its hat into the ring for a share of a £630 million Westminster
A STUDENT whose family were caught up in the New Zealand earthquake is cycling from London to Istanbul to raise money for the quake’s victims. Luke Parry, 19, is more than halfway through a challenge to cycle more than 2,200 miles across 13 different
Green-fingered supporters of York’s St Leonard’s Hospice will have an extra reason to smile at the hospice’s plant sale and afternoon tea on Sunday, May 22, thanks to the support of Brown’s Nursery, in Wigginton. Owners Chris and John Brown are
THERE will be ballroom, latin, sequence and jive dancing and a sing-a-long to DJ Martin Harvey with ’50s and ’60s music, at Stockton- on-the-Forest village hall, on Saturday, from 7.30pm until 11pm. There will be spot prizes and a star raffle prize
STAFF from Yorkshire Air Ambulance have thanked a North Yorkshire air base for its heavyweight fundraising work. Charity members dropped by at RAF Linton-on-Ouse to thank the station for its on-going support. Group Captain Terry Jones, station commander
CRIMINALS operating across the Humberside policing area are being shown crime really does not pay with record levels of confiscation orders over the last year. Court orders worth more than £2.7 million, including almost £500,000 in cash forfeiture orders
MILTON Jones is the “weird bloke with the shirts from Mock The Week”. Plenty of you know that already, judging by the healthy-sized audience on Monday, barely two months after the Lion Whisperer first performed his deadpan act at the Grand Opera House
John Spiers and Jon Boden have foot-stomped and jigged their way to the top of modern folk in the last decade. The Black Swan Folk Club hosted their simply magical gig at the beatific National Centre for Early Music. Support came from Wakefield
A VARIETY of Japan-themed performances are taking place at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York this month, including a performance on a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. Musician Sumie Kent, pictured, will be giving a number of short performances
ONE of the region’s biggest charities is funding a series of masterclasses for Yorkshire surgeons to learn more about performing innovative bowel cancer procedures. Yorkshire Cancer Research wants to put an end to the significant variation in UK survival
MORE daring climbers, mountain bikers, bungee jumpers and runners have entered the contest to find York’s Adventurer of the Year. The Press and York’s new outdoor equipment retailer, GO Outdoors, launched a competition last month to discover the city
A NATURE trail will be developed on the outskirts of Church Fenton after it received funding from Northern Gas Networks. The gas pipeline provider gave a £4,990 Northern Green Networks award to the Wildlife Habitat Protection Trust to develop and conserve
A CHURCH has been transformed into a farm to entertain children over the Easter holidays. York Baptist Church, in Priory Street, has made a tractor, pretend animals, a windmill and a barn as part of its 14th annual Easter Holiday Bible club. The
SERVICEMEN from a North Yorkshire air base have been presented with an award for their support of the Royal Air Force Association. The servicemen, from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, were awarded a national presidential certificate from RAFA, in recognition
YOUNG farmers will be putting their culinary skills to the test in a Ready Steady Cook-style competition on Friday. The event, organised by The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution and East Riding Young Farmers Club, will be held at Bishop Burton
