A FATHER of five had his throat cut and was left to die after being confronted by his wife’s new lover, a murder trial heard. Mark Webb, 40, was attacked by Brian Cox in Acomb, York, after exchanging angry text messages with his estranged wife
AN ex-policeman has been charged with the murder of a detective from York. The body of Heather Cooper, 33, was found by police in Blackdown Woods near Lurgashall, West Sussex, on Sunday evening. Surrey Police said Heather’s partner Peter Foster, 35
A MURDERED policewoman from York was stabbed in the throat and had her head beaten, a post-mortem examination has found. Surrey Police have also seized a knife and a baseball bat from a property in West Street in Haslemere, where pregnant mother-of-two
YORK City manager Gary Mills has vowed to address his side’s clean sheet problem after dropping points at Bootham Crescent to Cambridge United last night. The Minstermen drew 2-2 despite a hugely dominant display with the hosts managing 22 shots, compared
CHRIS THORMAN has hailed the signing of one-time Great Britain prop Paul King as a huge fillip for York City Knights. Player-coach Thorman was a team-mate of King at Hull in 2009 and he says the 32-year-old – who has signed a one-year deal after becoming
YORK City Knights will have no relegation concerns next year due to a revamp of the Co-operative Championships. Rugby Football League bosses unveiled plans to restructure the two tiers below Super League, while also announcing a new two-year television
FITTING in is the name of the game for university students in York who take part in a volunteering programme. New undergraduates at York St John University are being urged to volunteer for charities in the city, which not only helps them fit in as part
A NEW report has suggested that there are signs of recovery for the conference and events industry in York. The annual UK Events Markets Trends Survey (UKEMTS), compiled by Eventia, which collates data supplied by venues across the country, showed that
SHARP male hair salon has expanded into new premises with hopes to grow the business. The salon, run by founder Tony Hookham, has moved from Bridge Street, near Ouse Bridge, to larger 70 sq metre premises at 12 Walmgate. Tony said he has invested
A YORK financial consultant is appealing for businesses to back the Leeds Carnegie rugby union academy. Mark Pepper, director of Grosvenor Financial Consultants, and a non-executive director of the academy, came up with the ambassador scheme to encourage
LEGAL minds will gather in York for the Mental Capacity Act 2005 annual review, on October 20, at St William's College. Lord Justice Munby, who was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal and chairman of the Law Commission in 2009, will be the keynote speaker
STAR striker Jason Walker earned York City a late point after his 14th goal of the season clinched a 2-2 draw with Cambridge United. Earlier, Walker had also cancelled out Harrison Dunk’s opening goal before Michael Gash became the fourth
SUPER striker Jason Walker is fast becoming an internet sensation. The City forward’s stunning overhead kick against Grimsby Town last Saturday is clocking up the hits on website Youtube. At the time of writing, the goal, which was the 27-year-old
AFTER missing his first European Tour tournament cut for months, York’s Simon Dyson dropped two places in the world rankings. The 33-year-old, who went home after the midway cut in the Portugal Masters last weekend, is now at 30th place in the global
LEEDS United’s npower Championship surge suffered a home jolt when a stoppage-time goal denied them maximum points over Elland Road visitors Coventry City last night. Centre-back Darren O’Dea broke the deadlock with his first goal for Leeds in the 26th
DIAMOND HARRY, last seen winning a cracking renewal of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury in November, could return to action at Wetherby in the racecourse’s richest race, the £100,000 Grade Two bet365 Charlie Hall Chase over three miles and a
STAR Ryedale performer Wootton Bassett, who was recently retired from racing, has returned to France where he celebrated the greatest day of his career. The Richard Fahey-trained colt, who won the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp just
YORK City Ladies began their defence of the North Riding FA Cup with a convincing 5-0 win over Scarborough Ladies. Chloe Precious opened and closed the scoring for City with Emily Dingley, Sam Lee and leading markswoman Vicky Back also netting in between
Kieren Fallon can go one better than Paul Hanagan on Sholaan at Brighton tomorrow on a day when both title protagonists look set to figure among the winners as rival Silvestre de Sousa sits out a suspension. Fallon has been booked by William Haggas
SCOTT Shepherd was crowned the Drax Power Ltd Young Player of the Year at the HPH York Vale Cricket League’s annual dinner and presentation evening at the Royal York Hotel. The teenage all-rounder pipped Woodhouse Grange team-mate Luke Cattle and Stockton
ONE OF the assumptions on which the local development framework is based is that York must plan for growth. This is a reflection of a national political consensus that ‘growth’ is the answer to all the problems society is facing. By ‘growth
MY SON, like every other ten-year-old lad at the moment, has a scooter – a heavy, metal affair with small wheels, commonly marketed as a ‘trick’ scooter. I love the fact that he and his pals get out and about on these things and get so much pleasure
THE attitude of the England football teams seems to reflect in some ways the attitude of the country at large. When England won the World Cup in 1966, they were on low wages but put every drop of motive energy into their efforts. Now the team is
THE Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League’s six-a-side indoor winter competition has returned ‘home’ to Tadcaster Leisure Centre. The league was suspended last winter due to the closure of the Indoor School at Dunnington, but the new season
BOOTHAM ‘A’ took advantage of their game in hand to go top of the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK Snooker League. The new leaders beat Fulford ‘A’ 4-3 to oust Heworth ‘A’ from top spot, although only three points separate top from bottom
WITH reference to the Soapbox letter in The Press of October 10, while I endorse Barbara Pettitt’s comments on the new footbridge, I wish there could be an effort to tidy the banks and River Foss. With all the development in that area, how nice it
IT IS great news that the York ‘Treemendous’ tree-planting programme is now under way, with support already given or promised from individuals and businesses and with the full backing of the council and its officers (The Press, October 13). Full
THE plight of women and girls under the Taliban was one of the justifications for the 2001 military intervention in Afghanistan. Yet as the tenth anniversary approaches, Afghanistan is still considered to be among the worst places in the world
Peter Askham (Letters, October 17) wants to blame foreigners (the EU and immigration) for Britain’s economic woes and cites Switzerland and Norway as examples of prosperous non-EU countries. What he doesn’t seem to know is that 23 per cent
MEMO to ‘Call Me Dave’, Chris Huhne and the cartel of energy suppliers concerning the long-overdue simplification of our energy bills: start with a single standard unit price and offer varying levels of discount for things such as direct debits
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “popular, cheerful and bubbly” policewoman from York found murdered in woodland in West Sussex. Surrey Police confirmed last night that the victim found at Blackdown Woods was Heather Cooper, a detective constable
MAY I ask Hugh Bayley and James Alexander to spare us their crocodile tears over the unacceptably high property rent levels in York? If they were sincere in their wish to reduce local rent levels, they would abandon the socialist policies that
First among errors I HAVE just received a circular from First Bus and I can only presume it was sent by mistake. In the circular, it talks about regular and reliable services; in my area we don’t have either, we have the No 16 service. This service
I WORKED as a traffic policeman in the 1970s from Northallerton covering the A19 from Yarm to Thirsk when it was converted to dual carriageway, mainly because of chemical and steel lorries from Teesside to the A1 South. The A19 Thirsk to York remains
York hopes to be recognised as a City of Sanctuary. But what would it mean? STEPHEN LEWIS reports YORK has always welcomed those in need, says the Rev Paul Wordsworth. In medieval times, the Minster was a place of sanctuary for those seeking justice
ARMAND Vergne and Jean Caillet were aged only 20 when they came to Elvington to play their part in the fight against Nazi Germany. They were among more than 2,000 Frenchmen who lived in York and fought alongside the RAF and who paid a heavy
RESIDENTS of a North Yorkshire town have been urged to remain vigilant after a man found a sneak thief in his home. The man found an intruder in his home in Brook Street, Selby, at about 9.50pm on Sunday, and attempted to pursue him as he fled.
THE York health centre which suggested its patients should consider private treatment has been debated in Parliament. Haxby and Wigginton Health Centre wrote to about 30 people earlier this month to advise them the NHS would no longer fund some procedures
THE controversial hospital development in Selby in one of two council projects which has made the short list for a regional award. The New Selby War Memorial Hospital and Civic Centre, which was opened this summer after a public vote to retain the name
SEVEN men were arrested during a day of action in York to stamp out metal theft. North Yorkshire Police launched six simultaneous raids yesterday involving more than 30 officers in Acomb and surrounding areas yesterday, with the aim of catching criminals
A NORTH Yorkshire man who abused his position at an engineering firm has been ordered to repay tens of thousands of pounds at a confiscation hearing. A judge at York Crown Court ordered John Birdsall, 29, to pay back more than £42,000 after he
POCKLINGTON is set to stage a major international market next month. Market traders from countries including France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Holland and Poland will set up stall wearing traditional costumes and selling products including Brittany
Experts are aiming to prevent internal fraud by local authority workers in North Yorkshire. The head of the county’s specialist fraud investigation unit, Veritau, has said that with personal financial hardship on the increase there could be a “heightened
THE service to provide food for thousands of hospital patients from York and Selby is to be tendered out, The Press has learned. York Hospital said it was to begin a bidding process for companies interested in running catering services at the Wigginton
POTENTIALLY life-saving medical information on individuals’ health is to be stored in a new electronic system designed to make emergency treatment “quicker and safer”. The electronic summery care records will store information such as medication, allergies
A MULTIMILLION-pound centre featuring the latest medical training equipment has officially opened its doors in North Yorkshire. The £900,000 Clinical Skills Facility at Scarborough Hospital replicates a medical environment allowing the region’s trainee
“IDIOTS” who stole a lifebelt on York’s riverside and then dumped it 100 yards away have been accused of putting lives at risk. Fishergate councillor Dave Taylor said he was walking back to his home from York city centre with neighbours at the weekend
PLOUGHING experts will descend on a Yorkshire Wolds village next month to show off their skills. They will be competing in the East Riding Federation of Young Farmers Clubs’ county ploughing match, which will be held at Middleton-on-the-Wolds on Sunday
THE cousin of a York Royal Marine who was killed in Afghanistan has raised more than £1,400 for the City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal through a sponsored 42-mile walk. Gavin Butler, 33, and a group of friends walked to York Minster from their
THE migraine clinic at York Hospital has been recognised as the best in the country with an award from a national charity. The clinic was nominated in the Migraine Action awards by patient Hilary Brown, after she received treatment for headaches she
THE Press has joined up with other local newspapers to support some of the most exciting fledgling enterprises in the UK. The Press is one of 500 newspapers which together will search for the nation’s most promising young businesses
THE housing market in York is defying the downward trend affecting much of the north of England and is even outperforming the south east, where prices are on the rise. According to Land Registry data, York’s buoyant housing market has beaten London for
CLIFFORD’S Tower is to stay open at night to visitors as part of the Illuminating York Festival. The opening hours at the English Heritage site will be extended until 9pm for four days only to cater for the festival, which takes place, from
A BRIDE-TO-BE who has won a wedding courtesy of The Press has ensured she will have a dazzling smile on her big day. As part of the all-inclusive wedding prize – which has landed the winning couple a wedding complete with venue, catering, outfits
THE congregations of two churches in the Selby area took their pets – from parrotts to rabbits – with them to church for a pet service. Reverend Ian Ellery conducted a pair of services, which were held at the Parish churches in Cawood and Wistow, to
EAST Yorkshire restaurateur Tina Cerutti is cooking up a Sunday takeaway to raise money for charity. Tina and the team at Cerutti 2 restaurant in Beverley will cook hundreds of takeaway meals on November 20, to sell at £3.50 a time in aid of Age UK
A CONCERT to celebrate the life and music of the late York-born composer John Barry is a sell-out – and now looks set to raise about £10,000 for the Lord Mayor’s charities. Organisers of the tribute concert at York Barbican on Sunday, October 30, say
TWO poets from York and North Yorkshire have triumphed in a prestigious national poetry competition. Pat Borthwick, who lives near Hovingham, was the winner of the Keats-Shelly Prize for Poetry for her poem Lord Leighton Brings Arabia To Holland Park
TWO cheques for £1,500 each have been presented to Help For Heroes and Forces Childrens Trust charities from St Oswald’s CE Primary School. The cheques were from money raised at the school’s fun day held in May. The event featured stalls, a bouncy castle
