A newly-reopened York pub is to hold a special music and beer night with Revolutions Brewery. The event will take place at The Volunteer Arms in Watson Street, Holgate, on November 25. It will include five Revolutions beers and live music from a local
BARKING dogs are making life a misery for York residents, with complaints heading for a record high, council officials have said. Three years ago, City of York Council received only 45 complaints about dogs barking - but that figure soared
TWO North Yorkshire businesses have been fined £35,000 for transporting and dumping food waste, including meat, on land to feed to sheep and cattle. Another business was fined £3,200 for failing to properly complete a waste transfer note.
TWO women who were arrested in an investigation into the running of two children's nurseries in York will face no further action. The pair were among a group of six women arrested last month as part of a probe into the operation of the privately-owned
YORK City striker Liam Henderson could be thrown in for his first start of the season at Wrexham in the FA Cup on Saturday. With top scorer Jason Walker looking doubtful for the fourth qualifying round tie due to the achilles injury he suffered
AT THE risk of outraging those of your regular correspondents who most fanatically support US domination of our political institutions, the following information may encourage others to write to the Home Secretary and their MPs demanding an end to the
IN reply to Jim Dawes (Letters, October 19) regarding being delighted at the provision of the new community stadium for York at Monks Cross, I do not agree that a new community stadium at Monks Cross needs to be built, as the current one is good
SOME time ago, some charities were looking for a home as they had to move from their base in Holgate Villas. The owner wished to change his property into an hotel and had given temporary leases to the charities. Looking at the proposal to close Oliver
WE CITY political observers, garnering our opinions from regional and national TV, as well as local and national papers, never know whether we have got to the real gist of affairs. Columnist Chris Moncrieff, who I presume patrols that vipers’ nest
I AM now convinced that this Labour-controlled York council really do want to bring York to a standstill. Not content with creating a congested city when last in power by closing off hundreds of streets throughout York, now at great expense the
ONCE again the University of York has imposed its will on the residents of Heslington. It has, over a considerable period of time, ensured that the heart and soul of this once quiet and proud village is now all but non-existent. So, what’s afoot this
Euro leaders have been warned over bank capital. World youth is mobilising a desire for change across the board based on honest fairness – and they will have to be listened to. We have three children, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren
I WISH to thank John Jones for commending me for supporting the Federation of Small Businesses’ entrepreneur campaign (Letters, October 18). However, I wish to clarify some of the points he raised. He said York has a ridiculous 50 per cent affordable
I READ, with some amazement, the letter from Dr Shikha Chandak “Limit the lorries” (Letters, October 13). I must point out to Dr Chandak that on single-carriageway A-class roads that the speed limit for HGVs is 40mph. Supermarket vehicles stick rigidly
THE agencies which produce TV adverts put emphasis on clear, welcoming, pleasant voices. Why don’t TV companies do the same? We have people who have harsh, squeaky voices and some you can’t understand at all. There is a Scottish woman who sometimes
I READ Mr Fillingham’s letter about the sad fate of retired greyhounds (Letters, October 18) and while I deplore this, it is only what I expect from us some of us human beings – the cruellest and most destructive species on the planet. I
DID ChildLine change your life? Over the next 12 months, we want to make people more aware of ChildLine’s vital work and through doing so to encourage more children and young people to come forward if they need help. Were you helped by ChildLine at
SO you’re sitting on a train minding your own business and giving your long-suffering travelling companions the benefit of tinny stuff coming out of your ears, when you come to a halt. Not at a station, but a red signal in the middle of nowhere. What
DO you remember when an eyesight test involved reading increasingly tiny letters from a chart on the wall while your optician fiddled with a complicated and vaguely ridiculous looking pair of glasses he had just placed on you? You would sit in a big
JOHN Foxx is adding a new Maths project to his long career as an electronic music pioneer. This autumn, he is touring for the first time with The Maths, a collaboration with electronic composer and synthesiser collector Benge. Tonight they will play
A centuries-old mystery has been solved by a University of York chemist and tonight you can see how he perfected the ancient, lost art of embalming. IT had to be the strangest dinner conversation imaginable when Alan Billis told his wife Jan he had
A NEW £30 million hotel, developed by York-based developers the Skelwith Group, has opened. The 45-bedroom Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat, at Sandsend, Whitby, has been owned by the group since 2009. It is built on 80 acres of countryside on the edge
A NORTH Yorkshire manufacturer is developing a position for a bright young school leaver to rise through the ranks of the business. Ellis Patents, which develops cleats to secure electric cables in the event of a short circuit, and other fastenings,
DERWENT FM has won a £2 million services contract at the University of York. The Harrogate-based facilities management company will provide services for students living in a 600-bed student accommodation complex at Goodricke College, on the new Heslington
INSURANCE broker DE Ford is planning to expand by 50 per cent in the next three years. The York-based insurer intends to expand its offices at Poppleton Grange, Lower Poppleton Lane, by 2,500 sq ft and plans to increase its headcount by 25 to 30 people
OUTSOURCING company CNG Business Services (CNGBS), has won a new contract with international telecommunications company SGS International Ltd. CNGBS, based at Clifton Moor, will be providing SGS International with back-office telecommunications support
THERE are some lovely place names in this part of Yorkshire. The Dales villages of Crackpot and Booze take some beating. And further east we have the likes of Fangfoss, Wetwang and Scagglethorpe. Pickering isn’t obviously in the same league as a name
IN their last league game before Hallowe’en, York City delivered another example of their frightening potential during Saturday’s 4-2 away win against Hayes & Yeading United. There were, admittedly, more scares along the way, with goals conceded in
ALL’S well that ends well, wrote William Shakespeare. But even the Bard would have been hard-pressed to script the final act of Leeds United’s 3-2 win at Peterborough on Saturday. Holding a 2-1 lead against ten-man Boro, a defensive comedy of errors
PREMIER division leaders Huntington Rovers were handed a major boost when their two leading rivals were foiled in the York Minster Engineering Football League. Rovers were without a game on Saturday while second-placed Dunnington lost 3-1 at Dringhouses
A goal in each half helped Rufforth maintain their lead at the top of York Minster Engineering Football League division three. Rufforth bagged a hard-earned 2-0 home win over third-placed Barmby Moor, with David Aitken and Phil Jones on target. Second-placed
Division four leaders Sporting Knavesmire showed no leniency towards a depleted Selby Town side as they won 9-0. Danny Smith claimed his third hat-trick of the season, while the rest of the goals were shared between Andy Simpson, Steve Barker, Connor
FORM team Tadcaster Albion moved up to fourth in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 1-0 victory at Lincoln Moorlands Railway. The Brewers extended their unbeaten run to nine top flight encounters thanks to a lone Danny Gray goal
YORK RUFC suffered their fourth defeat of the Yorkshire One campaign as they went down 27-17 at Keighley. They trailed 17-10 at the break in West Yorkshire but conceded the first score of the second half and were unable to haul back the deficit.
A THRILLING comeback from York Acorn ARLC ultimately came to nothing as they were edged out 28-26 at West Hull in the National Conference League interim group season. The Blue and Golds played against the wind in the first half and turned in an excellent
MARTIAL arts fans lapped up an increase in intensity in the fourth Cage Confrontation phenomenon. The city witnessed its first fully professional fight, where anything goes in the art of combat, while the 13-bout bill also included a brace of semi-professional
YORK RI RUFC bounced back to form with a 52-26 Yorkshire Three victory over Halifax Vandals at New Lane. Player-coach Kerry Wood went in at the corner on three minutes and Seb Weir goaled from the touchline, and four minutes later Frazer Land burst
Following a welcome day off yesterday, it is back to business today for Paul Hanagan in his quest to retain the jockeys’ championship crown. The campaign ends in under two weeks and the Malton pilot, having been headed only once this season, goes into
THE region’s top health chief is calling on those most at risk from seasonal flu to get their free vaccination. Dr Phil Kirby, director of public health at NHS North Yorkshire and York, said GPs throughout the region were now ready to give out flu
RESIDENTS in Sherburn-in-Elmet have been urged to remain vigilant after a vehicle was broken into overnight on Tuesday, October 18. Offenders cracked the driver’s side window, attacked the lock, and forced open the rear doors, but the owner did not
A YOUNG rugby player from York who was knocked unconscious during a tackle and then airlifted to hospital has made an amazing recovery. Matthew Ford, 14, of Clifton, was playing for the New Earswick All Blacks when he was knocked to the
THE pumpkins came out to play at a school in York as children turned their talents to creating this gang of grinning Hallowe’en faces. Rufforth School decided to hold a fundraising Orange Friday following the success of last year’s Pink Friday, when
POLICE are investigating an allegation of theft at a York working men’s club. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said they were alerted to an alleged theft from St Clement’s WMC in Count de Burgh Terrace last Thursday. “Investigations into
BURGLARS stole two bikes worth more than £7,000 from a property in Towton. The first bike is a black-framed Trek Fuel 100 mountain bike, with full suspension, 27 gears, XT disc brakes and carbon handlebars, worth £2,500. The second bike is a
LETTERS have been sent to two Government cabinet members from City of York Council raising concerns over the future of the health service and fewer police on North Yorkshire’s streets. In two motions agreed at the last full meeting of the council,
PEOPLE in Pocklington are being asked to have an autumn clear out and help vulnerable children at the same time. The town’s Barnardo’s store desperately needs donations of quality children’s wear, toys and games, and is also in need of more
A TEENAGER who has made an incredible recovery after being assaulted and left in a coma has made an emotional return to school to see his friends and teachers. Aaron Richardson, 15, suffered critical head injuries and was placed in a medically induced
A FORMER top-flight football referee from York who oversaw clashes between some of the biggest teams in the game has died at the age of 90. Peter Rhodes, who died after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, “went the full 90, and managed
A public footpath has been officially reopened in a village near York – some 70 years after it was closed and diverted during the war. The 200-metre path, between Station Lane and Burrell’s Lane in Shipton-by-Beningbrough, has been named after a former
A “HARD-WORKING family man” who broke a man’s nose after drinking too much vodka has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. Sylwester Skakun, of Cedar Crescent, Selby, pleaded guilty to butting Artur Jablonowski, causing him actual bodily harm
A MAJOR survey, devised by academics at the University of York, aims to give people a bigger say in the way the NHS is run. Researchers in the university’s department of health sciences will ask people in Leeds and Bradford where they think the NHS should
A CHARITY has appealed for help in providing emergency accommodation for homeless young people in the Selby area. Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) says demand for its services across York and North Yorkshire has increased by almost 40 per cent in
MOTHERS have met an MP to discuss increasing difficulties in renting housing in York – and tell him about some “heart-rending” cases. Kate Burchell and Melissa Wilkinson, from the Tree of Mums group at the Gateway Church in Acomb, spoke to
AN incident involving a car and a three-wheeled motorcycle resulted in a road closure near Selby. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue crews were called to Scalm Lane, on Selby Common, at 2.30pm on Saturday. It is believed the motorcyclist was treated
FAMILY history advice sessions are being run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Archives and Local Studies Service. Volunteers from the East Yorkshire Family History Society are on hand at the Treasure House in Beverley to give members of the
MALTON has staged its second annual literature festival. The three-day celebration of prose and poetry began with best-selling Ryedale author Mike Pannett reading from his latest work, Just The Job, Lad, while author and former teacher Andy Seed read
A COMPANY has been brought in to assess the impact of controversial plans to charge motorists for the use of three council car parks in Pocklington. Pocklington Town Council, which is unhappy with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) plans to charge
A MOTHER and her two children escaped a fire in their North Yorkshire home after flames spread from a neighbouring garden shed. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue crews was called to the incident in the village of Rainton, near Boroughbridge, shortly
SCHOOLS in York have signed up to take part in a charity world record breaking attempt for the most people signing and singing simultaneously. Pupils at Applefields School and St Aelred’s RC School will be participating in the event, which has been
TEN employees of Selby District Council have been congratulated after they passed a management course, accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). The course, which is part of a council partnership with Premier Partners and City &
THE bells did indeed toll to summon Laura Marling’s seven-piece band to the low-lit Nave of what she called “the big daddy” of all the churches on her 11-date cathedral tour. For a once-diffident performer, she has come on leaps and bounds in the
