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  • York nightclub owner going into administration

    THE owner of one of York's biggest nightclubs is set to go into administration, placing a question mark over the venue's future. Luminar Group, which owns The Gallery in Clifford Street, told the Stock Exchange today that its directors had no choice

  • Luton boss to appear in court over York City clash

    A FOOTBALL manager involved in an incident at a York City match, in which two stewards were injured, is to appear before court. Luton Town boss Gary Brabin will face two charges of assault and one charge of using threatening words or behaviour when he

  • Knights half-back moves put on ice

    YORK City Knights are far from panicking about the need to recruit a proven half-back even though possible moves for Gareth Moore or Jamie Rooney are now on ice. As it stands, with only ten days to go before pre-season starts, the only recognised half-backs

  • The future is bright in farming

    AGRICULTURE offers exciting and rewarding opportunities to bright young people, teachers and careers advisors were told at a conference to promote the industry. BBC Countryfile presenter and farmer Adam Henson spoke at the event at Askham Bryan College

  • Knights' Jack Stearman tracking route to World Cup

    THE 2013 World Cup is uppermost in the mind of York City Knights forward Jack Stearman as he recovers from a dislocated elbow. The 23-year-old prop’s Scotland debut was cut short by the injury but he is determined to battle his way back into Steve McCormack

  • The Big Interview with Oliver Dingley

    LONDON 2012 is looming large for Harrogate diver Oliver Dingley. But although he would love to compete next summer, he tells STEVE CARROLL his targets are longer term. FOR something that lasts only a couple of seconds, there is an awful lot to think

  • Taking Pride in York

    I FELT honoured to be a part of this year’s Community Pride awards. This year the council supported the Public Sector Hero category, which for me was an excellent opportunity to thank those who were nominated for their hard work and dedication.

  • Barry Rankin clims victory for Bootham ‘A’ billiards team

    BARRY RANKIN grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat for Bootham ‘A’ against their ‘B’ team in the York Conservative Clubs’ Faber Shield Billiards League. After Paul Mahoney’s comfortable win, Chris Dower levelled for the ‘A’ team by inflicting a first

  • Now is the time to pull out of Europe

    I TRUST David Cameron isn’t getting too settled in at No 10 because, following the debacle of the ‘debate’ on an EU referendum, his days are surely numbered. As long as all parties have the ‘whipping’ system in place to force members to vote

  • Tugging at success

    IN reply to Tony Kelly’s column (The Press, October 22), York Tug of War Club went to the Yorkshire Championship at the Countryside-live Event and competed in the annual contest. York did extremely well and won the men’s 680K competition. York also

  • Humbug question

    A PIECE of The Press has just blown onto my doorstep. It is from Monday, September 19, and contains the article headlined “Sweet Memories” about Craven’s. Is it really true that they still hand-paint all the humbugs? Isn’t that what Scrooge

  • Illogical targets

    I WISH to correct Coun James Alexander on the affordable housing target in York’s rural areas (Letters, October 24) which he infers is 35 per cent for greenfield sites and 25 per cent brownfield sites. It is in fact still 50 per cent on rural sites

  • A life of luxury

    I AM so incandescent with rage, I am at a loss to put into words my feelings, regarding the highly insulting and defamatory letter from D Fillingham (The Press, October 18) regarding retired racehorses and greyhounds. No one in Yorkshire (because

  • Just mad to close St Paul’s

    WHO decided to close St Paul’s Cathedral on the grounds of health and safety? Whose health and whose safety could possibly be affected because of the occupation by the very peaceful and law-abiding people demonstrating against capitalism? Apart

  • Leeds United's O’Dea in vow to stay cool

    A CIRCUMSPECT warning was issued by new Leeds United goal ace Darren O’Dea in the wake of the dramatic stoppage-time win over Peterborough. The 3-2 conquest – confirmed by O’Dea’s second goal in as many matches – has seen Leeds climb to fifth place

  • Dangers of taxis

    MY WIFE and I decided to dine in York on Saturday evening, and after arranging to meet with four others reserved a table at a restaurant a short walk from where we met our friends. All of us are in our 50s. Having almost reached the restaurant,

  • Tadcaster Albion Reserves claim Pro Star Cup

    TADCASTER Albion’s second string lifted the Barkston Ash Pro Star Cup after a 5-2 final win over Barwick at Selby Town’s Flaxley Road ground. Man-of-the-match Matty Howgate and Tosh Reid scored two goals each for the Brewers’ reserves and Callum Ward

  • Not a cathedral

    A NEWS item (“Vandals and thieves target cathedral”, The Press, October 22) suggests that Howden Minster has been elevated to the status of a cathedral. I do hope that the Archbishop of York has been informed, as Howden Minster is actually a parish

  • Happy landing

    I WOULD like to thank Guildhall councillors Brian Watson and Janet Looker, as well as the Neighbourhood officers, for enabling funds to spent from the Guildhall Ward Community Chest on much-needed railings on the steps down to the towpath on Marygate

  • Rowntree Players search for Little Voice

    Rowntree Players will stage Jim Cartwright’s The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice as their first show of 2012, and the search is under way to find the actress to play the diffident lead role. The Olivier Award-winning comedy drama will run from March 8

  • York fisherman drowns in North Sea tragedy

    Updated: A FISHERMAN from York has died after being swept into the sea at a north-east estuary. Keith Ellerby, 64, who was a manager at York Hospital, was spotted, along with a 63-year-old man, also from York, struggling against the waves at

  • Silvestre de Sousa refuses to give up on jockeys’ title bid

    Silvestre de Sousa, valiantly chasing Paul Hanagan in the race for the jockeys’ title, is not giving up without a fight. The Brazilian-born pilot, who lives at Thirsk, has a useful bunch of rides tomorrow at Lingfield and Kempton and has excellent

  • Lights switched on for Illuminating York festival

    IF YOU think these photos are spectacular, just wait until this evening. Passers-by last night had the first glimpse of the spectacular light show at the former women’s prison in the Eye of York that is the centrepiece of this year’s Illuminating York

  • Murder trial: Officer followed blood trail

    A POLICEMAN has told a York murder trial how he followed a trail of blood and found a fatally wounded dad-of-five lying in his wife’s garden. PC Simon Fennell said there was “clear evidence of a trail of blood” which led him the body of Mark Webb,

  • Rachel adds prize to exams success

    A FORMER Selby student who went on to gain a first class degree at Newcastle University has won a regional accountancy prize. Rachel Mann, who went to school in Selby at Brayton High School, now Brayton College, before studying accounting and mathematics

  • Selby Lions Great Selby Bike Ride raises £7k

    Cyclists who took part in the Selby Lions Great Selby Bike Ride earlier this year raised almost £7,000 in sponsorship. The money has been donated to various charities, with St Leonard’s Hospice, Martin House Hospice, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and British

  • "Significant year of progress" for Avacta

    Updated: HIGH-tech healthcare business Avacta expects to break even this year after four years of development. Avacta, which makes drug testing equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, was set up in 2006 as a spin out from the University of Leeds

  • Monk’s death at 68 follows cancer fight

    A MONK of Ampleforth Abbey, near Helmsley, has died at the age of 68 after losing his fight against cancer. The body of Father David Morland will be laid to rest in the monastery, where he was a senior classics master for more than ten years before going

  • Riding school boss ‘had no licence’

    THE owner of a riding school near Selby has been prosecuted for operating the business without a licence. Louise Harrison, who runs West Bank Riding Stables at Carlton, told magistrates in Selby she had filled in the forms for a licence and insurance

  • Internet boost for public services

    QUICKER internet links are being provided to more than 100 council buildings, schools, libraries and sports facilities in York through a new network. The fibre-optic ring built by CityFibre Holdings for City of York Council is part of an eight-year

  • CPP margins hit despite revenue growth

    Updated: York based CPP, the card protection and insurance company, said its last quarter of trading was “resilient” despite the cloud of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigation continuing to linger. Shaun Parker, chief financial officer

  • Large-scale snake theft

    A SLIPPERY thief stole 25 snakes after breaking into a pet shop in East Yorkshire. The offender smashed a window to get into the East Coast Reptiles Shop in Flamborough Road, Bridlington, and stole 24 corn snakes and a Karl Strai Albino Boa. Police

  • Frank Fernie: ‘I’m just glad to be home’

    York student Frank Fernie was jailed for his part in the trouble that flared at the London protests in March. In his first full interview, he tells HAYDN LEWIS he believes he was harshly treated for a “moment of madness”. THE sheer relief at being

  • Thornton-le-Dale care home plans

    DEVELOPERS have submitted an application to improve The Hall in Chestnut Avenue, Thornton-le-Dale, a listed care home. The plan could see an extension to the accommodation and hairdressing facilities, and installation of a stretcher lift.

  • Tributes paid to a ‘dedicated’ PC

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a “dedicated” police officer from East Yorkshire who died after he was hit by a lorry while helping a stranded female motorist on the M1. PC Mark Goodlad, 41, paid the ‘’ultimate sacrifice’’ after he was struck on the south-bound

  • Inquiry starts into £50m moors gas plant scheme

    A VITAL battle has begun over plans to build a £50 million gas processing plant on the edge of Thornton-le-Dale. Residents who attended the start of the 12-day hearing at the North York Moors National Park headquarters in Helmsley heard the project

  • Supermobile library service starts

    THE new “supermobile” library operated by North Yorkshire County Council has begun its new rolling timetable of visiting 22 locations in the county. Compared to conventional mobile libraries, which were withdrawn last month, the supermobile

  • Chance to win Pocktoberfest tickets

    THIS weekend sees Pocklington playing host to its biggest-ever music and beer festival – Pocktoberfest. There will be live music including Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman, Hayseed Dixie and Thea Gilmore, as well as a wide range of beers. Pocklington

  • York nurse to face Anne on Weakest Link

    A DENTAL nurse from York is due to appear on TV quiz show The Weakest Link today. Marie Mercer will appear on the programme, hosted by Anne Robinson, on BBC2 at 2.15pm today. The 23-year-old is a former Fulford School pupil and now lives

  • Rob Brydon book signing

    COMEDIAN Rob Brydon will be in York today signing copies of his new book. The BAFTA-nominated Welshman is currently on tour publicising the autobiography, which is called Small Man In A Book.

  • Egg coup for Blossom the high-frying hen

    THE odds against it are said to be 25 million to one – greater than winning the lottery jackpot – but that has not prevented an eggstraordinary feat by Blossom the hen. The Light Sussex chicken, who regularly lays double yolked eggs, has now

  • Last warning to illegal parkers in East Yorkshire

    MOTORISTS who park illegally in East Yorkshire are being given a final warning about the action they face if they keep breaking the law. Civil enforcement officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be issuing “dummy” tickets from today until

  • Rethink over how council meeting apologies are logged

    SORRY is supposed to be the hardest word – but not at City of York Council. Officials are to rethink how they log absences from meetings, after complaints that councillors who failed to submit their apologies were reported as having done so. The council

  • Claudia’s father warns over perils of Facebook

    THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has spoken out over his fears about social networking sites at an event in the city. Peter Lawrence, whose daughter’s disappearance in 2009 is being treated as murder, revealed yesterday how he believes

  • Opening time for closure riddle pub

    A VILLAGE pub in York which mysteriously closed last month is set to be re-opened under a new landlord. Paul Gardner, who also runs The Terrace, on the corner of Fossgate and Stonebow in York, and The Windmill, in Blossom Street, has taken

  • Pilot stars in Great Escape re-enactment

    A PILOT from an RAF base in North Yorkshire has taken part in a modern-day recreation of The Great Escape. Flight Lieutenant John Le Cornu, a Tucano flying instructor based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, was one of six officers selected from around the country

  • Book tells story of chocolate city’s past

    THE story of York’s rich chocolate-making heritage and the pivotal role it has played in Britain’s passion for the treat is being told in a new book. Chocolate, written by Paul Chrystal – who owns the Knaresborough Bookshop – has delved into

  • Covenant not a barrier to community stadium

    A COVENANT on land earmarked for York’s new Community Stadium will not be a barrier to the development, the council’s leisure chief says. Coun Sonja Crisp, City of York Council’s cabinet member for leisure, culture and social inclusion, said a detailed

  • Tractor fire on A170

    A ROAD in a North Yorkshire town was closed after a tractor caught fire and the flames spread to trees and bushes at neighbouring houses. Fire crews from Scarborough were called to the A170 in West Ayton just after 3pm yesterday, with the fire being

  • Bid to boost tea rooms comfort

    THE owners of York’s famous Bettys tea rooms are looking to boost customer comfort by replacing outdated equipment. Bettys and Taylors Group Limited say the chiller plant at the St Helen’s Square business, which regulates temperatures and is between

  • It’s crunch time for apples

    PUPILS at a York primary school dressed to be-pressed for National Apple week. Pink ladies, red devils and granny smiths were in abundance as staff and children at Dringhouses Primary School came dressed up as different varieties of the fruit for

  • Crackdown on sale of spray paint

    BUSINESSES which illegally sell spray paint to children in York could find themselves coming under the spotlight of a mystery shopper crackdown. City of York Council is planning to launch a test-purchasing initiative in an attempt to discover

  • Digger stolen from bowling club site in Ripon

    A DIGGER has been stolen from a construction site at a North Yorkshire bowling club. Police are appealing for information following the theft of the five-tonne JCB bright yellow excavator from the site on Bondgate, in Ripon, sometime between Sunday