NEVER has a show been more rubbish than Stomp and yet surely the best recycling project of all time. For 20 years now, Brighton percussionist Luke Cresswell and Yorkshireman Steve McNicholas's impromptu percussion, dance and loose-limbed comedy
MASKED robbers armed with a sledgehammer raided a North Yorkshire jewellery store. Two men dressed in black and wearing masks or balaclavas threatened staff with the weapon at Fattorini’s jewellery store, in Harrogate, at about 10.30am today
SEVERFIELD-Rowen has said its pipeline remains strong after Olympics contracts will be completed. The Thirsk-based structural steel business said in its unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011 that it had a post-Olympic order
POLICE investigating the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence will tonight make a fresh TV appeal for information. North Yorkshire Police say there will be a brief appeal on Crimewatch, which begins at 9pm. Claudia was 35 when she went missing
A YORK woman who moved to London and set up her own bike manufacturing company has signed a deal with a retailer in her home city. Sian Emmison, who set up Bobbin Bicycles five years ago, has signed a deal with Cycle Heaven in Bishopthorpe
A SWANKY new London restaurant is to provide diners with a genuine taste of Yorkshire. The new English Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar, based in London’s County Hall, in the shadows of the House of Parliament and overlooking the Thames, has signed a deal
YORK needs to increase its productivity to achieve its goal of becoming a top-ten European city. Members of the York Economic Partnership, which is made up of the public and private sectors, said the city needed to focus on “added value”, the difference
SOCIAL media heavyweights from LinkedIn and Facebook will speak at the Yorkshire Mafia Conference tomorrow and Thursday. Wade Burgess, Northern European director of LinkedIn, and Ivan Heneghan, client services lead at Facebook, as well as Richard Robinson
TURF company Lindum has developed a range of roof mats to encourage pollination and biodiversity in green roofs. The York-based business will display the range at the Ecobuild exhibition in London from today to Thursday, after working with Prof Nigel
PROPERTY consultancy HPC has been nominated as a finalist in the Health Investor Awards for the third year in a row. The York-based company, which advises investors and operators of care homes, independent hospitals and assisted-living schemes, has
MANUFACTURER Ellis, of Rillington, near Malton, has received approval from the London Underground (LUL) for its Phoenix range of fireproof cable cleats. Andrew Booth, development manager of Ellis, said: “Maintaining the London Underground network
CONSTRUCTION trainees from York have until Friday to enter the regional SkillBuild competition. SkillBuild covers ten crafts including bricklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, dry walling systems, joinery, painting and decorating, plastering, roofing,
THREE new start-up businesses have set up in the Springboard incubator at the University of York after its original tenants “graduated” to its bigger neighbour, The Catalyst. Compact CAD, which offers design and simulation services to the electronics
WHEN you’re sitting in a bus stop on a chilly evening and suddenly decide to take off your coat, jumper and scarf, people think you’re mad. But that is exactly what I did the other night, while waiting for the Number 5. Those standing with me raised
NATALYA WILSON tries a new cellulite-busting treatment that is said to iron out the flab. THEY say there’s no gain without pain, and when it comes to getting rid of fat and cellulite, this old adage rings true, whether you try the conventional way
THE PRESS of March 7 reported about threats being made to a man convicted of badger baiting. Sergeant Paul Stephenson of Malton police said such actions did not only affect badger killer William Anderson but also his family. Well, maybe Mr Anderson
SOME weeks ago I wrote to complain about litter in the verges along Bishopthorpe Road adjacent to the racecourse. A few days later I had a telephone call from a director at York Racecourse and we had a good discussion about where the litter originated
THE Rev Adrian Glasspole evidently believes Palestine started the recent round of attacks (Letters, March 16). This is not the case. The leading Israeli English language newspaper (Haaretz) confirmed that the attacks were initiated by the Israeli
I AM concerned by the “Danger Cyclists” headline on an article which reports a forthcoming open meeting held by York Older Persons’ Assembly (The Press, March 17). This will debate the issues faced by blind and partially sighted users of city-centre
KEY York City midfielder Scott Kerr could return to action next month following initial assessments of his knee injury. Swelling around the problem area means it is too early to provide a definitive diagnosis on Kerr’s knee, which caused him to limp
HE’S back, with his finger on the trigger, and the whole nation waits with bated breath to see who’ll be first in the firing line – at least, that’s what the build-up hype would have you believe about tomorrow’s “TV event of the week”, when The Apprentice
PHOENIX Dance Theatre is to work again with interactive digital media artist Kit Monkman, of York company KMA. The Leeds dance company first collaborated with KMA in May 2005 for former artistic director Darshan Singh Bhuller’s Enger-land, a parody of
I WAS dismayed to read the sorry excuses mentioned by Coun Tracey Simpson-Lang (Letters, March 16) concerning the closure of the Beckfield Lane waste disposal site. I understand this site recycles about 2,000 tons of green waste per annum, in addition
WITH regards to the story about “Heart surgery move concern” (The Press, March 2), the Independent Reconfiguration Panel’s external assessment shows that the NHS consulted appropriately with the overview and scrutiny committee. This is a complex
I WENT to see The Sound of Music at York Theatre Royal and had an absolutely wonderful evening. All the performances by the York Light Opera were excellent and the singing was outstanding, especially the leading lady Maria and Mother Superior.
DID you work with us in Medical Records at the County Hospital and/or the York District Hospital from the 1960s through to the mid/late 1990s? If so, we are arranging a reunion to be held in late April and would like to invite former staff members
THE ‘Time to go Veggie’ letter (Letters, March 16) raises some interesting points. The study of 120,000 people over 28 years found the replacing red meat with plant-based protein produced longer life. The vegetarian diets tended to reduce diet-based
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale says his team need to stop being “naïve” if they’re to be successful in Twenty20 cricket this year. His comments come ahead of the Tykes’ first match of 2012 in the shortest form of the game. Yorkshire meet
I WAS wondering if the Marjorie Leng mentioned in a letter of February 13 was the same Marjorie Leng who lived in Queen Anne’s Road, York? Recently at a car boot sale I purchased two very old diaries (dated 1941 & 1951) and they were written
WHEN I saw your headline “Plays to break with tradition” my blood ran slightly cold (The Press, March 14). When I read that the costumes for the mystery plays are to be based on 1940/1950 I was horrified; what on earth are the producers thinking about
WHITE Horse Church Fenton went top of York Minster Engineering Football League division two after an 8-1 thrashing of Osbaldwick. John Marshall scored twice and there were also goals from Rob McQuarry, John Langrick, Lenny Mason, Lee Streatham and Jake
LEEDS United host Nottingham Forest at Elland Road tonight (7.45pm) with their npower Championship play-off hopes on a knife-edge. The Whites have a five-point deficit to claw back over the last nine games of the season and a win over struggling Forest
Nobody can be sure of their place in Yorkshire’s starting XI for the new season. That’s the message from Tykes director of cricket Martyn Moxon today with the county’s 2012 opener against Kent less than four weeks away. His comments come after Yorkshire
YORK Vikings Basketball Club are staging a four-day Easter camp from Monday, April 2 to Thursday, April 5 in the sports hall at Huntington School. The sessions, for eight to 16 year olds, will be held from 10am to 4pm each day and the cost is £65 for
IT SPORTS Wigginton need 35 points from their final three games to clinch the Yorkshire Squash League division one title. The York side beat hosts Hull 4-1 in their latest fixture to move to the brink of a return to the premier division after a four-year
Ryan Moore, who has been riding in Dubai since January, can notch his first British winners of 2012 today and tomorrow at Kempton. The former champion jockey, who has been ruled out of a serious championship challenge by injury in each of the last
A SUPERB first-half display laid the foundations for New Earswick All Blacks ‘A’s seventh win of the Pennine League division four season as they beat Drighlington ‘A’ 42-28. The White Rose Avenue side led their hosts 30-6 at the break and withstood a
BATTLING City of York Hockey Club men’s I kept their North League premier division survival hopes alive with a 6-2 win at Oxton. The team travelled with a squad of only 12 players due to work commitments and injuries, but they recovered from 1-0 down
City of York ladies I ceded a last-gasp goal to ailing Broom for a 4-4 North League division one draw. Twice York powered into convincing 2-0 and 3-1 leads through well-taken strikes from Kirsty Rossington, Laura Horne and Ali Butler only for Broom
MATT’S the way to do it was the mantra for Acomb Hockey Club men’s first XI, who rallied to beat visiting Sheffield Hallam VI 3-2 in the Yorkshire League fourth division. Though they entertained the anchor outfit, Acomb’s initial over-confidence led
FIVE Lions took no prisoners they roared to a 8-1 victory and were only prevented from a clean sweep by York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one opponents Slipper pairing Vicky Middleton and Ann Parkyn. Anne Bass and Dawn Exton were double
DONCASTER’S William Hill Lincoln meeting, on March 31 and April 1, is one of the most hotly anticipated in the racecourse’s calendar, officially marking the start of the summer Flat season. To celebrate the fact that ‘flat is back’, we are promoting
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy escaped injury only by “sheer luck” when a beer bottle was hurled through his York bedroom window, scattering glass shards over the floor and his duvet. Owen Parsons slept on and was unharmed, but he could have been struck by the bottle
YOUNGSTERS from South Milford have been donning their hard hats and high-visibility jackets for a series of lessons with a difference. A group of youngsters and teachers from South Milford Junior School received a special invitation from Linden Homes
A PENSIONER was in his living room when a petrol bomb was hurled through the window, detectives have revealed. Officers investigating the attack in Lucas Avenue on Friday say the couple, aged 78 and 81, had both been downstairs in the minutes
HE has been a York City legend ever since he became the first player to score 100 goals in the league – and his status among fans was cemented when he became the only York player ever to score five times in one game. Now, at the age of 90, Alf Patrick
CHILDREN’S services bosses in York are set to overspend their budget by more than £600,000, following a sharp rise in the number of children placed in care. City of York Council says its costs for looking after youngsters have spiralled “considerably
Pupils at Bootham Junior School got into character to mark the official opening of their new school library. Head teacher, Dr Sue Pattison, said: “Everyone came as a character from their favourite book. We had a good number of Harry Potters
PLANS to add an extension to a York leisure centre have been approved. The scheme will see the fitness suite at the Energise centre on Cornlands Road more than double in size after permission was granted by City of York Council. The authority, which
CAMPAIGNERS calling for a halt to the Government’s controversial health reforms gathered to protest in the centre of York. As the Health and Social Care Bill went through the House of Lords last night, a vigil was held outside York Library by various
A MAN accused of attempted murder has appeared before York Crown Court. Christopher Donaldson, 48, faced a charge of attempted murder of a 60-year-old woman in Brayton, when he appeared before Recorder Stephen Ashurst yesterday. Police were called to
YORK chocolate maker Nestlé has become the first major confectioner to remove plastic packaging from all its Easter eggs, as part of a major green initiative to stop plastic waste going to landfill. In a six-year project masterminded by experts at
A MAN who admitted assisting in creating a cannabis farm has avoided being sent to prison. David Haw, of Moor Road, Stamford Bridge, appeared before York Crown Court yesterday, after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of a controlled
AN OLYMPIAN, a schoolgirl and a disabled table-tennis champion will all carry the Olympic torch through York this summer, before it arrives at the racecourse on a thoroughbred horse. Stanley Wild, 68, of Muncaster, who represented Britain at
A CAR criminal who led police on a high-speed chase through rush- hour traffic in Clifton has been jailed. Anthony Vipas collided with a police car and a parked car, overtook ten vehicles waiting at a red traffic light by driving on the wrong side of
FORMER pupils and staff from Manor CE School celebrated the school’s 200th anniversary at a founder’s dinner held at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall, in Aldwark. The guest speakers were Margaret Sentamu, wife of the Archbishop of York, and Lord Phil Willis
THERE’S still time to nominate entries for this year’s Innserve Best Cellars Awards. The awards, which recognise well-managed pubs, offer more than 42 prizes, ranging from six top national prizes of £1,000, to regional prizes of £200. Steve Lakin
AN argument over who should run the café and bike centre in a Ryedale beauty spot looks set to see the Forestry Commission at the centre of a judicial review in the High Court. Purple Mountain, which has run the facilities at Dalby Forest for the past
PEOPLE in Pocklington are being urged to take a stand against cyber bullies and not to “suffer in silence”. Research has found nearly one in four pupils now suffers bullying through text messaging, email or social networking websites – a problem which
Alice Oswald gave an exceptional performance when she appeared at the University of York’s Berwick Saul building on Tuesday evening last week. Oswald, a 46-year old classicist and poet based in Devon, has won critical acclaim for books such as
A MOTORCYCLIST has suffered leg injuries after an accident involving a car in York this morning. The male rider has been taken to hospital following the collision which happened on Hull Road at about 8.50am today. The incident has caused
AN international marketing expert will give Yorkshire solicitors advice on how to run their practices at the Cedar Court Grand Hotel, York, on Thursday. The Yorkshire Law Society has invited Geoff Ramm, author of Marketing Takeaway and speaker at many
YOUNGSTERS at a York school have been busy planting trees and shrubs. The children, at Headlands Primary School in Haxby, were digging deep to develop a Forest School to make more use of the school grounds for new learning experiences. The reception
A RYEDALE village is seeing a huge increase in visitors after a group of nearby trees was featured in a painting by world-renowned artist David Hockney. Residents of the tiny village of Thixendale near Malton say the current interest in Hockney’s work
FEARS over future funding levels at a maximum security jail near York are raised in a new report. The Independent Monitoring Board for Full Sutton Prison has published its annual report for 2011 and praises staff for the way they look after the inmates
BILINGUAL pupils from a North Yorkshire school are to see their autobiographies in print thanks to an exciting new writing project. The group of 14 youngsters at Grove Road Community Primary School, in Harrogate, were encouraged to research their own
OWNERS of period houses can learn how to conserve and improve their properties at a 1,000-year-old North Yorkshire manor house. The Institute of Specialist Surveyors and Engineers (ISSE) is running five residential courses lasting two or three days
ONE-derful! That was the verdict on this year’s York Schools’ Drama Festival. Performers from ten primary and secondary schools were given the challenge of coming up with entertainment based on the theme of “1” at the University of York. They proved
AN appeal is being launched to raise £120,000 for crucial repairs to a North Yorkshire cathedral is being launched. Urgent work is needed on defects at Ripon Cathedral following a survey by its architect, Oliver Caroe, who has said failing to act now
SUPER-FAST broadband is becoming available for the first time to homes and businesses in two new areas of York, BT has announced. Thousands of householders and firms in the Melrosegate and Dringhouses areas will be able to join the high-speed revolution
POLICE have made a renewed appeal for witnesses after a man was killed when his car hit a tree in North Yorkshire. The 21-year-old’s yellow Peugeot 106 left the A169 road between Whitby and Pickering at the bottom of Saltersgate Bank, near the old
COMMUNITY police in Tadcaster are to dedicate one day each month to working with council officers in an attempt to deal with the “issues that matter most to the local people”. PSCO Kelly Vause said: “Having a joint approach to dealing with these issues
100 years ago At a meeting of the West Riding county executive, held at Leeds, the chairman said he would like to test the feeling of the executive with regard to the growing practice of allowing “mascots” to appear at football matches. He thought
ANY guesses what these gloriously colourful objects are? No, they are not abstract works of art, or even photographs of a distant galaxy. They are pollen grains, magnified hundreds of times under a laser microscope. The border around
INSTRUMENTALISTS 2CELLOS will join Elton John for his live show at the Great Yorkshire Showground in June. The concert takes place in the showground’s main ring on Bank Holiday Tuesday, June 5, and 2CELLOS will open the show. The classically
CALLING all readers! We’re planning to celebrate the Queen’s visit to York in her Diamond Jubilee year in style, by publishing a special supplement packed with memories of her previous visits and her years on the throne. To help us, we’d love to hear
POLICE have issued a warning about fraudulent advertisements offering tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Officers said ticket advertisements had appeared in the national and international media featuring a mobile phone number or email address
Charity fundraisers in Yorkshire are appealing for unwanted household items for their furniture and electrical stores. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is looking for good quality sofas, armchairs, dining tables, chairs, beds wardrobes, televisions
WOMEN can get beauty and make-up tips from professionals while at the same time raising funds for York Hospital. Staff from Boots in Coney Street, York, in conjunction with Clinique, have teamed up with the York Teaching Hospital Charity to organise
PLANS for a new housing estate in York are set to be given the go-ahead this week after concerns it could affect transport links through a larger development nearby were addressed. City of York Council originally granted permission for 48 town houses
