Andrew Gale is on course for his third successive century in the LV= County Championship. The Yorkshire captain has reached 63 not out at tea on day one of their match against Surrey at Headingley today, with the hosts well placed on 176-3 from
YORK City's League Two trip to Oxford United has been switched from Saturday, April 19 to Good Friday, April 18. The Minstermen's home clash with Scunthorpe United has been moved from Saturday, October 12 to Sunday, October 13 to avoid a clash
Yorkshire will be delighted with their efforts in the opening stages of their LV= County Championship match against Ricky Ponting-less Surrey at Headingley today. The table-topping White Rose looked to have lost a crucial toss under leaden skies
SINCE its launch in 2005, the Toyota Aygo has shaken up the A-segment, combining its cheap-to-run qualities with plenty of character and driving appeal. Today it has become an even more attractive prospect, thanks to improved engine efficiency,
THERE’S a new word being said a lot at Volvo and it’s, er, ‘new’. The last few years have seen the Swedish car maker leave the protective shelter of a less-thanproactive Ford and engage with a more progressive organisation on the other side of
Me, As a Penguin is a tickling comedy that presents believable characters despite its mildly bizarre set-up. This 2009 debut piece from Hull playwright Tom Wells was paired with the strange but ultimately stirring monologue Spacewang by the same
Let me take you a little way into the future. A witness is walking into York Magistrates Court to give evidence against the driver who crashed head-on into another car while overtaking when he shouldn’t and broke the witness’s leg. The case has
The uncertainty created by the Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement of an in/out referendum to determine the UK’s continuing membership of the European Union is extremely damaging. In 2011 he said there was no case for a referendum, and
YET again we hear of antisocial behaviour in the city centre (Street menace of city drinkers, The Press, June 18). Perhaps if policemen and women were to patrol the centre again on foot, this might nip some if it in the bud. Alas, you only
I AM pleased that as part of new Liberal Democrat group leader Keith Aspden’s “Six To Fix”, he says the council must listen to local businesses and work with them to bring jobs into York (The Press, June 5). Recent council decisions over the closure
LIBRARY Square was cleared of all local parking months ago, leaving easy access to the rear of the terrace of fine houses soon to be converted to a hotel. Now Lendal Bridge is to be closed to all private vehicles so that St Leonard’s will be almost
Can any of our politicians give a cogent reason for Britain posturing on the world stage when we are far from being a country as powerful as the US, Russia or China? Britain gets involved in just about every theatre of war, under the “leadership
We welcome the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) recognition this week of the role electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can play in helping people cut down and eventually stop smoking tobacco. However, while we acknowledge
In answer to AJ Taylor (June 19), the reason for the horrendous traffic on the east side of the city on Saturday was that someone on the council must have “fiddled” with the sequence of traffic lights at the Monkgate/Lord Mayor’s Walk junction resulting
Thank you to Baz Buchanan for his letter (June 19) expressing both his support for the World Naked Bike Ride’s aims and his view that it won’t be understood, and may even offend some people. I agree that there are a tiny minority of people who
I WAS in the audience of The Boyfriend, presented by York Light Opera Company at Joseph Rowntree Theatre. What a wonderful performance. Congratulations to the cast. It is to their credit that they were not wrong-footed or distracted by the young
WITH reference to letters in The Press of June 15 and 19 regarding rubbish in York, City of York Council collects commercial waste 14 hours a day in the city centre, six days a week. Our last collection in the city is at 7pm and we do not collect
On July 5, North Yorkshire Conservative MPs like myself will vote to give our residents a say on Europe. The EU Referendum Bill could give us the first vote on the EU in over 40 years, after a renegotiation for a new deal in the EU. It is historic
YORK City legend Tommy Forgan is willing Michael Ingham to break his 47-year-old club record. That was the message delivered all the way from Australia by Forgan’s granddaughter Madelane Davey when she met the man aiming to replace her “pops” in
I WOULD like to thank all those people who made donations and gave prizes in order to raise funds for the cancer charity Myeloma UK function held at Dunnington Sports and Social Club on Saturday, June 15. Entertainment was provided by Northern
CAPTAIN James Ford’s return to fitness is poised to hand York City Knights a notable boost ahead of the tough trip to Leigh – but it could also land head coach Gary Thornton with a selection dilemma. Ford has endured a stop-start couple of months
BROOKE BROUGHTON’S future at York City Knights was dumped into doubt last night just ten minutes into his first run-out back at the club. Broughton’s first involvement upon entering the fray as a substitute in the Knights under-20s’ 48-24 win at
FIRST-YEAR professionals Chris Dickenson and Mike Atkinson can force their way into first-team reckoning during pre-season, according to York City boss Nigel Worthington. Striker Dickenson and right-back Atkinson were both offered senior terms
JAMES FORD has targeted the play-offs for York City Knights’ young guns after another sizeable win in the U20s Championship. The Knights U20s beat their Rochdale counterparts 48-24 at Mayfield last night, making it four consecutive wins in the
A SHUDDERING crash struck to dent York golf star Simon Dyson’s bid for a profitable opening day in the BMW Open Championship. After a storming start to the European Tour event at the Eichenried club, the wheels came right off for the 35-year-old
YORK all-rounder Nick Kay has tagged the second of this weekend’s brace of games as the most vital of the season so far – and not because he has notched the “absolute honour”. After tomorrow’s home encounter against Appleby Frodingham in the Solly
Rich Pyrah celebrated his 100th List ‘A’ appearance with three wickets and a Yorkshire victory over Middlesex at Headingley yesterday. The 30-year-old played a key role in his side’s 17-run win on Duckworth Lewis in the Yorkshire Bank 40 competition
Gary Ballance has revealed his delight at a maiden England call-up for next week’s Twenty20 double header against New Zealand at the Oval. The Yorkshire batsman has been rewarded for some excellent form in all three formats of the game during the
Tadcaster Albion’s Steven Jeff is currently in talks with Ossett Town about a possible transfer, writes Jack Amor. Since signing from Selby Town in 2009, Jeff has been a consistent marksman for the Brewers, his total of 30 goals highlighted by
HOME start – and finish – is the double boost for manager Brian McDermott as he readies himself for his first full season in charge of Leeds United. The Championship fixtures revealed this week afforded games at Elland Road for United at the start
STAMFORD Bridge football coach Helene Whytock is in the running for the 2013 FA and McDonald’s Community Awards Coach of the Year accolade. The 43-year-old will take part in a practical assessment at the FA’s National Football Centre, St George
YORK-BASED student Hattie Bowden has gained a prized scholarship after excelling in the Skipton Horse Trials, writes Jack Amor. The 21-year-old took her on-loan horse, Aluigi, to her first BE90 event and performed well in all of the disciplines
OLYMPIC bronze medallist Tom Ransley admitted his rowing return to Eton Dorney this weekend will be tinged with sadness. The 27-year-old competed at London 2012 under the York City Rowing Club banner, but he has since joined Henley-based Leander
STUART HOLT took the honours at the York & District Amalgamation of Anglers’ First Sunday Open on the River Ouse. The Aireborough & District rod weighed in with 33lbs from peg 15 – better known as the ‘pipe hole’ – including a 5lb carp.
AN AWARD-winning North Yorkshire cheese maker has been called upon to help former musician Alex James improve his Blue Monday cheese. Shepherds Purse, based on a family farm in Thirsk, will produce the Blue Monday cheese under trademark for the
FANCY-dress business Fantasy World is expanding with the opening of a new store at Clifton Moor, York. Owner Justin Heaven has taken a five-year lease on the unit, which will operate alongside his existing premises in Main Street, Fulford.
POCKLINGTON Business Network will hear from Colin Tweedie of CJT Consulting at its next event, which starts at 7.15am on Tuesday at the KP CLub, Kilnwick Percy. He will advise businesses on how to get the most out of networking. Visit pocklington-business-networking-group.blogspot.com
START-UP businesses in the food sector are flourishing despite the recession, according to new research carried out by social enterprise Kitchenette. The report into the eating-out sector, which contributes £25 billion to the UK economy annually
Which is your favourite new or refurbished building in York? The Press People’s Award category of the York Design Awards gives you the chance to have your say. STEPHEN LEWIS outlines the contenders. Some of York’s finest new or renovated buildings
A CAMPAIGN to keep the York-based East Coast Main line in public hands was launched by Labour and trade union leaders today. Labour shadow transport minister Maria Eagle joined rail union leaders Manuel Cortes, TSSA, and Aslef's Mick Whelan, leafleting
The leader of a major drugs ring and nine other members are today serving a total of more than 50 years in jail after police smashed their cocaine and cannabis network. Stephen Robert Small, 29, ran the gang that brought hundreds of thousands of
A DRIVER was taken to hospital and several cars damaged, in a crash in Selby last night. The incident occurred in Brook Street, where a Peugeot 307 and a Nissan Primera collided at about 9.20pm, leaving the Peugeot on its side in the road.
A NURSE accused of mistreating patients has been suspended by both a York care home and the regulatory body for nursing. Moorlands Care Home at Strensall suspended Alan Thomas Haugh from duty earlier this month. The Nursing and Midwifery Council
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has warned that a Government sell-off of the East Coast Main Line rail franchise would be a “disaster” for regional economies served by the route. The York Central Labour MP urged the Government to “slow down” and consider commissioning
Bored by the warnings? Confident you can handle your drink? News editor and pub columnist GAVIN AITCHISON finds out – safely – just how dangerous drink-driving can be. I GLANCED at the speedometer and moved into fifth gear, as I have done thousands
THIEVES stole vintage port, a bike and fishing tackle after raiding a garage in Silver Street, Fairburn, Knottingley, overnight on Tuesday. An NU re-chargeable drill and a blue and white ladies six-gear cycle with straight black handle bars were
THIEVES stole eight light galvanised gates which formed a fence in a field at Millington Pastures, Pocklington. The gates were stolen between June 17 and 19, and are 2.5metres by 1.5metres in size. Anyone who is offered the gates for sale,
A £50,000 study looking at the economic impact of a North Yorkshire army barracks closing is to be carried out. Ripon’s Claro Barracks, which is currently the base for more than 600 soldiers, is due to close by 2017. An assessment of the effect
A YORK councillor has said a snap poll over plans for a 1,800-home development on the edge of the city has revealed many local residents do not want to see it built. Heworth Without councillor Nigel Ayre has also questioned whether an eight-week
Reeds Rains has more registered buyers at this time of year than any other. April to June is a hive of activity in the property market, with more vendors and buyers completing moves than any other time of the year. So if you are thinking of selling
A YORK-BASED rail company is offering the chance for one lucky child to become their summer travel correspondent. Children are invited to send Grand Central Rail a 100 word review of their favourite destination along the North-East route, whether
100 years ago Two suffragists, Mrs Crow and Miss Mitchell, both of Newcastle, the latter an organiser for the Women’s Social and Political Union, had been mobbed in Blyth Market Place. Six or seven thousand people crowded around the fountain
A NEW report is suggesting ways of ensuring York’s habitat and wildlife – including endangered species – are protected from extinction. City of York Council’s Biodiversity Action Plan builds on a comprehensive Biodiversity Audit 2010 survey of
LOCAL beer fans will be having a ball tonight when a York pub holds a special YO ale festival. The Golden Ball, on the corner of Cromwell Road and Victor Street in Bishophill, will have beers from seven breweries in the YO postcode area. Beers
THE leader of the Liberal Democrats in York has welcomed the news that York will host the 2014 Liberal Democrat Spring Conference. Coun Keith Aspden, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on City of York Council, said: “It is a tremendous vote of
MORE than 400 primary school children took part in three Enterprise Days at the University of York, designed to teach them new skills in a fun and stimulating way. Aimed at pupils in Years 5 and 6 from primary schools feeding into Tadcaster Grammar
RESTAURANT group Pesto Italian is opening in the refurbished Red Lion pub in South Stainley near Harrogate, creating 30 jobs. The pub will reopen in late July/early August following a £325,000 joint investment from Pesto restaurants and the Spirit
YORK-BASED train company First TransPennine Express (FTPE) says it has been rated positively in a customer survey. The firm scored 85 per cent overall satisfaction in the independent National Passenger Survey. The research, which canvassed
POLICE teams have stepped up their search for clues about a sex attack on a woman in a York car park. The victim, who is in her 20s, was walking along Garden Street, in The Groves, at about 5pm last Thursday when she was sexually assaulted by a
THE Press’s Save The NRM petition will be handed today to York’s two MPs after being signed by more than 12,500 people. York Central Labour MP Hugh Bayley and York Outer Tory MP Julian Sturdy agreed to receive the petition jointly to signify all-party
UNION members have staged a protest at a York business park over allegations of UK workers being “blacklisted” by construction companies. The 20-strong group from the Unite union demonstrated at Holgate Park for about two hours following claims
A NORTH Yorkshire teacher has been asked to take part in an international teacher training course in Israel. Louise Robson, who teaches history and philosophy and ethics at Barlby High School, has been invited by the Holocaust Education Trust to
FIVE people were arrested as part of a police operation in Selby. The arrests came in a day of action by officers, which also saw a 14-year-old girl cautioned over theft from a shop, and more than two dozen vehicles inspected by police, the Environment
A TEACHER at a North Yorkshire secondary school whose charity music video garnered more than 250,000 hits online has turned director for his latest project. Tadcaster Grammar School English teacher Adam Dawson attracted national media attention
A PASSIONATE supporter of The Press’s campaign to save the National Railway Museum has told of her late husband’s role in its opening, writes Kate Whitaker. Una Jackson, of Staithes Close, Acomb, said her husband, Brian, worked on the site as a
GREENER taxis are set to become a more regular sight on York’s streets as council bosses hope to cut pollution. City of York Council’s low emission taxi incentive plan – the first in the UK – aims to increase the number of hybrid and electric taxis
ENTRIES for this year’s Community Pride Awards have been coming in thick and fast, but some categories have been doing better than others. The awards, which celebrate the dedication shown by people in York who go out of their way to help others
YORK and Scarborough have been confirmed among seven locations to benefit from local TV. Ofcom is now inviting applications for new channels from interested parties before September 11. The invitation follows legislation enabling Ofcom to issue
CARE company SureCare is launching new services in Scarborough. The branch is expanding into childcare, respite care and providing home services to carry out a full range of household tasks. Gary Farrer, new managing director of SureCare, said
IT’S called BrightHouse – but an inspector has agreed with planners that the red-and-yellow signs at a York city-centre shop are just too... bright. City of York Council previously turned down an application by BrightHouse for a fascia sign, with
SUPPORT for York’s small businesses and jobseekers has been outlined to a senior politician on a fact-finding visit to the city. Shadow Minister for Small Business Toby Perkins was given a first-hand look at City of York Council’s backing for entrepreneurs
COMFIER and larger new seats – each one with its own cup holder – have been installed throughout York’s City Screen cinema as part of a £300,000 refurbishment. The riverside picture house has re-opened following the revamp, which also involved
