MORE than 800 people have signed a petition to save a pub that has been closed for three years. Residents say if plans to create flats on the first and second floors above The Jubilee in Balfour Street, York, go ahead it will be the “death knell
A POPULAR terror attraction is returning to York Maze, and this year there will be a new scare event for thrill-seeking youngsters. Hallowscream, opening for 15 nights between October 11 and November 2, has been entertaining Halloween revellers
WHEN my personal training students ask me for a Pilates exercise to help strengthen a particular muscle area, or a stretch to help with a muscle restriction, they might be surprised when we begin our session with movements that seem to be for a completely
YORK RUFC are up to sixth in North One East after a 39-21 win at now third-placed Bradford & Bingley. Conditions were ideal at the Wagon Lane Sports Ground - and York went at the Bees' line from the off. Declan Cusack got them off the mark
A YORK charity is taking a step forward in fundraising technology, with the official launch of six contactless donation devices at locations around the city. This Thursday, on World Mental Health Day, a total of six contactless donation devices
AN IT worker has to do 210 hours' unpaid work for the community after she failed to convince a jury she was entitled to £7,000 of her now ex-employer's money. Three juries at York Crown Court heard that Lexina Saffron McCallum, 34, worked on the
A NEW figure is needed to become the voice of business for North Yorkshire. The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new chairman after Jon Geldart stepped down to take up the role of UK Director General of the business leaders’ organisation
MORE than 5 million people in the UK use broadband every single minute when at home, according to new research by TalkTalk. Cosy nights in are the new nights out, with a quarter of the population living in Yorkshire claiming to spend more time at home
COMING up this Friday and Saturday is the last chance to enjoy racing action at York in 2019. Over October 11 and 12, there will be prize money in excess of £400,000 on offer. Since 2014, the prize money for these two days has almost doubled
DEMAND for their services has led to a number of promotions by insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. The firm has appointed Chris Cox and James Crawford as senior insolvency managers in York while Jonathan Todd becomes a senior insolvency manager
YORK featherweight boxer Cam Shaw kept his undefeated professional record intact after battling to a points decision win in Doncaster. Having comprehensively defeated Sweden's Edward Bjorklund on his debut in the paid ranks in Rotherham, Shaw was
DANIEL PARSLOW says Wednesday's benefit game at Bootham Crescent will be the perfect way to thank the York City fans for their support of his memorable career at the club. The benefit game sees a ‘2012 Wembley Twice’ XI come up against a ‘Daniel
A LIBRARY in York is hosting a short season of intimate concerts promoting up and coming musicians. The Live in Libraries event will be held in the Marriott Room at York Explore. David Ward Maclean, the curator of the event, said: “It’s been
SMALL businesses owners outside the city walls are being invited to share their success stories and voice concerns at a special event. The Federation of Small Businesses and City of York Council are hosting the support event to lend support to
A PANEL of council leaders has agreed to give £1 million to troubled tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire after it emerged it would cost more than £3 million to close it down. A report said the agency had struggled with its finances following the
THE work of a dedicated and long-serving York school governor has been recognized. Irene Waudby helped decide a York primary school’s name even before it had been built, and has stepped down after 28 years of service. Mrs Waudby was a North Yorkshire
A MOTORIST has died after his car crashed into a tree on a North Yorkshire road. The accident happened at 6.20pm last night on an unclassified road between Bedale and Snape, known as Kings Keld Bank. North Yorkshire Police said a black Seat Ibiza
LAMB casserole and a cake mix for canines have won recognition for a gourmet pet food manufacturer. The Innocent Pet at Thorp Arch, Wetherby, scooped the Best New Dog Food award for their first complete food product, air-dried British lamb casserole
LETTER: Sale of homes will go to affordable housing I AM surprised and disappointed to see Labour’s housing spokesperson, Cllr Pavlovic (Council’s housing policy is letting people down, Letters, October 5), making inaccurate claims about the council
The best £15 I have ever spent is a York art gallery and museum card. For the price of three pints of lager I can spend a year looking at a few pictures now and then, instead of frying my senses in trying to absorb everything in one hit. At present
My mother uses the bus service in and around York and always has a current timetable for all First York services, so on hearing there was a new timetable for the number 11 bus, she went to York Railway Station to collect one. However, she was told
Barclays has pledged not to close branches in remote areas or where it is the last bank in town for the next two years. And the bank's branches in Haxby and Easingwold are listed as among those to be protected. It lists the Haxby branch as
As more of us are rejecting a wasteful throwaway culture, unique vintage and designer finds are lurking on the rails near you, reports CATHERINE TURNBULL WOULD you be surprised if you were told that this fashion shoot was styled using items donated
There is really very little that Sir Lenny Henry cannot do. As well as being one of Britain’s most celebrated comedians, he is also an acclaimed writer, radio DJ, TV presenter, co-founder of Comic Relief and an award-winning actor. He has a PhD in
AS a therapist, I always begin with two simple questions. First, how is your sleep? Secondly, do you eat breakfast? In counselling, you can talk around all kinds of emotional and psychological problems, but if a person is running on empty fuel with
A DEVELOPER has hit back at the council after plans to build homes on land next to Askham Bog were turned down. Barwood Land said its scheme for 516 houses would “help solve York’s ongoing housing crisis” and that there have been “unacceptable
NORTH Yorkshire Police has significantly improved in the way it records crime over the past 24 months, according to a new report. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found that the force has implemented
THE Post Office has confirmed that a potential buyer has come forward for the Lendal branch. York's Crown Post Office at 22 Lendal shut in April after being open for 135 years in the building. Services have moved to WH Smith on Coney Street
A DRINK-driver who made off from police, jumped three red lights while speeding and then tried to hide behind a bush has been jailed. And locking up the “thoroughly decent” man with no previous convictions, Judge Sean Morris warned people who try
A MENTAL health service in York has been told that it “requires improvement” after a recent inspection. The finding came in a report by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) service
YORK’S Festival of Remembrance is moving to a new venue this autumn. The annual fundraising event for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal is leaving its traditional home at York Barbican and will be staged instead in the auditorium at Manor
THE Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York have told why the three charities they are backing - Citizens Advice York, Home Start and York Shakespeare Project - are close to their hearts. Sheriff Jo Trythall said that she and Lord Mayor Janet Looker both
VISITORS to a number of festivals in the York area had a bash at winning a cash prize. The Minster Lions raised funds at various functions over the summer. It held games of ‘bash the rat’, which involved a toy rat being dropped through a long
A MAN who beat up a 16-year-old girl as he drove through York city centre has been jailed for more than four years. Abudi Salhab, 24, had already filmed himself carrying out a “degrading and humiliating” sexual assault on the girl, Judge Simon
