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York | Archive | 2006 | January

Stories for 26 January 2006

York Business

Barry White has mass Appeal

FORMER Yorkshire Forward senior press officer Barry White has been appointed as a full-time consultant to Harrogate-based Appeal PR Mr White, who joined the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency in 2003 following almost six years heading up the Ulster Unionist Party's operation in Westminster, will establish a government relations element to Appeal's portfolio. more...

Hunters look to expand brand

HUNTERS, the massively-growing York-based estate agency, today flagged up plans to franchise its brand across the UK, generating 200 extra jobs for the city over the next five years. more...

Ryedale towns warned over `bleak' future

BUSINESS chiefs in Malton and Norton will face "bleak years" ahead unless they back a new rural boom town scheme, they have been warned. more...

England exports

EVER since the King And I screen musical of the 1950s, actress Deborah Kerr has defined the perfect English governess. more...

York Education

Brand new school for York

A BRAND new £17.5 million state-of-the-art secondary school cannot be built at York's Manor School because the site is too small. more...

York News

`Don't forget to take care while internet shopping'

SHOPPING on the internet is one of the most convenient ways of buying goods these days, but things can go wrong - and should this happen, it is important that consumers know their rights. more...

Derek wants to be spooken to

Is York about to provide an answer to life's greatest mystery? CHRIS TITLEY speaks to a man who believes it might. more...

Site too small

IF the new Manor School is built to specification, it should become a jewel in York's educational crown. more...

Pool project scuttled

WHEN the Labour-controlled City of York Council announced it was to close at least one of our municipal swimming pools, it caused an outcry. more...

Way we were

Thursday, January 26, 2006 more...

722 versions

AS of August 2003 there were 722 versions of Unchained Melody, both vocal and instrumental. more...

Unchained Elvis

THE king himself, Elvis Presley, also sang the song Unchained Melody. more...

The chain gang

I READ with interest the letter referring to the many times Unchained Melody has been a hit (January 24) and can add another three artistes to the list. more...

Razzle-dazzle

I HAVE noticed recently that quite a lot of car and van drivers drive with their front fog lights on. more...

Under fire

MR Wilson wrote in to criticise the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's structurally unsound, abandoned, five-year-old "pioneering" apartment block in Leeds - the "collapsing" CASPAR development (Letters, January 12). more...

Legal costs

I RAISE my hat to members of the Save Our Barbican group who have had the courage to bow out of an appeal in the face of possible extortionate legal costs. more...

Wanted: new deal

I DON'T agree with John Robson's view that people complaining about the large bus fare rises are "whingers" (letters, January 20). more...

Slap in the face for York's youngsters

THE city council is proud both to promote York as a "City of Festivals" and to encourage tourists to celebrate its culture and heritage. more...

On song

FURTHER to Mr Bonner's letter (January 10), I assume he is referring to Performing Rights Society (PRS) licences which were introduced to ensure copyright holders receive their just rewards. more...

Flying the flag

I AM somewhat bemused by Gordon Brown's efforts to celebrate a British Day. more...

Good meals

WITH reference to the letter "Disgusting Food" (January 21), I do not agree with Carol Miller. more...

Food for thought

I HAVE to respond to recent letters regarding hospital food. more...

Mum's not the word for Blair

WHY does Mr Blair assume that all single mums can healthily hold down a job while looking after their children? more...

Barbican pool plan scrapped in shock move

PLANS to replace the Barbican swimming pool have been abandoned - but a £4 million new pool is being proposed in Acomb to replace Edmund Wilson baths. more...

Brand new school for York

A BRAND new £17.5 million state-of-the-art secondary school cannot be built at York's Manor School because the site is too small. more...

Finance experts sent into Selby and York health trust

EMERGENCY teams are to tackle the mounting cash crisis facing NHS chiefs. more...

Murder victim's husband `in UK'

A FORMER University of York student who disappeared shortly before his wife and baby daughter were found murdered at their American home is believed to have returned to the UK - and may be with his family. more...

Brief encounter in York studio

WILL York city councillors drop their political differences and present a united front opposing bus company First's outrageous fare increases? more...

Civil servants send striking message

HUNDREDS of civil servants working in York and North Yorkshire started a two-day strike today in protest at Government plans to axe jobs. more...

Saddling up for their honeymoon

HONEYMOONS are usually a time for relaxation and spending some intimate time with your new partner. more...

Airfield noise row

THE row over noisy vehicle testing at an airfield near York could end up being resolved at a two-day court hearing in March. more...

New blow for NHS services

THE shortfall in NHS dentists in York and North Yorkshire is about to get worse, with two more practices announcing they are to go private. more...

Union threat to shut down York services

YORK could be brought to a standstill if the Government continues to press ahead with cuts to local authority pension schemes, a union leader claimed today. more...

£130k road plan bill defended

COUNCIL chiefs spent nearly £130,000 on the report outlining the traffic more...

Rat pack living in garden

RATS are running around the garden of a young York single mum, and she is likely to have to pay the council to have them removed. more...

We're all chocolated out

I KNOW this will sound like the worst sort of sacrilege to some people, but is there too much chocolate in the world? more...

`Kids unit is vital'

AT the age of 13, Suzy Bedingham suffered a devastating blow when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. more...

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