THEY are bought, and city rail firm Grand Central say they are chuffed to bits. The company has bought three 125mph trains to ensure the start of its rail services between London, York and the North East. Securing the High Speed Trains (HST), through
A FESTIVE blackout looks like being averted in one of York's oldest shopping streets. York Business Pride offered to fund half the cost of lights across individual streets, because City of York Council was not able to support the traditional decking
WRIGGLING worms were brought to the surface by charmers young and old for a strange competition. Community group York Rotters asked people to use their wiles - and musical instruments, sticks, cardboard and water - to oust the earth-dwelling creatures
OPERA North is back home. That is the good news. Indeed, it's very good news. Two-thirds of its Transformation programme of £30 million has been spent on extensions and renovations at the Grand. Punters can now enjoy vastly-improved conditions in the
Songsational! We joined Ozzy, the Fun Song Factory foreman, his nephew Little Harry and the Fun Song Factory workers - Melody, Page, Cookie and Cal (unfortunately OJ was poorly) to search for clues and solve the problem of the day. Once the problem was
VAN Morrison has a career that has spanned not only decades but generations, and on Saturday night at the Barbican it was clear to see why. Without hesitation, Van The Man broke straight into his set, demonstrating exactly how a man born the son of
PLUSH surroundings coupled with exceptional cleanliness and customer service have landed a York hotel with another red star to add to its ratings. Middlethorpe Hall Hotel & Spa, in Bishopthorpe Road, has secured a prestigious four red star rating for
DRIVERS are being warned to expect severe delays when resurfacing work begins on one of York's busiest roads. The Highways Agency has announced that from Monday, October 16, the westbound carriageway of the A64 between Askham Bryan and Bilbrough will
A TALENTED scribe has joined the ranks of the most respected calligraphers in the world. Angela Dalleywater, who teaches the craft and also undertakes commissions such as creating individual wedding stationery, has been made a fellow of The Society Of
POCKLINGTON RUFC made comfortable progress into the second round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase when they won 33-8 at home to Whitley Bay Rockliff. The game gave further evidence that the Yorkshire leagues are a higher standard than their North-East
MALTON and Norton RUFC failed to capitalise on early pressure and eventually paid the penalty against a Wheatley Hills side containing a large percentage of veterans who were adept at spoiling the visitors' free-flowing game. The North Yorkshire side's
SELBY pulled off a fine 20-12 victory at West Hartlepool TDSOB to go into the second round of the EDF Senior Vase competition. Previous league meetings have been close run things and Saturday's proved to be no exception as two very closely matched
YORK RI went out of the EFD Energy Senior Vase in disappointing style at Houghton on Saturday. Kicking down the slight slope in the first half RI weathered early Houghton pressure and gained territory through drives by Tim Thomas and John Alexander.
THERE was no hiding place for Harrogate as they were crushed 63-12 in their National Two encounter. Harrogate's points came from tries by Ed Spackman, whose throwing at the lineout was one the the bright spots for the visitors, and Ed Smithies. Full-back
The form book ran true in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division as leaders Huntington Rovers beat bottom-club York St John's 4-1. Jack Wilson scored in each half to add to Chris Johnson's first-half strike, and Chris Dyson
Tadcaster Albion lost at home for the first time in almost a year as Osbaldwick won the big game in Leeper Hare York and District Football League division two 2-0. York RI had little difficulty in extending their unbeaten home run to eight games as they
It was a day of firsts for three of the sides in Leeper Hare League reserve C'. York RI beat Huby at home for the first time in four meetings, winning 5-1 with goals from Steve Cross, Dave Clarke (2), Richard Smith and Aaran North, Greg Wilsden responding
BENEFITS cheats across the East Riding of Yorkshire have been caught conning the council out of almost £50,000. Working with Government officials, local authority investigators have netted three separate fraudsters - between them responsible for a staggering
It was back to earth with a bump for Leeper Hare League reserve B' side Amotherby following their impressive Reserve Cup win over Nestle last week. They lost 3-1 at home to Stamford Bridge, who scored through James Wilmot, Craig Fairweather and an own
Copmanthorpe registered their first win over Old Malton in five attempts in the reserve A' division of the Leeper Hare York and District League. Jack Scott and James Peace put Cop two up at the break, and, after Mark Smith pulled one back for the Malton
We would like to address the letter "Abominable toilets" by Mr Clive Partridge (September 30) and the subsequent reply from a York Pride spokeswoman. The gents' toilets in Parliament Street are cleaned on a regular basis, from early morning to late at
WHILE it is very good the authorities are concerned about the health of members of the public, and the ordinary people can express their opinion on any matter (Smokers facing hard treatment, September 27), I do not agree with a blanket ban on smoking
WELL here I go again, a new day and I'm taking my life in my own hands. Am I prepared? How many cyclists have nearly knocked me down today, four? I really don't mind most cyclists, having been one myself. However, I am aware of more and more who insist
I REFER to the letters from Barry Hamer (A very bad joke, October 2), and S Jamieson (Not for students, October 4). Students ARE taking over. I don't know nearly all my neighbours as they are all students. It is time some kind of policy was introduced
WHEN I was a student in York, I shared a house in a quiet residential area with friends. We got on well with the neighbours, we didn't have loud parties, if we arrived home late we were careful not to disturb other people, the house and garden were kept
IF I were to say I wanted to keep a lion for a pet, people would say it's too big and dangerous to keep for a pet. If I was to say I wanted to keep a rottweiler for a pet, what's the difference? Is it too big, is it too dangerous? The facts and figures
THE article "Talking Rubbish" (The Press, September 25) refers to the aim to halve household waste by 2020. Throughout the many references to the need to recycle and reduce waste in recent years, I recall little or no reference to commercial waste.
CAN I just say, with reference to B Cornforth's letter about care in York Hospital (A great hospital and caring staff, October 5), my husband, Tony, has just been taken in for the second time in three weeks. I might add that he is a regular patient on
I MUST agree with the recent letters regarding teenage pregnancies (End the hand-outs, September 22, and letters following). In the 1940s, the Pill had not been invented, but we had the best birth control of all: The thought of having to go home and
I AM amazed that both Miss French and Richard Lane (Biblical pub quiz, September 25, and Bible Quiz, October 2) think that a biblical pub quiz would help to restore the moral fibre of this country. Society will never change through memorizing a lot of
I LOVED the letter from Councillor Richard Watson, (Blame the Tories, September 28), claiming the current problems with the York Ring Road on the Conservative County Hall who built it in the 1980s. It has been a boon to so many people, and the Conservatives
IF City of York councilors happened to live at Filey Terrace or Scarborough Terrace, maybe they would think twice about refusing planning permission for a multi-storey car park at York Hospital, as residents are not able to park outside their own homes
LET'S hear it for Janet Rowntree who has spoken out against the job losses (The Press, September 26, "I cannot be alone in feeling that I cannot trust Nestl to look after the future of it's Rowntree division." She said she married into the Rowntree family
IT IS a big day tomorrow: the first birthday of The Press's Guardian Angels appeal. In 12 short months, our readers have raised over £90,000 towards the £300,000 cost of a dedicated high-dependency unit on the children's ward at York Hospital: a unit
IT was ten years ago today that Haxby man Geoffrey Leeming was savagely stabbed to death in his own garage as his wife, Jackie, watched Coronation Street indoors. A decade on, that brutal slaying remains one of York's few unsolved murders. Today, there
HE was brutally stabbed to death in his own garage - and ten years later, Geoffrey Leeming's killing remains one of York's few unsolved murders. But today there is fresh hope that his killer may finally be brought to justice after police revealed they
YORK Acorn ARLC ended their four-match losing streak as two late tries assured them victory over a much-fancied Ince Rosebridge side. Acorn had not won in National Conference League division one since the opening day of the season, all of these games
Heworth ARLC got their first away win for 20 months with a convincing 32-10 victory at bottom-club Hull Isberg. The Villagers had not won away from Elmpark Way since a 30-6 triumph at Cottingham Tigers on February 2005, but an excellent team display
NORTH Yorkshire's Ryan Champion completed a memorable family double when he stormed to victory on the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire - the penultimate round of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship. Champion, from Whitby, beat off a determined
SUDDEN Impulse can make amends for a narrow defeat at Pontefract last week when he runs tomorrow at Newcastle, where her recent conqueror, Pee Jay's Dream, can also make his presence felt. Trained by Alan Brown, near Malton, Sudden Impulse goes for the
THIRSK raider Rising Shadow brought the curtain down on York's season with a dramatic victory in the £35,000 Coral Sprint Trophy. It looked as if course-and-distance winner Knot In Wood was going to take the glory as he struck the front entering the
THE mystery of York's wandering peahens could have been solved. Norman Dixon, of Heslington, has come forward to say he owns the feathered creatures but has lost them and is anxious to hear of their current whereabouts. The pea hens were first spotted
IT TOOK the well known Pavers shoe family two years and £3 million to complete, but now it is a reality. And Catherine Paver, the founder, surrounded by her three sons, staff and heads of shoe empires from all over Europe, finally unveiled Catherine
WIDESPREAD contamination has been discovered on allotments close to where arsenic and lead were found near two York schools - but the substances are "unlikely" to represent a significant risk, The Press has been told. However, horticultural activities
It successfully staged Royal Ascot in 2005 and the St Leger in 2006. Now, as York Racecourse takes a six month break, Karen Grattage asks is there anything it can do to make 2007 live up to previous years? MORE than 325,000 people have passed through
HERE is a series of photographs to make anyone who loves the historic city of York grit their teeth. These photos show the development of one of the city's most unloved buildings: Stonebow House. The first three photographs, all of which come from The
Temporary Traffic Signals from Southolme Drive to Northolme Drive (off peak). Until 30/10/2006.
I IMAGINE living with a three-year-old girl is very much like living with Madonna. At the moment, she who must be obeyed in our house goes through at least three outfit changes a day, one of which must be pink and twinkly, and forces us to watch song-and-dance
THIS Selby pensioner has started her own Keep Britain Tidy campaign. Margaret Lumb, 76, who lives near to Selby Abbey, has started litter collecting duties around the abbey and the Cholera Burial Ground. "People do not seem to have any respect, and
WHO'S for some birthday cake? Tomorrow we celebrate the first anniversary of our Guardian Angels campaign - and we'll be inviting shoppers to enjoy a slice of this magnificent sponge. The cake, which measures an impressive 31 by 19 inches, has been
A TEAM of walkers from York-based Trident Communications hiked up £1,730 sponsorship from a 20-mile trek around four Yorkshire Water reservoirs to tackle cystic fibrosis. Trident teamed up with Yorkshire Water to trek round the Thruscross, Fewston, Swinsty
DISCIPLINARY problems blighted the second half of the York and District Senior Cricket League season. One player has been banned for a year, another suspended for eight weeks and two premier division clubs - champions Easingwold and Heworth - fined for
WHEN Selby Abbey was devastated by fire in 1906, people went on to the streets to collect money for its restoration. Now on the 100th anniversary of the blaze, the fundraising is continuing to keep the historic building alive. Flames broke out in the
JOHN Sharpe inspired York RUFC to a 27-12 victory over Huddersfield YMCA - but the Clifton Parkers will still need to show more if they are to truly establish their Yorkshire One promotion credentials. Two tries from the Kiwi hooker, along with scores
A FRIGHTENED pensioner today told how she was punched in the face and her head was bashed against railings when teenage thugs tried to steal her handbag. The woman, who is 69, described how one "evil-eyed" youth stared her in the face, terrifying her
MORE than 1,000 runners from all over Yorkshire set off on a 10km race through countryside near York, and raised £90,000 for Cancer Research UK. People of all ages were running in memory of loved ones or to help people like their own relatives who had
A HEARTBROKEN pensioner, whose gold wedding ring was stolen while she was swimming, was so anxious with worry she has been rushed to hospital. The stress of losing her treasured piece of jewellery caused 69-year-old Dorreen Ward to suffer a relapse of
THE charity behind a controversial York housing scheme hopes it will finally be given the green light, after making a series of changes to meet planners' concerns. The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) wants to build sheltered accommodation
A TERRIFIED teenager suffered a shocking sexual attack after she accepted a lift from a man she had befriended on a night out. The brave 18-year-old managed to fight off the man, who ripped off her top and molested her after driving her from York city
A CAMPAIGN encouraging drivers to kill their speed in a bid to save lives has been hailed a success after targeting main routes into York. North Yorkshire Police joined forces with the county's fire service for a week-long operation aimed at reducing
