ANGRY sugar beet farmers have dubbed a compensation offer from British Sugar "an insult". There are more than 1,200 farmers growing sugar beet in the region who will all be hit by plans to shut the British Sugar's York works next year. About 150
A FRANTIC mother, whose 15-year-old son has been missing for nearly four days, today made an emotional plea for him to "come home". Gareth Potts, of Crichton Avenue, Clifton, York, disappeared with his girlfriend, Samantha Carter, after a disagreement
A YORK firm developing revolutionary new methods of diagnosing and treating lung cancer has been given a huge cash injection. University of York spin-out company Cizzle Biotechnology, which has already been partly funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research,
A NEW era for housing for old people is ushered in as Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh opens a new £1.5 million purpose-built regional headquarters for retirement house builder McCarthy & Stone. The expanding firm and its 40 staff have switched from Security
Police in York have launched a crackdown on mini-motos. STEPHEN LEWIS went along for the ride. BEN Walker opens the throttle of his tiny mini motorbike and tears off along the asphalted path through Clifton Backies in a haze of blue exhaust. The nature
HEALTH chiefs are close to striking a deal on the recovery plan to bring Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) back into the black. Mike Proctor, York Hosptial Trust's chief operating officer, said he hoped he and Penny Jones, the PCT's acting chief
IT CAN be tough taking that first step on the housing ladder. What with finding a place you can afford and paying out for deposits, it can soon burn a massive hole in your finances. So we have sought out a selection of ideal first-time buys, none over
LUXURIOUS pads in quaint countryside don't get much better than these. Stream Cottage, an outstanding period farmhouse, lies about half a mile north of Sherburn-in-Elmet and enjoys open views to three sides. Constructed of mellow limestone, the cottage
IT was always James Dean Bradfield behind the Manics' music. This should come as no surprise. He is/was (the Manic Street Preachers embarked on a two-year break last April) the band's chief songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. So it should be equally
THREE decades on from his early days with the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty makes what he says is his farewell and what an eloquent leaving it is. Petty has always been more highly regarded in the US, where he remains an icon with echoes of Dylan and Springsteen
INDEPENDENT folk record label Fellside, established by husband-and-wife team Paul and Linda Adams, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the release of a lavish three-CD set. Each CD, separately titled, tells its own story. CD1: Signposts delineates
These two Leeds bands go to show that there's more to the city's music scene than happy-go-lucky indie-poppers The Kaiser Chiefs. On album-opener Brothers And Sisters, Duels come across as your standard indie band a very good facsimile of The Killers
TIME has blown the loose-fitting members of Golden Smog in many directions. The once alt.country supergroup now barely credit that title, yet while fortunes have waxed and waned, this is by far the band's strongest record. The unifying forces of Gary
RODDY Woomble's conversation to folk music on the road to turning 30 is not as startling as it first would seem on My Secret Is My Silence (Pure Records ****). The Scottish singer and his songwriting partner Rod Jones had explored their grassroots on
NEXT! Another major store is taking its turn to fuel York's explosive shopping boom. High Street fashion giant Next has become the first major retailer to confirm it will be opening in the £5 million redevelopment of York Designer Outlet's west wing
WHAT a bleak, depressing moonscape York would be without its kaleidoscopic range of street entertainers. Fire-eaters, jugglers, trick cyclists, guitarists, opera singers, mime artists, pianists, one man and his dog... Thank goodness, then as you will
OTHER people, how do we put up with them? As for other drivers, don't even get me started on other people's driving. The thing about driving is that we are all good drivers, contained within our speeding tin boxes, and happy to proceed safely, until
I have been reading all the letters and comments regarding the ftr bus and I was determind that I would not join in the moaning, I assumed that a lot of people just did not like change. But after having my first experience of the bus I completely understand
Staying with the good news theme, Yorkshire Air Ambulance plans to move to a brand new £2 million headquarters near York. The move from Leeds Bradford Airport to Tockwith will mean air ambulance crews will be able to reach emergencies in York and
TWO pieces of good news today, both of which confirm business confidence in York remains high. First, high street giant Next has announced it will be opening a major new store at the York Designer Outlet, in Fulford. It is the first major retailer to
As a Labour supporter all my life I found myself extremely annoyed by Hugh Bayley's comments in your article on care for the elderly and again in his letter to your paper (Saturday, July 29). Whatever happened to Labour's policy of justice and fairness
I WAS incensed by Hugh Bayley's letter (July 29) about home owners having to fund people who are not home owners. I have worked and saved all my life. I bought my own house, put both my sons through university, and paid into pensions. On the other
AS a constituent of Mr Bayley and in response to his letter in The Press on July 29, I ask him: is the following fair? Person 1: £10,000 per year. Spent on pleasure. Person 2: £10,000 per year. Part invested in house and savings. After 30 years (
I AM 73 and live alone. I may well have to go into care before I die. If so, I will not need my house anymore and will be comfortable about selling it to contribute to my care. That seems fair to me and I shall feel more independent contributing to
I HAVE been following with interest the recent letters in The Press about music in York in the 60s and 70s. York Oral History Society ran a project on the history of popular music from the 20s to 70s a few years ago, and we produced two books and a
I WOULD like to say through your letters page a very big thank you to the organisers of the York Roman Festival. Both my children and myself were completely enthralled and entertained with all the activities. These included, gladiators, dancers, Romans
MANY people will have read and enjoyed Monica Ali's novel, Brick Lane, which revolves around an arranged marriage in a Muslim family. Planning to have it made into a film was sabotaged by the Bangladeshi "community" who have colonised the East End of
THE charity, Brunswick Organic Nursery is working steadily to restore the disused walled gardens at the Archbishop's Palace in Bishopthorpe. We would be delighted to hear from readers who have any memories, photographs or information about the gardens
WITH the arrival, each spring, of the ever-increasing council tax, (the largest rise usually being incurred by North Yorkshire Police) I read with horror their latest plan "to move us forward" although most of us are moving financially backwards!
HOUSEWIVES wishing to save a considerable amount of money on their weekly shopping bill may wish to consider the following. Recent medical research has shown that tap water is better for you than bottled water. If you drink six glasses of tap water
ALREADY because of recent EU expansion the UK has been the destination of thousands of East European citizens coming here for work. They cause lower wages to be offered and thus British people lose their jobs and/or will not work for below minimum
Is it just me or has anybody else noticed that most energy companies don't just spend our bill money on buying gas and electric, they spend a vast amount on sponsoring sports venues. Surely the money we pay them shouldn't be squandered in this way.
Pocklington teenager Michael Woods has found himself at the heart of the Leeds United v Chelsea "tapping-up" row. The 16-year-old England schoolboy signed for the Premiership giants in April after turning down an offer from Leeds United in January.
YORK City Knights head coach Mick Cook reckons last night's battling defeat at big-guns Hull KR proves there is still a lot of fight left in his team. The Knights are six points from safety in LHF Healthplan National League One with only five games
AT half-time, York City Knights supporters were wondering if the Great Escape was beginning at, of all places, the mighty Hull KR. The Knights led 10-0 and were worth it, their defence being particularly notable. At full-time, however, it was another
Yorkshire and the other first-class counties will only be able to field one overseas player in domestic competitions from 2008 as opposed to the present system of allowing two overseas players in the same team. And the move, agreed unanimously by the
IT saves hundreds of lives every year flying patients to hospital faster than any ordinary road ambulance could achieve. Now the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is planning to move to new £2 million headquarters near York, meaning its helicopter will arrive
Despite pulling off a shock victory against cup holders North Duffield in the semi-finals, second division strugglers Ben Johnson met their match in the HPH Cup Final against division one leaders Drax at Clifton Alliance. Drax run machine Steven
HPH York Vale Cricket League division three title contenders met at Barmby Moor, where the home side were comprehensive winners against University of York Staff. Mark Dusheiko (49) was top scorer in the University Staff's 154-4. Andrew Winn scored
HPH York Vale Cricket League division one leaders Drax maintained their push for the title with a 94-run defeat of Heworth. Drax made 174, Steven Smith scoring 36 and Richard Ounsley 36. Heworth were demolished for 80. Lee Wild smashed 136 and John
Neville Bycroft and Paul Midgley may be two of the smaller trainers in Ryedale, but both are fancied to figure among the winners at Thirsk tomorrow. Bycroft saddles nap selection Dazzler Mac in the Helmsley Apprentice Maiden Handicap, while Midgley relies
SELBY bowler Eddie Howcroft lifts up the Yorkshire County Singles Bowls Championship trophy he won after overcoming injury and battling back from behind. He beat England International and world No 2 bowler Mark Walton 21-17 in the final at Hull.
Holgate are almost certain to be York Amateur Bowling Association League division one champions. They have a 37-point lead at the top of the table and are 99.9 per cent certain to win the title after beating last year's champions RI Amateurs 7-1 and
THEY were carved and embossed hundreds of years ago by some of Britain's best masons and craftsmen, before being installed high on York Minster. Now, after being charred in the 1984 cathedral blaze or removed during restoration work, pieces of timber
DETECTIVES hunting the West Bank Park sex attackers made a fresh appeal today for witnesses to come forward. Their investigation into the terrifying rape of a woman by three men in Holgate, York, has been hampered by a lack of CCTV coverage in the park
A NEIGHBOURHOOD nuisance has been fined £50 for breaching an antisocial behaviour order sparking outrage from the Safer York Partnership. Lee James Powell, 20, of Aysgarth House, Bouthwaite Drive, York, proved to be such a menace in Chapelfields, Acomb
COUNCIL chiefs have denied launching a crackdown on buskers in York city centre, following claims that one ended up almost being arrested in Stonegate. But City of York Council has confirmed that busking is banned in the ancient street under an old by-law
POLICE bosses have defended their controversial policy of clawing back the costs of policing public events. The move, revealed in yesterday's Press, pictured right, sparked a warning from York City FC that the bill for policing this season's home games
A TOP-class chain has been given the green light to create a 44-bedroom, four-star-plus, luxury hotel in an historic York building. Councillors have given the go ahead for the Hotel du Vin group to convert the former Georgian headquarters of Shepherd
FIRE chiefs are urging people affected by proposed changes to the service to ensure their voices are heard over the coming weeks. Proposals include a new fire station near Selby as part of North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service's community safety drive
