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Stories for 15 December 2007

York Press News

Fake Christmas

IT is one of the biggest internet shopping sites in the world and today we can reveal how one York woman turned to eBay to fleece hundreds of customers for thousands of pounds.   more...

Guns seized in boot sale swoop

CROSSBOWS and dozens of imitation firearms have been seized during a raid on a car boot sale near York.   more...

A White Christmas

CELBRITY chef Marco Pierre White swapped Hell's Kitchen for a slice of heaven in North Yorkshire.   more...

Web sex fiend is locked up

A PROLIFIC sex offender who used the internet to prey on teenage girls - including a 16-year-old from York - has been jailed indefinitely.   more...

Friday night gridlock after crash on A64

FRIDAY night commuters found their journey home slow going after three vehicles collided on a major road on the outskirts of York.   more...

Violent mother’s sentence is cut

A VIOLENT mother who dragged her daughter down the stairs and kicked her in the head had her prison sentence cut after judges heard that her children have been taken away from her.   more...

Hammer rage term reduced to a year

THE JAIL term imposed on a drunken York man who went berserk with a hammer after falling asleep and losing his children has been cut on appeal.   more...

Blooming lovely for Bluebells

A PLAYGROUP in York is to receive a top award for childcare.   more...

York OAP gets 30 carers in a year

A DISABLED pensioner in York faces the prospect of a miserable Christmas at the hands of unreliable care workers.   more...

150 jobs created in takeover

AROUND 150 jobs are set to be created at a major industrial site in Selby, it was revealed today.   more...

Residents of 1,200 homes are told water safe to drink

HOUSEHOLDERS at the centre of a water contamination scare in North Yorkshire have been given the all-clear.   more...

Station defends car park moves

YORK Railway Station bosses have explained and defended a series of changes to its short-stay parking area.   more...

Keeping thieves off the menu

YOUR house, car and other belongings could all be on the menu for criminals in York this Christmas.   more...

11 arrests in city crime blitz

ELEVEN people have been arrested during a week-long police operation to cut crime in York.   more...

Train set for non-stop run

GRAND Central is now only one hurdle away from finally launching its new non-stop train service from York to London.   more...

Head is 'pleased' with Ofsted report

EDUCATION for pupils at one of York's largest primary schools could be better, but is improving, according to an inspector's report.   more...

Crackdown on emergency service pranksters

PRANKSTERS who dial 999 to ask for a chat with Santa are being told to think twice as part of a hard-hitting campaign aimed at saving lives.   more...

Mass meeting in post battle

RESIDENTS and business owners will gather in York next week for a mass meeting to discuss the threat to the city's post offices.   more...

MP hopeful of green light for new Selby medical unit

"SELBY holds its breath this weekend waiting to see if we've got a new hospital."   more...

Time to sign up

NORTH Yorkshire residents have been urged to sign up to a national flood warning system.   more...

Kill your speed, drivers urged

MORE than 30 motorists have been stopped by police in Pickering in an effort to increase awareness in Rydedale of the dangers of speeding.   more...

The 12 wines of Christmas

I WAS feeling that Christmas had come around far too quickly this year. Then I looked back through a years' worth of my weekly wine scribblings, Tipping's Tipples, and realised that indeed, 12 months have passed.   more...

York Press Sport

City storm through in FA Trophy

YORK City breezed into the second round of the FA Trophy with a 3-1 win at Altrincham.   more...

Irish ace ponders a Northern high in Scotland

Tony Martin is always a trainer to be feared when he brings horses to Britain from his Irish base and Northern Alliance is selected to do the business for this shrewd operator at Musselburgh tomorrow.   more...

Malton in top spot

MALTON and Norton Golf Club lead the East Yorkshire Ladies Winter Golf Association tournament after Emma Duggleby and Judith Fishburn finished third with 61 at Bridlington.   more...

Double trouble

Bootham A' have stretched their lead at the top of division one of the York and District Table Tennis League with wins against Holgate sides.   more...

Bean mean in Mitre’s ninth win

Mitre A' recorded their ninth consecutive victory with a 6-2 win over Clifton B' in the John Smith's Bulmers Original Sunday Pool League.   more...

City boss lays down challenge

YORK City caretaker boss Colin Walker has challenged the club's junior players to force their way into the   more...