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Stories for 18 April 2007
York Press Business
Van-tastic man
VAN salesman Simon Cahill has scooped a coveted Mercedes-Benz Gold Award. more...
Big Brother’s watching you
York Press News
Police pledge to tackle priorities
MORE than 30 residents attended a meeting to have their say on the problems they think community bobbies should be tackling in Clifton. more...
Police blitz on city offenders
POLICE joined forces with customs officials and other agencies for a major blitz on crime in parts of York. more...
Patients and doctors hit by jammed lines
YORK'S health telephone network was thrown into chaos when a line was blocked at the city's hospital. more...
Is this really an emergency?
Ambulance bosses in Yorkshire have come out fighting following suggestions they are putting patients' lives at risk because of a lack of trained paramedics. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. more...
Hospice unveils new logo
STAFF at St Leonard's Hospice, in York, have said a big thank you to a city-based designer for coming up trumps with its new-look logo. more...
Road lessons for teens idea
THE Government was urged today to make road safety education compulsory in schools to tackle menaces such as speeding and joyriding. more...
We’re deep in spin
Top marks for this one
POLICE officers in York may be about to go back to school. more...
James Minns pleads guilty to charge of careless driving
Council celebrates league table success
COUNCIL chiefs in Ryedale are "delighted" with their high ranking in the annual league table of local authorities. more...
Police tackle firefighters for tragic youngster
TWO tribes have gone to war in Selby, but it was all in the name of charity. more...
Thief hunt over £9K ring snatch
A VALUABLE antique ring has been stolen from a Selby town centre jewellers - and the culprit is being hunted by police. more...
Lawyers in revolt
PUBLIC time and money is being wasted due to botched reforms of the legal aid system, a York solicitor has claimed. more...
Coming from the wrong ‘manner’
POOR old Kate Middleton. more...
436 TV licence cheats caught
A LEAGUE of TV licence shame has put York in the number 11 spot for Yorkshire - far higher than last year. more...
Write your name on the Yorkshire Wheel
IT is possibly the best - and is almost certainly the highest - place in York to advertise and promote a business. more...
Sitting tight with the Apathy Party
Prayers for kidnapped reporter and victims of campus massacre
Race for Life competition to be No 1
THOUSANDS of women will be pulling on their running shoes and racing for life this summer - and today we are launching a competition to find out why. more...
Mower death inquest delay
THE family of a City of York Council workman are still waiting to discover why he died in a freak mowing accident - almost two years ago. more...
Hungate: Council set to use purchase powers
TOP councillors are set to agree to use compulsory purchase powers against a York business, so they can push forward the city's massive Hungate development. more...
Police to open ‘community stations’ in schools
YORK is set to get police stations in its schools. more...
York Press Sport
RL refs prizes
Pooling of talent
Waggitt hares to first glory
Wayne whirl takes stock
SPEEDSTER Wayne Ward from York is set to join some of the fastest racing drivers on the planet. more...
Big guns with Dyson
Clifton Park plans’ boost
Derby day despair
Thousands of Leeds United fans who wanted to stand up and be counted at Derby County on the final day of the season have been left disappointed. more...
Late goal keeps City sweating
YORK City still have work to do if they are to secure their place in the Conference play-offs. more...
James homes in on holding League place
Penalty scorer
VALERY BORZOV, who made a winning seasonal debut at Musselburgh a couple of weeks ago, is fancied to defy a penalty at Ripon's opening meeting of the year tomorrow. more...
Ryedale’s final high is big hit
Chris Tock and toll for Rovers
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