POLICE will be launching a high-profile blitz on nuisance youths in part of York this weekend. Officers will be cracking down on yobs in Copmanthorpe and Poppleton as part of a weekend of action by the neighbourhood policing team in the area. There
THE companies bidding to run trains on the flagship route from York to London have been urged by councillors to keep the headquarters - and hundreds of jobs - in York. The four shortlisted bidders for the East Coast Main Line franchise - Arriva, First
YORK market traders have expressed both joy and anger at Brussel's U-turn over pounds and ounces. European Union chiefs had wanted Britain to scrap traditional Imperial measurements by the year 2009, but this week they "surrendered" their cause. The
AS FINANCIAL investments go, a 57,000 per cent return is nothing to complain about, even in the booming housing market. That's the increase in value of a York property that goes under the hammer next month. The Grade II-listed building, in Gillygate
WITH the annual summer fetes nearly upon us, you might want a kitchen big enough to accommodate all that baking. This week we hunt out the best properties with the largest, nicest kitchens. First up is The Old Barn at Flaxton, a three-bedroom barn conversion
HOMEBUYERS seeking grand surroundings with creature comforts need look no further. Aldersyde House is a late 19th century merchant's house in mature grounds just off Tadcaster Road. It is Grade II listed and was originally designed by A J Penty
TONY Blair today announced he will resign as Prime Minister on June 27. He told an emotional meeting at Trimdon Labour Club: ''Today I announce my decision to stand down from the leadership of the Labour Party. ''The party will now select a new
Doorstep selling can be convenient for many people. But, unfortunately, not all callers are genuine. Some may use hard sell techniques and can be very persuasive, which in turn could result in you losing a large amount of your hard-earned cash.
THAT'S better. From just another Manic shun day when recent albums have been emasculated, the Welsh powerhouse trio come pounding back o'er the hills. Send Away The Tigers is not in the league of the Manics' muscular, combustible, tune-busting origins
IT'S been a long time in coming - more than three-and-a-half years since 12 Memories - but this album won't disappoint fans. The genealogy from the Scottish group's earlier albums, including 1999's The Band Who, is obvious. Standout track Selfish
MINNESOTA minimalist miseries Low excel themselves in the first couplet of the morose opener to their eighth album. "All soldiers, they're all gonna die; all little babies, they're all gonna die," they drone. O, happy day again from the Duluth Mormon
SQUEEZE were creating "lad-lit" before anyone had invented the phrase, spinning their young man's stories into songs, instead of novels. Now reshaped and touring again, Squeeze still sound as fresh and exciting as they did 30 years ago, and their songs
COUNTY Durham songwriter Jez Lowe takes a stairway to Devon, calling on folk duo Show Of Hands to help with his 14th collection of original songs. Producer Steve Knightley and sound engineer Phil Beer guide Jez through 11 new songs, including three
TWO massive housing schemes on the outskirts of York have been given the go-ahead by the Government, following a lengthy public inquiry. Persimmon Homes (Yorkshire) has outline permission to build about 700 new homes at Germany Beck, Fulford, and the
AT a time when the shopping sector is struggling, a £15 million turnover discount fashion retail group based in York is poised for major expansion. Leading Labels Ltd, which administers 22 clothing stores across the UK from its headquarters on the Millfield
YESTERDAY, we brought you the harrowing story of cancer patient Ian Dobbin: the York man who faces death unless he can find £25,000 to pay for a drug which NHS bosses have denied him. Today, we report another case of apparent NHS callousness. Former
ONE person who is good value for money is York's first smoking warden. Dawn Clarkson will help police the tough new anti-smoking laws that come into force on July 1. She will work with local businesses and pubs to ensure they comply with the law -
WE all await the leaving of office by Tony Blair, as he has made this country into a third-rate nation in ten years. The NHS, education, immigration, law and order and manufacturing are all in total chaos due to his monumental mismanagement. His final
THE support of the local community for St Leonard's Hospice was very evident on Saturday when 198 walkers - a record number - took part in the 20-mile St Leonard's Way Challenge Walk. In perfect weather - a cool, dry start turning into a glorious sunny
I BELIEVE that those who support the lady with one arm in her quest to obtain a blue badge (You're not disabled enough, The Press, April 28) have lost sight of the larger picture. In an ideal and uncrowded world, it would be nice for anyone with disabilities
I WOULD like to thank the 53 voters who voted for me, or should I say The Green Party, on May 3. It occurred to me that if any of those 53 are members of The Green Party, or want to join, then they should think about putting themselves forward as candidates
COUNCILLOR David Horton and myself would like to thank all the residents of the Acomb ward who voted for us last Thursday, which resulted in an increased vote over our 2003 result. We would like to thank all those who wished us well before the election
THE sports pages of all the newspapers were full of Manchester United clinching the Premiership title and the fact that they could "do the double" if they win the FA Cup final at Wembley. But the wonderful achievement of Arsenal Ladies, who won the FA
IN her letter, Heather Causnett asks "Does the hunt block bolt-holes for foxes?" and I think she is hoping the answer is no, but I'm afraid it is true. This practice is known as earth stopping and was considered a vital part of a good day's fox hunting
IT IS true that foxhunts block up all holes in which a fox may seek refuge. This practice is called "stopping up", and the hunts use "earthstoppers" for this purpose. Tory leader David Cameron has just said that a repeal of the hunting ban will be
IT wouldn't have happened to Gary Lineker - but a burglar who stole crisps from a house has been locked up for two years. Kevin John Haskins broke into a house in Tang Hall, York, at around 12.45pm, on January 4. Haskins, no fixed abode, told
I SEE Mrs Causnett is concerned about the supposed cruelties of fox hunting (Does the hunt block bolt-holes for foxes?, Letters, The Press, May 8). I can assure Mrs Causnett that foxes do not feel pain as we humans do, their nervous system could not
THE way some people talk, and spend in millions, and billions, makes me wonder, especially with all the high technology knocking around, if some of these bods have their own printing machines, and while the rest of us are tucked up in our beds, they
I have no objection to increasing the facilities for cyclists on trains providing, of course, they are charged a reasonable fare. However, I sincerely hope they will not ride their cycles on the platform as Rachael Clegg is shown (Get on board, The Press
In his ten years as Prime Minister, Tony Blair has been no stranger to York. STEPHEN LEWIS recalls some of those Prime Ministerial visits. IN the ten years since he swept to power on May 1 1997, Tony Blair has bestrode the world stage. He has taken
YOUNG people today, what are they like? Last Friday night, a full house at the Grand Opera House in York was reminded once again of what they are like. The misanthropes and misery-guts who pour fear and loathing on the young would have been disappointed
WELL done to Boroughbridge-based master photographer Andy Hopkinson, of FNS Photography, who snapped up a Merit Award in a national photographic competition for this perfect pooch portrait. The nice people at FNS sponsor our photo of the month competition
THE top boss at City of York Council has announced his resignation, after six and a half years in charge. David Atkinson has been chief executive of the council since December 2000, having joined the authority as director of resources in 1995. It has
YORK'S first smoking warden has been appointed, as the city prepares for the ban on lighting up in enclosed public places. Dawn Clarkson will lead City of York Council's smoke-free service, to ensure the new laws are understood and enforced. She will
THE Government was today due to announce its decision on two massive and controversial York housing schemes. Verdicts were expected on: * The 540-home Derwenthorpe model village project proposed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation at Osbaldwick * The
SHE has twice fought off cancer, has undergone two dangerous spinal operations and is plagued by ringing tinnitus caused by an anaesthesia blunder. Now 69-year-old former teacher Thelma Nixon is fighting yet one more health battle - against going blind
THELMA Nixon is not the first eye patient in the York area to be refused NHS funding for the drug Lucentis. Les Howard, 77, of Acomb, told last month how he would have to lose his sight in one eye and develop a sight-threatening condition in the
HEALTH bosses have spent half a million pounds of North Yorkshire NHS cash paying outside accountants to tell them how to save money. North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) spent £500,000 on external finance experts who were drafted in last
A MEMORIAL service for a Selby teenager who died after allegedly taking recreational drugs has been marred by violence. Steven Muirhead, 16, of Barlby, died on March 17 - the day before his 17th birthday - after taking what police officers believed to
IN January, the PCT announced it was taking a range of actions to save £10 million by the end of March. Part of this programme was the suspending of a series of operations - such as back injections, grommets and IVF. GPs who felt their patients urgently
SKIPPER Manny Panther is ready to pledge his future to York City despite the club's painful play-off defeat at Morecambe. Panther is now out of contract at KitKat Crescent, along with the rest of the squad, but is eager to sign a new deal before leaving
YORK City Knights' woes have continued after Lee Lingard broke a hand in a road accident. The winger was due to return from injury in Sunday's home match against Celtic Crusaders but will now be out for at least two more months. Lingard has already
TALKS have begun between the four political parties in York, in an attempt to find a way forward for the running of the city. The leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green groups on City of York Council met to explore how a power
HEAD coach Mick Cook says fitness has not been an issue in York City Knights' recent poor run of form, and has given conditioner Brett Wilkie his full backing. Cook's men have lost seven of their last eight games, including four National League Two matches
WHELDRAKE bowler Ashley Quinn must have thought his side were on to a winner when Bishopthorpe were bowled out for 124. His pace and swing brought him 7-56 in their HPH York Vale Cricket League division one encounter. But Bishopthorpe, for whom Graham
HALF-BACK Danny Grimshaw will make a long-awaited return from injury in the York City Knights academy match at Huntington Stadium tonight. Grimshaw, who has been out with a knee injury since making two appearances for the first team last August, was
FIFTEEN-year-old Josh Jackson hit an unbeaten 96 as Hemingbrough ll continued their excellent early season form in division four of the HPH York Vale Cricket League with a four-wicket win at Pocklington. North Cave recorded their first Vale League
Yorkshire opener Joe Sayers settled into another marathon LV Championship innings at Headingley Carnegie yesterday when bottom-of-the-table Worcestershire were the latest team to come up against his powers of concentration. Rain ended play shortly
SIMON Dyson today returned to the European Tour after a week's break. The North Yorkshire golf star was in the field as one of the later starters, grouped with ex-Ryder Cup ace Paul Broadhurst and Frenchman Thomas Levet, for the Valle Romano Open
YORK'S Adam Tattersall ended the season by being crowned the Yorkshire Under-18s Champion of Champions. He beat Thornaby's Daniel Cowap in the final of the singles competition at Hornsea to take the title for the first time. Tattersall's opening game
THORPE Willoughby II continued their winning ways in division five in a tight game against Selby II thanks to a useful 62 from Dave Squires. Selby's Phil Jolly took 6-42. Tony Kerrison's superb 5-19 included a hat-trick, but Stockton and Hopgrove allowed
NEDL York and District Table Tennis League division one champions Bootham A' signed off their season with a 6-4 win over runners-up Holgate A' . Tony Reed was unbeaten for Holgate - a feat equalled by Railway B' ace Jill Rounce in their 6-4 win over
THE dates for the Yorkshire County Bowls Zone 4 Fours are first round (May 18, second round (May 25) and area final (June 1).
STAR cyclists will be heading to the East Riding for the British Cycling National Road Race Championships next month. Beverley will host a round of the elite men's circuit race on Friday, June 29. As part of the Yorkshire Festival of cycling, Beverley
Richard Fahey will be saying his prayers for rain before bedtime tonight as he prepares to saddle confirmed mud-lover Anna Pavlova in tomorrow's £75,000 Ormonde Stakes at Chester. The Malton trainer enjoyed a fantastic time last year with Anna Pavlova
COUSINS faced each other across a courtroom after one accused the other of stabbing him in the stomach with a knife. Daniel Michael Douglas Flint, 23, alleged Shane Robert High, 43, pulled a six-inch knife out of his back pocket and plunged it into him
Former Leeds United director Simon Morris has launched a £10million bid to buy the club and build a new 50,000-seater stadium as part of a £400million "world-class leisure venue". The 29-year-old property entrepreneur, named among the top ten richest
Pocklington RUFC's junior and mini-rugby section brings its season to a close with its annual meeting in the clubhouse tonight (7.30pm) followed by the mini-rugby teams' awards day this Sunday. Tonight's AGM will hear reports of a successful season
A NIGHTCLUB has been accused of exploiting youngsters after holding an under-18s night. Toffs nightclub, in Toft Green, York, held a Clubland event for teenagers under the age of 18. Doorstaff were out in force to keep young revellers safe and there
NEW floral tributes have been left near the spot where the body of a man was pulled from the River Foss, in York. Dean Findlay, 35, of Sutton-on-the Forest, was in the city on Friday, April 13, with four or five other men, who have yet to be identified
HEALTH chiefs have spoken of the "difficult times" at York Hospital as they were grilled by patients. Mike Proctor, director of nursing, told of the impact of cutbacks when he was questioned by members of the Patient And Public Involvement Forum For
A QUARTER of a billion pounds of investment in rail travel for passengers in York and across the North of England was due to be unveiled today by the Duke of York. The opening of the £10 million Siemens train depot by Prince Andrew will mark the completion
SCHOOL caterers have denied jobs will be lost as a result of a drop in the demand for secondary school meals in York. North Yorkshire County Caterers, which provides most of York's school meals, has said a drop in the number of dinners sold in York secondary
RESIDENTS in a crime-hit part of York are being invited to meet their local bobbies and collect free security equipment. North Yorkshire Police and Clifton Community Watch are holding the Police and Community Surgery at 45 Crichton Avenue, Clifton, between
NEW light has been shed on rock art created more than 5,000 years ago, after years of painstaking work by archaeologists. The ancient stone, carved with a unique geometric pattern, was found in the aftermath of the devastating Fylingdales Moor fire of
WARTIME sacrifices were brought home to young people when they visited an RAF station near York. This week marked the 62nd anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, in 1945, when the Germans officially surrendered to the Allies. Among those learning
SPEEDING motorists in a part of York are being targeted thanks to a new sign. Heworth councillors turned out to celebrate the installation of a hi-tech Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) in Melrosegate. The sign is one of a number placed around the city to
