IDENTICAL York twins are on their way to stardom after co-writing a song for a hit children's TV series. James and Tom Martin, aged 29, who also play in their own band called Station Club, wrote the song Reaching Out for the ITV programme Bel's Boys.
WOMEN young and old will be racing for life this summer - and an eight-year-old girl from York will be joining them. Young Hannah Purdy, from Haxby, is one of thousands of people who will be taking part in Cancer Research UK's Race For Life on York's
A GLIDER pilot from York who crashed into a Scottish mountainside only survived due to "extreme good luck", an investigation has found. John Russell, 64, from Sutton-on-the-Forest, was rescued by an RAF crew after spending more than 24 hours in crash
HER husband was treated there before he died from motor neurone disease, receiving "superb" care from the doctors and nurses. Now the widow of Robert Terry has slated the closure of the neurology ward at York Hospital, claiming it has been at the expense
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MORE than 500 shops, offices and other businesses across York are lying empty, according to new figures obtained by The Press. Statistics released under the Freedom of Information Act show the number of vacant business premises is now declining,
BOARDED-UP buildings in York such as pubs and leisure centres could be sold to community groups for as little as £1 a time, under a new Government initiative. Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly wants to allow facilities to be revived by, and for, local
A RETAINED firefighter has appeared in court after he stepped into a restricted area during a Burton Albion home game. York City fan Paul Marshall admitted "entering a playing area at a designated football match" after York scored their second goal against
ALL aboard - the York Pullman Bus Company is being relaunched today, after a break of more than 17 years, with the announcement of new routes. The famous brand, with its gold and burgundy livery, which in the 1970s carried about a million passengers
IT'S not only the adults who can bid to take part in the next Andrew Lloyd-Webber Joseph musical. Education Reporter HAYDN LEWIS spoke to Knavesmire Primary School pupils who are bidding for West End glory too. PUPILS and staff at a York primary
BUILDING services provider SES of York, part of the Shepherd Group, has been awarded the £7 million mechanical and electrical design and installation contract for the restoration of 22-26 The Headrow, in the heart of Leeds city centre. It will begin
CPP, one of the biggest employers in York, today shut the door on any prospect of opening a new branch in Scarborough. Radio reports that the card protection group, which employs more than 1,100 people at its HQ in Holgate Road, was preparing to overflow
"IT'S a wonderful example of what can be achieved through partnership working." That was how a York education chief described the £700,000 Rufforth School community hall. The building, in the village of Rufforth, west of York, is to be used primarily
TODAY we launch The Press Business Awards 07 - our biggest and most exciting ever. A special supplement with your Press tonight details how YOUR business can pitch for the laurels coveted by the whole region, and find yourselves Lighting The Way -
A SPORTS and massage therapist who sexually assaulted a woman as he was giving her a massage has been jailed for 18 months after admitting a "grave breach of trust". Kenneth Reece, 60, was giving the 21-year-old woman the luxury treatment at the plush
AMID a cannonade of tickertape, explosive applause and triumphant music, AVQ Ltd - dubbed by judges as "one heck of an enterprise" - became The Press Business of the Year 2006. It was the third time in one night that the 300 people who gathered in the
HIS friends call him Smiley and last night you could see why. Though clearly moved, David Dickson, managing director of chartered accountants and business advisers Garbutt & Elliott of York and Leeds, beamed with pride at the announcement that he
SHE escaped from the slums of Glasgow to become first a radical firebrand, then the owner-principal of Pocklington Montessori School with 92 staff and finally in the year 2000 the most successful winner of The Press Business Awards in its 16-year history
A POLICE investigation is under way after a teacher has been suspended from a York secondary school. Stephen Butler, the head of ICT at Joseph Rowntree School, in Haxby Road, York, was suspended on Wednesday last week pending the outcome of a police
ALWAYS stick to what you know and use the tools God gave you, two well worn cliches, but two put into good practice by two big hitters at The Other Side Comedy Club. First up was Ian Stone, a familiar face and one not easily forgotten due to the
FIBBERS showcased three very different artists who proved once more that York is home to some of the best up-and-coming performers. The Nicoles' vocalist Ben Leftwich proved an able crowd-pleaser and no less impressive without the support of his
IN AN inspired substitution, a little known songwriter from an outpost at the world's end was in his element at this unique moorland venue. With Jim White, perhaps the finest songwriter of his generation sidelined, through injury, the gig fell to
York council's chief executive David Atkinson is retiring just as things are getting interesting in the city. But he's not about to do a Sir Alex Ferguson and change his mind, as he tells STEPHEN LEWIS. YORK has elected a hung council, two of the three
HER painful condition causes constant discomfort, but Lorraine Forbes still does not know when she will get the treatment she needs. Lorraine, 22, from Swinton, near Malton, has now been suffering from a painful knee for more than a year. But she has
We should have a 3 year manufacturers’ guarantee for things like computers, TVs, cookers, fridges and other expensive systems and products. Cars have one and it is now unusual to get a bad car. It is normal to get early, costly problems with these other
A FUNNY thing happened to me on the way to the station on Sunday. I nearly missed my train because somebody stopped me in the street and tried to chat me up. What's more, he was tall, dark and handsome, and to my rheumy, old eyes he looked about
MORE on Ron Gordon, our oddity-obsessed Californian correspondent. Earlier this month, the Diary reported how Ron, an American high school teacher, had seen fit to email us with his musings on odd numbers. He pointed out this month we saw May 3, 2007
FOUR men have been arrested at the University of York following allegations of exam fraud. They were detained on Friday at the university's Central Hall, where an economics exam was in progress. It is believed two men finished the exam early and left
YORK could be set for years of chaos and political warfare after the idea of an all-party alliance was blackballed by Labour. The four party leaders on City of York Council met yesterday for their third round of post-election talks. The May 3 poll left
Catch a lunchtime train from York, and you could be in Paris in time for tea. That is the promise of a new Eurostar service which will be introduced in November. Instead of having to cross London from King's Cross to Waterloo, passengers on the York
I'M sure many readers will be pleased to read of the policing operation which took place last week as reported in Saturday's Press (Time to run, May 12). I take it that we can look forward to a number of similar days. I say this because it was pointed
THE proposed housing developments (Green light for homes schemes, May 11) on the outskirts of York at Fulford and Osbaldwick, which will provide about 1,200 new affordable homes, are on the verge of going ahead, subject to planning permission from the
IN more than six years as York's top civil servant, David Atkinson has never been one to hog the headlines. He has done his job quietly from behind the scenes, using his lawyer's skills to guide successive city council administrations through the potential
I HAVE just called York Hospital to ask about the health of a relative who is seriously ill. When the ward answered, I was put on hold while the appropriate person was found. The hospital phone system played music to me while I waited. The song
I HAD a nasty fall while walking my daughter's dog. A kind man from a nearby flat called for an ambulance and managed to sit me on a chair, but I was unable to put any weight on my leg. Within five minutes, the paramedic arrived, closely followed by
LISTENING to Gordon Brown on BBC on Sunday morning was interesting. People create success and he spoke of a belief that the more the nation is involved in its affairs, the greater will be ours. He wants to increase the opportunities for all to improve
THANK the Lord for Sir Terry Wogan making the yearly political ritual which is the Eurovision Song Contest bearable to watch with his witty commentary. It gets worse with every year. In fact, it seems to have become a competition and maybe a release
DID you serve in the armed services or essential civilian services during the Second World War? I would like to find out what your opinions are of the country today and how you have found life since the end of the war. Did you struggle to adjust to
AFTER reading the Diary On The Loose article "What a crawl" (The Press, May 11), I think your diarist is lost. When he fears negotiating tailbacks on the A64 near Clifton Moor, does he mean the A1237? The A64 is goes nowhere near Clifton Moor. K Hartley
THERE has been some dreadful media coverage of mental health issues, but it is improving. Mental Health Media exists to try to generate better coverage of mental health, and so a greater understanding of the issues. Last year, I took part in the Mental
YORK Hospital has been given a clean bill of health in a national patient survey. Patients at the Wigginton Road organisation have given it a strong vote of confidence in the review, published by the Healthcare Commission. Hospitals across the country
MIDFIELD trio Steve Bowey, Mark Convery and Lewis McMahon are among eight players that have been released by York City boss Billy McEwan. In addition, defenders Nathan Peat, Anthony Lloyd, Craig James, James Dudgeon and Darren Hollingsworth failed to
TWO people were injured and a man arrested after two cars collided on a major road near York, causing traffic chaos. The casualties, both of whom were suffering from minor injuries, were taken to York Hospital after the collision between a Mazda 6 and
JOURNALIST Maxine Gordon has been reunited with her bike after the thief turned himself in. A day after CCTV images showing two people stealing a bike from outside The Press offices in Walmgate, York, were published in the paper, Maxine's bike has been
LEEDS United have released four more players, taking the number of departures since the end of the season to seven. Goalkeeper Neil Sullivan and defenders Stephen Crainey, Armando Sa and Sam Hird have been told their contracts are not being renewed
A NEW era was dawning today for North Yorkshire Police as it welcomed its new chief - and said goodbye to its old one. Yesterday was the last day in office for Della Cannings who today was beginning her first day of retirement from the helm of the county's
PICKERING Town are hoping to follow former adversaries Farsley Celtic by climbing up the football ladder as quickly as possible. The Pikes were playing Conference new boys Farsley regularly in the Northern Counties East League before the Throstle Nest
THE York Joe Lumb cricket team will be looking to build on a fine start to the season when they tackle the Doncaster League at Goole on Sunday. The York and District Senior Cricket League youngsters narrowly beat Barnsley by 14 runs in their first
YORKSHIRE were giving youth its fling in the three-day match against Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence which began at Headingley Carnegie today. Left-hander Andrew Gale captains Yorkshire, who have rested all their senior players
EVERY drop of rain that has fallen on York racecourse since the weekend has been warmly welcomed by Malton trainer Richard Fahey, who, tomorrow, aims to capitalize on the ease in the ground with his confirmed mudlover, Anna Pavlova. Winner of three Listed
BLUE Spinnaker leads the charge for North Yorkshire's trainers as racing kicks off once more at York Racecourse today. Mick Easterby's eight-year-old lines up in the opening Sixty Years of Timeform Handicap Chase as the season-opening May meeting gets
THE York Sunday Afternoon Football League Grand Central Challenge Trophy final failed to take place. The match was between Hounds and Selby Olympia, but did not go ahead as Hounds were unable to field a team. The league are expected to step in and
THERE are some new names on the divisional trophies at the end of the 33rd York and District Netball League season. Haxby 1 won the division one trophy for the second time in the club's 27-year history, finishing 15 points ahead of runners-up Rufforth
THE York City Knights Supporters' Club coach to the match at Swinton Lions on Sunday will leave Huntington Stadium at noon. Other pick-up points through town may be provided if sufficient demand. To book, call 07958 569266 leaving your name, membership
TIME is ticking away for a group of youngsters at a York school who have been trying to restart an old clock. Last week The Press reported how a class of clock-watching seven and eight-year-olds at The Minster School were so fed up with the broken
EXCITEMENT is mounting at York Racecourse, as race chiefs put the finishing touches to preparations for today's big opening. The city's race season is due to kick into gear today, with the first race getting under way at 1.45pm. James Brennan, marketing
EUROSTAR bosses are coming to York next week to explain how the city will enjoy two key benefits from a new era of rail travel to the Continent. They say local residents will enjoy swifter and easier travel to cities such as Paris and Brussels, while
ACTIVISTS gathered in York to launch an international campaign against animal testing. Lobby group Uncaged converged in Parliament Street, to unveil posters calling for a boycott of pharmaceutical giant Procter & Gamble, while campaigners in giant rabbit
IS this the most expensive parking in York? While people might grumble about parking charges in the city centre, how about £17.50 an hour? That's how much motorists would have to pay if they wanted to park for four hours at Tesco's car park at Askham
PLANS to convert a former warehouse in Selby town centre into houses have come under fire from councillors. The scheme to transform the old Pendant Glass building, in Massey Street, into ten town houses and three apartments has been opposed by the town
