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THE children of a law expert who suffered a massive brain haemorrhage have stepped out to raise money for other patients like their dad. The walk was the idea of Julia and Andrew Seager, of Bishopthorpe, whose father, Mark, suffered the brain haemorrhage
TWO massive housing schemes will not meet all the demand for new homes in York - and further changes are needed to the planning system. That was the claim today of York housebuilder Hogg the Builder, which with Persimmon is set to build 700 homes at
A NEWSAGENT has hit out at council bosses for providing a parking space near his shop, but banning motorists from using it. Ian Simpson, who runs London's News and Toys in East Parade in Heworth, York, says a lay-by near his store would be perfect
THE family of a teenager who was knocked out by a gang of thugs have hit out at police for not pursuing the case. Laurie Caudwell, 18, from Huntington, was left with a broken wrist after he and his brother was set upon by a gang of yobs last Friday.
COPPERS were seen chasing robbers through York yesterday, as filming got under way for a popular TV series. Shoppers watched on as 1960s cars sped down Ogleforth, behind York Minster, in the opening scene of the next series of ITV's Heartbeat. The long-running
SUE Dunderdale surveys the task of directing Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte's windy, wild tale of ill-fated love and vengeance. "It's a fantastic story and it's a Yorkshire story," says Sue, whose production of Jane Thornton's adaptation opens at York
FOR five weeks at the height of the Japanese rain season last summer, York Theatre Royal actors Eamonn Fleming and Robert Pickavance had to share a one-room hut in a rainforest. They were mounting a new adaptation of The Hare And The Tortoise, working
BOWLING John Godber a gentle question about crown bowls being a much softer sport than Rugby League in his classic play Up'n'Under, the Hull Truck playwright responds with an instant curve ball. "It is a gentler sport, but there are two things I need
ALAN Ayckbourn and Peter Nichols both had their first West End hit 40 years ago, an anniversary that prompted the Scarborough playwright to revive his counterpart's childhood memory play, Forget-Me-Not-Lane, at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. "It was Alan's
NETHER Poppleton sculptor Jill Moger has won the Best in Show prize at the first Society of Wildlife Artists exhibition of paintings and sculpture at the Blake Gallery in York. Jill, the society's secretary, was chosen in first or second place by four
Carolyn Dixon presents her new Scottish paintings in Under Different Skies: Buildings, Boats And Bruck From Orkney at the Turnstone Gallery, Sandsend, near Whitby, from Sunday. Carolyn moved from Staithes to Orkney in the spring of 2005, to live on the
Maxine Gordon indulges in chocolate and curry on a night out in York. NOT since Willy Wonka unleashed his five golden tickets on the world, had a piece of paper induced such envy. It wasn't just any bit of paper, it was an invitation to the opening
AFTERNOON tea conjures up memories of a bygone age. However, there are still hotels and cafés that provide this luxury. Having spotted details of a tea offer in one of the daily papers, we thought we should investigate on your behalf. As the hotel
THE Bombay Baja Brass Band give a one-off concert and workshop at the National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, York, on Thursday. One of Europe's first Indian brass bands, the Bombay Baja line-up comprises eight musicians from musical backgrounds as
SIERRA Maestra have been stars of the Cuban music scene since pioneering the revival of son in the late 1970s. On Tuesday, they play Pocklington Arts Centre as part of their British tour. Founded by Juan de Marcos Gonzales, of the Buena Vista Social
Offspring of a famous family, bass player Alec Dankworth brings his quintet to Wakefield Jazz tonight, which includes Mark Lockheart (saxophones) and Mike Walker (guitar). Phone 01977 680542 for details. In York, the Jacobean Lodge, Plainville Lane,
MILLIONS of pounds have been paid out wrongly in tax credits to people across York and North and East Yorkshire, new figures revealed today. At the same time, millions have been wrongly withheld from other people. The figures have been disclosed in
REMEMBER the television film of The Last Blonde Bombshells with York's very own Dame Judi? Here comes a tour of Alan Plater's stage version, premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and now visiting the Grand Opera House, York, with its wartime story
TIME is running out if you want to enter our Young Sports Photographer of the Year competition. The Press has teamed up with one of York's major employers CPP, along with York City Knights, in the search for the Young Sports Photographer of the Year.
SILKY, one-time York resident, is on the road with Alistair Barrie for 20 nights of laughter, joy and a couple of silly songs on their Doubled Up tour. On Sunday they find their way to The Other Side Comedy Club in York. At present hiding out in the
John Shuttleworth has a mission in his new show, With My Condiments, at Harrogate Theatre on Tuesday. Sheffield's veteran singer, organist and lifestyle guru is to follow in the footsteps of Jamie Oliver by spreading the word on how to enjoy a healthy
Boxing Day Tsunami survivor Sarah Smith is exhibiting in a Bedouin tent at the North Yorkshire Open Studios event this weekend. Sculptor Sarah is among more than 100 Yorkshire artists and craft makers who will be opening their studios to the public over
WHAT has taken you so long, Jess? Anyone who has heard Jess Gardham's soulful voice, especially at her Thursday night residency at The Living Room since the Bridge Street bar opened three years ago, will be surprised the York singer-songwriter is only
YORK singer-songwriter Holly Taymar has just had her biggest break. Home, the stand-out track from her second album, Before I Know, is to be included in the first in the series of Lost And Found compilations featuring established artists. Holly's song
PREGNANT women have been warned to take care when visiting a York school following an outbreak of "slapped cheek syndrome". Warning notices have been posted at Park Grove Primary School, in The Groves, where a couple of pupils have gone down with the
Today PAC @ NCEM, National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, York; 5pm, junior concert, 7.30pm, senior concert. Art Jamming, The Artspace, Tower Street, 7pm. I Want to Be, Final Curtain Drama Group, from Park Grove School, and Applefields School
PRODUCTION of another famous chocolate bar was coming to an end in York today, sources have claimed. Drifter is the latest brand to stop rolling off Nestlé Rowntree's production lines as part of a massive restructuring of the factory. But unlike some
PLANS are afoot to build a new humanities and education research centre at the University of York. The university has submitted plans to City of York Council to demolish the existing language centre building at its Heslington campus and replace it
CONTROVERSIAL plans to ban car drivers from a proposed link road through York's Nestlé Rowntree plant are to be reviewed. It was suggested that any new road would be open to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport only, but revised proposals instead
FANCY a game of Family Fortunes? OK then, name six things you associate with Volvo. Sweden. Ding. Safety. Ding. Refinement. Ding. Quality. Ding Estates. Ding. Well done. Only one answer to find. Now what's it to be? Excitement. Uh...uhhhhhhh. No,
Communication can be frustrating for children who have not yet learned to speak. But some nurseries are using a new system to help them overcome that hurdle, as LUCY STEPHENS reports. FOR parents everywhere, it is a problem they know only too well
Audi has this week presented the TT in its most purist form: the clubsport quattro study. The Audi TT clubsport quattro study reduces the TT Roadster to a pure driving machine. A powerful engine, state-of-the-art technology and numerous traits borrowed
IT'S a case of Vorsprung Durch Technik for one York teacher who has won the backing of German car manufacturer Audi. Former Burnholme Community College pupil Steven Parkinson started as an engineering, technology and ICT teacher at Archbishop Holgate's
DON'T you just love your dad? He collected you from school discos, delivered you to Sunday morning hockey matches and gave you a lift when you were late for school. And, of course, he drove a dad's car - a dependable, trustworthy, reliable machine that
THESE students are hoping to come out top in a three- day battle to get their hands on £500 - and their first challenge is to sell doughnuts. Eight teams of up to five budding entrepreneurs are taking part in the University of York's version of the hit
ANGLERS are being warned to take care when they are out fishing after a fisherman's car was broken into. The theft happened at Park View Lake, near Sand Hutton. A carp fisherman saw a car pull up near the lake before appearing to drive off. But the
WHAT do you do when you have too many good girls and not enough good girl parts for them in your planned production of Caryl Churchill's Vinegar Tom? You write your own play with plenty of good parts for bad girls, for we are in witch country in The
FOUR York businesses have joined together to give a Yorkshire church a makeover. Led by ecclesiastical architects Wiles & Maguire, the team of small businesses were called in to complete a £400,000 restoration of St Margaret's Church, Swinton, near Malton
HELEN Spath, and her team at Tullivers' Health store, in Colliergate, York, advise on herbal remedies. This week, they consider the problem of insect bites while on holiday abroad. Q: Whenever we travel abroad I always get bitten. How can I ward
YORK Dungeon has been widely condemned for a controversial decision to give anyone with an anti-social behavior order (ASBO) free entry this weekend. The attraction has made the offer to allow anyone with an ASBO to go in free to celebrate the opening
AN ARMED robber made off with cash from a York Station car hire firm after threatening staff with a gun. The raider struck at the Europcar car hire kiosk, beside the station's platform one, close to the Queen Street Car Park, at about 9pm last night.
FORMER York City loan defender Jason Goodliffe won't be returning to KitKat Crescent next season. The popular pivot has become player-coach at ambitious AFC Wimbledon. Goodliffe has agreed to join the Ryman League premier division outfit, who attract
THE Diary has an idea for a new TV show - When Bluebottles Attack! - after hearing of a swarm of flies that mobbed a woman while she was on her bike. Linda Bardy, of Huntington, was on the cycle path between Huntington New Lane and Monks Cross earlier
HOW THE LAW WORKS, Part one: Let's assume you arrive home after popping out for a meal and a few drinks to find your home has been broken into. Several valuable items are missing. So you call the police, fully expecting a proper turnout - fingerprints
After the success of this week's dawn drug raids in York, STEPHEN LEWIS and CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL reflect on the results. THERE is no doubt that police in York are delighted with the success of their raids aimed at suspected drug dealers this week.
YORK City will take on the oldest football club in the world this summer during its 150th anniversary celebrations. UniBond League new boys Sheffield FC will host the Minstermen on Tuesday, July 31, adding to a pre-season programme that will also
YORK Dungeon has come up with some headline-grabbing stunts in its time. They have included a Satan's Grotto, ugly tests to qualify for free entry - and even a tortured teddy bear. Mostly they are harmless fun, if sometimes in dubious taste. But with
TODAY she is a happy, healthy little girl. But just a few months ago, things were very different for little Annabelle Mackay as she was being rushed into intensive care in Leeds with a potentially life-threatening infection, weighing just four-and-a-half
YORK has been undergoing a bit of a "petticoat revolution". We've had three lady Lord Mayors in a row - all of them, incidentally, called Janet. And now we've got a fourth. Coun Irene Waudby is not only continuing what is almost becoming a tradition
I almost felt sorry for the poor old posties on reading your front page (Snail Mail, May 22). The pity disappeared, however, on reading yet again of possible industrial action if the union don't get their own way. Whatever happened to old-fashioned
POMP and ceremony were the order of the day, as York's new Lord Mayor and Sheriff took up their positions. Councillors donned their finest robes and were joined by civic dignitaries and guests for the annual ritual. The new office holders were formally
THIS week our appeal got a major boost when a mystery donor gave us a thousand pounds. It is the second time the very generous donor has written out a cheque for that amount - and it has helped our appeal total rise to £153,259.30. That total has been
A recent Panorama programme excelled itself with selective attempts to prove the danger in the wireless networks now being extensively installed in schools. When the Press recently reported on its questioning of the schools in York on this very subject
LABOUR politicians love to crow about their investment in the NHS, but what are we actually getting for all this money being poured in? It is worrying to learn that the Stockholm School of Economics has evidence to show that the newest cancer drugs are
Leisure and sports facilities for youth, with modern equipment, qualified leaders and coaches, provided by national and local government are in little evidence today in York. This is exactly what is needed to guide our young into responsible citizenship
Durham captain Dale Benkenstein was again the scourge of Yorkshire's bowlers on the second day of the LV Championship clash at the Riverside. When bad light ended play with Durham on 293-4, Benkenstein stood unbeaten on 64 to take his runs tally
THE recent Operation Zero conducted by police (Time to run, The Press, May 12) resulted in the arrest of people for offences including threatening to endanger life, shoplifting, assault, theft, criminal damage and drugs offences. An impressive haul
In response to the letter by K Jenkins, I would like to reply by saying that Mr Blair's Government has poured billions of pounds into the system, but none of it to any avail. Education is at an all-time low, children leaving school with barely the
I READ with interest your article regarding Jen Floris, who has been appointed by Age Concern to provide a benefit service to people aged 50 or over in Ryedale. In the article, Jen is reported as saying that "at the moment there is nowhere for local
New Earswick All Blacks ARLC juniors are recruiting in Years 1 to 4 for the season ahead. Training is at 6pm on Tuesdays at New Earswick Sports Club. Anyone interested can turn up or phone Emma on 07840 433158 for further information.
LEEDS United striker Richard Cresswell is attracting attention from one of his former clubs Leicester City. The Foxes are set to appoint Martin Allen as manager, and chairman Milan Mandaric is keen to have former York City man Cresswell (pictured right
YORK golf ace Simon Dyson faces a battle today to make the cut at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Dyson carded a three-over-par 75 yesterday to end the day down in joint-103rd place in a star-laden field. He fired a double-bogey at the par-four
Heslington FC will hold their annual general meeting on Sunday, June 17, at 7.30pm, in the clubhouse, Heslington Sports Field. All members are urged to attend.
FORMER York City defender Richard Hope will lead Shrewsbury Town out at Wembley in the League Two play-off final against Bristol Rovers tomorrow. Shrews captain Hope, 28, is bidding for promotion three years after being a member of the Minstermen side
Tomorrow - Park View Lake. (20 pegs), Local AC. Sunday - Laybourne (Marley, all pegs), Bishopthorpe & Acaster AC; Park View Lake. (all pegs), Burton Stone Lane WMC AC. Tuesday, May 29 - Marley Pool at Laybourne Lakes, (Pegs 4 to 16 and 37 to 53),
HUNTINGTON Ladies were condemned to second division badminton next season by a 6-3 home defeat against Selby/Drax in division one of the York League. Michelle Hall and Alison Dinsdale led the way with three straight wins for a total of 126-61. Fulfordgate
THE latest round of the Fulford Cycles Evening TT League saw the battle for honours start to develop into a three-way battle. In the absence of league leader Ian Fairweather, Boneshaker's Craig Stevenson stormed around the ten-mile Pennypot-Beckwithshaw
SOME of the pressure has been eased on York Cricket Club's travel-weary cricketers. They faced the prospect of another three-game weekend after last week's exploits which saw them win at Cleethorpes (Oxbridge Yorkshire County ECB Premier League), Kirkburton
SPECIAL schools from all over North Yorkshire converged on KitKat Crescent for a festival of football. More than 150 disabled children from schools in York, Scarborough, Ripon and Knaresborough played on York City's pitch during a two-day tournament
A TEENAGER told today how she was still £100 out of pocket, more than six weeks after the money was apparently siphoned out of her York account by cashpoint skimmers. Fiona Lewis, 15, said she had gone to the Nationwide building society on April 13 to
THE latest qualifier of the £1,000 John Smith's York Open Darts competition produced some fine displays. Gaz Witty had legs of 19, 20, 20 and a 118 bull finish on his way to meet Dave Mason (16, 19, 20) in the board final. That final was a tense affair
Anyone wishing to continue playing badminton until the end of July can join in with Nestlé Rowntree Badminton Club at Joseph Rowntree School on Monday nights from 7.10pm at a cost of £4 per night to include the use of feather shuttles.
Ponty Rossa, who looked an unlucky loser of a £50,000 race at York last week, heads to Haydock tomorrow with every chance of landing rich compensation. The Tim Easterby-trained filly lines-up for the £100,000 totesport.com Silver Bowl and, in the hands
YORK Minstermen will hold their annual general meeting at KitKat Crescent Social Club next Thursday night. The evening will begin at 7.30pm and, following business matters, the supporters' group will hold a free to enter 2007 football quiz. There
DUNNINGTON have lifted the East Riding Senior County Cup after beating Howden Amateurs 3-1 at Bridlington Town. A Chris Burgess brace and another effort from Tom Richards clinched victory for Dunnington, who took the notable scalp of Filey Town earlier
Hospital patients should never have been made vulnerable to commercial exploitation by sales organisations of any kind. The only life line they desperately need is medical treatment to return them to normal life ASAP and reasonable means of communication
Long-suffering swimmers in York have been dealt another blow, after one of the city's pools suddenly had to close. Yearsley Swimming Pool will be closed for about a week, due to "technical difficulties". The baths are already scheduled to shut for 12
A YORK hotel was transformed into a casting studio as the search started for 600 Hollywood extras. Hundreds of people queued out the doors of the Royal York Hotel in the hope of landing a role in the new film version of Brideshead Revisited. Filming
FIVE people will have to pay a total of £729 after admitting or being found guilty of fare dodging on First York's buses. The cases were heard at York Magistrates' Court yesterday with two of the defendants having been caught twice. Andrew Hymer, 27
TRADER James Walters was making a profit of 400 per cent on every pair of brand-name sunglasses he sold - and they were not even the genuine article. Liz Levett, of York trading standards, told York Magistrates Court that the department confiscated 111
PATIENTS in North Yorkshire will only be prescribed one month's supply of medicines at a time as part of a major campaign to cut down wasted drugs. Last week a hard-hitting report claimed more than three million pounds could be saved in North Yorkshire
PLANS for the redevelopment of Selby town centre have taken a knock, after planning chiefs refused an application to move a vital telecommunications mast. Selby District Council's planning committee considered the application to move the 45-metre mast
