MORE than 50 people have been referred to a new service for people suffering from eating disorders since it was launched in North Yorkshire last month. The news comes at the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is being supported by North Yorkshire
MORE than 150 people have visited York to apply for their first-ever passport since the city's new passport office opened at the end of last year. York is one of 66 towns and cities across the United Kingdom where first-time passport applicants are called
A NEW virtual research centre to regulate innovation has been launched at the University of York. The Centre for Prospective Regulation provides analysis of methods of controlling emerging technologies. Hosted by the University of York's science and
A MOTHER-OF-TWO today claimed a bus driver made a rude gesture to her family after a row on board a York service. Emma Cope, of Heworth, York, said the incident happened on Thursday, when she boarded a number nine First York bus at Monks Cross, with
POLICE have released the identity of the pensioner who died following a road accident last Thursday. Margaret Jones, 82, from the Woodthorpe area of York, died in the city's hospital on Sunday after the purple Nissan Micra she was driving was in a
A FAST FOOD worker in York has become one of the first in the country to gain a GCSE under a new scheme. Dean Burn, 21, a floor manager at the McDonald's city centre branch, in Blake Street, was one of the first employees to study for an equivalent maths
THE family and friends of a teenage York student who died from a rare heart disorder are marking the first anniversary of his death by holding a fundraising ball in his honour. Mark Marden, of Huntington, was in the first year of training to be an occupational
Britons spent half a billion pounds on Fairtrade products last year. But does this really make a difference? STEPHEN LEWIS reports at the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. THE Archbishop of York has a message for anyone who has ever dithered over whether
ALMOST a third of women living in North Yorkshire are afraid to leave their homes after dark, new figures reveal. The latest results from North Yorkshire Police's public attitude survey show 30 per cent of the women who completed the questionnaire said
Photograph by Kevin Bailey © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Kevin Bailey © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Kevin Bailey © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Kevin Bailey © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Photograph by Janet S Kitchen-Cooper © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Janet S Kitchen-Cooper © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Janet S Kitchen-Cooper © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
ALMOST a third of women and older people in York and North Yorkshire are afraid to leave their homes after dark. What a surprising statistic in a city and county generally reckoned to be friendly and relatively crime-free. We might expect those living
YORK'S traditional manufacturing base has taken a hammering in recent years. Jobs have gone in sugar-refining, carriage-building and even chocolate-making. So it is good to see one confectionery business bucking the trend. When Monkhill Confectionery
I SEE that Selby district, along with the Skelton/Clifton Moor site, is to be considered for a so-called "eco-town". It worries me that there seems to be a fashion to stick the word "eco" in front of anything and it should automatically be assumed to
WITH time running out to place objections to the council's proposals for placing more parking restrictions in and around areas of York, of which the only people to be affected are the local residents, it is vital that people send in their objections
ANY time now the grassy bank around Clifford's Tower will flush yellow as the daffodils bloom. All very well, but the colour is short-lived, and what remains after flowering is unsightly. Plus I am no admirer of those "jaundiced" spring blooms that can
I REFER to Kenneth Bowker's sensible letter (as always with him) "How to tackle the knife gangs terror" (The Press, February 15). Knives are indeed a tool, and they should be kept for use in their proper place, eg the kitchen, workplace, etc. Anybody
AN HISTORIC building in West York (Poppleton Gate House) is to be demolished because, according to a city councillor, English Heritage have not made the house a Listed Building (Historic building to be bulldozed, The Press 20 February). He makes no
Should Stamford Bridge have a bypass? This will be discussed at a meeting on Thursday, in the village hall at 7.30pm (Village views bridge scheme, The Press, Febraury 25). Last year the historic single lane bridge was closed for weeks to do first class
The alternative budget proposed by the Labour opposition on the city council is to be applauded. But one has to ask: if the Labour members can propose a streamlining of the council in order to save money why can't the Lib Dems do the same, or is
REFERRING to cleaning up Marble Arch (Do visitors top city priorites, Letters, February 14), I would like to state that from the late 1950s I have watched the Marble Arch, like the "splash palace", stained and decaying through lack of repair and proper
Once again your contributors show a complete ignorance about immigration (Migrant pressure, Letters, February 22). J C Keenan claims there is a huge rise in immigrants around York, without providing any evidence to back up the assertion. Is it that
WARTHILL Church of England Primary School had a guest of honour when it opened its new classroom. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, visited the school to declare the facilities open. The new classroom includes under-floor heating, direct access
A NEW recycling centre in a village near York would boost the coffers of local schools if given the green light. The recycling and storage specialists Toucan are hoping to secure council support for the centre as part of its Recycling For Schools scheme
AWARD-WINNING biotech firms from York will be among a group from North Yorkshire jetting off to Denmark on Thursday with Lord Digby Jones, the Trade Minister. Xceleron, The Press Business Of The Year 2007, and Paraytec Ltd, both organisations whose work
POLICE in North Yorkshire are bidding for a share of £50 million in Government funding to spend on hi-tech gadgets to help them identify criminals at the touch of a button. The force wants to buy 600 of the hand-held devices, which would give bobbies
A HOTEL in York has given one of the city's top business clubs a new lease of life as it unveils a major recruitment campaign designed to attract more members. The Met Club has now adopted the Royal York Hotel And Events Centre as its official "home"
PLANS to revitalise key streets in York city centre will be considered today. Leading councillors will be asked to approve a series of actions to make "peripheral" streets such as Fossgate, Goodramgate and Micklegate more vibrant and economically successful
TWENTY-ONE guns and 60 knives - that's how many weapons have been handed into police in York and Selby during the first three weeks of an amnesty. The tally included large knives, swords, guns and replica firearms, which have all been handed over anonymously
MUSIC-LOVERS can help seriously ill children in York by downloading a copy of a new single dedicated to The Press Guardian Angels' Appeal. Members of the York band Comfort Zone are donating every penny from every sale of their song, Guardian Angel, to
FRESH fears today emerged that a park in west York could be sold for development. City of York councillor Sonja Crisp said she believed the authority was planning to sell at least part of, if not all, the Balfour Street play area, off Leeman Road. While
POLICE are investigating the sudden and unexplained death of a 63-year-old man at his home in York. Officers along with paramedics were called to a house in Constantine Avenue, Tang Hall, at 5.19pm on Saturday after reports of a sudden death. Neighbours
Ahead of International Women's Week 2008, Charlotte Percival talks to a York woman whose passion for equality has spread around the world. PADDY BECK would never describe herself as a feminist. Well, perhaps a very mild one, she jokes, leaning back
IF YOU'RE still waiting for your boyfriend to pop the question, wait no longer. Act now, for this is the week when, traditionally, women can propose marriage. Legend has it that on February 29 - which only happens every four years on Leap Year - a woman
A ROLLING Stone gathers no moss but he does collect wonderful musicians around him. Dennis Locorriere met Bill Wyman at a Jim Capaldi tribute in January 2007, mentioned he would love to join Wyman's fabled Rhythm Kings, and nine months later, the voice
YORK City Knights' Northern Rail Cup clash at Batley Bulldogs has again been cancelled. Floodlight failure is to blame for the postponement of the match, which was due to be played at the Mount Pleasant stadium tomorrow night. It is the third time the
PERSIMMON, the York-based firm which has become Britain's biggest housebuilder, today announced record pre-tax profits in 2007 up one per cent to £585.1 million. This was achieved in spite of tough market conditions, particularly when first half interest
JOBS at a sweet factory in York are safe, it was revealed today. Steven Joseph, chairman of Tangerine, the new owners of Monkhill Confectionery, said as far as anyone could give assurances about the future, none of the 350 jobs at Low Poppleton Lane
WHEN it comes to travelling, Diary has always been of the opinion that the more wheels involved, the better (which tends to prompt the response "You should have been a train driver, then"). There is, however, no doubting the healthy benefits of getting
ARE machines ready to take over? That is the prospect raised by American scientist Ray Kurzweil, who predicts they will "match man by 2029". It makes sense. We have been trying to find ways to augment our relatively limited capabilities since we emerged
SWIMMERS have finally got back into the water at a North Yorkshire swimming pool, eight months after it suddenly had to shut down. Tadcaster Pool, which had to close its doors last June when tiles started coming loose from the base of the tank, reopened
YORK City boss Colin Walker is pinning his hopes on a full house for the FA Trophy semi-final, second leg tie with Torquay United. The Minstermen were paired against the Gulls in yesterday's draw and will travel to Devon on March 8 for the first leg
THE horrible injury suffered by Arsenal striker Eduardo at the weekend rightly led to widespread sympathy in the football world. But I found the condemnation of Birmingham defender Martin Taylor very unfair because I don't think he fouled Eduardo with
BOSS Paul March will resist the temptation to rest key men tomorrow night and instead run with his strongest team possible as York City Knights look to boost hopes of progressing in the Northern Rail Cup. The rearranged cross-group tie away to Batley
WIGGINTON are celebrating a trophy double in the York & District Ladies Squash League Open Championships. Number one seed and defending champion Kathryn Cordell won the main event and club-mate Jenny Nendick claimed the Plate crown at Dunnington Sports
Cueball B' were crowned York John Smith's Ladies League champions with a near faultless display which was only spoilt by 23 from Roz Kerr for Cygnet A'. Cygnet C' wrapped up the runners-up spot and were prevented from a full house by Clifton B's Sandra
Media Man, runner-up in his last three starts, two of them at Catterick, returns to the North Yorkshire course this afternoon in a bid to finally get his head in front. Trained by Ferdy Murphy at West Witton, near Middleham, Media Man will be ridden
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial housing development have hit out as developers began work on the site - despite alternative proposals still being considered. Developers of the planned 540-home Derwenthorpe yesterday began cutting down hedges on the
Acomb HC men's first XI succumbed to a late strike from hosts Huddersfield to lose 4-3. The Tangerines trailed 2-0 before Dave Richardson scored. The hosts struck again but Craig Brown and skipper Nick Linfoot countered with goals to level. But as they
DOUBLE despair was inflicted upon City of York Hockey Club men's first XI who lost 2-1 at Crewe Vagrants in the National Hockey league first division. The victory, which followed up Crewe's earlier downing of York at home, was sealed in the final ten
Despite trailing 1-0 at half-to Didsbury Greys at half-time, City of York Ladies first XI triumphed 3-1. A good run and quick pass from Sal Sleightholme fed Ruth Laybourn who converted at the far post. The second goal came from a short corner set
Stamford Bridge Ladies toppled visiting Nestlé 4-0 with a starring performance from woman of the match Claire Hargreaves. She opened the scoring, collecting the ball in midfield after a clearance from defence and weaving her way through the defence
Acomb Ladies first XI edged closer to Yorkshire League premier division promotion after toppling fellow promotion contenders Lockwood Park Dragons II 4-2 in their penultimate home game of the season. With less than ten minutes on the clock Acomb had
HIGH-FLYING York Acorn ARLC have three players named in the Yorkshire train-on squad for the forthcoming BARLA County Champion-ship. Neighbours Heworth are also represented in the 40-strong line-up, which will be whittled down to 24 ahead of the opening
ANOTHER inflation-busting council tax increase will today be confirmed for York residents. City of York Council will meet at Guildhall this afternoon, to set householders' bills for 2008/09. All bills, including the police and fire demands, will rise
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC can almost certainly look forward to another season in Pennine League's top tier following an 18-12 win over Kippax Welfare. A try with five minutes left secured the points that virtually guarantee they avoid a relegation
A punter from North Yorkshire who turned a 50p racing flutter into a £1 million jackpot says the money won't change his life. Freddie Craggs placed the wager on eight horses to win at astronomical odds at his local William Hill bookmaker in Thirsk -
Leeper Hare York Football League division three leaders Heworth walloped Bishop Wilton 6-0. Leading only by a Steve Tait goal at the break, they added second half goals from Ben Clarke, Mike Nelson (2) Ashley Atkin and Tom Quinn to register their 17th
SELBY RUFC ran riot at Redcar in a 70-0 Yorkshire One win. Stout resistance by the Redcar forwards limited the Sandhill Laners to a 28-0 half-time advantage but they ran in a further six second-half tries to remain in third place. Flanker Paul Randell
CAR crashes on the region's roads have claimed the lives of two more victims. An 82-year-old woman has died in hospital following a collision in Hull Road, York, and a 58-year-old man has died after a car crash on a main road outside the city. David
YORK RI Ladies RUFC secured their Championship North 2 Division status after a battling 33-24 win at Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe's big pack bullied the smaller York team who found themselves 12-0 down midway through the first half. Tough tackling kept
PENSIONER Thelma Nixon looks set to receive a second NHS injection in her left eye as she continues a rearguard battle to save her sight. She revealed today how she was now fighting for health on a second front after doctors discovered she had bladder
A NORTHALLERTON third team containing eight Fijians from Catterick Garrison gave Nestlé Rowntree RUFC a 49-17 hiding at Mille Crux. The Islanders scored all their side's points with a blaze of dazzling footwork and Trees trailed by 32 points before
A PLEDGE by supermarket giant Tesco to work to reduce the sale of cut-price booze has been welcomed by Selby's MP. Last week Tesco said it would work with the Government on legislation which would limit its and other supermarkets' ability to sell cheap
A community's 30-year wait for a sports centre is a step closer to ending after councillors voted overwhelmingly to plough £1.5 million into the scheme. The "Plan B" for a state-of-the-art leisure complex in the grounds of Malton School can now move
FRESH fears today emerged that a park in west York could be sold for development. City of York councillor Sonja Crisp said she believed the authority was planning to sell at least part of, if not all, the Balfour Street play area, in Holgate. While
SWIMMERS have finally got back into the water at a North Yorkshire swimming pool, eight months after it suddenly had to shut down. Tadcaster Pool, which had to close its doors last June when tiles started coming loose from the base of the tank, re-opened
ANOTHER inflation-busting council tax increase will today be confirmed for York residents. City of York Council will meet at Guildhall this afternoon, to set householders' bills for 2008/09. All bills, including the police and fire demands, will rise
PENSIONER Thelma Nixon looks set to receive a second NHS injection in her left eye as she continues a rearguard battle to save her sight. And she revealed today how she was now fighting for health on a second front, after doctors discovered she had
