YORK City were forced to endure a nervy last five minutes as they beat Exeter City 3-2 in the Blue Square Premier. The Minstermen forged into a 2-0 lead at KitKat Crescent, with Martyn Woolford scoring from long range on 31 minutes and Danny Parslow
ANOTHER North Yorkshire post office is set to close - unless someone volunteers to run it. The sub-postmaster at Great Habton Post Office has resigned, and the premises he uses will no longer be available after March 27. Post Office Ltd is now looking
A BUS driver has come under fire after a teenager who tried to buy a ticket claimed he refused to give her change for a £10 note. Lindsay Bayliss, 16, of Heworth, York, said the incident happened when she and her friend Steph Jones, also 16, went to
A VICAR who sent a birthday card picturing a half naked man to a married woman has lost his appeal to have his punishment reduced. The Rev David King was the vicar of Middle Esk Moor, near Whitby. But in December 2004 he began an "inappropriate and
WHEN little Joseph Harrison was struck down with a mystery virus not long after he was born, his parents didn't think he would see his first birthday, let alone his first Easter. Yet thanks to the care and support he received at York Hospital, the tenacious
IN THE spirit of openness, residents and visitors are being invited into the studios of York artists as part of a weekend-long event. From potters' wet rooms to weaving looms, dozens of the city's artists are preparing to open their doors and invite
A THUG who urged a friend to use fireworks to "sort out" his latest victim has been jailed. Louis Duffill, 19, had already served three years behind bars for violence before he attacked Ben Sowden with a bottle, said prosecutor David Garnett. While
Photograph by Michael Bulmer © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Michael Bulmer © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Michael Bulmer © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
THE plans for York's proposed new £40 million "town hall" have not been greeted with unqualified approval. Reaction has been mixed at best. "Lost opportunity" is among the milder expletives directed at the building. Planners in York have generally been
SURELY it's an early April Fool? I can't believe that a blot on the landscape is in prospect for our ancient city. I refer to the planned shoe box of a folly intended to house York City Council offices in Hungate - as revealed in Gavin Aitchison's report
WITH REFERENCE to the new City of York council offices, without sounding too facetious, I thought aliens from outer space had taken up residence. This glass menagerie seems totally out of context with its historical backdrop. It is almost a blueprint
IT IS a matter of opinion whether the proposed council building is a monstrous carbuncle or an iconic 21st century building. My opinion is it is neither one nor the other. However, what is not opinion but a matter of fact is that this huge building
PEOPLE will drive scores of miles to get good fish and chips. But they don't have to travel further than York's Bishopthorpe Road for the very best. Congratulations to Ebor Fisheries which has just been named The Press's Fish And Chip Shop Of The
INTERESTING to read that Labour councillor Paul Blanchard wishes to see a larger DNA database, implying that we should all be assaulted by the State and forcibly have a sample of our DNA taken (Readers' Letters, February 27). Notice how proponents
IN REPLY to M Hodgson's suggestion in Letters, February 29, regarding a proposed by-pass at Stamford Bridge, I can inform him that there is no way that the old railway line can be used for this purpose. Engineering surveys have proved beyond any doubt
I presume that The Press is testing its April 1 stories given the "Rooting out new trees" report on March 3. After all, how serious can York residents take the invite by City of York Council to buy new trees for public parks to "help boost the city's
DURING THE past few months we have heard through The Press and other publications about dogs which allegedly have picked up some noxious substances which made the dogs very ill. The solution is very simple. Keep the dogs on your own property. The majority
NESTLÉ has announced a new low calorie edition of the KitKat - and has said it will be made at its factory in Bulgaria rather than in York. The new 165-calorie bar, called Senses, will hit the shops in April. It is aimed at women, with pop group Girls
RE THE WHITE cat whose foreleg had to be removed. Please reassure her owners she will manage perfectly with three legs. Our Peter lost his leg through a fan belt accident with the Landrover. He sadly died at Christmas and must have been 15 years old
IF THE Labour party is serious in its opposition to the latest attack on the city's most vulnerable residents (Readers' Letters, March 3), as suggested by Tracey Simpson-Laing's opposition to the halving in value of travel tokens by the Lib-Dems, why
I FIND supermarket plastic bags very useful. At the moment there are five hung up in my kitchen, one for newspapers, one for plastic bottles, one for glass bottles, one for tins and one for cardboard. When these are full I take them by car to my local
I READ with interest Coun Vassie's letter urging the Government to ban plastic bags (Readers' Letters, March 6). The Labour group proposed that City of York Council lobby the Government to ban plastic bags and also to make York a plastic bag free
A FEW weeks ago in Yesterday Once More, we wrote about how the expansion of urban York in the last century had swallowed up a number of what were once separate communities. As recently as 1924, when the Ordnance Survey Popular Edition came out, maps
A NEW "key location centre" in York is being set up by the new regional Business Link service - Business Link Yorkshire. About 18 business advisers and other mobile staff, who will travel extensively to new and existing clients in the locality, will
USE of wi-fi on National Express East Coast trains has soared since it was made free for all passengers. The number of travellers using the onboard service tripled during the first month in which it was free throughout the train. One of National Express's
A STAR accountancy student at York Hospital has proved herself to be the best in the world in one of her crucial exams. Management accountant trainee Bodil Brumo, 32, from York, who works for the prescription pricing authority at the hospital, outscored
Following a quick hello from the powerful organ introduction and quiet orchestral response, the choir immediately showed itself to be in fine voice for Vierne's Messe Solennelle - good, clear part-singing and balance with the return of the Kyrie particularly
DANIEL Bye, new part-time artistic director for this renamed company, brings to the stage his first show, We'll Meet Again, billed as "the most ambitious the company has ever attempted". The play was devised and developed by the director and his
ONE of York's longest-serving councillors says action on securing a future for the city's archives has been too slow. Coun Ken King, shadow executive member for leisure and culture on City of York Council, was speaking following a report from council
THE results of the council's massive consultation into improving the Fulford Road corridor will be presented at next Monday's meeting. They show there is general support for the main principles of the proposed strategy, in particular proposals aimed
DEATHS on York's roads are at a record low after falling by more than 20 percent since 2002. A report to the council's city strategy executive member and advisory panel shows there were 93 people killed or seriously injured on the city's roads - including
FOOTBALL analogies are rife in politics. Councillors and MPs are regularly accused of "moving the goalposts", debating issues as if they were "political footballs" and such like. But now our local representatives have ditched the metaphors and gone
DOCTORS, consultants, politicians and patients united in anger today as The Press revealed the extent of the multi-million pound debts faced by our health trust. During 2007, more than 1,000 people were denied treatment by North Yorkshire and York Primary
IT was neck and neck until we reached the final bend. I was peddling furiously, but he put on a burst of speed at the last moment and managed to cross the finishing line before me. It had been a hard-fought race with some hairy moments when we attacked
A FISH and chip shop in York is celebrating after winning The Press's Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Competition 2008. Ebor Fisheries, in Ebor Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, claimed the top spot in the contest, after our readers voted the eatery as their
YORK'S controversial new £40m council HQ has reignited the debate about the future face of the city. MARK STEAD looks at how a balance between the ancient and modern might be struck. DESIGNING the York of the future is a path strewn with the sort of
PEOPLE struggling to cope with financial troubles are being urged to contact a York charity for help as shocking figures today reveal the true cost of debt. A survey from the debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) reveals that 37 per
YORK City boss Colin Walker has stressed the importance of a "morale-boosting" win from tonight's home game with Exeter. The Blue Square Premier's insistence that this match must go ahead despite City's progress to the FA Trophy semi-finals had originally
LANDLORDS in city centre pubs have spoken out about the pressures they face from high beer prices, cheap supermarket booze and the smoking ban. On Friday, The Press reported how Mark Waudby, the son of the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby, had filed
IF York City have a wandering eye on Saturday's FA Trophy semi-final second leg, then the Blue Square Premier's form side might cut them down to size in a hurry. With six wins and four draws from their last ten games, Exeter City come to KitKat Crescent
PAUL March declared his pride in his York City Knights young guns after they performed valiantly in defeat against Halifax in the Challenge Cup third round. The Knights lost 34-12 at Huntington Stadium but March found plenty of positives in the performance
MORE lives could be saved if city councillors give the go-ahead to a new ambulance base in York. York St John University is hoping to turn a ground floor office in Windmill Lane, off Hull Road, into a 24-hour stand-by point for paramedics. If another
YORK St John rounded off a memorable week with a 6-1 win over Thorpe United in the premier division of the Leeper Hare York Football League. The students, who beat Grangetown Boys Club to lift the North Riding FA Saturday County Cup in midweek, trailed
THE final of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup will be between Rufforth and St John Reserves. Rufforth were 1-0 winners over York RI in the semi-finals, with Glenn Thompson settling the tie with a mere 20 minutes remaining. St John were 4-0 victors over
CITY of York Athletics Club runner Richard Buck missed out on the individual 400 metres final at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia. Pickering-based Buck finished fifth in his semi-final, clocking 47.60 seconds, behind winner Chris Brown, of
A NEW putter was the driving force behind Simon Dyson's sensational third place finish in the Maybank Malaysian Open. The 30-year-old North Yorkshire golfer led the tournament for much of the final day before being forced to settle for a tie for third
INJURY-RAVAGED Tadcaster Albion suffered a second half collapse as they were trounced 6-2 by Borrowash Victoria in Northern Counties East League division one. Albion, missing six first-choice players through injury, took the lead through Nick Lawrie
SHIVER me timbers! Students at the University of York have picked a pirate as their new president. Almost 3,000 students turned out to vote Tom Scott - also known as Mad Cap'n Tom - in as the new York University Student Union (YUSU) president on Friday
MANAGER Neil Aspin was left lamenting Harrogate Town's home form as they suffered a set-back in their bid for Blue Square North promotion. Town were beaten 2-1 by Wetherby Road visitors Nuneaton Borough, leaving them in third place but nine points adrift
FASHION week in London may well be over for another year, but a chain of York charity stores is teaming up to put on their own show. All six of St Leonard's Hospice's shops in the city are coming together to present a special fashion show at the Tadcaster
VICTORY over Cheltenham Town at Elland Road tomorrow night could push Leeds United back into the League One play-off zone. They will be hunting a third straight win following Saturday's 2-0 triumph over struggling Bournemouth, who caused Gary McAllister's
FORMER Great Britain half-back Bobbie Goulding was quick to praise York Acorn after the amateurs gave his Rochdale side a run for their money. The Blue and Golds were beaten 50-8 at Spotland yesterday but the scoreline flattered the National League
HEAD coach Alfie Hill reckoned York Acorn needed a good opening hour to have any chance of causing a major Challenge Cup upset at Spotland. He got it, as the amateur aces were on a par with National League Two outfit Rochdale in general play. But any
John Quinn can fly the North Yorkshire flag at full mast tomorrow on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival by winning the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy with nap selection Leslingtaylor. The Norton trainer, who failed by less than a length to land
HEWORTH squandered a ten-point lead as they went down 28-22 at home to Stanningley in National Conference division two. The Villagers led 22-12 with 25 minutes remaining at Elm Park Way, but three late tries shattered their hopes of victory. The visitors
IF ever you could have a smile on your face after watching your team lose, then this was the time. In the York City Knights' record books, this Challenge Cup third round clash will forever be preceded by an "L", but that only tells part of the tale.
FORMER England football manager Steve McClaren witnessed a rare sight at Clifton Park as York RUFC kept their survival hopes alive with a win against Carlisle. The home side ran out 17-10 victors in North 2 East, with York-born McClaren in the crowd
FIRE chiefs in our region have warned residents to be prepared for strong winds and heavy rain as a storm system hits the UK. The worst storm of the winter was expected to batter Britain today, causing traffic chaos and coastal flooding. Winds of up
A SURVEY of residents living in villages nearby the eco-town proposed for Selby district has shown the vast majority are against the scheme. Nigel Adams, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Selby and Ainsty, carried out the survey over the last
A FISH and chip shop in York is celebrating after winning The Press Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Competition 2008. Ebor Fisheries, in Ebor Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, claimed the top spot in the contest, after our readers voted the eatery
PEOPLE struggling to cope with financial troubles are being urged to contact a York charity for help as shocking figures today reveal the true cost of debt. A survey from the debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) reveals
MORE lives could be saved if city councillors give the go ahead to a new ambulance base in York. York St John University is hoping to turn a ground floor office in Windmill Lane, off Hull Road, into a 24-hour stand-by point for paramedics
FASHION week in London is over for another year, but a chain of York charity stores is teaming up to put on their own show. All six of St Leonard's Hospice's shops in the city are coming together to present a special fashion show at the
