IT'S OUT with targets and in with flags as archery with a very different twist takes York by storm. Archery enthusiasts will be polishing their arrows and sharpening their shots next week in preparation for the clout archery championships in York. Clout
YORK will be transported back to the delights of the 15th century, with a Venetian masquerade ball next month to raise money for two cancer charities. Ball-goers will be donning flamboyant masks to raise money because of the tireless efforts of one eager
Photograph by Tere Pullman © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Mr Adrian J. Wray © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
BUDDHIST monks in Thailand and prisoners of war - just some of the characters in Tricia Walker's book that won the York writer a publishing deal. Tricia, 43, from Clifton, will launch her book Benedict's Brother on May 3 at Borders in York, and it's
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
A York-based mobile phone solutions provider, which is world famous for getting around expensive "roaming" charges abroad, claims it will not be affected by any new European laws to slash the cost. Cellhire, the £22 million turnover business at Clifton
We travel back in time to the 1860s today - courtesy of Marjorie Hewitt, who unearthed among her godmother's belongings a pristine copy of The York Herald, dated February 4, 1860. Mrs Hewitt lives in Surrey, and her godmother was from Huddersfield. But
A NOVEL approach was used to engage with couples planning their big day and to raise the profile of a wedding show, which is being held in the city this week. Rik Thompson, of PromoBikes (Yorkshire), toured York appropriately dressed up as a chauffeur
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former council leader who served the people of York and North Yorkshire with distinction for more than three decades. John Clout, who has died from cancer aged 83, was described by one ex-colleague as "one of the best leaders
A MASTER course to help key North Yorkshire employees has been announced by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. The two-day event, entitled Corporate Governance and Risk Management, will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Tadcaster Road,
IMAGINE the feeling. You're in a foreign country, you've only been driving lorries for a few weeks and then you get stuck trying to make it through a narrow bridge. You can't go forwards and you're not experienced enough to be able to reverse back. And
Somewhere in the dim and distant past, I can remember a time when going on holiday was relaxing. I used to take a stack of books, a gallon drum of sun cream (except in those days it was oil with about as high a protection factor as chip fat) and an
HAVING a local police station in your neighbourhood certainly makes you feel safer. But would reopening a network of small stations across York really be the best way of ensuring police are where they are needed, when they are needed? Acomb people certainly
MORE and more contenders are entering the frame ahead of the York Community Pride Awards 2007. Roisheen Childs has been put forward for the Person Of The Year award. Roisheen, 50, is a co-ordinator at Older Citizens Advocacy York (OCAY), which provides
I WOULD like to congratulate The Press for its efforts relating to hospital operations being suspended for non-essential surgery, but fear it will fall on deaf ears. I am among those denied surgery that I require as it is no longer funded by the NHS
ALMOST daily, the health crisis in our area appears deeper. Today we report how York Hospital is merging its ear, nose and throat and ophthalmic units to trim costs. And on Saturday we revealed that seven patients a day could be turned away from its
FOLLOWING your article (Travel sickness, April 12) I felt I must write to you in defence of both Cairngorm Travel and The Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, Scotland. My wife and I travelled on the Snowflake Break to Kingussie on January 6 this year
GOOD for Italian woman Natalia Strozzi and her sister Irina, who have been officially certified as the Mona Lisa's closest living descendants. Theirs must be the most amazing treasure in the genealogy world. But has anyone ever noticed the strange
I WAS very interested in Paul Hepworth's letter about the dangers of the railway (Wrong Message, April 13) because over the years, I've read many accounts of people being killed and why people do the things they do. A local news report spoke of young
I'VE read with interest the readers' letters and various sports articles regarding proposals for York City's new home and, frankly, the appeals made to the City of York Council for assistance in helping to find and fund a suitable location can only
DRUG testing across the board? Of course, the police must set an example, and this should be and always will be of paramount importance. With respect to drug taking in general, the Road Traffic Act has always incorporated the words under the influence
SO four more of our brave army personnel, two of them women, die in Iraq. The Parliament in the Green Zone is bombed, but the Americans continue to build a huge new embassy in the zone. The message must be clear to the insurgents: We are going
FURTHER to the letter in The Press on April 10 regarding unlawful yellow box road markings, can the City of York Council explain why we have a yellow box in Leeman Road opposite the entrance to the Waterworks and the RSPCA home? This is a dead end
WE were reminiscing recently about our childhood and I asked my mother if she could remember the man who used to come round on Saturday afternoons with a portable roundabout. She had a vague recollection. I wondered if any other readers remember?
Residents and councillors are campaigning to reopen local police stations in York, but a top MP is not convinced that will help get bobbies back on the beat. Helen Gabriel reports. AS A campaign to reopen local police stations in York gathers pace
A MOTHER of two told today of her shame as she recalled going as a teenager on a joyride through Acomb in a car. Gill Davison, speaking out in support of The Press's Live Now, Drive Later campaign, said she was a passenger in the three-wheeler car which
A FURIOUS York mother has hit out at tyre-slashing vandals who she claims could have killed her daughter. Lynn Audin, of St Stephen's Road, Acomb, said her 24-year-old daughter could have died after her car tyre blew out as she was driving to work
RAIL passengers in York could face further delays before being able to catch a new non-stop service to London. Grand Central was due to start running trains to the capital on May 20, but it has emerged that their engines will not be ready in time. They
MICK COOK blasted his York City Knights saying their disappointing start to the Co-operative National League Two season was "just not good enough". The Knights slipped to their second defeat in three games following a 19-14 defeat to Hunslet Hawks at
YORK City boss Billy McEwan hailed a "battling point" after watching his side draw 0-0 at Stafford Rangers on Saturday. The Minstermen shared the spoils against their relegation-threatened hosts after an uneventful match but McEwan was satisfied with
RESIDENTS living near the home of a small boy who fell on to a hypodermic needle have found another one stuck in a hedge. Occupants of homes in Wains Road, Dringhouses, York, claim they have found several needles in the area over the past few months.
TWO out of three ain't bad, rocker Meatloaf once sang, but for York City Knights it is more of a disaster. The Knights fell to their second defeat in three Co-operative National League Two outings after wilting in the face of a determined Hunslet Hawks
Matt Heath gave Leeds United victory by a nose on Grand National day and then predicted they would survive in the Championship. Central defender Heath injured his nose at Colchester on Easter Monday but bravely used his hooter' to guide Alan Thompson's
HEWORTH rounded off their National Conference division two campaign on a high with a 48-6 conquest of Crosfields. The win ensured a seventh-place finish for the Villagers after winning 11 and drawing one of their 22 games. Heworth could even have
HAXBY United, who are leading the York Leeper Hare Football League first division, are seeking a new first-team manager to hopefully plot next year's expected return to the premier division. Would-be candidates should contact Chris Watkinson on 07748
HOME was not where the parting shot was for York Acorn as they signed off their National Conference division one season in defeat. Despite a man-of-the-match performance from number seven Timmy Elliott, Acorn perished 38-16 to strugglers Eccles &
The two sides that have occupied the top two positions in the York Leeper Hare League for the last two seasons, slogged out yet another epic battle. But the duel eventually went the way of defending champions Dringhouses. They kept their hopes alive
Osbaldwick ascended division two to confirm their second promotion in as many seasons as they beat White Horse 5-1. Despite falling behind to an early John Marshall effort, Mark Crangle took his tally for the season to 27 as he hit four of the Osso
SAVANNA Jane Roe was only six months old when she died from a disease so rare that doctors don't even have a name for it. Baby Savanna weighed only 4lb 11oz when she was born at York Hospital on September 23 last year with the extremely rare genetic
There was no change at the top of division three as the top four sides all registered comfortable victories. St Clement's took their seasons goal tally over the century mark as the champions-elect clinched promotion with their 7-0 hammering of North
We the moderate, honest, sensible, proud, loyal, hard working, common sense voters are unmoved about choosing our next generation of political masters. Most of those we have been choosing for twenty years stand little chance of getting into Westminster
TWICE play was stopped for a drinks break for both teams, but it was visiting Harrogate Railway Athletic who turned on the heat at Warrington Town. The Rail scorched to a 3-1 triumph that provided a valuable three points in the UniBond League first
WHILE Silver Birch was winning the Grand National on Saturday, York City and Stafford Rangers were pulling up few trees at Marston Road. Slim Pickings also proved an astute each-way bet at Aintree and that was an apt description of proceedings in a drab
HOPES of Harrogate Town surfacing from the dog-fight that will be the Conference North play-offs could hinge on eliminating a home hex. The club's Wetherby Road hoodoo continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Barrow, who returned to Cumbria celebrating
A BLAZE broke out in a York block of flats that was ravaged by a devastating inferno two years ago. Firefighters were called to Fulford Place in Hospital Fields Roads, after a fire began in a kitchen. A candle had been left on top of a microwave and
IF Scarborough do manage to avert the winding-up order and cash crisis that threatens the Seasiders' entire future, they look as if they will be playing UniBond League football next term. In a desperate display, far from the defiant performances that
TWO departments in York Hospital are to merge as part of cutbacks. The Wigginton Road hospital is re-organising its wards to reduce the number of beds by 95 because of a reduction in income from North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT). The
YORK RUFC booked their place in the Yorkshire Shield final and secured second spot in Yorkshire One with a 32-25 double header victory over Wheatley Hills. However, they were made to sweat in the heat at Clifton Park as Hills dominated up front for
KEVIN Ryan, who has started firing in the winners on the Flat, can complete a double at Nottingham tomorrow. The Hambleton trainer is fancied to score with Fast Feet and Melalchrist, both of whom will be partnered by his stable-jockey Neil Callan. Fast
IN-FORM Pocklington did everything in their control by winning 18-12 at Goole on the last day of the Yorkshire Two season, but they missed out on promotion. Nearest rivals Heath won at home to North Ribblesdale and edge out Pock on points difference
MALTON & Norton RUFC completed up their Yorkshire One season with a 27-15 defeat at Keighley. After falling behind to an early penalty, Malton flanker Sam Triffitt gained possession in mid-field to set up a Carl Muscroft drive which provided quick
THE long-running battle to find out the truth about a York council officer's "golden handshake" has been lost. The public will NOT get to know details of the payout made to City of York Council's former commercial services director, David Finnegan, or
YORKSHIRE Two champions Selby scraped to an unconvincing 23-19 win at relegated Barnsley. The home side's enthusiastic young team took the lead with a Cheetham try but Dan Porter kept Selby in touch with a penalty and the Sandhill Laners went into
IT has been a long four years, but York finally has a charting band again. Parallel Worlds, the debut single by former York Minster choristers Elliot Minor, entered the charts yesterday, reaching number 31. Lead singer Alex Davies, 20, of Wheldrake,
ICE-CREAMS and shorts were out in force as a sun-kissed York enjoyed its hottest April day for four years. It may have been raining in the resorts in parts of Spain over the weekend, but it was scorching in York, as tourists and residents basked in
YORK Racecourse was crawling with bug fans at the weekend, when it hosted an insect extravaganza. Bugs and bug-lovers of all shapes and sizes swarmed to Knavesmire for the Northern Entomology Exhibition 2007. Among the highlights was an innovative homing-bee
THE Tories have watered down a pledge to save a York day care centre if they win the balance of power at next month's council elections. The York branch's deputy chairman, Bill Bennett, said in November that it would block the controversial closure of
A TOP-SECURITY jail in East Yorkshire is looking for volunteers to monitor prison conditions. Full Sutton Prison, near Stamford Bridge, needs members for its Independent Monitoring Board (IMB). The board's aim is to ensure that procedures are followed
THE traditional British Rail sandwich - stale and boring - was the target of many a joke and moan from comedians and passengers. But now new evidence has emerged in York that even in the heyday of steam travel, the food served up on the railways was
THE future of an historic bridge in Ryedale is hanging in the balance. The British Railway Board wants to knock down the Hurrell Lane rail bridge in Thornton-le-Dale - originally part of the Pickering to Seamer route, which was closed in 1950. The
THE campaign to re-open Hemingbrough train station continues to roll forward with a public meeting planned for later this week. Already, about 1,500 people in Heminbrough and the surrounding villages have signed a petition to re-open the station,
