HE is 62 years old, but that won't stop Ernie Huck pulling on his running shorts and taking part in the London Marathon this weekend. Ernie, from Newton-on-Ouse, near Easingwold, said this will be his 14th consecutive marathon in the capital. "It doesn't
HOPES of saving hundreds of York rail jobs have received another boost after two more bidders for the East Coast Main Line franchise hinted they might keep the route's HQ here. First Rail says it recognises the contribution made to the franchise by "
Photograph by Paul Mountain, York © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Paul Mountain, York © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Paul Mountain, York © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a homeless hostel in the centre of York are due to be discussed next week. The application is being submitted by City of York Council and will involve demolishing the existing Fishergate Centre at 4 Fishergate and replacing
THIS week we head south of York to find properties in villages towards Selby. First up, Ashtons has a detached family home in Danes Court, Riccall. Priced at £284,950, this property boasts three bedrooms, a 19ft lounge and a conservatory. It has
The Crambe Grange Estate, seven miles away from Malton and ten miles out of York, is a large country estate bordering the River Derwent. A house, cottage, old granary, summer suite and bungalow are just a few of the credentials a buyer could add to
IT MAY not seem like it, but it has been four years since York voters last had the chance to express an opinion on who they believed should run their city. It was way back in 2003 that electors voted Labour out and the Lib Dems into power on City of
WHY has society become so intolerant of others? In the past, children would play out in the street, after school and all day Saturday and Sunday. There was no alternative. Now we have them all locked up inside, isolated on PlayStations or computers
LET'S hear it for Mike Garrity, Ian Surgeoner, Marie-Louise Scott, Shane Winship, Dan Winship and Trevor Milton. These six York City sponsors care so much about the club that they have stumped up £1,200 for hotel rooms to ensure the Minstermen get
I FEEL very sorry for Paula Bedford being threatened with eviction by City of York Council (Noise row mum faces eviction, The Press, April 12). It seems to me, as an outsider, that some people have nothing better to do than worry about a bit of door-slamming
I AM looking for a Joyce and Gordon Barker and their son Richard. Joyce's maiden name is Sigsworth. They used to live at Green Hammerton. I have important news for them. If anyone who knows them reads this, would they phone The Press on 01904 567131
WE have had a fulsome apology for Des Browne's error of judgement over the decision to let captured naval personnel sell their stories, and I feel we should let it go at that. However, more seriously, we should address the growing politicisation of
NEW Labour and Conservatives have shared almost unopposed control over our lives for 20 years, with a minor role for the Liberal Democrats. Their combined party membership numbers no more than a very tiny minority of our 60 million-plus population,
WITH reference to the Press article "Block blot on the Cityscape" (April 17) I would like to thank the Castle Area Campaigners for letting us know who not to vote for on May 3 - that is, those who have constantly blocked the plans for an attractive retail
I WAS taken aback to hear Mike Procter felt that Ward 38 at York Hospital was not exclusively a neurological ward (The staff on Ward 38 are so specialthere is so much pride, and care, and sense, The Press, April 12). After working on there for two
AS chairman of York and District Against Motor Neurone Disease (YAMND) I write in support of Charles Rushton's letter (I'm so dismayed by ward closure, April 4) about the proposed closure of neurology Ward 38 at York Hospital. I understand that on
SO T Cullen, of Bishopthorpe, York, denigrates conscientious objectors (Qualified criticism, The Press, April 11). I would remind him that Hitler's method of dealing with them was for them to face the axe, and that this ultimate path was taken, despite
YOUR newspaper rightly covers the campaign by York councillor Paul Blanchard to ban the sale of foie gras in the United Kingdom. Richard Harris's article (Foie gras landmark, April 13) makes it all too clear why. How anyone would want to eat fatty
IS it a female prerogative that when a man is sitting at the breakfast table and beginning to peruse the national and local newspapers, that his quiet contemplation is shattered by the words: "Guess what your stars say about you today?" I reckon if
THE geography of York regarding the street Station Rise seems to confuse a lot of people. Station Road goes from the foot of Lendal Bridge to the foot of Queen Street Bridge. Station Avenue goes from the traffic lights adjacent to the Leeman statue
HUNDREDS of people are expected to turn out for the opening of a £5.5 million school building project in York tonight. Parents, pupils, present teachers and ex-teachers will join governors, councillors and officials at the opening of the new school building
THREE businesses have scooped honours in the national Enjoy England Awards For Excellence 2007. The Star Inn, at Harome, and Perns of Helmsley scooped the gold award in the Taste Of England category; Harrogate International Centre won gold in the business
SOLE traders and small businesses are being targeted by corporate identity thieves. The warning to companies in York and North and East Yorkshire came today from Danny Harrison, head of identity theft products at CPP, the financial protection firm.
AN EAST Yorkshire college is to offer local businesses the chance to sponsor its acclaimed horse trials for the first time. The two-day trials, starting on May 27, on the main campus of Bishop Burton College, have previously attracted some of eventing's
AN EAST Yorkshire company has completed a major reurbishment for one of the country's biggest construction concerns. Chameleon Business Interiors, of Howden, worked for the Gelder Group in Lincolnshire on a project which involved fitting out the 17
THE new Chief Constable of North Yorkshire is to be Grahame Maxwell, the Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police. He will take over in the £120,000 a year post from Della Cannings, who announced her retirement in January after four years at
UNABLE to get out of bed for more than a year - that is the miserable life Christine Wrightson has been left with after being struck down with a mystery condition. Now Christine, 60, from Huntington, says she has finally found the root of her illness
RICK Witter has done for York's indie music scene what Berwick Kaler has done for panto and Dame Judi Dench for proper' acting. He is the nearest thing the city has ever come to producing a Mick Jagger, Liam Gallagher or Damon Albarn. Witter's band
WHAT delights from a singer whose dulcet tones have improved with age. June Tabor, who has mellowed audiences for 30 years, knows how to spin a yarn and set it to music. With accordionist Andy Cutting, violist and pianist Mark Emerson and double bass
This four-CD punk collection accompanies Clinton Heylin's book of the same name. I haven't read the book but would recommend the box set. The first CD looks at the very early American punk scene with the New York Dolls, Patti Smith and The Modern Lovers
THE granddaddy of British blues is on fighting form on what is, remarkably, his 56th release, playing with fluent aggression and soulful panache. Mayall, who nurtured the talents of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mike Taylor and many more, here pays tribute
Deep Sea Skiving, Bananarama, True Confessions, WOW, Pop Life, Please Yourself Bananarama's role in British pop history is nothing if not colourful. From early punk beginnings with shambolic mutant covers with The Fun Boy Three, to lipstick disco
IN February, with customary ever so slightly smug wit, Hull's socialist soul revue band The Beautiful South announced they were splitting "due to musical similarities". You will find plenty of musical similarities on this double disc of 27 session
PROBABLY Britain's least profiled indie-band, Thirteen Senses' second record continues to flog the Coldplay/Snow Patrol method now so familiar to listeners of the genre. While the Cornish four piece have produced another solid offering, the highlight
With a stunning set, a packed-out theatre and a rapturous audience, the New Earswick Musical Society is "delighted" with the opening of Oliver! Act One opens with the 12-piece orchestra playing as the curtains draw back, revealing a two-tier set lined
SHE has been through the trauma of a serious road accident in which every bone in her face was broken. Then, while in hospital, the dangers of joy riding were brought home to her when a young lad in the next bed - who had crashed while joy riding - died
OUR story about members of a theatre group being asked to close the doors of their rehearsal hall to keep the noise in has promoted a response from a local resident. On Tuesday, The Press told how youngsters rehearsing a version of the musical Les
ALL of you serious people tired of the celebrity culture can lift your heads from those word-weighty books and give a polite little cheer. It will all be over soon, or so Gordon Brown would have us believe. The Chancellor, and slot-in Prime Minister-in-waiting
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a man whose body was pulled from a river by police. Officers dragged the body of a white man from the River Foss, near the village of Towthorpe, on the outskirts of York, at about 12.30pm yesterday after a member of the
OUR Guardian Angels appeal has received a boost after a mystery donor sent in £1,000. The sponsor brought a cheque into The Press office to bump up our appeal total to about £146,000, nearly halfway to our £300,000 target. Maureen Augey, Guardian Angels
DEBENHAMS could be set to keep its department store in York's Davygate - at least for the time being, it emerged today. A planning application to convert the upper floors into apartments has been withdrawn by F & C Property Asset Management Plc, acting
CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL and STEPHEN LEWIS gauge reaction to plans to have community police offices based in local schools. It is mid afternoon at Westfield Primary School. Children are chattering happily in classrooms. In one corridor, displays of paper
A GROUP of York City sponsors have clubbed together to ensure the team's players benefit from an overnight stay ahead of Saturday's vital away match at Southport. The six supporters have contributed £1,200 in total because the Southport game was not
POLICE are appealing for information after a teenage girl was attacked in a York street. The 16-year-old girl, from Acomb, was knocked down at the junction of Green Lane and Dijon Avenue at about 10.30pm on Tuesday. North Yorkshire Police spokesman
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has been overwhelmed by the gesture from fans and sponsors to provide his players with an overnight stay ahead of Saturday's crucial match at Southport, writes Dave Flett. The City boss said: "The York fans never fail to
SOUTH African Jacques Rudolph marked his Yorkshire debut with a sparkling century. He and Adil Rashid stunned Surrey by featuring in a record stand on the opening day of the LV County Championship season at the Brit Oval yesterday. The left-handed
SIXTEEN-year-old Zoe Eagles capped a remarkable bowls season by becoming the youngest-ever winner of York Indoor Bowls Club's ladies singles championship. She put on a brilliant display in the final to beat Maureen Thomas 21-5. Thomas, the 2004 winner
SOUTH African Jacques Rudolph marked his Yorkshire debut with a sparkling century. He and Adil Rashid stunned Surrey by featuring in a record stand on the opening day of the LV County Championship season at the Brit Oval yesterday. The left-handed
KEVIN Ryan can strike first blood at his local course tomorrow when Thirsk opens its doors for the first time in 2007. The Hambleton trainer saddles Rievaulx Valentino in the opening Habton Novice Stakes and this speedily-bred two-year-old is napped
TEAMS at this year's York Nines competition will be subjected to a Spanish inquisition. Espagne Origine, champions of the 2006 Lezignan Nines, will be bidding to complete a unique European double by winning the York title in July. The team has the
IN-FORM Kit Gilham stormed to victory at the Royal Sutton Road Race at Yoxhall, Staffordshire. The York-based Clifton CC rider made an early breakaway in the 64-mile event but was caught after a couple of laps. Gilham jumped away again though as part
The City of York Tennis Championships are to be held again this year after being absent from the local tennis calendar last year when the courts in Rowntree Park were being refurbished. The event, formerly known as the York Municipal Tournament, will
SEEDINGS for the York Ladies' Veterans' Squash Championships have worked out perfectly. Favourite Suzie Booth was taking on fourth seed Fiona Howell at Dunnington and Grimston Sports Association last night while second seed Ruth Bielby was facing third
First-half goals by Chris Howarth and Marshall gave Harrogate Railway a 2-0 UniBond League division one victory over Belper Town last night.
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC will hope to round off their Pennine League premier division season in style by beating Keighley Town at White Rose Avenue. It has been a tough few weeks for player-coach Chris Judge and his men. They were crushed 58-0
IT'S all to play for in York's election, with more than one in three voters still undecided which party to support. That's the picture emerging from a poll of voters' intentions, conducted by The Press. The poll showed that 36 per cent of those intending
WORK has finally begun on York's long-awaited "ring of steel" alleygating scheme. The gateposts for more than 50 crime-busting gates in Clifton are now being fitted. Offenders in York are helping to install the gates as part of their punishment. The
THE early heatwave and sunshine are bringing sightseers flocking to York, tourism chiefs revealed today. Despite some parts of Britain being forecast to be hit by snow this weekend, the city today looked set for yet another balmy weekend - and more
A WIDOW who was fined £100 for failing to file her late husband's tax return claims it has now emerged that the taxman owes her money. Frances Preece said she was sticking by her pledge not to pay the fine under any circumstances, and she was still waiting
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to alter a legal situation which leaves families of York asbestos victims thousands of pounds worse off than their counterparts in Glasgow. Thompsons, one of the UK's leading claimant personal injury law firms, is demanding
HOPES are high that the campaign to save three North Yorkshire maternity units could end in success in the next few months. Coun John Blackie, chairman of North Yorkshire County Council's health scrutiny committee, said he was hopeful that the units
YEARS of campaigning has paid off for this victim of the 2000 floods, after the third phase of the Selby defence scheme was opened. Ros Amor's home in Maple Tree Avenue, in Barlby, was one of more than 150 properties besieged by floodwaters seven years
