NEEDLES helped him to kick the habit - now he is getting his staff to give them a go too. Kevin Ingram, who runs a veterinary equipment supply company in York, has managed to leave cigarettes behind with the help of treatment at the Northern College
THE list of things he voluntarily does for his community is endless - and now this man has been nominated for an award. John Jeffery, 67, of Hornsey Garth, Wigginton, York, has been nominated for the York Community Pride Volunteer Of The Year award for
A WOMAN who is set to give birth this month has condemned City of York Council for "forcing" her to fight a court battle to stay in her home. Angela Williams, 19, and her partner, Mark Layne, have been told by the authority the case will be heard in
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Photograph by Trevor Kersley, Easingwold © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
Photograph by Trevor Kersley, Easingwold © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
MILLIONS of people worldwide watched as coalition forces systematically "liberated" Iraq using planes beyond the reach of anti-aircraft fire and ships safe in the Gulf, hundreds of miles away. Baby-faced naval personnel cheering cruise missiles on their
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Photograph by Eric Golding © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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COUNCILLOR Christian Vassie (No such thing as free parking, Readers' Letters, July 2) appears to have forgotten the leader of his party accepted the abolition of evening parking charges was affordable, as revenue from parking was more than expected.
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IN RESPONSE to the letter "Time well spent?" (The Press, June 29), City of York Council's road safety and cycle training teams would argue it is absolutely right that cycle training is incorporated into children's education. Learning to ride a bike
WHY is the Environment Agency so stubborn? It refuses to listen to anyone with experience behind them. The whippersnappers think they know best. In recent years, houses have sprung up at an alarming rate, with more to follow, we are told. The sewers
Footballing legend Peter Beardsley got a taste of life behind bars when he opened a football pitch at a jail near York. The ex-England, Liverpool, Everton and Newcastle player carried out the official opening of a new all-weather sports pitch yesterday
I FELT I must write to apologise and eat masses of humble pie to all the writers who have complained about the infamous ftr buses. Since my last letter was published (The ftr is doing a very good job, May 24), I have stopped using this service, preferring
I WATCHED the Concert For Diana on Sunday and, despite most of the acts not really being my cup of tea, I kind of wished I was there. The whole event was incredibly British and it made me feel very patriotic. There was the refreshing sight of William
I AM researching the production of feature films in the Yorkshire region for a book to be entitled Made In Yorkshire. The book will consider the region's film-making heritage, dating back to 1888, and will focus on around 30 key films. A number of
IN the last four months, 59 people have died or been seriously hurt in accidents on the roads of York and Selby. That's a tragedy or near-tragedy every other day. The new police statistics reveal that this number is a very slight increase - just one
I FEEL compelled to reply to the letter by Maurice Vassie (Let's Co-operate, June 22). Mankind has reached a stage where its whole ethos has to change if we are to survive. The mantra "greed is good" has to be replaced by careful, constructive co-operation
MAY I please thank whoever was letting off fireworks between late Friday night and the early hours of Saturday, with loud bangs and flashes lighting up the back of houses facing Hull Road. Have your fun earlier and think of all the people you must
A SIGN of the times, and a prime example of just how far antisocial behaviour and lawlessness have got out of control (Drunk teens storm family home, The Press, June 28). I would have thought that if the terrified resident or his neighbours had dialled
WITH reference to your recent letters about paedophiles, offering the "hang them all" extreme types of solutions. These writers do not define paedophilia. To some merely patting a child on the head in a friendly or praising fashion may constitute "
SOMETIMES the news surprises us by being good. While at times everyone feared for BBC journalist Alan Johnston, he has been released after 114 days as a hostage in Gaza City. His captivity reached across borders and boundaries, having national and international
MORE events in York have been cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding. The Folks Fest, a German beer and food festival which had been planned on Knavesmire between Friday and Sunday, has been called off due to the weather. Stephen Maggio, of Triebwerk
PATIENTS at York Hospital have a new "underwater" garden to enjoy - thanks to students from a local school. About 30 pupils from St Peter's School, in York, picked up spades and forks to transform an uninspiring courtyard at the hospital into a riot
YOUNGSTERS who have spent time in care in York have inspected children's services as part of a ground-breaking scheme. City of York Council was one of only two councils nationwide to pilot a new project that gives young people who have been in care a
A 42-YEAR-OLD man from North Yorkshire has become the first to be locked up for flouting the new smoking ban. Martin Whisker spent a night in a police cell after defiantly flouting the controversial regulations during a protest at his local pub. Police
SOLAR-powered boats, robot wars and a scrap heap challenge were all part of the fun at an engineering challenge held at the Yorkshire Air Museum. Now in its fifth year, the Engineering Inspiration competition is run by the museum in conjunction with
RECENT research has found nearly eight million used cars are sold in the UK each year. Consumer Direct is urging potential buyers to think carefully before making that purchase. Before you start shopping for a new car, you will need to do your
THIS show is hot property, and so plenty of societies had their eye on securing the rights to the York premiere of the School Edition of Les Miserables. In the end, Bev Jones's 40 years of experience counted in his favour, and Josef Weinberger, of
ANY group of musicians wishing to make a living from their passion must tread a careful line between encouraging people to buy their work and compromising their art for the sake of sales. For a band such as Portsmouth's The Strange Death Of Liberal
So The Corrs have split up. It appears Andrea's siblings have decided to retire from public life and concentrate on bringing up families of their own. But surely, didn't Sinead O'Connor also publicly retire back in 2005, about the same time as her
LOUDON is best seen live, as he showed at the Grand Opera House in York in April. After such an entertaining performance, in which self-absorption and grumpiness were elevated to a higher plane, Strange Weirdos is, well, a little strange. Perhaps
YOU have to hand it to them. The Iglesias Family do deliver great polished records. Obviously any CD bearing the Iglesias brand is going to be infused with a slick Latin groove, pulsating with Mediterranean finesse and style. So Insomniac delivers
"IF our first album was about life throwing you in a ditch and thinking about why these horribly sad things happen, I guess this one is about pulling yourself out of that ditch," says Blanche's Dan Jon Miller, introducing his second slew of eerie Detroit
AGGRESSIVE rapper Dizzee Rascal returns with his third and strongest record yet in Maths+English. Whatever you think about rap, and that's not a lot in my case, you can't deny that Dizzee Rascal has an energy, and vitality, to his lyrical spoutings
TWILIGHT Of The Innocents is a title to suggest a band contemplating the imminent departure of youth. Yet 11 years have passed since Ash's teenage arousal, 1977, and Tim Wheeler's Northern Irish trio are staring into the abyss of their thirties and
WE all like to feel we are getting value for money - especially when buying something as important as a home. This week, we have found properties which are bound to make your money go further. First up, Your Move Anscombs has a five-bedroom house for
IT may look like one of the most pointless cycleways in York. But this strange L-shaped path is actually a novel safety feature, designed to help cyclists cross a busy York road. A puzzled reader of The Press sent us a picture of the newly-painted bend
MENTION Lady Penelope, and you probably think of a pink Rolls Royce, Parker and all the other puppet characters in that TV classic, Thunderbirds. But there was another, real-life, Lady Penelope who played an important role in British history, with
I MADE a pact with myself to never again write the words "Paris" and "Hilton" in the same sentence. And now I'm going to have to break it. That's the trouble with trying to disparage celebrities. In order to explain why we should shut up about the wretched
Considering the anti-Christian ethos in the air these days, it is remarkable - and heartening - that so many younger composers are still writing for the church. There are two with University of York connections on this disc, Kerry Andrew and Ivan
Thousands of York people are living in unsuitable accommodation, a shocking new report reveals. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE Englishman's home is supposed to be his castle. It is where we relax, recharge the batteries, spend time with loved ones and
IT was the dawn of a new era when members of York Hospital's new governing body met for the first time. Last night was the first meeting of the organisation's new Members' Council - a new group formed after the hospital won foundation status this year
THIS house might look fit for a king - but it is actually the home of a jockey. The country house with gardens and paddocks was built in the late 1960s for flat race jockey Edward Hide and his wife. Mr Hide, who had six classic winners, including The
THE Archbishop of York has hailed the power of prayer, following the release of journalist Alan Johnston. Dr John Sentamu held a service of celebration for the BBC man's release at Bishopthorpe Palace yesterday. The TV reporter was captured in Gaza
FORMER York City midfielder Mark Convery has admitted he can't wait to lock horns on the pitch with his old pals at KitKat Crescent. The midfielder, who was released by the Minstermen at the end of last season, signed for Cambridge United on a two-year
HUNDREDS of guests were led to safety after a fire broke out at York racecourse last night. About 500 guests and 100 staff had to be evacuated from the main racecourse buildings when the fire took hold in a fifth-floor lift shaft 40 metres up inside
SCHOOL-TEACHER Phil Bell is hoping for another chance in professional football after failing to make the grade with York City. Bell, 23, has returned to UniBond League new boys Whitley Bay having been told by City chief Billy McEwan that he would not
FIFTY-NINE people were killed or seriously injured on the roads of York and Selby in the first four months of 2007. Police revealed the figure - one more than in the same period last year - after launching a tough campaign to cut the number of road casualties
RELEASED Oxford United striker Steve Basham has joined Blue Square Premier rivals Exeter City. Torquay have also taken their summer signing tally to 12 with the recruitment of ex-Hereford striker Tim Sills, Bristol Rovers midfielder Darren Mullings and
ENGLAND rugby union World Cup winning captain Martin Johnston is to touch down in dramatic style in York when he will help raise more than £80,000 for good causes. The former Leicester legend, and the only Englishman to captain the Red Rose to the
VILLAGERS have welcomed moves to prevent Great Yorkshire Show visitors clogging up the streets of their community near York. Local councillors in Upper Poppleton say residents are repeatedly plagued by motorists parking in Station Road in the village
MICHELLE MOORING lifted the winner's trophy in the Edith Keech 2-Wood Singles bowls competition at the Bert Keech Club, in York. Michelle came out on top in the competition, which attracted 22 entries, beating Brenda Benson 15-10 in the final. Several
Yorkshire Phoenix lived to fight another day when they beat Nottinghamshire Outlaws by eight wickets at Headingley Carnegie last night in a Twenty20 Cup match reduced to five overs because of heavy showers. It was their third victory in a row and it
Yorkshire County A' bowls teams take on Durham A' at Stockton in the Middleton Cup on Saturday at 2pm. The Yorkshire teams are: Rink 1: E Howcroft (Holgate), G Stephenson (Walkington), R Graham (Marske), I Boyle (Pickering). Rink 2: C Holmes (Holderness
A VIKING boat will sail for the first time on the River Ouse in York tomorrow - but now its restorers are appealing for people to help them apply the finishing touches to the vessel. The 40ft longboat, which is called Astrid, will be launched from York
Leeds United chairman Ken Bates is still hoping to thrash out a deal with the Inland Revenue in a bid to regain control at Elland Road. The Inland Revenue, owed £7.7 million by Leeds in unpaid taxes, launched an 11th-hour legal challenge to Bates' proposed
FORMER York City midfielder Mark Tinkler has joined Scottish First Division side Livingston after being released by Hartlepool. The 32-year-old, who made 108 appearances for City between 1997 and 1999, struggled for fitness last season and was unable
FORGIVE the pun, but it'll be all about rising to the occasion for horses and jockeys in tomorrow night's feature race at Beverley. The Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Pudding Handicap, which carries a £10,000 prize fund, is the tastiest treat on an evening
ALL-ROUNDER Nadim Sadiq took Heworth into the semi-finals of the HPH Cup with a brilliant all-round display against North Duffield. The match was reduced to 24 overs due to the onset of rain and Heworth were quickly into their stride, defying a damp
York's popular Roman Festival is being moved from its summer time slot to the autumn school holiday weekend of October 26, 27 and 28. The organisers of the Roman Festival have moved the dates for this year's festival in the hope it can improve the event
PICKERING Town FC have appealed for a major turn-out to a supporters' meeting to help the club boost its bid to rise to a higher level. Currently in the Northern Counties East League premier division, the aim is to advance to the UniBond League, said
FOUL and abusive language will be tackled severely by the RJF Homes-Beckett Football League next season. League secretary Keith Sales told the annual meeting that there would be a clampdown on players using foul and or abusive language next term,
TWO videos of youngsters vandalising York Racecourse have been removed from the internet after sparking condemnation from course bosses. The Press reported yesterday that teenagers were filming themselves getting drunk or vandalising racecourse property
MEMBERS of a York cricket club today hit out at the "sickening behaviour" of vandals who left it facing bills running into hundreds of pounds. A spokesman for Huntington Cricket Club, in North Lane, who asked not to be named, said club facilities had
HOTELS, restaurants and visitor attractions in York and North and East Yorkshire are gearing up for the annual White Rose Awards for Tourism. The Yorkshire Tourist Board lays on the lavish awards, now in their 18th year, to recognise and reward the best
SIR Menzies Campbell, leader of the Liberal Democrats, was due in York this afternoon to visit a one-stop shop for teenagers and young adults. The Castlegate Centre, in Castlegate, provides information on careers and housing as well as sexual and mental
IT LOOKED like a horrible case of déjà vu as firearms police officers surrounded a Selby town centre bank exactly three months after it was hit by armed robbers. But police sources have revealed the strong response at Abbey Bank, in Market Cross, was
