DADS are being invited to a family fun day to get involved in planning York's new children's centres. The event will be held on Saturday, from 11am to 2pm, at Burton Stone Community Centre. Admission is free and includes lunch. The event has been organised
A TEENAGE motorcyclist killed in a racing accident is to be remembered with a special event, one year after his death. Ashley Martin, 18, died on August 27 last year, after coming off his Honda 600. The youngster, from Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire,
THE brains - and bellies - behind York's Festival Of Food And Drink have announced the wine programme for this year's gastronomic celebrations. Christine Austin, a highly-acclaimed winner of the Louis Roederer regional wine writer of the year award,
A RETIRED army major thanked a jury and judge after he was acquitted of sexually abusing a ten-year-old girl. Vernon Humphrey Rees, 62, always denied that he touched the child inappropriately when he and she were alone in his house during a fabric inspecting
SHE is a guiding light for young people setting out on their careers - and now she has been nominated for an award. Shirley Gennery, 44, a personal adviser for Connexions, which gives advice and support to young people on a range of issues, has been
FOOD and drink manufacturing bosses in Yorkshire - ranging from giants like York-based Nestlé Rowntree to jam makers - are set to benefit from a pioneering new training initiative. It follows the online launch of the National Skills Academy for Food
TWO North Yorkshire Police officers were hospitalised during a 35-mile pursuit of a 15-year-old boy which began just outside Harrogate. Police spotted a three-litre Ford 500 saloon car being driven erratically on the A61 south of Harrogate just after
THE SUN has finally arrived, so open the windows and let the light stream in. This week we have gone in search of light, airy properties to help us make the most of the sunshine. Our first find is a beautifully-presented town house within the St Peters
IF YOU want stunning countryside views within easy reach of York, then take a trip to Huntington. This four-bedroom detached house in Drakes Close, Bishops Manor, occupies a secluded corner position within an exclusive development but also affords views
EVERY day, people throughout the UK receive a telephone call, open their post or turn on computers to find they have unexpectedly won a prize in a prize draw or lottery. Some may be legitimate but the majority of them are a dishonest attempt to con
Bright light and Gaelic support act Julie Fowlis's white dress made way for darkness and hues of blue and red to welcome the return of Mariza Nunes, the spectacular modern voice of Fado, the melancholic music of Portugal's tavernas. Her musicians
IGNORE those grins on the faces of Cambridge country outlaws The Broken Family Band. When they say "Hello Love", you can be sure love is in for a bumpy ride from the rough tongue of mischievous misanthrope Steven Adams. Red blood will turn inevitably
"I DON'T know what I'm doing but it feels like success". Not a line often used in real life, but for up-and-coming Art Brut it could be becoming a cliché. The art rock band have taken the Ian Dury sound and added a Streets-style wit in the form of
RELEASED in 1979, Phantoms was Alan Hull's third solo album since the acclaimed band Lindisfarne split in 1973. Six of the ten songs had already appeared on the 1977 album Isn't It Strange, credited to Hull's band Radiator, which he dubbed a "British
All too often, many truly wonderful artists are not given due recognition and their best work is lost. So seemed to be the case with Fried's eponymous album of 2002. Indeed, the review in this very paper was extremely complimentary. But many still
Although new to the UK as a performer, Robin Thicke has been a jobbing writer for Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Brandy, Mya, Usher and the dethroned King of Pop, Michael Jackson. As his rota of clients would suggest, Thicke fuses Latin and Blue
YOU should be sceptical of artists who put their names in the titles of their records. There's nothing worse than having to endure a bad album, while also coping with the ego of the performer concerned. There's a bit of this in Lethal Bizzle's second
SEVEN years on and two band members down, that most contrary of early Nineties alternative rock bands return. We've come a long way from the dizzy heights of 1995, when the Smashing Pumpkins' sprawling Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness obliterated
A UNION says it will seek to avoid any compulsory redundancies at North Yorkshire printing firm RR Donnelley. It has questioned the reasons behind the company's plans to shed about 110 jobs, claiming the firm has retained a vital 15-year contract to
A HOUSEMATE had to smash his bedroom window and leap to safety when an arsonist started two fires in their home, a court heard. Sebastian Lock was trapped in the five-bedroom house in York when drunken James Robert Russell, 30, turned arsonist, said
THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance has had one of its busiest ever periods in York and North Yorkshire, being called out five times to incidents in two days. The spate of activity comes just as the service - currently based at Leeds Bradford Airport - prepares
A ROW broke out today over new Government figures, which showed the number of admin staff at York Hospital had soared, while nurses' and midwives' jobs were cut. Statistics released by the Department of Health showed the number of clerical and administrative
A HOSPITAL chief has reassured patients that there has been "no significant problems" after junior doctors clocked-on in York for the first time. Yesterday was one of the biggest changeovers of doctors at York District Hospital following a disastrous
RURAL folk tend to be less sentimental about animals than city dwellers. Even so, the RSPCA's new animal cruelty survey makes shocking reading. Convictions in the York, Hull, and Scarborough area are up a shameful 64 per cent in a year. And the north
TESCO staff refused to sell a 24-year-old Polish man two bottles of beer. They would not believe Karol Plewinski was old enough to drink - even though he had his Polish ID card, which clearly showed his age, in English. It isn't long since former Lord
AS I walked past the Leeman Road post office depot on Tuesday, I was asked by one of the picketing postal workers if I supported them. I said I did not. I'd like to explain why. Ordinary members of the public have no power in this dispute. They cannot
A POLISH man who was refused alcohol at a Tesco store has hit out at the "humiliation" caused after they refused his ID. Karol Plewinski, 24, went to the Askham Bryan store, in Tadcaster Road, York, on Monday at about 8.30pm to buy two bottles of beer
ALWYN Glover is absolutely right to express his concern over politicians' shenanigans regarding cannabis (Mixed messages on cannabis cause alarm, Readers' Letters, July 28). However, the classification argument is a red herring from a Government promoting
WITH reference to the article on Alistair Campbell, said to be at one time the second most powerful person in England. This could be said of many of his predecessors in history. They would have had the dubious title of king-maker. However, in those
SO Gillian Cruddas, York's head of tourism, reckons the council offices in St Leonard's Place should be made into a five-star hotel. Well, I am sorry to put out your bonfire, Mrs Cruddas, but I disagree. York needs several things more than another hotel
I AM never surprised how out of touch is Godfrey Bloom, the UK Independence Party MEP - this time in reference to social housing (Mixed messages, letters, July 27). In York, not everyone can afford to buy their home. Teachers, police, nurses, refuse
STEPHEN LEWIS digs into the history beneath Hungate's former slums at an archaeological open event to mark Yorkshire Day. THE first thing you notice when you step on to the excavation walkway at the Hungate archaeological dig is an almost perfectly-preserved
I WAS fortunate to be invited to speak at the parenting group mentioned in your article (Should parents go to school'? The Press, August 1) at their last meeting. After weeks of focusing on the children, it was time to focus on the parents and I had
WHILE Coun Anne Reid (Readers' Letters, July 31) may be correct in saying that York's Park&Ride service runs "without subsidy", millions of pounds of public money goes into creating and maintaining the facilities from which the bus company and the travelling
I BUY The Press every day for two reasons. One, for the crossword, which I never seem to finish, and the other to see if Ken Holmes, of Selby, has a letter in. He is a breath of fresh air and everything he writes about is spot on. He should write a
DURING the 1939-45 war, essential foods were only available by way of ration books. The black market was rife and, in those troubles times, politicians and all England and its dog wanted to be a farmer's friend. We only need a summer next year to be
THOUSANDS of items of undelivered mail are stacking up at York's main delivery office amid the latest wave of postal strikes that are rocking the city. The backlog of post at Leeman Road, which could include important mail items such as hospital and
YORK City boss Billy McEwan ran the rule over Leicester City teenagers Andy King and Carl Pentney during last night's 5-0 friendly win at Sheffield FC. Midfielder King played the first 45 minutes at last season's Northern Counties East League champions
FULL-BACK George Rayner made a welcome return to action in the York City Knights' academy match last night. The 26-year-old flier, out since early June with a broken foot, has made a quicker-than-expected recovery and successfully negotiated the
Richard Cresswell's move from Leeds United to Yorkshire rivals Hull City has fallen through after concerns over the striker's medical. The Tigers had agreed a fee with the 29-year-old former York City marksman, who had also accepted personal terms, only
THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance has had one of its busiest ever periods in York and North Yorkshire, being called out five times to incidents in two days. The spate of activity comes just as the service - currently based at Leeds Bradford Airport - prepares
PICKERING Town continued their impressive pre-season run with a 5-0 win over Whitby Town in a Yorkshire Day derby. Two goals from Mark Swales and one each from Chris Batchelor, Dan Boneham and Liam Salt sealed a resounding victory for Town, who have
BRING me sunshine in your smile, bring me laughter all the while. Here, for the first time, The Diary can reveal an exclusive picture of two of City of York Council's senior officers skipping off into the sunset - or at least, out into St Helen's Square
HOW to describe McDonald's without lapsing into rudeness or the possibility of a McWrit? "Fast food giant" will have to do, even if this does suggest a hugely over-sized man stuffing burgers into his cavernous, grease-rimmed mouth. The international
YORK Acorn ARLC centre Matt Embleton was named joint-man of the match for BARLA (British Amateur Rugby League Association) Great Britain Under-21s who beat Tartastan 30-6 in Kazan. Club-mate Tom Hill and Heworth ARLC starlet Leigh Rientoul also played
TADCASTER Albion's pre-season programme continues tonight as they entertain Ossett Town at The Ings (kick off 7.30pm). Town, from the UniBond League, are expected to bring a strong team to provide Northern Counties East League club Albion with a good
A RAMPANT York City could have reached double figures against last season's Northern Counties East League champions Sheffield FC but still enjoyed a 5-0 victory. Richard Brodie bagged a brace and Stuart Elliott, Onome Sodje and Manny Panther also made
Tadcaster Albion's second team have won the Nestlé Rowntree Centenary Cup after beating Dringhouses, of the Leeper Hare York and District League, 4-3. They had also beaten Huntington 2-0 and drew 2-2 with Rowntrees in the round-robin competition.
HEWORTH have been thrown out of the York Vale Cricket League HPH Cup final. The Villagers fielded an ineligible player in their semi-final win last week and so Hemingbrough, the team they beat, will take their place at Pocklington CC on Sunday, where
Holgate proved they are still a very strong force in York Amateur Bowling Association circles by lifting the Williamson Cup. Although now unable to retain the division one title, Holgate will still have silverware after comprehensively beating Bert
York continue to lead HPH York Vale League division two after beating Barmby Moor by 125 runs. James Hepworth top-scored in their total of 162-7, while young Jake Murphy claimed 4-8 in five overs as Barmby crumbled. Nigel Aire (47no ) saw Fulfordgate
HPH York Vale League division four leaders Selby lost top spot after falling by five wickets to Hemingbrough II. Boro's teenage attack of Dan Collins (5-33) and Josh Jackson (4-37) contained Selby to 127, and John Waterhouse (46) and Luke Allderidge
Paul Hanagan bypasses tomorrow's Thirsk meeting to ride at Glorious Goodwood and the Malton jockey can be rewarded with a winner. Hanagan renews his association with La Chicaluna in the Royal & SunAlliance Nursery and is fancied to steer James Given's
JACK of all trades Keith Allison is celebrating 40 years of Selby RSSC Football Club this year. Allison who has been player, secretary, treasurer, groundsman, former team manager and proud chairman has almost been at the club 40 years himself. The team
YORK bowling ace Zoe Eagles was a pivotal performer in England's emphatic triumph in the Under-25s Home International series in Scotland. The rink in which 16-year-old Eagles played won all three matches as England walloped Wales by 27 shots, overwhelmed
COUNCIL bosses are set to take further steps to make themselves more accessible to York residents. Top City of York councillors will meet tomorrow to discuss a £2 million-plus expansion of the authority's easy@york scheme, which is aimed at improving
What do you associate with cycling? I fear that after this year's Tour de France, it is drugs. As you reported (a Tour de force from Rennison', July 20), one of my sons, Bradley, was the fastest juvenile in Clifton Cycling Club's version of the Tour's
I AM sure you will have received a good deal of correspondence from York City Knights supporters upon reading of Lee McTigue's story (Rugby star in cancer battle', July 27). As a Featherstone fan, I am also sure that I can speak for supporters from
The Yorkshire County Bowling Association Zone Three Competition finals will be held at Malton Bowls Club on Saturday. The Tetley Triples final, at 10am, will be between Barry Hanson (Dunnington) and Peter Lees (Seamer), while the Eric Gill Pairs final
IT has lain virtually empty and unused for more than two years. But new figures show council bosses still had to shell out nearly £60,000 on York's Barbican Centre last year. Business rates, electricity costs, and insurance all contributed to City
Yorkshire B' v Lancashire B' at Manchester (Alsop Cup) 2pm: rink 1: J Bedford (Sleights), J Benson (Holderness), S Kirkpatrick (Hull), G Eagles (RI Corinthians); rink 2: K Collier, D Greaves (West Park Hull), J Tyreman, K Tyreman (Brotton); rink 3:
CONVICTIONS for animal cruelty are up 64 per cent in North and East Yorkshire. And the area, which includes Humberside, has retained its shameful crown as the worst in the country for animal cruelty. According to the RSPCA, the number of convictions
PATIENTS' medical records are set to be moved from York Hospital to a new storage unit on the outskirts of the city. The hospital has applied for permission to redevelop the former Impress Creative Imaging printworks, at Clifton Moor. A City of York
YORK'S National Railway Museum celebrated Yorkshire Day with donkeys, cricketers, and much more. The fun-packed day of events was designed to give visitors a taste of all things Yorkshire, from the famous Taylor's teas to the old local greeting of ey
A PETITION of almost 1,000 signatures to improve safety on a notorious section of a major North Yorkshire road has been submitted to North Yorkshire County Council. The petition, which is pushing for the resurrection of plans to put in a roundabout on
