IT'S the news that York's long-suffering motorists have been waiting for. Roadworks on the A59 Holgate Road at Holgate Bridge - which have caused delays and congestion through much of 2007 - have finally finished. Network Rail began the £1 million upgrade
MOTORISTS face two weeks of delays, as council bosses carry out improvements to a £250,000 junction project that villagers did not even want in the first place. City of York Council installed new traffic lights at the junction of the A1079 and York Road
A HORRIFIC late-night crash which killed a 20-year-old man was "a tragedy just waiting to happen". That was the shocked reaction of a farmer who witnessed the terrible aftermath of the smash which left a car's passenger dead and its teenage driver under
Is it any wonder some of our children are ignorant of tradition in this country? The people at City of York Council should hang their heads in shame over their decision not to hold a public display of any kind in the very city where Guy Fawkes came
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has warned hat-trick hero Craig Farrell he faces a fight to win back a starting place ahead of tomorrow night's trip to Farsley Celtic. Farrell followed his quickfire, ten-minute treble against Rushall Olympic last Saturday
TIM Walford is celebrating the "sale of the century" after his star Flat horse The Grey Berry went for a massive 340,000 guineas at the Newmarket sales. The Sheriff Hutton-based handler was delighted after the three-year-old, who he part owned, was
FARSLEY Celtic will entertain York City tomorrow night having won just one game in ten. That victory came against second-bottom Droylsden, who have taken just five points from a possible 51 during their first 17 Blue Square Premier fixtures. Farsley's
FEW York City fans can claim to be more committed to club and country than front-line Army medic Matthew Lyne-Pirkiss. The 27-year-old regimental combat medical technician was recently wounded during a battle against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan which
JAMES Ratcliffe can't wait to get started at Huntington Stadium and is aiming to help "freshen the club up again". York City Knights' new assistant-boss has his own ambitions in rugby league, having coached through the ranks at top amateur club Thornhill
A BREAKING run, a jink, a step and winger Ruth Laybourn was through - outpacing the floundering Preston Grasshoppers defence to touch down for five precious points. A tremendous try, it opened the floodgates, as York Railway Institute Ladies turned strong
HOUNDS took their tally to 17 goals in three games as they beat Wigginton Grasshopppers 10-2 in York F1 Racing - Premier Karting Sunday Football League division one. Johnny Barnett scored a hat-trick and there were also goals for Chris Harkin, Danny
FORMER world darts champion John "Boy" Walton suffered a shock defeat to 13-year-old schoolboy Curtis Turner during an exhibition visit to Tadcaster's Leeds Arms pub. Tadcaster teenager Turner was the only player to beat Walton during the MacMillan Cancer
Fossway A' stretched their lead at the top of the John Smith's Bulmers Original Sunday Pool League with a 6-2 win over Clifton B'. A double from captain Phil Bean helped Mitre A' to a 5-3 win at Fulford Arms. Crystal Palace B' went down 5-3 to Crystal
The Colin Parker Intermediate Chase at Carlisle, which last year hosted a successful return to action for the hugely talented Monet's Garden, tomorrow sees a clash between two of the North's most exciting up and coming fencers. Ungaro and L'Antartique
WHAT a B' week it's been for the A'-listers. Burn-out, bids, balls-ups, bow-outs and boxers - phew, you could barely bait your breath at the bewildering, bewitching, befuddled, besmirched and battle-hardened bravado of it all. According to a survey
A TOP foreign correspondent's autobiographical account of some of the world's most momentous events should be fascinating but Not Quite World's End, A Traveller's Tales, by John Simpson, somehow just fails to deliver. The veteran BBC journalist has
Comedians these days don't know they're born, says Paul Merton. The BAFTA award-winning comedian has been researching a new book on the stars of silent movies - so he knows what he is talking about. "People like Buster Keaton were producing maybe two
ARMAGEDDON is five hundred years in the past and life has settled down again - but for the goblins and the fact that the Old Gods are not so dead and powerless after all. This is the setting for Joanne Harris' latest book, which turns into a breakneck
GERVASE Phinn earned the nickname "the James Herriot of schools" for his series of amusing, warm-hearted autobiographical novels about life as a Dales schools inspector. More recently the author has taken to gathering together collections of all
THE number of homeowners in York facing repossession of their homes has soared by 20 per cent - despite an increase of only one per cent nationally. New figures show 11 people are being taken to court by mortgage lenders every week in the city. According
EMERGENCY services attended a house blaze thought to have been caused by a firework pushed through a letterbox. Fire crews were called to Hope Street, just within the Bar Walls near the Barbican, at 7pm last night. Two York city centre appliances and
SHOPPING with a clear conscience is the message being promoted in York this weekend as a green street market takes over the city centre. The market, in Parliament Street, has more than 50 stallholders selling fair-trade, organic and locally-produced
I wonder how one defines a "rat-run"? Some time ago, a correspondent to The Press declared the term inapplicable to any public highway. I take a less absolute view. A rat-run, in this sense, is not simply, nor always, a short cut. It is induced
Is it any wonder some of our children are ignorant of tradition in this country? The people at City of York Council should hang their heads in shame over their decision not to hold a public display of any kind in the very city where Guy Fawkes came
Would you believe it, with dark nights drawing in fast, York councillors are talking about dimming street lights, some possibly in residential areas, just to save money (Street lights to be dimmed to save money, The Press, October 24). Now is the
I would like to clarify the apparent confusion regarding the annual wage in York and how it compares to the national average. As with many statistics, there are different forms and figures that can be used to illustrate the same point. There are
While Chris Clayton raises several valid points in his letter (Carbon canaries, Letters, October 19), I don't think there is such a simple answer to climate change as "altering" clouds. The old adage, prevention is better than cure, is so apt
If you are suffering from the stink of industrial and human waste laughingly referred to as "compost", which is now indiscriminately thrown on the land, remember to write and thank Caroline Jackson MEP, who got it through the European Parliament
I am writing to support the suggestion from Ben Drake (Homes concern, Letters, October 20) that the only sustainable answer to the development of more affordable homes is to restore the council housing stock. There is a misconception that "affordable
A CARER has denied 14 charges of assaulting and ill-treating patients in a home that looks after mentally frail people, York Crown Court heard. Alison Jayne Bellhouse, 43, of Brayton, near Selby, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting a patient
OUR sheltered town garden is still looking lush with the arrival of November. Although the days are shortening and temperatures beginning to drop, it is still a pleasure to go outside. There are plenty of plants in flower, but the blowsy borders of August
A SECOND round of talks has taken place in a bid to prevent a walk-out by York Hospital's medical secretaries. Union bosses and hospital managers spent two hours round the table trying to come to a resolution that would end the long-running pay row.
"Right, Disco it is then!" said the farmer. Millie clasped her hands and squealed with delight. The two-day-old kid had a name, and she had been allowed to choose it. Money can't buy experiences like that, and a Feather Down Farm holiday proved truly
BLAKEY Ridge was in cloud, mist near rain. The North York Moors at 1,200ft was 50 yards of heather. We pulled on the necessary, took our way, warmed along a smooth contour track and defocused. Grouse hung around, a few walkers trudged, the invisible
GOAL difference proved the decisive issue to enable Huntington School to capture the annual Cade Trophy six-a-side competition. After an initial 23 teams competed in the popular event, it became clear that Huntington, Dunnington and Yearsley Grove would
Poppleton Junior Football Club are looking for new players for their Under-10s and U12s boys teams, plus U14s and U16s girls and open age ladies team. The junior teams train on Saturday mornings, while the ladies train in the evenings. Anyone interested
MINI marvels at Huntington Junior Football Club are going from strength to strength. The club's under-13s team are pictured in their new all-red kit, provided by sponsors Castle Mini, at Clifton Moor Gate, York. The team made a flying start in their
six-goal Tom Jackson led the way for Rawcliffe in their 9-1 victory over North Duffield in the York FA Senior Minor Cup. The other Rawcliffe goals came from Lance Talmadge, Lee Topping and Dale Holding. Fulford played some outstanding team football
YOUNG people queued outside a York bookshop to meet best-selling children's author, Jacqueline Wilson. The award-winning writer came to York to launch her two new titles, Kiss and Totally Jacqueline Wilson. Lee Newman, manager at Waterstones, York,
A MAN has been jailed after denying urgent medical treatment to his friend who lay dying in the road on Christmas Eve. Matthew Dyson, 23, was killed after he fell off the back of a Mitsubishi pick- up truck, owned by Darren Vincent Dundas, while holding
TEENAGE racer Nigel Moore is just champion. The 16-year-old driver has won the Playstation Junior Ginetta championship in his first year of motor racing, clinching it with second place in the first of three races at Brands Hatch. The Long Marston ace
York City Baths Club swimmers bagged seven gold, two silver and nine bronze medals in the Harrogate Junior Open Meet. In the 9/10yrs age groups, YCBC swimmers recorded 22 top eight finishes. Andrew Burns, 14, was in excellent form collecting five golds
2007 is proving to be a golden year for 16-year-old Zoe Eagles. The Railway Institute bowler has won the Yorkshire Under-18s Singles and U25s Pairs titles, and became the youngest-ever winner of the York Ladies Club Singles. She was first selected for
TEENAGE javelin thrower Paul Allsopp is one of City of York Athletics Club's fastest rising stars. Coaches at the Huntington Stadium-based club believe the 16-year-old has the talent to represent his country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The
TALENTED York Cricket Club Under-11s captain Ryan Waite lives for cricket. The Huntington School pupil first emerged as a top prospect when leading the York U9s' team to back-to-back Wetherby League titles in 2004 and 2005. In the last three years,
COME here. Yes, you. Shhh don't tell everyone, but I've discovered something absolutely fabulous. There's a place in York where you can be treated like a Hollywood star, be preened and perfected from head to toe - without having to fork out Tinseltown
I'VE never been accused of being a dedicated follower of fashion. The ins and outs of the subject don't really interest me. Don't get me wrong, I love clothes and shopping - especially for shoes. I am female, after all, but I can't be bothered to make
TRADING standards bosses are to continue a city-wide battle against people selling fake and bogus goods, after councillors voted against focussing on York's central market. As reported in The Press last week, City of York Council has carried out a
Plans to increase the number of taxis in York have been approved by city leaders. Councillors agreed to remove the restriction on the number of hackney cars in the city, despite opposition from drivers. At a meeting yesterday, Alan Rowley and Stuart
York town centre is playing host to a green street market this weekend - which hopes to encourage shopping with a clear conscience. The market on Parliament Street has over 50 fair-trade, organic and locally produced stalls as well as specialist recycling
Fire chiefs say they are prepared for any repeat of the Mischief Night mayhem which was wrought by youngsters in an area of York last year. Several cars were torched in the New Earswick and Huntington area on November 4, with one of the vehicles nearly
