Persistent shoplifters who are found stealing from the shelves of York stores could find themselves prosecuted twice over. They could find themselves not only liable for prosecution through the criminal courts but could be pursued through the civil courts
The driver of a council gritter is today recovering at home after his vehicle skidded off the road while gritting a country road near Selby. A workman watches as a digger recovers the overturned gritter from Scalm Lane, near Bishop Wood, near Selby Police
Temporary classrooms could be provided at some secondary schools to help cope with York's pupil admissions crisis. City of York Council education chiefs were authorised last night to investigate the possible provision of additional accommodation in the
Pouring cash into new technology; scroll down the page for Tony Seymour's report It's easy to see why Dr Kevin Bond, chief executive of Yorkshire Water, believes in education as passionately as some believe in reincarnation. The York Waterworks HQ at
Sitting pretty: Enjoying the newly redecorated room at Barclays Premier Banking in Tadcaster Road, York, are feng shui advisers Caroline Hetherton, left, and Tricia Hawkins with centre manager Mike Cross. Picture: David Harrison Barclays Premier Banking
After poor results in the first part of the season, a fine run of ten points from the last four games has hoisted York Women's first team into third place in division two of the North League. A York Women's first team player evades Neston opponents during
Aussie Bob, an unlucky loser at Market Rasen last month, is napped to gain compensation at Bangor tomorrow. The Sue Smith trained gelding goes for the William Hill Novices' Handicap Hurdle and looks capable of defying top weight. Aussie Bob looked to
The Government has put its best foot forward over the vexed issue of a right to roam. Its pledge to offer a statutory right of access to walkers has delighted ramblers groups and is to be welcomed. The new law will make no difference to those landowners
Former York City ace Steve Bushell will keep a low profile even if scores on his return to Bootham Crescent tonight. Low profile: Steve Bushell Midfielder Bushell was hoping to bounce back into the Blackpool side against the Minstermen straight from the
Business newsline by Tony Seymour Persimmon Homes is continuing to be very selective in its land purchasing policy. The York-based company - Britain's fourth-largest housebuilder - is concentrating on increasing its strategic land holdings, which rose
! by Dan Rutstein Plans to stage a second Viking Festival in York this year are in jeopardy because of council worries about crowd control and the impact on flower beds. Battleground: Scenes from last month's Viking Festival battle at the Eye of York
Pedestrians who were held up by a fatal road accident complained to police that they could not get into shops cordoned off while rescue workers fought to free the dying woman. Desperate battle: Police and firefighters jack up the lorry in Gowthorpe, Selby
A sculpture of a deer was unveiled to mark the official opening of a care retirement community in York today. We have the antler: animal sculptress Sally Arnup with the newly-unveiled hart sculpture. Picture by Nigel Holland The statue of the hart, cast
Phone wires had been cut at the York bungalow where a drug dealer was stabbed to death, a jury heard today. A shotgun was also found at the property in Welborn Close, Tang Hall, and because the key of the door had broken, it was impossible for anyone
A brave York wife is hoping to transform her sick husband's life - by giving him one of her kidneys. Mike Hardgrave, a former reservist in the SAS (motto: Who Dares Wins), has suffered four years of constant thirst, and restricted diet and lifestyle,
It's hard to ignore the heartache and sense of shock of the residents of 110 homes - and counting - which have so far been flooded out as a result of the Derwent and the Wye bursting their banks. This aerial picture of Stamford Bridge clearly shows how
The worst flooding disaster in living memory will continue for several more days in communities along the River Derwent. Norton, left, and Malton with the railway line running through the centre. Picture: David Harrison The swollen river hit an all-time
The company, based in New Hampshire, USA, will initially employ seven people, which is expected to be quadrupled within a year, undertaking sales, marketing and customer service. It is Silknet's first European venture and will become the spearhead for
A new safety study used by Yorkshire Electricity's Education and Media team, to teach young people about electrical safety, has scooped a gold medal at the New York Festival's Film Awards. Electric Detective won the accolade in the Safety and First Aid
York City helped Leeds United and England midfielder David Batty in his quest to be fit to face Tottenham at Elland Road tomorrow night. City agreed at the 11th-hour to send a team to play Leeds reserves at Thorp Arch yesterday and Batty completed an
A process worker, who doubles up as an inventor, is hoping his alternative paint roller will become a commercial success. Inventor John Morris shows off his disposable paint roller. Picture: Mike Tipping John Morris, who has worked at a sweet factory
Work clearly does not agree with women - or at least those surveyed by a magazine. Most of its 5,000 readers complain that they are left exhausted, stressed and ill by their working lives. According to the poll, 84 per cent of British women feel disillusioned
Relegation-haunted York City have been riven by a major split as former captain Steve Agnew demanded a transfer. On the way out: City midfielder Steve Agnew (right) who has been axed from tonight's line-up against Blackpool after asking for a transfer
North Yorkshire ramblers today welcomed Tony Blair's announcement of a statutory right to roam. About four million acres of mountain, moor, heath, down and common land will be opened up to walkers. But they will have "clear responsibilities" to respect
A massive cleaning-up operation began today at Fulford School as investigations continued into the cause of the blaze which gutted a block of the building. Four classrooms in the school's craft, design and technology (CDT) block were devastated by the
