AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a woman was forced to wait 40 minutes for an ambulance at Selby Magistrates Court. Ambulance service call-out procedures are being reviewed after the woman, from Tadcaster, complained of sharp pains to her head
WANTED: Firm but fair, tough but caring people to keep North Yorkshire's ne'er-do-wells under lock and key. Must be prepared to grapple with drunks, comfort those at risk of suicide, and get an earful in the process. The county's police force is recruiting
A NEW £2.5 million hotel will open in Blossom Street, York, in summer 2001, creating 60 jobs. The budget 80-bedroomed accommodation, known as a Premier Lodge, will be built next door to the Windmill pub by leisure company Scottish & Newcastle. Work
THE retired postman who forced the Government to change the law on fuel payments for pensioners is preparing to do battle again - this time on the buses. John Taylor, York and District organiser for the campaign group Parity, is helping build a legal
A FORMER York woman soldier who accused Army chiefs of sexual discrimination and victimisation has been paid £21,500 damages, it emerged today. Nina Middlemass, 28, who served as a radio technician with 2 Signals Regiment at Imphal Barracks, in York,
ANGRY traders in York are petitioning for extra police officers and security cameras to combat what they say has been a "massive increase" in youth crime. Christopher Simpson, owner of Graham's fruit shop, started the petition among shop owners in Front
BORDER collies could be the answer to the controversy over the threatened geese of Rowntree Park, York. American experience shows that trained collies can quickly and harmlessly chase away the birds and discourage them from staying in the long term. Animal
POPULAR tourist spots in North Yorkshire are celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious award. The White Swan Hotel in Pickering, is one of the surprise nominations put forward for a White Rose Award, which are being sponsored by John Smith's
EASINGWOLD referee Gerry Kershaw makes his Silk Cut Challenge Cup final comeback at Murrayfield tomorrow - almost 20 years since he was last involved in rugby league's blue riband event. Kershaw, who took charge of the 1981 final between Widnes and Hull
TOUGH-talking Garry Atkins has promised a York Wasps shake-up in a bid to end the struggling club's dismal run of form. The Wasps were beaten 70-8 by Doncaster and 26-2 by Keighley during Atkins' absence in America over the Easter break. But on his return
YORK City chief Terry Dolan has revealed a crucial new signing that will have the Minstermen ready to start next season with a bang. Dolan has captured leading expert Ed Baranowski and charged the highly-acclaimed fitness guru with getting his players
A YOUNG leukaemia victim's dream of visiting Florida's Disneyworld could soon be a reality after family and friends launched a special fund. Ten-year-old Melanie Wild was diagnosed with leukaemia 18 months ago - and then suffered another cruel twist of
A FEROCIOUS and unprovoked attack left a van driver shaking after his vehicle was forced into an emergency stop by his assailant, a court heard. The attack on Robert Reed, 56, as he drove from York to Harrogate along the A59 and negotiated the Allerton
THE York Minster Bells Appeal has raised £100,000, less than three months after its launch by the Duke of York. Significant donations have come in, enabling the appeal to reach the important milestone after fundraising got off to a slow start. The Lord
I can hear them as I write this. The loud raucous giggles. The constant thumps as they jump about downstairs. The deliberate attempt to slowly undermine my sanity with their alternating wails of hunger and boredom. If I can just hold on a little longer
THIS season's Costcutter York and District Senior Cricket League begins tomorrow, with no fewer than 24 overseas players registered to play. That's just one less than last year's record overseas input, with 15 Australians, three West Indians, two Pakistanis
YORK'S new cricket captain, Nigel Durham, will be hoping that history will not repeat itself when the rain-threatened York-shire ECB County Premier League programme starts tomorrow. Wicketkeeper Durham, who has taken over from Ian Dews as skipper of the
SCARBOROUGH'S hopes of attaining the runners-up spot in the Nationwide Conference could be boosted this Bank Holiday weekend. At the same time, however, their chances of finishing in the top five could suffer a blow, as they face two of the fifth division's
