COMPANIES seeking high-quality office space in a tranquil North Yorkshire setting have a new and attractive opportunity. more...
AN AWARD-winning IT company has ditched its London headquarters - and chosen York as its full-time base. more...
Are mini-skirts appropriate? Is there such a thing as `too much' champagne? And what sort of hat should you wear to get within curtseying distance of the Queen? JO HAYWOOD hasn't got a clue when it come to Ascot, so she asked an expert. more...
MORE than 500 officers will be on duty during Royal Ascot at York, the man in charge of policing the festival has revealed. more...
THE decision to open a York street for taxi traffic during Royal Ascot has been hailed by city cabbies. more...
A LEADING cycling group has blasted council traffic officials for banning bikes at York's Knavesmire during Royal Ascot - for security reasons. more...
LOW-PRICE tickets for Royal Ascot go on sale to York residents on Monday. more...
YORK Racecourse has gone full circle as it prepares for the greatest season in its history. more...
THE capacity of the main enclosures and hospitality areas, which are all ticket, is 50,000 for each day of Royal Ascot at York, plus 10,000 in the Rails Enclosure. more...
THIS giant 150ft jockey must have one of the best positions in North Yorkshire racing. more...
I WISH to clarify the situation about cycle use during Royal Ascot at York. more...
PUNTERS who want to hit the finishing line in style during Royal Ascot at York are being told train operator GNER is their best bet. more...
ROOM rates at some hotels have tripled since last year as they look to cash in on Royal Ascot. more...
TATTY parts of York are to get a major facelift in an effort to make the city look respectable for Royal Ascot. more...
Campaigners have attacked Royal Ascot organisers for trying to charge disabled race-goers double what the able-bodied must pay to park at York's Knavesmire during the event. more...
YORK-BASED train operator GNER has sealed a prestigious deal with champagne company Veuve Clicquot for Royal Ascot in York. more...
CYCLISTS will now be able to get closer to Royal Ascot - after the council agreed to install bike racks near the course. more...
MOTORCYCLING highway patrolmen were today revealed as the secret weapon to keep traffic flowing for Royal Ascot. more...
Viking battles, continental markets, live bands and an exotic Indian festival are to showcase York to the world during Royal Ascot. more...
ROYAL Ascot looks set to have an impact on the running of York Crematorium. more...
KAT Hazelton cheerfully admits being "mad as a hatter". more...
A DECISION to open the Royal Enclosure to York racegoers and their guests during Royal Ascot has been backed by tourism chiefs - despite claims the move was an admission that southerners were shunning the city. more...
ASCOT travel plans suffered a setback today after it emerged that a key road into York was damaged - four months after it was relaid and reopened to traffic. more...
THIS spectacular aerial view shows the result of a year of hard work - the new racing track at York Racecourse. more...
PROTECTING racegoers from thieves, thugs and fixers is the aim of a new partnership between the Jockey Club and Crimestoppers. more...
THE traffic master plan which aims to avoid roads chaos during Royal Ascot at York will not be trialled when racing kicks off at Knavesmire next month. more...
WILLIAM Derby, York Racecourse chief executive and clerk of the course, has been appointed clerk of the course for the Royal Ascot at York meeting from June 14-18. more...
MORE York residents are being given the chance to sample a taste of Royal Ascot after a ticket scheme was extended. more...
KNAVESMIRE is set to host the most exciting season of racing in York racecourse's 274-year history, course boss William Derby said today. more...
WHAT a dress rehearsal for Royal Ascot at York! more...
A BIG crowd, estimated at more than 15,000, enjoyed York Racecourse's last big race before Royal Ascot arrives. more...
With a month to go to Royal Ascot, STEPHEN LEWIS counts down the days. more...
POLICE officers will be drafted into North Yorkshire from neighbouring forces to help deal with Royal Ascot at York. more...
WHILE we have rising council tax, over-priced houses, soaring oil prices, useless pensions, a failing high street and manufacturing decline what do our leaders do? Introduce ID cards. more...
IN response to your report `Pub's late licence bid anger' (May 18), I believe many of the complaints are from people who oppose any change without due consideration, simply for a reason to moan. more...
TADCASTER is in a permanent state of righteous indignation at the astonishing cancellation of the continental market by the actions of Humphrey Smith, owner of Sam Smith's Brewery. more...
I HAD been looking forward for some time to visiting the continental market in Tadcaster, and I arrived in town for the occasion. more...
IN response to Mike Usherwood's letter `Listen up BBC' (May 18) I wouldn't normally agree with a male chauvinist pig but, in this case, I make an exception. Absolutely spot on, well said. more...
IN response to the letters by Mike Usherwood and Alfred Redpath (May 18 and 21), Radio York is a prime example of why I supported the recent BBC strike. more...
INTERESTING tale from Julian Cole (`Got the no news blues', May 26). more...
WHAT a very unexpected statement you publish from the Castle Museum's director of collections (May 28). more...
THUNDER and lightning have destroyed the email database of The Band Room on the North York Moors - which has been called "England's tiniest major venue". more...
HAVING monitored the street litter situation in my area since you published my letter on this subject (May 9), I must congratulate the city council on the tremendous improvement it has brought about lately. more...
IN the letter from D Wardell (May 21) a number of questions were directly put to me that I should like to address. more...
"LIKE other places enjoying economic success and growth, York needs additional housing - not least with expansion planned for the university." more...
IT is hard to believe City of York Council has approved the absurd scheme to build 700 homes in Fulford (May 27). Is nothing sacred in this city any more? more...
PUNTERS keen to pick winners at Royal Ascot will be able to drop in to a York church beforehand for some divine inspiration. more...
WELL, it has been a year. There have been tears, tantrums and traumas, but I've survived 12 months as the I owner of a computer. more...
LONDON is superior to York in any number of ways. Its traffic jams are longer than ours, its streets are filthier, violent crime occurs more often, it is that much smellier, and its residents (unsurprisingly) are grumpier than anyone else. more...
AS England takes part in World No Tobacco Day for the first time, doctors and cancer charities led calls for smoking to be outlawed in all public places. more...
THE heartbroken daughter and granddaughter of a motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident today made an emotional appeal for help to unravel the mystery behind his death. more...
A "JEALOUS and immature boyfriend" beat a teenage girl so badly her lung collapsed. more...
YOUNG arsonists who tried to burn down a York school may have been "spurred on" by the Fulford flats fire, experts warned today. more...
THE victim of a violent robbery chased after his attackers while bystanders called the police, a court heard. more...
TRIBUTES were paid today to a well-known figure in the racing world who was tragically killed in a road accident near his home. more...
HUNDREDS of York homeowners could be facing a nasty surprise if they have rented out their homes for Royal Ascot. more...
AN HISTORIC centre of York's railway heritage is now being used to help keep trains running on time. more...
MORE services to help people quit smoking have been promised by the Government today, during the country's first World No Tobacco Day. more...
A YORK man died when his car left a road and collided with a tree. more...
TWO pilots escaped uninjured after a helicopter crashed near Selby. more...
Not long now before all those southern softies pack their finery and board the stagecoach for the dusty, three-day ride oop north to Royal Ascot. more...
STEPHEN LEWIS checks out which of Yorkshire's beaches have the cleanest water and how beaches are tested and rated. more...
MORE services to help people quit smoking have been promised by the Government today, during the country's first World No Tobacco Day. more...
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BILLY McEwan has warned York City players stalling on signing contract extensions that the grass is unlikely to be greener elsewhere. more...
YORKSHIRE Phoenix maintained their strong push for promotion in the totesport League by gaining a comfortable victory by 60 runs over Scottish Saltires at Headingley yesterday to record their fourth win from five matches. more...
YORK Cricket Club surrendered the lead of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League when they failed by two runs to overtake the Yorkshire Academy total of 241-7 at Clifton park yesterday. more...
Heworth stormed past Clifton Alliance with three overs to spare in a high-scoring opening York and District Senior League's Hunters Premier Trophy clash. more...
PAUL Blackett has made a successful return to York after a spell with Bubwith. more...
HUNDREDS of York homeowners could be facing a nasty surprise if they have rented out their homes for Royal Ascot. more...
OPTIMISM scaled unparalleled heights this sporting week and no, it wasn't that which reverberated in Turkey as Liverpool fans chorused `we're gonna win 4-3' while trailing 3-0 at half-time to AC Milan. more...
YORK Cricket Club surrendered the lead of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League when they failed by two runs to overtake the Yorkshire Academy total of 241-7 at Clifton park yesterday. more...
YORKSHIRE Phoenix maintained their strong push for promotion in the totesport League by gaining a comfortable victory by 60 runs over Scottish Saltires at Headingley yesterday to record their fourth win from five matches. more...
Heworth stormed past Clifton Alliance with three overs to spare in a high-scoring opening York and District Senior League's Hunters Premier Trophy clash. more...
A double-header in the north tomorrow with Newcastle hosting the afternoon action and Beverley producing the evening goodies, is highlighted by their two most important juvenile events of the season. more...
BILLY McEwan has warned York City players stalling on signing contract extensions that the grass is unlikely to be greener elsewhere. more...
It isn't every comedy evening I attend that has the headline C-list act devoting a portion of his performance to quasi-sexual harassment-style "jokes" aimed directly at my girlfriend, but I assure you I haven't allowed the incident to affect the tone of the following review. Much. more...
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