Are long-time York residents left trailing in the wake of wealthy incomers? Yes, say three friends who have formed a new political party committed to putting locals first. CHRIS TITLEY reports. BORN and bred in York, Neil Cussons, Steve Barley and Andy
WOODHOUSE Grange won the Hunters York Premier League Cup for the sixth time when they beat Heworth by 49 runs. Grange had lost to Dunnington in the two previous finals, but lifted the trophy at the third attempt. Batting first on a fast track and speedy
PERSIMMON plc, parent company of York-based Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, today announced pre-tax profits for the first six months of this year of £235 million. The amount represents a seven per cent increase on the first half of last year (£220 million)
BUILDING contractors in York and North Yorkshire are being warned of big fines if they contravene new measures to tighten up the collection of income tax from workers in the construction industry. The region's chartered accountants are urging contractors
A DILAPIDATED former 17th century inn in York which was transformed into shops, a restaurant and offices is in line for a top conservation award. Work carried out at 62 to 68 Low Petergate, which involved architectural digs and careful conversion using
SUCCESS is sweet, ventured York City Knights coach Mick Cook in the wake of the club's scintillating seizure of the LHF Healthplan division two crown. How right he is, and hopefully he will be proved even more correct by the similar adage often attached
THEY say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So if one man's rubbish is another man's treasure, I'm going to hitch up my wheelie bin and motor off to a car boot sale. A report last week claimed that billions of pounds are spent every year in Britain
WITHOUT fanfare or tickertape, a new political party is born. Keep York Local is no mass movement - if you described it as a "three men and a dog" outfit, you would be a dog over. But the trio of friends behind Keep York Local are voicing concerns and
EVERYONE loves a day at the seaside, but it is not without its dangers. Earlier this year three members of a Leeds family drowned after being swept out to sea at Scarborough. The inquest into that tragedy heard that the nearest life buoy was missing,
JO HAYWOOD talks to two women hoping to turn inmates into soulmates. WHEN a relationship turns sour, a couple can feel a barrier has been raised between them. But what if that barrier is all too real? Even a relatively short prison sentence can ring the
FIREFIGHTERS in York are waging war on a killer kitchen appliance - and offering safer replacements for free in dozens of households. Fire crews in the city want to see the back of the chip pan, a highly dangerous kitchen device which was the cause of
HOMEOWNERS in York whose property is at risk of repossession because they are struggling to meet their mortgage payments could get free legal advice. It follows an announcement by the Council of Mortgage Lenders that the number of homes being repossessed
ANGRY residents have called on York council chiefs to apologise for "withholding information" about Arc Light's proposed relocation to a former school. In a packed meeting at Burton Stone Community Centre, more than 60 Clifton residents unanimously agreed
A GIRL aged only 14 is starting two years detention for stabbing a man with such "ferocity" that he was taken to hospital with the blade still in his stomach. Judge James Stewart QC, at Leeds Crown Court, told the York teenager her crime was so grave
THE man who played a huge role in putting York rugby league back on the map reckons York City Knights can hack life in LHF National League One. Mick Cook's team secured promotion from NL2 with two games to spare thanks to an incredible win away to Hunslet
KEVIN Blackwell last night beat off competition from his former Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock to snap up Preston's former York City striker Richard Cresswell for £1.1million. Bridlington-born Cresswell, 28 next month, becomes one of six strikers
THE odds on MS York Georgia Horsley becoming Miss England 2005 are getting shorter by the day. On line bookies paddypower.com has the 18-year-old student in third place with odds of 9-1 behind joint favourites Miss Brighton and Miss Maya, who both have
THE man who played a huge role in putting York rugby league back on the map reckons York City Knights can hack life in LHF National League One. Mick Cook's team secured promotion from NL2 with two games to spare thanks to an incredible win away to Hunslet
MICK Cook is determined his title-winning York City Knights side will not lighten up in their two remaining games. Cook's heroes made sure of the LHF National League Two crown when winning 24-22 in a thriller at Hunslet on Sunday, but the Knights chief
YOUR report on the "fury" of a visitor to York about the city council's management of the local goose population (19 August) needs to be weighed against the widespread feelings of local people who use (or would like to use) the city's green spaces on
I DISAGREE with Martin Hathaway on the subject of goose egg spraying. I would be one of the first to champion the cause of the plight of the geese, but spraying the eggs is a better way of reducing numbers than to cull the adults. David Meigh of City
I SHOULD like to send a message to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair. If I were you, in the light of the circumstances you find yourself in, especially with all the praise and the backing you have hadfrom the likes of Tony Blair (left), Charles
ON the new waste collection system, who is paying for all these extra bins? Can I assume that those without gardens will get a rebate on their council tax payments based on the fact that they will only receive one collection of household waste every other
I AM writing to let your readers know about an opportunity to find out their most vital statistic - their blood pressure numbers. Every year the Blood Pressure Association (BPA), of which I am a member, runs a high-profile national blood pressure-testing
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 100 years ago There was some curious evidence about "penny shaves" on Sundays just published in the report by the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Sunday Closing Shops Bill. The secretary of the National Federation
HEWORTH ARLC drew 14-14 at home to Milford in their last pre-season match before their National Conference division two campaign kicks off. Mike Welsh and Dan Briggs crossed in the first half and Ian Jones added a goal for a 10-4 lead, while Luke Judson
Tom Eaves, with six winners in less than a month since he returned from injury, can add to his score at Catterick tomorrow. The Norton-based jockey rides Sir Nod in the Nidd Classified Stakes and Julie Camacho's promising gelding is napped to triumph
YORKSHIRE have dropped wicketkeeper-batsman Ismail Dawood for the crunch match against Championship division two leaders Durham at Scarborough tomorrow, and have replaced him with Simon Guy. The 29-year-old Dewsbury-born player has been an ever-present
POCKLINGTON-BASED Fastway Couriers (North & East Yorkshire) has become the fastest franchise in the brand in Europe to acquire 200customers. Owner Steve Gent said: "I was amazed when I was told that we had smashed a European record. We have beaten
YORK'S McArthurGlen Designer Outlet is the UK's first outlet centre to scoop a Safer Business Award. The Safer Business scheme is a Home Office initiative which aims to reduce business crime through closer partnerships with the local police and the sharing
CAMPAIGNERS who are determined to secure residents' parking claim their quiet terraced street has become an overspill car park. Residents said a grass verge down one side of Hambleton Terrace, in York, has all but disappeared beneath the wheels of 4x4s
RESIDENTS were being urged to take a stand against antisocial behaviour as part of York Police's Say No To Crime Day today. York Police and the Safer York Partnership were promoting their third Say No To Crime event. The theme this year was antisocial
WHEN handicapped Deanne Gee died aged only 14, her mother, Joyce, was determined her daughter's name and life would not be forgotten. She launched the Deanne Gee Memorial Fund in a bid to help other children with physical and mental difficulties across
YORK'S top nightclub operator has offered to fund efforts to stop a rival opening into the early hours. Luminar Leisure - which intends keeping its own clubs Toffs and The Gallery open until 4am - confirmed today it had offered financial support to residents
A MOTHER and her two children died when they were swept out to sea by huge waves as they watched the high seas at Scarborough beachfront, an inquest was told. Kim Barrett, 33, of West Park, Leeds, died along with her 11-year-old son, Luke Greenwood, and
FULFORD III have won their club's second title this season by lifting the division three crown in the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League. Victory against York ensured they finished top of the pile with the unbeaten Govind Baker and Jenny Rowlands leading they
WOODHOUSE Grange won the Hunters York Premier League Cup for the sixth time when they beat Heworth by 49 runs. Grange had lost to Dunnington in the two previous finals, but lifted the trophy at the third attempt. Batting first on a fast track and speedy
MICK Cook is determined his title-winning York City Knights side will not lighten up in their two remaining games. Cook's heroes made sure of the LHF National League Two crown when winning 24-22 in a thriller at Hunslet on Sunday, but the Knights chief
COPMANTHORPE'S impressive start to the season continued with their second successive 3-2 away win stretching their unbeaten run on the road to six games. Hosts T & L Selby took the lead through Dave Reasby but before the break goals from Phil Appleby
There have been times when readers of this column have accused me of being unreasonable. When people have voiced their concerns about the way I behave towards my "long-suffering" husband in trying to get him to tow the line. Well, I know I'm not the only
THESE days, DJs have names like Judge Jules, Jnr J or Dirty Groove. But York boasts probably the only DJ in the world called Alf. Because of popular demand Alf Redpath is to play the Crescent Working Men's Club in York tomorrow only 40 years since his
YORK-born Martin Hathaway noticed that unborn geese were being destroyed "on a recent visit to the city" (August 19). Where does he live? If, like me, he had to walk along Terry Avenue under Skeldergate Bridge and, on my return, along Kings Staith and
WHY on earth is the metric system being given such bad press? It is the most sophisticated and efficient scheme of weights and measure ever designed. ("Kilometre 'cock- up'," August 19). At school we laboured for years learning long past-their-sell-by-date
AS a contribution to the recycling debate, readers and council officers might be interested in our experience. Acknowledging that every household is different, this one consists of three persons and a medium-sized garden. Over the past two months, our
ONCE again the Evening Press is on the spiteful trail of Sam Smith's and of the chairman Mr Humphrey Smith. A few weeks ago it was a regular part of the pathetic Titley Diarrhoea, sorry, Diary, even inviting readers to write in with anything that could
