CAMPAIGNERS against the University of York's expansion plans are calling for conditions to be imposed on campus chiefs to prevent students parking in their village. Heslington Village Trust has joined forces with Heslington Parish Council in opposing
FORMER Conservative election candidate Simon Mallett and ex-Football League linesman Graham Bradbury are among the six new appointments to York City's Supporters' Trust board. City vice-president Malcolm Slinger, York Minstermen fundraiser Matthew Flint
DRIVERS will go to some extraordinary lengths to get a parking spot in York. One Press reader was so taken with the owner of this car's parking skills that he photographed them for posterity. Our citizen snapper Mark Whitehead, who spotted the car teetering
THE tragic story of Fluffy the guinea pig has all but extinguished my desire to have children. Listening to my traumatised friend, a mother-of-two, recount this terrible tale concluded a revealing week of children-related incidents and encounters that
Harrowell Shaftoe Solicitors of York has announced it is to sponsor the Yorkshire Warrior and its crew of four soldiers from Yorkshire's Duke of Wellington's Regiment in their attempt to break a world rowing record. The soldiers' pioneering attempt to
IT is thought to affect nearly a quarter of a million Britons - but its causes are still not fully understood and medical opinions on how to treat it are divided. This week is ME Awareness Week. LUCY STEPHENS finds out more. CHERYLL Neyt studies at college
Personal trainer and former York City footballer Christian Fox, writes a regular column on how to keep in shape. This week he explains how sensible eating habits help you to lose weight. IT can be hard to know what to eat and when. The Glycaemic Index
While Yorkshire's bowlers toiled through a wicket-less afternoon at Canterbury yesterday, Michael Vaughan virtually ruled himself out of making a comeback in next week's Roses match at Headingley after admitting he had suffered a slight setback in his
HIS life was saved by emergency medics when he suffered a heart attack. Now farmer Duncan Stead has called for the NHS to be properly funded, after meeting the crew who gave him the vital treatment. The 45-year-old, of Stockton-on-the-Forest, near York
CRICKET will be swept away in World Cup euphoria unless it is returned to terrestrial TV, MP John Grogan said today. The sport-loving Labour politician has been joined by a cross-party group of MPs calling for urgent action to bring Test match action
WHILE many of us are too tired to haul ourselves out of bed in the morning, a York man is hauling two tyres around the city. Mountaineer Paul Walkington grabs his walking poles, straps on a heavy rucksack and goes for a three-mile "spin" around the paths
REFUSE chiefs were urged today to use York's wheelie bin mountain to help out scores of householders who have been stuck for weeks without a bin. Labour councillor Ruth Potter said it was "ridiculous" for 1,000 spare bins to remain in a storage compound
FTR fury broke out in a York street when angry residents demanded answers from council chiefs. City of York Council environment chief Coun Andrew Waller joined council officer Matt Ward to answer concerns from residents of Green Lane, in Acomb, over the
YORK City Knights favourite Mark Cain admits that his career is in limbo as he awaits more news on his severe knee injury. The utility star, who turned 30 this month, saw a specialist this week and is set to undergo an arthroscopy - minor surgery to look
YORK could escape being capped and instead be subject to a two-year deal to limit council tax next year - its boss hopes. Council leader Steve Galloway was speaking after meeting local government minister Phil Woolas in London yesterday to discuss the
FORMER Conservative election candidate Simon Mallett and ex-Football League linesman Graham Bradbury are among the six new appointments to York City's Supporters' Trust board. City vice-president Malcolm Slinger, York Minstermen fundraiser Matthew Flint
FINANCIAL reasons have been cited for the release of York City utility man Steve Thomas. The 25-year-old midfielder has impressed, mainly as a right-back, during the 14 games he has played for the Minstermen following his arrival in February after a New
WHAT an Angel he is. York's Archbishop, John Sentamu, has backed our £300,000 Guardian Angels appeal to raise cash for York's high dependency children's ward. Typically, he didn't just ask others to dig deep. He put his money where his mouth is by offering
Last May, a fire in York devastated dozens of flats, left scores homeless and, later, sparked a fierce debate about the safety of buildings. A year on, with some restoration work nearly complete, some Fulford Place residents are preparing to return to
YORK City Knights favourite Mark Cain admits that his career is in limbo as he awaits more news on his severe knee injury. The utility star, who turned 30 this month, saw a specialist this week and is set to undergo an arthroscopy - minor surgery to look
AFTER the ftr analyses of the last two or three days, it strikes me that the one group we haven't heard from is the bus drivers themselves. What do they think about it? It is being imposed on them every bit as much as it is being imposed on us. First
DOES First Bus realise that many of the route 4 passengers boarding at each of three stops at the university are not regular users, particularly at conference and vacation times, with many needing to catch particular trains on time? Also, many foreign
HAVING read the article "Age Concern" (The Press, April 17), concerning the study commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation into retirement villages such as Hartrigg Oaks in York, I am dubious about the idea that such developments could ease pressure
After a little persuasion, the people of York were sold the "Yorkshire Eye". After less than gentle persuasion we've been sold the huge new purple "superbus". If anyone from the city council or a large local business is reading this, I have this bridge
I TOO have had the misfortune of my grey bin being swallowed by the refuse lorry (Waiting Game, May 4). This occurred over four weeks ago and having made five telephone calls to the helpline, and being given one promise of a delivery on Easter Saturday
THE Archbishop of York has given his blessing to our Guardian Angels appeal. "People should dig deep in their pockets and support the appeal," declared Dr John Sentamu. And he put his money where his mouth was by offering Bishopthorpe Palace as a potential
ANY players that arrive at KitKat Crescent this summer are only likely to receive ten-month deals. York City club secretary Nick Bassett has explained that the length of contract is standard in the Conference because of the clubs' struggle to generate
FINANCIAL reasons have been cited for the release of York City utility man Steve Thomas. The 25-year-old midfielder has impressed, mainly as a right-back, during the 14 games he has played for the Minstermen following his arrival in February after a New
STAND by for the Domino's effect in York. Craig Taylor, who for nearly two years has been partner in a Domino's Pizza franchise in Bishopthorpe Road, employing 30 people, plans to open a second in the Clifton area. That should generate between 25 and
THE York-based grocery chain Costcutter has confirmed it intends to merge with wholesaler Nisa-Today's, in a move which will create Britain's biggest convenience store operation. The merger is aimed at taking on the major supermarket groups, which have
VIOLENT crime in York has fallen by more than a quarter since controversial changes to pub opening hours were introduced. Across the city, incidents of violence dropped by 26 per cent in the wake of new licensing laws - when many people had expected alcohol-related
A MASSIVE demand for tickets from Leeds United fans wanting to see the Championship play-off final at Cardiff on Sunday, May 21, has caused the club to issue new selling arrangements. Season ticket holders can obtain tickets from the North East Corner
HE repeatedly risked lives as he drove an unlit horse and cart along a busy road in the dark - but he has escaped jail after admitting his role in a fatal accident. Warwick Romans and his horse, Sam, were just a "shadow" in the twilight on the A163 Sherburn-in-Elmet
FOR 30 years he upheld the law with professionalism and respect - but today he is facing jail for robbing two men of their lives. Retired police inspector Ralph Desmond Parnaby, 67, caused four vehicles, including his own, to crash on the York outer ring
While Yorkshire's bowlers toiled through a wicket-less afternoon at Canterbury yesterday, Michael Vaughan virtually ruled himself out of making a comeback in next week's Roses match at Headingley after admitting he had suffered a slight setback in his
QUICK-THINKING rowers pulled a 14-year-old girl to safety after she made a dramatic leap into the river Ouse last night. The girl, who had been reported missing from her home in the York area yesterday, had got herself on to the parapet of Lendal Bridge
Friday, May 12, 2006 100 years ago The application of electricity to the service of the cyclist, in place of oil or acetylene gas, could not be regarded as a practical success. The light afforded by the self-contained dry battery lamps was altogether
FIRST the good news. Violent crime in York is falling: and it seems our new drinking laws might be responsible. Before the new legislation was introduced last year, there was much agonised debate over whether extended drinking hours at pubs and bars would
ONE OF THE AREA'S biggest football tournament for kids kicks off in York tomorrow. The two-day annual Rawcliffe Junior Football Tournament will involve about 900 youngsters and 90 teams from the area. Age groups ranging from Under-8 to U14 boys and U14
Dispol Veleta, a winner at Hamilton last Sunday, returns to the Glasgow course this evening with excellent prospects of completing a quick double. The five-year-old, trained at Maunby near Thirsk by David Barron, goes for the £12,500 MITIE Mile Fillies
First York and City of York Council's investment in the new bus service and infrastructure must be welcomed. Unfortunately, it has been spoiled by a failure to work out the details. Passenger advice was woefully inadequate. The only introduction was one
HAVING just read the letter about Miss Rachel Ellis and her refusal to remove her lip stud, I felt compelled to write to you. Surely, as she is so intelligent, she must realise that rules are there to follow and for a good reason. To teach discipline
WHY do so many residents fear that Arc Light's relocation to part of the Union Terrace car park will pose such a huge threat to their security? Has any Arc Light resident ever thrown a brick through a bus window, vandalised a children's play area or allotment
WHAT part of "residential area" does the council executive not understand? Just as Shipton Street was rejected as unsuitable for Arc Light, Union Terrace is no better. The residents of The Groves have enough drug problems without parking this on their
I WAS sorry to read in Letters about Liz Edge's problems about her bins. She seems to have been dealt with very badly by City of York Council. Here in East Yorkshire we are looked after very well. We were supplied with excellent green wheelie bins some
GOOD news about Steve McLaren (Hands Up If You've Got The England Job, May 3), and great that the World Cup is under a month away. But along with the thousands of fans from the UK, it is anticipated about 40,000 prostitutes from many countries will arrive
After his many successful annual UK tours, Jools is looking forward to playing a night of high class, high energy boogie woogie, with the strong talents of Sam Brown and Ruby Turner, in one of the most stunning venues in North Yorkshire. The release
The Beautiful South have announced an exclusive concert performance at Castle Howard on Friday, August 18, as part of their UK tour to promote their new album Superbi, which is released on May 18. One of the biggest bands of the last decade, The Beautiful
