TALKS about the future of British Sugar's site in York will not hinder multi-million plans to revamp the neighbouring 70 acres of brownfield land, city bosses have pledged. Council leader Steve Galloway vowed the development of York Central would not
A BIRTHDAY is usually a reason to celebrate, but not for one York architect. As an architect of almost 30 years experience Matthew Laverack, is used to having to wait for planning applications to be processed, but he never expected to have to wait over
Pay-as-you-go drivers are set to take to York's streets after the city's first car club was launched. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Architect Matthew Laverack with a birthday card he sent to City of York Council marking the first birthday of his planning application. © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
Homeowners in Badger Hill have launched a campaign to prevent their area turning into a "student ghetto". © The copyright of this image belongs to Newsquest (York) Ltd
"DADDY, why can't I walk?" That is the heartbreaking question one little girl is now asking her father because of a tragic set of circumstances at her birth which her family claim have left her wheelchair-bound for life. Now Robert Steele, dad of little
A RIVERSIDE eyesore is to be sold in a bid to attract entrepreneurs with a vision to transform it back into an attractive city landmark. City of York Council bosses have agreed to resolve a long-running dispute over the state of the Bonding Warehouse
YORK has the new licensing laws to thank for its first lap-dancing club, its owner claimed today. City of York Council has finally granted permission for "exotic dancing" at Ziggy's nightclub in Micklegate. But strict conditions - including a ban on
Modern society stands accused of spoiling childhood. STEPHEN LEWIS investigates. CHILDHOOD is being poisoned by junk food, computer games, aggressive advertising and over-competitive schooling, according to a warning from a group of academics and
AN inquiry into major expansion plans for the University of York has hit a delay - because of ill health. The public inquiry is being held to investigate the university's plans for a 65-hectare expansion, which would create up to 4,500 extra university
RESIDENTS of a York estate have launched a campaign to prevent their area turning into a "student ghetto". Homeowners in Badger Hill claim so many houses are being converted into student accommodation that the future of local shops and schools is now
LAST month, we reported on the way in which the health service had failed Katie Brown. The eleven-year-old from Pocklington broke two teeth when she was hit by a car. For six days, despite being in agony, she was shuffled backwards and forwards between
York is a great railway city. At one time, up to 10,000 rail engineers worked here. Now, just a handful are left. Jarvis subsidiary Fastline is shedding up to a dozen skilled maintenance workers - leaving fewer than 30 staff at its two York workshops
NEWS that the York Central development scheme is being put on hold until the future of the British Sugar site has been resolved (York Central put on hold, The Press, September 6) prompts a thought. A proposal was put forward early in 2003 by English
WHILE I sympathise with the sentiments expressed by Jean Frost in her letter about the lap-dancing venue opening in York (Exploitation aspects of lap-dancing clubs, September 7), I think she has got hold of the wrong end of the stick. This is not a
T THREAPPLETON says that the Army or a US-style national guard should have been called in to deal with the Drax campaigners (Drax anarchy, Readers' Letters, September 9). Does he not consider North Yorkshire police up to the job? The police are well
BEFORE the powers that be embark on what might look at the onset of a prestigious project like a super-stadium (York central put on hold, September 6), I would call time-out before venturing into a money-making machine as opposed to future housing needs
WHILE I accept that our bus service is a valuable commodity for the residents of York, I feel I must express my annoyance that the bus stop outside my property is regularly used as a "waiting-time" stop. This is despite constant assurances from local
A NUMBER of your correspondents seem to suggest re-introduction of National Service is the answer to problems relating to criminal offenders. As one who has done National Service, I do not think the Army would really want these people. In any event
I WOULD like to agree with Jenny Danks's letter regarding the very old double-decker buses that are running on First routes 1, 5 and 6 (Out with the old, September 11). When the ftr was first proposed I asked First what would happen to the buses that
WITH reference to Soapbox letter "Left to carry the can on recycling, (Readers' Letters, September 9). The writer may not be aware that Residents' Associations throughout the city provide skips for "bulky rubbish". Dates and locations may be obtained
I'M fed up, as a cyclist, of coming to a set of red lights at a junction when the lights don't change. You feel the lights have sensors and only turn green when somebody is waiting so numerous times I've reversed over the lines in the road near the
ONE possibility for Mrs Barker's son (What can we do?, Readers' Letters, September 11), is to use Hull Trains from Selby for £50 single, using local train or bus from York - it still beats the standard £71 single direct. When my son visits, he is able
MY friend's son is a bit on the chubby side. Oh well, let's not mince words: he's fat, and it's not hard to see why. It starts with the Chelsea tractor that runs eight-year-old Sonny the half-mile he needs to travel to get to his primary school each
YOU would have thought the York railway station worker, in full uniform, would have been more careful who he was speaking to as he dished up a glorified sandwich to a Diary spy. "I don't know how you can pay that much, it's a rip-off," he said as he
Understanding teachers can be tough at times because for many parents a lot has changed since they were at school. Sometimes it can seem as though teachers talk a whole different language these days, one littered with an array of confusing phrases and
ONE of the world's top engineering and architecture companies has set up its European base in York - and city chiefs are applauding. The £217 million Australian-based GHD (Pty) Ltd which employs more than 4,500 people worldwide, has set up its outpost
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called on his side to bring an end to the "suicidal" defending that has marred their last two matches. The Minstermen conceded three goals for the second successive game during last night's 3-2 home defeat against Morecambe
MOTOR retailer Nidd Vale Group, based in Harrogate, reports continued growth with turnover boosted by nearly ten per cent to £38.14 million for the six months to the end of July. Over the period, 3,125 new and used vehicles were sold - up by more
TOP experts in entrepreneurial education from across the world converged on York this week for an international conference. More than 160 delegates from as far away as China, India, South East Asia as well as the UK, have beamed in on the Park Inn Hotel
YORK City Knights fans can meet the club's young proteges tonight at the 2006-07 scholarship launch. A total of 35 players aged from Under-13 to U16 will be signing on and introduced to supporters at the Galtres Bar at Huntington Stadium. It is
SCOTT Bell scored in either half for Conference North leaders Blyth Spartans last night to send Harrogate Town to a home defeat. Danny Holland pulled one back five minutes from time but this was mere consolation. Fans who waited an extra half-hour
Ryedale Sports and Heslerton could have been playing rugby in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett League for the number of penalties they racked up in their first division opener. Ryedale's Jay Brown gave away the first and was sent off for the
Nestle Rowntree RUFC opened their season with a hard-earned 19-10 away victory over Beverley's Development XV. 'Trees opened the scoring when centre Keith Kelly went over in the corner but Beverley stormed back to lead 10-5 at half-time. After a series
THE infamous Manager of the Month curse appears to have taken its grip at KitKat Crescent. York City boss Billy McEwan was presented with the August award before last night's 3-2 home defeat against Morecambe. But, in the opening three fixtures of September
DUNNINGTON have won the Tyke Petroleum York Men's Tennis League division one title after nearest rivals and 2005 champions Poppleton stumbled. Despite beating Strensall 66-42, they didn't net sufficient points to catch Dunnington whatever the result
YORKSHIRE today entered their penultimate Liverpool Victoria Championship match of the season against Nottinghamshire at Headingley confident they can escape relegation. Director of cricket David Byas believes his bottom-of-the-table side can pull off
FOLKTON & Flixton became the eighth winners of the Hunters York and District Senior League's Readman Knock-Out Trophy when they beat Goole Town by 92 runs in the re-arranged final at Sessay. Folkton lost their first four wickets for only 83 runs
ROY KEANE is expecting a hostile reception when the Sunderland manager takes his team to Elland Road to face troubled Leeds United tonight. Keane is still reviled by Leeds fans who remember his ugly clashes with the club's former midfield hard man
PAUL Gallagher returned to winning ways at the Willows in the midweek open with 62lb 4oz. Using intimate knowledge of his own fishery, he set about peg 60 on Goldrush with an all-out pellet attack. Fishing at seven metres down the margins he tempted
YORK CIU are holding an individual match on Sunday at Park View Lakes. The contest is open to any CIU member and the draw will take place on the bank at 9am. Tickets can be booked from Colin Hibberd on 01904 412873 or Dennis Murray on 01904 415655
TWO of the region's major rivers Championships were decided at the weekend and, surprisingly, neither fell to a noted or fancied peg. The hot pegs below the weir at the Ship Inn have been the place to draw on the Calder for most of the summer but in
FRANKIE Dettori, fresh from his St Leger triumph at York on Saturday on Sixties Icon, returns to Yorkshire tomorrow with every chance of making his mark at Pontefract. The Newmarket-based jockey teams-up with Felicitous in the £10,000 Pontefract
VANDALS have wrecked a newly-opened community centre - to the fury of local residents. Five windows were smashed with bricks at the Sanderson Court Community House Chapelfields Community House, in Bramham Road, causing activities to be cancelled. As
FRIENDS, relatives and former theatre stars paid emotional tributes, as legendary York director Donald Bodley took his final bow. Mr Bodley was credited with bringing a number of big names to the city, and helped set Coronation Street's Jean Alexander
PAY-AS-YOU-GO drivers are set to take to York's streets after the city's first car club was launched. The eco-friendly scheme is part of City of York Council's drive to cut congestion and pollution and will allow residents to use a car without owning
A YOUNG girl left in agony for six days after breaking two teeth has suffered a further setback on her road to recovery. Katie Brown, 11, was left unable to eat or drink as she endured a traumatic wait for emergency treatment, after being hit by a car
HOSPITAL bosses in York have paid out almost £5 million in compensation to patients over the last three years. Figures obtained by The Press under the Freedom of Information Act show health chiefs at York Hospital paid out more than £4,700,000 since
ECO-CAMPAIGNERS have slammed soaring profits at coal-fired power station Drax. The plant, near Selby, yesterday announced its pre-tax profits leapt from £13 million to a staggering £317 million in the first half of the year. Drax, the largest coal-fired
ANGRY union bosses claim York's once-proud rail manufacturing industry has virtually been killed off as yet more job cuts were announced today. Fastline, part of Jarvis plc, which carries out maintenance contracts for Network Rail, is shedding up to
