Archive
-
Date
Unexplained object spotted over Boston Spa
This image shows the sky over Boston Spa, near Wetherby on the morning of Monday, December 20, 2010 at approximately 8.30am. The object was spotted by a number of people in the village’s high street.
-
Date
Knights chief to offer centre one last chance
POWERHOUSE centre Ian Bell is almost certainly set for another chance with York City Knights once he comes out of jail – but it could be his last. The Press revealed in October that the 27-year-old’s future was shrouded in doubt when he was given 84
-
Date
Memorial match puts York Select amateurs in ‘shop window’
DARREN CALLAGHAN believes the Lee McTigue Memorial Match puts amateurs looking to enhance their playing careers firmly in the “shop window”. Callaghan went through the junior ranks at York Acorn ARLC before going on to enjoy a professional career which
-
Date
York City arrange new dates for fixtures
Updated: YORK City have rearranged their postponed Boxing Day home clash with Gateshead to Tuesday, March 1. Bottom-of-the-table Altrincham are also hoping to shortly announce a new date for their home match with the Minstermen, which was frozen off
-
Date
York Indoor Bowls Club pair celebrate Tom Forbes trophy win
PETER LITTLEWOOD and Dave Kermode won the first final of York Indoor Bowls Club’s domestic season when they won the Tom Forbes Pairs. The duo beat Tony Moore and Bob Elliot 19-9 in the final, with Kermode claiming his first victory in the competition
-
Date
New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club enjoy Over-55s League hat-trick
A HAT-TRICK of wins have cemented New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club’s superb start to the Yorkshire Over-55s League campaign. An 88-59 success against Harrogate maintained their 100 per cent start to the division two season, earning them 15 points. At
-
Date
Mixed Fours final date for York bowlers
THANET Road will host the National Area Mixed Fours final between David Stroughair’s team and John Walker’s outfit on Tuesday, at 6.30pm. Next Thursday at 6.30pm, the Over-50s Triples final between Paul Mooring’s team and John Whiteley’s trio
-
Date
Darts victor Colin Osborne salutes Chris Thompson
WORLD number 13 Colin Osborne is backing Chris Thompson to be back at Alexandra Palace next year. Osborne beat Acomb arrows ace Thompson 3-1 at the famous World Darts Championship venue last week but admitted he was not surprised by the battle his
-
Date
Outbreak of York diva fever is oche-pational hazard for hotel
MOVE over Mariah and Madonna! That was the cry from harassed staff as Chris “The Diva” Thompson prepared for his first World Darts Championships by issuing a long list of demands during his stay at the Best Western Mostyn Hotel. The
-
Date
‘Homes truths’ debate rages on
AS A house-builder with a lifetime’s experience I find Tracey Simpson Laing’s comments (Letters, December 22) outrageous. She purports to know what I and other house-builders are thinking. She does not. It is disgraceful that she should attempt to
-
Date
Pushing flu jab message
The annual anticipation of an influenza epidemic is upon us. Last year swine flu did not spread as seriously as expected. This year apparently those entitled to the free injection, which includes swine flu protection, have not taken advantage in the
-
Date
Sweeter memories of KitKats
What on earth have Nestlés done to Rowntree’s Kit-Kat? I was at my daughter’s house on Christmas Day and, before having our Christmas dinner, we were all having a yarn and enjoying a cup of coffee. “Kit-Kat Dad?”queried my daughter and, not having
-
Date
Queen targets a majestic triumph for racehorse Fascination at Kempton
THE Queen, whose 13 successes as an owner in 2010 included a notable victory by Free Agent at York in July, bids to sign off the year with another winner at today’s twilight meeting at Kempton. The distinctive Royal colours will be worn by George Baker
-
Date
‘Being sued for snow clearing is a myth’
I despaired to read BJ Calpin’s letter (December 27) repeating this urban myth that people can be sued for clearing their paths of snow. To further suggest that the council does not clear pavements for fear of being sued is equally ridiculous
-
Date
Banks to blame for economy's problems
The Tories and Lib Dems are still taking every opportunity to blame the last government for “The mess they left us in”. But some, such as Lord Oakshott, Lib-Dem Treasury spokesman, tell the truth: “The banks brought this country to its knees
-
Date
Compulsory sex for teenagers?
I was quite surprised to read in The Press (December 21) “teenagers in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to practise safe sex during the festive season”. Surely it isn’t compulsory? George Robinson Manor Way, Rawcliffe, York.
-
Date
Months of road misery on the way for York motorists
A MISERABLE start to the New Year is in store for motorists in York following news that two major city centre roads are to be closed to traffic, one of them until Easter. In an email seen by The Press, Yorkshire Water has told city councillors it intends
-
Date
Call for new winter “resilience plan”
YORK’S ability to cope with the ravages of the winter weather is to be put under the spotlight by the city’s political leaders. Sub-zero temperatures have led to a torrent of complaints about malfunctioning water supplies and burst pipes, with repair
-
Date
Marjorie, 75, finds rare coins in field
AN ELDERLY metal-detecting enthusiast has told how she found a hoard of 3,600 coins dating back to the third century in a field near York. Marjorie Dandy, 75, of Thornton-le-Clay, near Malton, said the bronze coins had been buried inside three pots,
-
Date
Union dismay at library volunteers
A UNION has claimed funding cuts have led to increasing numbers of volunteers being asked to help run libraries in North Yorkshire. The GMB said it had discovered many libraries were under threat of closure or services were being reduced as councils
-
Date
Man, 92, rescued from Selby house fire
A 92-year-old man was taken to hospital after being rescued by firefighters from a house fire in Selby. The man was rescued from a bungalow in Deeping Way, off Flaxley Road, early yesterday. A spokeswoman from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue service
-
Date
Work on Harrogate roads
SEVERAL streets in Harrogate will be closed for up to three weeks to allow resurfacing and road improvements. Oxford Street, which runs between Parliament Street and the A61, will be closed on weekdays from Tuesday, January 4, to Friday, January
-
Date
Football fan head-butted man in McDonalds restaurant
A FOOTBALL fan head-butted a customer in McDonalds after watching the World Cup, York magistrates heard. After England’s goalless draw with Algeria in South Africa, Shaun Dunn went into the fast-food outlet in Blake Street, York. Sandra White, prosecuting
-
Date
York lecturer’s widow to receive asbestos death pay-out
THE widow of a former York chemistry lecturer whose routine experiments led to his death has won a significant legal victory. Jim Sellwood worked as a senior lecturer at York St John University from 1963 to 1975 but died in November 2008, aged 73, of
-
Date
Fatal house blaze not suspicious
THE fire that led to the death of a woman in Pocklington was not suspicious, Humberside Police has said. Detectives are not investigating the blaze at a house in Edward Street on Monday. The woman who died in the fire was believed to be in her forties
-
Date
East Yorkshire youngster saved by a Wotsit
“WOT’S all the fuss about?” asks Hugo Smith as he tucks into the snack which helped him learn to eat again following a major throat operation. After being born prematurely with a rare and life-threatening disorder of the oesophagus, Hugo had to undergo
-
Date
Police in New Year drink-drive warning
North Yorkshire Police are warning New Year revellers their celebrations could cost them their job if they drink and then drive home. Officers will be out on force in the run-up to 2011 across the county to catch drink-drivers. They urge party goers
-
Date
York pensioner’s home soaked after water pipe bursts
A PENSIONER says the furniture in her York council flat has been ruined by a burst pipe, almost a week after she reported it was frozen but no one took action. Widow Catherine Pennock, 74, who lives off Gillygate, said she found last Wednesday her water
-
Date
‘Lessons should be learned’ from A1079 horse shooting incident
THE police chief who investigated the killing of two horses by police marksmen near York has said lessons should be learned from the incident. Chief Superintendent Andy McMillan, director of specialist operations at North Yorkshire Police,
-
Date
East Yorkshire school gets top marks from Ofsted
A VILLAGE school in the East Riding has been given an outstanding report by Government school inspectors. Holme-on-Spalding Moor Primary School was inspected by education watchdog Ofsted over two days in November, and rated outstanding in areas including
-
Date
North Yorkshire-born railway boss dies, aged 81
THE North Yorkshire-born boss of a railway firm has been described as “irreplaceable” by his family following his death at the age of 81. Chartered accountant Peter Dodson, who was originally from Steeton, near Tadcaster, spent almost his entire working
-
Date
Injured rugby player ‘has big heart’
A RUGBY player seriously injured in a collision on the A19 has “a heart the size of an ox”, a club member has said. Shaun Austerfield, centre and fly-half with Selby RUFC, was walking home from a night out in York when he was hit by a Land Rover on the
-
Date
Friends save Christmas after children’s presents stolen
A MOTHER has told how friends rallied round to save her children’s Christmas after thieves stole all their presents. Julie Bentley, of Boroughbridge Road, York, said she was devastated when the burglars broke into her garage and took two bags full
-
Date
Bid to create state-of-the-art archive York’s central library
ARCHIVISTS in York are putting the finishing touches to a £1 million Heritage Lottery bid to create a state-of-the-art archive at York’s central library. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. GO upstairs at York’s central library, look across the balconied
-
Date
Charity proposals a stretch too far
HOW would you feel if the next time you went to withdraw some money at the cash point, it prompted you to donate some of your hard-earned funds to charity? Or when your credit card bill came in, you were invited to sign away a sum to a good cause? These
-
Date
Selby Chamber of Commerce has high hopes for 2011
THE leader of Selby Chamber of Commerce has said businesses in the town are optimistic of a surge in profits in 2011. Geoff Gordon, leader of the Chamber, said although business is hardly booming in the district, there were positive signs for the coming
-
Date
Shiptonthorpe residents create “living” advent calendar
TODAY’S the day to see how an East Yorkshire village created an extra special countdown to Christmas. Residents of Shiptonthorpe, near Pocklington, donated their own windows to create a “living” advent calendar. Since December 1, houses in the village
-
Date
Marks & Spencer staff raise £6,550 for Snappy charity
EMPLOYEES from a York Marks & Spencer store have raised an impressive £6,550 for local charity SNAPPY. Over the last 12 months staff the Parliament Street shop have raised funds through a variety of events. They entered a team of 23
-
Date
Rob Theakston to become managing director at Black Sheep brewery
NORTH YORKSHIRE brewer Black Sheep is welcoming a change in direction in the new year, writes Hester McTurk. Black Sheep founder Paul Theakston is handing control to his eldest son Rob who will become managing director at the Masham business. Rob Theakston
-
Date
Whitby Town Council backing fight to save resort’s hospital
A NORTH Yorkshire town council is backing plans to save its local hospital from further cuts and secure its future. Members of Whitby Town Council have pledged to meet NHS North Yorkshire and York, the region’s primary care trust, and provide ongoing
-
Date
Final push for Christmas lights charity causes
FESTIVE-SPIRITED residents of a street in Wigginton who annually decorate their homes with hundreds of lights for charity are hoping for a final boost in donations. Chris Archer and her partner, Ken, are two of the householders of Twin Pike Way hoping
-
Date
Pub offering free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers on New Year’s Eve
A PUB in the centre of York is doing its bit to help combat drink-driving this weekend. On New Year’s Eve, The Three Tuns in Coppergate will give a free bottle of Beck’s non-alcoholic lager or a glass of Pepsi to any designated drivers. Customers
