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Help catch thugs who scarred student for life in York street attack
11:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009
THE sister of a teenager who was viciously assaulted has released pictures of her brother’s injuries in the hope of persuading witnesses to come forward.
Comments (0)York councillors’ pay set to rise again
10:20am Tuesday 6th January 2009
YORK’S councillors are being given a second pay rise in less than a year, landing cash-strapped taxpayers with a bill for thousands of pounds, The Press can reveal.
Lower rent hope for York tenants
9:50am Tuesday 6th January 2009
PRIVATE tenants in York who receive housing benefit could get more support with their rent, after the city’s MP took up their case with the Government.
Flowers left at tragic site
9:30am Tuesday 6th January 2009
AN INQUEST may be opened today into the death of a man whose body was found on a York nature reserve.
Warehouse waste stockpile cleared
9:20am Tuesday 6th January 2009
RECYCLING bosses in York have bucked the national trend by clearing their stockpile of waste paper and cardboard.
Fly-tippers dump trash in Rudcarr Lane, near Warthill
9:10am Tuesday 6th January 2009
A RURAL corner of Ryedale has been trashed by environmental vandals, who dumped a mound of rubbish in a quiet country lane.
MBE for popular prison chaplain Gillian Eweis
8:40am Tuesday 6th January 2009
A LONG-SERVING chaplain at Full Sutton Prison, near York, has been recognised in the New Year honour’s list for her tireless work with inmates there.
Wave of crashes on first day back at work in North Yorkshire
8:10am Tuesday 6th January 2009
THERE were about 20 accidents in icy conditions on North Yorkshire’s roads on the day thousands returned to work after the festive holiday.
Thousands lose power during cold snap
8:10am Tuesday 6th January 2009
THOUSANDS of households were plunged in to darkness yesterday following a series of power cuts across North Yorkshire.
Woman rescued from icy river near Naburn
7:39am Tuesday 6th January 2009
A DRAMATIC river rescue in freezing temperatures saw a woman pulled from the Ouse near Naburn by a passer-by.
End in sight for Holgate Windmill restoration project
6:10pm Monday 5th January 2009
A PROJECT aiming to reinstate York’s single remaining windmill to its former glory should be finished within the year, according to one of the key members of its restoration team.
‘Normal bloke’s’ cancer blog records Christmas cheer
5:20pm Monday 5th January 2009
A FATHER from York suffering from terminal bowel cancer has described what could be his last Christmas, as he continues his internet blog.
Teenage drinker under curfew
4:30pm Monday 5th January 2009
AN underage drinker has been put under a nightly curfew for a month after he was arrested for a drunken outburst in the city centre after midnight.
Rugby star’s career hit by booze snooze
4:30pm Monday 5th January 2009
POLICE caught a rugby-playing drink-driver after he snuggled down for a snooze in his car on the A19, York magistrates heard.
Report to identify York jobs boost sites
3:40pm Monday 5th January 2009
A NEW report is set to identify which sites in York should be developed to create jobs.
Decision due on Selby floods area plan
2:50pm Monday 5th January 2009
A DECISION on plans for a housing development which is partially situated in a high-risk flood zone is expected this week from Selby District Council.
York Oxfam unwanted gifts plea
2:00pm Monday 5th January 2009
IF YOUR heart sank on Christmas morning at the sight of another pair of Homer Simpson socks or a singing can opener, then you have another chance to create some late festive cheer.
Dunnington caravan idea hit by planning blow
1:10pm Monday 5th January 2009
TOURISM in York could be dealt a blow after planning chiefs advised councillors to reject plans to expand a caravan site outside the city.
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