http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/ York Press /news/ en-gb Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:20:15 +0100 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:20:15 +0100 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thepress.co.uk/resources/images/178952/?type=rsslogo http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/ http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473377.Gordon_Brown_insists_train_headquarters_will_stay_in_York/?ref=rss GORDON BROWN has personally pledged York rail jobs were safe under nationalisation – and heard pleas for the city to remain the long-term headquarters of the East Coast Main Line. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:10:15 +0100 a20668ef5d553f10cfa4aeba3ce5f7df http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473395.Gordon_Brown_visits_Sherburn_in_Elmet/?ref=rss GORDON BROWN vowed to crack down on irresponsible money lenders, as he became the first Labour Prime Minister in 40 years to visit Selby District. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:15:01 +0100 c4827fa6cf4e98d2caabf77d837839e2 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473336.Selby_District_Council___s_planning_department_break_performance_targets/?ref=rss RESIDENTS across the Selby district are reaping the benefits of a faster planning service, with council bosses smashing all the national targets. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:56:59 +0100 92864e28b5878c8c10060490b27d32f7 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473360.Swine_flu_alert_at_Strensall_army_barracks/?ref=rss A VISITING soldier at an army barracks near York has been found to be suffering from swine flu. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:02:02 +0100 d8fe276ad13b7ecfe5f1fb56a2d4486b http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473327.Bid_to_renovate_York_Hospital_homes/?ref=rss HUNDREDS of derelict flats in the grounds of York Hospital could be turned over to the council for affordable homes. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:55:10 +0100 4e7baf3c236a9cbb7a0904e31d82ee22 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473190.Care_workers_put_York___s_MP_in_spotlight/?ref=rss CARE workers in York were today quizzing the city’s MP about the major issues they face in caring for older and vulnerable people. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:15:38 +0100 4d46645bdc667eb3f1e52be6591966fb http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473240.Acomb_woman___s_massive_fundraising_drive_for_guide_dogs/?ref=rss A WOMAN who has benefited from the help of guide dogs for the past 40 years is launching a huge fundraising campaign to show her appreciation for the difference the animals have made to her life. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:34:09 +0100 32a59238462059c34b0d3bef21bf66eb http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473180.York_s_political_parties_ready_to_do_battle_in_Heworth_by_election/?ref=rss BATTLE lines were today being drawn ahead of the crunch by-election that could alter the balance of power in York. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:13:02 +0100 e84f585a84f2a34cbf0b06fdc2f61e99 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473139.Views_sought_on_tackling_binge_drinking_in_York/?ref=rss LICENSING chiefs want to know how far residents think they should go in tackling binge-drinking in York. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:59:53 +0100 48567e64f3c89e395ed36307554a157e http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473089.MP_John_Greenway_hails_NHS_staff/?ref=rss RECUPERATING MP John Greenway has hailed the NHS after staff diagnosed and removed a tumour from his leg in less than a fortnight. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:38:29 +0100 36432ae98fbf565219c172673d27ab92 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473086.Police_chief_David_Collins_retires_after_30_years____service/?ref=rss ONE of North Yorkshire’s most senior police officers has retired from the force after more than 30 years service. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:33:19 +0100 2db02c1e5ea1cce5eed4526e3b9d34cd http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473073.Sex_offender_Robert_Michael_Gray_back_in_court/?ref=rss A SEX offender failed to tell police where he lived, and then gave them an address where he did not stay regularly, York Crown Court heard. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:19:16 +0100 d35dfbc24eb8fe68c34610744c4e68fe http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473080.Car_crime_drops_in_Rural_West_York_villages/?ref=rss PEOPLE living in a part of west York can sleep in their beds more easily at night after police revealed that crime – which last year plagued the area – had fallen locally by nearly 25 per cent. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:26:00 +0100 afa912ddefe20cd53d7445f5997ab8cf http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473055.Bad_Bargain_Lane_homes_plan_set_to_be_thrown_out/?ref=rss CONTROVERSIAL plans for two dozen bungalows on the outskirts of York look set to be thrown out. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:35 +0100 1088a4c1a2a1f1ecbfd731a7df48382c http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4473066.York_to_feature_in_BBC_s_Peschardt___s_People_TV_series/?ref=rss TELEVISION presenter Michael Peschardt said few places could compare with York’s “backdrop and history” as he brought a BBC World News crew to film in the city. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:14:27 +0100 bfd90f586ff6269ff5e16b729a79b431 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4472907.Students_gather_at_Yorkshire_Air_Museum_for_engineering_event/?ref=rss MORE than 700 budding engineers descended on a museum near York to show off their inventions and do battle in a series of contests. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:57:55 +0100 f6893900f7b4f921cc6555840e37dad6 http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4369828.York_cocaine_mastermind_and_limo_firm_boss_Dave_Black_jailed_for_10_years/?ref=rss Limo hire boss Dave Black's secret life as a cocaine mastermind has put him behind bars for ten years. Police finance experts are now investigating his assets, said to be £400,000 to discover how many are drug profits. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:00 +0100 fc6724e25620c7048ee9bd3a3346cc6d http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4471993.Crowds_flock_to_see_Princess_Anne_in_York_and_Easingwold/?ref=rss SCORCHING heat did not deter the crowds from turning out to welcome the Princess Royal to York. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:31:44 +0100 8a225bc3113f561b421686f76e3d9e38