POP songstress Paloma Faith is coming to North Yorkshire as part of her forest concert tour this summer. The British singer is the latest act to announce that she will be performing concerts in seven woodland locations, which includes Dalby Forest
YORK City manager Gary Mills insisted his team’s battling performance in a 1-1 draw at Cheltenham proved his players are no soft touch. Mills believes there is a theory in certain League Two circles that his side cannot cut it in a physical contest
GARY THORNTON reckons he has learned a lot of telling lessons from York City Knights’ defeat yesterday – not least about the need to bolster the squad’s strength in depth. The Knights, fielding a team littered with youngsters and fringe players
THE New Year’s Day hangovers have hopefully settled down by now. Before we get on with the serious business of 2013, however, there is time for one last look back – not at 2012, but at York 100 years ago, in 1913. The Great War of 1914-18 was still
There are times when you want live music to leave you shaken and stirred. But these chilly evenings, there is much to be said for a cosy fireside-style session instead. The hall’s warmth (not so welcome in summer) offered an ideal setting for the
EACH winter, Buxton touring company Oddsocks comes north for a one-night stand in York, building up a cult following in the process. Fans of their frenetic, physically adroit farces were drawn to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre on Saturday from Leeds
SO communications watchdog Ofcom has launched a national plan to tackle the growing number of nuisance telephone calls in the UK. Well, that will have ruthless multi-million-pound conglomerates and shady backstreet accident claim firms quaking
IF YOU don’t suffer from it yourself from time to time you almost certainly know someone who does. Lower back pain, once referred to as lumbago, affects 30 per cent of the population at any one time and is regularly cited as one of the main reasons
A SUPERSTORE in York is offering free diabetes testing after the latest statistics show shocking levels of ignorance about the disease. Asda Pharmacy, at Monks Cross shopping park, is offering tests to its customers and 180,000 colleagues nationwide
YORK City have now avoided defeat on the road in seven of their eight contests against League Two’s top-ten teams. Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Cheltenham saw the high-flying Robins join new leaders Port Vale, Exeter, Rotherham, Southend, Fleetwood
IT was ironic that a few days after head coach Gary Thornton discussed in The Press the importance of not fielding too many kids at once, he found himself doing just that. The difference for Thornton, though, is that, while his predecessor Chris
CALLUM WARD’S last-minute penalty miss proved costly as Tadcaster Albion were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Winterton. Former York City youth team midfielder Nick Thompson gave the Brewers the lead on 13 minutes against the Northern Counties
LEEDS United boss Neil Warnock left Oakwell with chants of ‘time to go’ ringing in his ears after his side lost 2-0 to Barnsley in the npower Championship. The Whites have lost 5-2, 4-1 and 2-0 on their last three visits to Barnsley – albeit two
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers are only five points behind premier division leaders Dunnington after a 3-1 win at reigning York Minster Engineering Football League champions Old Malton St Mary’s. As Dunnington were without a game, second-placed Grasshoppers
AVIVA moved ten points clear at the top of division one with a 1-0 win at title rivals St Clement’s. A Tom Shirley goal in the first 15 minutes won it for Aviva. Church Fenton White Horse suffered their first defeat in six, losing 5-2 at Total
The top four sides in York Minster Engineering Football League division three all collected points on their travels. Leaders Bishop Wilton extended their unbeaten run into double figures with a 6-1 win at Selby Olympia, with four goals for Charlie
BEN WILSON and Andrew Kitchen scored two goals apiece as Tadcaster Magnets trounced Dunnington Reserves 6-1 in round four of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup. Wilson tapped in from close range following a second-minute corner and, although the hosts
High-flying North One East leaders Beverley almost came a cropper as they edged out Malton & Norton RUFC 20-13 in a pulsating game at The Gannock. The home side were hampered by the second-half dismissal of star centre Ryan Lonsdale but, had
PROMOTION-CHASING Selby RUFC raised their game in the second half to stave off the threat of a Roundhegians upset in Yorkshire Two. The Swans trounced Roundhegians 57-12 at Sandhill Lane earlier in the season, but they turned around at 14-14 on
POLICE are today looking to identify a body found in the River Ouse near York after recovering it from the water. The body was discovered at about 11am yesterday by a member of the public walking along the riverbank at Acaster Malbis, but conditions
James Tate, son of North Yorkshire trainer Tom, and carrying on the training tradition at Newmarket, can score with nap selection Tight Knit at Wolverhampton this afternoon. Tate junior, a qualified vet, who previously worked in that capacity for
TIM EASTERBY’S Fourjacks made a winning start to his career over fences in the Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Night – 4th March Novices’ Chase at Wetherby Racecourse. The Great Habton-trained runner, victorious at Sedgefield over hurdles on his
EAST Yorkshire company Phoenix Software has reported its fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth. The firm, which implements and manages software systems for organisations, is expecting to grow at an even faster rate during 2013. The
TWO York vintage boutiques are going head-to-head in pursuit of national glory. Purple Haze, in Fossgate, and Vintage Emporium, in Fishergate, have both been shortlisted for Vintage Shop Of The Year in the Homes & Antiques Awards 2013. The
A COMPANY which sells beds “grown” in North Yorkshire is expecting to grow by up to four times its size by 2016. Harrison Spinks, which makes mattresses from sheepswool, is now planning to use its pocket-spring technology in other markets, such
Hudson Moody has been chosen as the Relocation Agent Network’s estate agent in York. The network invites members to join following thorough checks, including mystery shopping. Ben Hudson, managing partner of Hudson Moody, said being a member
THE front page of The Press of January 9 carries the headline, in large type: “Plane crash at RAF base.” The accompanying article goes on to describe not a crash but a landing with the wheels up: known in the trade as a “belly landing”. Belly landings
WITH regard to recent letters about immigration, I do not care what someone looks like or what they believe in. Provided they do not force their beliefs on others they are welcome. I also believe that leaving the EU completely would be catastrophic
WHILE not aspiring to the degree of financial acumen often claimed by stockbroker and senior York Tory politician Coun Chris Steward (The Press, 3), I found his comments on poverty insensitive, complacent and misplaced. Despite his belated apology
COUN IAN GILLIES (The Press, January 10) is right to criticise Labour for allocating another £42,000 for consultants to update York’s “economic vision” for the Local Plan. However, I don’t agree that the 2007 Future York Report is still relevant
OVER the past few years, there seems to be an increasing trend towards illegal fishing of our rivers and lakes. It seems to be prevalent in the Foss basin and other venues around York. I fish the Foss basin regularly and have noticed many “
SO, RESIDENTS of the parish of Nafferton are advised to write to East Riding Council to request a by-election for the vacancy on their parish council. I advise them to do so. Even if only one person stands, it only takes a dozen electors to
THE Government has just changed the amounts of child benefits according to income. There seems to be a problem with some individuals saying they cannot afford the loss and will have to cope with a lower standard of living. Well, it’s about
IN REPLY to Lee Maloney (Letters, January 7), over the past 12 months the Conservative-led coalition Government has cut the income-tax bills of millions of low earners by lifting the personal allowance and capped the welfare system, so it is fair to
I WOULD like to recommend the Dawnay Arms, Shipton-by-Beningbrough. I am coeliac and it can be very difficult finding places that cater for people on a gluten-free (GF) diet. The Dawnay Arms has been magnificent in providing not only a GF menu
YOU report (The Press, January 8) that the average worker in Yorkshire and Humberside spends £2,535 per year on expenses relating to his or her job. Nothing could demonstrate better the gap between average workers and those who represent them.
ON BEHALF of Minster Lions Club of York, I would like to sincerely thank the citizens of York, together with the thousands of visitors from far and wide across the world, who gave so generously to our appeal at Christmas. The weather conditions
RESIDENTS in Fulford have lost Coastliner’s Number 20 service, which previously operated between Acomb and Fulford. The route is now shortened to stop at Heslington Hall. Buses will no longer serve the Heslington Lane and Broadway area. This means
IN THE Letters page of January 8, the question was asked in reference to the new council offices, “if there is a West Office” was there ever an East one? No doubt one of our railway historians can supply the answer. The writer then goes on to raise
100 years ago The old saying had it that: “You may lead a horse to the water but you can’t make him drink,” and, according to Mrs Edwin Gray, man was somewhat similarly obstinate. Mrs Gray had been discussing domestic science and economy, but
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has paid tribute those who care for dementia sufferers during a visit the city’s Morrell House. The City of York Council-run residential home looks after 29 people over the age of 65, including some with dementia. Mr Bayley
A HORSE was cut free by 999 crews after its transporter box overturned on a North Yorkshire Road. Crews from Ripon and Summerbridge were called to Hebden Bank near Sawley, after the horse box and van overturned in a field at 11.19am on Saturday
A FORMER York council leader claims the authority’s debt charges have soared by more than 50 per cent in the past two years. Liberal Democrat Steve Galloway said the Labour-run council is now paying an average of about £650,000 a month in interest
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build seven wind turbines near Selby have been refused, following more than 1,000 objections. The application, to build a new wind farm on land near Scalm Park, Wistow, was submitted by developers Prowind in 2009, and would
RESIDENTS in the Selby district are set to be charged extra to have their green waste collected under new plans going before councillors. District council officials want to introduce a charge of £26 per household a year to help them save £442,000
PARTS of Yorkshire could see up to 10cm of snow today, according to forecasters. A taste of winter is expected across large areas of Britain over the next 24 hours. Snow began in the north west of Scotland on Saturday and moved to other areas
A MAN died when the car he was driving hit a tree on the A645 near Eggborough. The smash, which did not involve any other vehicles, happened at 6.50pm on Friday. The dead man is said to be 34 and was from Broughton in Lincolnshire. A spokesman
A CARAVAN was destroyed by fire in a village near Pickering, according to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. Emergency crews were called to Main Street in Normanby at 9.55am yesterday. The static caravan was said to be “severely damaged
A YORK charity which raises money to support people with cancer and their families has received a major windfall. York Theatre Royal teamed up with York Round Table to celebrate reaching its 2012 fundraising targets for York Against Cancer.
WORK to tame an accident blackspot between York and Selby has been delayed for a third time. The £1.8 million project, which was set to start this week, will see a three-lane, 70-metre roundabout built at the junction of the A19 and the A63 near
A Scarborough woman who used Facebook to sell counterfeit goods ranging from “Chanel” perfumes to “Tiffany” jewellery has been sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work following a prosecution by North Yorkshire County Council’s Trading Standards department
UPDATE 9.39am: A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the road has now been reopened after both vehicles were recovered. Nobody was injured in the collision. HEAVY tailbacks have been reported on the A19 into York, following a crash between
A HOMELESS man whose body was found four days after he checked into a Harrogate hotel had been refused accomodation by two councils, an investigation has found. Both Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council turned down requests
THE pilot of a light aircraft freed himself after his plane crashed in a field at Bubwith near Selby. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called to the incident at Street Lane in Bubwith, which happened at 1.40pm on Saturday. Emergency crews
Frank Skinner, Bruno Mars and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam have all helped boost the revival of the ukulele – now children across York will have the chance to see what all the fuss is about. The city's festival calendar this year will bring the small
A MIX-up by the DVLA almost cost a man his dream driving holiday in New Zealand after his records were confused with someone of the same name. John Edwards, 65, from Stamford Bridge, is due to fly out to New Zealand in two weeks to visit his brother
A TALENTED teenage actor from North Yorkshire is tipped for stardom after landing roles on CBBC and in TV soap Emmerdale. Daniel Pearson, 16, of Church Fenton, left Tadcaster Grammar School in the summer to pursue his career in acting having previously
A HARDWORKING charity fundraiser from York has been invited to sit on the national board of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in recognition of his efforts. Andy Kirby, 41, said he was delighted to be part of the national charity’s advisory body
A CHARITY shop in York is to hold its first art exhibition. Members of York Art Society will display their works at the recently opened St Leonard’s Hospice furniture store, in Heworth. The exhibition opens on Friday with an evening event from
A NORTH YORKSHIRE student’s designer handbag has proved a timeless classic. Ruth Chapman, 16, wowed judges in a prestigious national competition as part of the annual Clothes Show Live, staged in Birmingham. From thousands of entries, including
A FRENCH restaurant chain is to open its second York premises in the former home of an antiques centre. City of York Council has approved plans by Rustique – which set up its first York restaurant in Castlegate in 2004 – to convert part of a 201
THESE children and staff at Askham Bar Day Nursery took part in a fundraising event to raise money for Lewis Thornton, the 18-year-old who has brain cancer. The week’s activities included selling colourful wristbands with the phrase “Lewis Thornton
A BODY has been found submerged in mud beside the River Ouse on the outskirts of York. The grim discovery was made at about 11am yesterday by a member of the public walking along the side of the river. Police spent much of the day trying to
A FORMER York physical education teacher who inspired hundreds of students in the city, has died after a long illness. George Charlson, who was 80 when he died, was born and raised in Chorley, Lancashire. He married his wife, Joan, in 1956 and
A YORK MP has accused the Government of “putting the wrong people first” over rail fares after rises in the cost of train travel were backed in a Westminster vote. Fares could rise by as much as 9.2 per cent in parts of the UK, with York Central
