A NORTH Yorkshire jockey was in police custody last night after he was arrested at Wolverhampton Races. Graham Gibbons, formerly of Huntington, and now of Wetwang near Beverley, was wanted on warrant after he failed to attend Scarborough Magistrates
Derbyshire’s Chesney Hughes completed his first LV= County Championship century in nearly two years during a wicketless first afternoon at Headingley. Last season’s division two champions have enjoyed their best day of the new season so far under
YORK police are hunting for an alleged drugs smuggler from the city after he failed to appear for his trial at Plymouth Crown Court. Robert John Steele, 28, whose last known address was in Tang Hall, is charged with illegally importing cocaine, Ecstasy
THE Hoarder is the debut project by Yorkshire newcomers Sticks Theatre Company, whose artistic director Adam Sunderland has regularly made his mark at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Among his past shows in Scarborough have been Cinderella, The Nutcracker
A Heart rate monitor will allow you to see how hard you are working during your exercise routine. This is crucial because: A) You can actually be working too hard, making you want to stop. B) A monitor will show you when you are in the
Derbyshire second-wicket pair Chesney Hughes and Wayne Madsen have ensured the visitors have made a solid start to their LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley today, reaching lunch at 89-1 from 29 overs. Tim Bresnan struck
LAST year was the Queen’s diamond jubilee. This year, however, marks another milestone in her reign – the 60th anniversary of her coronation. It was on June 2, 1953, that the young Queen was driven in a golden state coach from Buckingham Palace
We have had a big response to our photos in last week’s Yesterday Once More of the 1971 Lord Mayor’s Parade. Alan Smith, from Acaster Malbis, called to say he was the policeman in the smart peaked cap with the police dog on the police float.
FOR generations of children and chocoholics and for thousands of residents, the name of York has been synonymous with sweets. Now, the history of one of the city’s most famous empires has been retold in print, in a new book, The Cocoa Works: York.
Nestlé UK have kindly provided nine copies of the new book for us to give away as competition prizes. To be in with a chance of winning one, simply answer the following question: In what year did Rowntree’s chocolate empire begin in York? a
The leaves are bursting through on our hedgerows, there’s the odd gleam of sun, the nights are lighter, lily white legs are being aired by some brave I-don't-care-how-stupid-I-look souls as they don last year’s shorts. And the motor cycling fraternity
AN estate agency has been named the best in Yorkshire at a national award ceremony. Redmove, which is based at Holtby Manor, Stamford Bridge Road, York, won the accolade at the annual Estate and Letting Agency Awards (ESTAS) ceremony at London’
AN attempt to overthrow the Government’s decision to abolish the organisation which protects the wages of thousands of farm workers in North and East Yorkshire has failed. The Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) was set up to ensure fair pay levels
A NEW appointment has been made at an expanding firm of York solicitors. Amir Mughal has joined Langleys Solicitors’ specialist property litigation team, which was established a year ago and has since attracted work from clients such as Del Monte
A MALTON solicitors has joined forces with property agents and planners to help farmers benefit from renewable technologies. Spectrum Solicitors has set up a new venture, The Future Energy Partnership (FEP), to secure and assemble sites for wind
A Harrogate man who made a crust from selling sandwiches for a living has put himself in the picture with a new venture. Nick Allan, who owned and ran Hetty Gray’s in Union Street for the last 12 years, has converted his shop into an art gallery
EAST Yorkshire dentist Rob Wakefield has sold his practice, RC Wakefield and Associates in Driffield, before leaving for a new life in Australia. Dr Abhishek Kabra and Dr Adam Ombler, dentists who already work at the practice started working at
NIGEL Worthington is ready to enter talks about staying on as York City manager next season. The Minstermen secured their Football League status with a 1-0 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge with Worthington overseeing a run of 14 points from
THERE might be no open-top bus parade to mark the end of this season, but York City’s supporters almost lifted the roof off Dagenham & Redbridge’s away end as their side clinched a final day 1-0 win. Just less than a year on from watching their
THE York City board are hoping Nigel Worthington will manage the club next season after staving off the threat of relegation from npower League Two. Sophie Hicks, communications and community director, said no formal talks over his future had been
CHRIS Smith confessed that his goal for York City at Dagenham & Redbridge ranks as highly as any he has scored in the past. The City skipper opened the scoring at Victoria Road 67 minutes into a match that the visitors needed to draw to secure
“WOEFUL” was how York City Knights boss Gary Thornton described the performance of his players as they were beaten 26-12 at Hunslet. The head coach admitted to being “devastated” by the loss which continues his side’s sorry run of away results
YORK CITY KNIGHTS’ travel sickness is fast becoming a nasty bug. Fabulous at home but frustrating away in equal measure, Gary Thornton’s men are the Kingstone Press Championship’s version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This was them at their most
Easingwold Town are heading for the drop after a 4-2 home defeat against Riccall United in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. Second-from-bottom Town let slip a 2-1 half-time lead, given to them by two Steve Aconley
CHRIS PORTER netted the crucial spot-kick as Tadcaster Magnets beat Osbaldwick in the final of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup. The sides were locked at 1-1 after extra time, but Magnets held their nerve to win the shoot-out 7-6. Tadcaster
SELBY Town put basement side Askern Villa to the sword in Northern Counties East League division one. The in-form Robins won 4-0 on the road thanks to two first-half goals from Jack Woolley and second-half strikes from Chris Gaverley and Nathan
THREE players were red-carded as Leeds United lost 2-1 to play-off bound Brighton in the npower Championship. Ten minutes in, Tom Lees’ short back-pass was seized upon by Will Buckley for Brighton’s bonus lead. Two minutes later it got worse for
YORK Acorn ARLC suffered a seventh successive National Conference League premier division defeat as they went down 24-14 at home to Leigh Miners Rangers. The Blue and Golds led at the break at Thanet Road, but they were unable to keep their visitors
SIMON DYSON finished joint-40th at the Ballantine’s Championship at Blackstone Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea. The York-born golfer moved up to tenth on the leaderboard on Saturday after a three under par round of 69 took him to four under for
SELBY RUFC are aiming for a hat-trick of celebrations in the space of 15 days after sealing promotion back to Yorkshire One. The Swans won 27-13 at Yorkshire Two leaders Doncaster Phoenix on Saturday to seal a return to the top tier of the county
Joe Root enhanced his growing reputation with a stunning 182 to guide Yorkshire to a momentous LV= County Championship win against Durham at the Riverside. The England batsman, who opens for his county yet bats in the middle order for his country
REIGNING champions Woodhouse Grange saw off one of their potential challengers when they beat Dunnington by seven wickets in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. Effective bowling by Steve Burdett (3-35) and Tom
OLIVER HAIRS smashed 208 not out off only 92 balls as York Cricket Club began their defence of the Kingfisher Cup with a massive 318-run victory over Beverley Town at Clifton Park. Hairs hit 15 fours and 14 sixes in his amazing knock as York scored
Buckstruther is napped to maintain his unbeaten record at Kelso today and further advertise the talents of Malton-based amateur rider Jamie Hamilton. A 100-1 win on Tartan Snow over the Grand National fences in the Aintree Foxhunters’ Chase earlier
As a Local Plan working group member, I wish to dispel a couple of myths which seem to be doing the rounds, especially regarding the meeting of April 24. Despite Coun Watt’s (very) early exit from the meeting, the other two hours of the meeting
I MUST admit to becoming vaguely disturbed by people who say owners are to be held responsible for their pets. For nobody owns a cat. They tolerantly agree to be your guest while you feed them and make them comfortable. A cat owner cannot be
THE Press headline of April 24 proclaims, under the Stamp Out Poverty campaign, that 75 deaths per year are attributed to those in poverty. At the same time, another recent report (January 4) attributes 150 deaths a year to air pollution, for which
I AM quick to criticise the council, so I am happy to eat humble pie this week. I had occasion to walk round South Bank this week and was pleasantly surprised at how clean and litter-free the streets and roads are. Several people told me it
MIGHT I ask that dog walkers around York using Rawcliffe Meadows, the site behind Clifton Hospital from the Park&Ride to Clifton Ings, take their animal’s droppings off the site? For far too long we found little bags of dog poo hanging off
ON A Monday recently, traffic on the A1079, in both directions, was extremely seriously inconvenienced for several hours due to a wide load being transported from York to Hull docks. I would question the logic of this route and the need and cost
On Wednesday, the head of Diabetes UK, Richard Lane, will be in York to talk about how the disease is now one of the biggest burdens on the health of the individual, the nation and the NHS. In an exclusive interview with RICHARD CATTON, he dispels
Clare Balding will receive a Special Award at the BAFTAs. The presenter is set to be honoured for her outstanding achievement in factual TV presenting at the ceremony on May 12. She commented: "I am in complete shock. I can't believe I've been
Dame Helen Mirren has won her first ever Olivier Award. The 67-year-old actress picked up the prestigious Best actress award for her role as Queen Elizabeth the II in Stephen Daldry's 'The Audience' at the ceremony celebrating the best in British
Benedict Cumberbatch is scarred from his carjacking horror. The actor was in South Africa filming TV series 'To the Ends of the Earth' in 2000 when he and two co-stars were carjacked and held hostage in the execution position with a duvet over
Cody Simpson thinks Selena Gomez is a "great influence" on Justin Bieber. The 16-year-old Australian singer - who supported the Canadian popstar on tour recently - is happy the on/off couple have reunited after breaking up in December. He told
Emeli Sandé has beaten a UK chart record set by The Beatles. The 26-year-old singer has set a new record for the longest time a debut album has spent inside the top ten of the UK album charts by reaching 63 weeks. She beats the legendary Liverpool
Coronation Street's Kylie Platt is expecting a baby girl. The outspoken beautician, played by Paula Lane, reveals the gender of her unborn child this week, but she is still in the dark as to who the baby's father is after having a one night stand
Sharon Osbourne's favourite dog has died. 'The Talk' co-host - who recently voiced her support for her husband Ozzy Osbourne after he admitted to being 44 days sober after becoming hooked on prescription drugs for 18 months - is mourning the death
Victoria Beckham works in the nude. The 37-year-old fashion designer uses her own body for inspiration when creating her dresses and gets completely naked so she can model her designs on herself. Giving a speech at the Vogue Festival at London's
One Direction have started working on a new album.. The 'Little Things' pop stars are hoping to release the follow-up to 2012's 'Take Me Home' by the end of the year, but Louis Tomlinson has insisted the band won't be hurrying themselves. He
Matthew Bellamy surprised Kate Hudson with a star-studded birthday bash. The Muse frontman organised a secret celebration for his fiancee's birthday at a friend's apartment in New York City last Saturday night (20.04.13), a day after she turned
James Franco is set to direct and star in 'Garden of Last Days'. The 'Oz the Great and Powerful' actor has signed on to helm the big screen adaptation of Andre Dubus III's best-selling book of the same name, Deadline reports. 'Olympus Has Fallen
YORK’S new lottery winners have told how a spur of the moment scratchcard choice led to them winning £1 million. Carl and Amanda Ruddock have been catapulted to instant wealth after scooping the seven-figure sum – on a one-in-3.69-million chance
'Iron Man 3' has earned $195.3 million in five days. The big budget blockbuster - which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel's billionaire superhero Tony Stark - surpassed last year's epic superhero team-up movie 'The Avengers' by grossing nearly
A SUPPLY teacher who taught at several primary schools in York has been banned from ever working in the classroom again after he fantasised about abuse and downloaded indecent sexual images of children. The Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons has asked for its planned new store in York city centre to have longer opening hours so it can compete with rivals. The company announced last month that it is to move into the former Jessops shop in Spurriergate later
HOPES of a major upgrade to North Yorkshire’s busiest road have risen after the Government said it would look “favourably” on any future funding bid for improvements – but it may be two years before any money is confirmed. Roads Minister Stephen
POLICE have launched an investigation after a prisoner was seriously injured in an attack by another inmate at a high-security jail near York. The assault happened on Thursday at Full Sutton prison, which houses some of the country’s most dangerous
YORK City communications director Sophie Hicks has expressed her “massive relief” at the end to a “gruelling couple of months” for the football club. The Minstermen had been flirting with relegation from npower League Two back to the Blue Square
OPPONENTS of house-building plans are condemning future York residents to a life of poverty, the city council’s leader has said. In comments that sparked a backlash from political opponenets, Coun James Alexander said new homes were vital for tackling
HUNDREDS of children hurtled to the finish line to boost a charity which is keeping alive the memory of a brave little boy from York. The Smiley Riley Fund UK staged its first Run And Fun Day at Mille Crux playing fields yesterday, with races,
PLANS for support services for vulnerable York residents to come under the control of a social enterprise are to be discussed next month. City of York Council’s cabinet is to consider a plan for the authority’s community equipment loan and warden
PROPOSALS to boost York’s economy through recent Government moves to localise powers will be considered by City of York Council’s cabinet next month. Members will consider proposals to strengthen the links between York and the Leeds City Region
THE new holder of the East Coast Mainline franchise must team up with the UK’s new high-speed rail scheme, York Central’s MP has said. Hugh Bayley said such links were vital to ensuring “classic compatible” services, which are designed to run on
Spring may have been delayed this year but if you want a shot a claiming a £2,000 cash prize for pumpkin growing you better get planting. York Maze is offering the UK’s biggest cash prize for growing a record breaking pumpkin. The current UK
SIGHTS, sounds and fashions of a bygone age came to York Racecourse in a celebration of nostalgic style. The Festival Of Vintage returned to the city over the weekend, boasting displays on how people used to live, including classic cars, textiles
AN INVESTIGATION is today continuing after an inflatable slide blew over at a North Yorkshire car boot sale and left five people in hospital. The slide was blown across Ripley Cricket Club, near Harrogate, shortly after 10am yesterday and was later
A DOCTOR who abused his position by asking women patients out for a drink has been banned from practising for five months. Dr Stefan Nicholas Klein, 38, invited two young, vulnerable, recently-treated patients on dates while working as a GP in
A TEENAGER who knocked a man unconscious in Selby has avoided a ban from the town’s pubs. Luke Oates, 19, appeared before York Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to one count of assault by beating at the Blackamoor Head pub, in Finkle Street
A TOY glockenspiel ignited a passion for music in Emmanuel Vass when he was only six years old. Now 24, the pianist from East Yorkshire has already played for the Prince of Monaco alongside Lulu, The Manfreds and Blake; he’s been named unsigned
A Buzzard has been found shot in Ryedale. The female bird of prey was found injured and in a distressed state north of Kirkbymoorside, in Farndale. It was taken by Jean Thorpe, from the Ryedale Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, to a vets, where
MUSICIANS and dancers from around the world performed as York’s International Festival Of Faith And Culture got into full swing. A stage in Parliament Street hosted performances by Chinese instrumentalist Xicheng Li, York City Gospel Choir, Turkish
PETER Pan And Wendy was an ambitious show choice by Red Shoes Dance Studio. But if there was any risk involved for producer and choreographer Sandra Watson it paid off, as the pupils delivered an enchanting production to be proud of. The ballet
A 20-pitch travellers’ site is being proposed in York’s Local Plan on land where an application for a 20-pitch campsite has recently been turned down. Chowdene in Malton Road is one of the locations where land is being allocated for travellers
100 years ago The suffragists were certainly responsible for many of the disquieting features of modern life, but it would have been idle to deny that other people were taking the opportunity to perpetrate mischief in their name. In a Border
English literature students from York St John University gave away free books as part of World Book Night. The event is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of volunteers hand out specially chosen and printed books in
TWO drinkers have been jailed for a city-centre attack in which one of them stamped on the face of an unconscious man. Shaun Michael Kegg, 22, and Lee Michael Franklin, 28, were so drunk they were staggering around Tanner Row shortly after 1.30am
Three of Hambleton’s Leisure Centres are to undergo £648,000 revamps and the fourth is in line for investment next year. The centres in Stokesley, Bedale and Thirsk will see work undergone later this year – including improvements to changing areas
SCHOOLS in North Yorkshire are being given help to set up “bee-friendly habitats” to help reverse a fall in the UK’s bee numbers. North Yorkshire County Council’s countryside services department has produced information packs giving pupils and
Students from a North Yorkshire school have been presented with their Duke of Edinburgh awards in the stunning surroundings of Selby Abbey. The annual ceremony saw 34 pupils from Brayton High School, Selby, join other winners, aged between 14 and
OPPONENTS of plans for new homes and a bypass on the edge of Beverley have said they will continue to fight the proposals. David Wilson Homes has withdrawn its appeal against East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s decision to turn down its application
FORMER York printer and publisher Bill Sessions has died peacefully at his home in Clifton, aged 97. Mr Sessions, a lifelong Quaker who was educated at Bootham School, leaves a widow Eva and three children, Sallie, Mark and Michael. He joined
