YORK CITY boss Nigel Worthington declared himself pleased after his side held another Championship outfit to a draw at Bootham Crescent. Following the 0-0 share-all with Leicester City, play-off semi-finalists last season, the City chief professed
YORK CITY fashioned their third straight draw against Championship opposition following a 0-0 stalemate with Leicester City at Bootham Crescent. Nigel Worthington’s men failed to seriously test Conrad Logan in the Foxes’ net until the last minute
Yorkshire’s Twenty20 form went from bad to worse tonight as they slipped to an eight-wicket defeat with an incredible nine overs to spare against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford. The White Rose county suffered their fifth loss out of eight
SHARKS have been spotted off the North Yorkshire coast in the recent hot weather. Marine wildlife experts claim to have seen up to 30 porbeagle sharks, relatives of the Great White and each up to three metres long, in deep water about 12 miles
ONE of York’s biggest sports clubs has been saved from destruction by a quick-thinking neighbour after arsonists struck. Two bins filled with rubbish were set alight just before midnight on Tuesday outside the main entrance to the York Railway
RESIDENTS across North Yorkshire are to be asked for their views on plans for cuts to social care and bus services in the region as council bosses say they have been left needing to save an extra £66 million. North Yorkshire County Council revealed
OBJECTORS to the HS2 national high-speed rail scheme - which would run close to a North Yorkshire village - say their fight is not over after their latest challenge to the plans was rejected by the Court of Appeal today. Judges were asked to order
The York New Musical Festival kicked off on Tuesday with the premiere performance of Lady Luck. Contrary to its title, Antony Irwin’s musical didn’t have as much luck as hoped with one lead actress, Caroline Rodgers, being taken ill on the morning
THREE places are still to be filled for next month’s Musical Play In A Week at the National Centre for Early Music in York. Written by Cathryn Dew and directed by Paul Birch, Trooper Jane will be mounted from August 12 to 16, with daily sessions
THE inaugural York Lesbian Arts Festival 2013 will be held at York Guidhall, St Helen’s Square, York, on August 10 from 10am. “This festival is an entirely new entity, not to be confused with any previous lesbian and gay festivals in York,” says
THE New School House Gallery in York is marking the 70th birthday of British steel and bronze sculptor Michael Lyons by mounting his “first significant solo show” since 2009. That year Lyons exhibited First Light: China Morning at the Royal British
HSBC is delighted to support the Large Business Of The Year category in The Press Business Awards, which recognises businesses with a turnover in excess of £3 million that can demonstrate strong organisation, exceptional financial returns, robust growth
A local firm on a mission to improve the nation’s environment is vying for the Think Green Business Of The Year and Large Business categories in The Press Business Awards 2013. Roof Revive, based at Sheriff Hutton Industrial Park, manufactures
A York company is reaching for the world to sell its machinery designed and built at its base in Elvington. Sheppee International, which supplies innovative machinery for the glass container industry, already exports 95 per cent of its turnover
TELEVISION sports presenter Jake Humphrey took time out from his busy schedule to visit Huntington School to tell pupils about how he went from a small village in Norfolk to being one of the most recognisable broadcasters in the country. Jake,
He may be 95, but former Minster organist Francis Jackson is still performing – with a date at Helmsley this weekend in the Ryedale Festival. He spoke to STEPHEN LEWIS. FRANCIS Jackson is waiting for me as I approach the lovely village of Acklam
NHS postcode lotteries can be iniquitous, but surely they are not as unjust as the age lottery. And it isn’t only the elderly who can be considered unsuitable for surgery. Corey Eastwood needs an operation to allow him to walk unaided, but NICE guidelines
REGENERATION of the run-down Castle Piccadilly area of York has always been regarded as important to the long-term viability of the city centre. Nevertheless, the news that LaSalle Ltd has abandoned plans for a full-scale redevelopment of the area
A NUMBER of correspondents discussing the various issues of traffic management and cycling in York have cited Oxford amongst the shining examples of cycle friendly cities. But as a regular cyclist, I sound a note of caution. During one day in Oxford
KEN HOLMES suggests that under the law of averages around 65 MPs have a current mental health issue (Letters, July 19). So what? I have one too. What’s your point, Ken? Andrew Butler, Selby. • KEN HOLMES’ letter about Members of Parliament
I put the cat among the pigeons with my query about the Lawrence/Laurence Church name spelling, but was delighted to read three such different responses. Thank you to Harold Mozley, Elizabeth Hardcastle and, last but not least, Tim Jones, the parish
IN reply to the report in The Press of July 19, we would like to remind City of York Council to seriously consider all the work done by Dunnington parish council and residents in opposing this proposed siting of the gipsy/travellers’ site, as being
WHEN will Coun Dave Merrett understand that his whims are costly and unnecessary? On Thursday, July 11 at 10.05am, I left York to go to Leeds, via the A19 Fulford Road. I joined at the junction with Cemetery Road; I was in the flow of traffic and
WE HAVE yet another orchestrated campaign from former house-builders and architects who still blame everyone else for the present demise of home construction. Demand is there but finance for eye-watering building costs is not. When house-building
I’M afraid I strongly disagree with the estimable Bryan Lawson (Just not cricket, Letters, July 19). It’s the umpire’s job to make a decision, not the batsman’s. As for all the English players supporting Broad, so did all the Australians. In fact
100 years ago What might easily have proved a very serious accident, but which had fortunately been accompanied by no broken limbs, had occurred in Micklegate. The thoroughfare had at the time of the accident been in a crowded state, hundreds
YORK CITY assistant manager Steve Torpey reckons this season’s squad could be the strongest he has seen in his time with the Minstermen. The former youth coach and first team coach at Bootham Crescent, who has also worked under ex-City chiefs Martin
YORK CITY’s players will not be pressed into a number of different positions throughout the League Two season, stressed manager Nigel Worthington, writes Steve Carroll. In sharp contrast with former manager Gary Mills, whose stated transfer policy
YORK City Knights’ potential relegation six-pointer at Swinton Lions in the Kingstone Press Championship has been brought forward to Thursday, August 8 for live screening on Premier Sports. The game, originally scheduled for Sunday, August 11,
WOODHOUSE Grange suffered their first defeat of the Foss Evening Cricket League campaign, losing to division one title rivals Londesborough Park. Park’s nine-wicket triumph closed the gap to five points at the top of the table and they have a game
Easingwold hold a one-point lead over Sheriff Hutton at the top of division two in the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League. Easingwold made 201-2 at home to bottom club Crayke, with George Elliott (52ret), Kyle Waite (50ret) and a 12-ball 35 from Andrew
SESSAY are one win away from claiming the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League division one title. The leaders remain three points clear with two matches remaining after a nine-wicket win at Dringhouses. The hosts made 101-8, with Tom Owen hitting
Jack Leaning is off to Australia this winter to further his game. And, fingers crossed, the Heworth-based teenager could head down under in October having played a part in an LV= County Championship title success. The 19-year-old York Cricket
Rich Pyrah says Yorkshire will be using their last three Friends Life t20 group matches to build for next year’s competition, writes Graham Hardcastle. The Vikings need a miracle to reach this season’s quarter-finals because, coupled with three
THE 46th annual York Open Bowls Tournament served up its first surprise result early on the opening day as reigning mixed pairs champions Laura Clarke and Scott Burrell bowed out in round one. Clarke and Burrell were dumped out 22-17 by 2012 ladies
TADCASTER Magnets were seven-wicket winners over Acomb II in the final of cricket’s Stephensons Estate Agents Junior Charity Cup at Osbaldwick. Batting first, Acomb posted 116-7 in their 16 eight-ball overs, with James Fletcher contributing 52
MORE than 50 volleyball teams from across the country took part in York Volleyfest 2013 at York College. The main competition, a four-a-side mixed division, attracted 33 teams, with Polska beating Liverpoles in the cup and Haughton lifting the
AN engagement ring, eternity ring and war medal have been stolen from the home of an elderly York couple only days before their diamond wedding. Great-grandparents John, 86, and Brenda Avery, 84 – who celebrate 60 years of marriage tomorrow – have
YORK magistrates decided against locking up a man who attacked his pregnant girlfriend, hurled racial abuse at a shopkeeper, assaulted two police officers and left a trail of damage in his wake. Martin Townend, prosecuting, told them the mother-to-be
THE baton officially passing responsibility for the Tour de France to Yorkshire has been handed over. The Grand Depart baton was presented to Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, in Paris, where Britain’s Chris Froome won the competition
A CYCLIST who appealed to the public after his custom-made £12,000 bike was stolen has had it returned to him. Jon Chambers, 42, had been competing in the British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship in York on Sunday. He visited friends
FIVE people were arrested after an intruder broke into a house in Scarborough and drove away with a car. Police were called to Fairfax Street in the early hours of yesterday morning. Officers found the stolen Peugeot on Barrowcliffe Road where
NINETEEN babies were born at York Hospital on the day of the royal birth – almost double the hospital’s average daily number of births. An influx of 18 mums-to-be from across the York, Selby and Pocklington area arrived in labour on Monday, one
FRIENDS and relatives of former Selby district and North Yorkshire County Councillor Margaret Hulme, who died last month, have gathered to pay their respects. Coun Hulme was 81 when she died in June, after she became ill with pneumonia while on
BUSINESS leaders and Selby residents have pledged to increase visitor numbers and help business in the town. At a meeting of the York North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP last week, more than 20 local businessmen and women, councillors and members
A GENERATION of York residents could be left behind because of rising house prices and a lack of newly built affordable housing, it has been claimed. According to a report by the National Housing Federation (NHF), house prices are set to soar by
A FORMER school technician has admitted having an affair with a 15-year-old girl and sexually touching her on several occasions. Andrew Carl Patton, 21, has left the school where he worked and been suspended by the Scout Movement, in which he was
A JOCKEY from North Yorkshire who suffered serious head injuries in a racecourse fall is continuing to “make progress” in hospital, his family have said. Brian Toomey, 24, who is attached to the Hambleton yard of trainer Kevin Ryan, was injured
PLANS for the future of a York park which could see a heritage and education centre created in its grounds have won the backing of a city MP. Campaigners have outlined their vision for West Bank Park, in Holgate, after being asked by City of York
THE fund to help a 13-year-old boy have a life changing operation has received a major boost. Corey Eastwood, from Dunnington, was born with cerebral palsy, which affects his legs, and he walks with the aid of a walker. He had operations on
A SCHOOL project that helps hundreds of youngsters in York learn to swim has been nominated for a Community Pride Award. Carr Junior School in Acomb has had a swimming pool for many years, but last year it faced closure as it needed expensive repairs
THE ringleader of a cocaine gang operating in a North Yorkshire market town has been jailed for 11 years. Nathaniel Thomas Hollywood, 27, of Thirsk was the last member of the organised crime group to be sentenced for conspiring to supply drugs
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has become the youngest solo pilot at Wolds Gliding Club at Pocklington. After two months of training and 51 flights, Will Blackburn who lives in Seaton Ross, was sent solo by instructor Dave Holborn. Will joins only a handful
THREE men suspected of conspiring to steal a vehicle have been arrested during a North Yorkshire operation aimed at cutting cross-border crime. Two 24-year-olds and a 40-year-old, all from Darlington, were arrested on Monday on the A1 near Knaresborough
THE owners of a pizza takeaway in North Yorkshire could face a huge fine after three illegal workers were found during a raid on the premises. Home Office immigration enforcement officers checked staff at Domino’s Pizza on Knaresborough Road, Harrogate
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge proudly showed the world their baby son before taking him home last night. William and Kate began their new lives as parents, cradling their baby prince and posing for pictures on the steps of the Lindo Wing of
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has said an increase in funding for primary school sport may help the battle to save a seaside town’s swimming pool. Filey Swimming Pool closed earlier this year because of maintenance and running costs and North Yorkshire
MORE than a quarter of Yorkshire businesses have rewarded their staff with pay rises over the last year, figures have revealed. The Close Brothers Business Barometer survey, which canvassed small and medium-sized firms from various sectors, showed
COUNCIL leaders in North Yorkshire are to be asked to spend £500,000 to help progress plans for the future of care for elderly people. North Yorkshire County Council is planning to put a network of 56 extra-care housing schemes in place over the
PART of the A64 in York will be closed overnight from next week for major resurfacing. The westbound carriageway will be shut between Hopgrove and Grimston Bar from 8pm to 6am between Monday and Thursday, from next Monday until August 16. The
Fairfax House in York will join eight other Yorkshire houses when it opens its own exhibition looking at the impact of war on the house and its residents. This will “complete the set” of exhibitions; Duty Calls: The Country House In Time of War
THE remains of Richard III should be brought to York to allow the city’s residents to “pay homage” before he is given a state funeral, an international educational body which bears the king’s name has said. The Richard III Foundation, Inc, which
FITNESS fans in York raised more than £1,100 in a sponsored spinathon to help fund an operation to help a two-year boy walk unaided. Oliver Rushton, of Barnoldswick, near Skipton, has cerebral palsy which makes him unable to stand or walk independently
EASINGWOLD’S Maize Maze is celebrating ten years of confusing and puzzing visitors. And this year the attraction has got bigger and better. There are almost 300,000 maize plants covering some six acres near to Easingwold bypass. Farmer
A YORK nursery branded “inadequate” by Ofsted last autumn has now been hailed as “good.” The education watchdog previously raised concerns about children’s safety at Kaleidoscope’s Acomb nursery, in the grounds of Westfield Primary School, but
THE firm behind a York pharmacy has reached a milestone by dispensing its millionth prescription in the space of four years. Community Pharmacies, which owns Gale Farm Pharmacy in Acomb, was founded in 2009 by Andrew Murray. It is on course to
POLICE want to speak to a group of youths following a fire on York Knavesmire. About £400 damage was caused after a number of portable toilets were set alight. Witnesses said a group of three youths wearing grey hooded tops was seen leaving
BAKERS from York will sell special grey cakes as part of a charity event to raise awareness of mental health. The pop-up event, called The Depressed Cake Shop, will run across the first weekend in August throughout the UK, with events also taking
A TEAM of schoolchildren have presented a cheque to their local animal shelter after taking part in a fundraising event. The pupils, from Hambleton Church of England Primary School, took part in a sponsored run at Selby, and raised almost £450
CONSERVATIONISTS have welcomed the abandonment of plans for a sweeping redevelopment of York’s Castle Piccadilly site, saying “piecemeal” building has served York well for 1,000 years. The Press revealed yesterday that LaSalle Ltd, the Coppergate
STUDENTS took to the catwalk to showcase their work and mark the end of the academic year at Selby College. The annual Fashion Show was held at Selby Abbey, with the two-hour show having become one of the college’s key creative events. The
POLITICAL parties should join forces to look at the effect of controversial Government welfare reforms on the city’s residents and their impact on efforts to fight poverty, a leading councillor has said. Coun Keith Aspden, who leads City of York
Some tweets fronm Fiona Pearson, who has been taking part throughout today: Do York residents know where to find this uprooted, upturned tree? #york247 #walkinginyork http://t.co/7BjbseHpYa — @fionacpearson 24 July 2013
