A 65-YEAR-OLD man has been robbed in North Yorkshire. The offender struck at 12.05am on Saturday in Sherburn-in-Elmet. The victim, a local man, was walking along the bottom of Wolsey Croft when he was approached by another man near the Chinese
It is possibly Britain's most misunderstood and under-appreciated hobby. Now the National Railway Museum is preparing to stage a five month celebration of all things Trainspotting. STEPHEN LEWIS reports WE like to pride ourselves on our eccentricity
ONE hundred years ago today, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Until even a few weeks earlier war had, for most people, seemed inconceivable. In his book York In War And Peace, historian David Rubinstein includes a quote from Winifred Sturge
Are you sitting comfortably? MAXINE GORDON reports York's high-tech hypnotherapist who conducts her sessions via Skype HEADPHONES on, the calm, soothing voice of Rachael Armstrong floods my brain and the outside world is shut firmly out. I
DO you think that with the right support you could transform your health? A team from The Press has been given one-to-one support by a York gym to do just that. They tell health reporter Kate Liptrot how they got on. A SUMMER started a team from
THE centrepiece of the 17th Ripon International Festival will be the September 14 performance of The Hallé, one of the world’s greatest orchestras, at Harrogate Royal Hall. The concert will be conducted by the festival’s artistic director, Janusz
TODAY marks the 54th anniversary of the world’s first potato flake plant opening for business in North Dakota. Bet you were gagging to know that little nugget of useless information. Gagging, it has to be said, is the operative word. For although
AT least one person has been injured after a three-car crash close to the Grimston Bar interchange on the A64 at York. The crash happened at about 12.18pm and one lane was closed eastbound close to the Hull Road intersection for almost two hours
YORK CITY boss Nigel Worthington wants his side to raise their standards even higher than the team that came so close to Sky Bet League Two promotion last term. As the Minstermen’s pre-season programme came to an end with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield
YORK specialist turf grower Lindum has seen its latest order go on display in front of thousands of spectators after winning the contract to supply the bowling green turf at this year's Commonweatlh games. The business, based near Escrick, has
THE head of a large North Yorkshire car dealership has been voted chief executive of the year by the UK motor industry. Mark Robinson is managing director and founder at Knaresborough-based Vantage Motor Group which runs the Vantage Toyota dealerships
A YORK business specialising in private jet and helicopter charters has reported a record month with bookings up 150 per cent. FlyMeNow revealed June 2014 has been its most successful month to date, with early indicators showing July is going the
YORK mutual healthcare society Benenden Health has taken over a firm of Scottish insurance brokers as it increases its portfolio in the insurance market. The Holgate-based mutual has completed the acquisition of Keegan & Pennykid, which was
HARROGATE Water Brands is positioned to create new jobs as it gears up for global expansion. The business, which owns Harrogate Spring Water and Thirsty Planet, has received financial support from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership as
A £100,000 investment in a growing engineering business has seen Finance Yorkshire reach a new milestone. The organisation has now injected £75 million in Yorkshire-based SMEs such as Close Engineering, which secured the latest investment.
GARY THORNTON hailed seventh heaven for his York City Knights side – but fears this latest victory may have come at a big cost due to an all-in brawl and another Prince of Wales Stadium red card. The Knights upped their winning run to seven games
IF York City can start at Tranmere on Saturday like they finished against Sheffield United, the Minstermen should get off to a winning League Two start. After a largely lethargic first 45 minutes in their final pre-season friendly against the Blades
EASINGWOLD moved back up into second place in the premier division with a good home win over fourth-placed Beverley Town in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Beverley made a first innings total of 163-7, with Andy Burton compiling
SESSAY maintained their promotion bid when they defeated struggling Malton & Old Malton by seven wickets in division one of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Malton were bowled out for 93 as Richard Till took 3-18 in six
YORK City Knights completed a splendid hat-trick of revenge missions – despite lightning striking twice at the Prince of Wales Stadium. In June, York built a 16-0 lead only to throw it away, with Austin Bell also sent off in the second half. The
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge II were saved by the rain in division three north as lowly Londesborough Park closed on victory. Having reached 73-2, the Bridge lost six wickets for a mere eight runs before eventually moving to 114 all out as L Medley claimed
DIVISION four west leaders Hemingbrough trounced bottom side Drax by nine wickets. Drax were limited to 106-9 as Tom Shepherd claimed 5-32. Hemingbrough then lost an early wicket but then moved to a comfortable victory as Paul Van Dijk made 40
DIVISION four central leaders Copmanthorpe lost their unbeaten record when they suffered a 51-run home defeat at the hands of Huby II. Darren Howell struck an unbeaten 67 and Mike South made 33 as Huby made 149-6. In reply, Andrew Godfrey made
THE Leckenbys were in command at Helmsley as Duncombe Park defeated promotion-chasing Tadcaster Magnet by five wickets in division two north. Nadeem Shefta made a season's best 43 not out, but Jonathon Leckenby’s 4-30 limited Magnet to 156-7. After
JACK LEANING is determined not to rest on his laurels and end the summer with a bang after proving he is good enough to make the grade in county cricket with Yorkshire. The 20-year-old right-handed batsman from York has scored runs in both the
WOODHOUSE Grange booked their sixth trip to Lord's for the final of the Davidstow National Village Cup as York bowed out of the Royal London ECB National Club Championship. Sutton-on-Derwent-based Grange will face Great & Little Tew at headquarters
OUT DO may still be awaiting his first success of the season, but opportunity is expected to come knocking for David O'Meara's talented sprinter in the feature race at Ripon this afternoon. The five-year-old has strung together a sequence of placed
THE appeal in memory of York schoolboy Oscar Hughes has topped more than £100,000 and could now help other children with brain tumours. Marie Hughes, mother of the Dunnington nine-year-old who died in May after an aggressive relapse in his condition
I’ve been enjoying the Commonwealth Games recently, particularly the gymnastics. I love to watch the superb control those athletes have over their bodies. It’s very apparent that their physical skill is linked to mental focus and also that they
A GRANDMOTHER from North Yorkshire has told of her time working with victims of the deadly Ebola virus. Cokie van der Velde, 54, of Whixley, works as a sanitation expert with Medecins sans Frontieres in Liberia and Guinea, where an outbreak of
SCORES of people were transported to Medieval times this weekend, thanks to a special festival in York. The third annual Yorkshire Medieval Festival was held in Rowntree Park this weekend, with visitors learning more about the period, joining in
THE mother of Georgia Horsley has spoken about the overwhelming support her daughter received on Saturday when she wed McFly star, Danny Jones. Hundreds of people gathered outside St Mary’s Priory Church, in Old Malton, in the hope of catching
A TEENAGER has been arrested and charged with attempted robbery after an incident at an indoor market in Scarborough on Saturday. North Yorkshire Police have confirmed that the 19-year-old man has also been charged with possession of an offensive
CHURCH services and vigils in the York Diocese today include: • York Minster: a service will be held from 8pm to 9pm. There will be 12 candles on the altar and four candelabra and as the service progresses, the lighting will be reduced and the
CANDLES will be lit across the region tonight as the nation marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Lights Out initiative will see lights switched off in churches, public buildings, workplaces and private homes, each with
VETERANS and about a hundred residents turned out to the rededication of the memorial plaque at Haxby Village Hall. Veterans travelled from as far as Leeds and Hull to take part in the short parade, accompanied with music from local performers
THOUSANDS of people took part in the York Run For All this weekend, with thousands more on the streets of the city to cheer them on. York was bathed in sunshine but remained cool, as about 6,500 runners gathered at York Knavesmire for the annual
A LORRY became stuck under a level crossing barrier in York earlier this morning The waggon stopped at the crossing on Wigginton Road near the Nestle factory, leading to delays for other traffic. The road has now reopened. Witness Darren
DOZENS of pets and their owners took part in the annual Thompsons Pet Show this weekend. The event, by Thompsons of York, took place at the York Auction Market in Murton on Saturday, with more than a dozen events and categories for pets of all
FILMS about the First World War will be shown in York tonight to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict. York Explore, York Picture House and York Alternative History Group have organised the showings, which look at different
ONE hundred years ago today, war was declared on Germany. There were those in York in 1914 who spoke out against it - among them the Liberal councillor J B Morrell, and York’s Liberal MP Arnold Rowntree. But generally speaking the news we were
ON a lighter note, what a wonderful event the York 10k is. Thousands of people took to the streets of York for the annual event yesterday: young and old, businessmen and those in fancy dress, even people with sight problems or other disabilities
WITH reference to the article “Calling time on excessive drinking” (The Press July 28), when you read social history, in the 1830-40s people in authority were talking about the same thing. In the big cities at the weekends there were many people
IT IS like watching a Pink Panther movie where Kato attacks Chief Inspector Clouseau. The only difference is that Kato is motorised traffic, Clouseau is an unfortunate tourist pedestrian and King’s Square is the backdrop. The new pavement in
SO now that the railways are doing a lot better they are now saying prices will have to soar to pay for new trains (Plan to close little-used stations in county, The Press, July 20) and little-used stations closed down. I would rather travel on
FOR the second time in a couple of months, our grand-daughter visited us from London. She paid for her ticket, paying extra for a seat. But again she arrived, along with many, totally worn-out from travelling in carriages with no air conditioning
COUNCILLOR James Alexander’s letter (Some home truths, July 30) persuasively argues that young families in York are being priced out of their own city. However, it is strange that this did not seem to bother him when he put up council tax year-on-year
ONE of the things many of us learn growing up is when you make a mistake and it has repercussions, it is up to you to make it right. It might be embarrassing for the City of York council to contact those it “unlawfully” fined for crossing Lendal
AGAIN, Cllr Keith Aspden misleads your readers when referring to the Lendal Bridge trial closure debate at the recent council meeting (Letters, July 24). When his Party’s March council motion was referred to the council cabinet, he claimed Labour
If Derek Martin finds it pathetic to excuse the killing of the three Israeli teenagers by Hamas (Letters, July 30), how much more pathetic would it be if he now attempted to justify the deaths of thousands of Palestinians including many children caused
I FEEL I must reply to Mr Bill Heppell’s letter of July 28 (Absorbing View) suggesting that York St John University should be absorbed into the University of York. (I’m sorry you don’t like the extension on the corner of Lord Mayor’s Walk Mr Heppell
I DO feel I need to reply to Mr Jones as once again he is leading people to believe something that is not correct (Desperate measures, Letters, July 30). All councils have constitutions. If he looks at Part 4A: Rules of Procedure, Page 5 para 4.2.1
THERE have lately been reports in pro-hunt newspapers suggesting that the RSPCA should and will desist from prosecuting organised hunt members accused of flouting the Hunting Act. A minority of fellow bloodsports fanatics have been waging a campaign
MATT Clark’s views on Russia, Ukraine and our tinderbox world are over simplistic and fall into the hands of the neocons who make money from chaos and crisis (Moving closer to real conflict, The Press, July 31). Russia hasn’t suggested war with
HUNDREDS of people gathered to see vintage vehicles get up a head of steam this weekend. The 62nd Pickering Traction Engine Rally ran from Thursday to Sunday, with more than a thousand vintage and classic cars and motorbikes on display alongside
100 years ago ENGLAND’s attitude towards Germany, in view of the latter’s threatened violation of the neutrality of Belgium, had become of paramount importance. That the relations between Great Britain and Germany were strained to breaking-point
THE annual Tockwith Show saw thousands of people turn out in the sunshine for the usual competitions, rural events, and locally-sourced food and produce. About 8,000 people attended the show, now in its 67th year, with more than 80 stalls on show
A POLICE investigation is ongoing and a country road north of Harrogate is still closed after a man was found stabbed to death in the area. Police have confirmed they are still making enquiries at the murder scene in Ripley, and a stretch of the
FUNDRAISERS in North and East Yorkshire are aiming to help a national charity raise £20m this year. Macmillan Cancer Support is hosting the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on September 26, with 4,500 expected to take place around the county, and
THE Silver Star restaurant in Acomb Road has been given a food hygiene rating of three out of five. In June, The Press reported how it was among 10 outlets in the city to be given zero, however the restaurant has since been given an improved rating
VOLUNTEERS who are shoring up a York community centre have made a desperate plea for more supporters to help it stay open. Foxwood Community Centre is home to exercise classes, mum and baby groups, slimming clubs, Irish dancing, hula hooping, over
EMERGENCY services were called to a two-vehicle crash in Stillington Road, Sutton on the Forest, at about 2.15pm on Friday. One woman suffered injuries which were not believed to be serious. in the collision but was not trapped, and fire crews
PEOPLE in North Yorkshire who shop online are being warned to take care when using search engines. The National Trading Standards eCrime Team (NTSeCT), based in Northallerton and York, was expanded last year to tackle the scammers who cost people
A NUMBER of anti-fracking protesters were arrested in East Yorkshire by Humberside Police on Saturday. Officers and bailiffs attended a site at Crawberry Hill, near Beverley, after a High Court injunction was granted to clear the protest last week
VANDALS smashed the driver’s side window of a white Citroen Berlingo parked in Gravel Hill Lane, Whitley, overnight last Thursday. No entry was gained to the vehicle and nothing was stolen, but police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the
