A FEW scenes of old York courtesy of a dip into our archives this week: starting off with two areas of the city that were once notorious as slums. First up is a wonderful old photograph of Wray's Yard in Hungate, taken on February 28, 1933. Wray's
New products for autumn will be launched at Fenwick's beauty week. MAXINE GORDON has a sneak preview... ANTI-AGEING serums featuring one of the world's most expensive oils; a product promising a 'one-minute facial' and the first liquid foundation
Victoria Pendleton, the golden girl of British cycling, is on a mission to encourage more of us to take to two wheels. She tells Karin Mochan her plans and why more of us need to discover the joys of sport. MANY of us will have lived and breathed
Retired naturalist and horticulturalist John Bardet has planted his York garden to attract butterflies and a wealth of insect life. IT may seem as though summer has come to an end unexpectedly early, what with the cool, uncertain weather of recent
What were you doing on Wednesday, August 11th 1999? The date may mean little to most of you. But if I said that it was the day when a total solar eclipse could be seen in the UK, you may remember where you were when it happened. Perhaps you were
FORGET Made in Chelsea, York City’s point-winning equaliser at Exeter might be best described as made in Cheltenham. Keith Lowe leapt like a Gold Cup thoroughbred to head in his second goal of the season following an 82nd-minute corner from former
IT’S great to be back home - hardly surprising, when you live in a place like Yorkshire. Much as we love Cape Cod and however much it’s become a home-from-home over the years, real home is undoubtedly where the heart is. And for me, that’s God’
MUHAARAR got his head in front in the final strides to give former Malton jockey Paul Hanagan an Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes victory as the Ebor Festival came to a close at York Racecourse. Jungle Cat, trained by Mark Johnston,
NORTH Yorkshire apprentice Kevin Stott, who was on the mark at York on Saturday, after landing the feature race at Hamilton the previous evening, can continue his winning run at Ripon this afternoon. Attached to the Hambleton stable of Kevin Ryan
LEADERS Woodhouse Grange ended the unbeaten record of challengers Sheriff Hutton Bridge in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. Invited to bat first, the Bridge lost two wickets for only seven runs, but Rob Pinder
SECOND-PLACED Duncombe Park suffered a surprise defeat at Thirsk in Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division two north. James Wilkinson took 5-58 and then hit 50 as Thirsk pulled off a six-wicket win that almost certainly ended
ACOMB moved closer to the top two in division one when they defeated Folkton & Flixton by 21 runs. Matt Dale made 79, Richard Sykes 26 and Matt Dickinson 29 to help Acomb reach 190 against Michael Hunter’s 4-40 and Jamie Nesfield’s 3-37.
YORK kicked off a crucial trio of Bank Holiday fixtures with a big victory over Scarborough in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League. The middle order set up the win as Nick Kay continued his good form with 72 as his partnership
DIVISION three north leaders Easingwold landed the jackpot when they were gifted the full 30 points as Whitkirk were unable to field a side in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. The walkover increased their lead to 24 points
FORMER Yorkshire seamer Mark Robinson says county cricket needs to see the White Rose blooming. Robinson, currently the cricket manager at Sussex, watched his current side slip to a nine-wicket defeat to Yorkshire in last week’s LV= County Championship
CHAMPIONS Old Malton St Mary's made it three wins out of three in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division with a 4-1 success at York RI. A brace from Dean Nuttall and finishes from Rob Baker and substitute James McLoughlin
FOUR second-half goals kept Tadcaster Albion on the tails of the early premier division pacesetters in the Northern Counties East League. The Brewers were locked at 1-1 at home to Glasshoughton Welfare on Saturday, with Josh Barrett's 11th-minute
NINE-MAN Leeds United suffered a 4-1 defeat at Watford in the Sky Bet Championship. The two sides went into the break level after a Gabriel Tamas own goal cancelled out Fernando Forestieri’s opener. But Watford pulled clear after the break
ROCK and roll from some of the planet's biggest bands was mixed with comedy and new music throughout a three-day festival which never slowed down. Thousands of fans at Leeds Festival embraced the past and present heavyweights of rock from the moment
NEARLY 80 people with suspected skin cancer are on a waiting list of over the two weeks to see a specialist at York Hospital. There are 77 people on a list taking longer than the recommended two-week waiting time at the hospital, which has seen
A prestigious abbey is gearing up for a day of celebration to remember Yorkshire's past. A special ale has already been brewed for the big day, as the glorious abbey prepares to welcome visitors from far and wide for the family fun day as part
YORK St John University lecturer Robert Avery has been chosen to referee the goalball match at National Paralympic Day. The second National Paralympic Day takes place on Saturday, August 30 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. Avery
YORK is one of the most popular destinations this Bank Holiday as more Britons get away to enjoy the last of the 2014 summer, according to Travelodge. The large UK value hotel chain, which has 500 hotels in the UK and four in York, has reported
AN ANNUAL day of fashion and glamour is returning to Thirsk next month. The town’s racecourse will host its Ladies Day event on September 6, and the venue is offering a cash prize to the best dressed. There will be £300 fashion vouchers up
A REVAMPED community centre is showing off its brand new look to its users after paint was donated to give it a special makeover. Users of Gallows Close Community Centre, in Scarborough, were able to give the building a new look courtesy of the
A CAR was destroyed when an electrical fault triggered a fire. Crews were called to Station Approach, in Filey, on Saturday at 9pm to tackle the Vauxhall Vectra blaze. Firefighters extinguished the fire using one hose reel jet, two breathing
A NEW visitor service set up in a bookstore in a picturesque North Yorkshire town has nearly completed its first summer season. The new Visitor Information Point (VIP) opened earlier this year at the Cut Price Bookstore in the popular tourist town
Two men have been arrested and released on bail after a fire tore through a home in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation when the blaze broke out on
A YORK singer/songwriter has told of her delight after becoming the first white female solo gospel artist to be recognized by a top urban music website. Libby Redman said she had also been performing to crowds of thousands this summer, with gigs
WOMEN from countries throughout the Commonwealth will gather in Harrogate for the 80th Federation Conference of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland. Delegates from the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles and the Gambia
AN ARTS foundation which received £7,000 from The Press’ parent company has launched a new programme to help people with learning difficulties. The Gannett Foundation donated funds to Accessible Arts and Media last year to help them set up iMUSE
ENTRIES are flooding in for an autumn show which will see the best of Yorkshire’s cattle, sheep, horses and poultry on display. Countryside Live – regarded as the Little Sister of the Great Yorkshire Show - will see thousands of visitors descend
EMPLOYEES from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks will be pulling on their hiking boots next month as they climb the UK’s highest mountain. Ninety-three members of staff, including one from York, will tackle Ben Nevis on September 5 to raise funds
Deserving youngsters have been nominated for an award to recognise their bravery. Apprentice star Claire Young, who took part in The Apprentice in 2008 where she reached the final of Lord Sugar's search for a star, was on hand at Browns in York
FARMING equipment was damaged when a baler caught fire. Firefighters were called to a field on Coldhill Lane, Tadcaster, at 8.45pm on Saturday and found the machine alight with a bale inside. Crews managed to remove the bale to break up and
HEALTH bosses are urging new students to ensure they get vaccinated against meningococcal C (MenC) infection before beginning university in September. In the UK, all children are offered MenC vaccine to protect them against MenC infection.
JOHN Sentamu is an Archbishop of York who has never been afraid to make a bold political statement. In 2007 he famously took off his dog collar and cut it up on the Andrew Marr show – saying he’d never wear it again until Robert Mugabe’s “corrupt
A YORK charity has launched a new ‘multi-sensory’ therapy that aims to stimulate those with profound disabilities by using interactive music and sound. The regular iMUSE sessions offered by Accessible Arts and Media have been made possible partly
I FIND it beyond belief that councillor Sandy Fraser (Letters, August 20) should blame government cuts for dirty streets and gullies in York. If I recall, for the past two years the Labour council has increased the council tax to protect the essential
MANY years ago when few families had a motor car, the West Riding Ramblers Association (Leeds and Bradford) ran rambles by train on Whit Monday and August Bank Holiday Monday. I recall joining one more than 60 years ago with an old friend, Charles
IT would appear that letter writer Keith Chapman thinks that our police, fire brigade and ambulance service should have the same pension provision as our armed forces. That’s fine if they really are as fit as our soldiers, are prepared to fly off
WHY does James Alexander always have to have the last word (Letters, August 20) when an opposition councillor says something he doesn’t agree with? He is sad that he suffers personal attacks, but in his position he is going to get that – the same
RECENTLY Cllr Simpson Laing informed those complaining about not being allowed into the public gallery at the Guildhall that it was due to a condition of the fire certificate, restricting access. The Fire Precautions Act 1971 and therefore a Fire
ONE OF the most common things residents tell me is that the Labour-run City of York Council does not listen to them. This is why, through our York 2015 initiative, we want to develop our local manifesto hand-in-hand with residents. We want
COMIC Roy “Chubby” Brown has apologised after being caught behind the wheel looking at a newspaper - insisting he only glanced at it for three seconds. The controversial comedian, whose real name is Royston Vasey, was captured on police cameras
A WATER company is urging customers to take full advantage of free gadgets which can help to reduce their water consumption and cut costs. Yorkshire Water wants people to think about how they use their water supply and what they can do to cut down
World class racing and eye catching fashion made up for disappointing weather as more than 70,000 people enjoyed the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival. Some of the finest horses were seen by the thousands of people who put up with cold temperatures
People are being asked for their views on the future of activities at Selby Park. WLCT, which manages leisure services for Selby District Council, is carrying out the survey to find out what people would like to see taking place there. Heather
100 years ago Mr Alan Ostler, the “Express” correspondent wrote from a French Station, the name of which was not disclosed: “A troop train had just drawn up at the far end of an isolated platform, and from it embarked wounded British hussars and
TOMORROW The Press will be revealing the finalists for its 2014 Business Awards. More than 140 entries were received from businesses across North Yorkshire over the summer, all vying for their place in one of 14 awards categories. After much
YORK Hospital says its virtual antenatal classes are proving popular. A drop in women going to antenatal classes to prepare for giving birth led to a decision to phase out classes for most women at the hospital trust. Instead, the hospital
ONE of the best-known etiquette experts in the UK is to visit Harrogate’s Spa Sweethearts WI next month. William Hanson, who regularly features on television and radio to give advice on correct behaviour in different situations, will speak at the
TRIBUTES have been paid to an equalities campaigner and city councillor who died at her home. Police forced their way into the home of Cllr Lynn Jeffries, 58, on Friday afternoon, when work colleagues became concerned about her whereabouts and
WAR in the Middle East may seem like a million miles away from everyday life in York, but its residents are being asked to pray for those involved in the hope the guns may one day fall silent. As the death toll continues to rise in Syria, Iraq,
