A TEENAGER who claimed she had been sexually assaulted in York city-centre made the claim up, police said today. Officers sealed off Friargate between Castlegate and Clifford Street last Thursday and appealed for information after a 19-year-old
THIS latest Mazda3 is a game-changer, easily matching its two main rivals and - dare I say it - quite possibly the best in class. Whether pressing on along some of the best driving roads in Britain, or tackling a 20-mile stretch of demanding single-track
This summer, we’ve been following BOB ADAMS’ occasional meanderings to find the source of the River Nidd. Today he describes the last few miles of his journey. Day 5, Pateley Bridge to Lofthouse, eight miles I HAD company today, a group of
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has broken its silence after it emerged the official in charge of child safeguarding at the authority worked at Rotherham council during the years of ignored warnings over child sexual exploitation. Pam Allen, East
THINK of Coxwold and probably your first thought is of Shandy Hall, Tristram Shandy and parish priest cum provocative writer, Laurence Sterne. His simple grave stands against the church wall, out of the wind’s blast, but another grave in this hillside
THE YORK firm behind a new virtual job interview software programme is preparing to move to new offices as big contract wins demand a bigger team of staff. Shortlister.com, currently based at York St John University's Phoenix Centre, was created
A SERIES of York city centre retails premises have been acquired by a private investment firm in a deal topping £1.4 million. The Low Petergate portfolio, which previously belonged to fashion retailer Coggles included building which was the home
UNLOCKING the potential of York's tourism industry was the topic of discussion as a York hotel played host to the city's MP. York Central MP Hugh Bayley met representatives from Britain's biggest independent hotel chain, Travelodge, to discuss
IF YOUR bedtime reading choices say as much about you as your iTunes downloads – and we all know how important they are, because Top People like Barak Obama and, um, Gordon Brown, have shared their playlists (fyi, their faves are Jay-Z and Arctic Monkeys
YORK City right-back Marvin McCoy has put club before country ahead of tomorrow’s home clash with his old team Wycombe Wanderers. McCoy has turned down the opportunity to add to his seven international caps for Antigua & Barbuda in next week
JAMES HAYNES has paid for his heroics at Hunslet - potentially being sidelined for the all-important play-offs. It has been confirmed that the full-back broke a rib early on in York City Knights' last match, meaning he could be ruled out for another
WYCOMBE Wanderers will visit York City targeting a fourth successive SkyBet League Two away win with a fully-fit squad. The Chairboys have emerged as one of the division’s early pacesetters with nine points from a possible 12, despite only surviving
YORK City boss Nigel Worthington is hoping the club can give Bootham Crescent a successful send-off prior to the move to Monks Cross in 2016. The Minstermen are currently playing their penultimate campaign at the 82-year-old venue, with work due
ONE-TWO combinations were ideal for York golf ace Simon Dyson until he was stunned by a final brace in Turin. The 36-year-old was vying for a top-15 position after the first day of the Italian Open only for successive dropped shots to send him
HOME advantage could prove key for Tadcaster Albion as they welcome non-league giants Spennymoor Town in the FA Cup preliminary round tomorrow, reckons Brewers boss Paul Marshall. Their tough opponents won the FA Vase a year ago and were champions
LEEDS United head coach Dave Hockaday’s vow to fight on fell on deaf ears as he was sacked last night. In the immediate aftermath of Leeds’ Capital One Cup humbling away to League One West Yorkshire rivals Bradford City in midweek, Hockaday declared
BEATING Cleckheaton in the Black Sheep Trophy would be one of the "greatest fixtures" Dan Woods has been involved in at York Cricket Club, the skipper declared. The Clifton Parkers, on the verge of handing over their Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB
YORKSHIRE’S top six batsmen must take the blame for yesterday’s failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the one-day Royal London Cup, according to coach Jason Gillespie. The Vikings slipped to a 31-run quarter-final defeat at the hands of Durham
SIR MARK PRESCOTT, who came unstuck in last Saturday's Betfred Ebor Handicap, can make his presence felt at Thirsk today for considerably less rewards. Prescott saddles Deauville Dancer in the £7,500 A For Agency Handicap following a Knavesmire
WHAT a time it is to be a Malton trainer, and what a time to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. Almost 1,000 racehorses reside in the historic Ryedale racing company - encompassing the towns of Malton and Norton - and visitors can probably see
FOOTBALL fans are being invited to find more about York’s new community stadium at an open afternoon. York City’s Bootham Crescent ground is the venue, on Monday, September 1, between 3pm and 7pm. People can view initial plans for the new home
A NORTH Yorkshire market town went back in time this week as part of a one day festival. Selby Abbey’s Medieval Day took place on Wednesday as part of the annual Yorkshire Medieval Festival, and saw families and residents from around the town visit
YOUNG musicians have been honing their skills at an event at the University of York. About 160 young musicians are descending on the university's music department playing in five different orchestras for the Yorchestra event which has been providing
YORK RUFC welcome back a host of big guns as they bid to get their new campaign off to a winning start against Old Rishworthians in the first round of the Yorkshire Shield tomorrow. Head coach Sean Bass has been boosted, as he plots promotion from
A NEW £2 million affordable housing scheme has recently been completed near York. The 18-house Jubilee Court development has been built on the former site of the Allenby Nursery in Elvington by York Housing Association and the Homes and Communities
THE Ainsty pub in York hosted a ‘Le-Grande De-party’ family fun day, which raised more than £1,000 for the York Teaching Hospital Charity. The event, which coincided with the Tour De France riders racing right past the pub, saw cash raised through
The family of a man who died from a heart attacked triggered by a disease have paid for young men to be screened for the illness. Michael Land, 28, passed away in his sleep two years ago when an undiagnosed lung disease called haemorrhagic pneumonitis
THE Great Yorkshire Show has a new chief sheep steward. Susan Cunliffe-Lister, the Lord-Lieutenant of East Yorkshire is to fill the role, show organisers have announced. Her appointment comes following the decision by the current incumbent
A LEADING businessman has become the new patron of the North Yorkshire branch of the Samaritans. Entrepreneur David Kerfoot MBE has been taken on as patron of the Northallerton and Dales branch of the charity. He set up the Kerfoot Group in
A BURGLAR has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for a string of offences in North Yorkshire. Aaron David Luke Bennett, 25, admitted four burglaries between June 8 and 16 at properties in Station Road, Scalby, Stepney Road
TWO teenagers who carried out a number of burglaries in Scarborough have been convicted. A 15-year-old local boy admitted three offences at houses in Sitwell Street, Pollard Gardens and Whin Bank over three days in June, stealing cash, a games
A YORK couple who met while on a youth club trip are today celebrating 50 years of marriage. Pat, 70, and Tony Cox, 71, of Holgate, were born in and grew up in the same area of York but did not meet until they were in their late teens. Both
STAFF working with disabled people are facing changes to their pay and conditions. Bosses at Wilf Ward Family Trust, in Pickering, have informed staff they are reviewing their pay scales, and the terms and conditions offered to all staff because
A MAN exposed himself to a dog walker near a church in York this week. The victim was walking her dog near St Mark’s Church in Rawcliffe, close to Manor Park Road, at about 11pm on Tuesday, when the man exposed himself to her. The man was standing
AROUND two-thirds of people who booked camping at city council site for the Tour de France had to be refunded, early indications show. The City of York Council's accounts for last financial year, released to The Press, show that out of the £4600
A 51-year-old man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on a North Yorkshire road. The man was riding an Aprilia RSV 1000R in Coldhill Lane, near Sherburn in Elmet, when the crash occurred, with a blue Seat Ibiza at about 8pm last night
AN INTERNET challenge has seen York bar staff feel the chill for charity. The Cross Keys, in Goodramgate, were nominated to do the ice bucket challenge by their colleagues at the Punch Bowl, on Monday, and gladly accepted. Six members of staff
A GOOLE woman who claimed more than £5,500 in benefits that she was not entitled to will have to repay the cash. Lisa Marie Pollard, of Malvern Road, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court after a joint investigation by East Riding of Yorkshire Council
AN INSPECTION of the way North Yorkshire Police record crime data has revealed some deeply worrying findings. Perhaps the most worrying relates to the way police deal with allegations of rape. Data examined by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
SELFIES appear to have become the de riguer way to record our lives. We do it when we travel and politicians aren’t immune from the craze. It’s all harmless, if rather narcissistic fun. But sometimes things go too far. During the Tour de France
THE double-page feature about Christian Vassie’s views on trams in York was quite interesting (The Press, August 27). I think trams would not work on the city streets, but would have worked on the new Park&Ride, just opened at Poppleton.
THE bold suggestion by Christian Vassie about bringing trams back to York is praiseworthy. UK cities which have adopted this have seen a significant drop in demand for private car access. Tram-train hybrids are set to be trialled between Rotherham
CAN I take this opportunity through The Press to thank the kind gentleman in the green Range Rover who stopped in the traffic in Monkgate and motioned to me to cross in front of him and into the flow of traffic “on his near side “. He did not understand
AS A Labour member, it is disappointing how the saga of Lendal Bridge trial drags on. While I maintain that the policy direction was correct, its shambolic implementation resulted in its abandonment. Once that was decided, it should have been manifest
I AGREE with Christian Vassie’s excellent suggestion for a tram system in York; it would be wonderful. Sadly it’s another example of how far behind we are in this country with our disastrous public transport policies – locally and nationally –
I AM delighted to give my old election running mate Nick Blitz the ten pounds for the bet regarding York’s old council offices. (Letters, August 27) But sorry, Nick, I only have that kind of cash in francs. It is true what he says about the type
LABOUR’S support for York’s new Community Stadium has always been based on securing facilities for community use. The Conservatives oppose the plans and the Liberal Democrats failed to deliver during their eight years in council control. York has
KEN HOLMES (Letters, August 22) questioned why matching four numbers paid less than matching three numbers in the Lotto draw on August 13. We had significantly more winners than usual because all six of the main numbers drawn were below 31 – and
WITH reference to a letter in The Press of August 23, a resident of our beautiful city paid a rare visit to the centre. She said this was spoilt by the sights she saw. There was rubbish everywhere and the visit was a disappointment. York is
I AM sorry that Keith Massey finds the idea of London schools where pupils speak 42 languages threatening. My own daughter went to such a school and there was nothing frightening about it. On the contrary, it was a wonderful opportunity for children
IT IS very pleasing to note that the beautiful terrace of former town houses cum council offices cum derelict buildings is not going to be turned into yet another unnecessary hotel in the city. However, it is rather worrying to see that it will
AS THE Middle East goes up in flames, where is the Middle East peace envoy? What is Tony Blair doing? I, for one, would like to know. And why is our government so scared of doing or saying anything that would upset the government of Israel?
THE owner of a North Yorkshire stately home has revealed he has beaten throat cancer. Reports in a national newspaper said Simon Howard had a lump removed from his throat earlier this year, which was found to have cancerous cells, and he has now
I’LL be going off the wall this weekend – and so should you. For within a short stroll of York’s City Walls you’ll find not one, not two, but three of York’s best pubs throwing festivals. Between them The Slip Inn in Clementhorpe, its near-neighbour
100 years ago AMONG the injured of the British Expeditionary Force who had arrived at Charing Cross, London, by the Continental boat train, was a soldier in the King’s Own Lancashire Regiment. He stated how he had been in the trenches for four
A PET dog has been rescued from a flat fire in North Yorkshire. Family dog Cindy was rescued unharmed by fire crews working to extinguish the fire in Franklin Road in Harrogate yesterday afternoon. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus had
PROTESTERS gathered at a York fast food outlet as part of a worldwide day of action. Members of the Fast Food Right campaign, which was started by the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), protested near McDonalds in Blake Street yesterday
YORK station's chaplain has been shortlisted for a European diversity award. The Rev Dr Stephen Sorby, who is the region’s Railway and British Transport Police Chaplain and is based at York station, is going through to the final stage of the 2014
A MAIN road into York has seen heavy traffic this morning, after a large amount of topsoil was spilled. Traffic has built up on the A19 near Fulford, just after the turn off from the A64, as a large section of the road is covered in the soil.
FOUR men from York are setting of on a 750 cycling challenge across Vietnam to raise money for a cancer charity, and are staging a special event to help raise cash this weekend. Friends Richard Anelay, Lewis Black, Alex Brinton and Joe Platt all
PLANS are about to be unveiled showing how a historic York convent could be converted into 21st century student accommodation. St Joseph's Convent was home to a closed order of Poor Clare Colettines for 140 years, until its closure was announced
PRIMARY schools in the East Riding have achieved the best results in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The county’s Key Stage 2 (7-11 year olds) results put it top in the region, and 32nd out of 152 local authorities nationally – up from 55th
CRIMES including 60 per cent of rapes have been wrongly dismissed or recorded inaccurately by North Yorkshire Police, a new report suggests. An independent watchdog examined how crimes had been recorded and highlighted the recording of alleged
AN ILLEGAL tattooist who advertised his unregistered home parlour on Facebook has been fined hundreds of pounds. Mark Chambers, 21, appeared at York Magistrates Court yesterday and was ordered to pay £820 in fines and court costs for tattooing
THE August concert in the York Unitarians’ Last Fridays series takes place today at St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York, where cello and viola da gamba player Catherine Strachan and harpsichord accompanist David Hammond play works by Bach at 12.30pm
FIVE men have been arrested after a drunken brawl on a train in which passengers were injured. People travelling on the 6.35pm Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough service on Wednesday looked on in horror as a fight broke out as the train neared
AN ELDERLY woman was in serious condition last night, after a crash on the outskirts of York. The woman, believed to be in her eighties, was the passenger in a Skoda car and suffered serious chest injuries in a crash with a Toyota Yaris, which
A 21-month-old girl was kicked by a stranger in York while she waited with her childminder to cross the road. The toddler was walking with her childminder and an assistant near the Aviva building and the junction of Lendal Bridge and Station Avenue
THE 60th annual Poppleton Road Allotment Association show will be held this weekend. This year's show takes place on Saturday at the Holy Redeemer Church Hall in Boroughbridge Road from 2pm, and will include the usual vegetable, fruit, cake and
PLANS to relocate public toilets from Tanner Row, in York, to the redeveloped Roman House on Rougier Street are set for approval next week. An application is due before the city council’s planning committee on Thursday, which would allow the existing
TWO men have been arrested and local residents have told of their shock after two women were mugged in the space of three days in York. A pensioner in her 70s was robbed of her gold jewellery on Wednesday night as she walked home in The Groves,
AN extensive country estate is expected to fetch between £1m and £1.2m when it goes under the hammer in North Yorkshire next month. Newsham Grange by South Otterington, near Northallerton, includes a Grade II-listed Queen Anne house set in 17 acres
A COMPANY which owns a string of dining pubs across North Yorkshire has opened the doors to its first hotel following a multi-million pound investment. West Park is Harrogate's newest hotel, restaurant and bar, and has created 45 jobs in the town
