WHEN pupils at a York primary school were asked to collect conkers for an unusual harvest celebration and fundraising project, staff thought they might bring in a couple of thousand. Instead, Clifton Green Primary School pupils and their families
ANDREW GALE has been handed a further two-match ban by the ECB following his altercation with Lancashire’s Ashwell Prince during the Roses clash last month. The Yorkshire captain will miss the champion county fixture against the MCC in Abu Dhabi
THIRTY years after the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man squashed through the streets of Manhattan in the final scenes of movie classic Ghostbusters, he has arrived in Yorkshire. A giant 30 foot inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man put in an appearance
FIREFIGHTERS have helped rescue an injured woman after she fell off York's Bar Walls this afternoon. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service was called in to assist by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, and an aerial ladder platform was used to
HEALTH bosses have vowed to improve ambulance response times after it was revealed paramedics were not reaching their targets for the most critical call outs. A report produced by the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) found Red 1
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WITH the biggest load space in its class, plus Honda's "magic seats" to make larger loads easier and quicker to accommodate, the new Civic Tourer will find plenty of friends. This new Civic Tourer aims to not only appeal to the business customer
PORSCHE’S first foray into the expanding and lucrative sports utility market with the Cayenne did two things: split opinion and considerably enhanced the company's bottom line. Yet even Porsche purists haven’t been able to ignore the Cayenne, the
A BENTLEY car might be considered an extension of the gentleman's club experience. Sedate, quiet, luxuriously furnished with expensive trimmings... the two have more than a little in common. But Bentley has always prided itself on the slightly
BETWEEN this month and March next year, the National Railway Museum is lifting the lid on the much misunderstood hobby of trainspotting. No work will do that better than Parallel Tracks, an art installation in film by Andrew Cross, a dapper English
EMERGENCY services were called to a crash in York this morning. North Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service were called to the two car crash in Lawrence Street, just outside the city walls, at the entrance to the Jet garage at about
SIMON DYSON'S return to the European Tour stuttered with a one-over-par round in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Winner of the title played over three courses - St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns - before a final round for the leading
NIGEL Worthington has insisted the loan signing of target man Ryan Brunt does not mean his York City team will adopt a more direct approach to reverse their fortunes in Sky Bet League Two. City entertain Portsmouth tomorrow having only won one
NEW striker Ryan Brunt does not mind being unselfish to help get York City back on the goal trail. Brunt has been brought in on loan from Bristol Rovers to boost the Minstermen’s firepower with the team having fired blanks in five of their last
TEN of the best is up for grabs for...the best. That's the prospect for now outright Northern Counties East League premier division front-runners Tadcaster Albion, who were described by jubilant chief Paul Marshall as the leading squad he had been
STATION hit double figures against York Medics in round one of the York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup. The 10-1 home triumph included four goals from Gary Collier, while Mike Braithwaite’s fired a hat-trick. Richard Green bagged four goals for
KNOCKOUT form is a major boost for Selby Town manager Dave Ricardo. The Robins' results have dipped in Northern Counties East League division one, but the Flaxley Road outfit are still unbeaten in four cup ties. The last two league games have
YORK RUFC coach Sean Bass is relishing a glut of Yorkshire One derby clashes. The Clifton Parkers beat Scarborough 24-17 in a thrilling finish last weekend and host Selby tomorrow, while a clash with Malton & Norton awaits next month. "
KEV KEANE topped the weights at the latest York & District Amalgamation of Anglers veterans match at Laybourne Lakes' Marley's pool. Fishing the in under-70s section of the contest, Keane weighed in with 132lb 7oz, way ahead of runner-up Pauline
NORTH Yorkshire trainer Bryan Smart, who saddled a double at Hamilton earlier in the week, has good prospects of repeating that feat at Ascot this afternoon - and earning the appreciation of Sir Alex Ferguson. The former Manchester Utd supremo
YOUNGSTERS' lives are at risk after the construction of a flagship cycle path alongside York's busy outer ring road came to a halt. City of York Council's £1.3 million path was meant to provide a safe route for cyclists and walkers between Wigginton
PORTSMOUTH will travel to York City tomorrow with Sky Bet League Two’s worst away record in front of goal. The fallen giants have only netted twice in five league games on the road this term and have failed to score at all during their last three
A SWIFT ‘hair of the dog’ will take on quite a different meaning at a Crayke pub charity event tomorrow (October 4). The Durham Ox, has joined forces with the dog charity The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT) for its annual Meet and Greet Walk, an
YORK’S 50+ festival draws to a close this weekend, but there are still dozens of events programmed for the coming days. Events between now and Sunday include taster sessions in sports like tennis, martial arts, bowls and swimming. Other events
STUDENTS are being offered lifesaving training as part of a new campaign to highlight the dangers of drinking near open water. Don't Drink And Drown is the latest campaign by the Royal Lifesaving Society, which was launched at the University of
TWO star students York College have made it into the finals of a national construction competition being held at Birmingham’s NEC, pictured. Jonathan Cowell, 22, and Joseph Graham, 20, both study stonemasonry and are heading to Birmingham to compete
THE clocks will be turned back 70 years as the North York Moors Railway prepares to stage its annual “Railways in Wartime” weekend. From Friday, October 10-12, anyone travelling along the historic railway will be greeted by 1940s characters, whilst
A SCHOOLBOY from York has taken on a muddy challenge to raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Sam Clark, a year one pupil at Wigginton Primary School, said he wanted to take part in a fundraising run with a difference to boost funds for the MS
YORKSHIRE will be at the centre of celebrations when a city attraction embraces National Chocolate Week. York Chocolate Story, in King’s Square, will host events from October 13 to October 19 to give visitors the chance to sample the county’s finest
Fans of a much-loved spy may recognise the first special guest announced for a returning Sci-Fi convention. Sci-Fi Scarborough will welcome Virginia Hey to its second show over the weekend of March 14 to 15 2015. Miss Hey is best known as an
Work by local quilters and embroiderers marks the centenary of the First World War in a beautiful and painstaking way, reports STEPHEN LEWIS. THE images are extraordinary. A First World War biplane, the tips of its wings decorated with the English
THE chairman of an influential Commons committee has blasted a Government decision which saw Drax Power Station receive a lucrative renewable energy deal. Margaret Hodge, who heads the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has criticised the decision
HARROGATE playwright and actress Rachael Halliwell’s new 40-minute work Room 253 was performed as a staged radio play, “taking you into the mind of one of the greatest ever crime writers”. Introduced by a dapper radio announcer as if it were being
IN an unusual move, York coroner Jonathan Leach has held an inquest into two separate deaths. Megan Roberts and Ben Clarkson were both in their early 20s when they drowned in York’s rivers, following a spate of heavy drinking. Their deaths occurred
THERE’S no mistaking a war memorial. Designs may vary, but the long list of names leaves us in little doubt that this is a structure dedicated to remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. But other monuments can be more vague. Why is that
THE photograph is horrifying: three children walking home from school along a narrow grass verge beside a major road, as a lorry thunders past. The children go to Joseph Rowntree School. And The Press has learned that they and some other pupils
THE CYC Cabinet will shortly be discussing the closure of the Castlegate Information, Advice and Counselling Centre for young people aged 16 to 25 (The Press, September 30). Over the years Castlegate, and its predecessor, the Youth Enquiry Service
AS MEMBERS of the Liberal Democrat Council who opened and developed Castlegate in 2007, we are alarmed by the news that Labour plan to close it (The Press, October 1). Castlegate is a successful and much-valued centre where young people can drop
JUDGING from the letters pages of The Press, quite a few readers can’t abide the European Union at any price – however, surveys across Europe show that British people are the least well informed of all Europeans about the EU. Unfortunately the
WE have seen another defection from the Tory party to UKIP. David Cameron must be getting worried. What a time for these MPs to defect. Deep down I wonder what their excuse was. Boris Johnson will be back into the fold soon, so that should
A RECENT report in the daily nationals revealed bizarre call-outs to people in fancy dress, including a drunk Jesus which reminded me of a funny story. Stumbling through the woods, a drunken man comes upon a preacher baptising people in the river
FURTHER to Letters page of September 23, I wish to support Keith Chapman. I would contend it is a legal requirement that where the public are charged for the use of premises to enjoy services offered such as clubs, theatres, restaurants, sports
IS IT fair that our privately educated ministers of all colours are putting state school heads under so much pressure to deliver results that they in turn inevitably put all this back on to their staff? I know several in the teaching profession
NATIONALLY, 750,000 older people (65 years plus) need adaptations to their home because of a medical condition or disability. The 65-plus population will grow from 10.6 million to 16 million in the next 20 years. New buildings cannot possibly
I KNOW councils across the UK are strapped for cash, but wonder if East Riding Council has found a new way of squeezing a bit more out of visitors to Beverley? We visit Beverley at least once a year and like to spend a full day shopping, eating
SIMON Callow CBE is sharing a stage with Jesus for nine weeks. The flamboyant 65-year-old thespian from Streatham is starring in the Belfast Lyric Theatre tour of The Man Jesus, a one-man show whose itinerary takes in the Grand Opera House in York
WAR historians with an eye for detail are to examine the finer details of the city's memorials. Residents who have always wondered why the poignant structure in their park looks like it does, or why it even came to be there in the first place,
100 years ago Mrs AP Tweedale, of Mount Vale, York, who was in her 97th year, had set an example which, it was suggested, the younger ladies of York might well emulate, for this week she had dispatched to the Lady-in-Waiting at Devonshire House
WORK on the new Selby Leisure Centre has reached a significant milestone. Selby District Council and contractor Wates Construction held a ‘topping out’ ceremony putting the building's topmost beam is put in place at the new sports facility on Scott
VISITORS to Beningbrough Hall this autumn are being invited to celebrate the humble apple. The National Trust property near York is hosting a fortnight of apple celebrations from Saturday until Sunday 19 October (closed Mondays) with a selection
A BUSINESSMAN has pledged £60,000 to support a group's dream of re-opening a rail link. About 1,000 people have signed a petition and nearly 950 have joined a Facebook page in the hope of trains once again running on a six mile stretch of track
RAG rugs and other crafts will go on display at York Cemetery Chapel later this month. The exhibition is being staged by ten York Crafters, an informal group of like-minded friends who meet weekly to work together on their crafts, exchange ideas
AN artistic director is running this year's Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon in memory of a voice coach. Damian Cruden, of York Theatre Royal, will tackle the 26.2 mile course throughout the city and surrounding countryside to pay tribute to Susan Stern
TEACHERS and mums at a York primary school are tackling the Yorkshire Marathon to raise money for a new play area. The 13 are busy training for the race on October 12 and are hoping to get as much sponsorship as possible. They will be splitting
A SEX offender with learning disabilities has pleaded guilty to allowing a child to watch a sex act. York Crown Court heard that Michael John Hall was seen by three schoolgirls at Selby Railway Station on November 16. Aisha Wadoodi, prosecuting
THE moving story of a maths sensation and former York College student has inspired a new British film. X plus Y starring Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spall and directed by Morgan Matthews had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival
BELLS will be tolling for a mum-of-three who’s won a national prize for her inspirational weight loss. Hayley Bradley, who has taken up bell-ringing since slimming down, has been named Slimming World Diamond Member 2014 for her achievement in losing
THE tendency when adapting Faust can be to veer strongly toward the Gothic, but DumbWise Theatre presents a new musical adaptation, using folks and blues music to breathe life into the piece. The ensemble cast worked well together, playing a series
NINE law offices in York have been ranked in this year's Legal 500, with Langleys appearing most in the annual analysis of the nation's legal sector. While the report, released this week, cited Leeds as the country’s second city for legal services
NORTH Yorkshire law firm Newtons Solicitors has opened its ninth office following an acquisition which takes the group to more than 70 staff and a £3.7 million turnover.Founded in Knaresborough by husband-and-wife directors Chris and Sarah Newton
YORK Minster has received a top prize at a regional property awards for work underway on its East Front. The 800-year-old minster won the “Restoration and Refurbishment” category at the Insider Yorkshire Property Industry Awards 2014. Judges
NORTH Yorkshire cable cleat manufacturer Ellis has welcomed guests from around the world as it hosted its first ever Global Distributor Conference. The Rillington firm hosted export partners from as far afield as Australia, Singapore and South
HEALTHY rates of increased business for an award-winning York ice-cream manufacturer has seen the business welcome new members to the team. Three new recruits have been employed by Yorvale, based in Acaster Malbis, in production and delivery, taking
NEWLY released attendance figures have revealed York's latest job fair attracted more than 1000 people in search of work and careers advice. The event, held at York Railway Institute on September 30, was attended by 1,023 people. Organised
ONE of North Yorkshire’s best-known churchmen is to retire. Keith Punshon, 66, the longest serving residentiary canon at Ripon Cathedral, is stepping down after 18 years in the role. In paying tribute the Dean of Ripon, the Very Reverend John
