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WORKMEN digging up part of a York street found ancient human remains today. North Yorkshire Police were called to Bishophill Senior at about 4.35pm today, after a crew from Northern Gas Networks discovered what they thought to be part of a human

POLICE officers who saved the lives of people in York's rivers have been honoured for their efforts. One, PC Mike Cooper, was dealing with a drunk and aggressive group on Ouse Bridge on Valentine's Day when he saw a very drunk and unsteady woman

A BOGUS caller has tried to con a 71-year-old man into letting him into his home near Easingwold. The conman, who was dressed scruffily and wearing a hi-vis jacket, claimed he needed to read the man's electricity meter at his house in Sutton-on-the-Forest

THIS week we’re going to give you a little test – how good are you at estimating house prices? We’ll do this by looking at Carrick House, in Kelfield, a tidy village three miles off the A19 and about 30 minutes or so from York. – and very handy

1) A CYCLIST suffered a minor injury in a collision with a Skoda Octavia in York on Tuesday. The 37-year-old man was riding on Kingsway North, close to Clifton Bridge, at about 4.40pm when the incident occurred. The cyclist was treated by paramedics

WE all love the idea of a real family home, one passed down through the generations and simply bursting with happy memories. What we don’t always love, however, is how those same homes can sometimes become a little, well, dated… You can then tinker

JESSIE Ware has had an interesting year, she says, one where she became engaged and had “all these new experiences”. Those experiences, however, largely can wait to be converted into song because, at 30, English soul singer Jessie is still hooked

PRODUCED by T Bone Burnett, this 10-track outing is as unadorned as its title suggests. Mellencamp, once unfairly dismissed as a poor man’s Springsteen, here gathers a sort of gruff grandeur as he delivers these dusty, sometimes acerbic songs of

GIVEN the huge commercial success of Erasure and their vast back catalogue of hit singles, it is astonishing how few main stream artists have covered songs written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. Only Dollar’s cheesy cover of Oh L’Amour and Bjorn

BILLY idol’s Dancing With Myself is among the must-read autobiographies of this season. Not that one had to be a die-hard fan, but surely the tale of the meteoric rise of William Broad from the parish of Stanmore, Middlesex, to worldwide Idol,

HIS roots may still be in Glasgow, but Craig Armstrong’s music has always marked him out as a man of the world. The Scottish composer, whose CV features everyone from Massive Attack to the BBC Symphony Orchestra to Madonna to Baz Luhrmann, has

 BEGINNING in the style of the Twin Peaks theme, the new album from this US two-piece is a mellow collection, interspersed with bursts of musical darkness. Feather Lighter, the opening track, is sublime and gentle, as is following track Breezy

NEW boss James Ford reckons York City Knights could have landed themselves a gem in Corey Hanson - and says his arrival coupled with the retention of Tyler Craig gives the club superb strength in depth in the centres. Hanson joins from Sheffield

MICHAEL INGHAM has recovered from a thigh strain in time for York City's SkyBet League Two trip to Cheltenham on Saturday. The Northern Ireland custodian missed the 1-1 home draw with Mansfield last weekend with the knock but manager Russ Wilcox

YORK golfer Simon Dyson was among the early starters in the penultimate tournament ahead of the European Tour season-ending World Championship next month. Dyson was alongside South African Branden Grace and rookie Chinese professional Mu Hu in

Comedian Jim Davidson talks about last year as he follows up book about his experiences with a 54-date tour of Britain. RESURRECTED comedian Jim Davidson is following up his book account of his annus horribilis in 2013 with a 54-date British tour

NEW boss James Ford expects bigger things from Jack Pickles and Jay Leary in 2015 after the pack pair pledged their futures to his York City Knights evolution. Both forwards endured frustrating seasons this year, with Pickles playing only twice

DEVON Sproule makes a long overdue return to York on Tuesday on a brief tour that follows her first visit to Australia and a few shows in California. "It's fair to say, Devon is pretty well travelled," says promoter Joe Coates. " Releasing her

“I'VE had a hell of a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it,” to quote Errol Flynn, although he was dying at the time. So not dying, but waving farewell to my 25 years or so in the live jazz chair. I like the word “live.” So much better

Andrew Carter honestly didn’t want any fuss for his 75th birthday. “A lot of fuss over nothing,” he tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON. But the composer’s smile suggeSts he is happier than he wants to admit... YORK composer and choral director Andrew Carter

TWO of the biggest stars of the musical firmament, classical crossover diva Katherine Jenkins and man of the musicals Michael Ball, are to play York Barbican next year. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am for Jenkins's February 25 concert and at

Rebecca Newman tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON that her world has been moving fast since the success of her classical album. REBECCA Newman, the soprano from York, is to appear on BBC1's Song Of Praise, singing with the Brit Award-winning vocal group

JACK STEARMAN is hoping home fires can burn to help New Earswick ARLC rise up the Pennine League championship. The All Blacks bounced back from their cup hammering at Drighlington to bag their first league win of term last week against bottom team

One of York’s most popular new festivals has doubled in size and will be along shortly. CHARLES HUTCHINSON hears from the woman behind the Aesthetica Short Film Festival. IF at first you succeed, then do so even better the next year. The Aesthetica

WHO would not want to race a Ferrari? Marcus Hoggarth certainly did and the York-based driver enjoyed a sensational first season in the iconic Italian sports car. Competing with city-based motorsport team Ebor GT, Hoggarth switched from the

NORTH Yorkshire glee was enjoyed by York Indoor Bowls Club, whose ‘A’ team got their Yorkshire Over-55s League division one campaign off to the best possible start. They beat Harrogate 117-62 and collected a maximum 18 points from four winning

NEW EARSWICK IBC had a bad day at the office against a strong Featherstone team in the over-60s double rinks competition. In the home match, Bob Elliot, Vic Thompson, Colin Ellis and skip Ralph Tiplady were six down at the first end before the

THE Durham National, which forms the feature at Sedgefield this afternoon, holds no fears for Dr Richard Newland. He’s the trainer who sent out Pineau Du Rea to gain a 25-1 success in the ‘real thing’ - the Grand National at Aintree in April. Worcestershire-based

THE 32nd Cawood Craft Festival made a profit of £17,500, just £300 short of the record amount raised at a previous event. The festival was held over the August bank holiday weekend and attracted stall holders and visitors from all over Yorkshire

THE neighbour of an alleged rape victim has told how he heard shouts through his ceiling. Kevin Trousdale said he was watching television in his room at a hostel in York when he heard John Terence Ellison having sex with a woman in another room

Picture gallery: Photographs from the 2014 Illuminating York Festival>> SOME of North Yorkshire's most famous landmarks are being transformed by light this week. Now in its ninth year, Illuminating York this year centres on the York Crown

EVERYTHING But The Girl's Ben Watt will indeed be everything but the girl when he plays Fibbers, York, with his trio on Sunday at 8pm. Joining the one-time University of Hull student will be two of the key contributors to Hendra, Watt's first solo

DYLAN Higson will play Joseph in the Stamford Bridge Players youth members' production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Stamford Bridge Village Hall, near York, tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 7.30pm. Staged courtesy of The

RELATIVES of a much-loved great grandmother have spoken of their distress that sentimental items have been stolen from her grave. Jennifer Ryan, 57, of Acomb, was well known in York for raising thousands of pounds for charity throughout her life

AMERICAN singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier can explain the title of her seventh studio album Trouble And Love in a nutshell. "In four years, I was able to fall in love, get into a relationship, watch it disintegrate and write a record about it, but

The Pirates Of Penzance tells the story of young apprentice pirate, Frederic, and his attempts to escape a life of crime. On a rocky Cornish seashore, the arrival of an unbelievably large number of Major General Stanley’s daughters brings chaos – and

A TEAM of cyclists will take part in an annual fundraising ride from York Minster next month. The ride will support Movember - which raises money and awareness of men’s cancers - and has been organised by Fulford Cycles for the third year running

OFF the top of your head, how many Polish playwrights can you name? Struggling? Well, here is your chance to discover the work of Poland's leading writer, Ingmar Villqist, whose play Helver's Night has been translated by Jacek Laskowski for its

AFTER all these years, Mick Foster and Tony Allen are still easy on the ear, touring once more in the wake of their new television series on Sky Channel 191and their autumnal new album, Gold And Silver Days. The Irish duo of Foster & Allen,

MICHAEL McIntyre's warm-up gig at the Grand Opera House, York, on Monday for his new stand-up show, Happy & Glorious, has sold out. McIntyre's previous tour, Showtime, was the biggest-selling comedy tour in the world in 2012, playing to more

THE Lord Mayor of York has thrown open the doors of the Mansion House to the public. Residents and visitors were invited to a special open day at the Mansion House to meet him and the civic party in the historic Georgian home. It was also a

Timothy Spall was so enraptured by playing the artist Turner, he even learned how to paint, he tells STEVE PRATT –  “I got to the point where I was probably as good as Turner when he was nine. Turner at nine wasn’t bad!” AFTER he’d completed filming

YORK City are set to sign former Jamaica international Deon Burton on loan from Scunthorpe. The 38-year-old striker, who played for his country during the 1998 World Cup finals in France, netted six times in 33 Sky Bet League Two appearances as

MEMBERS of the public have been urged not to approach an owl which escaped in East Yorkshire. The Eastern European Eagle Owl was reported missing from a property in Easton Road, Bridlington, at about 6.30pm on Thursday. Humberside Police said

YORK company Lockewood Theatre are postponing their November production of Frankenstein at the Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York, until the New Year. Adapted and directed by Peter Marshall and edited by Lee Gemmell, with music and sound by

COUNTING Crows are on tour promoting their seventh studio album, September's Somewhere Under Wonderland. On Bonfire Night, November 5, the American rock band will be playing LeedsO2 Academy with support from Lucy Rose. Formed in 1991 in Berkeley

SAXOPHONIST Snake Davis links up with the Solo Players String Quartet in a ground-breaking collaboration at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Saturday at 7.30pm. Snake, once part of the legendary York band Zoot & The Roots, explores

YORKSHIRE Bach Choir presents Music for the Feast of All Saints at St Michael le Belfrey, York, on Saturday night. The choir's first programme of its 2014/15 season opens with Thomas Tallis’s choral blockbuster Spem in Alium. "Famously, the

OVER the last ten years, Illuminating York has established itself as one of the highlights in the York calendar. Seeing some of the city’s iconic buildings lit up in weird and wonderful ways has proved hugely popular. We fell out of love with the

WHAT sort of a person steals from a grave? All theft is contemptible, but whoever took the lanterns and wreath from Jennifer Ryan’s graveside in Poppleton is beyond contempt. Obviously it wouldn’t occur to them to do the right thing here, but he

I MUST admit that Chris Moncrieff is my least favourite of the regular contributors to the pages of The Press, but on October 23 he excelled himself. He described the outgoing president of the European Union as one of “these stubborn and intractable

YOU can tell an election isn’t far away because the government is now trumpeting the so-called HS3, a high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds. But HS3 does nothing at all for Manchester-Sheffield connectivity, and South Yorkshire gets a poor

A RECENT news headline on the television said that the “NHS needs extra cash and overhaul”, which is obvious. But what can be done about it? I believe the NHS should be financed by creating an NHS lottery. I can think of no objection to this course

NEVER one to let facts get in the way of a good rant, Terry Smith (Letters, October 22), tells us that his party will “scrap Labour’s Human Rights Act”. This act was passed more than 60 years ago after being primarily drafted by the lawyer and

II GOT a parking ticket the other day in Aldi car park. I had parked and shopped 16 minutes longer than I should have. I was not aware of this, but yes it was me on camera, my car, my reg number, as clear as day. That shopping week cost me £40

COUNCILLOR James Alexander is a fine one to talk about “hammering out grubby backroom deals” (The Press, October 23). How many council committees were led by non-Labour councillors before the proportionality debate last Thursday? It is the Labour

HIGHWAYS chiefs are planning to spend more than £5 million on improvements to the A64 in North Yorkshire in coming months. The works include several resurfacing schemes between Bramham and Headley Bar, the eastbound carriageway between Grimston

AFTER seeing lots of negative comments about the NHS, including York hospital, I would like to put my viewpoint. Having contracted a serious blood infection, I attended the A&E at York. From the moment I arrived and was diagnosed and treatment

 I RECENTLY spent ten days in Ward 29 at York hospital having a hip replaced and would like to thank Mr Maucey and his team, all the nurses, physios, occupational therapists and catering staff for the first-class service I received. You were brilliant

RE. the fly-grazing of horses on the roadside debate. York MP Julian Sturdy said in the Commons that he appreciated that to some people the problem of fly-grazing might seem somewhat mundane. How right he is. I’m one of them. Pity we couldn’t put

I WISH to congratulate and heartily thank Julian Sturdy MP for his tireless work to help the tethered and abandoned horses left to fend for themselves in all weathers on our roadsides. He has now succeeded in steering his Control of Horses Bill

AT THIS time of year, we are plunged into darkness at 5pm. There is an increase in road accidents and I can’t do jobs or play with the kids outside after work. It’s time to end the preposterous practice of changing the clocks to Greenwich Meantime

YORK was effectively cut off from much of the outside world on Sunday night. The Highways Agency closed the A64 into York for road resurfacing. I travelled south on the A64 on Saturday and saw no advance warnings. Imagine my surprise on my return

THE founder of the York Rescue Boat said he hoped a recent report would encourage closer work between the charity and City of York Council. Dave Benson set up the York Rescue Boat about 18 months ago, and it became a registered charity earlier

100 years ago An advertisement suggested: “Have Your Umbrella Kendall-Covered”. “Every new cover Kendall’s put on an old umbrella is an effort to win a constant customer. Just as much care is taken in executing repairs as is exercised in making

A HISTORIC church window which was badly damaged in a storm earlier this year has been restored to its former glory and re-dedicated in a special ceremony. Part of the East Window of St Lawrence's Church was smashed over the central altar when

HOUSE builder David Wilson Homes has pledged to donate money from house sales before Christmas to a York homeless charity. The developer, which will be raising funds from its properties sold at the Tannery in Strensall and at Woodberry in Market

CITY of York Council has received a planning application to create what those behind it describe as a 'monument to mismanagement' in Station Rise. The application submitted by Independent councillor Mark Warters, with York architect Matthew Laverack

DAVID Cameron’s reaction to a larger-than-expected bill from the EU was puce and priceless. Well, he does give good fury. Yet something about his tantrum seemed not quite right. What the Prime Minister most resembled was a man going ballistic on

MOST people who go to the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) with debt problems also have mental health issues, a meeting in York has heard. Alex Phillips, of the Financial Conduct Authority, said a year-long stint with the CAB had shown a clear correlation

YORK Light Youth’s biggest and most spectacular production to date opens tomorrow for ten performances of Boublil and Schonberg’s Les Miserables: School Edition at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. One hundred hopefuls auditioned for the musical

THE photographs show a typical school day out at the seaside. Children are digging in the sand, paddling and squealing with delight as they ride donkeys along the beach. Look a little closer, however, and you'll notice that not everything in the

GOLFERS from around Yorkshire raised £11,300 for St Leonard’s Hospice at an annual golf day. Pike Hills Golf Club has run the event since 1988, and 69 teams took part in this year’s competition in August. The teams’ entry fees and proceeds

AN animal feed producer which started life as a grocery shop in Goodramgate nearly 90 years ago is at the centre of one the largest corporate deals in North Yorkshire this year. William Thompson (York) ltd, now based in Murton, has been bought

EXPANDING its commercial operations in the USA is set to result in York based medical device company Tissue Regenix reporting a half year loss of £3.4 million. Reporting its interim results for the six months ending July 31, the firm, which uses

YORK headquartered train operator Grand Central has outlined a 12-year invest plan totalling £7.8 million to improve the reliability, capacity and comfort of its services. As part of a series of roadshows at towns and cities along its routes, the

YORKSHIRE Building Society has been fined £4.1 million for mishandling mortgage customers experiencing repayment difficulties. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ruled that between October 2011 and July 2012, call handlers at Yorkshire Building

TRAFFIC on one of the main routes into York has slowed and heavy queues are in place after a two car crash this morning. The incident happened on the A1079 Hull Road, at the junction with Common Lane, at about 8.35am. One local worker said:

ARMED with a magic lantern projector, Barnsley poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan and documentary photographer Ian Beesley will tell the story of the First World War from the point of view of men who survived it and lived on to old age and a changing

A DOG which has been in the care of an animal charity for more than 200 days is still in need of a home. Gigi is a one-year-old terrier cross which staff at the Blue Cross pet charity believe may never have experienced a loving family home.

A 21-year-old man died from a head injury following an altercation in a York street, an inquest has heard. Sam Wilson, of Haxby, was walking in Haxby Road towards York with a friend in the early hours of Saturday, October 11, when they were approached

THE Archbishop of York has apologised to a York man for ‘abuse and hurt’ caused by an Anglican priest, The Press can reveal. Dr John Sentamu also revealed that poor management by the York diocese of abuse allegations in 1990 against the priest,

THE CENTENARY of a dramatic sea rescue off the Yorkshire coast will be commemorated this weekend. The Rohilla - a First World War hospital ship heading to Dunkirk - ran aground 100 years ago today in bad weather conditions a quarter of a mile off

A GREAT-GRANDFATHER from Pocklington has revealed how no fewer than six generations of his family have attended a school in the town over almost 140 years. Kenneth Durkin, of Brindlegate, spoke out after The Press reported last month how four generations

THOUSANDS of families in North Yorkshire are struggling to meet the basic costs of their children's schooling, a report has claimed. Families across Yorkshire and Humber pay £446 million a year, an average of £647 per child each year for school