1) THE Selby bonfire has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns, but the fireworks display will still take place. The fireworks display will be held in Scott Road, with gates open at 6pm. Displays take place at 7pm and 7.30pm. 2)
York poet Oz Hardwick’s new anthology is full of ‘in between’ places. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. YORK sewage works have perhaps never featured in a poem before. Oz Hardwick, determined to go where no one has so far dared to tread, puts that omission
IF YOU'RE Yorkshire born and bred, you may have more German blood in you than you think. David Palliser, the York-based medieval scholar, doesn't say this outright in his new book Medieval York. But it's implied in his discussion about what happened
GAVIN AITCHISON drops in on a familiar York pub which has changed its name and some other things. WHAT'S in a name? It depends who you ask. For many drinkers, a pub's name is immaterial, so long as the beer inside is bright and the welcome warm
MAXINE GORDON gets in the mood for a “healthy” afternoon tea. WHAT’S healthy about afternoon tea, you might ask? Sarnies, cream scones and a plate of mini-cakes and puds are surely the sworn enemy of the food police. Which is why I was intrigued
To Øl is a Danish cuckoo brewery that has, among other things, a fantastic array of beer names (ranging from baffling to irreverent, but always entertaining), a large portfolio of beers, and a staggeringly high degree of consistency – more than can
MAXINE GORDON concocts a curry to remember. WARM, spicy and comforting, this curry is easy to make and really packs flavour. I learned the method years ago while doing a feature on curry-making at the Bengal Brasserie in York. They called it
Don’t ask MIKE TIPPING to recommend any wine for bonfire night. The three he suggests here are far too good to accompany carbonised sausages. DO NOT expect any fireworks from me. It may be Guy Fawkes night on Wednesday, but I am not going to burden
Often over-hyped, but never overrated, the Riviera is perhaps the most glamorous place on Earth. MATT CLARK travelled its length from France to Italy and today continues with the stretch from Cannes to Menton. TGV time again. Normally any excuse
GEORGE WILKINSON sets off from Ralph Cross high on the moors. Thoughts of history are soon diverted by the distractions of a colourful shoot. RALPH CROSS stands high on the moors where valleys lead down to the north and to the south; Rosedale was
GINA PARKINSON tidies, trims and enjoys the autumn bounty of the mophead hydrangea. THERE’S a lot of cutting back being done in our gardens at the moment. Final hedge trimming, perennial pruning and shrub tidying all helps to make the outside look
ON-LOAN goalkeeper Alex Cisak has no intention of surrendering his place between the York City sticks to the long-serving Michael Ingham. Cisak, 25, made his Minstermen debut during last weekend’s 1-1 home draw against Mansfield following his arrival
YORK City trio Keith Lowe, Russell Penn and Luke Summerfield deserve a “nice welcome” on their return to Cheltenham today. So declared Robins manager Mark Yates as they prepared to host the Minstermen at Whaddon Road in Sky Bet League Two.
SHANGHAI continued to bring more low woe for York golfer Simon Dyson. The world number 109 improved on his opening round three-over-par 75 score when he carded a level-par 72 in the BMW Masters at the Lake Malaren course in China’s most populous
MICHAEL Coulson and Russell Penn have joined Femi Ilesanmi at the top of The Press Player of the Year leaderboard. The trio are locked together on 11 points with Coulson earning three as our man of the match during last weekend's 1-1 home draw
IT is an image that can't fail to tug on the heart-strings of any York City fan. Breaking down in the sheer despair of the Minstermen's relegation, Martin Garratt trudges off the Maine Road pitch after his team were humbled 4-0 at Manchester City
NEW boss James Ford says he is delighted with the make-up of his York City Knights squad as it now stands - yet insists recruitment is far from over. Ford has stressed they still want to bolster certain areas - he has already said a half-back is
HEWORTH ARLC officially have one of the best playing surfaces throughout rugby league, thanks to Rod Skelton. Skelton was named Groundsman of the Year at the awards ceremony held as part of the Super League Grand Final celebrations. Heworth's
A NEW go-to generation is on the upswing at Fulford Golf Club. And that should ensure a fresh chapter of success in the area’s junior golf calendar as that which has been enjoyed for the last few decades. Andy Robson is the new junior co-ordinator
SILVINIACO CONTI, winner of the Charlie Hall Chase two years ago, can turn back the clock at Wetherby this afternoon and complete a notable double in the first major test of the season for high-class performers over the major obstacles. Trained
ALEX LEES expects Yorkshire’s production line to carry on feeding England in the years to come after seven of the current first-team squad were handed Lions call-ups earlier this week. The 21-year-old opening batsman will travel to South Africa
RICKY GREENING grabbed the winning goal as the Scarborough and District League representative side beat their York Minster Engineering League counterparts 3-2. A chip by Greening settled matters after York had twice forged ahead in the clash at
THE 2015 City of York Triathlon will be staged at the York Sport Village on Sunday, April 26. The event is returning to the Minster city following this year’s highly successful launch event and organisers UK Triathlon said that the Jane Tomlinson
A FORMER Olympian is to become the patron of a York cycling club. Matt Stephens, the former Olympian, British National Road Race Champion and Grand Tour cyclist, has agreed to be patron of York Rouleurs Cycle Club. Stephens said: “I am really
TWO extremely driven sports-men from these fair isles could find their current surges for world domination unhinged as their respective quests reach their conclusion. Lewis Hamilton leads F1 drivers' championship by 17 points with just three races
AN investigation into emergency care and breast cancer referral times has closed at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Monitor, the Foundation Trust regulator, said it is closing its formal investigation, as it said improvements have
A FUNDRAISING driving instructor is offering people the chance to write on her car for Children In Need. Trudi Black, from Haxby, is taking part in The Big Learner Relay for the national charity on Tuesday, which will see thousands of driving instructors
A GROUNDBREAKING comedian will visit Selby this month for a one-off show. Tim Brooke-Taylor was president of Cambridge Footlights and worked with John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Bill Oddie, with whom he later formed The Goodies. He has been
THE University of York has been compared to a 19th century mill owner after threatening to withhold all pay from staff taking part in industrial action short of a strike. The University and College Union (UCU) has called the action in response
STREET artists have been creating art installations at York Minster this half term break. Following the success of last October’s giant live spray painting displays, street artists Inkie and CBloxx returned to the gothic cathedral this week to
AN ESCAPOLOGIST launched a Hallowe'en bid last night to outdo Houdini by escaping from Dick Turpin's cell at York's Castle Museum. Escape artist Weasel Dandaw took on the challenge in the condemned call where the notorious highwayman is said to
A UNIVERSITY of York scientist has won a major award from the Society for General Microbiology. Professor Mike Brockhurst, of the Department of Biology, won the Fleming Prize which is presented to early career scientists who have achieved an outstanding
A TALENTED former York City footballer whose life spiralled into drink-fuelled difficulties has died, aged just 34. Former York City stars and the club have paid tribute to Martin Garratt, whom they described as a 'real talent,' hard-working in
A WOMAN was physically assaulted on a train between York and Scarborough. British Transport Police said a man was verbally abusing a woman he was travelling with on the 8.35pm service at just after 9.30pm on Thursday, October 16, before he attacked
IMMIGRATION officers have prevented a man from returning to York to be sentenced for hitting a two-year-old child in the city. Yingtao He, 35, went to China after pleading guilty to the offence and he tried to return to England to face justice
NEW charging points for electric-powered vehicles have been installed in Bridlington by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The two charging points are located in the Palace car park in Quay Road, and have been co-funded by the council and Bridlington
RESIDENTS have been urged to take care at bonfire events this weekend by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Every year paramedics deal with patients who have firework and bonfire-related injuries, and expect this year will be no exception. Dr
THE closure of Manchester Airport’s railway station will be “an absolute nightmare”, a York travel agent has warned. One platform at the station will close on Sunday, January 11, with the remaining two closing the following Saturday. All three
A MAN acquitted of rape has been told to stay away from his alleged victim and another prosecution witness. The jury at York Crown Court took half-an-hour to return their unanimous verdict of not guilty at the end of the five-day trial. John
POLICE have warned visitors to Harrogate after a 'cash trapping' device was found on ATM s in the town. The plastic devices are fitted to the slot where money comes out, and traps the cash on a sticky pad in the device to prevent it from being
A HOUSEBOUND pensioner was thrilled after three young people redecorated her York home through a new scheme launched by a youth homelessness charity and City of York Council. The initiative, dubbed Enable, is designed to bring together older people
PEOPLE in the East Riding are being asked to give their views on transport in the area, to help create a transport plan for the next 14 years. All local transport authorities outside London have to produce a Local Transport Plan (LTP) setting out
THE Royal British Legion is preparing for its Festival of Remembrance at York Barbican tomorrow evening, which will feature chart-topping soprano Rebecca Newman. Rebecca, who has been dubbed The People's Soprano, will sing The Nightingale Sang
A NEW exhibition featuring the sculptural work of Rafael Perez is on at the University of York’s Norman Rea Gallery. Curated by students Eleanor Nicklin and Alice Lawrence, The Way it Felt will feature a mixture of Perez’s wall works and installation
THERE will be an extra garden waste collection for homes in York, after a mild autumn and a plea from opposition councillors. The city council has announced a further collection round will happen in January, after the scheduled waste collections
A SPECIAL exhibition held by Year 13 students at Tadcaster Grammar School was a culmination of hard work and an opportunity to show off the fruits of their labour. The Sixth Form students had been exploring a wide range of subjects since last October
CITY of York Council has revealed that it turned down only one of its own planning applications in the past five years. The authority said that out of 134 applications it submitted to itself, 110 were approved, one - an advert application - was
POPULAR York Pilates instructor Grace Hucey has died after a long and brave fight against cancer. Friends and family from across the country will gather in York to remember Grace in a celebration of her life - followed by dancing. Raised in
COLLINS Dictionary defines the word enable as a verb (transitive), to provide someone with adequate means, opportunity, or authority to do something, or to make possible. So it's rather a good name for a new scheme in York that brings together
YESTERDAY was Britain's warmest ever Hallowe'en and nine out of the ten months this year have seen above-average mean temperatures. No wonder leaves are still on the trees. So it seems a bit daft that next Friday was going to be the last green
PAUL ABBOTT of Ukip has again shown us that his party is not prepared to let accuracy or specific policy proposals get in the way of vote-seeking. Find areas of national or local dissent, exaggerate and lie to make it seem worse and then find someone
THE letter from Paul Abbott, (The Press, October 22), is factually incorrect. He states when expounding on Ukip that if you vote Ukip, you get what you vote for. If that is the case, how come his party leader has just signed up in the European
PAUL ABBOTT, the Secretary of Ukip York branch, asked how much York is spending on cycle facilities (Letters, October 28). His tone was critical. I hope Paul is really asking how little we spend, and that he agrees we should be increasing spending
COUNCILLOR James Alexander, current leader of York city council, should watch his back, offering to be “openly transparent, willing to listen to opposing views” is totally contrary to the doctrine of socialism. Peter Rickaby, West Park, Selby.
THE concerns of Naburn residents faced with the prospect of a gypsy and traveller site at Acres Farm, Naburn are perfectly understandable (The Press, October 27). However, City of York Council could help in allaying those concerns and provide a
THE long-awaited withdrawal of British and American forces from Afghanistan has been completed, except for a few hundred troops who will assist in ongoing the training of the Afghan Forces of police and army, who have taken over the task of holding
WITH reference to your report headlined “Anger at decision to release police killer” (The Press, October 23), Harry Roberts will long stay in my memory. He was one of a trio of career criminals who, on that fateful day in 1966, executed three police
OVER the past 30 years, York St John University has spread over a such a great area and taken over a number of redundant buildings to the east of its main buildings on Lord Mayor’s Walk , including the old hospital on Haxby Road and the Grange on Huntington
I FEEL for the frustrated gentleman expressing his annoyance at the counter service he received during a visit to the post office (Letters, October 9). On the rare occasion I purchase a stamp there, I am also questioned about my phone/insurance
100 years ago The “Telegraaf” had learned from Sluis that the thunder of guns had been heard in the town all of the previous day, indicating that the battle was continuing along the whole front. The presence of British troops at Passchendaele
SHEFFIELD'S man of soul, Paul Carrack, is off on his never-ending travels again, this time in support of a Best Of compilation packaged expressly for supermarkets at a fiver. The intention is to tempt the occasional dabbler in a single to go for
A NEW counsellor has been appointed at York Hospital to help people cope with the psychological impact of cancer. Abigail Manzira is a specialist Macmillan cancer counsellor who helps people who have finished cancer treatment and are struggling
POLICE have released this image of a man they want to speak to over the theft of a charity collection box. The box and its contents belong to the Special Needs Activities and Play Provision for York charity (SNAPPY), and were stolen from Candy
A MULTI-STOREY car park has never been as eye-catching at the one at York Hospital just now. A new art exhibition uses the outside of the car park to display a selection of banners commissioned by City of York Council to be hung on the city walls
A SELBY councillor has criticised the authority over its lack of land for development. Councillor and Labour leader Steve Shaw-Wright said Selby District Council did not have a five-year supply of development land, which a report in June said meant
A FUNDRAISING event held at York’s Monks Cross shopping park helped to raise £181 for the York Cats Protection. With Halloween just around the corner the York Cats Protection used the event to ask people to ignore old superstitions that black cats
YORK climber Hamish McArthur is in top form as he counts down to the British Youth Open. The Open in Sheffield on November 29 is a selection competition for the 2015 British climbing team and 11-year-old McArthur is hoping to retain his place.
YORK Acorn ARLC Under-16s are the new Yorkshire Junior League division three champions. The young Blue and Golds sealed their success with a defence-dominated 12-4 victory in a winner-takes-all match at title rivals Lock Lane. It meant the
A LOUD Yorkshire character is set to grace the silver screen in an upcoming big-budget film. Bridlington town crier David Hinde, who was named the loudest ever last year, has been chosen as an extra for a scene in the upcoming Dad's Army remake
THE National Railway Museum is appealing for the nation’s memories of the train which carried Winston Churchill to his funeral 50 years ago next year. The York museum, which is preparing for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the wartime leader
A PIONEERING research centre at the University of York has been awarded a further £1 million by the WellcomeTrust. The Centre for Chronic Diseases and Disorders (C2D2) was established in 2011 as an institution-wide 'virtual centre' for coordinating
RAMPANT Elmpark romped to a 10-2 victory at York RI in round two of the York FA Under-13s Junior Minor Cup. Tadcaster Magnets Blues hit eight goals without reply at Pocklington Town. Manni Denobriga scored a hat-trick and Henry Copley netted
WITH less than four months before the new Selby Leisure Centre is due to open to the public, images of its progress have been released. The multi-million pound Abbey Leisure Centre in Scott Road burned down in February 2013, and teams from Wates
CONTROVERSIAL plans to close the Castlegate youth advice centre and move its services into council HQ have been stopped in their tracks after a campaign to save the site. Councillors last night voted to reject a decision made by their senior colleagues
HUNTINGTON top League B in the York Primary Football Leagues after thumping victories over AYJS and Hob Moor. The former were dispatched 6-2, consolation goals for AYJS from Max Coxon and Alfie Willis, while Hob Moor were thrashed 5-0. Huntington
A LANDMARK girls' football session has been staged at York City’s Wigginton Road training base. Girls and boys aged between 12 and 16 held an organised mixed training session for the first time on a Football Association-sanctioned basis. The
YORK City Football Club's Foundation will host coaching courses at eight different venues throughout the autumn and winter months. Bootham Crescent, Riccall's Regen Centre, Selby High School, Tadcaster Leisure Centre, York College Sports Hall,
YAPHAM Cricket Club Under-13s team have won the 2014 CMJ Spirit of Cricket Boys’ Award. The initiative was created by Marylebone Cricket Club and the BBC in memory of former MCC president and BBC Test Match Special commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins
WILBERFOSS Under-15s went top of the City of York Girls’ Football League with a 6-0 victory at Copmanthorpe. The scorers were player of the match Alex Harvey, Ellie Whytock, Kirsten Wright, Syd Greening and Jess Wills (2)
THORPE Willoughby Beavers visited Selby Bowling Club to experience how disabled people play bowls. The exercise was designed to gain information for the Beavers' disability badge, for which they must learn how disabled people overcome their disabilities
FIREFIGHTERS were called out after a member of the public reported seeing smoke shooting six feet into the air from a grass verge at Harlow Carr, Harrogate, which appeared to be moving, and smelling a strong smell of sulphur on Thursday. Crews
