YORK City beat Leeds United 1-0 in a behind-closed-doors match this afternoon. Cameron Murray's first-half goal secured victory for Russ Wilcox's men against the West Yorkshire club's development team at the Minstermen's Wigginton Road training
MASKED raiders broke into a house near York and threatened the occupants before fleeing with jewellery, cash and their car. The gang of three was wearing balaclavas and brandishing hammers and knives during the raid in Askham Richard, south west
A taxi driver has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his estranged wife's lover. Oktay Kilic, 40, of Harrogate, confronted Mark Leslie John Berney, 44, and fatally injured him with a kitchen knife. He had tracked down the
A SCHOOL master who molested ten boys, including at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, has been found guilty and is facing jail. David Lowe, 61, put pupils through years of sexual abuse while teaching at two of the country's most prestigious
A CYCLE lane plan for Monks Cross will be reconsidered by city councillors this evening after calls for a better design to keep cyclists safe. The council's cabinet will look again at the Jockey Lane cycle scheme, which was first approved on December
A famous North Yorkshire ice cream maker and parlour that was threatened with closure has been saved. Award-winning Brymor Ice Cream was facing closure after more than 30 years following the sale of the family farm, at High Jervaulx, near Leyburn
A WOMAN found dead in the River Foss has been named by police. Pensioner Florence Vokes, 66, of Stillingfleet was found near Foss Bank at 8.15pm on Wednesday after a member of the public reported seeing what they thought was a body. Detectives
A CASH machine which was pulled out of the wall by raiders armed with a forklift has been found by police. The ATM was ripped from the side of the Co-op store in Ryedale Court, Haxby, at 2.25am on Thursday before the gang fled the scene in getaway
A COUNCIL boss has outlined in more detail the steps taken to improve safety along York’s rivers following a tragic death. Steve Waddington, assistant director of housing and community safety at City of York Council, was speaking after the mother
A VOLUNTEER with commercial, retail and hospitality experience is wanted to join the board of York Theatre Royal Enterprises Ltd. There is an opportunity for a non-executive director to join York Theatre Royal Enterprises, a trading subsidiary,
PICTURESQUE scenes of North Yorkshire have gone on display. Adrienne French's collection of vibrant and seasonal canvas paintings of the county's moors and the Wolds of East Yorkshire are available for visitors to peruse at Pocklington Arts Centre
THE number of people in York phoning a debt helpline has soared by nearly a quarter in the last year. Figures from the StepChange charity show that 1,326 people in the city called their helpline in 2014, up from 1,076 in 2013. On average, those
A DRUG dealer could be a future problem in his community unless he stops the drug habit that makes his mental illness worse, York Crown Court heard. Andrew David Hutchison, 29, was caught when a police community support officer spotted him behaving
A YORK primary school has been given a boost up the Ofsted rankings after their latest report. Burton Green Primary School in Clifton has been rated good in all areas - the second highest rating - having previously been graded "satisfactory".
A POOL tournament has been staged in Selby in memory of a well known player who collapsed and died recently. John Richardson, a much-loved grandfather from Selby, died the night before his 59th birthday after collapsing in Leeds Road while walking
KNIVES and other weapons were used in more than 150 crimes in York in a year. But the latest figures indicate that the number of such incidents is falling. Details released by North Yorkshire Police showed there were 160 recorded robberies or incidents
A UNIVERSITY of York student is taking part in The City of York Triathlon to raise money for Raleigh International. Isobel Archer is taking part in the event on April 26 to support the charity which empowers young people to make a difference in
A CHEQUE for more than £16,000 has been presented to the Teenage Cancer Trust in thanks for supporting a York student with her fight against cancer. The Teenage Cancer Trust helped to fund the specialist unit for teenagers at St James' Hospital
A YORK nature reserve has been handed a grant to help clean up a nature corridor. First TransPennine Express has teamed up with the Forestry Commission to donate more than £20,000 towards tree and woodland conservation projects including a grant
THIRTEEN teams at pubs across Selby took part in the Selby Lions annual pub quiz . The team from The Wheatsheaf Inn, Burn, were crowned the winners with a score of 83 out of 100. Second was The Greyhound, Riccall, with 76. The Black Dog Inn, Camblesforth
A LANDLORD has lost his appeal against a £10,000 fine for not having a licence for his house in multiple occupation. Darren Mark Avey, 49, of Main Street, Holtby, had nine rooms for rent in a three-storey house in Paddock Chase, Heslington, charging
EIGHT people were held on suspicion of offences ranging from drug dealing to money laundering during a series of raids in Harrogate. Twenty police officers executed three warrants and searched homes in the town. Friday’s raids saw cannabis
ANTI-FRACKING campaigners have welcomed calls to suspend a controversial drilling technique in North Yorkshire. Ministers in the Environmental Audit Committee want fracking - the process of hydraulically fracturing rock to extract shale gas - to
IF you rely on benefits to help make ends meet, brace yourself. The new Universal Credit, which will replace everything from housing benefit to child tax credit, will begin to be be rolled out in York next month. But because of budget cuts, council
WE have been talking for years about how to make York more lively in the early evening. Those two hours between when the shops close and the pubs and bars start to get busy is known as the ‘teatime lull’. It is a time when the city seems to go to sleep
HEATHER CAUSNETT (Letters, January 22) raises important issues regarding the price we pay for milk and its effect on the future of dairy farming. I too heard the news last Monday, articulated first by Anne McIntosh MP, member of the environment
A HORSE lover who was left £250,000 out of pocket when her foal came down with a serious disease at a stud is to take her case before some of the UK’s top judges. Karen Watson’s foal Sidney was diagnosed with the debilitating “rattles” infection
THIS Christmas was tough on many NHS workers and their families. As a trade union representative, I wish to explain why I will be taking further industrial action on Thursday in defence of NHS pay. I want the public to understand why I feel I have
I WAS prompted to write after seeing in The Press of January 23 the list of roads due for mobile speed cameras. All the major arteries around York seemed to be on the list, with the notable exception of the A1079. I wonder if this could be because
LOOKING at the long list (The Press, January 23) of roads where North Yorkshire Police will be operating speed cameras over the next seven days, it would have been easier just to tell us where they wouldn’t be operating. Obviously they haven’t
BLIMEY! For a sports reporter I have to say Tony Kelly’s timing is a bit off (column, January 17). On the day he was having yet another go at Kevin Pieterson, Jose Mouriniho and Brendan Rogers (why him?), KP was giving a master class in batting
Footage from Libby Lane's consecration in York Minster including the objection by Reverend Paul Williamson.
HAS anybody else noticed that, when it comes to charity, it usually is the poor that give their money, and the rich that give their time? Surely it should be the other way round? No wonder charities are struggling to survive. Just a thought.
UNTIL recently I was in favour of leaving the EU, but after great thought my mind has changed. Now I favour staying. But things have certainly got to change. We pay ridiculous amounts to be in the EU and that certainly needs to be reduced.
I WAS highly amused to see the letter from June Tranmer (The Press, January 20) stating that “Jonathan Tyler of the Green party is the best choice” for the next MP for York. I would never have thought that a Green party candidate for Guildhall would
THE Conservatives who deposed the Eurosceptic Margaret Thatcher have been forced by Ukip to say that they “promise” a referendum, if re-elected and after the hopeless delaying tactic of re-negotiation. Eurosceptic Conservatives have stated that
WELL done to City of York Council for inclusion and support with the cycling Tour de Yorkshire. Now please give support to York City Knights and all the young boys and girls aged from five to early teens who have enjoyed the training /education
SO the mad scientists say it won’t be long before a third of the population shall be living to over a hundred. What, to a life in care homes or on zimmer frames or wheel chairs? Because that is what’s awaiting them as you will have to be very
I FEEL I have to write about the production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time at the Grand Opera House last Thursday. I had looked forward to this production ever since I’d heard that the London-based play was touring, having
A STUDY by academics from the University of York and two other universities has found that the poorest in society have been worst affected by the Government's tax and benefits changes. The report found that the Government's intentions that the
100 years ago BENJAMIN Stead, one of the crew of the trawler Octavia, told of the battle they had witnessed out on the North Sea. He said they were fishing on the Dogger Bank when at about 9.30am on Sunday they heard a terrific cannonading.
TRAIN bosses say more trains will run from York to London within five years, but more trains will also pass through York without stopping. Half a dozen trains a day from Newcastle to London each day without stopping under a new franchise deal,
THE 42nd Harrogate International Youth Festival will welcome music and performing arts groups from Germany and Canada this Easter and plans are being confirmed for groups from as far afield as Thailand and Kenya. Further additions are expected,
MAXINE GORDON visits the York business with bags of style. LOVERS of leather bags will know their Mulberry from their Michael Kors, but a brand closer to home is challenging the luxury market. Maxwell Scott, the brainchild of Harrogate-born
THIS Leeds venue was an intimate, but inspired choice for the vocalist Jessie J. Sunday night’s audience, comprising mainly a large contingent of 20-something women, were on great form, not only giving support act Luke James an enthusiastic and
AN aspiring young actress from York is planning the next stage of her career after being tipped for success by the arts editor of The Press. Lucy Simpson was selected as the acting discovery of 2014 by Charles Hutchinson in his look back over the
I’D TAKEN on the task of mowing the grass, something which is almost exclusively the domain of my husband. He had argued against my involvement, but didn’t feel well enough to do it himself. Having stepped into the breach, I was determined to create
TRADERS are calling for action to boost York city centre's evening economy as retailers report "disappointing" and "flat" sales. As part of a de-brief this month, York Retail Forum heard members describe Christmas trade as "okay" at best, with
THE winter chill did not stave off a sizeable audience on Saturday, but it certainly dissuaded many of them from removing their coats. Hitting the ground running in these conditions was always going to prove tricky, and Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo
A NORTH Yorkshire school played host to more than 50 businesses as part of their annual careers event. Tadcaster Grammar School hosted its annual Careers Fayre and this year combined it with a Raising Aspirations Event involving 23 universities
A 19th CENTURY malting house which is one of only a few remaining in the country is the subject of a new £1.7 million housing development in York. York-based developer Northminster has revealed plans to transform Clementhorpe Maltings, owned by
A HARROGATE mother who created an innovative new product for the baby market is in the running to receive £30,000 worth of government support as part of a national competition. Claire Mitchell's business Chillipeeps has been named as a Yorkshire
A YORK bike retailer is expanding the business's offering with the launch of a new coaching service for performance cyclists. The Giant Store York, in Lord Mayor's Walk, has recruited cycling coach Thomas Ramsey, a recent graduate of BSc Sports
FUNDING to create more than 200 jobs on the Yorkshire coast has been secured as business projects in the region win a £3.7 million cash injection. The Government funding has been allocated by the Coastal Communities Fund after it received bids
PLANS are coming together for the second annual Yorkshire Hotel Show as York prepares to welcome regional star chefs for the hospitality industry's event. A ‘Kitchen Live’ demonstration event will be held on February, 10, the first of the two day
A NORTH Yorkshire company which designs, manufactures and supplies dental implants across the world is set for expansion after securing a £1.5 million finance facility. Headquartered in Harrogate, Neoss, which has subsidiaries in Australia, Germany
WORKSHOPS to help businesses guide customers to their websites are being staged for online companies in Hambleton. The ‘Lunch and Learn’ session – Marketing – ‘How to get customers to your website’ is open to all businesses across the Hambleton
A WELL-respected journalist who was responsible for establishing Yorkshire’s regional news programme, Look North, has died aged 81. Bill Greaves was editor of Look North when the programme began broadcasting under in 1968, based in an old church
A YORK academic has unearthed a possible 1940 Nazi plot to capture King George VI. York-based English Heritage military specialist Roger Thomas found a file in the public records office at Kew showing that Germans appeared to have built a network
York Theatre Royal has launched a campaign to raise £500,000 to help pay for its biggest upgrade in 50 years. Today, The Press publishes the latest in an occasional series of columns by writers explaining what the theatre means to them. IN 1933
SPECIALIST benefits staff will have to manage the switch to the new Universal Credit benefit with a decreasing budget, and fears have been raised about whether the authority will be able to keep hold of enough experienced staff to manage the major
A STREET drinker who pulled the head off a live pigeon in public has avoided being subject to a new form of court control. A district judge refused to make a court order aimed at curbing Desmond Ambrose Wassell's drunken behaviour which, said prosecutor
YORK City will wait for as long as it takes to bring Diego De Girolamo back to Bootham Crescent. It had been hoped that the Sheffield United striker would return for a third loan spell with the Minstermen following Saturday's FA Cup clash against
THE challenge for the York Minster Engineering Football League reserve ‘A’ crown gathered in intensity. All four contenders for the title won to tighten the pressure. Leaders Dringhouses gained a comfortable 5-1 victory over Tadcaster Magnets
ADAM LYTH has signed a three-year contract extension to stay at Yorkshire until at least December 2018. The England Lions left-handed opener scored 1,489 LV= County Championship runs in last season's title success, and he said: "I am delighted
CITY of York Athletic Club sprinter Richard Buck is looking to make amends for an injury-ravaged 2014 season by targeting this year’s outdoor schedule. Buck – who was part of the Great Britain squad at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games – won gold
ALEX COCKRAM bagged four goals as City of York Hockey Club men's I trounced Newcastle University I 7-1 in North League division one. The Huntington School-based club extended their unbeaten run to 15 games and pulled 11 points clear of their promotion
CAROLE Layne gamed in 20 darts to put visitors Tramways 'A' on level terms at Severus 'A'. Jo Hodges and Sue Lowery had given the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one visitors a good foundation. However, Steph Barker, Glynnis
