MUMFORD & Sons are to headline this summer's Leeds Festival at Bramham Park. They are the second main-stage headline act to be announced for the August 28 to 30 event, joining the already booked American metal behemoths Metallica. Both
A CITY-CENTRE nightclub is bidding to stay open until 6am after York racedays and until 5am every other night. Mansion, in Micklegate, says York needs a quality late-night venue and says it cannot lure the best acts unless it can stay open for
DETECTIVES are questioning a man arrested near York over the murder of a woman in an hotel. The woman was found dead in a room at the Ibis Hotel in Osborne Street, Hull, just after 1pm on Sunday. Humberside Police have launched a murder inquiry
Tucked away in The Press archives is a folder of old photographs of Pavement. Some of them are so worn and faded as to be scarcely usable: others, however, provide a fascinating glimpse back through time into the history of this street. Hidden
A befriending scheme to help people rebuild their confidence and recover from mental health difficulties has proved highly successful. Kate Liptrot meets two friends who are among its many success stories. FOR 23-year-old Rebecca McGrory, life
THOUSANDS of people are preparing to support the British Heart Foundation's Wear It, Beat It campaign by dressing in red this Friday and helping to fund life-saving research. In a bid to encourage others to get involved and join the fight against
Mary Sweeting gives us her take on the classic Bircher muesli breakfast. The whole concept of this dairy free Bircher is that you put it together the night before you eat it, so on waking it's good to go. This gives the coconut milk time to
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox is not expecting any arrivals or departures before the transfer window closes at 11pm tonight. Wilcox was watching Leeds United under 21s take on Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon but not with a view to recruiting a
Tuning into national media with stories of an NHS in crisis, horrendous waits in Accident and Emergency departments, Hospitals on red alert and ever longer waits to see a GP, you might think there’s never been a worse time to work in the NHS. However
A sumptuous new book takes an artist’s-eye view of York and its finest buildings and streets. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. WHEN you were out and about in the centre of York in 2012 and 2013, you might have noticed a scholarly-looking man with a sketchbook
YORKSHIRE theatre company Red Ladder are to mount a month-long tour of their first ever family show, the world premiere of John Ward's musical adaptation of Nicobobinus. Red Ladder have teamed up with Ward's company, DumbWise, to present an epic
IT depends on your point of view, of course, but February marks the most sugar coated, saccharine-sweet time of the year. And you either embrace it with all the ardour of a loved-up paramour or treat it rather like Ebenezer did Christmas. On the
A BUSINESSMAN who has been a director of several companies in the York area has been banned from driving. Michael Paul Croston, 46, of Malvern Avenue, Acomb, admitted drink-driving in Shipton Road, York, in a Mercedes on November 21. He was
A PLASTIC bottle manufacturer near Selby has been bought by a rival firm a year after being rescued out of administration. A total of 140 jobs at the Sherburn-in-Elmet factory were saved last year when Constar UK was taken over by Sherburn Acquisitions
A NORTH Yorkshire tax specialist has been awarded an international industry award after just two years in business. Harrogate-based Independent Tax and Forensic Services LLP, which is headed by former tax men Gary Brothers and Stephen Outhwaite
York-based Great Rail Journeys has opened a new customer departure office at St Pancras Station in London. The company, which specialises in holidays by rail, has taken a unit at the station on a five-year lease deal. Langleys Solicitors in
THE introduction of auto-enrolment legislation has seen a York accountancy firm's payroll portfolio double. Garbutt & Elliott, based in Monks Cross, has reported a rise in the number of companies on its payroll books from 160 in 2011 to 320
ONE of the superstars in Super League has called on the powers that be to “make sure there’s a good future” for York City Knights. Former England, Great Britain and NRL ace Gareth Ellis, now the captain at Hull FC, counts York as his first professional
LEEDS United striker Billy Sharp came off the bench to clinch a dramatic 2-1 victory at Huddersfield in a Sky Bet Championship match overshadowed by a serious head injury to Town defender Tommy Smith. Sharp, linked with a loan move to Ipswich,
SCARBOROUGH Athletic stepped up their Evo-Stik League division one north promotion challenge with a 3-2 win at Burscough. The fourth-placed Seadogs forged ahead through Tom Corner on ten minutes and Matty Plummer added a second on the half hour
SECOND-PLACED Riccall United gave Wigginton Grasshoppers a lesson in finishing as they won 4-1 in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division. The weather put a stop to many of the day's fixtures, but the Riccall clash was one
KIRKBYMOORSIDE assumed control at the top of York Minster Engineering Football League division three with a 5-0 win at Selby RSSC. The victory put them level on points with Civil Service and they enjoy the significant luxury of five games in hand
CITY of York Athletic Club duo Tom Somers and Scott Lincoln were in golden form for Great Britain in Vienna. Lincoln won the shot put at the indoor event with a lifetime best throw of 17.79 metres, strengthening his grip on the number one spot
MALTON & Norton RUFC were forced to dig deep as they clinched their 14th successive victory in Yorkshire One with a last minute penalty. Lowly Old Brodleians made the hosts fight all the way for an 18-15 triumph at The Gannock, but the Malton
A SUPERB forward display laid the foundations for Selby RUFC's 18-8 win at Bridlington in Yorkshire One. The Swans pack was boosted by the return of flanker Robert Taylor, an ex-Selby captain who is back at Sandhill Lane after spending several
YORK RI RUFC gained a bonus point victory over Knaresborough in Yorkshire Four at New Lane. The home side's 24-3 victory included four tries as they remained in contention for a second-placed finish in the division. After six minutes, Andy
POCKLINGTON RUFC snatched a dramatic 12-10 North One East victory over Dinnington with a try from the last move of the match. Pock had a dominant set piece that continually marched Dinnington back at lineouts and scrums, but they were unable to
YORK'S St Leonard’s Hospice celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and is offering people chance to enjoy 1930s-style luxury travel on a specially-chartered railway adventure, complete with fine food, entertainment and a firework display to mark
THE sky above York Hospital will be glow red to promote healthy hearts and the British Heart Foundation’s ‘Wear it beat it’ awareness campaign. The move follows the success of the ‘Purple lights of hope’ for pancreatic cancer awareness month in
MORE than 500 families across England's biggest county could face bills of hundreds of pounds to get their children to school. To save money in the face of Government budget cuts, North Yorkshire County Council is looking to stop current bus fare
PUPILS and staff at a York primary school are celebrating after being named one of the most improved in the country. Heworth CE School has received praise from Government Minster David Laws for being among the top 100 performing schools in the
THE Lord Mayor of York dropped in to a York junior school to open a new wing. Cllr Ian Gillies was at Bootham Junior School to officially open a new extension with additional teaching rooms, music rooms and an extended IT suite. Parents, friends
PROPOSALS for a travellers’ site outside City of York Council’s HQ are set to be turned down by planners – as are separate bids for a “monument to mismanagement” statue nearby. Last autumn, Independent Osbaldwick councillor Mark Warters submitted
IT is a rare menu where starters whet appetites as much as the main course or dessert. But Tim Hornsby assembled just such a Michelin-starred menu to celebrate Independent Venues Week for £5 a ticket. Toby Burras’s Unfinished Drawings opened the
STAGE adaptations of classic Roald Dahl books will be performed by children as part of a theatre project that gives arts opportunities to young people with disabilities and special needs. Fuse Theatre which is an inclusive youth theatre project
THERE have been repeated warnings over the last year or so that Bootham Park, the elegant Georgian building that houses York’s main psychiatric mental hospital, isn’t up to the job of providing 21st-century mental health care. Among other risks
WASTED food seems to be a worry of our age. How can it be right for perfectly serviceable food to be discarded when there are still people in need? How can it make sense for supermarkets and others to throw away food while there are people who
I READ with interest the article regarding congestion in our city (The Press, January 28). Could I possibly save the council the £161,000 it is considering paying for a “body” to come in and sort this out for them. If they opened all the roads
IT IS disappointing that Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors seem to be trying to block the proposed congestion commission. Everyone knows that York is facing a crisis over congestion. The amount of road space in our ancient city
YOUR January 28 report on delays to the planned congestion commission was triggered by a report of the Cabinet Member for Transport. This gave a progress report to the economic and city development overview and scrutiny committee of the ways that
WITH reference to Malcolm Dove’s letter of January 27, is he too young to remember that the A1 used to have an alternating third lane for overtaking (especially around the Grantham/Peterborough area)? This was abolished as drivers did not take
The next meeting of the York Haematology Support Group for patients, families, carers and friends dealing with blood cancers will be on Thursday 5 February at 7pm at Huntington Working Mens Club. The guest speaker will be Andy Wilson from Cancer
IN REPLY to S McClaren (Letters, January 28), the council is not building on the old Civil Service site, but the owner of the land has submitted an application which must be considered under planning law. With regard to traffic, access and schools
IT WAS pleasing to read that the recycling system was working well' in the letter of January 22 from Geoff Derham, Head of Waste at City of York Council. In reply to a column by Sue Nelson, Mr Derham was stated that we are now recycling 43.63 per
CAN I thank you on behalf of the family for your article about the death of my great uncle and former The Press photographer, Jim ‘Mitch’ Mitchinson (The Press, January 19). I searched the internet, more in hope than expectation, looking for an
ON BEHALF of Minster Lions Club of York, I would like to sincerely thank the people of York, together with the thousands of visitors from all over the UK and the rest of the world, who donated to our Christmas appeal with Rocking Rudolph. This
LUXURY executive houses and retirement complexes for our older citizens are springing up all over the Thirsk and Malton constituency. But where are the starter homes needed by our young people and those on lower incomes? The housing associations
THE Second World War ran between 1939 and 1945. There would be huge amounts of reports raised into everything from, gas-masks for babies the construction of airfields, building ships, tanks, aircraft and to the deployment of troops. At the
100 years ago Rumours had reached London the previous night that Zeppelins were on their way to the Metropolis, but exhaustive inquiries elicited that these rumours were without foundation. Special constables were called out, railway stations
A MAJOR investigation was launched after a 74-year-old York woman was found hanging at Bootham Park Hospital, it has emerged. The patient died suddenly and was found by staff at the mental health hospital, described by inspectors as not fit for
A FEARLESS York schoolboy has become one of the youngest ever qualified glider pilots in the UK, after taking to the skies just days after his 14th birthday. Owen Glew headed skyward on his own for the first time on Friday, just two days after
THE director of a haulage company has been disqualified from being a director for 11 years after causing the company to submit false VAT and PAYE/NIC returns to HMRC. Geoffrey Munford, 76, has signed a disqualification undertaking after an investigation
TRADERS in York's Fossgate have told of their frustration after discovering its revamp is facing further delays. City of York Council says it needs to review key issues surrounding the regeneration project - aimed at making the street more pedestrian
A HOSPITAL has apologised to the family of a York schoolboy who died after serious errors were made during heart surgery. Bradley Brough, 11, from Upper Poppleton, died following three operations in two days at Leeds General Infirmary in 2010.
THE FORMER boss of a homeless service is using her experience to set up an ambitious cafe for the vulnerable. Steph Brodie parted ways with Never Give Up - which runs under the umbrella of St Michael Le Belfrey Church - in December, but quickly
VILLAGERS blighted by frequent flooding problems are invited to a public meeting next Monday. The South Milford Against Flooding group was set up after the village was badly hit twice last year, following on from previous deluges in 2000 and 2007
It was strictly come cha cha cha when TV dancer Robin Windsor waltzed into York for a series of workshops. The professional dancer and star from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing visited York Dance Works to pass on some of his expertise. Dancers
A COUPLE who allegedly stole treasured toys and jewellery from graves have denied the charges. Families were devastated to learn sentimental items, including those where a baby had been buried, had allegedly been removed when they arrived to pay
AN old red telephone box could be turned into a life-saving station, under new plans by villagers. Burton Salmon Parish Council is looking into buying the Main Street box from BT, and placing a defibrillator unit in it. A recent demonstration
A MAN who is a danger to women has been jailed for his latest campaign to make an ex-partner’s life a misery. Christopher Stephen Bell, 35, threw his latest victim to the ground outside her friend’s flat, injuring her hand, and sent her 160 messages
