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YORK City chief Russ Wilcox left Shrewsbury with “great hope for the future” despite losing 1-0 to the Sky Bet League Two title hopefuls. Mark Ellis’s 13th-minute header proved the difference between the two sides but Wilcox was greatly encouraged

THE Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service this afternoon to help an injured mountain biker in Dalby Forest, near Pickering. A team spokesman said the male cyclist had suffered lacerations

A 63-YEAR-OLD woman who was trapped in her car after an accident in North Yorkshire was cut free by firefighters and taken to hospital, suffering from chest, back and spinal injuries. The collision between a van and a car happened at 1.45pm this

A DETERMINED second-half display by York City proved fruitless against Mickey Mellon’s promotion-chasing Shrewsbury side in a 1-0 defeat. But there were further seeds of optimism at the New Meadow against a team that have only been beaten by Chelsea

DETECTIVES investigating an alleged sexual assault at a North Yorkshire nature reserve say their investigation has ended. North Yorkshire Police said they received reports of an assault on a woman at the Quarry Moor Nature Reserve in Ripon at the

GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of hellebores. HELLEBORES make their mark in our gardens at this time of year with lovely Christmas and Lenten roses and the lime-green flowers of Helleborus foetidus and argutifolius. Lenten roses or Helleborus

So this is where it all began. One of the greatest and most popular movements in art started here among the half-timbered houses and by the picturesque harbour of Honfleur, when a teenage Claude Monet was invited by local artist Eugene Roudin to come

Yorkshire has some great amateur wildlife photographers, as the winners of this year's Yorkshire Wildlife Trust wildlife photography competition reveal, says STEPHEN LEWIS. And if you think you can do better, the Trust will be repeating the competition

WE know Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley from Annie Get Your Gun, the Irving Berlin musical with Betty Hutton and Howard Keel in the 1950 film version. Little Sure Shot has another shot at it in writer/composer Lucy Rivers new play with music

BAD Seed Brewery, based in Malton, have been a regular fixture since their opening in late 2013, and deservedly so. From brewing a range of imaginative collaborations, including their recent Belgian Rose ale with Northern Alchemy, to working with

GAVIN AITCHISON reports on some radical ingredients in upcoming releases from York Brewery. WHEN even the reliable, steady brewers have torn up the rule book, you know times have truly changed. Make no mistake, the experimentation of the craft

MAXINE GORDON suggests a two-in-one meal with butternut squash and chickpeas.  LEFTOVERS are great, but turning them into something different altogether is even better. Like when you make meatballs from leftover roast pork or beef, or a casserole

This week, MIKE TIPPING reconsiders the appeal of jammy reds and finds three to his liking. THERE'S a thin red line that divides jammy and not jammy when describing wine. However, I swear I come across far fewer truly jammy reds than I used to.

LOCAL poets Don Walls and Anneliese Emmans Dean will be joining the string quartet from the York Music Centre for an evening of live music and poetry at York central library to mark World Book Night on Thursday. There will also be a chance to meet

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys the signs of spring at Cropton. CROPTON means hilltop settlement in Saxon. The village has an old well at the top of its splendid, wide and virtually only street. The well was 300 feet deep which begs the question, why settle

JAMES FORD has refused to contemplate which of Super League's big guns he would prefer York City Knights to be drawn against in a potential Challenge Cup sixth-round money-spinner - saying they have a job on to negotiate round five first. The Knights

CAPTAIN Russell Penn has revealed that a soul-searching group chat last month proved the turning point of York City’s season. The Minstermen held an inquest into the club’s fortunes after the 1-0 home defeat to Bury left the club hovering above

HOMELESS York City Knights' uncertain future is back in the spotlight a week before their first home fixture of the League One season after one of their new directors quit saying community stadium terms offered by City of York Council left them "losing

MICK RAMSDEN made a very salient point this week when asked about the memorable over-35s charity match between Heworth and New Earswick All Blacks. “It shows how popular, proud and important amateur rugby league and rugby league in general can

Andrew Gale is hoping to buck a personal trend of recent summers by getting some early runs on the board when he returns to action as Yorkshire captain against Nottinghamshire tomorrow. Captain Gale retakes his place in the Yorkshire side having

THE winners of the 2015 Active York Sports Awards will be unveiled tonight at a presentation dinner at the University of York. Sporting achievement in the city will be recognised at the dinner in the Roger Kirk Centre on the Heslington campus,

THERE'S a blaze of yellow around York - and it's not simply the spring burst of daffodils cascading down the embankment of the city's iconic walls. Yet more of the golden hue is provided by the judicious stationing of bicycles around York, no doubt

SIXTY York College students were honoured for achieving excellence at a 'Crafting Skills in Construction’ ceremony. Students were recognised for their accomplishments in carpentry and joinery, brickwork, plastering, stonemasonry, professional and

AN AVIVA worker has completed a gruelling 155-mile foot race across the Sahara Desert in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research. Former professional rugby player Brian Gabriel was back working at the company's York base in Wellington Row yesterday less

A PERSONAL trainer from Tadcaster is part of the 25-man British team that will take on the world's toughest road ultramarathon this autumn. Jon Steele, 41, will compete in the Spartathlon, a 153-mile, 36-hour race from Athens to Sparta on September

PREPARATIONS are under way for the Lord Mayor of York’s Charity Golf Day. Pike Hills Golf Club is due to host more than 200 golfers on Friday, April 24, at an event expected to raise £4,000 for the Lord Mayor’s charities. This year, the charities

STEAM buffs should head to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after it launched its spring steam gala. The gala, which runs for the rest of this weekend and also from next Friday to Sunday, is expected to involved eight engines in steam. There

YORK women are being sought for the inaugural Miss North Yorkshire competition. The contest, which is being run in association with Candlelighters, Yorkshire's children's cancer charity, has its grand final at Riverside Farm, Skelton, near York

A YORK school is targeting a double after being nominated in two national awards ceremonies. York Steiner School in Fulford Cross has been shortlisted for 'Creative School of the Year' in the TES Schools Awards. And Fiona Dudley is in the running

A GROUP of York traders have come together to clean up the street outside their shops. Traders from Stonegate, together with street performer Purpleman, were unhappy with the mess left on the road so joined together to sweep up the rubbish.

STEVE Beck was one of those larger-than-life figures who give so much back. As both chairman of York City FC and chairman of the club’s Supporters’ Trust, he played a key role in the Minstermen’s survival in the dark days after the departures of Douglas

BARRIERS and warning lights at level crossings are there for a reason. To save lives. So we have just three words for those idiots who try to save a few seconds by crossing the tracks as a train approaches: don't do it. In the past year there

I AM writing to express disappointment at recent news that after the much needed refurbishment of York Art Gallery, access will no longer be free for public viewing. As a public arts space in the heart of one of Yorkshire’s major cities I believe

EVERY week when I shop in the city centre I am absolutely disgusted with the state of the streets – cigarette butts, spillage and bits of food everywhere. Why isn’t it cleaned? All the money spent on King’s Square, which I don’t think was needed

MY heart is running over with gratitude. The Prime Minister has pledged that his party will cap the cost of regulated rail fares at the rate of inflation. As The Press reported on Tuesday, April 14, that inflation is about to turn into zero, how

If the Conservatives end up being the largest party after the election, although they would never admit it, they should give a huge thank you to Ukip. The Tories’ drift to the centre ground, or even a slight tilt to the left under David Cameron

LOCAL Ukip mouthpiece Keith Anderson challenges me to name any BBC employees associated with the right, other than those whom I mentioned in my original letter defending the organisation against allegations of left-wing bias. Perhaps I should have

HOME care works on paper, but not in reality. Some friends in their late 80s, neither of whom are very fit, have carers for which they pay handsomely. The gentleman is supposed to have a carer at 9am for an allocated half an hour and a 15 minute

I FIND the letter of Elisa Allen’s letter “People for the ethical treatment of animals” “PETA” (Letters, April 14) highly offensive and stupidly outrageous to scaremonger and state that racecourses are designed to be deliberately dangerous. She

It is with sadness that I woke this morning to hear the news that former York City chairman Steve Beck has passed away at such an early age. Although he wasn’t alone in battling to keep us afloat, he was without doubt an absolutely vital member

WHILE I lived in Acomb, York, I used to do a child minding service, until health-wise I had to give it up. I have only one family I have not been able to contact. I looked after a little girl called Fern from six months to two years. I

WWF is calling on people of all ages to make a stand for nature, and ‘Wear It Wild’ on Friday 5 June. We’re challenging the nation to dress as wild as they dare – whether sporting animal-print socks at work, leopard leotards on the school run,

100 years ago Considerable excitement had been caused at Selby by the reported appearance of a Taube machine in the district. An aeroplane flew at a great height over the town at about 11 o'clock in the morning, on Saturday, and was afterwards

Yorkshire’s Graham Walker was honoured yesterday with England Golf’s Coaching Achievement Award for his many successes with the national men’s squad. Walker, who is based at The Oaks Golf Club and has been the squad’s lead coach since 2011, was

RUSSELL Penn has admitted his first response to scoring the spectacular goal that secured York City's Football League survival was one of relief. The skipper's 35-yard blockbuster will live long in the memory of City supporters following the 2-

EX-YORK City manager Chris Brass has hailed the "leadership" of Steve Beck during some of the club's darkest days after the former chairman passed away this week. Beck, who died peacefully in York & District Hospital at the age of 58 following

NORTH Yorkshire trainer Kevin Ryan, on the mark with Astaire in the Group 2 Abernant Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday, may not need to travel quite so far to have a host of winning chances today. The Hambleton trainer could well make the journey

YORK City midfielder Luke Summerfield is doubtful for Saturday's trip to his former club Shrewsbury. Summerfield, 27, was released after two years with the Shropshire club following their relegation from Sky Bet League One last season. But,

A POPULAR hair salon in York is holding a charity ball to mark its tenth birthday - and to raise money in memory of a York pilot. Holly Barritt, 35, and Kelly Lund, 34, co-owners of Urban Image in Holgate Road, are celebrating ten years of business

A PARAPLEGIC pilot has been forced to postpone his solo flight to the North Pole. Dave Sykes, 47, lost the use of his legs in a motorbike accident in 1993, and had hoped to fly his specially-adapted microlight - which attaches to his wheelchair

DOG owners are being invited to take their pet on an annual dog walk at York's Knavesmire. The charity Keep Your Pet (KYP) is hoping this year's event will be as successful as in 2014 which raised more than £1,000 and was attended by 200 people

THESE medieval masterpieces are on display in York Minster’s Orb. Visitors can see the stained glass from the Great East Window at close range for the final time. The five stained glass panels are currently on display in the Orb attraction,

A FLAGSHIP new cycle path which lay half finished and was blamed for putting York youngsters in danger has been completed and officially opened, 18 months after work started. The off-road cycle path between the Haxby Road and Wigginton Road roundabouts

UNEMPLOYMENT in York has dropped dramatically over the past year, according to the last jobless figures to be published before the May elections. The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in the City of York Council area halved from 2,122

A FIRE caused smoke damage to a bungalow in Boroughbridge last night. Firefighters went to the property in Springfield Grove just before midnight and found the fire had damaged a carpet, music centre, table and recycling bin, with smoke damage

ANTI- austerity campaigners are targeting City of York Council in the upcoming local election. The left-wing party Trade Union and Socialist Party (TUSC) is fielding eight would-be councillors for seats on City ofYork Council, as well as a parliamentary

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a York river last night following reports that a man had gone in the water. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from York, Acomb and Huntington went to the Foss near Navigation Road just before midnight

RENOWNED scientist Professor Sir John Holman is recovering well following a 131-foot fall in the Lake District. Sir John, 65, was walking in Sour Milk Ghyll, Borrowdale, at the end of March, when he fell about 40 metres and was rescued by mountain

PEOPLE are regularly putting their lives at risk by crossing tracks at a York level crossing as trains are approaching. In the past year, 25 serious incidents have been reported at the crossing at Haxby Road - with incidents including a school

ROOKIE wrestlers Daisy and Isaac Donovan reached the podium in their debut outings at the Midlands Invitational in Nottingham. Nine-year-old Daisy and her six-year-old brother Isaac, from Acomb, were the first youngsters from York Wrestling Club

FOOTBALLERS at All Saints School are on the trophy trail. The York school’s under-16s girls will take on Bedale in the final of the North Yorkshire Schools’ Football Association Cup at Thirsk on Wednesday. The team, coached by PE teacher Ben

BOUNCE-BACK qualities were sharply illustrated by York Schoolboys under-13s footballers. In their first game since a narrow defeat to Sheffield before the Easter break, the York teens staged a superb revival against East Riding coming back from

A FREE celebration on the streets of York will kick-start the Tour de Yorkshire at the end of this month as it prepares to hit the county’s roads. And scenes from the city during the Tour de Yorkshire will be broadcast to 120 channels worldwide

POCKLINGTON RUFC Colts’ exhilarating run in the National Colts Plate came to a gallant end in an exciting home semi-final clash against Wharfedale. The Pocklington under-18s’ ranks fought all the way but were edged out 27-21 by their fellow Yorkshire

A 21-STRONG Team Jorvik squad, pictured right, won 30 medals at the inaugural Beverley Barracudas ‘A’/’B’ grade meet. Zak Moorcroft led the way with six gold medals, while Emily Hill won gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, silver in the 50m breaststroke

SCHOOLS in the York area get their Drax Cup campaign under way next week when the first stages of the country’s biggest under-9s cricket competition are staged at Acomb Cricket Club. St Paul’s, Rufforth, Poppleton Road and St Wilfrid’s will be

THE power of ten was harnessed by Rawcliffe, who aced Acomb 10-0 in the York FA Under-19s Football League. Chief tormentor of Acomb was Reuben Young with four goals, followed by efforts from Oscar Massey (2), Josh Bean, Kieron Nelson, Ash Walker

YORK Acorn ARLC Under-15s remained undefeated in four games on tour to Peterlee. They won three of their festival games but drew with Wallsend and finished as runners-up as the Tynesiders scored more tries overall. Acorn played some expansive

THORPE United missed out on the final of the Garforth Junior Football League Under-16s Higher Cup as they went down 2-1 at Rothwell in the semi-finals. Rothwell dealt with the strong wind and driving rain better than their visitors and had the