THIRTEEN minutes into York City Knights’ League One clash with South Wales Scorpions, it was looking like all the off-field strife at the club was finally taking its toll. Two knock-ons, a needless penalty and a seemingly lethargic attitude, allied
ANDREW GALE’S half-century ensured Yorkshire Vikings maintained their perfect start to the NatWest T20 Blast with a six-wicket win over Nottinghamshire. The captain became the first man to surpass 2,000 T20 runs for the county as he finished unbeaten
POLICE searching for a missing woman at Whitby say she has been found safe and well. Kathryn Summers, 42, from Arnold in Nottinghamshire, had not been seen since leaving her parents’ address in Central Avenue, Arnold, on Monday. Detectives
UPDATE 5.30PM: The track has now been cleared by an engineer from Network Rail, and normal rail services are set to resume. -------------------------------------------------------- A CAR towing a caravan has become stuck on a level crossing
A BEER festival with a difference runs in York until Monday. There are six different beers, but each one appears twice, in very slightly different guises: one fined and one unfined. For more on the beer world's debate on finings, see our
A HEALTH watchdog is set to investigate how York can be improved for people living with dementia. Healthwatch York has received funding from Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in order to carry out a two-year project with the aim of taking York closer
POLICE are concerned for the wellbeing of Samantha Robinson. Samantha, 30, was reported missing on Thursday, May 21, close to the Yellow Rose pub in Middlesbrough at about 6pm. At the time, she was driving an Audi Q3 S-Line, registration NU14KYH
YORK City first-team coach Richard Cresswell has been tasked with spotting new talent for the senior squad and academy. The Minstermen have confirmed that Cresswell will continue to be a member of manager Russ Wilcox’s backroom staff next season
IS THE BBC biased? Yes, of course it is – depending on who you ask. Those on the right insist the BBC is a left-wing plot, while those on the left say the Corporation slavishly follows an agenda set by right-wing national newspapers. Both sides
YORK today is a bustling shopping destination with big brands and designer names drawing the fashionable from far and wide. The same could be said for the city 250 years ago, when Georgian York was a mecca for shoppers seeking luxury goods.
THE 30 Years Of MOR Music Festival will be held at the Fulford Arms, York, on Sunday from 12 noon to 11pm. Now based in Franklins Yard, off Fossgate, the MOR Music shop was established in York in 1985, initially in Micklegate, and has made its
UNLIKE Julian Cope the previous evening (he cancelled at the last minute as the stage was "too dark"), Swervedriver made it through the murk to the stage for the first time in York. Having reignited in 2008 after a ten-year hiatus, the Oxford band
DEVELOPERS have withdrawn 240 acres of greenbelt land north of York from the Local Plan process. The news has been welcomed by Strensall councillors and York Outer MP Julian Sturdy, who have been fighting proposals to earmark the site at Earswick
THE NHS trust responsible for running mental health services in York has lost a £190 million contract to continue running the service, The Press can report. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) has run mental health and learning
I RECENTLY found myself in a discussion about equality with an old friend, who managed to brilliantly illustrate a point on inequality with one simple question. She asked if I would be surprised if I was sitting on an aeroplane waiting to fly and
A HUSBAND and wife told a jury of the early morning crash outside their house that left a woman seriously injured and trapped in the back seat of a Suzuki. Susan King said she heard a “horrendous noise outside” their Scarcroft Road house in York
FORTY off-duty North Yorkshire Police officers have been caught speeding in the last five years. Ten officers were caught breaking the speed limit last year, including cases of 85mph in a 60mph zone, 85mph on a 70mph road, and 68mph in a 60mph
A TOP North Yorkshire Police officer has renewed his calls for the drink-drive limit to be reduced. Deputy Chief Constable Tim Madgwick’s appeal was backed by the chairman of the region’s Police Federation Mike Stubbs, who wants the current limit
The assets are just split 50/50 on divorce aren’t they? The short answer is no. Every case is different and there is a lengthy check list which looks at the resources available, age of the parties, length of the marriage, source of the assets
