A DRIVER faces a lengthy prison sentence after being found guilty of seriously injuring a woman in a crash in York. A jury today took less than 30 minutes to find John Paul Harris, 35, guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving
YORKSHIRE are in danger of losing only their fourth LV= County Championship match under coach Jason Gillespie after Somerset enjoyed much the better of the third day at Taunton. The reigning champions have only suffered defeat three times in 53
A CYCLIST has been injured in a collision on the A1041 south of Selby today. The incident involved a red Peugeot and a man on a bicycle and took place on the Camblesforth Road at about 3.15pm. The road was blocked in both directions while emergency
THREE new cafes are planned in York. The proposals are outlined in the latest planning applications to City of York Council. At 14 Low Ousegate, Reeves Chartered Surveyors have applied for permission to convert the building previously occupied
A STUDY into the tourism trends of Britons has found the number of passengers flying from the region’s airports to the Spanish resort of Benidorm is set to increase. More than 70 per cent of residents from North Yorkshire, and the wider Yorkshire
SOMERSET have gained a first-innings lead of 47 during a hectic third morning at Taunton, and they will be hopeful of putting Yorkshire under pressure during the latter stages of this LV= County Championship match. Steve Patterson struck three
YORK-based property agency Croft Residential, which specialises in marketing country estates and individual properties across the north of England, has been appointed as the sole UK agent for Mallorcan real estate agent Engel & Volkers. The
EAST Yorkshire based Great Newsome Brewery’s beer is finding favour with customers in Italy as members of the team visited international food and drink expo Tuttofood in Milan. Matthew and Donna Hodgson, from the brewery, visited their Italian
DETECTIVES investigating the armed robbery of a post office have charged a third person. The 17-year-old male, from Leeds, was charged today with armed robbery, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, and aggravated
YORK-BASED PR and communications agency The Partners Group has been appointed to work with two brands in the door and window sector. The Partners Group, based in The Mount, will handle PR and social media, advertising and design for Leeds-based
THE new chief executive of Drax Power is calling on the Government to continue its support of renewable energy as the North Yorkshire power station continues its shift away from coal. The power station near Selby, which is one of the largest in
MAXINE GORDON visits York’s first pop-up vintage designer clothes shop. GRACE Kelly, Katharine Hepburn and Twiggy are all striking a pose at the York Designer Outlet. These style icons loom large in a new exhibition of vintage designer fashion
WHEN my daughter failed her driving test she couldn’t hide her disappointment. She wailed like a wounded animal, letting out her frustration. “Get over it,” I told her. “You can do it again in a couple of months.” But she was so distraught
BRYAN Ferry is on a hot streak as he approaches 70, reinventing his concert performances with each album, which now come with pleasing regularity. On his last North Yorkshire appearance in November 2013 at York Barbican, he had released The Jazz
MARCIA Mackey makes a powerful point in her article in The Press (Stop the sabotage of our arts project, May 22) that the language used by politicians has a huge influence on people’s perceptions. I don’t have a particularly in-depth knowledge
OH, Peter Elliot is a card, having read his latest rambling response to a letter I managed to slot in between right-wing moaning minnies. It must have taken Peter some effort to respond to only half my letter taking 206 words to do so. Then
RECENTLY I have witnessed a magpie taking a chick from a blackbird’s nest. The following day the nest was empty. Why are these murdering, good for nothing magpies a protected bird? Around here, they seem to prosper. B Welburn, Springfield
I WOULD like to see some hard evidence to support the call for drink-drive limits to be reduced from 50 to 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of blood. Whenever we read in newspapers or see on TV reports of collisions where alcohol has been a major
I AGREE with Mr Vassie’s comments about how much bankers get paid. I am also fed up with a system of low return on savings for the average person in the street. Surely they could have accounts that do not affect interest rates. When you
NO Catherine Devey (Letters, May 18), not everyone is angry about benefits cuts. Why should someone working his guts out get less than someone sitting at home on housing benefit, child benefit and any other benefit they can claim? Labour put
HOLGATIAN David Lodge had a greater developed sense of place than anyone I have ever met. As Paul Hepworth reminds us (Letters, May 20), it was David who had the council erect the Holgate signs. I think he would have preferred “You are now
I MEANT to write following the Ken Holmes tribute to WC Oliver, but never got round to it. The letter of May 16 from Frank Rose, in which he said he was transport manager with Olivers, brought so many memories back for me about this firm. My
WHAT an upside down world we seem to live in. I was always led to believe that hospitals were introduced and built to treat the ill. In today’s supposed modern society, we are informed that if you fall ill with a virus you should not attend hospital
ON May 15, while on a coach holiday to Scarborough, we had a lunch break in York. Unfortunately, I had a nasty fall and cut my hand badly. I would just like to thank the lovely people of York who came to my aid; the beauty shop who took me
WE ARE so lucky in this city to be blessed with all these “green lungs” – parks to you and me. After an absence of a few years, I at last re-visited the splendid Homestead Park. I did not really expect too much colour at this in-between the seasons
A SUCCESSFUL York theatre is looking for a person with a head for figures willing to be its finance director for no pay. Joseph Rowntree Theatre, a charity entirely run by volunteers, is looking for someone to take over from Geoff Wragg, who steps
A FOUNDER member of the Mercury-nominated band The Unthanks will perform in Selby next week. Jackie Oates has also won two Radio 2 Folk Awards, and will perform at Selby Town Hall on Friday, June 5. Chris Jones, Selby Town Council arts officer
A FRAUDSTER has been ordered to pay compensation to his victims and received a suspended prison sentence. Samuel Pentland, 23, of Selby, appeared before York Crown Court and pleaded guilty to four offences of fraud after cold calling at homes around
WALLPAPER featuring Napoleonic scenes of war is going on show at York’s Castle Museum to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. A new display also features military items including a seven-barrelled nock gun, flintlock rifles, pikes
CLIMATE change could help a notorious invasive weed known to trigger severe allergy attacks gain a foothold in the UK, experts have warned. Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is native to North America, but since the 1960s has spread rapidly across
A ROW has erupted after it was revealed an investigation into traffic congestion in York may be axed. Cllr Ian Gillies, the new executive member for transport at City of York Council, said the planned £135,000 traffic commission which was given
HALL of Famer Mick Ramsden has not ruled out a future return to York City Knights – after admitting rugby league in the Minster city was “in his blood”. Ramsden is to leave the game when a replacement reserves boss can be found, after virtually
ENGLISH Heritage is to stage auditions at Clifford’s Tower in York as it bids to find its first CEO – Child Executive Officer. The organisation, which looks after more than 400 historic places across England, has launched a nationwide search for
HEWORTH ARLC fought out a 22-22 draw with Elland ‘A’ in a gripping encounter in Yorkshire Men’s League division two at Elm Park Way. The Villagers, who led 10-6 at the break, have been involved in a number of close encounters in recent weeks and
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC lifted the York & District Cup for the first time since 2009 after defeating York Lokos 28-10 in the final at Thanet Road. Lokos took the lead with an unconverted try, but the All Blacks went ahead midway through
TWO visitors to a North Yorkshire theme park were injured when part of a rollercoaster flew into a line of queuing customers. The visitors - a 15-year old girl and a 26-year-old woman - were waiting in line for the Hero rollercoaster at Flamingo
BISHOPTHORPE claimed a 60-48 victory against Dunnington to go top of division two in the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League. They lead the way on alphabetical order ahead as they are on equal points and games difference with Dunnington and
A POP-UP shop raised thousands of pounds for a life-changing operation for a York schoolgirl. Poppy Wadsworth, from Poppleton, is eight and lives with cloaca – a congenital birth condition which means several of her internal organs are not properly
TRACEY FARMEARY got the new season of the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League off to a flying start. The Tramways ‘B’ captain gamed in 13 arrows, including a maximum, a 140 and a 100. Natalie Farmeary had won the opening leg to give the visitors
SOUL BROTHER can resume winning ways at Redcar this afternoon on behalf of the in-form Tim Easterby, who sent out three winners on Saturday. The Great Habton trainer did particularly well with the selection’s half-sister Body And Soul, who won
PLANS for a solar farm near Sherburn-in-Elmet will be unveiled to residents this evening. Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s leading solar energy generator, hopes to be able to generate energy for about 1,300 homes through the proposed scheme
TWO doctors have set off on an epic cycling journey to raise money for charity. James Bennett and Suleika Rohd-Thomsen were due to fly out to Nepal and volunteer in a hospital earlier this month, but when the earthquakes struck, their trip was
WHILE the younger generation may struggle to remember the time before the internet and mobile phones, old technology continues to ring a bell for customers at one North Yorkshire pub. Behind the counter at the Birch Hall Inn, at Beck Hole, on the
IT MIGHT not be everyone’s idea of a birthday celebration, but this York teacher has marked her 50th year by giving her 50th blood donation. When she reached her mid-40s, Tang Hall Primary School teacher Fiona McCallion made it her mission to have
HUNDREDS of pet owners took part in a fun dog show and walk to raise funds for a York baby with a rare and incurable condition. The event was held at The Purple Partridge in Raskelf, near Easingwold, in aid of Blakes Genes – the fund set up to
THE future of a former York pub remains in doubt after social club members voted overwhelmingly against plans to move in. About 120 of the 600-strong membership of Burton Lane Working Men’s Club turned out for a meeting on Friday night where all
A MAN whose punch left a student permanently injured was allowed to keep his freedom because he had suffered a triple bereavement. Matthew Anthony Horner, 23, broke Richard James’s jaw by walking up to him and hitting him once at 2am on February
THE top official overseeing York’s Local Plan process has had her contract extended by City of York Council – to its new leader’s surprise. Sarah Tanburn, the £700-a-day interim director of City and Environmental Services, was appointed in early
York mum-of-three Amy Miller is back home and waiting to see if she needs a heart transplant after an extraordinary recovery from her second heart attack in eight years. Amy, 33, was three minutes from death last March when her heart stopped beating
FOUR men have been charged after a gang tried to steal a cash machine on the outskirts of York. North Yorkshire Police were called to York Road, Elvington, in the early hours of Sunday, after thieves tried to make off with a freestanding ATM near
