MARTYN Moxon has revealed that rest and recuperation was Yorkshire’s motive for leaving overseas duo Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell out of their ongoing LV= County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Headingley.The Australian pair are missing
LEGENDARY producer and bass player Tony Visconti, drummer Woody Woodmansey and Heaven 17 singer Glenn Gregory are performing David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World album and another set of classic Bowie songs from 1969 to 1973 at The Welly in Hull
SHOPPERS at a York supermarket have been urged to donate to an annual food drive.Tesco is running the sixth annual Neighbourhood Food Collection, from Thursday, July 2, to Sunday, July 5, with all donations going to local and national foodbanks.Volunteers
THE second ever Strensall carnival brought a "Grand Yorkshire Day Out" to the streets of Strensall at the weekend. Despite gloomy weather there were plenty of smiling faces in the village on Sunday afternoon, as Strensall people of all ages joined
TWO men have been arrested in York following investigations into a stolen car which was found on Sutton Bank. A 17-year-old boy from Scarborough was arrested at York Railway Station at about 10.45am today, and a 20-year-old man, also from Scarborough
THESE pictures show some of the record number of runners who took part in a unique men-only 5km run in York. Organisers of R U Taking the P are celebrating after the event in aid of prostate cancer research attracted almost 400 runners - 97 more
TAKING to the stage to an electronic version of Beethoven's Ode To Joy, the band behind some of David Bowie's greatest work are at first glance an unassuming bunch. Obviously, there's far less hair on show than in their 1970s heyday, with no make-up
GOLFER John Parry is set to be back in European Tour action this week after surviving the "Chamber of Horrors".The Knaresborough-born player finished tied-72nd at the US Open, staged at Chambers Bay in Washington State, after a final round of
A 94-year-old woman has been targeted by a distraction burglar in Escrick. The woman was in her home at The Glade at about 7.50pm on Saturday, June 20, when a male youth aged between 15 and 17 called at her door. He engaged her in conversation
YORK Lokos made it five league wins on the bounce with a deserved, but hard fought, 20-6 victory over a well drilled Ossett Trinity in Yorkshire Mens League division three. After a cagey opening quarter it was the visitors who took the lead with
THE Grinch, The Cat in the Hat and Yertle the Turtle are all coming to York this week with a production of Seussical the Musical. The show opens on Wednesday, June 24, and runs until Saturday at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre with shows at 7.30pm
POLICE investigating reports of a schoolgirl robbed of her shoes in York have said they do not believe it is connected to a similar crime committed in the area last year. On Friday morning, a girl, believed to be ten or 11 years old, was approached
WE all know by now that smoking is seriously bad for the health. It increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, bronchitis and pneumonia - not to mention lung cancer and cancers of the throat and mouth. The NHS estimates that every year 100,000
THE killing of York estate agent Nikki Waterhouse by former soldier Jeremy Green in 2013 was deeply shocking. Nothing will bring her back. But it is heartening to see Nikki being remembered through the work of a charitable trust set up in her
SARAH Cracknell, one third of peerless British electronic pop artists Saint Etienne, will play Leeds City Varieties Music Hall on June 21 on the closing night of her five-date tour. The shows coincide with this week's release of her second solo
IT IS a miracle binman Andrew Sedman wasn't killed when the bin lorry he was working on reversed over him last November. The 54-year-old from Norton suffered two punctured lungs, broken ribs and a broken collar bone and shoulder, and damage to
DRUNKEN stag and hen parties are turning the centre of York into a 'no-go area' for families at weekends. It isn't us saying that. It is the police and the city council. "York is no longer viewed as a safe, family-friendly city on a Saturday
YORK company Theatre Mill is returning to the scene of last year’s criminal investigation to mount a revival of their groundbreaking site-specific production of Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution. What’s more, they are to stage the courtroom
THIS was the scene in a North Yorkshire village this morning. No-one was injured in the crash in Coxwold which saw a Mercedes Benz Sprinter crash into a parked Rover 75. The collision happened at 6am today at Newburgh, Coxwold. North Yorkshire
LAST week in Yesterday Once More we carried a photograph of the old St George's Cinema next to Fairfax House in Castlegate. We return to the same scene this week: this time with an extraordinary photograph from our archives dated June 19, 1970,
By Emma Clayton A CITY trader reclines on the leather sofa of his chic loft apartment, tie loosened as he unwinds after a day at the office. Beyond the discarded pizza box and mobile phone on charge lies a balcony overlooking an urban skyline
A FROZEN food firm founded out of a family farming business has won a gold award from the British Federation of Frozen Food (BFFF) awards.Farmhouse Potato Bakers, based near Bridlington, won the accolade for its Bannisters’ Farm Cheese and Jalapeño Bites.The
CHRIS Bridge is best known locally as the outspoken head who turned Huntington School into one of the best performing secondaries in Yorkshire. Since he retired a few years ago, however, the 67-year-old’s life has gone in an entirely different
AN INTERNATIONAL mediation expert is speaking in York after being signed up as the keynote speaker for Network York's latest event.The networking group has invited Dr Frank Hanna to deliver his seminar "Understanding Conflict and its effect on the
COUNCILLORS are being asked to amend an agreed contract with Make it York to accommodate work to support businesses online.Make it York was set up by City of York Council as a company in April this year, taking on the roles of marketing the city, attracting
CHRIS Wall, who produced 33-1 shot Katawi to win the Listed fillies' race at Ayr on Saturday, ridden by Malton jockey David Allan, can figure on the scoreboard at Wetherby's second-ever Flat meeting this evening.The Newmarket trainer has targeted the
I JUST needed to say a very big thank-you to Maureen Robinson (Letters, June 13) for telling us about the absolutely stunning wildflower display at the University Road roundabout. I don’t often travel that way and made a special effort to have
IT just shows how insular certain York residents are, saying Gary Verity caused mayhem and the like by closing the city for a day, to ensure an estimated five million people throughout Yorkshire enjoyed the biggest annual sporting event on the planet
I FOUND Tom Mitchell’s letter (June 9) rather confusing. He appears to be unaware of UK and EU legislation when he states: “The big boys of the EU have stated migrants or asylum seekers, whatever you want to call them, are entitled to benefits
YORK City Knights boss James Ford joked his side might become a pub quiz question in years to come after they stormed back into the Kingstone Press League One play-off zone with a 13-try romp at Hemel Stags.Hooker Kriss Brining, in his first game back
AARON Finch has revealed his pride at Yorkshire's LV= County Championship title success last summer – and now he wants to be involved in more four-day glory this year.The Australian batsman was expected to make his first Championship appearance of 2015
FORGET the scandal of MPs’ salaries and expenses, a far larger problem is looming. The people of Scotland were outraged when their new parliament cost £414 million. Now British MPs are considering spending at least 15 times that to renovate
I'M SURE Adil Rashid can play a big part for England in the Ashes.He was left out of their squad for the training camp next weekend but he's still the best spinner in the country – I don't think there's any doubt about that.He's a wicket-taker and I'm
FOUR fifths of people in a Press poll have said they are reluctant to visit York on Saturdays, amid concerns that large unruly groups are turning it into a "no go area". As revealed on Saturday, York licencees have been called to crisis talks tomorrow
ONE in ten York women continued to smoke during their pregnancy last year, figures have shown. Nationally 11.4 per cent of pregnant women were recorded as smokers at the time of giving birth in 2014 to 15, representing 70,880 out of 622,640 maternities
ROYAL Ascot hero Goldream is likely to make York Racecourse his next port of call.The King's Stand Stakes winner, trained by sprint specialist Robert Cowell, is expected to go straight to the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes on Knavesmire during the Welcome
REGULARS of a pub threatened with closure have secured the chance to have their say on why it should remain open. The Punch Bowl, in Lowther Street, York, has been granted an Article 4 Direction (A4D) by City of York Council to stop it being sold
HEWORTH ARLC suffered their third defeat of the season in Yorkshire Mens League Division two after losing 46-22 at Shaw Cross Sharks 'A'.The Villagers trailed 24-12 at the break after a poor opening quarter allowed the home side to post four unanswered
Hemel Stags 10, York City Knights 70 YORK City Knights hit seventy heaven at Pennine Way as they rose back into the play-off places in Kingstone Press League One. Head coach James Ford was quick to play down the 13-try romp over Hemel Stags
A MAN with autism has received compensation from North Yorkshire Police after he suffered psychological harm during his arrest. The 33-year-old, who can be identified only as JP, was taken to Fulford Road Police Station in York after a girl accused
AN archaeology group is further expanding its York team having seen staff numbers grow from two to seven in two years along side quadrupling turnover.With a pipeline of work coming in from sites across the region, AOC Archaeology Group is looking to appoint
