ONE of York Rugby League's greatest-ever players, Edgar Dawson, has died, aged 83.Dawson, who was among the first seven players to be inaugurated in the York RL Hall of Fame, starred for the club from 1951 to 1962, scoring 55 tries and one goal in 339
AN EXHIBITION of York's community arts project The Face Of York will see more than 450 portraits of local people on display.Launched in March, the initiative invited local groups and individuals to submit portraits of themselves to go on display throughout
THE latest locations for North Yorkshire Police's road safety cameras have been announced. The cameras will be at the following sites for the next seven days: B1427 Queen Margaret’s Road Scarborough A171 Jugger Howe A171 Scaling Dam
ELECTRIC buses have returned to York's roads one week after a devastating fire grounded them. Operator First York has confirmed its fleet of eco-friendly vehicles are being put back into service one by one following the completion of rigorous safety
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to several lightning strikes in North Yorkshire as the hottest weather for years was followed by thunderstorms. As temperatures soared this afternoon to 31 Centigrade, or 88 Fahrenheit, at RAF Linton on Ouse, a band
YORKSHIRE'S uncapped leg-spinner Adil Rashid is the surprise inclusion in England's 13-man squad for the first Investec Ashes Test in Cardiff next week. The Bradfordian was not a part of the 14-man training squad that travelled to Spain for four
YORKSHIRE needed only 82 minutes to wrap up victory by an innings and 47 runs against Durham today and leapfrog their hosts to move 11 points clear at the top of the LV= County Championship with a game in hand. The defending champions came into
POLICE have confirmed two bookmakers have been targeted by robbers in the same area of York in the last two days. A 26-year-old local man was arrested today at 3.15pm in connection with one of the robberies, and remains in police custody. Officers
A WEBSITE designer has launched a new venture targeting the hospitality sector after noticing a need for better restaurant websites.York-based Russ Huntington has created White Menu as a website service for restaurants, bars and cafes.Still in the first
JAMES FORD reckons he can take York City Knights forward “quite some distance” - if and when the club get sorted off the field. He also insists he has never once contemplated quitting amid the turmoil that has rendered the team homeless all year
A recent study shows more of Britain’ start-ups are surviving their first year of business than their European peers.The research, conducted by Rosseau Associates, highlights that of the 234,000 UK businesses launched in 2011, 93 per cent of start-ups
FULFORDGATE finally gained their first win of the HPH York Vale Cricket League season by beating Ben Johnson on Saturday.The printers were bowled out for 151 and Gate openers Alan Baldock (23) and Jack Le Huray (29) added 52 against an attack hampered
INDEPENDENT North Yorkshire furniture and kitchen manufacturer Treske has strengthened its team with three key appointments.Olivia Clark, Emily Bowes and Claire Pittham have all joined Thirsk-based Treske, as the company seeks to build on the growing
A YORK security business which started its own training division and works with volunteers to help bring safety to the city's streets if hoping to secure a place on the shortlist of this year's Press Business Awards.Eboracum, described by director Carl
THERE is a picture of the Tour de France peloton cycling down Bootham past The Grange Hotel that tells you just how far York has travelled in terms of the tourist economy in the past quarter of a century. When Jeremy and Vivien Cassel opened The
MARK Fordyce is an entrepreneur whose expertise in media, technology and entertainment has helped to spawn a thriving economic platform for the city of York.Thirty years in the field of music, media and technology has seen Mr Fordyce progress from being
YORK City goalkeeper Jason Mooney has left the club. The former Tranmere Rovers player moved to Bootham Crescent last summer but has today been allowed to leave the Minstermen by mutual consent, paving the way for a move to Sky Bet League Two rivals
A PAST triple Press Business Award winner has returned for the event's 25th anniversary year, 17 years after the business was founded, and seven years after the original venture was liquidated.The Japanese Shop, which imports and sells Japanese gifts
A YORK accountancy firm which dates back more than 150 years has undergone a rebrand as part of the first phase of a new expansion strategy.Garbutt & Elliott, which has offices at Monks Cross as well as Leeds, has become Garbutt + Elliot as the firm launches
Wellbeing has long been a buzzword in the health and fitness world, but is now being claimed by industry. MAXINE GORDON meets one of York's first business wellbeing consultants WELLBEING is more than gym memberships and having a bowl of fruit in
EMERGENCY services have attended two incidents on the A19 in Escrick. Police were called to the first at 6am when a car overturned. The driver suffered head injuries in the collision and has been taken to York Hospital. The second collision
SUMMER signing George Swan is hoping York City can benefit from his world-class education alongside the likes of David Silva and Vincent Kompany.Centre-back Swan was tipped for big things at Manchester City following an £800,000 compensation deal that
ON Wednesday, June 24, my wife and I were on the number six bus to Clifton Moor. It was full, people were standing, there was a wheelchair and a pushchair on board. Another pushchair was allowed on and everybody had to move, regardless of their
FAMILIES are still struggling to cover their essential costs despite a welcome pause in the rise of the cost of living, according to new research by the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Researchers found the gap between people’s incomes and
OH dear me, how sad. The Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace to allow renovations of her 52 bedroom property and leave behind her 426 members of staff (who are probably on zero hours contracts according to recent news reports). While
IT'S fast approaching two years since DR IRV last visited the winners' enclosure – but North Yorkshire owner Irvine Lynch is hoping that the wait will finally be over at Thirsk this afternoon.The Double Gloucester Handicap over two miles represents a
REGARDING your headline, “Emergency service facing big changes” (The Press, June 25). As a rate-paying member of York city and a taxpayer, and probably the last ex-York County Borough Fire Brigade member serving in North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
EAST YORKSHIRE tennis ace Kyle Edmund has crashed out of Wimbledon.The Beverley-based 20-year-old lost in straight sets to Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov on court three at SW19.Edmund hit the headlines when edging out Stephane Robert of France in five
A REFUSAL by planners to allow a York property to be converted into a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) has been hailed as a landmark decision, with implications across the city. A City of York Council planning sub-committee unanimously rejected
THE campaign to save a much-loved York pub was boosted this week when the local was confirmed as an "Asset of Community Value".The Melbourne, on Cemetery Road, has been under threat of closure since alcohol and drug addiction charity Changing
DOZENS of girls from primary schools across York and North Yorkshire took part in a team-building day with a difference.A total of 80 girls from six schools turned out at The Mount School in Dalton Terrace formed ten teams to build and race their own
TWO top drawer goalkeepers could soon be on their way to Pickering Town.Manager Paul Marshall believes he has tied up the signature of former player Arran Reid and is also running the rule over Liversedge's Sam Dodds as he looks to shore up a position
SESSAY continue to hold a three point lead at the top of division one of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League as the season moves into its second half. The leaders came out on top after a well-contested match against Helperby. Opener Mark Jackson
EMPTY city centre shops do not represent York's buoyant retail market according to a property agent as offers are being made for prime premises and a new £800,000 restaurant prepares to open in the city.A number of retailers have left the city in recent
NORTH YORKSHIRE'S police commissioner has called for democratic changes ahead of her re-election fight next year. Julia Mulligan has asked the Government to support all candidates in next year's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections - to
AN HEROIC police officer risked his life to save a York man who had torched his own home. Acting Sergeant Simon Pape dived into the blazing inferno where 37-year-old Gavin Bullock was standing motionless with a book in his hand. Sgt Pape dragged
THE grandfather of a little York boy who underwent life-saving heart surgery within days of his birth has raised thousands of pounds for a heart charity. Phil Fisher, from Pickering, said that when his grandson Jack was diagnosed with a congenital
A FORMER soldier who lost a leg serving in Libya has found a new home in a North Yorkshire village - thanks to a £2.9 million development aimed at tackling the affordable housing shortage. Luke Conde lost his left foot in 2011 whilst serving with
