A PASSENGER has been arrested for allegedly threatening to blow up a train. British Transport Police took the 42-year-old Leeds man into custody in connection with the Section 4 Public Order Act after officers were alerted to the claims at York
POLICE are investigating after a car collided with a six-year-old boy on a zebra crossing in York. Theo Hull, six, was taken to York Hospital after the accident, which happened on Thursday morning in Burton Stone Lane while he youngster was on
VIGILS are being held at York's Guildhall in memory of those killed in the Tunisian terror attack. The Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Sonja Crisp has arranged for the vigils to take place in the city's medieval Guildhall, off Coney Street. Between
ENFORCEMENT teams from the Environment Agency have issued 94 offence notices across Yorkshire as they continue a crackdown on illegal fishing. Patrols focused on a range of misdemeanours – including close season offences when the sport is banned
YORK'S Parliament Street fountain, a city-centre focal point and meeting place for more than two decades, is set to be demolished. Make It York, the city’s new destination management organisation, says the fountain should go to create a more attractive
TORY leaders in Yorkshire have come out in favour of a "Greater Yorkshire" devolution deal. The Conservative leaders in York, North Yorkshire, the East Riding and Hull have made a joint statement about what they want from devolution, putting their
HEWORTH ARLC secretary Ken Sykes has hailed the Villagers’ improvised arrangement with York City Knights a success. The city’s professional club have played their last two home matches at Heworth’s Elmpark Way ground as the community stadium saga
YORK City Knights boss James Ford has called for officials to crack down on rough-house tactics which he feels abound in League One. Ford’s men beat much-fancied Swinton Lions 26-16 last Sunday to go third in the table and set up a mouthwatering
LEADERS Selby have opened up a gap at the top of division one of the York Amateur Bowling Association after a thumping 8-0 victory at struggling Holgate WMC. Haxby Road went above their opponents after a good 7-1 win at Dunnington, while Wigginton
IN Fog And Falling Snow tells "the untold story of York's Railway King" and not before time. Minskip author and journalist Robert Beaumont, when writing his 2002 biography The Railway King, had commented how the rise and fall of York rail network
A PAINTING by David Hockney sold for more than £3m at auction this week. Arranged Felled Trees was expected to fetch between £1m and £2m ahead of the auction at Sothebys on Wednesday, but ended up selling for almost £3.4m. The 75-year-old artist
SIMON DYSON believes his enforced absence from golf can be the spur to relighting his fire for the sport. The York-born six-time Tour champion is recuperating from surgery on the wrist injury that has blighted his season and will be out of action
DETECTIVES have released two men on bail in connection with drug offences. The men, both from the Dewsbury area of West Yorkshire and aged 24 and 25, were arrested following a 40 minute search in the early hours of Thursday. Officers were on
BEER enthusiasts are spoilt for choice in and around York this weekend. Here are four festivals that are likely to appeal: FULFORD: THE 2nd Fulford Beer and Music Festival is from 1pm till sunset on Saturday, at the sports pavilion & playing
AMERICAN beer and American-inspired food will be available in York from Friday until Sunday, at the latest New Ebor Street Feast event. There will be a range of drinks and dishes in Parliament Street from 11am until 10pm on Friday and Saturday,
A MAN has been jailed for six years after killing his colleague with a single punch during a night out. Phillip Begley, 44, of Wellington Road, Bridlington, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Paul Morrison at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday
HUNDREDS of York workers are to begin a consultation process with Nestlé as the chocolate giant reveals proposed changes to its pension scheme. Nestlé UK has advised its employees of a proposal to close its defined benefit pension scheme due to
A JOKE book seller has challenged the council to remove his group from the streets after claiming trading standards officers are powerless to stop them. Controversial Gag Mag traders have seen complaints against them rise in the two weeks since
THE Right Fuelcard Company has announced it is further accelerating its growth strategy with the launch of a new office in York. Marking unprecedented expansion since launching in 2011, the independent distributor of Shell, Esso and Keyfuels fuel
A WOMAN has been charged with drink driving after giving a breath test reading almost 4.5 times the drink drive limit in York. The 39-year-old woman was challenged by North Yorkshire Police officers outside the Spar shop in Clifton Green at just
YORK PR agency The Partners Group has been ranked at number 30 in the Prolific North Top 50 PR Agencies list, rising one place since last year. The ranking is based on financial information taken from Companies House and data supplied by more than 200
JEKYLL & Hyde: The Musical is becoming a popular production in and around York, perhaps reflecting the ruggedness of this timeless play, and now it’s time for The York Orchard Musical Theatre Company to step up to the mark, with their first ever
YORK based medical diagnostic company Abingdon Health has received a £3 million investment in exchange for a stake in the business. Sand Hutton based Abingdon Health opened a £3 million investment round, led by Imperial Innovations, in a bid to
I came across this on the internet. ‘So today it started. My normally sensible wife retreated into her once a year two week hibernation. Conversation may be considered only if it includes the present state of play with whosoever is on the court
STAFF Sergeant Frederick Bunday's story is straight out of a Boy's Own comic. He was a prisoner of war who survived the Burma Railway during the Second World War and, as you might expect, has many harrowing recollections of those months spent under
IT was always going to be a contentious issue; jobs versus protecting one of the most important moorlands in Europe. Now the potash mine proposed for a site near Whitby has been given the go-ahead, people are being understandably vocal. The real
MY father, Frederick Richard Bunday, was born in Gosport in 1912. His father, a shipwright, spent his whole working life in Portsmouth dockyard. Dad was one of three brothers, and in 1927 enlisted into the Royal Artillery regular army at Woolwich
A FIRE to two poultry sheds killed 4,000 pheasants overnight. The fire was reported at about 1.40am at Brafferton, Hambleton, and crews from Boroughbridge, Easingwold, Thirsk and Ripon attended the blaze. A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Fire
MANAGERS of a Kirkbymoorside pub and hotel are celebrating success after spending the past two years turning the business around. Steve and Maria Wrigley, who run the Kings Head in Kirkbymoorside, moved to the area two years ago to manage the pub
A FAMOUS antiques dealer’s shop in York once again has a cafe after more than a decade without. Josh Elwers has opened The Red House Cafe in the well known red painted antiques centre in Duncombe Place, owned by celebrity dealer Tim Hogarth. Located
YORK'S creative industry growth has been mirrored by national trends as the sector reports expansion more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy. Latest figures from the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) also reveal a rise in the
A CRICKET-WIDOW who battered her 76-year-old husband with a rolling pin after claiming years of neglect has been spared jail. Jean Crossland, also 76, was furious at being ignored by her spouse of more than 50 years when she was looking to spending
AN appeal has been launched to raise £50,000 to repair the bell tower at St Peter's Church in Norton. The tower, which was the last part of the church to be built between 1910 to 1913, is 99ft and cost £1,052 with stone quarried at Levisham.
HERE are 19 old pictures of Copmanthorpe Carnival from The Press archives, from the 1980s and 1990s. This is part of a series of galleries featuring archive photographs from areas around York, which featured in The Press over the years. For more
A GRIEVING York father of two today paid a loving tribute to his wife who has died suddenly at home. Helen Williams, 43, passed away at the family home in Bishopthorpe - leaving husband Rob and their two young children, Lucy, aged eight, and Joshua
UPDATED 9.50am: The road has now fully reopened, but motorists should expect some delays as traffic flows return to normal. --------------------- AN ACCIDENT on the A64 is causing heavy delays into the city this morning. One lane of the
RE the Soapbox letter from Geoff Robb, “Put your money where your mouth is” (Letters, June 26). Mr Robb really has got a bee in his bonnet concerning anything to do with socialism and the left. It’s only a couple of weeks ago that he was castigating
I SUSPECT it is protectionism rather than public concern that has prompted North Yorkshire’s well-paid and politically appointed Police and Crime Commissioner (a misnomer if ever there was one) to suggest in the devolution debate that the Yorkshire
