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  • Records tumble as Yorkshire lose Roses clash

    YORKSHIRE'S NatWest T20 Blast hopes are hanging by a thread after a nightmare night across the Pennines in front of a packed Emirates Old Trafford, losing by 29 runs to Lancashire.The Vikings were beaten by the rampant Lightning, who amassed a mammoth

  • Rail strikes loom for York passengers

    STRIKE action may be looming on Northern Rail trains in a row over jobs, services and safety. Members of the RMT union have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action against the York-based rail firm, which runs local services across the north

  • Building work starts on major new leisure village in Selby

    BUILDING work has begun on a new £5 million ski village and bowling alley in Selby.The Selby Leisure Village will feature facilities for families including a climbing wall, an adventure play zone, aerial trekking ropes, an indoor skate and BMX park, alongside

  • Coach and car collide on A64

    PASSENGERS suffered minor injuries when a coach and a car crashed on the A64. The two vehicles - a Tetley's coach and a blue Suzuki -  collided near Huttons Ambo on Friday afternoon. North Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Group said those

  • Motorist seriously injured in suspected race

    A MOTORIST suffered serious injuries when his car crashed on the A19 on Wednesday. North Yorkshire Police said the man was driving a silver or light-coloured Honda Type R and believed to be racing with a black Mercedes SLK convertible towards the

  • McArthur scales the heights

    HAMISH McArthur is the new British Junior Bouldering Champion. The York climber, a pupil at Joseph Rowntree School, didn’t drop a point at the finals in Bristol and, in doing so, also tied up the BMC Bouldering Cup. McArthur’s success follows

  • Ice-cream van serves up ...healthy school dinners

    WHEN an ice cream van turned up at a York school during yesterday's heatwave, the children might have thought they were set to be handed a lolly or cornet.But instead of handing out ice cream, the van served up taster portions of school meals to pupils

  • Miss Van Gogh can score again for Dyson

    MALTON-BORN Terry Dyson, a sharp shooter for the famous double-winning Tottenham Hotspur team of the 1960s, is aiming at a different target at Haydock this afternoon.The former high-achieving footballer is one of the owners of MISS VAN GOGH, who bids

  • All aboard the enterprise bus

    A NATIONAL enterprise campaign stopped in York yesterday on its bus tour of Britain, to offer advice and inspiration to new and established entrepreneurs.StartUp Britain is a Government-backed campaign that launched in 2011 with the initiative of providing

  • York plays its part in creative industries boom

    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 number

  • Couple celebrate 50 years of European union

    WHOEVER thinks romantic poems and deep conversations are the key to falling in love has clearly never heard the remarkable story of Mr and Mrs Voss. The couple were engaged within two weeks back in 1963 despite mainly using a dictionary to communicate

  • Heworth happy to have Knights at home

    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 continues

  • Bowls: Selby surge clear at the top of division one

    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 did

  • Strike action looms on Northern Rail trains

    STRIKE action may be looming on Northern Rail trains in a row over jobs, services and safety. Members of the RMT union have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action against the York-based rail firm, which runs local services across the north

  • 'English votes' moves welcomed

    A NORTH YORKSHIRE MP has welcomed the news that English Parliamentarians are to get a veto over laws which will impact only England. Yesterday the Government announced plans to give English MPs a veto over legislation on matters which in Scotland

  • Artful idea for empty shops

    EMPTY shops are never a good thing. They make the city centre look down-at-heel and surely something could be done with them while tenants are sought. Well, in York, an initiative promises a new lease of life for buildings in vacant possession, where

  • Facebook friends?

    A FRIEND announced recently that she'd finished with Facebook. Closed her account. Finito. End of. "And it's the best thing I've ever done," she declared with a flourish. While she was never one to share every cough and spit, she said it was all

  • Torrential rain on the way with risk of disruption

    TORRENTIAL rain is set to drench York and North Yorkshire tonight, with a risk of surface water flooding. The Met Office has issued an early warning that 'isolated heavy, and possibly severe,' thunderstorms are expected to develop this evening

  • Empty York shops and offices to become pop-up art studios

    EMPTY shops and offices in York will be given a new lease of life by a project to let local artists use vacant spaces as studios and workshops. The Blank Canvas project, which launches officially in York next week, gives landlords the chance to

  • York cyclists invited to take up Team Sky challenge

    KEEN cyclists in the York area are being offered the chance to Ride Like a Pro and win a Pinarello DOGMA F8 bike, as ridden by Team Sky, and an eight-day cycling experience in Tuscany, thanks to Jaguar retailer H A Fox York.Jaguar has announced its 2015

  • London calling for York City Knights player Chisholm

    YORK City Knights speedster Jamel Chisholm is to go out on loan to League One rivals London Skolars after finding his opportunities to break into James Ford's in-form side restricted.Winger Chisholm played two games early in the season but suffered injury

  • Easterby chasing Beverley double

    TIM EASTERBY, who sent out two winners at Pontefract on Monday, can follow-up with another double at Beverley this evening.The in-form Great Habton trainer is fancied to score with EXCESSABLE and RELIGHT MY FIRE, who lines up in the featured £10,000 Aunt

  • Platt's goal to end barren run for York City

    TOM Platt is determined to end his 52-game goal drought for York City next season.The 21-year-old midfielder is ready to kick off his fourth campaign as a professional with the Minstermen and has made hitting that elusive net one of his chief targets.Platt

  • Racing: Sammy Jo Bell stunned by rapid rise to prominence

    THE usual suspects were there.Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore - two names synonymous with all that is great in British horse racing and a duo that have collected more than a few awards between them over the past couple of decades.It was no surprise either

  • Heart-to-heart helps York eye up T20 trophy success

    A TEAM heart-to-heart might help in-form York Cricket Club bag their first trophy of the campaign this weekend.The Clifton Parkers, who after a rocky start are now in blistering form, go to Town Fields in Doncaster on Sunday for the finals of the Solly

  • Bairstow says Vikings must up their game

    JONNY Bairstow has pulled no punches in assessing Yorkshire’s performances in the first half of this season’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign ahead of their blockbuster clash with Lancashire.The England limited overs star from York accepts the Vikings have

  • Bus wars loom in York, as rivals go head-to-head

    A BUS company is to run a rival "Unibus" service for students in York despite losing a funding deal to another firm. Transdev has announced its Unibus service is "here to stay", even though the firm has lost a university contract for the service

  • York women save man's life by telephone

    HEROIC reception staff saved the life of a man when he called their office. Michelle Sutcliffe and Marie Butler were fielding calls at City of York Council's West Offices when Mrs Sutcliffe realised something was wrong with the man she was speaking

  • Street-festival to be held in Fossgate this Sunday

    INDEPENDENT shopkeepers in part of York city-centre are putting on a street festival this Sunday. The Fossgate Festival is being organised by the various independent shops and cafes that line the vibrant, historic street. Locals and visitors