ANTHONY STRAKER and Reece Thompson ensured there would be no happy homecoming for Steve McClaren at York City. The York-born Magpies boss watched as the pair's first-half goals set the Minstermen on their way to a 2-1 victory in front of nearly
CONTROVERSIAL plans to charge York residents to enter the city's art gallery have been put on hold. City of York Council's Learning and Culture Policy and Scrutiny Committee decided to defer a decision on the £7.50 admission fee and were backed
YORKSHIRE were beaten for the first time in this year's Royal London Cup after a nail-biting finish against Surrey.Set 266 to win at The Oval, the Vikings lost by just six runs as they slumped to 259-7 despite another fine innings from Gary Ballance.In
ANDY Burnham has taken his campaign for the Labour leadership to party members in York - as polls and bookies suggested he was set to lose to veteran leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn. The shadow health secretary won strong words of support from York Central
THE Great Yorkshire Free Fringe will present the Burning Duck Comedy Club Showcase on three nights in the Tea Pot, in Parliament Street, York. AT 8.45pm tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, the Free Fringe will turn the spotlight on a variety of the
NESTLED among the wonderful tents, purpose-built venues and the tasty array of food and drink vendors of the inaugural Great Yorkshire Fringe is the Turn Pot, a beautiful late-19th century spiegeltent adorned with stained glass windows, mirrored walls
THE Great Yorkshire Fringe is putting smiles on the faces of visitors and organisers alike as the festival of comedy, music, cabaret, magic and theatre pulls in the crowds in York. The inaugural festival is gaining momentum over its ten days in
FOR almost 70 years, York Civic Trust has acted as a guardian of this city's heritage. It is not against progress: but does seek to ensure that what we do to the city today will not be a source of regret tomorrow. This weekend, the man who has
THERE is clearly money in going green, if Drax's latest six-month results are anything to go by. The power station made a healthy £53 million in profits in the six months to the end of June. On the back of the results, chief executive Dorothy
It's goodbye to the man who went from a steelworks to safeguarding York's heritage... Peter Brown hasn't always been a conservationist. When he left school in the Northamptonshire steel town of Corby at the age of 16 he joined the local steelworks
One Man Breaking Bad, The Great Yorkshire Fringe, White Rose Rotunda THIS show is one spectacular spoiler for virgins of Breaking Bad (aka the "greatest TV show ever made"), seeing as LA actor Miles Allen rips through the five seasons of the hit
A MULTIPLE-angled approach to staff learning and development is behind a York accountancy firm's mission to achieve its company vision.Monks Cross-based Garbutt + Elliott, which also has an office in Leeds and employs a team of 105, has entered one of
AS SOON as the eccentric bearded Canadian takes to the stage in the Turn Pot, the audience knows they’re going to see something… unusual. Dressed in a shirt that can only be described as the painting blouse of a 17th Century artist, and carrying
TWO new directors have been appointed by fast-growing Newtons Solicitors which has built a network of nine offices across Teesside and North and West Yorkshire in six years.Residential property solicitor, Meryn Astwood, who joined the firm in 2011, becomes
AMIDST all the other business news over the last month, the Budget, Greece and the Eurozone, one particular piece of draft legislation caused me particular concern. In 2013 we worked closely with City of York Council, local businesses the Association
A YORK construction company dating back more than 90-years is hoping to continue its run of award success.Established in 1922, SIMPSON York now employs a team of 178, and is hoping to take home the title of Large Business of the Year in the Press Business
A CATERING business which started at a kitchen table with just £300 little over a year ago has grown to serve an ever extending list of customers across the Yorkshire region.Baba Ganoush Private Dining was started by husband and wife team Matthew and
REGARDING your report (The Press, July 24) about the puzzle of how a sailing ship passed York bridges to moor at King’s Staith - Skeldergate Bridge at the time of the photograph had a section that lifted to allow vessels with masts to get to the unloading
YORK CITY boss Russ Wilcox believes his players will need to find another level if they are to compete with Premier League opponents Newcastle United tonight.The Magpies arrive at Bootham Crescent under York-born manager Steve McClaren (kick off 7.45pm
YORKSHIRE skipper Andrew Gale believes his side are still playing to only 70 per cent of their potential in limited-overs competitions.The Vikings defeated Derbyshire Falcons by seven runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system in Monday's rain-delayed game
NORTH Yorkshire trainer Lawrence Mullaney, who posted his opening success of the season at Wetherby last week when FIRST SARGEANT scored in decisive style, can follow-up with the same horse at Redcar this afternoon.The gelding galloped home with six lengths
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of Liam Miller and the attempted murder of a second man. Samuel Frederick Donley, 19, of Hamilton Drive, Acomb, is accused of killing 20-year-old Mr Miller on Monday after he was found outside
I READ with concern your article about family members who illicitly tap their elderly parents’ money (The Press, July 24). Such cases are commoner than we like to think. Although City of York Council is aware of the problem there are limits to
AS someone who was lucky enough to have attended York Art School when it was still part of the Art Gallery, I was outraged by the news that the Art Gallery intends to charge £7.50 for entry (The Press, July 21). Have we forgotten that a lot of
ONLY Osbaldwick can prevent Woodhouse Grange from lifting the Foss Evening League division one title.Leaders Grange beat challengers North Dalton while York ended Dunnington's championship interest, leaving Osbaldwick as they only side left to halt the
PICKERING TOWN boss Paul Marshall has made bagging a goalscorer his top priority.The Pikes have only managed one goal so far in pre-season - John Heads hitting the target in a 1-1 draw with Old Malton St Mary's - and, while the new chief at the Recreation
VISITORS to this year's Ryedale Show showed true Yorkshire grit by battling heavy showers and a sea of mud.Secretary Christine Thompson said the show had record entries in the majority of classes with only a handful of entries being put off by the weather
A CANDIDATE hoping to lead the Labour Party over the next five years will be in York today.Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh since 2001, is speaking at Clements Hall, in Nunthorpe, from 12.30pm.Mr Burnham hopes to replace Ed Miliband who stood down as leader
TWO alleged fraudsters conned customers of a firm out of tens of thousands of pounds with "worthless" financial services, York Crown Court was told. Glenn Parsons, prosecuting, alleged 36 customers complained to York trading standards about the
A HAIRDRESSER has run a pop-up salon for charity in a York bar - and is planning another one in a city centre clothes store next month.Jody Toner, who is art director at Westrow hairdressers in Swinegate, decided to set up a salon yesterday within an
AN action-packed exercise saw fire fighters from across York perfect the way they handle major road crashes.Crews from Malton and Acomb worked alongside emergency responders at Huntington station to work on the way they deal with a multiple vehicle smash.The
BESTSELLING true crime author Carol Ann Lee will be at Waterstones in York tomorrow evening to launch her latest book - an investigation into the brutal murder of three generations of his own family by Jeremy Bamber 30 years ago. Carol, who lives
A MOTHER-of-two died after falling down a flight of stairs just days before her birthday, an inquest has heard.Esther Stokes, whose family are from North Yorkshire, was living in Jakarta with her geophysicist husband David and their children Henry and
A COUPLE were stunned and overjoyed after winning a dream wedding worth £8,000, courtesy of The Press and its partners in a major competition.Stacey Szypitka and Richard Wake, who have a four-year-old son Dylan, say they now hope to be able to use the
