YORK City Knights have announced that all four of their remaining home League One fixtures will be staged at Heworth ARLC's Elmpark Way ground, starting with Sunday's visit of Oxford (3pm). The Knights, who have been homeless this season due to
IN this season of summer holidays and myriad festivals, it can be easy to overlook theatre shows. However, the Grand Opera House drew a good first-night audience for East Is East, and it must be hoped that plenty more will take the opportunity
Earlier this year Beyond the Ordinary, a national campaign, launched to find individuals who have what it takes to become an RE teacher. There are still some funded RE teacher training places available for 2015 (for those who have observed RE lessons
CELEBRATING both the man and his legendary London jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Star Quintet combine marvellous music and amusing anecdotes from the venue’s 65-year history. Led by Ronnie Scott’s Club musical director and pianist, James Pearson
YORK Museums Trust has mooted the idea of charging for entry to York’s Museum Gardens, a senior councillor has claimed. The possibility of an admission fee to visit one of the city's largest public open spaces was raised last year by the trust's
TOM Stade brings his distinctive "drunken Canadian"’ persona to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, dispensing incoherent, rambling but surprisingly insightful comedy to an eager crowd. In addition to being a regular fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe, Stade
A SEARCH has been launched for a convicted robber, wanted for recall to prison. Matthew Brereton, 39, was released on licence after serving four years of a nine-year sentence for robbery, but has since breached the terms of his licence. North
MALTON & NORTON ladies are just two matches away+ from a trip to Spain after storming into the last 16 of the Daily Mail National Golf Club Classic.The Welham Park women bested Bishop Auckland 4-1 in County Durham in their seventh round match of the prestigious
THE 2015 Musical Play In A Week summer project at the National Centre for Early Music will be The Sun King And The Busker. Running at St Margaret's Church, in Walmgate, York, from August 10 to 14, this week of creativity and fun is suitable for
A TEENAGER accused of murder is responsible for the death of Liam Miller, a court heard. Samuel Frederick Donley, 19, appeared before Leeds Crown Court today, charged with the murder of 20-year-old Liam Paul Miller in Acomb on Monday, July 27.
STRENSALL dramatically ended Racquet 2's 100 per cent winning record in Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League division eight.With their best team in action, Strensall took all three first round points and 23 games against the runaway division eight leaders
TWICE a year the Queen honours the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK. We, on the other hand, honour unsung heroes across York. And today we announce this year's shortlist of Community Pride contenders. It's an A-Z
By Emma Clayton It took just a few minutes to sell my soul, but I fear it will haunt me forever. Reader, I’ve joined Facebook. After years of dismissing it as meaningless indulgence for the self-obsessed, I came to realise that resistance is
HERE'S some potentially good news for those struggling to make ends meet in York. Council bosses are to review the authority's tough approach to collecting council tax, in a move which could see a cut in bills for the worst off. At the moment
YORK City Knights WILL be eligible for promotion on the assumption they are guaranteed Bootham Crescent as a home venue next season.League One clubs have a deadline of this Friday to show Rugby Football League bosses they meet the criteria to play in
NORTH Yorkshire enthusiasts can look forward to a double dose of action today with Catterick this afternoon and an evening meeting at Ripon where the feature race is run in memory of the Stillington trainer who handled such horses as Soba, Chaplin's Club
JAKE Hyde and Michael Coulson are expected to get their boots on for the first time in pre-season this afternoon.The attacking duo have played no part in the Minstermen's seven friendlies but are pencilled in to feature in a behind-closed-doors clash
THE council executive has been asked to approve plans to create extra care beds in the city. It also said it would push for a new care home on the Burnholme School site. They are also planning to close two more council homes following Oliver
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox is delighted to have fended off interest from higher-division rivals to buy Frickley Athletic striker Reece Thompson.Wilcox has agreed an undisclosed fee for the 21-year-old attacker, who has arrived at Bootham Crescent on a
MAXINE GORDON drops in on a York knitting group who have found a crafty way to raise cash for a good cause ON Tuesday mornings 97-year-old Betty Precious climbs aboard her mobility scooter and heads off for a date with her friends. Joining
I WAS surprised by the contempt shown by York Museums Trust for the cross-party unanimity of the leisure, culture and tourism committee to defer a decision to allow charging residents to access our collections, most of which have been generously donated
RAIN badly hit the games in the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League and the re-arranged matches will decide the majority of promotion and relegation issues. The division one title is still up for grabs after York ended unbeaten Poppleton’s run with top scorers
COPMANTHORPE confirmed their promotion from division four of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League with a 60-48 win at Knaresborough.Their two Lauras, Simpson and Atkinson, hit form when claiming 28 games. Tollerton look likely to join them in division
AN RAF veteran from near York will speak on national radio this week about his experiences when he visited Hiroshima following the world's first atomic bomb attack.Ernest Astley, 87, of Dunnington, is to feature on a programme on BBC Radio 5 Live marking
FULFORDGATE kept their unbeaten run going in York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one in a close game at Tramways ‘A’.Home captain Sue Lowery won the opening leg but opposing captain Michelle Britton, niece Cara Britton and Jill Reed, who threw
YORK'S controversial Council Tax Support system is to be reviewed amid claims it is one of the harshest schemes in the country for the poorest people in society. City of York Council's executive meeting on Thursday was attended by dozens of members
PASSENGERS have slammed changes to two services run by York's biggest bus operator, First. A Tang Hall resident says people from the suburb will face great inconvenience in travelling to York Hospital after losing the direct no 6 service. And
THE blame game over controversial admission charges at York Art Gallery last night intensified, as past and present ruling councillors denied having ever approved an entry fee. The Liberal Democrats yesterday accused the 2011-2015 Labour administration
