Perhaps best known for his ensemble of garish knitwear, Gyles Brandreth is also an inveterate collector of toy bears, who now live in North Yorkshire. He tells MATT CLARK why. NEWBY Hall may be famous for classical Greek statues, but did you know
KYLE Edmund's French Open ended in the second round with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 defeat by John Isner.The British number three, a former Pocklington School pupil, battled hard against the big-serving 15th seed, but ultimately came up short.Edmund, based in
AWARD-WINNING comedian and actor Catherine Tate is due to visit York with The Catherine Tate Show - Live. In never seen before sketches, the tour will unite some of Catherine's best-known characters from her BBC series The Catherine Tate Show.
A ROADSWEEPER overturned in York today, trapping the driver. The vehicle toppled at about 1.45pm in James Street, off Lawrence Street, trapping the male driver by his ankle between the road and the cab. Emergency services were called to the
YORK City have signed defender Ben Clappison from Hull City. The 21-year-old has become the Minstermen’s eighth summer signing, and fourth in as many days, after penning a two-year contract at Bootham Crescent. He follows Jack Higgins, Richard
YORK has had five players from various sections of the amateur game selected for international rugby league honours - plus a new call-up for league representative team.York Acorn ace Harry Bromwich leads the way, having been selected for the BARLA Great
CLIFFE sealed the York Sunday Morning League division two title with back-to-back wins on consecutive days - before capping their success with a goal fest double-header. Adie Wood fired a perfect first-half hat-trick - a beautiful left-foot lob, a header
HPH Cup holders Ovington powered past South Cave & Brantingham with a blistering first round batting display on a rain-hit Saturday.Ovington lost Tom Cookson to the second ball of the innings but, after that, Pete Kelly (116 from 91 balls) and Craig Nicoll
RICHARD Hawley is to play a matinee show at Fibbers in York on Saturday, September 17, when doors will open at 1pm. "Richard Hawley is Sheffield’s poet laureate; lover of all things vinyl, especially rockabilly and rock'n'roll 45s; ridiculously
FOR the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club's penultimate show at The Duchess and its last ever Bank Holiday Special in York, promoter Toby Clouston-Jones has put together an 8pm bill of Bethany Black, Justin Moorhouse, Sam Gore and Danny Deegan. Opening
A WOMAN has been arrested after a van fire in York. North Yorkshire Police were called to reports of smoke inside a red Citroen Dispatch van parked in Crichton Avenue at about 12.45am on Wednesday. A spokesman said the fire was not serious
JACKIE Roberts would sooner be out of the limelight, but since her daughter Megan drowned in the Ouse two years ago she has become a well known figure in York, tirelessly campaigning for water safety. It can't be easy, but her selfless approach
IT is good that members of the public are being consulted about the options for a new mental health hospital for York. It's a shame they weren't consulted before panicked health bosses made the abrupt decision to close Bootham Park last autumn.
Regarding Roger King’s letter (The Press, May 20), of course I appreciate the need for pedestrian crossings but not misuse of a computerised traffic light system that disrupts traffic flow. He won’t like this, but in my experience many pedestrians
AS a Marie Curie Nursing team member in York I am grateful for the fundraising efforts of your readers which enable me and my colleagues to help more people living with a terminal illness, and their families. I want to ask if your readers will
IN reply to Robert Stevens (Letters, May 14) I wanted to explain the role of the Police and Crime Panel whose job it is to hold the Police and Crime Commissioner to account. The panel is made up of 11 councillors from across York and North Yorkshire
I REFER to Cllr Suzie Mercer’s attempted criticism of Cllr David Levene (Letters, May 10). Maybe Cllr Mercer could explain to readers of The Press how Cllr Levene, when talking about the government’s Local Plan submission date of the early 2017
YORK Theatre Royal’s latest community production over the May Bank Holiday weekend is surrounded in secrecy. "We do know there will be more than 200 participants but we can’t tell you anything about it!" says head of communications Abbigail Ollive
I JUST cannot believe that people who have found Mr Cameron so hugely untrustworthy and also believe that his claims of ‘massive successes with renegotiations of EU membership’ are empty words can now be prepared to consider taking his advice on continuing
Scarcroft Primary School is expanding. Many local residents remain unaware of the City of York Council proposal to possibly utilise Scarcroft Green as a site for a large floodlit Multi Use Games Area (MUGA in the jargon). If a large MUGA were to
Anyone still dubious about the benefits of a plant-based diet need look no further than vegan boxing world champion David Haye, whose fight on Saturday was a knockout – literally. Haye joins a growing list of elite meat-free athletes – including
A FORMER law student, who took an office assistant job to fund his studies, has become a North Yorkshire legal firm's first trainee to qualify as a solicitor.Ryan Carter, 24, became an office assistant at Newtons Solicitors head office, Knaresborough
YOU cannot follow the Yellow Brick Road after all at York Barbican on Saturday afternoon, now that the 2pm performance of The Wizard Of Oz Easter Panto 2016 has been cancelled. An official statement on the Barbican website states: "After the wonderful
BEVERLEY Knight will showcase songs from her eighth studio album, Soulsville, a celebration of the music, sounds and legacy of Memphis, at York Barbican on June 3. Recorded by the Wolverhampton soul singer in a week-long session in February at
King Lear, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, on tour at Grand Opera House, York, today until Saturday. Box office: 0844 871 3024 or atgtickets.com/york THE Grand Opera House thrives when presenting musicals, children's shows, comedians' tour nights
YORK-based visitor attraction operator Continuum Attractions is reporting its most successful year yet as the doors open at its latest venture.Headquartered in Margaret Street, Continuum has just opened the doors to its £9 million visitor experience The
AS the Yorkshire Law Society celebrates its 230th anniversary York solicitor Peter Kay has taken the role as president in the milestone year.A director at York law firm Ware & Kay Solicitors in Peasholme Green, with offices in Wetherby and Malton also
Social media provides huge opportunities for large and small businesses alike. It delivers a platform which can help turn the smallest business into a global hit if used in the right way. Unfortunately the reverse can happen, a business can take years
EIGHTIES pop pin-up Adam Ant will stride into York on Tuesday to perform his iconic, swashbuckling 1980 album Kings Of The Wild Frontier live and in sequence plus much, much more. This will be the first time he has presented the songs in this format
ON a lovely May morning, Yizheng Wu and Xuanruo Hu are standing in glorious sunshine on the Castle Howard lawns. Behind them, the graceful outline of Sir John Vanbrugh's mansion soars upward, outlined against a sky of perfect blue. It hasn't been
Thousands of workers once passed through its gates each day, but 20 years ago more than a century of train building was brought to a final close at York Carriageworks. ANDREW HITCHON looks back at how a once thriving industry failed to survive in a changing
THE best student cyclists in the country return to York for the BUCS (British University and College Sport) road and circuit races this weekend. It will be the third year running that the University of York Cycling Club has hosted the event.
JASON Gillespie has revealed how he has tapped into one of most experienced figures in Twenty20 cricket in a bid to bring success to Yorkshire this summer.Headingley chief Gillespie spent a lot of time with Australian veteran Brad Hodge this winter, with
HAMILTON racegoers are advised not to attempt to beat the traffic home by leaving early as Wotabreeze looks a tempting proposition in the finale.The three-year-old son of Excellent Art was pretty ordinary in three maidens but there was ample evidence
SAM CADE overcame fellow York fighter Stevie Wilson to win the Northern Area super-heavyweight title at Henry's Gym in Acomb.York Boxing Club's Cade outpointed home-club fighter Wilson over three three-minute rounds and is now ranked among England
SECOND-ROW enforcer Ryan Mallinder has been ruled out for the season - leaving York City Knights quickly seeking a replacement.Mallinder has undergone surgery after 'X'-rays confirmed he broke both the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg in
HUNDREDS of mourners have said their final goodbye to a loving mum-of-three. York Crematorium was packed for a colourful and fond farewell to Amy Miller, from Acomb, who earlier this month after complications during a heart transplant operation
YORK City are yet to receive any interest in transfer-listed strikers Vadaine Oliver and Jake Hyde. Bootham Crescent chief Jackie McNamara is also still waiting to hear back from out-of-contract quintet Dave Winfield, Russell Penn, Danny Galbraith
A MAN whose loud music had prompted complaints from his neighbours for almost a year has had his home raided by police and council staff. Officers took away CD players and speakers from the council flat in Bishophill when they raided it yesterday
A GIRLS' school has passed its re-inspection after management were told it was not meeting the minimum standard expected of boarding schools. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) said The Mount School now meets all of the requirements of
A LEADING York firm has won contracts worth £8.2 million to rebuild two schools.Off-site construction specialist the Portakabin Group has been awarded contracts by the Department for Education for St Bede’s Church of England Junior School in Woking and
A CHARITY supporting deaf children and their families has been boosted by a huge cash windfall. York-based Lollipop, which runs activities and learning programmes for youngsters, has been awarded a £315,000 grant over five years from the Big Lottery
THIEVES have stolen cables, drugs, cash and charity money from the York Hospital trust. The figures, which show there were 175 thefts from York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust over three years, have been described as saddening by the hospital
A BISHOPTHORPE couple who have lived in the village for 40 years are celebrating 70 years of marriage today. George, 94, and Clara Mercer, 92, will mark their platinum anniversary surrounded by their grandchildren and great grandchildren. The
HORSE owners across North Yorkshire have been urged to double check their security and get involved with a police scheme. The North Yorkshire Police Horsewatch scheme has been brought into the force's rural taskforce team, which includes PC Hannah
TWO North Yorkshire women have been given awards at a prestigious event. The Sue Ryder Yorkshire Women of Achievement awards saw Selby author Christina Gabbitas and York water safety campaigner Jackie Roberts both take home awards. Christina
AS anger grows over the decision to give the green light to fracking in North Yorkshire, fresh concerns have been raised over the potential strain protests could place on police. The decision by the council’s planning committee to allow Third Energy
A CAT has lost an eye and another may suffer the same fate after they were both shot in the face with an air rifle in York. Police have appealed for help as they investigate the double shootings, which happened in the Huntington Road area earlier
A 64-year-old man allegedly abused four girls when they were aged between seven and 14, a York Crown Court jury heard. George Gore faces 23 sexual charges including rape, which were all allegedly committed between 1968 and 1994. Opening the
A DISPUTE between two York neighbours over a blocked drain went all the way to the Court of Appeal and has led to legal bills of more than £300,000. A Law Lord has criticised the huge costs which arose over the drainage problem at the back of the
A MOTHER and father have been jailed for a late-night club brawl witnessed by their children. Kelvin John Green and Zoe Green swung pool cues and she threw pool balls during the prolonged violence after a child's birthday party, York Crown Court
YORK City Supporters Trust chairman Ian Hey has revealed he has been approached by the representative for a consortium of “Yorkshire businessmen” interested in buying the football club. Hey forwarded a request from the front man to hold a meeting
TWELVE sites across York are being considered for a new mental health hospital - with the public asked to give their opinion on the proposals. A longlist for a replacement for Bootham Park Hospital includes development of the existing site itself
