POLICE are tonight searching for a woman who has gone missing from her York home. North Yorkshire Police tweeted that anyone seeing Colleen Jarvis or having any other information which might help officers should call the force on 101.
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has called on anyone opposed to fracking to 'take to the streets' to protest at the controversial decision this week to allow fracking in Ryedale. North Yorkshire county councillors voted 7-4 on Monday to allow Third
SO the Stone Roses have delivered their first new material in 21 years, now up comes Richard Ashcroft with his first album in six. Actually both releases could be from 1995. All For One (Roses) and lead singles Hold On and This Is How It Feels (Ashcroft
WHEN musicians talk of going back to their roots, usually it provides an excuse to pull out a battered old acoustic guitar to create some bare bones music. In singer-songwriter Beth Orton’s case, however, it has meant something very different.
SOMETHING Tamed, Something Wild, the first track on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s magnificent new album, beautifully sets the scene for a poetic journey deep into her sensitive soul. Gazing into a shoebox full of old letters, she is both transported
THE Archbishop of York joined cast and crew of the York Mystery Plays today as they prepared for tonight's premiere at the Minster. Dr John Sentamu, standing on the enormous stage in the cathedral's Nave, greeted some of the hundreds of volunteers
20 YEARS AGO: WE'VE all wished that matches had either kicked off earlier or later so that we could take in another fixture, and that was the dilemma facing Heworth and New Earswick All Blacks when they met in the York & District Amateur Rugby League
OUR newest nostalgia gallery is an eclectic mix. All the photos above came from a folder in our library marked Co-operative Society. The selection includes old York stores, long-serving shop-workers, and employees from other departments of
A WOMAN who stole £50,000 of inheritance from her mother has walked free from court, but has been slammed for her lack of remorse. Maxine Forster, 51, was given power of attorney alongside her sister, Gillian Sayer, over the considerable fortune
SIMON Dyson included a quadruple bogey during a rollercoaster first round at the BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth.The Malton & Norton Golf Club ace carded a five-over par 77 in the European Tour event with the biggest hiccup his nine on the 531-yard,
SHEFFIELD soul singer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Carrack will return to one of his favourite haunts, the York Barbican, on Sunday, February 12 next year as part of a 25-date tour, his most extensive yet. Balancing his career between solo work
YORK City Knights boss James Ford insists his team will go into Saturday's iPro Sport Cup final as big underdogs - despite their victory over opponents Keighley two months ago.The Knights knocked the Cougars out of the Challenge Cup in March with
A MAN in his 60s has been conned out of £6,800 by a cold caller. The offender went to the man's door and told him he was due a refund on solar panels, but said that to obtain the refund he had to pay cash up front. Police have released the
YORK got its first ever Green Lord Mayor on Thursday, when Cllr Dave Taylor was confirmed in the role for the next year. Cllr Taylor, who has represented Fishergate on the city council for the last nine year, was elected at the traditional annual
A MAN in his 40s has died after a three car crash. The driver of a Toyota, from Ripon, died when his car crashed with a black Nissan Juke and silver Vauxhall Vectra at 8am today on the A167 between Northallerton and South Otterington. North
KEIGHLEY Cougars boss Paul March has told his side they must be on the money from the outset in Saturday's iPro Sport Cup final against York City Knights. The high-riding Cougars' seven-match winning streak came to a crashing end at London Skolars
THE Sitting Room Comedy Club returns to the Monkbar Hotel in York next Thursday with an 8pm bill of cheeky storyteller Jimmy McGhie, support acts Chris Martin and Amy Gledhill and compère Scott Bennett. "As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, Jimmy
YORK and Selby will host a Go Spike Big Weekend event this bank holiday weekend.York Volleyball Club will open its doors for people of all ages to join them at their festival of volleyball, with activities suitable for all ages and abilities. Sessions
A REMARKABLE time-lapse video has been created, showing the construction of a huge stage and tiered seating inside York Minster for the Mystery Plays. The video shows three weeks of work inside the cathedral in just under three minutes as the stunning
BREWERY and bar chain BrewDog has put back the planned opening of its new pub in York. The company is moving into 130-134 Micklegate, but the company's website says the site will now open in August. Originally it had planned to open in May,
A CYCLIST has been flown to hospital with head and leg injuries after an accident in York. North Yorkshire Police said the woman, who is in her 20s, was knocked off her bike in the accident, which happened on the A1079 Hull Road near the B &
A FANTASTIC end to the Winter Series of the European Junior Golf Tour saw Jake Sowden win the Order of Merit for 2015-16 and add another trophy to his collection.Sowden, 12, plays out of The Oaks Golf Club, at Aughton, near York, and is coached by John
NO, the Ryedale Festival has not begun. We had the 2016 "launch" at Helmsley in April, followed on Wednesday by this tempting double taster in York. It featured the Heath Quartet and harpist Catrin Finch who are headlining the festival proper, which
TWO sisters have been unveiled as the faces of East Yorkshire-based goat dairy St Helen’s Farm, appearing on one million cartons which will be on supermarket shelves this month.Kyra and Zendaya Powell, from Leeds, became St Helen’s Farm’s latest carton
MEET Beaker and Custard - two new arrivals at Scarborough Sea Life Sanctuary who are keeping their foster parent Todd German very busy.The attraction's senior aquarist is hand rearing the demanding penguin chicks who proved too much of a challenge
YORK tourism chiefs say a new direct flight from the north of England to China will deliver a major boost to the city. Hainan Airlines will start flying from Manchester Airport to Beijing from June 10. It is the first-ever direct service from the north
A MAJOR crash has been cleared and the road re-opened at a section of the A1079 in Grimston Bar. North Yorkshire Police said the outbound road was shut at 10.45am following the crash between a lorry and First York bus. Two people were taken
A RISE in bike thefts in a North Yorkshire town has triggered a warning for owners to improve their security.Police are carrying out extra patrols and urging cyclists in Harrogate to be on their guard.In the last week, six bikes have been reported stolen
PLAYWRIGHT Neil Duffield has an admission to make. "I confess I'd never heard of it; I thought I'd read pretty much all his novels, so when Juliet Forster approached me about writing a play, I confessed I didn't know the book," he says. The
PHILLIP Breen is a prodigiously busy director with a list of engagements up to the end of 2017. He may have directed for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but being at the helm of the 2016 York Minster Mystery Plays is such a demanding project that
If George Mallory were alive today I wonder what he would make of our mountain climbing gear. Lined with materials whose names sound like something from a chemistry lesson: Thermalite, microlite, even laminate - which I thought was used for flooring
PHILIP McGinley has gone from performing with Anne-Marie Duff in an adaptation of DH Lawrence’s Husbands And Sons at the National Theatre to leading a community company of 200 in the 2016 York Minster Mystery Plays. From tonight, on the Plays'
Legal highs are legal no more, after a blanket ban came into force today (May 26). Here’s what you need to know about the ban, and the consequences of breaking the Psychoactive Substances Act – which was originally expected to be rolled out in
NORMALLY, plans to demolish a building in a conservation area would have us jump up in the air or launch a campaign. But the place in question is an ageing accommodation block, not generally seen to be of particular historical or architectural merit
FROM today, so-called 'legal highs' are no longer legal. Good. As if we needed further evidence about how dangerous these substances can be, four men in Rochdale were hospitalised earlier this week after taking them. The term 'legal highs'
AS SUMMER approaches, security is not in everyone’s mind. However, when two sturdy policeman come to your door and give guidance on windows and doors being left open and advising they should be secured at all times and handing out a crime leaflet with
NOW that the anti-smoking lobby have finally brought in the new cigarette packaging rules (standard green packaging showing the harmful effect of smoking) perhaps it is time that all dog food packaging started to show the harmful effects that “toxicara
POLICE must be commended for their work in establishing who was responsible for the death of Paul Watson, a peanut allergy sufferer. The conviction of the restaurant owner will ensure that restaurants up and down the country stop cutting dangerous
THE daily drip feed of the awful things that could happen to Britain when it votes to leave the European Union coming from Cameron, Osborne, Corbyn and recently Nicola Sturgeon, first minister for Scotland, is becoming tedious. If Britain is in
WITH reference to education I don’t profess to be an academic. But the Press item ‘Lucky Leonard defies the odds to reach 100 years old’, referring to being encouraged to read and learn as much as possible from an early age speaks volumes and should
TWO young engineers have taken the first steps in their career thanks to a business grant from Ryedale District Council (RDC).James Alexander and David Sawdon, who work for Ryedale Testing, received their Certificates of Competence from Councillor Linda
As someone committed to remaining in the European Union I don’t usually take much notice of Boris Johnson. The studied comedy act leaves me cold, but he must be pulled up on something he said when his circus visited York. He claimed leaving would
SHE couldn't walk a step because of a rare brain condition - but now Emma Patrick is planning a 15-mile charity walk from Selby to York following successful surgery to remove part of her skull and spine. Emma has also entered a series of pageants
INTILAAQ can secure his place in Roger Varian's Royal Ascot team by landing the Brigadier Gerard Stakes, the feature event of Sandown's fantastic evening meeting.The four-year-old has always been held in high regard by the Newmarket handler, as
ALEX Lees has described Yorkshire as T20 underdogs – but the Vikings captain insists they have the players to make an impression in this summer's NatWest Blast.The county open their North Group campaign against Leicestershire Foxes at Headingley tomorrow
THE rink of York RI Amateurs ace Paul Humphreys was key as Yorkshire beat Lancashire in the Muras Cup at Guisborough.All six White Rose rinks led after five ends but the Red Rose clawed their way back and by ten ends the difference was only in Humphreys
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC player-boss Jack Stearman admits his side will be rusty come next Wednesday's York & District Cup final against York Acorn - but remain determined to retain the trophy.He also says the fixture clash that night with York
YORK Acorn ARLC's 'A' team are hoping to bag two pieces of silverware in five days - and give coach Leigh Paul-Rientoul the perfect send-off.Paul-Rientoul recently took over first-team reins after Scott Rhodes stepped down, but he will stay
TAXI drivers across York say their vehicles are being targeted by thieves. A social media forum run by taxi drivers in York has reported vehicles being broken into in Clifton, Huntington, New Earswick, Heworth and Tang Hall, and drivers had been
THESE dramatic pictures of York's flooded Foss barrier control room have been released for the first time by the Environment Agency as it revealed further details of its plans for a £17 million upgrade. The control room, which was meant to be watertight
A YORK business boss has backed 'the ambitions' behind a regional economic blueprint which aims to create nearly 36,000 new jobs over the next 20 years but highlighted growing 'frustration' over devolution. Ed Everard, president of the York &
PLANS to make York a safer and more welcoming place for people with disabilities have taken a step forward. York Independent Living Network (YILN), which is run by disabled people for disabled people, is setting up a steering group to work with
A MOTHER has been posthumously nominated for a York & District Medal for helping flood victims - despite being seriously ill with a heart condition. Amy Miller, who died earlier this month after complications during a heart transplant operation
AN INSPIRATIONAL teacher has been nominated for a Community Pride award after helping a struggling youngster with schoolwork. Chris Wilson, 29, a teacher at Fulford's Danesgate School, has been put forward in the Teacher of the Year category by
FORMER favourite and Championship regular Ross Divorty is coming back to York City Knights on a short-term deal - and the 27-year-old is determined to "do whatever I can" to help his home-town club to promotion.As revealed by The Press, the
A FORMER High Sheriff of North Yorkshire has completed an 87-mile canoe trip for charity.Charlie Forbes Adam, who owns Escrick Park, paddled along the River Derwent to the Ouse in four days with his friend Nick Woodhead to raise £4,000 for RAPt - a charity
A REPLICA set of crown jewels will go on display at Castle Howard this week to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.The jewels were commissioned for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and made by Robert White & Co of London, including the Sovereign’s Orb,
A 98-YEAR-OLD firefighter who tackled York blazes during Second World War bombing raids has been on a VIP visit to the city's new fire station.Crew manager Rob Goodman invited Frank Fox after reading an article in The Press about him honouring his
THE new Mayor of the Borough of Harrogate has been officially appointed at Harrogate Borough Council’s annual meeting in the Royal Hall.The traditional Mayor Making ceremony saw Councillor Nick Brown formerly receive the Chains of Office from outgoing
A BELIEF that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy sport has led a teenager to set up her own swimming club.Jemima Browning, 15, was inspired to set up Stingrays at Tadcaster Swimming Pool by her 13-year-old brother Will who has Down’s Syndrome.As
At last the wait is over. But before the first performance of York's Mystery Plays, MATT CLARK went behind the scenes. AFTER years of planning, months of rehearsing and weeks of construction the stage is finally set for the 2016 York Mystery Plays
AN AGEING accommodation block is to be be pulled down to make room for a new emergency homeless shelter and new council houses. The city council wants to demolish Ordnance Lane homeless hostel, and replace it with new purpose-built accommodation
A VILLAGE phonebox has taken on a new lease of life - and could save lives in years to come. Strensall's traditional red phonebox now houses a defibrillator, and the village hall will host a defibrillator training event on Thursday, June 16 at
THE leader of a York charity that supports victims of antisocial behaviour has urged Julia Mulligan to help those who suffer repeated incidents. Jenny Herrera, CEO of ASB Help, said she encouraged the re-elected North Yorkshire Police and Crime
A FOOTBRIDGE over the River Ouse in York could be replaced to make it more accessible for cyclists. City of York Council has commissioned Network Rail to explore options for Scarborough Bridge, which spans the Ouse between Marygate Landing and
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