IF Yorkshire fail to qualify for the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast, at least they can say they put a spanner in the works of their old enemy.The Vikings won their second North Group game in eight at Headingley last night as their bowlers expertly
STUDENTS, parent and staff have celebrated the success of pupils at the York High School Annual Prize-giving. The event was hosted by head boy Harry Collins and head girl Toni Robertson, with prizes presented by former boxer Dermot Gascoyne.
WHILE most trainers dread being woken up by the sound of rain hammering on their windows at this time of year, Clive Cox would be overjoyed as it can not be soft enough for My Dream Boat in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.The aptly-named colt already has
...Band Of Gold singer Freda Payne, host of tonight's Alive With Soul: A Tribute To David Gest and Billy Paul Tour show at York Barbican What makes vintage soul music so special, Freda? "I tell you what, it's the best. It's the nostalgia that
STAFF from York firms have taken part in a special military exercise.Workers from the Portakabin Group and Yorkshire Bank joined the Queen’s Own Yeomanry, from Yeomanry Barracks in Fulford Road at the three-day course held at Catterick Military Training
PANTOMIME villain supreme David Leonard is back in York, this time to begin rehearsals for Sherlock Holmes: The Hound Of The Baskervilles, York Theatre Royal's big summer show for the family. Last seen cadging sweets off the unsuspecting front
YORK City Knights head of coaching James Ford has signed a two-year extension to his current contract.The deal will see Ford at the helm until the end of the 2019 season.On the decision to reward Ford, whose Knights' team are preparing for a top-of-the-table
FORMER York City Rowing Club ace Tom Ransley has had his selection confirmed for the Great Britain men's eight boat that will compete in next month's Olympics.Ransley will be part of a strong crew in Rio that includes men's four double Olympic
A VILLAGE pub on the outskirts of York has been put up for sale. Ian and Sheila Robinson are looking to retire after 12 years at The Spotted Ox in Tockwith. It is now being marketed for sale by Leeds property firm Fleurets, with an asking price
A WOMAN has pleased guilty to causing the death of a motorcyclist. John Stang was riding on October 8 last year on Toulston Lane, in Tadcaster, when he was involved in a crash with a red Vauxhall Astra, driven by Kathryn Jenkinson, 45. Jenkinson
A YORKSHIRE man who sold large quantities of cutting agents to drug dealers has been jailed for 18 years. Gregory King, 26, from Wetherby, used his online chemical supply businesses to sell 1.2 tonnes of dental anaesthetic benzocaine, which is
A WOMAN and her dog were bitten in an attack while walking with her young son in North Yorkshire. The incident happened in Thornton-Le-Moor, Northallerton, on Wednesday, June 22, at about 3.30pm when the woman and her four-year-old son were walking
A CARAVAN was badly damaged by fire at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire, which is believed to have been caused deliberately by a teenager. The fire began at the visitor attraction on Thursday afternoon. Sammy Beattie captured this photo
THE devastated owner of an aerosol factory where fire destroyed two buildings says the repairs will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. About 50 firefighters tackled the inferno at LMA Services, on Pocklington Industrial Estate, on Thursday afternoon
BRITAIN pulling out of the EU may not be economically viable, York Central MP Rachael Maskell has said. The York Central MP said the country desperately needed to be protected from a “national crisis”. Ms Maskell, who was this week made shadow
POLITICAL leaders from City of York Council have publicly condemned any form of racism and xenophobia in York. They have released a statement following reports of a rise in hate crimes nationally, with initial police findings suggesting that the
A VOLUNTEER community café in Acomb has had to close, because the people behind it could not find staff to take over the venture. A notice has gone up at the café in the Gateway centre on Front Street, explaining that it will not be able to function
AN awful lot of people are taking their tops off in the summer sunshine.Those who drive a convertible - and no one likes this type of car more than us Brits - have been taking advantage of the rise in temperatures to enjoy some wind-in-the-hair motoring.And
MORE than ten thousand new homes will be built around York in coming years, but council bosses will first ask the public for their views. Yesterday ruling councillors gave the greenlight for the latest draft of the Local Plan to go ahead, meaning
FOR as long as I’ve written these columns, I’ve found myself regularly surprised at how quickly they come round. Often, this leads to minor panic a week before they’re due, as I think back about what has annoyed or overjoyed me enough in the last month
A LARGE group of family and friends from York took on a gruelling challenge in aid of a charity which has supported a teenage cancer patientEddy Clarkson is now in remission and at home, and his family in York wanted to thank the Teenage Cancer Trust
RESIDENTS in a York street are unhappy after 60-year-old trees were damaged by contractors. Tim and Jayne Pugsley, of Manor Lane, said they were shocked to see contractors working on behalf of Barratt Homes and City of York Council, chop down a
PAST pupils of a former York school and members of the local community will get a last chance to look around the site during a fun-packed music festival tomorrow. ‘Re:generation’, at Burnholme Community Hub, formerly Burnholme Community College
THE article on Bootham Park Hospital by mental health expert David Smith (The Press, June 8) was full of common sense, independent professional suggestions. A copy should be sent to every board member of the many (too many?) public bodies that
I HAVE to take issue with the review of the Apollo Festival 2016 (The Press, June 28). I attended the festival for the first time with my family. I have a music mad five-and-a-half year old. The festival had a really great family atmosphere
A YORK-BASED medical diagnostic company has achieved a major milestone with the signing of a global distribution agreement.Abingdon Health, whose manufacturing and head office is at Sand Hutton, has agreed the partnership with Sebia, a major global diagnostic
NEW government figures showed that over 200,000 more children are living in poverty – taking the total number to 3.9 million of our children. This is unacceptable. Those statistics represent real kids – some of whom live in our local community
YORK-BASED builder Lindum has been appointed as the main construction contractor for a £3.2 million redevelopment at Wetherby Racecourse.Chief executive and clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson is pictured above giving a helping hand to the project, which
LET us remember and never forget on this very day 100 years ago – July 1, 1916 – the sacrifice by British troops at the start of the Somme offensive in the First World War in France. On this very day 40 years ago I was privileged to be with Yorkshire
I WRITE in reference to former Tory leader Cllr Chris Steward’s criticism of Labour’s “Never kissed a Tory” stickers at York Pride (Letters, June 24). Those of us that know Chris know he’s never one to pass up an opportunity to make any and every
IT does not surprise me that there is a anti-Brexit protest planned for the weekend (The Press, June 27). The organiser Sally Sadik and her ilk obviously do not believe in democracy. The majority of people saw through the threats and the scare
I WANTED to reassure readers about the future of Askham Bog following a letter from A L Hulme (June 29). The new draft Local Plan designates the land off Moor Lane as Green Belt and proposes no development of Askham Bog. The nature reserve is rightly
THE LAST LION can earn a deserved return to the winner's enclosure in the RacingUK/Daypass Dragon Stakes at Sandown today.Mark Johnston's youngster justified prohibitive odds to win the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster in the spring and, while connections
I LISTENED to the older generation who voted Leave saying they wanted the country to get back to what it was 50 years ago. Don’t they understand that, Leave or Remain, it will never go back to those halcyon days, no matter what Boris and his cohorts
HEALTH and wellbeing mutual Benenden has been shortlisted as a finalist for two categories in the prestigious 2016 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards.For the first time, Benenden, based at Holgate Park in York, has appeared in the shortlist
IT is ironic that Tracey Simpson-Laing (Letters, June 25) still does not seem to realise that she, and others who speak in the same way, may have played a part in causing the exit majority. Those leading the exit campaign support sensible, planned
SO, the decision has been made, and some of us are delighted, some dismayed. Please, there is nothing to be gained by abusing those who have different opinions to us; no justification for booing, assaulting and tragically even killing. However
WELL done Brexit, we have our country back. We have a democracy in this country. We vote in who we want to run our country but since joining the EU every government we voted in to run our country was run by the European Union. People say what
TWO legal assistants put their best feet forward to raise money for York’s St Leonard’s Hospice. Yvonne Macdonald and Katie Westmorland, of Hethertons Solicitors, raised £422 by taking part in the hospice’s five-mile Midnight Walk with friends and family
YORK City boss Jackie McNamara is hoping he has found solutions for two problem areas in last season's squad following a double swoop for Clovis Kamdjo and Kaine Felix.Midfielder Kamdjo, whose contract at Forest Green came to an end last season, has
HE’S only been here five minutes, but new recruit Ian Appleyard has already been crowned the inaugural Press Sports Desk FootGolf champion.Taking on myself and rugby league writer Peter Martini, whose requests for an oval ball were rejected, Appleyard
IF a person ceased membership of a club, would they be expected to fall out with those who remain a member or have all links and association severed? Of course not. So why all the doom and gloom about the EU referendum result? It’s not as if it
FORMER New Zealand prop-forward Tony Penn will form part of a new coaching team at Pocklington RUFC next season.Penn, who played for the All Blacks from 2002 to 2004, will coach Pock’s forwards during the 2016/17 campaign.Former skipper Mat Webber, meanwhile
THE number of people killed last year on North Yorkshire roads was the lowest since records began. Figures released this week showed 31 people died on the county’s roads in 2015, compared to 40 in 2014. The number of children seriously injured
HEAD coach James Ford admits the pressure is now on him to get his selections right as York City Knights eye top spot in Kingstone Press League One - with a particular headache over his half-backs.The Knights stayed second in the table with last Sunday
SINCE losing to Woodhouse Grange five weeks ago, York Cricket Club's season has gone from strength-to-strength.With four wins out of four and maximum points to boot, the reigning champions have climbed from mid-table in the Hunters Yorkshire Premier
AUSTRALIAN overseas signing Travis Head is due to link up with Yorkshire next week, nearly two weeks earlier than expected.It is hoped that the explosive left-hander will debut against Birmingham Bears in the NatWest T20 Blast at Headingley next Friday.That
SHOT putter Scot Lincoln's bid for Olympic glory has been hampered by a lack of financial support.The British number one, who represents City of York Athletic Club, insists that qualification for this summer's Rio games is still within 'touching
A FINANCIAL cloud over North Yorkshire schools’ cricket has been lifted thanks to a sponsorship deal with Harrogate Spring Water.Britain’s number one premium water brand has stepped in to sponsor the North Yorkshire Schools’ Cricket Association, ending
A PUBLIC meeting will be held next week aimed at bringing village cricket back to Poppleton after an absence of 45 years.Talks have already taken place with City of York Council about acquiring land for the cricket ground and the move has the support
A PAIR of prominent York buildings have been acquired by a local property company as part of a multimillion-pound package of deals. The Helmsley Group has added Gateway 1 at Holgate Park and Mill House in North Street to its syndicated property
RED-HOT North Yorkshire trainer Jedd O’Keeffe is bullish about the chances of further success on the first leg of Beverley’s double-header this evening.The Middleham Moor handler has his string in top form, and bids to enhance his figures by saddling
York’s Lord Mayor has officially opened an apiary at Carr Allotments.It is the second at a City of York Council site after one was installed at Bootham Stray allotments last year. Dave Taylor, who met members of the York Beekeepers’ Association and gardeners
BIOGRAPHIES have been created of two men who died at the bloodiest battle in the war, as the world remembers the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. William Henry Harris, was 18 and lived in Frances Street prior to going
HUNDREDS of people are expected to join a march in York tomorrow to protest against Brexit. Protesters will gather in St Helen’s Square ahead of the march at 1pm. About 500 are expected to head along Davygate, Parliament Street, High Ousegate,
