UNDER-PRESSURE York City boss Jackie McNamara has insisted he won’t walk away from Bootham Crescent and that he wants to lead the club to Sky Bet League One. A 1-0 home defeat to Aldershot saw City slip to sixth-bottom in the National League standings
FIRE crews were called to a burning car in North Yorkshire in the early hours of Saturday. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a Whitby crew was called to Dundas Gardens just before 3am. The spokesman said a Honda Prelude
FIRE crews were called to a carbon dioxide leak in North Yorkshire. Crews from Whitby and Lythe were called to the cellar of a property in Church Street, Whitby, at about 6.30pm on Friday, where a man had been overcome by CO2 leaking from a cylinder
A TEAM of officers and soldiers from one of the Army's top Divisional headquarters has taken part in a seaside challenge. The York-based 1st UK Division, which fights Daesh and has helped train more than 25,000 Iraqi forces, travelled to Runswick
A HORSE had to be rescued by fire fighters when it became trapped in a water-filled ditch. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the land in Beswick, near Driffield, on Sunday afternoon. The animal was rescued by two fire fighters
YORK City failed to score for a fifth successive game during a 1-0 home defeat to Aldershot. Bernard Mensah’s first-half goal proved sufficient to give a Shots team, who only mustered two shots on target themselves, maximum points. The result
HUNDREDS of people turned out for a protest march against the sudden closure of York's mental health hospital. The Walk Back To Bootham took place on Friday, just over a year to the day from the closure of the facility, with about 200 campaigners
YORK City Football Club’s manager Jackie McNamara has been convicted of fare dodging and ordered to pay nearly £500 in a fine and other court costs. McNamara, 42, did not pay the £86 fare for a rail journey between Edinburgh and York on April 11
UPDATED cycle maps have been produced to help people get active around Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, Goole and Haltemprice. East Riding of Yorkshire Council wants to encourage people into healthier and transport, like walking and cycling, and
YORK City Rowing Club have named their new sculling boat “Sally Downing” after one of their most successful junior members for many years. Having won numerous medals at national level, Downing was selected to represent Great Britain in 2015 at the Munich
WITH more than a quarter of the season played, York City have suffered their second-worst start to a Conference campaign.Only Billy McEwan’s 2007/08 City side accrued fewer points after a dozen fixtures in non-League football’s top tier and the Scotsman
FRENCH trainers have claimed five of the last 10 renewals of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes and nap selection Volta can further enhance those statistics with victory in this year's contest at Newmarket.Francis-Henri Graffard's charge
A SEASON which began so promisingly ended in farce and frustration for head coach James Ford and his York City Knights troops after off-field strife struck again with a vengeance.Ford and co, having gone through 2015 homeless as the community stadium
TRY-SCORING machine Kriss Brining has admitted getting "a bit emotional" after playing what is likely to be his last match for York City Knights.Salford-bound Brining fittingly marked the encounter – last Saturday's League One play-off defeat
TRICK question: which country makes the best port?When it comes to wine, we can all guess which is the most popular among Brits - that's right, France, an answer which has has been backed up by a recent Co-op survey.When asked which countries produce
MARTYN Moxon says he is currently in discussions with potential candidates to become Yorkshire’s new first-team coach.The process to replace outgoing Jason Gillespie, who is returning home to Australia after five successful years at Headingley, is in
THE Lord Mayor and civic party are to visit the Wilberforce Trust in York to learn about the work it does for people with sight loss. The visit on October 5 will mark National Eye Health Week and World Sight Day Over 10,000 people in York are affected
THE largest public art and craft show in Yorkshire continues today in York. The Art Market began at York Racecourse on Friday, and runs until Sunday, with works by 120 artists on display including paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, glass
THE number of officers within North Yorkshire Police was at its lowest in almost a decade in the run up to this year’s Police and Crime Commissioner election. In January, the force had 1,343 officers, but figures released this week revealed that
ARTIST David Hockney could smash his own record at auction with a painting from his Woldgate Woods series expected to fetch up to £9.2 million. The artist, 79, created six paintings of Woldgate Woods in the East Riding of Yorkshire, charting the
A LONG-awaited temporary replacement for Bootham Park Hospital is due to open in York on Monday. Peppermill Court, off Huntington Road, had been due to open last month but a fire meant it was delayed as building work was carried out. The opening
A WOMAN who owns a company selling unique and handmade rugs says it is a “dream come true” to relocate her business to York. Emma Mellor launched the business, The Handmade Rug Company, 18 months ago in the North Yorkshire village of Hutton-le-Hole
TRIBUTES have been paid to an eminent figure in the world of archaeology, who was part of the University of York for more than 20 years. Emeritus Professor Don Brothwell, who died in September, joined the Department of Archaeology as Professor
A DATE has been set for the trial of a man accused of slashing crosses in another man’s face in a city centre pub. Terence Sullivan, 68, of Vine Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, York, denied wounding the man with intent and having an offensive weapon
