BIRMINGHAM City youngster Charlie Cooper has today become Gary Mills' first signing since returning as York City boss.Nineteen-year-old Cooper has agreed a one-month loan deal, and looks set to go straight into the City squad for Saturday's National
THE UKIP MEP accused of assaulting a fellow Yorkshire and Humber MEP has claimed that the police investigation into the incident will clear his name. Mike Hookem said he had “no problem with any fair inquiry as it will demonstrate that I did not
A POWER cut has plunged homes into darkness around Haxby. Electricity went off in the YO32 postcode area at 4.45pm today and Northern Powergrid said they do not expect it to come back on until 7.30pm. Emergency engineers have been sent to the
A MISSING standard has been discovered in Sussex and returned to the Allied Air Forces Memorial at Elvington near York.The National Standard of the Air Gunner Association had been lost for more than 10 years, said a spokesman for the Yorkshire Air Museum
YORK rail firm Grand Central is laying on extra trains on its Sunderland to York route in the run-up to Christmas to help shoppers make the most of the festive season in the cathedral city. There will be an additional service every Saturday in
A BURST water pipe has closed a road in York. City of York Council workmen are currently in Harlow Road, in Holgate, to carry out the emergency repairs. They have advised motorists the road will remain closed until the burst pipe has been fixed
FORMER rugby player and TV personality Matt Dawson officially opened the new Students’ Union at York St John University. Following a £2.9 million investment, the building has a brand new bar and event space as well as an updated student support
AN HISTORIC attraction has been ranked second in a list of venues that have seen the greatest increase in visitor interest this Autumn. Castle Howard, the popular stately home near Malton, has seen a 119 per cent increase in traffic on the TripAdvisor
A MAN who had sex in public in the middle of the day in a community garden popular with children has been given a ten-week nightly curfew by a judge in York. District judge Adrian Lower said a local father called police after seeing James Keith
A £1.6 MILLION investment aims at boosting growth in SMEs in the agri-food sector through links with the local scientific community.The cash from the European Regional Development Fund Programme is intended to stimulate economic growth in the sector and
THERE are still a few places left in a Small Business Christmas Market to be held in the centre of York.York Means Business, part of Make It York, is running the new mini-market specifically aimed at supporting small and independent traders from the local
Newspapers, phones and tablets are not the only way to keep up with current affairs. MATT CLARK goes behind the scenes at an unusual audio media outlet. FOR more than 40 years York Talking News has been reporting the months goings on to people
THE father of a little girl whose disappearance sparked a huge search in York earlier this week has thanked everyone who helped to find her. Dozens of police officers, PCSOs, police staff and local residents joined in the search on Wednesday afternoon
A SERIES of events should bring a real buzz to York.York Coffee Emporium is holding its first Festival of Coffee from Tuesday, November 1, to Friday, November 4, with a launch party for its new roastery on Wednesday, November 2, at the Rose Centre, York
TWO York City Baths Club starlets have helped Yorkshire's swimming team to the ASA National County Team Championships for the first time in 14 years.The victory - knocking Roses rivals Lancashire off top spot for the first time since 2002 - featured
A MARKET town pub has been given a new lease of life. The Carpenters Arms, in Market Weighton, has been taken on by Ryan and Amy Pearson, who have joined forces with Hawthorn Leisure, to bring back a touch of “old school” hospitality with a twist
YORK-BASED ISF apprentice Tyler Nockels, pictured, has been awarded highly commended for fabrication and welding at the 2016 Derwent Training Association Awards.Mr Nockels, 19, who lives in Dunnington, is a first-year apprentice based at Iain Scott Fabrications
It's here: the annual festival of light, colour and sound that is Illuminating York. From tonight until Saturday night, you'll be able to wander through a forest of light 'trees' in the quad at York St John University; stroll down Shambles while
YORK Indoor Bowls Club Ladies, beaten finalists last season, had a good first round win in this year's Yetton Trophy, defeating Scarborough 96-46. The margin was comfortable by the finish but York had trailed 21-20 on aggregate after five ends. Carol
A TWO car crash on the A19 left a woman requiring treatment from paramedics. Police were called to the crash at Crockey Hill, near York at 6.04pm on Tuesday. It involved a grey Range Rover Evoque and a White Fiat 500. A front seat passenger
A YORK MP has met with some of the country’s unique producers and farmers to discuss the future of UK food production. Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer, met with the industry to hear from people in one of the sectors that will be most directly
CARTER Jonas has appointed Simon Grundy as head of planning – north. Based in Yorkshire, he will bolster and expand the planning expertise that Carter Jonas provides to clients across the region and work closely with his colleagues in the development
THROUGHOUT the First World War, York Musical Society sang Brahms’s German Requiem in York Minster every November because of its beauty, humanity and the comfort of its words and music. Yet those performances were controversial. "Throughout Britain
TWO leading York agencies are throwing open their doors to offer advice to businesses in the city during York Business Week, which runs from November 14 to 18.PR and marketing communications firm The Partners Group and branding and design agency United
with Ed Reid, owner of The Alternative BoardONE of the things I do every other Wednesday is read the blog by Suzanne Burnett – a mixture of successful businesswoman and farmer’s wife with a healthy dollop of insight and common sense. And recently, with
I LIVE in Dunnington and am disturbed that some bus services have recently been withdrawn. One example, there is no number 10 bus to Dunnington at 9.28pm, so now those who have meetings or events in York must wait around until 10pm to get home,
A WEEK from today a Ryedale town will mark its status as a bustling, thriving local centre with a series of events centred on a national celebration of small businesses. On Wednesday, November 2, the Small Business Saturday bus will roll into Helmsley
OUR holiday in southern Ireland recently coincided with the start of the fazing out of the one and two cent euro coins. Now that’s what you call inflation. Everything still had the old price labels on, but the customers were charged to the nearest
ON June 23 in the EU referendum, we the people who matter voted for neither a soft Brexit or a hard Brexit. We voted to leave the European Union - lock, stock and barrel. Time is now for these MPs who voted to remain but still refuse to accept
A MAJOR 200,000 euro order to export an innovative new type of patient hoist to Norway has been won by a Wetherby-based firm.The order, won by Innova Care Concepts, a specialist division of Yorkshire Care Equipment, of Harrogate, is to supply a series
I AM sure we all sympathise with the frustration of Alan Burke regarding cyclists without lights (Letters, October 21). As a cyclist, I very rarely need to go out on my bike at night, but occasionally I nip down to the supermarket after dark and
INSTEAD of wasting money on the eyesore-to-be at the base of Clifford’s Tower, which has already been compared to a toilet block, it would have been put to better use in providing more public toilets in the city. For a city the size of York with
GUY Armitage became the managing director of the award-winning York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne, near Easingwold, last year. Aged 40, he is the sixth generation of the Armitage family to work in the brick industry, a record which dates back
WOW, a first. That irascible Philip Roe actually agreeing with someone. However, there is a caveat. I agree with the green protesters (The Press, October 24) in their crusade to stop the use of wood-pellets to fuel the boilers at Drax. Using
DIFFERENT religions in York are preparing for a series of Interfaith Week events next month. Each event is intended to help people discover more about the city’s diverse and vibrant faith communities and their beliefs, traditions, values and contribution
PUBLIC consultation on changes to Harrogate Stray has been delayed. Harrogate Borough Council is looking for public opinion on amending legislation to increase the chance to hold more and different types of events on the Stray. The consultation
BOOTHAM 'A' jumped to the top of the York Conservative Clubs Carlsberg UK Snooker League after an emphatic 6-1 victory over their 'B' team.Jeff Brown led the way, making breaks of 22 and 25 in beating Chris Thompson.Andy Wynn made it 2
A LEADING York-based developer of human capital management (HCM) software aims to recruit more people for its team and expand its headquarters after securing an equity investment of more than £20 million to support its international expansion.
A BUILDER who chose York as the place to continue his international crime career has been ordered to work free for the community. Nicolae Radvan, 46, travelled to the city from Bradford to steal several bottles of perfume worth together £381 from
POLICE in York are to carry out extra patrols in an effort to clamp down on antisocial behaviour in the run-up to Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night. Patrols including police officers, PCSOs and Special Constables will tour communities around the city
YOUNGSTERS have been seeking out a spooky surprise in the gardens of York Art Gallery this half-term week.Artist Garry Barker has installed his Tree Listening project, where ears of all shapes and sizes are growing in the Artist’s Garden and Edible Wood
THE next phase of a major improvement scheme in East Yorkshire starts next week, with motorists being warned of overnight road closures and diversions. East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the project on the A614, between Kelleythorpe and Nafferton
A NEW retirement housing complex in North Yorkshire has thrown open its doors for a series of open days.The Mickle Hill development in Pickering is being built by Christian housing charity MHA with 90 apartments and 78 bungalows, as well as leisure facilities
A TEAM of golfers has raised £1,100 for Guide Dogs.Players from National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual office in York organised the day to raise funds for their corporate charity.The event was organised by Jane James who is an employee within the claims
STAFF from a York fish and chip shop have travelled to Norway as part of an educational study trip. Workers at Miller’s Fish and Chips in Haxby and seven other fish and chip businesses in the running for Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop
CITY of York Council has fewer referrals to children’s social care than any other local authority in the country, according to a report by the National Audit Office. There were only 226 referrals per 10,000 children in York during 2014/15, in stark
A CHRISTMAS tree grower from York is set to compete in a nationwide competition to find the pick of the best festive trees. Oliver Combe, who runs Wigginton-based York Christmas Trees, will be among Britain’s top growers pitching their best Nordman
A YORK charity will celebrate the life of its patron Victoria Wood at a special event at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall later this year. The comedian was originally due to visit the historic property last December to join Jessie’s Fund in celebrating
A COMMUNICATIONS company in York specialising in education has given a full-time job to its first apprentice. ThreeFour Consultancy Ltd, of Kings Court, Shambles, which handles creative, marketing and communications services for schools and academies
AN EXHIBITION will be held tomorrow about plans for 48 new homes in York, which a housing association says will help tackle the city’s housing crisis and provide families with badly needed homes. The proposals for a hilly area of land off Bouthwaite
JEWELLERY firm Nomination Italy looks set to open a shop in York city-centre. The company has been granted planning permission to redesign the shop frontage on the corner of Low Petergate and Church Street, in the building that has most recently
RESIDENTS are being urged to complete an online survey which will go toward shaping the spending priorities of East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The authority must consider how it can deliver services in a different way to reduce costs and this
FORECASTER'S long wait for victory can finally come to an end when she reports for duty on a good card at Chelmsford.The Queen's filly has not hit the target in 10 previous starts, but she has been found a really neat opportunity to remove that
THE father of a family that made £100,000 through cannabis dealing is facing a return to jail for continuing his drug crimes. Police have arrested Trevor Paxton, 65, three times with cannabis since he, his wife and two sons were jailed in 2007
NEW houses that were built out of position in York can stay, city planning bosses have decided. City of York Council has granted retrospective approval for the Hob Stone development in Windsor Garth, Acomb. The decision ends months of limbo
A YORK couple paid £10,000 for their son to receive an effective new treatment against tumours in his brain because the NHS wouldn’t fund it. Sam Dale, eight, of Copmanthorpe, suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), a genetic disease which
