A HUGE overhaul of Clifford’s Tower - including a controversial new visitor centre -has been approved by councillors, despite further stinging criticism. City of York Council’s planning committee met on Thursday night and voted 11-3 in favour of
YORK residents are being warned of a scam involving emails being sent to local people which claim to offer a council tax rebate. City of York Council said a number of residents had received emails claiming to be from HMRC and saying they were owed
A YOUNG man put his head in his hands and cried as he was acquitted of having sex with an underage girl. Jamie Richard Suttle, 25, had told the jury at York Crown Court he didn’t know the true age of the 15-year-old girl when they had consensual
Lady Chatterley's Lover, English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres, at York Theatre Royal, until tomorrow. Box office: 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk WERE you wondering when you could next see a Phillip Breen production after his epic staging
AIDAN Connolly is set to offer new manager Gary Mills a welcome boost after Saturday’s game against Sutton United. The Scottish midfielder has missed the last six games with a hamstring injury but is on course to return to action in the next game
ONE of biggest archaeological organisations in the country is seeking a new chair. York Archaeological Trust, which employs over 200 staff across archaeological offices in York, Glasgow, Nottingham and Sheffield, as well as owning five city-centre
CALLUM WARD scored four times as Selby Town got back to winning ways in a midweek goal fest at Brigg Town.Brigg played most of the game with ten men after centre-back Jake Thompson saw red after only 12 minutes with his side already a goal down.The Robins
WELCOME back Theatre Mill, the site-specific York company that fell silent after the second coming of Witness For The Prosecution in York and Leeds in Summer 2015. Producer Rebecca Stafford relaunches the company by going to sea with Herman Melville
THE new game of Bunny Bingo is hitting the streets during this week's illuminating York festival. Families will be pounding the pavements to meet the challenge of finding some of the 50 decorated bunny lamps on display in shop windows throughout
AS part of Illuminating York, the National Centre for Early Music, in Walmgate, will screen Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 horror film Vampyr tomorrow night with live musical accompaniment as a special pre-Hallowe’en event at 7.30pm. Pianist Jonathan
HELEN Maurer had plenty of possibilities for her site-specific installation when Illuminating York's art directors, Hazel Colquhoun and Andrew Knight, invited her to take part in this week's enlightening event. "I came up to look at various sites
ILLUMINATING York may not be the largest festival of light in Britain, nor the one with the biggest budget, but it is the most innovative, believes Liz Page, chairman of the festival steering board. For evidence, she points to six of this week's
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing after a fight between about 20 people in York. North Yorkshire Police were called to the Judge’s Lodgings Hotel in Lendal at about 1.30pm on Saturday, October 22. A spokeswoman said fighting was taking place on
A LEADING menswear shop is to open a new store at York’s Designer Outlet. Lyle & Scott will open their new store on Friday, November 4, inside the 538 square foot store on the North Mall. The opening of the new outlet store is part of the
WORK on refurbishing Tadcaster Health Centre has finally started, almost ten months after it was badly flooded last Boxing Day.The start of the work comes after a similar scheme to repair Tadcaster medical centre - a similar building next door which was
TICKETS are available now for The Joseph Rowntree Reunion Group's next meeting. Following a successful recent reunion, another has been organised for next year, at Huntington Working Mens Club on September 23, 2017. To find out more or
DERRY ROBSON was the match-winner as The Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League division one leaders Malt Shovel edged Hounds 2-1 in a hard-fought game. First-half goals from Jamie England for Hounds and Gary Collier for Malt Shovel left the score level
MORE than 5,000 people have signed a petition opposing a new chicken farm near York. Plans were submitted recently to build a new chicken factory farm for up to 288,000 animals in Rufforth, near York. A petition urging City of York Council
Only one question for...Paul Williams, the York-born Specials fanclub co-administrator, biographer and fanzine editor, ahead of The Specials' sold-out York Barbican gig on Tuesday Why are ska legends The Specials so special, Paul? "WHEN The
CCTV has been released after staff at York's Museum Gardens were subjected to racial abuse. North Yorkshire Police said staff were threatened and racially abused at about 5.30pm on Sunday, October 16, and detectives want to identify the man in
A care worker is off the roads for two years because an off-duty police officer spotted her driving erratically on a major road. Kimberley Brown, 39, was more than three times the drink drive limit, said Martin Butterworth, prosecuting at York
A NEW plan will set out how much land should be allocated for new homes and jobs in Hambleton up to 2035. The district council wants to know what local people think of the plan so far – which considers the need for new homes and jobs alongside
THE fireworks and music spectacular at York Maze has sold out in record time, organisers say. Tom Pearcy, owner of the maze, said demand had been very strong. He said: "I believe in celebrating bonfire night on November 5, so while other events
WINNERS of this year's Yorkshire Marathon Corporate Relay have collected their awards. The relay splits the 26.2-mile course into six legs, enabling runners who could not manage a full marathon to take part, and welcoming teams from companies,
A CONFERENCE in York will explore how the built environment is responding to increasing security risks, and how the construction industry can create places that are both extremely safe and welcoming.The event takes place on Wednesday, November 2, at the
I SUSPECT if you asked the England lads, a number of them would say that first-Test win over Bangladesh was one of the most pleasing they've been involved in.Yes, people expected them to win. Yes, it is good preparation for India. But I don't
AN INTERNATIONAL and UK logistics specialist has announced that it is acquiring a North Yorkshire-based firm’s warehousing and transport operations at five sites, including ones in York, Selby and Ripon. W H Bowker Ltd has acquired the sites from Potter
THE neglected piece of land near the Monkgate roundabout at the start of Huntington Road has this year been taken under the wing of a lady living in Park Crescent. It has been cultivated and planted out with nasturtium in the summer months, now
AS A former resident of York, I spent many years enjoying the Minster bells. Please someone tell us the truth. Have the ropes become frayed and in need of replacing? If so, no doubt nosey parkers, trouble makers, health and safety etc will
I HAD the privilege of attending the reading of the script to the play Bomb Happy at York Explore. The play, written by Helena Fox, is based upon the wartime experiences of the last five York Normandy Veterans and provides a poignant and moving
YORK City captain Simon Heslop has admitted that some of the club's players could have worked harder under Jackie McNamara.Former Scottish international McNamara resigned as York manager three games ago with the Minstermen sitting only three points
A LEADING Labour politician when asked why she had enrolled her son at a very expensive private school replied: “A mother must choose what is best for her children.” Whan asked why her party wished to deny this opportunity to everyone else, the
WHAT a brilliant show was Acorn Antiques the Musical. Overall everything was brilliant. It was wonderful to see something new. The house was full and it was great to hear the audience laughing, giggling and enjoying all the wonderful words
ELVINGTON motorbike ace Sam Holme produced a career-best finish in the final weekend of the Thundersport 600cc Pre Nationals series - to cap an excellent debut season.Holme, riding a Kawasaki ZX6, notched a second place on the very last race at Cadwell
INEOS, the multinational chemicals firm, is poised to frack near York. They are looking for ethane for their chemical plant in Grangemouth. They have also just opened an “ethane bridge” to fracking wells in the US and will ship continuously
YOUNGSTER Alfie Lindsey is making waves in junior rugby league after scoring 100 tries this season for New Earswick All Blacks.Lindsey, who plays for the club's under-9s team, reached his century in the final Yorkshire Junior League game of term against
TWO York ventures are celebrating after winning prestigious awards.Inclusion Housing was named Best Small Business at the inaugural British Small Business Awards 2016.The Priory Street-based organisation stood out to the judges with highly impressive
PUPILS at Pickering Infant School got to grips with a variety of problem-solving activities as part of a puzzle day.Headteacher Sarah Gillam said: "Resilience is an important life skill, which is important for children to develop at an early age.
A SELBY man allegedly had sex with a girl knowing she was underage, a jury has heard. Both the girl and the woman she was living at the time claimed at York Crown Court that they told Jamie Richard Suttle, now 25, that she was aged 15. Minutes
A NEW police inspector has been appointed for Ryedale.Acting Inspector Simon Jolly has taken over Ryedale and Whitby, while Insp Andy Short, who previously covered the area, retains Eastfield and Filey.The 41-year-old joined the police force in 2006 after
FRANK Dobson will draw back the veil on his years as Health Secretary in Tony Blair’s Labour Government in a York lecture next month.The York-born former MP will tell why it was necessary to resist Viagra being provided by the NHS, and how he brought
Our nostalgia tour of York takes us to Gillygate and Lord Mayor's Walk. Here are 52 photos, showing some long-lost shops and car styles, as well as some sights that have stood the test of time. The first seven photos above are the newest additions
HUNDREDS of York pensioners have the chance to enjoy an early Christmas dinner with the Lord Mayor. As part of an annual tradition, York residents aged 65 and over are being invited to attend the Lord Mayor’s and Sheriff’s Christmas Cheer reception
FORMER Selby district councillor David Jones and his wife Judith, who live in Cawood and are both well-known in the Selby area, have celebrated their golden wedding.The couple met in St Anne’s, Lancashire, while attending the King’s Road Methodist Church
ACTOR David Suchet joined a York family at a demonstration outside Parliament yesterday, calling for a vital new medication to be made available on the NHS. Eight-year-old Sam Dale and his mother and father Nicholas and Jo, of Copmanthorpe, were
A SENIOR police officer has defended a detective whose failings led to a rape case collapsing. Detective Constable Nick Lane has been backed by Tim Madgwick, the Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire, after DC Lane was allowed to keep his job
PLANS to build hundreds of houses, a care home and a nursery have sparked strong objections. Pocklington Town Council say they “strongly object” to Gladman Developments’ plans for 380 properties east of The Balk, revealed recently in The Press.
MISE En Rose has the tools to thrive in the 32Red EBF Stallions Fleur De Lys Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield.Godolphin's filly has an appealing profile for a race of this nature and can be trusted to go well in the hands of William Buick.Trainer
A VAN driver killed a man, put a six-year-old child in a coma and severely injured a four-year-old boy when he hit a horse and cart, York Crown Court heard. Peter Scott Robinson, 47, had at least 18 seconds in which to see the vehicle ahead of
OWNERS of a York pub have strongly criticised City of York Council after it tried to prosecute them for food hygiene offences - then offered no evidence in court. Wentsford Pubs Ltd claimed the authority’s decision to prosecute over alleged contraventions
A MAJOR road safety group made up of emergency services and senior politicians has backed The Press’s efforts to get tougher sentences for dangerous drivers. The 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership aims to lower the number
PART of a major road was blocked this morning following a crash between a car and a truck. Humberside Police were called to the A1079 at Pocklington at 11.25am today, following the crash between a silver Mercedes tipper truck and a black Mercedes
