YORK panto star Martin Barrass says police told him he was the “luckiest man on the planet” after surviving 17 broken ribs, a “mashed” liver and a fractured ankle in a motorbike crash. Martin, 60, revealed that his heart stopped for five minutes
YORK City’s on-loan striker Rhys Murphy could recover from his rib injury in time to face Worcester City at Bootham Crescent in the FA Trophy on Saturday.It had been feared that Forest Green forward Murphy had suffered cracked ribs after he was stretchered
LOYAL, dependable, the consummate professional - those were just some of the plaudits issued for one of the world’s leading stained glass experts when his funeral took place in York on Tuesday. More than 250 people attended the service at St Michael
YORK RUFC snatched a 27-27 draw from the jaws of victory as late lapses proved their downfall at Old Brodleians.An away win would have moved the visitors above the Halifax side in the Yorkshire One table. And encouraged by this, York made a strong start
MALTON & Norton head into the second half of the North One East season facing a dogfight to escape the dropzone following their latest defeat, a 28-15 home loss to Morpeth.Having looked on course for consolidation after excellent wins earlier in the season
A YORK City reserve team, featuring ten players in the starting XI with first-team experience, went down 1-0 at home to Rotherham in the Central League.Youth-team defender Josh Rogerson was the only City player without a senior appearance to his name
YORK Railway Station is the third-busiest in Yorkshire and Humberside, according to new statistics. Figures from the Office of Rail and Road show the quietest railway station in Britain is used by the equivalent of just one passenger per month.
GOOLE Museum is hosting a Meccano Day on Saturday, December 17 from 10am to 3pm. The museum will have a selection of working models on display and visitors can have a go at building. Debbie Hardy, museum curator, said: “What a wonderful way
THE PRESS is the latest business to spread some festive cheer across York after unveiling its Christmas window display as part of the city’s giant advent calender. Businesses throughout the city are joining in the ‘living’ advent calendar, with
A MOTORIST has been banned from the roads after being caught drug driving. Joseph Morrison, 23, was found guilty at Harrogate Magistrates Court of driving a motor vehicle on a road whilst in excess of a prescribed drug limit. The result of
SELBY RUFC were left looking over their shoulders in Yorkshire One after losing 33-20 at Heath.Selby had needed a top-rate performance to put daylight between themselves and the drop zone but were dealt an early blow when skipper Rob Taylor exited injured
TWELVE bus services will be saved from cuts after a survey of bus users in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The area’s council has set out plans to save more than £500,000 from its bus subsidies, but after a survey of people in the area, transport
FIRE fighters have tackled a blaze in a terraced house. Crews were called to Poplar Street, York, at 1.30pm and had to force entry after a neighbour called 999. A ground floor fire was extinguished and nobody was in the property at the time
YORK Railway Institute RUFC second XV moved into the quarter-finals of the North Yorkshire Trophy following a 36-10 triumph over a determined Malton & Norton third team.Having fallen behind 10-0 after a strong start by Malton, RI responded when Danny
POCKLINGTON’S fine form in North One East continued with strong showings in the first and final quarters resulting in a 26-16 success at Huddersfield YMCA.Jack Holbrough, John-Paul Kelly and Jed Jackson all crossed the line for tries with Matt Procter
MOLOTOV Jukebox play Fibbers in York tomorrow as Natalia Tena's lively Londoners see out 2016 with seven intimate shows on the Just The Thrill Tour, named in honour of their latest single. The title could apply to lead singer and accordion player
POLICE want to speak to this man in connection with the theft of £500 worth of lead from a business in York. Two men were seen to enter a premises on Seafire Close, Clifton Moor, in a small white van. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police
CCTV footage has been released of two men police would like to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation in York. North Yorkshire Police says it needs to identify the men as they may have important information that could assist an investigation
HOW many more setbacks can York’s ill-fated community stadium project endure? Vue cinemas’ decision to seek a judicial review - and so cause delays in the project - was bad enough. Now the stadium’s main construction partner, ISG, is pulling out
FOR A decade, between 2004 and 2014, crime in North Yorkshire fell steadily. The county now has one of the lowest crime rates anywhere in the country - and continues to be one of the safest places in which to live. That’s the good news. Now for
MANUFACTURERS in Yorkshire & The Humber saw the delayed recovery finally arrive in the final quarter of 2016 with a much-improved boost to output and orders, according to a survey by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and accountants and business advisory
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Rowntree Players, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, until Saturday, 7.30pm and 2pm Saturday matinee. Box office: 01904 501935 or at rowntreeplayers.co.uk UNLIKE the seismic mess of a year all around it, everything fell into
EMERGENCY services were called to the York to Scarborough railway line at Haxby after a dog was hit by a train yesterday evening. There were initial fears that a person had been hit by a TransPennine Express service and a number of 999 vehicles
A YORK-BASED commercial and charity insurance specialist is celebrating its 40th Anniversary by launching two new websites.D E Ford Insurance Brokers, which was set up in 1976 by founder Ben Ford and has grown to become one of the Top 100 Chartered Insurance
THE Coaching Inn Group, which is part owned by Tadcaster-based property and investment company Commer Group, has secured a further £10 million investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support a planned £50 million expansion across the UK. The business
THE Stone Roses will play two shows at Leeds First Direct Arena on June 20 and 21 next summer. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9.30am at gigst.rs/SR, Eventim.co.uk, gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk Tony Watson, the arena's director
“POLICE hunt man who tried to steal Lego” is the headline (The Press, November 22). I presume they are piecing together the evidence. Geoff Robb, Hunters Close, Dunnington, York
DURING the negotiations over our exit from this undemocratic and bureaucratic cartel that is the EU, there might be some questions we should be asking them. How many of the 27 member countries were invaded by Nazi Germany? How many had citizens
THE BMW 2 Series is already offered in engaging M235i form but now there’s a full-house M badge version, complete with all the kudos and expectation that comes with it. Seen as a spiritual successor to the limited-run 1 Series M Coupé, the M2 receives
ST Leonard’s Hospice has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission for the delivery of high quality care to local patients and service users following a recent inspection. We are incredibly proud of this achievement but it would
CAPOLAVORO hit the mark on his most recent outing and can make it a quickfire double in today's sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Southwell.Robert Cowell's charge was a winner at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening and connections are clearly eager to strike
IT has recently come to light that Margaret Thatcher, when she was Prime Minister, wanted to privatise the NHS and education. Tony Blair created academy schools and opened up the NHS to the private sector. Under David Cameron, who said the
THE Press headline “Huge shake-up plans to plug £420 million NHS hole” (November 25) makes quite startling reading. This should alert readers as to the very dangerous and damaging aspects that six years of Tory Government have done to our NHS.
WITH reference to the front page headline “Some ops for obese and smokers to be banned” (The Press, November 28), I believe this is an absolute disgrace. It is part of the continuing attack on the NHS by politicians and by some of those in the
YORK City striker Jon Parkin has never been relegated in 18 seasons as a professional and doesn’t intend to spoil that stat at the age of 35.The 6ft 4in forward, who has plied his trade for 14 different clubs, made his second debut for City during Saturday
YORK Disability Tennis Network and Special Olympics City of York (SOCOY) players enjoyed success at the National Learning Disability Tennis Championships in Wrexham.In their first National Championships, Maria Bruce and William Farrow won singles gold
A RESPECTED corporate finance advisor is joining a York and Leeds accountancy practice in a move to support its ongoing growth strategy.Tony Farmer will become part of Garbutt + Elliott’s corporate finance division after 13 years with York and Selby accountants
A WILDLIFE rescue centre in North Yorkshire is coping with increasing numbers of sick and struggling baby hedgehogs as the weather turns colder. Annette Pyrah runs The Wildlife Orphanage and hedgehog hospital in Barlby near Selby, and is seeing
ALL eyes are on Buddy as the children sit cross-legged on the floor of the school hall. Buddy looks like an oversized, squashed pea, with two large eyes and arms coming out of the side. He is actually a giant speech bubble and the mascot for the
A FORMER consultant at Aviva in York has avoided jail after stealing £13,084 from the company over eight years. Michael Philip Pearse, 49, cried in the dock when he was sentenced to a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at York Crown
A FRAUDSTER has been convicted of duping investors out of £5million by promising impossible returns on property deals in Cyprus at a time when she was based in North Yorkshire. Sascha Morris, 46, was found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court
A CORONER is to make safety recommendations after two “highly talented” trainee pilots died when the plane they were flying went into a spin and crashed near Castle Howard. Ajvir Singh Sandhu, 25, and Cameron Forster, 21, died when the plane crashed
THE Charlatans are to play Scarborough Open Air Theatre on June 16 next summer. Formed in 1989, Tim Burgess’s band have chalked up 22 Top 40 singles and three number one albums, 1990’s Some Friendly, 1995’s The Charlatans and 1997’s Tellin’ Stories
CRIME in North Yorkshire is far less severe than it used to be but is rising, according to new figures. The Office of National Statistics has released details of crime severity - the relative harm of an offence to society and the likely demands
WHEN a young client was initially very shy in a wig fitting, Beth Wood reassured her by showing her own patches of hair loss. "She was really worried," Beth said, "I said, 'I'll show you my patches, if you show me yours.'" Having lost her hair
POLICE have appealed to the public to report any sightings of these three people. Charlene Dickinson, 32, is wanted by North Yorkshire Police over theft offences. Dickinson is from the Huntington area of York but also has links to Scarborough.
AN EMERGENCY “staffing summit” is being held tomorrow to tackle the “chronic” shortage of chefs and kitchen and front-of-house staff in York’s vital hospitality industry. Graham Usher, chairman of the York Hotelier’s Association, said an unprecedented
NINETEEN men from North Yorkshire have contacted a charity helpline in the last year to deal with their attraction to sexual images of children. The men called a confidential helpline operated by Stop it Now!, a sexual abuse prevention campaign
WITH many care homes under fire two private homes run by a family group in North Yorkshire have been declared “outstanding”. St John’s at Kirk Hammerton and The Millings in Bedale, both came out with top marks after inspections by the Care Quality
THE LATEST window in York’s Advent calendar was opened yesterday, when the medieval Barley Hall took its turn.The festive window display was unveiled at 11am yesterday, the fifth in the series of 24 Advent windows being revealed around the city.Businesses
THREE purses have been stolen from people in York city centre - including one containing £100, belonging to a partially sighted pensioner. North Yorkshire Police said the thefts happened on Saturday in Clinton Cards store in Coney Street, Boots
PUPILS at a York school received some exciting visitors this week.Former pupil and now Flight Lieutenant with the RAF Richard Minns visited Carr Junior School in Acomb, following a phone call with the headteacher, Caroline Ryder.Flight Lieutenant Minns
TICKETS are still available for the 59th annual York Community Carol Concert at the Barbican on Sunday. The carol concert line-up includes the Shepherd Group Concert Brass Band, the Military Wives Choir York, Huntington Primary Academy Choir and
YORK’S Museum Gardens is to host a Proms concert next summer. Local husband and wife team Jonathan Fewtrell and Rebecca Newman - who made music history when Rebecca’s album Dare to Dream went to number 1 in the official classical albums chart as
THE mother of a girl with serious health issues says she is “overwhelmed” by the generosity of Press readers who have donated almost £3,000 to an appeal to help her daughter. It comes after a collection tin, which contained hundreds of pounds to
