THERE will be an all-York City final in the North Riding County FA Ladies' Cup after the club's second string beat York Railway Institute 4-2 in their semi-final.City Ladies' first team, the holders and record six times winners of the trophy
THE family of a pensioner who was killed by a hit-and-run driver will make a fresh appeal for information next week. Bill Hendry, 75, was knocked down while crossing Stockwell Lane, Knaresborough with his dog, Abby, at 9.38am on February 26, 2007
MANY families face a holiday headache, after local councils chose different dates for school breaks. For 2017/18, City of York Council's and East Riding of Yorkshire Council's school holiday dates match, but North Yorkshire County Council's do
A LONG-RUNNING pay dispute at a York sweet factory has been settled - and it has emerged the complex is to be modernised to help keep it competitive. The GMB union says its members - who took part in a series of strikes late last year - have accepted
STORM Doris led to the cancellation of train services in York and the removal of some of the encampments. set up in York city centre as part of Jorvik Viking Festival. But York and North Yorkshire appeared to escape the worst of the gales which
BUSINESSES and shopworkers in York have been warned about new fake notes being presented. North Yorkshire Police have urged workers in the city centre to be vigilant after reports of two men trying to use fake Scottish £20 notes. Anyone who
JOE PORTER has signed on the dotted line for York City Knights after winning a one-year contract with his hometown club.The York Acorn ARLC Player of the Year had been on trial at Bootham Crescent for over a month, but has now agreed terms on a one-year
DRIVERS experienced heavy traffic on a route out of York, after a lorry shed its load of bricks. North Yorkshire Police were called to the scene on the A19 southbound, close to the Fulford Interchange with the A64. Police closed the sliproad
TWO members of a gang who supplied heroin and crack cocaine in North Yorkshire are still on the run. Sonny Elms and Paul Daniel Heaton both failed to appear at York Crown Court on Wednesday, February 1, where they were due to be sentenced for conspiracy
What’s this all about? Every February, the city council must agree a budget for the following financial year. The 2016/17 budget has already been approved by the ruling executive – made up of senior Conservative and Lib Dem councillors - but on
Stuart Jarman, general manager – The York DungeonThe York Dungeon’s general manager Stuart Jarman made the move to the attraction last year from his previous role as head of visitor service and experience at the JORVIK Group in York.A qualified HR Professional
TEMPORARY traffic lights will be used while a new road is built in York. City of York Council will begin construction of an access road to the new Ebacorum Way development in Layerthorpe from Monday, February 27. The work is expected to take
CITY of York Ladies have finally kept a clean sheet in this season's North Hockey Women's League Premier Division.Fighting to avoid relegation, the Ladies had been waiting 18 games for a 'shut-out' but secured a goalless draw against Wakefield
A NORTH Yorkshire hotel which boasts the title of one of England’s oldest coaching inns is to undergo a £1 million refurbishment programme. The Golden Fleece, in Thirsk, will close for 11 weeks from March 6 as it undergoes the work, which includes
THE race for the York Conservative Clubs Carlsberg UK Snooker League took a few twists as the top two both lost. Acomb 'A' stayed at the summit despite losing a cracker 4-3 to Heworth 'B' on a re-spotted black in a final frame decider. Dave
HEWORTH'S Carl De Pasquale won the Hylton Fosters Billiards Individual Knockout Cup for the first time after edging Acomb's Roland Cox 165-163 in a tense final. The semi-finals and final were all played at Bootham. In the last four, De Pasquale
HEALTH and social care budgets at York council are expected to be almost £250,000 in the red this year. The figure shows both how much strain vital services in York are under - and how unrealistic budgets imposed by Whitehall are. The ruling Conservative-Liberal
NOBODY likes being flashed by a speed camera. We tend to view them almost as an invasion of our privacy, convinced that as drivers we know best how fast we can safely go in given conditions, and that the cameras are there simply to make money out
Our nostalgia tour of York takes us to Castlegate. There are 24 photos to scroll through above. For more old photos, visit thepress.co.uk/history and if you have old memories of Pavement in years gone by, share them below.
Training staff is a statutory requirement and an essential part of managing risk within any organisation. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 emphasises the importance of health and safety training, stating that employers must provide suitable
OVER the past 40 years or so, archaeologists have discovered some wonderful things buried beneath the streets of York. A whole Viking city, of course, complete with houses, tools, coins and even clothes; Roman sewers; medieval graveyards; the foundations
JOHN Osborne presents 3 Stories From Radio 4 at The Studio, York Theatre Royal tonight at 7.45pm. Osborne has written and performed six half-hour storytelling shows on BBC Radio 4 that are "funny, heart-warming and a masterclass in how to keep
Tim Murgatroyd Is it just me who finds it hard to watch the news these days? Let alone watch a bulletin all the way through? There seem so many valid reasons NOT to keep abreast of world events. First off, there’s something deep in human nature
A BUSY year for corporate deals has been reported in the region as York accountancy firm Garbutt + Elliott reveals it advised on deals totalling £130 million.The Monk Cross-based accountants, which also has an office in Leeds, says its corporate finance
A DRIVER has suffered suspected pelvic injuries after a crash between three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the collision in Harrogate Road, between Poole in Wharfedale and Huby, near Harrogate, at about 7.10pm yesterday. It involved
RE John Bercow’s outburst on Donald Trump. The green benches at that time of day are usually devoid of MPs of all colours. How come the Labour benches were blocked out with eager agreeing MPs? The Conservatives cannot complain as they were
PLANS have been submitted to create a street food and social enterprise hub on a derelict site in York city centre. The development, by community interest company Spark:York, would feature 20 shipping containers on the former Reynard's garage site
WHILE not knowing the minutiae of rugby union’s laws of the game (Letters, February 11), the thing that spoils my viewing is that referees at international level not only know all these laws, they are determined to show everyone watching that they
FLAMINGO Land has seen pre-tax profits drop after ramping up expenditure by more than 50 per cent as part of a drive to reposition the park in the holiday market.The North Yorkshire attraction saw pre tax profits fall from £2.25 million to just over £1
ON March 6, a City of York Council sub-committee will meet to re-examine the decision to sell part of Clifford’s Tower mound that English Heritage need to build their controversial shop, cafe and visitor centre. The council executive on January
I WRITE in response to your story “Too few staff to keep city hospital clean” (The Press, February 20). Our cleaners are an essential part of the hospital team, and we recognised this over ten years ago when we brought cleaning in house at a time
I BELIEVE that the one major European statesman who would have appreciated Brexit was President de Gaulle of France. He owed us, disliked us, mistrusted us, but probably respected us, and above all he understood us. He vetoed our entry into
IT was quite ironic to hear MP Rachael Maskell speak of “development stagnation” and “hurting the local economy”, but I can’t decide if this is a lack of research of her local colleagues in York Labour Party who ran the council until 2015. York
IT was announced recently that UK patients will face delays obtaining new drugs, including cancer drugs, when the UK withdraws from the EU’s medicines regulator, the European Medicines Agency. The Agency authorises drugs usage across the EU and
HAVING recently walked to West Offices to pick up some Res Park permits, I need to report two emerging potholes appearing in the anti-skid surfacing just inside the car park entrance. I would hate for a resident to trip over and injure themselves
THE A1 southbound has reopened after a lorry crashed through the central barrier and landed on its side this morning. Emergency services were called to the collision, near Catterick, shortly after 6am. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police
SANDRO BOTTICELLI may not be the most original choice in the 32Red Conditions Stakes at Kempton, but sometimes it does not pay to look beyond the obvious.The five-year-old warmed up for this event with a fair effort at Wolverhampton last month, finishing
From our archives: 85 years ago The restored crypt in York Minster was re-opened by the Archbishop of York, who also consecrated the new altar, placed in the crypt by the Girls’ Friendly Society. The Crypt had been restored as a memorial
IT isn’t necessary to have the foresight of da Vinci or Verne to know the likely outcome of the trend towards a global economy and centralised world government. As things are in this country, it is hard enough to sort out problems with employers
IT'S a tough job, but someone has to do it. Judges have assessed 127 Easter eggs or chocolates on the market this year, and declared the winners in a range of categories. The Good Housekeeping Institute has named the best for children, teenagers
TIM Bresnan expects to take a more prominent role as Yorkshire's new vice-captain in limited-overs cricket, rather than the County Championship this year.Bresnan has recently returned from a successful spell of Big Bash cricket in Perth, helping the
A BILL to help families of missing people deal with the affairs of their loved ones has moved another step closer to law.The changes, labelled Claudia’s Law, were proposed in March 2015 and supported by Peter Lawrence - father of missing Claudia Lawrence
THE owner of two empty homes in North Yorkshire could be forced to sell, after leaving them abandoned for years.The two semi-detached houses in Knaresborough have been empty and falling into disrepair for more than five years.Harrogate Borough Council
THIS year’s Pancake Day will be celebrated with a special event at Selby Abbey.Pancakes at The Abbey will take place on Tuesday, February 28, from 6pm, with a pancake party.The event will help visitors discover the story behind Shrove Tuesday, while also
TADCASTER Theatre Company has raised more than £1,000 for the town’s Flood Action Group through its pantomime,Sleeping Beauty and the Broken Bridge.Theatre chair Catherine Marshall said that following the partial collapse of the bridge in late 2015, the
SELBY Abbey is to host a concert by a Russian choir next month. The Hermitage Ensemble choir from St Petersburg visit the abbey on March 30 at 7.30pm, to perform a concert of Russian Orthodox and folk music. The male voices will include the
VISITORS to York Minster can meet Vikings this half term in the cathedral’s chapter house. As part of the city’s Viking Festival this week, actors will show off authentic and replica Viking artefacts and help the public discover more about the
TWO mums are planning a charity ball to raise money to give their sons life-enhancing rehabilitation therapy. Sarah Williams, of Harrogate, and Caroline Day, of Knaresborough, hope their Sunshine Ball in June will boost a fund to buy essential
THE resignation of the Chief Constable of Humberside Police has been welcomed by a major union.UNISON, which represents policing staff across the country, said the decision by Justine Curran to step down and allow a new Chief Constable to take over would
PLANS to reform domestic abuse laws have been welcomed by two York-based organisations.Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to bring forward a Domestic Violence and Abuse Act, working with groups who support victims to ensure their services
THE construction industry will have to recruit a worker every 77 seconds over the next few years to build the houses and infrastructure the UK needs, according to a new report. Around 400,000 plumbers, electricians, bricklayers, quantity surveyors
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a rubbish fire in a village near Selby, which is believed to have been started deliberately.A crew was called to woodland in Brotherton shortly before 3.30pm on Monday where there was a fire involving about 10 old tyres. They put
A COUPLE who first met when they were children at the same school are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.Sam and Joyce Simpson, of The Nurseries, Easingwold, were married 60 years ago today at St John and All Saints’ Church in Easingwold.The
THE York charity SASH will be holding its annual Sleepout event at Tang Hall Community Centre on March 10 to raise funds for its work in preventing hundreds of young people from becoming homeless.More than 40 people have already got sponsorship to spend
YORK MP Rachael Maskell visited Garrow House, a women’s service run by Turning Point, The Retreat and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.Garrow House is a Personality Disorder service for women commissioned by NHS England, which provides
PLACES are available for the next Selby Enterprise Cafe.The event, which includes talks and networking sessions for businesses in the Selby district, will take place on Monday, February 27, at Selby Civic Centre between 10am and midday.This month’s short
THE two highest ranking board members of one of Yorkshire’s largest law firms who between them lead the acquisition of a York-based practice are stepping down from the company.Lupton Fawcett, which has a York office in Piccadilly as well as operations
A REPORT on parking in East Yorkshire has revealed that the council brought in more than £3.2 million from parking last year, and made a profit of £152,000. East Riding of Yorkshire Council's annual parking report for 2015-16 says the total income
DEVELOPERS want to build 18 new homes in a North Yorkshire village. A planning application has been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council, asking for permission to build 18 houses on Station Lane in Wormald Green, between Ripon and Harrogate.
A FORMER soldier with a spinal injury has been thanked by Help for Heroes after cycling thousands of miles and raising a whopping £20,000 for the charity.Veteran Justin Henderson, 41, who grew up in York, admits to having hated cycling when he was in
A SEX offender who once tried to abduct boys outside a York school has been jailed after once again defying a court order. Martin Kidd, 26, was imprisoned for 12 months by a judge at York Crown Court yesterday for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention
AN INCIDENT in York that left two men with injuries to the head and face is not suspicious, police say. A large section of Stonebow was cordoned off by police at about 5.30pm on Friday by North Yorkshire Police, who confirmed a 49-year-old man
A woman has been jailed for the failed burglary that forced a couple out of their home. They saw Toni Sharman, 40, silhouetted against the window of their ground floor flat as she tried to break into their Layerthorpe home using a crowbar in broad
A HEROIC woman who used CPR to save her husband’s life is calling for compulsory life-saving skills to be taught in all schools and workplaces. Carolyn Bjelan’s emergency first aid training – updated just a month earlier – kicked in when husband
HERE we showcase 62 junior football teams from across The Press circulation area. We asked all junior football clubs in York and the surrounding towns and villages to send in pictures of their teams. The photographs were published in a special
A DESCENDANT of railway king George Hudson - the magnate who made York a vital rail hub - has travelled from her home in Canada to York’s National Railway Museum to uncover the story behind his controversial past. Nancy ‘Nan’ Hudson, a fifth generation
HUNDREDS of UK hotels - including a famous York restaurant with two AA Rosettes - have a poor food hygiene rating, a survey has found. A total of 652 hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses have hygiene ratings indicating that improvement is necessary
BRIAN Coates, who produced York’s Festival of Remembrance for 15 years and was a leading light in the Rowntree Players, has died aged 90. His son Steve said Brian used to dress as a Chelsea Pensioner and don a false moustache to the play the role
HEALTH and social care departments at York council are likely to go over their annual budgets by nearly quarter of a million pounds this year, reports show. City of York Council’s health committee is due to meet next week, and a financial report
POLICE cameras caught speeding or dangerous drivers every nine minutes they were on the road in January, new figures have shown. North Yorkshire Police’s camera vans were active for just over 578.5 hours in January, although no figures were available
AN extra 30p a week per household on council tax could help stop cuts to social care and children’s services in York, Labour has said. The party’s councillors on City of York Council have put forward their alternative budget for the year ahead,
A WATCHDOG is demanding improvements at a York care home - after being alerted by two sisters who put a secret camera in their father's bedroom. Carol Brough and her sister Susan Sharpe say they feel vindicated in their decision to put a clock
YORK council is looking for someone who can help shepherd ambitious development plans for 72-hectares of old railway land in the city centre into reality. The city council is looking for an independent chairman for the York Central Partners Steering
