TWO men have denied being part of a conspiracy to break a cash machine out of a wall and steal it from a garage near York. Robert Harker, 34, of Hundens Lane, Darlington, and Asa Dominic Smith, 22, of Lands End Road Caravan Site, Doncaster, appeared
YORK City Knights hooker Harry Carter has a chance to prove boss James Ford got it wrong - and that's according to the head coach himself.The Knights host amateurs Egremont in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup third round on Sunday (3pm) and, with Hull
SYNTH pop sophisticates Pet Shop Boys have done pretty much everything in their 31 years in the public eye. Number one singles. A film soundtrack, a ballet score, a musical, a children’s play, an opera score. The 2012 London Olympic Games closing ceremony
SO, what is Murder, Margaret And Me about? Very helpfully, the programme cover pronounces: "Agatha Christie turns sleuth to uncover a real life mystery in this comedy thriller", but obviously you need to know that rather earlier than when the programme
ENERGY advice sessions are being held across the city to help people save money on their bills and keep warm in their homes. In Haxby, a session will be held at Oaken Grove Community Centre on Tuesday, February 28 from 11am to 1pm. In Clifton
Melbourne snooker player Ashley Hugill beat Pickering's Paul Davison this afternoon in the first round of the Coral Shoot Out at Watford Colosseum. The ranking tournament, which is being televised on ITV4, involves 128 players over four days.
A LAW named after missing York woman Claudia Lawrence has suffered a setback in the House of Commons. Claudia’s Law will create a new legal status of guardian of the property and affairs of anyone missing for 90 days or more, allowing families
The recent media attention on Kodi has prompted one of the most popular build developers to take action against people profiting from content they offer for free. The irony is that what they provide for free is copyright infringing content such
The photos above capture what was once a popular attraction: York Story. The museum opened in the old St Mary's church in Castlegate in 1975, initially as the St Mary's Heritage Centre then later taking the name York Story. It sought to tell
Beer and pub column TO most British drinkers, the words 'Spanish beer' will suggest ice-cold lagers; holiday refreshment on a sun-kissed resort. It's unlikely many of us would immediately imagine a cask ale brewed in the midst of torrential
A YORK hotel was the location for a very special proposal this month. Neal Seccombe, 33, from Newcastle knew his girlfriend Jessica Starkey loved a cup of tea, so contacted her favourite brand - Yorkshire Tea - to have a unique box specially made
YORKSHIRE'S Jonny Bairstow is confident England's squad of "special" players can win this summer's Champions Trophy and the next World Cup.England have eight one-day internationals, starting in the West Indies next week, before they
CCTV images have been released of a man and woman police want to speak to after alcohol was stolen from a petrol station in York. North Yorkshire Police said three bottles of wine were stolen from the shop at the BP station in Lawrence Street.
From the archive: This article first appeared in the Evening Press on April 11, 2001. Two communities from either side of the Ouse were united today with the opening of York's Millennium Bridge. Residents from the Fulford Road and Fishergate
THREE people were taken to hospital following a serious crash east of York. The A1079 was closed near Dunnington, following the crash at about 12.30pm, and heavy traffic built up as a result. A police spokeswoman said the crash involved two
CAN you identify this man? North Yorkshire Police want to speak to him in connection with the theft of purses from two members of staff at a York hotel. A spokeswoman said the purses were stolen at about 1.30pm on Saturday, January 21, at Hotel
ONE of York's Tesco stores is to close for eight days for work to be carried out. The branch in Piccadilly, at its junction with Merchantgate, will close at 11pm on February 25 and then reopen at 6am on March 6. The company also has city-centre
MAN & The Echo, four very political lads from Warrington, always with something interesting to say, will air songs from last November's self-titled debut album at The Basement, City Screen, York, on February 27. Their single Operation Margarine
ROB Auton returns to his old home city of York to present The Sleep Show at the Burning Duck Comedy Club, in The Basement, City Screen, York, on Sunday night. "This show is about sleep," says Auton. "It is suitable for those who have slept." Not
LOVE or knowledge? Which would you choose? Jessica Swale asks that very question in her play Blue Stockings, whose York premiere will be staged by York Settlement Community Players in the Theatre Royal Studio from March 1. Premiered at The Globe
THEY wouldn’t wish it on him, of course, but fans of Ryan Adams may have have benefited from their hero’s personal strife. His 16th album in 17 years – as spiders have webs, so does Ryan Adams has albums out – is born of the break-up of his marriage
UNIVERSITIES will be able to offer fast-track degrees with a higher annual tuition fee under government plans. The two-year courses will cost more per year than their longer equivalents but will be no more expensive over their entirety, and students
GREAT idea just the wrong place, we said last month of the plans for Spark:York, a temporary street food and social enterprise centre on Piccadilly made out of old shipping containers. Part of the reason we said that was the original artist’s impressions
IT IS absolutely vital that people who want to work in jobs where they will come into contact with children or vulnerable adults are very thoroughly vetted beforehand. There is a process for doing this. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
HOME-OWNERS are continuing to snap up re-mortgage deals with ultra-low rates, with the number of loans approved in January surging by nearly 16% year-on-year, according to a high street banking report. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said
YORK City are looking for volunteers to help clean up Bootham Crescent after tomorrow’s FA Trophy quarter-final against Brackley. The Minstermen’s ground staff are hoping for assistance to prepare for the following day’s York City Knights versus
PICTURE it. You're walking down Piccadilly, minding your own business. It has just gone 6pm, and as you get past Merchantgate, instead of being confronted by a disused old bus shed - or by the empty building site where it once stood - you're greeted
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van fire this morning, which is believed to be the third arson attack on a vehicle in or near Selby in the past fortnight. Firefighters were called to the fire near Barlow at about 2.45am. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire
MY USUAL routine was disrupted recently by the sudden arrival of a sickness bug. Whether it was the same virulent virus that seemed to spread across the nation, I can’t say, but it struck one night, with a pitifully small warning cry of ‘Mummy’
VAUXHALL'S hugely successful Mokka crossover, which became a top ten seller in the UK last year, has now morphed into the Mokka X.With a fresh interior, and updated exterior and new powertrain it is the first model to introduce the “X” segment identifier
WE recently attended a show at the York Barbican and had to submit to a handbag search by security in a yellow jacket. I then had my two unopened water bottles confiscated and placed in a corner with several other plastic bottles. Numerous
I WOULD just like to thank the staff from York Hospital for the great care I received while in their care. From the ambulance men to the surgeons and doctors, nurses, even the cleaning staff, were all so friendly and polite. Nothing was too much
TWO people were trapped and had to be cut free by firefighters after a crash in East Yorkshire. Emergency services were called to the collision, involving two cars, in Towthorpe, near Sledmere, shortly after 5pm yesterday. A spokesperson for
IT seems necessary to provide the following helpful advice for young local cyclists: 1 The handlebars at the front are for controlling the machine, with accompanying brake levers. Hands should be used to hold them, not on top of heads or in pockets
DESPITE having been a cyclist and, therefore, all for people getting out and about on their bikes, I do feel there is proportion that think no rules of the road apply to them. There are many pedestrian zones in York, especially Goodramgate, Colliergate
SO ex-PM Tony Blair has come to the fore in the Brexit campaign and is advising the electorate to stay in the EU. He must be joking. How can any trust be put into this man who took Britain into the Iraq War to support ex-President George W
CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Root on his appointment as the new England Test cricket captain. Some people are already questioning his age and experience. It is impossible to compare past with present in any sport, a prime example being former Australia
AN 84-YEAR-OLD man has died after a crash in a North Yorkshire village involving two cars. North Yorkshire Police said it happened on the A165 at Speeton near Filey. It took place around 5.30pm on February 16 and involved a black Peugeot 207
FORMER York City favourite Luke Graham insists his return to Bootham Crescent will hold no fear for him or his Brackley Town team-mates.Graham is a member of the part-time Northamptonshire outfit, who have fought their way to the last eight of this season
I THINK that most people would agree that the UK has many very big problems, and our politicians of all colours do not appear to have positive realistic solutions. Our NHS is almost in crisis. It cannot cope with the ever increasing numbers.
IT is an acknowledged fact that communities coming together create a better life for people, but I find it difficult to understand why Cllr Andrew Waller, Lib Dem executive member for the environment, seems to put emphasis on this aspect of people
I SYMPATHISE with Michael Knapton’s comments re “York has got to saturation point” (Letters, February 15). At least before I get caught in a traffic jam, I have to go to the top of my road. He only has to step out of his front door and he is in
SELBY athletics starlet Robert Shipley was left "ecstatic" after sealing a shock bronze medal at the BUCS Nationals.Shipley, 20, clinched the final spot on the podium in the men’s 400 metres after clocking 48.58 seconds in the final, having
YORK City will play host to a Brackley Town team who have lost just twice on their National League North travels this term.Along with fallen giants Stockport, 11th-placed Brackley are their division’s toughest nut to crack on the road with Bradford Park
PEOPLE aspiring to get on the property ladder across England and Wales could find themselves needing more than £23,000 for a deposit and moving costs, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. The ONS has placed a new affordability
REVISED Government housing targets and the potential release of barracks sites for housing development is causing City of York Council to beaver away on an updated version of York’s Local Plan prior to a further public consultation. Of particular
From our archives: 85 years ago The Gold Rush had started with a vengeance in Thirsk. The amazing part about it was that although Thirsk was a comparatively small town, a large number of sovereigns had changed hands during the last
TITLE-chasing Pocklington RUFC have pulled out of the Yorkshire Cup ahead of tomorrow's quarter-final trip to Harrogate.Director of Rugby Tony Penn blames a string of injuries for the move but it will also allow Pocklington to concentrate on their
PICKERING Town play their biggest game of the season tomorrow when they visit leaders Cleethorpes Town in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League premier division.The Pikes can go top-of-the-table if they win at the Bradley Community Stadium but
TADCASTER ALBION will donate gate receipts from the club's next home game to the family of Scarborough Athletic chairman David Holland.The death of Mr Holland after a short battle against illness has shocked the Evo-Stik League and the Brewers'
PEOPLE in Foxwood are being invited to “walk the bounds” of the neighbourhood next weekend, and help tidy it up. On Saturday, March 4 people from Foxwood Residents Association will be the walking the bounds of the area, picking up litter and generally
FORTY talented young musicians from across the region have performed at the National Centre for Early Music in York at the culmination of a residency. The regional youth orchestra of the internationally acclaimed Royal Northern Sinfonia, based
COMMUNITY groups in Selby can benefit from a share of £500,000.The Coalfields Community Investment Programme aims to aid former mining towns and villages in the UK, and will give community groups grants of up to £10,000. To find out more or apply, go
GREEN-FINGERED youngsters have got their hands dirty to plant trees in a village near York.Members of the Headlands Community Primary School’s Wild Gardening Club, along with members of the Churchfield Open Space Committee, met to plant willow, hazel
A JUMBLE sale will be held in Sheriff Hutton tomorrow.Organised by the Sheriff Hutton Jumblies, it will start at 2pm in the village hall, raising money for Sheriff Hutton Primary School’s Parents Teachers Friends Association.The Jumblies are once again
CHILDREN at Leavening Primary School have enjoyed a disco with a difference.As part of their topic on “How does your garden grow”, the youngsters took part in an Ugly Bug Valentine Ball last Tuesday.Pupils are invited to come to school dressed as mini
MEETINGS of Ryedale District Council (RDC) have been described as a “circus” in a report from the Local Government Association (LGA).The peer review, which took place at the end of October, also commented that the behaviour of some members was poor and
PLANS to turn a vacant bank into a pizza shop have been called in after dozens of objections from the public. Selby District Council has called in the application for a new Dominos, which developers want to create in the former HSBC bank in Low
A YORK businessman is appealing to the public to report any sightings of a missing monk.Trevor Rooney, who runs the Ghost Tour of York in the city, built and painted two of the plywood and concrete monks himself, as a way of advertising his business,
KYLE Edmund has set up a big-hitting quarter-final against top seed Milos Raonic today [Friday] in the Delray Beach Open.Eighth seed Edmund and Raonic both suffered long rain delays before triumphing on the hard courts in Miami.British No 3 Edmund kept
A FAMILY have paid tribute to a judo-loving great-grandmother from York who has died at the age of 82.Sheila Locker was a judo teacher for more than 20 years at York’s Old Priory Judo Club, which was founded by her father Phil Edwards in 1947 and originally
A FUNDRAISING event will be held to raise money in memory of a York girl.Evlyn Szakacs died in Martin House children’s hospice in January, aged four weeks, due to problems with her heart, brain and lungs.An evening of live music and karaoke has been organised
A MALTON woman has won a national award for her work with retired people.Sarah Monkman, who works at Racing Welfare, was presented with the Rory MacDonald Community Award at the 13th annual Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards in London on Monday.The
A BOOK-LOVING student has drawn on her own and other people’s experiences to help write her first ever novel, which touches on mental health issues. Chloe Grant-Jones, 21, of Nicholas Street, off Lawrence Street, says she is “thrilled” that ‘Forgotten
YORK has had its Fairtrade City status renewed for another two years. The city’s Fairtrade Steering Group revealed its plans to promote Fairtrade to more community groups and businesses in the area by taking part in campaigns, including the UK-wide
THE next Lego and Duplo morning will be held in York on Saturday. Acomb Explore library will host the event, which has been organised by the Yorkey Dads as a way to share experience, build confidence, and become an active parent. The scheme
TICKETS for next winter's York Theatre Royal pantomime go on sale next week. Jack and the Beanstalk will be Berwick Kaler’s 39th panto as the Theatre Royal’s dame, and will run between December 14 and February 3. Berwick said: “Jack and the
A STEEL fabrication business near York says it has been left hundreds of thousands of pounds out of pocket now that a company it was working with has entered administration. Flatford, in Elvington, has been creating tanks and pipework for Ham Baker
A MAN has been cleared of raping a sleeping woman on a sofa after a fancy dress party in a North Yorkshire village. Daniel Price, 20, of Charles Street, Selby, fought back tears as a jury at York Crown Court found him not guilty of rape within
A FILM starring former Time Lord David Tennant which was partly shot in York, will close a major film festival this weekend. The former Doctor Who star leads the cast of Mad To Be Normal as Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing, who created a residential
JOBSEEKERS in North Yorkshire are facing needlessly-long delays for vital checks to be carried out by police. Disclosure and Barring Service checks, formerly known as Criminal Records Bureau checks, are essential for employers who want to find
A MAN has been jailed for dealing drugs from his York home and his girlfriend has been given a community order. Benjamin Roach, 28, of Constantine Avenue, Tang Hall, was imprisoned by a York Crown Court judge for 15 months, and also given another
NURSES have warned that cuts to council services in York could harm children’s health. In a budget set to be agreed last night, £150,000 is cut from the healthy child service over the next two years. The money funds health visitors and school
TWIN Point kicked off 2017 with victory at Kempton earlier this month and he can follow up in the Sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Lingfield. The six-year-old has been pretty consistent over the last year or so, clocking up three wins and a string of
THERE are dog years and then there are Handsome Family years. "It's amazing we're still going," says Rennie Sparks, one half of the gothic Americana duo from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who play Leeds Brudenell Social Club on Monday night. "In musician
