LEADERS Malt Shovel staged a bold fightback to earn a 5-5 draw against Hounds in the ‘Fastpack Ltd’ York Sunday Morning League division one.Hounds led 4-1 at the interval but were denied victory as the league’s top marksman Gary Collier bagged a hat-trick.Christopher
YORK City Ladies returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 6-1 victory at East Yorkshire Carnegie.The Minsterbelles needed to bounce back after a 6-1 defeat against North East Regional Premier League leaders Norton & Stockton Ancients.And they achieved
THOUSANDS of school children have watched teachers and celebrities covered in gunge as part of a Red Nose Day fundraiser. Pupils from around the city’s primary schools packed into York Barbican to raise vital funds ahead of Friday’s Comic Relief
AFTER The Great War one-man show Private Peaceful, York company Pick Me Up Theatre has done a quick turnaround for the Second World War children's story of Michelle Magorian’s Goodnight Mister Tom. The posters on the stairwells have changed from
ON-LOAN midfielder Asa Hall will be staying at York City until the end of the season, despite parent club Cheltenham initially signalling their intention to recall him. Hall will now be eligible for the Minstermen’s final nine league fixtures of
THREE University of York students may well have averted another late night river tragedy by their quick action. Matthew Sherring-Lucas and his friends Alex Lusty and George Nunn left The Lowther in the early hours of last Wednesday and noticed
FORMER England under-21 international goalkeeper Scott Loach will make his York City debut at Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday following his loan move from Notts County. Loach, 28, will be replace Kyle Letheren at Victoria Road with the latter
IF YOU have to get up early this Sunday remember to set your alarm an hour earlier. The clocks go forward for British Summer Time (BST), meaning we lose an hour’s precious sleeping time. And it really is precious. If there is one health problem
DASHING Star made a satisfactory all-weather return last month and he can now take centre stage in the Betway Handicap at Lingfield.Before that conditions event, Dashing Star had last been seen when finishing well down the field in the November Handicap
Last year, retired York consultant psychiatrist Bob Adams journeyed from Calcutta to Mumbai by train, tracing the route of his ancestor Solomon Earle, a captain in the East India Company army. He's just returned from a second trip, this time to see the
TEAM Wiggins have expressed disappointment at being omitted from the Tour de Yorkshire.Tour de Yorkshire organisers Welcome to Yorkshire on Tuesday announced 18 teams for the April 28 to 30 men's race, but Sir Bradley Wiggins' eponymous outfit
SECURITY has been stepped at York Minster in the wake of yesterday's terrorist attack in Westminster. High-visibility officers hope to provide a reassuring presence in the public areas, while visitors may be asked to allow their bags to be searched
THE day the music died again was March 18 2017 as rock'n'roll forefather Chuck Berry passed away at 90, but the music lives on, as it always will. Not least in Berry's songs Brown Eyed Handsome Man and Johnny B Goode being sung with gusto by Glen
YORK City Water Polo Club has narrowly missed out on promotion to division three of the British Water Polo league.The York team had put themselves in the frame for promotion by climbing to third in the division four table by the end of 2016.They opened
A ROAD in York is blocked following a crash between two cars. The crash happened in Heslington Road at the junction with Cemetery Road at about 11am. North Yorkshire Police said the crash involved a Mitsubishi and a Ford Ka, and one person
YORK City have agreed to sign Notts County goalkeeper Scott Loach on loan until the end of the season. Manager Gary Mills swooped for the former England under-21 international amid concerns over the fitness of Kyle Letheren. Loach, who is now
UNDER £400,000 Wilstrop Farm Road, Copmanthorpe, York Four bedroom detached Price £370,000 Contact: Ashtons Tel: 01904 659222 NOW that’s what you call a view, broad skies and open fields as far as the eye can see. It’s
UNDER £500,000 The Elms, Bishop Wilton Four bedroom detached property Price £450,000 Contact: Clubleys Tel: 01759 304040 NESTLING deep in the Yorkshire Wolds is Bishop Wilton, a picturesque conservation village some five
THE Environment Agency has operated the Foss Barrier in York this morning due to rising levels on the River Ouse following heavy rainfall. A flood warning, which means flooding is expected, is in force for Naburn Lock. Earlier flood warnings
DECIDING on planning permission for projects in the centre of York must be an uneasy task for both the planning department and city councillors, as shown by the Piccadilly predicament (The Press, March 18). My advice, if I was one of the decision
DON’T you find it interesting looking into the history of a house’s name? Well perhaps not the likes of Chez Nous, Mon Repos or Dunroamin, but here’s an intriguing one; Morven Lodge, which you will find in Tadcaster Road in Copmanthorpe. Clearly
THE petulant attitude of Scotland’s First Minister reminds one of a spoiled child. “I shall stamp my feet until I get my way.” The simple response being what any mother would do - change her nappy and send her to bed. The Prime Minister
WHILE big decisions are being made about Brexit and there is another famine with people starving to death in Africa, A R Appleby (Letters, March ) is annoyed because he/she cannot get up the escalator fast enough as people are in the way. People are
AS most of my friends know, I am an earring person so I read the article “Dangly earrings put swing in your style” (The Press, March 21). I had to smile when it said attention-grabbing earrings is a reflection of our desire for pieces that offer major
MARIEE has not got her head in front for over a year now but her consistency can finally pay off with victory at Chelmsford's evening meeting.Mark Johnston's charge has yet to finish out of the first four in 11 starts but it certainly does seem
I AM writing to publicly thank all those who supported the Music for Good concert at the Guildhall. It was not only a superb evening full of great music but also raised £487 for the Lord Mayor’s charities: St Nicks, York Racial Equality Network
SOME time in the 1980s, I was at a concert in an old people’s home. One of the items was the music hall song My Old Man Said Follow The Van. I remember thinking it was dated, even for that audience. Last week I was at an entertainment event
From our archives: 85 years ago News from America soon filtered into the local press after reports that a tornado had swept across five Southern states causing scenes of total destruction and killing more than 214 people with many hundreds
I WAS somewhat uncomfortable recently when a York Member of Parliament’s surgery was taken over by the group York For Europe. It was ill-judged and misguided. Was it just a cheap publicity stunt - which must have been disconcerting at the time
YORK City manager Gary Mills has until 5pm this afternoon to finalise his squad for the remaining nine league games of the season.No further signings are allowed after the National League transfer deadline and Mills's main concern is the possible
YORK's Stuart Limbert was beaten by Middlesbrough's Chris Hornby in the final of the latest ranking event in the Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championships.Hornby checked out with legs of 16-18-21 and 17 against Limbert's 20 to record
LIGHT heavyweight Paul 'Flash' Gordon extended his unbeaten record when professional boxing returned to York for the first time in six years.Gordon stole the show at the Energise Leisure Centre, Acomb, with a thrilling points victory over Surrey
INJURY-HIT York Acorn ARLC face arguably one of their toughest tasks of the National Conference League division one season on Saturday - but are hoping home fires will burn.The Blue and Golds entertain Hunslet Club Parkside at Thanet Road (2.30pm) looking
NEW Earswick All Blacks player-boss Jack Stearman has hailed the return of York derbies aplenty in amateur rugby league as his team go in search of early-season silverware.All Blacks have switched from the winter Pennine League to the summer Yorkshire
NINE Special Olympics City of York (SOCOY) indoor and short mat bowlers, together with their coaches, will take part in a sponsored “Bowl a Mile” event tomorrow.The event, at their home club New Earswick IBC, will raise money for them to compete at the
YORK Indoor Bowls Club made up for their disappointing Yorkshire League campaign as they won the county Seniors Double Rinks trophy.As opposed to previous years where eight teams participated on the last day, this time the competition was played to the
A LUNCHTIME history talk takes place at North Yorkshire County Record Office on Friday, March 31.Guest speakers Janet Ratcliffe and Sue Thorne will describe an amazing find in a North Yorkshire village of sketches, stories, poems and essays by young women
NORTH Yorkshire firefighters were called to help rescue an elderly resident stuck on a stairlift at a house a village. Just before 2pm yesterday, Thirsk firefighters were called to a house in Carlton Miniott, between Thirsk and the A1, to help an elderly
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell is hosting a Mother’s Day Coffee Morning this Saturday, March 25.The event is at the Priory Street Centre from 10am to 12pm, and the MP wants to hear how York can be a more family friendly city - in relation to workplace
HUNDREDS of junior soldiers based at an Army college have been visited by The Prince of Wales. Prince Charles dropped in on pupils and staff at the Army Foundation College, in Harrogate, which trains junior soldiers aged between 16 and 17-years-old
A COLLEGE in East Yorkshire is preparing for its busiest ever Lambing Sunday this weekend. Bishop Burton College, near Beverley, is opening its doors to the public on Mother’s Day between 11am and 3pm, and is expecting to welcome more than 7,000
A DRINK driver who seriously injured two men and then fled the scene before police arrived has been jailed. Ethan James Wells-Smith, 23, was banned from driving when he took a Mercedes Sprinter van without permission.He crashed it into a Toyota Corolla
FIREFIGHTERS tackled two fires containing propane gas cylinders in North Yorkshire, which are believed to have been caused deliberately. Crews were called just after 7.30pm on Monday to two piles of rubbish on fire in Mayfield Road, Whitby.One of the
FAMILIES visiting Ryedale during April can enjoy a host of events taking place at various attractions.As twilight descends between April 12 to 15, the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey will be transformed by Brocken Spectre, a unique sound and light phenomenon
A UNIQUE modelling and acting agency, which specialises in representing people with disabilities, is looking for new faces. Social care professional Laura Johnson, who originally from Hovingham, and her sister-in-law, performing arts teacher, Zoe
A FORMER NHS chairman has expressed concern at the cutting of the Community Response Team (CRT) for Hemsley, Terrington, Kirkbymoorside and Pickering GP practices.Sir Michael Carlisle, who lives in Lastingham, said the service, which includes home visits
THE Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside has published his plans for the next four years. Keith Hunter was elected to the role last May, and the plan sets out Humberside Police's aims to 2021 with a warning of a bleak and challenging future
A COUPLE have said they were "very fortunate" things weren't worse after their electric blanket caught fire and engulfed their bedroom in flames.The fire happened last Tuesday at the Malton home of Mike Barker, 78, owner of a Norton used
A COUPLE from Acomb will celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary today.Harry and Marina Todd, who live in Bramham Road, met in 1954 after Harry returned from service with the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers.At the time, Marina lived with her
WINDOWS at a residential home did not have lockable restrictors in place to prevent them being fully opened when a 90-year-old woman jumped through one to her death, York Crown Court heard. But the home’s owners say they did comply with building regulations
TWO couples from York who are old friends and got married on the same day are both celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.Marjorie and Peter Kettlewell, of Almsford Road, Acomb, tied the knot 60 years ago today, as did their friends Heather and
YORK Council has written to the health secretary Jeremy Hunt to object to a controversial “operation ban” for obese people and smokers. Patients in the York area who smoke or have a body-mass index (BMI) of more than 30, face new rules which mean
WORK is underway to create a £105 million North Yorkshire business park. Property developer Glentrool Estates Group is transforming a 75-acre site at Junction 42 of the A1 in Sherburn-in-Elmet, into a space with the capacity to create 2,550 jobs
A BAR is gearing up for a busy few weeks with a special memorabilia auction and their 50th beer festival both taking place.An auction, incorporating a night of live music, will take place at Suddaby’s in Malton, on Saturday, at 7pm. Tickets are £7.Among
A HIGHER than average number of people in York are being diagnosed with HIV when their condition is at a late stage, also known as AIDs. Compared to national figures, the city has a relatively high proportion of people diagnosed with the virus
A POP-up business cafe is being held next week at Malton and Norton Golf Club.Rob Davies of it’seeze websites will be one of the business experts offering free advice at the event on Thursday March 23, from 9am to 1pm.He said: "There is no mysterious
A MOTHER claims her five-year-old daughter was accidentally locked in a dark York church crypt for two hours during a school holiday club. The woman, from the Holgate area, said the little girl went with another five-year-old girl to the toilet
A GROUP of students helped save a man’s life after a night out in the city turned into a dramatic river rescue. University of York student Matthew Sherring-Lucas along with friends Alex Lusty and George Nunn, were wearing fancy dress as Roman Centurions
AN ESTATE agency has started its 25th year by expanding to more than 200 branches across the country. Hunters, which opened its first office in York in 1992, has acquired Besley Hill, a long-established estate agency and franchise network in South West
A NORTH YORKSHIRE family has been given a £1,000 donation to help fund life-changing physiotherapy for their young son.Five-year old Felix suffers from an undiagnosed neurological condition, meaning he is unable to sit independently, crawl or walk. His
PEOPLE living with dementia are being offered the chance to learn more about the condition and how it affects them in a six-week course run by Alzheimer’s Society in York. The course, which will be held at Acomb Methodist Church, aims to help people
