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CITY of York VII beat leaders Halifax III to snatch the title in the Yorkshire Men’s Hockey League division five north. It was a far easier game than might have been the case since Halifax allowed a number of their regular players to help out other

ACOMB Ladies celebrated winning the title with a 3-1 victory over Canalside Terriers.   The Tangerines had been crowned champions of the Yorkshire Women’s Hockey League division two seven days earlier but still showed no mercy against a Terriers

IT may have been a season to forget for the City of York Ladies but there were sighs of relief this weekend when the club avoided an unwanted fourth relegation. Three of the club’s top four sides have finished bottom of their respective tables

POLICE are trying to trace a man who approached a 14-year-old girl in York. The teenager was walking back from the city centre along Wigginton Road at about 5.30pm last Thursday when she was approached by a man dressed in dark clothing as she turned

JACK Brooks will miss the start of the new county season after picking up a calf injury on Yorkshire's pre-season tour of Dubai.Brooks is set to be sidelined for between four and six weeks, a period including Yorkshire's first three Specsavers

I AM writing in response to the article relating to the incident at St Paul’s Out of School Club (The Press, March 23). The girls being locked in a dark club for two hours should never have happened, but I hope that this can be put down to an unfortunate

TWO men have been arrested after a police chase which ended in York. North Yorkshire Police said officers tried to stop a car on the A64 at 11.10pm yesterday for having no insurance, but it initially failed to pull over. Police used tactical pursuit

BISHOPTHORPE United continued their York Minster Engineering League promotion campaign with a 2-0 win over Stamford Bridge, which moved them into second place in division two.They are now two points clear of Barmby Moor and three clear of Strensall, with

WITH both Wigginton Grasshoppers and Huntington Rovers out of action, the interest at the top of the York Minster Engineering League switched to Dringhouses, who faced no easy task in hosting high-flying Malton & Norton. It proved to be as difficult as

YORK Shakespeare Project's promenade production of William Shakespeare's final play, Henry VIII, offers the chance to walk in the footsteps of the Tudor king at King's Manor, York, from Thursday to Saturday. The real Henry VIII – known as Bluff

YORK City skipper Simon Heslop is doubtful for tomorrow night’s trip to Macclesfield. The 29-year-old captain has picked up a groin injury and Danny Holmes is on standby to deputise at Moss Rose. On-loan Notts County net-minder Scott Loach, meanwhile

EVERYONE has their guilty pleasure. Rick Astley has always been my (not so) guilty one When he shimmied his way into the Top 40 in 1987, those catchy beats of his Stock Aiken and Waterman-produced hit Never Gonna Give You Up and his boyish good looks

CHEERS! Glasses are being raised at news the Government has closed a loophole to protect pubs being turned into shops without planning permission. The announcement is a victory for The Press’s Be Vocal For Your Local campaign which we launched

HOW we care for our growing elderly population is one of the biggest challenges we face. In the budget, the Government announced extra money for social care. However the focus now is on making sure this money gets to the frontline, where it is so desperately

GLASS is amazing, says Andy McConnell. In fact, it's the greatest substance ever created by man. You'd kind of expect the man known to millions of viewers as the glass expert off Antiques Road Show to say that. But the longer Andy talks, the more

By Emma Clayton ISN’T it time something was done to clear our roads of the menace that is the quad bike? On farms and other private land these vehicles are acceptable, and in a controlled environment they can be fun even for youngsters to ride on

SOMETIMES it is the people who need help the most who are the hardest to reach. So advisors with the York CAB haven’t just been sitting in their offices waiting for people to come to them for help. They have been going out into the community -

IT is one of the great triumphs of modern medicine that by and large we’re all living longer, healthier lives. But there are consequences. One of these is the growth in the number of older people living with dementia. Dementia can be a heartbreaking

1 Scott Loach’s debut could mean Kyle Letheren faces a fight to win back his place in goal Aside from one scuffed clearance on a horrendous playing surface, City’s new loan addition between the sticks was almost flawless. The former England under-21

WE used to think that chocolate, quite apart from being sinfully moreish, was actually good for you. "It was seen as something that would keep you going," says York Museums Trust's Dr M Faye Prior. Which is not really surprising when you think

YORK is one of Europe's most historic and picturesque cities. So it isn't surprising that, down the years, it has proved a popular subject for picture postcards. Tens of thousands have been published at one time or another celebrating the history and

HERE'S a photograph to make you sit up and take notice. Taken in 1907 from the stretch of the city wall that runs beside Station Road the photo (above) shows, on the left, York's 'new' railway station - and, on the right, the 'old' one where the

TRAFFIC lights in York's Station Road have been fixed after they stopped working this morning. The lights were out at Lendal Arch Gyratory, but they have now been repaired by engineers.

FURTHER to Pamela Brown’s letter (February 19), how clear and open the streets in York are without the street clutter now that the A-boards have been removed. But on the negative side, as the late great Joe Louis (the greatest heavyweight boxer

BICYCLE riders, please use your bells. Whenever you are on a track with pedestrians (a footpath or shared track), please let pedestrians know that you are about to pass them. Not when you are a couple of metres behind (this may startle them

THE reason Nicola Sturgeon is so confident independence can be a success is simple. Someone in London has assured her Scotland will become the sole recipient of our enormous foreign aid budget. Peter Rickaby, West Park, Selby

AS Victor Meldrew used to say in the television series One Foot In The Grave: “I don’t believe it!” What I don’t believe is the effrontery of the Lib Dems to request a cash injection focusing on social care and mental health services (The Press, March

LIKE many readers, I was alarmed to read Aled Jones’ letter (The Press, March 24) on proposed changes to extend the abortion limit potentially up to term. Certainly this would be deeply troubling. However, I then took the trouble to see what the

I READ your article on John Snow (The Press, March 24) with great interest as I am descended from his younger brother, William. Your writer notes that one of the brothers ran a Temperance Hotel. This is a family legend which surfaced a number

I AM a man of peace, but that does not mean I would give in to terrorists. I love my city, London and my country, and I love our way of life. Once again I send this warning to these terrorists who wish to destroy our way of life. We have

WHEN North Yorkshire County Council granted planning permission for Third Energy to frack at Kirby Misperton, they overrode overwhelming public opposition and voted along party lines to allow this to go ahead. There was in the permission an express

LOCAL budgets for projects in the community are an important issue for Liberal Democrats in York. I was therefore interested to read a report (The Press, March 20) of some ideas about how the council’s system of ward funding could work better. Cllr

From our archives:   85 years ago Fashion for the season consisted of frocks, coats, coatees and caps, all given a military effect by means of a good cut, a gauntlet of cuffs and many buttons. Soft royal blue was the colour of choice for

STAGE ONE can make a perfect start over fences with victory in the 32Red.com Limited Novices' Handicap Chase at Market Rasen.Dan Skelton's charge has finished third on each of his four hurdles outings this year – most notably when filling that

YORKSHIRE'S batsmen showed encouraging signs against a Jimmy Anderson-led Lancashire attack in Dubai yesterday, with captain Gary Ballance, Jack Leaning and Will Rhodes all spending valuable time at the crease.Ballance hit 40, Leaning 48 and all-rounder

CREATIVE youngsters in York developed their artistic skills after working with a professional artist as a prize for winning a competition.Artist Griselda Goldsbrough visited the children who are part of the Danesgate Community and were among the winners

DEMOLITION experts have been flattening part of York’s former fire station in preparation for a major redevelopment of the riverside site.Offices at the rear of the station overlooking the River Ouse, once occupied by senior officials, are being knocked

ENVIRONMENTAL experts in York believe the UK seafood industry could benefit from Brexit.Seventy experts and stakeholders from across the UK came together to discuss the future opportunities and challenges Brexit presents for UK/EU Environment, Fisheries

A PLANE veered off the runway of a North Yorkshire Airfield as it landed in strong winds.   A report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch has detailed how a plane lurched off a runway at Bagby Airfield in Thirsk, hitting a hangar.  

A COMPANY has presented a defibrillator to a nursery in a village near York.Elvington Plant Hire has provided the new AED defibrillator to Little Green Rascals Nursery at Elvington.The move follows the nursery’s nativity play last December, when it was

A 93-YEAR-OLD author is having his two of his latest books published on the same day. Bill Spence, also known as author Jessica Blair, will see his 27th novel The Life She Left Behind appear in hardback on April 6, along with the paperback of Just

THE CHAIR of Governors for a North Yorkshire college has been presented with a royal honour.Vernon Wells from Selby College, was made Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), by Prince Charles at en event at Buckingham Palace earlier this month

A SCHOOL in York has created an unusual but good-natured leaving present for a much-loved head teacher. Sheena Powley will step down as head teacher at Lord Deramore’s Primary School next week, after 21 years in charge, to spend more time with

STAFF and residents at a York care home have been treated to a surprise visit from Peter Andre. The pop star and television presenter visited The Gravers care home in Wigginton Road on Friday, as a surprise for Cheryl Pratt ahead of Mother’s Day

A CAMPAIGN group has been set up to influence plans for a development of up to 2,500 new homes in York city centre.Community groups representing people in Holgate, as well as charities, businesses and faith groups, are all backing the new York Central

TWO beers created by York Brewery have won awards at national and international competitions. York Brewery announced this week that York Blonde won a silver medal at the SIBA National Beer Competition, while Otherside scooped a silver earlier in

A TRIAL scheme to help medical patients self-manage their care is set to double in size. Hundreds of people with chronic health conditions in the York area have recently been offered weekly telephone support, which the NHS says is reducing admissions

A YORK attraction is about the celebrate its fifth birthday with a special day of cut-price entry for visitors.York's Chocolate Story turns five on Friday, March 31, and will be marking the day with balloons cake - chocolate of course - and £5 entry

YORK Hospital trust has launched a £200,000 fundraising campaign to support patients with dementia. The York Teaching Hospital Charity wants to help patients living with dementia in wards across its hospitals, with new equipment to make their stay

TWO men have admitted a brutal attack in York which left a man with extensive facial injuries. Robert McQueen, 34, and Edward Robert Phillips, 35, subjected their victim to a prolonged kicking and beating when he objected to one of them urinating

ATTRACTIONS in York were among the most visited in the UK, a new poll has shown. York Minster was the third most visited cathedral in the country - behind Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral - and its 610,159 visitors meant it was the 60th

HUNDREDS of supporters have backed controversial plans for a new street food hub. Spark:York, which hopes to put 20 converted shipping containers on the former Reynards garage site in Piccadilly, York, has been backed by more than 500 people.

SPECIALIST advisors based in GP surgeries have helped more than 200 people boost their income and deal with debts in the last two years. A pilot programme run by York CAB set up advice sessions in two city doctors’ surgeries, and advisors say the

A BUS driver who deliberately pushed a cyclist off his bike has been ordered to pay him compensation by York magistrates. Stephen Metcalfe got out of the Number 10 bus he was driving, walked past another bus ahead of him and shoved the cyclist into

A YORK support group for victims of sexual and domestic violence has backed moves to spare them cross-examinations in court. Justice Secretary Liz Truss has outlined significant changes from September to rape trials to allow for victims to give pre-recorded

A HOMEGROWN York business has been given the green light to expand onto a new out-of-town site, helping safeguard more than 100 jobs in York.Car leasing firm Autohorn has secured planning permission for a 2000-car storage facility and a new office at

YORK Liberal Democrats have named their candidate for a upcoming council by-election in York.People in Micklegate ward are expected to go to the polls soon, after Labour councillor Julie Gunnell announced her intention to stand down after 10 years of

THE final touches are being put in place for Malton School’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which will be staged next week.Cast, crew and volunteers have all played a huge part in helping get the show ready. Joseph’s spectacular

A DRIVER who received a bill for parking behind a York cinema has described the company who fined him as “heavy handed”, after the case was dismissed at court. Jim Richards, 46, of Elvington, received an initial bill for £60 after allegedly parking

A FAMILY will be allowed to stay in their home in the York greenbelt after city councillors extended their planning permission, but set the council on course for a possible clash with civil servants. City of York Council’s planning committee last

JAMES FORD “felt cheated” by misfortune after his York City Knights side lost 26-22 to North Wales Crusaders to continue their stuttering start to the Kingstone Press League One campaign.Ford’s men had shocked Championship side Rochdale in the Challenge