YORK City boss Gary Mills hailed a “monumental performance” as his team won 3-1 at Macclesfield. Jon Parkin’s 83rd-minute goal secured victory after home midfielder Danny Whitaker had reduced the deficit with a second-half penalty following early
JON Parkin’s late goal put the seal on York City’s second National League away win of the season. The 35-year-old veteran pounced on 83 minutes to earn the Minstermen three precious points in their fight against the drop. Excellent Simon Heslop
YORK Minster says arrangements are in hand for its famous bells to be rung again at Easter by visiting bands of bellringers - as happened just before Christmas. The cathedral controversially axed its entire team of 30 volunteer ringers last autumn
NESTLE Rowntree took on Morley’s development team in the quarter-finals of the play-offs and laboured to an 18-11 victory. Failure to secure the ball at the kick-off led to the first of many mistakes and Morley kicked the resulting penalty. Trees charged
SELBY dropped into the North One East relegation zone after North Ribblesdale snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in stoppage time.Leading 14-10 after eight minutes of time added on for injury, Selby had just repelled a series of five-metre scrums
POCKLINGTON worked hard to win 23-13 at Dinnington and maintained their seven point lead at the top of North One East.Pocklington edged ahead with a Matt Procter penalty but were severely disrupted when a promising attack saw fullback Jack Fletcher going
A TALENTED musician and teacher has been jailed for sexually abusing a pupil at Ampleforth College over some years. Judge Andrew Stubbs QC told Dara De-Cogan, 58: “You used her to satisfy your sexual desires and to act out your own sexual fantasies
YORK RUFC kept the pressure on Yorkshire One play-off rivals West Leeds with a 65-14 bonus point win over Keighley. With near perfect conditions, York started the more positive, scoring through Josh Parker in the opening minutes. Neil McClure added
BEN BOOTHAM was the hero as Malton & Norton took a giant step towards safety in North One East in heart-stopping style - snatching a 20-18 victory at Durham City deep into stoppage time.Durham, sitting in the third relegation spot, looked set for a victory
A £35MILLION deal has been agreed to underpin the redevelopment of Headingley and retain international cricket at Yorkshire's famous and historic home.Leeds City Council have brokered the agreement with a London-based investment group, subject to
SHEFFIELD romantics ABC are to perform all their greatest hits on The XYZ Tour 2017, visiting York Barbican on November 9 in the company of special guests Kid Creole And The Coconuts. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday for eight autumn dates, as
POLICE want to speak to the man pictured after the theft of a number of meat products from a supermarket. North Yorkshire Police said the man was seen to enter Sainsbury’s, in Ramshill Road, Scarborough, at about 5.45pm on March 18. He is described
ANNE Platt has been keeping successive Lord Mayors of York organised for years. She’s the smiling face behind the scenes, who manages their diaries. She’s now bringing that same cheerful competence to tackling an even bigger challenge - cancer.
KEITH Dearing was convinced he’d never fall victim to internet scammers. Yet the con by which he was duped out of almost £3,000 was breathtaking. The Talk Talk customer received a call from someone claiming to work at the telecoms firm, saying
HENRY Raby, York theatre-maker, performance poet and punk, will premiere his new solo show, Whatever Happened To Vandal Raptor?, in the York Theatre Royal Studio on Thursday and Friday as part of the 2017 York Literature Festival. "I wanted to
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash in York this morning. North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the collision in Boroughbride Road at 8am. It involved a woman on a bike and a Kia Sportage car. The cyclist was taken to
IF Mr Wynn-Werninck (Letters, March 24) wishes to do something to protect the Carlton Tavern, he could nominate it for the York Local List (see www.yorklocallist.org.uk). If City of York Council ever adopts a Local Plan (currently on hold) then it
COULD one of the reasons why Labour are polling so badly be because they have a man as leader who is competing for public opinion against a woman? Maybe it is just my personal view, but every time I see Kate Hoey on the TV, my admiration for her
N GREEN took exception to the songs sung in the St Sampson’s sing song event (Letters, March 23). The St Sampson’s Centre is a safe, friendly environment for people over 60 to mix and socialise free from the hustle and bustle of the streets outside
I STRONGLY disagree with N Green on his observations on the type of music he regards as suitable for certain ages (Letters, March 23). He is wrong in his assumption that people in their 80s mostly favour that of the 1950s. I am in that category
EVERYONE is entitled to their opinions. However, comments on current affairs submitted by the regular contributor from Wheldrake suggest both he and Jeremy Corbyn see life through spectacles not available to anyone else. Peter Rickaby, West Park
ON-LOAN York City keeper Scott Loach has insisted he will be treating the battle against National League relegation no differently to when he was winning England honours.Less than eight years ago, Loach was facing the likes of Germany’s Mezut Ozil, Sami
SO NatWest will close their branch in Haxby because the number of transactions has fallen by 36 per cent since 2011 (The Press, March 24). Maybe this has nothing to do with opening hours having been reduced from five days a week to three in this
ON Saturday I cycled with the over-55s cycling club as a direct result of an article in The Press. It’s a new club for easy riders organised by Get Cycling in Hospital Fields Road. Some participants were cycling for the first time for years
SO the NatWest is now to close in Haxby, following the HSBC a few years ago (The Press, March 24). A drop in users is always the reason; in your article a spokesman says the drop is 36 per cent since 2011. So 64 per cent voted to keep using the
YORK City’s new goalkeeper Scott Loach has admitted he is shocked ex-Notts County team-mate Vadaine Oliver is plying his trade at National League level. Oliver has netted five times and provided four goal assists in 14 outings since returning to
WE are coming up to the date that the Prime Minister takes us out of the EU using Article 50. We have Mr Juncker saying that we will have to pay 60 billion euros, and this will last for at least two years. One has stated before that we will not
THE controversy over what the railway industry calls “driver only operation” has recently been presented as if the only role guards fulfil is the opening and closing of train doors. Of course guards or “train managers” do so much more than that
ON March 3, I had open heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. Following that operation, I had to have two more procedures resulting in my having a pacemaker fitted. From the day I consulted my GP regarding what I considered a minor affliction
From our archives: 85 years ago The search was on for an aerodrome, as plane makers and glider building firm Airspeed Ltd, of York, announced it intended to leave the area and transfer their activities to some other part of the country
BANDOL should go well in the Download The App At 188Bet Handicap Chase at Hexham.Simon West's nine-year-old has had a good season, with back-to-back wins in the depths of winter a testament to his ability.It all went wrong at Sedgefield earlier this
FORMER York City goalkeeper Scott Flinders and playmaker Luke Summerfield will play host to their old club at Macclesfield tonight.The pair, members of the City squad that were relegated from the Football League last season, have been mainstays since
EASINGWOLD starlet Georgia Pipes just missed out on the medals at the Swiss Women International in Bern.Representing Pentathlon GB, Pipes finished fourth in the Swiss capital, while team-mate Charlie Follett taking a superb silver medal – her first international
AN appeal has been launched to collect Easter eggs for disadvantaged local children.Monks Cross Shopping Park in York is collecting as many Easter eggs as possible until this Sunday. These will then be distributed to local families just in time for Easter
THE chairman of a planning sub-committee says its decision to support plans to replace a supermarket in Pocklington with retirement apartments was the right one. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s western area sub-committee recently deferred McCarthy
THE British Heart Foundation is encouraging residents in the York area to clear out their wardrobes for a good cause.A BHF poll found that 16 per cent of people in York and across Yorkshire and the Humber feel guilty about the amount of money we spend
A CITY primary school has opted to become part of a growing York academy trust. Osbaldwick Primary School will join forces with York-based Ebor Academy Trust after governors voted to convert to academy status and out of local authority control.
THE North Yorkshire company behind charity spring water brand Thirsty Planet has announced a major milestone after raising £2 million for clean water projects, helping some of the world’s poorest communities.Thirsty Planet was launched by Harrogate Water
SOLDIERS who helped Tadcaster during the devastating Boxing Day floods of 2015 will return next month to help the town celebrate as Tour de Yorkshire races start from the rebuilt bridge.Cyclists will set off in ceremonial starts from the bridge over the
TV star Peter Andre took the time to visit a York centre for people with mental health conditions or learning disabilities after completing a broadcast at a care home.The Press reported yesterday how the pop singer had visited The Gravers care home in
THE East Riding of Yorkshire Council area is set to become the first in the region to launch walking cricket. Following on from the successes of walking netball and walking football in the region, it aims to help people over the age of 50 be introduced
A BUSINESS gathering in North Yorkshire is being billed as an ideal way to see the county’s entrepreneurial spirit in action.The Yorkshire Business Market will take place on Monday, April 24, at Pavilions of Harrogate.Organisers of the event said that
FOUR dogs were hurt in a car crash on Saturday. Police are investigating after the hounds were hit by a blue Ford Fiesta as they crossed Beverley Road, in Norton, at about 1.50pm. The hounds are believed to have been part of the
A RENOWNED choir will perform at Selby Abbey on Thursday.The Hermitage Ensemble choir from St Petersburg will be singing a selection of Russian Orthodox and folk music from 7.30pm.The ensemble is directed by world famous Russian pianist Natalia Aksuticheva.Tickets
MUSICIAN and sauce inventor Levi Roots is to return to this year’s Malton Food Lovers Festival. The event, now in its ninth year, will welcome old and new faces to the annual celebration of Yorkshire’s finest produce, on May 27 and 28.Other experts in
Seriously Good Matcha Tea & Vanilla Baked Doughnuts Creates approximately 24 doughnuts Ingredients Doughnuts: 145g/5 oz. unsalted butter 225g/8 oz. caster sugar 2 medium eggs 450g/1 lb. plain flour 4.5 teaspoons
PUB campaigners believe the closure of a controversial planning loophole has protected more pubs for longer. The Press reported last week how its Be Vocal For Your Local campaign had been a success after the Government moved to stop developers
THE 6th Selby (Brayton), cub scouts are supporting their community and learning more about the local facilities available in Selby.They will soon be paying a visit to the Selby and District food bank, so have started a collection of food to donate on
A TECHNOLOGY company in York which is sponsoring the York Community Pride Awards says it is proud to support the celebration of the city’s unsung heroes. Saville Audio Visual has been a sponsor of the Community Pride Awards for over a decade. The
PLANS have been submitted to create 23 new homes on the site of a former nursery in North Yorkshire. Orion Homes have put forward the scheme to build the new housing development in Ryther Road, Cawood, near Selby. The land - which is close to the
A YORK based housing organisation is moving in to new offices and planning a major expansion. Inclusion Housing - a Community Interest Company which offers housing support for adults with physical and mental disabilities -will soon be moving into
THE woman who organises York’s civic events and diary for its Lord Mayors is tackling cancer head on to raise funds for two city charities. Anne Platt, marketing and events manager at the Mansion House, lost her mum Margaret Skelton to ovarian
A SURPRISE party has been held for a devoted couple to celebrate 60 years of marriage.Patricia and Anthony Calpin tied the knot on March 23, 1957 at St Wilfrid’s Church, in Duncombe Place, York.They both worked at the Rowntree’s factory throughout their
AN ENORMOUS nuclear bomber has started its journey towards York, more than a decade after negotiations began to acquire it.The Dassault Mirage lVA is coming to the Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum this week, where it will be re-constructed
A PAIR of aggressive cowboy builders who left a vulnerable woman in York thousands of pounds poorer were sent away from court yesterday, after a judge told them to come up with £13,000 to compensate their victim. Builders Jeremy White, of Hauxwell
YORK-BASED assistance business CPP says its full-year results for 2016 show it has “laid the foundations for our future growth”. The group revenue of £73.6 million from continuing operations last year compares with £76.8 million in 2015, but CPP said
A DEVASTATED York man has told how he lost almost £3,000 to audacious phone scamsters. Keith Dearing, 60, of Stuart Road, Acomb,says he didn’t believe he would ever be duped by conmen but was fooled by the tricksters whose cunning and persistence
LABOUR councillors will use a key council meeting to try and force Conservative and Lib Dem opponents to back a campaign to keep Army bases in York. On Thursday York Labour’s Cllr James Flinders is putting forward a motion to council, calling for
