BRITAIN'S Got Talent contestant Richard Bayton and fellow Grand Opera House employee Ben Papworth have dressed up to the nines in La Cage Aux Folles mode at The Black Orchid gentlemen's club in Toft Green to celebrate the Broadway musical's imminent
TIM SPEARS will hope to draw on the experience of one of his greatest memories in rugby league to help York City Knights shock bogey side Barrow in Sunday's Ladbrokes Challenge Cup clash.The Cumbrians are flying high in League One, their five wins
A DRIVER suffered a broken nose when he was struck with a metal bar.The assault happened on the A1035 Hull Bridge Road at the junction with Swinemoor Lane, in Beverley, around 4pm on Saturday.A 61-year-old Beverley man was hit with a bar by the driver
SEX shops in York look set to be bound by “more robust” regulations following the council’s Executive meeting next week. Following consultation with the public, North Yorkshire Police and tourism groups, City of York Council has drawn up new licensing
A FURTHER court hearing for a teenager accused of murdering seven-year-old Katie Rough has been held. The defendant, a 15-year-old girl, was not present in person or via videolink for the 40-minute hearing at Leeds Crown Court. The accused
POLICE say they are concerned for a missing woman they believe could be in York. Svitlana Krasnoselska, aged 40, who is known as Lana, was last seen at her home at about 5am on Monday, April 3. Svitlana lives in Micklefield, Leeds, but is originally
A NEW chief financial officer has been appointed at York credit card insurer CPP after the last in post walked out amid losses of £1.9 million.The Holgate-based firm has announced Michael Corcoran, who left last month after the group reported it was in
A 52-YEAR-OLD man suffered a black eye after he was allegedly attacked in North Yorkshire. The assault happened when the victim was walking past Scarborough Train Station shortly before 8pm on April 9, and was approached by two men and one woman
THE LADIES from York Indoor Bowling Club have won one of the country’s top competitions, the Mason Trophy.Held at Nottingham Indoor Bowling Club, York beat Mote Park in the final following a semifinal victory over St Neots.They got off to a good start
EIGHT teams took part in the Gordon Little Trophy at York and District Indoor Bowls Club on Easter Sunday. Gordon Fennell, Norman Ellis and Joan Knight played John Munday, Eva Snarr, and Pat Potter in the semifinal. Fennell’s team won six out of seven
A YORK law firm is relocating following more than 25 years in the city centre after investing almost £1 million in premises at Monks Cross.Rollits Solicitors is moving from Rowntree Wharfe to the 6,000sq ft Forsyth House, which is acquired from undisclosed
IN 1942, Enid Blyton published the first of the (soon to be) Famous series. To mark its 75th anniversary, two of Yorkshire’s most innovative theatre makers are joining forces to produce a theatrical adventure for families to savour these cherished
PLAYER-BOSS Jack Stearman lauded a "real boost for the season" after his New Earswick All Blacks ARLC side reached the Forty-20 Cup final in their maiden campaign in the Yorkshire Men's League. All Blacks, having only just switched to summer rugby
THE entrepreneur who was the youngest ever major supermarket supplier has been named as the guest speaker at this year York Professionals annual dinner.Superjam founder Fraser Doherty, who set up his jam business at the age of 14, will speak at the event
YORK is to become the UK’s first “human rights city”. You might think that’s a waste of time, and that our human rights in 21st century Britain are already pretty well protected. But they are under threat because they are too often viewed, by politicians
IT IS safe to say Theresa May caught just about everybody - including many of her own MPs - by surprise with her sudden announcement that there is to be a snap general election. She had repeatedly ruled out such an option, but said she came to
By Tim Murgatroyd There is a wonderful English proverb: “A touch of nature makes all things kind”. Certainly, as spring advances the world wears kindlier colours. Blossom a subtle blush of pink and white. Skies a shade bluer and brighter as summer
A FAMILY-run North Yorkshire business has just dispatched its largest order - nearly three miles of hoses to a diamond mine in Angola.The £137,000 contract was won by Hoseshop Ltd, a family firm based in Follifoot, near Harrogate, which beat competition
YORK schoolchildren have talent aplenty - and here’s the proof. Youngsters from primary schools across the city were invited, by York Art Gallery and the York Civic Trust, to take part in a painting competition. Their challenge: to paint a view of
Firefighters have brought a large fire at a former golf club under control. The blaze at Allerthorpe Park Golf Club in Pocklington broke out at 8am today inside an outbuilding storing agricultural equipment. Four engines from Pocklington and
A YOUNG baker is on track with expansion plans for his business after the success of a pop up shop at York railway station.George Welton, owner of Brown and Blond chocolate brownies, is now in talks with shopping centres across the region after testing
Is it worth risking the security of your organisation by saving a few pounds on your insurance premiums?As an owner or manager of an organisation it can be extremely difficult to procure the best insurance cover for your organisation. This is where a
A HUGE asteroid is expected to fly by Earth today. Nasa has said there is no danger that the rock will hit our planet. It is expected to pass us at a distance of 1.1 million miles away, and could be visible in the sky. The rock, called
REUNITED girl band All Saints will be entertaining crowds at York Racecourse this summer. Melanie Blatt, Shaznay Lewis, Natalie and Nicole Appleton, who were one of the most successful pop groups of the 1990s, will be headlining Music Showcase
THERE are reports that HMS Ocean, flagship, of the Navy could be sold off. Support a petition to the Government to at least keep the vessel in reserve as no one knows what may happen tomorrow. Go to the website www.petitions24.com, enter section
I WAS in receipt of the brief for the Lord Mayor’s Chocolate Trail. Assuming that this was an Easter egg hunt for children, I was appalled to note that the chosen charities for this event were York Civic Trust, St Nicks Centre for Nature and Green
WALKING into town last Thursday morning via Fishergate and Piccadilly, both my sister and I commented on how dirty the pavements were once you got to the Merchant Adventurers building and into the shopping area. I would imagine they will be clean
ACOMB A have retained the York Conservative Clubs Carlsberg UK Snooker League title following a 6-1 victory over Heworth A.Four teams were still in a chance of finishing champions going into the last night of fixtures, but Acomb took the honours just
WHAT an appropriate celebration indeed of the City of York Litter Festival by M MacKay (Letters, April 17). It was timed perfectly as I had just drawn my curtains to be greeted by the celebratory confetti in the roadway outside my house post the
YORK City’s futsal team have been accepted into the FA’s National Super League for the 2017/18 season.The Minstermen have been in imperious form this season, storming to the second division league title courtesy of an undefeated campaign. But the champions
WITH regard to the letter from Michael MacKay regarding litter in (The Press, April 17), as far as I am aware the boxes provided by City of York Council for recycling items were issued with either a hard lid or a net to ensure that contents were kept
MAY I suggest that York has a fountain similar to the one in Barcelona, Spain. York being the county town and one of the finest cities in the world is truly deserving of one. And let us also have a statue of Joseph Rowntree. Robert Greaves
ON war; Mr Stevens (Letters, April 17) wishes to know when was the last 60 years of peace in Europe? Never. From barbarian invasions to the latest form of terrorist warfare, it has always been present. The causes are equally consistent, war is merely
HOW many of you out there are aware that York NHS is allowing ATOS to use the Centre for Wellbeing & Health at Clifton Moor to do assessments? How long has York NHS been a branch of the DWP? Shame on you. People with MS and terminal cancer,
THE article on the loss of disability payments contained some interesting and revealing statistics (The Press, April 17). As many people will know, the Disability Living Allowance has been replaced by PIP (Personal Independence Payment). It appears
From our archives: 85 years ago The King and Queen took part in their godly duties by paying a visit to Westminster Abbey for the wedding of the King’s godson Lord Hyde to the Hon Marion Glyn, daughter of Lord and Lady Wolverton.
FURTHER to the letter “We need to pay our way to help the NHS” by D M Deamer (The Press, April 14), I am asking myself what planet this person has been living on for the last seven years. Thanks to David Cameron we have been on austerity measures
THE lads proved just why we have been champions two out of the last three years with their performance to beat Warwickshire by an innings.Ben Coad was outstanding with the ball again, putting it in an area where if it does a bit he's going to cause
A LONG-RUNNING television series is looking for people in York and the surrounding area to take part in filming this summer. Channel 4 TV’s Come Dine With Me, which has been a staple of the channel for many years, will be casting in the city from
A TEAM of young police volunteers have become ‘Dementia Friends’.The five leaders and 19 members of the Scarborough Volunteer Police Cadet team took part in a dementia awareness presentation to learn more about the condition, and how to use this knowledge
AN award-winning pop-up cafe is returning this weekend to support another good cause in York. Team Lifestyle Cafe was formed two years ago to enter North Yorkshire Police’s Lifestyle contest. After winning a top prize, the five youngsters involved
FORMER pupils at an independent school in East Yorkshire joined forces with parents to stage a charity fashion show.Creative brother and sister team, James Steward and Hannah Moody, both ex-Pocklington School pupils, set up in business together in 2016
THE UK’S only vicar to have a number one single entertained an audience of hundreds as part of York Literature Festival.The Reverend Richard Coles, who had a major hit with ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ when he was a member of the pop duo The Communards,
YOUNGSTERS in East Yorkshire showed off their their creative writing skills in a competition.Pupils at Martongate Primary School in Bridlington were challenged to write a story with the theme ‘By the Sea’ to acknowledge Bridlington’s rich nautical heritage
A MOTIVATIONAL company which helps people in care homes has won a national award.Motivation & Co is based in Church Fenton and won the Care Innovator Award at the Great British Care Awards in March.The company was founded by Elaine Everett, after her
AN insurance office in York has become the first to receive certification for its commitment to ethical and responsible business practice.Hiscox was awarded the certification by York-based Bright Ethics, which looks at how organisations have committed
A NEW partnership will see the historic heritage of Selby celebrated. The chairman of Historic England visited Selby to mark the new team-up with Selby District Council, which aims to use the heritage of the area and its market towns to drive economic
YORK’S £90 million shopping park has turned to local suppliers following a national search for security services.The Vangarde shopping centre has appointed York-based Eboracum Group to provide security and cleaning services after putting the contract
RESIDENTS have the chance to try something new in Rowntree Park this April.City of York Council will begin its latest Nordic walking course on Wednesday, April 26, and sessions will take place every Wednesday for four weeks from 10am until 11am, meeting
A PUB boss says she has been left saddened by a brazen thief who stole artwork from their walls. A handmade stained glass seahorse and two mirrors were stolen from the Golden Ball pub in Bishophill - York’s first community run watering hole - over
A BUSINESS improvement firm has relocated to North Yorkshire from a metropolitan base.Applied Acumen has moved to the Hagg’s Farm Business Park near Harrogate from a site Leeds, but also has offices in Cirencester and Eindhoven, where it supports work
A CHARITY has received a £1,000 grant from a mobile-phone giant.Selby District Vision, which helps people with sight problems, was picked by the town’s Vodafone store to get the money through their Community Connection Award. The charity, founded in the
ARTISTS from across York will be showcasing their skills on two weekends. York Open Studios 2017 will be held from April 21-23 and 29 and 30 - with more than 100 artists and makers inviting visitors to their studios and workshops. There
A FATHER will hike along the Great Wall of China to raise money for some of the world's poorest children.Ben Sheath, 40, from Stockholm Drive, Fulford, is one of nine people walking a 45km stretch of the mammoth 21,196km structure.Mr Sheath, a dad-of-two
A POSTMAN has swapped his red uniform for an outfit of a different kind to raise money for his close friend’s funeral. Mathew Shepherd, 26, did his Royal Mail round in Constantine Avenue and the surrounding streets in Tang Hall, dressed as Superman
A NEW service to help victims of crime in Humberside has been launched.Police and Crime Commissioner Keith Hunter announced yesterday that Victim Support - commissioned by South Yorkshire and Humberside Police - would help victims cope with their immediate
A YORK man has appeared in court charged with three counts of rape.Daniel Lee Cameron Bostock, of Lowfields Grove, Acomb, appeared by video link at York Crown Court on Tuesday.The court heard he was accused of three counts of rape, which all dated back
A YORK mum who opposes controversial SATs tests for young children has backed teachers’ plans to boycott them next year.Teachers at the National Union of Teacher’s (NUT) conference last weekend backed a motion to have a ballot to scrap the tests.Critics
EMERGENCY services were called to a flat in York over concerns for the safety of a woman.Two North Yorkshire Police vehicles and an ambulance crew were called to student flats off Walmgate on Wednesday evening, and were at the location for about two hours.A
A DAD-OF-TWO who had his stomach removed so he could live to see his daughters grow up is to take part in the London Marathon this weekend. Dan Taylor, 37, of Elvington, was told by doctors that because he carried a rare cancer-causing gene, he had an
A DEDICATED fundraiser who has helped give a charity a big cash boost after it provided vital support to her family has been nominated for a Community Pride Award. Sabine O’Dwyer, 46, of Tadcaster Road, York, has been nominated for Charity Fundraiser
SELBY’S exceptional heritage could help to attract new visitors to the area, the chair of Historic England has said. Following a tour of the town Sir Laurie Magnus was full of praise for Selby, which he said boasts Yorkshire’s earliest railway station
SEA Of Grace can book her Qipco 1000 Guineas ticket by winning the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes on day two of the Craven Meeting at Newmarket.The Born To Sea filly was trained by John Oxx last term before being transferred to William Haggas (pictured
SILENT films are coming to York’s National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) as the city takes part in the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival.The venue will host two screenings as part of the festival which runs across the county from Friday, May 5 until Wednesday
A PILOT was forced into a crash landing after the cockpit canopy of his plane started to open at 1,000ft. The aircraft overturned when it landed in a field near Selby last year and was written-off - but the pilot escaped with only minor injuries.
A FATHER-of-two has avoided an immediate prison sentence after thousands of pounds of cannabis was found growing in his house. Daniel Clough, of Sowerby Road, Acomb, admitted production of cannabis in a bedroom of his property, but told police the
YORK is to become the UK’s first Human Rights City, joining 30 other cities across the world which already have the designation. The Lord Mayor Cllr Dave Taylor will make a declaration on behalf of the city later this month, and York will then join
