In another of our On The Buses features, we spy some York landmarks from decades past Some things change.. some stay the same. That's what strikes you firmly when you study these photographs of York from half a century ago. The photos are
A MEMBER of the Government visited soldiers in North Yorkshire this week.International Development Secretary Priti Patel met members of 32 Engineer Regiment at Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire, as they prepared to deploy in support of the United Nations
THE York Trade Union Council (TUC), says it is "gravely concerned" over plans to build houses on barracks in the city.As reported in The Press last week, plans are being considered to build new homes on the barracks sites in Strensall and Fulford
THE final tidying up of the River Wharfe’s bed following the reopening of Tadcaster bridge in February will start on Monday.North Yorkshire County Council said stone left under and around the bridge following its collapse in the 2015 floods will be moved
ALL three defending champions have qualified for this year's Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championship finals.The 12 ranking events have now been played and the Order of Merit is complete.The trophy trio are David Copley, from Thurnscoe, who won
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the sexual assault of a woman in York. Mohammad Hussein Abdulyazed Ali was arrested in the early hours of Thursday in connection with the incident which took place in the Riverside Walk area of York, close
AWARDS can mean all or nothing to a car maker.Winning a prestigious gong – as opposed to being praised by some blogger with a laptop - will be cherished and promoted. So my eyebrows were raised when the same car won not only the top honour at the UK Car
A JUMBLE sale will be held at the Quakers Meeting House, 19 Castlegate, Pickering, on Saturday, August 19, from 10am to 2pm.The event is in aid of the Peacemakers scheme which works with schools and young people.The jumble sale was originally due to take
Nadia Jefferson-Brown dines at Cut and Chase, Goodramgate, York NEW restaurants are springing up in and around York almost every week it seems, leaving diners spoilt for choice and venues vying for our custom. One relatively recent newcomer
ONCE again there were pages full of more students passing degrees in many subjects (The Press, July 14). The next question is, where are all the jobs for all those passing these exams? One has to think that, on reflection, we don’t see anyone
WITH reference to the Wimbledon tennis fortnight, may I offer a suggestion? All Members of Parliament contribute to a charitable cause of their choice by selecting MPs from the floor of the House at Question Time to grace the Centre Court at Wimbledon
DIABETES UK is urging people who have secured a place in the Great North Run ballot to run for us and help raise much-needed funds. Most places in the iconic race are offered by ballot, with successful applicants then deciding which of their favourite
POLICE have apologised after a photograph shared by officers on social media sparked a Twitter row. The picture showed a uniformed North Yorkshire Police officer standing with a second man, who was wearing a florescent vest and patches similar
YOUR correspondents writing about “like” is no different than recent generations saying “you know what I mean” is it? People saying “you know what” are just as annoying, but also things such as “a little bit more wet”. Weather girls/men are guilty
KEITH ROSS clearly hasn’t read my points on fracking carefully or accurately (Letters, July 19). He states I want to “add more fuel to the fire”. Wrong, the point I clearly made is you switch which fuel you burn. Choosing imported oil and gas over
ANOTHER week and yet another letter from one of the Vassies about our leaving the EU (The Press, July 19). Get used to the democratic wish of the 17 million who voted leave being carried out by David Davis and his merry men. Why a year on from
I’M trying very hard not to get angry and appreciate why our BBC elite like Chris Evans are worth their £2.2 million while our more realistic world thinks this is a lottery win per week. No wonder the BBC delivers such poor service on programmes
AT last the cat is out of the bag. The release of the salaries paid to a select few presenters at the BBC is truly eye-watering. This public money from the hard-pressed public is a national disgrace. But the real disgrace is the misuse
DR A M Bostyn (Letters, July 19) is mistaken. Using biomass to generate electricity is renewable, and far cleaner than other technologies. Our sustainable biomass-fuelled generating units deliver carbon savings of over 60 per cent compared to gas
THE front page story that £41 million is the sum to be spent on the Community Stadium in York (The Press, July 20) contrasts with a smaller item in the paper about a less glamorous subject. It says Citizens’ Advice York is now closed for all but
FIVE kind-hearted people from York have received recognition for going out of their way to help their neighbours. Carmen Dussoye, husband and wife Tony and Averil Eayrs, Wendy (Wyn) Bryant and Ken Hepworth have been nominated for a Community Pride
From our archives: 85 years ago Unsettled weather had affected the attendance at the Pickering Parish Church garden fete and tennis tournament held at The Lodge. There was no official opening ceremony, but the beautiful and spacious
YORK City Knights signified their intentions to make a real promotion push by signing three packmen on transfer deadline day - headed by former Super League star Jordan Cox. Cox, who has played more than 80 top-flight games for Hull KR and Warrington
IT might be a bit late but the Press Player of the Month for June has been decided - second-row Joe Batchelor getting the nod.Batchelor, the off-season recruit from relative minnows Coventry Bears, has not seemed in the slightest out of place in the Minster
CLIVE Cox and Adam Kirby can claim the feature event of the afternoon for the second Saturday running, with SNAZZY JAZZY given the nod in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury.Trainer Cox and jockey Kirby stole the headlines at Newmarket last weekend
A FEW weeks back we did a column on Chinese wine. Well, how about we now do one on a Russian one? And an award-winning one at that.The wine in question is a Sauvignon Blanc called Russian Jack. It's not actually from Russia, and, funnily enough, neither
THE new chairman of North Yorkshire Police Federation said a fall in recorded crime is due to “the hard work and professionalism” of the force. While the national crime rate rose by 11 per cent across England, recorded crime in North Yorkshire
A MOTHER claims her daughter became dehydrated and upset after she was refused a drink of water at school on one of the hottest days of the summer. Staff at Stamford Bridge Primary School have apologised to Bev Robinson, of Full Sutton, after she
A MAN from York who was abusive towards a taxi driver after punching a man in the street and who later kicked a door and shutters at the M&S Jorvick BP station in Lawrence Street, has appeared before city magistrates. Joshua Strickland, 22,
FOUR pharmacies have been burgled in five nights across York in raids which police believe are probably linked. Burglars struck in the early hours of Wednesday at Boots in Front Street, Acomb, and Living Care Pharmacy in Green Lane, Acomb, and
ENGLAND stand-off George Williams scored two tries to make up for an off day with the boot as Wigan put a weakened Leeds to the sword with a 34-0 victory at the DW Stadium.No doubt with an eye on next Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final against Hull
DAVID Willey smashed 70 off 38 balls before Tim Bresnan and Azeem Rafiq took three wickets apiece as Yorkshire hammered Birmingham Bears in a one-sided NatWest T20 Blast clash at Headingley.The Vikings clinched their second North Group win at the fifth
