DO MPs representing northern constituencies have any significant influence on decisions made in Whitehall concerning major infrastructure changes affecting their areas? I think not. The proposed Northern Powerhouse is turning out to be typical
FIRE and rescue crews from York helped a wheelchair user in the city yesterday, when a tyre problem left them stranded.A crew from Acomb went to Long Ridge Lane, Upper Poppleton, just before 2pm yesterday, and helped replace a tyre which had come off
YORK City Knights boss James Ford fears the Rugby Football League’s disciplinary panel have set a “dangerous precedent” in upholding Ash Robson’s six-match suspension for spitting despite having “no clear evidence”. Robson – who previously had
TICKETS are still available for a "Gatsby Ball" being held at a city hotel to raise money for the York Rescue Boat.The 20s "Flappers and Gangsters" themed ball is on Saturday, September 30 at the Novotel on Fishergate from 7pm to 12am.The
SIGNIFICANT changes to reporting and investigating serious incidents have been introduced at Yorkshire Water since a man died from severe burns two years ago. The third day of an inquest into the death of Michael Jennings, 55, from Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
A WOMAN has been handed court orders to keep her dogs under control, after her pets attacked two other animals. Marie Conlon, of Roche Avenue, did not have her dogs under control on two occasions earlier this year, when they attacked attacked a
BRIDES, grooms and guests are turning to charity shops for bargains before the big day, according to a charity's research. In Yorkshire, 11 per cent told researchers from Scope they would consider buying their wedding dress or suit from a charity
A HOUSEBUILDER is looking for a charity to support in Pocklington.McCarthy and Stone, has launched a search for a local charity to support around Pocklington as its new retirement living development, Rogerson Court, on Scaife Garth in Pocklington, starts
YORK Minster's season of Summer Organ Recitals reaches its penultimate point this weekend.The Minster will on Saturday, August 19 host a performance by assisting organist Jeremy Lloyd. The 2017 recitals have been named in honour of the Minster’s Organist
DOCTORS, nurses and staff from care homes across York are celebrating after picking up excellence awards voted for by patients.York Healthwatch - a group monitoring and championing health and social care - has awarded gongs to those who have excelled
A PICTURESQUE agricultural show which was first staged in 1871 will take place on Saturday.The annual Rosedale Show will be held on the Milburn Arms Field at Rosedale Abbey, and will be open from 9am.Alongside staples of the show such as livestock classes
QUAKERS in Pickering are having a giant jumble sale on Saturday in aid of Peacemakers.John Richardson, one of the organisers, said: “The jumble sale at 19 Castlegate has had to be expanded to accommodate all the new and nearly new clothes. There are suits
A VERY big secret in the gardening world is set to be revealed at this year’s Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.Organisers say the recipe for success in the cloak and dagger world of giant vegetables has long been the stuff of legend. But now, for the first
A CARE home looking after people with dementia has been rated Inadequate by Care Quality Commission inspectors.Hambleton Grange, in Station Road, Thirsk, was found to only have an interim manager and insufficient staffing levels, which had an impact on
THE Duke of York is to visit York Racecourse next week to present the trophy to the winner of the course's first £1million race. The Duke, who is patron of the racecourse, will come next Wednesday to present the trophy to the vicor in the Juddmonte
NOT only York Theatre Royal among North Yorkshire's theatres has been turning the spotlight on female stories and theatremakers with its Of Women Born programme of plays in 2017. Up the A64 in Scarborough, the Stephen Joseph Theatre is presenting
A FIGHT which broke out during a pop concert is being investigated by police. A woman was assaulted while she was waiting in the queue for the toilet with her friends during the Jess Glynne concert at Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday, August
KYLE EDMUND'S tough build-up towards the US Open continued as he was beaten by Portugal's Joao Sousa in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.The British number two, from East Yorkshire, recovered from a poor first set to
A RYEDALE jobcentre is to stay at its present location for at least the next three years. However, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has indicated it is hoping to co-locate the Malton office, possibly with the district council, by 2020.
The Press Camera Club ARE you enjoying the summer holidays? Our Press Camera Club members clearly are – they are posting lots of great images from their travels around the city and further afield. Top marks to Matthew Fawcett, not only for
A TURF supplier on the outskirst of York has harvested and delivered its 160 millionth roll of turf. Since the company was founded in 1975, sales records for Rolawn have been recorded allowing the milestone to be identified by the Elvington-based
AN ATTRACTION in York has celebrated York’s unique chocolate heritage by building a contemporary take on an iconic Terry's vehicle, ahead of Micklegate’s soapbox race. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Terry’s confectionery. To commemorate
NORTH Yorkshire County Council has slapped down the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan over her plans to take control of the county’s Fire Authority as well as its police service. Mrs Mulligan has been campaigning for a new “
HOW refreshing it is to see some long-term thinking for a change. In its latest York flood defence update, the Environment Agency has given encouraging reassurances that the upgraded Foss Barrier will be operational by Christmas. Given the amounts
THOUSANDS of students across York, North and East Yorkshire find out their A-Level results tomorrow. Amongst their number are two successful footballers and York College students, Louise Welch and Joe Dunnett. Louise gets her results on the
Making Tax Digital (MTD) will mean most businesses and taxpayers access their tax affairs online through digital tax accounts in the near future. But what impact will MTD have on your business? What is Making Tax Digital?“Tax really doesn't have to
TWO milestones are being celebrated by farming and produce venture as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in Yorkshire and 30 years of farming in the UK.Riverford Organic farmers, which reported a group turnover of £51.9 million last year, has also announced
A FORMER primary school teacher and an agricultural sales representative are on a mission to get current affairs into primary schools.Picture News has been created by Katie Harrison and her husband Rob after former teacher Mrs Harrison noticed there were
YOU will be able to follow our live coverage online tomorrow as youngsters around the country receive their A-Level results. We will be publishing local schools’ results stories as we get them and also uploading pictures and local reaction.
WORK is underway on a four month project to create a new £1 million warehouse facility creating ten new jobs.The new 975m2 warehouse and access road at Cod Beck Blenders’ purpose-built eight acre site in Dalton, near Thirsk, is being created with the
WHEN construction group Lindum first moved to Blossom Street three car parking spaces and two community bikes were enough to service the entire newly created York team.Five years later and Lindum York has contributed more than £50 million to the local
DAVID Scott has been appointed as a senior associate within Hethertons employment team.Mr Scott is well connected to the city of York, having been elected as a councillor and acted as Under Sheriff.He is also a member of a number of legal organisations
WITH all the attention in recent months on how women now rule the world in politics, sporting achievements, not to overlook the monarchy, we have now gone where no man’s gone before to establish the final frontier - a female Doctor Who. However
SADLY in parts of the UK trees are sometimes regarded as a nuisance - Sheffield council wants to cut down hundreds of them. In Germany they are seen as a monument to nature. David Quarrie, Lynden Way, Holgate, York
AFTER seeing the letter from Diabetes UK asking for runners in the Great North Run to support this charity, I thought readers who have diabetes and are runners or keen sports people might be interested in coming along to our September meeting.
A VEHICLE caught fire on the A64 this morning. Fire crews from Tadcaster and Garforth were called at about 4.50am to the fire at Bramham Crossroads. They put out the fire using a hose reel jet. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
WHAT about this latest impudent humbug from the “Royal” Mail? “Change to last collection time: In order to improve efficiency we’re reviewing our mail collection arrangements and revising collection times. From 4th Sept 2017 the final collection
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a house in North Yorkshire last night. Fire crews were called to the blaze in Herdborough Road, Eastfield, near Scarborough, at 9.40pm. When crews arrived the entire ground floor and first floor of the house
I’M sure all Press readers - including me - are sick of seeing letters about the state of our city streets and pavements. We live in a lovely city spoiled by the lack of maintenance, empty shops and litter. My husband and I go into the town
THE way in which the Police and Crime Commissioner is attempting to sidestep her core function to provide sufficient resources to North Yorkshire’s Chief Constable to ensure that phone calls into the force control room can be handled effectively and
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 340 readers have now joined The Press Camera Club, which launched in June and brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share their
From our archives: 85 years ago According to columnist Vera Forbes it was a good idea to draw up a beauty programme to help keep up those resolutions about looks which we all made in the spring, and which, by this time, had worn a little thin
LIKE Rachael Maskell, I too was disappointed that Transpennine electrification was cancelled, but I was not surprised. In her column (The Press, August 12) she fails to mention the main reasons for the cancellation of this project. The first
A CYCLIST has been fined for cycling the wrong way on a street in York. The man was given a £50 fine by a police community support officer yesterday for riding a bike the wrong way up Grosvenor Terrace, off Bootham. The officer, @Pcso_5458,
TOM Kohler-Cadmore believes he is finally getting to grips with life at Yorkshire after struggling to deal with the psychology of moving to a new county.The ex-Worcestershire batsman has posted scores of 45 and 75 in his last two NatWest T20 Blast matches
FOSS Evening League division three champions Hemingbrough suffered a rare defeat against Pocklington in their final fixture of the league season. Both Gaz Clash and Tom Collins were out early as Pock bowlers Nathan Burgh (2-7) and Ben Lister (0
UPCOMING Malton & Norton GC ace David Hague will be donning England colours today (Wednesday) as he takes part in the amateur Home Internationals at Moortown, Yorkshire. Hague, along with fellow Yorkshire stars Dan Brown, of Masham, and Will Whiteoak,
THREE-year-olds have an excellent record in the British Stallion Studs EBF Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury and Coconut Creme can add to it this season.The Classic generation have won six of the last 10 renewals of the Listed contest and William
MORE than 100 jobs are being created as an Irish mushroom supplier invests in a new multi-million pound growing and packing facility in the region. The new facility, thought to the only one if its kind in the world, is set to open its doors on
THE £17 million upgrade of York’s Foss Barrier and Pumping Station is on schedule to be fully operational by Boxing Day - the second anniversary of the 2015 flooding disaster. And the Environment Agency has also confirmed that low level flood defence
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have revealed details of how they plan to tackle growing flood risks along York’s River Foss during the 21st century. As climate change threatens to bring even heavier rain and worse flooding than in the disaster of December
