UNDER £450,000 St Olaves Road, York Three bedroom house Price £410,000 Contact: Your Move Anscomb Tel: 01904 621532 DON’T be fooled by the internal pictures; this not a show home on a prestigious development, it must be
JUST OVER £500,000 The Square, Tadcaster Road, York Four bedroom house Price £500,000, offers over Contact: Coalters Tel: 01904 655222 WHEN we sift through York’s properties for sale it can be tricky choosing which to
OF all the sought after villages on the outskirts of York, Copmanthorpe has to be a contender for top spot. It also has a fascinating history. Take St Giles Church, which still has most of its Norman features intact, then there was the First World
ENGLAND centurion Ben Stokes welcomed the return of cut-and-thrust Test cricket as the West Indies proved they were back up for the battle on day one at Headingley.The tourists were written off as impostors and also-rans after their day/night drubbing
FRANKIE Dettori was left stunned as Lady Aurelia was nabbed on the line by Marsha in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.The Italian had raised his arm in triumph after passing the post on the American speedster, the 10-11 favourite, only to hear the
Twelfth Night, Front Room Productions, Dunstarn Farm, Dunstarn Lane, Adel, Leeds, until tomorrow, 7pm. Box office: frontroomproductions.co.ukFRONT Room Productions like to make innovative theatre in alternative locations, Kirkgate Market in Leeds, for
VILLAGERS who were left stranded when bus operator Utopia Coaches that ran services between York, Selby and Tadcaster ceased trading on Wednesday have been thrown a lifeline as some of the services will start up again on Tuesday. North Yorkshire
BRIDLINGTON'S Park and Ride will be running this Bank Holiday Weekend and anyone visiting the seaside town by car is being encouraged to use it to avoid queues.With regeneration work in the town centre Hilderthorpe Road is down to a single lane of
A YORK charity which takes disabled and disadvantaged children on a pilgrimage holiday to Lourdes every Easter is urging people to support it by buying tickets for a ‘Great Gatsby Ball’ at York Racecourse on September 16.A Hosanna House and Children’s
THE ringleader of a drugs gang, who has been on the run for six months, is starting a lengthy prison sentence today. North Yorkshire Police said Sonny Elms was leader of a Scarborough drugs gang, who failed to appear at York Crown Court in February
THERE will be an in-depth look at gruesome murder artefacts when Jack Denham discusses the ways that we use crime fiction to decode crime fact. The talk Murderabilia: Crime fiction that looks like crime fact, will be staged at York Explore at 6.30pm
TWO restaurants have raised £3,044 for charities in York. Customers at Ambiente Tapas in Goodramgate and its sister premises in Fossgate raised £2,044 - £656 for Ambulance Wish Foundation and £1,388 for victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence
A DAY at court had an unexpected ending for one defendant. He collapsed in the corridor outside the courtrooms at York Magistrates Court. A nurse who happened to be in the building in Clifford Street immediately went to his assistance while staff called
A NEW director of works and precinct has been appointed by York Minster. Alex McCallion will oversee the maintenance, restoration and conservation of the Minster, and has moved to the cathedral from real estate provider Savills, where he worked
YORK City Supporters’ Trust board members Simon Pickering and Roy Clarkson have resigned from their positions. The pair, who have only served on the board for just over two months, have stepped down, stating that they want to distance themselves
TRAINS out of York over the Bank Holiday weekend will run as planned - with a couple of very early morning exceptions. Virgin East Coast Mainline and Northern Trains are both expecting to run a complete service, in contrast to the large-scale cancellations
THREE men were arrested following an attack on a man in his twenties in York city centre.North Yorkshire Police were called to Low Ousegate at about 3.45am on Friday, following a report that a man had been assaulted. The victim, a local man, sustained
THE SEVENTH Yorkshire Wolds Walking and Outdoor Festival will start within a fortnight. The festival runs from Saturday, September 9 to Sunday, September 17, and will feature more than 100 walks and activities for people of all ages and abilities
A COUPLE from York have been fined £600 for illegally dumping waste people had paid them to take away. Leigh Garside and Paige Greenwood face fines and court charges of more than £1100, after a court appearance this week. The pair had failed to
AN 87-YEAR-OLD man was assaulted in York city centre on Thursday. North Yorkshire Police said the man was in St Saviours Place at about 9.15am when he was pushed into the window of a shop by another man passing by. The victim was treated by
ALEX Whittle is targeting an end to his 53-game wait for a first York City goal, but will continue to make defending his first priority.The 24-year-old left back netted three times in as many seasons of Scottish football for first club Dunfermline, but
YORK City Knights' homegrown hooker, Harry Carter, has signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Bootham Crescent until the end of 2019. The 23-year-old, who rose through the old academy and reserve ranks, made his first-team
ACTRESS Maxine Peake has become the new patron for York-based charity, Jessie’s Fund. She has taken over the role from comedian Victoria Wood, who was patron for 17 years until her death from cancer last year, aged 62. Maxine, who first came
FRONT Room Productions like to make innovative theatre in alternative locations, Kirkgate Market in Leeds, for example; anywhere but a front room. This week you will locate director Olivia Race and co-producer Alice Barber's Leeds company at LS16
VILLAGERS are appealing for help to track down part of scarecrow display which disappeared last month. Huntington held its scarecrow festival over the weekend of Saturday, July 22, and the 47 displays ranged from "The Sky at Night" to the Gruffalo
LABOUR MPs from across Yorkshire - including York Central’s Rachael Maskell - have written to the Government angry at the “continued neglect and underfunding of transport in the North”. The MPs have responded to an article in which Transport Secretary
FRONT Room Productions favour creating intimate and innovative theatre in alternative locations, the latest being the new open-air arts venue of Dunstarn Farm, in Dunstarn Lane, Adel, where the Leeds company are presenting Twelfth Night today to Sunday
YORK company Procter Goblins are trimming the premiere of their new promenade show, Grimm Up North, at Bar Farm Antiques, Barmby Moor, to Saturday and Sunday "due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control". Tonight and Monday's 7pm performances
GUITARIST Richard Durrant will bring his new show, Stringhenge, to the National Centre for Early Music in York on September 22. Stringhenge is built around acoustic music inspired by the British Isles, featuring the Uffington Tenor Guitar, built
THREE cheers for the people of Poppleton. They turned out in their hundreds to vote in a referendum that will have a huge impact on the future of the two villages. At stake was the Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan - a document drawn up by local people
IT IS one of the sadder aspects of modern politics that it is so often reduced to little more than petty name-calling. That name-calling doesn’t get any sillier or lazier than when it involves likening your political opponents to Nazis. We expect
RUSSIAN State Opera will play three North Yorkshire halls on their late-summer and autumn tour, Harrogate Royal Hall, Scarborough Spa Grand Hall and York Barbican. They will be performing their premiere productions of Giacomo Puccini's "perfect
YORK City youth-team keeper Ryan Whitley has signed a two-year contract at Bootham Crescent. The 17-year-old former Archbishop Holgate pupil has been on trial at Manchester City in the past and also attended England youth training camps. Whitley
CAMERA-LESS photographs? Is that possible? Indeed it is, as you can discover in York at Alun Kirby's All Small Things Must Evolve Slowly exhibition, which opens today at the School House Gallery, off Peasholme Green, with a preview gathering tonight
CHRISTIAN VASSIE, in his letter “Tory trio can’t be trusted over Brexit” (The Press, August 17), speaks of making a choice between three people when choosing to have your house rewired. An electrician who hadn’t worked in the industry for 42 years
AS part of our local history, I am currently researching the history of the site of former RAF property in Salmond, Dickson, Slessor and Tedder Roads in York. The site was sold and new private homes were built, unfortunately with the loss of Dickson
York's Mansion House and Minster were the focal points for mourners following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on August 31, 1997. To mark the 20th anniversary of her death, MAXINE GORDON looks back at how the city grieved for the People's Princess
WHEN I started as an architectural student in 1969, Hudson House was lauded as a fine example of contemporary design. It was featured in glossy magazines and received at least one award. It was named after George Hudson, The Railway King, who
ON page three of The Press on Saturday, August 19 there was an article “Bars and cafes facing struggle to find staff”, then on page six we read about “Work to begin on fire station flats” and, guess what, on the ground floor, yet another restaurant
FIRST-CLASS ace Jack Leaning will return to Hunters ECB Yorkshire Premier League North action to help York’s title push. The Yorkshire batsman is available to represent his home town tomorrow at Acomb, who also need a result as they try and stave off
SO they can’t get staff for hotels, or chefs, in York (The Press, August 19). This does not surprise me in the slightest. Chefs are like the rest of us. They want to be sitting down with their friends or families enjoying the meal, not making
UNDEFEATED Southport will be unrecognisable from the team that York City beat 5-3 back in March when both clubs were fighting relegation from the National League.All 16 players on duty for the visitors that night have since left the club, with experienced
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 400 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share their work, swap tips and
From our archives: 85 years ago Two thousand people attended a 15 hour continuous carnival which was held on the Bridlington Spa. The festivals programme which started at 10am and continued until the following morning, had entertained
IT'S quite sad to see what is happening with the West Indies at the minute in terms of the quality of team they are fielding against England.It's pretty much their second or third team with all the best players not involved. I can't blame
BATTAASH can foil transatlantic raider Lady Aurelia by claiming the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, the feature event on day three day of the Ebor meeting at York.Lady Aurelia certainly looked a world-beater when cruising home in the King's Stand at Ascot
YORK life sciences business Optibiotix Health has opened up new commercial opportunity in the US for its cholesterol and blood pressure reducing products.The York Science Park based business has agreed an extended partnership with Sacco, which has been
A “PROFESSIONAL” people smuggler who operated across Europe to fly Somalians illegally into the UK has been jailed at York Crown Court for six years. Four other men who with Abubaker Omar, 27, formed a fraud gang that twice targeted McArthur Glen
VILLAGERS are looking forward to a promising future for their community after residents voted overwhelmingly in favour of a unique plan. Residents in Upper and Nether Poppleton, on the west side of York, turned out on Wednesday to show their support
A CONSERVATIVE councillor has come under fire for a Twitter comment in which he compared the huge turnout at Jeremy Corbyn’s rallies with Nazi gatherings under Hitler. Cllr Chris Steward, inset, a former City of York Council leader, has been criticised
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Connections of Great Prospector trousered £55,350 for finishing second in the Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes – but Musley Bank trainer Richard Fahey expected to win. Great Prospector will once again chase the money in a big sales
