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LIBERAL Democrats in York have tonight met to discuss their favoured nominees to replace two suspended City of York Council Executive members.Councillors Keith Aspden and Nigel Ayre were suspended two weeks ago pending the outcome of a standards investigation

THE first meeting of the 2017-18 Winter Programme arranged by Helmsley Archaeological and Historical Society will take place on Friday, September 15, at 7.30pm at the North York Moors National Park Authority Committee Room, Bondgate, Helmsley.Journalist

AN ALLEGED victim of child abuse at a former children's home in East Yorkshire has completed a 255-mile walk to London as he campaigns for a public inquiry into what happened at the school. Darren Furness, 49, is one of 249 men who claim they were

TOMMY Taylor could head for the Ayr Gold Cup following his narrow success in the Betfred Supports York Against Cancer Garrowby Stakes at York.Kevin Ryan's charge was up with the pace throughout and dug deep in the hands of Tom Eaves to repel the late

WHEN Strictly Come Dancing returned to supper-time BBC1 at the weekend, not only the late Sir Bruce Forsyth was missing. So too was Strictly pro and mentor Natalie Lowe. Instead, she was to be found at York Barbican, having a fabulous time in Rip

PICKERING Town are fifth in the Northern Counties East League premier division following a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Staveley Miners Welfare.Playing in front of a crowd of 98 at Mill Lane, Paul Marshall's men took a 1-0 advantage into the break

A FORMER Fulford School pupil has pooled all his holiday for eighteen months to join an epic sailing race for 33 days.Oliver Micklethwaite-Howe, 30, who now works in investments in London, had never sailed before he signed up to take part in the Clipper

RYEDALE cadet squadron has taken part in an aviation day at RAF Topcliffe - helping the RAF train for a mass evacuation event.The cadets, alongside staff from 1323 (Ryedale) Squadron, joined about 1,200 other personnel for North Region Cadet Aviation

OUR first-innings batting performance against Middlesex last week, when we scored 358 at Headingley, was just a nice little reminder of what we're capable of.Our troubles with the bat have obviously been well documented this year but to bat like that

A LACKLUSTRE second-half display sent Tadcaster Albion to a shock 3-2 defeat at Evo-Stik League division one north strugglers Radcliffe Borough. Matt Morton’s men failed to capitalise on an early lead and conceded three unanswered goals in the

A BREAKFAST centre in York for all homeless, unemployed or otherwise socially excluded members of the community is in desperate need of donations of food and other items. Carecent York, at the Central Methodist Church, in St Saviourgate, says its

POLICE were called to a hotel in North Yorkshire after a “nasty” assault and criminal damage.Officers received reports of a disturbance and criminal damage at a hotel in Walshford, west of York, North Yorkshire, at 5.55pm on Sunday. A North Yorkshire

A CAMPAIGNER who was the youngest ever head teacher at a prestigious York girl's school has died aged 95. Joyce Pickard passed away on Friday (September 8). She was head of The Mount School from 1960-1977 taking the helm at the tender age of 38

FRESH out of his Edinburgh summer run in the Gilded Balloon Debating Hall, Tom Stade swears he's playing The Crescent in York on Thursday and he's darn right he is. The rock'n'roll Canadian comedian brings his new five-star Fringe show, I Swear

HUNTINGTON Rovers' 100 per cent start to the York Minster Engineering League premier division season was brought to an abrupt end as they were sent crashing to a 4-1 defeat at home by Old Malton St Mary's. Despite going in level at the break

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an arson attack in Selby.Police and firefighters were called to a property in Alma Terrace at just before 11am on Thursday, September 7.North Yorkshire Police confirmed a 23-year-old man from Kirklees was arrested

SCOTTISH singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson plays The Basement, City Screen, York, on Sunday on her 13-date September tour. Brought up in Elgin, Morayshire, Wilson discovered music at an early age, first studying classical

THIEVES stole a quad bike from a property in a rural North Yorkshire village.North Yorkshire Police said the quad bike - a red Honda 250 - was stolen between Thursday, September 7, and Saturday, September 9, from a property in Crag Lane, Killinghall,

YORK City boss Gary Mills is looking for his team to pass a mental test during tomorrow night’s home match with Gainsborough Trinity. The Minstermen are seeking a third consecutive win, but Mills does not want anybody taking the Lincolnshire part-timers

A MAN has suffered suspected spinal injuries after a car left a road in North Yorkshire. Firefighters were called to the A171 near Cloughton, north of Scarborough, at about 8.30am today following the crash. They used hydraulic cutting gear

TWO people have been arrested after a woman was attacked and robbed on her way home from a night out in Selby.North Yorkshire Police said the woman was walking in Millgate, Selby, at about 11.30pm on Saturday, September 9, when she was attacked from behind.The

A HARROGATE-based coach who specialising in self-confidence is to donate the proceeds from his next programme to the town's homeless project.Stuart Pearson, who has worked in the field for nearly 30 years, is inviting people to sign up for the sessions

NORTH Yorkshire firefighters are offering businesses safety advice this week, as part of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) UK Business Safety Week 2017.The week aims to make sure businesses and staff know how to prevent, protect and respond to fire

SOME commuters have seen a massive hike in the cost of an early morning train from York to Bradford and Scarborough. TransPennine Express says it is bringing the rules for Off Peak Returns on those journeys into line with most other routes.

PLANS have been approved to spend £14,000 on repairs and improvements at Norton skatepark. The site, in Norton Road, has one of the biggest half-pipes in the country. However, work is now required to maintain the facility. Members of Norton

MANSUN frontman Paul Draper returns more than a decade after his cult band's demise with his first solo album and accompanying debut solo tour that opens at Leeds Brudenell Social Club on Thursday night. Since their dissolution in 2003 after three

1 Simon Heslop has the fortitude not to be defeated by his detractors Gary Mills suggested Simon Heslop is his own worst critic following his successful recall to the City starting XI, but that is hard to believe following the social media derision

MORRIS dancers from across the country have taken part in the 30th annual York Festival of Traditional Dance.The city centre came alive to the sound of jingling bells, clashing sticks, tapping clogs and rhythmic tunes over the weekend, with 150 brightly

PUPILS at eight schools will be following in the wheels of more than 110,000 children as they take to the roads. They are taking part in the long-running project by Sustrans charity funded by iTravel York to reduce the car school run in the city

A BUSINESSMAN was more than three times the drink drive limit as he drove home through rural roads just before midnight, York magistrates heard. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting, said police got a tip-off that Hans Peter Michael Schmidt was breaking

A YORK judge called the two-year maximum sentence for dangerous driving "wholly inadequate" as he dealt with a banned motorist who drove at 120 mph on the A64 on a holiday afternoon. During a high speed police chase that began on the Seamer by-pass

HEWORTH ARLC, in their final game of the campaign, fought out a 38-38 share-all in a see-saw encounter with draw specialists Odsal Sedbergh at Elmpark Way. It was a scrappy end-of-season Yorkshire Men's League division one affair, with both sides

A MAN suffered serious head injuries in an assault at a pub in North Yorkshire. Police said there was an altercation between two men at the Windmill Inn, in Stainsacre Lane, Whitby at around 8pm, last Friday. A 51-year-old man sustained serious

NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC warmed up for their play-off semi-final clash against York Acorn 'A' by beating them 41-12 in the last game of the regular season.The result confirmed All Blacks as table-toppers in Yorkshire Men's League division

ORGAN donation changes lives. The recently-publicised case of Jemima Layzell demonstrated that. Jemima, from Somerset, died in 2012, aged 13. Her organs helped eight different people - five of them children. The problem is that, if you live in

WITH the consultation over access to one of York’s two huge city-centre brownfield sites - York Central - drawing towards a close, there are finally encouraging signs of progress on the other. Proposals to redevelop the British Sugar site have

IN this age of austerity it is increasingly challenging to secure money from the public purse for worthy causes. There are many organisations – very often run by volunteers – that are doing stellar work in the community, often making a massive

POLICE say they have launched a new operation to ensure York 'remains a no-go area for burglars.' North Yorkshire Police said Operation Cordial was a new initiative to respond to burglaries in York. "When a house is burgled, police deploy extra

STORM Aileen has brought trees down and caused flooding in York and North Yorkshire. A huge Lime tree blew down on a parked vehicle and blocked the road in Main Street, Upper Poppleton, at about 4.30am, said York councillor Ian Gillies, who lives

YORK-based company PowerON was founded on a principle ambition to make IT services simpler. Now in its fourth year of trading, PowerON has doubled in size year-on-year, and is now on track to hit turnover targets having delivered 403 projects to date.Based

THE shortlist for The Press Business Awards 2017 is being announced this week.After welcoming scores of entries from across York, North and East Yorkshire, the judges have whittled down a shortlist of three contenders in each of the ten categories.The

A COMPETITION to help spirited youngsters give something back to their communities over the summer has come to an end.North Yorkshire Police encouraged young people to do something different during the school holidays and come up with a project to benefit

PEOPLE are very much the focus of the latest series of great photographs from members of the Kirkbymoorside Camera Club - whether it's a portrait of a young York model in her prom dress, a waitress in Tallin in traditional Estonian costume - or the

EVERY year, on a Sunday afternoon in late summer, I walk round a park with my mum’s name pinned to my back.I’m joined by a throng of people of all ages and abilities - some with toddlers in pushchairs, some with dogs on leads, some in wheelchairs, and

IT is the big productions of the York Mystery Plays - such as those at York Minster last year or the 2012 version in Museum Gardens - that tend to make the headlines. But it is the wagon versions of the plays that are, truth be told, closest to

THERE have been countless photographs of Exhibition Square taken down the years. But not many, surely, can have been as good as the first three photographs on these pages today.The images all come from the wonderful collection of old photographs of York

A FALLEN tree blocked a road near a National Trust site in North Yorkshire. The tree fell into Brimham Rocks Road, close to the popular tourist attraction Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate. The incident was reported to police at 9.30pm yesterday

WHAT an inspiring article it was about Joanne Dickenson joining the York City Knights board of directors (The Press, September 6). You could feel her passion for the greatest game, rugby league, and her home city coming from the words on the page

WITH reference to the letter from Iris Jordan referring to the general conduct of many cyclists (The Press, September 4), I certainly agree with many of her observations and comments, especially the use of some kind of audible means of approach.

IT is great to see George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse finally taking shape in York in the form of the Spark complex. A few rusty shipping containers that will be used for a handful of bearded hipsters to design craft-beer bottle labels on their

A HISTORIC military regiment “came home” at the weekend, as one of York’s medieval buildings opened its doors to the public.The Red Tower, near Navigation Road, opened on both Saturday and Sunday as part of Heritage Open Days and greeting visitors were

QUITE often I walk along the River Foss from the bridge at Palmer Street along Foss Islands Road to the junction with Jewbury and usually like to look into the water to see how many fish and ducks and geese I can spot. The one thing I have seen

From our archives:   85 years ago The Percy Hutchinson Repertory Players had selected the popular “Loose Ends” play by Dion Titherage to conclude their season at the Theatre Royal, York. The dramatic piece that tells of how a famous

PLANNERS look set to take a major step forward on a long-delayed homes plan for York, weeks after it emerged the wrangle could go to a public inquiry. The British Sugar site - where 1,100 homes are planned - will be discussed by York’s planning

A YORK-based software developer has revolutionised the way live television is produced after working with the BBC on a world-first project. Isotoma, based in Swinegate, was enlisted by the BBC to help its Research & Development team with the

A man with a lock knife made a 999 call to warn police he was going to kill someone, York magistrates heard. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting, said Terry Colvin told the control room operator where he was and armed officers went to arrest him.

COUNCIL officials have been asked to investigate the feasibility, cost and benefits of sending York’s ‘eyesore’ Castle Car Park underground.Transport boss Ian Gillies says he believes creating a new underground car park could be the best way of turning

GOOD Luck Charm is certainly no back number at the age of eight, as he can demonstrate by registering his second course success of the season in the Stacatruc Forklifts Up The Handicap at Brighton.Four of the Gary Moore-trained gelding's six wins