Imagine a species that decided to deliberately poison itself. What does this strange, irrational creature look like? Easy! Walk over to the nearest mirror and take a look. After such a gross insult to human nature you might reach for a plastic
TOM Kohler-Cadmore and Shaun Marsh eased Yorkshire’s fears of a damaging Specsavers County Championship defeat against Surrey with a superb opening stand of 162 on day two at the Kia Oval.Centuries for Mark Stoneman, Kumar Sangakkara and Ben Foakes contributed
This was the scene greeting golfers at the sixth hole in Pike Hills Golf Club on Wednesday. A tree was destroyed by powerful Gale force winds as Storm Aileen swept across North Yorkshire in the early hours of Wednesday. Golfer Ian Smith found
POLICE are trying to reunite an iPod with its owner after it was found in Acomb.Officers were handed a black Apple iPod, which they believe to have been lost or stolen in York sometime between Monday, September 4 and Wednesday, September 6.Anyone with
A HOME was flooded when water from a leak in the flat above gushed into the property.Firefighters were called to the premises, in Tower Street, Tadcaster, at 9am on Wednesday when a neighbour reported the flooding.The crews identified water leaking from
RED carpets were rolled out and some of the city’s most treasured artefacts were put on display as royalty toured York’s famous landmarks. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, re-visited York Minster, the cathedral where he married Miss Katharine Worsley
A SCORE of communities and organisations in the Vale of York and Ryedale are celebrating success in the Yorkshire In Bloom 2017 awards. They include the entire town of Malton, York St John University, York Racecourse and RAF Dishforth. Yorkshire
BOGUS tradespeople have been reported to North Yorkshire Police.A spokesman said the fraudsters reportedly attend homes "trying to make appointments to attend homes to survey the effects of acid rain and to take a water sample".The spokesman
HUMBERSIDE Police it extending a pilot of spit guards across its patch.After an initial three month period, the pilot is being rolled out to all custody suites and one team in each of its four geographical areas. The new phase of the pilot will last for
A son who defrauded his dying 82-year-old mother out of £21,500 only has assets worth £650, York Crown Court heard. Stephen Kevin Robins, 40, of Kitchener Street, Selby, was given a 12-month prison sentence in February this year after admitting
PLANS for an access road into York Central have come under fresh fire at a heated public meeting.Almost 100 residents attended the packed Holgate ward committee meeting for a discussion about the three possible routes into the redevelopment site which
VOLUNTARY and community groups around Harrogate have been given more than £30,000 from the borough council’s small grants scheme.This year, the tenth in which the scheme has run, will see money going to village halls, school groups, nature reserves, sports
A YORK author's debut novel has made it onto the Man Booker 2017 shortlist. Former Fulford School pupil Fiona Mozley, 29, is on the shortlist with Elmet, described as "a hugely potent story about aspects of hidden England,” that “builds to a terrifying
THE fourth annual Street Re:Cycle event is taking place on the streets of South Bank this weekend.On Sunday, September 17 from 11am until 3pm people in the area can get rid of unwanted possessions and pick up previously owned items that others no longer
A GROUP supporting the city’s carers will hold its annual general meeting later this month.York Carers Centre, at York CVS, in Priory Street, is hosting the event to update members and residents about its work, on Thursday, September 21, from 6pm.Guest
YORKSHIRE made a positive start to their reply to Surrey's 592 during the second afternoon of their Specsavers County Championship match at The Oval.Tom Kohler-Cadmore and departing overseas batsman Shaun Marsh shared the county's highest opening
PEOPLE are being invited to their own "Who Do You Think You Are" experience in York this weekend. Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington Local History Group is holding a family history event on Saturday, September 16 from 10am to 2pm, at St Oswald’
YORKSHIRE’S food sector in a post-Brexit world will be a subject of debate at York's Food and Drink Conference. The second gathering of food entrepreneurs, wholesalers, retailers and independent producers is being held tomorrow at the Principal
NEW police officers are being recruited at Humberside Police.Applications will be accepted between Wednesday, November 1 and Monday, November 6.The force is holding a number of recruitment events in October to provide support and information about the
A GREENHOUSE has been damaged after vandals broke into the school grounds.Humberside Police believe people broke into the grounds of Marshlands Primary School, in Hall Road, Goole, between August 1 and 9, and smashed the glass in the school greenhouse.PCSO
FOSSGATE will be closed to traffic on Sunday as new restrictions are brought in.The one-way restriction is being reversed, the road is becoming a pedestrian priority zone from 8am to 6pm, and road space is being set aside for pavement cafes.On Sunday,
A YORK chippy has been named the best in the region as part of the National Fish and Chip Awards. Millers Fish & Chips in Haxby will now join 10 rivals from across the country as it competes for a national title and aims to be crowned number
A PICKPOCKET will be unable to raid other people’s bags in nightspots until next Spring, York Crown Court heard. Peter Philip Schofield, 30, was caught red-handed lifting purses and ID cards at Popworld in the early hours of September 23. He was given
In a surprise move, Theresa May has carried out a mini cabinet reshuffle to enable Michael Gove to become Minister for Sport. Explaining her decision Mrs May said: “In our mission to put the Great back into Great Britain I have asked Michael to
DRAX power station is eyeing a shift from coal into gas, and is looking at the construction of battery storage at its site. The company has given notice to the Planning Inspectorate of its intention to consult on long-term options to repower up
A THIRTEEN-year-old girl from Leeds has won a competition to name a new racoon dog puppy is residence at an East Yorkshire stately home and zoo.Charlotte Leanne Cox has named the female puppy at Sewerby Hall Oona, and staff say Oona is getting on well
A MAN was incapacitated by police and arrested after a car crashed into four stationary vehicles, including a police car. A black Seat was travelling on the A61 Harrogate Road at Harewood Bridge, near Bridge Court, at about 5.50pm on Tuesday towards
York's new Five Guys restaurant will serve its first burger on Monday, November 27. The American chain will open its 122-seater diner in Petergate in just under 11 weeks, boasting 250,000 possible topping combinations and 1,000 mix-in milkshake
THE Flood Re insurance scheme is appealing for entries for a local heroes competition for people who make a difference during flooding.Entries are open until Monday, September 18, and the winner will get £10,000 to be invested in their community’s response
A RECORD-BREAKING 32,000 people went to events at the York Festival of Ideas this year - hearing everyone from Harriet Harman and Michael Rosen and the curators from the V & A. New audience figures released by the festival’s organisers show
KNARESBOROUGH missed the chance to steal the Galtres division three title in the Hunters York & District Senior League as they lost their last match at Tadcaster Magnets II.The third-placed side had been afforded the opportunity as the potential title
A HEALTH and beauty clinic is settling into its new premises.Laser Lite Health Care, formerly based above Jems Hair Design salon in Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, recently relocated to a unit in Kirkby Mills Industrial Estate, which it has refurbished
JACK Brooks took four wickets during the second morning to help Yorkshire limit the damage done by three Surrey centurions at The Oval.Kumar Sangakkara and Ben Foakes both completed hundreds before lunch to go with Mark Stoneman's 131 yesterday.The
SIMON DYSON will be hoping he can turn back the clock as he heads into arguably his favourite tournament on the European Tour.The Malton & Norton Golf Club ace ventures to The Dutch in Spijk, in the Netherlands, tomorrow (Thursday) for the KLM Open.Three
ST MICHAEL’S Church in Malton recently hosted a two-day exhibition of wedding dresses and memorabilia.The event raised £700 for the upkeep of the church building.Romey Willis, one of the organisers, said: “We are so thrilled that it all turned out better
CITY of York Athletic Club's Emma Ballantyne secured a top-20 finish in the Great North Run.Having earned entry to the elite women's race alongside clubmate Charlotte Mason, Ballantyne clocked a creditable one hour 23 minutes 30 seconds for 19th
THE future of a men’s football team on the outskirts of York is under serious threat after it was targeted by thieves and vandals recently.Poppleton United FC’s tractor, worth about £10,000 and used for cutting grass, was stolen from a container by the
INVESTIGATIONS have been launched after another York pharmacy was broken into. The glass door of the Day Lewis pharmacy in Front Street, Acomb, suffered damage in the burglary in the early hours of Wednesday. North Yorkshire Police said they
A CONCERT is being held to raise funds for Sophie’s Trust Fund. Dr Sophie Williams, whose father, Mike, is the owner of Castlegate News, in Malton, fell critically ill after she was infected with a Japanese encephalitis in south-east China in July
THE Malton Stables Open Day returns this weekend after a year off.Renamed Malton Festival of Racing, the event will take place on Sunday, September 17, and is sponsored by Arena Racing Company (ARC).Organised by the charity Racing Welfare, total of 16
JOHNSONS of Whixley is one of the largest commercial nursery businesses in Europe, and a trusted supplier of plants and trees to the amenity sector in the UK.A family-run plant nursery business based in Whixley, North Yorkshire, it was first established
Does your organisation have the correct fire safety measures in place?Fires are a serious risk for organisations of all types. It’s up to you as the business owner/employer to take the correct precautions to keep yourself and your co-workers safe from
THE Press is delighted to announce the shortlist for its 2017 Business Awards.Now in its 27th year, the Press Business Awards has this year attracted scores of entries from business of all shapes and sizes, covering a broad spectrum on industries.After
READING the letter from Barbara Woodley (Letters, September 6) about a disabled man who enjoyed listening to his favourite music programmes on the radio took me back to my days in the Merchant Navy. A great favourite, among we Jolly Jacks, was
MANY of you question the Ear Trust as it is in Bradford. May I assure you that it is the only place doing this wonderful work of giving deaf little ones a hearing life wherever they live throughout Yorkshire. York, Leeds, Scarborough etc, they
I TRAVELLED home from work by bus on Saturday night and I got off at Piccadilly only to be greeted by the sight of three young men urinating in full public view by the side of the Pavers shop. I walked on through town through vomit on the pavement
From our archives: 85 years ago Alderman Henry Rhodes Brown had accepted the City’s invitation to become the next Lord Mayor of York. Taking over from Alderman R H Vernon Wragge this was to be the second time Alderman had held the
I WOULD have loved to have seen the faces of EU civil servants when David Davis told them that British taxpayers would expect nothing less than a forensic examination of their claim for compensation for Britain’s Brexit. Here is an organisation
FINAL VENTURE can defy top weight to claim another Listed victory in the Pepsi Max Scarbrough Stakes on the first day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster.Paul Midgley's stable stalwart must shoulder a penalty for his win in the Achilles Stakes at
HEAD coach James Ford has lauded the huge rise in average attendances at Bootham Crescent this year as promotion-chasing York City Knights prepare to sign off their home campaign.The Knights, whose future was in grave doubt this time last year as the
NESTLE Rowntree entertained newly-promoted Moortown 3rds who had been unbeaten in two seasons.However, the visitors came up against a resolute Trees defence that gave them no room to run.From the kick-off, Trees put the visitors under pressure and it
THERE was a massive improvement for Pocklington at home to star-studded Hull – the visitors only pulling away in the closing stages to claim a 30-0 victory.Despite being considerably under strength due to injury and availability, Pocklington took the
YORK'S Jack Leaning has put his name forward to play in domestic Twenty20 competitions in Bangladesh and Pakistan this winter.The Yorkshire batsman is hoping someone will "take a punt" on his hard-hitting style.Leaning should find out in
MALTON & Norton, after their disappointing opening-day defeat at Northern, raised their game to beat West Hartlepool 26-15 and get off the mark in North One East.The former Premiership club, now in the Northern Divisions, are strongly fancied to feature
YORK RUFC made it two wins from two this season with an impressive 57-13 victory at North Ribblesdale.It was the second Yorkshire One game of the campaign for both clubs, with York having won their first game against Beverley and North Ribblesdale having
IMMIGRATION raids in York detained seven people and left businesses facing penalties of up to £140,000. Officers from Immigration Enforcement took part in simultaneous strikes at two businesses in the city last week, and found six people who failed
HOMES in York are 14 per cent less affordable now than in 2007 - bucking the trend for Yorkshire, according to new research. Yorkshire Building Society has looked at housing affordability since the financial crash in 356 local authority areas across
MORE traffic cameras could be on the way for York in a bid to stop drivers using lanes reserved for buses. Council bosses are considering putting automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras in two bus lanes around the city, and a trial has
THE boss of a cash-strapped hospital trust has admitted that this will be the most difficult year he has faced amid deepening financial woes. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's annual general meeting heard that spiralling sums of money
A CITY centre hotel plan is in line for the green light later this week, but another scheme on the edge of town is unlikely to get approval.Malmaison’s revised plans for the old Aviva office building on the corner of Rougier Street, York, are due for
A YORK mother has told how her family caught the last flight out of Orlando in Florida to escape Hurricane Irma - while relatives were not allowed to fly and remain stranded there. Tonya O’Hara, of Clifton, said she celebrated her 50th birthday
