Police say the threat level in North Yorkshire remains "severe" following the bombing of a packed London Underground train. The incident, which occurred on the Parsons Green Underground Station in London today (Friday, September 15), has been declared
SIMON DYSON carded the sixth-best round of the day at the KLM Open in the Netherlands today but he remained out of the running after his nightmare first round. Three of the York-born golf star’s six European Tour wins have come in this competition
HEAD coach James Ford says next week's play-off as opposed to Sunday's last match of the Super 8s is the priority for York City Knights - and deciding on his threequarters will be paramount after losing strike centre Jake Butler-Fleming to injury.The
WASTE and recycling officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be out and about in five towns this month for this year’s national Recycle Week.Recycle Week 2017 runs from Monday, September 25, and is now in its 14th year. Council workers will
THIEVES ransacked around 20 sheds at a York allotment - stealing thousands of pounds worth of items. And the burglaries are set to affect children with learning difficulties from a city school who regularly visit the allotments as part of their
THE PRESS is still on the lookout for special projects to support with cash donations. We have teamed up with our parent company’s Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc, owner of Newsquest Media Group, to hand out cash grants
SHAUN Marsh gave Yorkshire the perfect leaving present and Alex Lees put a frustrating season behind him as the pair completed final-day centuries to secure a crucial draw against Surrey at The Oval.Defeat would have left Yorkshire in the Division One
A HAPPILY married couple who met as amateur actors have celebrated their Diamond wedding anniversary. Richard Rowson, 88, and his wife Mary, 81, from Rawcliffe, were acting in the Chu Chin Chow show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre in 1954 and tied
AN RSPCA investigation has been launched after four kittens were dumped next to some wheelie bins. Officers from the charity were called to a house in Main Street, North Dalton near Driffield, on Saturday, September 9, after the kittens - thought
A PORTRAIT of David Bowie made entirely from Lego bricks will take centre stage when York Barbican opens up a new rock ‘n’ roll themed bar later this month. Seymour’s Bar and Grill will open alongside cocktail and craft ale private bar, Clifford
THREE people were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in York yesterday.North Yorkshire Police raided a property in Grosvenor Terrace at about 11.45am to execute a drug warrant.A 37-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were arrested in connection
AN INDEPENDENT school in the East Riding has appointed a former Rugby Football Union (RFU) Under 18 National Academy coach as master in charge of rugby.Richard Wareham will take over the position at Pocklington School previously held by Sean Houltham
DOES anyone think they are perfect, asks York storyteller Danyah Miller, at the outset of Thursday's insightful hour-long Fringe show. If yes, stand up. No-one does. Does anyone want to be perfect? Only Danyah signals yes. Has anyone felt criticised
A VAN driver is being urged to contact police after he allegedly failed to stop after colliding with a car. The driver of a red Bedford-type van crashed on a roundabout near Tesco at the end of Northallerton High Street at 8.30am on Friday.
FINAL-day centuries for Alex Lees and Shaun Marsh steered Yorkshire to safety against Surrey at The Oval.This Specsavers County Championship draw will be confirmed after tea, likely with an early handshake at 4.20pm.Yorkshire, made to follow on 198 runs
TICKETS for the final and semi-finals of snooker’s Betway UK Championship in York have already sold out, more than two months before the event starts.The competition is one of the sport’s famous Triple Crown tournaments, alongside the World Championship
A CHARITY has called for teachers to have greater understanding of early signs of depression and mental health issues in young people.PAPYRUS, which campaigns to help prevent suicide among young people, issued the call to coincide with World Suicide Prevention
TICKETS are now on sale the Duncombe Park Christmas Fair in aid of children’s charity the NSPCC.The event is held over Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, with a special preview evening with champagne reception on Thursday, November 16.Independent
UNIVERSITY of York scientists have created a new gel that can be shaped by UV light and is able to control the direction in which drugs are released.Assembled by carefully designed molecules, the aim is to release drugs when brought into contact with
SHAUN Marsh and Alex Lees are batting Yorkshire towards safety in their Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey at The Oval.The second-wicket pair batted through the fourth morning unbroken to help the White Rose side, asked to follow on 198
RESIDENTS in York say an open space in their neighbourhood has become an eyesore in recent months. The Melrosegate playing field, off Fourth Avenue opposite St Aelred’s Church in Tang Hall, has been neglected for several months, according to local
CELEBRATIONS got underway at York Minster as the cathedral played host to this year's York College graduation ceremony. Canon Christopher Collingwood from York Minster welcomed graduands and guests and an opening address was given by principal
MORE than 21,000 arrows were fired as York Archers Society held their annual World Record Status Open Competition at Hopgrove Playing Fields.A total of 106 archers from all corners of the country attended the three-day event at the Malton Road venue and
SENIOR Cup holders Malt Shovel hammered fellow Selby side Brayton 8-1 in the first round of this year's The Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League competition.Two newly promoted sides faced off, with Bramham beating Hambleton 4-3 after extra time
THE Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire "has much bigger issues to tackle than taking over the fire service", according to the vice chair of the Police and Crime Panel.The North Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel - made up of councillors
Former York City footballer Clarke Carlisle has been found safe, police said. Lancashire Police said the former player was found in Liverpool and thanked the public for sharing a missing persons appeal. The force tweeted: "Great news folks.
STAFF at the Grand Opera House put their detective skills to the test in the run-up to Ruth Rendell’s murder mystery arriving in York next month. Marketing assistant Ben Papworth is pictured in detective mode as box-office manager David Rennie
YORK Cricket Club will take on West Yorkshire outfit Hanging Heaton in the semi-finals of the ECB Yorkshire Premier League play-offs at Scarborough tomorrow.York clinched the Hunters Yorkshire Premier League North title last weekend to secure their place
LANGUAGE experts at the University of York have come up with a list of 30 words that have fallen out of the English language, but could come back into modern day use. From "merry-go-sorry" - meaning a mixture of joy and sorrow - to "betrump" -
GRAND Opera House pantomime star Debbie McGee is having a busy summer and autumn on the celebrity television circuit ahead of her appearance in York as the good fairy Adorabella Marigold Angelpie in Beauty And The Beast. Afterputting her culinary
YORK Swings Against Cancer will return to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, on October 1. What's more, after the annual fundraiser sold out for the past three years, organisers Martin Lettin and Ian Surgenor have decided to add a 2pm matinee to
FOLLOWING the introduction of the new 12-sided £1 coin - launched on March 28, 2017 - and with the old £1 coin ceasing to be legal tender after October 15, you would have thought by now that the old coin in your pocket would have become rarer than
APPARENTLY the level to gain a good pass in the recent GCSE exam in higher tier maths was 18 per cent. Surely accepting that not knowing the answers to four out of five questions is good enough shows just how far the expectation levels in this
SEAN ATKINSON pointed out the problems our waterways have in that they are full of litter (Letters, September 11). Any litter, including the millions of cigarette butts discarded daily, will eventually get washed into our waterways and then over
READING previous letters from your readers regarding the state of our once beautiful city of York, I have to agree with their comments. The decline in the city is so sad. As one shop closes, permission is granted for yet another restaurant
I AM indebted to your correspondent Mary Kendal (Letters, September 8) for clarifying my assertion that EU accounts weren’t available for general scrutiny. I had got a tad muddled over the fact that the EU accounts had never been “signed-off” which
From our archives: 85 years ago The “Yorkshire Herald” had confirmed that York had lost its bid for a new aircraft factory by Airspeed Ltd, to Portsmouth. Discussing the Skelton Grange site near York, industry specialist Mr Norway confirmed
GEOFFREY SEARSTONE tells us the EU has not produced a meaningful set of accounts in years (Letters, September 13). I’ve heard this kind of stuff before, along with stories about square bananas and much, much more. Usually when I go and check
RECENT letters from Brexiteers highlight how people who voted Leave seem to deliberately ignore the reality of what they voted for. Brexit may dominate our politics, but it doesn’t dominate those of the EU, whose countries are getting on with ensuring
SALFORD are targeting a sixth straight home win ahead of hosting York City in the FA Cup second qualifying round.Since a 2-0 opening-day defeat to Darlington, the Manchester side have seen off Stockport (2-1), Kidderminster (3-0), Southport (2-1), Brackley
ON-LOAN Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Louis Jones will make his home debut for Tadcaster Albion against Colne tomorrow.Jones, 18, has been recruited from Sky Bet League One outfit Rovers with first-choice, net-minder Michael Ingham ruled out for six to
SHEIKHZAYEDROAD can make it back-to-back wins in the Doncaster Cup.David Simcock's charge is two from two at the South Yorkshire track and has posted some creditable efforts in defeat so far this campaign, making good late headway in the Lonsdale
STAFF at York’s Grand Opera House have been putting their detective skills to the test in the run up to Ruth Rendell’s murder mystery ‘A Judgement in Stone’ arriving at the theatre next month.Ben Papworth will be getting into detective mode as David Rennie
SIX men have narrowly escaped prison sentences for a drunken late night brawl in York city centre. York magistrates said the prison van had stood by to take the defendants to jail as they considered what punishment they should receive. The
A MAN who sexually assaulted a drunk woman in the street has been jailed for six years. Martin Joseph Ward, 52, will also be subject to an extended licence period of five years after he is released from prison, as the judge and doctors said they
MORE bus lane cameras are being introduced in York, a senior councillor has confirmed, and he hinted some city centre streets could soon see major changes. Cllr Ian Gillies, executive member for transport and planning, yesterday approved automatic
FIREFIGHTERS and safety officers will carry out ‘intrusive’ safety checks on council homes most at risk of fire after plans were put in place following the Grenfell Tower disaster. City of York Council officials have already carried out fire risk
