Book ReviewRace to the Kill by Helen CadburyIt will be a bittersweet moment for family and friends of York-based author Helen Cadbury, who died in June, when her crime novel Race to the Kill is launched at York Explore on Tuesday.Earlier this year the
ORGANISERS of the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon are seeking volunteers to help ensure runners and spectators have a safe and enjoyable time. Thousands of runners will take to the streets of York and surrounding villages on October 8 for the county
YORK North Safer Neighbourhood Team is reporting a spike in tool thefts from vehicles and premises. The latest areas to be hit are Bransholme Drive and Redmires Close in Rawcliffe. The police are warning the public to be aware and report any
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group business manager, Mary Hughes, has raised more than £1,000 for a York Mind by running the Great North Run. She completed the 13.1-mile race in Newcastle on September 10 in support of York Mind – and
YORK fire crews today at around 3.15pm attended a fire involving children's play area equipment in Badger Paddock in Huntington. The fire and rescue service reports that the cause is believed to be deliberate. Crews extinguished the fire at
POLICE in York are now appealing for help to identify two men who are suspected of conning cash from the Primark store at Monks Cross. The incident happened at around 6.35pm on July 24 this year. The men approached a till with a small value
YORK City went down 2-0 to North Yorkshire neighbours Harrogate Town after a goal in each half from Joe Leesley and Liam Agnew. The table-topping home team were comfortable winners with City struggling to threaten in the absence of target-men Jon
LITTER is the first focus of Ryedale District Council’s new year-long green campaign. As part of the anti-litter drive, the council have launched a social media initiative entitled #1PieceofRubbish, asking residents to pick up one piece of rubbish
IT’S quite possibly the single most radical transformation of a car I can recall.The changes to Nissan’s enduring small hatchback, the Micra, are such that it is unrecognisable when compared with the previous fourth generation, which in itself was a million
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge product Matthew Fisher intends to keep contributing with both bat and ball after helping Yorkshire take a major step towards avoiding relegation.The White Rose outfit’s Specsavers County Championship status looked perilous when an
WITH a semi-final outing at Wembley and a victory over Chelsea to his name, former York City attacker Michael Coulson is not short on fairytale FA Cup memories.But the 29-year-old forward, who is now playing for Scarborough Athletic in the Evo-Stik North
VICTORIA PREST enjoys a bit of a DIY meal at a Korean restaurant in York THE narrow street of Fossgate has, for a few years now, been in the midst of an eating and drinking transformation. Bars, restaurants and cafes are springing up right
A GUN club must keep the noise down after it lost a court case against Hambleton District Council. Acoustic experts agreed with complaints by a neighbour to the Duke of Wellington Gun Club, based near Northallerton, that its events were too noisy
THE Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes is the main event on a strong card at Newbury now that Ayr has been abandoned.Invincible Army and Nebo set the standard on form but preference is for the less exposed ENJAZAAT.The Owen Burrows-trained juvenile has
THIS column discussed a few week ago Australian "alternative varieties" - basically wines that are not mainstream or extensively planted down under.One variety currently classed as alternative in Oz is Tempranillo, but it seems it is now on
YORK Schoolboys Under-11s chiefs have finalised their squad for the new season, following their thrashing of Barnsley in the last fixture of pre-season.York won 7-1, with Alex Widdup leading the way with a hat-trick.A spokesman said: “York’s coaches were
HEAD coach James Ford wants his York City Knights side to ramp up the pressure on Whitehaven when they face off in tomorrow's Kingstone Press League One semi-final.Home team Haven go into the do-or-die clash (3pm) as big favourites to reach the final
UP TO 20 firefighters' jobs could be saved following a u-turn by the North Yorkshire Fire Authority. Following a lengthy campaign by the Fire Brigades Union to increase the number of crew members on the controversial Tactical Response Vehicles
GOVERNMENT housing figures revealed say York needs significantly more houses that local councillors are planning for in the next 15 years. York's Local Plan draft - published for consultation on Monday - includes space for 867 new homes every year
THE 21st York Food and Drink Festival took off yesterday with eager crowds already browsing the 130 stands laden with fresh produce from independent and larger producers and street food cafes. This year the annual fixture has several new features
A LOCOMOTIVE on a York light railway that was saved from the scrapheap will have her first public run in her original livery tomorrow. And the lovingly restored engine has been renamed Ken Cooke in honour of one of the city’s Normandy veterans.
