CHRIS Woakes is confident his preparation for a maiden Ashes campaign in Australia is bang on course after his six-wicket haul in Townsville.Woakes insisted last week in Adelaide he wanted to face a Cricket Australia XI again here, preferring in his words
A FORMER teacher from York was killed when a van veered from the opposite lane of a dual carriageway into her path. Now a coroner hearing an inquest into the tragedy has called for dangerous gaps on the A19 crash barrier to be closed.Sonia Rose, 83, a
MAXINE Peake has already resurrected one Yorkshire story that should be better known: the remarkable deeds of champion cyclist Beryl Burton in Beryl. Likewise, the Hull UK City Of Culture 2017 has brought to attention the pugilistic prowess of
A MAN and his dog were attacked by an “out of control” dog, North Yorkshire Police said.Police said the man was walking in Eastfield High Street, near Scarborough, at 6.45pm on Monday when they were attacked by the “out of control” dog, suffering bite
ACOMB Hockey Club’s men's first team leapfrogged opponents Lindum III into fourth place in Yorkshire Men's League division two after a 3-0 home win.The visitors started the stronger with good approach play, but their forward line lacked punch
KALLUM Watkins was happy to see England's fringe players get a chance to press their claims – but he was even more delighted to win back his own place in the team.Watkins, who has been an England mainstay since making his debut in 2012, made way for
UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen by 20,000 in Yorkshire and the Humber, according to new figures. Despite the fall since last month, statistics revealed unemployment has in fact increased in the region by 157,000 since 2010. Official figures show that
THERE is trouble in paradise. All last week came shocking revelations about something most of us view as an unavoidable fact of life. I am referring, of course, to taxes. But the publication of the Paradise Papers - 13.4 million documents leaked
A FORMER Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York who campaigned to keep Rowntree’s open has died aged 82.Malcolm James Heppell served Holgate ward and later Monk ward on City of York Council from 1969.Mr Heppell was made Sheriff of York in 1976 when Jock Hibbert
TWO people were injured when a pick-up truck hit them and drove away.Humberside Police said the hit and run happened in Prospect Street, Bridlington, close to the Cenotaph, at 5.45pm on Tuesday.A Mitsubishi L200 drove past a group of people and allegedly
YORK Bus Forum is holding is meeting next week.The speaker will be Keith McNally, Chair of York's Quality Bus Partnership (QBP) and Operations Director of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, and discussions will include the proposed Heworth
A MAN has been interviewed under caution following damage caused to the road surface of Royal Albert Drive in Scarborough during a “car cruise” event.The 24-year-old, from Scarborough, allegedly damaged the road on October 15, 2017.Officers have now submitted
SIX British ex-soldiers, including a Pocklington man, could be home for Christmas, with a verdict on their appeal due in the next few weeks. That is according to the sister of Nick Dunn, who is one of the so-called Chennai Six. Loved ones of
FUNDING is available for groups tackling poverty and helping the disadvantaged in York.The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has opened its small grants applications to people who aim to help others, including work to improve access to benefits advice and debt
TICKETS are now on sale for Pickering Recreation Club’s New Year’s Eve event.The special evening will include a four piece dance band playing soul, folk, dance, and modern music.A ticket will also include a banquet supper followed by entertainment from
COASTAL projects in North Yorkshire are to benefit from nearly £2million worth of extra funding.North Yorkshire County Council has agreed to allocate the additional money towards vital remedial work on Whitby piers along with a major coastal protection
WORK is set to begin on a landmark dredging project to help transform East Yorkshire’s Pocklington Canal to benefit nature. This is the first time in more than a century that two sections, totalling just under a mile, of the nine-mile canal are
The team behind the successful re-launch campaign for Jorvik Viking Centre have scooped a handful of trophies at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Northern Awards.Jorvik’s marketing team has been awarded two accolades, winning both In-House Team
THE 2018 Kingstone Press League One season kicks off on Sunday, February 18 with York City Knights at home to fallen giants Bradford Bulls in arguably the fixture of the day in domestic rugby league. The Knights - who have a new logo for 2018 to
POLICE have charged a protestor after she allegedly glued herself to the entrance gate to a North Yorkshire fracking site. The woman, aged 39, was arrested yesterday and has been charged with hindering lawful business following the incident in
THE theft of a Royal British Legion charity box has been branded “disgusting” by appeal organisers.One of the Poppy Appeal's collection tins was stolen from The Card Factory in Wheelgate, Malton, just days before last weekend's Remembrance events.Brenda
A RYEDALE woman has celebrated turning 100 with a birthday party and a letter from the Queen. Florence Woodcock, who was born in Leeds in 1917 but who moved to Wintringham when she got married aged 25, celebrated turning 100 at Ashfield Care Home
A NEW multimillion pound cycling scheme with links to York could be granted a significant amount of funding this week. The Scarborough Bridge Project, which will see a new, wider more accessible bridge across the River Ouse replace the older bridge
"THIS fixture could be a great marker for the club on and off the field." So said head coach James Ford after York City Knights were awarded a plum match with which to kick off the 2018 season - at home to fallen giants Bradford Bulls. The
A POWER station in North Yorkshire has called on the Government to help the country meet its commitments on climate change. Andy Koss, the CEO of Drax Power, near Selby, said altering the price of carbon in the Government's upcoming Budget could
A COSMETIC clinic in York welcomed more than 50 trainee surgeons last week when it played host to the national conference for the British Association of Plastic Surgeons.Having only ever been hosted in London at the Royal College of Surgeons, and once
We had an interesting announcement on Thursday, November 2, 2017 when the bank’s nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted for a quarter point rise in the base interest rate to 0.5 per cent.The bank has moved to curtail inflationary pressure which,
A FIRM of York scientists developing food ingredients to boost weight loss is to launch a new product range in the new year featuring muesli pots and coffee and tea blends.Optibiox Health, based at York Science Park, is launching a new and improved version
SCULPTOR John W Mills revisits the visionary William Blake in a selection of new drawings and paintings at Pyramid Gallery, Stonegate, York, from Saturday. On show too will be reworked studies made in 1964 for a public memorial to Blake at Blake House
A MOTORIST escaped with minor injuries after the car she was driving ended up on its roof in a ditch in North Yorkshire. Two fire crews were called to a report of a car in a ditch with a woman trapped inside in Shaw Lane, Beckwithshaw, near Harrogate
ALISON Moyet plays a sold-out York Barbican concert on Sunday night as the only Yorkshire date of her British and Irish autumn tour promoting her June album, Other. Once one half of Yazoo with Vince Clarke, Moyet returned to those electronic days
YORK Brass Quintet will add to the fun when York Musical Society performs its Christmas concert on December 9 at St Lawrence Church, Lawrence Street, York. Note the location for this 4pm event. In a change from past Christmases, YMS will make its
From our archives: 85 years ago The Lord Mayor of York Alderman H Rhodes Brown received a hearty welcome as Chief Magistrate of the City at York City Police Court. Mr E R Dodsworth, one of the senior magistrates, congratulated the
ARTWORK created by disabled people in York will go on display at the beginning of nect month.York Disability Pride is staging events throughout December, with the first taking place at York St John University’s Temple Hall, on December 1.The free event
OSTILIO looks one of the more interesting horses in action on a workaday card beneath the Newcastle floodlights.It might be a little off-putting to see Simon Crisford's youngster already running in a first-time hood but he is clearly a colt with plenty
YORK business week is returning for its seventh year next week with more than 35 events being staged across the city.The annual five day festival of business starts on Monday 20, featuring events being held throughout York to celebrate, promote and encourage
PADDINGTON fans will have a chance to see the steam loco which appears in the bear’s latest movie when it comes to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway next year.Paddington 2 features one of the UK’s fastest steam locomotives, Tornado, and the same steam
A SECURITY barrier of concrete blocks has now been installed in front of York Minster - as a retrospective planning application was submitted to planners. The 12 blocks have been placed in a line outside the west end of the cathedral in an attempt
A POPULAR cafe on a busy York street is heading for changes after a top chef - born and bred in York - decided to head back to the city. Luke Cockerill once cooked at the Michelin starred The Man Behind the Curtain in Leeds and more recently ran
A FORMER company director who had more than 11,000 indecent images of children has received a suspended prison sentence. The youngsters were aged from six to 14, said Rob Galley, prosecuting at York Crown Court. Terence Patrick Corcoran, 47
MORE than £5,000 has now been donated by more than 400 well-wishers to help a homeless man who was prevented by a spiked chain from sleeping rough in his usual spot in York city centre. Donors from as far away as Australia, America and Germany
BREAST cancer survivor Nicola Gant and husband Andy are dancing for joy after raising more than £1,000 for charity.Qualified dance teacher Andy and Nicola, York branch director of homecare service Bluebird Care, made the money by holding their second
MAJOR decisions will be taken today on City of York Council’s bid tackle the housing crisis. Two delayed council house building sites are due to be revived, and senior city councillors will be asked to approve an ambitious £20 million fund to buy
