A FESTIVE sparkle has arrived in the city after Christmas lights were switched on across York. Popular York Theatre Royal pantomime duo Berwick Kaler and Martin Barrass were joined by the BBC’s Clare Frisby and the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Barbara
YORK City midfielder Simon Heslop has today joined National League side Eastleigh on a month-long loan.The 30-year-old had requested a move from Bootham Crescent earlier this month.He has not featured in the first team since, but had continued to train
THE parents of a man who went missing in York have returned to the city to mark the second anniversary of his disappearance. Rory Johnson-Hatfield disappeared on a night out on November 20, 2015, and was last seen on CCTV near Tower Street, Skeldergate
FORMER Leeds hooker James Segeyaro says Papua New Guinea are confident of pulling off a World Cup upset against England.The 27-year-old Segeyaro, who spent the last three months of the 2016 Super League season with the Rhinos and has not ruled out a return
EDDIE JONEs believes England will benefit from the return of "great competitor" Owen Farrell for Saturday's clash with Australia at Twickenham.Farrell was rested for England's opening autumn Test against Argentina but returns at inside
FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has 357,000 followers on Instagram - but followed just one account himself. The British boxer's page on the social media site had hundreds of thousands of follows, 259 pictures dating back to
ONE of Britain’s best loved comedians is returning to stand-up comedy with a tour that includes gigs near York. Peter Kay, the multi-award winning actor, writer, director, author and producer, will be playing to crowds in Leeds in October 2018.
POLICE are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl from Selby. Kianna McCarthy was last seen on Monday, November 13 on the A19 by Silver Street, Whitley. She was on foot and is believed to have been accompanied by another girl at the time.
A TEACHER who wrote a book to help children deal with bullying has launched a crowdfunding appeal to get her work into schools.Monica Gabb, a tutor at York College, wrote "Words Don't Hurt" to encourage children to talk about their experiences
BUSINESS at a York bar has proved so strong that owners are planning an expansion just two years after it opened. Cave au Cochon on Walmgate is run by chef Josh Overington and his partner Victoria Roberts - who also run the nearby restaurant Cochon
Detectives are appealing for information about a burglary in Scarborough. The home on Rothbury Street, was target on Tuesday and valuable jewellery was stolen. The stolen items include: A Giant Trace mountain bike, predominantly black in
A TEENAGER suffered a broken jaw when he was attacked at a bus stop by a gang of men. The 18-year-old was waiting for the number five bus outside the Londis petrol station in Strensall Road, Strensall, at 9pm on Friday, November 10 when he was
COMEDIAN Dave Gorman will bring his laptop and projector to York Barbican on October 11 next year to present With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint. Gorman is the man behind Dave TV’s Modern Life Is Goodish as well as the touring
THE boardwalk along the riverside in Lady Spring Wood, Malton, will be closed from Sunday, November 19 until mid-December. Work is beginning to remove the boardwalk and de-silt The Cut running through the wood. The boardwalk running through the springs
STEVE Tearle, Jess Douglas and NEMusicals York present Irita Kutchmy’s musical retelling of C S Lewis’s enduring classic, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this week. This is the first time this particular production has been staged in York,
THE Government is starting moves to take over the long-delayed Local Plan from York council, prompting heavy criticism from York’s Labour MP. Local Plans should set out where new homes and businesses can be built over the next 15 years, but York
A BEAUTY treat is on offer to raise funds for a Norton-based charity.No 1 Health & Beauty in Market Place, Malton, is raffling an Elemis Advent Calendar worth £317 in aid of Acorn Community Care.The charity provides a range of services for adults with
LATE night Park and Ride services kick off in York tonight, and shoppers can get free parking in Piccadilly multi-storey car park between now and Christmas. Tonight will be the first night of late night Park & Ride services, which will be running
DEBBIE McGee doesn't walk. She glides, as she makes her way across the room to talk all things Strictly Come Dancing. At 59, McGee is the oldest celebrity competitor in this year's crop of famous faces on the glitzy BBC One dance show, but so far
TEAMS of young people from across York and North Yorkshire have been praised for their work in the community. North Yorkshire Police's Lifestyle Challenge took place throughout the summer holidays, with dozens of young people aged between 10 and
YORKSHIRE’S largest domestic abuse charity has joined a national drive to end such violence and sexual assault.IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Services) is backing the campaign ‘UK Says No More,’ a partnership between London-based charity Hestia and
YORK City Ladies moved off the bottom of the North East Regional Women's Leaguepremier division table after their first victory of the season.The Minsterbelles went into the game at home to Castleford White Rose having lost their previous five games
HOLDERS York Nomads breezed into the third round of this year's North Riding County FA Sunday County Cup.The Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League outfit comfortably beat The Erimus 12-1. Bishopthorpe CFC and Walnut Tree, however, were knocked out
THE winner of The Press Camera Club’s first monthly competition is encouraging other keen photographers to join the group. Melissa Peakman's snap of a feeding kingfisher was chosen by Press photographer Frank Dwyer as the winner out of hundreds
THE cost of policing fracking protests at Kirby Misperton in October was almost a quarter of a million pounds. North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan today revealed the total costs for overtime payments, equipment, subsistence
CITIZENS Advice York is running more money saving workshops over the coming weeks.Advisers will be on hand to help people switch energy providers and save money through the winter.Events will be held on Tuesday, November 28 from 9.30am-12pm at Huntington
FUNDRAISERS in York and across North and East Yorkshire are going dotty for Children in Need, which returns tomorrow.Schools, shops and offices in the region will be joining people across the UK to raise funds for disadvantaged youngsters.Among the local
YORKSHIRE devolution campaigners are meeting in the Market Weighton later this week.The Yorkshire Party has established an East Yorkshire group, and is holding its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, November 29.The branch covers an area encompassing Bridlington
RESEARCH by the University of York has found that Mission: Impossible-style face masks could fool police and airport security. The silicone masks were initially developed for use in Hollywood films to avoid hours of make-up for stars. They now
AN APPEAL TO provide under privileged children in the Selby area with gifts this Christmas is gaining support.The Elmet Lions have organised their first Christmas Toy Appeal, and have called for residents in the area to donate gifts for distribution to
DOZENS of firearms, knives and ornamental swords were among the first items to be handed in during North Yorkshire Police's weapons amnesty.As of Wednesday, the force had received 38 firearms at amnesty points across the county, along with ammunition
A NORTH Yorkshire liqueur producer is expanding its product portfolio by branching beyond its traditional bottled gifts this Christmas.Raisthorpe Manor, known for producing gins and jams from raspberries, sloes and damsons grown on its estate near Malton
POLICE stopped and spoke to 20 youths on York's Acomb Green yesterday evening after receiving reports of anti-social behaviour. North Yorkshire Police's York North Safer Neighbourhood Team said it received a number of reports of anti-social behaviour
YORK Carers Centre is working with groups including York Mind, Converge, St Nicks and York LGBT Forum to deliver a range of activities supporting mental health and wellbeing.The Activities Programme is funded by City of York Council for three years and
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire next to a supermarket in York, which is believed to have been caused deliberately. Fire crews from Acomb were called to the Tesco at Askham Bar at about 8.30pm yesterday. They found a cardboard recycling container
An exhibition at York's Clements Hall this Saturday will give a unique insight into how one York neighbourhood coped during the long years of the|First World War. STEPHEN LEWIS reportsAT the time war broke out in 1914, much of what we now think of
A MAN suffered a fractured elbow after he was allegedly attacked from behind in North Yorkshire. The assault happened in Scarborough's Ramshill Road between 2.45am and 3.30am on November 5. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the attack
POLICE are searching for the owner of a pair of military medals discovered near a war memorial in North Yorkshire. The miniature medals were found pinned to a poppy near Harrogate War Memorial following the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday.
From our archives: 85 years ago The fine weather during the summer and the mildness of the autumn in Whitby and district had resulted in a prolific crop of blackberries. Fine, large, ripe fruit was hawked in the town as low as 4d
UTILITY man David Ferguson believes new goalkeeper Adam Bartlett will help create a stronger spine to York City’s side.Bartlett, known as “The Cat” by his former Darlington team-mate Ferguson, lived up to his nickname by saving a penalty on his debut
MORE than £50,000 has now been raised by a Selby cycling event. Yorkshire Cancer Research will received the money to help support people living with the disease in the county after thousands of pounds was raised by the Selby Three Swans Sportive
DREAMING TIME seems to have found her groove on the all-weather and she can keep up the good work by making it a hat-trick in the Bet totetrifecta At betfred.com Handicap at Chelmsford's evening meeting.The three-year-old won one of her three starts
CITY of York Hockey Club’s men's first team leapfrogged their opponents, Harrogate, into fourth spot in North Hockey League division one after a 3-1 home win.The result put them just one point outside the promotion places.Following a cagey start,
A YORK headquartered biomass supplier has secured a six-figured sum from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund as it looks to build on trebled sales over the last three years.VerdEnergy, which has become one of the region’s leading suppliers of biomass
NEW Earswick Falcons winning start to the Yorkshire Over-55s League division two season ended with a 90-62 defeat to Harrogate.The Falcons picked up only two points from one winning rink.It came at home where Bob Elliot, Dave Kermode, Dick Osguthorpe
CITY of York Hockey Club's Ladies II earned a 3-3 draw at University of Leeds III in a thrilling Yorkshire League premier division fixture.Leeds drew first blood in the high-intensity opening stages, but the visitors were soon level through Ali Couttie
CAMPAIGNERS are today urging Harrogate councillors not to back the plan for a new 3,000 home village near Green Hammerton. The district’s Local Plan is being drawn up, and later today a draft version is to be approved. That draft includes the major
VISITORS in an historic York street will feel extra festive while Christmas shopping this year. The Shambles Area Traders’ Association set up a fundraising appeal to ensure the cobbled street is covered in ‘snow’ during late night shopping in the
A MUM battling terminal cancer has been invited on a festive fun day to cherish her final family Christmas. Stacie Rafton, 35, from Selby, is undergoing specialist chemotherapy treatment on her brain tumour in the hope it gives her enough time
CITY councillors last night opted to press ahead with plans for a western access road into the York Central development site - taking the new route via Millennium Green but away from Holgate. The move was called a “milestone" in the road to delivering
