YORK City Knights have pulled off a huge coup with the signing of Graeme Horne from Hull KR.The 32-year-old forward has enjoyed a long Super League career, racking up over 250 top-flight appearances with Hull FC, Huddersfield Giants and Hull KR. He has
LEEDS head coach Thomas Christiansen expects his side to climb back up the Championship table after a 2-1 win against Middlesbrough.Pablo Hernandez and Gianni Alioski struck goals in either half to put Leeds 2-0 up before Britt Assombalonga ensured a
EDDIE Jones believes England have found their Alexis Sanchez in Danny Care after the Harlequins scrum-half plotted Australia's downfall at Twickenham.A finely-poised Cook Cup showdown saw the hosts lead only 13-6 until Care's arrival off the bench
ENGLAND head coach Wayne Bennett concedes his side will need to improve if they are to go all the way in the World Cup.Bennett, who has admitted to having a resemblance to actor Clint Eastwood, described the 36-6 quarter-final win over Papua New Guinea
A LORRY has overturned on a roundabout above the A1M in North Yorkshire. Traffic police tweeted that the lorry above Junction 42 at Selby Fork was causing minor delays. "We will however have to close the road for recovery when it arrives so
YORK Racecourse is celebrating after winning five different accolades at the ‘Oscars’ of British racecourses - the National Racecourse Association Showcase Awards.It won the ‘Best Event’ category for its new 18th raceday meeting in July, when a sell-out
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 600 readers have already joined The Press Camera Club, which launched in June and brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share
RYAN Blott’s double helped Pickering Town to a 4-0 win at Bottesford Town on in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League premier division.A ninth-minute Thomas Johnson own goal and finishes from Blott and Russ Parker put the visitors three goals
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a dog after it was reported to be stuck in mud in a river - only to find it was on the river bank. Humberside Fire & Rescue Service said the crew retrieved the dog and left it in the care of the RSPCA after
ADAM BAKER scored his first goal for Tadcaster Albion since returning to the club last month – with a 90th-minute strike in a 1-0 win at Glossop North End in the Evo-Stik League north division.Glossop debutant Mike Connor was dismissed inside the opening
A SENIOR county councillor is calling on the Chancellor to give long-term fairer funding to large rural counties such as North Yorkshire in this week’s Budget. Council leader Carl Les said North Yorkshire was a ‘high performing, low spending council
A LOYAL York City fan was given the VIP treatment to mark his 90th birthday during the team's home game at Bootham Crescent yesterday. Arnold Parker, who started supporting City when he was 18, enjoyed hospitality with family and friends in one
THREE Wetherspoon pubs in the York and Selby area have won the highest possible rating for their toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards 2017. York’s Postern Gate in Piccadilly and Punchbowl in Blossom Street, and The Giant Bellflower in Gowthorpe
Shed Seven Fibbers, York November 17-18 THE last thing you’d want before starting your biggest-ever tour following the release of your first album in 16 years is for your frontman to pick up a throat virus. That rotten luck has hit
THE Christmas tree stands 25 feet tall and took a team two days to decorate with 3,500 baubles - and the property is filled with hundreds of angels, seraphim and cherubs. Welcome to Christmas at Castle Howard, where creative producer Charlotte
THE Stamford Bridge Singers will perform a concert of Advent music and readings at York’s Bar Convent next month.Their return visit, entitled ‘Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus,’ will take place in the Chapel of the convent in Blossom Street at 7.39pm on
GREEN-FINGERED residents have their final chance of the year to use City of York Council’s garden waste collections over the next fortnight, starting tomorrow. Autumn leaves, cuttings and windfall fruit can go in the green wheelie bins and will
WITHOUT Jon Parkin’s goals, York City would now be in the National League North’s bottom three rather than clinging on to a play-off spot. Following the thumping free kick that earned a 1-1 home draw with Kidderminster, Parkin’s name of the scoresheet
A CARAVAN has been completely destroyed by fire in a North Yorkshire field. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Whitby, Goathland and Lythe found the caravan well alight on arriving at the field in Coach Road, Sleights, at
SPONTANEOUS combustion of garden clippings may have caused a car fire on a York driveway which spread to the outside of a house. Firefighters were called at 2.15am today to Key Way, off Fordlands Road, Fulford, to tackle the blaze in a Ford hatchback
A VILLAGE football club in Selby district has got a newly upgraded pitch, two years after Storm Desmond wreaked havoc on their grounds. Cliffe FC's pitches were officially reopened by Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams last weekend, after work to
A PRIMARY school put into special measures by Ofsted in 2016 has come top in York for spelling and grammar results at Key Stage 2 and is in the top ten per cent of schools nationally for progress in writing. New Earswick Primary School has improved
A CHURCH which was targeted by repeated vandalism and theft has been awarded an initial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). All Saints’ Church in Slingsby was the subject of repeated burglaries at the end of last year when most of the lead
Adam Bartlett 7 – made a string of saves with the best his last to deny Sonupe Josh Law 5 – gave ball away in dangerous situations more than once Hamza Bencherif 7 – used his strength to keep away striker Ironside quiet Dan Parslow 6 –
DRAGONS will infest York Theatre Royal this Christmas, as part of a new production. The Book Of Dragons, from author of The Railway Children and Five Children And It, E Nesbit, will take over the theatre from December 12 until January 6. Juliet
SCARBOROUGH RUFC has become the recipient of one of the first grants awarded by a new Yorkshire charitable foundation. The Age Partnership Charitable Foundation, which began as a concept almost two years ago, provided the club with £1,500 for a bespoke
