A MAIN road into York has been closed tonight following a crash. North Yorkshire Police said the crash happened in Hull Road at about 8.15pm. A spokesman said the road would be closed between Millfield Lane and Milson Grove "for a considerable
A FORMER football coach has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing boys over several years. Michael Morley, prosecuting, told York Crown Court that shortly after the issue of sexual misconduct by football coaches became a national issue
AN ELDERLY driver crashed through the wall of a building.North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the man was driving in Scalby Road, Scarborough, at 3.40pm on Monday when the vehicle hit the wall of a building and “partially entered the building”
DETECTIVES want to identify this man, who they say threatened a man with violence and stole his phone.North Yorkshire Police said the 43-year-old victim was walking in Hamilton Drive, York, at about 11.15pm on Sunday, November 12, using his iPhone.When
GARY Barlow is bringing his solo UK tour to Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday, June 22. Tickets to see the Take That singer go on sale at 9am Friday, November 24. They are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 844 0444) and www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com
POLICE have identified a man they want to speak to after a serious assault in a Selby pub. A 24-year-old man suffered a broken cheek and eye socket when he was attacked in The Blackamoor Head in Finkle Street, Selby. Images were recently released
YORK City attacker Louis Almond is expected to be sidelined until March with a shoulder injury. The former Tranmere and Southport winger is due to have an operation tomorrow, having missed the last three matches after an old problem flared up when
JASON Gillespie, who guided Yorkshire to two County Championship titles, has been named as the new head coach of Sussex.The former Australian Test fast bowler will take charge at Hove in January after guiding Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash.The 42-year-old
A MAN was badly hurt in an attack in North Yorkshire. Police said the assault happened at an address in Longwestgate, Scarborough, at about 3.30pm on Friday. The 27-year-old local man was found in an alleyway at the junction of Cooks Row and
A SCHEME which helps older or disabled people keep their lawns or gardens tidy will be kept but is to have its budget slashed. The Garden Assistance Scheme helped 409 council tenants aged over 70 or registered disabled around the city in 2016,
POLICE have urged residents in the Selby district to report any incidents of flytipping.The call follows an increase in incidents in the Catterton and Wighill area, with old tyres, windows and rubble being dumped on the side of the road. Flytipping can
A LIFELONG ambition to work with animals in Africa is about to come true for an amateur actress from Tadcaster. Rebecca Hawkins, 20, will fly to Zambia in the New Year with the organisation African Impact and work as a volunteer with the Chimpanzee
ADVICE on nutrition will be given to carers during a series of sessions next year.York Carers will host the events, at St Aelred’s Community Centre in Fifth Avenue, which features talks from nutritionist Sally Duffin.Sessions will run from Wednesday,
TWO new teams were elected at the HPH York Vale Cricket League annual general meeting held at Fulfordgate Working Men's Club.Applications from Clifton Alliance and Sessay for their new fourth teams were given approval by the members and both will
A DEPLETED Selby Warriors crashed 46-18 at Kippax to lose ground in the promotion race in Pennine League division two east.The Warriors did not start playing until the second half, by which time the score was 46-0, with the home team looking on course
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor is taking a regional role to champion the voice of over 500,000 young people in Yorkshire.Cllr Ashley Mason has been supporting the regional Youth Work Unit to ensure young people have access to information and resources,
PEOPLE of other faiths and none attended a Shabbat service organised by York's Liberal Jewish Community in the final event of National Interfaith Week in York.Scores attended the service, held on Saturday morning at the Friends Meeting House in Friargate
A RUNNING business in York is encouraging people to take part in a new festive trail race in York next month for charity.See York Run York was set up last year by Joni Southall and initially just provided running tours of York, taking in the historic
A NEW scheme to introduce pre-school children to a love of books - dreamt up by a country music legend - is being supported by Malton and Norton Lions Club.The 1st Sherburn Imagination Library, based on an original idea by Dolly Parton in the US, has
1 Martin Gray is still searching for the right balance between attacking and defending Late capitulations have characterised City’s fortunes in recent times so, in a small way, it was encouraging to see the team avoid defeat by defending in an
TOCKWITH continued to head up division one of the York Minster Engineering League after a 4-0 triumph at Brooklyn.Mario Campagna, Adam Fairhurst, Harry Stobert and Rob Thackwray all netted for the visitors. Pocklington sit second, ahead of Rawcliffe on
A NORTON-based charity has been recognised for a initiative which helps tackle isolation and loneliness.Next Steps Mental Health Resource Centre in Church Street was presented with the best community project for Men in Sheds at the North Yorkshire County
A PIZZA restaurant has reopened in York with a new look inspired by the city's historical connection with horse racing. PizzaExpress at the York Designer Outlet features artwork which highlights the colourful silks worn by jockeys during a race
HUNDREDS of items, including tins and packets of food, cleaning products and toiletries, have been donated by a York school to the city’s foodbanks.Students, staff and parents at All Saints RC responded generously to an appeal which Elaine Wright, the
CHILDREN from a North Yorkshire primary school helped launch a series of walking trails that offer things to see and activities to do along the way for everyone in Selby, whatever their age, ability or interests. The Selby Trails are part of a
FULFORDGATE closed the gap to John Smith’s Ladies' Darts League division one leaders Tramways 'A' by beating them 6-3 on their own turf.Tracey Farmeary threw a 20-dart leg for the hosts but Gate had the pair of Muriel Britton and Alex Exton
THE Barbican dropped to darkness as a dramatic spoken introduction with haunting lighting showed us this wasn’t a set-list and singalong - this was a piece of theatre. The stage was sparce - just two keyboards operated by two faceless men in darkness
VISITORS to the York house that was once home to the Terry family are being invited to celebrate the festive season as the Terrys once did. Goddards in Tadcaster Road is opening its doors for a nostalgic run up to Christmas. Winter Indulgence
COUNCILLORS and staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council are taking part in a ‘tweetathon’ today, which will see the services of a council brought to life in 280 characters.They will be among thousands nationwide to tweet using the hashtag #OurDay,
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan has defended spending £141,000 on her bid to take over running North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The North Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel said Mrs Mulligan spent £141,437.50 on consultants for
A NUMBER of cars were allegedly caught speeding at more than 100mph on the A64 between Malton and York yesterday evening. The North Yorkshire Roads Policing Group stopped the cars, which were allegedly driving at 135mph, 130mph, 120mph, 115mph,
ANYONE who saw last Wednesday's poster-sized photo on the centre pages of The Press will recognise the first photograph today as dating from about the same period. The photo shows Melias tea stores (no, there is no apostrophe in Melias, at least
THERE is an extraordinary photograph in the 77 Squadron history room at the Yorkshire Air Museum. It shows a group of young men sitting in the briefing room at RAF Elvington on August 23, 1943. They're mostly young men, leaning forward slightly
From our archive: 85 years old The number of cases of typhoid fever at Malton had now been reported to be 235. The “Yorkshire Herald” and “Evening Press” Fund had raised £250 for the sufferers within a week. Immediate inquiry
A BUILDING plan that would have put new homes on a "wildlife oasis" in York has been blocked by city councillors.Planning committee members overwhelmingly opposed Yorkshire Housing's plans for Severus Hill, saying there were numerous problems
A YORK charity which grants terminally ill adults and children their dying wish has received a specially adapted ambulance to take them out of homes, hospitals and hospices. The Ambulance Wish Foundation has raised £125,000 for the vehicle to take
A DOG walker has found a “disgusting” supply of needles and syringes dumped in woodland. Ed Flint, 22, was walking his Labrador in Goose Lane, in Sutton on the Forest, last week when he came across black bin bags spilling their contents across
A YORK woman who lost her best friend in a crash - and also broke both her own legs - has thrown her support behind a charity’s campaign to tackle speeding.Rachel McGuigan, speaking during the launch of Brake’s Road Safety Week campaign, ‘Speed Down Save
YORK Minster hopes its new security barrier can be removed within six months as part of a wider scheme for nearby Duncombe Place. The cathedral’s Chapter has said in its retrospective planning application for the 12 concrete blocks along the West
A MAN has been jailed after carrying out a “vicious and sustained assault” on “a perfect stranger”, breaking her nose and throwing her into traffic. Julian Glew, 47, walked past the woman as she sat at a bus stop by York railway station at about
BENATAR already features in the ante-post markets for the Cheltenham Festival and while March is still a long way off, he can take another step up the ladder at Plumpton.Gary Moore pitches his charge into the Jill's 80th Birthday Novices' Chase
