From our archives: 85 years ago The Dean of York, the Very Rev H N Bate, had opened the Clifton Home for Girls annual sale, held at the St Michael-Le-Belfrey Parish Room, Stonegate, York. With a large number of attractive stalls ranging
ENGLAND Golf have announced the men’s squads for their 2017/18 training programme – including Malton & Norton's David Hague. The 21-year-old is part of a new-look national line-up after almost all the previous members departed for the pro ranks.That
A SERIES of postponements meant only three games went ahead in The Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League last weekend. Division two was the only tier with games being played, as second-placed Walnut Tree travelled to Acomb to face Clockhouse – and it
CYCLIST safety and comfort on York’s roads are set to be boosted by a new e-bike, fitted with a camera to detect potholes and other faults in cycle lanes and tracks. The bike is the first in the country to become involved in an innovative ‘pothole
YORK’S Ashley Hugill will meet six-time world champion John Higgins in the last 16 of the Scottish Open tonight. Hugill, 23, is already assured of his best-ever performance at a World Snooker event, having only qualified for the tour through Q-School
POLICE have released a description of a man who allegedly headbutted a York carer and left him with a broken nose. Kieran Skelton, 22, from Acomb, woke up in a pool of blood after being attacked in Duncombe Place at about 3.50am on Sunday, December
A DEVELOPER behind plans for a 1,753 home garden village north of York has vowed to press ahead - despite the scheme meeting widespread opposition.Reacting to the proposal, City of York Council leader David Carr said it was not in the draft Local Plan
EXTRA black bin collections will start for residents in York from Monday. Every household in the city will get a black bin or sack collection next week and after Christmas, as City of York Council has reorganised collections to help manage extra
YORK City’s new loan signing Alex Pattison is hoping to showcase his talents at Bootham Crescent and earn a move to a Football League club next month. Pattison, 20, is set to feature during Saturday’s FA Trophy first round tie at Kidderminster
FANCY Dance Shop on Micklegate provided a ballet spectacular for yesterday’s living advent calendar window.Jayne Mason, the owner of the dance supplies shop, came up with the spectacular theme, which featured a tutu-clad ballerina - professional dancer
MOOD International, a software company that has its headquarters in Heslington has won awards from two leading IT industry associations.In November, three of MooD’s female employees were shortlisted for awards at Computing magazine’s Women in IT Excellence
Miles Salter, York writer and storyteller, considers the success of Star Wars as The Last Jedi goes on general release today. AS one of the kids who saw Star Wars when it was first released in 1977, it's impossible to forget the rush of adrenaline
MARTIN Barrass has never performed on the reconfigured York Theatre Royal stage until this week. Indeed, he has only stepped on the main-house boards once since January 31 2015, the last night of Old Mother Goose, and that was to walk gingerly
A POLICE helicopter was scrambled following a report of an object - thought to be an upside down vehicle - being seen in the River Wharfe near Tadcaster bridge this afternoon. An aerial river search, with police officers and firefighters searching
HOPES of dualling the A64 east of York have been given a massive boost with news that four detailed options are now being examined by transport bosses. Highways England has concluded that further improvements to the Hopgrove junction alone would
HOME And Away soap star Lynne McGranger is away from home once more this Christmas, back in York for the pantomime season in Beauty And The Beast at the Grand Opera House, playing the wicked sorceress opposite Strictly Come Dancing finalist Debbie
BOYZONE singer Shane Lynch strikes a menacing pose in a huge poster display that has dominated one wall of York Barbican since the summer months. Tattooed arms folded, Lynch is publicising his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood And
YORKSHIRE Care Equipment, a family-run company that covers the region is celebrating 45 years in business this month. The company seeks to enhance its clients’ quality of life with cutting-edge mobility and care products.Having originally opened a shop
THE Fox and Roman pub in Dringhouses has reopened after a major refurbishment, just in time for Christmas. The pub, located in Tadcaster Road, is owned by Vintage Inns.Ray Hodgson, landlord of the Fox and Roman, said: "We wanted the new look to
THE Fire Brigade Union has welcomed a U-turn by the North Yorkshire Fire Authority over the number of firefighters who crew Tactical Response Vehicles. The authority has voted to have a minimum of four firefighters on four of the TRVs, rather than
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has called on the Government to increase punishment of flytippers. Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, praised the work of Selby District Council in prosecuting flytippers in the area, but said the fines handed out to them
A THUG who led a “pack” pursuit of a man through York city centre in the early hours has kept has been spared jail because he has a serious inherited lung condition. But the judge who sentenced Jake Timothy Kirby, 19, warned that those who behaved
GRAND Opera House pantomime star Audrey Leybourne dressed as her Beauty And The Beast character Potty T Potts when she visited Highfield Care Home residents in Tadcaster. Accompanied by the York theatre's marketing staff for Monday's visit, Audrey
St Wilfrid’s Church, York provided Christmas music on hand bells at the annual Dickensian evening at Riccall.Members of the local community turned the clock back and dressed in period clothes to take in a full programme of events, on Saturday, December
A MUSICAL group has raised more than £500 for the Independent Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS), with the promise of more to come.York St John Musical Production Society (MPS), has chosen IDAS as its charity partner, and gave half their proceeds from their
A CAMPAIGN against domestic abuse at Christmas time has been renewed by North Yorkshire Police.The No Home Here campaign this month is promoting the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, also known as Clare's Law - named after Clare Wood, who was murdered
BAFTA-WINNING actress Miriam Margolyes returns to the Malton Dickensian Festival once more this weekend. After Saturday’s 4.30pm screening of the new film The Man Who Invented Christmas, at The Palace Cinema, Miriam joins Charles Dickens's great-great-great
BELINDA O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow are on the road with their WinterFolk Volume I album of original, contemporary and traditional winter songs, playing a sold-out show at Thorganby Village Hall, near York, on December 22. Far from the crowded market
POLICE drivers in North Yorkshire have shared their tips to help motorists in wintry weather.A number of crashes were reported to North Yorkshire Police on Thursday morning, mostly due to ice and snow on the roads.At 5.30am, a car skidded on black ice
HULL's year as the UK City of Culture for 2017 may be drawing to a close, but not at Hull Truck Theatre. Instead, the year will be extended for James Graham’s reflective world premiere: The Culture: A Farce in Two Acts, wherein he takes a satirical
A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital with suspected minor injuries after a collision with a car in York city centre. The collision, in Piccadilly, was reported to North Yorkshire Police at about 9.10am today. A spokeswoman for the force
THE cause of a blaze which has severely damaged an industrial unit next to the A64 near York is believed to be accidental. Today, firefighters have revisited the unit, opposite the Highwayman Cafe in the Stockton on the Forest area, and have been
A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to after a woman was allegedly hit in the leg by her car door during an "altercation" in York city centre. North Yorkshire Police said the incident took place in Bridge Street shortly
THE Fire Brigades Union has welcomed a u-turn by the North Yorkshire Fire Authority over the number of firefighters who crew Tactical Response Vehicles. The authority has voted to have a minimum of four firefighters on four of the TRVs, rather
JUBILANT taxi drivers have spoken of their joy after councillors declined to renew Uber’s licence. The controversial company, which uses an app to allow customers to book journeys, will no longer be able to work in York after Christmas Eve when
A BUDDING landscape photographer is the latest winner of The Press Camera Club monthly competition after she snapped a unique view of an autumnal scene. Karen Boyes, of Vine Street, York, won the competition with her photograph of trees in Burnby
A DRUG dealer is starting a four year jail sentence after he was caught with heroin on the streets of York. Homeless beggar Patrick Hamilton, 49, was found with wraps of heroin in September 2014, but was only sentenced last week due to his severe
PLANS have been submitted for a new garden village of about 1,753 homes to the north of York. The Galtres Garden Village Development Company has put in proposals for the scheme to be included in City of York Council's new Local Plan which is set
STEEL Train enjoyed his first success for a year at Chelmsford last month and can steam to victory back at the Essex track.The six-year-old had been out in the wilderness since striking at Newcastle and had hardly beaten a rival in the majority of his
