POLICE officers should have seized a farm worker’s guns before he shot himself, an inquest jury has concluded. The jury said Glen Brough’s death was suicide, to which a failure to adequately respond to an obvious risk of self harm had contributed
THE chairman of York-based Persimmon is to quit the housebuilder after it emerged chief executive Jeff Fairburn is set to receive an “obscene” bonus of more than £100 million. Nicholas Wrigley is to resign in recognition of his failure to cap the
THE bill for policing anti-fracking protests went down last month – but still cost North Yorkshire Police nearly £148,000.The county’s police commissioner, Julia Mulligan, has informed the Government she expects the cost of policing protests at Kirby
DOCTOR Who’s trusted time machine has travelled to many different universes and various planets during his battles to save the World.The TARDIS has been home to twelve doctors and arrived in York yesterday to stand outside the Guildhall ahead of a screening
ONE of York’s best known hotels is the latest business in the city to unveil its festive window display for the living advent calendar.The Dean Court Hotel, in Duncombe Place, revealed its creation yesterday, which is a festive scene featuring the Minster
ALCOHOL will not be sold at York Railway Station on Saturday evening to crackdown on drunken behaviour. Virgin Trains East Coast, the company which owns and runs the station, has asked its tenants to take alcohol off its shelves from 6pm to 1am
BIG-HEARTED York pub landlords Lorraine and Dave Clark plan to serve up a free Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings to 16 pensioners who are home alone. The couple at the Edinburgh Arms in Fishergate raised the money to fund it through a
CONSULTATION to redraw the boundaries of Scarborough is open until January 15.The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England wants to know what the public think of proposals for new council ward boundaries across Scarborough before January
A BUSINESSMAN is seeking to open a strip club near the tomb of Richard III. Leicester city councillor Patrick Kitterick has lodged objections to the application by Jagdeep Narll. He says the proposed venue it is too close to the king’s resting
Outside a former church in the centre of York a group of people sit and wait.They huddle together, cupping their hands over their mouths and stamping their feet. It is a cold night and they are doing all they can to keep warm.More people join them, until
By Claire DaviesGINGER is a much-loved flavour in our home and shortbread is the perfect treat to whip up in a hurry when unexpected guests call by. The combination of ginger with white pepper and mace is inspired by the gingerbread of Tudor England –
SIMON Heslop remains out in the cold at York City despite returning prematurely from his loan spell at Eastleigh. The 30-year-old midfielder was farmed out to the Hampshire outfit after City boss Martin Gray revealed that he had declared that he
ON-LOAN midfielders Alex Pattison and Sean McAllister are being lined up for their full York City debuts tomorrow. The pair are expected to start the Minstermen’s FA Trophy first round tie at Kidderminster Harriers, as boss Martin Gray looks for
YORK City Football Club players and management took time out to spread festive cheer to children in hospital. They visited the children’s ward at York Hospital on Thursday afternoon to give youngsters an extra special Christmas treat. Manager
A DEDICATED volunteer from York has received national recognition for his remarkable efforts for The Charity for Civil Servants. Richard Bull was given a Special Recognition Certificate at the charity’s Volunteer Awards for his exceptional commitment
CITY of York Council is increasing a range of its fees and charges with effect from New Year's Day.Additional income of £79,000 will be generated in the year 2018/19 from the increase in fees and charges, mainly from Bereavement Services, which will
PUPILS from Cawood Primary School entertained 90 senior citizens with a medley of Christmas songs at their annual Christmas party.The event was organised by the Cawood Women’s Institute at the Old Boys’ School, with WI members funding and preparing the
YORK’S new Lord Mayor will be Lib Dem councillor Keith Orrell. Cllr Orrell, ward councillor for Huntington and New Earswick, has served for 14 years and was a councillor for South Tyneside Council for eight years before that. This will not
THE Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will present a Christmas Day show at 1pm, that will be recorded in advance at BBC Radio York . He will tell the story of Christmas through some of his favourite carols, including, In the Bleak Midwinter, performed
POLICE have arrested two men and seized 42 cannabis plants thought to be worth thousands of pounds from a North Yorkshire house. North Yorkshire Police said officers carried out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a house in Harrogate's
JOHN Warburton will take part in York’s Annual Community Carol Concert at York Barbican for the 39th and final time at Sunday's diamond jubilee celebration. Now walking with the aid of two sticks, Mr Warburton announced last month that his restricted
FOSTER families and the children they look after enjoyed a festive day out in North Yorkshire on board a heritage railway’s Santa Special steam train.The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Santa Special set off from Grosmont and the time on board gave local
YORK Vikings earned their first National League division four win in three attempts with an 84-72 victory at home to Barrow.The hosts dominated proceedings against a side who had travelled a fair distance in the snow to meet a Vikings side in good form.Olly
CATS are well known for unexpectedly bringing rodents home to their owners, but they rarely get into as much trouble with them as this unfortunate feline. Stray cat Rosie was rescued and operated on by the RSPCA after an undigested rat was found
A REDUNDANT residential home has been transformed into a luxury hotel, renamed from St Martin’s Lodge to The Chapel House Hotel & Restaurant, with support from a six-figure funding package from HSBC.With renovation now complete, the hotel and restaurant
ANYONE dreaming of a white Christmas in York this year looks set for a disappointment. The recent cold and frosty weather is set to continue for the next two nights, but milder weather is on the way from Sunday - and it looks set to continue up
CHAMBER International, the export division that benefits York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, has been praised for the ‘extremely high standard’ of its export certification following an official inspection by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC
A YORK restaurant has been named one of the best in the country by a respected guide. Le Cochon Aveugle, which is inside the bar walls in Walmgate, was the only restaurant in the city to make the Harden’s Best UK Restaurants, when it was listed
BLACK ice has led to a series of crashes across North Yorkshire this morning. North Yorkshire Police said a car skidded on ice and came to rest in a ditch on the A167 in Sandhutton, Thirsk, at 5.30am. "The driver was removed from the vehicle
THIS is not officially Northern Ballet’s Christmas show, although The Little Mermaid happens to be running at the Leeds Grand in December and is a show primarily for children. Artistic director David Nixon’s new production has been touring since
ADVANCE notice came from the suitably named Joy that this year’s Kate Rusby Christmas show was “probably the best so far”. No “probably” about it! This IS the best so far, marking a decade of winter concerts built originally around the Barnsley
AFTER this Tuesday's sold-out A Cavalier Christmas concert at the York Early Music Christmas Festival, The Ebor Singers return to the National Centre for Early Music on Sunday at 7.30pm for their annual Christmas celebration of Benjamin Britten's festive
CITY Screen, York, will show Michael Curtiz's classic festive film, White Christmas (U), for people with dementia and their families on Monday afternoon. "The screening is open to all, but specifically for people with dementia and their family,
I TOOK an early morning jog through York this morning with Michael Johnson. Not to name drop, but yes... the Michael Johnson, the four times Olympic gold medal sprinter. Everyone needs a running buddy and I chose him when I decided to dust
YORK City will be hoping to become the first club to win at Kidderminster since the opening day of the National League North season.The Minstermen are aiming to succeed where 11 teams have failed following Chorley’s 1-0 victory at Aggborough on the first
From our archives: 85 years ago Special investigations had shown how far elementary school children had come by learning “standard” English from a simple wireless. One hundred and thirty-nine schools from all different parts of the
THE Script are the latest act to announce date at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre (OAT) next year. The Irish rock band, who this year scored their fourth number one UK album, will play at the OAT on Thursday, June 21. Since arriving on the
YORKSHIRE One's runaway leaders York RUFC will field a young side at home to North Ribblesdale – and head coach Lee Denham insists it is not a sign of complacency.York’s young players have been a source of pride for Denham, who has gladly given them
LUCA CUMANI'S Stylish Dancer can finally get her head in front in the Bet toteWIN At betfred.com Handicap at Chelmsford today.Like most of Nathaniel's offspring, stamina looks to be her forte and she has steadily improved the further she has gone.She
HARROGATE Borough Council has backed a draft Local Plan which includes proposals for a massive new settlement west of York. However, a number of councillors spoke out against the proposed allocation of land near Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton
A FARMER failed on four occasions to disclose his history of mental health problems when applying for a firearms licence, an inquest heard. David Coutts, the firearms licensing manager at North Yorkshire Police, said Glen Brough, who died from
Early screenings of the Dr Who Christmas special and new episodes of The League Of Gentlemen are being shown in York today. Here, TIM SMITH, head of BBC Yorkshire, explains why it will be a great evening for fans of the shows This Christmas, Peter
PICKERING Town manager Paul Marshall has warned that the Pikes will have to keep an eye out for Penistone Church’s “massive lads” when the sides square up in the Northern Counties East League premier division.Town come into the game fresh after having
