RELATIVES or close friends of a York man who has died are being urged to come forward to help formally identify him. York Coroner’s Office said a man believed to be Peter Lester, aged 74, was found deceased at his home in the Acomb area on Monday
A FIRE alert was started when a parrot flew too close to a burglar alarm sensor at a property in Hookstone Close, Harrogate, yesterday.North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews responded to reports of a smoke detector activation in domestic premises.However
A SENIOR York doctor has signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May outlining serious concerns top consultants have about their patients - as the NHS struggles to cope with an increase in demand this winter. Dr Stephen Lord, who runs Accident
PLANNED strikes on a railway route used by thousands of York travellers have been suspended.The industrial action had been set to affect CrossCountry Trains once again in a long running dispute over rostering and Sunday working, but it was suspended today
LEEDS United could hand new signing Laurens De Bock his debut at Ipswich Town on Saturday.The 25-year-old Club Brugge left back, who has moved for an undisclosed fee, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Elland Road.De Bock, who will wear the No
A SIGNIFICANT overhaul of a Ryedale primary school has been given the green light.Settrington Primary School is set to gain a new, single-storey, 187 sq metre building, featuring a classroom, kitchen and dedicated dining hall, with an array of 12 photovoltaic
GROUSE moor managers on the North York Moors say they have had a successful season.The North Yorkshire Moors Moorland Organisation (NYMMO) said 200 driven shoot days were hosted throughout the four-month season on estates across the region - up by 23
A FORMER deputy head teacher of Ripon Cathedral School who abused boy pupils at two schools has been jailed for 12 years. Ian David Charles Atkinson, 59, denied six charges of indecent assault, one of inciting a boy to commit gross indecency and two of
Yorkshire wildlife protectors have welcomed the Government’s 25-year plan for wildlife and the environment - and highlighted the areas they want to get help. Rob Stoneman, chief executive of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said: “All of this commitment is welcome
MEMBERS of the public and York taxi drivers helped North Yorkshire Police rescue a man from the River Ouse in the city.Police were called to reports of a man in the river near Skeldergate Bridge at about 9.45pm on Tuesday, and boats from the fire service
STAFF at the Grand Opera House will use any opportunity to get dressed up and the more outrageous the better. To promote Wannabe – The Spice Girls Show, which comes to the York theatre on March 29, they had a ball dressing as Baby, Posh, Scary,
A BUS boss will outline his firm’s plans for the future at a public meeting in York next week.York Bus Forum says it is continuing its campaign to improve the city’s bus services by staging the meeting at 5.30-7pm next Tuesday at West Offices in Station
A HOSPICE is challenging its supporters to raise as much money as possible by channelling their inner entrepreneur.The third annual St Leonard’s Hospice Accumulator Challenge begins on Saturday, February 3, and involves teams of up to six people from
YORK City have signed Blackpool striker Raul Correia on loan. Terms were agreed this afternoon with the 24-year-old Portuguese attacker, who signed an 18-month deal for the Tangerines last January for an undisclosed fee from Radcliffe Borough.
THE first three homes on a new development in Helmsley have been handed over to their new owners.Wharfedale Homes began building work in Swanland Park in February, and the first homeowners have been given their keys. A further 12 properties in phase one
YORK City captain Sean Newton has signed a two-year extension to his existing contract at Bootham Crescent. Newton, who joined the Minstermen from Wrexham last season, has now committed his future to the club until the summer of 2020. On his
ATTACKING talisman Jon Parkin believes there are several candidates ready to pick up the York City goalscoring mantle if needed. The Minstermen play host to Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday, having enjoyed their biggest win of the season at the
SELBY District Council has agreed a new approach to help it to bring empty homes in the area back into use.It is part of the authority’s wider work to improve the quality and increase the quantity of housing.The council said there continues to be huge
SIX cats have been killed and a woman has suffered from smoke inhalation in a bungalow fire in a North Yorkshire village. The blaze broke out this afternoon in a property alongside the A64 in Rillington, between Malton and Scarborough. The
A NEW campaign to protect young children from sexual abuse has launched with a new game and television advert.Return Of Pantosaurus has been set up by the NSPCC, and supported by The Mummy Diaries, with an aim to encourage parents to talk to their children
Volunteers are ensuring that Pocklington Canal will look its best as it prepares to celebrate its 200th birthday. Conservationists and waterway supporters want to highlight every aspect of the 9.5 mile canal from Canal Head near Pocklington to the River
TWO people have been arrested following the execution of a drugs warrant in York. Officers from North Yorkshire Police raided a property in Lindley Road shortly before 8.30am today. A police spokeswoman said a man and a woman, both aged 26
HARROGATE actor John Middleton is playing a detective in his first stage role since leaving Emmerdale after more than 20 years as vicar Ashley Thomas in the Yorkshire soap opera. Middleton made his debut in Craig Warner's adaptation of Patricia
THERE are still plans to reopen a post office in York, despite the convenience store which it was based inside closing recently. Dringhouses Post Office was situated inside the Mace shop, in Tadcaster Road. The Press reported on December 1
PLANS for a new green energy power facility at West Knapton have been given the green light.North Yorkshire county councillors agreed with the planning officer’s recommendation that the 6,342 square metre facility should be approved - with various conditions
NORTON residents are being invited to attend the town’s 70th Senior New Year party.The annual event will be held at Norton College on Saturday, January 27, at 3.30pm.Town mayor Councillor Ray King said: “I am looking forward to welcoming residents of
BURGER chain Byron is set to lose up to 20 UK restaurants in a financial rescue plan, and its Harrogate outlet in on the 'at risk' list. However, the popular company's York restaurant, based in High Ousegate, looks safe for now. Accountancy
THREE victims of fraud have come forward to support North Yorkshire Police’s new Freeze on Fraud campaignThe campaign is designed to reach a whole range of residents by stressing the very real dangers of being actively targeted by fraudsters on a daily
FOR me, this month is supposed to begin with a bang. So, for the past week, I’ve been extra careful driving my car, because in my life that’s the only definition that’s likely to apply.I’m not a fan of fireworks, going to bed well before the usual New
SUPER League sponsors Betfred have agreed a deal to become the title partner of the Championship and League One until 2019.The bookmakers take over from Kingstone Press and now sponsor all three professional tiers of the sport, having agreed a three-year
LEADING scientists will head to church to debate the relationship between science and faith next Friday in York. They will engage in vigorous discussion at Faith In The Questions at Heslington Church in a 7.30pm event run by York theatre company
THERE’S something about winter that makes it a great time for photographers. Not always, of course. Those grey, dreary, bitter days when the air is filled with a chilling spray of rain pose a challenge to even the finest photographer.But at other times
PUPILS at Amotherby Primary School are enjoying the great outdoors thanks to a new classroom.Amotherby School Volunteers and Awards for All Grant have provided funding to enable the school to create a purpose built outdoor classroom.The area was designed
IT was interesting reading Derek Reed’s letter (January 6) about the big Co-operative store dominating the Rougier Street/Railway Street/Micklegate corner. In 1962 I was going to Technical College in Clifford Street and came into York on the United
I FOUND it very sad to read in The Press (January 4) of the passing away of Honorary Alderman Marjorie Bwye. She was one of the stalwarts of the Conservative councillors when I was first elected to the council in 1979. She was a woman who had firm
WITHIN two months last year, four people were killed on a short stretch of the A64 between Welburn and Crambeck while trying to cross the road on foot. Julie Gough, 52, and her partner Dave Tinker, 50, were killed while crossing from a bus stop
THOW tragic that an 81-year-old lady has died after dialling 999 and waiting four hours for an ambulance. I have no doubt that the ambulance service are devastated and are doing their best in very trying circumstances. The blame for this lady
THE PM saying sorry (PM’s apology as NHS comes under pressure, January 5) is a waste of time and her breath. Her words do not mean a thing to the 16,900 people nationwide that have had to wait in the back of an ambulance in the week between Christmas
IS IT any wonder that the Army is struggling to find recruits, when politicians of all colours are allowing ambulance-chasing lawyers to make millions of pounds from our taxes with made-up stories of abuse from our soldiers, even going back to the
A WOMAN suffered a broken arm in a dog attack in North Yorkshire. The woman in her 60s was walking her dog on Strongwood field, in the Eastfield area of Scarborough, when another dog approached and attacked the victim’s dog, causing cuts and lacerations
A BY-ELECTION to fill a council position left vacant after a former Lord Mayor quit last week will be held on February 15. Councillor Sonja Crisp told The Press she was resigning from her Holgate ward role partly because of a neurological condition
A MOTORCYCLE and a car crashed on a busy road in York this morning. North Yorkshire Police was called to the collision, near New Earswick Primary School, shortly before 6.40am. A police spokeswoman said the motorcycle rider attended York Hospital
BUDDING runners can begin their fitness journey next month with a Walk 2 Jog course. The City of York Council 10-week course begins on Monday, February 26, in Rowntree Park and will help people build fitness from a short walk to a steady jog.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in the open in North Yorkshire involving a large pile of manure. Fire crews from from Thirsk, Ripon and Northallerton were called to the fire in Green Lane, Balk, near Thirsk, at about 4pm yesterday. A North
Police say Elizabeth Anne Jowitt has been found safe and well in York. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLICE are "urgently" appealing for information to find a woman missing from York. Elizabeth
WINDSOR CROSS should appreciate a switch back in trip in the 32Red.com Handicap at Newcastle.Malton trainer Richard Fahey has pitched his charge over a mile on his last two starts but the three-year-old has seemingly found it tough going in the closing
SELBY Warriors ARLC have withdrawn their winter team from the Pennine League - but talk of the club folding is premature.The Press reported that club chairman Dave Sowden had called for better commitment from players, warning the team's future was
YORK Indoor Bowls Club's ladies did it again as they came from 18 shots down to beat Cumbria 82-71 and reach the quarter-finals of the national Yetton Trophy.The Thanet Road side picked up 42 shots while only dropping 13 over the last 16 ends across
A YORK audio firm has partnered with global sound specialist Dolby to create the first ever wireless surround sound system featuring Atmos capabilities. Damson Global, based in Clifton Moor, has developed a world first on the speaker market after
HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition against plans to set up a new company to provide maintenance services at York Hospital. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is exploring the possibility of setting up a limited liability company
A SEX offender has been warned he could be jailed after a jury acquitted him of sexually assaulting a woman. Unknown to the jury at York Crown Court, Andrew Keith Bulmer, 35, had admitted offences relating to extreme pornography and indecent images
EMPLOYEES at York health and wellbeing organisation Benenden have raised more than £2,600 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Throughout 2017, staff from across all departments joined together to raise the cash through dragon boat racing, coffee drinking
