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  • York Minster installs giant wooden cross ready for Lent

    A GIANT wooden cross has been suspended from York Minster’s Central Tower, marking the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Used as a focal point for Lent for many years, the cross is part of the cathedral’s preparations for the most solemn period in

  • Man arrested after York shop is burgled

    TOBACCO was stolen from a York shop when it was broken into.North Yorkshire Police were called just after 1am on Tuesday following the raid at Costcutter in Wains Grove, Dringhouses.A short time later, at around 4.30am, police officers arrested a 35-year-old

  • Dunnington Village Show is back for 2018

    DUNNINGTON village show will return this August, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. In 2015, the annual show looked unlikely to continue, but it was taken over by Jenny Lewis - now the committee chairman - who was determined not

  • York Mosque opens its doors to all

    YORK Mosque and Islamic centre is opening its doors this weekend for national Visit My Mosque day.The event - which takes place on Sunday, February 18, from 2pm - is a chance for York residents to go along to the mosque on Bull Lane, see inside and ask

  • Man seriously injured in York cash point attack

    A MAN was punched in the face and seriously injured at a York cash point. The victim went to York Hospital and received treatment for two broken teeth, a broken cheekbone and a broken nose. North Yorkshire Police said the attack happened at

  • Two teens and a man who were missing are found

    TWO teenagers who went missing at the weekend and a man who has been missing for several days have all been found.North Yorkshire Police issued an appeal on Sunday to say Lewis Bonson, 14 and Neil Gordon, 16, both from Scarborough, were last seen on Saturday

  • Helmsley to host national town crier contest

    A NORTH Yorkshire market town is all set to host the inaugural National Town Crier Competition.The contest in July will be Yorkshire’s largest in several decades and see more than 20 town criers from across the country compete for the ‘Helmsley Magna

  • Rows record breaker's speech to city students

    ONE of the Yorkshire Rows took centre stage at a York secondary school’s awards presentation evening. Vale of York Academy, formerly Canon Lee School, welcomed Niki Doeg, as their guest speaker at the annual event. Niki spoke to students, parents

  • RU REPORT: Leaders Nestle Rowntree back to winning ways

    NESTLE Rowntree RUFC got back to winning ways in Yorkshire Northern Merit League One as a strong first-half performance set them on course for a 34-7 victory at Wetherby 2nds.Trees recovered from last week's loss at second-placed Moortown 3rds to

  • St Patrick’s Day festival heads back to city centre

    IRISH music, dancing and food will be at the heart of this year’s St Patrick’s Weekend Festival in the centre of York.The line-up has been announced for two days of celebrations, being staged in St Sampson’s Square by the York Irish Association.The festivities

  • RU: Selby in bother; York's cup tie rearranged

    SELBY RUFC'S hopes of escaping the drop in Yorkshire One were hit by a narrow 31-27 defeat at home to Hullensians.The Sandhill Laners would have targeted this game for maximum spoils but the result left them second bottom still, six points from safety.Table-toppers

  • RU REPORT: Vital win for Malton & Norton amid relegation scrap

    MALTON & Norton came from 12-3 down at half-time to bag a vital 31-17 win over Dinnington in North One East.The result saw M&N, who have been dragged into the relegation scrap, rise as high as seventh in the table - but they remain only eight points above

  • Travel firm's U-turn over balloon release

    A TRAVEL agent will no longer release 500 biodegradable balloons as part of a 'plastic pledge' campaign because of the "short term impact this could have on the environment." Quartz Travel was planning to set off hundreds of balloons filled with

  • Kyle Edmund pulls out of Argentina Open

    KYLE EDMUND has been forced to pull out of this week's Argentina Open in Buenos Aires because of illness.After not playing in Britain's Davis Cup loss to Spain as he recovered from his heroics at the Australian Open, the former Pocklington schoolboy

  • York RAF Association raises more than £12,000

    THE York branch of the RAF Association raised more than £12,000 last year as part of a fundraising campaign, and has raised another £2,500 so far this year.In 2017, the branch raised £12,463 for the Wings Appeal, which is the RAF Association’s ongoing

  • Man suffers minor injuries to his face in assault

    A MAN suffered minor injuries to his face in an alleged assault in North Yorkshire. The assault happened on Foreshore Road, Scarborough, between 10.30pm and 11pm on Saturday and involved a 29-year-old man and 32-year-old woman, North Yorkshire

  • Want to learn more about York's heritage?

    GROUPS and clubs in York are being invited to learn more about the city's history and heritage with a talk from a civic trust expert.York Civic Trust says it has team of enthusiastic and knowledgable speakers who are available to give illustrated

  • CCTV released after break in at scrap metal dealer

    POLICE have issued CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with a break-in at a scrap metal dealers.The break in took place on Saturday at Hunmanby Industrial Estate between 7pm and midnight when scrap was stolen from the premises.Police

  • York Viking Festival: how to knit like a Viking...

    AN archaeologist and re-enactor has come up with a way to unpick how the Vikings made their clothes. Emma Boast , whose Viking name is Bruni, has written Nalbinding For Beginners, a book that de-mystifies the craft of Viking knitting and it will

  • New park being built in Bridlington

    THE GROUND has been broken on a brand new park being created in Bridlington.The new "linear" park has been designed for the banks of the Gypsey Race running through the centre of town.The project is part-funded by the European Regional Development

  • Learn about the York Votes for Women campaign

    YORK Explore Library is hosting a special event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.On Saturday, from 2pm to 3.30pm, suffrage historian Jill Liddington will be speaking in the library about suffragists and suffragettes

  • York City bring in teenage talent from Darlington

    TEENAGE winger Vinny Steels has today joined York City after leaving Vanarama National League North rivals Darlington. Steels, who is still only 16, had been picking up rave reviews for his performances in Darlington's reserves this season.

  • York City sign two defenders

    LEFT-BACK Marcus Williams has today joined York City on loan until the end of the season from Vanarama National League side Guiseley. Doncaster-born Williams, 31, has played more than250 games in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Sheffield

  • Gig of the Week: Paul Carrack, York Barbican, Friday

    SHEFFIELD soul singer, songwriter and former Ace and Mike + The Mechanics frontman Paul Carrack is on the road again, this time performing at 23 venues across Britain with his band ahead of the April 6 release of his new album, These Days. Balancing

  • Screwfix to open store in Selby

    TRADE retailer Screwfix is set to open its first store in Selby after it was revealed that the company also plans to open a branch in Malton. The new Selby store, opening on February 22 at the business park in Oakney Wood Road, will create 10 new

  • NATIONAL: Buttler and England left to rue missed opportunity

    JOS Buttler was left to reflect on a squandered opportunity as a missed run-out chance cost England dear against New Zealand in Wellington.After losing the first two games of the Trans-Tasman T20 series to Australia, the tourists literally threw away

  • £50,000 fund launched to help smaller York charities

    A NEW £50,000 fund has been launched to help smaller York charities ‘make a significant difference.’ Locally based charities can apply for grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 from The Step Change Grants Fund, which is being launched by the Two

  • REVIEW: Rudding Park spa, Harrogate, voted best in UK

    MAXINE GORDON takes the measure of North Yorkshire's luxury new, multi award-winning spa RUDDING Park is riding the crest of a wave of prestigious awards. Last year, it opened its new roof-top spa, clinching the Harrogate hotel two gongs –

  • York boxer gearing up for prize-fight tournament worth £10,000

    YORK fighter Michael Fafara is eyeing a £10,000 prize in a new boxing tournament which will see him pitted against a former British and Commonwealth title challenger.The 23-year-old Fafara is one of eight boxers selected to compete in next month’s Cash

  • RACING TIPS: Back Lion to show heart on return to Flat

    HIGH-class hurdler COEUR DE LION can make a successful return to the Flat in the Betway Handicap at Southwell.Alan King's charge has a rating pushing 140 over jumps – but it should not be forgotten he is a more than useful operator on the level as

  • Petition calls for more affordable homes for York families

    MORE than 400 people have backed a petition calling on council planners to force developers to build affordable homes for York families. York man Dan Taylor launched the petition after figures were uncovered showing that only five per cent of the

  • Pair go on trial accused of knifepoint raid on York shop

    TWO men have gone on trial accused of robbing a Spar shop in masks - and holding a knife to the manager's face. Ben Lee Simpson, 31, of Gillygate, York, and Shaun Holding, 33, of North Avenue, Bradford, are accused of robbing the Clifton Green

  • ON THIS DAY: February 13

    From our archives:   85 years ago Field-Marshall Sir William Robertson had died suddenly in bed at his London residence in Westbourne Terrace, Paddington. Sir William who was 73 years of age, had been under the care of a doctor for

  • York and Selby schools in Finnish first

    TEACHERS from schools at a York-based academy trust have travelled to Finland to help develop their creativity. The group for Ebor Academy Trust have been visiting schools in Finland as well as Plymouth as part of the initiative. Finland has