RICH Pyrah bleeds Yorkshire. So much so, he no doubt reckons the national anthem is On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at.It is no real surprise, therefore, that the former Headingley all-rounder always loved playing against Lancashire.Yorkshire's current assistant
BENJI Davies's award-winning children's book has been adapted for stage life by Engine House Theatre director Matt Aston in a 50-minute show for five to eight year olds that is playing York in half-term week. Engine House have toured previously
BRAYTON were convincing 5-2 winners at division one bottom side Selby Olympia to leapfrog Hambleton into sixth in York Fastpack Sunday Morning League division one.Selby goals from David Whisker and Chris Thompson were not enough to prevent their eighth
A MAN has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a child by dangerous driving. Patrick James Veitch, 48, is alleged to have been at the wheel of a Porsche Panamera when he was involved in an incident on the A64 near Grimston Bar, York
ROCK musician Sting has launched the British premiere tour of his north eastern shipbuilding musical The Last Ship with an early-afternoon performance of songs and an introductory talk at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall. Northern Stage’s tour of
THE city’s first purpose-built rented accommodation block has been given planning permission. Lendlease and Evans Property Group were given the green-light to go ahead with their plans for 196 one and two bedroom apartments by City of York Council
MARTIN GRAY has warned his players they will have to earn their place in the York City side ahead of an important National League North trip to Curzon Ashton.The Minstermen beat table-toppers Salford City 1-0 last week, but manager Gray has suggested
YORK playwright Mike Kenny tells the unbelievable yet true story of Fenella, a Sumatran tiger cub from South Africa adopted by a Holmfirth family of acrobats in A Tiger's Tale, on tour at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow afternoon. Presented by
DAVID Walliams and children's theatre experts Birmingham Stage Company are proving ideal partners. After Gangsta Granny, here is Awful Auntie, a typically exuberant Walliams story that has transferred to the stage full of wonder, wit, mystery,
YORK City Knights have been struck by rotten luck on the eve of the new season - after head coach James Ford revealed a virus has swept through the camp. The Knights kick off the Betfred League One campaign with a potential cracker against odds-on
A LEGAL battle is looming over the multi-million pound repair bill for the Selby by-pass. North Yorkshire County Council is about to take Highways England to court, to try and force it to pay £7 million towards the repair work on the A63 – which
A MAN has been charged with drinking driving after a car crashed into a lamppost. North Yorkshire Police were called to the A63 at Osgodby at 1.35am on Thursday after the silver Audi hit the structure. The impact of the collision had severed
A CANCER survivor is urging others to take part in a walk and raise vital funds to support research into the disease. Alison Learwood, 52, from York, is taking part in the York Balloon Walk on Sunday, March 18, in support of the blood cancer research
YORKSHIRE batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore admits he is relishing the introduction of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new city-based Twenty20 competition, starting in 2020.News broke yesterday that Emerald Headingley has been awarded one of the eight
A TEAM of volunteers have spent countless hours creating an outdoor meeting place in York for their local community, which is expected to open this summer.Since spring 2016, volunteers for The Carriage Garden project at Holgate Allotments have been working
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a white BMW 3-series hit a police car in Acomb. Officers received reports of a car driving at speed through York city centre, with the passenger door open, at 2.40am on Thursday, heading
A FINAL consultation is about to start on the York Local Plan - the major plan on where homes and businesses can be built for the 15 years.Every home in the city will soon get a special booklet explaining how they can have their say on proposals.The ‘
CITIZENS Advice York is offering people help to slash the cost of their energy bills.A special event is being held during Big Energy Saving Week on Wednesday, February 28 from 10am to 2.30pm in the foyer of the city council's West Offices HQ on Station
YORK Central developers are running a series of workshops about plans for the site, and are inviting people to take part.The York Central Partnership (YCP) is putting on the three workshops as part of the second stage of its public engagement on the masterplan
A YOUNG dancer is hoping to secure a place with the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London.Jessica Huntsman, who lives in Malton, is through to the final stages after an initial audition in Manchester.The 10-year-old, who attends Dance Expression School
POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary in a village near Selby. North Yorkshire Police said it happened in Ashtree Drive, Brayton, between 1pm and 4.15pm yesterday. The offender tried to enter a detached house by forcing the rear patio
ENGLAND leg-spinner Adil Rashid has decided not to play in first-class cricket this season and will represent Yorkshire in limited-overs formats only.The White Rose club are working to facilitate Rashid's request and it is understood that a new deal
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A MUCH-loved school secretary has bid a fond farewell to Rufforth primary school after 26 years.Julie Steel, 60, has worked on the front desk at the school since 1991, when her two young children - now both in their thirties - were still at school.There
MALTON’S monthly food market returned for its first event of the year on Saturday. Run by Malton Community Interest Company (CIC), organisers brought back the market a month early with a wide range of Yorkshire specialities and more. Market
A MUCH-LOVED York centenarian has passed away, just over a month short of her 105th birthday. Patricia May Kew (nee Pilmoor) - who lived with her daughter Judy off Tadcaster Road - was born in Kirkbymoorside on St Patrick’s Day in 1913. Her
STREET lights across County Bridge between Norton and Malton could be replaced this month - if work on the HGV restriction is also under way.Leon Raymond, electrical inspector for North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), said: “I have also placed an order
NEW handheld technology is being rolled out to police officers across North Yorkshire, which is expected to save them valuable time. North Yorkshire Police said officers and PCSOs are being given tablets and smartphones equipped with specially-developed
A NEW £105 million business park in North Yorkshire has been visited by the Northern Powerhouse Minister.Jake Berry was given a tour of Sherburn2, which has become one of the biggest new employment sites in the region, covering 75-acres with the potential
TWO drivers were injured and taken to hospital after a crash in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the collision on the A661 Wetherby Road near Spofforth at 7.45am today. The crash involved three vehicles - a Skoda
A TOUR guide who turned her broken leg into a prop and did tours from her wheelchair has been nominated for an award. Alicia Stabler, also known as Mad Alice, leads the Bloody Tour of York to uncover 2,000 years of gruesome history and has made
THE company behind the York Potash project has entered into a design and build contract with a mine shaft specialist after ditching a notice of award issued to another firm last year.Sirius Minerals has appointed DMC Mining Services for the construction
ORGANISER Leigh Paul-Rientoul reckons the re-expansion of the York & District Cup is a boon for amateur rugby league in the area.After seasons of decline, which culminated in the 2017 competition featuring only three clubs with the final not even being
YORK City Knights hooker Andy Ellis grew up in awe of Bradford Bulls – but will go head to head with them this weekend insisting they are not indestructible.The fallen West Yorkshire giants come to Bootham Crescent on Sunday for a cracker of a season
PROMOTION-SEEKING York Knights let their Yorkshire Over-55s Bowls League division two game against lowly North Cave Yellow slip away when they should have won comfortablyThe Knights were third in the table and North Cave third-bottom, but the latter won
MAMBO DANCER can add to his gains this winter with victory in the Bet Exacta At totesport.com Handicap at Chelmsford's evening meeting.The Mark Johnston-trained four-year-old has two wins from three outings so far this year, most recently at Wolverhampton
THE chief executive of York-headquartered house builder Persimmon has announced he is setting up a charitable trust amid controversy surrounding his record £110 million bonus.Last year Persimmon’s chairman Nicholas Wrigley revealed he would be stepping
NEW Earswick Falcons enjoyed derby delight in Yorkshire Over-55s Bowls League division two as they beat York Romans 88-67 to claim 12 of the 14 points.At Huntington Road, home players Rod Walker, Graham Lockwod, Mick Head and Bill Waldie trailed Gordon
TWO career criminals will today learn their sentences after a jury convicted them of robbing their community’s convenience store at knifepoint. The actions of Shaun Holding, also known as Chapman, 34, and Ben Lee Simpson, 31, so traumatised staff
HALF-TERM visitors to York braved driving rain and bitterly cold winds yesterday to visit a Viking encampment in Parliament Street. The ‘Great Viking Army Camp’ has been set up as part of the city’s annual Jorvik Viking Festival, and they will
SEVERAL tourist attractions in York and North Yorkshire have been awarded VisitEngland Accolades in appreciation of the ‘outstanding experiences’ they provide.The Jorvik Viking Centre in York and the York Dungeon have both received ‘Best Told Story’ awards
THE people behind the major York Central development have hit back at claims they are making key decisions “behind closed doors” and failing on a promise to talk to residents.Campaigners from York Central Action have complained that hopes of a low-car
A BROTHER and sister who burgled two homes on Christmas Eve before smashing a stolen car into a village hall have been jailed for a total of nine years. Prolific burglar Luke Watson Ellerby, 36, of no fixed address, and his 28-year-old sister,
From our archives: 85 years ago Many past and present employees of the “Yorkshire Herald” Newspaper Company had attended the funeral of Mr W H Mead, of Nunthorpe Road, York. Retiring in 1932, Mr Mead had given the best part of 60
NORTH Yorkshire Police is failing to record one in five crimes properly - including violence, rape and domestic abuse. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the figures mean victims are being failed
