YORK City manager Martin Gray has enforced an alcohol ban at Bootham Crescent until the end of the season. The former Darlington boss has forbidden his players from recreational drinking for the next two months, arguing the time to indulge will
DUTCH jazz and pop singer Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw has added an extra tour date at York Barbican on November 3. Who is she, you ask? You might just know her better as Caro Emerald, the stage name she first adopted in July 2009 and has never
BEN Middleton’s own goal settled an untidy game in York City’s favour at home to Boston United. The only goal of the game arrived on 73 minutes, while proceedings livened up at the death when Simon Heslop was sent off along with Boston pair Andi
CULT English folk singer Beans On Toast will embark on a spring tour with a difference when he will be Sitting On A Chair as the tour title indicates. The 16 dates, including The Crescent in York on May 8, will coincide with the release of his
YORK City Knights head coach James Ford is hoping the new 3G surface at Whitebank will suit his side as they seek a first win at Oldham in eight years.The relegated Roughyeds are back at this modest venue this season - the ground did not meet Championship
PICK Me Up Theatre will be bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats to the Grand Opera House, York, in November in a production directed and choreographed by Ali Kirkham. Based on T S Eliot's Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats, the musical tells the
MARK Nevin, double BRIT Award-winning Fairground Attraction founder and songwriter, brings his band to Selby Town Hall on March 17. Nevin is best known as the writer behind the multi-million selling Perfect, which this year celebrates 30 years
THE A19 will be down to a single lane at Crockey Hill while three-way traffic lights are used from Monday. City of York Council said this is likely to be the most disruptive phase of the roadworks as it widens the southern area of the junction.
YORK'S budding young authors are being invited to write about their heroes for a national competition. The National Young Writers' awards are run by tuition provider Explore Learning, which has a centre on Monk's Cross retail park. Children
NEW research at the University of York has established that memories can be decoded from brainwaves during sleep.Studies have shown that recently acquired information is strengthened in the sleeping brain, meaning that memories are better remembered after
SNOW Patrol swap the wilderness for Wildness as they return this spring with their first album in seven years. Wildness will be released by Gary Lightbody's band on May 25 on Polydor Records with a track listing of Life On Earth; Don’t Give In;
FOUR vans were stolen during the same night in York. North Yorkshire Police said four Ford Transit Tipper vans were stolen from the Huntington area of York between 10pm on Friday and 8am on Saturday. The force's York North Safer Neighbourhood
CITY of York Council and the organisers of York’s international media arts festival have welcomed backing from Leeds City Region.The authority has successfully bid for £230,000 from the region’s business rates pool to support efforts to celebrate and
THE Flight Of The Conchords (a.k.a the "almost award-winning fourth most-popular folk duo in New Zealand") graced the York Barbican stage last night in the first of three concerts in York. Would the anticipation be worth it? Supporting Irish comic
FIREFIGHTERS attended a property in York this morning after a small fire broke out. North Yorkshire fire service said smoke was reported in a property in Regent Street, off Lawrence Street, at about 6.30am. There was no sign of fire when crews
EMERGENCY services were called to an explosion at a house in North Yorkshire last night. Fire crews were called to the incident at a detached house in Gildercliffe Road, Scarborough, at about 9.40pm. North Yorkshire fire service said it is
Each year migrant birds are familiar friends on our shores. But they face real challenges to get here. York bird expert JONO LEADLEY is taking part in an international 'bird race' to raise money to help them Spring may seem a long way away on these
Sealed by Naomi Booth (Dead Ink Publishers, £9.99 paperback)This book is not for the faint hearted, squeamish or anyone prone to hypochondria. It is however for anyone who enjoys a powerful, thought provoking end-of-the-world-is-nigh style novel. Set
THE DS car brand is thinking big.Now divorced from Citroen but very much a part of the PSA group, it is on the offensive with its largest offering yet, the luxurious DS 7 Crossback, which follows on from the DS 3, DS 4 and DS 5.Wow factors come virtually
York Civic Trust plaques Cholera Burial Ground Memorial to the 185 York victims of the 1832 cholera epidemic Location of plaque: the cholera burial ground outside the city walls near York railway station York's Civic Trust plaques don't
A WOMAN with an incurable disease is saying a “final farewell” to active life by flying in a glider. Yvonne Foster, who lives in Ampleforth, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last September. Motor Neurone Disease affects the nerves in
YOUNG musicians are being offered the chance to perform at one of the biggest music festivals in the UK. Martin House Hospice, which cares for children and young people with life-limiting conditions, has launched its Centre Stage 2018 competition
CHOCOHOLICS can now head to York’s designer outlet for their Hotel Chocolat fix. The chocolate retailer has opened a new store at McArthurGlen retail park this week, ahead of Easter. The company is one of only a handful of chocolatiers to grow
JUST under a thousand York City Supporters Trust members will vote on whether the body should hand over its 25 per cent stake in the club to chairman Jason McGill. The cut-off point to enrol as a Trust member in time to be eligible for the special
A SPECIAL beer aimed at funding brain tumour research has been launched at a York bar whose assistant manager is suffering from the cancer. Fifty pence from every pint of Jon’s Blonde sold at Jon Moss’ workplace - the Walmgate Ale House in Walmgate
A MAN who was violent towards his former girlfriend has been told to stay away from her permanently, or go back to jail. David Jefferson Wright, 42, was banned indefinitely from contacting her or being with her under a restraining order in 2015
A TRANSGENDER woman and LGBT activist from York is set to release an autobiography of her life later this year. Lisa Kelly, of Acomb, is the co-chair of York LGBT Forum, a charity that saved her life, she said. The forum ensures that the rights
A SKIER is to be given a York Minster funeral as a “fitting tribute to a caring and selfless action man” who died trying to help a friend in the Alps. The mother of Jordan Waugh has told how he always thought of other people before himself, and
CALL Me Lord can tee up a potential £100,000 bonus bid by winning the Matchbook Imperial Cup at Sandown.The huge cash prize traditionally associated with this race will be won if any successful horse can follow up at the Cheltenham Festival next week.And
