POLICE were called to assist ambulance staff in a York city centre street after concerns were raised about a man.North Yorkshire Police said it received a report from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service at 5.22pm on Monday to assist its staff in High Ousegate
A MAN accused of raping two underage girls when he himself was a teenager has denied the offences. David John Stansfield, 42, claimed he had done nothing sexual towards the younger girl. He alleged he had had sexual intercourse with the older girl, but
BRAND new high speed trains have started arriving in the UK, ahead of their debut on the East Coast Mainline. Two of Virgin's new Azuma trains have been unloaded at Teesport in Middlesborough, after a two-month journey from Japan, where it builds
THREE Yorkshire councils are in talks about a bus service that could be axed, cutting vital links for villages south of York. City of York, East Riding and North Yorkshire all say they are looking for ways to save the no 18 bus, which runs Monday
DRIVERS have been warned to expect disruption while traffic signals on Hull Road near the Black Bull are replaced.A new Toucan style crossing is set to be installed and the footpath along the road will also be improved, with the pedestrian and cyclist
A collision involving two cars closed the A59 for nearly an hour in North Yorkshire this evening. Lengthy queues built up either side of the A1(M) junction with the York to Harrogate following the accident near Allerton Park. At one stage they
TWO major housing developments in York are a step closer to millions of pounds of government grants. As many as 3,800 new homes could be possible under the schemes at the city centre York Central site, and at a new "garden village". Housing
A BUDDING entrepreneur has launched his own business selling T-shirts online - at the age of just 14. Schoolboy Elijah Stone, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, is targeting fellow teenagers with his new venture, Stone & Co. He has created a website
CITY of York Men IV were beaten 7-3 at home by Yorkshire League division two leaders Leeds Adel II who secured the title with the result.Adel were quick and clinical on the ball, despite the blizzards that punctuated the game, and put City under early
A ‘BRAVE and determined’ rape victim has been praised by police after her attacker was jailed today, nearly 30 years after the assault. Andrew Charles Pennington, now aged 53 and from Rawcliffe, was handed a 10-year prison sentence at York Crown
ACOMB Hockey Club Men I lost a one-goal lead in their 2-1 at Yorkshire League division two high-fliers Harrogate III - late goals giving the hosts the spoils.Harrogate opened the game passing the ball well and they had chances to begin with, but Stuart
CITY of York Hockey Club Ladies I fell to a single goal in a hard-fought 1-0 home loss to North League division one leaders Pendle Forest.Forest looked to threaten the City goal early in the game but were unable to get past Lou Bessey and Heather MacDonald
A 22-YEAR-old who created a video about his hometown of Scarborough has been named National Rail's chief adventure officer. Self-employed photographer Jacob Allen's 60-second film won a public vote. It landed him a £10,000 part time job to vlog
ACROSS York and North Yorkshire people have been going the extra mile to raise money for BBC Sport Relief. Pupils at a York secondary school walked the equivalent of ten marathons to raise money for Sports Relief and the York Hospital bereavement
TELEVISION filming forms part of a host of new industry introduced at a North Yorkshire stately home in a bid to sure its future.The Grade I listed Carlton Towers, near Selby, was the set for a film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust in 1988
SCHOOL children had a chance to see the Tour de Yorkshire trophies during a flying visit from race representatives.The prizes have been touring the route ahead of the event, which begins in Beverley on May 3.Pupils from Filey Junior School met paramedics
A 14-WEEK-old puppy has been placed in care after being seized from a woman who was banned from keeping animals for life. RSPCA officers and police discovered the puppy when they searched a home in Whitby yesterday. A 27-year-old woman living
YORK’S Citizens Advice has had funding renewed for the year ahead, but needs to recruit more volunteers as it fights to make the service sustainable. Last week a senior city councillor approved a funding deal for the next 12 months, covering Citizens
AN escape attraction in Selby is working on plans to introduce a third room.The Escapologist? opened in New Lane, under the shadow of Selby Abbey, as a combination of a themed bar, artisan kitchen, and escape rooms.There are currently two escape rooms
A FIREWORKS seller who was caught with nearly 10kg of explosives in his car has been handed a curfew. Liam Driscoll, of Barrowcliff Road in Scarborough, pleaded guilty at Scarborough Magistrates' Court to storing fireworks without a licence and
2018 is shaping up to be a very busy year for Bradford band Smokie, with 20 per cent more shows booked than last year. York Barbican awaits tomorrow night; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish dates follow in April and May; Grassington Festival is on
A WOMAN has been jailed after drink-driving on the A64 while four and a half times the legal limit. Michelle Charlesworth, 49, of Ingramgate, Thirsk, pleaded guilty to drink driving when she appeared yesterday at Scarborough Magistrates Court.
STUDENTS from Malton School have taken part in the finals of the Young Scientist of the Year competition. The pupils competed against hundreds of other students at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in Birmingham. The event is
FLYING Ducks Youth Theatre are presenting Disney's High School Musical On Stage! at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from tomorrow (Thursday) to Saturday at 7.30pm nightly plus a 2.30pm Saturday matinee. In this American musical, Troy Bolton,
LAST week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his first Spring Statement. This is the Government’s opportunity to respond to forecasts from the independent forecaster the Office for Budgetary Responsibility. I have the OBR’s report on my
HELMSLEY Walled Garden is opening early this spring.The attraction will open on Monday, March 26, ahead of the Easter weekend.A spokesman for the garden said: “It’s been an interesting winter and the weather has kept us on our toes, but we’re looking
A MYSTERY York resident is setting out to brighten people's day with random acts of kindness. Taking inspiration from similar international initiatives, the woman - who wishes to remain anonymous - has set up the Twitter page @RAYork2 (short for
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been injured in an accident with a car on the A64 in North Yorkshire. Police said that the collision at Rillington, between Malton and Scarborough, was reported at 8.48pm. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said both a
A VILLAGE pub is set to be reborn after being shut for seven years. The Bay Horse in Terrington closed in 2011 after a series of different owners and time spent as a Thai restaurant. It has been empty ever since. In 2013, new owners attempted
THE seventh annual Yorkshire Cajun and Zydeco Festival brought some heat amid the snow in Malton at the weekend.The festival, held at the Milton Rooms, featured three days of music, dancing, workshops and film shows.Organiser John Adamson said that the
A NEW technology that is potentially life-changing for many people with diabetes is now available in Ryedale.Health leaders from both the Vale of York and Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have approved the use of flash glucose
RETAILERS in Selby celebrating a successful partnership between developers and the local authority that has resulted in a boost for the town centre.Selby District Council and Dransfield Properties are holding up their Market Cross Shopping Centre scheme
THE former property arm of UK Coal that now owns the derelict Kellingley Colliery site said it is working “as flexibly as possible” to bring high value employment back to the area.Harworth Group, which now operates as an independent company, has been
PETER Seymour directed a deeply satisfying performance of Bach’s St John Passion, with superb individual contributions. Joshua Ellicott took the demanding Evangelist role. His full engagement with the narrative was emphasised as he also performed
YORKSHIRE Bach Choir present Bach's St John Passion with Joshua Ellicott as the Evangelist and Peter Harvey as Christus at St Michael le Belfrey, York, on Saturday (March 17). "It promises to be a fantastic performance of Bach’s most inherently
THE investment agency fuelling the growth of Yorkshire’s film industry is aiming to make Church Fenton Studios the “Pinewood of the North” as expansion plans at the site gather pace.Screen Yorkshire has described the studios, built within a former ex-Royal
Whilst the government claims to be trying to ease the burden on businesses in terms of rules and regulations, the fact remains that businesses still need to comply with a whole raft of requirements. The penalties for failing to manage risks effectively
VITALY Pisarenko is quite simply a remarkable pianist. His engagement and insight throughout illuminated the whole programme, his touch and phrasing were impeccable and his ability to tell the whole musical story, his innate grasp of the structure,
DEBORAH Burrow, Douglas Hill and Julia Poulton will be exhibiting original paintings in the group show A Sense Of Place at the Blue Tree Gallery, Bootham, York, from Saturday. Burrow's tranquil paintings are inspired by the countryside of Suffolk
IT isn't often that you get a completely new view of York Minster opening up. Usually, it is just the opposite: new developments in York block off views of the cathedral.For a short while in the late 1950s, however, people living in The Groves were
THE Selby headquartered biomass supplier which is this year investing more than £10 million in a new wood refinery has appointed a general manager to lead the company’s expansion.Y Pellets, headquartered at Brackenholme Business Park, has appointed Chris
Proving criminal responsibility can be a complex business. Especially when it comes to murder. A cool head is required, standing back and not being swept along by emotion. There must be a deep respect for the rule of law without bypassing due process.So
ANGUS McMillan maintained his excellent winter form by winning a bronze medal in the New Balance English Schools Cross Country Championships.Running for North Yorkshire, the City of York AC athlete was only denied silver by one second in the senior boys
A £10 MILLION expansion is underway at British Gypsum as the firm celebrates its centenary. The Sherburn in Elmet-based business, which processes and manufactures gypsum plaster products, such as plasterboard, is taking on an additional 20
FORMER York City Knights and Widnes rugby league player Dan Potter lifted the York Conservative Clubs' Snooker League's Scruton Cup after beating Mick Borg in the final.Potter, now a stalwart of the snooker league, won 3-0 in the best-of-five-frames
EIGHT apartments, a townhouse and a new cafe or restaurant could be built in Bootham if developers get the go-ahead for the scheme.Plans have been resubmitted for the project after the council sold a strip of land at Bootham Row car park to the applicants
A TAPESTRY depicting the 1066 Battle of Fulford is going down a storm in Normandy after being taken on tour by archaeologist Chas Jones. Chas designed the Bayeux-style work about the Fulford battle - which preceded the other better known conflicts
A MOTHER who allowed her toddler to play on its own in a garden near an uncovered pool has been prosecuted. Police and social services had had to intervene in the family’s life on two occasions before the incident, said Simon Ostler, prosecuting
A NEW £2.5 million health centre which will serve 24,000 patients has opened its doors in York. Unity Health’s centre at Kimberlow Hill, near Heslington, will take patients who used to go to a surgery on the University of York campus and others
NEARLY one in five minor roads across York was in a bad condition last year, according to new figures. The Department for Transport said 18 per cent of the city’s B, C and unclassified roads were in need of repairs between 2016 and 2017 - meaning
From our archive: 85 years ago London and North Eastern Railway’s General Manager Mr Thomas Hornsby had officially opened the new West Monkseaton Station, completed in less than a calendar month from its start date. Proposing a toast
LINE HOUSE can be backed with a certain degree of confidence when she rocks up at Southwell today.The three-year-old filly spent the winter in Dubai and while she failed to cut much ice in some big races, it obviously did her no harm as she won on her
YORK City manager Martin Gray has warned about the perils of part-time football ahead of tomorrow’s vote on the Golden Share Proposal. Gray has also pointed out that he left Darlington for the Minstermen in October because he felt he had taken
FORMER York City director Mike Brown has suggested ticket prices could be increased at Bootham Crescent and the playing budget reduced to help ensure the club operates on a breakeven basis next season. City chairman Jason McGill has indicated that
