YORK City manager Martin Gray accused “one or two players” of giving up as the club’s fading play-off hopes were all but extinguished at FC United of Manchester.Connor McCarthy’s second-half goal sealed a third consecutive 1-0 defeat for the Minstermen
ROBIN Of Navan can get the job done when he makes a rare outing on home shores in the bet365 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket.Harry Dunlop's charge has appeared just four times in Britain during 21 career starts as his team has chased some fine
YORK City suffered a fourth successive defeat without scoring as Connor McCarthy secured survival for FC United of Manchester. The Minstermen put in a more committed display than in their previous two contests at Gainsborough and Nuneaton, but
FULFORD 'A' settled the York Conservative Clubs League title in emphatic fashion A as they ran out 7-0 winners over Acomb 'B' to put a 12-point margin over second-placed Acomb 'A' with only one match left to play.Sam Parkinson
YORK developer S Harrison has signed its first partnership agreement with the University of Leeds.The University has signed a 25 year lease on new student accommodation targeted specifically at overseas post graduate students. The seven storey 60,000
AMERICAN acoustic bluesman Eric Bibb plays Pocklington Arts Centre's 17th sold-out event of 2018 on Monday night at 8pm. Since making his recording debut with Ain't It Grand in 1972, Bibb has released 35 further albums while enjoying a non-stop
YOUTH theatre will return to the John Cooper Studio, Monkgate, York, this summer with the launch of Theatre@41. "Here, @41 Monkgate, we had a thriving youth theatre and after a year or so planning for the future, we're excited to announce a new
A TEAM of fundraisers helped support autistic children in York this weekend.A special event was held at The Ainsty on Saturday, April 14, with live music and events throughout the day, organised by local fundraisers.The total raised by Ainsty Rocks For
AN ALCOHOL and drug recovery service is running a new campaign to warn about increasingly strong cannabis.North Yorkshire Horizons has launched the #RespectTHC campaign to raise awareness that increasing levels of the primary psychoactive component of
LEARNING Ducklings 2: Learninger and Ducklingier will be the Burning Duck Comedy Club's second comedy showcase for beginners in York. "Up to ten new comedians will be taking part, even acts who may be doing their first ever gig, as well as professional
A PREGNANT ewe was attacked and killed by two lurcher dogs on a North Yorkshire farm. North Yorkshire Police said the dogs, one black and one white, entered a field in Catterton, near Tadcaster, at about 8pm on Saturday, April 14, and attacked
THOUSANDS of tulips will be adding splashes of colour to an attraction in East Yorkshire. Burnby Hall Gardens in Pocklington is set hold its sixth annual Tulip Festival. More than 14,000 tulips, comprising over 30 varieties, will be on display
AS NEMusicals York head into the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, director Steve Tearle says he wants something more from Oliver!. "Not until you direct a production as special as this do you really appreciate the amazing music of Lionel Bart," he
THE trustees of Burnby Hall Gardens in Pocklington are exploring options which could potentially see them taking over responsibility for the hall from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Stewarts Burnby Hall Gardens Trust said this could lead to
THE number of applicants who have received a place at their first choice primary school in North Yorkshire has dropped slightly this year.In 2018, 94.4 per cent of parents or carers of primary age children secured their first school preference in North
WORK could start on a £30 million council-led redevelopment of an “awkward and under-used” part of York city centre as early as next year, it has been revealed. A masterplan has been unveiled for the Castle Gateway project. It shows the existing
RESIDENTS have been warned after reports of cold-calling tarmac gangs in North Yorkshire.North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards and Highways services said gangs have offered to fill pot holes in the Easingwold area, claiming to be from the County
DID you know that Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of Portugal? Mad isn’t it.It happened in the early 1800s when Portuguese royalty and nobility fled to their South American territory due to Napolean’s invasion. Already an administrative base, Rio
A POLICE project to tackle motorbike theft and related crimes is to be rolled out across the force.Humberside Police's Operation Yellowfin was a 12-month pilot scheme and ended with 650 bikers turning out for a 'ride out' to highlight the
STRENSALL Local History Group’s next meeting will feature a presentation on the 18th century Boleford Mill, sited just outside the village.Other topics on the agenda for the meeting, at 7.15pm on April 25, in Strensall village hall, include a recently
THOUSANDS of people have signed up to a new policing alert system.Humberside Police launched My Community Alert in March, which alerts residents to issues in their area, and shares advice or details about missing people.Since the launch, 5,000 people
SELBY Civic Society held a ceremony in the Cholera Burial Ground to dedicate a new memorial stone to the memory of the victims of the 1848/49 cholera epidemic.55,000 people died in England and Wales with more than 100 people dying in the Selby area in
THE Victoria Vaults pub, in Nunnery Lane, York, will be taking part in the 11th Record Store Day on Saturday. "This really is a massive event these days with almost 250 independent record stores across the UK joining in, including two in York,
HERE the Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb, praises City of York Council on the number of children it placed in their first choice primary school.Monday was one of the most important days in the education calendar, as thousands of parents in York
COUNTY council bosses in North Yorkshire are planning a major overhaul of the way they store 800 years of records.The archive is currently stored at the County Record Office in Northallerton, but the building is now in need of a complete overhaul. As
ST Leonard’s Hospice in York will be holding a month-long celebration of art in July, and is appealing for artists of all levels to submit works.The festival will showcase art from all different styles and genres and everyone, from professional artists
HIGH river levels have tested Malton and Norton’s flood defences.Heavy rainfall last week saw the Derwent burst its banks and flood alerts put in place. For much of the week, pumps were in operation in the towns and County Bridge was closed to pedestrians
A ONE-PERSON show exploring the effects of kindness and cruelty is to tour North Yorkshire libraries.Poet and performer Andy Craven-Griffiths ran workshops in libraries in the county earlier in the year to gather stories of kindness from people of ages.Those
FRIENDS and family turned out in force to help a determined York mum celebrate her running milestone in style. Anita Wilson has been a regular at York Parkrun - a free weekly 5km timed run around the Knavesmire - since summer 2015, but earlier
ECHO & The Bunnymen's 12th studio album, The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon, will "offer a set of new perspectives on one of the most majestic back catalogues of modern times". Released on October 5 on BMG, it will feature the Liverpool band's
A TRIATHLETE from York has completed the Paris Marathon in four hours and 11 minutes as he prepares for the Hamburg Ironman in July.Stephen Phillips, 55, from the Walmgate area, who works at City of York Council’s recycling department at Hazel Court,
AFTER God's Own Country and Dark River, here comes a third Yorkshire film of the new "kitchen-sink" generation, this one set against the Seventies' social club scene. Emma Clayton talks to producer Kevin Proctor. “WOMEN aren’t funny,” In the film
A YEAR has passed since 22 libraries in North Yorkshire started to be run by volunteers, and a Pickering county councillor has said that they are adapting and surviving.North Yorkshire’s library budget was almost halved from £7.8m in 2010 to £4.3m by
THE Malton and District Hospital League of Friends group has bought tens of thousands of pounds of new equipment for the hospital which will help it detect skin cancer.Rebecca Render, chairman of the Friends, said the equipment is for the new dermatology
MP KEVIN Hollinrake has met with Yorkshire Housing chief executive Mervyn Jones at a new affordable scheme in Norton.The new development, called Mennell Court after former Norton mayor Cllr Keith Mennell, consists of 10 flats.Mr Hollinrake said: “These
THIS bunch of lucky York pupils have headed off on the school trip of a life time to South Africa. The11 students and two staff from Archbishop Holgate’s CE School in Badgerhill headed on an expedition to Cape Town as ambassadors of both their
DURING the recent ball tampering incident by members of the Australian Test cricket team in South Africa it was reported by the television and newspapers that Steve Smith, the captain, is the greatest Australian batsman since Don Bradman. I find
CITY council bosses are putting an extra £5,000 into a bus service for villages south of York, after the company running it pulled out.Now senior City of York councillor Peter Dew has agreed to pay an extra £5,000 to subsidise the number 18 bus route
NORTH Yorkshire Police are looking for volunteers from the public to perform vehicle checks on their fleet of police cars.The police advertisement welcomes anyone to apply who enjoys maintaining cars and is prepared to commit to two to three hours per
THE Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group has proposals of over £14 million of cuts for 2018/2019. This is: elective orthopaedics £2.5 million, out of hospital care £4.5 million, contracting for outpatients £1 million, continuing healthcare
MANY of the York citizens who own, bought and paid for the Parliament Street fountain (The Press, April 5) could give a whole list of reasons as to why the non-working fountain should stay where it is.The fountain is not so old or in such bad condition.I
Police have confirmed that William Richardson has been found safe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTH Yorkshire Police have issued a high risk missing person appeal as they search for
THIEVES stole cash after smashing the windows of two shops in Ryedale. The burglary happened on Maltongate, Thornton Dale, between 5pm on April 6 and 9am on April 7 Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should phone North
RESIDENTS in North Yorkshire have been urged to look out for the signs of modern slavery and human trafficking. The latest part of North Yorkshire Police’s No Home Here campaign aims to raise awareness of the exploitative crime, which is a growing
FC UNITED of Manchester still need one win to guarantee National League North survival ahead of their home meeting with York City. The Lancashire outfit lie five places and points above the drop zone, meaning relegation remains unlikely, but Tom Greaves
HEAD coach James Ford joked that Kieren Moss was playing terribly for York City Knights - in the hope parent club Hull Kingston Rovers would not recall him any time soon.The Australian ace scored a brace of tries against London Skolars on Sunday to take
JAKE Butler-Fleming's return is "a huge testament to the training and culture" at York City Knights. That's according to head coach James Ford, who could barely hide his delight after sealing a loan deal for the Aussie outside back for the remainder
YORKSHIRE coach Andrew Gale was at least able to look on the bright side as he spoke about the prospects of play for this coming Friday’s clash with Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley.Gale was speaking shortly after yesterday's abandonment of the
AN AGGRESSIVE driver tail-gated other motorists before nearly causing a head-on collision when attempting to overtake, a court heard. However, Robin Cheek avoided a jail term because of his mental state and the time taken to bring him to justice
A GOVERNMENT inspector has accepted arguments about protecting certain areas and imposing buffer zones between homes and fracking sites in North Yorkshire and York. The inspector, Elizabeth Ord, has been considering a joint plan drawn up by North
STAFF from all three emergency services are set to back this year's York Pride by taking part in the big parade through the city centre. A fire engine and an ambulance are to be decorated in the rainbow colours which symbolise the Pride celebrations
From our archive: 80 years ago The funeral had taken place for Mr Walter Hillyard, of Beechwood, Malton Road, who for many years was a well-known wine merchant in the city. Mr Hillyard, who had retired at the age 80, was also one
THE number of revenge porn offences reported to police has tripled across North Yorkshire in the past three years, with the youngest recorded victim just 12 years old. Revenge porn is the sharing of private sexual photos and videos of a person
YORKSHIRE coach Andrew Gale was at least able to look on the bright side as he spoke about the prospects of play for this coming Friday’s clash with Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley.Gale was speaking shortly after the abandonment of the opening Specsavers
