GREGORY Porter, he of the hat and the voice you take your jazz hat off to, had one particular Yorkshireman in raptures. Three times he could not resist shouting out at the dapper American, first "You sexy man", twice more "You sexy b**ger". The
VOLUNTEERS will be collecting for Save the Children charity at Morrison’s Malton branch on April 27 and April 28. The money will be spent on projects worldwide, particularly on those that help children affected by the Syrian crisis. Kelly Hodson, community
DAS Neuen Materialen Nachten translates as "the new materials nights", one way of saying that Henning Wehn's new show is in its nascent days. The German Comedy Ambassador for Teutonic Jolliness has tested new ideas in low-key club sets and eight
ANDREW Hodd’s resolute 62 followed by runs and wickets for Jack Brooks helped Yorkshire hit back from early strife against Nottinghamshire on day one of their Specsavers County Championship match at Emerald Headingley.Yorkshire slipped to 93 for five
ANDREW Hodd’s determined half-century followed by an all-round contribution from Jack Brooks helped Yorkshire turn day one of their Specsavers County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley on its head.Former Sussex wicketkeeper
THE release date of Poldark and Ordeal By Innocence star Eleanor Tomlinson's debut collection of folk-influenced covers, Tales From Home, is being put back from May 18 to June 8. Song choices on this Sony Music Masterworks album include Simon &
YORK City Knights “are capable of upsetting the odds” said boss James Ford ahead of Sunday’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup test against Betfred Super League outfit Catalans Dragons.League One Knights have already shown they can spring a surprise in the competition
RAWCLIFFE lost 3-2 at home to Wilberfoss in division one of the York & District FA Under-19s League.Joe Manship and Ellis Stephenson were the goalscorers in a losing cause for Rawcliffe .Isaac Clark (2) and Oliver Peck were on target for Foss Poppleton
FOLLOWING a short break York Schoolboys Under-12s returned to action against Scarborough in the final of the MD Trophy.York started strongly and took the lead within the first couple of minutes when Liam Mainprize cut the ball back from the byline for
CHAMPIONS Topspin York rotated their squad and had to settle for a 5-5 draw against York RI C in the first division of the York & District Table Tennis League.Martin Lowe and Joel Wright were on top form as Coneysthorpe A cruised to an 8-2 victory over
PLANNING permission to transform the former North Yorkshire Police headquarters into a residential training centre have been quashed.Hambleton District Council’s Planning Committee will now reconsider the applications by PGL for the Newby Wiske site,
WHAT was originally announced as a "concert staging" of Strauss's Salome became in the end just a plain concert performance, directed by P J Harris. Just as well, since all the trappings that had adorned The Ring and Turandot in previous spring
A THIEF who stole suitcases from train passengers has been jailed for six weeks. John Farrow, 37, was travelling between York and Middlesbrough on January 24, when he was caught on CCTV taking the suitcases. Farrow, of Stanley Street, Manchester
A GROUP of friends are to attempt to hike the Yorkshire Three Peaks in memory of their best friend Robert Stephenson.Robert, of Pickering, was 21 years old when he died on March 26, 2016, after being involved in a road collision on a night out in York.The
A BUILDERS merchant from York has stepped in to help a BBC show. Thieves broke into the Mercedes Sprinter van of a volunteer taking part in DIY SOS which was parked in Main Street, Bilton, East Yorkshire, overnight on Wednesday, and stole tools
A NEW support group to help victims of sexual violence say the response to their organisation has been “fantastic”.SoulSpace was launched in February by Jo Matthews, Mel Sanderson and Jen Potter who have each experienced abuse.The group, which is open
CARE homes around York will open their doors to the public on Saturday.Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust homes are taking part in Care Home Open Day to help the public find out about life in local homes, who lives and works there, and available activities.The
MORE than 200 scooter and motorbike riders will set off from York on Sunday on an annual charity run to Beadlam in Ryedale. The run, organised by York Inset Scooter Club, will raise funds for Prostate Cancer Research at the University of York.
STAFF at the best fish and chip shop in the UK had a visit from a giant cat. Miller’s, the family-run fourth-generation fish and chip shop in Haxby, hosted Murdock the Cat from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), who dropped in to promote an
POLICE are concerned for a missing teenager. Kobee Ianson is 16, and was last seen in a fast food restaurant in Bessingby Way, Bridlington, on Wednesday, April 18. A Humberside Police spokesman said Kobee had been missing before, and officers
THIEVES broke into two industrial units near York.North Yorkshire Police said the thieves broke into the units in Wheldrake between 5.15pm on Wednesday and 9am on Thursday.A spokesman said the thieves were believed to have been looking for tools and machinery
North Yorkshire County Record Office will throw open its doors to the public for Museums at Night on Thursday, May 17 from 6pm to 8.30pm.The County Record Office’s Archives at Dusk gives people a rare chance to see behind the scenes and discover North
POLICE say an investigation into a stabbing in York city centre is ongoing - but no arrests have been made.Police were called just before midnight on Wednesday to a report that a man had been stabbed in Walmgate.The man, who in his 30s, suffered serious
A NATIONAL equestrian competitor from Selby has backed efforts by North Yorkshire Police to improve horse and rider safety on the roads.Laura Birley, 21, has been riding since the age of three and in 2012 finished fourth in the British Eventing Pony Championship.Now
A HOMES plan for a York playing field is still on track, according to the city council. In 2016, York St John University applied for and was granted planning permission to build 70 homes on land it owns on Windmill Lane, off Hull Road. The university
YORK College women’s basketball team have reached the final of the AoC Sports National Championships for the first time in the college’s history.Having already been crowned the Yorkshire and Humberside regional champions, the team will now go up against
AS the opening night of The Wizard of Oz fast approaches in York, the excitement is almost too much for one Pick Me Up Theatre cast member. Alice Tones is finding that multi-tasking is not quite as easy as she thought, putting her at risk of turning
A TWICE-CANCELLED bus service which links areas of Selby with York will be reinstated within weeks.The 42 service between Selby and York was first shut down in 2007 due to funding cuts, but restarted following a campaign led by Selby District Councillor
A 21-GUN Royal Salute will take place in York on Saturday (April 21) to mark the Queen’s 92nd birthday. A Saluting Troop from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery will fire three 105 mm Light Guns at midday in celebration of Her Majesty’s real birthday
A NORTON woman who is taking on the challenge of her life in memory of her father organised an unusual fundraiser.Jill Boak, 43, is taking part in the Best Western Hotels & Macmillan Ride of their Lives – a charity horse race at York Racecourse, in tribute
GRAND Opera House staff have visited Waterstones, in Coney Street, York, to read up on The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini's international best-selling novel that has transferred to the stage. Direct from two West End seasons, the play will be staged
AFTER the termination of the contract to overhaul the Guildhall (The Press, April 10), City of York Council should tell us how much of the original £9 million cost has been spent, and what work has actually been completed. Council leader Ian Gillies says
Sylvia Dunn asks why British governments allocate money to overseas aid (Letters, April 17).One of the primary reasons is that it follows a pattern. Over the centuries the ethics of the New Testament have shaped our collective decisions. A majority of
WE have a crescent of Park&Ride sites around the outer ring road surrounding york, from Shipton Road around to Monks Cross.The only main road not serviced by the Park&Ride surprisingly is Wigginton Road and Clifton Moor - which is surprising, because
A MALTON businessman is taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday to raise funds for three charities.Paul Tate-Smith, managing director of the Tate-Smith Ltd, is running his first full marathon for New Futures Nepal, St Peter’s Church Norton and The
MENTION Lisa Stansfield to anyone and they'll launch into "Been around the world" but there is so much more to this Rochdale lass. The Barbican stage was set for a band as big as a football team, smiling in the knowledge they had tricks up their
POLICE have released CCTV images of a woman they want to speak about the theft of alcohol from a shop in the Selby area. North Yorkshire Police said two bottles of vodka were stolen from the Cooperative store in Sherburn in Elmet on April 7, and
A COMMUNITY cafe in Selby is holding an open day specifically for professional services and agencies who it could put people in contact with if they need help.The Chatterbox Community Cafe, in Finkle Street, is holding the event on April 26, from 11.30am
A YORK man has been released on bail after being arrested for alleged drug and weapon offences in York. Officers sped to Walmgate in three police vans at 9.30am on Thursday, where a 37-year-old York man was arrested and searched in the street before
NUNNINGTON Hall and the North York Moors National Park (NYMNP) are working together to raise the awareness of World Fish Migration Day and celebrate the River Rye.On Saturday, the National Trust property, will be working with local organisations, including
Like most York residents, I searched for my own street when the council recently put out the list of roads it plans to repair in the next year. I was confident it would be there – it is a short road with more than 50 potholes. In places
VINTAGE milk floats have been spotted in York as part of a celebration of the British lifestyle brand Cath Kidston's 25th birthday.The publicity stunt to mark the anniversary came ahead of National Tea Day today, Saturday, with floats decorated in
SOME Selby roads will face disruption next week for work on the surfaces.The county council's surface dressing programme has moved on to the A63 and on Monday and Tuesday, April 23 and 24 work will be between the A162 JP Plant Hire roundabout near
A NEW group has formed in Pickering to raise money for Saint Catherine’s hospice.The group is one the Saint Catherine’s support groups. It is already busy planning a calendar of events to raise funds for Saint Catherine’s and is looking for new members.Nicky
EMILY Chattle and Anna Hale are both 21, in their third year at the University of York, with a dissertation to finish and the counter demands of each playing Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz at the Grand Opera House, York. They will be sharing out performances
A SOUL queen of the old school, Bettye LaVette is well qualified to take on the Bob Dylan catalogue. While Dylan himself has been taking on the American songbook, it is fitting that LaVette returns the compliment. Smartly avoiding the wordy torrents
ONE of the most direct and brutally honest albums of the year, Lilly Hiatt writes from experience and the heart. Unashamed about a past life of addictions, she confidently tells how she keeps on the road of sobriety from booze, substances and from
AS Britain marks 100 years since women first gained the right to vote, Philip Goulding delivers an all-female adaptation of Compton Mackenzie’s Whisky Galore. Staged in a touring co-production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre and
CHAMPIONS Of Magic brings together two British acts, mind reader Alex McAleer and illusionists Young & Strange, and North American magicians Kayla Drescher and Fernando Velascola at the Grand Opera House, York, tonight and Saturday. The tour
SINGING about life on the road is an endless source of inspiration for country musicians. Surely it has been done to death? Yet, with Table For One, Andrews books herself a seat at the very top. It was the song that brought her much attention in
POLICE in York have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following a number of scratchcard thefts at convenience stores around the city.The cards were stolen from Sainsbury's, Tesco Express, Spar and Martin's stores between December
I HAVE just returned from a short holiday in Wales and met up with one of my friends from college days. We’ve only been able to meet a handful of times over the past decades, but in her company, we’re eighteen again and anything can be shared.
A RAFFLE held at The Joseph Rowntree School in York has raised hundreds of pounds for the Hospice@Home service run by the local St Leonard's Hospice.One of the school's teaching assistants, Barry Cornforth, ran the raffle, which involved staff
AN INQUEST has heard how support workers battled in vain to save a York man after he had suffered an epileptic seizure in his bedroom at supported living accommodation. Retired Mencap support worker Angela Stone wiped away tears yesterday as she
A FIVE star North Yorkshire Coaching inn is under new ownership after being sold from a price tag of £1.25 million.The Crown Inn in Roecliffe, near Borougbridge, was sold by business property agent Christie & Co on behalf of former owners Karl and Amanda
The Castle Museum celebrates its 80th birthday this weekend. STEPHEN LEWIS remembers the man who began it allJOHN Kirk was, by all accounts, a very good doctor. The Pickering GP was hugely well-respected by the rural patients he used to visit while doing
A POPULAR events venue in North Yorkshire will open its grounds and gardens for a celebratory Royal Wedding Garden Party in honour of the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next month. Grade-I listed Carlton Towers, in Carlton, near Selby
A FILM has been produced to celebrate Yorkshire's rivers and World Fish Migration Day, which is tomorrow (April 21).The Environment Agency working with its partners have published the film - 'Our Rivers: Recovery and Renewal', which includes
YORK RUFC may have wrapped up the Yorkshire One title last week, but their season is by no means over.A 25-25 draw at Clifton Park against Heath last weekend secured their top-placed finish and guaranteed North One East rugby next season.However, York
BUS manufacturer Optare has completed its largest ever Australasian export order as a New Zealand transport operator takes delivery of its first batch of 114 Yorkshire-made vehicles.Sherburn in Elmet-based Optare, which is part of the Indian headquartered
SELBY Town are masters of their own destiny, believes manager Christian Fox, as they enter the final stages of the Northern Counties East League division one season.Before the Grimsby Borough game last night, the Robins lay ninth and 11 points off the
TADCASTER Albion are “going to enjoy” the final three games of their Evo-Stik League north campaign as poor results in the last week all but ended their play-off hopes.The Brewers suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat to lowly Radcliffe Borough last Saturday
A learner driver is off the road for two years because he went looking for his girlfriend when twice the drink drive limit. Caroline Abraham, prosecuting, said Andrew Lee Simpson, 29, and his partner argued after a night out and she left their home. He
TWO British children were forced into labour or sexual exploitation in North Yorkshire, police figures show. Figures released by the National Crime Agency showed there were 61 referrals of potential child trafficking victims across Yorkshire and
DEVELOPERS have drawn up plans to convert what’s left of a city centre convent site into flats and houses. York-based firm Northminster have applied for planning permission to convert part of the old Poor Clare Colletines site on Lawrence Street
A COUNCILLOR says there is “ a lot of concern” from residents about crime in the Walmgate area of York, as police investigate a stabbing on the city centre street. North Yorkshire Police said they were called just before midnight on Wednesday after
From our archives: 80 years ago Bridlington had been making itself all spick and span for Easter; there were careful admonitions concerning “wet paint” and windows of apartment houses and hotels were assuming that expectant air which went with
JACK Brooks is ready and raring to go and confident of a winning start for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire this weekend.“We’ve got a good recent record against Notts, and we tend to play some pretty good cricket at home. We know how to play to these
