YORK City manager Martin Gray has insisted he will be in sole charge of recruitment over the summer after revealing there has been a group approach to signing players this season. Gray promised “massive changes” next term after watching his team
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after being injured in an accident with a bus in York. The accident happened at 6.30 pm yesterday in Acomb Road, near the Moorgate junction, in Holgate, which was partially blocked for a while. The
MAKESHIFT striker Sean Newton’s brace could not prevent York City from only sharing the spoils 2-2 against lowly Leamington. The Minstermen threw away the chance to take maximum points from their final home game when Matt Dodd headed in an 89th-minute
GUTTERING, a window frame and a pipe at a property off Foxwood Lane, York, have been damaged by a fire involving a bin and a fence earlier today. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the blaze, dealt with by crews from Acomb and Huntington
RESIDENTS whose homes were at risk during York's recent flooding are being asked whether they received flood warning messages. Senior York councillor Andrew Waller says he wants their views to assist in a review aimed at finding whether the right
HUGE crowds gathered in sunshine in York's Museum Gardens at noon today to watch a 21-gun Royal Salute being fired to mark the Queen's 92nd birthday. A Saluting Troop from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery fired three 105 mm Light Guns, followed by
IT'S always been quite puzzling why St George should end up as England's patron saint.He was, after all, a Roman soldier of Greek and Syrian/Palestinian origin, not a taxi driver from Colchester.Anyway, in honour of St George's Day on Monday
TWO men have appeared in court, charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a man in a town on the Yorkshire coast.Humberside Police said Joshua Ingham, 21, of St Johns Walk, Bridlington, and Jason Broadbent, 28, of Harrington Road
BURGLARS have entered farm buildings in a village near York and stolen equipment worth hundreds of pounds.North Yorkshire Police the intruders got into the buildings at a farm in Shipton By Beningbrough between 7.30am last Thursday and 5.30pm on Friday
YORK'S third weekly parkrun was launched today - at the fourth attempt. The New Earswick parkrun took place in glorious sunshine, in stark contrast to the last three Saturdays when its launch has had to be repeatedly postponed due to heavy rain
POLICE say the owner of this dog, which was tied up outside Tadcaster police station and left this morning, has been located. North Yorkshire Police took to Twitter earlier today to appeal for help in tracing the animal's owner. Now they have
RYEDALE District Council is looking for a pet to become the furry face of its dog fouling campaign.Dog owners who sign up to be Green Dog Walkers – responsible dog owners who always pick up after their pets and tie a green ribbon to their dog’s lead –
Yorkshire’s Jack Brooks hit 30 down the order and claimed three wickets with the new ball as the hosts edged day one of their Specsavers County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley.He then declared: "We're happy. I
The House of Beaufort by Nathen Amin (Amberley, £9.99)The 15th century is a confusing part of English history, and that’s before you get to the Wars of the Roses. Imagine trying to paint a compelling and illuminating account, if your main sources of information
FRENCH car makers have led the field in providing practical family transport for decades.In an age when the crossover is king, they are still winning hearts and minds by providing spacious and well-equipped MPVs that are also stylish and easy to drive.A
RED Chilli on George Hudson Street has long been one of our favourite Chinese restaurants in York. It is properly authentic, specialising in Beijing and Sichuan (spicy) dishes. And yet it has pulled off the difficult trick of appealing to both
A MALTON-based car retailer has scooped a Volvo Regional Retailer of the Year award for the fourth time in six years.Ray Chapman Motors was named as the North England and North Wales regional winner, acknowledging them as one of the best performing in
A FORMER auctioneer from the Selby area has been appointed to a new role with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.Malcolm Dowson, who lives in Sherburn-in-Elmet, has joined the YAA as an official volunteer and fundraiser.Mr Dowson, who also works with York Racecourse
A NEW app has been launched which maps all 1,288 lifesaving defibrillators in Yorkshire. The Save A Life app has been set up by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust, and also provides CPR guidance in the event of someone suffering a
Style has been on parade this week as York's first Fashion Week hit the catwalks – and the cafes and the cobbled streets! Words: Maxine Gordon Photos: Olivia Brabbs Photography (oliviabrabbs.co.uk) YORK struck a pose this week as it staged
A FAMILY-RUN firm behind the YorkyPud Wrap, which became a viral sensation, has transformed one of its York branches to offer a diner as well as a shop. The York Roast Co’s Stonegate shop has undergone a £150,000 makeover. It was closed for
Little Apple 'book of the week'A Date with Death by Julia Chapman This is the first in The Dales Detective series. It introduces Delilah Metcalfe who lives in the fictional town of Bruncliffe in the Dales (though the author has hinted it is based
RYEDALE District Council (RDC) has approved £2.5m of funding to relocate the authority and create a new public service hub. Councillors agreed the funding, which will be supported by £155,000 from central Government, at a meeting of the full council
JOSH Schofield and Charlotte Mason secured a double for City of York Athletic Club with victories in the opening race of a new 5k series.The pair were men’s and women’s winners respectively in the York 5k Series at the University of York cycle circuit.Schofield
DRINGHOUSES won 5-4 on penalties to lift the York FA Under 19s Cup at Tockwith after a six-goal thriller in the final against York Cubs.Cameron Hall began and finished the scoring in normal time but, in between Cubs levelled twice through Tom Charlesworth
IT was hoped last summer that club records would tumble following York City’s relegation into sixth-tier regionalised football, but not of the kind equalled at FC United of Manchester this week.The 2017/18 side’s sorry run of four successive league defeats
YORK City Knights head coach James Ford believes backing from the home support tomorrow will be key to helping the “massive underdogs” compete against Catalans Dragons.Ticket sales have been hugely encouraging for the club ahead of the fifth-round Ladbrokes
AN INQUEST into a York man’s death following a fit in supported living accommodation has heard a suggestion that an epilepsy sensor on his bed had been turned off. Danny Tozer, 36, an autistic man with a severe learning disability, had a cardiac
A MAJOR arts festival at a North Yorkshire town will not go ahead this year after funding failed to materialise. The Selby Arts Festival (SAF) launched last year, with thousands of people enjoying music, theatre and comedy at venues around the town, including
A DRUG dealer thanked a judge for probably saving his life - moments after he was locked up for four years. Judge Andrew Stubbs QC said the court had to “stop this pernicious trade in life-ruining drugs” in York as he jailed Stephen James Garnett
FACEBOOK is the most used site by online groomers, according to research by the NSPCC.An investigation by the children’s charity found Facebook and Facebook-owned apps - including Instagram and Whatsapp - were used in 52 per cent of grooming cases where
NEW homelessness laws will put “significant” extra strain on already tight budgets at City of York Council, it has been warned. The authority is drawing up a new strategy for trying to reduce homelessness, and a scrutiny committee is due to discuss
From our archives: 80 years ago Mr Geoffrey Lloyd, Under-Secretary to the Home Office, paid a flying visit to the Government’s civilian anti-gas school at Hawkhills, Easingwold, where 60 policemen and other officials were being trained as instructions
THREE youths were found by firefighters and detained after two small fires were started inside a former Nestlé factory building in York. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Acomb, Huntington and Tadcaster, along with an aerial
