COUNT Octave can announce his arrival in the staying division with victory in the MansionBet Yorkshire Cup at York.Andrew Balding's four-year-old is certainly not an unknown having finished second in Queen's Vase last year before claiming a creditable
AFTER 45 years of performing, everything blends into one when you are on the road, says Brian Conley, "until you get to the dressing room and you recognise it". Next Friday, that dressing room will be at the Grand Opera House in York on Conley's
YORK'S Local plan has been approved by councillors in a vote taken this evening after years of delays and revisions. Ruling city councillors won their bid to approve and submit the draft plan - which sets out where homes can be built and businesses
CAROLINE Mortimer is the nation's favourite TV cook and she has it all. A sparkling career. A big house in Highgate. A (golf) loving husband, smart children and the best kitchen money can buy. Beneath the immaculate furnishings and studio lighting
Epsom or Chantilly? That is the question facing connections of Roaring Lion after he stated his Derby case with a scintillating display in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York.Always considered the best trial for the Investec Derby after the 2000 Guineas,
ABOUT 12,000 racing fans turned up to York Racecourse on the second day of the Dante Festival on Thursday, as the rain stayed away and the sun shone down. Racecourse spokesman James Brennan said some ventured with their picnics to The Clocktower
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue yesterday after a man suffered a suspected angina attack on a boat on the River Ouse at Cawood, south of York.A crew in a boat towed the boat upstream to Naburn, where an ambulance crew gave the man a precautionary check
RACHEL Lane is settling in as the new general manager of the Grand Opera House in York. Her appointment by the Ambassador Theatre Group completes a changing of the guard at all three of York's principal players in the entertainment world, after
THE Malton survivor of the Tunisian terrorist attack of 2015 has attended the unveiling of a permanent national memorial to British victims of overseas terrorism.Steve Walls, whose story featured in Thursday's Press, was among nearly 300 people at
ST Leonard’s Hospice is hosting a free will-making event this week and there’s still time to sign up.A will is one of the most important documents that many people will ever have drawn up, but is something that many put off.Make A Will Week from May 14
JASON McGill has returned to York City as chairman and will continue to cover operating losses at Bootham Crescent. The 75 per cent majority shareholder is back after City's board requested his financial support, having decided that it would be
TOM Allan has rejoined York City as a player, having spent the last year working as a community coach at Bootham Crescent.The 23-year-old defender has agreed two-year terms with the Minstermen, following three seasons in National League North as a part-time
NEARLY 60 years ago, York had its own Royal Wedding when a North Yorkshire bride married a young 2nd lieutenant from Catterick Garrison. On June 8, 1961, Katharine Worsley, 28, from Hovingham, near Malton, and Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, 24, made
A NEW £600,000 football pavilion and community room could be built in Wigginton. Wigginton Grasshoppers FC have submitted a planning application for the scheme on their site off Mill Lane. Proposals include accessible changing rooms, a kitchen
OFTEN I see the gargantuan vehicles designed to maximise and sort domestic rubbish while minimising the physical labour of operatives. Prompted by the Yesterday Once More feature on the Ethel Ward Playing Fields (“The name of Ethel Ward lives on”, The
Further to Roger Backhouse and Lisa Dunster’s excellent letters about the digital signalling proposed for TransPennine, I would like to add a further problem: lack of infrastructure. Between the 1960s and 1980s most of the four-track sections and passing
I totally agree with your letter writers M Robinson and D M Deamer about the fouling caused by geese in York’s public spaces. There is little doubt that human behaviour is partly to blame. When I occasionally asked ahhing and oohhing feeders if they would
I cannot believe what is happening to that great meeting point in York. Of course I am referring to the fountain in Parliament Street which appears to be in the process of being demolished. Such lack of vision should not go unchallenged.York council should
Opening my window to get a breath of fresh air in the recent heatwave, instead I got a lungful of something more noxious. Choking in disgust, I hastily slammed the window and remembered the recent article in The Press (“Pollution in York among worst in
YO1 RADIO is hosting a charity festival during the upcoming bank holiday weekend.The concert will take place from midday on Sunday, May 27, at the York Sports Club in Clifton Park.The headliners are local band the Supermodels.Proceeds go to the Ambulance
IT appears that the racism that runs through the Metropolitan Police has spread to North Yorkshire.North Yorkshire Police have been found by an employment tribunal to have subjected an officer to ‘unconscious race discrimination’ as well as two instances
POLICE say a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing for four days has been found 'safe and well'. Elise Donoghue was reported missing from Acomb at about 1pm on Saturday, May 12. North Yorkshire Police appealed for help to find the teenager
MAJOR changes to bin collection days across Hambleton come into force next month.Fortnightly collections for blue, black and green bins and blue boxes are changing from June 4.Every household will receive a postcard informing them of the new times over
HEAR the dawn chorus on routes across the city by taking part in a series of walks and cycle rides to celebrate wildlife.Charity Sustrans has organised a number of early morning rambles, with the first taking place on Saturday, from 4am to 6.30am at Brunswick
LAST Resort proffers an alternative future for Guantanamo Bay in Nottingham company 2Magpies Theatre's devised show at the York Theatre Royal Studio on May 26. The waterboarding has stopped, the noise has been turned down and the military base
YORK and North Yorkshire are set to enjoy sunny and warm weather for the rest of May - and possibly well into June. Temperatures are set to rise to 18C today, and then 20C on Saturday and 21C on Sunday, and then remain in the high teens or low
WHEN a 12-year-old girl sneaks across the border of her own country, her parents watch her on a computer screen, in Instructions For Border Crossing at the York Theatre Royal Studio on Wednesday. "The works of a half-forgotten performance artist
POLICE and trading standards officers in Ryedale have establish a no cold calling zone to protect people in Kirkbymoorside who were being targeted by unwanted callers.Signage for the zone in Ryedale View and Ryedale Crescent was put up last week, followed
CITY of York Athletics Club bagged the joint-second best medal haul of any club at the Yorkshire Track and Field Championships.Only City of Sheffield and Dearne, with 56, surpassed York’s 43 medals at Cudworth, while Wakefield Harriers matched their total.York
TAKING a break in the great outdoors has been proven to improve mental health.And St Nicks has embraced the importance of nature for wellbeing with their successful ecotherapy programme.The project, which has been running for the past three years and
THE 117th anniversary of Newton-upon-Derwent chapel will be marked by a service at 4pm on Sunday May 27, which will be dedicated to ‘village volunteers,’ with everyone welcome.Meanwhile, a village project, “Newton 1918...then and now,” will be launched
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell is to unveil a centuries-old landmark following three years of restorations.The Red Tower, which marks the end of the walls on Foss Islands Road, will be formally opened tomorrow at 2pm(Saturday, May 19).Ms Maskell has
MOTHERCARE is to close 50 of its 137 stores as part of a wide-ranging shake-up. It is not yet known if the York store, at Clifton Moor Retail Park, will be affected. The closures, which will result in hundreds of job losses, will be carried
DETAILS about an auction of memorabilia from North Yorkshire Police headquarters have now been made public. Following the move of police headquarters from Newby Wiske to Northallerton, hundreds of historical policing items which were not wanted
TRAVELLERS have parked on the playing field at Melrosegate. North Yorkshire Police said two caravans arrived at the site at about 12pm on Wednesday. Council officers also confirmed that they visited the encampment on Wednesday afternoon.
THE mysterious powers of Knaresborough prophetess and witch Mother Shipton are out in full force at the York Dungeon. Her story is being re-told in a new live show dedicated to her residence, Old Mother Shipton’s Cave, as the focus of the second
A MAN who died on the A64 last year was a real “country lad” whose loss has “left a big hole”, his family have said.Ryan David Walker, 26, of West Garth in Sherburn, was killed while crossing the road at West Heslerton just after 6pm on November 27 last
PRIZE-winning artwork by a photography student at York St John University has gone on display as part of an international exhibition on art and disability.Lydia Corfield won the prestigious ‘Associazione Premio Eleanor Worthington’ Anglo-Italian arts
MUSICAL Memories will be holding an "open house" in Kirkbymoorside’s Moorside Room on Saturday, from 10am to 4pm.Rob Townsend will also be displaying some of his photos exploring the connection between music and memory.Refreshments will be available
ADIL Rashid says there are no regrets over his decision to prioritise white ball cricket ahead of his return to Yorkshire colours for the first time this season for the start of the Royal London one-day Cup today.The Vikings face Durham under the glare
A MAN has been arrested after a “large amount” of suspected cannabis was found during a stop check of a car in Selby.The Peugeot car was stopped on Baffam Lane on Wednesday evening.North Yorkshire Police said a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion
THE magnificent Great East Window of York Minster has been fully unveiled following a decade-long restoration project. All 311 stained glass panels were removed from the 600-year-old window - the country's largest Medieval stained glass window
REMEMBERING through music has shaped The Ebor Singers’ 2018 concerts, the latest being Songs Of Remembrance on Saturday in the Chapter House at York Minster. The 7.30pm programme focuses on such songs in different guises through the 17th century
TRIBUTES have been paid by Ye Fraternitie of Olde Selebians to the Dowager Countess of Harewood. The countess, Patricia Lascelles, died earlier this month after a long illness, aged 91. The countess was the Fraternitie’s first lady honorary
YORK Opera’s charming spring production, Tales Of Love And Passion, has a second performance at the National Centre for Early Music, York, tonight at 7.30pm. Presented in English and in the round, this is opera up close and personal. The festivities
A MAN has been arrested after an alleged assault on a pregnant woman. North Yorkshire Police said they want to speak to witnesses to the incident, which happened between 9.30pm and 9.50pm on Saturday, May 5 in Coney Street. A spokesman said
YORK accountancy firm Garbutt + Elliott has been appointed by a North Yorkshire gourmet sausage brand to support product range expansion.Family-run Heck Foods, based between Thirsk and Bedale, has appointed the firm as it looks to expand its vegetarian
CROSSED Baton can provide John Gosden with a third victory in the last four renewals of the Betfred Dante Stakes at York today.Widely regarded as Britain’s leading trial for the Derby, the Group Two contest has a slightly sub-standard look to it this
RICHARD FAHEY took the plaudits on the opening day of York's Dante Festival as he claimed a triple success.The Musley Bank trainer bagged winners with George Bowen, Clubbable and Charming Kid to cap a great start for the local handler.Meanwhile, star
READING about the preparations for the latest royal wedding leaves me feeling exhausted. Which dress designer has been chosen, who’s doing the flowers, what’s on the menu, who is on – and off – the guest list… Of course Prince Harry and Meghan
WE have been there and thereabouts in the Royal London One-Day Cup for the last few years, reaching quarter-finals and semi-finals without taking that extra step. Hopefully this can be our year.In my view, we need to be a bit better as a bowling unit.
ADAM Lyth says a no fear approach proved key to his impressive personal white ball form last year and he hopes for more of the same when the Royal London One-Day Cup kicks off tomorrow.The Yorkshire opener hit three fifties in nine 50-over appearances
A YORK firm of scientists has entered into a five year agreement for the manufacture and supply of its cholesterol and blood pressure reducing products in India.York Science Park-based Optibiotix Health, a life sciences business developing compounds to
MALTON & Norton RUFC will be keeping a close eye on the Aviva Premiership semi-final between Exeter Chiefs and Newcastle Falcons which will feature two former players.Chiefs prop and Welsh international Tomas Francis and Falcons second-rower Will Witty
YORK Knavesmire Harriers' Stuart Grange doubled up for victories at the Blakey Blitz Fell Race and the Kirkbymoorside 10k.On the tough Yorkshire fell course, Grange charged clear with over two miles left and finished in one hour and 28 minutes.His
THE OPENING week of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League saw three of Appleton Roebuck and Bishopthorpe’s teams meet, resulting in an unlikely hat-trick of 55-53 scorelines. A final round win by Appleton’s unbeaten Dave Luscombe and Pauline Belt edged the
YORK 1 are ensuring the Fulford Ladies Tennis League has a familiar look about it, already topping the table as the only unbeaten team.A 75-33 triumph over the club’s second team and a victory over Dunnington has put them in pole position.Elsewhere, despite
YORK Acorn ARLC boss Leigh Paul-Rientoul has spoken of his pride after he and Reece Rushworth were selected for the BARLA Great Britain tour to Fiji later this year.Paul-Rientoul, who led Yorkshire to the BARLA Tri-Series triumph last year, travels as
A NORTH Yorkshire tofu producer is positioned for rapid expansion following a move to new production facilities and investment in Japanese machinery.The Tofoo Co has secured a six-figure funding package from HSBC to finance the scaling up of its production
A NEW drive has been launched to attract foreign investment into the UK, with York Central among the projects which could benefit. International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox will today launch the campaign at a meeting of the Board of Trade.
YORK’S Labour MP has urged the Government to listen to “local expertise” when it assesses the Local Plan due to be submitted this month. City councillors have their final vote on whether to finalise the development plan for the coming decades on
MEGHAN’S biggest fan Angela Rooke has put some Markle sparkle into her bungalow in Tadcaster ahead of Saturday’s royal wedding.Angela, 56, paid £30 each for cardboard figures of Harry and Meghan, Wills and Kate and the Queen, who are all smiling from
From our archives: 80 years ago Though the rain which had fallen overnight was a very welcome sight to Yorkshire farmers, it had amounted to only a tenth of an inch and much more was needed to relieve their anxiety. While farmers were facing
THIRTY-eight people died when a gunman opened fire on tourists in Tunisia on June 26, 2015. Today attack survivor Steve Walls, of Malton, a former soldier, speaks in detail for the first time about his horrific experiences on that day. He wishes to
A SURVIVOR of the Tunisian terrorist attack has told how he is still suffering the psychological impact almost three years on – as he prepares to remember those who died at a ceremony today. Former soldier Steve Walls, 69, from Malton, who is attending
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,000 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which launched in June 2017 and brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share
STAFFED libraries which are accessible and welcoming with reading cafes and flexible study spaces are at the heart of plans for York’s future service. The city council has published its “needs assessment” for libraries in the city, after a long
