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A HEARING to decide whether a lap dancing club can keep opening early on York race days has been postponed.Upstairs VIP – which is on the first floor of Mansion nightclub on Micklegate – has applied to renew its sex establishment licence.The existing

TWO teenagers who robbed a man at night in his own home have been jailed for a total of 11 years. Joshua Neil Townsend and Callum Ethan Shields, both 19, threatened the victim with a hammer and demanded money when he got out of bed to investigate loud

A YORKSHIRE-themed garden featuring a sheep, Wensleydale cheese and a brass band, has been created for the Chelsea Flower Show.The Welcome to Yorkshire garden aims to tempt visitors to visit the country by showcasing its produce and traditions.The site

MONOGAMY means sharing your life with one person but what if you shared your kitchen with 5.6 million as Britain's favourite TV cook? Such is the fate of Caroline Mortimer, played by Olivier and Evening Standard award winner Janie Dee, in Torben

A MAN was left unconscious after being attacked near the junction of South Bank Avenue and Bishopthorpe Road.The assault took place at about 4.45am on Sunday morning, May 20, and the victim was taken to York Hospital with minor cuts to his face and chest

DISABLED toilets at York Racecourse will be put under lock and key after an investigation by a national newspaper allegedly found traces of cocaine in bathrooms.An undercover journalist reportedly found traces of the drug using a swab in two disabled

YORK City Knights Ladies may have lost again but coach Daryl North lauded the developing team’s “best performance by a country mile”.The inexperienced Knights are still without a point at the foot of the Women’s Super League after losing 40-12 to Featherstone

YORK Racecourse have announced that Al Basti Equiworld Dubai will be the new sponsors of both the Group 2 Dante Stakes and the Group 2 Middleton Stakes.The races will be staged on the middle day of the 2019 Dante Festival and, in a three-year extension

NEW Citizens Advice York sessions will be held in one of the city's wards from this month.Labour councillors in Hull Road ward have approved funding for CAY to create a new service to help residents with advice on benefits, including PIP (Personal

WAYSIDE and woodland beauty will fill Castle Howard when it holds its fifth flower festival next month. Creative director Fiona Pickles is working with artisan flower growers across the country and the stately home’s garden staff to produce flora arrangements

A TEAM of amateur boxers will take part in a charity fight night to raise money for local children.The War for the Warriors has been organised by Annoula Wilby and regulars at The Ainsty in Boroughbridge Road, and will see 18 male and female novices take

THE Community Pride Awards are an "excellent opportunity" to celebrate the hard work of schools across the city according to an education recruitment agency.Work With Schools, which is based in York, is sponsoring two categories in this year

EAST Riding Minstermen pair John Uttley and Steve Cox are raising money for MacMillan Cancer Care by tackling the 79-Mile Wolds Way Walk Challenge. The York City fans will be joined by Mark Leighton, of North Ferriby United Supporters Club, as

THE first of seven Saturday fixtures at York Racecourse takes place this weekend.And the total prize money for the seven race card has reached more than £225,000. The Yorkshire Regimental Band will also be entertaining visitors. And equine charity, New

YORK City could have two former players at next month’s World Cup finals with James Meredith having made the provisional 26-man Australian squad. Ex-City loan keeper Nick Pope has already been named in the England party and Meredith will join him in Russia

RAY Davies's new album, Our Country: Americana Act II, will follow his journey across America, "through endless tours, not just to reclaim The Kinks’ career, but to rediscover the country that offered me my earliest inspirations", he says.Backed

A THIEF broke into a coffee shop in North Yorkshire by smashing a window before stealing the till and fleeing the scene.North Yorkshire Police said it happened at Yay Coffee in Scarborough at around 11.30pm on Saturday. The thief smashed a window at the

YORK City’s under-funded academy has received a £1,000 boost from the family of former keeper Joe Berridge. With next season City’s third since being relegated from the Football League for a second time, the club will receive no central funding

A WOMAN was seriously injured when she was bitten on her face by a dog in York. North Yorkshire Police said the attack happened on a footpath, next to allotments, near Heslington Road and Walmgate Stray. The victim required surgery in hospital

RICHARD Thompson's autumn travels will take the beret-wearing Notting Hill guitarist, singer and songwriter to York and Hull on successive nights.The 13 Rivers Tour will visit the Grand Opera House, York, on October 22 and Hull City Hall on October

SELBY'S 'light, bright and spacious' library has reopened after a seven week refurbishment.The centre was officially reopened by the chairman of North Yorkshire County Council, Cllr Helen Swiers, on Tuesday, May 15.It now has mobile bookshelves

A FOOTBALL coach from York is lacing up his trainers for a gruelling 110-mile run this weekend.Richard Mann, of Bishopthorpe, is set to run in the Hardmoors 110 Ultramarathon on Saturday and Sunday, while raising funds for Bishopthorpe White Rose Junior

GARROWBY Hill on the A166 will be closed overnight to westbound traffic for the next five weeks.It is part of a £1.9 million improvement project for the road.The closures begin on Monday night and will run from 7pm until 6am Monday to Friday for five

THE AMERICAN-BASED York City supporting Williams family are looking for a pair of worthy recipients to win use of their season tickets for the last-ever campaign at Bootham Crescent. For 40 years, John Williams and his sons David and Jack, from

BRITISH R&B girl group Cleopatra will headline this year’s York Pride festival, alongside Britain’s Got Talent star Danny Beard and The Cheeky Girls.The festival will be held on June 9 on the Knavesmire.Charity York Pride has announced the line-up for

THE top two in York John Smith's Ladies' Darts League division one both suffered defeats in the latest round of fixtures.Acomb Conservative Club fell 6-3 at Fulfordgate who had Dawn Exton, Michelle Britton (26), Di Moreland, Jill Reed and Tracey

Transport secretary Chris Grayling was quoted in the media recently denying that he had cancelled “a single project” for upgrading the rail network in the north.Perhaps it was a different Chris Grayling who, last year, cancelled an election promise to

I WONDER what exactly the Prime Minister has got to hide. So much so that she had to deploy a three-line whip on her MPs when discussing the Windrush matter (The Press, May 3).The opposition were only requesting to see all the information regarding the

I WAS glad to see that Christian Aid Week (from May 13 to 19) was devoted to Haiti.Poor Haiti! In the 18th century the French sugar growing colony was the richest in the Caribbean until its black slaves, inspired by the French Revolution, rebelled massacring

NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC got off the mark in the Yorkshire Men's League premier division thanks to a hard-fought 24-20 comeback victory over Lindley Swifts.Player-coach Jack Stearman was the man of the match for the second week running as his

I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped (or is helping) raise the profile of dementia during Dementia Action Week (May 21 to 27).Anything which raises awareness of dementia must be applauded. It’s one of the biggest medical challenges

THE chief executive of York Teaching Hospital NHS Trust will step down at the end of the month.Patrick Crowley, who was appointed to the role in 2007, is set to retire.He joined the organisation in 1991 and held a number of board-level roles before becoming

MIKE + The Mechanics will be Looking Back Over My Shoulder on their 34-date tour next year, visiting York Barbican on March 19.Genesis founding member and guitarist Mike Rutherford will be joined by two vocalists, R&B singer Andrew Roachford and Canadian-born

BURGLARS broke into the office of a recruitment firm on the corner of Coney Street and New Street.Police are appealing for information after thieves broke in by forcing their way through a skylight on the roof between 5.30pm on May 16 and 7.30am on May

HANG the expense. Bring in a top-class soloist and you win hands down. That maxim was proved right once again on Saturday. There was a healthy crowd, leavened by children from six York schools, to greet Jack Liebeck as soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Violin

ANDREW Gale has hailed Adil Rashid’s capabilities with the white ball after his return to Yorkshire colours at the weekend.But the county coach admits he can’t help but be frustrated at the Bradford leg-spinner's missed opportunity with the red one.Rashid

BUSINESSWOMAN and CEO of retail giant Card Factory Karen Hubbard is launching York St John University’s ‘The Business Of…’ series of public talks on Thursday.Hosted by York Business School at York St John, the series features leading figures from the

YORK’S free acoustic music jamboree, the City of York Folk Weekend, is ready to roll again from June 1 to 3 at the Black Swan Inn on Peasholme Green.Organised by Black Swan Folk Club promoter Roland Walls, this annual event will fill almost every corner

A SCHOOL bus became stuck on the side of a road in North Yorkshire this morning (May 21).North Yorkshire Police said a caller reported a possible collision involving a bus on the B6265 near Green Hammerton at about 8.10am. However, officers attended to

A VILLAGE near Selby is gearing up for a series of summer events, including a ‘Big Lunch,’ beer festival and live music.Spokeswoman Sonia Hearld said the fun in Burn will begin on Friday with a three-day beer festival at the village’s Wheatsheaf pub -

A YORK based company is teaming up with a home entertainment specialist from the USA.Wall of Sound, which is based in Holme on Spalding Moor, will work with US home automation firm Control4, to bring smart home technology to North Yorkshire.The firms

Betfred League One: York City Knights 90 Hemel Stags 0Knights: Dagger 9, Cockayne 8, Batchelor 8, Hey 8, Robson 9, C Robinson 9, Marsh 9, A Robinson 8, Maskill 8, Horne 8, Kelly 8, Scott 8, Spears 8. Subs (all used): Hawksworth 8, Siddons 8, Ronan Dixon

TWO cars have had their windows smashed in York. North Yorkshire Police said it was called at 2am on Saturday to a report that windows of two vehicles had been smashed on The Avenue, in Clifton. A witness reported seeing a group of six youths

A YORKSHIRE-based business has been appointed by the United Arab Emirates government to deliver safeguarding training in schools in Dubai.Staff Training Company Ltd, which is based in Market Weighton, provides training courses to the education and care

THE President of the NFU called for tariff-free easy access to the EU market after Brexit when she visited Yorkshire. Minette Batters spoke of the importance of EU markets for sheep meat and how trade was fundamental to livestock farming. In

THE Castle Museum celebrated its eightieth birthday a few weeks ago. Excuse enough to go rummaging around in an old metal cabinet here at the Press in search of some photos from the museum's early days.We found some beauties. There's a nice photograph

THERE’S a scene in the film Funny Cow, set in 1970s northern clubland, where a stand-up comic raises a laugh, in a cloud of cigarette smoke, with a couple of gags that are ‘of their time’. Today they would be classed as racist and homophobic jokes

PEOPLE always like a good gawp if there is something unusual going on. And in 1953, the York city walls just south of Monk Bar offered the perfect vantage point from which to observe archaeologists excavating a Roman corner tower near Aldwark. The tower

CREWS tackled a fire at a house in York early this morning. The fire is believed to have started in a wheelie bin and spread to the porch of the house, North Yorkshire fire service said. Firefighters were called to the incident at about 4.30am

A GIRL had to be rescued by firefighters after getting her arm stuck in a pool table. A fire crew was called to a property in York shortly after 8pm yesterday (May 20) and freed the child's arm using small tools. North Yorkshire fire service

WORK by a York developer to expand a leading research and development centre at the University of York is now complete. Building contractor Lindum Group, based in Elvington, has handed over keys to the two-storey side extension at the Wolfson Atmospheric

A MOTHER has praised the villagers who rallied round when her family lost everything in a devastating house fire. Tracy Brownridge and her daughters noticed nothing wrong when they returned to their home on Friday night after visiting some horses. But

A ROW has started between developers on a major housing site that could see 1000 new homes built on the edge of York. Housebuilders behind one part of the site north of Monks Cross say those working on the rest of the site should not be allowed

A BUSY road in a York village could be getting a new pedestrian crossing, after a senior councillor heard pleas from worried residents. More than 1000 people signed a petition asking for a zebra or pedestrian crossing on York Road, Haxby, to make

MORE than 30 members of staff from local health and wellbeing organisation Benenden Health took to York’s historic bar walls to raise money for York Mind. Staff, including Benenden CEO Bob Andrews, left their desks early on Friday to walk two miles

A WOMAN today has a criminal record because she took "direct action" to try and stop fracking activity. Caroline Haywood, 56, told York Magistrates Court "all I had left was my body" when asked why she sat in the road which police were clearing

BRITAIN'S biggest power station is piloting the first bioenergy carbon capture storage (Beccs) project of its type in Europe - a move it says could eventually make it carbon negative.Drax produces seven per cent of the UK's electricity and 65

FOOD hygiene inspectors have ordered a "filthy" coffee shop at York Station to make urgent improvements. Costa Coffee, which is situated in the old signal box on the station footbridge, was given a rating of one by council officers who visited

From our archives: 80 years agoThe problem of young people “killing time” each evening at street corners was discussed at a meeting at the Mansion House, York. Proposing a vote of thanks to the Lord mayor Alderman C T Hutchinson for presiding, Councillor

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 their