WEEKENDER can take another step up the ladder by taking the Group Three Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes on a high-quality evening card at Sandown on Thursday.The John Gosden-trained colt has shown progressive form throughout his career and looked set for
A POLICE officer who allegedly racially abused a bouncer when he was refused entry to a nightclub is to face a misconduct hearing. PC Mark Baird of Humberside Police faces claims that his actions amounted to a breach of the standards of professional
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection to suspicious activity on Davygate and Fossgate.Officers are investigating two incidents that took place between 4pm and 6.30pm on April 23.No further details have been
HM BARK Endeavour's arrival in Whitby has been delayed due to strong winds.The ship, which is a replica of Captain Cook's famous ship the Endeavour, was due to set out on a voyage designed to bring her 'home'.But the journey from Middlesbrough
ROADWORKS are about to start at the junction of Heslington and Cemetery Road, and delays are expected.The traffic lights are being replaced, pedestrian crossing improved and a cycle lane added on the Barbican Road approach. The work should start next
THE NHS could save more than £20 million a year by scrapping prescription charges for people with inflammatory bowel disease and Parkinson’s disease according to University of York researchers.Analysis found that about a third of sufferers do not take
A FUGITIVE from York suspected of setting fire to a house has been tracked down and arrested in Finland.Thomas Oakley, 21, from Boltby Road, Rawcliffe, was charged with arson with intent to endanger life in 2016, after a house fire in Selby.He was due
A KAYAK and an inflatable boat have been stolen from a sea scout club in Clifton.Leaders at the 1st Clifton (York) Sea Scouts discovered the garage where they keep boats and equipment, off Green Lane, had been broken into in the early hours of Wednesday
A CRICKET club which was targeted by arsonists is hoping to attract more people to the sport with improved facilities. Old Malton Cricket Club has submitted plans for a toilet block and temporary unit to provide changing facilities. The club
A YOUTH organisation will soon be launching an new cafe in a York park this summer, after it won a bid to run the new centre. Choose2Youth is a not-for-profit group which works with young people and adults with disabilities and additional needs
YORK Minster's Nave will be transformed by a sound and light projection next month. The cathedral will open its doors after hours for Northern Lights on June 16 and 17. The cavernous Nave will be completely cleared of chairs and filled with
A MUSICAL 70th birthday party has resulted in a big donation to St Leonard's Hospice. The York Light Orchestra (YLO) celebrated its 70th anniversary with a concert of light music - ranging from Rossini to the Beach Boys and finishing with a rousing
BURN batsmen Ady Huetson and Scott Hunt both scored centuries in their team’s victory against South Cave and Brantingham. The rarity in HPH York Vale League cricket was achieved as Burn amassed 251 by tea. Cave bowler Ben Scorah (3-51) took
HOLGATE WMC maintained the only unbeaten record in the York Amateur Bowls League first division with a 60-shot 8-0 victory over Rowntree.RI Amateurs came out on top in the local derby with RI Corinthians, winning 7-1.Selby and Dunnington whitewashed Hull
A MAN was taken to hospital following a crash in York.North Yorkshire Police said a white Fiat 500 was badly damaged in the crash which happened at about 12.45pm in Jockey Lane, close to the Vangarde Shopping Park.A spokesman for the force said a 19-year-old
A YORK road will be used to test ground-breaking new technology which would tell drivers how to avoid red lights. Infrastructure company AECOM has won £30,000 in a national "Roads for the Future" competition, and is using a computer model of the
TOUGH assessments for schools are putting them off teaching RE, councillors have been warned. Religious education does not form part of the new “EBacc” school performance indicator for GCSEs, and RE advisors have told city councillors this could
The shadow of Ken Livingstone will hang over the Labour Party for its tacit acceptance of anti-Semitism by both the current leadership and those in charge previously. This long term stance, whatever denials are made by Livingstone’s fellow travellers
I have three comments regarding plans for Wigginton Road.Don’t pick on Fountayne Street bus stops about safety: you get up when the bus stops and you get on as quickly as possible.Why don’t they widen the road bridge for vehicles turning on to Crichton
I agree with every word of Dr Scott Marmion’s views on the House of Lords (Abolition is not the answer for Lords, Letters, May 22).As a whole generation of aristocratic young officers was wiped out in the Great War, the long term viability of the Lords
Quick, quick! While there is still a water supply, make the Parliament Street fountain site a toilet location – make it modern and unusual, plant flowers and lettuces on the roof. City of York Council does not cater for tourists or indeed locals
How lucky are we to be here at this stage of television evolution so that we could witness the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan - or now more formally, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex - in such exquisite quality.I was inspired when, as a lad, I watched
A FEW minutes into his Flying Visit, John Finnemore notes that York’s obsession with ghosts, trains, Vikings and chocolate give our city the personality of an eight-year-old child. Encouragingly, there are eight-year olds here tonight; this is evidently
JUST half of the people who want to become taxi drivers in York pass the city’s tests. Councillors have now agreed to change the way the tests are run to help York-based drivers get their licences. Out-of-town cabs flock to York and it's a
YORK City will host Football League pair Bradford City and Grimsby Town in July friendlies after kicking off their pre-season at Shildon. The Northern League first division side will entertain Martin Gray’s men on Saturday, July 7 in a 3pm kick-off
YORK’S marketing body has brought in an extra £1 million to invest in the city in the last three years, executives have revealed. Steve Brown, managing director of destination management body Make it York, has told councillors his organisation
YORK City Supporters Trust are planning to provide an estimate of the level of funding they can offer the football club during the 2018/19 season. The Trust have also declared that they would be ready to sanction further loans to the club from
A MEETING has been called to discuss antisocial behaviour in an area of York.Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, has set up the community meeting on Friday, June 8, at 2pm, at Sanderson House in Bramham Road, Chapelfields, following concerns from residents.Representatives
YORK Minster is to launch a major public consultation on the future of its precinct - including whether to provide a dedicated cafe and what to do with historic buildings such as St William's College. Minster officials are set to draw up a masterplan
DETECTIVES are investigating the attempted burglary of a Post Office in Selby. North Yorkshire Police said thieves removed a padlock from an access gate and damaged a window of Camblesforth Post Office, in Croft Road, between 9pm on Monday and
BOWIE alumni Woody Woodmansey and Tony Visconti's Holy Holy will open their 2019 tour at York Barbican on February 8, with Heaven 17's Glen Gregory on vocals.The 13-date itinerary will focus on David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World, The
ECHO & The Bunnymen will close their autumn tour at York Barbican on October 22, in support of that month's new album, The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon.The psychedelic Liverpool band's 12th studio release will "offer a set of new perspectives
WHY is squire of silliness Tim Vine calling his new tour Sunset Milk Idiot? "Sunsets are in the sky, milk's nice, and I’m an idiot," he explains ahead of delivering his plethora of puns at Saturday's sold-out performance at the Grand Opera House
PLANS to bring the 2021 Rugby League World Cup to York, a reinvigorated York Business Week and a “frenzy of festivals” are all among the latest plans by Make it York to boost the city’s economy.The self titled “destination management organisation” is
ACOMB artist Kate Kenney has been taking a break from painting and exhibiting, giving her time to reflect and refresh before going away for several months this summer. "However, the good news is that I still have an exhibition coming up in June,&
CHOREOGRAPHER and performer Poliana Lima presents a contemporary dance solo piece, Hueco (Hollow), at the York Theatre Royal Studio tomorrow. Award-winning Lima looks at the notion of identity through the concept of journeying and through the interaction
ROMAN re-enactment soldier Marcus Minicus Mudenus, also known as Dave Grainger, helped launch an annual festival devoted to life in Roman Britain at York Museum Gardens. The Eboracum Roman Festival runs from June 1 to 3 and events include parades
BELOVED pop icon Marti Pellow is performing across Britain with The Private Collection Tour, celebrating three decades of Marti music. Originally the frontman of Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet, Pellow has enjoyed a successful career of critically
A NEW survey into neighbourhood policing will be launched today.Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan has launched an online survey for residents to share their views on the local service they are receiving from North Yorkshire Police.Julia said
A YORK-based ethical soap company trading in France in Denmark is looking to grow its sales channels as part of plans to expand further into Europe.Cosy Cottage Soap Company was founded in 2015 by chemist Clara Challoner Walker and incorporated just last
A POLICE and crime commissioner says the public should not be concerned about the fall in the number of officers on the street in the last decade. As reported in The Press on Tuesday, the number of frontline officers - PCs, PCSOs and special constables
YORK is set to enjoy a warm and sunny Spring Bank Holiday weekend - but daytrippers heading to the Yorkshire coast should expect much cooler weather.Forecasters expect temperatures to climb into the low 20s on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in York, with
A FIRST World War bi-plane from the Yorkshire Air Museum near York is being transported to Paris to go on display at a temporary exhibition in Les Invalides, the 17th century hospital, courtyard and cathedral and home to the tomb of Napoleon.The exhibition
YORK’S city council leader wants the authority to convert Bootham Park hospital into a residential care home, affordable housing, or even a health centre. Cllr Ian Gillies has revealed he wants to look at acquiring the site and although the authority
JET STREAMING can pick up some valuable black type in the Tennent's British Stallion Studs EBF Rothesay Stakes at Ayr today. The four-year-old was trained by Adrian Keatley in Ireland last year and after winning a competitive handicap at the Galway
