IMMEDIATELY after the Worcestershire game, we sat down in the dressing room and talked about how vitally important it is that we marry both parts of our game together to get on a winning run in the Royal London one-day Cup. Against Warwickshire
LIKE buses, plays have been arriving in twos at York Theatre Royal this season. First, the therapeutic veterans' play Soldier On stopped off at The Studio shortly after the Falklands War and peace drama Minefield in the main house. Now, no sooner
A CITY of York Council-branded tipper truck has been stolen.Police are appealing for information after the vehicle went missing from Cleveland Way in Huntington between 6.30pm on Wednesday and 6.30am on Thursday.Officers believe the van was last seen
A PAEDOPHILE who carried out "horrific assaults" against children as young as two has been jailed for 12 years after a police cold case investigation. Bryan Hudson, 62, was found guilty of five charges of child sex abuse, which dated back more
THE 801st Lord Mayor of York has taken office at a traditional ceremony outside the historic Guildhall, in a rare exception to the centuries-old practice. Long-serving Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Orrell was sworn in at the Merchant Adventurers
AMERICAN writer, director, performer, poet and jazz singer Cheryl Martin brings her Billie Holiday-inspired show to York tomorrow night. A jazz fantasy about loss, love and hope, set among the stars, Who Wants To Live Forever? combines science
BOOTHAM Crescent will host international rugby league this autumn and York City Knights coach James Ford will be on duty, as England Academy's new assistant coach. Ford will be working under returning national academy head coach Dave Elliott during
A NEW pop-up festival - featuring an open air cinema, tipi bar and exhibitions - is to be staged in Dean’s Park this summer. The Heart of Yorkshire Festival will see the space behind York Minster transformed for a range of events, including an
TWO teenage boys have been convicted of conspiracy to murder at Leeds Crown Court after plotting a Columbine-inspired shooting at their school. The teenagers, both 15, sat motionless alongside their tearful mothers as the verdicts were read to
A MALTON retro clothing shop has moved to a larger premises in the town.Atom Retro, which first opened in the Market Place in 2014, recently moved to a unit in Newgate which was formerly Green’s Furniture Shop. It opened on Saturday.The shop is the only
WALKERS can be entertained by scenes from Shakespeare as they stroll through the park and cyclists can enjoy the dawn chorus while they pedal as part of the Walk Cycle Festival.The event is back for a second year and activities on offer include painting
As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle settle into married life, another courtship, taking place in a different part of the country, is attracting a lot of attention. No fancy fairytale palace and opulent ceremony for this pair, however, just a pile of old
POLICE investigating a fatal crash in North Yorkshire have urged a HGV driver to contact them.A lorry driver died in the crash, which happened on the A1(M) at just before 7am on Tuesday, North Yorkshire Police said.A spokesman said the crash happened
A GRADE I listed 18th century Orangery at a popular visitor attraction has been formally reopened following a £500,000 restoration programme.Part funded by a grant of £90,000 from the Country Houses Foundation, an extensive reclamation programme started
CASTLE Howard is hosting a Beatrix Potter-themed extravaganza for the May half-term, running from Saturday to June 3. Taking part throughout the week will be Easingwold company Gobbledigook Theatre, who are combining with publishers Frederick Warne
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a four-year-old horse after he became trapped inside his horse box. Crews from Malton and Tadcaster fire stations were called to the services on the A64 east bound between Tadcaster and Bilbrough Top to help free Nutty the
THE Shires are releasing the love-struck ballad Sleepwalk as the second single from their Top Three album Accidentally On Purpose, but it is surprising the English country-pop duo have any time for sleep, given their prolific songwriting and touring
HALF term may be next week but thoughts will be turning to Summer Holiday at the Grand Opera House, York. Adapted for the stage by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan from the 1963 film that starred Cliff Richard and The Shadows, the musical is on
A STAINED glass history expert will be giving a talk about the conservation of York Minster’s magnificent Great East Window next week.Sarah Brown, director of York Glaziers Trust, will be speaking about the project at York Explore Library and Archive,
TRAIN strikes could delay racegoers this weekend. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) have walked out today, Thursday, in an ongoing dispute over the role of guards.A further strike is planned for Saturday, when York Racecourse
THE MOORSBUS is up and running again with new routes to enable more people to enjoy the North York Moors.Run by the Moorbus Community Interest Company, the buses and drivers are provided by Arriva North. Eden Blyth, of Moorsbus, said: “We had passengers
A NEW exhibition of work by artist Simon Wilcox is set to be launched at a gallery in York city centre next week.The exhibition at Village Gallery, in Colliergate, will showcase the Howden-based artist’s paintings of winter trees and landscapes, plus
DAVID Ford cuts out the middle man these days in promoting his latest album. "So here's the thing: I have a new record coming out in May that I think has quite an interesting story behind it," he said in a warm, speculative email to The Press's
Scott Marmion ties himself in knots (Letters, May 22). He doesn’t want an elected second chamber, presumably because it might be controlled by a party he does not support. On the other hand, he doesn’t want experts in the Lords either. He wants ‘wise
It was interesting to read that our local MP has concerns about the high number of student blocks, town houses and luxury flats being built in recent years and the low number of affordable homes and social housing, plus the roads suffering from gridlock
A 16-YEAR-old schoolgirl was punched in the face by a stranger as she waited for a bus.Police are appealing for information about the incident, which took place at a bus stop opposite the Royal Hall on Ripon Road in Harrogate.The victim was approached
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a farm in North Yorkshire yesterday (May 23). Crews from Boroughbridge, Knaresborough, Harrogate and Ripon were called to the fire near Minskip, which is close to Boroughbridge, at 2.15pm. Police also attended.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a grass fire in Bachelor Hill last night which they believe may have been started by children.A crew from Acomb Fire Station arrived on the scene at about 6.15pm where they used a extinguisher backpack to put out the flames
YORK is poised for a record year of visitors to the city thanks to a “unprecedented” number of festivals and events being staged this year.Steve Brown, managing director of Make It York, made the claims at the destination management organisation’s three
THIS week's spread of photographs from members of The Press Camera Club has got it all: deer amongst the bluebells; swan-style motherly love; the wondrous precision of an Allium flower-head...and a pugnacious young duckling (or should that be gosling
GERMAN food giant Dr. Oetker has renewed its contract with a North Yorkshire family firm to provide all of its UK cold storage and distribution needs for the next three years.The company, which produces a wide selection of baking and cooking products,
AN ELDERLY woman was rescued and given oxygen therapy after a fire broke out at her flat in East Yorkshire early this morning (May 24). Firefighters were called to the incident on Marton Gate, Bridlington, at 1.10am. The fire involved newspapers
YORK City are looking for volunteers to join a Stadium Working Group as the club plan for relocation to Monks Cross. With the club currently preparing for its last-ever season at Bootham Crescent, supporters are being sought to join an expected
HUNTINGTON Rovers made up for their loss in the York FA Senior Cup ten days previously with a convincing 6-1 defeat of Thorpe United to take the York Minster Engineering League Senior Cup at Tockwith.Defender Josh Whaite, James Edmond and Chris Dyson
DUNNINGTON’S Nicola Loten and Joyce Rhodes inspired their team to victory in a top-of-the-table Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League clash against Copmanthorpe. The Dunnington duo bagged 33 games to top the scoring charts across the league during a
YORK have taken over the leadership of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League by the slenderest of margins with a superior goal difference of just one.Neil Johnson and Wendy Wong, with 31 games, inspired their latest success against Poppleton. That moved York
AN ambitious York Lokomotive RLFC see consistency as their key to success ahead of an exciting clash with fellow Yorkshire Men’s League division three pace-setters Brighouse Rangers.Lokos have made a perfect start to the league campaign, winning two from
A YORK estate agent has marked a major step forward in its growth strategy by acquiring a fellow award-winning rival in the city.Linley & Simpson, which operates a network of 11 branches across North and West Yorkshire, has further strengthened its presence
PUT your favourite song on the jukebox and enjoy wine and food from all over the world at a new independent cafe, wine bar and deli on Walmgate. The Press Kitchen, named as both a nod to The Press offices opposite the eatery and also in honour
POLICE spent more than £1.7 million on agency workers in just 10 months - more than the previous two years combined. Figures seen by The Press show North Yorkshire Police was invoiced £1,735,641 between April 2017 and February 2018 by Reed Employment
THE man behind plans to re-create Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre near Clifford’s Tower in York this summer has revealed a family connection to the Bard.James Cundall’s ancestor Henry Condell was a friend of William Shakespeare and edited and published the
YORK libraries need £3 million worth of repairs in the next 20 years, and action is needed to make sure the council doesn’t face a “significant financial liability”. Surveys of library users have revealed people have “mixed feelings” about the
A MAN who gave evidence against three robbers now serving long sentences has been kicked out of his home. York magistrates ordered that George Andrew Smith’s home in Hope Street be closed to everyone including himself for the next three months.
