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A SOLICITORS firm that supports the York Community Pride Awards has said it is “humbled” to help honour the wonderful work of charity fundraisers.Pryers Solicitors, based at The Stonebow, is once again sponsoring the prize for Charity Fundraiser of the

SWANSEA have named former York City defender Graham Potter as their new manager.Potter, 43, has signed a three-year contract after leaving Swedish side Ostersund and will bid to guide the recently-relegated Welsh club back to the Premier League."

IT HAS been some year for Jonny Bairstow in one-day cricket.A year ago, the Test wicketkeeper was a regular 12th-man in the one-day international side and forced to play a bit-part role as England's white-ball form improved.After breaking into the

DANNY Welbeck spent enough time cooped up through injury that talk of boredom setting in at England's remote World Cup base is immediately laughed off.The Three Lions head to Russia on Tuesday as the next phase of World Cup preparations gets under

MORRISONS in Acomb has temporarily closed after a sudden downpour of rain caused flooding at the supermarket. A spokeswoman for the store said the flooding was “not that bad” and that the store would only be closed for a short period of time.

VOLUNTEERS from York businesses have signed up to transform four city locations.With a theme of promoting health and wellbeing in different outdoor and indoor spaces, the York Cares Big Community Challenge 2018 is being held this week.Volunteers are taking

COAL mining has a 2,000-year history, stretching back to Roman times, as Sheffield playwright Ray Castleton is quick to point out when discussing his play On Behalf Of The People. Castleton is aware that many would expect him to have written of

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of a hate crime offence after allegedly abusing one of York BID's street rangers. North Yorkshire Police said the alleged incident happened today, Monday, and a spokesman said officers will not tolerate abuse

WORK has almost finished on Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, with the first performance set to take place in less than two weeks. And The Press was invited to take a first look around the structure, which stands on Castle Car Park next to Clifford’s

VIOLINIST Rachel Podger will join Yorkshire Bach Choir for a feast of Bach choral and instrumental music at St Michael le Belfrey, York, on June 23. The choir's final concert of their 2017-2018 programme will combine Bach motets with Bach sonatas

THIEVES stole parts from a car parked in Harrogate.North Yorkshire Police said thieves targeted the black Mercedes Benz between noon on Friday, June 1, and 4am on Monday, June 4.The vehicle was parked near Strayside House in West Park, Harrogate, and

COUNT Arthur Strong reflects on a life spent on stage and screen, replete with misinformation, malapropisms and expletive outbursts. First created by Leeds comedian and character actor Steve Delaney in the 1980s, Count Arthur Strong is an ageing

PUPILS at York schools have been taking part in a cycling baton relay as part of the Schools Yorkshire Tour. A baton is being cycled from school to school and between the region’s local authorities by pupils. The tour, which aims to

YOUNGSTERS have been enjoying a new play area which has opened in York.Local residents and volunteers have been involved in creating a garden and outdoor space at Foxwood Community Centre and needed funding to resurface the play area with special ‘Wetpour

RAY Bradshaw's Deaf Comedy Fam show is a first for stand-up comedy, as York and Whitby audiences will discover on his national tour. Bradshaw, a two-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, tells stories in his first language, British Sign

A HOSPICE boss who used the charity’s credit to spend more than £90,000 on suits, designer Mont Blanc pens and luxury hotels has been jailed for four years.Graham Leggatt-Chidgey, 63, would not allow other staff at Butterwick Hospice to open the credit

HOLDERS York will vie with Woodhouse Grange, Acomb and Harrogate for this year's Hunters T20 Blast trophy.The quartet came through their respective groups on Sunday to reach finals day at Scarborough's North Marine Road on Sunday, July 1.York

ANDREW Gale has urged his players to attack Thursday’s Royal London One-Day Cup eliminator clash with Essex at Chelmsford and play with plenty of freedom.The Vikings face the Eagles under lights (2pm) and in front of the Sky Sports cameras for the right

WHEN Joan Armatrading last took to the road in 2015, rehearsing and playing the opening show at Pocklington Arts Centre, it was to be her last big world tour. After 235 dates, that was it, done and dusted. No more endless long-haul flights, no

ONE of York’s best known charities is celebrating a £30,000 grant from BBC Children in Need. Snappy plans to use the money over three years for a variety of activities for disabled children and young people. Anne Stamp, project manager at Snappy

TRACEY FARMEARY closed on 135 for a 24-dart leg as she and Zoey Chadwick reached the board four final in the York John Smith’s Ladies' League Elsie Bell Drawn Pairs competition.Chadwick had set the tone with a 103 in that victory over Emma Frankland

THE University of York Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at York Minster on Wednesday at 7.30pm. "The final concert of the season also marks the centenary of the end of the First World War with Britten's searing

A TOP hotel is hosting a dance event to raise money for charity.The Principal has teamed up with Thomas Clubbercise and the Angels to host the event in support of young persons' charity Door 84.Tracy Harrison, general manager at the hotel, said: “

BEER lovers are spoilt for choice at a new shop in York, which sells 300 different drinks from around the world. Husband and wife Mike and Lois Reid have launched Hop & Glory in Front Street, Acomb, which opened on Saturday. The shop has

A BUDGET retailer which has a store in the heart of York city centre has called in the administrators.  Poundworld has become the latest retail casualty on the British high street, calling in the administrators and putting 5,100 jobs at risk across

THE year is 1971. The place is the remnants of the iconic theatre that once housed the famous Weismann Follies. The occasion is a first and last reunion of the people who worked, loved and lived there in its glory days between the wars, on the

HEAD coach Daryl North again praised his York City Knights Ladies team's battling qualities despite another hefty defeat in the Women's Super League.The Knights Ladies hammered Championship side Widnes in the Challenge Cup last time out to underline

YORK Panto Dame Berwick Kaler is reminding men about this year's men-only 5K race in York on Sunday - Father's Day. R U Taking The P? has the backing of panto dame Berwick Kaler who is reminding runners that for the first time, the race will be

YORK City are looking to add two more players to their squad for the new season, but free-scoring Blyth Spartans midfielder Dale Hopson will not be one of them. Hopson, 25, has been linked with a move to the Minstermen, having played for City chief

PUPILS, staff and parents at a York village primary school are celebrating Ofsted success. The inspection at Copmanthorpe School which took place in the middle of April, and inspectors awarded the large village school an overall effectiveness rating

A BURGLAR who gave his victims security advice when caught in their hallway, has been jailed for more than two years. Paul Ludford, 47, appeared at York Crown Court on Friday, June 8, and admitted burglary of a house in Albermarle Crescent, Scarborough

A GANG of youths are wanted following damage to a number of properties in a North Yorkshire seaside town.North Yorkshire Police said a number of chalets were damaged in Scarborough's North Bay Promenade at about half past midnight on Friday, June

HEWORTH ARLC went top of Yorkshire Men's League division one and gained further local bragging rights after a 30-6 win over York Acorn 'A'.It was by no means one-way traffic and Acorn put up a sterling effort, but they ultimately lost out

IN the words of promoter Nigel Burnham, "this could be the last time, maybe the last time, I don't know, that outsider folk legend Michael Hurley plays The Band Room". "This time the United States national treasure will draw level with The Handsome

CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in Pocklington over the weekend as two people celebrated winning £30,000 each thanks to playing People’s Postcode Lottery.The Sherbuttgate Drive residents landed the sum of cash when their lucky postcode, YO42 2EL, was drawn

YORK Pride 2018 attracted thousands of people to the city at the weekend. Here are just some of the hundreds of photos taken by members of The Press Camera Club who were out in force. Many thanks to all involved. BELOW: The 2018 organising

POLICE want to speak to this man in connection with the robbery of a 15-year-old girl.Humberside Police said the man was riding a bike when he approached the teenager in Marton Road, Bridlington, at about 9pm on Wednesday, May 30.A spokesman said the

THE glorious weather looks set to end with heavy rain forecast for the region this afternoon (June 11). The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain between 1pm and 10pm today for York and across North Yorkshire. In York, the maximum

I WOULD just like to thank Richard Khaferty’s urology team for the great care given while I was in hospital. From the staff in the theatre to the staff in the high dependency unit (HDU) all were very good and very friendly - right from the moment of coming

THE British people voted by a handsome majority of one million to leave the United States of Europe, yet two years on the regiment of remoaners trudges remorsefully on.What great vision of Europe do they offer to persuade 17 million voters to change their

Please will someone advise me how to get action from the City of York Council?Early this year Redrow the builders placed notices on lampposts in Clifton, advertising an open day for their new houses in Water Lane, to take place in January. The notices

Hypocrisy of fracking firm’s school linksIn a preliminary report, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (instrumental in the adoption of the Charter on Industrial Hazards and Human Rights after Bhopal) finds that “fracking contribute(s) substantially to anthropogenic

I think many people would be in total agreement with Janet Long (Letters, June 6) about the sad state of York parks in general, not only Rowntree Park. However, the blame for this sorry state of affairs cannot be laid at the council’s door but must be

WELL done to Cllr Johnny Hayes for successfully defeating the proposed visitor centre for Clifford’s Tower (“Tower visitor centre scrapped”, The Press, June 7). What a rare example he has set to all of us by committing his own money in defence of York

HOW much living space do we actually need? I recently heard about a four-storey Victorian house in London that has been converted into 14 tiny flats, with fold-up beds, miniature shower rooms and built-in storage units. A set of stairs, leading to the

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire at a flat in North Yorkshire on Sunday evening. The crews were called to the fire in the Scarborough area shortly before 7pm. Everyone was out of the flat when crews arrived and one person received help from paramedics

EARLIER this year, we ran a feature in Yesterday Once More on the 'lost' hospitals of York: among them Yearsley Bridge.We carried a photograph of the hospital then: but while browsing on Explore York's wonderful imagine York archive we came

Wildlife artist Robert Fuller's new exhibition opening on Saturday celebrates the Northern Forest and the creatures that will live there, says LARA LAMBERT A red squirrel scampers along a slippery-smooth branch; a fox peers out from behind a solid

FIREFIGHTERS freed one person who was trapped in a vehicle after a crash in North Yorkshire.The collision happened in the Scarborough area and involved two vehicles.Fire crews were called to the crash at about 6.45pm on Sunday.The crews used hydraulic

A DRIVER has been arrested after police used a stinger to stop a car. Officers were chasing the car for around 25 minutes after it allegedly failed to stop on the A64 near Fulford in the early hours of this morning (June 11). A police helicopter

DOGS Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, will be delivering dog safety workshops to children across North and West Yorkshire this week as part of its second annual Be Dog Smart week. The charity’s Education and Community Officer for North

CYCLISTS in York are being short-changed, according to a group of angry residents. York Cycle Campaign (YCC), a volunteer group which aims to provide a voice for York’s cyclists, delivered an open letter to City of York Council asking councillors

A TOP hotel is hosting a dance event to raise money for charity.The Principal has teamed up with Thomas Clubbercise and the Angels to host the event in support of young persons' charity Door 84.Tracy Harrison, general manager at the hotel, said: “

A SMALL portion of land on the York Central site could become a crucial bargaining chip for the City of York Council, city leaders have said. The council owns about five per cent of the land on the York Central site, and bosses had been urged to

AN ANTI-FRACKING protestor has been cleared of obstructing Habton Road near Kirby Misperton on October 27. But three more anti-fracking protestors were convicted of the same offence. All four denied the charge and were tried together at York

MAJOR plans have been drawn up to dramatically overhaul the entrance to York station, demolishing a redundant road bridge and reconfiguring entrances and exits to the station. Queen Street bridge will be torn down, the taxi rank and car parking

From our archives:80 years agoFifty thousand rounds were fired at Strensall Camp, where Territorial and Regular Army units were competing in the Yorkshire Territorial and Rifle Associations 69th annual prize meeting. The meeting, which was known as “The

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

PUPILS have been posing as politicians to debate national issues in their own school parliament.Thirty students took on roles as Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Party MPs at Pocklington School to help them learn about the political process.The

Which shops do you remember from York in the 1970s and 80s? We've updated this selection, so it now includes 102 photos, including 114 shops.  We'll keep adding more to this gallery, so if your old favourites are missing, email newsdesk@thepress.co.uk

CYCLING fever has swept Yorkshire in recent years, thanks to the spectacular Grand Depart of the Tour de France and the Tour de Yorkshire. For the past few years, our expert Brian Beadle has been getting on his bike and seeking out enjoyable new