MARCUS Rashford believes the implementation of video assistant referees will be great for the game – once the issues that threatened to derail England's World Cup opener are ironed out.The Three Lions kicked off a major tournament with a victory for
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge made the most of Pilmoor Evening Cricket League division one leaders Sessay being without a fixture to move level on points at the top with victory at Helperby.Third-placed Clifton Alliance, however, failed to take the initiative
PICKERING Town’s promoted squad will be given the chance to prove their mettle at Evo-Stik League level, but there will be no room for sentiment if they don’t measure up to the challenge.That was the message from Pikes chief Paul Marshall this week, as
MARK Holmes cracked 48 runs as Bubwith put clear daylight between themselves and the Foss Evening Cricket League division one chasing pack by beating one of their nearest rivals Osbaldwick.The leaders opened up a six-point gap at the top by winning at
LEEDS United have confirmed goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald has left the club after completing a permanent move to German Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt.The 28-year-old departs Elland Road following one season at the club, where he made 30 appearances
THESE beautiful images of York are set to be used in a marketing campaign to promote the city to tourists after winning a photography competition. The three photographs, by Trudi Forrest, Thomas Bradbury and Chris Kendall, came first, second and
GREGGS and Starbucks could soon be moving into Foss Islands retail park. A planning application lodged with City of York Council shows the two chains are eyeing the empty former Frankie and Benny's on the retail park, and want permission to put
POLICE have issued a warning after a person was seen rummaging through a vehicle and trying car door handles in York. The warning has been made after the person was seen behaving suspiciously in Rosedale Avenue in Acomb at about 11pm on Monday.
NORTH Yorkshire's health watchdog is to 'consider raising the alarm directly with Jeremy Hunt' about the sustainability of local NHS funding and the commissioning system. At its next meeting on Friday, North Yorkshire County Council’s Scrutiny
ABSOLUTELY crackers! The Nutcracker will be staged in two places at once in York on October 27.The Vienna Festival Ballet presents one Nutcracker at the Grand Opera House, while the Russian State Ballet and Opera House performs another Nutcracker at York
LEEDS United have confirmed goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald has left the club after completing a permanent move to German Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt.The 28-year-old departs Elland Road following one season at the club, where he made 30 appearances
THE people behind the Spark: York shipping container development have formally applied to ditch plans for wooden cladding around the site. The development’s directors say insisting they push ahead with the cladding will make the project unaffordable
THE Forestry Commission are celebrating a double sell-out for this weekend's Forest Live concerts by Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott on Saturday and George Ezra on Sunday at Dalby Forest, near Pickering. The running times for Saturday will be:
A NEW road layout planned for a pollution blackspot in North Yorkshire is going on display next week.North Yorkshire County Council has drawn up plans to tackle air quality problems at Bond End in Knaresborough.They will go on display at a public "
A CYCLIST and a car have collided on the A166 near York.It has happened at Holtby, between the A64 and Gate Helmsley.North Yorkshire Police said it received a call about the collision at around 12.50pm.The road remains open.
SELBY cafes are joining the fight against plastic waste by signing up for a new scheme to let people refill their water bottles. The district council is working with “Refill” to tackle single use plastic bottles in the area. The scheme promotes
SPECIAL events next week will give people chance to talk to experts and get help on how to deal with scams and financial abuse. The city council is putting on the events with the help of other organisations, in a bid to stop vulnerable people losing
A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to after a burglary at a farm shop near York. North Yorkshire Police said it happened at the Ainsty Farm Shop on the A59 at Skipbridge, near Green Hammerton, on May 18, between 7.30pm
JONNY Tattersall is relishing the prospect of a debut in the Specsavers County Championship against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl tomorrow.The 23-year-old from Harrogate will take over the wicketkeeping gloves from Andrew Hodd following an encouraging second
A PRIORY near York which dates back to the mid-19th Century could be transformed into a wedding venue. Plans have been submitted to Selby District Council to change the use of Thicket Priory in Thorganby to transform it into a wedding venue.
YORK’S response to modern slavery is failing in some important areas, a new study has claimed. Research was carried out by the University of York Students Union Anti-Trafficking Society to look at how the city has progressed three years after the
TICKETS for the County Stand, Grandstand and Paddock areas have sold out for the Summer Music Saturday raceday card and Paloma Faith concert on June 30 at York Racecourse. However, the refurbished Clocktower Enclosure, in the middle of the course
A WEEKEND of spectacular events at York Minster has raised £1.4 million. The Northern Lights weekend opened on Friday with a gala fundraising dinner enjoyed by 700 guests in the Minster’s Nave, before the cathedral opened its doors after hours
I’M flattered Pamela Frankland recalls my suggestion from last year to solve the lack of farm workers to pick fruit by hiring students on the summer holidays (Letters, Jun 15). By coincidence signs have again gone up near me inviting the public to drop
Mr Vassie says 10,000 criminals have been extradited since the introduction of European Arrest Warrants (Letters, June 15). If we weren’t in the EU these criminals wouldn’t be here in the first place. Quite frankly I don’t believe we manage to kick out
Phil Shepherdson considers what will happen when high street shops and banks close down, but offers no real solution (Letters, June 12).It is the same everywhere, where the only thriving shops appear to be charities. We have our own cancer charity shop
I was shocked and appalled to read in The Press that the Home Secretary has agreed to proceed with North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan’s request to merge the administration of North Yorkshire Police with the North Yorkshire fire
Selby District Council employees have been rewarded for their continuous service.The council recognised the commitment and loyal service of a number of its employees, and said the authority would not be able to deliver such successful services without
A RANGE of products were stolen after a window was smashed at a shop in Ryedale. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the burglary in Thornton-le-Dale, which happened overnight between 8pm on June 16 and 8am on June 17. Police said that offender
TRAIN travel in the North of England will be affected by strike action today - although York station is not currently reporting any delays. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North (Northern) are staging a fresh
LAUREN Tattersfield gamed 22 for York John Smith’s Ladies League division two pacemakers Clockhouse at Saddle.Sharon Nelson replied for the hosts, but it proved their only success.Puss remain in touch at the top, recovering from Flossy Crampton’ win for
SCHOOL staff in York and across Yorkshire who need a confidence boost to help teach technical computing issues to pupils are being given the chance to get expert help.A report released by the Royal Society last year revealed that many teachers have found
MIKE and Josh Embleton celebrated Father’s Day weekend by both getting on the scoresheet during York Acorn A’s 34-20 triumph at Oulton Raiders.The dad-and-son duo helped bottom-of-the-table Acorn A to their first win of the Yorkshire Men’s League first
RETURNING York City striker Jake Wright turned down the chance to play a division higher with neighbours Harrogate Town because of their 3G pitch.Wright, who was part of Harrogate’s promotion-winning National League North squad last season, feared 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
A TEACHER awarded more than £600,000 after a court found that he was a victim of disability discrimination has written to City of York Council to urge them to take further action. Philip Grosset, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was sacked from
THE financial black hole facing the NHS for primary care in North Yorkshire and York has soared, according to latest figures. The total debt at the end of the financial year 2017/18 for all of North Yorkshire’s clinical commissioning groups (CCG
THREE massive schemes to upgrade flood defences protecting more than 370 homes near York’s River Ouse were unveiled today. The Environment Agency is looking to spend about £15 million on raising flood walls and embankments, building a new pumping
A NEW Pergola garden has been officially opened at a stately home near York. The Pergola is the first new garden to be created at the National Trust’s Beningbrough Hall, said a trust spokeswoman. “It forms part of a long term vision by internationally
TWO major York museums and the city’s art gallery will be free to residents over the coming weekend. The York Museums Trust’s open weekend will apply to the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum as well as York Art Gallery on Saturday and Sunday
A NUISANCE neighbour has been jailed for defying a court order designed to protect a young family from his behaviour. Katy Varlow, prosecuting, said David Smiley had caused a number of problems for the family next door. When they returned from
PROBATION officers have been asked to investigate the danger to children posed by a paedophile who started abusing youngsters when he was in his teens. Adrian Joseph Martin Rennie, 30, formerly of Dringhouses, has now admitted raping and sexually
From our archives:80 years agoDetails of the attendances at Sewerby Hall and Park, Bridlington, over the Whitsuntide weekend were announced by Alderman Harker, acting chairman of the Sewerby Estate Committee, whilst Council members were being entertained
BATTAASH can rubber-stamp his position as the world's top sprinter by settling an old score in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot today.He showed his true colours with a breathtaking victory in the Prix de l'Abbaye at Chantilly in October
