GARETH Southgate has expressed pride in the unifying power of England's World Cup adventure, which has reconciled him with terrace favourite 'Three Lions' after 20 years of hurt and brought respite from political divisions back home.On the
YORK City crashed to a 7-1 defeat in their second pre-season friendly at home to Barnsley. Against a visiting side that included 19 players from last season’s Championship relegation campaign, City opened the scoring on 20 minutes when Jon Parkin
GARETH Southgate has expressed pride in the unifying power of England's World Cup adventure, which has reconciled him with terrace favourite 'Three Lions' after 20 years of hurt – and brought respite from political divisions back home.On the
Former England and Yorkshire batsman Geoffrey Boycott is recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery, his family have announced today.In a statement posted on her father's official Twitter account Emma Boycott said the 77-year-old had the procedure
THE former chair of governors of a North Yorkshire private boarding school has been acquitted of committing a string of sexual offences against its pupils and other teenagers. But Brian Richard Martin, 68, could face a retrial because the jury
Steve Denison has resigned from his post as Yorkshire chairman.Denison announced his decision in an open letter on the club's website, with Yorkshire chief executive Mark Arthur expressing sadness at his exit in a further statement.Denison's resignation
TRADING standards officers are warning residents to beware of cold callers selling cleaning products after reports of residents paying as much as £200 for worthless goods.North Yorkshire County Council officers received reports of people selling potentially
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a house fire in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews have been dealing with the blaze at a detached house in York Road, Haxby, since about 3.45pm. Four crews are on scene - two from Huntington, one from
ACE lutenist Elizabeth Kenny gets together like-minded performers to create dramatic programmes of largely English music from the 17th century, under the umbrella of Theatre of the Ayre. Monday’s menu focused on the Interregnum, when music was driven
PAOLO Pandolfo is, of course, the musical name associated with the viola da gamba. But what I loved about this incredibly enriching concert was the way the ensemble – Pandolfo and Amélie Chemin (viola da gamba), Thomas Boysen (theorbo/guitar) and Markus
DETECTIVES investigating the suspected murder of a 25-year-old woman in York have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses. A woman, named locally as Claire Lucas, was found dead in a property in Fourth Avenue, at 1pm on Monday, July 2, after concerns
VOCAL group Gallicantus and The Rose Consort of Viols took their cue from York Early Music Festival’s theme Power and Politics, and their title from Thomas Tomkins’s Sad Pavan for these distracted times, composed a few days after the execution of Charles
KIT Rayne and Lily Luty are the joint 2018 Say Owt Slam champions after "defying maths" to both receive the top score in the Clash of Champions in York.The war of words took place at The Basement, City Screen, York, last Saturday. "The
A NEW taskforce has been set up to tackle flytipping around North Yorkshire.Operation Eyeball aims to protect rural parts of North Yorkshire and Selby, and is a partnership between landowners, district and unitary councils, North Yorkshire County Council
FROM new starters to new buildings, we've looked through our archive to find these photos of Burton Green Primary School.
POLICE have released the names of three people who died in a crash in North Yorkshire.North Yorkshire Police said Richard Holmes, 44 from East Riding, was driving a blue Peugeot 207 on the A1079, near the Windmill pub, Dunnington, at about 8.20pm, on
Show of the WeekAn Evening With David Sedaris, York Barbican, Monday, 7.30pmSATIRICAL American writer and performer David Sedaris reflects on the human condition in his July 16 show at York Barbican.Noted for his sardonic wit and incisive social critiques
IT may be sunny outside in York, but preparations are well under way already for this winter's Grand Opera House pantomime, with the cast heading for completion for Cinderella And The Lost Slipper.This progress has inspired the Cumberland Street theatre
FROM Dusk to Judges and the Lowther to VJs, many a great night out was enjoyed in York in the early 2000s. In a time before selfies, a time before Facebook - some might say, a better time - The Press used to run a feature called On The Town capturing
ROADWORKS on the A166 between Fridaythorpe and Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire have been completed.East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s major programme of improvements along the road cost £1.9million in total.The most recent phase of the project was resurfacing
POLICE say five recent burglaries in North Yorkshire could be linked to 50 more from around the country.North Yorkshire Police said a burglary in Harrogate, could be linked to four more in York, Harrogate and Scarborough, and more than 50 currently being
THE Grand Opera is inviting theatregoers to be on the best beehive-iour when attending Hairspray – The Musical at the York theatre from next Monday to Saturday. "We'll be giving away a show programme, signed by the cast, to a Sixties-style well-dressed
A FUN-packed Haxby Carnival will take place this weekend and will feature a range of attractions, including a climbing wall, crazy golf and live music. Taking place on Saturday on the Ethel Ward Playing Field, Haxby, there will be a procession
YORKSHIRE are likely to come up against West Indies superstar Chris Gayle in a six-team post season Twenty20 tournament in Abu Dhabi this October.The inaugural Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy sees the Vikings line up alongside Hobart Hurricanes, the Titans, Lahore
A LOCAL supermarket is making a huge effort to ensure it is autism inclusive.Over the past 18 months, Tesco Askham Bar has been implementing strategies from the Living Autism course, funded by City of York Council (CYC), to make positive changes which
THE South has moved North for the summer to join Shakespeare's Rose Theatre on a York car park, where Lindsay Posner's London company is presenting the bloody teen romance Romeo And Juliet and even bloodier History play Richard III at Europe's first
MONDAY'S 6.15pm screening of Jonathan Hacker's terrorist documentary Path Of Blood (18) at City Screen, York, will be followed by a live Q&A.Based on Hacker's book of the same title, the 92-minute film depicts Islamist terrorism "as it
A SEARCH is continuing today (July 10) for a missing diver, after he failed to surface following a dive. Scarborough Lifeboat Station said a full-scale, ten hour search operation was launched on Sunday to search for a missing 74-year-old diver
THE news about the nationwide loss of meadowland and wild flowers will be deeply worrying to many readers (Wildflowers in decline, July 6). It is part of a wider process in which we humans, especially those like us living in one of the richer nations,
Having lost my dear dad to Motor Neurone Disease, the article “Angling in memory of Anne” (The Press, July 6) made me wish York had a charity shop to solely benefit MND sufferers, raise funds for necessary equipment and to help fund research into a cure
I don’t think the residents in the Salisbury area would appreciate any politician going to Russia for the World Cup seeking a cheap popular photo opportunity. I doubt that will stop our MPs booking their Euroflot plane reservations.Geoff Robb,Hunters
As the football World Cup continues perhaps the teams who are still in the competition should have a moment of silence so they could pray for the safe rescue of the rest of the boys’ football team still trapped in the caves in Thailand - and maybe the
Well I’ve just seen this season’s York City strip and I must say what utter tosh it is.Surely for our last season at Bootham Crescent the only fitting kit would have been a return as a one-off to the maroon with white Y-front and white with maroon Y.
How I agree with Megi Rychlikova (“Clean-up time for lager louts”, July 6) concerning the state of York. As a frequent visitor to York from nearby Malton I was appalled at the state of the pavements in the city. All seemed to be covered in dried up vomit
I have just seen the story about a family not being happy about the Tipi Bar in the Minster Gardens (“Sisters’ dismay at bar near dad’s ashes”, July 9).I also have a loved one buried in the gardens, actually right next to the Tipi Bar, and I think it
POLICE are investigating an assault involving two women in North Yorkshire.North Yorkshire Police said it happened on Peasholm Gap, in Scarborough, between 10.30pm and 10.45pm last Friday.The force is asking for the public's help to establish the
Recent letters show considerable interest in York having a bus station. York Bus Forum has been working on this, and we have just published new proposals for a bus interchange at the railway station. Details are at www.yorkbusforum.org/busstationreportWe
BUSINESSES across York and the wider region have been given the chance to tackle skills shortages and improve productivity through the launch of a degree apprenticeship programme.York St John University is behind the new initiative which was created to
SEVERAL pigs died as a lorry overturned on the A1079 in East Yorkshire this morning (July 10). Humberside Police said it was called at 7.05am to reports that a lorry had overturned on the A1079 just after the Market Weighton roundabout. The
YORK City boss Martin Gray is set to announce this week who will captain the team during the new season.Sean Newton wore the armband last term after Simon Heslop had carried out that honour the campaign before.Both players remain at Bootham Crescent,
FULFORDGATE moved within one point of York John Smith’s Ladies' Darts League division one leaders Acomb with a 7-2 home win over Edinburgh Arms.Gate had Cara Britton gaming in 25 darts before Dawn Exton secured match points, while Michelle Britton
THE widow of a man whose ashes are buried in Dean’s Park near York Minster has spoken out in support of the opening of a tipi bar in the park.Margaret Hullis said she was happy with Sol Ast and believed her late husband John would have backed it as well.She
VILLAGERS have remembered the sons of Nether and Upper Poppleton who fell in the First World War – and a daughter who became the only British woman to serve as a combat soldier, albeit for the Serbian army. Four local historians have researched
YET another shop is set close in York’s premier shopping street, bringing the total number of empty premises to 11. Signs in the window on Poundworld in Coney Street say it is closing and “everything must go”. The national budget retailer called
A MAN who objects when “things are not going the way he wants them to go” has been jailed for raping a young woman. In a victim personal statement, the undergraduate said the actions of Jamie Paul Cudine, 31, had changed her permanently and left
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
THE mum of a six-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder has hit out at an NHS decision not to supply the drug that has transformed his life in this country. Philippa Ward’s son, Thomas, has a disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
From our archives: 80 years agoThe schedule had been issued for Easingwold’s annual Agricultural Show, containing some very interesting features. Announcing it would open its doors to the whole of Yorkshire, £400 in prizes were on offer, with several
SHENANIGANS will not be winning out of turn if coming good in the Weatherbys General Stud Book Pipalong Stakes at Pontefract.Roger Varian's filly was thoroughly impressive in decent handicaps at Goodwood and Newmarket last summer, before rounding
