Natalie’s Joy can banish the memories of Royal Ascot in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury.Sent off favourite for the Chesham Stakes last month, she ran too badly to be true in seventh behind Arthur Kitt.The fact North Yorkshire
MARTIN GRAY hailed his York City side's mentality as they played out a 1-1 draw at home to Championship big guns Leeds United. Gray also had praise for the Minstermen's triallist former Spennymoor defender Joe Tait, who netted the opener with 23
YORK City made it drawn one, won one and lost one against their Yorkshire rivals pre-season as they drew 1-1 against Leeds United in an entertaining derby. The Minstermen’s triallist opened the scoring with a powerful header from a corner after
TWO new road cleaning machines are set to hit the streets to keep the city looking its best this summer.The City of York Council has invested in the new equipment after withdrawing its three Nilfisk street cleaning machines in November 2016, following
POLICE had to rescue two dogs left inside a hot car in a York city centre car park this afternoon.York Street Rangers alerted officers to the situation after they spotted the two animals inside a car in Castle Car Park at about 4pm.The officers broke
IS Shakespeare's Rose Theatre the only Shakespeare show in town, Bard none? Not so, because the York Shakespeare Project is taking to the city streets and parks for a third round of Shakespeare Sonnet Walks from tomorrow evening to July 28, having
CROPS were in flames in a field near a railway line between Leeds and Selby.Firefighters were called to the scene at South Milford near Selby at 3.30pm this afternoon where they tackled an area of about 440m by 80m on fire.Three crews used three hose
RESIDENTS in a York neighourhood have been placed on a zombie alert for this weekend.Film-makers are planning to shoot scenes for a comedy-horror moves called Zomblogalypse at the Golden Ball pub in Bishophill, just inside the Bar Walls.They have posted
PARCHED lawns in York look set to get a welcome sprinkling of rain tomorrow - before the heatwave returns for the weekend and next week.Forecasters expect light patchy rain to fall in York in the afternoon, with temperatures as low as 20C, while there
FOUR campaign groups claim there have been 'serious flaws' in the public engagement process over the York Central development. York Cycle Campaign, Clean Air York,York Bus Forum and York Central Action have jointly written to City of York Council
YORKSHIRE have announced that Emerald Headingley will host the third Ashes Test in August next year.England will take on Australia in Leeds from Thursday, August 22 in a match which will take in the Bank Holiday weekend.It will be the tourists’ first
TRIBUTES have been paid to a grandmother who was killed in a car crash. Heather Thornes, 68, of Malton, died in an accident on the A1079 at Dunnington, near York, on Monday, July 2, while on a trip with the gardening group Derwent Diggers.
A ROBBER armed with a suspected hand gun targeted a Costcutter store in York. A man believed to be aged in his 20s entered the convenience store in Heworth Road yesterday, Wednesday, at about 12.45pm. Police said the robber passed the cashier
THE cancelled 2018 Platform Festival may never have arrived at Pocklington's Old Station this summer, but nevertheless Beth Orton will still be arriving at Pock after all. The 47-year-old BRIT Award-winning Norfolk singer-songwriter will perform
ACTOR Alexander Vlahos, star of hit BBC series Versailles, is encouraging residents to use York's Park and Ride bus service this summer.The actor, who is currently playing Romeo in the Shakespeare's Rose Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet,
DOZENS of new officers have joined North Yorkshire Police.A group of 27 officers completed their 18-week training course last week, with 29 more just starting in the classrooms.Seven of the new officers - whose backgrounds included filmmaking, probation
A "STRANGE" smell has been reported in Acomb and Holgate. Residents said there has been a stench in their neighbourhood since the weekend and that the smell was at its worst on Monday. One resident from Acomb said the strong smell is "like
CARR Junior School stars in this latest addition to our series of York primary school galleries, with past and present children featured. Among the collection is the school's 50th anniversary. We've dug deep into our archives for some of these
CHEF Andrew Pern, from the Star Inn at Harome, has helped launch a new Welcome to Yorkshire food and drink guide.Alongside fellow Michelin-starred chef James Mackenzie, from the Pipe and Glass, near Beverley, Andrew unveiled the new guide at the Great
THE 2018 York Mystery Plays need to raise £5,000 through Crowdfunding by August 31 if the wagon wheels are to roll on September 9, 12 and 16 after Arts Council funding was not forthcoming.Mounted by York Festival Trust in tandem with the York Guilds,
POLICE officers in North Yorkshire believe cannabis laws have "little or no impact" on offenders' use of the drug. Researchers from the University of York looked at data from thousands of drug offences dealt with by North Yorkshire Police between
YORK City Knights have signed Leeds Rhinos pair Jack Ormondroyd and Josh Jordan-Roberts to bolster their ranks ahead of Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash at Bradford Bulls. Ormondroyd has joined on loan for the rest of this season, while Jordan-Roberts
A CHARITY in York has been given thousands of pounds thanks to the fundraising efforts of local workers.Representatives from the York Samaritans met with employees at York-based insurers Hiscox last week, where they were presented with a check for £16,305.60
MICKLEGATE Bar in York could be closed to traffic as part of a new plan to preserve the site - and it has a history worth preserving. The Press took a trawl through our archives to dig out pictures of the city gateway from over the years, including
A YORK family have raised more than £5,000 for the unit that looked after their premature son.Joe and Sarah Woof, of Acomb, rallied family and friends in their fundraising efforts for York Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU).Their son Oliver
PLANS for a 40-bedroom hotel alongside the A64 have been given the go-ahead.Sandburn Hall, near Flaxton, has applied for planning permission to extend existing buildings to form a two-storey 40-bedroom hotel with single-storey staff offices and welfare
A SMALL local history group in York which took to the web to let more people know about its research into the impact of the First World War on York has won a major national award. The Clements Hall History Group won the 'digital' category of this
CRIME has risen in North Yorkshire by seven per cent, with sex, violence and shoplifting seeing the highest increases. Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics showed North Yorkshire Police saw a lower increase than the national
POLICE have recovered suspected stolen items in York and want to reunite them with their rightful owner(s). Various house keys, a pair Marks and Spencer leather gloves, and a Pro Bike Tool bike pump were among the items seized, North Yorkshire Police
THE owner of a York shop was left feeling "frightened" when she saw a burglar steal a till drawer and a donations box from the business after smashing a front window. Pandora's Box, on Colliergate, which sells antiques and oddities, was burgled
We are a singing group called Harlequin which has been in existence for 25 to 30 years, but we need more members.We perform regular shows, singing songs old and new.If you’d like to find out more, please contact Christine Bullivant at chris.john.bullivant
WHILE watching the superb RAF flypast on television recently I was rather surprised to hear a television commentator say that veteran Raymond Cooledge was just a few day away from becoming a centurion.Now I know they were brave, tough men, and I congratulate
Prime Minister Theresa May has to go. I am tearing my hair out from her Brexit dealings. I voted to leave, unequivocally, for the reasons of the referendum: control of immigration, borders, sovereign state and our own laws. Simple.The reason we can’t
IT saddens me to see another established shop is putting the blinds down and shutting up shop in York city centre (“York’s most controversial shop to close down”, The Press website, July 18). Blue Moon Trading in Goodramgate was not a shop I frequented
A YORK business specialising in golf holidays has won a regional title in a national awards scheme celebrating family firms.Glencor Golf Holidays was recognised for Customer Service in the North East regional category at The National Family Business Awards.The
ACTRESS and radio presenter Roxanne Pallett was airlifted to hospital after she was involved in a crash. The Sun has reported that the ex-Emmerdale actress collided with a concrete wall during a stock car race at Hunmanby Raceway, near Scarborough
THIS year I am making an effort to go out to different places. I’ve been asking friends to scribble down walks they enjoy in different parts of Yorkshire, where I have never been. One has just passed me a map of the Yorkshire Wolds, a beautiful area which
YORK 1 are in touching distance of retaining the Fulford Ladies Invitational Tennis League title after demolishing bottom club Bishopthorpe 75-35.Behind them, Pocklington remain second despite losing 71-37 to Wigginton, who were inspired by sisters Eleanor
A MAN was taken to hospital after his arm became trapped in machinery. Fire crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Tadcaster were called to York Road in Flaxby, between York and Harrogate, at about 7.50pm on Wednesday. The man was released
PLENTY of HPH York Vale Cricket League opening batsmen have been making hay in the blistering sun.Among them were Leigh Adamson (104) and Tom Bourke (75) who put on 149 for Burn against Clifton Alliance in division one. With Adamson notching his second
PAT Herriott and Pauline Craddock top-scored with 27 games as IT Sports Mixed Tennis League fourth division leaders Fulford defeated Poppleton without dropping a set.The pair’s efforts just eclipsed those of team-mates Alex Herriott and Su Watson. Tollerton
A TEENAGER who allegedly drove a quad bike at police officers in York has appeared in court. Lewis Matthew Berkley, 19, was arrested on Tuesday. He appeared before York and Selby Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to face charges of dangerous
“I CAN’T teach someone to want it,” said York Acorn ARLC head coach Leigh Paul-Rientoul ahead of another must-win fixture for his promotion-hunting side.Tonight (7.30pm), seventh-placed Acorn welcome National Conference League division one rivals Skirlaugh
A YORK company that designs, manufactures and fits out visitor attractions has announced the opening of its latest project in Dubai.Paragon Creative has completed the first in its new Dig It range of family entertainment centres, designed and developed
PLANS to close part of York’s historic bar walls to traffic have been welcomed by local traders.Today, Thursday, Councillor Jonny Crawshaw will propose to City of York Council that Micklegate Bar should be closed to outbound traffic, in a bid to preserve
THE imminent closure of Blue Moon Trading will mean another empty property - at least for the time being - in a city centre street already hit by a number of retail closures.Half a dozen premises were already standing empty in the middle section of Goodramgate
"I USED to send 100 rifles per week," says the owner of Blue Moon Trading, who partly blames falling trade on a Government ban on traders sending weaponry by mail order. The Goodramgate shop is to close in the next couple of months because its
A PARENT has spoken out in support of the head teacher at The Minster School in York - and called for him to be allowed back to work. Robert Laverack said Alex Donaldson had been a ‘deciding factor’ for him when he chose to send his two daughters
A WOMAN will face no criminal charges after an 80-year-old man died hours after receiving treatment at a York chiropractor clinic. John Lawler lost consciousness during treatment at Chiropractic 1st in The Mount, York, at a routine visit over lower
A HEAD teacher whose contribution to education in York has been described as ‘second to none’ is retiring after 18 years at the helm. Anna Cornhill has been teaching for 32 years and started at Scarcroft School at the turn of the century. Since
From our archives: 80 years ago Norton Rural Council had been pressed to change the colour of their telephone Kiosks in the area to green or red. The town’s clerk Mr T W Preston claimed that postal authorities preferred the red paint as it
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
