THE first festival to celebrate York Walls has been launched. The event will see community groups work together to celebrate and promote the three-mile circuit around the city centre. A host of guided walks will take place on Saturday, giving
A FORMER York man who killed a young mother by accidentally stabbing her during sex has been jailed. Sheffield Crown Court heard that Jason Gaskell, 24, held a knife to the neck of Laura Huteson, 21, while they had consensual sex and that he liked
The Proclaimers, Angry Cyclist (Cooking Vinyl) *** IF you can trust one band to put a spoke in the wheel, it would be Scottish twins The Proclaimers on their 11th album in 31 years of Charlie and Craig Reiding the riot act while still chasing romantic
A TEENAGE boy pulled a knife during an argument in York. North Yorkshire Police said a number of youths were arguing on the cycle track between Wigginton Road and Haxby Road at about 1.20pm on Friday A spokesman said: "No injuries occurred but
NEW affordable housing in Selby is close to completion, ahead of schedule. The five new homes in Riccall were built by Selby and District Housing Trust, to be managed by Selby District Council. Cllr John Mackman, chair of the trust, said: "The
A WOMAN in her sixties was assaulted and robbed in a home invasion in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened between 2am and 3am on Thursday, August 9, when a man entered a home in the Haywra Court area, off Haywra Street.
ARMED police were called to reports of a gang with a knife in Selby. North Yorkshire Police said they were called to Barlby Road, close to the swing bridge, at about 8.30pm on Thursday, August 9, "after a passing member of the public reported a
THE British Wool Show 2018 was taking place today at York Auction Centre in Murton, near York. The aim was to raise the profile of British wool and the many products made by the British textile industry, cottage industries and craft workers, said
A NEWLYWED couple who lost a pair of wedding rings on holiday in York say they are amazed they are being returned. Kris and Vicky Corbley were staying in the city just days after their wedding last week when the rings were lost in the baby changing
THIEVES stole 25 lambs from a field near Scarborough. North Yorkshire Police said the theft happened at Riggs Head, Irton Moor Lane, and was reported on August 9, but took place on July 26. The gate to the lambs' field was left open by the suspects
A 16-YEAR-OLD writer from Malton has won first prize in a national writing competition for young people. Alice Rose Jennings, who is home schooled, won the annual Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for her short story, A Bad Spell. The Henrietta
POLICE in North Yorkshire continue to be overwhelmed by the number of incidents reported to them. For months, the force has seen an increased number of 999 and 101 calls as part of a nationwide trend, but currently the number of outstanding incidents
A MAN with learning difficulties who was trainspotting in York was wrongly accused of being a sex offender on social media. Police have launched an investigation after a member of the public uploaded a photograph to Facebook of the man and wrongly
THREE stages, two bars and one weekend of discovery adds up to the Handpick’d Festival at Pocklington Arts Centre next month. This summer’s annual Platform Festival in Pock may have fallen by the wayside when acts in negotiation signed up for festivals
NORTON College held its Year 13 prom at Kennedy’s in York last month. Gemma McDonald, the college’s head of sixth form, said: “The students had a fantastic evening celebrating all of their hard work and efforts over the past two years. We wish them
YOUNGSTERS at Dance Expression are jumping with success after being offered places on prestigious programmes. Jessica Huntsman, 11, was one of 12 girls successful in gaining a place at the Royal Ballet School in London. Her dance teacher Lucy
MEMBERS of staff from Yorkshire's only five start hotel have entered the annual St Leonard’s Hospice It’s a Knockout fundraiser. Ditching their hotel uniforms, staff from The Grand Hotel will be taking part in fun and foamy games as part of the
CHARITIES which support victims of child abuse have reacted to a damning report into a North Yorkshire Catholic school. The Independent Inquiry Child Sex Abuse report into Ampleforth and Downside Abbeys, released on Thursday, said there had been
A RYEDALE policeman is set to represent the country in two European triathlon championships - both of which he qualified for in the same weekend. Geoff Wynn, a police community support officer covering Malton and Norton, will race in the age group
HUNDREDS of teenagers are preparing to join regiments in the British Army after graduating from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. More than 650 junior soldiers who were 16 or 17 when they began training took part in a passing out parade
A RESIDENTIAL street in Harrogate will be closed for three weeks. Residents have complained about the condition of Beckwith Road, and North Yorkshire County Council will resurface it in two phases from Monday. The first week will involve closure
BURGLARS have broken into the same barn in York three times in four months. North Yorkshire Police said the barn in Brecks Lane, Strensall, has suffered caused criminal damage to the roller shutter doors. The latest incident happened on Saturday
YORKSHIRE moorland company Esk Valley Theatre is staging Noel Coward's Private Lives, at the Robinson Institute, Glaisdale, near Whitby, through the summer with actors called Summers and Sommers among the cast. In this 1930 comedy of manners, Amanda
THE number of drug-related deaths in parts of North Yorkshire are at their highest rate this century. In Scarborough, 39 people died because of substance abuse between 2015 and 2017, data from the Office of National Statistics revealed. It means
A CHARITY which aims to improve the lives of older people has opened a shop in Helmsley. The centre, run by Age UK Scarborough and District, a locally-based independent charity, was officially opened by Ryedale MP Kevin Hollinrake Julie-Anne
I’m a 21st century woman. I recycle as much as I can, dutifully putting plastic bottles in one box, glass bottles in another, paper in a third and vegetable peelings in the compost heap. I take larger items to the household dump. I also, being
Steve Patterson believes Yorkshire will need two wins from their remaining three Vitality Blast North Group games to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Vikings were beaten by Roses rivals Lancashire at Emerald Headingley last night as they failed
LAST month, I met Health Minister Stephen Barclay in Westminster to discuss the future of the Bootham Park Hospital site in the centre of York, alongside York Central MP Rachael Maskell. City of York Council has been calling for NHS Property Services
SMALL businesses are being invited to shout about their success in the latest awards hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses. The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2019 open today and small businesses and the self-employed in Yorkshire
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of equipment has been stolen from Scarcroft Bowling Club in York. Police are appealing for information after the centre, off Scarcroft Road, was broken into between July 31 and August 1. Officers say gardening equipment
THE girl who was tragically killed in a rock fall at Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast has been formally named. She is nine-year-old Harriet Emily Nicola Forster, from Oxford. Her family have issued a statement saying: "We cannot comprehend
A RESCUE centre set up to help support hedgehogs in the area has had an influx of orphaned animals due to the hot weather. Pickering Hedgehog Rescue was set up earlier this year to help protect the dwindling number of hedgehogs. Deryn Hagemann
A NEW survey has revealed that York-based Autohorn Fleet Services is the fastest growing business in Yorkshire. Based on figures compiled by Insider, comparing average percentage gain in turnover for the past five years among companies across Yorkshire
YORK City will face an Alfreton Town side who already boast National League North’s second-worst defensive record. Fifth-bottom Alfreton take the field at Bootham Crescent tomorrow, having conceded three goals in each of their first two matches
PICKERING Town manager Paul Marshall has flown back from vacation hoping his side don’t suffer post-holiday blues tomorrow as they kick off their season early. Marshall has previously admitted trepidation about the Pikes’ premature return to action
CAN you help reunite this camera full of family memories with its owners? Neil Bartlett, from the Fishergate area, said he found the badly damaged Canon digital SLR in the gutter of the A64 while out walking his dog. “The camera is beyond repair
We've updated the gallery for Vale of York Academy, formerly Canon Lee School and have added 42 pictures from 2014 to 2017. It now contains 294 pictures. We don't have any from the school's first few years, in the 1940s - but we do have one from
A YORK headquartered veterinary group which has grown revenues to £250 million in just three years has been acquired by an international investment firm. BC Partners LLP announced yesterday that its funds had acquired a majority stake in Holgate-based
HEAD coach James Ford insists there will be no York City Knights showboating tomorrow - suggesting any sign of complacency will see players dropped. The title-chasing Knights go to Llanelli for a Saturday afternoon match with winless whipping boys
YORK’S massive Germany Beck housing scheme has started without full planning permission, council bosses say. The Press reported recently that Persimmon Homes had finally started building 650 homes on the Germany Beck site at Fulford after lengthy
PLANS have been announced for another new hotel in York's Piccadilly - this time on the former Warehouse site. Hotel developer and operator Axcel Group Ltd is working up plans to build a 158-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel at the former second
A MAN who filmed himself raping an unconscious woman has been jailed for seven years. Lee Sean Malcolm Howden had denied raping and sexually assaulting the woman as she slept but was convicted after a trial at York Crown Court this week. Prosecutor
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
From our archives: 85 years ago By a great majority, the registered pig producers of England, Scotland and Wales had voted in favour of the pig marketing scheme. According to the Bacon Marketing Board, the initial poll to determine whether the
