YORK City manager Martin Gray lectured his players on the need for leadership and consistency following a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Alfreton Town at Bootham Crescent. The Minstermen followed up a rousing 1-0 midweek victory against Stockport
YORK City Knights cranked up the pressure on Bradford Bulls at the top of Betfred League One – thanks to another world record win. The Knights had set the biggest-ever scoreline in professional rugby league when hammering a ragtag West Wales Raiders
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a robbery in the Tadcaster Road area of York. Officers are appealing for information after the incident, which took place in the early hours of August 2. Anyone
THE York branch of Mothercare will shut. A closing down sale was launched at the store this morning, Saturday. In May the company announced plans close 50 of its 137 stores as part of a wide-ranging shake-up. But it was not known if the
YORK City Knights have set another world record. James Ford’s men thrashed West Wales Raiders 144-0 in April to break the world record for a biggest-ever win in professional rugby league. Today they won 130-0 in Llanelli against the same opposition
MACAULAY Langstaff’s first goal for York City only proved a consolation during a 2-1 home defeat to Alfreton Town. The City sub struck midway through the second period, but the visitors had earlier seized the initiative with two goals in as many
PICKERING Town Council has appointed a new clerk. Angela Dowson, who was previously assistant clerk, has been promoted to the role. She said: “Having been assistant to the town clerk for five years, I think I have a good understanding of the
THE decision to reject an application for a new BP petrol station in Norton has been welcomed by councillors. The controversial application would have involved the construction of a petrol station, Marks & Spencer food store and Wild Bean coffee
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a cow stuck up to its tail in mud at Clifton Ings. A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokeswoman said crews were called at about 9.55am and asked to help free the animal. Two animal rescue teams from the fire service were
DOUBLE Wembley-winning captain Chris Smith was delighted to repay York City Supporters’ Trust last weekend after remembering the part they played in saving the club during his first spell at Bootham Crescent back in 2003. Smith was only 21 when
TWO colleagues from a York law firm are preparing to take part in a half marathon to raise funds for the firm's charity of the year. Barbara Stephens and Helen Graingers from Hethertons Solicitors will be running this year's Great North Run on September
WANT to perfect your lightsaber skills at Jedi Training School, say hello to a Harry Potter delivery owl or show off your skills in a NERF battle? There is something for everyone at this year's York Unleashed comic-con event. Film and television
THIS is a Dales classic. Brilliant for all: whether families with children of all ages, or groups of friends on holiday, the climb of Pen y Ghent is deservedly one of the most popular climbs around. Start off at the car park in Horton in Ribblesdale
A YOUNG girl who climbed a tree and could not get back down was rescued by firefighters. A crew from York Fire Station were called to the scene on Rawdon Avenue at about 6pm yesterday, Friday. They used a triple extension ladder to climb up and
THE swing bridge at Cawood between Naburn and Selby will be closed for a month. North Yorkshire County Council are set to carry out a £500,000 upgrade to its parts and components, 36 years after its last upgrade. From October 22 the bridge will
York Plaques The Red Tower Location of plaque: On the Red Tower, at the termination of the city wall at Foss Islands Road. THE wording on the rather old and venerable plaque attached to the Red Tower is wonderful. "This Tower marks the termination
15 things not to do with a baby by Margaret McAllister, illustrated by Holly Sterling (Frances Lincoln, £6.99 paperback) It seems like a lot of people are having second babies recently. Maybe it’s just something I have noticed. This is a wonderful
HEAD coach James Ford understands that York City Knights fans might be expecting another whopper of a scoreline today - but he has stressed his players cannot think like that. The Knights take on West Wales Raiders in Llanelli this afternoon (3pm
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
MAXINE GORDON and family try out a well-established Italian in York YORK'S eating-out scene is ever-changing. For every restaurant that closes, five seem to open. The choice is staggering, so any place that can boast of 17 years in business must
YORK College’s sports department have toasted a successful year of success for past-and-present pupils. Ronaldo Vieira, who left Sim Balk Lane in 2015 to start a professional career with Leeds United, has just secured a £6.2million move to Italian
YORK City manager Martin Gray will leave it up to Jordan Burrow whether he wants to take the club’s next penalty. But Gray also admitted that, if Jon Parkin is on the pitch, the former Gateshead forward might struggle to wrestle the ball off the
YORK City Rowing Club struck gold and won two bronze medals at the British Junior Championships. Eliana Soma and Daisy Jackson are the new girls’ under-14 double sculls national champions, while U 15 boys’ pair Tom Mills and Gonzalo Brione also
THE focus of Volvo’s burgeoning sales drive has without doubt been the SUV sector. You can buy small (XC40), medium (XC60) or large (XC90), so there’s pretty much something for everyone looking for a premium crossover offering. But that does
ATHLETES in York have been urged to apply for funding to help support their career. Active York’s Fund For The Gifted Scheme offers financial grants to athletes in the city, and recently presented this year’s recipients with their funding. The
BECK Isle Museum in Pickering has a variety of activities on offer during the summer holidays. With a changing theme each fortnight, from birds and beasts to fun at the fairground, visitors will be able to get creative using a range of materials
PLANS have been submitted for a York primary school to be partially demolished and a new building constructed on the site. Badger Hill Primary School, next to Archbishop Holgate’s CE School in Heslington, could see a new four-classroom wing built
HER father was a sports journalist who rubbed shoulders with stars like George Best and Dennis Law before developing dementia later in life. Now Laura Morrison is planning to take part in York Memory Walk in support of Alzheimer’s Society - as
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
Siren, UK, Vu Du Yu Lu - £3.30, 7.3% IT’S been a fantastic year for Siren, with two landmarks passing in quick succession. Most recently, their Broken Dreams breakfast stout has been crowned Champion Beer of Britain at CAMRA’s Great British Beer
From our archives: 85 years ago About 2,000 underprivileged children from York had the time of their lives on Filey sands. The fortunate youngsters were participating in the annual York Poor Children’s Outing, and though there had been many enjoyable
The brewery: Stancill Brewery. Where is it?: Oakham Drive, Sheffield. The story: Thomas Gill and Adam Hague set up Stancill Brewery in January 2014, but the story goes far further back than that. The brewery kit was previously at Oakwell Brewery
ELWAZIR can make the leap to Group Three company in style by winning the Smarkets Betting Exchange Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock. Owen Burrows' charge is certainly bred to be featuring at this kind of level as a Frankel half-brother to Group
