ELARQAM can start to make up for lost time with his first victory of the season in the Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury. For a colt that started the season with such lofty expectations, it can be said 2018 has been a disappointment.
NORTH Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses following a burglary and criminal damage in York. Extensive damage was caused inside the Hamilton Panthers football pavilion on Knavesmire Road earlier this week. The incident took place between
DAN Fairclough was the star performer as Stockton & Hopgrove stormed to the first leg of what they hope to be a trophy double. The division two leaders overpowered Stamford Bridge by nine wickets in the T20 Guy Mitchell Cup final at Selby after
RAIL passengers in York were treated to a glimpse of Grand Central’s William Shakespeare train. The company named one of its newly-refurbished Adelante trains after the Bard to celebrate its title sponsorship of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre in York
IT could be confusing, but UB40 are and are not playing Castle Howard on Sunday. Legal requirements mean that the breakaway band formed by three ex-founding members in 2013 must bill themselves as UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey, as in lead
A CHINESE restaurant has been fined more than £8,500 by York Magistrates for food hygiene offences. City of York Council said an unannounced inspection in January at the Regency Restaurant in Barbican Road found poor levels of cleanliness and repair
FULFORD wrapped up the division two title of the Fulford Ladies Invitational Tennis League with back-to-back victories over Rufforth and Boston Spa. Captain Jill McCreedy and Charlotte O’ Shea top scored in both matches to lead Fulford back into
DUNNINGTON beat York to finish division one runners-up in the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League. Paul Birch and Charlotte Mitchell top scored in the comeback. Poppleton, who have already been confirmed as champions, had Nick and Rebecca Turnbull
THOUSANDS of students from across York, North and East Yorkshire will get their A-Level results tomorrow. Among them are musical twins Adam and Ben Quilter who are looking forward to taking up places at two of London’s top conservatoires. The
A NEW charity formed by former TV Gladiator Ace - aka Warren Furman - is to hold a 'vision day' at Bransdby Hall, near York, on the afternoon of Saturday September 15. Warren, who has turned his back on showbiz hedonism after becoming a Christian
YORK confectioner Nestlé is launching a new flavour in its KitKat Chunky range - Salted Caramel Fudge. The bar's crispy wafer has a salted caramel fudge flavoured topping, covered in milk chocolate. A spokeswoman said new flavours were rotated
AN INDEPENDENT burger restaurant in Whitby is among the nation’s favourites. In honour of National Burger Day on August 23, TripAdvisor has revealed its top ten UK joints for the humble hamburger. Burgsy on Grape Lane, in Whitby, came second
A man was arrested after a fire broke out in a toilet at a home in York. A 35-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent or reckless as to whether life was endangered following a fire in a house last night. Firefighters
NORTH Yorkshire's biggest open-air Proms of the summer welcomes Yorkshire soprano Lesley Garrett to Castle Howard on Saturday. She will be joined in the natural amphitheatre between the grand country house and the Great Lake by tenor Geraint Dodd
TWO roads near York are set to be closed temporarily to allow for resurfacing works. City of York Council says works in Askham Lane will start next Monday and are estimated to finish by the Friday. Works will start in The Village, Stockton
CLIFTON Alliance consolidated second place in the HPH York Vale League behind runaway leaders Westow by easing to a 10-wicket win over a depleted Wheldrake. The village side were looking good at 113-2 thanks to Martin Lambert (44) and Ben Challis
VISITORS can see York Minster's craftspeople at work in their workshops when the cathedral's Stoneyard in Deangate holds an open day on Friday. The event, which runs from 9.30am until 3pm, allows people to learn how the Minster’s historic fabric
LISA Winward has been confirmed as North Yorkshire's new Chief Constable. The Police and Crime Panel met today and endorsed the recommendation of Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan. A rigorous two-day interview process took place in
A RECRUITMENT event for nurses will take place in York next month, with interviews being held on the day. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services throughout North Yorkshire and
ST LEONARD’S Hospice has opened its 12th high-street shop and business is already booming. The new shop at 60 Layerthorpe comes just one year after the charity opened a shop on Fossgate and took almost £500 in the first hour of opening. The
THE INDOOR ski slope in Selby will be removed this year, to make more room for other activities. Selby District Council has agreed to invest £230,000 to make changes to its leisure centre and Summit Indoor Adventure in Scott Road, which opened
YORK Mind is looking for volunteers for its Art Auction & Exhibition. The event is being held at City Screen Gallery on Saturday, September 29. A spokesperson for the charity said: “We need six volunteers to help hang up the various artworks
YORK punk stalwart Stevie Ze Suicide has been presented with the first of two UK Subs' 40th anniversary box sets, The Albums, Volume 1, A To M, in recognition of his years as the band's drummer. Stevie, who did his stick work under his real name
AN unlucky kidney patient who found his fiancee was a perfect match to donate a life-changing organ is looking for a new donor - after they split up. Jay Charles, 40, beat odds of 100,000 to one to discover that his partner Mel Greenall, 45, was
A MAN has been charged following a burglary at a charity shop in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police said the man, from Bridlington, is charged with burglary at the Age UK shop on Bridlington's Promenade between August 12 and 13. He has been bailed
YORK Racecourse is gearing up to welcome huge crowds next week for its flagship meeting, the Ebor Festival. The four-day festival, from Wednesday to Saturday, will offer record prize money approaching £5 million, and looks set to attract some of
THIS was the dramatic scene facing police and motorists on the A169 in Ryedale yesterday (August 14). A tractor had to swerve to avoid a car, causing the plough it was carrying to fall off into the road, blocking it in both directions, at about
TELEVISION presenter and novelist Fern Britton is returning to the stage after a 30-year hiatus to star as the bossy Marie in Calendar Girls, The Musical, at Leeds Grand Theatre from tomorrow. Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's show is back in Leeds with
SELBY Town Hall’s new season serves up chart stars, primetime television comedians, award-winning transatlantic musicians and rising talents from the end of August to mid-January. North Carolina indie-folk quintet Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
A DEDICATED team of investigators will target online paedophiles in North Yorkshire. The Online Abuse Team at North Yorkshire Police has been set up following a national pilot to speed up investigations, improve evidence gathering, and increase
THE summer heatwave has revealed the remains of Iron Age burial sites in Pocklington. Archaeologists surveying the countryside from the air have been able to examine "cropmarks", which form faster and are more obvious when the soil is dry, according
YORK City ended a run of seven successive away defeats with a 2-0 triumph at Ashton United last night. The Minstermen capitalised quickly on home winger Scott Sephton's second-half sending off with Macaulay Langstaff ending the Minstermen's eight-and-three-quarter
A CRISP packet has cost a man more than £400 after he was spotted chucking it out of his car window. Aaron Foster, 20, of Turnhead Crescent in Barlby, was seen throwing the rubbish from his car on King Rudding Lane in Riccall in March. He was
HANDESLBANKEN York has appointed a new corporate banking manager in response to increasing demand for its local relationship banking services. Kelvin Smith joins the local relationship bank with more than 20 years of banking experience. Chris
AN article in The Press (August 9) referred to a “sport day for York’s over-55s”. Can I suggest a sport that may not be covered in the sports day would be flat green bowling? This is a sport that can be played outdoors in summer and indoors in
IN response to Mr Backhouse (no-one is above political process, Letters, August 13), I agree the police need to be accountable, but not to any political figure. That makes the police a tool of those that already have too much power and too little
I AM indebted to A V Martin for reminding me of the crisps and twist of salt that were purchased in our shared school tuck shop, affectionately known as ‘The Bun Room’ (“Walkers must solve an age old problem”, Letters, August 13). He is perhaps
During one of the Opium Wars the Chinese Emperor banned the sale of rhubarb to the British, having been assured that they would all die of constipation. I seem to detect a similar naivete on the part of M Barnier and his Remain allies when they
Many people are completely misinterpreting the criticism of Boris Johnson and his remarks about women wearing a burqa. I would point out that as well as free speech we also have the right to dress how we want. There are debates about wearing
Reading Geoffrey Searstone’s letter (“Sparking debate on city centre”, The Press, August 14) I cannot agree more. But sadly it seems no amount of remarks, complaints or letters are going to make any difference to the rapid decline of our once beautiful
With the end of the hot weather and with thunderstorms and associated heavy rain predicted, I’m surprised that City of York Council hadn’t set every available person to clear the leaves and detritus from the streets and at least give the drainage system
DIY chain Homebase has announced the closure of 42 stores with one North Yorkshire branch facing the axe. Up to 1,500 jobs were put at risk following yesterday’s announcement, which was the results of a comprehensive review by the brand of its store
A LEGAL duo with more than 30 years combined experience are surpassing expectations with their new new venture. Torque Law, which is entering the Small Business of the Year and New Business of the Year categories, saw set up in 2016 and after fulfilling
PRODUCT innovation resulted in a record breaking year and international fame for a York family food firm. Following years of consistent growth The York Roast Co is hoping to impress judges in the Family Business of the Year and Business Innovation
Whether you’re a buy-to-let landlord, a shareholder, an art dealer or you fall somewhere in between, the chances are you will be familiar with paying capital gains tax (CGT). CGT is payable when you “dispose” of a certain item and make money from
A SWIM school which started with six students 30 years ago has grown to teach 1500 swimmers at ten venues nationwide. Carol Saunders Swim School now boasts the title of being one of the North Yorkshire’s most successful family run swim schools,
WASTE gas produced at Drax power station could be used to keep the fizz in Britain’s beer industry. Fears of a beer shortage hit the headlines earlier this summer when a reduction in available carbon dioxide threatened the availability of lager.
A FIRE in York's Knavesmire Wood early this morning (August 15) is believed to have been started deliberately. Firefighters were called to the wood at around 2.30am, where there was a fire involving household rubbish measuring two square metres
A MAN has been arrested in a Ryedale town for breaching bail. North Yorkshire Police said officers attended an address in Yorkersgate, Malton, at 10.30pm yesterday (August 14) to arrest the man. On arrival the man showed signs of intending
HEAD coach James Ford insists he wouldn't think twice about swapping York City Knights' world records for promotion this year - but he also says Bradford Bulls remain clear title favourites. Ford watched his team thrash hapless West Wales Raiders
A YORK veterinary group has announced its second round of acquisitions in less than a month as it grows its equine division. Holgate-based VetPartners, which just last week saw its majority shareholding sold to international investment firm BC Partners
A YOUNG girl who has received a lifesaving kidney from her mother says she will “continue dancing forever”. Maddison Howard was nine years old when she complained to her parents, Paul and Clare, about a pain in her ankle. Paul took her to York
A FORMER mushroom farm which has been set alight on numerous occasions could become a caravan park. The former Linkside Mill farm in Gateforth New Road, near Selby, has been derelict for several years and fire crews have been called out regularly
OUR nostalgia series on local schools takes us this week to the old Lowfield School in York. We have 106 photos. You can browse them above, or by clicking on the image below: If you missed the previous galleries, here they are again:
A TOTAL of 165 homes, an apartment block, a care home, a police station and health centre are set to be built on the former Lowfield School site in Acomb. The development will be discussed at a planning meeting on Thursday, when councillors have
A WIDOW says she broke a promise to her sick husband to let him die at home after failing to receive sufficient support from their GP surgery. June Chappell said she allowed her husband Neville to spend his final three days in a hospice instead
From our archives: 85 years ago Employees of William Birch and Sons, a builder’s firm in York, had formed a social and recreation club in Ogleforth. Joining many of the company’s workforce for its official opening were Alderman W H Birch and
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
