NOT only the name has changed since The Girls premiered to five-star notices at the Leeds Grand in December 2015. Composer Gary Barlow and writer and lyricist Tim Firth have revisited their musical; Matt Ryan has taken over as director from Roger
DUAL-REG duo Matty Marsh and Will Oakes will be back to bolster York City Knights' back line for their huge clash with Hunslet on Sunday - on what could be a defining weekend in Betfred League One's two-horse title race. While the Knights entertain
HEWORTH set up a showdown with York Acorn in the final of the York & District ARL Cup thanks to a 16-8 success over New Earswick All Blacks at White Rose Avenue. Heworth went into the midweek semi-final sitting pretty at the top of the Yorkshire
SEWER works will close a road in York for four days this week. City of York Council announced Penley's Grove Street will be closed from Monday, August 20, to allow the works to take place. A spokesman said vehicles will be prohibited from entering
THE mayor of Malton has launched legal action against the Government over its fracking policy. Cllr Paul Andrews has started private legal proceedings by applying for a Judicial Review to challenge a recent Written Ministerial Statement on fracking
A CAR crashed into a house near Selby. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters from Selby were called to Bennymoor Lane in Osgodby at about 11.35am on Friday. A spokesman said a single vehicle was involved in the crash. He
GODOLPHIN trainer Saeed bin Suroor plans to be double-handed in the Juddmonte International Stakes, with Thunder Snow and Benbatl lined up to appear at York on Wednesday. Thunder Snow will be having his first run in almost five months after a brilliant
A NEW city centre beer hall and street food kitchen will open in York next week. Brew York, which opened in Walmgate in 2016, expanded into a neighbouring building earlier this year, and owners have spent the summer converting it into the city’
THE family of a woman who died from cancer are organising a series of fundraising events in her memory. Linda Beecham, who lived in Thornton-le-Dale, died last October, aged 67, following a short battle with a rare type of cancer. Her husband
A MOTHER and daughter team from Malton have raised more than £600 for Macmillan Cancer Support by hiking through the summer heat. Linda and Annie Brannan took part in the 26 mile Macmillan Mighty Hike from Alnwick to Bamburgh in Northumberland in
YORK history group Herstory is hosting a presentation to showcase its work to make invisible women of the past century visible again. As part of the Heritage Open Days festival, Herstory will be sharing what it has discovered so far about the forgotten
YORKSHIRE kept their Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes alive by breezing to a target of 163 against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Vikings were fired by second-wicket pair Adam Lyth and captain and star man David Willey as they won for the
We've trawled through The Press archives to update our gallery for Fulford School, and have added 91 new photos from 2014 to now. It now contains 262 pictures from across the decades, starting from the 1970s. Scroll through them above.
THIEVES stole a ride-on lawnmower from a business near Selby. North Yorkshire Police said burglars broke into a business premise in Heck Lane overnight on Wednesday, August 15. The lawnmower stolen was a Kubota ride-on mower registration DX09
A FINALIST on TV's The Voice will be performing in Goathland on Saturday, September 1, at 7.30pm. Described as one of “the great voices of her generation", Sally Barker, a singer-songwriter, who appeared on the show in 2014, will play The Hut. A
HUNSLET will have up to half a dozen ex-Knights on show when they come to York for Sunday's potential League One cracker at Bootham Crescent. Boss Gary Thornton, himself a former York head coach of course, will be without Josh Tonks, the popular
NEW research has revealed the best cities to visit on a budget in the UK - and York was named the best. The research, conducted by Wonga, analysed the 10 most popular places for a short break in the UK and ranked them against the number of free
YORK Minster’s Stoneyard opened its doors to visitors today to show people the skills used to preserve the 800-year-old cathedral. Visitors could see the cathedral’s craftspeople at work in their workshops and learn how they repair, restore and
CASH was stolen from a Malton hair salon during a break-in which left the door smashed in two and glass strewn across the floor. The damage and theft happened at Anna Green’s newly-rebranded hair and beauty salon at 50 Castlegate. Anna said she
THIS year’s Proms at Castle Howard has new sponsorship from a Malton-based car retailer. Cooper BMW/Mini will be supporting the summer celebration on Saturday, and features headline performances from Yorkshire’s own Lesley Garrett, with the London
RYEDALE Family History Group is benefitting from the latest in technology after being awarded a grant from the North York Moors National Park Authority’s Community Grants Scheme 2018. The grant has been used to purchase a scanner to scan the old
A FAMILY fun day at a Pickering pub is aiming to transform the lives of two local children with special needs. The day - which will include a bouncy castle, games and a grand raffle with prizes from local businesses - has been organised to raise
THE Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five are playing Fibbers in York tonight. Yes, that's right, the hip hop masters are definitely in town, so please ignore the Fibbers website message that reads: "Summer break. We are
A PRIMARY school is celebrating after being judged “good” by Ofsted inspectors. Hertford Vale C E Primary School in Staxton was described as a “very welcoming and happy school where each pupil is known and valued for their individuality”. The
SARA Pascoe's new tour show, LadsLadsLads, is a "thinking person’s stag-do". Let the Dagenham stand-up comedian, playwright, author, radio presenter, actress and vegan explain ahead of her autumn gigs at Harrogate Theatre on October 9 and Leeds
CURZON Ashton will arrive at York City tomorrow hoping to rack up three straight away victories at National League North level for the first-ever time. The Greater Manchester outfit, currently enjoying their fourth season in the sixth tier, saw
AN INVESTIGATION into allegations of false imprisonment and blackmail in York has been closed. Four people were arrested in June 2017 after North Yorkshire Police executed a warrant at the Premier Stop Gap shop in Gale Lane, Acomb, and another nearby
FILEY library is to explore one of the more intriguing episodes in medieval history later this month. Guest speaker Tim Tubbs will guide the audience through the murky goings on surrounding the unsolved murder of Mary Queen of Scot's first husband
YORKSHIRE are targeting a top three finish in the Specsavers County Championship. White Rose coach Andrew Gale insists his squad are only looking up the Division One table with six games remaining, starting against bottom side Worcestershire at
THE new Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police says officer numbers will reach their highest level in years within months. Lisa Winward was formally approved as Chief Constable on Wednesday, after taking on the role temporarily when Dave Jones
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell will be at the local RSPCA’s summer fair tomorrow. Ms Maskell is urging people to support the adoption of abandoned animals and help provide them with happy lives: “Donating to the RSPCA or taking part in their events
SPARK: York WILL have to cover its shipping containers in timber cladding - despite the director of the site claiming the appearance has been "key" to its success. City of York officials urged councillors to allow Spark: York to go back on its original
IN AN alternate rock universe, it would be possible to root for Miles Kane as a tenacious underdog, an honest trier in a competitive market, resolute in the face of his limitations and in it purely for the music. Unfortunately, he makes it pretty difficult
Yorkshire are relishing tonight’s Vitality Blast “straight shootout” with fellow contenders Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley, with quarter-final qualification the big prize on offer. It is a winner takes all clash between the Vikings and the
TOOLS have been stolen in a burglary at a property in North Yorkshire. It happened at a property in Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough, that at the time was under renovation, North Yorkshire Police said. The stolen property includes: Two green
Yorkshire have strengthened their batting with the signing of New Zealand international Jeet Raval until the end of the season. Raval will be available to play in Yorkshire’s final four Specsavers County Championship fixtures, however, has flown
THE next Prostate Cancer Support Group will be on Monday, September 3 from 5:30pm to 7pm in the Post Grad Lecture Theatre, fifth floor admin block, York Hospital. The speaker will be Fiona Ayre, urology cancer and continence nurse specialist, who
IN response to Paul Hepworth’s recent letter suggesting we all use alternative transport to the car, I’ll explain the reasons people don’t. Those also caught cycling in the flash flood on Monday will understand that spending half an hour clearing
AS a self-confessed practising pedant, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Helen Mead’s recent article (Sentenced to grammar pain, The Press, August 16). My particular thanks to Helen for the opportunities that she thereby offered me to nit-pick to my
INVESTIGATIONS are underway after a car fire in York and a van fire near Selby overnight. Fire crews were called to Sudforth Lane in the village of Beal just before midnight where there was a Ford Transit van on fire. They used two hose reel
ONE of last year’s Press Business Awards winners is back with hopes of repeating its success in 2018. Fresh from winning the Employer of the Year title at the last event, Catalyst IT Solutions has put itself forward for the Business Innovation of
JUST one week remains for businesses across North Yorkshire to get their entries in for this year’s Press Business Awards. The deadline for the annual event, which attracts more than 300 people to its awards ceremony each November, is next week
Harrogate’s unique Turkish Baths have reopened after a £300,000 facelift. STEPHEN LEWIS reports For over 120 years they have revitalised the mind, body and spirit of customers from across the world. And now Harrogate’s unique Turkish baths
YORK City defender Tom Allan believes Kallum Griffiths’ dead-ball deliveries are every bit a good as those that helped him net nine goals for Alfreton Town last season. Allan, whose 2017/18 tally included Alfreton’s equaliser during a 1-1 draw at
THE former York headquarters of Shepherd Construction has been sold, just three months after going on the market. Agents have declined to say who has bought Frederick House or what they plan to do with the 41,478 sq ft office block, situated next
POLICE have brought the number of live incidents they are dealing with back within regular levels after being overwhelmed by rising numbers of calls. The Press reported last week that following months of increased 999 and 101 calls, the number
PICKERING Town manager Paul Marshall has promised the Pikes will "embrace" the challenge of the Evo-Stik League east ahead of tomorrow's opener. The Pikes tomorrow start their first-ever season at Step 4 level with a trip to to fellow promoted side
DEVELOPERS say first-time buyers have an opportunity to get a foothold on the York property ladder as they begin converting a former council care home into 29 apartments. Easingwold-based Caedmon Homes said City of York Council planners had approved
A FORMER priest who repeatedly sexually abused young boys in his rectory has been jailed for 12 years. Terrence Grigg, 84, of Grove Street, Norton, “identified” five “vulnerable” young men for sexual abuse, and “used that vulnerability for his
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 Teachers locally and throughout the North of England had been informed of the death of Miss Mary Louisa McIntosh, of Sycamore Terrace, York. Miss McIntosh a former head teacher and president of the York and District
