YORK has done it again. Months after being named as the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, a new poll has revealed it is the country's favourite city. YouGov's data on the opinions of more than 55,000 people towards 57 English, Welsh
Daryl Mitchell's third Specsavers County Championship hundred of the season - and Moeen Ali's first since April 2016 - ensured Worcestershire took control against Yorkshire on day two at Scarborough. Division One's bottom side are on course for
1 City are still just as dependent on Jon Parkin Departed City chief Martin Gray insisted that one of the biggest problems that needed remedying during a demoralising end to last term was the club’s over-reliance on Parkin. The 36-year-old veteran
RESULTS, performances, league position and crowd dissent all played their part in the dismissal of York City manager Martin Gray. That is the verdict of City sporting director Dave Penney, who revealed the board first discussed Gray’s position after
THE boss of York City Knights says he believes the new stadium will be a success for all as long as all the parties "invest in the process" as well as "benefit from the outcome". Writing in the programme for Sunday's match, Jon Flatman said planning
THE co-owner of a Scarborough cleaning company who attempted to steal £43,000 in tax has been given a suspended 16 month jail sentence and ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work. HMRC said Luke Wheeler, 25, of Sweetbecks Close, Eastfield, Scarborough
A MAN was taken to hospital after suffering a suspected broken wrist and back injuries in a crash on a North Yorkshire country road. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the collision, involving two cars, happened on the B1257 at Slingsby
THE Beatles may have made some legendary appearances in York but it's less well known that Louis Armstrong and the Rolling Stones also performed here. Here are a few images from The Press archive.
A £5 MILLION project to create a new sports village on the edge of Thirsk has won a massive boost. Hambleton District Council's Sowerby Sports Village scheme, which will include sports pitches and a BMX track, has been awarded £643,118 from the
CARETAKER chief Sam Collins is “very much” in the reckoning to become York City’s next permanent manager. Collins and former Hartlepool team-mate Stuart Parnaby have been placed in temporary charge at Bootham Crescent, having been promoted from
YORK artist Susan (Lottie) Holliday will attend the evening launch of her exhibition at Village Gallery, Colliergate, York, on August 28. village gallery, Colliergate, York Susan works primarily in acrylics, painting atmospheric semi-abstract land
The Grand Old Uke Of York, Without The Tassels ***** EVERY now and again, you hear a cover version of a hit song – whether it's one of your favourites or one you're barely familiar with – that just puts a smile on your face. Without The Tassels
YORK City Knights hammered old arch-rivals Hunslet 48-6 at Bootham Crescent on Sunday. To make it even better, Betfred League One title rivals Bradford Bulls lost at home to Workington - the two results seeing the Knights usurp the Bulls at the
WHEN York Unitarians' Adrienne Wilson received a distress call from Huddersfield PhD student Rae Todd after his concert venue fell through, she was delighted to be able to assist the young clarinettist and his group, Trio Plega. "We're having a
HEWORTH tightened their grip on top spot in Yorkshire Men's League division one with a 28-10 success over Oulton Raiders A. In a scrappy encounter at Elm Park Way, The Villagers led 18-6 at the break but for the first time showed signs of fatigue
THE Effects Design Market will return for a second show in York, this time at York St Mary’s, the church turned exhibition space in Coppergate, from October 5 to 7. York designers Rebecca Carr and John Hollington are overseeing the event, held in
VICTORY for Dunnington next week will give the Hunters York & District Senior League leaders promotion back into the Premier League. A mean spell from Adam Sutcliffe (5-18) helped to make it eight wins from nine with a 52-run victory at Studley
HUNTERS ECB Yorkshire Premier League North leaders York bounced back from their previous week's surprise defeat to Clifton Alliance with an emphatic victory over Driffield Town at Clifton Park. Duncan Snell narrowly missed out on his fifth century
A GROUP helping refugees in York has been awarded £65,719 from BBC Children in Need. Refugee Action York has been awarded £65,719, over three years, to deliver the Aiming Higher project for refugee and asylum seeking children and young people in
THE Sugarhill Gang are responsible for bringing rap and hip hop to the commercial masses way back in 1979 with Rappers Delight. They were joined at Fibbers by fellow pioneers Grandmaster Melle and the Furious Five featuring Scorpio. The room erupted
YOUTH-TEAM manager Sam Collins has been confirmed as York City's caretaker chief following the departure of Martin Gray. He will be assisted by City's strength and conditioning coach Stuart Parnaby. Collins, 41, played nearly 600 senior games
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was bitten by a dog in North Yorkshire. The man was walking his dog along Saltergate Drive in Harrogate when he was approached by a woman walking her dog, North Yorkshire Police said. It added
Yorkshire haven’t had the second morning they would have wanted against Worcestershire at Scarborough. The White Rose haven't bowled badly by any means, but they have been unable to take more than one wicket as the visitors reply to 216 with 151
BUS drivers in York found out first hand what it's like to be blind on public transport. First York drivers took part in a “swap with me” exercise where drivers were given glasses to impair their vision so they can experience what it’s like to move
NORTH Yorkshire County Council’s tough stance against fraudulent compensation claims has left one man picking up a bill for almost £10,000 to pay the authority’s court costs. The claimant said he had been injured after falling because of missing
THE York Unitarians' Last Fridays concert for August marks a return visit by pianist Catriona Mackenzie and violinist Imogen Brewer, two gifted young musicians who met at St Mary’s School in Scotland. Catriona, from the Highlands, has won a number
A 49-YEAR-old man will go on trial after pleading not guilty to the murder of a 51-year-old mother. Adrian Michael Rodi is alleged to have killed Angela Rider in a house on Chestnut Road in Cawood on March 4 this year. Her body was discovered
YORK'S Roxanne Pallett is among the current favourites to win Celebrity Big Brother. The Minster FM breakfast show host, who formerly starred in Emmerdale, joined the Channel 5 show last week and is among the early favourites to win the show.
THOUSANDS of students across York, North and East Yorkshire get their GCSE results on Thursday. To mark the occasion a York teacher is encouraging students and their families to recognise the teachers that have helped them during their studies.
I WONDER if Christian Vassie sincerely believes his claims that life as we know it will cease following our withdrawal from the EU next March (We must abandon the folly of Brexit, Letters, August 15). How will planes fly? Really? Perhaps there is
I SEE there has been a substantial drop in the Stock Exchange due to worries over Turkey and Trump policies. I wonder how many of our brilliant Remain forecasting Jeremiahs prophesying Armageddon after Brexit saw it coming. The BMA has joined
Increase in rail fare prices is an insult Following months of chaos in the rail industry, to even suggest a rise in fare prices is an insult. To actually implement the same is an absolute kick in the teeth for long suffering passengers. These
A MAN charged with a public order offence appeared at York Magistrates Court this morning (August 20). It follows an incident in Winterscale Court, off Cemetery Road, which police, including armed officers, were called to at about 11.40pm on Friday
Recently scientists have said if there is a two degree rise in average temperatures a continuing rise may then be unstoppable. There have been continuing cuts to council services, children’s services and adult services to those people who are struggling
IN your article of August 17 (“We need to take climate change very seriously, warns astronaut Tim Peake”) we are advised that “the important thing is to understand how we can prevent (climate change) from causing catastrophic events”. This dangerously
LONDON vocal harmony group The Overtones will play York Barbican on December 14 as part of their 22-date Christmas 2018 tour. Promising "a night to remember", Lockie Chapman, Mike Crawshaw, Darren Everest and Mark Franks will be promoting their
THIS week we bring you the last of the collection of wartime photographs of York that we found recently in an old envelope with the words 'Precious pics - York wartime' written on the front. In this selection of photographs - again, all stamped
Kane Williamson has urged Yorkshire’s bowlers to remain patient as they search for day two wickets against Worcestershire at Scarborough. The New Zealand captain top-scored with 87 in Yorkshire’s first day 216 all out before the visitors responded
ISN’T it time there were tighter laws when it comes to buying reptile pets? Recently two pythons - one a nine foot albino and the other three feet long - were found in a leafy suburb over in Bradford. A few days later a third snake, about five feet
TWO adults and a child trapped in a bedroom in a York property had to be rescued by firefighters early this morning (August 20). Crews were called to the property on Hope Street off Walmgate at around 1.50am after the three people became trapped
A ferryboat is once again carrying passengers across the River Ouse from Beningbrough to Nun Monkton and back. STEPHEN LEWIS went for a ride THE wheelyboat 'Bryan Ferry' isn't perhaps the biggest boat ever to have sailed the waters of the River
A LOCAL shop that is pushing to reduce single-use plastics played host to the Lord Mayor. Owl & Monkey, on Heslington Road, welcomed incumbent Lord Mayor Keith Orrell, who is keen to highlight the issue throught his term in office. Joining
COWBOY Soldier can gallop into the sunset by taking the rich spoils on offer in the Sky Bet Windsor Sprint Series Finale Handicap at the Berkshire venue today. Trainer Robert Cowell thinks a lot of the three-year-old colt and it is fair to say the
A FIRM of York architects has hosted an official Chinese trade delegation following success in the Far East. DWA Architects, which specialises in care home design, hosted a delegation of Chinese Government officials at one of its successful care
PLANS for a chicken farm housing 144,000 birds near Rufforth Airfield have been thrown out by City of York councillors. Farming company H Barker and Sons applied for permission to build three poultry sheds on a field to the west of an airfield
YORK'S best and worst performing GP surgeries, as voted for by patients, have been revealed. The results of the latest annual GP Patient Survey, which asked patients for their views on issues like how easy it is to make an appointment, how helpful
DOCTORS feared he wouldn’t see his fifth birthday after discovering he had an ultra rare and incurable genetic condition as a baby - but now Blake Knaggs is preparing to start school. The youngster, of Derwenthorpe, York, is set to attend Headlands
A COOPERATIVE which offers work to disabled people is appealing for help from City of York Council so it can continue to operate in the city. The York Disabled Workers Cooperative was set up with the help of the GMB and other trade unions in 2010
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 Boxing tournaments had been a great attraction for the men of the 5th and 6th Battalions of the West Yorkshire Regiment, which were now in camp in the Bessingby Fields, Bridlington. Eighteen men had taken part
IT was perhaps inevitable that after a summer of heat and sunshine fit for Jamaica, an evening of reggae music at Castle Howard should be accompanied by drizzle drifting across the lawns of the stately home. But never mind. Support act Aswad, followed
AN INVESTIGATION into the stabbing of a man in a York street has been closed by police. A man in his thirties suffered serious injuries in the attack, which took place in Walmgate on Wednesday, April 18. A pool of blood and the man's belongings
