JOHN Gosden was thrilled to see Roaring Lion come of age with a dominant victory in the Juddmonte International on the opening day of York Racecourse's Ebor Festival. Following an odds-on reverse on his seasonal reappearance in the Craven Stakes
AMERICAN crooner Tony Bennett honours his 92nd birthday with a collaborative album with Diana Krall, Love Is Here To Stay, released on Verve Records on September 14. Bennett and Krall have been friends for more than 20 years, touring together in
THE Ebor Festival got under starters orders today (Wednesday, August 22) and spirits were high - even with a few ominous clouds. The weather threatened to put a dampener on the annual Juddmonte International, which has been run at York Racecourse
PLANNING inspectors have backed City of York Council's decision to refuse a controversial application to build a care home on the site of a pub. Proposals for a 74 bedroom care home to be built on the site of the Carlton Tavern pub in Acomb were
TORONTO indie folk-roots band Great Lake Swimmers back up this month's new album, The Waves, The Wake, with a six-date tour that visits Leeds Brudenell Social Club on December 9. Lead singer and songwriter Tony Dekker decided to challenge himself
OLIVIER Award-winning actor and television show host Matthew Kelly is to make his second appearance at York Theatre Royal in an Alan Bennett play from August 30. He will star opposite David Yelland in the first revival of The Habit Of Art, having
HOLGATE WMC completed a league and Williamson Cup double for the first time in their history after beating Selby to retain the division one title. The champions beat Selby 6-2 to secure the York Amateur Bowls Association trophy with one game still
NUISANCE tenants have been evicted from their homes in York. As part of a partnership between City of York Council and North Yorkshire Police, antisocial behaviour by tenants at four homes across has been dealt with. An address in Dale Street
A FORMER bank is set to become five apartments and an office - helping address what estate agents have called a “chronic shortage of affordable properties”. Plans have been submitted for the building previously used by HSBC on York Road in Acomb
TWO people have been charged with wounding with intent after a man was stabbed in Harrogate. A man was found with stab wounds on Cambridge Road in Harrogate on Monday morning. He has since been discharged from hospital. A 17-year-old girl from
A FORMER York RUFC first team captain and physics teacher, who worked at a local school which he attended as a boy, has died aged 70. Nigel Elliot, who lived in Everingham, East Yorkshire, but was born and raised in York, played for York RUFC in
HALF year results at York headquartered house builder Persimmon have laid “a robust platform” for further growth as the firm sees its upward trends continue. All the key figures from the six months ending June 30 2018, saw growth from the same period
PEOPLE who provide great health and social care support in the York area have won recognition from a health watchdog. Healthwatch York presented its Making A Difference awards to both individuals and organisations at its annual meeting. A spokeswoman
THOUSANDS of students from across York, North and East Yorkshire will get their GCSE results today. Under the biggest shake-up of exams in England for a generation, traditional A* to G grades have been scrapped and replaced with a 9 to 1 system
THE National Company’s spritely Iolanthe was the last of five new productions presented at this year’s Gilbert and Sullivan festival in Harrogate. Director Vivian Coates played it safe in terms of production design, but in a performance so musically
Fred Nowell joined the Lord Mayor and Civic Party on a trip to Linton on Ouse RAF Station. First they had a briefing on the what happens at the base and how the tucano training plane helps to train pilots for the future. Fred and the Civic
THE inaugural York Musical Theatre Company Stage Experience for 11 to 18 year olds is taking place at the John Cooper Studio Theatre @41 Monkgate, York. Talented performers gathered last weekend to begin two weeks of tuition and workshops in singing
THE Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has visited North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner. Baroness Newlove advises the government and criminal justice system on how to support victims and witnesses of crime, after her husband
CAPTAIN David Willey praised Worcestershire and Moeen Ali after consigning Yorkshire to an innings defeat at Scarborough. Willey’s England limited overs team-mate was the standout performer in an innings and 186-run victory for the Pears. Moeen
TWO legal notices have been issued by council officers over the "Acomb odour." A spokesman for City of York Council said many residents in the west of the city have been affected by a "nasty smell" coming from a lagoon on a farm near Rufforth.
FOUNDERS of a support group in York which helps survivors of sexual abuse hope next week’s soapbox race can help it register as a charity. Soulspace was founded in March, and has already helped dozens of people deal with their experiences through
TWO villages in the East Riding are to get a five-day-a-week bus service. The service between Bempton, Buckton and Bridlington will increase from three days to five when a new operator takes over next month. Service 504 will be run by Acklams
VILLA Farm holiday cottages, on Wigginton Road, is hosting its inaugural family fun day with the aim of raising money for charity. The event is being held in aid of St Leonard’s hospice, in York, and will take place on Bank Holiday Monday from 10am
CHILDREN at risk of exploitation in York and North Yorkshire could be helped thanks to £1.1m of Government funds. The Home Office announced on Wednesday that the county and city councils were among 11 around the country to be awarded money from
TICKETS are still available for Leeds Festival, unlike for its sold-out sister event down south, Reading Festival. Traditionally the last of the big music festivals of the year, the three-day event will run from FRiday at Bramham Park, near Wetherby
VETERAN striker Jon Parkin had told York City team-mate Jake Wright not to dwell on missed chances. Wright, 21, cut a disconsolate figure at the end of Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Curzon Ashton after he headed over an inviting goal with a late
Moeen Ali and Worcestershire had little trouble in taking the four wickets they needed for victory during the fourth morning against Yorkshire at Scarborough. Moeen’s side completed their second Specsavers County Championship win of the season,
A YORK charity event in aid of the NSPCC has raised £777. The Stunning Summer Evening of Flowers and Inspiration, which took place on August 11, featured York florist Fiona Hogg. Fiona has been a florist since 1993 and has worked for clients
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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa admitted being Sky Bet Championship leaders so early in the season means little to him. United climbed above Middlesbrough to top spot after maintaining their unbeaten record under Bielsa with a thrilling 2-2 draw at Swansea
Commons chamber ideal for vaping test If Members of Parliament want to relax the policy of smoking electronic cigarettes in public places and make everyone breathe in the disgusting fumes they produce, I would suggest a ten year trial be carried
Join Tracie Bylo on a new York Cemetery evening walk with the interesting title Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths. Meet in the chapel in time for a 7pm start on Friday. An audio tour guide system will be used on this walk. Hazel Hall, Friend
MODFATHER Paul Weller performs at a sold-out York Barbican tonight ahead of the September 14 release of his 14th solo studio album, True Meanings, on Parlophone Records. "I’ve always loved playing York; such a great city and the audiences have
Further to the recent comments regarding global warming: if predictions are correct and the weather patterns are changing to extremes of heat and cold, wet and drought we surely have to evolve and adapt to our new climate or we will become extinct.
Further to Dr Scott Marmion’s letter (I want to drive where I want, when I want, Letters, August 17) with which I agree wholeheartedly, I will state a further great concern to me. Paul Hepworth is forever telling us that increased road capacity only
After attending both York City FC and York City Knights matches this weekend once again the contrast between the two clubs at the moment was striking. After the Knights’ wonderful results (at Bootham Crescent and at Odsal) I exchanged text messages
THE League Of Gentlemen play York Barbican tonight on their first British tour in 12 years. BAFTA Award-winning comedy legends Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson are bringing their dark and unhinged fictional village
A HUGE fire near York is thought to have been started deliberately. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to a farm in Rufforth at just before midnight on Tuesday, where about 100 tonnes of baled straw had caught fire. Three
YORKSHIRE’S first whisky distillery boasts field to bottle traceability with accountability for every grain. Spirit of Yorkshire is hoping to impress the judges in the New Business of the Year, and Retail, Tourism and Leisure Business of the Year
A TRIPLE finalist in the national Considerate Hotelier Awards is now hoping to take the Socially Responsible Business of the Year title at The Press Business Awards. The DoubleTree by Hilton York relaunched last Autumn following a £6 million programme
Are you trying to make improvements to your existing products or processes? If so your company could benefit from very generous tax savings or cash credits from HMRC. Research and Development (R&D) tax credits have been around since 2000
NORTH Yorkshire power station Drax is taking a step closer to its planned coal free future as it puts into operation its fourth biomass conversion. Two thirds of the power station can now produce renewable electricity – with just two coal generating
A FAMILY that has created the only ethical caviar farm in the world in North Yorkshire is showcasing its achievements in its first year of trade. KC Caviar was incorporated in 2012, but only started selling its Yorkshire produced delicacy this year
THE DEATH of a man in York city centre is not being treated as suspicious. Mystery surrounded the man's death, after he was found injured in York city centre at about 4.30am today. A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police said they were called
Austerity Britain certainly is a rum old place at the moment. In a few weeks’ time our beloved political class will return to Westminster from their extended jollies. No doubt they will be raring to make the country fairer and more prosperous for all
A PAIR of York City Knights Ladies RFLC players have been selected to play in the Women's Super League origins game and are in with a chance of playing for England. Ashleigh Hyde and Daisy Sanderson have both been picked among the cream of the
SIR Michael Stoute believes patience has been the key to unlocking the true potential of Poet's Word as he heads into the Juddmonte International at York today chasing a Group One hat-trick. Now a five-year-old, he already has two of the biggest
CONNECTIONS of Persian Moon are hoping their promising colt can continue his progress in the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes at York today. The Mark Johnston-trained son of Makfi has won his last two starts with his latest success coming over this course
FAMED chef Jamie Oliver has toured Italy for his latest television series in a vehicle provided by Thirsk-based Twisted Automotive. As part of the Jamie Cooks Italy series, restaurateur Mr Oliver travels across Italy in a Twisted Retro Edition,
A YORK Hospital doctor and her family have been stranded by devastating flooding while on holiday in India’s stricken state Kerala. Eye doctor Divya Venugopal, her husband, Professor Sunil Sahadev, and their children, Archbishop Holgate CE School
THREE professional shoplifters who stole mobile phones wholesale have been jailed for more than six years between them. The trio armed themselves with balaclavas, gloves and wire cutters before travelling to York and targeting the EE store in Monks
FUNDING cuts to a charity which reduces the reoffending rates of sex offenders should be reversed, says North Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Julia Mulligan and her counterpart in Lincolnshire, Marc Jones, have both written letters to
A YORK couple are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary today. Terrence Goodall, 88, and Margaret, 91, of Holgate, met when he was in Egypt’s canal zone with the West Yorkshire regiment and she worked as a manager in a clothes shop. He
Kew Gardens can strengthen his St Leger profile by winning the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York today. Aidan O'Brien's utterly likeable colt is already ante-post favourite for the final Classic of the season, having won the Queen's Vase at
