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RECIPE: Sam Stern's S'mores

12:00pm Tuesday 15th August 2017

By Sam Stern

HISTORIC YORK: 8 great photos from Victorian and Edwardian times

12:00pm Monday 14th August 2017

LATE last year Philip Davies, an internationally-renowned expert in heritage conservation, brought out a stunning book by the name of Lost England.

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A bridge too far? Great old photos of York's rail and industrial bridges

12:00pm Monday 14th August 2017

THE pedestrian bridge at the side of Scarborough Railway Bridge is to be replaced with a wider footbridge that will be accessible to pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users alike.

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We need to talk about bees...

9:30am Monday 14th August 2017

A summer arts project in York is going mad about bees. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

EATING OUT REVIEW: Vaqueiros, York

8:45am Saturday 12th August 2017

PETER MARTINI discovers it's green for go at Vaqueiros, York

Watch out! The aliens are coming (again)

8:15am Friday 11th August 2017

Don't panic, but York is bracing itself for an alien invasion this weekend. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

Pioneers of the skies: great old photos from the early days of ballooning over York

8:05am Thursday 10th August 2017

The balloon fiesta coming to Knavesmire next month promises to be brilliant. Let's just not try to claim it is Yorkshire's first, says STEPHEN LEWIS

Patterns of light: Don't miss this great York photographic exhibition at the weekend

8:00am Wednesday 9th August 2017

MEMBERS of York Photographic Society are gearing up for their annual exhibition, at the Poppleton Tithe Barn this weekend (August 12 and 13).

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COLUMN: Neither a borrower nor a lender be? Wise old bird, Shakespeare

8:30am Wednesday 9th August 2017

When my sons were little I often took them to prison. Not because they had misbehaved and needed something more than the dreaded naughty stair. No, rainy Saturdays often found us in our world class York Castle Museum and its 18th century prison exhibition.

A roof with a view: 6 old photos of York

8:10am Monday 7th August 2017

HERE'S a great view across the rooftops of York. And yes, it really is as old as it looks.

WISH YOU WERE HERE?: 8 old postcards of York from 100 years ago

8:30am Monday 7th August 2017

As the holiday season gets underway, MAXINE GORDON shares some old postcards from York

Calling all artists: these local charities need you

8:10am Monday 7th August 2017

Two local mental health charities are planning a fundraising art exhibition and auction. But first they need to find the artwork to go in it. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

Eating out review: Phranakhon Thai Tapas, York

8:30am Saturday 5th August 2017

MAXINE GORDON books the best table in York for Thai food with a twist

ANALYSIS: Why York is gearing up for a local referendum

8:05am Friday 4th August 2017

Villages on the west side of York are gearing up for an important referendum later this month. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

Yorkshire's Coast in old film: from cliff-climbing at Bempton to the 1914 Scarborough bombardment

8:10am Thursday 3rd August 2017

A unique collection of old films depicting life in Yorkshire seaside towns throughout the last century are to be screened at venues up and down the coast. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

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GALLERY: Street views from Press Camera Club members

8:12am Wednesday 2nd August 2017

IF there's a theme which unites our selection of photographs from members of The Press Camera Club on the centre pages today, it has to be architecture. But beyond that, there's a wonderful variety to the pictures.

RECIPE: Fragrant plum and star anise jam

8:30am Tuesday 1st August 2017

By Claire Davies

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You're never too old (or young) to take up jiving

7:30am Tuesday 1st August 2017

You are never too old to learn to jive, discovers our reporter

The winter they skated on the Ouse: 7 great old photos

9:57am Monday 31st July 2017

The winter of 1894-95 was a cold one. A very cold one. So cold, in fact, that many climatologists came to refer to it as the 'end of the Little Ice Age'.

Hockney goes back to his urban roots

10:47am Monday 31st July 2017

Emma Clayton looks at a new gallery opening in David Hockney's home city of Bradford, celebrating the early life and work of the artist as he turns 80

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Why we've always been crazy about kitties: 6 shaggy cat stories from our archives

8:33am Monday 31st July 2017

WHAT do you do when you're rummaging through a cupboard and you stumble across an old brown envelope stuffed with photographs, and labelled 'Cats: with people. Black and white'? You open it, of course...

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The hills are alive with the sound of e-bikes

3:48pm Monday 31st July 2017

KAY FRANCES goes cycling in the Swiss Alps…the easy way

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BOOKS: Capturing the many faces of Yorkshire

9:30am Saturday 29th July 2017

A new anthology of poetry manages to capture the many faces of Yorkshire. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

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Fashion: Why we all need a shirt dress this summer

8:45am Saturday 29th July 2017

As Theresa May strides out on her hols in style, MAXINE GORDON looks at how to get shirty for summer

Eating out review: Arras, Peasholme Green, York

8:00am Saturday 29th July 2017

MAXINE GORDON checks out the art of fine dining at Arras in York

"A French soldier, more dead than alive, came staggering down the shell-swept road." The war diaries of Lawrence Rowntree

7:45am Friday 28th July 2017

A new exhibition at the York Castle Museum - and an accompanying theatrical performance - commemorate the wartime experiences of Lawrence Rowntree, grandson of the funder of York's great chocolate dynasty. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

RECIPE: British tomato and fennel salad

4:44pm Thursday 27th July 2017

British tomato and fennel salad

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REVIEW: Ed Byrne, Selby Abbey, Selby Arts Festival

10:37am Thursday 27th July 2017

Ed Byrne, Spoiler Alert!, Selby Abbey, Selby Arts Festival

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FEATURE: Everything in the garden is rosy for Beningbrough Hall's Steve

10:08am Thursday 27th July 2017

Steve Hodges is celebrating 25 years as gardener at Beningbrough Hall. He spoke to MATT CLARK

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A front row seat in the woods where the wild things are

8:10am Wednesday 26th July 2017

Reporter DAVID MACKIE heads to Cropton forest to check out the view from a new hide which has opened in the woodland giving visitors a front row seat on the wildlife on offer

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ST STEPHEN'S ORPHANAGE: Memories of the day I missed the royal wedding

10:43am Monday 24th July 2017

In this modern age of instant communications, The Press is read online all around the world. So we were delighted to receive an email from Violet Magrs, a reader in New Zealand, in which she recalled her days at St Stephen's Orphanage in York - and the disappointment of missing out on seeing the wedding of the Duchess of Kent in 1961.

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EATING OUT REVIEW: Cut and Chase, York

8:45am Saturday 22nd July 2017

Nadia Jefferson-Brown dines at Cut and Chase, Goodramgate, York

Who knew there was another Bile Beans sign in York?

4:00pm Saturday 22nd July 2017

In another of our On The Buses features, we spy some York landmarks from decades past

Want to see York's Castle/ Piccadilly area improved? Then join the debate...

8:00am Friday 21st July 2017

Head to the Eye of York tomorrow, and you'll be able to join a 'bold new approach' to planning the future of the run-down Castle Piccadilly area. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

THE GLORY OF GLASS: 50 years protecting Minster's wonderful stained glass

8:15am Thursday 20th July 2017

The York Glaziers Trust is 50 years old today. STEPHEN LEWIS looks back at the Trust's origins - and its half century of preserving the stained glass of York Minster

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BOOKS: A new walking tour of York

11:50am Wednesday 19th July 2017

Journalist and Yorktour director ALFRED HICKLING has written a new guidebook to York. He explains why...

EATING OUT REVIEW: Il Paradiso on the Forest

8:17am Saturday 15th July 2017

IL PARADISO Del Cibo on Walmgate in the centre of York has been a staple of the city’s restaurant scene for many years.

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: 8 pictures of school days in York

7:45pm Sunday 16th July 2017

School dog Ripley has brought back memories of schooldays for one York man, finds MAXINE GORDON

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Great Yorkshire Fringe: our top 10 of what to see and do

8:20am Friday 14th July 2017

MAXINE GORDON picks her Great Yorkshire Fringe highlights

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THE PRESS CAMERA CLUB: 12 new photos

8:00am Friday 14th July 2017

The Press Camera Club

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Top author Ian Rankin talks about making a killing ahead of his visit to the annual Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate

9:42am Wednesday 12th July 2017

He’s the King of Crime thanks to a 30-year reign with Detective Inspector John Rebus. As Ian Rankin headlines the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival this month, he speaks to ANN CHADWICK

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TRUE LIFE: How I cope with bipolar disorder

8:00am Tuesday 11th July 2017

Fifty-year-old Helen Mary Barr has struggled with bipolar disorder her whole life and has now shared her experience in a book

RECIPE: Sam Stern's Bloody Mary brunch

10:25am Tuesday 11th July 2017

THE PERFECT BLOODY MARY SANDWICH WITH BACON AND OOZING MELTED CHEESE

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INTERIORS: Through the keyhole into a Georgian gem in York

9:15am Monday 10th July 2017

Headline: Discover a French connection in the middle of York

SHOW TIME: 9 historic pictures from the Great Yorkshire Show

8:30am Monday 10th July 2017

As the 159th Great Yorkshire Show prepares to get underway in Harrogate tomorrow, MAXINE GORDON turns back the clock to the 1960s to discover all the fun of this great agricultural fair

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KNIGHT RIDER: 7 old photos of jousting at Knavesmire from summer 1971

8:30am Monday 10th July 2017

MAXINE GORDON looks back to 1971 and a jousting tournament at Knavesmire

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EATING OUT REVIEW: Cosy Club, Fossgate, York

8:00am Saturday 8th July 2017

MAXINE GORDON and chums check out Cosy Club for cocktails and more

THE PRESS CAMERA CLUB: 8 pictures from in and around York

8:10am Friday 7th July 2017

The Press Camera Club

HOLD NOSE BEFORE READING: Extracts from York's Victorian medical records

7:55am Wednesday 5th July 2017

Archivist Julie-Anne Vickers is cataloguing the very unsanitary history of York, as captured in its health records. STEPHEN LEWIS reports

As Wimbledon starts, sporty OAPs in York ask: anyone for tennis?

8:31am Tuesday 4th July 2017

Anyone for tennis? Active pensioners in York reveal why the racquet sport is a life-long passion

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COLUMN: Thanks for the memories, Glen

10:46am Monday 14th August 2017

SO it’s adios to Glen Campbell, whose songs were the soundtrack for many a summer holiday.

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Northern Powerhouse? More like powercut, says York MP

4:00pm Friday 11th August 2017

THE announcement to halt the electrification of the TransPennine Express Route sent ricochets across York.

COLUMN: Let's find room for the Lynx, and other wild creatures

10:06am Friday 11th August 2017

IMAGINE being chased by a bear down a ravine and over a cliff to your death.

Readers' letters

I'm not surprised by rail u-turn (letter)

York Press: Rachael Maskell MP and rail campaigners petitioning for electrification of the Transpennine route. Picture: Frank Dwyer

7:00am Wednesday 16th August 2017

LIKE Rachael Maskell, I too was disappointed that Transpennine electrification was cancelled, but I was not surprised.

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Action is needed on police phone system (letter)

7:10am Wednesday 16th August 2017

THE way in which the Police and Crime Commissioner is attempting to sidestep her core function to provide sufficient resources to North Yorkshire’s Chief Constable to ensure that phone calls into the force control room can be handled effectively and efficiently is totally unacceptable (The Press, August 5).