FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a large barn fire near Northallerton. Crews receives the call to the barn containing straw on the outskirts of Appleton Wiske at about 8.30pm, when it was well alight, a fire service spokesman said.
A MAN will appear in court tomorrow charged with murdering antiques dealer and former York businessman Peter Battle. Graham Richardson, 26, of Riverside View in Norton, is due in Beverley Magistrates Court on Saturday morning, accused of killing
YOU may never have thought about Andover even once in your life. Next Tuesday and Wednesday however, the Hampshire town will be at the core of an irreverent play whose debut tour is being brought to the York Theatre Royal by the Up In Arms theatre
YOU will not witness a more visually sensational theatre company than Leeds multi-media experimentalists Imitating The Dog, but that is only half the story. The story is where writers and directors have often fallen down in the past, and for a
BMW’s M6 Coupe rumbles into view with the menace and authority of a boxing champ. A blisteringly fast car, it features the German brand’s 4.4-litre V8 twin-turbocharged powerplant that delivers crushing top-end power with serious low-down torque
IN the no-nonsense world of the pick-up truck, Isuzu competes like some modern-day David against the corporate Goliaths. With only one model to sell, it appears like a speck on the car sales map. But as a small company, Isuzu is a lot more
GARY Mills reckons Dutch legend Edgar Davids can be upstaged by York City’s new loan signing John McGrath at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. Former AC Milan, Juventus and Barcelona star Davids, now player/head-coach at Barnet, will line up in midfield
Yorkshire are hopeful they could have Tim Bresnan available early in the new season after he completed a second operation on the right elbow problem that has troubled him for the last two years. The 27-year-old all-rounder was ruled out of England
YORK City manager Gary Mills will pit his wits against another former European Cup winner when Dutch legend Edgar Davids brings his Barnet team to Bootham Crescent tomorrow. Former Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and Tottenham midfielder
MICHAEL Ingham is hoping to creep closer to Tommy Forgan’s club record for clean sheets this season after celebrating his 100th York City shut-out during Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Gillingham. Happy Wanderers legend Forgan, who kept goal during City
Alfred Hutchinson, owned by Pocklington-based Reg Bond, can make his long journey tomorrow to Lingfield worthwhile by completing a hat-trick of wins in the feature race. The five-year-old, a York winner last May for Brawby trainer Geoff Oldroyd
THE entries for the handicaps haven’t even been announced yet, but next month’s Cheltenham Festival could already be playing host to one of the largest raiding parties from North Yorkshire for many years. With Norton trainer Malcolm Jefferson targeting
OTAGO sevens star Kenton Leiataua has joined Malton & Norton RUFC in a coup for the North One East club. The wing, who has also played for Dunedin Premier Rugby side Pirates in New Zealand, made his debut for The Gannock-based club in a 62-
Selby RUFC are targeting a seventh straight win as they host fellow promotion hopefuls West Leeds in Yorkshire Two tomorrow. Swans coach Richard Nicholson said: “It’s going to be tough. They are a committed side and are very good defensively.
THINK Bigger, the latest album project from songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, composer, record producer and film-maker Cosmo Jarvis, is about to become bigger. On March 4, 25th Frame Productions will release a special edition containing
TWO stories have been giving me food for thought this week (excuse the pun; it’s as cheap as the meat in a Findus ready meal). First up: the horsemeat saga. I’ve nothing against horses or even horsemeat; the French love it and they linger higher
100 years ago The King had visited the International Aero Exhibition, just opened at Olympia, London. His Majesty, who spent about an hour at the exhibition, devoted some time to the inspection of the army airship Delta, the mechanism of which
THE exciting events of last week which confirmed the whereabouts of King Richard III in Leicester have awakened huge interest in his story and his place in history. While it is understandable that the people of Leicester would like to keep Richard
HOW I enjoyed residents’ weekend. As a life-long resident of such a fine city, it’s a distinct pleasure to be a tourist for a weekend. My enjoyment was marred, however, by the actions of a young woman at Clifford’s Tower. Seemingly a misprint in
I AM sorry that Carol Runciman (Letters, February 13), whom I respect, endorses the suggestion that to oppose the same-sex marriage Bill is to be homophobic or against complete equality of the legal and fiscal rights of homosexual couples vis-à-vis
WHILE applauding Julian Cole’s enlightened views on immigration (The Press, February 7), I don’t think he goes far enough. What are these rules to which he refers and why do we need them? As we all know, the great US of A was built on immigration
WE HEAR daily of how the council is trying to make savings due to the massive cuts in budgets. Council tax is due to rise yet again for York residents and some councils are looking at taxing those on benefits who have previously been exempt. In
YOUR headline of February 12 reads “York tax payers may face HS2 bill”. Of course they will. The route to Leeds and Manchester has a headline cost of £33bn. That excludes the trains at £8bn and tax, included in the economic assessment, of 20.9
THE findings of two large-scale studies into cancer awareness in England make it clear that giving people the confidence to report potential cancer symptoms is key to improving survival rates. The studies highlight embarrassment and fear of wasting
DON’T know whether to laugh or cry! The postmistress delivered a Valentine card to me yesterday and told me that out of 300 houses she delivered to, I am the only one to receive a card. Come on, chaps, pull your socks up. Helen Barton,
POLICE in North Yorkshire have urged the public to help them find John Mark Christiansen, who is wanted in connection with charges of theft. Christiansen, 35, of Robert Street, is wanted in connection with the theft of seven bottles of aftershave
WANNABE witches, budding smugglers and aspirational Vikings will be queueing up in York tomorrow in search of a new job at one of the city’s tourist attractions. York Dungeon will reopen at Easter after being wrecked by floods last September and
YOUNGSTERS serving custodial sentences in Yorkshire are to benefit from better education and training to lift them out of the spiral of crime. New figures have revealed 12 per cent of young offenders behind bars are from Yorkshire. The average
COUNCIL chiefs in North Yorkshire are set to finalise a contract with the firm which will operate a controversial £1.4 billion waste incinerator. North Yorkshire County Council is to press ahead with the deal with AmeyCespa to run the Allerton
YORK’S ruling council group has said it will vote against plans to freeze the police’s portion of North Yorkshire council tax bills. The region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan, has said she does not intend to raise the police precept
Selby police are investigating after an expensive lawnmower was stolen from a bowling club. The green Dennis mower was taken after a secure container was broken into at North Duffield Bowling Club, York Road, on February 8. It is thought the
THIEVES broke into stables in Selby Road, Camblesforth, and stole a copper boiler worth about £250 between 5pm and 9pm last Wednesday. According to police, the boiler was about 36 inches tall, with a diameter of 18in, and had a built-in header
AN investigation has been launched after a cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a 4x4. The 59-year-old man suffered a broken leg and a back injury when his bike was hit by a dark Kia car on the B6451 between Norwood and the A59 at
AN internal investigation has cleared York Hospital of being the source of clinical waste found strewn along part of Haxby Road at the weekend. Both staff at the hospital and the specialist waste disposal company that handles the hospital’s used
A FRIEND of murdered former York businessman Peter Battle has expressed shock at his brutal death. Mr Battle was found last week on the lounge floor at his bungalow in Full Sutton, near Stamford Bridge, suffering from severe head injuries.
THE body of a caretaker was found at the North Yorkshire primary school where he worked. Paul Gale’s body was discovered inside Airy Hill School in Whitby by staff opening up the school. North Yorkshire Police have said they are not treating
AN inquest into the sudden death of a woman at her flat in York has been opened. Mother-of-one Michelle MacLean, 46, was found at her flat in Prospect House, Bishophill Junior, on February 8. North Yorkshire coroner Donald Coverdale opened
THE site of a former police station in a North Yorkshire town has been put up for sale with a £1.9 million price tag. Harrogate Borough Council originally intended to move into North Yorkshire Police’s former base on Great North Road, but this
AT LEAST 800 new foster families are needed in Yorkshire and Humber during 2013. Figures released yesterday by the Fostering Network showed youngsters were living in children’s homes when a foster family would be the best option for them. Although
SKIPS outside the former council offices in York city centre have been filling up with office furniture this week prompting protests from passers-by. Bosses at City of York Council have offered assurances that everything that can be salvaged will
TWO callous conmen have been jailed for shocking crimes that ended with two pensioners having to go into care. Ryan Richard Lowe, 21, and Steven Richard Wood, 30, defrauded two victims in Thornton-le-Dale and Haxby of their savings as part of a
A ONE-OFF screening of the first feature-length film by rock legend Dave Grohl will be held at a York cinema next week. Grohl, lead singer of Foo Fighters and former drummer in legendary grunge band Nirvana, has made his directing debut with Sound
SIXTY years of teaching at a York school have been celebrated with the unveiling of a colourful new mosaic. Eight-year-old Bradley Sleightholme won a competition to design a mosaic to celebrate 60 years of Westfield School in Acomb. The art
THANKS to the overwhelming generosity of people in the city, York’s food bank is appealing for help in finding warehouse space to store its supplies. Volunteers at the Acomb-based food bank said they have been overwhelmed with donations since it
OPPOSITION councillors want city leaders to reveal how much they expect York to pay for its role in next year’s Tour de France. The city will host the start of the second day of Le Grand Depart – the first stages of the world-famous cycle race
YOUNGSTERS from three York primary schools put their entrepreneurial skills to the test in a Dragons’ Den-style competition. Pupils from Headlands, Rufforth and Yearsley Grove primary schools were set the challenge to plan and host profitable pop-up
Organisers of an archaeology roadshow in York are inviting people to take along their own discoveries to be assessed by experts. Archaeologist Mick Aston who found fame with TV show Time Team, is taking part in the event, which is kicking off the
YORK residents have been urged to check an evacuation plan for the city centre which would be brought into force in a major emergency. The plan lists how all or part of the area within the bar walls would be cleared if necessary, with the city
A COUPLE who fell in love after first meeting at the National Railway Museum in York returned to see the new-look Station Hall on St Valentine’s Day. Helen and Adrian Ashby met at the initial opening of Station Hall, when she was working at the
The driver of a Ford Ka was lucky to escape injury in a crash after swerving to avoid an overtaking motorist coming in the opposite direction. The Ka was badly damaged in the crash on the A171 near Cloughton Bank, between Scarborough and Whitby
YORWASTE, the recycling and waste management service for York and North Yorkshire, wants planning permission to build a new materials recycling facility (MRF) and waste transfer station at its Harewood Whin Resource Recovery Centre, near Rufforth.
A café in York city centre will finally reopen today almost five months after being badly flooded by the River Ouse, its owner has said. Dickinson’s Café was one of a row of businesses in Tower Street to be inundated when the river rose to its
Pickering Town will aim for their second win in four days as they host Maltby Main tomorrow in the Northern Counties East League premier division, writes Oscar Pearson. Jimmy Reid’s side destroyed Armthorpe Welfare 6-2 on Tuesday and can move up
Leeds United have “nothing to lose” when Neil Warnock’s side travel to the champions of England on Sunday, writes Oscar Pearson. When Leeds last faced Manchester City in the FA Cup, the match saw a team soaring in the top-flight play a struggling
Tadcaster Albion entertain Staveley Miners Welfare in the Northern Counties East League top-flight tomorrow, writes Oscar Pearson. Boss Paul Marshall called for consistency last weekend though his side could only manage a goalless draw with mid-table
A MAN accused of supplying drugs is being hunted by police, after he failed to turn up at court. Simon Debnam, 29, failed to attend a scheduled court appearance on February 4 after being charged with conspiracy to supply Class B drugs. York
AN exhibition to celebrate a royal gateway to York will run for two more weeks. The exhibition – launched last year to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubillee – looks at the ceremonial role played by Micklegate Bar in welcoming ruling monarchs and other
A PETITION has been launched against plans that could see seasonal closures or cuts to opening times at a city tip. City of York Council is considering whether to change the operation of the Towthorpe waste recycling centre as part of moves to
Harrogate Town travel to FC Halifax tomorrow off the back of a narrow 2-1 Blue Square Bet North loss at third-placed Brackley. Town, who sit one point and two places below Halifax, will hope to capitalise on their games in hand to remain in contention
Enterprise claimed another big scalp in division one of the Ian's Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning League. A week on from beating second placed Acomb Celtic 2-0 they went one better and saw off table toppers King William 6-4. Enterprise raced
SECOND division Derwent United are through to the semi-finals of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby League Cup after beating first division Acomb Celtic 2-0. Steve Twamley gave United a 1-0 lead at the break. Though Celtic piled on the pressure, a defiant
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly drink driving and crashing his car in the snow in York. Police were called to Leadmill Lane, off Piccadilly, after the 68-year-old man, who was driving a red Mercedes, collided with a Rover at about 4.30pm
BARLEYCORN Scholes Angling Club will be staging contests at Laybourne Lakes near York on the next two Sundays. The club will fish Brown’s pool, pegs 20 to 36, this Sunday and Marley pool, pegs one to ten and 37 to 51, on Sunday, February 24.
THIRSK & Sowerby Harriers member Noel Clough was crowned overall champion in the M40 category of the North East Cyclo Cross. Clough was fifth in the latest round at Gateshead Stadium, which was enough to seal the title. Meanwhile, club-mate
ROWNTREES RUFC beat hosts Leodensians 20-10 despite travelling with only 15 players, ten of which were forwards. Trees conceded two tries in the first 20 minutes, but a solid pack performance and strong running from Dave Knock and Dave Harder,
WHIXLEY & District Community Cricket Club will stage their junior and senior presentation evening at the Anchor Inn in the village on Friday, March 1. The club are holding indoor net sessions at King James School in Knaresborough every Monday
A new exhibition covering 1,000 years of York’s history opens at the Yorkshire Museum on Saturday. STEPHEN LEWIS had a preview. THE carving shows two men, hands clasped in friendship or greeting. They are both clad in long belted tunics that reach
A NURSERY near Tadcaster reaches a huge milestone in its history this month as it celebrates 50 years. High Trees Day Nursery, based in Clifford, near Boston Spa, has been providing care and education for children since it was built in 1963.
A YOUNG man’s repeated midnight telephone calls to his former partner nearly landed him in jail, York magistrates said. Matthew James Rawcliffe three times defied court orders not to bother the woman, with whom he had had a relationship for four-and-a-half
Students come and go, and inevitably the constitution of campus choirs and orchestras ebbs and flows. The best barometer of the music department’s current players is its Chamber Orchestra, currently conducted by John Stringer. On Wednesday’s evidence
AS someone who was fortunate enough to be brought into this world by a woman with impeccable taste in music, it was always inevitable that Fleetwood Mac would take a lifelong place in my heart. My dream was always to see the real thing, but since
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a North Yorkshire antiques dealer have been granted more time to question a 26-year-old Norton man. Peter Battle, 56, was found dead at his home in Full Sutton, near Stamford Bridge last week, and Humberside
MUSIC fans and pub-goers in York are being asked to wind back the clock 25 years to help to solve a video mystery. Steve Bradley, landlord of The Fulford Arms pub in York, is trying to track down the cameraman or woman who filmed a performance
Nestlé has reported positive results and a 4.8 per cent increase in its confectionery sales. The UK and Ireland business performed well, and is on track to create 400 new jobs as part of a £500 million investment programme. The jobs will mainly
A YORK florist celebrating its 110th anniversary has won a contract for flowers to mark the University of York’s 50th anniversary celebrations. David Bough, managing partner at wardstheflorist.co.uk, which operates from its retail outlet on Clifford
TRIBUTES have been paid to an outgoing and talented dramatist and musician from York, who has died at the age of 86. Dorothy Bennett-Pitkin was a member of a number of performing societies, including the New Earswick Amateur Dramatic Society, York
LADYBIRDS and flowers were in abundance at a York school as children threw themselves into World Book Day celebrations. The “garden” theme, set by publisher Scholastic, inspired numerous bright costumes among the 140 children at Heworth Primary
THE next phase of a new sports complex in York could soon get the go-ahead. York St John University bought the former Rowntree sports park, Mille Crux, from Nestlé last year with the aim of improving its sports facilities and providing opportunities
Heart Research UK is looking for people to take part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, June 15. Walkers are simply asked to raise as much money as possible. Though not a race, the official challenge is to complete all three
A NEW theological centre is to be launched in York to help train future vicars. The St Barnabas Theological Centre will provide ordination training for potential Church of England clergy. St Michael le Belfrey Church in York city centre is
Students in York took part in a global campaign by performing a ten-minute “rise” in the city centre. They were joined by university staff and passers-by in St Sampson’s Square which saw them slowly raise themselves from the ground to point to
Scientists in York have created a new medical tool which could help surgeons carrying out complex procedures in the operating theatre. Researchers at the University of York have developed a dye which provides a quick and accurate method of checking
