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  • York pub closes after 77 years

    REGULARS at a pub marked its last day by remembering the day their football team made the front page of The Press. In 1987, the Corner House's football team won the Tour of Ibiza and proudly celebrated on their return to Britain. The pub

  • New bridge installed in York

    A FLAGSHIP new cycle path in the north of the city moved a step nearer completion as a much-delayed bridge was finally winched into place. Last month The Press reported that children were walking and cycling along the A1237 outer ring road to get

  • York City 0, Oxford United 1

    YOUNG Oxford scholar James Roberts gave York City an education in attacking play during a disappointing 1-0 loss at Bootham Crescent. The lively 18-year-old striker, recently graduated from the U's youth team, scored the only goal of the match

  • Fire closes village's main street

    Firefighters are battling a blaze at two properties that has closed the main street of a North Yorkshire village. Five fire crews have been called into action to deal with the fire in Carperby near Leyburn in Wensleydale. It started in a barn

  • Awards boost for City of York Athletic Club ace Tom Somers

    SPRINT sensation Tom Somers capped a superb 2014 by winning the British Athletics Supporters Club Young Male Athlete of the Year award. The 17-year-old City of York Athletic Club 200-metre runner received the accolade at the Supporters Club's annual

  • Man rescued from River Ouse - UPDATED

    A man had to be rescued from the River Ouse in York on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters using their water rescue boat took the 35-year-old out of the water and brought him to the bank safely. He was suffering from hypothermia and received medical