HENRY WHARTON is staging an afternoon with boxing legend Frank Bruno on Sunday. The former world heavyweight champion will be at Henry's Gym in the Regents Building in Acomb from 1pm. There will be a question and answer session with Bruno,
The bomb hoaxer whose 999 calls put part of Knaresborough in lockdown for hours last autumn is a convicted drug dealer, The Press can now reveal. After the jury at York Crown Court returned unanimous verdicts convicting Shamsul Islam of making
YORK insurance giant Aviva has confirmed it is in advanced talks to buy Friends Life. The potential merger would create the UK's leading insurance, savings and asset management business by number of customers. Friends said it was prepared to
YORK'S Coppergate will be closed from 7pm this evening until midnight to enable emergency repairs to be carried out safely by City of York Council.
Doesn’t time fly? When the Coral UK Championship returns to York on Tuesday it will be the tenth time the York Barbican has played host to top class snooker. To mark the milestone, we’ve looked back through the years, scoured the photo archives
VIENNA Festival Ballet arrive in York on Tuesday with their 34th anniversary production of Tchaikovsky's festive favourite, The Nutcracker. Among Austrian company founder Peter Mallek's cast at the Grand Opera House will be two dancers with Yorkshire
DETECTIVES have named a man whose body was recovered from the River Foss. Leslie Bell, 63, of Monkgate, was found in the water around noon on Tuesday. A post mortem examination has been completed and the inquest is expected to open and adjourn
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It’s VisitYork’s largest visitor attraction of the year, but Christmas is the most magical time to call in at Castle Howard. MATT CLARK went to see the preparations. YOU know what people say about swans; they glide effortlessly and elegantly across
YOU have missed the performances on the coast, first in Whitby and then Scarborough, but York writer Graham Sanderson, director Jan Kirk and the Settlement cast do so much to evoke the Whitby shoreline and stormy North Sea that this week's shows in
TO all those who say theatre is not for them, here is the counter: a show for anyone who has felt like an outsider. Out Of Character Theatre Company was formed out of the Converge project run jointly by York St John University and the York mental
ON paper, Wednesday’s was a programme of the highest order: a trilogy of bona fide chamber music masterpieces. Indeed, it was hard not to wonder if the Sacconi Quartet – now in its thirteenth year – had set itself up for a fall. Where to start with
I HOPE you are all watching I'm A Celebrity again. Chances are, you probably are –some 10 million of us can't get enough of these japes in the jungle. Now in its 14th series, it's perhaps no surprise that the truly big names are thinner than ever
STAFF at Bettys Cookery School have been awarded a double helping of national recognition in the space of just a few days. The School, which neighbours Bettys Craft Bakery in Harrogate, and is part of the family owned Yorkshire tea, coffee and
A JUMEIRAH jamboree proved elusive for York’s Simon Dyson at the swansong to the European Tour. Dyson sampled a bewildering waltzer of a first round at the DP World Tour Championship, the $8 million climax to this year’s calendar. Especially
RUSS WILCOX has warned his York City side not to be lulled into a false sense of security by last season’s mid-season upturn in fortunes. The Minstermen travel to Hartlepool on Saturday knowing that a defeat will mean their rock-bottom hosts draw
BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Hartlepool will entertain York City tomorrow with manager Paul Murray still searching for his first league win at the Victoria Park helm. Former QPR and Oldham midfielder Murray, 38, has taken one point from a possible nine,
BACK from the enforced break for international fixtures, Leeds United will be looking to prevail in more parochial action. Neil Redfearn’s men head across the Pennines to the Ewood Park home of Blackburn Rovers in a potentially exciting War of
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers remain six points clear at the top of York Sunday Morning Football League division one following a 1-1 draw with second-placed Dunnington. The real winners were Hounds and Station, who are third and fourth respectively, with
HOME is where the dart is for Tadcaster Albion to shoot into the third round of the FA Vase. The free-scoring Brewers step off their runaway progress at the head of the Northern Counties East League premier division - they have already hewn out
BUOYED by a six of the best start to his caretaker reign, Tony Hackworth will be in charge of Pickering Town for at least the next two games. Hackworth, the assistant to Mitch Cook who was sacked last week, took charge of the Pikes for the midweek
NOTHING to lose, everthing to gain. That's how Daniel Wells sees his date with destiny with Ronnie O'Sullivan at the UK Championship, as he tells STEVE CARROLL WHAT do you do when you face Ronnie O'Sullivan? Meet any of the game's top players
TEENAGE potter Joe O'Connor has set his sights on causing one of the biggest shocks in UK Championship history - knocking out the defending champion. The 19-year-old takes on world number two, and last year's York Barbican victor, Neil Robertson
COACH Sean Bass is challenging his York RUFC squad to carry their big game form through to the end of the campaign. The Clifton Parkers travel to Hullensians tomorrow with Bass eager to maintain the intensity shown in back to back games against
THERE will be small rises in the cost of York & District Amalgamation of Anglers membership in 2015. Members agreed at the annual general meeting to raise the cost of the Year Book to £42 for adults and £25 for senior citizens, disabled anglers
AN aggressive and uncomplicated batsman, Aaron Finch was equally larger than life off the field at Yorkshire. It was clear the Australian overseas import who featured for a portion of their County Championship title-winning campaign lifted the
PAUL NICHOLLS and Sam Twiston-Davies, who took major honours at Cheltenham last Saturday, can further cement their exciting relationship by dominating the action at Haydock this afternoon. Twiston-Davies took over the plum job as number-one jockey
THIS mum-of-three's school run is about to get a lot more luxurious - after she scooped £100,000 on a scratchcard. Kelly Topping, of Easingwold, thought last Friday would be like any other day when she decided to pick up the £1 game as she walked
HERE’S a lovely piece of news: chocolate making is to return to the site of the Terry’s chocolate factory. Entrepreneur Sophie Jewett, founder of the York Cocoa House, made the announcement at last night’s glitzy Press Business Awards ceremony at York
ANCIENT monuments on the North York Moors – including Bronze Age burial grounds – are under threat. But this time nature, not modern man, is to blame – specifically, sett-digging badgers and spreading bracken. Park volunteers have been trained
IT WAS with amazement that I read D Wardell’s letter of November 13 regarding Bishopthorpe Road traders, stating that the road is a shadow of what it once was. Bishopthorpe Road is host to a great variety of shops and businesses, with a brilliant
IN THIS Road Safety Week, I can recall devising and putting into use the “eight flash rule” which I used as a government-approved and licensed motorcycle instructor. This is still to be adopted, but would reduce “Right Turn Other” type crashes
IT IS outrageous that £399,000 plus a further £100,000 has been allocated for further improvements to North Yorkshire police cells, the £100,000 to be used later. “Home Office standards” is a disgrace and waste of taxpayers’ hard-earned money.
FULFORD and District Branch of the Royal British Legion are pleased to announce the result of this year’s Poppy Appeal. We raised £30,000 and our affiliated branch at Stamford Bridge raised £7,300. We would like to thank everyone who donated
WITH reference to The Press of November 18 and your lead letter (Merrett has done so much for the city), while Cllr Dave Merrett may have been involved in some way in the 1980s re footstreets, let us remember where the full credit should rightfully
I REALISE that for some time now people are losing faith in our two main political parties, and feel it necessary to get their own back by a protest vote for Ukip. Before bringing our country into disrepute by this action, can I plead with them
A YORKSHIRE-BASED business has announced it hopes to raise £10,000 for a national cancer charity this year. Staff at 36 Thomas The Baker stores and the company’s head office in Helmsley will take part in fundraising activities and events in support
ST Wulstan’s Church, Fossway will be holding its Christmas Fair on Sunday, November 30, from 12.30pm-3.30pm. There will be hot sandwiches, seasonal nibbles, cakes, tea/coffee. Stalls include Christmas gifts, crafts, new children’s toys and
A SICKNESS bug has struck down 100 children at a York school - but has not stopped classes from going ahead. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs remains open to pupils following the outbreak, however, parents are being warned to keep any children with symptoms
HAVING passed through the half-empty former Newgate Market, I can see why it has been renamed Shambles Market. What have all the millions been spent on? Complete repaving (not needed), small stalls with bigger canopies. It seems that everything
READING the comments attached under a media story about the US and China signing an agreement to reduce carbon emissions, I found the usual bitter diatribes from climate change deniers and contrarians. The funny thing is that their interventions
YOUR political columnist Chris Moncrieff is yet again showing his political allegiance by stating in The Press (November 12) that Ed Miliband is on a course of self-destruction. Miliband is not the most charismatic leader of the Labour party has
I WOULD agree that the York ring road should be upgraded to a dual carriageway (The Press, November 15), but have not heard or seen any comment about the roundabouts. If the junctions stay as they are, the situation will not improve one bit.
I WOULD like to thank Maureen Robinson for her comments with regard to the White Swan and Ryedale House (Letters, November 11). Survey work undertaken for City of York Council identified at least 800 bed spaces in the city centre. While some
YORK based restoration specialist William Anelay has completed work as part of a £1.9 million restoration project at Hexham Abbey. The firm, which dates back 267 years, was contracted by architects Purcells and Turner and Townsend project managers
CHRISTMAS dinner has been saved for 80 isolated and lonely York people, following the intervention of a city business. The Salvation Army has traditionally served lunch on Christmas Day to local residents who would otherwise spend the special day
Frank Skinner makes the point that there are currently two “types” of comedian on the UK circuit: those who thrive on observational comedy and are seen as generally more accessible, and those comedians who make more “intellectual” jokes, but whose
100 years ago The “Echo de Paris” had published the following amusing anecdote concerning the methods which were sometimes used by French soldiers to communicate with the enemy in the trenches opposite them. “What we do,” said a machine gun
INQUISITIVE school children have learnt important lessons from years gone by after visiting the elderly. Year 5 pupils at St Aelred's RC Primary School spoke with residents at Woolnough House to break down barriers with a generation born some 60
THOUSANDS of pupils across part of York shut their school gates on bullying. As part of a coordinated campaign to mark Anti-Bullying Week this week, nine schools in the west of the city closed their gates with pupils and staff each attaching a
RESIDENTS have complained about plans submitted to increase the opening hours of a Selby town centre beer garden. Operators of the Giant Bellflower Wetherspoons pub in Gowthorpe have applied to extend the hours its garden can open earlier in the
HOW to close the learning gap between the most disadvantaged school pupils and the rest will be on the agenda when a Government adviser comes to York. Sir John Dunford, the national Pupil Premium Champion, will lead City of York Council’s inaugural
YORK train operator Grand Central Rail has unveiled a new moustachioed logo which is adorning its locos in support of men’s health charity Movember. Staff from the company, including drivers, conductors, customer services assistants and managers
IF you missed York's Christmas lights switch-on, here's your chance to catch it.... Staff at the Mansion House let us place a time-lapse camera on one of their window sills, to capture the countdown and the switch-on in full. We didn't take
A LETTINGS agency on the outskirts of York has won the double after scooping two awards for its service to clients. Bishopthorpe based McCartney Lettings won the accolade of being the ‘Best Managing Agency’ and was runner up in the category of
SOCIAL Enterprise in York and North Yorkshire is growing according to new figures released to mark Social Enterprise Day. Held yesterday, Social Enterprise Day formed part of Global Entrepreneurship week, in celebration of a industry that contributes
Pictures from the Business Awards final>> GLASSES were raised last night for a farm diversification project which has grown to become a micro-brewery producing more than 4,000 gallons of beer a week – made from mainly Yorkshire ingredients
STAFF at a York Law firm are celebrating after retaining the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel, for the 12th year running. To retain the accreditation, Langleys – which has offices in York and Lincoln – underwent a rigorous
YORK-headquartered housebuilder Persimmon Homes has announced a recruitment drive to bring up to 500 ex-military personnel into the business. The company, which has 24 regional businesses in England, Wales and Scotland, and its headquarters in
Do you have money held in one or several pensions which you don’t know what to do with? Do you know how much more you can get by shopping around? Did you know that you could and should shop around? – especially if you smoke, or take regular
CHOCOLATE making is set to return to the Terry's site in York under new plans for a £1.3 million factory. York Chocolate Works is the brainchild of entrepreneur Sophie Jewett, founder of the York Cocoa House cafe and chocolate shop in Blake Street
