FIREFIGHTERS were called to the scene of a one car crash in Tollerton this evening. Emergency crews received the call at 6.35pm when a Renault Clio crashed on Warehills Lane. The road was blocked for two hours while firefighters cut the woman
TWO York teenagers have been charged with assaulting police officers. Eight North Yorkshire Police officers were called to a house in the Dringhouses area to reports of a domestic disturbance at about 6am on Monday. When they arrived at the
TWO drivers were injured when their cars collided in a head on crash. A green Volvo XC90 and orange Fiat Panda crashed in Moor Lane, Dringhouses, near Tesco at 8.50pm on Monday. Police were called to the scene and the male driver of the Fiat
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox wants his team to "shut the back door" when Accrington Stanley visit Bootham Crescent on Boxing Day. The Minstermen have rattled in eight goals during their last four fixtures but, despite that average return of two per
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox would consider registering new development phase coach Jonathan Greening as a first-team player. Greening, who turns 36 on January 2, started his new role working with City’s 16 to 18-year-old scholars this week but could
As children across Britain prepare to open chocolate selection boxes tomorrow, Nestlé archivist Alex Hutchinson looks back at the history of the festive treat at York’s Rowntree factory. Who doesn’t eat chocolate at Christmas? Here in York
A FLOOD WARNING is in place for the River Ouse at Naburn Lock. The Environment Agency says the river there is currently 3.74 metres higher than normal, and rising steadily. There is also a lesser "flood alert" in York city-centre, where the
JUST one game figured in the third division of the York Minster Engineering Football League - but it was a five-goal thriller. The spoils went to Rufforth United who edged out hosts Jorvik Blades 3-2. Tom Robinson hit a brace for the visitors
UNIVERSITY of York progressed to the next stage of the Futsal FA Cup after winning through the national qualifying stage.Having lost 3-0 to FS Derby, York beat Boca Seniors 2-1 and Carlisle 5-3 at the Leeds International Futsal Arena in Millshaw Park
INSPIRED by goalkeeper Patrick Randall, York Schoolboys Under-13s shaded their Leeds counterparts, in a testing cup tussle. The duel was played at Leeds on a wind-blown pitch and after York had been out of action for a fortnight. But, backed
YORK City have teamed up with club sponsors Benenden Health to offer a local under-eight side the chance to play against the club’s elite team at the same age group. A competition, run by the club’s Foundation, formerly known as the community department
DERBY honours proved even in the clash between City of York Hockey Club VI and Tadcaster Magnets II. The division five north duel at York's Energise Centre ended 2-2, but for the York ranks the share-all was yet again evidence of the blend of experience
JONATHAN GREENING declared he had "come home" after being appointed to the York City academy. The former Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Fulham, West Brom and Nottingham Forest midfielder, began his career with the Minstermen before being poached
TIM BRESNAN hopes his spell as an overseas player with Hobart Hurricanes in Australia’s Big Bash League can help Yorkshire improve as a Twenty20 team. The Vikings all-rounder flies to Tasmania on Boxing Day to replace West Indies star Darren Sammy
TRAMWAYS 'B' joined Fulfordgate at the top of the division one in the York John Smith's Ladies Darts League after a 7-2 victory at Castle Howard Ox 'A'. Captain Tracey Farmeary led the way with a 21-dart leg, while wins for Natalie Farmeary, Sue
James Wade moved into the second round of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Jamie Lewis. The three-time semi-finalist was rarely troubled as he took the first set 3-1 but Lewis hit back to level things
PRINCESS Beatrice has had a seat named after her at York Theatre Royal. The Princess, who visited the theatre earlier this month, is raising awareness of the venue's Name A Seat campaign. Under the campaign, seats can be named for £300, with
TALKS are being held between Wilberfoss Tennis Club and City of York Council aimed at boosting facilities at the club. The dialogue is at an early stage over the possibility of grants towards improving the facilities around the tennis courts.
A NURSE has been suspended after she flew into a rage in A&E because she believed other patients were being treated before her. Joan Flett tore up an A&E appointment card and threw it at her colleague before storming off. The incident
The date has been set for the trial of two men accused of fraud and other offences in connection with Yorkshire Asset Protection. When the financial services firm, based in New Street, York, collapsed in summer last year, several customers contacted
THE man in charge of train services in the East Midlands has been appointed to lead the new company which is taking over the York-headquartered East Coast franchise. Following the public sector-owned franchise being awarded to Virgin and Stagecoach
A YORK man has won a year’s supply of free energy. Mohammed Husain, of Clifton Moor, scooped the prize worth £1,200 after signing up to City of York Council’s Big Community Energy Switch. Cllr Tracey Simpson-Laing, cabinet member for communities
POLICE are still searching for a Bolton man wanted in connection with a burglary in Harrogate. Anthony Stephen Copeland, 26, from Farnworth, Greater Manchester, is wanted by officers who would like to speak to him about offences committed in North
WALMGATE Bar is probably the least known of York’s four main gatehouses, which is a pity because it has England’s only surviving barbican on a town gate. This bar also retains the portcullis and 15th century oak doors, making it the city’s best preserved
LESS than a year on from the Tour de France, top-class cycling will return to York. The city has been named as one of six urban centres that will host either the start or finish of a leg of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire. The race is being run
I WAS deeply saddened to read in your recent article that New Earswick All Blacks rugby player and coach Adrian “Ady” Robinson, 36, died of meningitis. On behalf of Meningitis Now, which represents thousands of families affected by the devastation
SO Sebastian Coe is worried about a big drug scandal in athletics. The thing that puzzles me is how they decide what constitutes a performance-enhancing substance. At the time of the Ben Johnson fiasco, two sports clinics independently carried
FURTHER local authority spending cuts will without doubt filter down and spell more pain for the care of older and vulnerable people in this country. As local authorities have less money, they will inevitably spend even less on social care – a
ANXIOUS correspondents have opined the Labour-run City of York Council has run up massive debts during their period of tenure. Now I am no friend of Labour, nor a qualified accountant, but is this true? Summaries of the financial accounts back
THERE are comments on The Press website claiming that City of York Council is intending to rush ahead with the demolition of Waterworld to prevent any new administration reversing the decision to do away with it. We should all be alarmed by this
A CAMPAIGN to give locals a say on the future of a York pub has taken a significant step forward. Regulars at The Punch Bowl in The Groves took action after they found out the pub could have been turned into a mini-supermarket without planning
A 67-YEAR-OLD man has died in a collision with a train in North Yorkshire. The man was struck at Northallerton Station just before 10.45pm on Monday. British Transport Police and North Yorkshire Police attended. A BTP spokesman said the man
THE mother of Megan Roberts said she and her family were preparing for their first painful Christmas without her. Megan disappeared on a night out with friends in January, and her body was found in the River Ouse almost six weeks later. Her
NO children are waiting for adoption in York this Christmas. In the wake of the Rotherham child abuse scandal, which has seen a rise in the number of looked after children in many other parts of the country, York is "holding steady", according
Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala, York Barabican, Monday, December 22 MUCH Loved Productions' Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala brought the British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra to York on Monday, ready to usher in the festive season with the much loved
IN HIS letter of December 17, H Masters takes me to task for “speculating” on matters which could eventually prove to be of serious concern to council taxpayers. However, he concludes his letter by speculating himself about my previous correspondence
I SHARE the sentiments of David Meek and Hazel Ward about the Poor Clare’s Convent. I was brought up in Lawrence Street from the age of seven. Later on, I had a chance to go round the convent with my mother; it’s a very beautiful place – too good
IN REPLY to Tom Scaife (Letters, December 22), surely he knows exactly why we have ended up in this debt situation. Firstly, we always end up with more debt when the EU demands extra money from us because of new members coming in, so we are having
IN VIEW of the headline on page 9 of the Press (Monday, December 22), “Sky’s the limit for city tourism”, I trust the marketing video referred to includes the Yorkshire Air Museum. Stands to reason, after all. The intention of the project is to “promote
READING Cllr Tracey Simpson-Laing’s reply to DM Deamer about the installation of new lifebelt stations on the River Foss, I thought how many years ago I knew a man who owned a rowing boat and when on the River Ouse would collect any lifebelts that
I WOULD like to thank Wojciech Simpson for his comments on domestic abuse (Letters, December 15). Regarding the White Ribbon campaign, City of York Council has signed up to the campaign and its goal to: “Take a stand against violence now and pledge
I WOULD like to thank all our supporters and volunteers in York and North Yorkshire who have supported the work of the NSPCC during the last year. Without the backing of local people, the NSPCC would not be able to help abused children rebuild
MORE residents should be aware of the services offered by community pharmacies in the case of illness over Christmas and the New Year. City of York Council is working with pharmacists in York to encourage more residents to use the services offered
CHARITIES hoping to put a smile on the face of sick children this Christmas have been backed by a York shopping centre. Monks Cross launched its Christmas Give a Gift Campaign earlier this month urging people to collect a hanger from their tree
100 years ago ON account of the recent German bombardment of coast towns and fear of further raids, the authorities of Queen Margaret’s Girls’ School, Scarborough, accommodating 150 to 200 pupils, had decided to transfer the school for some months
TWO out of three smaller firms are being hit by late payments of money they are owed by other companies, according to a new report. A survey of 925 members of the Institute Of Directors (IoD) with fewer than 250 employees, found that many blamed
WORLD-CLASS cycling is returning to York, after the city was officially named as a host for the new Tour de Yorkshire. York joins Selby, Scarborough, Bridlington, Leeds and Wakefield in a list of locations revealed yesterday to host a start or
DISADVANTAGED children are to be given a Christmas to remember after a building firm donated dozens of gifts. Employees at Northallerton-based Walter Thompson have been collecting presents and donations for TFM Radio’s Cash for Kids Mission Christmas
A HEROIC former train fireman from York who was twice acclaimed for risking his own life to save others has died, aged 91. Mansel Gardiner, of Tang Hall, first rescued a three-year-old girl from the River Ouse and then prevented a rail disaster
IT’S three years since I last saw Chubby Brown and I thought he was hanging up his helmet, flying goggles and multi-coloured suit to retire. So I was surprised to see that the North Yorkshire-based comic, who is nudging 70, was touring again and
SOME 335,000 families could miss out on financial help they need to pay for childcare and stay in work because of the complexity of the new childcare support system, according to a new study. The Government estimated that 50,000 such families may
TAXI drivers are well-known for their approachable personalities. But a City of York Council scheme to help those with a degenerative condition has shone a positive light on their often vital role. People living with dementia will now find
Here's a cheerful trip down memory lane, to get you in the mood for Christmas. We have found 52 photos in our archives of Christmas decorations and celebrations in York, over the years. A few are displayed below. >>> View the full
A 90-year-old woman was injured in a fall in Selby yesterday. The woman fell in Finkle Street, at about 2pm, and police and paramedics were called to the scene. Traffic built up for about 90 minutes while the woman was treated at the scene
AMBITIOUS plans for York’s community stadium have been submitted to City of York Council. The proposals for an 8,000-seater venue, submitted by a consortium, will be considered by officers in the coming weeks despite public consultation prompting
A RADICAL reworking of the classic nativity story has been staged at Castle Howard. The stately home provided the backdrop for Livewire Theatre’s Alternativity on Sunday December 21 in aid of charity Ataxia UK. The audience was invited to sit
YOUNGSTERS from primary schools in York are giving the gift of sight this Christmas to children in developing countries. They are taking part in an appeal to collect old or unwanted glasses to help their peers across the globe after the schools
York Theatre Royal has launched a campaign to raise £500,000 to help pay for its biggest upgrade in 50 years. Today The Press publishes the latest in an occasional series of columns by writers explaining what the theatre means to them. FOR some
A TRAVEL scheme supported by North Yorkshire County Council has won a Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Award for its work with partners on improvements to cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in Harrogate. Modeshift is a Lottery-funded organisation
CCTV operators in Hambleton have helped police to make 48 arrests this month for assault, theft, drugs and criminal damage offences, and operators also monitored a man passing counterfeit £50 notes, leading police to him. Cllr Peter Wilkinson,
HAMBLETON District Council is joining forces with Teesside University to create a graduate internship programme in the new year – a first for the local authority. One of the key aims of the council’s newly adopted economic strategy is to support
KATE Rusby is always a bundle of Barnsley bonhomie on stage, but this Christmas she even finished each carol with a yippee or yeah. Such is her love of carols barred from churches by sourpuss Victorians for being too jolly, but sung lustily each
MAXINE GORDON meets two young fashion entrepreneurs flying the flag for the small trader RETAIL wars take many shapes and forms, from the battle between the city centre and out-of-town shopping parks to the ongoing onslaught of internet trading
TODAY I should be decorating the cake. I should be laying marzipan, piping icing sugar, cutting ribbons, and using stencils to make my Christmas cake look perfect. That’s what I should be doing as we count down to the big day. I can’t remember
THE Marie Curie Cancer Care Christmas appeal has raised a record-breaking £31,000 in the last two months. Supporters ran festive fundraising collection days at supermarkets and shopping centres in North and East Yorkshire, and last year paid for
PARISH councillors in an East Yorkshire village are stepping up their campaign for a pedestrian crossing over a busy main road. Shiptonthorpe Parish Council clerk Catherine Clark said the A1079 York-Hull road had always been an extremely busy road
A YORK pub that defied the doubters to come back from the brink has won another award. The Phoenix in George Street was named town pub of the season for winter 2014, by the York branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The pub had closed several
ANIMAL lovers in York have been asked to spare £1 to help feed lost and unwanted pets in the city this Christmas. More than 230 people have already donated to give animals 1,389 meals, as part of the annual RSPCA York Animal Home’s Christmas Appeal
A SELBY community has been given a car to patrol their borders and look out for crime. Volunteers were presented with the rural crime car at Eggborough Police Station on Friday, as part of a £9,000 scheme funded by Selby Community Safety Partnership
A MOPED rider has died following a crash in North Yorkshire. The incident happened on the A64 at West Knapton, Rillington, near Malton, close to the junction with the B1258, at about 7.30am today. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said
A YORK courier firm has reported unprecedented demand in the lead up to Christmas after processing more than 2,700 deliveries in 24 hours. Increased demand in the festive season saw Classic Carriers LTD receive 3,285 parcels for delivery on December
THE Press Business of the Year has gone on to further award success at a national farming industry event. Wold Top Brewery, which was named overall winner at the Press Business Awards in November, received a Highly Commended award for its farm
A NEW awards scheme aiming to recognise beverage standards has seen a Scarborough hotel received four cup status. The Crown Spa Hotel, in the Esplanade, which is the town's only four star hotel, has now been granted four cup accreditation in the
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery is selling its beer across the country this Christmas after securing a pub company listing. Great Heck Brewery, which began trading in 2008 after starting life as a hobby in a garden shed, won a three month listing as
BUSINESSES in North Yorkshire have outpaced borrowing expectations related to a £100 million fund from HSBC.By the start of November, more than £86 million of the banks £100 million fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) had been distributed
Networking event had big impact for business women A NETWORKING event which brought women in business from across the East Riding together during Global Entrepreneurship Week has received a High Impact Award from Youth Business International.
SCORES of festive music fans gathered in York for a special Christmas concert this weekend. A Christmas To Remember was performed at St Michael Le Belfrey on Saturday by Millegro & Prima Vocal Ensemble. The concert included traditional
MORE than one in three people who use internet and mobile banking are likely to break off from their festive fun on Christmas Day in order to check their finances, figures from Britain’s biggest building society suggest. But they are also set to
THE medieval barbican on York's Walmgate Bar is to be made fully accessible to the public, following a £100,000 restoration of the historic gateway. For the first time, people will be free to walk out to the turrets at the front of the structure
MORE THAN £30 million will be spent on North Yorkshire's roads next year. North Yorkshire County Council announced today the Government has allocated £29.650m to help the authority maintain the 9,000km of roads in the county in 2015/16 - about
