YORK City boss Russ Wilcox was left “raging” after his side went down 3-0 at Northampton. A penalty save by Bobby Olejnik from Marc Richards also spared the third-bottom Minstermen a greater defeat than the one inflicted by goals from Chris Hackett
UPDATED: The vehicle has now been removed from the carriageway and traffic is flowing well. ONE lane of the A64 has been blocked by a broken-down vehicle. The vehicle has caused lane one of the westbound carriageway to become blocked near Tadcaster
NORTHAMPTON Town eased to a 3-0 victory over York City with a penalty save from Bobby Olejnik preventing a heavier defeat. Chris Hackett, Brendon Moloney and Ivan Toney were on target for the Cobblers, who also saw Marc Richards fail to convert
NEIL REDFEARN hailed Leeds United’s “desire and togetherness” as they stunned Championship leaders Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium. Alex Mowatt’s third minute goal, a deflected shot off Ben Gibson that flashed past a stranded Tomas Mejias
TWO men have been arrested in York following a pursuit by North Yorkshire Police. The men were arrested in the Tang Hall area of the city at about 11.30am. North Yorkshire Police said the men, who have not yet been identified, were wanted for
BORN in Zimbabwe, and raised in both Leeds and Zim before settling in West Yorkshire, Zodwa Nyoni is a performance poet and blossoming playwright who has graduated to her first full-scale play . Boi Boi Is Dead follows her own path in referencing
THE Lancastrians have been given up as a lost cause. Now it’s all about Yorkshire. Rob Speake, manager at The Duke of York in King’s Square, says the pub’s cross-Pennine “war of the roses” events have run their course, in no small part because
A new book details all the places with close connections to King Richard III. Naturally, York and North Yorkshire feature. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. HE’S gone down in history as one of our great villains: the crook-backed king who murdered the princes
THE Dutch philosopher Spinoza was one of the great thinkers of the 17th century. He helped lay the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment, defining modern concepts of the self and man’s place in the universe. Spinoza – known to friends
YOU probably haven’t heard of Lindley Murray. No real reason why you should have: except that in the late 1700s and early 1800s, his books sold in their millions. Murray was the York scholar who helped found Esther Tuke’s School in Trinity Lane
BUSINESSES in York can get help with parking problems and their employees’ travel options, thanks to the iTravel project. The chance to trial a new electric vehicle is also on offer for companies which take part in iTravel’s workplace travel planning
CLOCKMAKER Geoffrey Newey, who built some of York's most famous timepieces and at one time wound or inspected more than 200 a year, has died at the age of 87. Mr Newey's grandfather George started a clock-making business in York in 1882, and the
A DRIVER has been arrested on drink and drugs charges after a car overturned in a York street today. North Yorkshire Police were alerted to the accident in St Helen's Road at just after 9am, and images from the scene show what appears to be a white
FIVE people have appeared before York Magistrates’ Court accused of a string of online fraud charges. Michael James Hughes, 24, Jamie Wyatt, 24, both of Pear Tree Rise, Seaton, and Stephen Graham Oliver, 45, of West Bolden, Sunderland, each face
MORE harm than good is being done to NHS patients overall by the approval of costly drugs, research by York academics has suggested. The findings, by health economists at the University of York, also show the NHS is paying too much for new medicines
LIFE expectancy for retired men has fallen overall in York, but has risen for women at the same time, figures have shown. Sixty-five-year-old men living in the city expected to live an average of 18.9 years in 2007 to 2009 - but this had fallen
FRIENDS of York Walls are appealing for new people to join a band of volunteer guides at the Fishergate Postern Tower. The Friends are opening the Tudor tower in Piccadilly from 10am to 4pm today and tomorrow, as part of the Viking Festival, and
A RESIDENT claims he is so fed up with lorries delivering to York’s Derwenthorpe site too early, that he and a neighbour have resorted to blocking the road. Pete Precious, of Fifth Avenue, contacted The Press to complain about problems with lorries
A PRIMARY school in the East Riding has been chosen for a top role helping other schools in challenging circumstances. Head teacher Adrienne Palmer, of Mount Pleasant CE Junior School in Market Weighton, is one of 137 head teachers to become National
A MAN who stole his girlfriend’s car following a drunken argument has been banned from driving for three years. Lee Steven Hardy, of Chapelfields Road, York, appeared at York Magistrates Court yesterday on Friday, where he pleaded guilty to aggravated
AN AWARD-winning York street is now setting its sights on floral glory and is appealing for green-fingered helpers to achieve it. Volunteers are being sought for the inaugural Bishy in Bloom event, which will see flower displays decorate the Bishopthorpe
THOUSANDS of people are expected to take part in the final days of the 2015 Viking Festival this weekend. The event has run throughout half term, and seen visitors to the city take part in craft and combat workshops, strong-man competitions, markets
ACCORDING to Oscar Wilde, life imitates art far more than art imitates life and certainly the sustained beating of Adam Blythe is the sort of twisted nightmare we hoped only existed in TV’s Nordic Noir. Adam, described as “always the quiet one”
GENEROUS well-wishers have been donating to an online appeal to help York attack victim Adam Blythe. The 35-year-old suffered multiple injuries to 28 different parts of his body in a sustained attack which involved weapons including a drill, a
HE made some of York’s most famous timepieces, including one for the racecourse. Now clockmaker Geoffrey Newey has died at the age of 87. As his daughter Sarah says, his death is a sad loss for the city, but Geoffrey leaves behind a rich legacy
UPDATED 9.40am: North Yorkshire Police have now confirmed the road has been reopened in both directions and the damaged vehicles have been removed. THREE people have been injured in a crash on a North Yorkshire Road. North Yorkshire Police
COMMUNITY stadium project manager Tim Atkins said it was “great to engage with the fans” in the wake of his public meeting with York City Knights supporters. Thursday night’s meeting at New Earswick Folk Hall, attended by more than 100 fans, was
HEAD coach James Ford said the "signs were promising" following York City Knights' final outing of pre-season. The encounter at Clifton Park - an in-house affair between "Probables" and "Possibles" for the opening game of term at London Skolars
TRAINER David Bridgwater is hoping that lightning strikes in the same place twice at Newcastle this afternoon. Twelve months ago, Wyck Hill won the Betfred Eider Chase for Bridgwater, who brings him back today to bid for a notable double in this
TWO convicted murderers are set to get married at a top-security prison near York. Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and Marc Goodwin, 31, will reportedly wed at Full Sutton Jail in what is thought to be the UK’s first prison gay wedding next month.
IN HIS letter of January 28, RS Pearson objects to my criticism of the council and says that if I thought I could do better, I should put my money where my pen is. I thought I was expressing my right to freedom of speech. I do not have and have
EVIL Twin is the aptly named beer production company of Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, the brother of Mikkeller’s Mikkel Borg Bjergsø. Despite that, comparing the two companies is somewhat redundant: Mikkeller focuses on the European market, whereas Evil
A YOUNG people’s theatre group has been awarded a £1,250 grant. The Rotary Club of York has given the grant to York Theatre Royal’s Access All Areas group, which is a free weekly session for 12 to 16-year-olds in the city. This spring, members
A GROUP of influential head teachers focused on revolutionising education has created five policy papers to help shape decision making after the General Election. John Tomsett, head teacher at Huntington School, in York, is one of about 10 heads
YORK Minster will hold traditional Stations of the Cross services every Friday, at 11.30am, from now until Friday, February 27. On Sunday, March 29 – Palm Sunday – there will be a procession from St Helen’s Square to the Minster, lead by a donkey
A VILLAGE row over irresponsible dog walkers has escalated into bags of dog mess being strewn across a front lawn. Lara Allison, of Stockton on the Forest, was the victim of what she thinks is ill-directed dog poo vigilantism at her home. On
100 years ago At the York City Police Court James William Peckitt, boot and shoe dealer, Low Petergate, was charged with keeping his premises open after 8 o’clock in the evening on February 12, in contravention of the closing order made by the
YEARS ago, just after the extinction of the dinosaurs, I discovered that I liked to drink wine more than other alcoholic beverages. I would scour the local supermarket, looking for quality and value in combination, then, like now, with varying success
DEMOCRACY deserves a fairer way of funding. We are only 11 weeks away from the General Election, but already I am starting to get depressed with the tone and mud-slinging. Last week saw accusations that some extremely rich people worth tens – if
LABOUR has selected Rachael Maskell as candidate for York Central. As Unite the Union’s head of health policy, we might question whose interests she will serve. Unite already has a habit of calling some Labour MPs Unite MPs. As a member of
CONSERVATIVE-led North Yorkshire County Council is continuing with its policy of running down local services as their masters in London impose further cuts on our communities. Libraries close, buses become fewer, senior citizens are not receiving
KEITH Thornton (Letters, February 11) accuses Andy Whelan and the Labour Party of being “in denial” about the role of the private sector in creating prosperity. Perhaps his own blind spot is essential public sector provision: education and health
I HOPE I am not alone in finding the Reynard’s Garage in Piccadilly an interesting building, both architecturally and historically. It is well known that in 1930 the novelist and engineer, Nevil Shute, rented part of the garage for his factory
A FULL PROGRAMME of events, classes and talks has been announced ahead of York Women’s Week. Venues around the city will host a schedule of events designed to enliven, inform and entertain during International Women’s Week from March 7 to 14. Sponsored
WORK has been taking place well into the night at a nursery which was forced to close after a fire at a former York school. Arsonits broke into the former Manor School building, in Boroughbridge Road, and lit fires in first-floor classrooms in
GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a walk at Buckden in the Dales, along a route with three pubs, a sombre isolated house, and something for waterfall fans too. BUCKDEN’S National Trust car park has a shelter that is useful for pulling on your gear, especially
GINA PARKINSON finds herself busy creating a leaf bin on a sunny morning, and also finds time to praise Mahonia, a useful plant that doesn’t deserve its reputation as boring. THE lovely weather we had last weekend encouraged gardeners outside and
WARNING: if you’re counting calories look away now. These mini-cheesecakes are to die for and are the ideal dessert to rustle up for party guests when you’re in a hurry. If you can’t have Nutella because you’re allergic to nuts, try Cadbury’s chocolate
I AGREE with Yorkshire County Cricket Club coach, Jason Gillespie, to only play Ryan Sidebottom in the County Championship fixtures 2015. I am less impressed with Jason’s description of Ryan as the county’s Rolls-Royce bowler. I feel Fred Trueman
DESPITE a top score with the bat from York-born Lauren Winfield, England women lost by six wickets as New Zealand levelled their Twenty20 international series in Whangarei. Rachel Priest (41), Suzie Bates (33) and Sophie Devine (29 not out) helped
CRIME and punishment - surely even the most liberally-minded would hope they would go hand in hand. But it’s not so in sport, even though it is about time it was, especially racism in football, which again erupted this week. The mobile phone
YORK motorcycle racing team boss Kevin Pearson is hailing a classic coup. He confirmed to The Press that his Team York Suzuki/Big Dog Classic Racing outfit will be helmed by Australian ace David Johnson in this year’s Isle of Man Classic TT event
TWIN wins propelled York into joint second place in National Volleyball League Women’s division three north. York extended their winning streak to five matches with a 3-2 success against Wirral Wasps and a 3-1 victory over Manchester Marvels 2.
THERE was potential egg on the face for York City Knights head coach James Ford as his team of Probables took on a squad of Possibles at Clifton Park – but it all panned out well enough to leave only a smile on his mush. His chosen team of first-teamers
