YORK RI travelled to Hessle in Yorkshire Four without regular captain Frazer Land and lost 28-17 to a physically strong Humberside team.RI opened the first half slowly, kicking off up the hill. Some weak defending against strong carriers allowed Hessle
POCKLINGTON lost 38-29 at home to Rossendale – but battled back from 21-0 down to claim a four-try bonus point.Rossendale scored three times as they dominated the first half hour of their Northern Premier clash.That was before Pocklington shared the honours
A YOUTHFUL and injury depleted Malton & Norton RUFC were no match for a well organised and determined Morpeth outfit – losing their North One East clash 36-12.M&N's cause was made even more difficult when they lost centre Vus Dyantjies with an ankle
AN 80-YEAR-OLD cyclist has been airlifted to hospital and is in a serious condition after a collision with a car in York. It happened on Green Dykes Lane, on the approach to the traffic light junction with Hull Road and Lawrence Street, shortly
CHARITIES and support services for people living with a range of mental health conditions have come together to highlight the help available across York.A variety of groups, from York Mind to IDAS, gathered at City of York Council’s base in Clarence Street
AIDAN Connolly is desperate to establish himself as a York City regular again, having insisted he never wanted to leave the club.The former Dundee United winger was placed on the transfer list – at his own request according to former manager Gary Mills
A SELBY chippy has been named as one of the top three fish and chip businesses for staff training and development in the UK.Mister C’s has been shortlisted in the the Staff Training and Development section in the National Fish & Chip Awards, organised
THE man who snatched a cab from the taxi rank at York Railway Station and crashed it on the A64 had escaped from lawful custody, it has been revealed. Luke Dean Michael Kilminster, 31, smashed a window at York Hospital where he was being held on
IF you have not ventured east to Scarborough for Alan Ayckbourn's 60th anniversary celebrations at the Stephen Joseph Theatre this summer, then please don't compound that error by missing out on this Bill Kenwright-produced revival of How The Other
CHILDREN and budding scientists have worked with university scientists to learn about the human body’s genetics. Specialists from both York Against Cancer and the University of York set up shop into the city centre at the weekend, children about
A WOMAN has been jailed for two weeks for stealing a bottle of vodka. Jane Chadwick, prosecuting, said a member of staff at the Co-op’s store in Hull Road, York, saw Karly Theresa Smith, 33, take the alcohol and walk out with it under her jacket on September
ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate has praised a new all-weather football pitch which has opened at a North Yorkshire school.A brand new all-weather pitch was unveiled St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate by Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough
HARROGATE is to play a role in the UK's first ever Responsible Gambling Week.The town will be hosting an information point during the national, cross-industry awareness campaign running from October 12 - 18, aiming to get people talking about what
PLANS to close York's inner ring road tonight for major sewer repairs have been postponed after it emerged that more work is needed than had been anticipated. The inbound carriageway of Fishergate was due to shut from 9pm until 6am tomorrow to
WORK by the UK’s most performed playwrights will be presented at a literature festival in the East Riding.Work by John Godber will tour libraries in the East Riding at the end of this month, as part of the Out of this Word programme. Godber has worked
MICKLEGATE Bar will be closed to traffic from 9:30am on Wednesday, October 11 until Friday, October 27, so scaffolding can be safety removed after work on the Bar. Pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will still be able to pass through the Bar to
YORK and North Yorkshire look set to enjoy an Indian summer by the weekend, with temperatures soaring as high as 19 Centigrade - or the mid-60s Fahrenheit. A large area of high pressure to the east is set to draw very mild air to the region from
A WEEKLY game of football with a difference has been the first recipient of cash from a council small grants scheme.The walking football project in Northallerton has been awarded £1,500 for equipment, room hire, volunteer costs and pedometers.The money
YORK’S most famous street was transformed in to a sea of orange to celebrate a special anniversary. City attraction, York Chocolate Story, used 1,000 orange balls to fill Shambles with symbols of Terry’s most famous product, the Chocolate Orange
AN annual art festival taking place this weekend will give aspiring artists chance to 'grow' their skills.The Big Draw Festival will be at the Treasure House in Beverley on Saturday, October 14 for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who
CORNER Gallery, just off the buzzing Bishopthorpe Road in York, is fast approaching its first birthday. Kay Dower has created a stylish space with a constantly changing window and a relaxed vibe in Scarcroft Road. "The emphasis is still on local
TWO men have been arrested after a fight broke out in a Malton street.The men, aged 21 and 29, were taken into custody after the violence broke out in Yorkersgate, Malton, at 11.30pm on Saturday between two Eastern European men and two women.Police would
A VICTORIAN prison has proved the perfect home for a bike bank, where dozens of bicycles are now locked up.The Coast and Dale Bike Library has been running for just over a year, and now has a new home in the 1866-built Grade II-listed Scarborough prison.The
THE first collaboration of the autumn season between the Black Swan Folk Club and the National Centre for Early Music sends acoustic duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin to York tonight under their new collective stage name of Edgelarks. Touring
THE first collaboration of the autumn season between the Black Swan Folk Club and the National Centre for Early Music sends acoustic duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin to York tonight under their new collective stage name of Edgelarks. Touring
A YORK karate club is looking for new members to join its ranks.Shotokan Karate Club meets at Knavesmire Primary School in the city every Monday and at Fishergate Primary School every Wednesday evening to teach the martial art.Sessions for children aged
PUPILS and staff at a York school have got into wheelchairs to play basketball with a classmate who always uses one. Clifton Green Primary School has gone the extra mile to ensure India Sargent feels fully included in the life of the school by
A PETITION against the closure of New Earswick Swimming Pool has gathered more than 600 signatures in five days. The campaign was launched last Friday by Huntington and New Earswick’s three Liberal Democrat councillors and has already received
GARETH Singleton grabbed four tries as York extended their 100 per cent Yorkshire One record to a sixth game by beating Old Rishworthians 40-19 at Clifton Park.Skipper Sam Forbes and Liam Hessay also crossed the line for the hosts, with the latter kicking
ONE of the original Calendar Girls will open a festive fair at an independent school near York with a talk and book signing event.Tricia Stewart, the driving force behind the alternative WI Calendar which inspired the hit film Calendar Girls, will be
THE Ladyboys of Bangkok are bringing their show to the Scarborough Spa for the first time next summer. The hit cabaret show is bringing its 20th anniversary "Wonder Women Tour" to the UK next year, and the tour will visit the South Bay's Grand
AN ACTOR from the Harry Potter series is set to appear at a North Yorkshire convention. Josh Herdman played Gregory Goyle - one of Draco Malfoy's henchmen - in each of the Harry Potter films, and this week confirmed he would appear at next year's
PLANS to close another care home have been announced by City of York Council. The authority is going out to consultation with residents, relatives and staff over the option of closing Windsor House, in Ascot Way, Acomb, early next year. It
BEERS from around the globe will be sold in York and Selby pubs during their beer festival.Drinks from Australia, USA, South Africa, Sweden and Spain will be available at The Postern Gate, in Piccadilly, The Punchbowl, in Blossom Street, and The Giant
DETECTIVES investigating a sexual assault in York have revealed that a second attack happened which may be linked- and released CCTV images of an alleged suspect. North Yorkshire Police has previously revealed that a man sexually assaulted a woman
POLICE officers need a good relationship with the communities they serve if they’re to be able to take the fight against crime to the criminals. That’s because they so often rely on the information local people provide to build cases. And they are
A TRAIN has been renamed in honour of Yorkshire soldiers. Northern renamed one of its Type 150 trains The Yorkshire Warrior, at the weekend in honour of the Yorkshire Regiment, and unveiled the new nameplate on platform 8 at York Railway Station
PREVENTION is better than cure, the saying goes. That’s as true of river safety as it is of public health. We’re delighted, therefore, to see that York’s universities have been putting out a fresh series of warnings about the dangers of the city
ZINNIE Harris is under commission to the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the Royal Court, the apex of British theatre. Good news for Yorkshire, she has delivered a world premiere for West Yorkshire Playhouse too. (The Fall Of
A FRACKING protestor has been arrested and released on bail after climbing onto a tower made of pallets next to the Ryedale well site. The 33-year-old man was removed from the top of the structure at Kirby Misperton by a team of police officers
A DRIVER stopped by police on the A64 allegedly had an expired licence and no insurance. The man, who was behind the wheel of a silver BMW, was pulled over by police near Tadcaster for having a defective brake light at 5.40pm yesterday. Traffic
WILL you go yellow and support Hospice Care Week? This week is Hospice Care Week, an annual awareness-raising week aiming to raise the profile of hospice care and celebrate the diverse range of people involved in providing and supporting hospice
THE Steve Cassidy Band were joined by the Community Chorus at last Sunday's concert at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. This appearance by the Haxby choir marked their first anniversary since they came together under the direction of Diane Beal
HAVING survived a seven- and-a-half hour train journey across country by Virgin Rail, my faith in supporting retention of the personalised booking office staff at York station has been restored. I had first class service with additional help for
MORE than half of dentists are planning to leave the NHS within five years. Should Jeremy Corbyn attain power at the next election it only needs hairdressers to join this group, whereupon everyone will not only be pulling their hair out, but teeth
by Maxine Gordon SIX designer wedding dresses are to be "auctioned" off in a novel fundraising drive for a community wellbeing service in York. The Healing Clinic, in Museum Street which specialises in complementary therapies, is "selling"
A 'LARGE quantity' of bottled whisky has been seized by police in a village near Selby. The bottles were discovered during a routine search of a property in Osgodby, North Yorkshire Police said. A spokesman for the force added: "It appears
I HAVE just spent a few days in York Hospital and experienced first hand just what incredible people we have working on our behalf in the NHS. My short stay was on ward 22 AMU, which I believe is an assessment ward, and in the room where I was
I AM in total agreement with Dr Scott Marmion (Letters, October 7) with regard to building more nuclear power plants but using thorium rather than uranium. Unfortunately there have been accidents in nuclear power stations which have blighted the
DR Scott Marmion rightly points out that the thorium cycle, which is an alternative to the uranium-based nuclear power currently in use, has an advantage: it cannot be used to make weapons (Letters, October 6). The science has been known long enough
ONCE again some of the future brains of Britain have demonstrated their calibre in fine form - competing over who gets hospitalised the most (The Press, October 9). Do we really wonder why so many of these young idiots think Jeremy Corbyn would
MARTIN GRAY’S first game in charge of York City will always be remembered for Jon Parkin’s thunderous free-kick, a stunning statement of intent which was such a fitting way to usher in a new era. The sense of euphoria which swept Bootham Crescent
From our archives: 85 years ago Scorton Grammar School, near Richmond, had the honour of having their school certificates presented by the MP Captain Dugdale. Urging the boys to “work hard, play hard, and be proud of their school”
INDOMENEO has proved a thoroughly consistent performer so far and can keep up the good work for trainer Richard Fahey in today's TBA Small Breeders' Conditions Stakes at Leicester.The Piccolo colt faced a stiff test on his racecourse bow back
VOLUNTEERS and chief executives from more than 30 award winning groups recognised by the Duke of York have taken part in a day of workshops to boost their business skills.The groups, who are all holders of The Duke of York’s Community Initiative, gathered
TWO men have admitted being part of a conspiracy to steal an ATM cash machine from a petrol station in Dunnington. Robert Harker, 35, of Hundens Lane, Darlington, and Asa Dominic Smith, 23, of Lands End Road, Doncaster, appeared before York Crown
YORKSHIRE’S long-running devolution saga will be discussed by MPs today (Tuesday, October 10), in a Commons debate secured by a former Selby MP. John Grogan, who now represents Keighley, has secured the adjournment debate after months of talks
SHOPS and restaurants in a city centre courtyard have a new landlord, after the city council completed a multi-million pound deal to buy the buildings. Swinegate Court is home to 30 units covering more than 45,500 sq ft. Former owners Royal
A NEW driver has escaped a prison sentence for the careless driving that killed a motorcyclist and devastated a family. Andrew James Wheeler, 26, passed his driving test just three weeks before he failed to see Daniel Hornsby, turned right across
THREE burglars responsible for a spate of pharmacy raids in York this summer are today all behind bars. Daniel Shaun Eden, 36, Philip Noble, 37, and Sean James Beard, 25, all stole prescription medicines and other items as they carried out the
