ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate will continue putting faith in "the innocence of youth" as he prepares to face a Brazil side he rates as the best in the world.Southgate has already handed 13 debuts in as many matches as Three Lions boss, leaning
HUNDREDS of well-wishers have donated thousands of pounds to help a homeless man after he was prevented from sleeping rough in his usual spot in York city centre by a spiked chain. Local resident Lara Seamer set up an appeal online after she saw
Police are trying to trace a woman who was seen getting into a vehicle containing three men amid concerns for her safety. She was seen entering the vehicle on the Lawrence Street junction with Foss Islands Road, York, at approximately 2.40am on
IT began with a meet-and-greet in the bar and ended with crowd and band together on the stage front, Chasing Rainbows all the time...again. You wouldn't have found this Pocklington special on the Sheds' Shedcember tour schedule – nor indeed Friday
A VAN has crashed into a house at the bottom of a steep hill in East Yorkshire after the driver apparently lost control.The accident happened today (Monday, November 13) on the A166 near Stamford Bridge, near the foot of Garrowby Hill.The vehicle caused
JONNY Bairstow has become pretty adept at Test fifties and hundreds – and he is starting to eye a couple more as he embarks on one of the biggest series of his career to date.If all goes well for England's wicketkeeper over the next two months in
POLICE are probing a violent incident which left a man injured in an East Yorkshire pub.Humberside Police issued CCTV footage of men they wanted to identify, which is available at thepress.co.ukThe force want to speak to several men in connection with
FILMMAKER Benjamin Cleary won the Best Of Fest Prize at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York for the second time in three years.His 2015 film Stutterer went on to receive the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards. This
DETECTIVES investigating a serious sex attack which took place in York more than 29 years ago have charged a 53-year-old man with rape. The man, from Goole, was also charged with a Section 14 indecent assault under the previous Sexual Offences
A RURAL insurance firm is warning drivers to take care on country roads in cold conditions and dark nights.More than half of fatalities in 2016 happened on rural roads, leading NFU Mutual to urge motorists to be aware of slow-moving farm vehicles and
DUBLIN filmmaker Benjamin Cleary has won the Best Of Fest Prize at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York for the second time in three years. His 2015 film Stutterer went on to receive the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy
TABLE-TOPPERS Rawcliffe suffered a York Minster Engineering League first division setback following last-minute agony at Pocklington Town seconds. An own goal and a tremendous Dan Zambelli strike gave the visitors every chance of leaving with a
THE LAST vinyl record collectors fair of the year will take place at City Screen on Saturday.New and returning dealers from around the country will all be at The Basement, in Coney Street, giving music fans the chance to get their hands on a record for
PRIORY captain Di Moreland closed on 110 - with treble 20, 18, double 16 - to secure match points for Priory in their York John Smith's Ladies' League division one victory at Burnholme.That checkout came in the first pairs match playing alongside
THIS is the man police would like to speak with after a woman was assaulted in cafe.Humberside Police said the incident took place in Mary’s Cafe, on Princess Terrace, Bridlington, on Monday, September 11.If you recognise him, were in the premises at
A "DESPICABLE" 20-year-old North Yorkshire man has been jailed for grooming and abusing two girls. Reece Michael Hudson, from Scarborough, was sentenced to two years and four months at York Crown Court on Friday (November 10), and had denied multiple
THE BIRTHDAY of Prince Charles will be celebrated with a 21-gun Royal Salute in York tomorrow.The Prince of Wales’ 69th birthday will be marked by the event hosted by 4th Infantry Brigade and HQ North East in Museum Gardens.The Band of The King’s Division
PILOT Theatre and York Theatre Royal are to stage the 2018 premiere of Bryony Lavery’s new adaptation of Brighton Rock, Graham Greene’s iconic 1938 novel of sin and redemption. Directed by Pilot's new artistic director, Esther Richardson, the touring
A COLD and frosty start to winter is being forecast in York and North Yorkshire - with a possibility of snow. The Met Office says the next two or three days will see milder but mostly cloudy weather after the cold and sunny weekend, with temperatures
1 City’s new manager values wins over excitement Martin Gray expressed his longing for a 1-0 victory following another five-goal thriller at North Street. For some, the City chief’s viewpoint might be construed as that of a killjoy given the entertainment
A LATE George Trifan header sent F1 Racing into the North Riding County FA County Cup quarter-finals following a pulsating cup tie - and a second successive shock victory over Wigginton Grasshoppers.F1 had beaten the table-toppers 4-1 in the York Minster
RESIDENTS can have their say on policing in North Yorkshire when Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan hosts a surgery in Haxby tomorrow.Taking place at the Oaken Grove Community Centre, in Reid Park, between 3pm and 5pm, the surgery, which is
STUDENTS and staff at York College welcomed a visit from a local MP to discuss further education funding for current and future students.The visit came ahead of the Government’s Budget announcement this month, and York Outer MP Julian Sturdy was urged
A Yorkshire noise monitoring specialist have completed a six-figure contract to supply the Costa Rican government with 50 Optimus Red sound level meters.Cirrus Research has taken an order of the sound level meters and have shipped them to the Central
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to take steps to improve their health and wellbeing during Self Care Week 2017.The national campaign aims to raise awareness about the benefits of looking after yourself and the theme this year is ‘engaging and empowering
CHILDREN in Selby have helped to launch a series of walking trails that offer people things to see and do around the town, whatever their age, ability or interests.The Selby Trails are part of a project created by North Yorkshire County Council, and are
HOLDERS York City have been drawn at home to Leicestershire part-timers Coalville Town in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy. The tie will be played at Bootham Crescent on Saturday, November 25. Coalville made the hat after winning
HAILED as the “heroes British rock needs right now”, Hunter & The Bear rumble into The Fulford Arms with their brand of raw, melodic thunder on November 24. From securing support slots with Eric Clapton, Simple Minds and Van Morrison to selling
A FESTIVE shoebox appeal has been launched in Pickering to make sure no-one goes without a present this year.Information leaflets about the project - which involves residents packing boxes with knitted hats, scarves and gloves - can be found at Potter
A POLICE force has been accused of creating chaos by moving its headquarters to a site which does not have sufficient parking spaces for its staff in a town centre with a history of parking issues.North Yorkshire Police has recently moved from its rural
YORK Hospital will join famous landmarks by turning its lights purple in honour of the thousands of individuals and families affected by pancreatic cancer each year.The ‘Turn It Purple’ campaign highlights the fifth deadliest cancer in the UK by turning
YORK Settlement Community Players stalwart Helen Wilson is to direct her third Anton Chekhov production in the city next year. Open auditions will be held for Uncle Vanya on November 25 from 10am to 1pm and November 28 from 7pm to 10pm at Southlands
BELGIAN director Ivo van Hove’s National Theatre production of Hedda Gabler will visit the Grand Opera House, in York, next February but the more immediate Yorkshire stop on its nationwide travels will be Hull New Theatre from tonight. Adapted
SEVEN bin bags full of suspected cannabis plants have been found at the side of a road in North Yorkshire. The plants were found by council officers on Sunday morning on the A59 near Blubberhouses, close to Harrogate. PC Amanda Hanusch-Moore
THE OLDEST all-female crew to row across the Atlantic will receive an honourary degree from York St John University.Yorkshire Rows learned to row at the Guy Fawkes Boat Club, in York, and completed the 3,000 mile challenge in The degrees will be presented
WEST Yorkshire company Front Room Productions will stage a new promenade adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in and around the John Cooper Studio @41 Monkgate, York, from December 4 to 9, underscored by original music and traditional
ONE person has been taken to hospital after a crash between a van and a car on a major road north of York this morning. The collision, involving an Iveco Daily van and a Ford Focus, happened on the A19 at Shipton by Beningbrough. The road was
THE annual estimate of rough sleepers takes place in North Yorkshire later this month.Hambleton District Council and neighbouring authorities give an estimate of rough sleepers between 7pm and 7am on November 22.All local authorities have to submit an
YORKSHIRE Building Society has thanked its members in York who have contributed their own money to more than £500,000 donated to help charities and good causes around the UK last year.Restore (York), York Against Cancer, St Leonard's Hospice and York
A YORK MP has joined calls for people to get a free flu jab if they are eligible. Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, visited the Day Lewis Pharmacy on Front Street, Acomb, to learn more about how North Yorkshire Community Pharmacies are supporting
A YORK MP is to back this week's World Antibiotics Awareness Week by hosting a Parliamentary debate on the problem. Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer, has secured the Westminster Hall debate which will take place at 9.30am on Thursday, November
THERE are some things we’d rather not have to think about. What goes down into the sewers beneath our feet is very definitely one of them.There comes a time, however, when we have to begin to take collective responsibility.Today we reveal that York’s
We’d like to appeal to all our lovely supporters to help us stock up for the homemade cake stall for our Christmas Fair on Saturday November 25. It’s always one of our most popular stalls and made over £600 at last year’s Christmas Fair! We accept any
We hear through the media that many shops are closing in town centres and need some investment and support.York in particular can not expect small shops to compete due to the present rates system that is approved by the government. Things must change
Seeing the article about the Cold War bunker (The Press, November 8) awoke memories of my time in the ROC (Royal Observer Corps).I have always been keenly interested in aviation and developed quite a skill in being able to identify aircraft, mainly military.Back
CARERS will have a chance to take a break from their roles to meet friends for coffee.York Carers Centre is opening up St Aelred’s Community Centre, Tang Hall, on Tuesday, November 21, to give people the chance to put their feet up.The session runs from
The paradise papers have given an interesting insight into how the world of money actually works yet the practical economic lessons are being ignored. For example, if you set an acceptable tax rate wealth gets diverted to your shores; squeeze too hard
Remembrance Day may have been and gone for another year. But this coming Saturday will see another special act of Remembrance here in York. Members of the Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington Local History Society have published a new 48-page booklet
SO you think nothing ever changes in York? Think again. In the first part of Yesterday Once More this week we feature a series of photographs from Explore York's brilliant 'Imagine York' photographic archive which show the city in a state of transition
A MOTORIST driving a car with a young child inside was stopped in North Yorkshire for suspected drink driving. A spokesman for the North Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Group said the woman, who was stopped at about 7.20pm yesterday in Carlton
What's it like to sing in a choir? MAXINE GORDON tunes in as singers across York prepare for their Christmas shows SOUNDS FUN SINGERS GARETH Malone has inspired a nation of secret singers to step out from behind the shower curtain and take
BOOTS AND SPURS is back in good form and looks sure to run his race in the Sunbets Handicap at Southwell.Trained by Scott Dixon, Boots And Spurs is now eight and has plenty of miles on the clock, but he has won his fair share of races.He is the sort of
A DOZEN specially designed "dementia friendly" apartments have opened in York - the first of their kind in the city. The new homes are part of City of York Council's extension at Glen Lodge extra care housing complex on Sixth Avenue, and on Friday
A YORK-based entrepreneur who has launched a new range of ‘smart toy’ robots which teach children to code has secured £500,000 investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). BinaryBots™ is the brainchild of software developer Chris
A LOVING mum is trying to raise thousands of pounds to pay for cancer treatment which could give her one final Christmas with her family. Doctors do not know exactly how long Stacie Rafton, 35, has left to live, but the mum of two, along with her
YORK’S sewers have been blocked more than 5,000 times in the past five years - with wet wipes flushed down the toilet revealed as the key culprit. Yorkshire Water says the wipes are now causing more than twice as many blockages in the YO postcode
