SIMPLE Minds will release Walk Between Worlds, their first album of new material since 2014's Big Music, on February 2 on BMG. Produced by the veteran Glasgow band with Andy Wright and Gavin Goldberg, who each worked on Big Music, the eight tracks
A PCSO was allegedly threatened with being stabbed in York. The North Yorkshire Police PCSO was uninjured and a man was taken into custody. @NPTYorkcity said "threats will not be tolerated" and officers thanked the members of the public who
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to after a pub was burgled.The Potting Shed pub on Northallerton High Street was raided at 9.50pm Sunday, November 12, according to North Yorkshire Police.A locked office was broken into and
WORLD number 84 Sunny Akani's shock 6-0 win over Barry Hawkins at the Betway UK Championship has given him a shot at non-other than Ronnie O'Sullivan tomorrow evening.With Kyren Wilson losing to Ricky Walden, last night's results mean that
YORK’S biggest band have confirmed their biggest show in a 27-year career.Shed Seven are currently on their biggest ever tour to mark the release of their first studio album in 16 years - Instant Pleasures - and have already played hometown gigs in York.The
AN advertising claim by a Pocklington-based adoption agency that it used only “experienced competent assessors” has been banned following a complaint that it received an overall “inadequate” ranking from Ofsted.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA
CHRISTMAS is being extended at Castle Howard with a Twixmas family-friendly magic show in the Courtyard Stables from December 28 to January 7.The shows, featuring either WonderPhil – who some visitors may recognise from assisting the estate’s Father Christmas
A CRACKDOWN on antisocial behaviour has been hailed a success after police patrols were increased in problematic areas. North Yorkshire Police’s Operation CASBIA has seized nine motorbikes and mopeds, issued five warnings for anti-social behaviour on
THE family and friends of Dr Sophie Williams are hoping people will give a special gift this Christmas to help them reach the target they need to enable her to return home.A trust fund set up to adapt the home Sophie shared with her partner Dr Robert
CITY of York IV drew 2-2 with Yorkshire League division two high-fliers Leeds Adel II. The match was scheduled to be played in Leeds, but pitch unavailability meant it was moved to York's Energise Centre.A bright start for City resulted in Josh de
MEMBERS of the council's executive will tonight decide whether to lease out land at the Burnholme Community College site to Priory Medical Group to develop a health centre, residential accommodation and car parkingThe executive in May agreed to develop
ACOMB Hockey Club’s Men I beat Yorkshire League division two strugglers Tadcaster Magnets 3-2 at their Energise Sports Centre pitch.After sweeping the ice off the playing surface to let the game go ahead, it took mere minutes for Matt Dickenson to open
ADIL RASHID has been awarded a benefit year for 2018 after more than 13 years of service to Yorkshire. The 29-year-old all-rounder, who rose through the county's academy, is now a firm fixture in England's one-day and Twenty20 teams and was also
CITY of York Men II secured their first win on their travels of this Yorkshire Hockey League premier division campaign thanks to a 2-1 victory at bottom side Lindum II.In doing so, the visitors claimed a league double over the Lincoln outfit, having beaten
A BUSINESS networking group in York is reaping the rewards of a successful 2017 after generating more than £3.5 million of businesses among its members in the last 12 months.During the year members of the Knavesmire group of Business Network International
A NURSING home in York has been shortlisted for two awards.Fulford Nursing Home is down to the final list for the Care Team of the Year and Management Team of the Year of the 2017 Caring UK Awards.The Heslington Road home, which cares for 28 residents
MORE than 100 Santas ran through snowy woodland trails at the weekend to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.The event, in Dalby Forest, included a 5K run and a 2K dash for children.It was the first time the charity had held the fun run, which was
JOE Root insists England are still "massively" in the Ashes series despite falling 2-0 behind with a 120-run defeat in the second Test.England arrived on the final day at the Adelaide Oval with an outside chance of sustaining their revival in
SANTA is driving his sleigh around the area over the next two weeks until Christmas Eve to bring festive cheer from Easingwold District Lions Club.You can meet Santa at: Linton on Ouse 5.45-8.30pm tomorrow; Easingwold 3.30-8pm Saturday and Sunday; Newton
REGIONAL charities are to benefit from more than £40,000 as the fundraising total from one of Yorkshire’s largest business lunches is revealed.More than 600 business people attended the 13th annual York Sportsman’s Lunch, held at York Racecourse last
CITY of York Ladies IV earned their first win of the Yorkshire League division two season with a solid 1-0 victory at Wakefield Wanderers.Having struggled to find form this season and sitting at the foot of the table, City started the game with great
SIX former British soldiers, including a man from Pocklington, have started their return to the UK, more than four years after they were jailed in India on weapons charges. Paul Towers and five other men, who had been guards on a ship to combat
THE SECOND Human Rights Indicator report for the city of York will be revealed on Thursday. York declared itself the UK's first human rights city earlier this year, and to commemorate International Human Rights Day, Lord Mayor of York Cllr Barbara
TEMPERATURES in York are set to fall below freezing in the coming days, and snow could be on the way. Forecasters at the Met Office say temperatures will peak at three degrees Celsius tomorrow, with lows of zero, but could drop as low as minus
A POLICE officer was left with an "horrendous" injury to his left eye after being headbutted at York railway station while making an arrest. Officer PC Nick Storey was headbutted in the face while attempting to escort a man off a train, resulting
With the festive season on the horizon, the Morning After campaign is urging revellers to be mindful of the risk of driving over the limit the morning after drinking alcohol.In the wake of an increase in arrests last Christmas, North Yorkshire police
BUSINESSES across the region are being invited to share their successes as plans come together for a new economic strategy to attracted Government investment.The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has started updating its
Only a curmudgeon could not feel pleased for the happy couple: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have got engaged. After all, finding love is one of the key determiners of a human being’s happiness. Whether, however, that justifies wall-to-wall media coverage
TRANSPENNINE Express is to invest £7million in constructing a train depot in Scarborough and create 15 jobs.The new structure, which is planned to open in summer 2018, will maintain the brand new trains being introduced by the company.It will provide
THOUSANDS of volunteers have been praised for their efforts by Liberal Democrats in York during International Volunteers Day.Each year, thousands of people in York give up their time and skills to help make the city a better place. Cllr Keith Orrell,
I WANTED to appeal to your readers to ask them to keep their used stamps this Christmas and donate them to Kidney Care UK to help us raise much needed funds for kidney patients. Every Christmas more than one billion cards are sent in the UK and
I see the dubious plan to demolish the Carlton Tavern is to be given a re-run (The Press, November 23). I would ask the all planning committee especially the Chairman to show me on the plans where the meeting place, cinema, gymnasium, therapy room
Phillip Roe asks (Letters, November 25) why those opposed to Brexit think that Britain should remain in the E.U? For my part, I do so because over my life I have been made aware that Europeans at all levels, from kings to labourers, have for centuries
TWO men were found hiding in gardens and arrested after officers were called out to a report of a burglary in York this morning. North Yorkshire Police received a report of a burglary on St Helen’s Road, in Dringhouses, at around 4.30am. A
A MAN was brought down from the roof of a property in York city centre and arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. North Yorkshire Police said it was contacted at 7.40pm yesterday to reports of a man on the roof of a property in Stonegate
A NATIONAL wood pellet supplier headquartered in Selby is expanding is distribution area as it approaches its busiest time of year. As it approaches its peak season Y Pellets has made a “major investment” in specially equipped delivery vehicles, which
From our archives: 85 years ago The Archbishop of York had been asked to dedicate two new classrooms which had been added to Bishopthorpe Church School at a cost of £845. With a few extra touches, such as a new cloak room and central
YORK City boss Martin Gray believes his team are too dependent on veteran marksman Jon Parkin.Parkin has plundered 16 goals this season with skipper Sean Newton, who last netted in the league on August 26, a distant second in the club’s charts on fourNext
ALL eyes will be on Toast Of New York as he returns to the track in the Betway Conditions Stakes – but preference is for INTERN in the Lingfield feature.Toast Of New York has been off the track since finishing a narrow second in the Breeders' Cup
A YORK tech company is moving to its third new head office in just four years after out-growing two previous sites as staff numbers triple.RotaCloud, which develops rota planning software, was set up in 2013 and now has a customer base of more than 1,500
THERE was a distinct pantomime flavour to York’s fifth Living Advent Calendar window display at The Hat Shop on Pavement. Owner John Ramsdale and shop assistant Isobella Renkin-Holloway ripped off the covers to reveal a Snow White and the Seven
A ROCKING horse maker from York has been featured in a series of photographs released to show the ‘Faces of Christmas’. Julie Tuner, 55, of The Rocking Horse Shop, in Fangfoss, is part of Nikon’s exhibition, highlighting people across Europe who
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Debbie McGee is in York rehearsing for Saturday’s semi final - so she can also prepare for her part in the city's Grand Opera House panto. The energetic 59-year-old has brought professional dancing partner Giovanni Pernice
PLANS to close another care home in York look set to get the go-ahead tomorrow from City of York councillors. The authority has been out to consultation with residents, relatives and staff over the option of closing Windsor House, in Ascot Way,
URGENT care centres in York and Selby have been praised by inspectors for the quality of their facilities and the way staff treated patients. The Care Quality Commission rated the out-of-hours GP services in York Hospital and Selby War Memorial
YORK primary school youngsters have scooped top honours in a Yorkshire-wide design-a-bauble competition.The contest, which was run by the National Railway Museum in partnership with Yorkshire Education, received more than 700 entries, which will be displayed
SIXTY-FOUR children in York face waking up homeless and in temporary accommodation this Christmas, according to a new report. Figures released by the homeless charity Shelter found the city currently has more children enduring the housing crisis
MARK Cavendish revealed the combination of bumper crowds and stunning scenery made him want to ride the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire after he appeared at the route announcement in Halifax yesterday.The 32-year-old Manxman, winner of 30 Tour de France stages
RONNIE O’Sullivan compared himself to Seve Ballesteros and Tiger Woods after thrashing Michael White 6-1 to reach the last 16 of the Betway UK Championship.O’Sullivan has lost just five frames in his three matches so far in York. He is chasing his sixth
