THE Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Ouse at Naburn Lock. Rainfall has led to a rise in river levels in the area, with the level set to reach a peak of 3m by 6am tomorrow morning. The organisation has warned that
ANOTHER spell of cold weather is heading for York and North Yorkshire, bringing wintry showers on easterly winds.The Met Office says temperatures are set to rise no higher than 3C on Saturday and Sunday in York, with sleet and snow showers blowing across
HOLOCAUST Memorial Day will be marked with a commemorative event at Clifford’s Tower in York between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Thursday.Student Rabbi Gabriel Webber, of the York Liberal Jewish Community, will be speaking and community member Jack Morris will
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan has visited North Yorkshire Police’s Force Control Room in York to announce a £3 million upgrade.Mrs Mulligan said the investment in the new room, next to the current site behind York police station, which
FORMER York City winger Wally Gould has died at the age of 79.Rotherham-born Gould, who made 138 appearances and scored 27 goals for the Minstermen from 1961 to 1963, passed away following a short illness and a long battle with dementia.Having joined
LECTURERS at York St John University have taken part in a masterclass in “learning and unlearning whiteness” in a bid to help them support black and minority ethnic students. The workshop introduced strategies which could be incorporated into the
SELBY’S first ever female GP is retiring after nearly 28 years at the town’s Beech Tree practice.Dr Jane Scott, who leaves at the end of March, has been responsible for developing and leading the women’s health service at Beech Tree, specialising in menopause
THE families of two teenagers who died in a collision on the A61 near Thirsk have paid tribute to the “beloved” boys. Seventeen-year-olds George Thomas Turner, from Sowerby, and Mason Pearson, from Thirsk, were killed in the crash at Busby Stoop
A FORMER restaurant unit in York could be subdivided to create two new shops.The old Frankie and Benny's restaurant on Foss Islands retail park has been standing empty since it closed in 2016.Although it was put up for sale by owners The Restaurant
A BIKE roadshow is on the way to York's universities and colleges, in a bid to encourage students to walk or cycle to their classes.The city council has joined forces with Get Cycling and York's universities and colleges on a sustainable travel
A HEALTHCARE provider is supporting York City Football Club Foundation with an initiative that aims to make a real difference to local children.York-based Benenden is helping the Foundation to provide 150 fully funded days on their ever-popular courses
A CONTROVERSIAL new convenience store in a former chapel will open its doors in ten days. Plans to convert the Groves Chapel on Clarence Street into a small Sainsbury’s were opposed by hundreds of people who signed a petition against the scheme
YORK City boss Martin Gray is challenging his players to hunt down third place in the National League North table. The Minstermen lie fourth in the table ahead of tomorrow night’s trip to fellow play-off hopefuls Kidderminster. Victory against
TWO drivers had a lucky escape after walking away from a dramatic crash with only minor injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses after the collision, which took place on the A61 Harrogate Road, Dunkeswick, close to the junction with Weeton
OFFICERS are hunting for a man in connection to a violent attack in Harrogate. Police released a CCTV image of the man they want to speak to about the incident, which took place in the Unity Grove and Skipton Road area on October 20 2017. He
DOUBLE BRIT Award winner and founder of Fairground Attraction Mark Nevin will perform in Selby this week.The songwriter, responsible for the multimillion-selling Perfect, has also written songs for Morrissey, Ringo Starr, Kirsty MacColl, Joe Cocker and
CAMPAIGNERS say they are confident they can save a York swimming pool from closure - but need more volunteers to come forward to help them achieve their aim. The Friends of New Earswick Swimming Pool (FoNESP) says that the pool in the village north
PUPILS from secondary schools across York and beyond took on the Rotary in York Technology Tournament.They were challenged to show their concept, practical engineering and construction skills in event jointly organised by York’s three Rotary Clubs and
THE boss of City of York Council Cllr Ian Gillies has appointed three new councillors to top jobs. The city council’s ruling executive is split between Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, and the Tory side has now seen a “clean sweep
A YORK-based author is promoting her new novel with a mini-tour of the city's libraries.Pamela Hartshorne describes her latest book, The Cursed Wife, as a page-turning, psychological thriller set in Elizabethan London.Pamela will be talking about
FUNDING has been approved for a new and improved playground in Poppleton.A combined total of more than £75,000 has been awarded by two not-for-profit funding bodies: Wren, which supports community and conservation projects, and Yorventure, which helps
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old boy was involved in a collision with a car on Albemarle Road in York. The youngster was left with a fractured ankle after the incident on March 8 at about 1.50pm. The driver was in an orange
A NEW branch of the Labour party officially launched in north Ryedale last weekend in response to a “huge rise in local membership”.According to the party, local membership in the area has “more than trebled” over the last two years.The branch officially
HEWORTH ARLC opened their Yorkshire Men's League Forty-20 Cup campaign - and the start of Scott Rhodes' reign as head coach - with a hard-fought 14-6 victory over a determined Keighley Albion.The match was switched to York St John University'
THE EAST Riding of Yorkshire's Active Coast programme is returning with a full programme of events and activities for Easter.Last year the programme provided more than 100 organised events and activities and saw more than 14,000 people join in with
Oldham 22 York City Knights 24 Oldham: Johnson, Eccleston, Holmes, Reid, West, Crook, Hewitt, Joy, Hughes, Neal, Bridge, Langtree, Lannon. Subs (all used): Bent, Nelmes, Spencer, Wilkinson. Tries: Reid 29, 54; Langtree 43; West 63. Conversions
PUPILS at a York school are being encouraged to become the Alan Sugars of the future with a new business venture.Knavesmire Primary has come up with an enterprise project that sees a group of children taking it in turns to run a coffee shop for parents.The
THE top two in the York Minster Engineering League premier division both recorded 2-0 wins to maintain the status quo in the title race.Goals at either end of the second half from Matthew Tiplady and Pat Evans gave Wigginton Grasshoppers the points at
1 Dan Parslow brought an assured presence to defence The experienced 32-year-old campaigner can count himself unlucky to have been left out of the starting line-up for the 13 matches since City’s last meeting with Boston. But, on his recall
A FAMILY managed to escape unharmed after a fire broke out in their home in the early hours of this morning. Three crews were called to the fire in a detached house in Moor Close, Killinghall, near Harrogate, at about 1.35am. It is believed
IF YOU’VE ever fancied a trip to the far east but never quite got around to it, you could do worse than pop down to York’s latest Chinese restaurant, Chef Lu’s in Walmgate. It’s a no-frills little backstreet eatery - but step through the door and you
THERE have been two burglaries overnight in Copmanthorpe, and two cars have been stolen after one of the break-ins. North Yorkshire Police is urging residents to always lock their doors and windows following the burglaries. The force said it
A CONTROVERSIAL new convenience store in a former chapel will open its doors in ten days. Plans to convert the Groves Chapel on Clarence Street into a small Sainsbury’s were opposed by hundreds of people who signed a petition against the scheme
A COUPLE of weeks ago, we carried in Yesterday Once More a postcard showing Finkle Street in about 1900. This prompted reader DM Deamer to write to the letters page of The Press to point out that, when he was a boy, the street was often known as Mucky
TWO mopeds were torched in an alleyway in North Yorkshire, firefighters believe. Fire crews were called to the incident in an alleyway behind Esplanade Gardens in Scarborough shortly after 8pm yesterday. The mopeds sustained fire damage, as
A PLAIN white envelope arrived at The Press offices in Walmgate. There was no letter inside, and no return address on the envelope, so we don't know who sent it.What the envelope did contain was five pristine postcards showing scenes of old York in
A MAN was taken to hospital after the car he was driving crashed into a tree in Ryedale. Police were called to the scene of the collision, at the junction of the A170 and B1257 in Sproxton, at about 7.30pm yesterday. Fire and ambulance crews also
ARSONISTS are believed to have started a fire in an empty barn in Selby yesterday. Fire crews from Selby, York, Tadcaster and Snaith were called to the scene in Ouse Bank at about 3.20pm. The barn, measuring approximately ten metres by eight
WE love the dramatic view of Skeldergate which kicks off our latest series of postcards of old York.The hand-drawn cart in the foreground is presumably a form of light fire engine.. A fireman can be seen high up on a ladder against the Dutch-style gables
Not everyone has been satisfied with the consultation process so far for the huge York Central site behind the railway station. A new consultation aims to hit the 'reset' button. STEPHEN LEWIS reports YORK has its fair share of festivals - everything
A 16-year-old girl spent seven hours locked up in a police cell because a woman falsely claimed she had attacked her with a knife, York Crown Court heard. Claire Marie Fawcett, 39, fell over and cut herself after spending the evening in a pub,
A MULTI-MILLION pound investment is set to improve the way North Yorkshire Police’s 999 and 101 calls are handled. A new Force Control Room (FCR) will be built at the Fulford Road police station in York, next to the current site, where a larger
From our archives: 85 years ago Entertainment at the Thirsk Constitutional Club Carnival Ball came in the form of Peter, the sand snake. Making his debut as part of a fancy dress costume his master, Mr Hutchinson, portrayed an Oriental
NEW mums whose babies require specialist care are being connected to them through a new piece of technology. York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit is now using BabyView to give parents the chance to keep an eye on their newborns if they need to
A HOMELESS man has been jailed for 18 weeks for breaking a court order banning him from going near his own mum. Darryl Edward Gray, 30, had previously trashed his mum's house when he may have taken drugs, and he intimidated her, said prosecutor
"WE speak a lot about resilience. That was resilience."So said proud boss James Ford after his York City Knights troops withstood late pressure to win 24-22 at Oldham in another Betfred League One cracker.The result, after the last-gasp defeat
ABLE Jack has kicked off 2018 in something of a purple patch and he can keep up the good work in the Bet Quadpot At totesport.com Handicap at Chelmsford.The five-year-old has seemingly taken on a new lease of life since returning from 427 days off the
