BREWERY chairman Humphrey Smith and Samuel Smith Old Brewery have pleaded guilty to failing to provide financial details to The Pensions Regulator.The statutory body needed the information as part of an investigation into whether the Tadcaster business
THE cooler weather didn't put off visitors as the first day of racing got underway at York Racecourse. The Dante Festival welcomed thousands of racegoers to the Knavesmire for the start of the 2018 season. And many of them were dressed up to
RAIL services on the East Coast Main Line through York are to be brought back under Government control. The franchise agreement with Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) has been terminated. VTEC said it was “surprised and disappointed” the Government
THIEVES broke into a shed in York and stole two bikes.North Yorkshire Police said the theft happened at a property in Houndsway, Foxwood, overnight on Tuesday.The stolen bikes were a women's Cannondale Synapse road bike in black with a blue bottle
THE village of Marton cum Grafton, between York and Harrogate, is holding an open-garden event on Sunday, June 24. More than 20 gardens of all shapes and sizes will be open to the public between 11am-5pm. The village boasts spectacular
YORK City Knights boss James Ford has told young scrum-half Liam Jackson to rollick his forward pack if they are not playing up to scratch in future.Local lad Jackson, who was plucked from amateur club Heworth over the winter, made his fourth appearance
A NEW chair of North Yorkshire County Council has been elected to the post.Councillor Robert Windass was elected to the post on Wednesday. He represents the Boroughbridge division on the authority and has been a county councillor since 2013. He said:
WHO wrote such provocative shows as Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss Of The Spider Woman? If the names are not on the tip of your tongue – composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb by the way – then that is one reason behind York Musical Theatre Company
LARGE inflatable kites from all over the world will be flying high over Sewerby Fields in Bridlington this weekend as part of an annual festival. The Bridlington Kite Festival attracts professional flyers, teams of kite flyers performing sequences
YORK-based cloud automation specialist PowerON has delivered a digital transformation of The University of Northampton’s IT provision in advance of its move to a new £330 million Waterside Campus in September. The University partnered with PowerON
A TIMETABLE has been set for the appointment of a new Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police.Following the sudden retirement of Dave Jones in April, Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan announced this week that applications would open on June
ENGLAND'S 1966 World Cup-winning left-back Ray Wilson has died at the age of 83.The former Huddersfield, Everton and Bradford City player was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004 and died on Tuesday evening."Huddersfield Town is devastated
POLICE officers, staff and volunteers who died in the line of duty have been honoured at a memorial service.Families and friends were invited to attend the annual event, which took place at North Yorkshire Police headquarters in Northallerton.One of the
DRAX Power Station welcomed the region’s MEP to showcase is plans to become Europe’s largest decarbonisation project.John Procter, who represents Yorkshire and the Humber at the European Parliament, had a tour of the UK’s largest power station, near Selby
LAST year, his tour was Mysterious, but there is no mystery to Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow's return to York Barbican on Monday. Whereas last March the focus was on Pellow's new album, Mysterious, this time the Private Collection Tour show
A FREE cinema screening is on offer to potential volunteers in Selby this month. Selby Globe Community Cinema and Carers' Resource is hosting a free screening of Hugh Jackman's The Greatest Showman at Selby Town Hall on May 31 to help kick off
THE first planning applications for the York Central redevelopment could appear within months, it has been confirmed.The six-week Festival of York Central ended in late April, and the partnership behind it say they received more than 2,200 feedback forms
THE brewing team at an East Yorkshire brewery has developed a new beer in celebration of its 15th anniversary.Having brewed more than 25 million pints over the last 15 years, the Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery will launch a limited edition cask beer
TRIBUTES have been paid to a caring mum who fostered more than 100 children. Lynn Barrow died on April 7 at the age of 62 after a short illness. But her legacy lives on in the many children she looked after over the past 37 years and in her
AS THE focus of political debate remains fixed on pressing questions like the twists and turns of the Brexit process, it remains important to devote time to considering our management of the environment, the state of which will ultimately have significant
Rail services on the East Coast Main Line will be brought back under public control following the termination of the franchise agreement with Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC), Stagecoach Group has said. The firm, which owns 90% of VTEC, said it
VICTIMS of hate crime can now report their experiences without speaking to police.Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said she believes victims do not always report the matter directly to the force, which means the true number of hate crimes
A BAKER who was inspired to set up his business after the death of his nine-year-old daughter is aiming to expand to give away bread to those who can’t afford it. Tim Smith set up Zuzu’s Bakery in Wheelgate, Malton, last year with the aim of producing
A YORK man has spoken about his struggle with depression to help people dealing with their own mental health issues. Ian Cartwright spoke to the NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to create the five-minute film, which was released
A SERIOUS crash is causing delays on a York road. North Yorkshire Police are at the scene of a crash on the A1237 roundabout to Haxby Road. A spokeswoman said the crash involved three cars and a lorry and was reported at just after midday.
MARKET traders in Beverley have raised more than £2,000 for a local hospital appeal.An event on Saturday, May 5, which included a treasure hunt, a raffle and a static bike ride to tie in with the Tour de Yorkshire, raised funds for the Daisy Appeal at
A YORK law firm has lent its support to the expansion of one of the city’s world famous food outlets.As reported last month, York Roast Co has invested £150,000 in created a 30-seater dining area at its Stonegate shop.The business, which was founded in
A RYEDALE stately home has taken centre stage for the Arctic Monkeys’ new video.Castle Howard played host to the band and their crew while they filmed the video for their new single Four Out Of Five from the Arctic Monkeys’ sixth album Tranquility Base
ORGANISERS of this year’s Beertown are turning Malton into a “theatre of beer” with some of the best beers from breweries in the UK and beyond.Now in its fifth year, Beertown, which takes place at the Milton Rooms, brings together two of the town’s breweries
USUALLY plays that go wrong never recover. Not so with Mischief Theatre's West End, touring, Broadway and international hit The Play That Goes Wrong, the one that goes wrong deliberately, and the more it does so, the better it becomes amid the calamitous
A VOLUNTEER who cycled between all the community libraries in Ryedale to raise awareness of their plight - and cash for their upkeep - is planning next year’s challenge.On April 1, Geoff Strangwood, 63, of Kirkbymoorside, cycled 60 miles on a tour of
A RYEDALE company is helping the nation get into the Royal Wedding frenzy by producing thousands of look-a-like masks.Depth Charge Design, in Kirkbymoorside, have been sending masks of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, all over the world, ahead of the couple
STAFF at West Heslerton Primary School joined hundreds of competitors at the first Scampston Scramble at the weekend.The team of five made their way around the obstacles at Scampston Hall on Sunday to raise funds for Saint Catherine's.Head teacher
I AGREE with Roger Backhouse (Letters, May 14) that the Chris Grayling announcement that all problems will be resolved by introducing digital train control on the main TransPennine route from York to Manchester is PR gloss. As a former railway passenger
READING the front page story in Monday’s Press (“Child obesity soars in York”, May 14) reminds me of a conversation I had over 20 years ago with my next door neighbour’s grandchildren over from America. Asking them what they thought was the biggest difference
I REFER to the short news item “Stop search on vehicle” (The Press, May 11).Is a fruitless police stop and search of a vehicle really news? Surely a cat must have been rescued from a tree somewhere in North Yorkshire?Billy Holland,The Groves, York
A P COX claims (Letters, May 7) that City of York Council has done little to “keep traffic flowing” for many years. He seems to assume that the council have a duty to accommodate whatever demands are placed on our roads. The current Local Transport Plan
WILL City of York councillors explain to the council tax payers of York what makes the residents of Fountayne Street and Vyner Street in the vicinity of York Hospital so special? (“£200k to cut bus trips by 90 seconds”, The Press, May 15). Why are they
FROM April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018, 4,262 people received food assistance from York Foodbank through their four distribution centres throughout the city. Of this, 1,647 were children. York may appear to be a rich city, with the glimmering spires of
WARE & Kay Solicitors has expanded its residential property team with the appointment of William Baggaley who has joined the team as a residential property solicitor. Originally from Leeds, Mr Baggaley arrives at Ware & Kay with more than seven years
A DISABLED teacher sacked for gross misconduct after showing pupils aged 15 and 16 the 18-rated horror film Halloween is set to collect more than £600,000 compensation from City of York Council after winning the latest round of a legal fight. Philip
MEET Lankum, who used to be Lynched. A four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin, Ireland, they will combine distinctive four-part vocal harmonies with arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar at The Crescent
PSYCHIC Sally sends Kisses To Heaven at the Grand Opera House, York, next Wednesday (May 23). Sally Morgan, psychic, television and theatre star and award-winning medium, returns to York with her interactive stage show, where the messages from
REGIONAL accountancy firm BHP has announced new senior appointments as internal promotions result in two new partners.Jenny Hurst and Dean Pearson have been promoted to partner level at the firm, which has five offices across Yorkshire, including its
Driving your business – are you aware if your employees are driving when banned?If you have employees who drive on behalf of your organisation, how often are you carrying out driving licence checks?The DVLA currently states it is up to you as an employer
YORK headquartered rail operator Grand Central has formally submitted an application to run additional services on its North East and West Riding routes. Following a period of consultation with other train companies and industry stakeholders, Grand
Ignorance is bliss, or so the saying goes. Certainly it can be comforting to close your eyes to the unpleasant aspects of dwelling on planet Earth – and few of us are not guilty of it. However, living in ignorance isn’t always a choice. In fact, a
DOUBLE digit growth has been reported by York veterinary health group Animalcare as the business reflects on a “transformational year”.In its first full year results since the reverse takeover of Belgium-based Ecuphar NV, the enlarged York Business Park-based
PROFITS at York-based Gear4Music have been hit by rising operational costs as the enlarged music retailer welcomes a 43 per cent rise in revenues.The year-on-year growth in turnover from £56 million to £80 million has been attributed to the business’s
RACING fans will be descending on York Racecourse today as the 2018 season gets underway with the three-day Dante Festival. With a record investment across the season of more than £8 million in prize money, the opening of the redeveloped Clocktower
STREET parties will take over just three York roads for this weekend’s royal wedding, city council figures reveal, but other celebrations are planned at churches and schools. The local authority has had just three applications to close roads for
From our archive:80 years agoMiss H M Mann had announced that she was retiring as assistant mistress at Haxby Road Junior School, after a long record of service dating back to the 1900s. Thanking her for a job well done, the Education Board also announced
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,000 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which launched in June 2017 and brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share
THE York LGBT Forum will present a unique theatrical experience penned by writer and director Steven Clark in July. Bring On Tomorrow will take its York Barbican audience on an emotional journey through a history of LGBT landmark points and raise
SIR DANCEALOT can spring a surprise of sorts in the Clipper Logistics Duke of York Stakes at York today.Plenty of attention will surround Harry Angel, and rightly so after his efforts last season, but there are sound enough reasons to think David Elsworth
