A NEW children's outdoor play area and garden has opened at Foxwood Community Centre.Volunteers created a playground at the centre and the area was resurfaced thanks to funding from the Ultra Fibre Optic (UFO) network currently being rolled out across
A BAR company facing fierce opposition to its plans for York has dropped a court fight, leaving question marks over its future in the city. Cuban-themed bar and restaurant chain Revolucion de Cuba was bidding to open a new venue in part of the
THREE people were injured in a car crash in York.North Yorkshire Police said the crash happened at about 8.30pm on Sunday, June 10, in Shipton Road near the junction of Southolme Drive and involved a blue Ford Fiesta and a black Vauxhall Astra.A spokesman
MP for York Central Rachael Maskell will lead a debate in Westminster tomorrow, calling for a reform of the business rates system. Ms Maskell has been working with local businesses and traders and said the current system is harming business in
A North Yorkshire supplier of game and venison has been bought out of administration, saving 25 jobs.Yorkshire Game 17 Limited, including the retail brand ‘Wild,’ has been acquired by to Gressingham Game, part of the Gressingham Foods group, based in
POCKLINGTON Arts Centre's doors will be thrown open on Saturday for a chance to discover all that is happening at this hive of arts activity over a free cuppa and a piece of cake.Running from 9.30am to 12.30pm, the open day will provide an opportunity
Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate will miss the Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-final with Yorkshire after being given a two-match suspension, having been found to have committed repeated disciplinary breaches.The England and Wales Cricket Board said
A CEREMONY has been held to mark the renaming of a room at a city centre library in honour of a renowned York historian. The Family History Room at York Explore, in Museum Street, has been renamed the Hugh Murray Room. Members of the Civic
THE Academy of St Olave’s chamber orchestra will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a special gala concert in the medieval church of St Olave’s, Marygate, York, on June 23. Each piece in the 8pm programme has been chosen to mark a significant
GENEROUS York residents have flooded homelessness charities with donations, and now people are being asked to find other ways to help out. Organisations like the Salvation Army, Changing Lives, Carecent and Peasholme say people’s generosity over
A DRIVER who was arrested after North Yorkshire Police used a stinger to stop their vehicle has been charged with dangerous driving.Officers from the Roads Policing Group chased the vehicle for about 25 minutes after it allegedly failed to stop on the
A SURGEON who works at a hospital in North Yorkshire has been recognised in a national poll.Professor Nick London, who works at the BMI The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate, was highlighted in the national Good Doctors Guide, published by a national newspaper
YORK City Knights are sweating on the long-term fitness of back-row Mike Kelly after he played almost the entire game against Workington with a troublesome arm injury.Kelly suffered a suspected torn tricep in the opening minutes of the match but played
PREPARATIONS have begun for the York Mystery Plays, which have been performed on waggons in the city since Medieval times.This year the York Festival Trust, which has worked on the play for the past 20 years, took on a new artistic director, Tom Straszewski
PLANS for a permanent replacement for Bootham Park Hospital have been given the go-ahead by the NHS. The plans for the new build hospital off Haxby Road have been formally approved by the Board of Directors at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation
AS the sun goes down, York Theatre Royal will be hotting up with two weeks of live music, theatre, the spoken word and food at the first Summer Sessions in July. These sessions kick off on July 4 with a free gig by the New York Brass Band, whose
VISITORS to Robin Hood’s Bay can discover the hidden smuggling secrets of the North Yorkshire village during a guided walk next month.Paul Johnston, of Baytown Beers, will be leading the ‘Taste of Smuggling’ walk on Saturday, July 7 at 5pm, which will
A MAN who was wanted for recall to prison has been arrested in York.North Yorkshire Police said Rory McCrae, 49, was released on licence from HMP Humber on Friday, June 8, but was recalled to prison the next day.A spokesman for the force said Rory McCrae
A SILENT march will be held in York to commemorate the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster.June 14 marks one year since 72 people died in the fire at the London towerblock, and Justice For Grenfell has held monthly marches since the tragedy.Members
TRACES of almost 30 different pharmaceutical drugs, including antidepressants, antibiotics and medicines to treat epilepsy and diabetes, have been found in rivers in York.Scientists said they found 29 different drug compounds in the River Ouse and River
THE Park & Ride service into York will be extended this summer for a ten-week trial period.City of York Council and First York have agreed that Service 3 buses from the Askham Bar site will operate until 10.20pm to give visitors more time in York and
YORK arts promoters SLAP – it stands for Salacious Live Alternative Performance – will present Jamal Gerald's new show Dogmatic as part of the York Festival of Ideas at King's Manor, Exhibition Square, on Friday at 7pm. "Jamal used to be dogmatic
IT IS a tale of two centres. Coney Street, for so long York’s unofficial ‘high street’ (so much so that it was once dubbed the city’s ‘Golden half mile’) has seen yet another shop close. This time it was budget retailer Poundworld. Not exactly
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is issuing new guidance for people who have a river or stream on their property. Updated guidance has recently been published by the Environment Agency for riparian owners, those who have a river, stream, watercourse
INTERESTING situations exist at the top of both divisions of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League after the latest round of fixtures. Sessay still lead the first division but have played a game more than Clifton Alliance and Sheriff Hutton Bridge who both
BURGLARS stole jewellery and sentimental items from two houses in Scarborough.North Yorkshire Police said the latest theft happened in Lady Edith’s Avenue, Newby, between 7am and 4.45pm on Friday, June 1.Stolen items included a silver Kronen and Sohne
Division 1 OSBALDWICK maintained the pressure on Foss Evening League division one leaders Bubwith with a comfortable win against Dunnington Academy. Jonny Rawsthorne (73) and Tom Young (38) enjoyed an opening partnership of 70 off six overs
MICHAEL Jackson tribute artist CJ will star in Jackson Live In Concert at the Grand Opera House, York, on September 21 with his band and dancers. Presented by Sweeney Entertainments, CJ's show has 100 per cent live vocals to go with the look and
A NEW discount supermarket is set to be built in York. A partially vacant former packaging warehouse on James Street will be demolished to make way for a branch of Lidl. It will be the city's second branch following the opening of the Lidl
Winger Tom Briscoe has become the latest out-of-contract Leeds player to sign a new deal with the reigning Super League champions.The 28-year-old former England international has agreed a new two-year contract that will keep him at Headingley until at
LIVERPOOL Ladies have appointed Doncaster Belles manager Neil Redfearn as their new boss.Redfearn, who had three spells as Leeds caretaker manager and a brief stint in charge of Rotherham in the SkyBet Championship, has signed a deal for the 2018-19 season
POLICE are trying to find an elderly couple who spoke to a teenage girl after an alleged sexual assault in York. West Yorkshire Police said the 14-year-old suffered a serious sexual assault in the disabled toilet at the Tesco Extra in Clifton Moor
FORMER loan signing Jake Wright has returned to York City in a two-year deal. Wright, who turns 22 in September, was part of the Harrogate Town side that clinched promotion to the National League last season. He netted six times and claimed
THE Press has two pairs of tickets to be won for A Beautiful Noise, Fisher Stevens' celebration of the life and music of Neil Diamond, at York Barbican on October 31, courtesy of promoters Flying Entertainment. Stevens, a life-long lover of Diamond's
TOM Kohler-Cadmore is targeting the complete performance from Yorkshire against Essex at Chelmsford in Thursday’s Royal London One-Day Cup eliminator clash.The in-form opening batsman says the Vikings head into the fixture brimming with confidence as
ON the seventh day of the seventh month for £7 at 7.30pm, come witness one of the highlights of the Say Owt calendar in York, invites spoken-word slam co-host Henry Raby. Say Owt Slam's Clash of Champions will be held at The Basement, City Screen
Motivation! now, there’s a concept! Part of my role is to persuade my Pilates people to do their home practice. It’s a delightful thing to be in a Pilates class. The soothing voice of the teacher, the comfortable ambience of the studio, maybe some whale
YORK Archaeological Trust has welcomed three newly-elected members to its board of trustees. Susan Palmer OBE, Professor Ellen Roberts and Peter Wheatcroft, join chair, Professor Anthony Robards OBE, and the six current trustees, in overseeing the strategic
HISTORY enthusiasts can enjoy a diverse range of talks from leading historians and authors in York when a festival returns to the city this autumn.Taking place from October 19 to 21, BBC History Magazine’s History Weekend will feature close to 30 talks
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before York Magistrates Court accused of killing a child in a hit and run when drink and drug driving. The 12-year-old girl had just got off a school bus and was crossing West Acres, Byram west of Selby when she was
MORE than 200 hours of police time were wasted by a woman who made a false allegation of kidnap and rape.Marissa Louise Cheeseman, 37, of Maidstone Road in Chatham, Kent, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20 after falsely claiming
TWO school friends are encouraging children across the city to get muddy for a good cause this summer. Seven-year-old Heidi Stower from Strensall and her best friend Molly-Rose Warren have been practising their skills on space hoppers in preparation
SNAINTON artist David Baumforth is exhibiting Paintings Of The North at According To McGee in York until July 16. His latest solo show at the Tower Street gallery comprises a collection of seascapes and landscapes around the north east coast, prompting
A NEW education partnership to put stories and literature at the heart of learning is being set up in York.Ebor Academy Trust, which operates 18 schools across the city, Selby, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Humber and on the Yorkshire Coast, is
Speaking as a centrist, in my earnest view we should indeed work side by side with our partners in Europe, but not at the cost or erosion of national integrity. This is why I am currently and mostly on board with the PM’s plan as an orderly, stable, and
Ridiculous. Sale of a tranche of RBS shares by the Government shows a loss of £2 billion to the taxpayer. Not good enough. The bank should be paying back the full amount used to bail it out, with interest at the current rates. The public purse should
RIVER safety campaigners, The Press editorial team, City of York Council and the emergency services must be pulling their hair out (“Warning after stunt on river”, The Press, June 8). What exactly is the university doing to stop these supposedly intelligent
Tap, tap, tap... buying over the internet might perhaps save a few quid, but at what ultimate cost to York’s high street?Do we really want eBay, Google or Amazon to destroy our high streets?Slowly our York environment is being strangled by this new but
I NOTE that the Labour ward councillor for Acomb has been bemoaning the lack of open space in Acomb, blaming it all on the current administration.But hang on, who were the previous ward councillors for Acomb going back years? All Labour. What party formed
IT is good news that English Heritage has “bowed to public pressure” and decided not to go ahead with a visitor centre by Clifford’s Tower. This must in no small measure be due to Press reports and particularly due to the sustained efforts in the
IT was interesting to see the city’s corporate director for economy and place state that the Spark:York developers had submitted an invalid planning application (“Lease call on cladding row”, The Press, June 5). However, unless this is a new application
A MOTORCYCLIST has been injured and airlifted to hospital after a crash with a car in East Yorkshire this morning (June 12). Humberside Police said it received reports about the collision on Ozone Way in Howden at 8.15am. A spokesman for the
A NORTH Yorkshire police officer visited the home of a retained fire officer who had had an affair with his wife, a misconduct hearing heard today. PC Christopher Parnell, stationed at Harrogate Police Station, is accused of breaching standards
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Richard Caulkin had two weeks to live – today he is going for gold at the European Heart and Lung Transplant Games RICHARD Caulkin spent three years on the transplant list – and was close to dying – before receiving a donor
AN 85-year-old woman has been burgled while sitting at home in East Yorkshire.Humberside Police said it happened on St Mary’s Crescent in Bridlington last Friday at around 2.30pm.A man had smashed a key safe, then came into her property through a back
A FUNDRAISER from York is racing around Ireland for charity. Phil Wiggins is taking part in The TransAtlanticWay - a 2,500km road bike race - alongside almost 200 other cyclists. The race started in the centre of Dublin on Thursday, the pack
GARETH Southgate cannot wait to touch down in Russia today and kick on with England's final World Cup preparations.Following a home-based camp that could hardly have gone better, the so far injury-free Three Lions will head east for the final phase
MORE details have emerged of a major housing development on former chocolate factory land, including a long-discussed new bus link. The new road between Haxby and Wigginton Roads, running through the old Rowntree factory site, will only be open
BURGONET can complete a quick-fire hat-trick in the feature event at Salisbury today.It will be exactly two months since Middleham trainer Mark Johnston's filly made her racecourse debut when she lines up in the British Stallion Studs EBF Margadale
OPPOSITION councillors have welcomed an ambitious overhaul plan for York station, but are calling for the same forward thinking to be rolled out across the city. Yesterday City of York Council published a masterplan for York Station frontage -
80 years agoYork Repertory Company had presented the clever comedy, Square Pegs, to an audience at the Theatre Royal. The comedy, brilliantly written by Lionel Brown a new author from London, had later become a TV movie in 1939. Also treading the boards
A DRUG addict has been jailed for letting a mother abandon her child in his drug den. Judge Andrew Stubbs QC said the boy was “dirty, cold and hungry” when police found him. Amy Levitt, prosecuting, told York Crown Court officers looked for
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