STREETS near York Minster were cordoned off for several hours yesterday evening (September 12) amid concerns for the welfare of a man at the cathedral. Police tweeted that the man was "intending to harm himself" but was eventually brought to safety
PLANS for a £2.9 billion upgrade of the Transpennine Route linking York, Leeds and Manchester have been revealed. But some parts of the route are set to be closed for up to 39 weeks a year while the work is carried out. A letter shared exclusively
VOTERS will have the chance to choose a new Hambleton district councillor on October 4. The three candidates for the Thirsk by-election are: Stewart Anthony Barber for The Yorkshire Party, Trish Beadle for the Labour Party and Dave Elders for the
YORKSHIRE are closing in on victory in their Roses battle royal at Emerald Headingley as Lancashire pursue a target of 230. This Specsavers County Championship relegation clash is pretty much a winner takes all affair at the foot of Division One
MILLIONS of private tenants have been failed over the past decade according to researchers at the University of York who say a "property MOT" policy should be launched. A review of housing policy by academics at the university found regulation in
SMOKERS are being encouraged to quit as part of a campaign that says one in two people who smoke will die from an illness related to the habit. City of York Council is urging people to contact the YorWellbeing service for advice on how to stop smoking
A DROP-IN session is to be held in a village near Selby to let residents and business people meet contractors and bridge engineers before repairs begin on a swing bridge. The bridge at Cawood is to undergo a major refurbishment of the mechanical
A SMALL bronze ornament was stolen from an antiques shop in Helmsley. Police are appealing for information after the incident, which took place at Room Four Antiques on Bridge Street at 3.15pm on September 1. Officers say two women and a man entered
A NEW five-storey block of student flats could be built in York city centre. Plans have been submitted for a 98-bedroom student accommodation block to be built on Redeness Street, on part of a site currently used by York Motor Factors. The site
As we continue our look back through our archives, we've put together a gallery of 50 past and present photos for Copmanthorpe Primary School.
YORK City’s postponed trip to Nuneaton Borough has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 2. The game had originally been arranged for last Saturday, but was called off due to international call-ups for the home team. City’s FA Cup second qualifying
MALTON celebrated the change of season with the annual Harvest Food Festival on Saturday. The festival showcased an array of food, along with a line-up of demonstrations from local culinary talent. Visit Malton CIC director Tom Naylor-Leyland
PHYSICISTS and clinical engineers will be picking up instruments of a different kind when they perform at a concert to celebrate 70 years of the NHS – and raise money for a good cause. Members of the York-based charity, the Institute of Physics
HEAD TEACHERS in York have been informed about a new campaign to help keep children in the city and across the UK safe online. York’s Ultra Fibre Optic from TalkTalk and Internet Matters have set up a Back to School campaign with the support of
TWENTY six new jobs are being created with the opening of a new £7.5 million hotel in York. An 80-bedroom Travelodge, with a bar and restaurant, will open off Monks Cross Drive, near the Pear Tree Farm pub, in the lead up to Christmas. The
YORK City supporters will get the chance to buy a special piece of Bootham Crescent memorabilia at a Moving Home Auction. Included in the sale of selected fixtures and fittings from the 87-year-old stadium will be collectors’ items such as turnstiles
YORK City Knights took a huge step towards the Betfred League One title on Sunday with 10-6 victory over Oldham. With two games remaining, James Ford's men sit top of the table with a two-point advantage over second-placed Bradford Bulls. Here
PEOPLE who attack police officers and emergency service workers will face stiffer punishment. A new law to protect emergency workers from assault is set to receive Royal Assent today, with the maximum sentence for assault against them to double
IT’S a question lots of people have wondered – who are the couple behind the Win A Megahome competition and why have they decided to sell their Dorset house via an online contest rather than through an estate agent? The answer, says Mark Beresford
THE week-long return of An Inspector Calls to York Theatre Royal has all but sold out before Friday's opening performance, even after adding two extra shows. At the time of going to press, only a handful of restricted-view seats were still available
FEARS have been raised over recent changes to services which help vulnerable older people live independently in their homes. Prior to April 1 this year, services including 'lifeline' alarms worn around the neck and weekly warden visits were funded
As the story of Harry Potter continues to cast its spell over York, where themed shops are still pulling in the crowds from around the world, we take a look back through our archives at how the boy wizard has enchanted The Press readers over the years
Yorkshire are very much in the hunt for a crucial Specsavers County Championship win over Roses rivals Lancashire at Emerald Headingley. Their relegation battle hangs in the balance after Yorkshire, trailing by 43 on first innings, advanced from
YORK party band Huge play their last open-air show of the year at Escrick and Deighton Club, Escrick, near York, on Saturday at the Huge Family Bash. BBC football commentator and huge Huge fan Guy Mowbray has recorded a promo video for the event
THE Vale of Pickering Art Club’s annual exhibition is taking place this week at the town’s memorial hall. There will be a wide range of original art works for sale, which incorporate a variety of techniques and media. The exhibition is raising
THE Treasurer’s House in York has won gold for the fifth consecutive year in the 2018 Yorkshire in Bloom awards. The National Trust, which runs the historic property in the shadow of York Minster, said its garden had ‘enduring appeal’ and this had
A 71-YEAR-OLD woman was seriously injured in what police called "an unprovoked attack" in York. North Yorkshire Police were called to Beckfield Lane, Acomb, at 5pm on Tuesday, where the elderly woman had been assaulted outside the CoOp store.
THE Liberal Democrats have launched our “York 2019” campaign; an exciting opportunity for local residents to share their views and ideas on how to improve the city. With less than a year to go until the May 2019 elections in York, significant work
WELL said Bob Waite (“I’ve always found Evans a turn-off”, Letters, September 11). If anyone on Radio 2 loved the sound of his own voice, it was Chris Evans. He was even known to talk over the entire intro to Smoke On The Water. Sacrilege.
AN ‘Antiques Roadshow’-style valuation event at an auctioneers’ in Pickering is set to benefit two charities. The Pickering Antiques Roadshow will be held at Pickering Antiques on Southgate in the town on Sunday, September 16 from 11am until 3pm
Why do so many of the world’s sports stars who aspire to be role models for today’s kids insist on behaving badly when the evidence is all on film? The latest disgrace was Serena Williams in the US Open final last weekend: not for the three legitimate
CANADIAN folk troubadour Irish Mythen has been forced by illness to call off tomorrow's performance at Pocklington Arts Centre. Venue manager James Duffy says: "I spoke with her manager late on Tuesday and he informed me Irish is unable to travel
TWO people in their eighties have been taken to hospital after a crash on the A64 this morning involving two cars and a coach. Firefighters from Tadcaster, Huntington and Malton cut the couple out of a Honda Jazz which had collided with a Kia sportage
Show of the Week Luca Rutherford's Political Party, York Theatre Royal Studio, September 20 LUCA Rutherford's Political Party is a show about "how we do politics instead of talking about it". Co-commissioned by the Albany, Camden People’s
INDEPENDENT Scottish brewery, BrewDog, is giving drinkers in York the chance to swap any mainstream lager for a pint of its new headliner beer, Lost Lager. Today, BrewDog York on Micklegate will have a designated ‘Bad Beer Bin’ where visitors can
LET'S Hang On, the first and longest-running tribute to the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is celebrating its tenth anniversary, visiting York Barbican tonight. The 7.30pm show takes a musical journey through the career of these Rock'n'Roll
THE Joseph Rowntree Theatre, in Haxby Road, York, has been awarded £10,000 by the Big Lottery Fund to help with remedial work to its Art Deco auditorium. Built in 1935 by the Joseph Rowntree Village Trust for the benefit of employees and residents
THE SEARCH for a man, missing from Canada for more than 30 years, has led police to York. Dennis Crook was reported missing on Tuesday, October 22, 1985, in Victoria, British Columbia, by his friends, who last saw him on October 16. Investigators
POLICE have charged a man with possessing a knife in a public place in York. North Yorkshire Police's York North Safer Neighbourhood Team wrote on Twitter that officers on patrol in Heworth stopped and searched a man on Tuesday night. They
POCKLINGTON made it two wins from two in North One East with a 34-26 derby-day defeat of big local rivals Driffield. Andy Little (2), Archie Fothergill and Jimmy Thornton all crossed the line with a penalty try adding to the scoresheet. One penalty
A WOMAN was "talked down" from a bridge in York last night. North Yorkshire Police said it was called at about 10.50pm after concerns were raised for the safety of a woman on Scarborough Bridge who "indicated an intention to jump into the water
PLANS have been submitted for eye-catching new signs to be installed at the National Railway Museum. A large fascia sign made from aluminium would be placed on the main entrance off Cinder Lane. And a hanging sign would be installed on the entrance
A MAN arrested in connection with an alleged knife attack in York has been released on conditional bail. North Yorkshire Police issued an appeal to find Kyle James Bostock, 20, in connection with an alleged attack in Tudor Road, Acomb, which left
YORK are early leaders of the North One East table after beating fellow newly-promoted outfit Consett 44-18 in their first home game of the season. Gareth Singleton (2), Chris Fox, Toby Atkin, skipper Ross White and Shane Goulding all grabbed tries
YORK City Knights boss James Ford would "snap your hand off" if he was offered the League One title in place of any individual awards. That was his reaction after he and three of his players were nominated for gongs at the 2018 Betfred Championship
REHEARSALS are underway for a starry adaptation of a classic satire on consumerism. The Full Monty star Steve Huison will lead the cast of They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! at York Theatre Royal from October 5-13. Dario Fo’s famous political satire
TWO anti-fracking protesters have each been conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay a £20 statutory surcharge for obstructing Habton Road, Kirby Misperton, on October 19. Lyn Oxberry, 65, of Bracken Close, Stanley, County Durham
YORK-BASED Virgin Trains East Coast might have survived if the Department for Transport had assessed its bid properly, MPs have found. The department encouraged overbidding and failed to sufficiently stress-test the proposal submitted by the business
RESIDENTS will be invited to have their say on the future of Bootham Park Hospital. And a report prepared for a City of York Council committee says one option for the site is that it could become a care home focused on delivering services for people
A REDUCTION in the number of children arrested by North Yorkshire Police has been welcomed by Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Julia Mulligan. In a report this week, the Howard League for Penal Reform showed the force made 1,034 arrests of children
A SEX offender was caught and jailed in the United States following a North Yorkshire Police investigation. Joshua Benfey was jailed in June until 2043 by a US court for endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated sexual assault. But
POLICE have objected to plans by a York lap dancing club to open earlier on race days. A request submitted to City of York Council’s Gambling, Licensing & Regulatory Committee by the operators of Black Orchid in Toft Green asks the council
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
From our archives: 85 years ago F J Perry, the English lawn tennis “star,” had crowned his most successful season so far by defeating J H Crawford, by 6-3, 11-3, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1, in the final of the US Men’s Singles. Perry who had come to the forefront
MORE than 300 patients were admitted to intensive care units in Yorkshire and the Humber last winter due to flu - up from 117 admissions the previous winter. The figure was revealed as it emerged that a more effective flu vaccine has the potential
