YORK City caretaker boss Sam Collins felt only “two or three players” performed well during a 3-0 home defeat to Kidderminster Harriers. Collins endured the first defeat of his four-game reign as the undefeated Harriers won a fourth consecutive
STROKE survivors from the York area have cycled 25 miles today to help others affected by the condition. Jo Milan, Michelle Ruddock and Jane Steel, who are members of York Speakability Group, set off from Hospital Fields Road and pedalled across
YORK City suffered their biggest home defeat at National League North level as unbeaten Kidderminster Harriers cruised to a 3-0 win at Bootham Crescent. A first-half brace by Ed Williams and Joe Ironside’s effort after the interval secured the
ARMED police have detained a distressed man who was threatening to harm himself with a knife at a North Yorkshire caravan site. Officers from North Yorkshire Police's Firearms Support Unit were called to Merry Lees Caravan Park at Staxton, Scarborough
DRONE technology has been used in East Yorkshire to reveal the ghostly outline of a magnificent "lost" stately home which was demolished in the 19th century. Londesborough Hall, near Pocklington, was the country retreat of Richard Boyle (1694-1753
A WOMAN has appealed for York residents to help police find her missing uncle. Sarah Warren said her uncle Nigel Warren, 55, from Hull, went missing on Tuesday, which was 'very out of character for him so we are all so worried.' She said that
THOUSANDS of women and children got pretty muddy on York's Knavesmire today to raise money for the fight against cancer. About 600 youngsters took part in the Race for Life Pretty Muddy kids event along an obstacle course, featuring scramble nets
WHEN Jack Brooks sits down and reflects on his time at Yorkshire, Roses clashes will be at the forefront of his mind. The Somerset-bound quick will leave Emerald Headingley in a few weeks with his superb nine-wicket bag in a crucial 95-run win his
A DEFENDANT went straight to Tenerife from the cells at York Magistrates Court. Robert Page headed for Manchester Airport as soon as he was released by the court. The bricklayer had been arrested on a warrant hours before he was due to fly out
THE first stop and search operation of a major new crackdown on fly tipping has been organised by council and police officers across York and North Yorkshire. Neighbourhood enforcement officers from City of York Council worked on Thursday alongside
The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius (Pushkin Children’s paperback, £7.99) Any kids, or indeed adults out there, keen to rekindle the enjoyment they felt reading Herge’s Tintin books for the first time, need look no further. This is the book for
York Plaques William Etty (1787-1849) Artist Location of plaque: A stone plaque is on Etty's grave in St Olave’s graveyard You may have noticed that the statue of the artist William Etty outside York Art Gallery has been looking a little
NORTHERN Counties West League bottom club Ashton Athletic will arrive at Bootham Crescent next weekend as one of the FA Cup’s biggest minnows, even at the second qualifying round stage of the famous old competition. But caretaker York City chief
MAXINE GORDON heads to the Rose & Crown in York COSY pubs come into their own at this time of year. In summer, you want a beer garden, a pint of shandy and a round of sandwiches and a bowl of chips. But as the nights draw in and the
EMMA CLAYTON talks to the great great great niece of the Yorkshireman who originally broke the bank at Monte Carlo TO Anne Fletcher, the story of her great great great uncle - a Yorkshire mill worker who broke the bank of Monte Carlo - was just
YORK and its Nestlé confectionery factory feature in a new video series made by the company, profiling UK communities where it operates. Presented by the firm’s expert historian, Alex Hutchinson, the video gives a tour of the city’s landmarks before
CONNOR ROBINSON has hailed half-back partner Ben Cockayne – as well as the York City Knights fans - as a huge factor behind his award-winning exploits this term. Robinson, 23, was this week voted the Knights supporters’ club’s Player of the Year
RESIDENTS are being urged to join the fight to save York's oldest nature reserve, Askham Bog. Developers have announced plans to build 500 homes on land adjacent to the site off Moor Lane in Woodthorpe despite the bog being earmarked as Green Belt
EARLY York Fastpack Sunday Morning League division one leaders Atlanta have suffered their first defeat of the season. A close game at Wigginton Grasshoppers saw the hosts come away with a 3-2 win thanks to goals from Neale Holmes, Matthew Mulhearn
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for residents to celebrate York’s “rich and vibrant high street” by choosing to shop locally and sign a petition for business rate reform. The Love Yor-K High Street campaign aims to support businesses in the city centre
THE Derwent Dash takes place tomorrow for community causes. Stamford Bridge Parents and Carers Together (PACT), the Community Pool and Pocklington Runners have organised the 10k run from Stamford Bridge via Brickyards and High and Low Catton.
STROKE survivors and members of York Speakability Group are gearing up to take on a 25-mile cycle from York to Selby today for charity. Group treasurer Jo Milan, 55, from Haxby, had a stroke nine years ago which left her with aphasia and limited
A TRAIN travelling at 61mph missed a car by seconds on a level crossing near York following a signaller’s error of judgement - and a failure to pass on instructions, a report has revealed. The signaller gave the car driver permission to cross the
YORKSHIRE has always done abbeys well. However of the many that pepper the landscape I do believe that Rievaulx Abbey is my favourite. When the late autumn light strikes the abbey remains there is not a better site to behold. This is a short
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 Malton’s oldest Nonconformist church announced that it had hired a woman minister, the Rev Rosamond H Barker. The Unitarian Church, which dated back to 1715, had decided to take the unusual step after the present
