Gary Ballance hailed Yorkshire’s late evening bowling display as Jack Brooks and Tim Bresnan led the fightback from being bowled out for 184 on day one against Hampshire at Emerald Headingley. Hampshire closed day one on 79-5 to start this penultimate
YORKSHIRE fought back well with five evening wickets after being bowled out for 184 during a weather-affected opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match with Hampshire at Emerald Headingley. Hampshire closed on 79-5 from 23 overs
YORK RUFC continued their promising start to life in North One East on Saturday with a 36-19 win at Morley. The Clifton Park outfit have now won three from three and sit second in the table on points difference alone. Emerson Bessell was making
A MAN from York has been fined in court for a fly tipping offence after he said he paid two men to take rubbish away from his home. Thomas Bojaczuk, 38, of Rawcliffe Way, York, said he paid two men £80 to take away waste from his home, but it was
YORK is to host more than 70 events, projects and exhibitions to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War this Autumn. The official programme for York Remembers is now available online at www.york.gov.uk/WW1Commemorations . The diverse
THE Massed Voices of Prima Choral Artists and the York Railway Institute Band will mark the centenary of the First World War’s finale by presenting a Come & Sing performance of The Armed Man, Karl Jenkins’ Mass for Peace, next month. “We invite
TICKETS are still available for a show by Grammy-nominated artists in Selby this week. Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro will perform blues, folk and American roots music at Selby Town Hall on Thursday. The show is part of their Feet Don’t Fail
A YORK-based AA patrol driver has been crowned the top roadside patrol in the country. Rescue driver George Flinton, 23, won AA Patrol of the Year at a ceremony in London. He will now be a public ambassador for the organisation for the next 12 months
THE York company behind a globally used tracking app is to demonstrate a new enhanced version at an exhibition in Las Vegas later this month. Vismo Global Tracking Solutions’ Vismo App can locate individuals anywhere in the world. Colin Dale,
A NEW awards system has been launched in York to encourage children to pursue careers in engineering and technology and prevent a huge shortfall of engineers in the UK. UK STEM - a specialist company based in Market Weighton, which works with schools
A ROBOTIC milking parlour and automated system for feeding baby cows will be installed at a farm at Askham Bryan College thanks to investment from the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership. A farm information centre
TICKETS for the Friday night of Pocklington Arts Centre’s inaugural Handpick’d Festival next weekend have sold out. Only limited tickets remain available for next Saturday’s afternoon and evening line-up. “Anyone wanting to be a part of this sensational
MORE than a hundred people attended the opening day of a new estate agency in a York village. Stephensons opened its new office in Haxby with scores of locals attending to find out more. Oliver Newby, partner in Stephensons, said the team were
POCKLINGTON Town head up the York Minster Engineering League reserve 'A' division after putting five goals past Old Malton St Mary's without reply. Tom Knowles (2), Liam Serginson, James Harvey and Jack Holman struck for the home side. Huntington
A DAYCARE nursery in York has been sold. Polly Anna’s in Haxby was sold through business property adviser Christie & Co for an undisclosed sum. The nursery was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, and has maintained that rating since 2015, with
RYEDALE is flying the flag for small businesses with a second company named as one of the UK’s top Small Biz 100. Dog and Hat, which is based in Thornton-le-Clay, is one of the businesses from across the country, which will be celebrated in the
A SPECIES of creature never recorded in Britain before has been discovered in the heart of York. The tiny leaf miner known as Phytomyza scotina, is normally found in Europe, from Germany to Russia, but while carrying out a survey looking for leaf
ANTI-TERROR precautions in York city centre could be made permanent by council decisions in coming weeks. A dozen stone blocks were installed outside York Minster, and more temporary measures were fitted at points around the city last year in an
MALTON & Norton slipped down the early North One East table after a second successive defeat, this time at home to Morpeth. The Ryedale outfit took an early lead but the North Easterners hit back to lead 16-12 at the interval and went clear
POCKLINGTON chalked up their third successive North One East success with a 23-19 comeback win at Consett. It was hardly convincing as they scraped the result after a below-par display, but the victory nevertheless maintained the team’s 100 per
A FRAUDSTER from York has been ordered to pay back more than £1 million after a 10-year police investigation. Paul Blanchard, 73, of St Oswald's Court, Fulford, was involved in a multi-million pound scam which spanned the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and
SECRECY is surrounding allegations levelled at a police and crime commissioner charged with overseeing the North Yorkshire force. Conservative commissioner Julia Mulligan, who has twice been elected to ensure the efficient and effective policing
Adil Rashid is close to signing a new contract for Yorkshire, according to reports. The Bradford-born leg spinner's future with the White Rose looked in doubt after being controversially recalled to the England Test side, despite having signed a
BEAUTIFUL pictures of York are reaching a wider audience than ever before thanks to social media. Images of the city are not only being shared on Instagram and seen by people from around the world but they are encouraging more people to visit.
MORE than a dozen students have signed up to help keep people safe at university as part of a new North Yorkshire Police scheme. Fourteen freshers at the Scarborough campus of Coventry University signed up to become Student Crime Prevention Champions
THE owner of a cafe in Selby is planning to give the business to the community for free and wants it to become a not-for-profit enterprise. Robert Matthews used his own money to start up Chatterbox Community Cafe, on Finkle Street, in April this
A MAN has been injured during an alleged attack on his car in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police said the incident occurred at around 4.30pm on Sunday on Main Street, Garton-on-the-Wolds. It was reported that a man had smashed the windscreen
MALTON & Norton Golf Club star David Hague led England to success in the Men’s Home Internationals - ending Ireland's four-year reign as champions. The England team - coached by Graham Walker, the head professional at The Oaks GC near Aughton
FRESH from competing triumphantly in the Hardraw Scar Entertainment contest in Wensleydale, York’s Shepherd Group Concert Brass Band will perform at The Hive, Manor CE Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, on October 20. All the pieces
A BOOKLET has been produced containing stories of Strensall life in the past. Over the last few years, Strensall Local History Group member Shirley Jenkins and her team have recorded conversations from people about village life, the war years, work
HOMELESS people in York will now be able to get a shower thanks to a new wetroom opened by the Lord Mayor of York. Cllr Keith Orrell and the Civic Party attended the official opening of the the newly refurbished Carecent centre for the homeless
YORKSHIRE soprano Lesley Garrett, musical theatre star Maria Friedman and evergreen actress Bonnie Langford are joining forces as Golden Girls for the first time. They will visit York Barbican on January 24 and Scarborough Spa Grand Hall the following
A LORRY fire is causing heavy traffic on the A1(M) this morning. Highways England said the lorry was parked in the hard shoulder between junctions 43 and 44 of the northbound carriageway, close to the turning for the A64 A spokesman said the
THE Red Lion country inn in Boroughbridge Road, Upper Poppleton, near York, presents Dave Robinson, of Dave Berry & The Cruisers, in concert on September 28 in his Past Masters show. “We have events all the time but sometimes something a little
GET your skates on! Tickets are on sale for Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in York with early-bird discounts available this month. Running from November 17 to January 6, the annual event will be home to The Ice
A BODY recovered from the River Ouse is thought to be that of missing Antony Hargreaves. North Yorkshire Police were called at about 1.50pm on Monday to reports of a body in the river at Selby. A spokeswoman said on Tuesday: "Although formal
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries following a crash in Ryedale this morning. Police said that the crash happened shortly after 8am at Langton Cross Roads near Malton. It involved a cyclist and a green Toyota Hilux
CYCLISTS have been urged to ensure their bikes are secure following a spate of thefts. North Yorkshire Police said three bicycles were stolen from York College and Tesco at Askham Bar. A spokesman said: "North Yorkshire Police recommend that
I am acting on behalf of the authorities at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Busan, South Korea, where over 800 British Servicemen are buried. The authorities there wish to obtain photographs of those servicemen interred there, and also of those
I DO not remember seeing the names Francis O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, or Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on any ballot papers at the last General Election. But both are making political demands which should
I totally disagree with the views of A V Martin and Stuart Wilson (recent letters pages). I think Europe in the 21st century is the most civilised continent in the world – have these two correspondents lived in North America, with its crazy gun culture
ALONGSIDE the gluten-free wedding cake that I made for our big day in July, we also indulged in a fabulous cake of cheese – I must say huge thanks to Harry at Love Cheese for his help! Naturally we have found ourselves with several large hunks of Black
POCKLINGTON Town continue to lead the way in division one of the York Minster Engineering League following a 3-0 victory at Harrison Signs thanks to Chris Saltmer, Shaun Elvidge and Ben Potter. Easingwold’s Tom Rushworth (2) saw off Heworth 2-0,
Can schools do more to support pupils with mental health problems? A York mother whose son threatened to kill himself in the playground shares her story... PENNY'S son had struggled throughout primary and secondary school. Penny had adopted Danny
YORK City caretaker boss Sam Collins has admitted he is carefully managing Jon Parkin’s workload to avoid the veteran striker breaking down during the season again. Parkin, 36, netted 25 times last term in 30 starts before a long-standing knee problem
WITH Huntington Rovers enjoying a day off, Old Malton St Mary’s closed the gap at the top of the York Minster Engineering League premier division following a hard fought 2-1 victory over fellow title challengers Dunnington. Player-manager and ex-York
A TEAM of runners from housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, raised almost £5,000 for its charity of the year, St Leonard’s Hospice, after taking to the streets of York for an annual 10K race. Eight runners from the York-based housebuilder
CAMPAIGNERS have called for the York Central planning application to be withdrawn after raising concerns about public transport within the scheme. York Bus Forum, an independent group representing bus users in and around the city, said the development
A PERSISTENT thief who targets bicycle parks at railway stations has been jailed for eight months. Carl Malcolm Reddin, 44, was caught on CCTV stealing at York and Selby Railway Stations, said Julian Tanikal, prosecuting. James McGowan, for
A FAMILY is blocking a sex offender’s access to money and the internet as they try and keep him out of jail. York Crown Court heard that the probation service, police supervision and a court order have failed to prevent Mathew Denison committing
From our archives: 85 years ago The boys of York Blue Coat School would not forget their recent harvest festival in a hurry, after the Canon A A R Gill had asked the boys to help themselves to the apples at the end of the service. After the supply
A DRUG supplier who battered a cocaine user and his mother with a metal bar to enforce a £60 debt has been jailed for seven and a half years. Christopher Neil Gregory, 28, beat the occasional cocaine user “mercilessly”, regarded him “with utter
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