YORK has been given the chance to bid for a share of a £840 million Government fund to upgrade public transport links outside the railway station. Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which includes
VISITORS to this weekend's York Balloon Fiesta can take advantage of later public transport. Additional Park and Ride services to and from Askham Bar and Knavesmire will run for £2 return, with free parking at the site and allowing up to three children
A CITY centre church is staging an open day between 10am and 4pm on Saturday as part of the York 50+ Festival. Visitors to St Denys Church in Walmgate can see a completed renovation project, hear the York St John Singers Taize choir sing and listen
YORK City’s new signing Alex Harris left Scotland because he believes the time is right to try and make a name for himself south of the border. Harris was regarded as one of his country’s brightest prospects when he played in Hibernian’s 3-0 Scottish
TEMPORARY repair work will begin on Parliament Street on Monday to fix damaged pavements. Broken and uneven paving slabs will be pulled up and two layers of tarmac will be laid to make the street safe for pedestrians while City of York Council officers
PICK Me Up staff dressed as factory or landgirls, Union flag bunting all around the John Cooper Studio, a Pike scarf to win in the raffle and nostalgic songs wafting down from the mezzanine gallery, what a delightful way to celebrate the 50th anniversary
THE latest major arts event for York has launched in the city. York Mediale runs at venues across the city until October 6, and the 10 days of installations, performances, film and music began on Thursday (September 27). Visitors to the city
RECYCLING in York is stable and consistent, but more could still be done to make the process clearer for the public. The council's Economy and Place Scrutiny Committee met this week to discuss kerbside recycling and how it benefited the council.
THEY have looked after more than 300 children and young people across North Yorkshire in the past year - now a group of dedicated foster carers has gathered to meet each other, hear from leading childcare experts and win recognition for their work.
A MILESTONE has been reached on the York Stadium project as all the organisations involved in the scheme met for a topping out ceremony at the site. The Press was invited to join a tour of the site where work is progressing on the 8,000 seat community
ANDREW Gale hailed the team spirit in the Yorkshire dressing room and admitted his pride following the county’s season-ending win over Worcestershire at New Road. The White Rose secured their fifth Division One victory, by seven wickets inside three
PUPILS at Settrington Primary School are looking forward to new outdoor play equipment thanks to a donation. The school applied for a grant through Tesco’s community scheme. Settrington School was awarded £1,000, which will be used to buy the
MALTON & Norton Golf Club star David Hague will head up Yorkshire's challenge for the English Men’s County Championship title this week. A top quality field is set to gather for the final at Aldeburgh Golf Club in Suffolk to battle it out for
STUDENTS from Converge at York St John University are launching a collection of new fiction. Converge is a partnership between York St John University and mental health service providers in the York region. It offers arts educational opportunities
A LOCAL racecourse has been transformed into a thoroughbred thanks to a £1.8 million makeover that has taken 12 months to complete. Thirsk racecourse has just opened a new suite for racehorse owners and trainers, which will double as a wedding,
ALAN Bennett's Talking Heads are popping into the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from today until Saturday, courtesy of Rowntree Players' cast of homegrown female talent. Following on from the Players' first triptych of Bennett's monologues in
MORE than 200 cleaners, catering staff, porters and other facilities management staff are on strike across York Teaching Hospitals Trust today in a dispute over plans to transfer their jobs to another company. Staff walked out this morning as part
PUBS, shops, schools and charities are among those joining Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning. The Punch Bowl on Stonegate is supporting the cause tomorrow with a cake sale and raffle from 11am; Spark York is holding its fundraiser from 10am
ONE man was arrested and a large haul of cannabis was seized by police in a raid in York. North Yorkshire Police raided a property in Acomb on Thursday morning, after they received information from a member of the public about suspected illegal
THE human remains found at a house in Helmsley was the body of an adult, police have confirmed. The discovery was made on Tuesday evening at around 6pm following a report by a member of the public. Three people - a 75-year-old woman, a 46-year-old
YORK City caretaker boss Sam Collins has insisted he has no problem with the club interviewing fellow candidates for the Bootham Crescent managerial vacancy. But the former Hartlepool and Port Vale defender has also stressed that he would still
YORK City must now demonstrate they can translate their FA Cup potency to National League North fixtures. That is the admission of caretaker boss Sam Collins ahead of Saturday’s return to league action with a derby home clash against Guiseley.
A PONY left with extensive facial burns in a suspected acid attack is beginning a new life after undergoing pioneering treatment in Ryedale. Eight-month-old cob filly Cinders was found dumped in Derbyshire, in April, with burns and tissue damage
THE ruins of Rievaulx Abbey will be bathed in light for three evenings this week. From Friday to Sunday, 7pm to 10pm, coloured lights will bring out different features from the ancient stonework. Musician and inventor Michael Davis, whose work
IT is high fives all around for the photographers who took today’s selection of photographs from The Press Camera Club. Because let’s face it, these are pictures worth celebrating. The biggest high five, naturally, has to go to Hannah Stockdale
YORK'S schools are being encouraged to take part in fundraising activities for a national charity event. The BBC's Children in Need and its schools partner, educational resource publisher Twinkl, has challenged the city's youngsters to get involved
NEW details have been released on North Yorkshire's involvement in the biggest event in the cycling calendar. The UCI Road World Championships, which sees international riders compete for their countries rather than teams, will visit Yorkshire in
WALKING into York on a pleasant Sunday lunchtime and pushing my goddaughter in her pushchair, I noticed she’d fallen asleep. I headed towards what should have been a quiet and peaceful corner of solitude in the city centre: Deans Park, just behind
AS an older person, I feel I must comment on some of the attitudes and assumptions which have been aired in the press recently. For example, your editorial ‘Where will they live? (The Press, September 21) asks where York residents aged over 75 will
ART, meet the future is the slogan for the inaugural digital media arts festival ...and the future is now as York Mediale 2018 begins its ten-day run today. This state-of-the-arts event in the first and only UK UNESCO-designated Creative City of
YORK playwright Mike Kenny is not only returning to York Theatre Royal but to Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen too as Tutti Frutti’s new touring production opens in the Studio today. “I worked on Snow Queen once before, a very long time ago
TAKEOVER 2018 is spreading its wings beyond York Theatre Royal as the young people's festival comes under the umbrella of the inaugural York Mediale. TakeOver, established under Damian Cruden's artistic directorship at York Theatre Royal, was set
AN “inspirational” couple have celebrated 70 years of marriage. Marion and George Norris, who married in 1948, marked their platinum anniversary at Connaught Court in Fulford where their son Phillip and his wife, Anna, who live in Ibiza, paid them
AN AUCTION will be held in a York village tomorrow to raise funds for a project run by a local church. The Ruach Auction of Promises will take place at the Tithe Barn in Nether Poppleton at 7.30pm. There will be something for everyone from
CURRENT British Championship leader Matt Edwards will aim to further prove his versatility on this weekend’s Trackrod Rally Yorkshire when he contests the Historic Cup. Edwards, from Llandudno, who has already been crowned Jordan Road Surfacing
A YORK GP practice is being allowed to register new patients again after a watchdog’s inspectors found it had made significant improvements. The Care Quality Commission’s decision to lift its ban on patients joining Unity Health’s two surgeries
TOP taxi drivers, star bartenders and promising young chefs were celebrated at York’s first hospitality awards. The event, which was organised by Make It York and took place at the Everyman Cinema last night (Wednesday, September 26), aims to celebrate
YORK is in good shape, despite the number of empty shops, according to a new report into the city centre's economic health. It said the most recent vacancy rate for shops in the city was six per cent - about half the national average - and York
MOTORISTS told a court a topless man hit their cars with rocks and a metal pipe as they travelled at speed along the A64 near York. Passenger Simon Harris said he was texting his wife in the front seat of a Jaguar doing 70 mph in the westbound
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,000 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share their work, swap tips and
From our archives: 85 years ago The “London Gazette” had announced that the Prince of Wales had appointed Flight-Lieutenant Edward H Fielden, as chief air pilot and Extra Equerry to his Royal Highness. Lieutenant Fielden, who been personal pilot
