A MAN suffered minor injuries tonight when his van collided with two parked vehicles in a York road. Firefiighters were called to the accident in Heslington Lane, Fulford, at 9.40pm, said North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. A spokesman
THE epileptic man accused of giving his baby head and rib injuries will not face a retrial, the Crown Prosecution Service has decided. The York father was formally acquitted on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm. A York Crown Court jury
TREES have been planted to mark the grave of the architect who designed York Cemetery. James Pritchett was born in Pembrokeshire in 1789 and moved to York in the early 19th century. He is buried in the cemetery, but, as his headstone had worn
YORK City caretaker boss Sam Collins is wary of fourth qualifying round hosts’ Blyth Spartans’ FA Cup pedigree, having fallen victim to one of their past giant-killings. The Minstermen have been drawn away to their National League North rivals,
SYRIAN musician Maya Youssef is a virtuoso on the qanun, the 78-string plucked zither at the heart of Arabic music. 78 strings, Maya? "It's just a number. You soon get over it," she says, ahead of Friday's concert at the National Centre for Early
A YORK business is heading out of its current home in Shambles and into a new location in York. Menswear outfitter Cuffs & Co will reopen in Goodramgate this week, and owner Phil Pinder said while he was proud of the shop's former home, the
A PEDESTRIAN has suffered serious injuries after a car crash. Police are appealing for information after a car hit a 52-year-old man last night, Sunday, at about 10.30pm on Princess Street in Scarborough. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police
A GROUP of people smashed the window of a shop in Acomb and assaulted a customer. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 6.40pm on Friday, October 5, at the Kubus shop in Front Street. A spokesman said: "A number of people
INCREASING numbers of people are visiting York for a spooky time, it has been reported. According to TripAdvisor, York is the fastest growing destination in the world for spooky experiences, with a 437 per cent growth in visitors booking via the
FROM new starter pictures to impressive school projects - we've searched through our archive for old and new pictures of Fishergate Primary School.
COMING home should feel special, and so it proved for James Martin. The famed Yorkshireman and television chef was given a very warm welcome, which was repaid in spades. The tour marks 25 years in the ‘biz, from a fresh bandana to a wiser and wider
AWARD-WINNING English folk band Lady Maisery play Thorganby Village Hall, near York, on Saturday on an October tour to accompany this autumn's release of a live album. Multi-instrumentalists and singers Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans
YORK spoken-word proponents Say Owt are teaming up with London publishers Bad Betty Press for a showcase of four performance poets at All Saints' Church, North Street,York, tomorrow night (October 9). As part of a book tour promoting The Dizziness
FULFORD youngster Charlie Thornton is the new North of England Open Amateur Championship title holder. A fine show of controlled golf and dogged determination gave Thornton the strokeplay success at Alwoodley GC, as he took the crown from 2017 winner
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman has died in a crash near Selby. North Yorkshire Police said the local woman was driving a grey Ford Fiesta which collided with a gate post in Burton Common Lane in Burton Salmon, just before 7.15pm on Saturday. Her car was
THE Lord Mayor of York for 2017/18, Councillor Barbara Boyce, and her fundraising committee raised £45,000 for her chosen charities during her year in office. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Refugee Action York and Age UK York’s Keep Your Pet service
A CYCLIST was knocked off his bike in an alleged hit-and-run crash with a car. The collision happened on Friday on Brett Street in Bridlington at around 10.30pm. Humberside Police said the man on the bike had stopped at traffic lights near Quay
A CANNABIS courier and illegal immigrant is today behind bars because he drove an uninsured Mercedes, York Crown Court heard. Rob Galley, prosecuting, said when North Yorkshire Police pulled Shkelqim Meta, 33, over near Wetherby Services on the
TWO shops in Tadcaster were burgled last week. On Friday, police were called at about 6.05pm to reports of two men attempting to break into Helen’s Beautiful Clothes on Kirkgate. North Yorkshire Police said two men were seen to leave the premises
A RETIRED North Yorkshire head teacher has been convicted for the second time of having indecent pictures of children. Rupert Doswell, prosecuting, said police twice found laptops containing the illegal images when they carried out routine checks
1 Wing-backs can be wing-forwards In a 3-5-2 formation, there is always a big onus on a team’s wing-backs to provide attacking impetus. At Nuneaton in midweek, Kallum Griffiths and David Ferguson had both struggled to penetrate down the flanks
A CHARITY concert in York held by physicists and clinical engineers celebrated the NHS at 70 and raised more than £500 for a good cause. Members of the York-based charity, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), performed at
CHILDREN at a York special school will benefit from a new 14-seater mini-bus after an extremely generous donation. Hob Moor Oaks Academy in Acomb has been handed the keys to the sunshine coach thanks to the generosity of a Harrogate-based drinks
ACTORS Steve Huison and Lisa Howard are rallying to the cause in Northern Broadsides’ Brexit Britain take on Dario Fo’s 1970s’ political satire of civil disobedience Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! Reinvented by playwright Deborah McAndrew as They Don’t
WILDGOOSE Theatre will stage the York premiere of Laura Wade's Colder Than Here at Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York, from October 18 to 21. This unsentimental comedy of love, death and grief combines raw emotion and delicate black humour
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted on a York bridge in front of her husband by a man with a 'hipster' beard. North Yorkshire Police said the woman and her husband were walking across Ouse Bridge at about 5pm on Saturday, October 6 when the incident
YORK Racecourse's last meeting of 2018 this Friday and Saturday will be the most valuable October finale ever on Knavesmire. Since 2014, the prize money for these two days has almost doubled in value, with all races seeing a boost in that time and
YORK City have been drawn away to Blyth Spartans in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup. The tie is due to be played on Saturday, October 20, with the winner receiving £25,000 in prize money.
AS more than 11,000 people prepare to run in the Yorkshire Marathon this weekend, we have compiled some of our best pictures of the event. These photos were taken at the last three marathons and at various points along the route which snakes from
STAFF at an artisan bakery in Haxby have celebrated a landmark anniversary for the business. Haxby Bakehouse, in Ryedale Court, has marked 10 years since it first opened its doors. It is owned by husband and wife team Phil and Tina Clayton,
YORK is set to enjoy a brief reminder of summer, with temperatures heading for 20C amid long sunny spells on Wednesday. Forecasters say high pressure over the continent will feed exceptionally warm air over York and North Yorkshire later tomorrow
CCTV images have been released of two men suspected of causing criminal damage to York Dungeons. North Yorkshire Police said signs at the visitor attraction in Clifford Street, York, were broken after a group of men gathered outside the building
AN AUTHORITY which looks after the North York Moors has received an award. The North York Moors National Park Authority has won SME Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards for the Yorkshire and the Humber. Ian Nicholls, head
THE mother of PC Mick Atkinson has thanked everyone for their tributes on social media. Police dog handler PC Atkinson was found dead this weekend and since the announcement yesterday friends and colleagues have been paying their respects.
THE body of a man has been found at a house in York. A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police said officers were contacted by paramedics at about 6.30pm on Sunday, October 7, after they attended a property in Arran Place, off Dodsworth Avenue,
A MAN indecently exposed himself to a woman in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened in the Pine Woods near Crag Lane, behind Harlow Carr Gardens, at about 4pm on Sunday, October 7. A spokesman said the suspect was white
HUNDREDS of knives and swords have been taken off the streets of North Yorkshire as part of a week-long amnesty. Operation Sceptre ran between September 17 and 23, with special bins available at North Yorkshire Police stations around the region
EMBRACING new geographical software has seen a York business expand its engineering toolbox in a move that has improved communication across its operations. This year TSP Projects, based in The Crescent, of Blossom Street, has introduced Geographical
KAREN DARLEY previews an exhibition of stunning Yorkshire landscape painting which opens later this month up on the North York Moors WHAT better place to mount an exhibition of Yorkshire landscapes than in a gallery high up on the North York Moors
A BLAZE which broke out in a village near Selby is being treated as arson. A crew was called to the fire involving approximately 150 round bales of straw in Chequer Lane, Riccall, at around 6.55pm yesterday. They put out the fire using one
IT IS often said that today's news is tomorrow's fish and chip paper. There are exceptions, however. Sometimes old press cuttings survive. Whether forgotten in an attic or treasured as a precious heirloom, their rediscovery decades later can open a
IT didn’t rain much in Greendale. The sun was usually shining when Pat Clifton was doing his rounds, finding time to solve a problem or two as he tootled around in his postal van. But there were grey clouds when John Cunliffe went out on Thursday
A HARROGATE man has been jailed for six years and four months for a series of internet sex crimes involving boys. Matthew Peter Sargeant, 23, of Crossways Crescent, admitted 12 charges of inciting or attempting to incite boys to engage in sexual
NEW flood walls being built alongside the A19 at Fulford are set to help prevent traffic chaos on the York road network when the River Ouse floods severely in future. The road is a key radial route into the city from Selby, the A64 and the Designer
A YORK project is helping people trace their forgotten ancestors from the First World War to mark the centenary of the Armistice. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Acomb and volunteer group, Family History Researchers, in conjunction
A MAN caught riding an off-road motorbike through York suburbs when three times the drink drive limit has been banned from the roads for 44 months. Police spotted uninsured rider Matthew Lloyd Cooper, 29, riding at speed in Station Avenue, New
A HOODED robber who walked into a shop and handed over a note saying "I have a gun - give me money" has been jailed for nearly seven years. Gunman Aaron Larkin pulled his hood to hide his face before giving the note to a shop worker in Costcutter
From our archives: 85 years ago Summer time had ended, and it was time to put the clocks back. According to the Yorkshire Herald all clocks and watches must be set to the correct Greenwich time during the night, preferably before going to bed
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
