FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man who had become trapped in a potato harvesting machine. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the field in Stillingfleet Lane, Escrick, at about 3.30pm on Tuesday. A spokesman said crews from York, Huntington
REPORTS of a 'ladybird invasion' have reached York, with readers contacting The Press asking why they were seeing so many of the insects around the city. Almost 50 species of ladybird are resident to Britain, but since 2004 the Harlequin Ladybird
KNOW an outstanding apprentice or brilliant employer who deserves to be recognised for their work? City of York Council is inviting residents to nominate people for the eighth York Apprenticeship Graduation and Awards ceremony. Executive member
YORK RUFC Ladies went top of the NC North Two East after beating Hull Ionians 43-17 to follow up their opening-day draw at second-placed Driffield. The Clifton Park outfit have been mixing league matches with development games, with last week's
A PAIR of boxers from York's Legions Gym are heading to Ireland to compete in what describes itself as "the world's most prestigious female-only boxcup". Paris Smith, a 12-year-old pupil at Archbishop Holgate's CE Academy, and 21-year-old Sophie
THE TAKEOVER of the fire service in North Yorkshire by Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan looks set to be challenged in the Houses of Parliament. The expansion of North Yorkshire commissioner Julia Mulligan’s role, which was confirmed
TIM SPEARS reckons the ambition and thirst for improvement at York City Knights bodes well for their bid to "surprise a few people" in the Betfred Championship next year. Skipper supreme Spears has hailed the spirit in the camp throughout 2018,
THE national Liberal Democrat spring conference is set to return to York for the fourth time. The three-day event will take place from March 15 to 17, 2019 and York Barbican Centre will host the main event. Vince Cable, leader of the Liberal
POLICING in North Yorkshire has been highlighted in a new report by the College of Policing. North Yorkshire Police's commitment to developing officers and staff to better protect their communities was mentioned in the college's new Neighbourhood
PATIENTS at a York GP surgery have again been struggling to get through on the phone. Unity Health took action in the summer after patients had severe problems phoning it to make appointments. A spokesman said yesterday that a fault on a BT telephone
LOOK out for York guitarist Henry Bird when The Meat Loaf Story visits York Barbican on October 18 at 7.30pm. He will be among the cast for Steve Steinman's show as he returns to the city where he was born and raised. He now travels the world with
AFTER nearly a decade touring the planet as members of The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson and Curve's live band, Sulpher have regrouped to end a 15-year hiatus. On Friday they play The Fulford Arms, in Fulford Road, York, led
A TECHNOLOGY company based in York is expanding. Incremental Solutions helps companies including Network Rail, Virgin and Grand Central improve their performances through analysis of vehicle data and optimisation of their fleets. This month
EIGHTIES hit makers Level 42 are on their Eternity Tour that runs to 19 dates, rather less than eternity. Monday brings Mark King and co to York Barbican with special guests The Blow Monkeys in tow. "We can’t wait to get on the road again in the
STAFF from Aviva in York have rallied round in support of a colleague whose daughter has a chromosome condition so rare that it doesn’t have a name. Colleagues of Emma Thompson staged a ‘dawn til dusk’ tennis marathon in Rowntree Park in a bid
YORK Mediale will return in autumn 2020 as Britain's newest and biggest international digital media arts festival becomes biennial. Plans are underway for York to play to host a second festival after the inaugural event concluded at the weekend,
YORK Hospital will be lit up in blue and pink this week in honour of Baby Loss Awareness Week. Every year thousands of people in the UK are affected by the death of a baby or experience pregnancy loss, with Baby Loss Awareness Week aiming to highlight
PLANS have been submitted to create a holiday let in Rowntree Park. City of York Council plans to develop the two floors above the Rowntree Park Reading Cafe - which have been empty since last summer - and create a three-bed holiday let to bring
THE Chapter House Choir's Nineteen Eighteen concert on Saturday in The Chapter House of York Minster concludes a series on the theme of exile, reconciliation and peace. This 1918 commemoration marks three three significant 100-year anniversaries
HEALTH and social care providers should treat lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other minority sexual orientation groups with equal respect, according to Healthwatch York. The organisation carried out a survey, which found a third of participants
RICHARD FAHEY is on the brink of landing the Charles Clinkard Top Trainer at York title for a record ninth time. Ryedale-based Fahey is also all set to claim the crown with a record number of winners for a single year. York’s two-day season finale
A LORRY driver is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash in a North Yorkshire town this morning (October 9). The collision happened at 6.35am on Skipton Road, Harrogate, between Claro Road and Westmorland Street. North Yorkshire Police
VISITING libraries regularly can boost health and wellbeing according to the Liberal Democrat group in York, who are urging people to support Libraries Week this week. They said libraries can bring communities together, which helps fight loneliness
ANITA Bowerman has to paint 12 paintings, one a month, in her year as artist in residence at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate. "As you can imagine, I'm thrilled as I love nature, being outside and painting the stunning Harlow Carr landscape
COUNTRY pop twin sisters Ward Thomas will return to York Barbican on February 25 next year to promote their forthcoming third album, Restless Minds. Released on February 1 on WTW Music/Sony Music as the follow-up to 2016's chart-topping Cartwheels
THE managing director of Make It York has announced he will leave the company. Steve Brown has worked with the tourism organisation for four years, and announced he will leave the company at Christmas. He said: "It has been a privilege to help
THERE will be tea and cake at an event to explore your thoughts on death and all that entails. Grave Talk will be held at St Sampson’s Centre in York on Monday October 22, from 2pm to 3.15pm. The Church of England-run event aims to discuss the
POLICE say a lit firework was posted through a letterbox at a house in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police received reports that four youths were walking around Bracken Road in Driffield at around 8am on Sunday carrying what was described as a flare
CHIEF fire officer Nigel Hutchinson is retiring this week after 16 years with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Nigel became chief fire officer/chief executive of the fire service in 2005, and was previously deputy chief fire officer after
ABOUT 1,100 homes and businesses in Ryedale suffered a power cut earlier today. Northern Powergrid said the cut was reported in the YO1,YO30,YO32 and YO62 postcode areas, thought to be the Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside areas, at 10.53am. It said
YORK folk musician Joshua Burnell will release his third studio album, The Road To Horn Fair, on the Misted Valley Records via Proper Records on February 15 next year. Joshua's six-piece band will launch his follow-up to May 2018's Songs From The
A MOTHER from York has urged businesses in the city to become more inclusive. Caroline Turner, a former North Yorkshire Police sergeant, championed autism inclusion in the force, and is now working with businesses around the city to help provide
A STAINED glass window - designed by David Hockney and created by a York stained glass artist - is the subject of a TV show tonight. As Previously reported by The Press, the window in Westminster Abbey, which is Hockney’s first work in stained
A MAN drove a recovery vehicle more than 30 miles along the A1(M) at night without rear lights or working brake lights, York magistrates heard. Two police officers told the court they had given Ali Nasir a prohibition order which prevented him
A PRIVATE donor has given £1 million towards a once-in-a-century refurbishment of York Minster's Grand Organ. Work has started on removing almost all the organ's 5,403 pipes, so they can be taken to a workshop in Durham for repair and rebuilding
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.
Review: Jason Manford, Muddle Class Tour, York Barbican, October 5 SEASONED comedian Jason Manford is touring the country once again, tackling such topics as personal values, parenting and family on his Muddle Class Tour. Appearing before a
Last week a documentary left many people I know in a state of shock. For some, it provoked tears. I refer to BBC’s ‘Drowning In Plastic’, presented by the naturalist, Liz Bonnin. If you haven’t seen it yet, I strongly recommend a catch up. The programme
THE family of a teenager who died in a crash in North Yorkshire at the weekend have paid tribute to "the most beautiful, caring and fun-loving girl". North Yorkshire Police said she has been identified as Autumn Hughes, 19, from Burton Salmon,
WE'VE had a trawl of our photo archives and come up with a colourful array of pictures from Haxby Road Primary Academy to continue our series of primary school galleries.
ONE young fan of a documentary series about the country's longest road was invited to go behind the scenes and meet the traffic officers who star in the show. Jack Ryding, from Haxby, and his friend Freddie Marshall donned their high vis jackets
A VAN crashed into two parked cars on a road in York last night. Police were called to the collision on Fulford Road, near the junction with Heslington Lane, at about 9.35pm. Fire crews from York and Acomb, as well as an Incident Support Unit
LIAM Keenaghan hit a hat-trick as sharp-shooting unbeaten York Minster Engineering League second division leaders Rufforth United moved on to 31 goals after five games. Cawood were thrashed 7-0, as Danny Cates (2), Dave Melody and an own goal added
F1 RACING provided the shock result of the day in the York Minster Engineering League premier division, coming from behind to bring Huntington Rovers 100 per cent record to an end in style. Having led through Chris Dyson inside ten minutes, Rovers
TRACEY FARMEARY lifted five trophies on York John Smith’s Ladies' Darts League finals night. The Acomb Cons Club ace won the Individual, Pairs, Drawn Pairs and Captain/Vice-captain trophies and unsurprisingly the Player of the Night award to boot
A VAN driver has been arrested after a York woman was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on crash on the A59 at Moor Monkton west of York. North Yorkshire Police said the women were in a Ford Focus saloon car heading towards Harrogate
YORKSHIRE are exploring the Kolpak route as they bid to strengthen their squad for 2019. Coach Andrew Gale admits there is a need to alleviate some of the pressure on the White Rose county’s young players, particularly in the fast bowling department
A RETIRED undertaker and former taxi driver is a “persistent paedophile” who abused two generations of an extended family, a York jury has heard. Keith Ryman, 75, was “caught in the act” of abusing a three-year-old girl by another of his alleged
AN EX-HUSBAND harassed his former wife and assaulted her new partner 15 years after they were divorced, York Magistrates Court heard. Andrew Martyn Cook, 50, began a campaign of constant phone calls and texts in July 2018, said Julian Tanikal,
ONE of York's oldest working men's clubs is closing its doors after no longer being able to attract new members. The New York Club & Institute, in Blossom Street, which recently reached its 90th anniversary, will shut on January 7 next year
A YORK boy who has undergone treatment for cancer has returned to school and is “feeling great”. Ryan Miller, of Acomb, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after a lump the size of a small orange developed on his neck. The 14-year-old underwent
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 While officials of the British Gliding Association were alarmed at the absence of Mr J Laver, of the Dorset Gliding Club, who had entered the Sutton Bank competition in Thirsk and was now reported as missing. Mr
