A "TRUE hero" of the First World War has been honoured by the Archbishop of York and residents of the village where he was born. Harry Blanshard Wood, who was born in Newton Upon Derwent, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Saint-Python
JOSH GREENING scored a brace as Pickering Town made the perfect entrance to the FA Trophy as they saw off Evo-Stik League rivals Stocksbridge Park Steels 3-0 in the preliminary round. This is the first time the Pikes have featured in the competition
TADCASTER Albion were denied their first-ever FA Trophy victory as hosts Droylsden found a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw. Casey Stewart's seventh goal of the season gave the Brewers a 68th-minute lead but Brandon Zibaka struck five minutes from
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,100 readers of The Press have now joined our Camera Club, which we launched in June 2017 and which brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire
MCDONALD’S has apologised to firefighters for not offering them free drinks at their Clifton Moor branch as crews tackled a huge fire at B&M. The company has also offered to reimburse a woman who reportedly brought drinks for firefighters at
A MAN has been arrested after a car crashed into a tractor, causing it to turn over. Police spotted a green Mitsubishi Shogun travelling along the A170 towards Scarborough and requested the vehicle to stop. But the driver failed to stop and crashed
SAM Collins’ first game in permanent charge of York City felt a little like an epiphany. His players’ 2-1 success at Southport certainly seemed to suggest the side had suddenly realised how to win away on a Saturday afternoon again – a feat last
RUNNERS have been celebrating as they cross the finish line of the Yorkshire Marathon and Yorkshire 10 Mile this morning. Brave runners have been battling through the rain to get to the finish line at the University of York. Emotional
VINTAGE Brut was an emphatic winner of the coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes at York on Saturday - sparking Royal Ascot hopes next summer for trainer Tim Easterby. The winner, who stormed home by an easy four and a half lengths at 8-1 from 11-4 favourite
POLICE say no one was injured after a large fire broke out at the B&M store on Clifton Moor yesterday. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 4.30pm on Saturday and remained on the scene overnight. A spokesman said they will launch
Adam Bartlett 7 – left exposed for penalty and went on to save team when similarly vulnerable Josh Law 6 – could have been more forceful in his defending and attacked the ball more Hamza Bencherif 7 – looked pregnable when starting as lone
A NORTH Yorkshire law firm has raised funds for three charities through a variety of activities over the past year. As part of their ‘Community Focus’ Value during the last 12 months, Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors has raised around £1840, which
A CARE home has been taken out of special measures after being rated ‘good’ by a watchdog’s inspectors. Stamford Bridge Beaumont was said to be ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last year, following a visit by inspectors to the
ON the night of Tuesday May 2, 1916, death fell from the skies onto an unsuspecting York. When an odd, cigar-shaped object appeared in the skies, many people came out to look, wondering what it was. At first the zeppelin hung suspended 3-4,000
FRIENDS of a jockey who died just days before she was due to be married are organising a charity ball in her memory. The event, to be held at York Racecourse on October 27, is in memory of Laura Barry, who was a former apprentice to Malton trainer
