YORK’S unsung heroes were honoured on Thursday night at the York Community Pride Awards. The finalists of this year’s York Community Pride Awards, organised by The Press and City of York Council and sponsored by Benenden Health, gathered at York
MUCH excitement surrounds cutting-edge theatre company Gecko making their York Theatre Royal debut with Missing, the Suffolk company's longest-running hit show. As with the work of Cornish company Kneehigh, Gecko have the ability to draw young
TOM Allan has admitted it is a boost to feel wanted again - both by York City and other clubs. Prior to being introduced as a tactical first-half substitute during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Southport, Allan had not played a minute since Sam Collins
STEWART Francis is disappearing off Into The Punset, but he is taking the long route as he bids farewell to stand-up comedy, with still more dates to be added next autumn. The Canadian comedian, writer and actor set off with the London home address
VISIT York will be working more with the North Yorkshire Moors National Park Authority in a fresh drive to boost visitor numbers to the park. Members of the park authority have approved a £75,000 scheme to team up with the tourism body after a visitor
BURGLARS broke into a York restaurant. North Yorkshire Police said thieves broke into Jaipur Spice in Haxby Road, and stole several items before making off. The burglary happened at about 2am on Sunday, August 26, and police could not confirm
A LEADING York private school has applied for planning permission to build a new dance and drama studio as part of plans for a multi-million pound performing arts hub. The first phase of the proposals include an extension to the school building
ENTRIES for the 2018 Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products competition are now open. Last year’s supreme champions are set to defend their titles at the 30th annual contest, which will take place at the Cedar Court Hotel, York, on Sunday
A FORMER primary school building will be converted into two family homes. The historic buildings previously used by Lord Deramore's Primary School, in Heslington, could be turned into two "high value" four-bedroom houses. The primary school
LITTLE Mix will play Leeds First Direct Arena on November 18 and 19 next year as the closing two nights of The LM5 Tour. The 2011 X Factor-winning girl group will perform songs from their new album LM5, alongside such hits as Touch, Shout Out To
LEEDS United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has been handed a triple boost ahead of his side's return to action tomorrow. United travel to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers in the Sky Bet Championship lunchtime kick-off. The international break
A WOMAN was attacked while walking her dog in York. North Yorkshire Police said the woman was walking close to the shops in New Earswick at about 8.10am on Thursday when she was assaulted. A spokesman said: "The male involved is described as
YORK schoolchildren joined 200,000 people across the UK to learn a valuable lesson that could help them save a life. Pupils from Huntington School took part in Restart a Heart Day on Tuesday, an annual campaign organised jointly by British Heart
YORK City Futsal team will host reigning FA Super League champions Reading on Sunday, having enjoyed a 9-1 victory at Southend in their latest contest. Junior Roberti’s men made it two wins from their first three fixtures this term thanks to Robbie
A HOMELESS charity is helping young adults gain access to computers so they can complete homework, apply for jobs and update their CVs. Safe and Sound Homes (SASH), a York-based charity, received a £985 grant from Leeds Building Society Foundation
YORK City boss Sam Collins is weighing up the pros and cons of persisting with a 3-5-2 formation for Saturday’s FA Cup trip to Blyth Spartans. Collins switched to a four-man defence after 32 minutes of last weekend’s National League North contest
UP TO 100 pupils with special educational needs could benefit from a planned special free school in the Selby Area. North Yorkshire County Council has submitted a bid to the Department for Education (DfE), for the school, which would help pupils
THE FUTURE of the Bootham Park Hospital site will be the focus of a public meeting in York tonight. Rachael Maskell, York Central MP, will be at the meeting at 7pm at the Friends Meeting House on Friargate, inviting residents to voice their views
A SERVICE was held in Copmanthorpe to commemorate those who died during the First World War. As part of York's ongoing centenary commemoration programme, Councillor David Carr read names of the fallen from the King’s Book of York Heroes at Copmanthorpe
A YORK college is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of the role colleges play and fighting further funding cuts. As part of Colleges Week this week Askham Bryan College is taking in the Love our Colleges initiative to highlight the
A train that was built 115 years ago in York is set to return to the tracks again tomorrow. The autocar, first built in 1903 by North Eastern Railway at York Carriage Works, has received a £500,000 renovation thanks to a grant from the national
RESIDENTS in Selby have been urged to ensure they do not leave valuables in their vehicles following a break-in in the town. North Yorkshire Police said a white Ford Transit was broken into at about 10pm on Wednesday, October 17, while parked in
BOXERS from York's Legions Gym have brought home gold and silver from the Esker Boxcup in Ireland. Youngster Paris Smith won her final against the Irish national champion, while 21-year-old Sophie Sellers lost her last fight on a points decision
RESIDENTS in York have been urged to get involved with local decision making. To mark Local Democracy Week, which runs until Sunday, City of York Council is looking to increase public participation with democracy, and encourage people to register
CITY of York Hockey Club Men I registered their first three points of the North League premier division season. Al Cockram and Tom Feasby were both on target as City won 2-1 at Formby to climb to eighth in the table and end their hosts' unbeaten
TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman with a "heart of gold" who has died aged 27. Gemma Evans, nee Cawood, died on October 4. Her husband, Adam, said Gemma had suffered from diabetes and had regular night time seizures. “She was taken ill during
Police would like to speak to this man following a burglary in the Huntington area. A spokesman said that the incident happened last Wednesday, October 10, at about 10pm when a male suspect broke into a property through a rear door, and stole a
A LOCAL community street party has raised £300 for a charity for sick children. Residents at David Wilson Homes' Saxon Gate development in Stamford Bridge recently hosted their first street party in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. The event
THERE is no doubt that many of your readers will have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately we have found that many people with diabetes feel they do not have enough information. With this in mind, the InDependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) offers
IF you didn't catch Edinburgh Fringe award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and broadcast journalist Juliette Burton on her flying visit to York's Great Yorkshire Fringe this summer, now comes another chance on her autumn tour as Butterfly Effect
RECORDED crime in North Yorkshire has risen by nine per cent, and residents should expect to see it rise further, the Police and Crime Commissioner has said. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show the recorded crime levels
DONALD Trump would probably feel just a little bit out of his comfort zone if he were to turn up the Park Inn Hotel in North Street on Saturday next week. The hotel will be holding a major business expo. No problems for Trump there. But all those
WE often hear the opinions of York residents that their needs are ignored in favour of attention paid to tourism. Recently the leader of the city council, Ian Gillies, informed us that he simply didn’t have the money to fix all the potholes in York
Double standards and unfairness is plain for all to see in the enforcement of tenancy clauses at Rowntree Avenue compared to Piccadilly. A householder is ordered to remove benign paving and fencing that are hidden away and doing no harm in a suburban
Peter Rickaby wonders why the BBC did not broadcast the latest royal wedding (Letters, October 15). Not everyone is a keen and ardent royal fan, especially for a minor royal. The BBC, with ever-constricting budgets, maybe thought that it was
SHIVER and say the words, goes the lyric to Echo & The Bunnymen's Bring On The Dancing Horses, the opening number on their new album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon. Frontman Ian McCulloch, now 59, still sends shivers down the spine as
YORK City supporters can take their place alongside a portrait of club legend Keith Walwyn at the new community stadium. Permission has been given by the City of York Council to create a ‘City Wall’ at the Monks Cross venue and it will be situated
Leeds director of rugby Kevin Sinfield is tipping new signing Konrad Hurrell to become a big crowd favourite at Headingley in 2019. The 27-year-old Tonga international is new head coach Dave Furner's first signing after agreeing a three-year deal
Kate Middleton is ‘known for recycling her favourite looks,’ a national newspaper reported. In other words, she occasionally wears the same thing twice. The Queen does this too - sometimes wearing a coat or hat she’s worn before. Each time she is
Meet the mum of three who is championing women entrepreneurs in York YORK business coach Tracy Burleigh makes no excuses for setting up the all-female networking group York Women Mean Business (YWMB). "We keep it women-only because it is sociable
THE manufacturer of a 'cot bed' in which a baby died by strangulation will accept some responsibility for the death, a jury heard. But Craig Williams, 37, continues to deny that he is guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of seven-month-old
A NEW “Mediterranean-style” restaurant is set to open in Walmgate. Planning permission was granted in June for the former Alteration Shop, at 74 Walmgate, to become a restaurant. A sign outside the building says it will be named Almaz and will
THE company that owns the site of the York B&M store destroyed in a fire says it is working to "establish the next steps for the site". As revealed on Wednesday, the blaze that destroyed the shop in Clifton Moor is not thought to be suspicious
A MAN who had sexual relationships with two underage girls - and tried to rape one of them - has been jailed for four years. One of his victims called Robert Hedley, 22, “that thing there” as she confronted him across York Crown Court. She
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 Richmond was mourning the loss of one the North’s most famous personalities from the world of Turf, Mr Robert John Bourke. A keen hunting man in his younger days, Mr Bourke was one of the last of an old school
