YORK City boss Sam Collins praised his team’s penalty-box defending in a narrow 1-0 FA Cup victory at Blyth Spartans. Jordan Burrow’s 11th-minute goal proved enough to send the Minstermen into Monday night’s first round proper draw and, even though
A CAFE in York has offered local dads a free coffee if they carry their children in a sling of papoose this weekend. The Press Kitchen in Walmgate made the offer after breakfast television presenter Piers Morgan criticised James Bond actor Daniel
A UNIQUE York pub has confirmed it will remain in the city for more than a decade. House of The Trembling Madness in Stonegate had been the subject of speculation in recent months following owner Ian Loftus' decision to open a new branch in the
6:04pm JORDAN Burrow’s sixth goal of the season fired York City into the first round proper of the FA Cup. The City
FRAUDSTERS are pretending to be police when phoning residents in York as part of a new scam. North Yorkshire Police said a number of residents had received calls from people offering "crime awareness appointments in peoples homes to offer them advice
POLICE in York met members of the public to highlight National Hate Crime Awareness Week. North Yorkshire Police officers and staff were outside York Explore on Saturday to speak with the public about how to recognise hate crime and how it can
BUS company York & Country has paid tribute to a passenger - who was a familiar and friendly face on its 42 service - by naming one of its new buses after her. The late Miriam Lobley was a regular traveller on the 42 service, which connects
SIMON Heslop has moved up to second on The Press Player of the Year leaderboard. The 31-year-old midfielder is in pursuit of Kallum Griffiths at the top of the standings having collected two points as our second-highest rated performer during the
MORE than 140 members of the Pocklington School community enjoyed a sports dinner with three special guests from the world of international rugby. Rory Underwood MBE, Steve McNamara and Rob Vickerman attended the event at the Oaks Golf Club, near
LORD Mayor of York, Cllr Keith Orrell, has attended a presentation ceremony to mark the end of the 2018 Dragon Boat Challenge. In the past 16 years, challenge organiser Rotary Club of York has raised a total of £1 million for charity. This year,
BRIDGING the gap between the X1 and X3, the X2 is BMW’s sporty but family-oriented entry into the compact SUV sector. Yes, it will handle most of your luggage/passenger/shopping needs, but the X2 never lets you forget that it has a sporty side too
Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith (Hodder paperback, £5.99) There was a time in the publishing world a while back when, for young children advancing from picture books to early readers, there seemed to be a corresponding diminishing in the quality
STUART Parnaby will draw upon all his experiences working under three England managers during his new coaching role at York City. The 36-year-old, former Middlesbrough right back benefited from the knowledge of Terry Venables, Steve McClaren and
WETHERSPOONS made national headlines last month when they slapped a ban on dogs entering their pubs. In a company statement, that some felt screamed of ‘doggy discrimination’, it was argued that even well-behaved canines can act unpredictably -
MARTIN LOWE and Lennart Lukosch steered leaders Coneysthorpe 'A' 7-3 to an 8-2 victory over York RI 'B' in division one of the Red Goat York & District Table Tennis League. Champions Topspin York 'A' beat Shiyi Ling 'B' 8-2, although Tom Thorp
George Inn Historic coaching inn that no longer exists Location of plaque: 19 Coney Street, York GIVEN the number of empty shops on what was once York's main high street, Coney Street could do with some good PR. But does that justify writing
ASSISTANT manager Stuart Parnaby has insisted York City are still targeting the National League North title. The Minstermen currently lie in eighth place - 11 points behind top-of-the-table Chorley. But, with 30 fixtures left to play, Parnaby
A TEENAGER who opened a swimming club to help disabled children learn to swim is now a qualified swimming teacher thanks to a Tadcaster community group. Jemima Browning, 17, from Stutton, Tadcaster, set up Stingrays swimming club in 2015 to help
THERE has been an increase in the number of needles found in public places in York city centre. Businesses and members of the public have raised concerns with the council’s community safety team about a rise in discarded needles. A report prepared
THE family of a York man who died from wounds suffered in the First World War is seeking answers to a century-old riddle. James Gumley will mark the anniversary of his great-grandfather’s death today. But he is also still trying to find out the
REPORTS of antisocial behaviour in York are decreasing - but the city is still getting “bad karma” from people visiting from the north east, according to one councillor. And he said cheap rail fares to the city could be to blame. Reports of
VIOLENT drug dealers who targeted a North Yorkshire town have been jailed for a total of 50 years. Mohamed Abdi, 26, Adirahman Shire, 22, and Julian Soares, 23, stabbed a Leeds man 12 times and Soares threw a corrosive liquid into the face of a
CHILDREN who were injured when their school bus tyre exploded have been released from hospital. The F21 service was on its way from Dunnington to Fulford School in York at about 8.30am on Tuesday when a tyre blew out in Heslington Lane. Three
A BOTTLE containing a class A drug was found dumped in the grounds of a York primary school. The liquid methadone - a class A opiate usually used to treat heroin addiction - was spotted in the grounds of Fishergate School. The woman who made
HIGH above Grassington lies Grassington Moor, a vast, moorland plateau which marks a large and well preserved lead mining centre, a symbol of an important part of the history of the Yorkshire Dales. There is some parking at the road end at the farmstead
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 The contract for the underpinning and restoration of the West front of Selby Abbey had been passed to John Thompson and Co, builders and contractors, of Peterborough, after a windfall of £9,000 left by the great
