ENGLAND coach Wayne Bennett says his team are heading in the right direction after completing a series win over New Zealand with a game to spare. Winger Tom Makinson scored a hat-trick of tries on only his third appearance to help England to a 20
LEEDS United head coach Marcelo Bielsa felt his side's 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic should have been even more emphatic. The Whites returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship in relatively comfortable fashion, ruining Athletic's farewell to
THREE local businessmen and women are looking forward to taking a leading role in Northallerton business life. David Lucas, senior solicitor at Newtons, Erin Millar, retail manager of Bridgfords and Jackqui Fedyszyn, managing director of Scyzory
A CYCLING scheme for 40 Syrian refugees in East Yorkshire has won a national award. The 40 were given training in cycling skills and road safety by East Riding of Yorkshire council's road safety team with support from Humberside Police and the Refugee
SERVICEMEN and women past and present joined civilians old and young at the annual Festival of Remembrance at the York Barbican. Among those on stage were Berwick Kaler with Martin Barrass of York Theatre Royal and BBC Look North presenter Harry
Bonfires and fireworks proved an irresistible combination for members of The Press's Camera Club. From small family displays to the community event hosted by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service at Rawcliffe Country Park, they were there capturing
DISABLED people and their carers and loved ones will have the chance to learn how changes to the welfare benefits system will affect them at a meeting in York on December 4. Peter Dwyer, professor of social policy, University of York, will give
RUNAWAY Evo-Stik Premier Division leaders Scarborough Athletic suffered a nasty shock when they were beaten 3-1 at Throstle Nest by Farsley Celtic. The Celts went in front halfway through the first half, but Scarborough came on strong as the game
THREE days later than is normally seasonal, York City staged their own horror show at Bootham Crescent. Halloween might be a time of the year for tricks or treats, but neither were provided by the 10-man hosts during a 4-1 defeat to Bradford Park
North Yorkshire firefighters had to deal with a series of incidents caused by Bonfire Night celebrations yesterday evening which saw winds gusting at up to 30mph. In Sherburn-in-Elmet two garages in neighbouring gardens, garden furniture and fences
YORK City Knights have added further depth to their back line with the signing of outside back Kevin Brown. Brown, 19, is a product of the successful St Helens academy, and made his professional debut in the 2018 Championship Shield final when
JOE Lumsden came off the bench to net his 10th goal of the season and salvage Tadcaster a dramatic late point in a 1-1 draw with AFC Mansfield in the Evo-Stik League East Division. Lumsden’s late strike cancelled out an early penalty from Charlie
A YORK woman who runs a copywriting business is preparing to walk across glaciers and mountains for charity. Gemma Lumley runs Urban Media Publishing with her husband, and will travel to Patagonia in Argentina next week in a 12-day trek to raise
ELEVEN teams from pubs in the Sherburn area took part in Elmet Lions annual pub quiz. Teams had to answer 100 questions in a 30 minute slot, and the winning team was The Oddfellows Arms in Sherburn, who last won two years ago, and who this year
Adam Bartlett 6 – as is growing increasingly familiar left exposed like a sitting duck for all four goals Josh Law 4 – very difficult to recall City’s right back laying a single tackle on an opponent Joe Tait 4 – daft swinging of an arm gave
MEMBERS of the public are being invited in to York's Bar Convent to share their reflections on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Until November 11, the convent on Blossom Street will have a Remembrance Tree in the atrium
THE US ambassador to the UK has paid an impromptu visit to Selby Abbey. Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson was welcomed to the 11th-century abbey by the Reverend Neil Woodhall, chairman of Selby Abbey Trust, John Englehart, church warden Stewart Skilbeck
THE number of children requiring help from social care services in York and North Yorkshire has risen in the last year. Figures recently released by the Department for Education showed 188 children a day were being placed on child protection plans
REIGHTON Sands has won a national Keep Britain Tidy competition for a 'big beach clean-up'. The beach, near Filey, was one of the top beaches, voted for by the public, in the poll, supported by Fairy, Head & Shoulders and Tesco. In 2017
YORK Civic Trust is going out to consultation on proposed changes to controversial wording on a ‘Rainbow Plaque’ it installed at a York church. The trust was engulfed in a row in the summer over the plaque to Anne Lister at Holy Trinity Church
ON WEDNESDAY, November 7, The Press will be publishing a special standalone newspaper reflecting on 100 years since the armistice was signed between the Allies of the First World War and Germany, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front
A CLUB which was set up to help older people meet and socialise has celebrated its 50th birthday. The Elderberry Club in Kirkbymoorside was formed in 1968 by Rev Michael Wright, who saw the need for the over 60s to meet and socialise. June
