More than a gig of the week Acoustic Blues & Roots Weekend, Pocklington Arts Centre, November 16 to 18 DO you fancy honing your guitar skills under the tuition of respected guitarists Michael Messer and Damir Halilic? If so, head to Pocklington's
THE Observer restaurant critic, chairman of BBC Radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet and Masterchef judge Jay Rayner will reveal his Ten Food Commandments at the Milton Rooms, Malton, on November 23 at 8pm. Like a culinary Moses, Rayner has stepped up to the
A YORK couple who said they had to live in a tent for several weeks because of Universal Credit problems will today hand in a petition to 10 Downing Street, calling for changes to the benefit. Tony Carson and Sue Rimington claimed they had to survive
YORK City's bid to pull off an FA Cup shock - and climb back up the Vanarama National League North table has been dealt a sizeable blow with Simon Heslop set for a two-month spell on the sidelines. The former captain was suspended for the league
A SPORTS club which is home to more than 300 football players has unveiled plans for a new pavilion and car park. Wigginton Sports and Playing Field Association has submitted a planning application for their site off Mill Lane. The pavilion would
FILMING has resumed in York for a new BBC costume drama starring Suranne Jones. A film crew was at Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate today as scenes were filmed for Gentleman Jack. Doctor Foster star Suranne Jones is starring in the title
BOGUS news! Former Cawood CC cricketer, Cawood FC footballer and Bogus Brothers singer Andy Atkinson returns to the village on November 10 to play The Jolly Sailor pub with his band Acko Pulco and The Cliff Divers. Andy fronted the Bogus lads for
ONE lucky resident will get the chance to fill Bishopthorpe Road with Christmas cheer this year by entering a prize draw to turn on the Christmas lights. Bishopthorpe Road Traders Association are running the Lights on Lottery competition first the
TRUMP. Your wrong. Brexit. Your wrong. Facebook. Your wrong. Tinder. Your wrong. Religion. Your wrong. Fashion. Your wrong. Grammar. Your wrong! So says comedian Phil Nichol in Your Wrong at the Burning Duck Comedy Club in York on Friday. "We are
A REUNION for former Knavesmire Secondary Modern School pupils proved a big success, with people travelling from as far as Scotland and London to attend. The 40th year reunion for the class of 78 - who attended between 1973 and 1978 - was held at
FROM charity days to new starters - we've searched The Press archives to find these pictures from Knavesmire Primary School.
THIS is what a new five-storey hotel to be built in the city centre could look like. A new Moxy Hotel is set to be built on the former Haymarket Car Park behind the Black Swan pub and next to the Hiscox building. A planning application has been
A REALITY TV star with North Yorkshire links has gone into battle with fellow celebrities. Love Island contestant Georgia Steel took part in a series of military vehicle skills tests for new radio programme On Track with Forces Radio BFBS.
THE Lakes Season at York Theatre Royal stretches beyond this week's Sense And Sensibility to accommodate two more shows in the main house and one in the Studio next week. Next to cross the Pennines from the summer repertory season at the Theatre
PLANS to illuminate an historic York landmark to raise awareness of a killer disease have been postponed again. Clifford’s Tower was due to be lit up by purple lights on Thursday, November 1, by City of York Council as part of Pancreatic Cancer
SOME of the city’s largest businesses are opening their doors as part of York Business Week to share the secrets of their success. Well-known names including Benenden, Hiscox, Nestlé, Portakabin and Siemens are amongst the line-up for York Business
A BUTCHERS which opened a store in York last year will close with the loss of six jobs. National chain Crawshaws, which has stores in Northern England and across the Midlands opened in Auster Road at Clifton Moor, has revealed that it attempted
HUNDREDS of protestors are expected to take to the streets of York on Saturday in a People’s Vote march. York for Europe is organising a march, which starts at 1pm in St Helen’s Square, and will be followed by a rally. This follows on from the
SUPERMARKET giant Aldi has launched its festive food donations scheme and is calling on charities and food banks in York to register so that they can receive a free donation this Christmas. Aldi is aiming to redistribute all surplus fresh food from
THE Legacy Tour of David Gest's Soul Legends has been cancelled, including Thursday's show at York Barbican. The official statement reads: "David Gest Limited regrets to inform fans that due to unforeseen personal circumstances, the upcoming Soul
A CITY centre bar is under new ownership. Macumba Cocktail Bar, which claims to be the oldest coffee shop in York, has been taken over by Rob McGuinness. He said the venue, based in Coffee Yard near Barley Hall, is due to be renovated at the
AFTER two decades of Reef playing Fibbers, "they just get better and better", reckons Tim Hornsby, who welcomes the West Country rockers to his York live music bar on November 16. "Since the arrival of Jesse Wood on guitar in April 2014, Reef are
A SPECIAL Armistice Day edition of The Press goes on sale on Wednesday, November 7 - with 10 per cent of the proceeds being donated to the Royal British Legion. The 48-page edition marks the centenary of the end of the First World War in 1918 and
A LOCAL law firm has announced the strengthening of its medical law team. Langley's Solicitors, on Micklegate, York, has appointed Sarah Merrikin, a chartered legal executive who will specialise in clinical negligence. She joins the company from
A THIRD generation has taken the reins of a family garden centre business with a branch in East Yorkshire. Langlands Garden Centre, which trades from three sites - one in Shiptonthorpe, near Market Weighton, and two others in Leeds and Sheffield
A FIRM of chartered accountants and business advisers has appointed an accountancy apprentice at its York office. Frankie McCall-Smith, 17, who lives in Fulford and studied at York College before applying for the Level 3 accountancy apprenticeship
ONE of the biggest movie franchises in the world will film in North Yorkshire this month. Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby, is a spin-off from the Fast & Furious franchise and production
TEMPORARY staff from local recruitment specialists WorkwithYork and WorkwithSchools were recognised for their hard work and outstanding contribution at an awards ceremony. The recruitment agencies - which are trading divisions of City of York Trading
EX-PAT American director Ben Prusiner will be at the helm for York Shakespeare Project's spring production, Cymbeline, inspired by Mark Rylance’s celebrated Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe. "Spring will be a chance for audiences in York to
A PERSON has been taken to hospital following a crash in York. The collision happened in Malton Road at the junction near Elmfield Avenue at about 11.20am. An eyewitness said that a man was put on a stretcher board in the road but appeared
THIEVES have stolen electricity cable from a building site at a college in North Yorkshire. The burglary at Scarborough TEC College on Filey Road happened between 3pm on Saturday and 7am on Monday, North Yorkshire Police said. A spokesperson
RESIDENTS from Selby and surrounding villages can raise their thoughts and concerns about policing with Julia Mulligan next week. The Police and Crime Commissioner will host a surgery on Tuesday, November 13, between 4.30pm, and 6.30pm at Selby
A FLOWER festival will be held on Saturday near York. St Mary's Church in East Cottingwith will host the event in memory of those who died in the First World War. The event will also include a display of old photographs and memorabilia in the
N E MUSICALS York are to stage the York premiere of an all-singing version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from November 14 to 17. Written by Beauty And The Beast and The Little Mermaid composer Alan
IF you’ve noticed your mood slipping as the dark nights draw in, be reassured, you are not alone. Between the months of October to February, up to one in five individuals will suffer with winter blues to some degree. At its worst, this condition
I HAVE been in Liverpool attending the annual conference for Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (sigbi.org), Women inspiring action, transforming lives. There were inspirational speakers, who have worked their way through the most
A MAN in his 30s has died following a crash on the A19 near York this morning. In a statement police said that the collision involved a Volkswagen Passat which was hit by a tanker style HGV on the A19 near Tollerton. A spokesperson said:
FIRE crews dealt with two bonfires that had grown out of control in North Yorkshire yesterday evening (November 5). One of the bonfires was on Hinderwell Road in Scarborough, which crews were called to at around 5.15pm. They used a hose reel
Fashion is taking its cue from autumn colours as our fashion shoot with York boutique Maude & Tommy proves Pictures: Mike Nowill AUTUMN brings with it some of the loveliest colours of the year. From vivid oranges and deep reds to tarnished
A HGV crashed into the central reservation barrier on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire this morning (November 6). It happened at around 5.40am near to junction 47 (Allerton Park). Speed restrictions of 50mph that were in place in both directions
HISTORY repeated itself when Ripon dairyman Charlie Payne won the Malton Forest Rally for the fourth year on the trot in his WRC Ford Fiesta. It was nip and tuck all day in Cropton, Gale Rigg and Langdale forests with Ollie Mellors in the Proton
MILLIONS of people with arthritis will lose about five years worth of quality life due to the condition, York research suggests. The Defy Arthritis at Every Age report says that more than 50 percent of people who suffer with the condition feel unable
PLANS to pedestrianise Fossgate will be considered at a City of York Council meeting. Green party councillors asked the local authority to look again at the £500,000 scheme to upgrade the street, saying it fails to “achieve a pedestrianised environment
A YOUNG man is alleged to have sexually abused an underage girl for 10 years, a jury at York Crown Court heard. Ashley Gordon Thomas, 24, committed some of the abuse when he himself was under age, claimed Nick Adlington, opening the prosecution
A YOUNG mum has thanked an "angel" who rescued her and her baby son when they were stranded in the middle of the night at York Hospital, some 12 miles from home. Cassie Calvert, of Barlby Road, Selby, said she went by ambulance to the hospital’
A LOCAL artist is opening up her studio to show people how she creates her linocut prints. Michelle Hughes's work is inspired by nature and local landmarks and she frequently explores the North York Moors, the Yorkshire Dales, the Wolds and the
A BUSINESSMAN has told how scamsters rang him to claim bailiffs might break into his York home and seize goods worth £640 for non-payment of business rates. Steve Harris said the conmen’s call so unnerved him that he moved his teenage daughter
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 A carefully-planned attempt to demolish a bridge that had spanned a railway bridge for 90 years had taken place near Thirsk. The three-arch bridge of solid brick and masonry had been blown to atoms by an explosion
