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A WOMAN suffered suspected chest and abdominal injuries after her car crashed and landed vertically down an embankment. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service tweeted this picture of the vehicle, which crashed on the A168 at Walshford, near

CLIFFORD'S Tower is being bathed in purple light to show York's support for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. York council leader Ian Gillies and executive member Carol Runciman joined Jean Clark, 60, of Foxwood, at the historic tower after the

YORK City midfielder Russ Penn is poised to rejoin Kidderminster Harriers, The Press understands. Neither club has commented on the speculation but it is understood a move has been agreed, with the Press Player of the Month for October set to sign

COUNCIL leaders have urged the government to empower police watchdogs to properly investigate police and crime commissioners. Policing minister Nick Hurd has been told “a gap in legislation” had become apparent during an inquiry into the behaviour

PARENTS could be misled about the quality of the city’s schools by the council, after a report said 100 per cent of York’s secondary schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted. Labour councillor Jonny Crawshaw said the statistic “has the potential

CUSTOMERS at a York supermarket were unable to pay for goods by debit or credit cards today, after a vehicle reportedly struck a cabinet housing fibre optic cables. A Sainsbury's spokesman said the incident at Monks Cross Shopping Park affected

PLAYERS who cannot cope with the pressure of playing in a big fixture are “no good” to Sam Collins. The York City manager issued this warning ahead of his team's FA Cup first round tie at Swindon Town on Saturday, when the Minstermen get a taste

Review: Dylan Moran, Dr Cosmos, Grand Opera House, York, November 4 IRISH wit Dylan Moran has swapped a glass of red for a red tea pot by his side on stage, but the absence of the grape hasn''t changed his disposition, he says. He is still the

A SCHOOL in York has identified former pupils who fought and died in the First World War. St Peter's undertook research which identified 67 pupils who fought, where they served and the circumstances of their death. The school will be holding

A NEW suicide prevention strategy will be launched by City of York Council after figures revealed the number of deaths by suicide has risen in the city over the past six years. A council report said the peak was 76 deaths in the three year period

FILM maker Finn Varney and engineer Fred Spaven have journeyed 900 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats on a classic motorbike converted to be electric. The pair from Malton have made the epic journey on Fred’s British-built 1961 Royal Enfield,

THE arrival of a multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster in North Yorkshire was greeted with amazement and welcomed by readers of The Press. As reported exclusively on Tuesday, Hobbs & Shaw - a spin-off from The Fast & Furious franchise

COUNCIL chiefs are warning of a string of road closures in York city centre on Saturday. York for Europe is staging a parade in the city on Saturday afternoon (November 10), prompting City of York Council to introduce the road closures. From noon

THE final lead being pursued by detectives investigating the suspected murder of Claudia Lawrence has come to nothing. The one outstanding line of inquiry - which police hoped might shed light on what happened to the missing York chef - related

CHRISTMAS lights will be switched on tomorrow evening at York's Coppergate Centre, which has two huge Christmas trees this year. The lights will be turned on by BBC Radio York’s Adam Tomlinson and Anna Wallace, assisted by the cast of Sleeping Beauty

TWO wards at York Hospital have closed to visitors and new patients after outbreaks of sickness and diarrhoea. Ward 23, which caters for elderly patients, has been shut since Sunday with a confirmed case of norovirus, the stomach bug which causes

THE theft of a charity collection tin from a church in York has led good-hearted visitors to leave more than £200 in donations. The theft happened at St Helen’s Church in St Helen’s Square last week, as Cards For Good Causes volunteers worked to

DRIP Drop Theatre will premiere E C R Roberts’s new musical, The Pecking Order, in and around Harrogate from November 21 to 24. The show tells the story of 17-year-old Amy, who moves to rural North Yorkshire from York, along with her parents. Initially

SCARBOROUGH Borough Council has said it will work with the landowner and any other organisations to improve safety following the death of a nine-year-old girl at Staithes beach. North Yorkshire Coroner Michael Oakley ruled a cause of accidental

TWO police officers have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office - and a third is in custody. The two officers from Humberside Police were arrested in October and later released while inquiries continue. Both officers have

Residents near York are being urged to check their security after a string of home break-ins, leading to car burglaries. Police said that patrols are being stepped up and that residents should check their security after several high-performance

MEMBERS of Malton and Norton Fairtrade group are holding their Christmas fair this week. The event, which will take place at the Friends’ Meeting House, in Greengate, Malton, will showcase both Fairtrade and crafts. It will be open on Friday, from

WHAT is the current state of play, asked director Cherie Federico as she launched the 2018 Aesthetica Short Film Festival at City Screen, York, on Wednesday night. She was referring as much to the state of the world as the advances in film and

YORK City breezed into the quarter-finals of the North Riding County FA Senior Cup thanks to a 4-0 first-round victory at Northallerton Town. Manager Sam Collins named six players with first-team experience in the starting line-up - captain Joe

LONDON Classic Theatre's touring production of Charlotte Keatley's My Mother Said I Never Should will play York Theatre Royal from November 20 to 24. Written in 1985 and first staged at Contact in Manchester, Keatley's bittersweet story of love,

A MOTORIST drove a recovery vehicle without lights for miles along the A1(M) and M1 in the dark, York Magistrates Court heard. Police had great difficulty seeing Nasir Ali’s vehicle when they were alerted to its presence on the A168 at Topcliffe

PLANS for a new Norton link road have been branded an “accident waiting to happen”. Norton county councillor Keane Duncan said proposals to link Beverley Road to Hugden Way raise serious road safety concerns. A consultation plan detailing the

APPLETON-le-Moors History Group is taking part in the “Therebutnotthere” Project as part of the commemoration for the end of the First World War. The village has five soldiers commemorated on its war memorial and during the writing of the group’

CROWDS of people gathered outside York Minster yesterday to watch a scene from a BBC drama currently being filmed throughout the city streets. Actors from the upcoming drama, Gentleman Jack, were shooting a scene on Duncombe Place. The company,

HUNDREDS of poppies have been made to create a display in Norton to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. St Peter’s Church in Norton organised the project to mark the event and remember those who gave their lives. The poppies

HOVINGHAM Royal British Legion and Ryedale Family History Group are inviting visitors to walk among two poignant installations in All Saints churchyard in the church to reflect on the impact of the war on small communities. The groups have installed

MARK Knopfler will open the six-date British leg of his Down The Road Wherever Tour at Leeds First Direct Arena on May 18 next year at 8pm. The tour will run from April, travelling all over Europe, culminating in Verona in July, before heading to

THIS was the moment the stars of a new BBC historical drama took shoppers by surprise when they wandered down a York street in full costume. Doctor Foster star Suranne Jones is starring in the title role as Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, a 19th-century

HERE’S a round-up of services in Ryedale. Acklam: Service of Holy Communion at 9am in the Church of St John the Baptist in Acklam on Remembrance Sunday before the Parish comes together for a Service of Remembrance at St Mary in Birdsall at 10.30am

THE Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda Owen, is the focus of Harrogate artist Anita Bowerman’s Christmas card collection for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Anita has illustrated four paintings for the charity for this year’s card designs, with North Yorkshire

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into an alleged serious sexual assault against a boy at a boarding school near York in the 1970s. Police say the victim, a man now in his fifties, was assaulted at the age of eight by another male at Aldwark Manor

I LOVE reading Helen Mead’s articles and identify with many of her comments, particularly ‘Making room for my clutter’ (The Press, November 1). As a fellow maximalist I have many vintage pieces and family heirlooms, which have many happy memories

AS a regular user of the 128 through Kirkbymoorside and reader of the town blog I was dismayed by the (handful of) negative comments on the proposed eastbound bus shelter. Examples follow: Why could there not be a shelter uptown? (this was rejected

WE are rightly remembering the sacrifice that was made over 100 years ago to ensure we could live in a free, peaceful and just society. I remember vividly the violence that happened in UK and in Ireland in the years before the Good Friday Agreement

THE St Leonard’s Hospice charity shops are vital in raising funds for patient care, and we rely heavily on large numbers of dedicated volunteers to be able to keep them running. We are currently desperately short of volunteers at our donation centre

SERIOUS allegations of workplace intimidation made against Julia Mulligan by her staff reveal an absence of procedures to deal satisfactorily with complaints about the conduct of Police and Crime Commissioners. Reprehensibly, the Home Office has

North Yorkshire Police has confirmed that Glen Bollands has been found. ------------------------------------------------------------- POLICE are "urgently" appealing for help in finding a missing man from York. Concerns are growing for

WINE reds, deep burgundies, plum purples, golden yellows and tarnished greens – the palette of autumn is rich,vibrant and proved irresistable to our Camera Club members. The theme of October's competition was #autumn colours and we had a wealth

MY dad has something in common with Sir Rod Stewart. He’s not an ageing rock star, although at 80, he certainly qualifies as the former. Neither has he had three marriages and dated a bevvy of blonde beauties. My mum, a brunette whom he wed aged

YORK City manager Simon Collins has called on his squad players to fill the hole left by the injured Simon Heslop. As revealed by The Press, the midfielder, who has sat out the last three games, is now sidelined for around eight weeks following

SELBY Indoor Bowls Club's home fires burned at they beat New Earswick 107-70 in the Deny Plate. New Earswick's two home rinks both won to build a 10-shot advantage but it was all Selby at their place. At Earswick, the home quartet of Paul Murray

SOAP stars joined a yellow dinosaur in York to promote an NSPCC campaign to help educate young children about the dangers of sexual abuse. Emmerdale stars Mathew Bose and Adele Silva joined Pantosaurus in York as part of the children’s charity’

FIVE flags which were flown in York to mark the end of the First World War have been rediscovered a century later and gone on display at a museum. David Harding’s great grandfather and grandfather displayed a series of flags outside their family

THE town crier of Helmsley – whose great grandfather died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme - has commissioned a special bell to proclaim peace in the town on Sunday. David Hinde’s ‘Battles Over - One Hundred Years Of Remembrance Bell

From our archives: 85 years ago In York, various police teams from around the region had demonstrated their accident skills in Rowntree’s dining hall as part of the Palmer Police Ambulance Challenge. Taking first place was the London and North

WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,000 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share their work, swap tips and

THE parents of a dying baby were denied precious time with their son because of failings by City of York Council social workers. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said the mother and father of a seriously ill baby were unable to spend