MORE than 450 homes in a village near York are now covered by the Environment Agency’s free flood warning service. The agency says 459 properties in Bishopthorpe can now sign up to receive flood warning messages. A spokesman said the free service
POLICE are appealing for information about a missing sex offender who may be in North Yorkshire. Norman Ormerod is wanted on recall to prison after he went missing from an address in Clitheroe on August 2 and failed to attend appointments with probation
PLANS to improve Fossgate were approved at a council meeting and work is set to begin in February 2019. Under the £500,000 scheme, the road will be narrowed so pavements can be widened, benches and bike stands will be installed and traffic signs
FIREFIGHTERS freed a motorist who was trapped in his car after it crashed into a hedge on the A64 at Potter Brompton, between Malton and Scarborough. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the man was taken to hospital for a check-up after
A NEW food hall planned for York could be a “magnet for stags, hens and racegoers”, according to residents. But the company behind the plans has sought to reassure neighbours that the venue will feature independent food traders and a community space
POCKLINGTON RUFC snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the third game running as they let slip a two-score lead at home to high-flying Huddersfield YMCA. The Percy Road outfit now sit 11th in North One East following the 18-16 loss in which
IMAGINE if York flooded to the point where people had to leave the city and seek refuge elsewhere. York playwright Rachel Price posits this possibility in The Castaways, presented by York company White Tree Theatre in the York Theatre Royal Studio
THIRD year students in the University of York department of theatre, film and television explore the themes of Antigone and Hekabe in a world similar to our own for a season of reimagined Greek theatre tonight until Saturday. Sophocles and Euripides
MILLTHORPE School has joined a new project launching in York that will help give Christmas presents to care home residents who will be alone throughout the festive season. The Silver Santa project asks people to donate shoeboxes full of gifts to
A SOCIAL care leader from North Yorkshire is planning to write to all MPs to call for emergency measures to end a crisis in the welfare of society's oldest and most vulnerable adults. Mike Padgham, of Scarborough, who chairs the Independent Care
THE removal of the indoor ski slope at Selby Leisure Centre and Summit Indoor Adventure is set to continue next week. New party and function spaces have been created after Selby District Council invested thousands of pounds in making the changes
VICTIMS of revenge porn are suffering in silence, new research has claimed. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan commissioned an anonymous survey of 92 victims who were asked about their experiences. Only four per cent successfully
Show of the Week It's Different For Girls, She Productions, Pocklington Arts Centre, Thursday TAKE a trip back to the Swinging Sixties with It’s Different For Girls, a fun rock'n'roll musical inspired by Hull’s own girl band Mandy & The
COMEDIAN Eddie Izzard joined hundreds of students collecting their degrees in York Minster yesterday. In the first of three days of York St John University degree ceremonies at the city's cathedral the actor, writer, fundraiser and political activist
THE DETECTIVE who led an investigation into a massive brawl between football hooligans in York has been praised for his work. Detective Constable Peter Wilson coordinated Operation Citrus, which was set up following a fight between upwards of 40
VILLAGE Gallery, in Colliergate, York, will be running 2D and 3D exhibitions back to back from November 26 to January 19 under the title of Memories Of Summer to counter the late-autumn and winter chill. On show will be an exploration of the different
A RECORD number of runners who took to the streets of York this summer raised £14,000 for cancer research and care. Almost 400 men and boys took part in this year's R U Taking The P?, York’s annual males-only 5K fun run, on Father’s Day, which
THE SALVATION Army in York says is set to ensure that 80 guests - who would otherwise be on their own at Christmas - enjoy a great day of festive fun, friendship, good food and games, along with carol singing and music. Major Andrew Dunkinson said
A YORK company, which was named the overall winner at this year's Press Business Awards, has begun a trans-Atlantic expansion with the opening of a new Canadian office as a satellite to its local HQ. Design consultancy TSP Projects, whose specialisms
A NORTH Yorkshire Police officer who was punched in the face while helping to arrest four men at a drugs den in York has been praised for his work. PC Alex Gregory was acting on information provided by the public over suspected drug dealing at
A REPORT which claimed hard times were ahead for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has been met with criticism. On Tuesday, Julia Mulligan - who last week became North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - revealed details of an
A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with an incident in which a member of staff was allegedly assaulted at Selby railway station. British Transport Police said a young man was refused travel to Leeds for
HAVE your say on how City of York Council should spend its budget. A drop-in session takes place at West Offices today between 5pm and 7pm where residents and businesses can speak to council officers about what the local authority's 2019/20 budget
EVERY year, the Grand Opera House, York, runs a competition with all York's schools to design the cover of the pantomime programme, and this time the winner is Maisie Smart, from Hempland Primary Academy, Whitby Avenue. "I am really excited to win
A £500,000 project to repair a swing bridge in a village near Selby has been completed and it has reopened to traffic. The swing bridge has undergone a major refurbishment of the mechanical equipment that runs the movement of the bridge, including
TICKETS are selling fast already for Pocklington Arts Centre’s Punchline Christmas Comedy Gala on December 14, when Tom Houghton, Tom Binns and Lee Ridley, alias Lost Voice Guy, take to the stage. "Our comedy gala has sold out for the past15 years
A VEHICLE allegedly failed to stop after colliding with two cars and a van. The collision happened on Horsefair, Boroughbridge, at around 10.30pm yesterday (November 19). A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police said: “Three vehicles were damaged
FORMER York City Knights winger Ben Dent switched codes to make his York RUFC debut - with his new team drawing 16-16 with North One East title rivals Morpeth at Clifton Park. York, with their injury-hit squad stretched to the limit, started the
MALTON & Norton RUFC are looking over their shoulders again in North One East after a 39-17 defeat at Percy Park. The Ryedale side, showing six changes to the squad of 18 that won at Consett seven days earlier, were unable to make the most of
YORK RI RUFC avenged defeat to Mosborough earlier in the season with a 17-3 victory at New Lane which put them into promotion contention in Yorkshire Four. The result, after an exciting game in which both sides showed plenty of ambition in attack
A RANGE of bespoke charity Christmas cards has been launched through a partnership between York Against Cancer and York printers Wood Richardson. The cards feature five York winter scenes including The Shambles, Precentor’s Court and The Minster
A PROTEST will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, November 21)by a group which claims the University of York has more than £200,000 worth of investments in fossil fuel companies. Organised by The Environment + Ethics Collective of the University of York
TWO people have been taken to hospital following a crash on the A59 near York. North Yorkshire Police and crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were at the scene of a crash between Moor Monkton and Kirk Hammerton. A police
POCKLINGTON Arts Centre is running the "art competition of your dreams" to mark the arrival of Talegate Theatre’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, December 16. Budding artists aged four to 11 have the chance to win a pair of tickets –one adult
A LONG-SERVING York head teacher is set to retire next year after 17 years in post. Lesley Barringer, head teacher at Osbaldwick Primary Academy, will step down at the end of the summer term. She has been at the school for 17 years and says her
POLICE have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to, following a report of concern for the safety of a woman in York city centre. In a statement, North Yorkshire Police said: "The report regarding the women was made at 4.30am
BLANK Canvas have opened their second second pop-up art space in York city centre, taking over an empty shop in Blake Street after doing likewise in Goodramgate earlier this year. Part of the Skippco arts charity, the Blank Canvas arts programme
A REPORT by a legal expert has claimed Uber drivers are "acting as unlicensed operators" in York. City of York Council's legal advisers are now looking into the allegation, which was made in a report commissioned by the York Private Hire Association
BACK in the day, I was a huge fan of Jasper Carrott, and I couldn’t remember the last time I had seen him on TV, so Iwas delighted to have the chance to review his return to the stage. The septuagenarian OBE was accompanied at York Barbican on
Red-faced police apologised after a "momentary lapse of judgement" led to them issuing an appeal with a very detailed description of a naked man's genitals. Last night North Yorkshire Police posted an appeal on its website to find a man who performed
AN epetition calling for stricter regulations on the use of fireworks is due to be debated on the November 26. Every autumn we have the same predicament. Fireworks are let off in the weeks preceding November 5 and then continue in the following
I refer to the recent announcement of planning permission given to developers of the Nestlé site and the intention to provide a through road which only buses and cycles will be able to access (First residents to move into Nestlé homes by 2022, The
The Prime Minister needs to stop Brussels bullying and blackmailing the UK into agreeing to a bad deal. The EC is telling us that, if we do not agree to their terms, the billions of pounds they are demanding from us on leaving will increase. We
A YORK social media expert is holding a practical workshop on Twitter for businesses tomorrow (November 21). Helen Reynolds, of Ink Gardener Copywriting, runs social media accounts on behalf of clients and offers one-to-one coaching. Her 'Boost
TRAFFIC lights were all out at a busy junction in York this morning. The lights stopped working at the junction linking Tower Street and Skeldergate Bridge. York Travel, the official travel feed from City of York Council, tweeted at around
FIGURES from NHS digital reveal the cost of prescriptions for diabetes in England has surpassed £1 billion in the last year. Although this figure is almost double that spent ten years ago, it is only the tip of the iceberg, with an estimated total
POLICE have used social media overnight to jog people's memories about the disappearance of Rory Johnson-Hatfield in York three years ago. Rory, from Skipton, vanished on a night out in the city on November 19, 2015. At 12.45am Fri
FORMER FA Trophy final winner Jordan Burrow is hoping the competition can prove a springboard for better form in National League North. Burrow was a member of the 2016 Wembley-winning Halifax side 12 months before the Minstermen lifted the trophy
ACCORDING to new figures, the number of people admitted to hospital in Yorkshire with allergic reactions has risen dramatically over the past few years. The reasons for this are unclear. Are we becoming more allergic? Or are we better at diagnosing
Rickshaw trips for OAPs in York prove you're never too old for a bike ride CYCLING is a simple pleasure most of us take for granted. Being outdoors, feeling the sun on your face and the wind in your hair as you pedal along has to be one of
JAMES FORD has declared his delight at the first week of pre-season training at York City Knights - as he prepares to welcome back the remainder of his squad. Boss Ford and his coaching team have "embedded" the usual fitness tests into the sessions
YORK'S St Leonard's Hospice will be getting people into the festive spirit this weekend when it holds its annual Christmas Fair. Although the event is historically held at the hospice itself on Tadcaster Road, this year it will take place at the
JULIA Mulligan said tough decisions will have to be made as she outlined her plans for the future of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Mrs Mulligan, who last week became North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, today released
CONCERNS have been raised over plans to move York's Post Office into WH Smith in Coney Street in May. One councillor said the proposals are a "blow to the city centre economy". A consultation has been launched on the Post Office's plan to shut
THE heartbroken husband of York charity champion Dawn Watts has spoken out after his “very best friend and soulmate” lost a five year battle against cancer. Stuart Watts - whose wife died in his arms at their home in Copmanthorpe last week - said
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
FEWER calls over alleged child neglect are received from the City of York Council area than any other part of Yorkshire and Humberside. Details released by the NSPCC looked at 1,824 calls to its helpline from the region, which were referred to
