POLICE have released the image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a theft and fraudulent use of a bank card in Acomb, York. North Yorkshire Police said the theft took place from an HGV cab parked at the Lidl Foodstore on Thanet Road
POLICE have released the image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a theft and fraudulent use of a bank card in Acomb, York. North Yorkshire Police said the theft took place from an HGV cab parked at the Lidl Foodstore on Thanet Road
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN says he is happy to stay on World Snooker's Tour if changes are made - with Barry Hearn calling his breakaway idea a "cranky scheme". The five-time world champion, the game's most marketable player, stole the headlines at the UK
Review: An Evening Of Eric And Ernie At Christmas, York Theatre Royal, December 1 YORK Theatre Royal audiences already had enjoyed one divinely daft double act this late-autumn in Theatre by the Lake’s Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense.
A NEW head teacher has been appointed at York's Joseph Rowntree School. , David Hewitt, currently deputy head of Allerton High School, Leeds, will lead the school from next April. The change follows the departure of Richard Crane, who is taking
YORK City manager Sam Collins could reshuffle his squad for tomorrow night's home game with Leamington as a sickness bug continues to claim victims at Bootham Crescent. Collins praised his team for grinding out a 2-0 home victory over FC United
LAU, four-time winners of Best Group in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, play a sold-out gig at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow (Tuesday). Kris Drever, vocals and guitar, Aidan O’Rourke, fiddle, and Martin Green, accordion, Wurlitzer, keys and post-rock
THIS was the deserted scene at York Railway Station this afternoon after it was evacuated in the wake of a massive power cut. Passengers on trains in and out of York faced massive delays and disruption, with station operator LNER saying trains
YORK’S struggling Coney Street has received a boost with the opening of a new pop-up shop in one of the empty premises. The pop-up, which was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Keith Orrell, is the latest expansion from Fabrication
MALTON Motor Club speedster Matthew Robinson has followed up his historic section success on the Malton Forest Rally with a stunning triumph in the prestigious Silver Fern Rally in New Zealand. With co-driver Sam Collis, the road planing engineer
THOUSANDS of homes were plunged into darkness and commuters faced travel chaos after a major power cut hit York. York Station was closed for around two hours and travellers had to be evacuated earlier today (Monday, December 3) after the power
A MALTON veterinary practice has started a foodbank for pets this Christmas. Mount Veterinary Group is aiming to help owners who are worried about having to give up their much-loved pets as they are struggling to afford to feed them. In the run
POLICE are investigating an incident at a York City match last month in which a fan confronted coaching staff. North Yorkshire Police said its football liaison officers had been working closely with the club in regard to the incident, which happened
INSPIRED by the properties of clay, Kunsthuis Gallery, at Dutch House, Crayke, is presenting work by 14 British and international ceramicists in its last exhibition of this year. Shades Of Clay 2018 explores the "challenges and versatility of clay
THREE men who were arrested in connection with a high-speed car chase through York have been released under investigation. It followed what North Yorkshire Police call a 'two-in-one' burglary at a flat in St James Croft in York between 9pm and
A HUSBAND who left a trail of blood through the marital home he was forbidden to enter has been jailed. When she saw it, Brent Smith’s mother-in-law was so concerned for her daughter’s welfare, she went to Malton Police Station to alert officers
NORTH Yorkshire Police has launched the official 2018 Christmas drink drive campaign. This Christmas the campaign is aimed at a select group of motorists - those who would 'never dream of drinking and driving.' The campaign has been organised
Review: Whitney – Queen Of The Night, Grand Opera House, York, November 30 SHANICE Smith takes to the stage, paying affectionate tribute to America’s Prom Queen of Soul in Whitney – Queen Of The Night. A BRIT School Champion, like Adele and Leona
A POLICE car was rammed into by a vehicle during a chase in North Yorkshire. Officers pursued the white BMW X5 at 3.50am today (December 3) after it failed to pull over on the A162 at Burton Salmon, in the Selby district, North Yorkshire Police
Jah Wobble and The Invaders Of The Heart, Fibbers, York, December 1 THIS one-man musical mash-up somehow turned an inauspicious night into a triumph. The Invaders had started their set to a mostly empty Fibbers at the most unrock'n'roll hour
YORK motorists could be fined for parking on pavements. Currently, it is only illegal to park on a pavement in London, with Scotland also pressing ahead with the crackdown. But the Government is now reviewing the situation and could ban it across
A MAN has been badly injured in a crash on a North Yorkshire road. The 22-year-old man, from Newcastle, who was driving a Mini, is today in a 'serious but stable' condition at Leeds General Infirmary, said North Yorkshire Police. A spokesperson
PREMIER division leaders Huntington Rovers dropped York Minster Engineering League points for the second successive week - allowing Old Malton St Mary's to close the gap to just five points. The Ryedale side also have two games in hand on their
THIEVES have stolen a white lining machine after breaking into a pavilion and storage container at a sports ground in a North Yorkshire village. The break-in happened at the Ulleskelf sports ground between November 24 and December 1. The machine
POLICE are investigating an alleged "racially aggravated assault" in York. It happened on Green Dykes Lane, off Hull Road, with the junction of Barstow Avenue at 9.45am on November 19 and involved a female victim who was walking up the road on her
1 City are a better team in possession than they are out of it There have been relatively recent examples of successful Minstermen teams who were arguably stronger without the ball than they were with it. Martin Foyle and Nigel Worthington’s play-off
JESS Glynne will play Dalby Forest, near Pickering, on June 29 as part of the Forest Live 2019 concert programme in the Forestry Commission woodland. "I do hope you can join me in the summer as part of Forest Live," says the Hampstead singer and
MARJ PEARSON closed 103 for Burnholme as they fought back to win 5-4 at Marcia in York John Smith's Ladies' Darts League division one. Marcia led 4-2 going into the pairs where Burnholme cleaned up, with mother and daughter Jean and Jo West snatching
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell is inviting local residents to a series of three public meetings this weekend, which she is holding to discuss the challenges surrounding Brexit. The MP has organised two meetings on Saturday. The first is at 10am
YORK has many claims to fame, from being the most haunted to having a pub for every day of the year. Although York has plenty of pubs, they don't quite tally to 365. (As for the ghosts, we'll leave them for you to discover – perhaps more likely
SO they are talking about closing Lendal post office and moving it into Coney Street’s W H Smiths and what have they got planned for the post office? Another restaurant or bar, not another hotel? Hopefully it will remain the Lendal post office
FOLLOWING my letter, which you published last Saturday, I see you published another on Wednesday making the same point, that Berwick Kaler should be made a Dame. I had a similar letter published in the i paper on Monday and yesterday I was interviewed
PETER (“who needs guards on trains”) Rickaby castigates my weak argument (Letters, November 28). He is correct: if Labour win it would cost billions to undo all the failures of this present Government. Restoring 20,000 police, 10,000 firemen,
I AGREE with Keith Isaac, back in 1975 when we joined the Common Market, it was a small group of quite similar countries, who agreed to dispense with trade barriers. Did we ever think for a moment that we could never withdraw even if continued membership
COLUMNIST Megi Rychlikova raised an interesting question (The Press, November 30) of whether pedestrians should wear high visibility clothing at night, for their own safety. Motor vehicle drivers are relatively secure in their cocoons, with so-called
AS someone who lives just off Micklegate I regularly drive through the Bar, and its closure will inconvenience me and my family. We experienced this last year, when it was temporarily closed for refurbishment, and we were forced to find other routes
MORE than 100 good causes across York will benefit from extra funding thanks to a national shopping chain. The Co-op announced 103 organisations will share £490,000 from members, with groups set to benefit including COZIE – Easingwold Community
A SPECIAL art installation was exhibited outside York Minster to raise awareness of domestic violence. As part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence, the Independent Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS), commissioned the installation by
AN EAST Yorkshire town has pledged to retain its Post Office. East Riding of Yorkshire Councillors attending the Full Council in Beverley in November voted unanimously in support of a motion to retain the Beverley Crown Post Office on its present
WOULD you go online to watch someone bleaching their toilet or scrubbing grease from their cooker? It seems thousands of people are doing just that, and apparently this fast-growing micro-trend can have a “profoundly therapeutic effect” on followers
YORK City secured a first Vanarama National League North win in six games as goals from Alex Harris and Jordan Burrow sank FC United of Manchester 2-0 at Bootham Crescent. Here we celebrate the overdue win with 23 pictures from photographer Gordon
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a scrapyard in Ryedale last night (December 2), which is believed to have been started deliberately. Fire crews were called to the fire in Pickering at 7.25pm. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it
TWO people were taken to hospital, one suffering a broken leg, after a crash on the A64 near Tadcaster this morning (December 3). The collision between two vehicles happened on the eastbound carriageway, opposite the John Smith's Brewery, at around
A PUBLIC meeting will be held this week for residents to find out more about the proposed Hungate Community Centre. Hungate Community Development Trust will be on hand at The Black Swan in Peasholme Green from 7.30pm on Thursday, December 6, to
A DRUG addict twice grabbed a “terrified” hospital volunteer by the neck and shoulder, a court heard. Guy David Osguthorpe yelled: “Don’t ignore me or I will snap you in half,” as the victim fled through the grounds of York Hospital, said Robert
CHARITIES are joining forces to shine the spotlight on awareness and fundaising for good causes. Hundreds of charities are coming together to celebrate the start of the national charity campaign #UKCharityWeek. #UKCharityWeek is a campaign
A TEENAGER has told of the terrifying moment a hooded raider tried to smash his way into her student room in York. Nicol Busby, 18, was lying on her bed in her ground floor room at City Residence in Haxby Road when she heard a banging noise.
