RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has revealed he rejected a lucrative offer to appear in the "I'm a Celebrity" jungle in order to focus on his quest to claim a seventh UK Championship. While the best contest in York today saw Stephen Maguire come from 4-0 down
ARCHAEOLOGISTS and builders have revealed what is believed to be an unparalleled Iron Age discovery near Pocklington. For seven months, experts worked in secret to excavate two barrows near the East Yorkshire town. Each was constructed more than
CITY of York Hockey Club Men I bounced back from last week's disappointing defeat with an impressive 4-2 comeback victory over Whitley Bay & Tynemouth. The Minster city outfit moved up to seventh in North League premier division with the win
IN COLLABORATION WITH BETWAY West Ham's Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez, Mark Noble and Robert Snodgrass team up with Steve Davis and John Parrott for an epic game of Crazy Snooker! West Ham stars, Marko Arnautovic and Mark Noble
A MICRO-BREWERY near York is launching a range of new canned craft ales - not in a pub or during a beer festival but at a nearby chippy. And when customers have tasted Ainsty Ales Brewery’s four new beers they can tuck into a fish and chip supper
ONCE upon a time, there were two shoemakers who were very old and very poor. So poor, they could not even afford to buy each other Christmas presents. No wood for the fire, only one piece of leather left to make shoes, no wonder there was little
TWO vulnerable teenagers were sexually assaulted on buses in York, police have revealed. North Yorkshire Police said detectives were investigating two separate incidents on the number 5 and 12 services, which they believe may be linked. The
FROM tomorrow, the world’s worst Christmas party collides with Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story for a fortnight in an immersive theatrical event at The Basement, City Screen, York. York company Procter Goblins, specialists in “shocking and
CITY of York Council has appointed new corporate directors in senior child care and health roles. Amanda Hatton, former director of Children’s Services at Lancashire County Council, has been appointed as York's new corporate director for Children
JACK McGill and Danny Rogers form the Prince Charming and Dandini "double act" in their first Grand Opera House pantomime in York. From December 14 to January 5, they will be performing alongside Liberty X's Michelle Heaton as the Fairy Godmother
THIEVES stole a black Saracen mountain bike from outside the Bowling Club in Baffam Lane, Selby, between 4pm and 6pm on November 29. North Yorkshire Police said the owner of the £500 bike saw two youths with it in Market Cross, Selby, on Tuesday
A WOMAN has been rescued from a car and taken to hospital after a crash in North Yorkshire. The fire and rescue service said it was called to a collision between two vehicles on the B6265 at Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, at around 1.35pm.
A DRIVER attempted to "entice" a 13-year-old girl into his vehicle. North Yorkshire Police said the girl was walking in St Hilda's Road, Harrogate, at about 4.50pm on Tuesday, December 4, when she was approached by a man in a black or blue Volkswagen
A SCHOOL bus carrying pupils to Archbishop Holgate's in York and a tractor crashed on a busy road near the city. The collision happened shortly after 8am yesterday (December 4) on the A1079 close to Wilberfoss. Humberside Police said it involved
CITY Screen, York is celebrating the Christmas season with a festive film line-up of "Yuletide classics, a sparkling sing-along and a must-see preview". Marketing manager Dave Taylor says: "Before Christmas, we have a preview of Stan & Ollie
A PUBLIC surgery will be hosted by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan in Tadcaster next week. The event will be held on Thursday, December 13, between 5.15pm and 7.15pm at Tadcaster Methodist Church in the High Street. Concerns
UP TO £190,000 a year is a good price to be paying for the chain reaction of public benefits triggered by the Tour de Yorkshire, councillors have claimed. While uncertainty continues to surround how much funding district councils will contribute
NORTON celebrated the start of the festive season with its Santa Fun Runs and lights switch on at the weekend. Organised by Ryedale Special Families (RSF), the fun run saw dozens of youngsters and adults taking part. Lisa Keenan, chief officer
THE co-owners of an award-winning chippy in Haxby travelled thousands of miles to attend an event in Japan, where they dished up more than 10,000 portions of their fish and chips. Father and son team, David and Nick Miller, who run Miller’s Fish
ROYAL Mail has announced the last recommended posting dates for deliveries before Christmas, as local postal workers deal with the busy festive period. The dates are December 18 for second class mail, December 20 for first class mail and December
CITY of York Council received more than half a million pounds from property developers between July and September. A report before the council at a meeting on Thursday looks at planning enforcement cases in the third quarter of 2018, and found 210
A NEW charity event being held this weekend will see St Leonard’s Hospice take over Energi Trampoline Park York for 24 hours of themed jumping fun. York’s First Big Christmas Jumper, at the attraction on York Business Park, kicks off at 5pm on Friday
THE estimated cost of the new Ryedale District Council building has ballooned from £2.5 million to £5m following feasibility work. A council report said that the increased costs for the new public service hub - which is planned to be built following
RISING Phoenix singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews is doing everything to prepare diligently for Friday's sold-out solo acoustic gig at Pocklington Arts Centre. At the time of writing (Wed), Courtney, 28, was resting up on Tuesday and Wednesday
LOCAL campaigns to end fracking - for both health and climate reasons - have been stepped up as the UN climate negotiations begin in Poland. As part of one movement, a Ryedale GP has helped set up a new national anti-fracking campaign. Tim Thornton
A CAROL concert will be held at Selby Abbey on Friday. The concert, which starts at 6.30pm, is part of Christian Aid’s ‘Big Christmas Sing’ project, and will feature performances from local schools and organisations. Tickets are available on
JAZZ chanteuse Jacqui Dankworth and her husband, American pianist Charlie Wood, present an evening of duet arrangements at Selby Town Hall on Saturday. The duo will be celebrating a century of song inspired by some of the great musical partnerships
YORK City lost their way in the mist to throw away a two-goal lead and share the spoils at home to Leamington. Perplexed home boss Sam Collins admitted afterwards that he didn’t have the foggiest how his side had contrived to drop two precious points
A LAW firm in York has opened its newly refurbished premises in York. Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP has officially opened their newly renovated site in Foss Islands Road, following a relocation from their previous office on York Science Park, in
YORK actor Ian Stroughair and his alter ego, London cabaret star and drag queen Velma Celli, returns to The Basement, at City Screen, York, for a sparkling Saturday night finale to 2018. Here, Charles Hutchinson puts Ian/Velma on the spot about
Over many years it has become obvious that City of York Council are unable or unwilling to solve traffic congestion, reduce pollution and keep traffic flowing. They have closed streets to through traffic and they have missed an opportunity to put a
William Moore’s letter (Undoing Tory failures would cost billions, The Press, December 3) is timely and important. Every single part of our public infrastructure has been slowly stripped of core and regular funding during the last fifteen years, to
A FAMILY business is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary as one of York’s most known businesses. Ingleby’s Luxury coaches celebrated 50 years of coach travel in York and North Yorkshire last week. Founded in 1968 by Chris Ingleby with a Ford Transit
A FORMER director for a children’s book publisher has taken over a local vegetable producer company. Eleanor Fletcher, 39 from Holgate, has taken over the vegetable box producer, Riverford Organic Farmers, in York after leaving her role at the
SCORES of gifts have been donated by Press readers to our Toys & Tins Appeal - with huge support also coming from staff at Benenden Health. The annual appeal aims to ensure some of York’s most vulnerable people enjoy a happy Christmas by having
TWO women were freed from a car after a crash in York last night (December 4). Police and fire crews were called to a collision involving a Vauxhall Corsa and a Mini on Stirling Road, Clifton, at around 10.30pm. The crews removed a roof from
AUGUST 6, 1974: A view that no-one today will ever see again, looking out over the top of the Terry's factory at Clementhorpe towards the River Ouse. The tree-lined further bank of the river at St George's Field can be seen clearly in the top left
At a time when Brexit is shaking and quaking what it means to be British, surely there are some things we can rely on? Christmas springs to mind. The glamour of sparkling illuminations, markets scented with mulled wine and a thousand treats in Parliament
BEN COCKAYNE enjoyed his new lease of life at half-back so much he is looking to nail down that role on a permanent basis next year. York City Knights' veteran former Hull KR star switched from the back line to stand-off in the first few months
A WOMEN in York has launched puppy social classes to help owners train their new pets. Lisa Winter, practice manager at Tower Vets in York, has launched weekly classes that are held every Thursday night for puppies aged between eight and 14 weeks
A FREE cancer advice and support service is coming to York and Harrogate. Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will visit the area next week, with cancer information specialists on hand to answer questions and provide information. “The
A CONVICTED drug dealer has been jailed for four and a half years after he was caught behaving suspiciously in York. It was the third time David Benjamin Isles was convicted of an offence of trafficking in Class A drugs, York Crown Court heard.
A DISTRAUGHT woman could be forced out of her house of nearly 30 years before Christmas after council chiefs told her to leave. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she is being forced out of her her two-bedroom council house in the
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of affray after a disturbance at a property in Haxby last night (December 4). North Yorkshire Police tweeted yesterday that part of Calf Close in Haxby had been closed as officers dealt with an 'ongoing incident
A 'YELLOW' warning of very strong winds has been issued for York later this week. The Met Office warning for Friday means there could be some disruption, including a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, and
YORK City boss Sam Collins refused to “hammer” his players despite admitting he was “bitterly disappointed” to throw away a 2-0 lead against Leamington. Top-scorer Jordan Burrow’s second-half brace had put the Minstermen in the ascendancy at Bootham
