A REWARD of £5,000 has been posted for information which helps track down a major figure in a York heroin gang. Alfred Philip Dear was part of a group that supplied heroin and Class A drugs into York. Dear skipped bail partway through his trial
CLOTHING brand Toast is to open a store on Stonegate. The company has applied to City of York Council for planning permission to put up signs outside the Grade II-listed unit at 25 Stonegate in the former Origins store. Planning documents say
POLICE are at the scene of crash involving a school bus in Selby Road, Monk Fryston. North Yorkshire Police said that they were called at 3.30pm to a report of a collision involving a lorry and a school bus. Two people have been taken to hospital
YORK has a new orchestra. After merely six weeks of rehearsal, York Youth Orchestra has taken its opening bow under conductor Ben Crick. This is a hugely important initiative, under the auspices of York Arts Education and York Music Hub. This new
KATIE Melua plays York Barbican on Wednesday night with the Gori Women’s Choir on the penultimate night of their travels through 11 European countries. Promoting her new Ultimate Collection double CD and revisiting her 2016 Christmas album, In
FULFORD Scout Group has fitted a new floor thanks to funding awarded from the local councillor’s ward budget. The previous worn and damaged floor of the Scout Group’s hall presented hazards to members of the group, but the group successfully applied
SPECIAL constables from North Yorkshire and Cleveland Police teamed up to target drink drivers and those driving without tax, insurance and in unworthy vehicles. Vehicle checks and roadside breath tests were carried out by the specials during Operation
A SCULPTURE trail could be installed in York city centre in the spring of 2020. Destination management company Make It York has plans to create a big art route modelled on the Manchester bee trail, which saw more than 100 individually designed
THE largest multi-occupancy industrial development being built in North Yorkshire is on time and within budget, and will be ready for occupation in February. The 48,000 sq ft scheme is the latest extension to Ash Way at Thorp Arch Estate, near
UPDATE 4.10pm: North Yorkshire Police have confirmed Harrison was found at about 4pm and thanked the public for helping with the search. ------------------------------------ POLICE have appealed to the public for help finding a missing 10-year-old
STAFF and students at Archbishop Holgate’s School are tuning up for their annual carol service at York Minster. Hundreds of pupils, parents, governors and members of the community will be attending the service. The service will feature a mixture
1 City carry little attacking verve on their league travels Only two National League North teams – Guiseley (seven) and Hereford (six) – have now scored fewer times on their travels than the Minstermen this season. Furthermore, neither club has
POLICE want to find this man after a fire was started in a supermarket. Humberside Police said detectives were investigating an incident which took place at Tesco in Hilderthorpe Road, Bridlington. A spokesman said the man in the image allegedly
The A19 has now reopened after of a crash on the road near Crockey Hill. North Yorkshire Police said they were called to the scene at 12.50pm after reports of a three vehicle collision. A spokesman for the force said: "Officers are at the scene
POLICE in North Yorkshire have reassured the public that their cadets undergo "rigorous vetting", following sexual allegations against cadets at other forces. This week, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), urged all police chiefs
ARMED police were called to a property in York on Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said armed officers were called to an address in Bellwood Drive, Woodthorpe, at about 6pm on Sunday. A spokesman said a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion
VETERAN York City striker Jon Parkin has defended himself after criticism for being filmed drinking alcohol in the morning at a UK airport. City chief Sam Collins questioned Parkin’s conduct after seeing a Twitter video of the 36-year-old forward
Review: York Early Music Christmas Festival, Yorkshire Bach Choir, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, December 8 YORK’S Early Music Christmas Festival was given a rousing, seasonal start with an insightful performance of Bach’s Christmas
PUPILS from a York secondary school have been showcasing an array of skills at a Christmas lunch for more than 100 senior citizens. Almost 150 Year 10 students from Manor CE Academy’s design technology, art and computing department were involved
JAMES LOGAN believes bowling at free flowing England star Moeen Ali on his Yorkshire debut in September will help push his career forwards. The left-arm spinner, 21, was handed his first-team bow in the final game of 2018, a three-day Specsavers
YORK Minster Engineering Football League premier division leaders Huntington Rovers dropped points for the third consecutive week. Rovers went down 2-1 at Dunnington, the same team who had held them to a 2-2 draw seven days earlier. The result
EVERYMAN cinemas, including the one in York, are playing a special sing-along version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on December 16 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic musical adventure film. The date marks the Royal Premiere of Chitty Chitty
A WOMAN was assaulted in the car park at Vangarde Shopping Park in York. It happened at 12.05pm on December 1 and involved a woman being verbally and physically assaulted by another woman, who was a passenger from a black BMW, North Yorkshire Police
ROCKING Rudolph is visiting villages near York to raise funds for good causes. The Derwent Lions Christmas Sleigh will raise money for charities when it visits the following villages, dependent on weather: Elvington, December 11, from 5.45pm
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN vowed to continue making snooker history after becoming the first player to win seven UK Championship titles with a 10-6 victory over Mark Allen in York. O'Sullivan's triumph saw him surpass the previous record he shared with Steve
Our beloved country for centuries has stood proud, independent, self sufficient; world leaders in invention, an example of political stability. Yet within 28 months we have become politically unstable and bereft of honest leadership: an island floundering
Berwick Kaler may be retiring but we have a new absurdity as ridiculous as any pantomime. The hideous shipping container complex on Piccadilly has been made even more grotesque by the addition of tarpaulin roof coverings, making it look like a third
AP Cox asked ‘where traffic will go’ during the Micklegate Bar trial closure and the station forecourt revamp (Letters, December 5). He cited extra pollution as a reason for not proceeding with these schemes, and wrote of a ‘missed opportunity’ to
A GROUP of young adults with life-limiting conditions will stage a film festival at the University of York. The group is supported by Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People, and have made a series of short film and music video spoofs
FIRE crews were despatched following a report of a house fire in Copmanthorpe, which turned out to be a malicious call. At around 11.25pm last night (December 9), North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service received a report of a fire in a front living
YEARS of austerity have inflicted real misery on the people of modern Britain, UN envoy Philip Alston claimed in a hard-hitting report published last month. Mr Alston said that changes to taxes and benefits had had the biggest impact on those least
We had our first real cold snap of the winter last week, with temperatures dipping below freezing on Monday night and an overnight frost. It was the first real reminder we've had of the cold months that stretch ahead. So here, just to get you
A WOMAN has suffered serious injuries in an alleged hit-and-run crash in East Yorkshire. It happened on Mariners Street in Goole at 7pm yesterday (December 9) and involved a dark coloured car, possibly a Ford, Humberside Police said. A spokesperson
A new book about the John Barry Seven is the definitive account of the composer's early years. STEPHEN LEWIS reports IN September 1957, a young rock and roll seven-piece calling themselves the John Barry Seven managed to land a much-sought-after
THE Salvation Army has collected scores of toys and tins of food from The Press, which will help it ensure some of York’s most vulnerable people enjoy a happy Christmas. Readers have donated toys, books, games, teddies, dolls and food which will
A MOTORIST has kept his freedom after he broke a ban imposed for driving a car with a man on its roof and a woman hanging out of its boot. Last November, Daniel Atkinson, then 20, was banned from driving for 12 months for his dangerous driving
THE number of York City supporters arrested by police rose by 300 per cent last season - but the number of arrests is still low. Figures released last week by the Office for National Statistics showed there were eight York City fans arrested in
A DISABLED York man has been told he no longer needs a mobility car despite an agonising condition - because he managed to haul himself into his wheelchair during a benefits assessment. Stephen Scott says he was lying on the floor to ease his pain
