POLICE are making a fresh appeal for information after a man exposed himself to a woman in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the Stray in Harrogate at 8.30pm last Wednesday after reports of a man exposing himself whilst
PLANS for a new £10,000 study to look at access to Fulford School have been given the go-ahead. The Press reported in June how frustrated householders claimed there was "absolute chaos" in Fulfordgate every weekday morning and afternoon when a convoy
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on how much they want to pay towards police and fire services. Police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) Julia Mulligan will set the precept - the amount of council tax paid for the police and fire
A CHARITY ball raised more than £7,000 for a local charity. York Trusted Professionals held its fourth annual Christmas charity ball at the Novotel in York last month, to raise money for OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity. OSCAR’s (Ongoing
YORK City have already received a number of "very credible applications" for their vacant managerial role - with managing director Steve Kilmartin saying several names in the running would be "well-received by the fan base". Sam Collins became the
JIM BONE, dubbed “Mr York Rugby League”, has died, aged 81. He passed away peacefully in the accident and emergency department at York Hospital on Saturday evening, a little over a week before his 82nd birthday. He leaves behind wife Pat, two
BURNING Duck Comedy Club promoter Al Greaves has 30 shows in place for 2019, his diary bolstered by establishing the Last Tuesday Comedy Club. Held, as the name would suggest, on the last Tuesday of every month, at The Basement, City Screen, the
THE University of York generates £1.8 billion for the UK economy, according to an independent report. The report by London Economics demonstrates the monetary and social value of the University of York locally, nationally and internationally.
TWO men have been charged after a man and a woman were allegedly assaulted in a seaside town. Humberside Police were called to The Apollo pub in Prince Street, Bridlington, just after 1am on Saturday, January 5. Kieran Evans, 25, of Windsor Crescent
A YORK mum has finished third in an international beauty competition. Shany Hagan, 50, of Rawcliffe, made it all the way to the final of the global Smile Of Universe 2019 competition, which is based in Russia. Her success comes after she represented
PLANS to convert a barn into a four-bedroom home are set to be approved - despite residents’ concerns that it will be used as a holiday let. Kexby Parish Council ‘strongly objects’ to the plans for the building at The Limefields off Scoreby Lane
A POLICE boss has issued a warning over the increase in cybercrime in North Yorkshire - and has urged young people to stay safe online. Superintendent Mark Khan, head of digital investigation and intelligence at North Yorkshire Police, said the
MUSIC is the best medicine. Dragging myself off my sickbed on Saturday afternoon, I really had no expectation of leaving the Barbican after two hours feeling refreshed and invigorated. I should have known better. The menu for this family concert
THE top two in the York Minster Engineering League premier division both registered their first wins of 2019 at the first attempt, Huntington Rovers and Old Malton St Mary's continuing their title battle. Huntington Rovers won 4-1 Tadcaster Magnets
THREE cars were stolen during two-in-one burglaries in a village in the Selby district. North Yorkshire Police said the vehicles were stolen overnight on Sunday from two different addresses on Pasture Way, Sherburn in Elmet. The properties
THE boss of the national pub chain, Wetherspoons, will be in York tomorrow to discuss the economic advantages of leaving the EU, without a deal. Tim Martin will be in the Punch Bowl Wetherspoons, Blossom Street tomorrow from 2.30pm as part of a
FREE Wi-Fi could be rolled out at the new community stadium, Clifford’s Tower and the Coppergate Centre. City of York Council leader Cllr Ian Gillies will be asked to approve plans to spend £250,000 on installing a network at the stadium and a further
It is noteworthy that Paul Hepworth quotes the 1963 Buchanan Report in support of his cycling Nirvana (Retailers make too much of role of car, Letters, January 3). That is the year Clifton Bridge was opened to provide a much needed additional river
I have been a big fan/admirer of the BBC’s Fiona Bruce for many years. I think she is the best news broadcaster, the best presenter of The Antiques Road Show and a very good host of Fake Or Fortune. She is professional, calm, pleasing on the
DC BLUES are to hold a blues festival for charity on Saturday, April 6 at The Crescent community venue in York. “Putting on a festival in our home city is something that DC Blues have talked about doing for a while,” says event co-organiser and
CANADIAN duo Kacy & Clayton and Martin and Eliza Carthy, from Robin Hood’s Bay’s “First Family of Folk”, are the first acts to be confirmed for The Band Room’s 2019 concert programme at Low Mill, Farndale, on the North York Moors. Promoter
PONTIFICATING Pub Landlord Al Murray is the first headliner to be confirmed for this summer’s Platform Festival, run by Pocklington Arts Centre. The Guvnor will top the bill for the second night of the July 10 to 13 festival at The Old Station,
AFTER taking not one, but three hit shows to the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, multi award-winning comedian Adam Riches will play the Burning Duck Comedy Club In York on his 19-date debut British tour, The Adam Riches Experience. On the road from
A TRIP to a North Yorkshire vets is being made less stressful for cats with the introduction of a feline friendly waiting room. Mount Veterinary Group, in Malton, has created a cat-friendly waiting room at its surgery in Middlecave Road, Malton,
THE Academy of St Olave’s chamber orchestra will celebrate Alan George’s tenth season as musical director on January 26 in a special concert featuring his son, violinist Jacob George. George junior will perform Sibelius's Violin Concerto in the
THE Trust that runs York's Spurriergate Centre says the venue has been a success since its doors reopened, and expects it to grow in 2019. The Christian centre shut in the summer after Spurriergate Trading Company - the company that ran the restaurant
RESTAURANT group Carluccio’s has announced it will pay for its 1,550 non-British EU employees to apply for ‘settled-status’ to stay in the UK after Brexit. The group, which has two restaurants in York - one in St Helen’s Square and another at Fenwick
WE have various street views of York for you today. The first four, at least, are united by one thing: they all feature horse-drawn carts of one sort or another. That gives you an idea of how long ago they were taken: and also gives a glimpse of what
TWO vehicles crashed on the A1(M) southbound this morning, which led to one lane being closed and caused long delays for motorists. The outside lane between junction 44 (A64) and junction 43 (Aberford) was shut due to the collision, Highways England
2019 is well under way now (well, it's a week old). Many of us are wondering just what kind of a year it will turn out to be. Sadly, we don't know the answer to that. But we can at least look back at the last century that ended with a 19. 1919
In the wake of the failure of yet another East Coast rail franchise, widespread delays in train services, and now another hike in rail fares, we ask: is it time to renationalise our railways? Last year saw the collapse of yet another East Coast
MORE than half a million pounds will be spent on developing a brand for York. Funding of £660,000 has been committed to “developing a shared narrative” for the city. A report prepared for West Yorkshire Combined Authority says the cash could
AN international study led by York St John University has uncovered worrying trends about perfectionism. Results suggest that people are feeling more pressure to be perfect and more uncertainty about their actions, than ever before. It also
SIR David Attenborough has spoken out against plans to build more than 500 homes on land next to a York nature reserve. The TV broadcaster and naturalist has joined more than 4,700 people in objecting to the planning application for housing in
A BURGLAR who terrified a York couple while their five-year-old son slept in the same house has been jailed for more than three years. Richard Stewart Hurst and an accomplice woke the couple after breaking into their home in Pottery Lane in the
A MOTHER and daughter can continue to keep dogs despite admitting responsibility for a starved and grossly underweight Labrador, York magistrates decided. Andrew Davidson, prosecuting, told them Bailey, a Labrador, was so thin, all his bones were
A YORK woman who was responsible for awarding grants to charities across Yorkshire has died after a courageous four-year battle against a brain tumour. Patricia Helen Greenwood, of Sutton Upon Derwent, died peacefully at St Leonard’s Hospice, York
