A HUB of excellence for English is being launched in York to work with schools across the county in a bid to drive up teaching standards. The Department for Education is investing £26 million in a number of English Hubs across the country. Only
SHOPPERS had the chance to learn more about how police protect the public and stop terrorist attacks at two major shopping centres in York on Saturday. Specially trained officers from North Yorkshire Police were at Monks Cross Shopping Centre and
MEMBERS of the LGBT community will gather at The Bar Convent on Sunday, January 13, to celebrate Mass. It is the latest in a series of monthly masses at the convent especially for the community which in now into its second year. Last month,
WOULD-BE gardeners have the chance to work part-time at Harlow Carr gardens near Harrogate. The Royal Horticultural Society is looking for apprentices for its two-year course starting in August. Successful applicants can be of any age and will
SEVERAL North Yorkshire organisations are in the running for equestrian related awards. They are all finalists in the British Equestrian Trade Association’s annual Business Awards. They include: Ride-Away Equestrian of Sutton-on-the-Forest in
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers are urging landlords and tenants to check that rented accommodation is warm enough. Paul Staines, leisure and environment director of Hambleton District Council said there was a direct link between cold houses and winter
The 10-week closure of one of York’s most historic streets starts from Monday, January 14. Sunday is the last day traffic will be able to use Fossgate between Stonebow and Walmgate until Monday, March 25. There will be no signed diversion and
THE funeral of York RL 'Legend' Jim Bone will take place on Tuesday, January 22 at York Crematorium, starting at 2.20pm. As reported by The Press, the former York club physio and long-time sponsor of rugby league at all levels in the Minster city
The man in charge of National Trust gardens around York will reveal their past, present and future, to members of Askham Bryan College Gardening Club next week. Sam Shipman, head gardener for the organisation’s York area properties, will be the
THERE’S a big clue to the thinking behind the Jaguar E-Pace within touching distance of your left hand. The theatrical rising rotary drive selector has been replaced with a traditional automatic shift lever. It’s only a small detail, but points
A SHOPLIFTER who stole alcohol worth hundreds of pounds has been ordered to pay it all back. Abigail Rebecca Lee, 22, has also been banned for 12 months from the three shops she raided. Lee, who gave an address in Spalding Avenue, Clifton,
JAMES FORD is hoping a little bit of extra free rein on the pitch in pre-season will help his York City Knights players develop their own sense of tactical awareness. Head coach Ford has revealed he has given his team minimal instruction when it
JONATHAN Greening believes former team-mate Steve Watson will quickly build the team spirit needed to get York City moving in the right direction. The ex-Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday right back is taking over a City side that sit seventh-bottom
A CAT had to be put to sleep after being shot in the head by an air gun near Selby. North Yorkshire Police and the RSPCA are investigating after Dusty was found covered in blood, unable to walk or stand, in Green Acres, Eggborough, on Monday.
A WOMAN who stole four bottles of alcohol when she had enough money on her to pay for them has blamed her hormones. Carol Ann Green, 50, told York magistrates she didn't know why she bypassed the tills at Marks and Spencers in the city centre after
MAXINE GORDON checks out a new Thai street food spot in York NEW restaurants and bars seem to be popping up in York as quickly as student accommodation blocks and luxury flats. One that caught my eye recently was Tah Tien, a small eatery selling
A YOUNG girl from York who has performed in two major West End shows has been nominated for a regional award. Agatha Meehan has been put forward for Young Achiever of the Year in the 2019 Yorkshire Choice Awards, for her leading roles in the productions
MORE than 70 per cent of readers who took part in a poll on The Press website said they are happy with York’s current residents’ parking scheme. Councillors are reviewing the city’s Respark system and will look at issues including the cost of the
A RELATIVELY short walk, easily accessible from both the Moors and the Dales, the walk takes you along the escarpment near Sutton Bank, the iconic White Horse and some pleasant woodland. Rather than park at Sutton Bank I prefer parking at the White
A FRAUDSTER who stole £64,500 from one of the world’s top theatre impresarios has been jailed. For three months, York fashion salesman Jay Damian Jones, 44, used millionaire David King’s credit card details to siphon money via his business accounts
