IN An Evening with Alice Roberts at the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday, the academic, anthropologist, author and broadcaster will be Digging Into Britain’s Past at 7.30pm. Where better to do that than in York, the city that promoted the “Living
TADCASTER Albion's i2i Stadium will host the Premier League Cup game between Leeds United Under-23s and their Southampton counterparts on Monday. The group stage splits 32 Category 1 to 4 sides into eight groups of four, with each quartet playing
YORK City Knights boss James Ford says "one or two" shirts are still up for grabs for the big season opener against Toronto Wolfpack as his team head into their final warm-up match of pre-season. The League One champions take on Championship rivals
A CLEAN air zone for buses will be rolled out in York after proposals were given the go-ahead by senior councillors. But Clean Air York criticised delays to the scheme and called for efforts to tackle pollution to go further. The council’s
THE Yorkshire point-to-point year got underway in style at Sheriff Hutton, with good jumping ground after unusually dry weather for the winter months. Though southern entrants took five of the eight races on the day, local success came for trainer
POP-UP surgeries which police have started holding across York city centre have been welcomed by the boss of the city’s Business Improvement District (BID). Andrew Lowson says the surgeries are a very accessible way for the public to approach both
CHIEF Constable Lisa Winward has praised the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for speaking out about a historic sexual assault. Julia Mulligan said on Friday she was raped at the age of 15, and she had used her experience to help support victims
JONNY BAIRSTOW further advanced his case for a long-term future at number three - but he does not expect an easy ride in England's problem position. The slot once filled with reliable certainty by Jonathan Trott has become a revolving door in recent
YORK’S Festival of the Rivers is set to get £20,000 of funding to create a five-day “vibrant, inclusive, community-enhancing” event. The funding, which comes from the Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool, will be used to pay for staff and publicity
FRANK Carter and The Rattlesnakes will play Fibbers, York, on February 23 in the lead-up to the May 3 release of their third album on the International Death Cult label. Billed as a "stadium-sized declaration of intent and a deeply personal cri-de-coeur
A MAJOR fireworks display could take place in York - thanks to £200,000 of funding from China. The city of Changsha, which is also a UNESCO City of Media Arts, has offered to subsidise a display. The council would put a further £100,000 towards
JACK Lear arrived, unsolicited, on Barrie Rutter’s doorstep and made an immediate impression on the Hull actor and director. Here was a script by Ben Benison that re-worked Shakespeare’s King Lear within the Yorkshire fishing industry, paying tribute
DOG lovers across Yorkshire are being encouraged to run their own business with a new boarding franchise. Digs for Dogs, a home boarding and dog walking service, are offering two options for start-up businesses, which ensure that owners can go on
SNOW has been lying on the highest parts of the Yorkshire Wolds today after a significant fall overnight. This picture was taken on a back road near Birdsall, south of Malton, early this afternoon. A little fell in York yesterday evening -
A TRAVELLING shoplifter has been banned from McArthur Glen Designer Outlet for a year after he was caught shoplifting there. John Paul Sweeney, 29, told York magistrates: "It was Christmas. I was trying to get presents for people." Jessica Lister
A CHARITY in York is launching an event to help children and young people keep fit and raise money. Martin House Hospice Care, in Acomb, is inviting people to take part in Miles for Smiles, which asks young people to complete a marathon throughout
TICKETS are on sale now for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Valentines Ball. The ball will be held at the National Railway Museum on Saturday, February 16, and will raise money for the Lord Mayor's three chosen charities. Cllr Keith Orrell's charities
SPEAKERS from the BBC, IBM and local businesses will appear at the York Technology Conference this month. The one-day event was set up by University of York students and backed by digital agency Netsells and Science City York, and open to students
THE motorbike merriment continues for one family in York after a woman passed her test as a surprise for her mum 16 years after her mother passed her own test on two-wheels. Liv Oldfield, 25, from Acomb surprised her mum, Julie Oldfield, by completing
YORK & District Schoolboys Under-12s started their new year superbly as a last-gasp strike gave them a 2-1 win over table-toppers Sheffield 'A' in their regional schoolboys league. Alex Widdup and Seb Holowkiewicz were on target for York, who
POLICE want to speak to this woman after "a large amount of cash" was stolen from an elderly woman's purse. North Yorkshire Police said the theft happened in the toilets of Market Hall, St Helen's Square, Scarborough, between 3.22pm and 3.27pm
A JAILED former police officer who stole more than £90,000 from a North Yorkshire church has been ordered to repay the money. Retired Greater Manchester Police officer Peter McNamara, 71, from Asenby near Thirsk, worked as an administrator at St
A YORK college has been marked in the top ten per cent nationally for progress at A-level. York College has been recognised by data analysts Alps as achieving outstanding progress at A-level, putting the college in the top 10 per cent nationally
North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan has spoken out for the first time about her shocking experience of sexual assault. In an article she has supplied to The Press today, here is her message to others who have suffered
ONE of York city centre’s last furniture shops is to close following more than a quarter of a century in business. Hambleton Furniture in Walmgate is set to shut at the end of February after its proprietor John Murphy decided to retire on reaching
A NEW scheme to tackle child sexual abuse will be launched at York St John University next week. It's Not OK is a play devised by the the University’s School of Performance and Media production, commissioned by the City of York Safeguarding Children
DUNNINGTON’S lead at the top of squash's Yorkshire Premier League was dramatically cut from 21 points to six as Barnsley inflicted a shock defeat on the reigning champions. The York club have led the YPL since week one but a weakened side missing
A MAN who took sexual photos of a sleeping child for about half an hour has been jailed for 15 months. Damian Andrew Pearson, 27, went into the room where the underage girl was sleeping at midnight, exposed her private parts and photographed
Van Morrison, The Prophet Speaks (Caroline International) **** THE prophet may speak, but he no longer smokes. Of course, with Van, it’s hard to tell if he is the character in the title track, but we do know that he has given up smoking. So much
JON Parkin can still play a part in York City’s season if he responds well to an increase in training-ground intensity. The 37-year-old veteran has not played a first-team minute for two months since a second-half substitute outing during the 3-
TABLE-TOPPERS Wigginton Grasshoppers thrashed fellow division one side Malt Shovel 16-1 in the Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League Senior Cup. Harry Clapham bagged five goals, Matthew Mulhearn four and Reuben Young a hat-trick. Neale Holmes
LUCY HADAWAY erased Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s long-jump mark from the Northern Indoor Championships record books as she won double gold at this year's finals in Sheffield. The City of York Athletic Club ace leapt 6.23 metres to take the under
TEXAN roots musician Carson McHone will play The Basement, City Screen, York, on February 4 and the Adelphi, Hull, the next night on her nine-date tour. The Austin alt.country singer and songwriter will be promoting her second album, Carousel, released
A TREBLE from Martin Lowe could not prevent Coneysthorpe 'A' losing 6-4 to Coneysthorpe 'B' in a shock result in division one of the Red Goat York & District Table Tennis League. Michael Polkinghorn and Joel Wright bagged two wins apiece for
THE Press Camera Club picture in the newspaper on January 14 of the lovely sunset at Whitby is actually a shot of the sun rising. Readers may be interested to learn that the mouth of the River Esk faces north and the camera shot is taken looking
A WIDE range of views - as always - in Thursday’s letters page (Letters, January 17). After watching recent debates I have to agree with A V Martin that our politicians are incapable of running the country. Geoff Robb suggests we should use business
Personally I support the CCG policy to watch patient weight prior to joint replacement surgery, but only if patients are provided with the right dietary advice that is proven to work long term for those following the protocols. There is increasing
I’M going to try something a little different with this month’s column. Usually, I bumble on for 700 words or so about some idea or other, more often than not related to films, comic books or music. But this time, for the first time, I’m going to spend
Two teachers from North Yorkshire have helped set up three thriving schools in northern India that are providing the chance of a decent education to some of the country's poorest children. STEPHEN LEWIS reports The sight of grubby-faced street
I’M going to try something a little different with this month’s column. Usually, I bumble on for 700 words or so about some idea or other, more often than not related to films, comic books or movies. But this time, for the first time, I’m going to
SELBY Town will be looking to bounce back from midweek defeat to Harworth Colliery when they visit Shirebrook Town tomorrow. A poor first-half defensive display cost promotion-hopefuls Selby as they lost 3-2 on Tuesday to the Northern Counties East
YORK City will travel to a Stockport County side who haven’t conceded a single goal from open play during their last eight matches. Reece Styche’s penalty for Alfreton has been the only entry on the opposition’s scoresheet in 12 hours and 18 minutes
LEGAL action is being taken against the operator of Scarborough's £14m waterpark. Scarborough Council has backed Alpamare UK, which operates the attraction in North Bay, following news that it faces a winding-up petition. British Gas is taking the
A MOTHER has been ordered to pay £229 after she was convicted for the second time of failing to send her 15-year-old son to school. Victoria Waudby, prosecuting, said the boy missed one day out of every three for two months. Attempts by the school
TV presenter John Craven has been in Helmsley, filming an up-coming episode of Countryfile which will see him creating a very special stick. The Countryfile team spent six hours in the North Yorkshire town with husband and wife team Keith and Jacky
A STAINED glass window dating back more than 170 years has been revealed at an historic York city centre church after an organ was removed. The organ at St Denys Church in Walmgate has had to be removed from the tower after it stopped working after
A CYCLE shop owner faces a bill of nearly £2,000 after he admitted fly-tipping household rubbish near York. A second man is on the run after he failed to attend court charged with being part of the same offence. Victoria Waudby, prosecuting
DETECTIVES and staff from North Yorkshire Police who helped put three violent drug dealers behind bars have received a judge’s commendation. Mohamed Abdi, Adirahman Shire and Julian Soares were jailed at Leeds Crown Court last year for supplying
NINETY primary school children have joined the campaign against plans for a massive housing development next to a York nature reserve. The Acomb Primary School Year Five and Six pupils have written letters of objection to a planning application
DOZENS of people came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of a "lovely gentleman". Family and friends gathered at the Wenlock Arms, in Wheldrake, on Sunday afternoon to wish Richard Braithwaite a happy birthday. Richard has lived in Dunnington
AN organisation that promotes independent businesses in York is set to be given £10,000 of funding by the council. Councillors recommended that Indie York, which publishes a map of independent shops, galleries and cafes and supports business owners
A YORK binman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after an accident involving his own bin lorry. North Yorkshire Police are investigating the accident, which happened on Friday, January 4, during a waste collection round in Rainsborough
