A DRIVER suffered a punctured lung and another was also injured in a serious crash tonight. Emergency services were called to the A166 between Garton on the Wolds and Wetwang at about 4.40pm, where two vehicles - believed to be a van and a car
A CAKE shop chain with three sites in York has collapsed into administration. The move by Patisserie Valerie - which has branches in Feasegate, Coppergate and at the Designer Outlet - came following failed discussions with HSBC and Barclays to extend
STRICTLY Come Dancing professionals Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez will play Harrogate and Hull on their 38-date Here Come The Boys tour this summer. Visiting Harrogate Convention Centre on June 25 and Hull Venue on July 17,
UNEMPLOYMENT in Yorkshire and the Humber has fallen by 115,000 since 2010 to 137,000, according to latest figures. The unemployment rate in the region has fallen by almost half since 2010 to 5.0 per cent, according to the new Office for National
A YORK charity is to open a brand new shop next month and is appealing for volunteers. St Leonard’s Hospice is opening the new charity shop in Easingwold, at 25 Chapel Street, next month. The shop, which will stock a selection of second-hand
A RAIL infrastructure company is looking to open a regional office in York after being awarded a five-year contract worth up to £50 million. Story Contracting has been selected to deliver an additional Network Rail contract to carry out geotechnical
A FAMILY coach firm which dates back to 1935 has ceased trading, with the loss of all 25 jobs. John Smith & Sons Ltd, based at Dalton, near Thirsk, provided local and school bus services and executive coach hire around North Yorkshire, with
POLICE have issued a warning after a resident was targeted by a bogus workman. North Yorkshire Police said a man visited a property in Westfield Grove, Eggborough, at about 2pm on Tuesday, January 22, and claimed to be a roofing contractor. A
THE appeal to raise £30,000 for a young York brain tumour victim has received a surge in donations - including one for more than £1,000. The Press reported on Monday how the family of Emily Nicholson, 24, of Foxwood, was raising funds towards expensive
DANCER and musical actor Joseph Poulton is a "proud Yorkie happy to be back in his hometown performing for family and friends", as he says in his programme profile. Joseph, originally a ballet dancer, is making his Theatre Royal pantomime debut
NEW foster carers are needed in York. City of York Council has urged local residents to help change a child’s life by fostering one of about 150 children and young people being supported in the city at any time. James Lee, from the council’s
A MAN died after collapsing in a York street, police have confirmed. A North Yorkshire Police cordon was put in place in Coney Street in the early hours of Friday following the man's death. A spokesman said the incident was a "sudden, non-suspicious
A LAW firm has welcomed a new partner to the team. Amy Foweather has been appointed to the Family Law Department law firm, Harrowells, which has offices in York, Haxby, Thirsk and Pocklington. Mrs Foweather will help advise clients in York with
PLANS for a new centre at York Cemetery are set to be given the go-ahead at a meeting on Thursday. Volunteers carry out gardening and repair work at the site as well as hosting educational activities and leading walking tours of the historic grounds
A BRIDGE across the River Ouse in York will be closed to pedestrians and removed from this weekend. Scarborough Bridge will close on Saturday, January 26, to allow the existing bridge to be removed and a new one to be put in its place, in works
SELBY Town Hall's spring season launch has prompted the venue's most successful single day of sales in its15-year history. "Tickets were snapped up instantly for former Amen Corner frontman and guitarist to the stars Andy Fairweather Low on February
A LONG-established charity in York, which aims to support people to live well with sight loss, has a new name - and is also celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. York Blind & Partially Sighted Society is now known as MySight York.
YORK City’s new management team of Steve Watson and Micky Cummins will hold a question-and-answer session for supporters at Bootham Crescent on Thursday night. It will be staged in The 1922 Bar and admission is free, but the event is “ticket only
THE organiser of the York RAF association’s annual appeal has died aged 74 after helping to raise almost £44,000 in four years. Maureen Smith - who was Christened ‘Lady Wings’ by the York branch of RAFA because of her fundraising success for its
POLICE, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan will hold a public surgery in Knaresborough next month. Mrs Mulligan is hosting the event in Knaresborough between 4pm and 6pm on Thursday, February 7, at a location in the town which is yet to
PUPILS from schools in York and beyond are being challenged to show their design, practical engineering and construction skills in the York Rotary Technology Tournament. The event, jointly organised by York city’s three Rotary clubs, is being held
A MAN was arrested following a crash in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said a grey Audi A3 crashed into a hedge close to the entrance of Rudding Lane, off Wetherby Road, at about 10.15pm on Monday, January 21. A force spokesman said: "The
YORK violinist Jacob George will perform as a soloist under his father Alan's baton for the first time when the Academy of St Olave’s chamber orchestra marks George senior's tenth season as musical director on Saturday. Jacob will play Sibelius
POLICE have warned of 'incredibly bad driving conditions' in York and North Yorkshire after sleet and snow showers left roads dangerously icy. This webcam image captured on a North Yorkshire County Council camera shows Sutton Bank near Thirsk at
THE Chief Constable of Humberside Police will oversee another force for the next three months. Following the resignation of Chief Constable Mike Veale of Cleveland Police, Humberside Police Chief Constable Lee Freeman has agreed to step in as Temporary
THE company behind North Yorkshire’s new multi-billion pound polyhalite fertiliser mine has unveiled the first of its 1,800 tonne tunnel boring machines that will be used to construct the company’s underground mineral transportation tunnel between
NEW Year, new home? January is traditionally a time people start to think about selling up and moving home. From the most expensive property, to a countryside home with a pool, to a city terrace, to the most affordable flat, here is a snapshot
WORK has started on building a new £4million distribution warehouse extension for footwear business Pavers Shoes in York, which will allow the company to double in size. The warehouse is situated on the Northminster Business Park at Upper Poppleton
YORK City Knights' big opening game of the Betfred Championship season against Toronto Wolfpack is set to be broadcast live via Sky Sports. The Rugby Football League has agreed a new deal with Sky to broadcast more Championship and League One matches
POLICE have issued an e-fit of a 'bogus police officer' who conned his way into an elderly couple's home. At about 5pm on Friday, a man called at a house in Tadcaster, claiming he was a police officer and had come to speak to the occupants regarding
YORK Musical Theatre Company is seeking recruits for "exciting backstage roles". "We've got a packed 2019 of shows and concerts coming up and we're looking for volunteers to fill a variety of roles for this year and future shows, varying from production
MARK Walker has been elected the new president of Ye Fraternitie of Olde Selebians. Mark, was introduced to membership of the group by his late father Kenneth, who was a long serving member. He has been a member of the Selebians for three years
A MAN who sent an ex-girlfriend more than 40 unwanted messages in a single night has received a two-year community punishment. She was the second former partner Wayne Alan Jackson, 29, had harassed after their relationship had broken up and his
STRENSALL’S Chris Quantock has lost his tour card on the PDC circuit. Quantock was bidding to win back a place on the tour at the highly-competitive Qualifying School in Wigan, where almost 400 players competed for just 19 spots over four days of
POLICE are hoping to reunite items of jewellery with their rightful owners. Several pieces of jewellery, which may have sentimental value, have been found in the city in the last few weeks and have been handed in to York Police Station. A silver
DAVE Gorman is heading for a third sell-out at York Barbican in quick succession when he returns with his With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint, show. Gorman first brought his laptop and projector screen to York in October for two
FIFTY litres of diesel were stolen from a storage container on a building site in the Selby district. Between 6pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday, offenders forced entry to the container on Byram Park Road, Byram, North Yorkshire Police said.
TWO cars that may have been used in crime have been taken off the road thanks to close working between local police and volunteers. Last Thursday evening, officers and volunteers on a Mobile Rural Watch patrol spotted two cars abandoned in "suspicious
THE Golden Girls tour, starring Yorkshire soprano Lesley Garrett, musical theatre star Maria Friedman and actress Bonnie Langford, has been cancelled. They were booked to play York Barbican on January 24 and Scarborough Spa Grand Hall the following
I am most disappointed with the Archbishop of York’s prayer about the recent car accident in Norfolk, if it was reported fully in The Press (Duke of Edinburgh involved in car crash, January 18). It was all about concern for the uninjured Duke of
ALTHOUGH it is common knowledge that a high fibre diet “keeps you regular”, a recent study, published in the medical journal, the Lancet, reveals the benefits of fibre are far greater than just this. Using 40 years of data, the authors demonstrated
WITH reference to AV Martin’s letter regarding Britain’s global legacy (Letters, January 19): I fully agree that a knowledge of history and its interpretation is essential when considering important events such as Brexit. Mr Martin suggests that
WE’RE well into January now, and even though the days are getting fractionally longer and lighter this is still the season for feeling more tired and sluggish than is usual. Spending more time indoors, cold and flu bugs, and cold wet weather conspire
Go for your smear test is the message as Cervical Cancer Prevention Week begins A NEW campaign has been launched to encourage women – especially Millennials in the 25-35 age group – to take up the offer of a smear test for cervical cancer. The
DUNNINGTON ‘S Robert Rubira struck the only goal of the game against Pocklington Town to help his team open up a six-point lead at the top of the York Minster Engineering League’s Reserve A table. Second-placed Thorpe United still have two games
FORMER Bootham Crescent favourites Iain Dunn and Andy Leaning will be the guests at a York City Supporters’ Trust question-and-answer night in March. Football Supporters’ Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke, meanwhile, will be a guest of the Trust
FAN favourite Kriss Brining says he is delighted to be back at York City Knights - and is looking to help the team "go up a level". The Scarborough-born 25-year-old hooker, who came through the old scholarship at York, has spent the last two years
Are you ready for York's fashion swap? MAXINE GORDON reports DID you know that cheap fashion actually costs the earth? That's the question being posed by two York stylists who are holding a clothes swapping event in York. Laura Fawcett and
YORKSHIRE have appointed former player Paul Grayson as their new specialist batting coach. Grayson, an ex-England one-day international and formerly the head coach of Essex, has been on the White Rose county’s staff for the last two years as the
OLD Malton St Mary’s returned to the top of the York Minster Engineering League’s premier division table in stylish fashion, following a 5-0 defeat of fourth-placed Dunnington. The victory now puts the Ryedale side in control of the title’s destination
A £650,000 refurbishment of York Hospital’s Emergency Department has been completed - just in time for the coldest weeks of winter. The front end of the department has been split into two areas - one for conventional emergency services, and another
A NURSING home that shut down last year is set to be demolished - to make way for a new care home. Moorlands Care Home in Strensall, which was home to 37 residents, announced it was shutting last September due to staffing issues. City of York
A WOMAN lost six stone after being warned by doctors she could need a liver transplant. Izzie East was 21 when her GP told her she had suspected polycystic ovary syndrome and was diagnosed with a fatty liver. She said: “The doctor told me ‘
A FORMER contestant on a BBC Mary Berry cooking show has taken over as the head chef of a well known pub in York. Cyrus Kay, who lives in Fulford, was announced yesterday as the head chef of the Heworth Inn pub, formerly The Shoulder of Mutton,
