THE RNLI is searching for new recruits to help keep people safe on some of the most popular beaches in North and East Yorkshire. Applications are now open for 2019's beach lifeguards. Successful applicants receive training in search and rescue
MORE sleet and snow showers are set to sweep through York and North Yorkshire in the early hours of tomorrow. The Met Office has issued another yellow warning of icy patches on roads until 11am. Tomorrow will be dry and cold, but Friday, while
THE leader of North Yorkshire County Council will tell the Treasury that "the funding we have is not enough" to meet future demands. The Conservative-run council, which is facing having to make more than £40m of savings over the next three years
FORMER York City midfielder Paddy McLaughlin has rejoined York City. McLaughlin, who was a member of the Minstermen’s double Wembley-winning squad of 2012, has returned to the club on loan from National League Hartlepool United until the end of
YORK residents have the chance to become tourists in their own city for the weekend, with free admission to scores of attractions and events. The 24th York Residents Festival, organised by the tourism organisation Visit York, takes place on Saturday
A YOUTH movement calling for a ‘People’s Vote’ on Brexit is bringing its battlebus to York city centre on Sunday. A spokesman said Our Future, Our Choice was the ‘largest youth movement for a People’s Vote’ and it was launching a Battlebus Tour
THE Government has called a halt to plans for a brand new primary school for more than 400 pupils in York. Back in 2016 The Press reported that a Creative Arts Academy free school project was given the go-ahead by the Department of Education. It
A LEADING temperature and pressure instrumentation manufacturer has opened a research and development base in York. Eurolec Instrumentation, based in the Republic of Ireland, says it is expanding its operation to mainland UK with the opening of
A TEAROOM in York could soon have a brand new look if plans are given the go-ahead. The Little Shambles Tearooms plans to change its name to the Parlormade Cafe and Scone House, and has applied to City of York Council to refurbish upstairs rooms
BOOTHAM Futsal Club has become the sport’s first to gain FA Charter status in the North Riding. The award is a kite mark of excellence for clubs, showing they have achieved a high standard in all areas from coaching qualifications, child safeguarding
CITY of York Hockey Club Men I came out the right side of a nine-goal thriller against Formby to climb to sixth in North Hockey premier division. Mike Carter scored twice, with Jack Purrington, Alex Cockram and Tom Feasby also on target, in the
ALL THREE Patisserie Valerie shops in York will remain open, despite the company collapsing into administration. The future of the branches in Feasegate, Coppergate and at the Designer Outlet were at risk following an announcement on Tuesday that
POLICE, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan is advertising for a new Chief of Staff. The full-time role, which pays between £78,884 and £87,952, involves being Mrs Mulligan's "most senior advisor in relation to all police, fire and crime
A NORTH Yorkshire firefighter is competing in the London Marathon this year in memory of his mother and to help raise money for the charity that helped her through her illness. Nick Potts, member of the Blue Watch fire crew at Selby, will be competing
In our regular trawl through the archives, we have put together a collection of images from a York school which has been the scene of utter devastation during its history. The Grade II-listed brick Victorian building that is home to Park Grove
CHILDREN are being invited to pen a poem about Selby Abbey as part of the Selby Children’s Literature Festival. The festival, which will run from March 26 to 30, will be kick-started with a poetry contest to mark the abbey's 950th anniversary.
THE University of York and Maastricht University are to invest £3 million in a growing partnership as uncertainty grows over Brexit. The York Maastricht Partnership (YMP), a new 'virtual institute,' will initially deliver joint PhDs in public health
MUSIC was such sweet delight for children at Bootham Junior School at a special assembly. Singer/songwriter Jess Gardham gave a performance and helped children in Years 5 and 6 write their own songs to express the way they were feeling. Head
AN EQUESTRIAN store near York has won a prestigious business award. The Ride-Away store, in Sutton-on-the-Forest, won the SEIB Retailer of the Year in the Equestrian Retail Store category at British Equestrian Trade Association’s (BETA) 2019 Business
THE Grand Opera House, York, is to play host to a series of interactive events at the 2019 York Residents Festival on Saturday from 11am to 4pm. In the stalls bar, visitors can have a go at creating their own lighting experience and experiment with
A MAN has been treated by paramedics after a car crashed into a building near the Foss Barrier pumping station in York. Emergency services were called to St Georges Field Car Park in Tower Street after a grey Ford left the road, ploughed through
ONLY 300 tickets are still available for Ian Donaghy's charity concert, A Night To Remember, at York Barbican on March 13. "The show has become a tradition in York,"says Huge singer Big Ian, the annual event's master of ceremonies. "As ever, we'll
CELEBRITY hairdresser Andrew Barton took centre stage at this year's York College hair, beauty and make-up competition. Andrew was head judge at the annual contest which saw about 180 full-time students and apprentices work to produce cutting edge
SPONSORED CONTENT Seven Video is a company on the up. Started by three brothers in Tadcaster, the company has expanded over recent years and is now based at Church Fenton – the home of Yorkshire Studios and also the site of a proposed new
The Met Office has warned there is colder weather to come after snow and sleet showers hit the UK on Tuesday. Today is expected to be the chilliest day of the week, with northern areas waking up to temperatures of minus 2C (28F). Jayne
A SELBY bank will be among 140 branches to close as part of a massive restructuring Santander announced on Wednesday that the Market Cross branch would be among 140 banks to close in a move the company said was "a response to changes in how customers
THE Shepherd Group Concert Brass Band have "exciting plans" for February 9: an evening of Sixties and Seventies classic hits at The Hive theatre, Manor C of E Academy, York. "This is an entirely new venture by a brass band and we don't think it
YORK City’s on-loan midfielder Liam Agnew has returned to National League neighbours Harrogate Town. The Sunderland-born, 23-year-old made five National League North appearances for the Minstermen during his one-month spell, whilst he also scored
TWO vehicles crashed on a roundabout on the A19 near Easingwold this morning (January 23) North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the collision at around 8.45am. The A19 was partially blocked and there was slow traffic in the area but
THERE is a Corporal Jones Dad’s Army quality to the agitation of leave voters and politicians. Dark tales of conspiracies, nonsensical claims the EU is forcing us to stay, desperate suggestions that UK voters voting again is anti-democratic.
‘Council to build 600 new homes’, proclaimed the front page headline in The Press on January 17. Council leader Ian Gillies declared it to be “the biggest housing delivery programme since the 1970s”. If that is true, then it is an indictment
NOT bad as workplaces go, huh? Young Yorkshire Evening Press photographer Keith Massey climbed to the top of one of York Minster’s West Towers in June, 1966, to photograph stonemasons at work replacing pinnacles 225ft above the ground. Keith, who
Brexit. Brexit. More Brexit. I can’t be the only person fed up with a news diet consisting of Brexit for breakfast, elevenses, lunch, and tea. So confused and bitter is the wrangling created by the 2016 referendum, so going nowhere but to hell in a
YORK'S city walls are closed today. City of York Council tweeted this morning to say the walls are closed due to the icy conditions. It added: "@yorkgritter treated the roads at 3am and footpaths at 4am but please do travel with caution."
POLICE have warned drivers to be aware of icy road conditions in and around York this morning. North Yorkshire Police Traffic Bureau tweeted: "Very icy across York and further afield this morning. Be aware of icy road conditions and make sure to
YORK suffered a third consecutive home defeat as mid-table North One East neighbours Malton & Norton enjoyed a 16-3 triumph at Clifton Park. The Gannock outfit tasted victory on the road for the first time since November 10, bouncing back from
A SENIOR York councillor says he is "extremely angry and very hurt" after being barred from standing for the Conservative party at next May’s elections. Bishopthorpe ward councillor John Galvin, who has served on City of York Council for a total
A MOTHER has been banned from every shop in York for 12 months after she staged two shoplifting expeditions to the city. Amanda Kilkenny must also pay nearly £1,000 in compensation and court charges, despite having had her benefits cut by officials
A HEROIN dealer is today behind bars after police spotted him behaving suspiciously in a street of upmarket properties. Stuart Philip Tether had “advertised” his wares via his phone to 30 people and had £250 in cash and five heroin wraps worth
THE plans for 500 homes next to Askham Bog have been branded a "disgrace" by a member of the Terry confectionery family, which previously helped save the wildlife site from development. The Bog was earmarked for housing after the war, but two parcels
COFFEE lovers using a Costa drive-through in York are being hit with parking penalties - from the camera system at the car park next door. A CCTV security system at the car park next to the Costa branch in Layerthorpe - which is used by customers
