ONE of York’s most historic buildings is set for its first major restoration in more than 60 years. Senior councillors at City of York Council will be asked to approve £16.5 million plans to repair and refurbish the Guildhall at a meeting on Thursday
YORK City Knights boss James Ford is expecting a totally different challenge from Dewsbury Rams on Sunday compared to that in pre-season. Ford's team beat the Rams 34-0 at Bootham Crescent in their last warm-up match ahead of the new campaign,
THE Liberal Democrats have announced they will contest every City of York Council seat in the May local elections as they unveiled their key priorities. Cllr Keith Aspden, leader of the group, said candidates would be campaigning on the issues
A MAN "grabbed a little girl's hand" as she walked to school according to police, who have urged parents to be vigilant. Selby District Safer Neighbourhood Team said the incident happened yesterday at about 8.45am as the girl walked to Snaith Primary
SPONSORED CONTENT SINCE our launch last year, York Business School (YBS) has made a significant contribution to the local economy. One of the stated objectives of the school is to focus on developing mutually beneficial links to local industry.
A VEHICLE parked on a York street has been damaged. North Yorkshire Police said a vehicle parked on Runswick Avenue in Acomb was “interfered with and damaged” between 3pm and 10pm on Thursday. Anyone with information about this incident should
YORK City Knights winger Perry Whiteley has been banned for two matches after being found guilty of a dangerous contact in last week's Betfred Championship opener against Toronto - although he is free to play against Dewsbury Rams this Sunday. The
THE old footbridge at York’s Scarborough Bridge is set to be removed overnight on Saturday to make way for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge bridge as part of a £4million upgrade. As part of this process Wigginton Road will be closed overnight tomorrow
RED Goat York & District Table Tennis League division one leaders Topspin 'A' whitewashed Shiyi Ling 'B' 10-0 to strengthen their grip on the title. It needed a treble from Mikey Arnold for Shiyi Ling ‘A’ to prevail 6-4 against a battling Shiyi
YORKSHIRE have announced that Steve Patterson will continue as club captain after being appointed on a full-time basis across all three formats. The seam bowler initially took over from Gary Ballance in an interim role at the start of the Royal
THE QUEEN has sent her congratulations to a York resident who recently celebrated his 100th Birthday. Hugh Mcleod, known to most as Mac, is a resident at Connaught Court in Fulford and celebrated his 100th birthday on January 22nd. Mac was also
POLICE are concerned for a man who was last seen yesterday morning. North Yorkshire Police said that Nicholas Harper, 51, was last seen at his home address in Pickering at 7am yesterday. In a statement the force said: "Nicholas was driving
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 28 year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on the A168 between Thirsk and Dishforth. The collision happened at 8.40am on Wednesday, when a Kawaski motorcycle and a black Land Rover Discovery
THIEVES have stolen waste oil from a village pub in the Selby district. North Yorkshire Police said males in a small black box van with a registration similar to YM53 **D attended the pub in Kellington and stole the waste oil. It happened at
TWO supporters of the Rob Stephenson Trust have delivered equipment to a deprived area of Africa. Rob Hicks and Sue Milburn visited the Nondescripts Rugby Club (Nondies) in Nairobi, which plays a significant part in supporting the local community
Apparently many of York City’s own ‘supporters’ booed the team off at the end of the home defeat to Hereford on Tuesday night. Only giving support to your team when things are going well does not make a spectator into a supporter. Aftermatch
I’D like - through your pages - to offer my sincere gratitude to the paramedics and customers and staff at Loch Fyne restaurant York who came to my aid last Saturday. I collapsed in the restaurant during a meal, with what has now been diagnosed
Tim Murgatroyd (The Press, January 30) is right to call for York to follow the example of other cities by declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’, introducing policies and actions to cut our carbon emissions to zero by 2030. This is what the Intergovernmental
OUTBUILDINGS in a North Yorkshire village were broken into and power tools stolen. The tools and a power washer were taken from the buildings in Flawith, near Easingwold, North Yorkshire Police said. The break-ins happened between midnight
POLICE swooped on a supermarket petrol station in York this morning and arrested a man in connection with an alleged violent incident in the city centre. North Yorkshire Police said the incident in Micklegate was reported at about 7.15am. Two
DAVID MACKIE takes a behind-the-scenes look at the state-of-the-art Rainbow Equine Hospital at Malton THE surgical staff flutter around their anaesthetised patient. A large ventilator hisses in time with the patient’s breathing. A heart monitor
A POLICE watchdog has rejected a call for an inquiry into an elected police, fire and crime commissioner’s staff policies and governance practices. Public purse transparency campaigner Gwen Swinburn pressed North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime
NATIONAL League North’s worst defence will arrive at York City having kept back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this campaign. Ashton United have conceded 62 goals in 2018/19 – one more than bottom-of-the-table Nuneaton – but Jody Banim’
COULD you imagine having a romantic relationship with a robot? It may seem a rather cold and clinical question as we head towards Valentine's day next week when we will be swamped by a tsunami of red roses, chocolate boxes and love heart cards.
From Bowie memories to Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Sibelius to jazz singer Silje Nergaard and Sunny from The Archers, your weekend starts here, says CHARLES HUTCHINSON ... 1. Friday Night Is Bowie Night: Woody Woodmansey and Tony Visconti’s Holy Holy
YORK Art Gallery has a striking new addition to its collection. The British American Scarecrow, created in 2017 by Mohammed Sami, depicts a scarecrow draped in colours of Britain and the United Statesd against a backdrop of destruction caused by
A UNIVERSITY in York offered nearly 80 per cent of its places on an unconditional basis, it has emerged. Data revealed by the UK’s University Admission Service (UCAS) for York St John University showed that in 2018 some 78.8 per cent of offers,
ONE of York’s best-known craft beer venues has scooped a national award. The House of The Trembling Madness in Lendal took home the award for Independent Beer Retailer of the Year from the Drinks Retailing Awards in a ceremony at London’s Dorchester
THE York landfill site, Harewood Whin, has closed after more than 30 years in operation. The site near Rufforth opened in the 1980s and will now, over time, be transformed into a wildflower meadow, City of York Council said. Household waste
A NO-DEAL Brexit could leave York facing a shortage of medicines - a potential "final nail in the coffin" for the NHS, doctors are warning. Britain is set to leave the European Union on March 29, however growing uncertainty over the terms of that
A TEACHER at a York secondary school has launched a competition for iPad users to inspire people to write their own music. Dave Lowe, who is head of music at Manor CE Academy wants to encourage people of all ages to get involved in making music
