ANYONE annoyed or upset by the news the Community Stadium opening has been delayed? Well, York City Knights fans, cheer yourself up by re-living Sunday's stunning victory over "bogey club" Barrow Raiders at Bootham Crescent with these pics by ace
THE last time Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas played York Barbican, the Hampshire country twins were doing Cartwheels. The show was in May 2017, when the sisters' album of that name was basking in reaching number one in the charts as part of the
POLICE are urging traffic to avoid the A59 near York after an accident at Poppleton blocked the major route. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is at the scene, as is a road ambulance and two fire crews from Acomb and Huntington. The firefighters
POPULAR York rugby league player Peter Smith has died aged 65. A stalwart of York's 'A' team for over a decade, Smith made 47 first-team appearances and five as a substitute, scoring nine tries. He was part of the side that lifted the Yorkshire
On some occasions, we earn revenue from content. This commercial content is compiled via expert opinion. Clicking in certain hyperlinks within this article will redirect you to a 3rd party. Marcelo Bielsa has proven many of his naysayers wrong
A YORK City & District Referees' Association member has been selected to officiate at a prestigious youth footballing tournament in the United States. Conor Ledgeway, 20, heads to the Dallas Cup in April, where it is believed he will become
THERE is a “real risk” that York’s crematorium could be closed for more than three months if upgrade works do not go ahead, according to a council report. Two cremators are set to be replaced at a cost of £500,000 and a further £250,000 will go
YORK City has re-assured supporters that they will still be able to play on the hallowed turf at Bootham Crescent this summer, despite the delay in moving to the new Community Stadium. The club originally decided to mark its departure from the
YORK City Knights' supporters' club are urging fans to boycott bars and food outlets at Odsal on Sunday in protest at what they say are "extortionate" admission prices. Several York supporters have taken to social media to slam the pricing policy
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell is to lead a push for changes aimed at ensuring adoptive children and families receive the support they need. The Labour MP said she was delighted to be chairing the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption
A YORK primary academy has welcomed two Spanish trainee teachers who are spending four months at the school. The teachers, Sara Sagüés Garcia and Irene de Antonio Fernándee-Gallardo, are shadowing other teachers and doing some teaching themselves
A MAN has been given a community order for wounding a woman in her own home. Paul Mark Stanton, 42, of Harvesters Way, South Milford, pleaded guilty to wounding at York Crown Court. The offence happened when Stanton went to the woman’s home.
TWO men have been reported for summons after vigilant residents reported suspicious cold-calling activity to the police. North Yorkshire Police said it received several calls at 3.30pm on Tuesday about two men going door-to-door in a ‘no cold calling
A TOP York hotel has announced plans to revive its outdoor cinema this summer following its successful screenings last year. The Principal’s giant outdoor screen saw more than 2,000 people enjoy the charm of watching a selection of movies under
VOLUNTEER models will take to the catwalk for a charity fashion show in aid of York Against Cancer. The event, on March 2, is being held by Dunnington Cancer Support Group. June Rickell, Marie Todd, Carol Martin and Sue Moore, all pictured, are
YORK musician Simon Snaize was so moved when looking out into the York Barbican audience at last year's A Night To Remember, he wrote a song there and then. Simon found himself putting down his acoustic guitar in the house band with two songs to
A PUDSEY postcode was mistakenly put on invitations to a key meeting near York to consider the Tory candidate for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner role. Conservative Party members have expressed concern over the blunder, saying
POET Ian MacMillan, along with musician Luke Carver Goss, will provide an evening of poetry, song and banter in a village near York next month. Ian will be entertaining an audience at the village hall in Tollerton on March 29, starting at 7pm.
RESEARCHERS at the University of York have shown that theatre performances in zoos can be effective in increasing knowledge of important conservation messages. The study of puppet theatre performances watched by more than 14,000 children and 16,000
A YORK charity has been working with the city’s schools to highlight the challenges faced by young carers. York Carers Centre is part of a national drive to support young people who look after a loved one. Research has shown that more than one
A MALTON woman who was killed when her car crashed in Australia was over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Katherine Mary Hannah, who was 27, died in the accident on October 17, last year, in New South Wales, Australia. A post-mortem
A TEACHER from Copmanthorpe Primary School has won high praise from parents and students. Karen Stanford, a lower school teacher, was the winner of the Kip McGrath Awesome Teacher Awards having received the most nominations from parents and pupils
A THREE-year-old boy diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer has returned home. Freddie Thompson, who lives in Ampleforth with his parents Philip and Emily and older brother Oscar, was diagnosed with an aggressive stage four neuroblastoma when
SCREEN goddess Dame Joan Collins will reveal stories and secrets and take questions at the Grand Opera House, York, on Tuesday. The London-born actress and author will present her intimate one-woman show Joan Collins – Unscripted at 7.30pm, having
YORK Settlement Community Players are deep into rehearsals for John Webster's Jacobean slice of obsession, passion, blood and revenge The Duchess Of Malfi. Sam Taylor is making his York directorial debut at the helm of a dynamic and modern new production
THIS photo taken by The Press Camera Club member, Kev Bailey, shows work taking place on Scarborough Bridge in York. It shows foundations being laid on the station side of the bridge and follows the removal of the old footbridge by a rail crane
A SURVEY is under way to determine the extent of the problem of illicit tobacco in North Yorkshire communities. Illicit tobacco is cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco or other smoking products that have been smuggled into Britain without tax being
Theresa May apparently scrapes mould off the top of jam and uses the newly ‘exposed’ jam nestling beneath. This highlighted the way colossal amounts of perfectly useable food are dumped simply because they have reached/exceeded the ‘Best by’ or
After an extended Far East tour, my return to York last Saturday brought me back to earth. York station taxi rank was in complete chaos caused by the inept one way, u-bend traffic system; zebra crossings with hundreds of people pouring in and out
A MAN will appear in court today (February 20) charged with theft from a shop and going equipped for theft, after a report of shoplifting in York. North Yorkshire Police said it was called at about 2.40pm yesterday to a report of the theft of steak
HERE’S a part of York that tends to be overlooked these days, but which in this 1890s photograph has a Dickensian quality all of its own. Nessgate today is often choked with traffic queuing to get over Ouse Bridge or heading the other way towards
FOUR men accused of violence towards hunt protestors during a Middleton Hunt meeting have been formally cleared. The CPS offered no evidence against all defendants at the end of two days of legal argument. York Crown Court heard part of the
A FIRE broke out in an industrial property in Ryedale yesterday (February 19). Fire crews from Malton, Pickering and the aerial ladder platform from Huntington were called to the fire in West Knapton at about 3.10pm. The fire was in several
YORK City right-back Kallum Griffiths has hailed Saturday’s 2-1 win at Kidderminster Harriers as the team’s “biggest achievement” of the season. Prior to victory at the 10th-placed Aggborough outfit, the Minstermen had taken just one point from
Who owns an idea? This question is one that increasingly matters as we enter the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) with its explosion of new information technology. We live in interesting times. Anyone over the age of thirty cannot help but marvel
YORK Dance Space will hold contemporary dance workshops on stage at the Grand Opera House, York, during half-term on February 28. "Come and experience the theatre in a different way by diving into the world of contemporary movement and dance," says
BETH McCarthy's March 8 gig at Fibbers marks the release of the York singer-songwriter's debut EP, Self Portrait. "I’ll be playing a full band show for the first time since the new release has dropped," says Beth, who will be joined by Jason Odle
DANCERS will showcase unique performances and offer families the chance to join special workshops at York Art Gallery later this month, in response to its Kaiser Chiefs exhibition. The experimental exhibition,When All is Quiet: Kaiser Chiefs in
RESIDENTS at a care home in York welcomed a fury friend last week. Residents at RMBI Home Connaught Court in Fulford enjoyed a friendly visit from Glory, an American Miniature Horse. Katy Smith, owner of K & L Pony Therapy, led Glory all
A YORK GP practice which was branded ‘inadequate’ and put in special measures less than a year ago has now been rated ‘good’ by a health watchdog. Unity Health - which runs the Kimberlow Hill surgery in Heslington and the Wenlock Terrace surgery
A BRIDEGROOM may be jailed after he returns to York from his marriage ceremony in Thailand. David Carl Massey, 38, had a flight booked to fly out of England days after admitting offences involving indecent images of children and extreme pornography
A MAN armed with knives threatened police officers on two separate occasions at his home in the early hours, York Crown Court heard. Alan Waddingham, 43, called police out on September 2 claiming - falsely - that men with axes and knives were at
MEET best friends Gilbert and Howard. Gilbert, a one-year-old pig, shares a field off Stockton Lane, near York, with Howard, a Clydesdale horse, and the pair have become pals. “They have become good buddies,”said their owner Collette Wright,
A HUSBAND has been banned from contacting his wife of nearly 14 years after he attacked her in her own home on Boxing Day. Joiner Simon Manning, 52, threw a television remote control at his wife, which she managed to duck, but he continued the
by Zach Gray WITH the UK’s exit from the EU dominating the news most days, there are many areas which remain uncertain, one of which being the potential impact around your motor insurance policy. I am sure most of you read the detail of your
