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  • Police renew appeal after man hurt in York hit and run

    POLICE have renewed their appeal for information after a man suffered facial injuries in a hit and run in York. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened on the junction of Tadcaster Road and Knavesmire Road in York at about 10.45pm on

  • CAMERA CLUB: Your photos

    WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,400 readers of The Press have now joined our Camera Club, which we launched in June 2017 and which brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire

  • 'Concert line-up will be confirmed by Easter'

    THE line-up for this year’s Scarborough Open Air Theatre concerts will be all in place by Easter, a borough councillor has claimed. Councillor Martin Smith, the authority’s portfolio holder for leisure, made the claim in response to concerns being

  • Yorkshire to start season without any overseas recruits

    YORKSHIRE have no plans to sign an overseas player before next month’s start of the new season. Coach Andrew Gale is keen to give the club’s homegrown batsmen the first crack at the whip. The White Rose have recruited Huddersfield-born batsman

  • NON-LEAGUE REPORTS: It's Miller time as Albion win again

    ANOTHER goal for top scorer Joe Lumsden and a stunning free-kick from Paddy Miller saw Tadcaster Albion defeat Wisbech Town 2-0. The victory was Albion’s fourth in a row as well as a second straight shut-out. Simon Collins named the same starting

  • York City Knights' match at Rochdale Hornets CALLED OFF

    YORK City Knights’ Betfred Championship match at Rochdale has been called off because of high winds. The decision was made at about 3.03pm, three minutes after the match was supposed to have kicked off. Both teams had been kitted out and were waiting

  • Lions' fight-back knocks York Acorn out of Challenge Cup

    YORK Acorn's hopes of reaching the Challenge Cup fourth round for the first time were dashed by a Featherstone Lions fight-back. Acorn let slip a 10-8 half-time lead, eventually losing 20-10 to a physically dominant Lions outfit after an error-strewn

  • Could these sleeping pods help homeless people in York?

    Could these 'Safe Space' sleeping pods be the way to help the homeless in our cities? Charity Amazing Grace Spaces unveiled the pods in October 2018, hoping they could help tackle the rise in the number of rough sleepers in many cities, but had

  • York City 0 Altrincham 1 report, stats and player ratings

    ONLY Ashton United and Hereford have now netted fewer times against the National League North’s top-seven teams than York City. Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Altrincham means the Minstermen have scored just seven goals in 11 meetings with clubs

  • Crews rescue horse in Ryedale

    FIRE and rescue staff were called into action after a horse slipped over and was unable to get back up in Ryedale. An animal rescue crew from Malton and a crew from Huntington were called to the incident in the Malton area at about 5.55pm yesterday

  • York level crossing reopens after blocking main road

    A LEVEL crossing failed and blocked a main road in York today. Police tweeted at around 11.15am to say that Network Rail was aware of the problem on Wigginton Road. It has since been confirmed by police that the issue has been fixed.

  • Police appeal after car stolen in York

    A CAR has been stolen in York and police are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. North Yorkshire Police said it received a report that a Volkswagen Polo, with the registration GV65 EZT, was stolen from the Fulford area of the

  • Car stolen in burglary in Haxby

    A CAR has been stolen during a two-in-one burglary in Haxby. North Yorkshire Police said it received a report of the incident, on Barley View, at 3.20am this morning (March 10). Offenders forced entry into a property and then stole a black

  • Bielsa refuses to feel comfortable as Leeds return to second

    HEAD coach Marcelo Bielsa refused to get carried away after Patrick Bamford's early goal had kept Leeds United firmly on course for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship. With Sheffield United having won their early kick-off against

  • Marks out of 10 for York City's 1-0 defeat to Altrincham

    Adam Bartlett 6 – handled the ball well in the wind before being beaten by Hancock’s match winner Kallum Griffiths 6 – given odd problem by Ceesay but was largely on top in that battle David Mirfin 6 – unsettled on odd occasion only to recover

  • Gliding talk at charity event

    A SPECIAL talk about the wonders of gliding will be given at an afternoon tea event near York in aid of the NSPCC. The event is on March 30, at Dunnington’s Reading Rooms. It will include a talk from York glider pilot Dawn Hammond, which is due

  • York steps up war on throwaway plastic bottles

    WE need to talk about plastic. That will be the message from Lord Mayor Keith Orrell and Prof Callum Roberts, an advisor to the BBC's iconic 'Blue Planet' series, at the Mansion House on Tuesday. The pair will be speaking out in support of the

  • Successful opening for new charity shop

    A NEW hospice charity shop in Easingwold is celebrating a bumper opening day. The St Leonard’s hospice shop, on Chapel Street, opened its doors earlier this week. A queue, which formed well before opening, was entertained by musician Ken Stamp

  • New restaurant confirmed for York Community Stadium

    A RESTAURANT has confirmed that it will be opening at the York Community Stadium complex. Wrenbridge Sport, the development partner in the project, confirmed that Zizzi’s restaurant will be given access to a 3,221 sq ft unit from September. It

  • 'Three strikes and you're out' York burglar is locked-up

    A BURGLAR has been jailed for three years under the “three strikes and you’re out” law after failing to convince a jury with his lies about a bank card. David Gary Hoe admitted using the card to buy goods at five stores shortly after it was stolen