Review: The Remains Of The Day, York Theatre Royal until Saturday. Box office: 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk THE Remains Of The Day is selling well, so much so you are advised to book promptly for the remainder of the tickets, not least
DEFINITLY RED has been ruled out of next month's Grand National meeting at Aintree following his unfortunate exit in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Brian Ellison's stable-star was tracking Invitation Only in the blue riband when that rival was fatally
POLICE, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan will host a surgery for residents in Sherburn-in-Elmet next month. Appointments last 15 minutes and give residents chance to raise their concerns on local policing with Mrs Mulligan. The surgery
CLUB chairman Jon Flatman has hailed the vibrancy from top to bottom at York City Knights after a “most brilliant start” to the Betfred Championship season. Flatman rarely comments publicly on the level of performances on the field but, following
VANDALS damaged outdoor furniture at The Magwell Cafe in Valley Gardens, Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said two youths, one male, one female, damaged the items at about 6pm on Saturday, March 16, then ran off towards the Pump Room Museum.
THE cost of plans to upgrade a council sheltered housing block have more than trebled from £1.4m to nearly £5m. Proposals to refurbish Lincoln Court in Acomb would see the 20 flats revamped and 15 new apartments created, as well as improved communal
A FUNDRAISING talk on gliding will raise money for a children's charity. The Dunnington NSPCC Fundraising Committee will host a talk by York glider pilot Dawn Hammond on March 30 at Dunnington's Reading Rooms. Kay Federico, chair of the volunteer
YORKSHIRE Women's League division one champions City of York Hockey Club Ladies II enjoyed a 2-1 victory at Leeds III. On a wet day in West Yorkshire, Fay Chapman and Vicky Skilton were on target to avenge defeat to Leeds in November - City's sole
TWO York restaurants have been shortlisted for a national award. The 2019 Golden Chopstick Awards, now in its second year, recognises excellence in Oriental cooking, and the finalists were announced this week, with the chosen restaurants voted
MORE than £3.2million will be spent on repair works for York schools. Councillors approved plans to replace fire alarm systems and boilers as well as to fix leaking roofs, heating pipes and lighting at a number of schools. Under the plans,
POCKLINGTON skeet shooter Luke Young has made a promising start to the year as he looks to boost his international selection hopes. The 19-year-old enjoyed his best-ever result last year when he finished sixth at the Junior World Cup in Sydney,
TWO consultants at York Hospital are gearing up for a gruelling bike ride to give a charity a cash boost. Gerry McGonigal, 56, and Mike Harkness, 47, who both live in York, are embarking on a challenge to cycle around 500 miles from Cardiff to York
A ROAD north of York is closed following a road collision. Emergency services are at the scene of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. A police spokesperson said: "We were called at around 1.15pm to the Strensall to Sheriff Hutton
A HUSBAND and wife team who have run a gallery in York city centre for 22 years have closed the shop to focus all their efforts on the business’s website. Porta Dextra Gallery, which specialises in contemporary hand-made jewellery and artwork,
PLANS to make major changes to the front of York Railway Station, which will include anti-terror measures, have been submitted. Following public consultation last summer, designers have submitted plans to City of York Council which could see the
THE founders of Spark:York have been named young entrepreneurs of the year. Tom McKenzie and Sam Leach, both 25, took home the gong in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards at a ceremony in Liverpool. Tom and Sam launched Spark:York in May
RESIDENTS in towns and villages across North Yorkshire could tackle speeding drivers by buying their own speed signs. North Yorkshire County Council's Executive look set to approve a scheme next week which will allow town and parish councils and
WORK has begun on building a new sports centre at the old Burnholme College site in York. Under the plans, the site will be refurbished to create a new gym, two studios for fitness classes and revamped changing facilities. The new leisure centre
JONATHAN Rathbone’s Under The Shadow Of His Wing receives its northern premiere at St Olave’s Church, Marygate, York, on Saturday under the baton of York Minster’s assistant director of music, Benjamin Morris. Performed at 7.30pm by the Chapter
A FREE family event will be held at Selby Abbey this month to encourage literacy for children. The Families and Communities Day will be held on Saturday, March 30, as part of the Selby Children’s Literary Festival. A preview event for the festival
A CAMPAIGN to raise money for potentially life-saving treatment for a three-year-old boy battling cancer has topped £100,000. Freddie Thompson, who lives in Ampleforth with his parents Philip and Emily and older brother Oscar, was diagnosed with
THE Ebor Singers open their 2019 season on Saturday with a candlelit concert in the Chapter House of York Minster. The 7.30pm programme of iconic Renaissance music for Lent combines Allegri’s mesmerising setting of Miserere with Lotti’s poignant
A COLLEGE in York has signed a new partnership deal with Leeds United Football Club. Askham Bryan College, on the outskirts of the city, will now become a Leeds United Sports Hub. From September, students studying Level 2 and Level 3 BTEC sport
Review: Endellion Quartet; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, March 15 IT SEEMS only yesterday that the Endellion Quartet were the new kids on the block. Yet here they are celebrating their 40th anniversary, with claims on the title
REGISTERED and student nurses can walk away with a conditional job on the very same day at a Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust recruitment event next month. The event is on April 2 at Harrogate District Hospital and will showcase a range
YORK live music pub The Victoria Vaults is launching a regular series of gigs to support and promote up-and-coming, original York talent. These showcases will be held mainly, but not exclusively, on Friday nights under the Emerging York Talent,
A MAJOR new international business partnership has been launched by overseas trade specialist, Chamber International, to help UK businesses, including those across York and North Yorkshire, trade with Brazil. The new partnership is with the Warwickshire-based
FLOOD warnings were removed for the River Ouse in York yesterday (March 19), as water levels continue to drop. Riverside paths have reopened and are safe to use again, however the flooding has left behind a lot of mud in places. Before the
LOOK skywards tonight for a chance of seeing a 'super worm moon'. It will be the third and final supermoon of the year, and is expected to appear in the early hours of Thursday morning, at its brightest at around 1.43am. Coinciding with the
A PERSON has been pronounced dead at the scene after being found by the railway line at Seamer. A spokesperson from British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to the lines close to Scarborough at 7.11am this morning, March 20, following
A SOLDIER from North Yorkshire is heading down to London to run a marathon for a York charity. Kenneth Hurford is travelling to the capital in April to line up for the London Marathon – and he is tackling it for York Against Cancer. Kenneth
A ROAD south of York is closed due to flooding. The B1222 was closed yesterday afternoon (March 19) just south of Naburn, near Naburn Lock Caravan Park. Residents in Naburn can still travel north of the village. A spokesman for the Environment
A WOMAN has died after her car crashed off a road in the North York Moors. North Yorkshire Police said it happened at around 1.45pm yesterday (March 19) on the A169 Whitby to Pickering road, just south of the entrance to RAF Fylingdales near Goathland
DUANNE OLIVIER has made no secret of the fact that giving up international cricket with South Africa was the hardest decision he’ll ever have to make - but the in-form quick has admitted that choosing Yorkshire was easy. Competition for Olivier’
YORK'S world champion kickboxer Zach Evans has made a success of switching codes by winning the Yorkshire Elite Challenge Belt at 69kg in Queensberry rules. The Legions Gym fighter defeated previous title-holder Joe Garside from Eastburn ABC- on
SPONSORED CONTENT UNFORTUNATELY, it isn’t true that ending a marriage by divorce automatically severs financial ties between spouses, and prevents either party from being able to bring a financial claim against the other. All too often in today
A YORK-based law firm has made a new appointment to strengthen its residential conveyancing team as demand for their services continue to grow. Solicitor Jenny Bell, who has more than 20 years experience in residential conveyancing, has re-joined
A GRAFFITI artist will be transforming backstreets and grey walls as part of this year's Harrogate Spring Flower Show. The event, which runs from April 25-28, will welcome mural artist Lee Ferry who will be explaining how the urban environment could
DETECTIVES have finally identified a woman whose body was discovered in 2004. An investigation was launched after the body of a south-east Asian woman was discovered in a remote location on the Pennine Way, between Pen-y-ghent and Horton in Ribblesdale
A NEW Park&Ride bus service travelling directly to York Hospital is to launch next month. The service, which starts on April 29, will run every 20 minutes from Rawcliffe Bar Park&Ride to the hospital. It will be run in partnership with
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested by North Yorkshire Police for carrying a knife. The force ran Operation Sceptre last week - part of a national crackdown on knife crime - which aimed to highlight the dangers of carrying a knife, and target those
A CONVICTED drug smuggler whose last known address is in Malton has absconded from prison and gone on the run. Daniel Dobbs was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison in January 2014 after he was convicted of trafficking heroin and amphetamines
A NEW hotel that could be built in York will be “inspired by Oscar Wilde”. And the rooms will have rainfall showers, NutriBullet blenders, smart televisions and other new technology. A planning application has been submitted for Jinnah restaurant
