Coral Challenge Cup round 5: Widnes Vikings 44 York City Knights 12 Widnes: Owens, Freeman, Brand, Gelling, Ince, Craven, Lyons, Cahill, Johnstone, J Chapelhow, Wilde, Dean, Leuluai. Subs (all used): T Chapelhow, Roby, Walsh, Farnworth. Tries
LOSING the tie is one thing, but losing star players to injury is another. It is no secret that York City Knights have prioritised the Championship over a Challenge Cup run this term and to that end boss James Ford again made wholesale changes
YORK City boss Steve Watson declared his side the better team during a 2-2 draw at Chester but was left lamenting “two bad errors”. The Minstermen led twice against the National League North play-off hopefuls courtesy of goals from midfielders Adriano
TWO teenagers have been taken to hospital after they were attacked in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said that they were called to Valley Gardens at 3.30pm on Saturday following reports that two teenage boys had been assaulted. In a statement
A WOMAN whose body was recovered from the River Ouse in York city centre has been identified by police. Officers from North Yorkshire Police were called to reports from a member of the public after a body was spotted in the river shortly before
YORK City Football Club is preparing to go blue this Good Friday to raise awareness and funds for better mental health. York Mind’s ‘It’s OK To Be Blue’ campaign encourages people across the city to come together in the Spring, to engage in blue
MOTORISTS travelling northbound along the A19 can expect delays following a crash near South Kilvington. In a tweet, North Yorkshire Police said: "We're working at the scene of a serious collision involving two vehicles on the A19 northbound near
A WOMAN suffered verbal abuse at a restaurant in York in what police have described as a "hate crime". North Yorkshire Police said a woman in her 20s was walking through the two sets of doors of the main entrance to the Pear Tree Farm restaurant
POLICE are appealing for information following a violent incident that occurred in Selby. It happened on Flaxley Road, Selby, between the junctions with Tennant Street and Hempbridge Road, at around 6pm last Saturday, Police and paramedics
A YORK wine bar has launched a 'Chocolate Orange Martini' - in homage to the famous Terry's treat. Pairings Wine Bar in Castlegate has introduced the new drink in homage to York’s chocolate king, Mr Terry. Kelly and Kate Latham, two sisters who
EMERGENCY services were called to the River Ouse near Blue Bridge in York after a person was reported to be in the water. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service said it was alerted at 4.45am on Saturday. It carried out a search of the river and
RESIDENTS can take up their concerns and thoughts over policing in North Yorkshire with the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner this month. Julia Mulligan is holding an advice surgery in Sherburn in Elmet, near Selby, on Monday, April 29, and has
THE mental health of nearly a third of people living in Yorkshire has been affected by Brexit, according to new research. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) found that the mental health of 31 per cent of people living
Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate has announced that a recent inspection has rated the school as excellent. The inspection, by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, took place over three days in February and included both the secondary school and Queen
YORK City Knights Ladies will look to bounce back from their opening-day hammering when they host Wakefield Trinity in the Women's Super League tomorrow. The Knights crashed 80-0 at home to Castleford Tigers last weekend. Wakefield, though, are
How To Hide A Lion From Grandma by Helen Stephens (Scholastic £6.99) IN How To Hide A Lion, Iris made friends with a lion who became the hero of the town. Now in the follow up, Iris’s Grandma is coming to stay. In order to prevent Grandma from
HEAD coach James Ford goes back to his old Widnes stomping ground tonight for the first time since leaving for York City Knights exactly eight years ago - and he will be hoping both he and his club have a happier experience there. Ford, then aged
YORK City manager Steve Watson would be in favour of re-entering the Central League next season as a means of reintroducing organised reserve football back into the club. The Minstermen went without official second-string fixtures for seven years
TWO daring friends from York are preparing to leap out of a plane for charity this weekend. Harry Evans and Ed Gowling, both 20, will take the plunge from 10,000ft tomorrow in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. In 2017 they completed the Yorkshire
LET’S be honest. Life in Brexit Britain isn’t much fun. But, for 90 minutes at least, there’s a corner of Selby where you can swap sombre for samba with a visit to Brook Street’s Caramba Brazilian Steakhouse. The South American country’s traditional
A BUSY York road will be closed to traffic for several hours during the daytime on April 23 due to roadworks. Vehicles will be unable to use Lowther Street from 9am to 4pm that day while resurfacing works take place. March Street, which is just
TAKE the bus to Grassington and walk back to the market town of Skipton. This 12 mile route starts with a visit to a couple of smaller villages before taking to the higher moors and finally dropping down past the delectable Embsay Reservoir and
A POLISH builder died when the converted barn he was living in burned down. An inquest into the death of Boguslaw Szylak, 49, held at Scarborough Rugby Club on Friday, heard that he was staying in the annex despite its owners having been issued
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD girl is planning to scale Yorkshire’s Three Peaks to boost a charity which helps vulnerable and isolated children and young people in York. Roxanne Hall, of Poppleton, hopes her trek will raise £300 for The Island, which provides
THE first thing you notice about the new Peugeot 508 is the sleek silhouette. It treads a fine line between coupe and saloon, and it looks gorgeous. Peugeot has form in making beautiful-looking cars – none more so than the sadly no longer with
A MOTORCYCLIST who put a bag over his number plate in a bid to foil a speed camera was still caught by police, York Crown Court heard. Richard Anthony Burndred concealed his bike's registration when he saw the camera van up ahead, said prosecutor
A CHARITY in York which supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence is calling for more men and minorities to speak up, and offering advice and support through WhatsApp and real-time messaging services. Sam Beckett is an independent
