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  • Vast majority of children get first choice of primary school

    MORE than 95 per cent of York children starting at primary school in September have got their first choice of school, new figures show. The City of York Council statistics show that 95.9 per cent of children have been given their first choice,

  • Burglars force garage door to steal bikes

    TWO bikes have been stolen by burglars who forced a garage door at a property in York. North Yorkshire Police said the burglary happened in Reighton Avenue, Rawcliffe, sometime between 10pm on Sunday and 06.45am yesterday. A spokesperson said

  • Route reopens to buses after works finish

    A KEY route across York city centre which closed for a major re-construction scheme - forcing a dozen bus services to take lengthy diversions - has now fully reopened. City of York Council has been carrying out a £1.1million upgrade to Stonebow,

  • Review: Remembering The Movies, York Barbican, April 9

    CUTE. A smart package of dance, great tunes and bags of personality from Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara. After their success touring to keep Fred Astaire’s flame alive, this new show has hit on a commercially astute idea: why not

  • Theatre turns ugly but with funny results for Luke Adamson

    NORTH Yorkshire actor Luke Adamson knows the world of pantomime only too well. He played villainous David Leonard's daft sidekick Useless Eustace in York Theatre Royal's Jack And The Beanstalk in 2017/2018: a performance that brought him a Great

  • Police urge wanted Selby man to hand himself in

    POLICE have called on a wanted man to hand himself in. North Yorkshire Police said Robert Matthews, 33, "is wanted in connection with an incident that happened in Selby", on April 7, and has links to the Selby and Sherburn-in-Elmet areas. PC

  • Harrogate institution Jespers is up for sale

    A HARROGATE institution is preparing to shut up shop. Jespers of Harrogate, a stationery and fountain pen specialist, has been trading in the town since 1901 and has been at its current site on Oxford Street since the 1960s. But now, fourth-generation

  • 5 Things We Learned from York City's 2-2 draw at Chester

    1 Set-piece issues returned to rear their ugly head York City have undoubtedly improved as a defensive unit in general play under Steve Watson. During his 14 matches at the helm, only eight goals have been conceded from open play, which represents

  • This is what the weather is set to be like over Easter

    THE weather is set to turn warm and sunny in York and North Yorkshire - just in time for the Easter weekend. Forecasters from the Meteo Group are predicting sunny intervals on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday, with temperatures soaring to

  • Men seriously hurt in Ryedale crash

    TWO men were seriously injured in a crash in Ryedale at the weekend. Emergency services were called to a collision involving a Vauxhall Astra on the A169 near Low Marishes at about 11.40pm on Saturday. A police spokeswoman said: “Two men, aged

  • York open studios ‘a big success’ says chairman

    THE organiser of this years York Open Studios said that the event has been a ‘big success’. Almost 150 painters, jewellers, sculptors, designers, potters, stained glass makers, printmakers, ceramicists and photographers opened the doors to their

  • Cancer survivor Toby in London Marathon mission

    A NORTH Yorkshire man who was diagnosed with cancer just 24 months ago is gearing up to run the London Marathon to help raise vital funds to support more young people and children with cancer. Toby Bentley, 25, who grew up in Catton, near Thirsk

  • York community garden project is launched

    PLANS to transform a forgotten corner of a York suburb in to a community garden have taken a step forward. As previously reported by The Press, The Lanes Community Garden is a bid by a group in Clifton to transform a triangle of derelict land at

  • Three taken to hospital after crash near York

    THREE people were taken to hospital after a crash in a village near York. Two vehicles collided at about 11.40am today in Elvington Lane, Elvington. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said three people were taken to hospital while North Yorkshire

  • School achieves highest rating from inspectors

    A NORTH Yorkshire private school is celebrating after being rated as 'excellent' by inspectors. The inspection, by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, took place over three days in February at Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate at Thorpe Underwood

  • Lulu fired up for York Barbican gig in October

    LULU will be relighting her fire at York Barbican on October 5 on her 35-date autumn British tour. The Scottish singer, songwriter, actress and beauty-product businesswoman will recount stories from a career that stretches back to her signing to

  • LETTER: Helen’s column lightened my day

    Reading The Press on Thursday I suddenly felt full of optimism, and happy with life in general. Why? I read the article by Helen Mead, and her joy when experiencing picnics (You can’t beat a good picnic, April 11). This would not make me that happy

  • LETTER: York’s missed boat on electric vehicles

    THE move to more environmentally-friendly electric vehicles is both inevitable and necessary in making a contribution to cleaner air in York. Labour welcomes the national target of half of all cars being ultra low emission by 2030, as significant

  • LETTER: Treasure your right to vote

    Something the public seem to be saying more than ever is: why bother voting? It’s true, many politicians are useless and have failed to deliver what they promised or what we voted for. But despite this I urge everyone to continue to exercise

  • College invests in new £1.7 million livestock centre in York

    AN agricultural college in York is investing in a £1.7 million livestock centre to showcase precision livestock farming. The news comes after Askham Bryan College was one of nine education providers to benefit from £10 million of capital funding

  • Senior Minster figure to leave York for Scottish islands

    THE Reverend Canon Peter Moger, is to leave York Minster after nine years. Rev Moger has been Canon Residentiary and Precentor of York Minster since 2010, and has been appointed to a post in the Scottish Episcopal Church, where he will be the Episcopalian

  • New visitor passes launched in York

    NEW versions of Visit York's official sightseeing pass have been launched this week. Two versions of the York Pass are now available, including the one-day York City Pass, which offers entry to 25 attractions, and the two, three or six-day York

  • Forklift batteries stolen in burglary

    THIEVES stole batteries from forklift trucks in a burglary. North Yorkshire Police said the burglary happened at a property in Moor Lane, Catterton, near Tadcaster between 4.30pm on Thursday, April 11, and 7.30am on Friday, April 12. Anyone with

  • Garden fire believed to be arson

    ARSONISTS are believed to have started a fire in a garden of a North Yorkshire property which spread to a fence. Fire crews were called to the incident on Fairfax Avenue in Harrogate at 2.20am this morning (April 15). A spokesperson for North

  • Appeal for prizes for York charity event

    ORGANISERS of a charity event being held in York later this year are appealing for donations of prizes to be won on the night. Kia Carlton and Kelly Richardson, who live in York, are holding the event on August 2 from 6pm at the Hospital Social

  • Roadworks on A19

    A SECTION of the A19 on the outskirts of York will be closed for one night later this month while roadworks are carried out. Motorists are being warned that the road will be shut between its junctions with the A64 and Fordlands Road from 7pm on

  • Conman jailed for £265,000 'fraud spree'

    A CONMAN who targeted banks and building societies in York and elsewhere in a £265,000 “fraud spree” has been jailed for three and a half years. Julian Mabbutt, 48, used passports and driving licences with other people’s names and his own photograph

  • York schools praised by Government minister

    AN apprenticeships programme at a York school academy chain has won praise from a Government minister. The Department for Education is holding up Ebor Academy Trust's programme as an example of good practice to other multi-academy trusts across

  • Warning as city centre bridge demolition to cause disruption

    DRIVERS are being warned to expect disruption while part of York’s inner ring road is demolished as part of a scheme to transform the front of the railway station. A temporary road will be built around Queen Street bridge to ease traffic while

  • COMMUNITY PRIDE: York teacher nominated for 'amazing' work

    A PRIMARY school teacher has been nominated for the York Community Pride awards after helping to improve the quality of life for children with additional needs. Jennie Dulling, a teacher at Hob Moor Oaks School for children with additional needs

  • Work starts on 270 homes in North Yorkshire town

    WORK has started on a social housing provider’s biggest ever development – a £55 million scheme for 270 homes in a North Yorkshire town. Yorkshire Housing’s project - dubbed Hodgson’s Gate -will feature properties ranging from one to five bedrooms