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Derby substitute Jack Marriott scored twice to help fire his side into the Sky Bet Championship play-off final after a 4-2 victory at Leeds. Marriott scored moments after stepping off the bench in the first half to make it 1-1 on the night and struck

TOM Kohler-Cadmore enjoyed a record-equalling day in the field as Yorkshire continued their fightback against Kent on day two of the Specsavers County Championship clash at Canterbury. The White Rose restricted Kent to a first-innings lead of 86

FIRST Eleven was installed as the early favourite for the Ebor in August after a gritty victory in the Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap at York. Unlucky at Royal Ascot last season, First Eleven was sent off at 5-1 for a race in which the

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Northern Broadsides, York Theatre Royal, until Saturday; Harrogate Theatre, May 21 to 25. Box office: York, 01904 623568 or yorktheatreroyal.co.uk; Harrogate, 01423 502116 or harrogatetheatre.co.uk AFTER actor-manager

THE first meet of the season at York racecourse got underway today in glorious sunshine - and 2019 looks set to be a record-breaking year for the course. Prize money for the three-day Dante Festival is £1.2 million and every race is worth £20,000

Commuters are having to cope with major rush hour delays both in and outside York tonight (Wednesday). Five vehicles have crashed into each other on the A1237 Outer Ring Road, causing queues from north of the B1224 Wetherby Road roundabout to its

YORK workers have been urged to set savings goals as the scale of non-saving is revealed. Analysis by Yorkshire Building Society shows the number of people working in Yorkshire and Humber who are not saving is enough to fill Bootham Crescent, the

TOO DARN HOT is ready for his eagerly anticipated seasonal return on Thursday when he will contest the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York. Last year’s champion juvenile will face seven rivals in the £165,000 Group 2 race, regarded by

YORK City’s Past Players’ Association will hold a Daniel Parslow Tribute Dinner at York Racecourse on Thursday, October 31. The evening, which includes a three-course meal, will begin at 7.30pm. Former players and supporters will all have the

EMERGENCY services have closed a road following a fire at a semi-detached house. In a tweet, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service said that five appliances are currently attending a fire in Dutchy Road, Harrogate. They said: "We have 5 appliances

BOSS James Ford says York City Knights will relish their Championship travels as they head into a daunting second half to the season. The League One champions have shocked the domestic game's second tier so far, beating the odds to sit third after

THE closure of a "vitally important" local post office in York has been branded as "hugely disappointing". The branch in Moorcroft Road in Woodthorpe has closed temporarily this week “following the withdrawal of premises for post office use," a

A SENIOR council leader has criticised the Government's "apparent reluctance" to commit to improving the A64. North Yorkshire County Council leader Carl Les told a full council meeting yesterday that the road – which is the responsibility of Highways

TWO 600-year-old stained glass windows have been removed from York Minster as part of a major £11 million restoration. The 11-year project to repair and maintain stone and stained glass in the cathedral’s South Quire Aisle, which dates from the

THANK the Lord, the full gospel glory of Aretha Franklin in Amazing Grace has finally made it to the screen, 47 years later than first planned. A combination of technical glitches and legal hitches had prevented the release of Sydney Pollack’s

A MUM from Wigginton whose son has a rare genetic disorder has given an insight into how the condition affects him and their family. Philippa Ward shared their story to raise awareness and mark global TSC Awareness Day today. Thomas, seven,

LOUISE Henry will swap flat whites for Snow White this winter after being picked to lead the Grand Opera House pantomime cast in York. Louise, 21, from Knaresborough, works at the Hoxton North café bar in Royal Parade, Harrogate, but will join rehearsals

The UK Choir Festival, described as one of the most "awe-inspiring" in the world, is heading to York. Choristers will descend on St Olave's School, on Queen Anne's Road, on May 25-26, to participate in the event with learning and music making at

THERE'S a chance to take a little bit of Beningbrough home with you this weekend when the hall holds its annual spring plant sale. Many of the plants available have been propagated by the hall's National Trust gardening team. Varieties available

A REMATCH could be on the cards following the success of a charity game between a group of dads and Fulford FC Veterans team. The parents, who usually spend Sunday mornings cheering on their daughters in Fulford U10s girls team, swapped places

DAN Parslow has admitted his York City departure will be tinged with sadness that he could not help the club move forward during his second spell at Bootham Crescent. The former Wales under-21 international was brought back to North Yorkshire by

TransPennine Express is encouraging staff to ‘Take 10 Together’ during Mental Health Awareness Week. The rail company is marking awareness week, which runs from May 13-19, by launching an internal campaign aimed at improving the mental wellbeing

A NEW 'No Cold Calling Zone' has been set up to protect residents in Tadcaster. Following a series of reports of bogus council officials and police officers in Stutton Road, with residents being conned and robbed of hundreds of pounds, residents

A COURT has ordered the death of a Ryedale dog unless its owner lodges an appeal within 21 days. Kieron Philip Shepherd, 25, did not attend York Magistrates Court to try and prevent "Brandy" being put down under the Dangerous Dog Act 1991.

A GRADE II-listed hotel in York is celebrating the latest stage of its ongoing renovation. The Grange Hotel in Bootham has 41 individually-designed rooms, a 2 AA Rosette-winning restaurant and is now offering flower arranging workshops and gin

FOUR people who were arrested in connection with a break-in at a York swimming pool have been released on conditional bail. Yearsley Swimming Pool, off Haxby Road, was broken into early yesterday morning, forcing it to shut. It reopened today

A BOWLING club in East Yorkshire has officially reopened following repair works after it received a grant of more than £50,000. Stewart Bowling Club in Pocklington hosted an Australian Rules Tournament fun day to mark the official reopening.

TADCASTER Albion have lost two more players to Scarborough Athletic as the Brewers' search for a new manger hots up. Last season's top scorer Joe Lumsden and former York City youngster Harry Coates are the latest departures to the Flamingo Land

KING Courgette re-surface for their first spring public outing on Saturday (May 18) at the Black Swan Inn, Peaseholme Green, York. "Y’know, it’s a funny old business being in a vegetable string band. Y’spend the whole winter under the soil, absorbing

TWO vehicles crashed on the A59 between York and Harrogate this morning (May 15). The collision happened near Green Hammerton and was reported to North Yorkshire Police at 9.55am. A spokeswoman for the force said there were believed to be some

TIM BRESNAN believes Yorkshire remain firmly in the hunt against Kent at Canterbury after an action-packed opening day, which the hosts edged. Fourteen wickets fell as Yorkshire were bowled out for 210 before Kent responded with 130-4. No Yorkshire

BEER and cider lovers will be in for a treat when a popular local festival returns next month. The ninth Poppleton Beer Festival will be held on June 14 and 15 at Poppleton Junior Football Club in Millfield Lane. Organisers expect hundreds of

A CRASH has shut the B1224 York to Wetherby road about a mile from Wetherby racecourse. The incident is believed to have happened at about 9.30am and police are currently at the scene. In a statement, North Yorkshire Police said: "We’re currently

I noticed a small comment in The Press recently stating that charities, community groups and union leaders had made a joint plea to political parties to eradicate ‘hate speech’ during the European elections. This plea could equally be made to Press

Here’s a funny thing about human nature. When it comes to the most essential questions – medical matters especially – we love and trust scientists. In fact we routinely put our lives in their hands. Why then are we so reluctant to take scientists

GP numbers are falling faster than nine pins under a wrecking ball. In some parts of the country it takes seven weeks to get an appointment, and often that is only to talk to a GP by phone thereby eradicating what is possibly the most obvious diagnostic

I AM sure that I won’t be the first, or probably the last, to respond to the article by Helen Mead (Reading is not an easy option, column, May 9). She recounts in great detail how she was too busy and tired to read to her children at bedtime.

A PITTSBURGH steel mill? A blast furnace in South Wales? No, this is the interior of the old Redfearn National Glass factory, as it was in 1977. Back in the 1970s, Redfearn was the third largest glass manufacturer in the country, blowing more than

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after an attempted burglary at a house in a York suburb. North Yorkshire Police said it happened on Juniper Close in New Earswick between 3pm on Sunday and 7pm the next day. Someone tried to

DAN Parslow has admitted he is considering hanging up his boots following his release from York City. Despite finally showing slow signs of recovery from the severe concussion that sidelined him for the final three months of the season, the 33-year-old

A MOTORIST who got behind the wheel while four times the drink drive limit in central York has been banned from driving for three years. Thomas Douglas Alan Eveson was upset that friends had pulled out of a trip to the Peak District at the last

THE owner of York’s first cat cafe is ‘feline’ good about its launch next week. The Cat’s Whiskers Cafe, in Goodramgate, is due to open next Thursday and will be home to 12 furry residents, which will be free to roam through the building looking

BRAND new “world-class” Azuma trains, which are set to upgrade rail travel in the north, finally launch today - but York will not benefit just yet. Publicly-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said the new trains will boost capacity and reduce

A DRINK driver faces a jail term of up to two years after district judge Adrian Lower decided his powers were insufficient to deal with him. Katherine Smith, prosecuting, said Brett Craven disregarded other people's safety as he tried to evade

A NEW burger restaurant that was voted one of the top in the country has opened its doors in York. Burgsy’s burger house, that has been a firm favourite with Whitby residents and visitors over the years, opened its doors to customers in York on

PLANS to market York on a global scale - and inject "wow factor" - will be highlighted at a meeting today. Make It York’s annual stakeholder meeting, at the Principal Hotel, will see business leaders from digital, rail-tech, bioscience, food and