GARY Ballance’s form in the Specsavers County Championship continues to amaze as his fourth hundred in as many matches helped to put Yorkshire on course for victory over Kent. Ballance completed a superb second-innings 159 during a dominant third
POLICE have released this CCTV image of a man they want to speak to about the theft of a wallet. North Yorkshire Police said the wallet was stolen in Lamour Cabaret Bar, Scarborough, on May 14 at 1.25am, when a woman dropped her wallet as she left
A YORK restaurant which closed down just a year after opening is set to be turned into offices. The Cat’s Pyjamas, an Indian street kitchen and craft beer restaurant situated in Cumberland Street next door to the Grand Opera House, shut down suddenly
EMPLOYERS in York have been urged to improve the way their company thinks and acts about mental health, and ensure their workers feel supported. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, City of York Council has pledged to raise awareness of
A MODERN care home that closed last year should be “resurrected” by the council, says a former Conservative councillor. The owners of Amelia House in Rawcliffe announced it was shutting down in August 2018 due to problems recruiting staff.
ARRANGED too late for inclusion in York Theatre Royal 'sspring and summer brochure, John Godber's Teechers nevertheless definitely will be there from Tuesday to June 1 with lessons in school life. Presented in association with the York theatre,
POLICE have reassured residents as the investigation into a serious sexual assault in York last week continues. The Press reported On May 7 that a woman was attacked by a man in the Nunnery Lane area. A cordon was put in place on a grassed area
NHS staff in North Yorkshire are supporting the 'Are We Ready?' message during Dying Matters Awareness Week. Staff at Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital are marking the week by highlighting the importance of talking to family
THE line up of the new Council Executive has been announced. Following the formation of the Liberal Democrat-Green coalition, revealed earlier this week, City of York Council has confirmed the nine new Executive Members that will lead the Council
YORK Mystery Plays, Opera North and BBC actor and voiceover artist Mark Burghagen's short film, The Sacred King: Shakespeare's Richard II At Pontefract, will be shown at the pop-up Dogrose Theatre, upstairs at 14 Pavement, York on Sunday. Directed
CASTLE Howard was the venue for the launch of this year's BBC Countryfile Live. The show will return to the North Yorkshire stately home this August for four days of fun and marks the first time the event has ventured "up north". Presenters
A UNIVERSITY of York professor has been named among the nation's lifesavers for his work researching Parkinson's. Prof Stephen Smith and his team have been recognised for their research into Parkinson's diagnosis and treatment. The team has been
STUDENTS and staff from Askham Bryan College have been creating a garden of delights at York's Coppergate Centre. Artificial turf - which is usually used in the summer to house a giant screen showing Wimbledon - is being replaced with soil and structures
YORK City manager Steve Watson is ready to take the shackles off midfielder Paddy McLaughlin next season. The former Newcastle United reserve has never got near the 13-goal haul he managed in his first season as a professional during the Minstermen's
A GROUP of novice cyclists from York is saddling up for a mammoth charity challenge. The 12 women are planning to take on a tough four-day ride to raise funds for local good cause York Against Cancer. The friends first met through Breeze Rides
YORK Musical Theatre Company's production of Betty Blue Eyes at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, will not go ahead next week. In a statement released yesterday morning, the company said: "Due to the sudden and unavoidable withdrawal from the
Motorists who drive in closed lanes on smart motorways can automatically be handed a £100 fine and three penalty points from next month. Police will be given the power to punish drivers caught on traffic cameras ignoring red X signs, under new
SHOW CANCELLED STATEMENT FROM YORK MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY, MAY 16 2019 "Due to the sudden and unavoidable withdrawal from the show by a leading member of the company, it is with regret and sincere apologies that we have had to make the difficult
Troubled holiday giant Thomas Cook which has branches in York has slumped to a £1.5 billion half-year loss as it warned Brexit uncertainty had seen Britons delay their summer holiday plans. The cash-strapped group’s pre-tax losses widened from
PLANS have been submitted to build dozens of new homes. An application for up to 40 new houses on land off School Road, Hemingbrough, which is currently arable, has been submitted to Selby District Council. Reports to the council suggest the
"ANYBODY who puts the All Blacks jersey on will do a good job." So said New Earswick All Blacks ARLC head coach Jack Stearman, who has shrugged off concerns that an injury list "as long as his arm" could contribute to a dip in their Yorkshire Men's
LEEDS United, who missed out on automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship after topping the table in March, will now do all they can to keep hold of head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Bielsa could not hide his disappointment after watching his side
Tim Murgatroyd generally seems to rail against anyone who earns more than he does. Last week his anger was mainly directed at his arch nemesis Richard Branson (We’re throwing cash at the rich, May 7). This throws up an interesting twist on class
WE all know about sell by dates and use by dates. Well, we now have a care by date. I got a letter offering me a free health check. I attended, and when I gave them my age (84) they said I shouldn’t even be there as the offer is only for people
THE Lib Dems and Greens should enjoy their moment in the sun but not think that recent successes are anything more than protest votes by people, like me, annoyed that we don’t have a no deal Brexit (York’s Greens make history, May 15). People today
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from the River Foss in York in the early hours of today. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service crews from York and Acomb were called to the Foss near Carmelite Street at about 3.40am on Thursday. A spokesman said: "
TYKE Petroleum Men’s Tennis League champions David Lloyd York made a winning start to the defence of their crown with victory over Poppleton. The division one winners beat Pop - who won the title for three consecutive years between 2015 and 2017
YORK 1 lead the way in the early Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League rankings. Captain Jill Le Pla teamed up with Wendy Stirke to rack up 31 games in the division one leaders' defeat of second-placed Wigginton. Yvonne Mannall and Lucy Wright
A SERIES of remembrance events continue at a former York airbase today. Days after a Spitfire was seen in the skies over York, as part of the Yorkshire Air Museum’s Against The Odds event, which saw scores of re-enactors recreate Second World War-era
FOR a show claiming to celebrate the best of British TV, this week’s Baftas do was pretty dull viewing for those of us at home on our sofas. We seem to have adopted the American approach to showbiz awards ceremonies, turning them into rather dry, worthy
CLIFTON Alliance secured a last-wicket win at Burn in a nail-biting HPH York Vale League division one contest. Batting first, Burn got off to a bad start, losing two of their top four to golden ducks. A Ray Adamson and Scott Hunt partnership
YORK RI Corinthians have made a strong start to the York Amateur Bowling Association League division one outdoor season with two successive 8-0 wins. Theirs was the only game playable on the opening weekend, which was otherwise a washout due to
Ghosts, teachers, large sculptures, folk greats, pigs times two, a golden Welsh voice, a warrior queen and all four seasons compete for slots on CHARLES HUTCHINSON’S diary list for May 20 to 26 Spooks of the week Turn Of The Screw, York
AN improved traffic management plan will be put in place when York Balloon Fiesta returns to the city this September - after the city was “brought to a standstill” last year. The event, which attracted about 40,000 visitors in 2018, caused “gridlock
A MAN who threatened police with a long piece of wood with nails when they caught him breaking a court order has been jailed. A restraining order barred Mark Anthony Smith, 27, from contacting his ex-partner whom he previously knifed and assaulted
THE £45,000 appeal to buy a new York Rescue Boat is gathering pace as friends and relatives of a teenager who drowned in York launch a series of fundraising events. More than £1,000 has been raised at a bake sale held at a school in Rutland which
UNEMPLOYMENT in York has increased by five percent in the last year, new figures have shown. The figures released by the Office of National Statistics showed there were 1,937 people over the age of 24 and 305 18 to 24-year-olds claiming jobseekers
MORE than 10,000 children are living in poverty in York, according to a national campaign group. And councillors say youngsters “need help now”. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition says the number of children trapped in poverty in York
