CYCLE routes and footpaths around the new Scarborough Bridge in York will be upgraded after the council was awarded £300,000 for the works. Under the plans, the pedestrian and bicycle crossing over Bootham will be improved to create a better route
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a man who fell down a cliff edge at Robin Hood's Bay. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the incident happened at just after 4.30pm today, with a crew from Whitby going to the scene. A spokeswoman said the man
YOUNGSTERS took to the streets of York city centre again on Friday to voice their frustration over the Government’s approach to combatting climate change. School pupils took part in a protest at St Helen’s Square to highlight the problems and how
YORK City Knights' two new signings will unsurprisingly go straight into the side that travels to big guns Widnes Vikings on Sunday. American international Junior Vaivai, who played for South Sydney and Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and young Scotland
DAVID WILLEY talks of being gutted and heartbroken at his World Cup omission - but his character shines through when he looks to the future. Jofra Archer was preferred to the White Rose all-rounder in England’s final 15-man squad for a tournament
THE prison for women locked up at York courts is almost full, latest figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal. All the local men’s prisons were also operating above the national average of 95 per cent. But the local juvenile detention centre
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries to her leg after a collision involving a lorry in a town near York this morning (May 24). The incident happened around 8.30am on the corner of Chapmangate, in Pocklington. Her injuries
YORK City will host Notts County in a pre-season friendly at Bootham Crescent on Saturday, July 27. The game will kick off at 12.30pm. County, who were founder members of the Football League, are currently preparing for life in the Vanarama National
FORMER York RL stalwart John Elmer as well as ex-coach Maurice Bamford, the former Leeds, Wigan and Great Britain boss, have passed away. Elmer played 65 games for York's first team between 1961 and 1971. He died peacefully in York Hospital
THE Victoria Vaults music pub, in Nunnery Lane, York, has two biggies coming up: the return of Happy Mondays' Bez on May 31, followed by Alvin Gibbs and The Disobedient Servants on June 5. The Servants' line-up features not only Gibbs and Jamie
WEATHER forecasters say racegoers and daytrippers in York will enjoy some sunshine tomorrow, at least until the early afternoon. But it is expected to become cloudy later in the day and the weather is set to deteriorate further during the rest of
A landlord has lost his court battle against Selby District Council over a £79.80 council tax bill for one of his Selby properties. Twice the council withdrew a summons against Nigel Wilson of West Lilling near Sheriff Hutton to give him time to
A ROAD in York remains closed today after a 'sinkhole' opened up in its surface. Penley's Grove Street, off Monkgate - a key route through The Groves - was shut yesterday afternoon. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Acomb
THE Kenfig Hill and District Male Voice Choir from South Wales will perform at Selby Abbey on Saturday, June 1. Under musical director Josh Xerri, they will perform a concert of sacred and secular music. The concert starts at 7pm, tickets are
DO you recall Forbidden Nights appearing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015? If so, look out for their new fantasy show full of circus performers and variety acts, booked into York Barbican for June 14. "It will be a full production show in a new
COUNCIL chief say travellers who have camped on a York stray have been given until Sunday to leave - and have pledged to take steps to prevent anyone camping there again in future. Caravans started appearing on Heworth Stray, off Malton Road, earlier
NORTHERN Lights, Ross Ashton and Karen Monid's sound and light installation, will return to York Minster by "popular demand" this autumn. The work made its debut to sell-out audiences in June 2018 to raise funds to protect the Minster’s medieval
FIVE boys received the coveted tie for playing in all five seasons from Under-11s to U15s when the York & District Schoolboys held their annual end-of-season presentation event. Special guest Sam Fielding, an ex-York Schoolboy now with Championship
PROGRESSIVE four-year-old Enbihaar will take the next step up the ladder when she lines up in the William Hill Brontë Cup at York on Saturday. Trained by John Gosden, who won the inaugural £90,000 contest with Precious Ramotswe, Enbihaar is one
CRICKET, afternoon tea and an evening quiz will take place at a York club tomorrow (May 25) to give a local charitable foundation a cash boost. The events, organised by The Three Bears Foundation and York Cricket Club, are being held as part of
STAITHES artist and printmaker Ian Mitchell will exhibit his landscapes of the Yorkshire coast and countryside at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this summer. Landlines can be seen in the theatre’s gallery from June 17 to August 31. Mitchell's
The National, I Am Easy To Find (4AD) **** “I THINK I'm hittin' a wall,” confesses The National’s lead singer, Matt Berninger, on Where Is Her Head, the standout track from the American band’s eighth studio album. It’s a sentiment that was shared
Theresa May’s turbulent leadership of the Conservative Party will end on June 7, paving the way for a new prime minister to lead the Brexit process. A tearful Prime Minister said she had “done my best” to get her Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament
ANALYSIS of a unique Iron Age shield at the University of York has given researchers an insight into prehistoric technology. A bark shield, found south of Leicester, has provided fresh insight into the design of prehistoric weaponry and is the
THREE police vans were deployed in an incident in York during this morning's rush hour. The vans, one with blue lights flashing, are pictured at about 8.15am in Fulford Road, near to the junction with Cemetery Road and about 200 metres from York
ONE of the biggest-selling British artists of the last 30 years has officially unveiled the artwork of the 2019 Welcome to Yorkshire garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. ‘Under the Moon and Stars’ by Mackenzie Thorpe is inspired by Mark Gregory
A CHILDREN’s author from Selby has launched a new poetry competition for schools across York. York Castle Museum and award-winning author, poet and voice artist Christina Gabbitas have teamed up to launch the ‘invitation to capture children’s imagination
Now that The Jeremy Kyle Show has finally been axed, what will they replace it with? There’s no doubt people enjoy watching humans tear each other to shreds; it’s a dark truth of human nature which was present long before the days of the Colosseum,
REGIONAL electricity distributor, Northern Powergrid, is urging parents, guardians and teachers to remind the children of the dangers of electricity. The provider is asking people to spend just a few minutes talking to their kids about the very
Tim Murgatroyd’s usual weekly ultra-Left rant (Column, May 22) is headlined: “Let’s take the anger out of our politics.” He says we need more pragmatism, moderation, humour and consensus, yet he then fills his column with the most one-sided opinions
The Environment Agency’s flood protection plans for the Clementhorpe area include proposals to re-route cyclists during the work from the National Cycle Route 66 to ‘Skeldergate Bridge, which already has a cycle lane system in place’. This presumably
A MAN made life a misery for the widow he claimed he loved by deluging her with scores of unwanted text messages and phone calls, York magistrates heard.. The actions of Leslie Robert Brown, 62, drove the woman to take overdoses as he sent her dozens
AN estate manager from an extra care housing estate has offered advice to those looking after older relatives living with dementia. Evi Matless, from Anchor Hanover’s Popple Well Springs estate, in Tadcaster, highlighted the issues of caring for
EXPERIENCED North Yorkshire baker Anita Tasker has come out of retirement to open a new bakery. Anita, 66, a former The Press cookery writer and founder of Pattacakes at Welburn and Dunnington, has opened Square Bakehouse, next to the Post Office
THIEVES broke into a cash machine in York and stole money early this morning - the second ATM to be attacked and damaged in the city within 48 hours. North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after the theft from a cash machine next to
WAITING times at Scarborough Hospital’s Accident and Emergency have failed to hit national targets as it has emerged that some patients have also spent more than 12 hours on trolleys before they were given a bed. In February and March, just 78 per
The search is on once more for the best new or restored building in York. STEPHEN LEWIS joined the York Design Awards judges as they visited entries NICK Beilby is keen to apologise for the state of Queen Victoria's nose. It is true that it
Welsh favourites at the double, a country queen, Smokie nostalgia and a Byrd mass make up CHARLES HUTCHINSON’S long weekend from May 24 to 27 Guiding light: Katherine Jenkins at York Barbican Friday night is...Welsh national treasure music
VOTERS have taken to the polls in York and North Yorkshire to elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) - but will have to wait until late on Sunday to find out who has won the region’s six seats. A total of 52 candidates representing nine
A THUG has been spared jail thanks to the girlfriend he throttled during a prolonged street attack in front of motorists. The woman appeared to suffer whiplash when Liam Paul Thomas, 25, pushed her face, forcing her backwards, said Kathryn Reeve
A ROW has blown up over the redevelopment of former York coach houses into three new homes. Fishergate councillors and residents have spoken out after more of the Victorian buildings off Fulford Road were demolished than was allowed under original
A SOON-to-retire head of midwifery crowned off her career with an unexpected delivery - in a hospital car park. Liz Ross was just arriving for work at York Hospital when she spotted a drama unfolding in the car park - and stepped in to save the
