YORK is at growing risk of localised flooding in the coming week after a Met Office yellow weather warning was extended to three days. Forecasters now say there could be heavy and prolonged rainfall on Tuesday, as well as Wednesday and Thursday
Betfred Championship: York City Knights 18 Toulouse Olympique 25 Knights: Marsh 9, Bass 7, Salter 9, Hey 8, Oakes 7, Harris 7, Robinson 8, Teanby 8, Jubb 8, Blagbrough 7, Scott 7, Aldous 6, Spears 9. Subs (all used): Brining 7, Horne 9, Stock 8,
STAFF members from a local company in York have cycled the equivalent of John O’Groats to Rome for charity. Employers at York's technical solutions company, TSP Projects, set out on a mission to cycle the equivalent of John O’Groats to Lands End
WHEN York City Knights met Toulouse Olympique in the south of France, the home side just shaded victory after a ding-dong encounter. Here at a wet and greasy Bootham Crescent they did the same thing, scoring a late try to effectively win the game
Thousands of people gathered in the city centre today to celebrate York Pride. Despite heavy rainfall, people's spirits remained high. Here's a look at today's celebrations. If you have any photos you want to share with The Press, please
A homeless man was allegedly assaulted in York earlier today (Saturday). North Yorkshire Police said they were called to Stonegate at about 3pm by staff at the House of the Trembling Madness after a group of men assaulted a homeless man outside
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 26-year-old woman who has gone missing. Phillipa Fenton, from Bridlington, was last seen on Monday, May 20, and was reported missing on Wednesday, May 22. Humberside Police said that while there has
POPULAR contemporary artists, Peter and Jayne Smith, will be appearing at a York gallery next weekend to showcase their latest collection, entitled Eccentricus Britannicus. Local art fans will be able to meet the husband and wife duo at Castle Fine
ADVENTURE enthusiast Bear Grylls is looking for North Yorkshire's next fittest fanatic. Be Military Fit with Bear Grylls is leading the hunt for two hundred fitness fans from Yorkshire to take part in a special one-off adventure event with the aim
UP to ten thousand people have turned out to support Pride weekend, despite the dire weather conditions. The parade kicked off at 12pm as people marched through Parliament Street, over Ouse Bridge, along Skeldergate and down Bishopthorpe Road towards
A PRE-school in York is fundraising to help purchase a new building that will help aid children's development. The Little Badgers Pre-school, in York, are undertaking several fundraising tasks to help raise £100,000 that will go towards a new building
POLICE are appealing for information after a cricket club was vandalised in York. The incident happened Ovington Cricket Club, in Knavesmire, between May 31 and the early hours of June 1. The force said that several cricket score boards were
CLIMATE activists are hosting an assembly later this month to discuss the next steps towards achieving a zero carbon York. Extinction Rebellion York is inviting residents to Demand A Future – a forum on Climate Emergency, at York Explore in Museum
KEEN cyclists can pedal to the metal today as a new competition launches in York. The York Omnium Festival of Cycling is a new event cycling contest, which begins today at York Sport Village near Grimston Bar, York The event, which begins at
A YORK charity is urging the city’s ‘hidden’ carers to seek out the support they need for themselves during Carers Week. York Carers Centre is celebrating the contribution made by 19,000 unpaid carers of all ages and is encouraging anyone who cares
TUCKED away in the eastern North York Moors is a geological gem with some interesting walking. Start with the drop in to the ‘Hole’ and then follow it up with some airy moorland walking along Levisham Moor. Four miles north on the A169 from Pickering
A MATURING Mike Fafera is preparing for his fifth professional boxing match with his 100 per cent still intact. The York light-heavyweight won his fourth pro bout of four last month when he saw off Cambridge-based boxer Gianni Antoh on a unanimous
Sophie Johnson Detective Genius by Morag Hood (Simon and Schuster paperback, £6.99) Somebody has stolen Lion’s tail and there’s only one person to solve the case: Sophie Johnson, detective genius. We first came across our glasses-wearing hero
YORK CC head coach Jim Love is hoping Yorkshire's forthcoming Specsavers County Championship match against Warwickshire at Clifton Park can spark memories of special weeks gone by. Love, a trophy-winning batsman for Yorkshire through the seventies
THERE are plenty of good reasons to pay a visit to the Rook and Gaskill on Lawrence Street. There’s the Saucery IPA from Magic Rock Brewery, for example: a ‘lightly sweet and malty’ Indian pale ale with a ‘balanced bitterness and layers of tropical
MANY people will know Pickering only as a town through which they pass on the way to Whitby or other east coast resorts. Others will know it as the terminus for the popular North York Moors Railway. But few know it for its castle. Tucked away
PRIDE preparations have been in full swing as people prepare to parade rainbow flags through the streets of York today. Up to 10,000 participants are expected to depart from York Minster at midday and march towards York Racecourse in celebration
Fast, furious and deeply secretive, stoats and weasels are among the world’s least understood mammals. In fact more is known about the habits of snow leopards and the behaviour of tigers, than about these tiny mammals. And still these minute mustelids
IS it a car? Is it a van? Well, the Citroen Berlingo is that rare beast which ticks both boxes, depending on which version you choose. For those who need to carry tools and materials, then the van is the obvious choice. But Citroen recognised
A ‘KIND, thoughtful and warm-hearted’ woman has been nominated for this year's Community Pride Awards for her generous work in her community. Gemma Wood, from Acomb, York, has been nominated for the Neighbour of the Year accolade, for her constant
ENERGETIC members of a university trampoline club took on a 24-hour bounce challenge to fundraise for charity. The University of York Trampoline Club which has more than 50 members were joined by friends and family for the event. Club president
APRIL’S Press Camera Club winner took advantage of a few days of glorious sunshine earlier in the year to capture his winning shot. Barney Sharratt, who has won twice before, won with his photograph of a couple bathed in warm sunlight walking beneath
A NEW adventure school is opening this summer in York. The Forest School at York Museum Gardens begins this Tuesday and will teach children outdoor skills such as foraging, nature tracking and building dens. The lessons, which will be led by
A PAEDOPHILE who was snared by a vigilante internet sting in York after contacting two "underage girls" online for sex has been jailed. David Graham Denis Hall, 29, made arrangements to meet the "girls" after giving them sexual instructions online
FIGURES from York Housing Association show there are more than 8,000 people in the region looking for affordable housing – more than 1,500 of them in York – Elizabeth Booth (not her real name) was one of them. YHA managing director, Julia Histon
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has claimed the city is in the middle of a serious affordable housing crisis. She slammed comments by former City of York Council (CYC) leader, Ian Gillies, made last month, that he had delivered on housing, saying
THE community in a York suburb are coming together to hold a sports day to help fundraise for a new garden after a £5,000 funding boost. The Lanes garden party and sports day is being held on July 7 from 2pm at the top of Pembroke Street in Clifton
A SILENT online auction is underway to raise funds for a showcase by young musicians in York. York Music Hub Festival 'HubFest' takes place on June 22 and 23 and will see the city come alive with youngsters playing all kinds of music.The auction
ANOTHER fashion shop has closed down in York city centre. French Connection in Davygate traded for the last time yesterday. It is understood that the firm's store in the York Designer Outlet has already shut. French Connection describes
