A YELLOW weather warning has been extended - with heavy rain set to hit York and North Yorkshire earlier than first predicted. The Met Office warning initially feared the region would be hit by prolonged rain - and the possibility of flooding -
ON a day otherwise dominated by rain, Driffield Town did enough to leapfrog opponents Acomb into top spot in the Hunters York & District Senior League. The top-of-the-table clash at Kings Mill Road was the only game to survive the weather in the
NOT for the first time this season, the sides in Hunters Yorkshire Premier League North were left frustrated as a prolonged period of rain caused the cancellation of all but one of the latest round of matches. The only play possible was the three
Financial sector jobs in Yorkshire grew by more than 17 per cent last year, beating London and the South East. According to a new report by TheCityUk, jobs in the financial sector increased in Yorkshire by 24,000 between 2017 and 2018, whilst jobs
EMERGENCY services are currently attending a serious crash at a town near York. North Yorkshire Police said in a tweet that they are at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the B1257 between Stokesley and Helmsley at Chop Gate.
HEAD coach James Ford insists he would happily have James Child refereeing his York City Knights side every week - despite the controversial late call that handed Toulouse Olympique victory at Bootham Crescent. The Knights, knowing a win would put
AFTER the success of the York Pride festival, The Press has been sent dozens of photos from our readers. Here is another look at what went on during yesterday's celebrations.
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TITLE-CHASING York Acorn missed the chance to make up ground on table-toppers Pilkington Recs after conceding a late score in a 14-14 home draw with Featherstone Lions. But for the last-minute unconverted try from Fev centre Thomas Carr, the Blue
VISITORS to Castle Howard today (Sunday) can observe birds of prey and a jousting display as part of a medieval themed weekend. The Knights of Royal England will be entertaining crowds as they charge full tilt and battle each other in one on one
THOUSANDS of spectators turned out to watch one of England’s most eccentric and entertaining charity events – the Great Knaresborough Bed Race. Saturday's event saw teams carry a bed along a route which takes in the centre of the market town and
WILL FRAINE is adamant that he has broken into a Yorkshire team on the up. The Huddersfield-born opening batsman made his first-class debut for the White Rose in last week’s Specsavers County Championship draw against Essex at Emerald Headingley
VISITORS to a York village will come face to face with both heroes and villains as the annual Wistow Scarecrow Festival continues today. This year more than 50 scarecrows are on display dressed as everything from a movie hero to a comic book villain
A MAN has been captured on CCTV urinating on a police van. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning in Clifford Street, York. The force added that the man urinated on the van while officers were
YORK residents are being warned about several road closures across the city this week. City of York Council confirmed that Tadcaster Road, between Copmanthorpe and Merchant Way, will be closed from today until Wednesday. Meanwhile, Wetherby
TWO local schools will be rocking out all over again at the Rock Challenge and J Rock: Education in Action 2019 finals. Pocklington Community Junior School and Malton School will be competing in separate heats after winning through the regional
A NORTH Yorkshire town is the easiest place in England to pass your practical driving test, according to new figures. Insurance firm Marmalade has analysed 10 years of pass rate data from every driving test centre in the UK to reveal the 10 spots
THE Press and its journalists have been shortlisted in several categories in a regional media awards contest. Dan Bean, former crime reporter, who recently left the newspaper to work in Leeds, has been shortlisted for Best News Reporter in the
A WOMAN battling to get graffiti removed from near her home in York has been told the council won’t sort it because it’s on private property. Lynette Mills has also been told that she and others in the same position could even - theoretically -
A NEW independent craft beer shop could be opened in the city centre - by a couple who say they love beer and York. The store formerly occupied by curiosity shop Pandora’s Box in Colliergate may become a beer shop called Hop O’Clock. Husband
