A RECORD amount of money was raised today at the Macmillan Charity Raceday. More than 20,000 people were at Knavesmire for the Macmillan Charity Raceday, which saw 11 amateur jockeys race against each other - including Macmillan President Lady
TRAIN services between Doncaster and York are currently blocked due to a signalling failure. Cross Country service said that trains services running between Doncaster and York will be delayed or diverted. In a statement, the company said: "
ONE in four adults in Yorkshire ran a ‘deficit budget’ in the past month, spending more in the past month than they received in income, according to new research from the insolvency trade body, R3. On average, 24 per cent of Yorkshire residents
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash on the A6108, near Richmond. North Yorkshire Police said the A6108 is currently closed, up to Downholme Road, Richmond. In a tweet, the force said: "A full road closure is in place on the A6108 to
A NEW support group for people dealing with loss has been set up near York. The group, Talking about Loss, was set up in Bishop Wilton, by Jacqui Gunn following the death of her father, Christopher Munby, as a peer led support group. Mrs Gunn
YORK is officially the best place in England, and second best in the UK, for vintage clothing finds according to new research from leather jacket shop, Hidepark Leather. The analysis looked at the number of charity shops in the largest 30 cities
A SCHOOL in York is hosting a special panel discussion tomorrow around online safety of social media. As part of York’s Festival of Ideas, The Mount School is hosting “Tomorrow’s Leaders: Social Media & Today’s Teenagers” from 9.30am until 10.30am
A CANCER survivor who works at York Racecourse has raised over £21,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after hosting the fourth annual Macmillan Cancer ‘Hopes & Dreams’ Charity Ball. Matt Ascough, senior manager at York Racecourse, will deliver a check
A STROLL on the moors above Ilkley. The moor is festooned with numerous paths and it is easy to vary the length of this walk but on a brisk windy day it is a perfect walk to remove the cobwebs. I parked at the Cow and Calf car park, just ½ a mile
CHRIS Poulton sealed the York and District Road Race League men’s title after a hard-fought victory at a very wet Knavesmire. The York Acorn athlete’s win in round four means no other man can overtake him in the 10k league, with runners’ best four
YORK City Knights head coach James Ford has warned there is no room for complacency against basement team Rochdale Hornets tomorrow. With 18 points and nine places between the sides in the Betfred Championship, the Knights would arguably be considered
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
A FORMER York GP, church warden, Round Table chairman and medical society president has died, aged 95. Dr Tom Park worked for decades at a surgery in York Road, Acomb, having begun his medical career in York working as a locum for Dr Reginald Dench
ITALIAN chain restaurants are tumbling like dominoes. Among the fallen in York are Strada and Jamie’s, while Carluccio’s and Prezzo have had closures across the UK. But one chain still standing is ASK Italian, which has been sitting very prettily
A THIEF who stole to feed her drug addition has been jailed. York magistrates had given Tina Louise Pearson an 18-week suspended prison sentence in April for a three-and-a-half month shoplifting crime wave in Selby. Her offences included repeated
A POPULAR restaurant in York will serve its final meal tomorrow. The Giraffe restaurant, at Vangarde shopping park, will close its doors for good on Sunday after the company announced that it was shutting 27 of its eateries nationwide. The restaurant
FAMILY, friends and colleagues cycled more than 100 miles in memory of PC Mick Atkinson. More than 80 cyclists took part in the race, which went from Scarborough Police Station to Headingley Stadium - a total of 106.6 miles - in honour of Mick’s
A COUNCIL leader has called for complete openness from Welcome to Yorkshire when investigations into the troubled tourism agency are complete. Last week it emerged that the reports into the expenses and bullying allegations made around the time
PLANS for a luxury holiday flat in Rowntree Park Lodge have been put on hold by the council. City of York Council wanted to turn the top floors of the building, above the Reading Cafe, into a short term rental that was expected to bring in £380,000
A MUCH-LOVED family pooch, who can be “very cheeky” and a “real diva” according to her owners, has won our coveted Perfect Pets Competition. Betsy the two-year-old beagle beat hundreds of other entries to take the top spot. The Press launched
ALMOST 11,000 pensioners in York will be hit by the BBC’s decision to scrap free TV licences for over 75s, a city MP said. Earlier this week it was announced that from June 2020, people over the age of 75 who do not claim pension credit will have
THE father of a York college student and promising horse rider who has died suddenly, aged 17, has launched a campaign to improve mental health in the racing world. Simon Jones says his son Tim, who had been studying agriculture and land management
