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  • York's new Community Stadium hit by fresh delays

    YORK'S new Community Stadium has been hit by fresh delays - with the shops and commercial units in the complex now not set to open until December at the earliest. York Central MP Rachael Maskell said the delays are “very disappointing” and she

  • Bus on fire in city centre - road closed

    A BUS caught fire on Fossbank near Sainsbury's in York. Firefighters from York and Acomb extinguished the fire, which broke out on a double decker bus. A spokesman for the fire service said crews used breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets

  • Review: Sir Ian McKellen, Grand Opera House, York, June 17

    Review: Sir Ian McKellen in Ian McKellen On Stage With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others…And You!, Grand Opera House, York, Monday ***** THERE is a moment in this delightful variation on An Evening With...format when Sir Ian McKellen impersonates how

  • Road closed after vehicle gets stuck in 'sinkhole'

    A ROAD through a village near York has been shut after a vehicle got stuck in a 'sinkhole'. Main Street in Alne is closed and police, firefighters and council officers are at the scene. *Road Closed* in Main Street Alne whilst colleagues

  • Teen died after taking ecstasy, inquest hears

    AN opening inquest into the tragic death of Northallerton teenager Leah Heyes has been told she died because of intoxication by MDMA, also known as ecstasy. The 15 year old, whose name at the inquest was given as Leah Elwin, but who is known as

  • Film review: Sometimes Always Never (12A )

    Review: Sometimes Always Never (12A ), 91 minutes, City Screen, York, and Vue Cinemas, York SOMETIMES Always Never is so named after the dress-code tip of a tailor to his grandson on which suit jacket buttons, from top to bottom, he should do up

  • York court welcomes new judge

    YORK Crown Court has a new resident judge to oversee justice in the city. Judge Sean Morris, who appeared from time to time before the court when a barrister, said it was a “great privilege” to be appointed to the role. “I am looking forward

  • Military honour as York woman turns 100 today

    A YORK woman turned 100 today and celebrated her milestone birthday in military style. Ellen Mary Jackson, of Holgate, joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) – then the women’s branch of the Army – in 1940 and served throughout the Second

  • St George's play celebrates triumph of human spirit

    NORMAN Fowler and Andrew Bunney's musical play A Hunger will be staged by St George's Parish and School at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on June 27 and 28. The play was first performed at Joseph Rowntree Theatre in 2000 to mark the

  • Man dies after mobility scooter crash

    A MAN has died after a crash involving a mobility scooter and a car. Police are appealing for information after the accident, which happened near Aldi on Fulford Road on June 5 at about 10.45am. Officers say the man, in his 80s and from York

  • Nick Lowe and his masked raiders hit Pocklington

    NICK Lowe and his masked band Los Straitjackets will be headlining Glastonbury’s Acoustic Stage next Friday, only three nights after a much more intimate Yorkshire gig. Lowe, the power-pop and New Wave luminary with the Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile

  • National Lottery funding secures new role at Selby Abbey

    SELBY Abbey will be able to fund a new part-time role, thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Abbey, working with Selby District Council, has secured £45,000 to employ a part-time community engagement co-ordinator on a two-year

  • 'Significant delays' expected during city centre roadworks

    DRIVERS have been warned to expect 'significant delays' while traffic lights on Blossom Street outside the cinema are upgraded. Work will take place from June 30 to July 11 from 9.30am to 4pm on weekdays and 8am to 4pm on weekends. Lanes may

  • Warning to firms over regulations

    THERE are still far too many businesses not complying with Making Tax Digital (MTD) regulations, many thinking that because they have an MTD filing solution, they are good to go. However, businesses MUST sign up with HMRC and ensure software is switched

  • Main roads in city centre to close for resurfacing

    WIGGINTON Road, Haxby Road and Clarence Street will be closed for resurfacing work. The work will begin from June 30 for two weeks and the roads will be shut overnight from Sundays to Thursdays, with resurfacing taking place between 10pm and 5am

  • When Shakespeare was a boy, what did he do?

    WHAT did William Shakespeare get up to as a child? Leeds theatre company Wrongsemble come up with an answer in Billy Shakes: Wonderboy!, a barmy family show billed as "the imagined childhood of the Big Bard himself". From July 23 to August

  • York nature reserve celebrates new charity status

    A LOCAL nature reserve is celebrating becoming a charity with an open day event. New Earswick nature reserve has become a charity after taking over the lease from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. To mark the occasion, members of the public are

  • Leeds firm takes over golfing and spa hotel near York

    A FAMILY-run property investment company has acquired a four-star hotel near York for an undisclosed sum. Leeds-based Depho Estates has bought Aldwark Manor golf and spa hotel from London-based real estate investment company Aprirose and will invest

  • Appeal after fake bank notes used in fruit machines

    FAKE bank notes to the value of £500 were used in a fruit machine in Scarborough. The incident happened at Olympia Leisure bowling alley and arcade, on Foreshore Road, at about 3pm on May 19, when two men used £500 worth of fake Scottish £20 notes

  • Family law firm branches out in to York

    A NORTH Yorkshire law firm is branching out and opening an office in York. Harrogate specialist family law firm, Jones Myers, is launching its new office in the city a trio of appointments which include a partner with 25 years’ experience in family

  • Michaela plays Cross Keys concert for Independence Day

    MICHAELA SMITH and her jazz quintet will mark Independence Day with an afternoon concert focusing on The American Songbook And All That Jazz at the Cross Keys, Tadcaster Road, York, on July 4. "Now in its third year, the weekly Thursday afternoon

  • Latest round-ups from the Foss and Pilmoor Evening Leagues

    HEWORTH and Yapham were the only teams to beat the wet weather in the latest round of Foss Evening Cricket League matches, as their game was the only one to take place. Yapham reached only 63-8 in their 17 overs, just three batsmen making double

  • LETTER: Trump has no respect for office of the President

    I TAKE objection to the letters written by J A Whitmore and Geoff Robb (By insulting Trump we offend our US friends, June 7). I am originally from the US and I’m not offended in the slightest. Daily, Trump shows that he has no respect for the office

  • LETTER: What has EU done to harm us? Just this...

    Maurice Vassie asked (Letters, June 15) what action his beloved EU had taken to the detriment of my UK. Just a few examples: the fishing industry decimated by EU rules, the farming industry hit by EU rules only British farmers seem to comply with

  • LETTER: My despair at phone happy pedestrians

    I DO despair at the growing assortment of pedestrians of all ages who step into the road without a glance to either side because they are deep in talking to invisible people or listening to sounds that give them delusions of immortality. I must

  • COLUMN: Breathing tips in Pilates

    JUST like any movement method, in Pilates we work with a set of principles and the eight principles of Pilates are all an important part of how we learn to move. Yes, for sure, they are part of developing a stable core, but the core muscles are not

  • Man cut free and airlifted to hospital after crash

    A MAN was airlifted to to hospital after a crash in East Yorkshire yesterday (June 17). Emergency services were called to the crash on Hatkill Lane in Full Sutton shortly after 6pm. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said it involved two cars

  • The Chocolate Works Care Village: keeping couples together

    SPONSORED CONTENT MANY of us will know a very special couple - perhaps our own parents, grandparents or some close friends or neighbours - totally devoted to each other, rarely a cross word spoken. But what happens when one of them requires more

  • Closure of care homes costs council nearly £1m

    THE closure of two private care homes caused City of York Council to go nearly £1 million over budget last year. Councillors were told that the local authority overspent by £1.3 million on its budget for residential care, largely because of the

  • Two city buildings set for major redevelopment as 58 homes

    TWO buildings in York are set to be turned into an assisted living complex with 58 homes. Plans have been submitted for Barleyfields and part of Ashbank, in Shipton Road, next to the traffic lights at the junction of Rawcliffe Lane, to be demolished

  • Gifted artist Edie scoops placement at top London art school

    YORK sixth form student Edie Samuels has proved her artistic talent by winning a national competition. The annual contest, organised by the London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA), is open to 16 to 20-year-olds and offers the prize-winner

  • Nuisance neighbour thrown out of home for third time

    A NUISANCE neighbour has been thrown out of her home for the third time. York magistrates ordered Mary Jane Allen’s home in Swann Street, York, to be boarded up until September 11 under a premises closure notice. No one can be in the property