YORK City Knights remain in talks to extend crowd favourite Junior Vaivai's stay at Bootham Crescent - but he is not in the squad for Sunday's match at Swinton and boss James Ford admits it seems "unlikely" that a new deal will be reached. The
LOCAL supporters of Help for Heroes have cooked up a storm to raise awareness for the military charity and inspire others to the same. Kim Dalby, representing Whitkirk Waste Solutions in Easingwold, and former veteran Andy Henstock, who manages
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet (Europa Editions paperbacks, £12.99) and Natalia Ginzburg’s Voices In The Evening (Daunt Books paperback, £9.99) Numerous friends have recommended I read the Neapolitan Quartet by the Italian novelist known as
MY parents died in 2010 and 2013 and I still have boxes to ‘go through’. Two friends are downsizing and deciding on what to do with a lifetime of ‘stuff’. Twenty-eight years ago I had a home which I had to leave more quickly than I had ever imagined
THE BBC is scrapping free TV licences for the over-75s from June 1 next year. Clare Sumner, the corporation’s director of policy, explains why - and says you could still qualify for free viewing THERE’S been a lot of discussion of the BBC’s decision
A VAN overturned on the A64 in North Yorkshire this afternoon (June 21). The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway near Malton and was reported to North Yorkshire Police at 1.20pm. It caused long delays. The crash scene has now been
Review: Tutti Frutti in Yellow Is The Colour Of Sunshine, York Theatre Royal Studio, 11am and 1.30pm tomorrow. Box office: 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk YELLOW Is The Colour Of Sunshine is a show for three year olds and upwards. For
RESIDENTS can enjoy all the attractions of York's museums free of charge next weekend. Anyone who has a York Card or York council tax bill can get into York Art Gallery, the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum for absolutely nothing on June
SELBY Civic Society is planning to step back in time in honour of its 50th anniversary. Selby Town Hall will be whisked back to 1969 for a series of themed events between June 29-30. Four classic films from 1969 will be shown, courtesy of the
SPONSORED CONTENT TRADING as fifth generation, independent, and family-owned and run funeral directors, J G Fielder & Son Funeral Directors have supplied friendly and personal funeral services to families in York for over 120 years. The proprietor
A CARD fraudster who specialises in making contactless transactions went from shop to shop along a street with a stolen bank card, York magistrates heard. The card’s owner was exchanging presents with relatives on Christmas Eve last year when her
A PROVIDER of specialist mental health care in York is to take on autism assessments for children and young people in Scarborough and Ryedale. The Retreat specialises in providing effective personalised autism and ADHD services across the North
COACH Andrew Gale bemoaned Yorkshire’s inability to capitalise on the key moments at York's Clifton Park ground. In the first County Championship match in York for 129 years, the White Rose lost their unbeaten league record this term as Warwickshire
SUNDAY Times bestselling author Harriet Evans is coming to York to talk about her award-winning new book. The Garden of Lost and Found, winner of the Good Housekeeping Book of the Year accolade, is a heartbreaking tale of a family ripped apart and
ELVINGTON motorbike ace Sam Holme suffered more bad luck in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship, crashing out of the round at Brands Hatch. The 24-year-old walked away from the crash with minor injuries, much as he did in the previous
BUSTED are back in the charts, celebrating the Top Two success of new album Half Way There and ready to entertain the York racegoers on Summer Music Saturday next weekend at the Knavesmire track. First making their mark in 2000, the resurgent Southend-on-Sea
MANY four-legged friends will be spending the day alongside their owners at offices around York, North and East Yorkshire today. If you're taking part, we'd love to see your pictures. Bring Your Dog to Work Day aims to raise money for welfare
THE BBC's Science Unit is looking for female volunteers to be part of a personality and social media experiment at York St John University. It is filming for the experiment on Friday, June 28, and needs females aged 18 to 29 to take part. The
Madonna, Madame X (Interscope) ***** The hottest ticket in the capital, certainly since Kate Bush’s 2014 shows at the Hammersmith Apollo, is unquestionably Madonna’s season at the London Palladium from January 26 to February 15 next year. Black-market
THE two major 20th century wars which we ‘won’ effectively bankrupted this country. By contrast, win, draw or lose the US emerged considerably richer from every war it ever fought. It won the Indian, Mexican, Spanish, Central American, Barbary Coast
Cllr Kilbane’s call to defend York’s music venues (The Press, June 10) couldn’t have been more timely: just days later The Crescent Nursery announced it will close. Speculation is rife that the building will be converted into flats. Over the past
IN her letter on June 14, Lynn Coxson asked if it was necessary that we have three wizard shops in Shambles. The answer lies in the phenomenon that is Harry Potter and the fact that Shambles is supposed to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the
A GROUP of lucky York residents will find out whether they've won big on the People's Postcode Lottery next Friday. The winners, who all live in the YO31 9 postcode area, are on tenter hooks waiting to find out what their prize will be. Each
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a blaze at a shop in Harrogate town centre today (June 21). The fire broke out this morning in a three-storey building between Station Parade and Beulah Street, close to the bus station. It was reported to
BLUE singer Lee Ryan is to join Strictly champ Louis Smith, S Club 7's Rachel Stevens and Pussycat Dolls' Melody Thornton for the tour of the song-and-dance show Rip It Up The 70s, heading to York Barbican on October 29. This will be the third show
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information regarding suspected stolen property found in a North Yorkshire town. Following recent burglaries in the Harrogate area, a number of suspected stolen items have been recovered in the town by North
THE MET Office has issued a 33-hour weather warning for thunderstorms which could bring flooding and travel disruption. The forecaster says the yellow warning, which will be in place between 3pm on Sunday and midnight on Monday, will affect most
HERE'S a poser for you. Should York try to be more like New York? It was a question children from primary schools across York were batting around earlier this week with all the glee of Eoin Morgan smashing another six against Afghanistan. Of
June in June, Lucy as a Space Mam, jester Matt, a Bush tribute and Guinness times eight add up to CHARLES HUTCHINSON’S weekend pick for June 21 to 23 Friday night is...jazz/folk music night Quercus featuring June Tabor, National Centre
SHOPPERS are being given the chance to have a say on expansion plans for York retail park, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. A public consultation is being launched at the centre, with events taking place in the North entrance atrium on Friday, June
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour on a York street has “caused misery” for residents, according to councillors. Micklegate councillors Pete Kilbane and Jonny Crawshaw said work has been taking place to tackle anti-social behaviour in Dale Street - where police
DELAYS to the new Community Stadium have forced York City Football Club to halt plans to increase ticket prices. And a spokesman says the “ongoing uncertainty” is putting pressure on the club’s finances. Senior councillors will get an update
A JUNIOR football club in York is hosting a Women’s World Cup party to raise money for a new sports complex. Members of Bishopthorpe White Rose Football Club will be, collectively, dribbling footballs 481 miles on Sunday, June 23 - the distance
THE owners of a new coffee house in the city centre have praised York’s independent scene - saying it’s important for local businesses to work together and promote each other. Rachel and Colin Everett opened Everett’s Coffee Company in High Petergate
THE cost of buying two new cremators for York Crematorium has risen to more than £700,000. A City of York Council budget report in February said £500,000 would be spent on the new cremators. But it has now emerged that the equipment is more expensive
YORK’S use of technology has been praised at a national awards ceremony. City of York Council scooped the Smart City Initiative prize at the Connected Britain Awards. The council highlighted its use of technology to improve traffic and air
THE 700 homes set to be built on the ex-Heworth Gasworks site is more than double the number outlined in York’s draft Local Plan. And neighbours fear the size of the scheme will heap pressure on nearby schools and doctors’ surgeries, as well as
YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school are jumping for joy in a bid to raise funds for books. Park Grove Academy held a sponsored bounce on Wednesday with the children trying to see how many times they could jump on a bouncy castle in three minutes
A PRACTICE manager has admitted carrying out fraud involving more than £596,000 at the GP surgery where she worked. Members of Elvington Medical Practice were in court to hear Carolyn Jane Lightwing enter her guilty plea. She no longer works
SIR Billy Connolly’s new artwork collection is unveiled at Castle Fine Art, in the Coppergate Centre, York, today. The fourth instalment of his Born On A Rainy Day series comprises six limited-edition prints signed by the veteran Scottish actor
SIXTEEN of York’s top tourism businesses celebrated a win in the Visit York annual Tourism Awards last night. The winners were announced at a ceremony held in the Station Hall of the National Railway Museum. Two new categories were introduced
