MORE than 120 people have attended a packed public meeting tonight about the impact of a £7.7 million York flood defence scheme on cyclists, pedestrians and the environment. While many residents backed the principle of Environment Agency plans to
KESHAV Maharaj’s fabulous seven-wicket haul in the first innings strengthened Yorkshire’s grip on their Specsavers County Championship clash with leaders Somerset at Emerald Headingley, with a fourth win of the season in the offing. Maharaj’s 7
WHAT is the difference between an exhibition, a show and an immersive experience, like the one you can encounter at York St Mary’s? Let Mario Iacampo, the man behind the cutting-edge Van Gogh attraction in Castlegate, York, define it. “Van
YORK country singer, musicals star and model Twinnie is to release her new single, Social Babies, on August 16. This builds on the momentum of her sold-out headline show at The Lexington, London, two Country2Country shows at London’s O2 Arena and
YOU can be in Blessed company at the Grand Opera House in York on September 3. Larger-than-life actor, writer and presenter Brian Blessed, now 82, will be presenting his An Evening With Brian Blessed show, as he reflects on his hearty, king-sized
POLICE investigating an alleged assault on a pensioner in Acomb have arrested a man. North Yorkshire Police issued an appeal recently over the attack on a man in his 80s last month. The force published a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has allegedly been robbed at knifepoint in an East Yorkshire skate park. The teenager was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of £5 as he played in the Skate Park at Bridlington at 8.30pm on Saturday, said a Humberside
A YORK city centre street will be closed to traffic until the weekend, after a major water main burst and flooded the road. Yorkshire Water, which is working to repair the main in Walmgate, said this afternoon it will not be reopening to traffic
YORK City Knights boss James Ford says the success of his team and Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship this season is a fillip for League One. The Knights, who won the third-tier crown in stunning fashion last season, came from behind to
DRINGHOUSES claimed only their second victory of the season to move a step closer to climbing off the bottom of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division one table. In a high scoring encounter, visiting side Clifton Alliance II
YORK actor and writer Harry Revell performs his one-man show, Life Through A Convex Lens, at the Great Yorkshire Fringe on July 28. He bills the 4pm performance at the John Cooper Studio @ 41 Monkgate as a "personal project" about his childhood
YORKSHIRE chief executive Mark Arthur says England’s breathtaking World Cup final victory over New Zealand ranks as the best sporting moment he has witnessed live. Arthur, also an MCC member, was present at Lord’s to see Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid
A16-YEAR-OLD boy suffered concussion and an injured jaw in an unprovoked assault in York by three thugs wearing balaclavas. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the attack happened at the disused park and ride site adjacent to the Askham Bar
TEACHERS in York and beyond can benefit from a new online resource created by a local charity. Dr Simon Baker, a research scientist who is a member of York Against Cancer’s Cancer Awareness and Prevention Team, worked with family support worker
Review: Ryedale Festival, Triple Concert, Castle Howard, July 12 WHAT a splendid idea: three fine concerts, performed three times, the audience all moving on during the intervals. This year’s Ryedale Festival is off to an auspicious start. In
THE former Gourmet Burger Kitchen restaurant in York city centre is set to become a new street food bar. The company behind a popular Thai restaurant brand with branches in Leeds and Harrogate has applied for planning permission for the empty unit
AN 87-year-old cyclist is in a 'potentially life threatening condition' after being seriously injured in a crash on the York Outer Ring Road. The York man was crossing the A1237 at about 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon when a blue BMW, travelling
L’APOTHÉOSE have won the 2019 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition in York, scooping three awards in all. The Spanish group were awarded first prize at Saturday's event when competing against nine other highly talented international
A SECONDARY school in York is expanding the work it does to get the best new education research into teachers’ hands, As part of an expansion of the Research School Network, Huntington Research School (HRS) has got an extension to its capacity
POLICE are investigating the theft of a motorbike in York. North Yorkshire Police said it received a report yesterday (July 14) that a Moto Guzzi black motorbike with the registration OCP 382P was stolen from the driveway of a house on Eastfield
AT just before 9.20pm British Summer Time on July 20, 1969, a man called Neil Armstrong brought an aluminium tin can barely big enough to hold two men down to land on the dusty surface of a world a quarter of a million miles away. Legend has it
HEWORTH ARLC extended their unbeaten run to nine matches by inflicting a crushing 56-10 defeat on Eastmoor Dragons at Elmpark Way. The Villagers remain fifth in Kingstone Press National Conference League division three but are keeping pace nicely
CHILDREN at a York primary school cooked up a surprise treat for their head teacher who is retiring from the school after 17 years. With help from staff at Osbaldwick Primary Academy , a “Barringer Bake-Off” competition was organised, as part of
FOUR boys have been praised by police for handing in a dangerous knife in a North Yorkshire town. At around 4pm yesterday (July 14) the four boys, aged approximately 11 years-old, had been in Thirsk town centre when they found a three-inch lock
DID you catch the finale of Gentleman Jack on Sunday? If not, you missed a treat. Ninety per cent of Press readers polled admitted they loved it, and can’t wait for a second series. Based upon the life and secret diaries of Anne Lister, who defied
WATER erupted through a York city centre street this morning (July 15) and flooded the road after a pipe burst. The water caused the tarmac to buckle and break up on Walmgate, near The Press offices, and was flowing all the way down the road towards
YOU may have read somewhere that York's professional football and Rugby League teams (ie York City FC and the York City Knights) are due to be moving to a new community stadium some time in the next few months. Don't ask us exactly when: nobody
THESE days, referring to York as a 'railway city' seems a little hollow. Yes, we have the National Railway Museum, and a railway station that is in its way still perhaps one of the most beautiful in the world. There is even a smattering of maintenance
A BEAUTY salon in York that helps treat people with facial issues brought about by conditions like Cerebral palsy and Bell’s palsy is celebrating its 30th birthday. Lanamiche, in Bishopthorpe Road, York, has been helping people with facial treatments
A MAN has admitted circulating sexual photos and contact details of a woman via social media without her consent. The woman received “multiple” unwanted messages from men she didn’t know between January and December last year, said Joseph Hudson
A CHARITY fears it might have to reduce its costs - potentially affecting vital services to people with sight loss - after being told to leave its York headquarters to make way for a proposed new Roman museum. The head of MySight York says it will
