A 26-year-old man has been charged with three counts of outraging public decency and one of indecent assault following an alleged incident in Knaresborough. The man, from Knaresborough, is due to appear at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on the morning
Review: Al Murray: Landlord Of Hope And Glory, Platform Festival, The Old Station, Pocklington, July 11 COMEDIANS had been strangely reluctant to discuss Brexit, seemingly for fear of alienating half an audience. Three years in, however, and no
THIXENDALE are 25 points clear at the top of HPH York Vale Cricket League after seeing off high-flying division one rivals Clifton Alliance. Alliance gained some consolation the day after though, a commanding run chase helping them to a seven-wicket
A YOUTH service in York has been nominated for this year’s Community Pride Awards for ‘bringing joy to young people with disabilities.’ Choose2Youth, in Monkgate Road, York has been nominated for the Community Project of the Year Award, Sponsored
A CELEBRATION of the life of Richard Bainbridge, leading man of the York stage and beyond, will take place tomorrow at St Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, Thirsk, at 2pm. Richard, who died at the age of 64 on July 5 after a short illness, enjoyed a long
A CYCLIST has been taken hospital following an incident in York. Police said that they were called by the fire and rescue service at 3pm today (Tuesday) after a fire crew came across what appeared to be a road traffic collision between a cyclist
VISITORS to an East Yorkshire stately home are being offered a fun-filled week of activities staring this weekend. Starting on Saturday, July 20, Sewerby Hall and Gardens near Bridlington is hosting a 5k Parkrun beginning at 9am. A craft fair
PRIMARY school children from across York and Selby are learning vital safety advice in a series of workshops and activity sessions run by North Yorkshire Police. The Crucial Crew event at Askham Bryan College, which also involves several other agencies
YORK boxing manager Glenn Banks says that local featherweight prospect Cam Shaw is “raring to go” as he prepares for his professional debut on Friday night. Two-time Yorkshire amateur champion Shaw makes his bow in the professional ranks in a four-round
CHAMPIONS Chris Poulton and Charlotte Mason rounded off the York & District Road Race League season in style with victories in the final round at Wistow. While Poulton (York Acorn) was pushed all the way to the line in a competitive finale to the
A YORK entrepreneur has become North Yorkshire’s first approved partner of the marketing platform Mailchimp. Ellen Cole is the managing director of the Little Seed Group, based in York’s Priory Street, which offers marketing, PR and social media
Review: Ryedale Festival, The Wind In The Willows, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, July 14 KENNETH Grahame’s classic children’s novel makes ideal fare for a musical, here described as community opera. Richard Shephard’s shapely tunes are so ideally
A PARTIAL lunar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of the UK tonight, Tuesday. And the event is particularly special for stargazers, as the date coincides with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching on its moon mission. What will
A COUPLE have planted close to 25,000 trees in a bid to help increase the space for wildlife near York. Helen, 55, and Christopher Neave, 56, bought 26 acres of rough grazing land in Kirk Hammerton, near York, eight years ago and started planting
YORK-headquartered shoe retailer Pavers has donated more than 1,000 pairs of children’s shoes, worth close to £14,000, to charity. The donation to Shoe Aid came following Pavers’ acquisition of Jones Bootmaker in 2018, which brought with it a large
A MAN who jumped another man from behind, dragged him across a pavement and kicked him on the ground has escaped a prison sentence. Rob Galley, prosecuting, said the victim, who has previous convictions for violence, suffered head and neck injuries
YORKSHIRE captain Steve Patterson, fresh from taking the 400th wicket of his first-class career, hailed his side’s best Specsavers County Championship performance of the season so far as they wrapped up an innings victory over pre-game leaders Somerset
YORK City manager Steve Watson predicts tomorrow evening’s game against Hartlepool United will be the most appropriate test of pre-season. In preparation for the 2019/20 National League North campaign, the Minstermen have already come up against
LEA Salonga, the "Original Voice of Miss Saigon", had to postpone her British debut tour in March after breaking a leg in a skiing accident. Now that the Filipina singer, Broadway star and official Disney Legend from the Mulan and Mulan II soundtrack
STUDENTS from Year 11 from a York secondary school celebrated their time together at the school with the recent prom. More than 160 students from Manor CE Academy in Nether Poppleton attended the event which was held at the York Racecourse on June
SCHOOL'S out! We asked all the primary schools in our region to submit photographs of their leavers for a special gallery. Here are 19 pictures of youngsters leaving primary school this summer.
YORK-based transport technology company Incremental Solutions has become a member of the government’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership Programme. The appointment comes after its recent royal recognition of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, as well
The UK Government are bringing in changes to the way holiday pay is calculated from 5th April 2020. The new change from April 2020 will mean that employers must take into account a 52 week period for variable remuneration, replacing the current
A TEENAGE girl was threatened with a knife and punched in a village near Selby. North Yorkshire Police said the 16-year-old girl was approached in the wooded cycle track area near the A19/Barlby Road roundabout in Barlby at about 8.45pm yesterday
FORMER Haxby JFC defender Sam Byram has signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Norwich City. The 25-year-old - who went to school at Joseph Rowntree School - has become the Canaries' fourth signing of the summer, putting pen to paper on a
POLICE are appealing for members of the public to report any sightings of wanted man John Patrick Collins. Collins, 44, is wanted after failing to appear at York Crown Court to answer charges of drink driving, driving whilst disqualified and perverting
FLORAL tributes have been left near the scene of a York crash in which a 29-year-old cyclist died. More than a dozen bouquets of flowers have been attached to lampposts in Stockton Lane, where the local man was killed in a collision with a car in
AN 87-year-old man has died following a serious crash on the York Outer Ring Road on Saturday. The York man was crossing the A1237 on his bike at about 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon when a blue BMW, travelling towards Clifton Moor, collided with
Following our recent appeal in The Press I would like to say a huge thank you to the very kind readers who brought puppy food for our many baby hedgehogs. We also received food for our fledgling baby birds, ducklings and other wildlife orphans currently
A V Martin’s view (Letters, July 12) that Kim Darroch’s position as UK Ambassador in Washington became untenable is correct. However, he seems to overlook the fact that the embarrassment arose because confidential correspondence was leaked in order
I’m glad to see the 50th anniversary of the moon landings has been given the attention it deserves. This marked a major milestone in our evolution that many today weren’t alive to remember, but they should still look to this for inspiration for the
POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following the alleged theft of candles and a cushion from a York supermarket. It happened at the Asda store on Layerthorpe, North Yorkshire Police said. A spokesperson for
A SUMMER season of brass band concerts in Selby Park is helping the town's abbey celebrate its 950th anniversary. The programme of concerts, featuring some of the region’s best bands, has been funded by the Central Area Community Engagement Forum
POCKLINGTON'S Platform Festival 2019 drew thousands to the four-day event starring Hothouse Flowers, The Shires and comedians Al Murray and Chris Ramsey at The Old Station. Seth Lakeman, The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams, The South, Beth McCarthy
THIEVES broke into a shop in York city centre and stole at least seven bottles of alcohol. They targeted The Whisky Shop in the Coppergate Centre and took bottles of whisky, gin, bourbon and rum. North Yorkshire Police said the break-in was
A VAN ended up on its side after a crash with another van on a major road in North Yorkshire this morning (July 16). It happened on the A168 northbound between Topcliffe and the B1448. Acting Inspector Paul Cording described it as a "minor
It’s not unusual for the family home to feel busier during the summer holidays. With kids off school using the internet more than usual, and some parents working from home to help with childcare, it’s no wonder your internet connection may be feeling
RESIDENTS face “very difficult times” and are being encouraged to move into smaller homes due to the financial distress caused by changes to the benefits system in York. And a charity warned the roll out of Universal Credit is pushing people deeper
A POPULAR city centre pub dating back more than 400 years will close for refurbishment later this year. The Punch Bowl in Stonegate will shut for a fortnight for upgrades and repair work. As part of the remodel, new lights will be installed
DELAYS to the new Community Stadium project have been partly caused by "issues relating to the electrical supply connections", according to City of York Council. The detail is included in a report prepared for a meeting on Wednesday. But no
A FAMILY from Wheldrake is set to embark on a 1,000-mile motoring trip around England and Wales in an electric car - to see if they can enjoy a hassle-free ‘green’ holiday. For two weeks, Lucy Ridgely, husband Nick and sons, Oscar, aged eight, and
CHILDREN at a North Yorkshire primary school received expert guidance on health and safety from an industry professional as building starts on new homes in their town. Tony Haigh, safety, health and environment manager at housing developer Miller
A CONVICTED child rapist and is back behind bars after being caught downloading indecent images of children at York’s probation hostel. Glen Jones, 42, was on life parole and subject to a court order aimed at protecting the public by restricting
A WOMEN'S open prison near York which has been under threat of closure for six years has been hailed by the Chief Inspector of Prisons as one of the best performing jails in the country. Askham Grange at Askham Richard was awarded the highest grading
