Review: The Lady Vanishes, Leeds Grand Theatre, until Saturday. Box office: 0844 848 2700 or at leedsgrandtheatre.com THE Lady Vanishes...and this touring production will vanish from the memory rather quickly too alas. Thrillers were once the
NINE public phone booths are set to be removed from sites across the city. BT has submitted planning applications for the payphones to be disconnected as part of their removal programme. Applications have been submitted for the removal of two
RAIL users are being advised not to travel tomorrow as record high temperatures are forecast. Network Rail has said safety measures are being imposed on East Coast Main Line amid warnings of record UK temperature while London North Eastern Railway
A SURGEON in York is trekking across his homeland to help fund a safe environment where children can pursue their studies. Gabriele Di Benedetto, 38, from Sicily, who has been working as a bowel cancer surgeon in York since April is planning to
HALF of City of York Council’s properties have been lost to the right to buy scheme. The authority used to own about 14,000 homes but that number has dropped to about 7,500, a council meeting heard. But the houses built under the authority's
PLANS to tackle “challenging” financial times at York Museums Trust include scrapping free tickets for children who are not from York, increased admission prices and opening a shop or cafe in Museum Gardens. The trust runs some of the city’s major
STAFF and students from Manor CE Academy have taken part in the first ever Manor2Minster 10 kilometre run. The run, which involved students running from the school to York Minister, marked the end of the academic year for the academy’s running club
A CARAVAN being towed by a car collided with a truck that had broken down on the hard shoulder on the A1 near Selby. The car and caravan "went out of control" close to junction 42, according to North Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Group. The
COMPLAINTS have been by residents that a well-used footpath is being used as a toilet. Human waste, underwear and used toilet roll is being left in an area of Norton regularly used by members of the public. Norton councillor Keane Duncan said
A YORK animal home has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help replace vital equipment. The York, Harrogate and District RSPCA have been looking after animals from their current home since 1980. But, an ageing site, rising temperatures and
YORK's newest professional boxer Cam Shaw has revealed that he could be back in action as soon as September. Just a week ago, Shaw eased to victory against Sweden’s Edward Bjorklund via a 40-36 points decision at the Magna Centre in Rotherham,
THOUSANDS of runners are getting ready to take to the streets of York in one of the region’s most popular charity road races. The Asda Foundation York 10K, now in its 11th year, will take place on Sunday, August 4. Over the years more than 50,000
COURTESY of Castle Howard Proms promoter and organiser Mark Harrison, The Press has two pairs of tickets to be won for the August 3 event. Each prize ticket is worth £43. Combining a Spitfire flypast and rousing music with a fireworks finale and
RUNNERS from across the country will descend on York next month for the Asda Foundation York 10K. Run For All, which organises the popular charity road race, is now advising runners, spectators, residents and visitors that a number of the city’s
YORK primary school pupils threw themselves into a lunar-themed event to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Inspired by the milestone, staff at the York branch of The Entertainer invited children from St Wilfrid’s Primary
FINAL preparations are being made ahead of a popular agricultural and horticultural show in a village between York and Harrogate. Dubbed‘The Greatest Small Show in Yorkshire, the one-day Tockwith Show will take place on August 4. The annual event
PUPILS and teachers will start the new school year at Burton Salmon primary school with a new classroom. Work has just been completed on a £200,000 scheme funded by North Yorkshire County Council which will transform the space available in the school
YORKSHIRE will head into Thursday’s Roses match brimming with confidence after a big Vitality Blast win over Leicestershire at Grace Road. The Vikings won by 54 runs having posted a total of 255-2, the second highest score ever in English T20 history
by Graham Purdy BURN beat Thixendale to gatecrash the title race in HPH York Vale Cricket League division one. Despite runs from Simon Walgate (72) and Jonty Meggison (74no), Thixendale’s first innings total (224-4) proved below par. The opening
A NIGHTCLUB in North Yorkshire has been fined nearly £22,000 after a woman’s hair allegedly caught fire at the premises, suffering burns to her face and neck. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says it was made aware of the incident at The
DO you, like me, consider yourself a reasonable person? Guided on the things that really matter by facts, rather than prejudice or emotion or habit? Certainly we would all hope the UK is governed in such a rational way. So why, I wonder, is our
A TREE on the railway line between York and Malton which caused some delays on the line this morning (July 24) has been cleared. National Rail tweeted at around 8.30am that the tree had fallen on the line and delays were expected until 10am.
It was good to see York’s Street Rangers given more power. You see them all the time, whereas the policemen on the beat are a rarity. The article (Street Rangers given more powers, The Press, July 20) mentioned, however, that among the new powers
In congratulating our next Prime Minister Boris Johnson we now urge him to deliver on his promise to tackle the crisis in social care. In his campaign Mr Johnson said nobody should be forced to sell their home to pay for care and that he would end
ARSONISTS are believed to be behind two fires in a straw field in York. Crews were called to the incident at a field in St Oswald's Road shortly after 7pm yesterday (July 23). A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said:
HERE'S a man wearing the look of pride you get from a job well done. The date is October 1963, and the man is Mr CJ Minter, the former York city engineer. And the bridge he's looking at? Clifton Bridge, of course - which Mr Minter and his team from
ORGANISERS hope that a new base can be found for a York youth club after it was cancelled at a community centre. Tang Hall Community Centre said its Wednesday evening youth club would no longer be running from the centre, after anti-social misbehaviour
A YORK undergraduate who got children around the world to send him sexual photographs of themselves has been given a suspended prison sentence. Omer Mustafa, now 20, was studying at the University of York as he repeatedly sent sexual messages to
A SHORTAGE of skilled construction workers could hit the council's plans to build 650 new homes on sites across the city. The houses are due to be built on eight City of York Council-owned sites across the city over the next five years. A council
A FUGITIVE from extradition wrote off a £98,000 Land Rover and crashed into a house at the end of a 105 mph police chase, York Crown Court heard. Thomas Furmaniak, 37, had failed to hand himself into York police on June 19 to be sent back to his
PLANS to upgrade CCTV to help tackle crime and anti social behaviour have stalled. And the police, fire and crime commissioner has warned that better CCTV is needed to keep people across North Yorkshire safe - as well as providing good quality
THEIR marriage in 1969 is believed to have led to York’s first Hindu wedding ceremony – now an Indian couple have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary by returning to the ceremony’s venue. Janti and Ranjan Chauhan hit the headlines in the
