DUNCAN Oakley tops Saturday's Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club bill at The Basement, City Screen, York. Joining him in the 8pm line-up will be Tom Wrigglesworth and Big Lou, introduced by master of ceremonies Damion Larkin. "One man funny machine
THE York Unitarians' Last Fridays lunchtime concert series welcomes the "young but astonishingly mature" Mousai Quartet tomorrow at 12.30pm. The “Mousai” (Muses) were the Greek Goddesses of music, song and dance. In turn, the quartet named after
CAROLINE Burns Cooke’s Testament Of Yootha has just won Best Play at the Morecambe Fringe Festival. The next chance to see this reflection on the life and TV times of Seventies sitcom legend Yootha Joyce comes at York’s Great Yorkshire Fringe on
YORKSHIRE leg-spinner Josh Poysden has been ruled out for the rest of the season after fracturing his skull in training. The 27-year-old was hit on the head by a ball on Monday and required treatment in hospital, but will make a full recovery.
YORK City Knights Ladies will be looking to add more silverware to their trophy cabinet when they face the British Army tonight in the Challenge Shield Final (7.30pm ). In a rematch of the 2017 final of the competition, which saw York prevail as
DESPERATE passengers have 'collapsed' and pleaded for help on Twitter after being stranded on York-London trains in heatwave conditions, following damage to cables. An LNER train heading to London from York has also had to undergo a 'controlled
A COUNCILLOR who lost his position over alleged “standards issues” has been cleared of wrongdoing - after a £98,000 council investigation. Cllr Nigel Ayre was suspended from his role on City of York Council’s executive in 2017. An allegation
A MAN'S body has been recovered from the sea near Bridlington. He has been named by his family as 37-year-old Peter Mosley, from Withernsea, who went missing on July 5. A boat crew alerted police yesterday morning, Wednesday, after discovering
YORK’S council overspent by £469,000 on private fostering agencies to find suitable homes for looked after children last year, according to a report. Cllr Stephen Fenton, speaking at a council meeting, said he is “concerned” by the amount the authority
SCHOOL bus services for children with special educational needs in York face “significant issues”. City of York Council spent £247,000 over budget on providing transport for vulnerable students last year - and pressures on the service are set to
A CANCER group in York has been nominated for this year’s Community Pride Awards after raising almost £400,000 since it began 50 years ago. The Dunnington Cancer Support Group has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year and Volunteer of the Year
THIS shot shows the steam engine Galatea thundering across the newly refurbished Scarborough Bridge in York hauling the Scarborough Spa Express to the coast. The Scarborough Spa train will be running every Thursday in August. The final trip will
A MAN who launched a vicious attack on another man outside a pizza takeaway - causing fatal injuries - has been jailed for eight years. Christopher John Coakley was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for manslaughter over the attack in Whitby on a
TOMORROW’S opening night of Swallows And Amazons will be the final curtain for Damian Cruden’s artistic directorship after 22 years at York Theatre Royal. In a summer when he has overseen all eight productions as artistic director for the second
BUDDING musicians have the chance to showcase their talents as a York shop owner organises a new festival evening. Lee Shanley, store manager at The Whisky Shop in Coppergate Walk, has decided to take on a new venture as he looks to raise money
PASSENGERS have told of their frustration over overheating and overcrowding on York to London trains on the hottest day of the year. Customers have taken to Twitter to vent their anger, particularly over air conditioning failures on some LNER trains
MICKY CUMMINS is pleased with the way York City’s pre-season preparations are going ahead of the weekend's visit of Notts County. The assistant manager says each opponent is selected on their individual attributes over their respective divisions
TALENTED apprentice Megan Nicholls will be looking to maintain her unbeaten record in the eventmasters.co.uk Silk Series Lady Riders' Handicap at York on Friday. Nicholls, who is apprenticed to her father, 11-time champion National Hunt trainer
STUDENT from Scarborough, who is currently receiving treatment for blood cancer, is calling on young people to sign up as stem cell donors with blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan after his recent diagnosis. In August 2018, Jonny Parker, 21, was
WITH many workplaces sweltering as the temperature nudges into the 30s, can it ever be so hot at work that you are allowed to go home? The law does not set any maximum temperature in the workplace, but says temperatures in indoor workplaces must
REview: Ryedale Festival, Orsino Ensemble and Katya Apekisheva, Castle Howard, July 24 IN last night’s Ryedale Festival world premiere at Castle Howard, the piece wasn’t new — Rachmaninoff’s Second Suite for two pianos — but the arrangement for
Review: Ryedale Festival, Julian Bliss/Carducci Quartet, Duncombe Park, Helmsley and St Peter’s, Norton, July 19 and 21 ACE clarinettist Julian Bliss is not officially an artist in residence at Ryedale Festival, but he has played an important part
THERE is something deeply disturbing happening at the heart of British politics. A person who has rarely been seen in Parliament has just taken over the running of our country with the support of just 0.1per cent of the population. He has expressed
TEMPERATURES have soared this afternoon to a sizzling 35C in the York area, as a four-day day warning for thunderstorms, heavy rain and flooding was issued. The shade temperature - equivalent to 95F and only a couple of degrees below the normal
YORK Mystery Plays Supporters Trust is to produce a Nativity for York in December, taken from the York Cycle of Mystery Plays. "We aim to make this an annual event in the city’s Christmas calendar," says chair Linda Terry. "Anyone interested
ONE of the biggest one-day shows in the country takes place on Tuesday. The 153rd Ryedale Show, which is based at Welburn Park, Kirkbymoorside, brings together the farming community, as well as providing a fun day out for all the family. This
DAILY activities are being offered at an attraction near York to keep children entertained over the summer. Staff at Beningbrough Hall, north of York, have put together a calendar of events for youngsters, with the opportunity pick up a trowel and
MORE than 4,500 children from schools across York and beyond got to experience the Bard at the city's pop up Shakespeare theatre. So far during the second year of performances at the venue at the foot of Clifford’s Tower, Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre
PUPILS from a primary school will leave a lasting legacy at a new homes development. George Beaumont and Lola Sibley, of Boroughbridge Primary, were the winners of an art competition hosted by Miller Homes. Their artwork will take pride of place
PSYCHO seagull stole my dog from garden”. If clickbait headlines were discarded fish and chip wrappers, the Daily Star would be besieged by seagulls. But can birds really be psychos? When a seagull - a wild bird - hunts for food, albeit too aggressively
I read with interest Megi Rychlikova’s Press column (Time to search for the danger below, July 20). On the public path outside my neighbours’ bungalow about four weeks ago the tarmac sank and a hole appeared. Someone reported it, because the council
Recently, while cleaning out the fridge, I unfortunately broke one of the plastic shelves in the door. I had bought the fridge from Herbert Todd’s, where I have always received excellent service. When I turned up with the broken shelf, the gentleman
During the 50th anniversary celebrations of mankind’s greatest achievement, Boris Johnson likened the moon landings to Britain’s attempts at leaving the EU’s orbit. What this unelected Prime Minister left out was President Kennedy saying: “We do
RAIL passengers on the York-London line are facing nightmare journeys today as record-breaking temperatures sparked train cancellations and delays. Temperatures are forecast to hit 39C today in the capital, with the York area seeing 34C by 2pm
A COACH has been badly damaged after catching fire on the North York Moors. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the single decker passenger coach was well alight on the A169 at Fylingdales when crews from Pickering, Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay
TOM KOHLER-CADMORE is adamant that Nicholas Pooran is going to be a superstar. Yorkshire’s short-term West Indian overseas wicketkeeper-batsman is playing only the first five games of this season’s Vitality Blast, with tonight's televised Roses
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who has dedicated more than four decades to the NHS and overseen major changes to healthcare in York. Mike Proctor is stepping down as chief executive of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of
Kylie by the sea, Ransome on the lake, tribute shows aplenty, 20 years of Irish dance, Wynne Evans at the rural Proms and beer and song in Selby find space in CHARLES HUTCHINSON’S diary from July 29 to August 4 LAND AHOY! William Pennington
A PRIMARY school band from York School are set to grace the stage at Flamingo Land’s Party in the Park, after winning the public vote. Bangers and Thrash, a band of six nine year-olds from Cundall Manor school, were the only primary school band
The woman who gave the highest breath test reading in North Yorkshire Police’s latest anti-drink-drive campaign has been sentenced. Kimberley Jones, 35, was three and a half times the drink drive limit and is now off the roads for 40 months.
A COUPLE from Copmanthorpe who met as children are toasting their diamond wedding anniversary today. Beryl, 81, and David Foster, 83, will be celebrating the milestone with family and friends as they plan a huge party next week to mark the occasion
THUNDERSTORMS are expected to continue today as temperatures are set to peak as high as 33C. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, saying that scattered thunderstorms moving north could lead to some power cuts and travel delays, with
MOXY, York’s newest hotel, opens today – and promises to cater for city residents as well as guests. The 118-room hotel at Peasholme Green has a bar, cafe, games area and workstations that can be shared by locals too. One of just seven in the
PASSENGERS were allegedly left waiting on a busy train in “extremely hot weather” at York because there were “too many people on it”, according to one commuter. There was major disruption to train services on the East Coast Main Line on Tuesday
