ASSISTANT manager Micky Cummins has hailed the determination and desire of York City's goalscorers following the 3-0 win at Blyth Spartans. Wing-back Kallum Griffiths netted an acrobatic opener and Alex Kempster curled in an excellent shot after
KIERAN GREEN scored on his first return to Blyth Spartans to help York City to a convincing 3-0 win and back to the top of the early National League North table. Signed by Steve Watson in the summer from the Croft Park outfit, Green rose highest
A NATIONWIDE charity for sight loss are looking for volunteers in York. My Guide, a service offered by the charity Guide Dogs, are looking for volunteers to support residents of York that are suffering from sight problems. Guide Dogs offer different
BUBWITH were crowned division one champions in the Foss Evening Cricket League, not losing a game all season. The table-toppers won nine of their 14 games, with the other five rained off. Osbaldwick finished second in the table, while Yapham
A SCHOOL boy has completed a challenging bike ride to raise money to support his friend suffering from a rare condition. Will Cropper,11, along with his dad, David, a cycling coach and professional trainer, completed the Ride of the Roses challenge
IMPROVEMENTS have been ordered at a York care home by a watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said The Oaks - a residential care home at New Earswick which provides personal and nursing care to just over 40 older people - underwent an unannounced
A MUM from Selby has been named the UK’s ‘hottest vegan over 50’. Louise Hird, 52, was one of 12 finalists in the running for the inaugural UK and Ireland Hottest Vegan Over 50 Competition run by animal rights charity PETA (People for the Ethical
INDEPENDENT internet service provider York Data Services is celebrating after renewing its contract with York Science Park. York Data Services will provide the Park, where its head office is based, with full fibre internet capable of delivering
YORK Extremartistes are mounting an exhibition on the cutting Edge at City Screen, York. On the corridor walls are the group’s contrasting interpretations of the theme of “Edge” to demonstrate their extreme range of interests, ideas and use of media
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash on the A64. It happened on the eastbound carriageway between the Hopgrove Roundabout and Grimston Bar, near Murton, at around 12.30pm today, Tuesday. Station Manager Tony Walker, of North Yorkshire
CONTRACTOR Novus Property Solutions has won a £200,000 contract to deliver repairs to social housing properties owned by City of York Council. The work will see Novus complete internal and external decoration and repairs to around 320 homes across
A REGIONAL law firm with offices in York has advised one of the UK’s largest privately-owned student accommodation providers on property transactions with a combined total value of over £63.5million in the last 12 months. Andrew Jackson Solicitors
A NEW business in York has launched a sustainable product range for babies. Kura Organics, a baby accessories startup, have released a range of sustainably designed car seat wraps for babies. Victoria Oakley, product designer at Kura Organics
ANYONE wanting to perform in a new ‘Nativity for York’ in the run-up to Christmas is being invited to take part in an audition next month. The York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust is planning to stage a Nativity in December, taken from the York Cycle
THE first quarterly submission for MTD has just passed but for those of you who have not yet submitted you still need to make sure you are MTD compliant. Having an MTD filing solution does not, in itself, mean you are MTD for VAT ready. You MUST sign
CHAMPION trainer John Gosden is looking forward to bringing the outstanding Enable back to York Racecourse for next week's Darley Yorkshire Oaks. The five-year-old mare, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, has become a racing superstar over the last
KESHAV MAHARAJ is simply brilliant, says Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale. The South Africa international left-arm spinner is back with the county after a brief trip home to attend a national awards dinner, a requirement for all centrally contracted
A 15-year-old girl who went missing from York city centre a week ago has been found safe and well, police have said. Linh Thi Dieu Le went missing from her tour group in York last Tuesday. (August 6). North Yorkshire Police confirmed that
WIGGINTON 1 kept the Tyke Men’s Tennis League division one title race alive by crushing Racquets 1 81-27. Heavy scoring from all three pairs - Ben Walker/James Shaw, James Denmark/Phil Langley and Ollie Hicks/Nils Morozs - moves Wigginton to within
CHAMPIONS Sheriff Hutton Bridge completed their unbeaten season in the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League division one with a final day win over Thirsk. Thirsk batted first at Sheriff Hutton Bridge and were indebted to Ben Collinson as they made 130
A MAJOR retailer is shutting it's York city centre store next month. The Dorothy Perkins and Burton store in Coney Street will shut on Saturday, September 21. The closure will be a fresh blow to what many still consider to be York's main shopping
I would like to trace a friend I knew in 1997, but subsequently lost track of. Her name was Jacquie Ellis, and she lived in Barlby with her dog Penny. She worked for the MoD in York. Please contact me at dwroadcyclist@gmail.com Thank you. D Waite
I look forward to visiting the Coast to Coast exhibition at York Art Gallery (Bravely crossing the bar to the open sea, August 10) but was initially puzzled by the dating of the Carmichael picture of Queen Victoria’s visit to Edinburgh as “c1850”.
As usual, Matthew Laverack is 100 per cent correct about Swinson House in Piccadilly (Letters, August 9). This building should not be demolished and replaced with the inferior building proposed. Matthew’s description of Swinson House, the keystone
It was a huge shock to hear of the death of my former ward councillor colleague David Horton. My condolences go out to his wife Jane, his children, stepchildren and grandchildren, all of whom he was immensely proud of. We spent 17 wonderful years
STAFF at the National Railway Museum will take industrial action over the bank holiday weekend. And they will walk out on strike on August 30 in a pay dispute. Prospect union members in the Science Museum Group (SMG), which runs the National
Coins depicting Paddington Bear visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral are about to start turning up in people’s loose change. The new 50p designs will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks, the Royal Mint said.
GOALKEEPER Peter Jameson says he’s looking forward to visiting former club Blyth Spartans tonight, but insisted that any friendliness will be put on hold come kick-off. York City will be aiming to extend their unbeaten start to the season which
SUMMER is often a busy time for your social calendar; activities like booking tickets for days outs, buying supplies for a summer BBQ, or finding the perfect outfit for a day at the races, can all be frustrating tasks if coupled with slow internet.
A WELL known BBC personality will be returning to York to host a fundraising quiz night. Alan Dedicoat, the voice of Strictly Come Dancing, will host the event run by registered charity York Hospital Radio. It will be held at Acomb Conservative
A PROFESSIONAL boxer is turning his talents to other lines of work - including acting. Harry Matthews, of Pocklington, East Yorkshire, who has fought the likes of Chris Eubank Jr and Nick Blackwell, says he is now looking to pursue other opportunities
A POPULAR restaurant and supper club based at Spark:York is heading for a more permanent home in the city centre. Cardamom and Dill, which opened as a pop-up cafe at School House Gallery in Peasholme Green in 2017 before moving to a unit at Spark
MORE than 20 North Yorkshire Police officers and staff members have been arrested for offences including rape, grooming and child cruelty, an investigation has found. A Freedom of Information request by York Press parent company Newsquest found
A FORMER club in York is set to be turned into 11 one bedroom apartments - and a further block of nine flats could be built in the garden. A planning application has been submitted for a former working men’s club, the New York Club & Institute,
A POLICE boss has welcomed the news that the proposed new Full Sutton Prison is part of the Prime Minister’s plan to create 10,000 extra prison places. North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said the development of 1,500
A YOUNG motorist whose driving put his teenage friend in a coma for six days and left him with a catalogue of major injuries has been jailed. Joshua John Wilks, then 19, had two passengers in his Audi as he sped through a North Yorkshire village
MEET Elijah the elephant, who is set to appear at York Theatre Royal later this month. The lifesize puppet has been built by Marc Parrett of Puppets 4 Peas for the York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre production of Hetty Feather. It will be operated
STAFF extinguished flames after a fire broke out in a time capsule at York’s Jorvik Viking Centre - but a mum caught in the drama said her children were left “traumatised”. Sarah Barclay, 39, was visiting the city with her children Ivy, seven,
