THE westbound A64 has re-opened after being blocked by a serious crash earlier this evening. North Yorkshire Police tweeted that the accident had happened at Welburn, near Crambeck, and drivers should avoid the area whilst emergency dealt with
ANGRY motorists said they suffered a traffic nightmare for a second time as they tried to leave the BBC Countryfile Live event at Castle Howard yesterday evening. Drivers tweeted that it took them hours to get to the stately home and now they can't
RECORDS were broken across York, North and East Yorkshire on A-level day 2019. Provisional results for York schools’ sixth forms and York College show that the very high standards of previous years have been maintained, and indicate that A-level
DISABLED young cricketers from both sides of the Pennines have taken part in a special Roses match in York. The day of coaching sessions and competition was organised at York St John University by the Lord’s Taverners, a youth cricket and disability
THE BBC’s Countryfile Live arrived at Castle Howard today, Thursday, for the very first time. The show, which is running until Sunday, is celebrating Yorkshire’s countryside and has a packed schedule which includes debates, farm animal demonstrations
VISITORS to Countryfile Live at Castle Howard today, Thursday, were made to queue at toilets for more than an hour due to a lack of portable toilets. People arriving after being stuck in 'horrendous' traffic jams said that they were then met with
MANAGER Steve Watson has insisted everybody at York City needs "to be on the same page" - fans as well as players. Leaders of the very early National League North table, York will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday
YORK CITY KNIGHTS' upcoming clash against Featherstone Rovers this Sunday (3pm) at Bootham Crescent will be broadcast on the RFL's streaming service, the Our League app. The match is a crucial one for the Knights' top-five ambitions with victory
PUPILS at Huntington School in York celebrated bumper results at A-level this year. Overall 34 per cent of students got A* - A grades with 63 per cent getting A*- B. Among the high fliers were Ines Blanco with four A* grades and one A grade
YORK CITY KNIGHTS are offering free tickets to former players as part of their ‘#RetroRound’ for Sunday’s match against Featherstone Rovers (3pm). Free tickets for the game will be given to former players of both the York City Knights and Featherstone
AN AWARD winning Yorkshire festival has announced a host of new guests for its 2019 event. Yorkshire comic art festival Thought Bubble is a week long celebration of comic arts taking place across Yorkshire from November 4-10, and at Harrogate Convention
PUPILS at Malton Primary School have created mosaics inspired by the wildlife and art in Lady Spring Wood. Malton and Norton Area Partnership (MNAP) provided the funding for the artist-lead workshops as part of their project to revitalise the 20
A PIONEERING project to make Ryedale’s play areas smoke-free has been launched. The scheme is part of Ryedale District Council’s(RDC) campaign to inspire a smoke-free generation, with support from North Yorkshire County Council’s Smokefree Places
NEWLY-APPOINTED Tadcaster Albion manager Curtis Woodhouse insists that he is up for the fight as he looks to rebuild the club as the new season gets underway tomorrow. The former Premier League midfielder-turned-boxer, who featured for Sheffield
ORGANISERS of today's BBC Countryfile Live have apologised for delays suffered by visitors in getting to the event at Castle Howard - and say they are confident they can avoid a repeat of the problems tomorrow. Operations director Tim Filmer spoke
ON this day, in the summer of 1986, I was on the cheese and onion line at Seabrooks Crisps, packing boxes and wondering what the future held. By teatime, my world had fallen through. I had to wait until I got home for my A-level results - no text
FORMER Premiership fly-half Declan Cusack has joined York RUFC as part of their coaching staff ahead of the new season which begins next month. Cusack joins the club as their attack and backs player coach having previously served as the coach of
IT has become a tradition in the past few years that whether you're celebrating or commiserating, there's always a freebie to get you through A-level results day. And this year is no different with KFC and Nando's already announcing treats for
FORECASTERS hope warmer and drier weather will finally arrive in York and North Yorkshire later this month - after some more heavy rain and wind in the next few days. Sunshine today is set to be followed by dire conditions tomorrow, with heavy rain
I have managed to find just one possible cause for optimism in the election of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister: 15-year-olds were able to vote. If under-18s are responsible enough to have a say in electing our Prime Minister, it seems reasonable that
If anybody from First York is reading this I have a free, simple lesson on economics for you. If you want me to ever consider becoming one of your customers then make the cost of my journey with your company cheaper than driving in my own car. If
The letter by Frances Ruane asking “Is the tansy really such a ‘jewel of York’?” ( August 10) demonstrates the very reason why York needs a mural of its iconic Tansy Beetle. The beetle is an endangered species that until very recently was only found
POLICE are appealing for help to identify a man following an alleged sexual assault on Sunday. Officers believe he could have important information that could assist an ongoing investigation following an alleged sexual assault on August 11. (Sunday
5:24pm That's the last of the live blog coverage for today folks. Look out for the 16-page supplement in The Press tomorrow
PLANS to bolster flood defences in York’s Museum Gardens may endanger one of the rarest trees in the country, experts have claimed. The Environment Agency revealed last week that up to 15 trees near the historic Hospitium building might have to
SUPPORT is on hand for young people receiving their A-level results today. After months of hard work, as students receive their results, the City of York Council is reminding pupils that there are a plethora of resources to help them with the next
A WOMAN who lost her mum to cancer is calling on people of all ages to take part in a walk for Cancer Research UK, following the success of the first event in York last year. Emily Wilson, 27, started the Shine Night Walk10k walking event around
A DRUG dealer caught with 76 wraps of heroin near York Minster has been jailed for nearly six years. Anthony James Ferguson, 50, has a long history of peddling drugs, including selling Class A drugs in two countries, York Crown Court heard.
