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  • 30 PICTURES: Thousands enjoy the sun at York races

    THOUSANDS of people graced York Races today as the four day Ebor festival came to an end. Racegoers were greeted with glorious sunshine and cheered on Mustajeer who claimed the first £1m handicap to be run on the Flat in Britain. Around 28,000

  • MPs back council over school transport legal solution

    NORTH Yorkshire has the backing of its MPs to find a solution to a legal challenge which threatens to cost the Council over £300,000 and potentially disrupt home- to- school transport provision for hundreds of students. Providing free home-to-school

  • Spennymoor Town 1 York City 4 - report

    YORK City continued their super start to the National League North season with a 4-1 win at Spennymoor Town. Against a team who did the league double over them last campaign, City went into the break 3-1 up thanks largely to a 10-minute spell of

  • Families enjoy Coppergate festival

    FAMILIES are currently attending an afternoon of music games and magic at York’s Coppergate Shopping Centre who are hosting a summer spectacular on the central lawn of St Mary’s Square. The event sees the return of top York party band, The Superlicks

  • Residents make the most of hot Bank Holiday weekend

    RESIDENTS in York are making the most of the glorious August Bank Holiday weekend weather, with temperatures rising as high as 27 or 28C. People could be seen soaking up the rays in a jam-packed museum gardens, where a host of activities are currently

  • Minster stoneyard to open to the public

    VISITORS will have the chance to go behind the scenes at York Minster’s Stoneyard on Friday, to see the ancient craft skills used to preserve one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. The annual Stoneyard Open Day invites people to visit the

  • Traffic jams on the A64

    THE A64 is currently experiencing high levels of traffic as drivers make their way to the coast. Drivers are currently experiencing traffic queues both ways on the A64, between Queueing traffic due to holiday traffic on A64 both ways between

  • Police rescue two lost boys from woodland near York

    POLICE and the mountain rescue team rescued two young boys from a woodland near York. In a post on social media, North Yorkshire Police said they called Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team to assist in the search for two youngsters who

  • Don't scrap northern rail investment, says council boss

    COUNCIL bosses are calling on the government to ensure that investment in the north's rail infrastructure is not scrapped - after it was announced that HS2 will be reviewed. With news that the Government has launched a review of HS2 and whether

  • Acting star returns home to help homeless charity

    A TV star from York who had to leave home at 16 returned to the city last week to work with young people facing homelessness as she prepares to showcase a new play BBC’s ‘Line of Duty’ and ‘In the Club’ actress Taj Atwal, who attended York College

  • Road test: Volvo V60

    VOLVO did not used to do sexy. It did practical, and built a reputation for making comfortable, safe cars ideal for longer journeys, but boxed itself into a corner. In particular, its estate cars became synonymous with the slippers and pipe brigade

  • Marketing firm employs tailor-made approach

    TAILOR-Made Media was born of a desire to provide marketing services to clients in a way that is open and transparent. Formed by Samantha Ware, whose experience as a brand-side marketing manager saw her manage numerous PR and marketing agencies,

  • North Yorkshire RNLI team in ‘stretcher challenge’

    MEMBERS from an RNLI service will embark on a challenge in aid of other rescue teams. Lifeguards from RNLI Scarborough will take on a 10-mile ‘stretcher challenge’ to raise funds for of RNLI Flamborough and RSPB Bempton. The group of approximately

  • Carving a lasting memorial

    INDEPENDENT family firm, R W Atkinson & Son, has been established for more than 50 years, creating and supplying memorials for customers throughout Yorkshire and the North of England. The business was set up by Robert Atkinson, and is now run by his

  • Nearly half of fire brigade callouts are false alarms

    NEARLY half of the incidents reported to firefighters in the past three years were false alarms. A report prepared for a North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner meeting says 48.8 per cent of callouts since 2016 were for false alarms

  • Summer of fun for shoppers draws to a close

    A SUMMER of festivals at Monks Cross shopping centre drew to a close last week. The Monksfest events ran through July and August with activities for children and grown ups. There were glitter stands, facepainting stalls and plenty of quirky props

  • Big Apple may be on its way to York

    A CITY centre bar is set for a major rebrand and makeover. A planning application has been submitted for Banyan in Little Stonegate to be turned into a New York-inspired venue. Arc Inspirations - the company that runs the Banyan chain - wants

  • Sweet taste of success for ethical choc brand

    CHOC Affair was born out of a love for chocolate and a desire to be an ethical, socially-responsible company, having a positive impact within the community. The business is passionate about seeing lives transformed through education and employment

  • U-turn by York bus firm over controversial 100% fare increase

    YORK’S biggest bus operator has performed a U-turn over a controversial decision to double bus fares on a route to the city’s Nestle factory, which was exposed by The Press earlier this month. First York’s single fare for passengers heading on