YORK CITY manager Steve Watson has lamented his side’s second half performance against Darlington, despite them scoring both goals in that period in their 2-0 win in the North East. Heading into the break scoreless, a pair of stunning strikes from
AJAZ PATEL is ready and raring to go ahead of his short-term overseas stint with Yorkshire. The New Zealand left-armer is planning to put “his own spin on things” as he bids to fill the shoes of Keshav Maharaj, who has returned to international
HUNDREDS of children made the most of the chance to get as muddy as possible with their parents cheering them on. They were among 2,200 who took part in today's Race for Life Pretty Muddy event on York's Knavesmire. Another 2,200 will run tomorrow
Darlington 0, York City 2 YORK CITY have returned to the top of the National League North table after a pair of fine strikes from Alex Kempster and Paddy McLaughlin earned them a hard-fought 2-0 win at Darlington. Having drawn three of their
Toulouse Olympique 44, York City Knights 6 TOULOUSE Olympique maintained their ascendancy over York City Knights this year as James Ford’s injury-hit troops were unable to suppress the flamboyant French flair in the opening Betfred Championship
BOOK lovers and collectors have been in seventh heaven at York Racecourse this weekend. The two-day York National Book Fair 2019 saw more than 220 booksellers from across the UK display some of their stock, talk about their catalogue and meet prospective
VETERANS from across the UK protested by marching through York city centre at lunchtime on foot and on motorbikes. They were objecting to the prosecution of colleagues who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Led by North Tyneside
A LIGHT installation will illuminate the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey this month. Touring artwork Museum of the Moon will be coming to the abbey, which is in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, for four nights from September 19 to 22, between
TO mark the start of the Rugby World Cup, a York pub is looking for the city's biggest rugby fan. The Windmill Inn Greene King pub, in Blossom Street, is calling for ‘committed fans to be in with a chance of winning £1,000. As well as this,
Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen (Simon and Schuster paperback, £8.99) It is always a delight to discover a new author, especially when they already have a large body of work you can read back through. This happened to me recently with American author
From the depths of Mexican caves to scaling heights in the Arabian Peninsula, Steve Backshall promises to inject Harrogate audiences with the adrenalin of his most ambitious year to date STEVE Backshall puts the wild in wildlife. We’re used to
RATHER than swapping weakened pounds for Euros, many in this country are now wondering whether to exchange their holidaying habits instead. Staycations might still have trailed Spain, France, Greece and USA in 2019's list of favourite summer destinations
IT’S the most hotly contested game in premium motoring. German premium brands Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW have been doing battle in the executive saloon sector for decades, with their respective A4, C Class and 3 Series offerings vying with each
ADAM LYTH reached 10,000 first-class runs for Yorkshire earlier this week, against Somerset at Taunton, and is targeting plenty more where that came from over the next few years. Opening batsman Lyth admits he is proud of his achievements since
Thank God all our household waste gets recycled. It does get recycled, doesn’t it? Or is recycling a scam? Are we wasting our time separating things into coloured boxes? Does it just end up in landfill? Let’s cut the flimflam. Separating rubbish
Will the spice be right at Mommy Thai in York? MAXINE GORDON finds out BOOKINGS at Mommy Thai should come with a health warning: certain dishes will set your mouth on fire. Well not literally on fire, but leave your lips tingling like you've
A SIGNIFICANT new business development - at Sherburn in Elmet – will soon be welcoming its first occupiers. It's set to create new jobs and opportunities for people in the area. Cromwell Polythene is expanding onto the new Sherburn2 site. The development
CAMPAIGNERS may call for a judicial review into a decision to approve planning permission for a huge jail at a village near York. Proposals for a 1,440-inmate prison at Full Sutton were given the green light by a majority vote at an East Riding
PLANS for flood barrier upgrades at Clifton Ings have been given the green light. But environment campaigners have raised concerns about the project. A City of York Council planning committee approved the plans by a majority vote at a meeting
A POPULAR York fish and chip shop and restaurant is set to undergo a major refurbishment. Drake’s Fish and Chips in Low Petergate has submitted a planning application for a revamp of its takeaway and restaurant. The business was last refurbished
RESIDENTS are worried that historic 19th century paving stones on their street could be damaged when they are lifted for ultra fibre optic cables to be installed. Homes in New Walk Terrace, off Fishergate, York, received a letter on September 2
A HEARTBROKEN mum has paid tribute to her partner and “soul mate” after his death aged just 34. Lee Harvey, of Woodthorpe, York, died from myelodysplasia syndrome, a rare blood cancer in which the individual does not produce enough healthy blood
A TELEVISION legend welcomed a historic train to a York museum as he filmed a new documentary. David Jason, best known for his role as ‘Del Boy’ in BBC’s Only Fools and Horses, visited the National Railway Museum this week to film a new programme
KNAVESMIRE will be a sea of mud today as fundraisers come together in aid of Cancer Research UK. Race for Life events are taking place today and tomorrow, with men, women and children all participating in the events for the first time this year
ALL charges have been dropped against a man accused of abducting a girl at the centre of a national police search. North Yorkshire Police issued a public appeal for help after they were told Le Linh Thi Dieu, 15, had disappeared from a tourist
