STEVE WATSON has hailed the impact of returning duo Paddy McLaughlin and Nathan Dyer, both of whom were influential in York City’s 2-0 win at Darlington. The suspension of Andy Bond and a late ankle knock to Kallum Griffiths forced Watson into
YORKSHIRE endured a chastening first day against Kent at Emerald Headingley, with veteran Darren Stevens smashing a fabulous career best 237 to recover his side from early strife. Duanne Olivier impressed with four wickets in seven overs with the
POLICE are investigating after a 79-year-old man was burgled four times in less than five months. North Yorkshire Police said a man went into the elderly man’s house in Turnham Lane in Cliffe, Selby, while he was asleep upstairs at 12.27am on September
MEMBERS of a Scout group near Selby have been given a prestigious award. A beaver and cub from Thorpe Willoughby Scouts have been awarded Chief Scout badges. The Chief Scout Award is the highest award that can be completed by scouts. Maisie-Marie
A CARE home in York has been given a makeover by one of its staff members to create a calming and relaxing space for residents. Minster Grange Care Home, in Haxby Road, York now has a calming and peaceful garden room after one of its members gave
TICKETS are now on sale for York City Knights' Betfred Championship play-off semi-final at home to Featherstone Rovers. Coach James Ford's side will take on Rovers at Bootham Crescent on Saturday (kick off 3pm) for a place in the preliminary final
A YORK paedophile already serving a 16-year prison sentence has been jailed for a further two-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting a girl more than 50 years ago under a different name. Keith Ryman, 76, appeared before York Crown Court - sitting
MORE than 600 current and former students, parents and staff attended a memorial service to a much-loved York teacher. They joined family, friends, and members of the York musical community to remember Bootham School teacher, Richard Burton, who
A YORK couple chose a Lancashire venue for the official launch of their new book about a York saint. John and Wendy Rayne-Davis have now returned to York via Middlesbrough for a series of meetings about their biography of St Margaret Clitherow.
A YORK-based company has signed a three-year deal with England Rugby to be its official meat and protein snack supplier. Kings Elite Snacks, which makes natural protein snacks including Jerky and Biltong, is also launching a limited-edition Rugby
A BOY was allegedly robbed of his bike by a man in York, prompting police to appeal for witnesses and information. North Yorkshire Police said a group of teenage boys were riding their bikes by the riverside in York between Scarborough Bridge and
A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to start work on the first stages of the York Central development. John Sisk & Son will work on finalising designs for the first phase of infrastructure for the access bridge, spine road and National Railway Museum
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a barn fire near York this afternoon (September 16). Crews from York, Acomb, Boroughbridge, and Knaresborough attended the fire in Thorpe Underwood. They used two water curtains and cooling jets to evacuate animals
PRIMARY schools in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to sign up to a charity initiative aimed at keeping children safe from abuse. In Yorkshire and Humber NSPCC volunteers visited 593 primary schools and spoke to 131,425 children in the last
Review: Kelly Jones, Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day Tour, York Barbican, Saturday THIS was a solo show, except that it wasn’t a solo show. First up, Dwight A Baker and Patricia Lynn’s country-noir duo The Wind And The Waves, from Austin Texas
FIRE crews have helped rescue a horse that had become stuck in a small beck in North Yorkshire due to steep banks either side. Crews were called to the incident in Cayton, near Scarborough, at about 7.30pm yesterday (September 15). They used
COUNCIL chiefs and health bosses have launched a consultation on the former Bootham Park hospital site - despite not owning the land. They have produced plans of what the site could become including homes, leisure and health facilities and a multi-storey
JOB seekers will get the chance to meet more than 70 employers and training providers at an event in the city later this month. About 700 visitors are expected to turn out for the York Job Fair and they will get the chance to meet dozens of employers
A MAJOR road in York will be closed from midday after a sinkhole appeared following roadworks. Bishopthorpe Road will be temporarily closed from noon today (Monday) after a sinkhole appeared whilst City of York Council were carrying out signal
THIEVES stole money after breaking into a flat in York. North Yorkshire Police said the burglary happened on Martin Cheeseman Court between 6pm and 9.15pm last Tuesday. A spokesperson for the force commented: "We are requesting the public’s assistance
PLAY-OFFS bound Heworth ARLC edged to a 24-22 victory at Hensingham in Kingstone Press National Conference League division three. The win lifted the Villagers into third place following Dewsbury Celtic’s defeat at Leigh East and they host Oldham
Review: Shrek The Musical, York Stage Musicals, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday. Box office: 0844 871 3024 or at atgtickets.com/York THIS is York Stage Musicals’ biggest show to date, and not only because it features the big green ogre Shrek
A KNIFE amnesty is being held across North Yorkshire as part of a national week of action. North Yorkshire Police is once again taking part in Operation Sceptre, a national campaign to tackle knife crime, which began today (September 16). The
THE cause of a fire at a cricket pavilion in a North Yorkshire seaside town is being investigated. Fire crews were called to the incident on Filey Road in Scarborough at about 8.40pm yesterday (September 15). A spokesperson for North Yorkshire
A VAN driver has been airlifted to hospital after a crash with a lorry on the A64 near Tadcaster this morning (September 16). North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to a collision involving a lorry and a van at 7am. The driver of
WE'VE got some great street scenes for you this week - starting with one which almost doesn't look like a street scene at all. It was taken in the early 1900s, and shows four children (with two more in the background) in Victorian dress sitting
A GROUP made up of local printmakers is offering another free opportunity to see the work of its members, talk to the artists and learn about this area of art at an event later this month. York Printmakers' third annual Autumn Print Fair will be
IT was the decade that brought us bell bottoms, massive collars, midi skirts and maxi dresses. Punk snarled its way on stage, making glam rock and heavy metal look suddenly old hat. In politics, it was the era of Ted Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan
NEXT time you're walking along Rougier Street, it might be worth pausing for a moment to think about what lies beneath. Because chances are that you might just be following in the footsteps of a Roman emperor or two. Somewhere hereabouts there may
CHANGES to the way prescriptions are reordered are causing “massive inconvenience” for some patients and concern for pharmacists - according to an independent health organisation. Patients in York can no longer order repeat prescriptions from pharmacies
SCHOOLCHILDREN and students have fundraised more than £1,000 to buy a lifesaving defibrillator. The device has been installed at St George's RC Primary School - where it can be easily accessed by York Rescue Boat and paramedics in an emergency.
THERE is a dental care crisis in York - with some patients in pain and in need of urgent treatment being told to travel to Scarborough, according to health campaigners. And many residents have been waiting more than two years to register with an
