YORK CITY manager Steve Watson has said there can’t be too many positive take-aways from his side’s performance as they won 2-0 at Irlam in the FA Cup. York, who are top of the Vanarama National League North, were expected to dominate against North
MARTYN MOXON has given an honest assessment of Yorkshire’s Specsavers County Championship progression, admitting: “We are some way off where we need to be." The county’s director of cricket knows there have been positive signs in four-day cricket
York City Knights 4, Featherstone Rovers 30 YORK City Knights’ remarkable season had to end at some point and so it did with a 30-4 defeat to old rivals Featherstone Rovers in the play-off quarter-finals. The finished above Rovers in the Betfred
A MAJOR fashion store in York city centre has closed its doors for the final time. The Dorothy Perkins and Burton store in Coney Street shut at 4.30pm yesterday afternoon, after shoppers took advantage of super sale bargains in its final hours,
YORK CITY safely navigated their way through a potential banana skin after overcoming Irlam 2-0 in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Goals from Alex Kempster and Kyle McFarlane in either half secured York's name in the hat for the next
THE man who took over running the York RAF Association’s annual Battle of Britain Wings Appeal following his wife's death says it raised a record sum. Ian Smith, of Stockton Lane, whose wife Maureen died of cancer earlier this year, has thanked
TADCASTER has been staging a cycling festival as it hosts one of the starts of the The Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International. The event kicks off nine days of cycling in North Yorkshire, featuring the world’s top athletes in their field.
A CHARITY that trains dogs to support deaf people was the inspiration behind a family fun day held by a York veterinary group. VetPartners raised £400 from the event as part of a year of fundraising for their chosen charity of 2019, Hearing Dogs
YORK funeral director Hayley Owen is set to fly for the first time today – and then jump out of the plane. She has won the backing of journalist and health campaigner Anne Diamond as she takes part in a parachute jump near Bridlington in a bid to
THE family and friends of a man who drowned in a York river have climbed the national Three Peaks - with less than half an hour to spare. Steven O’Neill, 29, from The Wirral, was one of five people who died in the city’s rivers in a tragic three-week
CLIMATE change protesters have staged 'die-ins' at York city centre businesses and banks. Campaigners wanting more action to reduce carbon emissions gathered in St Helen's Square yesterday lunchtime and then walked to Barclays Bank in Parliament
CARS, buses, lorries and military vehicles from yesteryear will descend on York Racecourse tomorrow when the city's biggest classic vehicle show is staged. York Historic Vehicle Group's 42nd annual rally, which will also feature motorcycles, scooters
COOPER King Distillery is a self-built gin and whisky distillery built on the site of an old family stable. Formed in 2016, by Dr Abbie Neilson, a former scientist, and Chris Jaume, a chartered architect, Cooper King Distillery is independent, family
A WHITE van rolled over in York last night - but no one is thought to have been injured. North Yorkshire Police said the single vehicle accident happened at about 10.45pm in Jockey Lane, Huntington, near the Aldi store. A spokeswoman said there
TWO pre-school providers in a North Yorkshire village have gone in to partnership to provide a wider range of facilities for parents. North Duffield under fives preschool and Orchard Trees day nursery are joining forces to offer a breakfast club
YORK College is celebrating a bumper year of results for students studying vocational qualifications. The college says that almost 70 per cent of BTEC vocational students have achieved triple distinction grade the equivalent of AAA at A-level.
BEFORE considering the merits of the latest version of Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV - the most technically advanced SUV ever produced by the company – it is worth considering its extraordinary success story. First launched in the UK in 2014, it made
MAXINE GORDON heads for some Friday night fun at Yo! Sushi in York MY friend has just been to a fancy restaurant where everything was delicious, but the food was served by serious waiters who delivered each dish as if it were a priceless piece
SHARMINI Thomas has been delivering Indian cookery classes and cookery demonstrations for more than 20 years. She is a true pillar of the community, not only for her classes but also her community and charitable efforts. Sharmini, who is up for
THE University of York has topped the Russell Group - the country's best universities - for 'teaching quality satisfaction' in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. Based largely on the outcome of this summer’s National Student
A WOMAN has been given a suspended prison sentence for buying a stun gun as a defence against her former partner. Sarah Louise Tams, 47, of Clifton, used her new partner’s online shopping account with his knowledge to buy the illegal weapon, Brian
A FOOTBALL match and family fun day is being held this weekend in memory of a little girl who died from a heart condition. Darcy, who lived in Malton, with her parents Emily and Kristian D’Rosario, died on January 24, just five days after her sister
NO-deal Brexit preparations for York are set to be discussed by senior councillors. But one councillor has said there needs to be more information about what will happen if there are shortages of food or medicine - risks detailed in leaked Government
A FAMILY friend who stole more than £75,000 from a dying neighbour and her deceased nephew has been jailed. The dead man trusted Monica Bailey, 54, of Whixley, north of York, to look after his and his aunt’s affairs after he was diagnosed with
SPIRIT of Yorkshire claims to be Yorkshire’s first whisky distillery. “We are a true field to bottle distillery with traceability on every grain that we grow, mill, mash and distil. We are a small team of dedicated individuals making an amazing
A SURGERY practice manager has been jailed for stealing £46,000 from its accounts. James Collumb, 54, “went on the attack” and threatened to sue the Old School Practice, Copmanthorpe, through an employment tribunal when it queried his overtime
