PLAYGROUNDS across York could get an upgrade - but communities will be expected to fundraise to pay for some of the work. City of York Council is planning to review all of its play areas - for the first time since 1996. The local authority will
A WOMAN who alleges Paul Gascoigne sexually assaulted her on a York to Newcastle train by planting a sloppy, drunken kiss on her lips has tearfully told a jury how it was "completely out of the blue". When other passengers challenged him about
A YORK man who lost over eight and a half stone in just under a year has now created his own weight loss group to help others who are looking to slim down. Pete Chamberlain, 58, from Tadcaster, joined a slimming world group near his home in August
A WOMAN was injured when she was allegedly pulled to the floor and dragged down a ginnel in an attempted robbery in a North Yorkshire town. It happened at the junction of Park Row and Stockwell Lane in Knaresborough between 6.30pm and 6.45pm on
A CONSULTATION process has started which may lead to more children attending a Selby primary school. Currently Staynor Hall Primary Academy – which opened in 2016 – accepts 30 new starters each year and for the last two year has been oversubscribed
A CHILDREN’S hospice has received a £3,500 boost thanks to the rallying support of local businesses. Hunter Gee Holroyd Chartered Accountants hosts a charity event every year for local business to attend, and has raised more than £65,000 over the
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers are through to the second round of the North Riding County FA Saturday Cup following an 8-2 win over Thirsk Falcons. Gary Newton hit four goals, with Matthew Tiplady, Sam Gough and Jake Duckworth also on target. The pick
YOUNG footballers and their supporters vastly exceeded expectations when they held a Family Footy Funday in memory of a player’s brother. The bad weather didn’t deter more than 100 people from turning out for the three-hour event at Wheldrake village
ONE of Britain's worst paedophiles, who abused up to 200 Malaysian children, has been stabbed to death in a York prison, it has been reported. Richard Huckle was murdered at HMP Full Sutton Prison, York, on Sunday, sources said. The Sun reported
GIRLS at a college in York celebrated opportunities available to girls studying STEM subjects to mark Ada Lovelace Day. Last week at York College female students took part in hands-on activities and workshops in science, technology, engineering
FORMER Newcastle and England footballer Paul Gascoigne has arrived at Teesside Crown Court where he is expected to go to trial this morning charged with sexually assaulting a woman by kissing her while on a York train. The ex-footballer was arrested
YORK City Knights have entered into a dual-registration partnership with Betfred Super League club Castleford Tigers for the 2020 Betfred Championship season. It is the third time that the Knights have linked up with the Tigers, after similar agreements
GEORGE DAVEY got his professional boxing career off to a winning start at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. The York super welterweight was third-from-last on a blockbuster bill which was topped by unbeaten featherweight champion Josh Warrington's
I write in response to Mr Stockton’s letter (‘BBC is unfairly punishing weekly licence payers, October 10) to clarify the position regarding weekly TV licence payments. It is entirely incorrect to state that the BBC unfairly punishes weekly licence
Your regular correspondent DM Deamer’s recent claim that ‘wood burning’ is a modern craze is far from the mark (‘Tis the season of mists and burning wood, Letters, October 8). Mr Deamer is surely old enough to realise that wood burning, for whatever
Who would have guessed that boosting flood defences and installing huge water pumps at the Foss Barrier to pump water into the River Ouse at times of flooding would have an adverse effect on people living downstream (‘Flooding fears grow as defences
The introduction of the York Hospital Park & Ride Service, from Rawcliffe Bar, for staff, patients and hospital visitors, is very welcome - especially with the expansion of the hospital, which may make on-site parking even more difficult. Can I
BUYING a house is reputed to be one of life’s most stressful events. It may not seem so bad when you first start looking for one and you’re optimistically trawling through property websites, but unless you are lucky enough to find your dream home
THE number of hate crimes reported across North Yorkshire over a six-month period in 2019 has increased by 19 per cent compared with last year, figures have revealed. Now North Yorkshire Police is encouraging victims and communities to report hate
A NEW Canon Precentor has been appointed at York Minster. The Chapter of York has announced that The Revd Canon Dr Vicky Johnson, currently Residentiary Canon at Ely Cathedral, will take on the role. Vicky succeeds The Revd Canon Peter Moger,
We carried a series of photos of the old gasworks at Heworth in Yesterday Once More a few weeks ago. And we have found another brilliant one to kick off our latest spread of old photos this week. The photograph (photograph 1) comes from the collection
SIR Arthur Ingram was, by all accounts, a bit of a rogue. The Yorkshire landowner, investor, alum magnate and some-time politician and MP, who died in 1642, has been described by once source as 'a rapacious, plausible swindler'. A merchant turned
MAXINE GORDON joins a cookery class with a difference AT his recent gig in York, TV comic Josh Widdicombe joked about the trials of the organic veg box. The audience hooted in recognition as Josh riffed about how he and his wife struggled to cook
A FAMILY-run printing company has invested £320,000 to transform its factory. NorthWolds, in Pocklington, in East Yorkshire, has completed the work at its site with the installation of a state-of-the-art printing press and mezzanine level fulfilment
PLANS to boost well-paid jobs in York will be discussed by councillors at a meeting. A report said most of the skilled new jobs created in the city have been in business, media and public professional roles. But there has been a drop in scientific
A CHILDREN’S author from Selby has been commissioned by police and crime comissioners office, Humberside, to help educate youngsters on the topic of knife crime, county lines and gangs. Christina Gabbitas, organiser of the Children’s Literature
AN EAST Yorkshire school has become the first in the county to be awarded the prestigious ADHD Friendly School award. Pocklington Junior School received the accolade at the ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Foundation annual conference
A SON carried out a £86,000 fraud on the public purse over his mother’s care fees, York magistrates heard. Neil Long, 54, pocketed £190,000 from the sale of his parents’ home, said Victoria Waudby, prosecuting. Then he claimed to City of York
A CARE home worker whose neglect caused a dog months of suffering and pain has has been banned from keeping any animal for the rest of her life. Jean Audrey Simpson, 61, was also given a 12-week suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to
A COUPLE have thanked paramedics and York Hospital medics for saving their baby’s life after a shard of glass slit his throat, cutting the windpipe and jugular vein. Tasha and Mike Noble say it's only thanks to the swift response of ambulance crews
