YORK City have been drawn at home to fellow National League North outfit Altrincham in the first round of the FA Cup. The sides have met once already this season, with the Minstermen coming out 3-1 winners in Greater Manchester in the league.
PROMISING hooker Will Jubb has become the latest player to commit to York City Knights for 2020 after signing a one-year deal, thanks to the help of Squadbuilder. The 14th addition to next year's Betfred Championship squad, Jubb gives head coach
A TRIAL to allow cyclists to bike down High Petergate in York when the road is closed to traffic during the day is set to be given the green light. But some readers said cyclists already use the street during pedestrian hours. Others said the move
A HEAD teacher at a school in York has temporarily stepped down from his post. In a letter to parents, Clifton Green Primary School said that Dave Brown was currently taking a leave of absence for "personal reasons". The letter said: “We are
A YORK hospice's annual Christmas Fair returns next month, and will be full of festive fun. St Leonard’s Hospice's fair will be held on November 24 at the Railway Institute on Hamilton Drive in Acomb, from noon to 4pm. There will be games and
WALKERS took part in a ramble along the Yorkshire Wolds Way and raised hundreds of pounds for BBC Children in Need. Organisers of Walking for Health in Market Weighton offered people a five-mile and a two-mile walk along the National Trail. The
PEOPLE of all ages came together in an East Yorkshire village for a coffee afternoon in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Bishop Wilton Primary School Council held its annual Macmillan Coffee Afternoon at the village hall. Mary Lazenby, from the
SKYGAZERS are set for some celestial fireworks as Earth passes through an area of space "littered" with the debris of Halley's Comet. The Orionid meteor is active throughout October, but is expected to peak at around 11:30pm on October 21, producing
A FREE seminar is being held in York to help teachers keep youngsters safe online. The digital safeguarding event, hosted by Vital York Limited, will bring together speakers from the Yorkshire and Humber Cyber Crime Unit, national charity The Children
A GROUP of 44 fundraisers who completed the Yorkshire Marathon wearing an 85ft long Viking boat costume hope to have set a new world record. The team entered the marathon in and around York on Sunday aiming to achieve a new Guinness World Record
A BURGLAR chased through the city centre by a pub goer has been given a community order. Philip Noble, 39, smashed his way into Browns department store, York, at 11.30pm on September 12 and took fragrances worth £938, said Martin Butterworth, prosecuting
AN EVENING of dinner and dancing will raise funds for a local charitable foundation. The Three Bears Foundation is holding its charity ball on November 16 from 6.30pm at Novotel York. All proceeds will go towards the fight against pancreactic
A SMALL design business in York is preparing for expansion as it moves to a new, larger store. Just Smile Designs, owned and run by Kerry Esltob, will open a new store in Bootham early next month (November). Kerry, 30, said: “It’s very
PUPILS and teachers at a primary school near Selby are benefitting from improved facilities, thanks to a building project completed over the summer. A £250,000 scheme, which was funded by North Yorkshire County Council’s Schools Capital Programme
AN “inspirational” York man, who used to be homeless, has scooped a prestigious national award for being a supportive role model to young musicians. Neil Card won the Inspirational Music Leader accolade at the Youth Music Awards. The 35-year-old
"AT this moment in time, I don't think anyone would want to come here." So said centre-back Sean Newton, who believes another FA Cup home tie would be perfect for York City after Saturday's 2-0 win over Stockport County. The 31-year-old put in
RESIDENTS across North Yorkshire are being urged to give their views on how the county council should prioritise its ambitions. The annual review of the council plan influences how the council budget is managed. People can help to shape the development
THE 2019 York Community Pride Awards celebrated the city's unsung heroes in a glittering ceremony at York Racecourse. The awards are organised jointly by The Press and City of York Council, and the main sponsor is Benenden Health. Here is a
A SINGLE mother was pressurised into allowing her home to be used as a cannabis production centre, York magistrates heard. Phil Morris, prosecuting, said Joanne Diane Michelle Ruane, 30, tried to stop a housing officer going upstairs when they made
A VILLAGER has told how she and other residents were woken by a 'massive' bang like a bomb going off when thieves targeted a bank's ATM in a village near York. The attempted theft happened at Barclays Bank in Main Street, Heslington, in the early
A NORTHERN wholesaler has been trialling a new concept in a York store to help reduce single use plastic waste. James Hall & Co, Spar wholesaler for the North of England, has been trialling an in-store water tap for customers to re-fill their reuseable
A MULTI-STOREY stage heralded the varied landscape ahead. The band started the rousing Love Revolution as Young burst out of a 6 foot parcel that had been on the stage as the crowd waited. This was just for starters in an evening of theatrical
YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school now have a place where they can have a quiet moment to themselves. A new 'reflective area' has been officially opened at Heworth CE School – a place where students could learn to be quiet and breathe out, to develop
OLD Malton St Mary’s made light work of their re-arranged York FA Saturday Senior Cup tie as they beat visitors Marston Green 7-0. The Ryedale side’s first round game was one of four postponed due to players being called up to the York Minster
TWO more people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing of a man in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police said the 26-year-old victim was found with serious injuries outside Scarborough's Town Hall on St Nicholas Street
YORK City Knights have confirmed the departures of both Ash Robson and Matt Chilton. Full-back Robson's contract with the club has been terminated by mutual consent while winger Chilton has left due to work commitments away from the game. Robson
A MOTHER of a young girl who was knocked down by a bus in York city centre said it "could have been so much worse," and has thanked everyone who helped. Gillian Lister's two-year-old daughter Ellie was hurt in the crash on Piccadilly shortly before
THE 72nd Pocklington Chrysanthemum Show will add a splash of colour to Burnby Hall in Pocklington next month. Taking place on November 2, there will be a range of classes, including fruit and vegetables, baking, photography and handicrafts, as
YORK is a city of the ages. Beneath our feet, as we walk about the streets, is layer upon layer of history. It stretches back in time, through the Victorians and Georgians to the medieval Merchant Adventurers, Richard III, the Norman conquest, the
Well, here's a great photo. It shows the old Rowntree factory on Tanner's Moat, rising like a fortress of industry above the surrounding buildings, and with Lendal Bridge visible - but half hidden by trees - in the foreground. The picture - photo
North Yorkshire marketing specialist Jennifer Middleton takes us behind the scenes of a new two-part film about Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall JENNIFER Middleton turned 50 yesterday – and marked the milestone with a career highlight.
A WOMAN who survived jumping out of a first floor window to escape an abusive boyfriend five years ago is "at peace" after being found dead in her York flat, an inquest heard. Rebecca Major, 36, had a history of using heroin and her death was drug
PLANS for a new nursing home to be built on a landmark council housing development have been hit by a setback - after the local authority was unable to find a construction company able to work on the project. City of York Council’s plans for 165
PLANS to install thermal imaging cameras along York’s rivers, paint the top of ladders on the waters’ edge with glow in the dark paint and place a mental health helpline phone number on city centre benches were all considered at a river safety meeting
