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  • Car seized in York village after reports of poaching

    POLICE in North Yorkshire have seized an uninsured 4x4 after reports of poaching. At 11.15am on Sunday(November 10) North Yorkshire Police received calls from residents reporting a group of men with lurcher dogs suspected of poaching near Sutton-on-the-Forest

  • Two killed in crash between Mercedes and HGV

    TWO people were killed in a crash between a Mercedes car and an HGV on the A59 today. Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage after the fatal accident near Knaresborough. Police were called the collision involving a grey Mercedes

  • University gears up for 3 days of graduations in York

    YORK St John University is getting ready for three days of graduations next week. Hundreds of York St John University students graduate in York Minster alongside inspirational honorary graduates on Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20 and Thursday, November

  • Man banned from touching cars

    A MAN who has been banned from touching cars was arrested just weeks after being released from prison. Sean Beard, who lives in the York area but is of no fixed address, was forbidden from touching any vehicle without the owner's permission after

  • Police at scene of 'serious' accident on A59

    POLICE are at the scene after a serious accident on the A59 this morning (Monday). The road is currently closed between Knaresborough and the A1 and motorists are are being advised to avoid the area. North Yorkshire Police Tweeted: "We're currently

  • FA Trophy draw gives York City chance for revenge

    YORK City have been drawn at home to Altrincham in the FA Trophy third qualifying round. The tie was revealed less than 24 hours after the sides last met, when the Robins came away from Bootham Crescent with a 1-0 win in the FA Cup on Sunday.

  • Shop's ban on cheesy Christmas songs goes viral

    BOSSES at a shop that banned cheesy Christmas songs say they are stunned by the reaction - after the story went viral. The York Gin shop will not be playing Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You or Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody, as it said

  • TV series promotes Yorkshire to global audience

    THE creator of television series Gentleman Jack - which featured key York landmarks - has been praised for promoting Yorkshire to a global audience. York took a starring role in the emotional finale of the first series. Precentor's Court and

  • Pooran's Yorkshire return overjoys Lyth

    ADAM LYTH will be hoping Nicholas Pooran saves a few sixes for his time with Yorkshire next summer as the pair prepare to meet in the forthcoming T10 competition in Abu Dhabi. They are amongst a quartet of Vikings heading out to the Middle East

  • Poppleton United on the up in York Minster Engineering League

    POPPLETON United moved up to eighth place in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division with a 2-0 win at Easingwold Town. Victory in the only top flight fixture to take place on Saturday means United are now two points and two

  • Dominic lines up second Malton Christmas Carol performance

    DOMINIC Gerrard is adding a second performance of his one-man show, A Christmas Carol, at York House, Malton, on December 20 after the first sold out. Direct from the London stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company actor will present his intimate, candle-lit

  • LETTER: Closing roads will create problems elsewhere

    WITH dismay we read yet again in The Press (Moves to stop rat run traffic, October 30) of the plan by the city council’s transport committee, led by Cllr Andy D’Agorne of the Green Party, to close more roads in The Groves to improve air quality.

  • LETTER: New developments ‘out of scale’ with the city

    NEVER mind a probe into the height of York’s new aparthotel; how about an inquiry into the excessive height of all the massive new developments allowed in recent years which are clearly out of scale with this ancient city? Those of us who have had

  • Firefighters break into smoke-filled home to rescue man

    FIRE crews wearing breathing apparatus have forced entry into an East Yorkshire property to rescue a man. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said the incident happened yesterday afternoon in Howden when an unattended pan was left on a cooker.

  • McFly set date to play North Yorkshire venue

    CHART-TOPPING McFly are bringing their live show to Scarborough Open Air Theatre next summer. With seven UK number-one singles, five Top 10 albums, six sell-out tours and 10 million records sold worldwide, McFly are without question one of the most

  • Woman taken to hospital after A64 crash

    A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A64. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the single-vehicle accident happened at just after 10pm last night at Huttons Ambo, near Malton Two crews from Malton went to the scene,

  • York missed out because of King James and a civil war...

    YORK is one of the most historic and historically important cities in the whole of the United Kingdom. We've got bits of Roman building still standing (the Multangular Tower) or sticking out of later medieval walls, for goodness sake. And the city

  • Health partnership deal will 'best serve patients'

    TWO health organisations have teamed up to deliver a one-stop centre of excellence for the treatment of bone and joint conditions in York. Ramsay Health Care UK (Clifton Park) Ltd has formed a partnership with North Yorkshire Orthopaedic Specialists

  • Paedophile jailed after befriending family with young child

    A NORTH Yorkshire paedophile used his membership of a church to befriend a family with a young child, York Crown Court heard. Garry Dover Afflick, 53, has served prison sentences for abusing children and is subject to a lifelong court order banning

  • Market traders threaten to close over Christmas access row

    ANGRY traders say they may have to shut their York stalls after being told they won't be able to access Shambles Market with their vehicles until 8pm three days a week. The traders said they were “outraged” after being informed by Make it York