A WOMAN who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy while she worked as a North Yorkshire school matron has been jailed for two years and eight months. Susan Mary Bramwell, aged 58, from Endmoor, Cumbria, committed the offences at a school in Ripon
IF you've ventured into the centre of York in the last few days, you'll have seen the elegant new street furniture in St Helen's Square. It is fair to say that when they first appeared this week, the huge black blocks - and one long slab - that
ANOTHER new eatery has opened in York’s booming restaurant quarter. Kalpakavadi, specialising in South Indian cuisine, has been created in a former bookshop in Fossgate by the owners of Coconut Lagoon in Clarence Street. Partners Saji Kurian
STEVE WATSON has reaffirmed his desire to get his York City team to Wembley following the FA Trophy third qualifying round draw. Coincidentally, the tie has pitted the Minstermen against Altrincham - the side that knocked them out of the FA Cup
PEOPLE in York who need help in planning self-funded care are invited to a free advice event next week. York Carers Centre is hosting the event at York CVS, on Priory Street, on Carers Rights Day on Thursday from 10am to 2pm. The event will include
A TEAM of science technicians at a York secondary school have scooped a prestigious award. The team of four from All Saints RC School - Mingju Hou, Suzie Clay, Heather Pratt and Peter Burke - have been awarded the Salters National Award for School
NEW bollards are set to be installed to stop people driving through a gateway in the city walls - after the existing barriers broke. The measures will be installed at Victoria Bar and will mean only residents, cyclists and emergency services will
DIVISION two outfit Acomb Club have joined three other Fastpack York Sunday Morning League top tier sides in the League Cup quarter-finals. Also through to the last eight are Hounds, Wigginton Grasshoppers and league leaders Atlanta. Acomb Club
THESE shocking pictures show the aftermath of a dramatic crash involving a drug and drink driver in Ryedale. A car struck a first-floor window, landed on top of a large porch, and came to rest back on the road. Three passengers suffered life-changing
TOPSPIN A retained their 100 per cent winning record in the Red Goat York & District Table Tennis League with a narrow 6-4 victory over University A. The division one leaders needed a treble from Rob Owen to edge the narrow encounter and remain
YORK City Knights have been picked to take on Halifax RLFC at next season’s Summer Bash (5.15pm kick-off). The Knights face Halifax on day one of the weekend’s Betfred Championship event, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, on Saturday,
YORK City Knights' home and away playing kits for the 2020 season are now on sale to supporters. The home kit features amber and black hoops with white shorts while the away strip is all-black with an amber trip. Both kits are produced by Manchester-based
YORK Minster was spectacularly lit up as the city’s festive lights were switched on. Held at the new location of Duncombe Place, with the iconic backdrop of the Minster, the switch-on event marked the start of York’s Christmas Festival. Lights
YORK-BASED building contractors are undertaking a major refurbishment of a Grade II-listed council headquarters. William Birch was chosen for the work at North Yorkshire County Council in Northallerton County Hall. The modernisation of Brierley
CALLING all Scots in York: the St Andrew Society needs YOU. You don’t actually have to be a Scot to be a member: you just need an interest in Scotland. “We’re not clannish!” said Aberdeen-born Frank Paterson, a Society member who has lived in York
YORK City players teamed up with healthcare chiefs to celebrate the official opening of the newly-formed Clifton Park Hospital (CPHL). Among the team-mates at the ceremony was Kallum Griffiths who was treated at the hospital for an ankle injury.
SOCIAL network Instagram has announced it is expanding its hidden 'likes' trial globally. The Facebook-owned app began hiding users’ likes in countries including Ireland, Italy and Australia earlier this year. Feedback from early testing has
YORK boxer Michael Fafera will be looking to learn the lessons from his sparring with "world class" fighters when he returns to the ring on Friday night (November 22). Fafera, whose professional record stands at five wins from as many fights, takes
GRANTS of up to £2,500 are available for businesses in York to recruit an apprentice. The LEP Apprenticeship Grant for Employers is open to businesses with 249 or fewer employees. A core grant of £2,000 is on offer, allocated on a first-come,
A CYCLIST was hurt in a crash with a car in a North Yorkshire town this morning (November 15). It happened at around 6.45am on the A59 Skipton Road in Harrogate, near the junction with Westmoreland Street. North Yorkshire Police said a car collided
THE stage is set for 50 female entrepreneurs to showcase their products and services at the Women Means Business Market Place Expo tomorrow, Saturday (November 16). The event is at the Park Inn by Radisson York, with exhibitors offering a diverse
A MAN sustained a broken ankle in an alleged unprovoked attack in a North Yorkshire town. The assault happened in The Ginnel, Harrogate, outside of Manahatta bar at around midnight on October 19. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said
I AM pleased that Cllr Fiona Fitzpatrick, Rachael Maskell and the Shambles market traders have written a joint letter to Make It York querying its decision to ban access to Shambles market until 8pm some days (The Press, November 13). Cllr Fitzpatrick
What a shock seeing anti-terrorist barriers surrounding our York streets. Why, when allegedly we have been downgraded to a safer level? Instead of these extreme measures, we need more police who are visible on our streets and everyone to be streetwise
Don't worry, this isn't an invading Scottish army determined to secure a foothold in York before England leaves Europe and Scotland leaves us. These Pipers from the Royal Scots Greys Black Watch were simply in York to take part in a military tattoo
A CRASH on a main road near York caused traffic problems for motorists this morning (November 15). The collision happened on the A19 at Shipton by Beningbrough. It was reported to North Yorkshire Police as a two-car collision at 6.40am.
A MONTHLY survey continues to show a subdued housing sales market in Yorkshire and Humber, with a lack of new buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new supply coming on to the market. The RICS UK Residential Market Survey found that during October,
YORK City Academy coach Tim Ryan has spoken of his delight following his side's victory on penalties over Chesterfield in the first round of the National League Academy Cup. With the sides goalless three minutes from time at Bootham Crescent, Will
A YORK vet and her horse have both made remarkable recoveries from serious injuries to win a place at a top equestrian event at Badminton. Horsewoman Katie Brickman, who works at Minster Equine Veterinary Clinic in York, Ripon and Malton, severed
DOUBTS have been raised about the practicality of delivering affordable homes on land near Askham Bog - as a public inquiry into the scheme continues. Developers Barwood want to build more than 500 houses on land off Moor Lane, next to the bog.
A YORK hospice will hold its annual Christmas fair next week. St Leonard’s Hospice in York will stage the event next Sunday, November 24, in Acomb. Sarah Atkinson, event team lead at the hospice, said: “As always there’s loads going on so please
YORK Theatre Royal’s pantomime family will reunite this Christmas in the magical family pantomime, Sleeping Beauty. Martin Barrass, Suzy Cooper, A.J Powell and David Leonard will all feature in the up-coming shows. Executive director, Tom Bird
ELLIOT Bond - the little boy who is planning to run from York to Selby to help other children who have stayed at York Hospital - has been invited to help switch on the Christmas lights tonight at Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland. Elliot, eight, of
MORE than £1.2 million earmarked for building affordable homes in York had to be sent back to government coffers because the council did not spend the money - as the city faces a housing crisis. But a City of York Council spokesman says there are
