TWO cars have crashed on the A19 south of York. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said firefighters from Tadcaster and York attended the collision the A19 at Crockey Hill late this afternoon, which caused delays. A spokeswoman said a vehicle
MICKY CUMMINS has said this blank weekend has "come at a good time" for an ailing York City squad, and is positive about how it is progressing. Dan Maguire and Josh King were both absent for Saturday's draw at Kettering Town while Joe Tait came
CITY of York sealed their maiden West Yorkshire Cross Country League senior men’s title in style with victory in the final round at Cleckheaton. York’s men’s success added to their under-13 girls’ team victory, which had been secured with a race
A WOMAN has been threatened with a machete and robbed of cash in an alleyway in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said the robbery happened between 6.45pm and 7.15pm on Saturday, when the woman left the Costcutter shop in Skipton Road and walked
THREE people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a transport shop in York city centre. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said three crews from Acomb and York went just after 3pm today to the fire, which affected an electric
THE Archbishop of York will preside over his final Christmas Day service later this month - while the Dean of York will experience his first Christmas in charge at the Minster. The Archbishop, Dr John Sentamu is to retire next June, while the Dean
A YORK animal home is holding a festive dog walk to celebrate Christmas and raise funds for the home. The annual ‘SantaPaws’ walk, organised by RSPCA York, Harrogate and District Branch, will take place on Sunday from 11am. The route will start
A POPULAR hotel in York has unveiled a new head chef. Continuing with its transformation, Cairn Group-owned Elmbank Hotel in York has welcomed well-known Yorkshire chef Mike Cummings to head up its kitchen. A spokesman for the hotel said that
YORK RI host basement side Sheffield Oaks tomorrow with the Yorkshire Four south east division title on the horizon. Despite defeat to Stanley Rodillians at the weekend - only their second of the season - RI remain six points ahead of Mosborough
Review: Sleeping Beauty, York Theatre Royal, until January 25 2020. Box office: 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk UNLESS you have been asleep for 100 years, you will know Sleeping Beauty is the first York Theatre Royal pantomime since Berwick
A MAN has died outside a B&Q store in York. Police said that North Yorkshire Police were called to Hurricane Way, Clifton Moor, at 8.30pm on Wednesday. The man, who was in his late sixties, couldn't be revived by paramedics. Police
A NORTH Yorkshire college has reached top of the ranks in a county league table. Selby College was “delighted” to see the results of the latest NICDEX College League Table. This table compares college scores for learner satisfaction, employer
A GROUP of volunteers from a York project enjoyed a Christmas lunch as a part of a campaign celebrating the importance of pubs in communities. The volunteers, from Planet Food York; The Junk Food Project, attended The Gillygate pub last week for
A COURT has deferred a decision on whether to extradite a York man to Spain over claims he was part of an organised crime gang until next year. Paul Blanchard, 74, of Fulford, is alleged to have acted as a financial adviser for a criminal organisation
TWO friends have told how they saved a man from York's River Foss at the end of a 21st birthday night out in the city centre. Teddy Cushing and Kieran Delaney - whose actions have now won praise from a York Rescue Boat spokeswoman - said they threw
A FAMILY-run manufacturer of gourmet pies has secured major investment to expand and sell their wares nationally. The Yorkshire Pudding Pie Company in Malton hopes the deal with help them sell their products initially through farm shops and supermarkets
TADCASTER Albion will be aiming to record a first away win since early October when they travel to City of Liverpool on Saturday. Albion lost ground on the BetVictor Northern Premier League north/west division play-off places after letting a two-goal
YORK City Knights have announced that tickets have gone on sale for the opener in their pre-season campaign away to Featherstone Rovers. The match will take place on Sunday, January 5 (3pm kick-off) at the LD Nutrition Stadium and is the first
YORK City have been drawn at Whitby Town in the second round of the North Riding County FA Senior Cup. The tie at the Turnbull Ground is due to be played on or before January 31. Both sides cruised through the first round with high-scoring
THE Duke of York has resigned from his role as Royal Patron at the York Minster Fund after 15 years. The Minster Fund has released a statement explaining Prince Andrew's decision to step down from the role. The statement read: “The Duke of
Chatting to a woman and child in a coffee shop about Christmas, I asked ‘What are you doing on December 25?’‘Taking the family to Mass’, was the reply. That’s the real spirit of the season. Not the gifts. Not the turkey. The celebration of the birth
Thank you for your helpful article ‘How you can help the homeless in York’ (The Press, December 8). As Methodist District Chair I oversee 220 churches around the North & East of Yorkshire. I am increasingly aware of how widespread the plight of
Why all the surprise about class sizes in schools (The Press, December 10)? There have been schools shut down with the pupils having to be relocated. That helps to fill the classrooms of other schools. One in this area - Burnholme - was shut down
Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday is expected to ease some of the congestion on the roads during the annual festive getaway. The AA predicts visits to friends and family are likely to be more spread out than normal. Its survey of nearly
POLICE searching for a missing 74-year-old woman from North Yorkshire say she has been found safe and well. Barbara Coope had been missing since she left her home in Westbourne Road in Scarborough at 6pm last night (Wednesday) and officers were
YORK & District Schoolboys Under-13s earned their third consecutive win when they beat Doncaster 2-0. Lleyton Brown and Jack Cottam both hit the net for York in their Yorkshire Schoolboys League fixture. On a tricky surface, a confident York
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from a York river early today. The man was pulled from the River Foss near Clifford's Tower at just after 3am. Crews from York, Acomb and Huntington took part in the rescue, using a 9-metre ladder, lines, lighting
EXTRA funding is essential to help "hold back the decline" of York's roads. A council meeting was told that more money is needed from central government to fix or improve the city's streets - as the local authority tries to manage a £112m backlog
THE country heads to the polls today to vote in the general election. And before you head to the polling station to cast your vote (and hopefully participate in the popular #DogsAtPollingStations movement), here are some tips from the electoral
YOUNG people working with City of York Council’s Youth Justice Service are supporting a charity project which allows them to give back to the community. Selby-based charity, Spirit of Christmas, is organising its fifth Christmas party in York for
TWO pop-up shops in York are supporting local charities through the sale of Christmas cards. The Cards for Good Causes shops are in St Helen’s and St Martin’s churches in St Helen’s Square, with Christmas cards from local charities including Admiral
ANTI-BREXIT campaigners claim some Liberal Democrat supporters in York Outer have promised to vote Labour today to try to defeat Tory candidate Julian Sturdy, in return for a pledge by some Labour supporters in Harrogate & Knaresborough to vote LibDem
THERE were no food banks in York before 2010 and the city "did not see the notion of food poverty". This is according to a City of York Council report - with the local authority carrying out a review of poverty in the city and how it can be tackled
PLANS have been submitted for a new flood storage area that would hold back a million cubic metres of water from the River Foss - protecting 490 homes in the city. The Environment Agency will create the water storage area further upstream of the
A CANDLELIT Swedish service celebrating the bringer of light during the long darkness of winter has taken place at York Minster. Now in its seventh year, the atmospheric Sankta Lucia service featured a candlelit procession and traditional Swedish
FOUR young men who fought passengers at York Railway Station twice within an hour have been handed Christmas curfews. But the quartet were spared a spell in prison because it took British Transport Police and the CPS West’s division more than a
A MAN has been acquitted of hitting a teenage vandal on the head with a bottle. Artur Ahdi Hussan, 36, told a jury at York Crown Court youths had targeted his house in Tang Hall for two years and police efforts to stop them had been ineffective
A YORK boy is recovering after breaking both legs when he got off his school bus, tried to avoid a puddle and was struck by a car. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance helped save Max Kent’s life by whisking him from the accident in Crockey Hill to Leeds
Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ O’Sullivan reveals the secrets to becoming snooker's most prolific major winner and discusses being compared to Roger Federer and Tiger Woods. Three decades and 72 titles into his professional career, there will be one thing
