TWO test events that were planned to be held this week at York's new community stadium have now been axed, bosses have confirmed. As revealed in The Press today (Monday) York City commercial manager Chris Pegg said that a test event at the LNER
THE former Bootham Park Hospital is set to be turned into a retirement complex - with 125 homes for independent living. Under the plans people would still be able to cycle or walk through the grounds, some parts of the building will be opened to
A HOSTEL resident threatened to firebomb the building when he was told to leave for breaking its rules, York magistrates heard. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting, said staff at the Peaseholme Centre for the Homeless in Fishergate, York, initially
SCORES of North Yorkshire drivers are set to lose their licence after police arrested 100 motorists during a Christmas drink and drug driving campaign across the county. Defendants will appear in court throughout January and February, where they
A HAIRDRESSER who caused "mayhem" through her week-long vandalism campaign against people who had annoyed her, has been jailed. Jessica Dorothy Fearn, 25, threw water bombs and squirted paint out of a BMW onto pedestrians and defaced cars and a
A STUDENT housing development - of six new apartment blocks providing 368 bedrooms - is set to be approved by City of York Council. The scheme to redevelop Frederick House on Fulford Road is not without controversy - some neighbours raised concerns
CYCLISTS and pedestrians are set to be banned after all from a key York route, following a second U-turn by the Environment Agency. The agency had said last November that under revised flood defence proposals for Clementhorpe, cyclists and pedestrians
BOOTHAM Park Hospital could become a complex of retirement flats. Company Enterprise Retirement Living has been named as the preferred buyer by NHS property services. The plans would create 125 independent living retirement homes and would
CALLOUS thieves have stolen horse riding equipment from a children’s charity. On Saturday evening, a parked car was entered on Lonsdale Road in Scarborough, and a number of items of tack were taken, North Yorkshire Police said. The equipment
PLANS to provide more modern, high-quality care beds for older residents in York as part of the council’s Older Persons’ Accommodation Programme are moving forward. The council is being asked to approve land transactions and lease agreements to
A WHOPPING £65,000 has been donated to mental health charity Mind by a York-based charitable trust. The Pavers Foundation, founded by shoe retailer Pavers, has made the donation to Mind after employees voted it their latest Charity of the Year.
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been given 12 months’ detention after two teenagers were injured with a pair of scissors. The defendant, who was 14 at the time and cannot be named for legal reasons, was involved in an argument between a group of youths in
TWO salons in Malton have teamed up to support a local hospice with a cash boost. Goody's Hair and Beauty Salon, along with The Academy Hair and Beauty in Malton, came together to raise £250 for Saint Catherine's Hospice. The staff and students
YORK school pupils currently in Year 2 and Year 3 and who love singing are encouraged to try for a place in York Minster’s world famous choir and the chance to be educated at the Minster School. Children joining the choir, which is made up of 20
THE Grand Opera House, York, is teaming up with City of York Council to offer anyone aged 26 and under £5 tickets for the Broadway and West End show Once The Musical. Running from February 3 to 8, the show is based on the 2007 Irish indie hit film
POLICE have issued CCTV of a man they would like to speak to following an assault in which a glass was thrown at another man, causing serious injury, outside a Tesco Express store in York. North Yorkshire Police said that the incident happened 9pm
YORK confectioner Nestlé is launching a new version of its biggest brand, KitKat. The company says KitKat Gold is a 'delectable combination of trademark crispy wafer on a smooth milk chocolate base, topped with creamy white chocolate that has sweet
STUDENTS at a college in York got to meet a government minister on a recent visit to the city. York College hosted a visit from Education Minister, Michelle Donelan who was interested to hear how the new T Level qualifications for construction,
Delivery company Hermes has launched an investigation after shocking photos emerged of packages strewn in the back of one of its vans and scattered across a depot in Yorkshire. . The pictures, taken in the week after Christmas, show parcels littered
A 19-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash with a car in East Yorkshire at the weekend. Humberside Police said it happened at around 4.30pm on Saturday on Queensgate in Bridlington, near to the
MY husband has just built a woodshed. He measured it up, ordered the wood and spent several weekends constructing it. I have to say, it looks great. So good, that I now fancy buying a bit of land in the Canadian Rockies and setting him to work
A YORK Theatre Royal boss has hit back amid a growing furore over its panto’s future - saying there WILL be a pantomime next year but changes are needed after "collapsing" ticket sales. However, executive director Tom Bird also made it clear today
I applaud your correspondent who says that in addition to a crackdown on bad landlords there should also be action against bad tenants (Letters, January 8). He or she refers to anti-social behaviour. To that I would add tenants who breach their
I find myself becoming more dismayed by complacency in our city. What happened at Christmas to our market stall-holders was a disgrace. Now the Great Yorkshire Fringe says it can’t work with York any more (Fringe won’t be returning this summer,
I HAVE been watching York City for over 70 years and a season ticket holder for quite a number, but I am sad to say that this is my last season. When the move to the new community stadium was first put forward I envisaged the parking problems well
A CAR caught fire in a Ryedale town last night (January 12). Fire crews were called to reports of a car on fire on Commercial Street in Malton at around 9.30pm. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the car's engine compartment suffered
TRAFFIC lights on a main road in York were destroyed early this morning (January 13) when a Range Rover crashed into them. North Yorkshire Police has confirmed that a man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the collision on
GUSTS of up to 80mph could hit parts of the UK as Storm Brendan sweeps in, prompting the Met Office to issue a weather warning. The Republic of Ireland will be most affected by the storm, with Met Eireann putting out an orange wind warning for
The wonderful industrial-era block of flats on the River Foss now known as Rowntree Wharf began life as a grain warehouse or the Leetham and Sons flour mill across the river at Hungate. Founded by Henry Leetham in 1860, the Hungate mill was originally
COPPERGATE today is a busy shopping centre that just happens to have a Viking city buried beneath it. Everyone who lives in York - and indeed anyone who loves this city - knows the story of the Coppergate Dig, and how that Viking city was discovered
A GP has hit out at a company for creating gin and tonic-flavoured yoghurts - saying the desserts are "counterproductive to public health". Dr Nigel Wells criticised Müller for it's gin and tonic-inspired range - saying on Twitter: "Have we not
A YORK cheese shop owner who tried to see the funny side after a thief smashed windows and grabbed bottles of gin has had the last laugh. Harry Baines, owner of Love Cheese in Gillygate, said his father Richard came down with a pot of paint after
POLICE officers are unlikely to face disciplinary action in connection with a man’s death in York’s River Ouse, The Press can reveal. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) was called in to investigate North Yorkshire Police after Steven
