A NEW tapas bar is to open in a former hair salon in York city centre. Signs have appeared in the windows of 5, Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate - the shortest street in York, between Colliergate and Pavement - saying: “Trio mezze- tapas- bar -coming soon.
RESIDENTS in North Yorkshire are being warned of fraudulent phonecalls purporting to be from Amazon. Different methods have been used and several cases have been reported across North Yorkshire in recent weeks: Residents have reported being
ACOMB Hockey Club Men I won for the first time since November after defeating struggling Halifax II 8-3. The Tangerines sit sixth in the Yorkshire League division one as a result, only six points adrift of second-placed Wakefield 3. The Tangerines
A WOMAN who died in a crash on the A19 near York on New Year's Eve has been named by North Yorkshire Police. She was 81-year-old Alice Ann Bock, known as Ann to family and friends, from Brayton, near Selby. A force spokesperson said officers
YORK’S new community stadium is due to be handed over on February 4 - but doubts remain whether the required test events will be completed in time. And York City Knights will now have to play the first game of the new season at Bootham Crescent
POCKLINGTON Tennis Club are striving to continue their recent success in 2020 after an award-winning finish to last year. At the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Awards Evening which was hosted in Leeds last month, the club won the award for Yorkshire
A FREE music night at Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC) returns on Friday with the multi-award winning singer-songwriter Jess Gardham. York-based Jess has toured the UK, Europe, US and Canada, supported the likes of KT Tunstall, Paul Carrack and Martin
HUNDREDS of delegates are expected to attend Visit York's annual tourism conference which will focus on the sector's future in the city. VYCON 2020 will be looking at the ambitions for tourism in the city and how businesses can take advantage of
YORK RUFC stretched their lead at the top of North One East to seven points after thrashing Pocklington 52-17. Chasing a sixth straight league win, Pocklington were in hot-form heading into the fixture, though York were still able to put 50 points
YORK City centre-back Sean Newton has lavished praise on striker and weekend goalscorer Jordan Burrow. The 27-year-old forward notched his 13th goal of the season in fine style as York beat AFC Telford United 2-0 at Bootham Crescent. It was a
PROSECUTORS and police have explained why it took 19 months to bring the case of two love rivals driving bumper to bumper at 100 mph to court. Both Bradley James Kitching, 24, and John Shelton Carey, 27, crashed at the end of the high speed chase
UNINSURED motorists are being targeted and their vehicles seized in a special police operation in North Yorkshire. Starting this month, officers say they will “get as many illegal drivers off the road as possible” during the days of action. On conviction
A SEXIST lout has been jailed for assaulting a lone woman passenger on a late-night Leeds to York train. Kirsten Mercer, prosecuting, said Jason William Flanagan, 33, made himself so unpleasant by striking up a conversation with the 21-year-old
A NEW social ukulele group is set to open in York this month and it’s looking for new members. Naomi Wells Smith, the founder of the York Ukulele Group has previously experience of taking a beginners group to new heights. She said: “We’re looking
THE former chief executive of York-based Persimmon who left his role in a row over his pay has taken on the top job at another Yorkshire housebuilder. Jeff Fairburn, 53, has been appointed chief executive of Berkeley DeVeer after buying a 50 per
AN EAST Yorkshire independent school was used as a film location by a production company over the Christmas holidays, following an enquiry from a former student. Ex-Pocklington School pupil George Jibson is now the production manager for a new docu-drama
ANOTHER former senior journalist from The Press of yesteryear has died aged 95, only days after the death of former assistant editor Chris Brayne. Ron Willis, of Osbaldwick, joined the then Yorkshire Evening Press as an office boy in 1940 before
Ian Rankin, best-selling author of the Inspector Rebus novels, has been unveiled as the chair of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. The author, who has sold more than 20 million books, has been charged with
A DRINK driver had three children in her car as she drove in York in the mid-afternoon, the city’s magistrates heard. Natalie Clappison was one and a half times the legal alcohol limit, Alison Wilson, prosecuting, said. The 34-year-old, of Crichton
A YORK-based technology developer has become a member of the government’s Northern Powerhouse Partner Programme. Netsells has joined a network of more than 300 partners in recognition of its contributions to the north’s growing tech sector.
A LAW firm has officially launched a new city centre office in a move hailed as a confidence boost for York. Ison Harrison originally opened in York in late 2018 and has moved from its temporary base further along the street to the more prominent
A CYCLIST was injured in a crash with a vehicle, which allegedly failed to stop at the scene in York city centre. North Yorkshire Police said the driver left the scene in an unknown vehicle after the collision at the junction where Micklegate meets
YORK CITY Knights will have to play the first home game of the new season at Bootham Crescent - after the club said they were unable to get assurances that the new Community Stadium would be ready in time. The side was scheduled to kick off their
Where, oh where does the Labour Party go from here? It is in a dire position after the December General Election calamitous results under Jeremy Corbyn. As a Conservative I am delighted that we now have stable politics with a resounding majority
It seems the community stadium is still not going to be ready in February as promised (Fears stadium won’t open in time, January 13). How many delays is that now? I do hope the contractors and all involved are being appropriately fined for failing
FILM crews were spotted working in Marygate car park and under Lendal Bridge in York this morning. The crew told The Press that they are working on a film called 'Let There Be Love', which will be a romantic drama. Actors featuring in the film
This is one fan’s view of what he would want to happen next, as a real life panto unfolds over at the York Theatre Royal... The year is 2020. Baron Doom’n’gloomer (Leonard) has rid the theatre goers of the kingdom of their Royal Theatre Panto.
A NEW housing development which was launched in 2018 has completely sold out. Bellway Homes has completed the final sale at Rowley Fields, a new community of four and five-bedroom homes on the outskirts of Church Fenton. Paula Murdoch, Bellway
THE way recycling is collected in the Selby district is changing with a move to a new wheelie bin system. Starting next week there will be a ten week delivery programme to enable 80,000 new bins to be delivered to 40,000 properties across the Selby
A MUCH-LOVED independent York interiors shop is set to close after 19 years. Angus Mcarthur opened Snowhome in Gillygate in 2001, and Angus says his mission was to 'offer a shopping experience in York unlike any other in the city at that time,
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the River Foss in York on Monday evening to assist police in a potential rescue. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said there was "concern for someone’s safety" near Arran Place. The woman didn
BILL MERRINGTON looks at how to lift your mood WILL 2020 be a good year or a one you will want to forget? There are many things that will influence our lives that we have no control over. Take the weather to begin with. It could be a glorious spring
Panto star Suzy Cooper talks about her cancer scare, turning vegan and life outside the Theatre Royal institution with MAXINE GORDON THEY say a week is a long time in politics – what about pantomime? In the past few days, York’s much-loved Theatre
CYCLING campaigners say they are disappointed by the decision to bar cyclists from Terry Avenue during flood defence works - but understand the need to put safety first. Cyclists have raised concerns previously about the dangers they will face
A BOOTS pharmacy in York is at risk of closure. The company, which is set to close 200 stores across the country to cut costs, has confirmed to The Press that its branch in Clarence Street, near York Hospital, is under review but stressed that
A MUCH-loved city centre landmark is marking its 20th birthday today, January 14 - and has invited residents to join in with the celebrations. City Screen's three-screen cinema took over the refurbished former Evening Press and Yorkshire Herald
PLANS to ban traffic in York “must not impact city centre residents” - says a Labour councillor. The proposals to stop non-essential car journeys within the city walls were put forward by the Labour group and backed by the majority of councillors
THE York Labour group has said that the current council needs to ‘get a grip’ on the city’s cultural offers, after the Great Yorkshire Fringe festival announced it would not be returning. The Press reported last week that the Fringe festival will
A RESTAURANT in York city centre that has been shut for the best part of a year is set to get a new lease of life. The original Filmore & Union restaurant in Low Petergate closed in May last year and since then the building has laid empty, but
A WOMAN fought with another woman outside a York infant school - knocking a small child off her bike, a court heard. Stacey Charlene Wynn, 24, fought with the other woman outside Carr Infants School in Acomb, said Jessica Lister, prosecuting. The
