NEWS that the Government is considering moving the House of Lords to York took city political leaders by surprise - according to a councillor. But council leader Keith Aspden says York Central could accommodate a new House of Lords because there
YORKSHIRE’S 'woke' children are bullying their parents into becoming more eco-friendly to save the planet, according to new research by leading comparison site Moneyexpert.com. Pester power is becoming a force for good as half of mums and dads
DRINGHOUSES staged a late comeback to secure an all-important 4-3 victory at home to Easingwold Town. The win sent Houses five points clear at the top of the York Minster Engineering League premier division. George Brown and Matthew Mulhearn
York Racecourse has been confirmed as one of the top 11 racecourse venues to visit in England and Wales. In an report by Live Tourism, York was commended for its outstanding aspects of the raceday experience came in the categories of customer service
STEVE WATSON has said York City must embrace the challenge of being "a big club at this level", and believes there will be more occasions like Saturday to come this season. In front of a crowd of 4,019, the Minstermen were beaten 1-0 in their top-of-the-table
A DEAD dog has been discovered inside a gym bag in York. The RSPCA are appealing for information after the horrific discovery. The Staffordshire bull terrier - named Archie - was found in a shallow stream at the bottom of a farmer's field just
A SPECTACULAR Christmas lights display in the garden of a brain-damaged woman raised £1,740 for a York group which provides a safe, warm, friendly and fun environment for people with disabilities and special needs. The annual festive display was
By John Clothier TADCASTER Albion suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Kendal Town in the Northern Premier League north/west division. The Brewers occupy fifth spot in the table and are hunting a play-off spot, while Kendal are second from
YORK residents are invited to attend a wellbeing session this weekend that will teach them about the benefits of an echo-friendly life. St Nicks nature reserve, in Hull Road, York, will be be opening its doors between 12pm and 4pm this Saturday.
YOUNG people across Yorkshire are leaving school without the basic skills they need for work and life, according to a recent survey of employers. The Futures at Stake 2020 report reveals that more than half of employers in Yorkshire say they struggle
TALKS of moving the House of Lords northwards to York have been hailed a 'potential game-changer' for the city. York would be taken seriously as a city "and not merely an historical bauble", said Andrew Digwood, president of the York and North
TWO people in York are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The neighbours netted the windfall when YO26 6NG was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery today (January 20). People’s Postcode
A YORK funeral director flew in a plane for the first time at the weekend - and then jumped out of it. Hayley Owen took on a skydive for charity. She dropped from a height of 10,000ft over Bridlington in aid of York Hospital’s Butterfly Appeal,
RESIDENTS have been left retching after a suspected "sewage leak" on a busy road in York. Water has covered a stretch of Leeman Road today, under the railway bridge and close to the National Railway Museum. A team from Yorkshire Water have
A SINGLE email can generate up to 50 grams of carbon emissions - a resident warned councillors. June Tranmer said people should "think twice before we send an email" because even short messages have a carbon footprint. She told City of York Council's
AN exhibition of unique, hand-embellished prints by an internationally-renowned Brazilian painter will be on display at a local York gallery from next week. Romero Britto's work is being showcased at Castle Fine Art at The Cooperate Centre from
I’M A hopeless vegan. Encouraged by the Veganuary movement and my compassion towards animals, I was keen to try veganism for a month. But it wasn’t at all easy and my conviction to follow a vegan diet lasted a little over a week. I’m ashamed
When I was young, some of my favourite books were fairy tales such as Cinderella and the Princess and the Frog. All that was needed from the Prince was that he was indeed a Prince, with the natural requirement that he was handsome. The would-be Princess
I was surprised and disappointed that celebrations have been suggested for January 31 when Brexit is supposed to happen. I think any celebration would be unacceptable and offensive. Millions of people in this country voted to remain in Europe when
As a teenager in the 1950s I lived in Moseley, Birmingham and watched Aston Villa play at Villa Park, five miles away. Crowds over 30,000 were the norm. Few people had cars. We walked or biked or, like me, went by bus in our millions. A five-mile
A MAN whose body was found on a beach in a North Yorkshire seaside town earlier this month has been named by police. He was 64-year-old Christopher Batty from Whitby, North Yorkshire Police said. Mr Batty was found dead near to the East Pier
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is marking Brexit by reducing the price of 10 drinks from January 31. Its so-called “Let’s stay friends” move will offer customers around 60p off drinks which originate in European countries including Germany, France, Spain
CASH-strapped Sirius Minerals has agreed a £405m takeover deal with global mining giant Anglo American. The agreement, announced by the two firms today, Monday, would provide a lifeline to the struggling North Yorkshire fertiliser mine and Teesside
EMERGENCY services managed to "coax" a man down from scaffolding in a North Yorkshire seaside town. Fire crews were called to assist police with the incident on Huntriss Row in Scarborough at around 6.55pm on Sunday. A spokesperson for North
The Press will be publishing a special souvenir supplement in February of babies born in 2019 and we want you to send your photos in! All pictures should include the baby’s name, date and place of birth. Due to demand, please be aware that all photos
A PRIMARY school in a York village has been closed today (January 20) due to a broken boiler. St Mary’s CE Primary School in Askham Richard expects to open again tomorrow. A statement on its website this afternoon said: "I am pleased to announce
WE'RE zipping back in time almost 70 years this week, to York in the 1950s. Sandwiched between the post-war austerity of the late 1940s and the pop-art and pop-music boom of the swinging Sixties, it was an odd sort of decade. But there was a
A WEEK or so ago we reproduced, on the centre pages of this newspaper, a stunning photograph from 1986 showing the metal supports for the temporary roof installed after the Minster fire of 1984 being finally removed. Once the temporary roof was
York dad-of-two Chris Wilkinson is quitting his job to concentrate on his YouTube channel on fragrance – Frag-mental. MAXINE GORDON talks to him about the sweet smell of social media success CHRIS Wilkinson has had many jobs, but his latest is
THE leader of a York Brownie unit says she abandoned a traditional visit by her Brownies to the York Theatre Royal panto this year after the cost of tickets soared. Rachael Ware, aka Brown Owl at 56 York Holgate Methodist Brownie Unit, said she
CASH could be put towards promoting a safe and family-friendly city centre as part of City of York Council's next budget. The proposals include spending £50,000 on staff and resources to promote York's bid for Purple Flag status. Council leader
PLANS for a new student development on Fulford Road have been given the green light by councillors - while proposals for a new apartment block at the corner of Layerthorpe and Eboracum Way were deferred. Frederick House in Fulford will be demolished
TALENTED students from York College have done their bit to promote the latest York Art Gallery exhibition. Creative media production students from the college, working with York Art Gallery, have developed and created interpretive media materials
