THREE masked teenagers tried to rob a person of their phone - before chasing their victim down a York street. North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about the attempted robbery in Huntington yesterday (Wednesday, January
YORK City have reacted well to last week's defeat at King's Lynn Town, said Micky Cummins, who has also insisted there is still a long way to go this season. The assistant manager also credited the players themselves for the response ahead of tomorrow's
MICKY CUMMINS has said York City's preparations ahead of the visit of Kettering Town have involved removing the "fear factor". The assistant manager also believes that the onus for goalscoring should not fall solely on the Minstermen's strikers
STALKING and harassment cases rose by almost 60 per cent in North Yorkshire in the last year, while 3,000 more violent incidents were reported in the same period. The latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics look at crime figures
FUTURE board meetings of troubled tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire will be held in public in a bid to increase accountability and transparency. An additional three meetings will also be held around the county each year to increase opportunities
A 52-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of 25 cannabis plants. North Yorkshire Police said that the drugs were found following a raid at a house in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Police searched the property after receiving
BUSINESS leaders across the region have urged the Prime Minister to throw his weight behind the full HS2 network. Nineteen chairs of Local Enterprise Partnerships in the Midlands and North have signed a letter to Boris Johnson, including David
THE number of trains running between York and Harrogate looks set to double - but devolution may be needed before the line gets a proper upgrade. There were fears the project - which would see two trains an hour in each direction rolled out - could
YORK train passengers should avoid travelling to London this weekend as more rail work is scheduled to start. Network Rail is reminding passengers that there will be no trains in or out of King’s Cross, as major work takes place as part of the £1.2
TADCASTER Albion will be seeking to avenge last weekend’s shock defeat to lowly Kendal Town in the reverse fixture tomorrow. Fifth-placed Tadcaster were beaten 2-1 last weekend by second-from-bottom Kendal in the BetVictor Northern Premier League
POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a missing 47-year-old woman from York. Michelle Pallister was last seen at around 1am today (Thursday) at her home address in Queen street, York. Officers are concerned for the welfare of
YORK Acorn will be aiming to book their place in the next round of the Coral Challenge Cup when they host Barrow Island in round two of the competition tomorrow (1:30pm kick-off). Acorn secured their progression from round one just under a fortnight
A MULTI award-winning hotel and restaurant has sold. The Black Swan Hotel in Helmsley which dates back over 500 years has been bought by Inn Collection Group whose managing director Sean Donkin said: "A full investment project is planned which
RETAILERS, chefs, buyers and patrons looking to make their business stand out are being invited to the Fine Food Show North 2020. Talks, tutored tastings and chef demonstrations are part of the line-up at the Guild of Fine Food’s trade-only event
AN IMPROVED link path for cyclists and pedestrians has opened at Burnholme in York. The path, called the Burnholme Link, connects the city centre to Stockton Lane, Malton Road, Osbaldwick and the countryside beyond. It has had new lighting and
ONE of the universities in York is celebrating success after receiving bronze status as a hedgehog friendly campus. Joining the scheme back in December last year, the grounds team at York St John University launched the campaign with a special awareness
NEW research has revealed that some victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79 had a slower death than previously believed. It was initially thought that the residents of the seaside town of Herculaneum, who fled to stone boat houses along
DRAX Group has pledged to lead the energy industry in providing opportunities for people from all walks of life. The energy company which runs the UK's largest renewable electricity generator in North Yorkshire will publish a report later this
THE leader of City of York Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson offering his help to move the House of Lords to York. Cllr Keith Aspden said he welcomed the idea and would support civil servants' work to progress the plans. Writing
A BEST-SELLING crime writer is set to host a talk in York, where she will discuss her latest psychological thriller. Explore York, York Literature Festival and Fox Lane Books are bringing internationally bestselling crime writer, Sophie Hannah to
YORK boxer Paris Smith has returned from Serbia with a gold medal after an emphatic stoppage victory. Smith, who boxes out of Clifton Moor's Legions gym, needed just 44 seconds to stop Croatia national champion Nika Lopac and come home victorious
TWO regions of a UK charity are set to host a joint study day to allow people to find out more about the trust. The Battlefields Trust is the UK charity dedicated to the protection and interpretation of British battlefields. The North Easy and
POLICE are hunting a gang of raiders after seven burglaries across York and Selby in just one day. North Yorkshire Police today issued descriptions of three suspects - two men and a woman - and said they were investigating a link between the seven
JUST because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. That’s what I found myself thinking at the news that movie idol James Dean, who died in 1955, is ‘being brought back to life’ in a new film. The team behind creating a virtual James Dean
RENT prices in York are increasing faster than most other UK cities, new research shows. A report from the housing search engine, Zoopla, has found that rents are increasing in the city nearly twice as fast as a year ago. Across the UK, the average
AGEING and outdated traffic signals at the Monk Bar junction in St Maurice’s Road, Monkgate, Lord Major’s Walk, York are set to be replaced next month by the council. The work is estimated to take around seven weeks to complete, starting on February
If the House of Lords does indeed come to York we may see a change in the peers once they are exposed to the Yorkshire air. We may see Their Lordships leaving York station wearing flat caps and leading whippets on lengths of string (keeping pigeons
National and international coverage of York’s plan to cut car use and boost public transport, walking and cycling has been largely encouraging, referencing examples of Oslo, Paris, Ghent, Madrid, Barcelona, even Birmingham (UK). These cities recognise
I AM hearing with concern that the price of HS2 is set to treble to £106 billion and possibly more. All to cut the journey time to London by 20 or 30 minutes. Do we really need it? A solution would be to scrap HS2 and for whoever wants to use the
WORK has begun on the river side of the Guildhall complex - as part of a £20 million restoration project. A crane was transported by barge down the River Ouse last week and will remain for about a year to do much of the heavy lifting during the
A DISGRACED ex-solicitor has been banned from driving because he drank one and a half bottles of wine before going Christmas shopping. Giles Sandford Scott, 66, caused a road accident in Strensall Road, York, on December 7 when nearly three times
A WILDLIFE park manager in York has chosen to shave her head in support of RSPCA York. Caroline Howard, who works at Askham Bryan College’s Wildlife and Conservation Park, shaved all 26 inches of her hair in an effort to raise money for the local
A YORK boy with a rare illness has fulfilled a dream of meeting his footballing idols. William Rhodes, 11, met his Liverpool FC heroes, including Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino and more, when he went to the team’s training
VOYAGING Vikings will be making a nine day stop in York next month - as the city welcomes its 36th annual celebration of all things Norse at the Jorvik Viking Festival. This year’s festival, from Saturday, February 15 to Sunday, February 23, incorporates
TODAY marks the start of three days of graduations in York. The University of York is hosting seven ceremonies in Central Hall across Thursday, Friday and Saturday (January 23, 24 and 25). Family and friends will join hundreds of graduands
TEN townhouses and two apartments could be built on part of the current Barnitts store in York city centre. A planning application has been submitted for the scheme - which would see the Drill Hall and upper floors of 28a Colliergate turned into
