JAMES FORD says that his York City Knights side are looking forward to the test that will be provided by at the Betfred Championship's early season leaders Leigh Centurions. Leigh's hybrid squad of part-timers and full-timers have opened the year
SELBY and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams has been made Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development. The move is part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government reshuffle that took place on Thursday
A POPULAR pub in York is set to change its name and undergo a ‘huge’ refurbishment. The pub conglomerate, The Stonegate Company, has submitted a planning application to relaunch the Graduate Pub in Lendal under a new name, The Old Bank. The application
A COUNCIL-owned building in the city centre - which has lain empty since 2017 - is set to be refurbished. Senior councillors will put £270,000 towards renovating 29 Castlegate, the building next to Fairfax House and close to Fenwick in the Coppergate
HUNDREDS of teenage climate activists took to the streets of York today (Friday) to celebrate the one-year anniversary of YouthStrike4Climate. The activists were demonstrating, protesting and singing in St Helen’s Square on Friday afternoon, as
POLICE have launched an appeal to locate a wanted Selby man. Benjamin Dobson, 27, is wanted by North Yorkshire Police in connection with an investigation into malicious communications. It is believed Dobson is in the Selby area, where he has
YORK train operator LNER says it will run fewer and slower trains over the weekend because of Storm Dennis - and is urging passengers to delay their journeys until Monday if possible. It said the high winds and heavy rain being forecast could result
A YORK school has again attracted national attention for excellence in academic achievement by ranking among the best. St Peter’s School, which was named The Sunday Times North Independent School of the Year 2019, has been selected as a top 20 UK
BETTYS is set to appear in an upcoming television show. The tearoom will feature on the BBC's The One Show in March. A piece about the history of Bettys has been filmed for an episode, presenter Christine Walkden tweeted. Well
AN INTERNATIONAL chess master came up against 18 junior players in York - with two of them holding out for a draw. Simon Ansell took on 18 juniors in a simultaneous display at York Railway Institute. After nearly three hours of intense concentration
YORK has been given a financial boost to trial an innovative transport project that looks to help reduce road rage, rush hour traffic and improve air quality across the city. The city is one of three that will share a pot of £1.5m, as part of the
A YOUNG campaigner from York travelled to Parliament to deliver a message about the importance of vaccines in the world’s poorest countries. Saif Imran travelled to Westminster for a meeting with York Central MP, Rachael Maskell, as a Youth Ambassador
SCIENCE was brought to life for York students when they visited Drax Power Station to understand how renewable electricity is generated. Applefields School pupils had a tour of Drax as part of their science studies to see Europe’s biggest carbon-saving
A FOUNDER member of York Opera has died, aged 90. Roy Gittins, formerly of Dringhouses, who leaves a daughter Rachel and son Paul, directed about 40 operas over a quarter of a century, said Pauline Marshall, a fellow founder member. “His contribution
STORM Dennis now looks set to cause worse flooding in York than the city suffered after Ciara. The Met Office has issued an Amber warning for York, saying very heavy rain from tomorrow lunchtime is likely to cause flooding of property, with a good
A NORTH Yorkshire football club have launched an appeal for donations after fears of closure due to damage from Storm Ciara last weekend. Tadcaster Albion Football Club pitch was left 1.6 metres underwater and the clubhouse was flooded, damaging
FOUR more roads in a York neighbourhood are being proposed to close to prevent rat-running, the council has said. City of York Council has said it is inviting residents to look at proposals to create four new road closures in the Groves, York -
CITY of York Council says it has no formal criteria to assess whether someone should be awarded the Freedom of the City of York. The authority has clarified its policy in the wake of the decision by group leaders to reject an application for York-born
A NORTH Yorkshire community library will be getting involved in the Dark Skies Festival with displays on star gazing for amateur astronomers of all ages. From tomorrow until March 1, Helmsley Community Library will feature a display of relevant
MARRIED couples across the country are being urged to sign up to a tax break which could see more than £1,000 paid into their bank accounts by the government. Married couples and those in civil partnerships are currently eligible to claim a 'Marriage
A BANK is to close its branch in a village on York's outskirts. Barclays Bank says the branch in Main Street, Heslington, will shut permanently from noon on Friday May 22. The bank's website said the number of transactions at the branch had gone
COUNCILLORS have agreed to increase East Riding council’s part of the council tax charge in the county by 3.99 per cent for the 2020-21 financial year. The increase, which was agreed at a Full Council meeting on Thursday, will raise £6.8 million
ATLANTA continued their relentless quest for the Fastpack York Sunday Morning League division one title, racking up two victories in the last fortnight. The league leaders made it 12 wins from 12 games and surged nine points clear of second-placed
Ingrid Newkirk of PETA (Letters, February 10) throws light on the widespread human reluctance to recognise that we are able to enjoy life on this Planet Earth because it is - as it has been for millions of years - a home we share with thousands of
Planners in York have a very strange way of going on. On the one hand, a young woman is trying to get a business up and running whilst wanting an extension to her building to make a home for herself and her son (Call for compromise over new shop plan
Does your ‘Five designs for the NRM hall unveiled’ report (February 13) mean that the right to build across an adjacent public highway (Leeman Road) has been legally decided? Ownership of buildings or land next to a public road often includes title
A MAN has been arrested after a Lidl supermarket in York was allegedly broken into in the early hours of this morning (February 14). North Yorkshire Police said it was alerted by an intruder alarm at the store on Thanet Road, in Acomb, at around
YORK Acorn will join York City Knights in this season's AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. Acorn are one of only three amateur clubs from the National Conference League (NCL) premier division to have been chosen to join the competiton, alongside NCL champions
If the HS2 rail project is so important to the North, why is work not beginning now on the top section starting at Leeds? The track’s course has been finalised. Starting now would knock 10 years off the completion date. Just how serious is the Government
PUPILS from a York primary school have been making a difference in the community – by helping clean up a nearby park. Armed with their litter pickers, the children from Haxby Road Primary Academy have been tracking down and disposing of rubbish
NORTHERN Powergrid says it is ready should Storm Dennis cause damage and disruption to its network. The Met Office has predicted a significant period of severe winds and persistent heavy rain across the region over the weekend bringing a risk of
POLICE have been carrying out house-to-house and CCTV inquiries after a moped was set on fire outside a house. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the fire at 2.05am this morning was being treated as arson. North Yorkshire Police said
KURT WILLOUGHBY is fitting in well at York City, it seems. The 22-year-old striker - as it stood on Thursday - has two games remaining of his month's loan from AFC Fylde, but has made an impression in his short time at Bootham Crescent. He made
PLANS to house a giant inflatable structure on a York car park will provide "a window into the area's future as a family-friendly space". City of York Council leader Cllr Keith Aspden welcomed news that CBeebies’ Rainbow Adventure tour will take
A YORK mum who spent the last two weeks in quarantine with her son after returning home from China left isolation yesterday, it is understood. Natalie Francis, 31, was working as an English teacher in the Wuhan area - which is in lockdown due to
THE chair of a jury which will decide on the design of a £16.5 million new Central Hall at York's National Railway Museum visited a display of the five shortlisted entries yesterday - and urged residents and visitors to do the same. Models and images
A MAN stabbed his brother in the back with a kitchen knife as the victim tried to defend their mother, York Crown Court heard. Rob Galley, prosecuting, said Benjamin Michael Sheard lashed out at his mother when she saw him with cigarettes he had
COUNCIL chiefs have rejected a call for York-born Sir Vince Cable to be awarded the Freedom of the City. City of York Council said group leaders had unanimously decided the former Business Secretary and Liberal Democrat party leader did not meet
NORTH Yorkshire County Council has appeared in court charged with an allergy offence in connection with its school meals service. It is alleged to have provided food that was unfit for human consumption by an individual at Woodthorpe Primary School
A mental health charity is looking for graduates who want to make a difference to the lives of people in Northallerton. The Think Ahead programme is a paid two-year fast-track scheme and is one of the UK’s most competitive graduate programmes. It offers
THE Met Office has heightened its weather warning for the Yorkshire Dales to amber when Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday- with potentially serious consequences for York downstream. Forecasters are now predicting 24 hours of 'very heavy
A DRIVER was stuck on top of his vehicle when it became partially submerged in floodwater in North Yorkshire. Fire station manager Bob Hoskins tweeted that the incident happened on the B1223 between Tadcaster and Ulleskelf. "This road is closed
