AN INTERIOR design business is opening two new showrooms with the creation of jobs. Family-run Furnish & Fettle is relocating to larger premises in Harrogate and launching a new shop in Pocklington in a show of confidence in the high street.
TWO weeks of work will take place on Ouse Bridge as a power cable is replaced. The project will include some overnight work - which began last night after Northern Powergrid brought the start date for the work forward. It was originally due to
A BRIDGE between two villages near York is to shut next month for six months for a £900,000 revamp, with motorists sent on a lengthy diversion. Hagg Bridge, a Grade Two listed road bridge on the B1228 road between Sutton upon Derwent and Melbourne
TREE and wildflower planting is getting underway - as residents and councillors look forward to spring in the city. New trees will be planted at Badger Hill play area, next to Badger Wood Walk, off Field Lane as part of the project. Areas on
NEW Earswick IBC Eagles lost 103-50 to Leeds 'B' in the Yorkshire Over-55s League. At home, John Palfrey, Dave Sykes, John Raw and Gary Stockton lost 30-12 against T. McAllaster, D. Howard, M. Smith and M. Hargrave. The Earswick rink were only
A CLOTHING and homeware brand is closing two of its shops in York and moving to one new store on the outskirts of the city. Homesense and its sister company, TK Maxx, are both shutting stores - Homesense at Foss Islands Retail Park, and TK Maxx
THREE people in York are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. Neighbours in Saxon Place, Heworth, York were announced as Daily Prize winners with People’s Postcode Lottery yesterday. People’s Postcode Lottery
A 20-year-old man from York was arrested after allegedly making threats and picking up a table knife in a pub after being refused service. North Yorkshire Police said that a man was arrested on suspicion of affray following a disturbance at the
YORK St John University has been commended in a report for its work to improve access to higher education. Former Education Secretary Justine Greening, visiting the university, said the grades determining an individual’s future beyond school could
CITY of York Hockey Club Men I suffered another high-scoring defeat to Formby in the North League premier division. In November, Formby beat City 7-5, and this time scored twice late on to secure a 5-4 win. City struggled to play their way into
YORK City's National League North clash with Hereford has been rearranged. The fixture at Bootham Crescent is now set to be played on Tuesday, March 3 with a 7.45pm kick off. The game will be pay on the gate as normal. Due to be played
Are you a traditional pancake person? Or do you prefer the thicker American version of panckes? Whatever your preference, get the pans and spatulas out, as Shrove Tuesday is on its way. What is Shrove Tuesday? There's more to Shrove Tuesday
This extraordinary photograph of deer swimming through flooded fields at Wheldrake Ings was taken by Press Camera Club member Josh Sherwin. Deer are common in the woods around the Ings and can often be seen early in the morning or late in the evening
FOOTBALLERS dropped in to help out at a new city garden in city. As previously reported by The Press, The Lanes Community Garden is a bid by a group in Clifton to transform a triangle of derelict land at the end of Pembroke Street in to a green
RESIDENTS are being asked to have their say on the future of a derelict plot of land in a York suburb. On Thursday, February 27, City of York Council is holding a 'midway through design review' drop-in session for residents at St Luke's Church
By Ella Jerman Sportsbeat reporter YORK-BORN England batter Lauren Winfield believes ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 glory is well within the team's grasp if her side can maximise their full potential in Australia. The reigning 50-over world
THE date of Michael Fafera’s next fight has been changed from Friday, March 6 to Friday, April 3. The venue, Leeds’ Elland Road Pavilion, remains the same for the light heavyweight prospect. Fafera will be competing in his seventh professional
A DATE has been set for York City's North Riding County FA Senior Cup semi-final against Thornaby. The Minstermen are set to host the Teesside outfit on Wednesday, March 18 (7.30pm) at Bootham Crescent. Adult tickets cost £3 and concessions £1
AN appeal to save a flood-hit football club in North Yorkshire has almost reached the half way mark. The JustGiving fund raiser to try and save Tadcaster Albion Football Club has already reached £5,504 from 244 supporters. The club was hit
A DATE has been set for York City's North Riding County FA Senior Cup semi-final against Thornaby. The Minstermen are set to host the Teesside outfit on Wednesday, March 18 (7.30pm) at Bootham Crescent. Adult tickets cost £3 and concessions
THE only pub in a village near York remains shut almost a year after it closed. The Tankard Inn at Rufforth closed at Easter last year as owners Samuel Smiths Brewery are looking for a new manager to run it. Adverts were placed on Gumtree and
THIS weekend sees the return of Alan and Celia Buttershaw, whose late-life romance unfolded so beautifully in Bafta-winning BBC1 drama Last Tango in Halifax. Writer Sally Wainwright recently joined Anne Reid, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire and
YORK Racecourse will go back to the 70s this summer when ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again take to the stage at the end of an afternoon of racing. The 'summer music fun' on Saturday June 27 will also feature a 1970s Fancy Dress Contest. "Racegoers
I noticed last week an effort by the local Lib Dems to award one of their own an honour being rejected for a change (Civic honour snub for Sir Vince Cable, February 14). Whatever you may think of Cable I would hope everybody would agree you really
I write to respond to two parking related letters (February 15). As we have seen recently, St George’s Fields floods (Andy Wood’s letter) and has to be allowed to do so to reduce flood risk elsewhere. However, the innovative design for the proposed
Our series of Meet the Boss Q&As, we catch up with Ellen Cole, of Little Seed Group What job would you like to have other than your own? If I wasn’t running my own marketing, PR and social media business then I would either want to manage
ELECTRONIC flood signs are set to be installed along the River Ouse - to warn people about the risk of the river flooding. City of York Council could put £200,000 towards renewing York's flood signs and monitoring rainfall in next year's budget
YORK-based train operator Northern has now introduced 75 per cent of its brand new trains into customer service, the company said. Nine additional new trains were launched on the network this week, meaning that 75 of the 101 trains ordered are now
A YORK city centre pub which has been closed since last summer is at the centre of High Court legal action. Notices posted in the windows and door of the York Arms in High Petergate, near York Minster, state: “Take Note: these premises/land have
NORTHERN Powergrid is asking parents and guardians to talk to the young people in their lives about the dangers of playing near the region’s electricity network. The electricity distributor is recommending that parents spend just five minutes this
A MEETING to decide if a senior council manager will take early retirement was held largely in private. Press and members of the public were excluded from City of York Council’s staffing matters committee meeting on Monday evening within five minutes
A FORMER York recording studio could be transformed into holiday flats. A planning application has been submitted for Melrose Yard Studios - off Walmgate - to be turned into three apartments. The recording studio and rehearsal space closed
COUNCILLORS say they fear for the future of a city community centre. Three Heworth Labour councillors have accused City of York Council of allowing the 68 Youth & Community Centre, in Heworth, York, to fall into disrepair. The building is now
THE ceilings in what is said to be “England’s finest town house” have been saved after emergency work prevented them from becoming a public danger. The deteriorating condition of ceilings at Fairfax House led to the closure of the building during
A man with an interest in “the vilest abuse of very young children” had only four indecent images of youngsters when police knocked on his door, York Crown Court heard. Jonathan Sharp, prosecuting, said that Christopher Andrew Lack, 43, had downloaded
A YORK mother whose partner died of a heart attack while out jogging has launched a campaign to end the "heartless discrimination" suffered by unmarried parents when their partners die. Laura Rudd, 34, said her partner Nigel Glanville, 50, collapsed
The Selby District Council is delivering 80,000 brand new wheelie bins to replace the existing box collection service, in direct response to what people have said they wanted. The new bins are bigger – which means more material can be recycled – and
