FIREFIGHTERS were called out to remove a snake from a children's club in North Yorkshire. A crew from Selby helped to remove the unwanted visitor, three foot long grass snake from a club in the town this afternoon. Station manager Bob Hoskins
DO you recognise this man? Police have issued CCTV still images of a man they would like to speak to following a theft from TK Maxx in Waterhouse Lane in Scarborough. It happened at 2pm on Saturday, June 20 when a man put three items of clothes
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man stuck on a roof in York city centre. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called in by the police shortly after 4pm today to help after a man was stuck on a 12 foot flat roofed building in Museum Street. Crews used
TWO more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in York and five more in North Yorkshire - while four patients with the illness are being treated at York Hospital. Latest figures from Public Health England showed today that there has been a total
POLICE have been investigating the sudden death of a woman at a York holiday apartment after a reported fall. North Yorkshire Police said officers and paramedics went to the apartment complex in Toft Green at about 5.15pm last Friday. A spokesman
MEET Mrs Pumphrey and Tricki Woo ahead of the launch of a new TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small. Avengers and Game of Thrones actress Dame Diana Rigg will play the indomitable dog-lover in the series based on the James Herriot books
A HOMEOWNER is considering renaming his house after discovering a substantial underground air raid shelter in his garden. James Fox and Robert Bunn moved into their home on Heworth Road in 2016 - but it was only after a neighbour asked if they
A DOZEN new deals have been sealed within the past three months at a Ryedale business centre. Harrison Developments LLP, the owners and developers of Malton Enterprise Park, have signed up 12 new occupiers for the site next to the A64. Direct
A MAN was arrested following a police chase involving a stolen car in the early hours of this morning (10 August). At around 2.45am, North Yorkshire Police received a report of burglary which had just occurred on St Helen’s Road in Harrogate.
AN HISTORIC building which was once the family home of Gentleman Jack Anne Lister’s lover has a new lease of life. Langton Hall, parts of which date back to 1738, had stood derelict for eight years following the closure of Woodleigh School but
A FUNDING pot of £250,000 is being made available to help charities and voluntary groups on the North Yorkshire coast recover from the coronavirus crisis. The Sirius Minerals Foundation, the charitable arm of Anglo American which is building the
POLICE are warning people of an Amazon Prime scam. The Thames Valley Police Kidlington team has received a sharp rise in the number of scam reports via Action Fraud, where victims are cold-called at home by people claiming to be from online retailer
Jet2 have issued an important update to customers on flights and holidays to Balearic and Canary Islands. Here's the latest from the Leeds-based airline. What have Jet2 said? In a statement on Friday afternoon (August 7, 2020), Jet2 said
It might be hotting up outdoors - but if you’re stuck inside and struggling to keep cool there are a variety of things to do to make your room cooler. We've put together a handy heatwave guide to help. Close the curtains and windows Although
A MAN was knocked unconscious after a violent incident in a North Yorkshire pub. North Yorkshire Police say they are appealing for witnesses and information about an incident at The New Globe Inn in Yorkersgate in Malton that happened at about
A WOMAN who braved a head shave to support Saint Catherine’s Hospice has raised more than £5,000 the organisation. Jo-Ann McMillan, of The Hunmanby Pantry, took on the head shave back in May, which was broadcast live on Facebook. Jo-Ann said
WITH thousands of students set to receive their A-level results on Thursday (August 13) a free advice hotline has been set up to help them navigate the uncertainty. Results will be ready from 6am, but it is up to each school to set their own release
A MOTORCYCLIST who was badly injured in a crash on an East Yorkshire road last week has now died in hospital. Humberside Police said the collision happened at about 3.40pm last Thursday on the A166 at Garrowby Hill, near Hill Top Farm. It involved
A YORK novelist has publicly praised the hospital system that enabled him to visit his mother safely. Mark Thompson’s mother Hazel was admitted to hospital in Stockton-on-Tees with heart failure. He lives in York and hospital visits have been
A YORK bingo hall is all set to reopen at the weekend. Mecca Bingo in Fishergate is reopening on Saturday, August 15, since temporarily closing their doors due to lockdown restrictions in March. Jonathon Swaine, Managing Director of Retail
HOPES that the House of Lords might relocate to York have been dealt a blow by a senior Tory MP. Sir Bernard Jenkin, chair of the Commons liaison committee, has proposed that peers should instead move to a church near Parliament, saying this would
A NEW vegan restaurant has opened its doors in York city centre. The Orchid Vegan takes the place of Thida Thai at 16, George Hudson Street which opened back in 2004. The restaurant opens today (August 10) to eat in diners, although it has
POLICE are investigating the unexplained death of a man in a seaside resort. Humberside Police said officers went to a property in Richmond Street, Bridlington, yesterday, following concerns for the safety of the man. "Sadly, he was found deceased
STEVE WATSON admitted that the decision to release 13 players from the club was "an awful day", though attentions now turn to building a squad for the new campaign. Captain Steve McNulty, former skipper Jordan Burrow and long-serving midfielder
TWO men were arrested in a York suburb yesterday. At 5.50pm a vehicle was stopped in the Chapelfields area following numerous reports to police. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "We had reports of a vehicle being driven in an anti-social
A WEATHER warning has been issued for thunderstorms for York and North Yorkshire. The Met Office has put out a severe weather warning for possible thunderstorms today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Harris, said: “Whilst
I HAVE lived in York for over 55 years but this is only the second time I have ever written to The Press but I feel compelled to do so after reading two articles in today's paper (August 5). On page 14, Rachael Maskell is one of the signatories
A CHILD had to be rescued by firefighters after getting locked in a bedroom at a house in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say crews attended and released a small child who was locked in a bedroom at a residential property at about 3.51pm
A VILLAGE pub near York which regulars once feared they might lose forever has reopened after a major refurbishment. The Lord Nelson in Nether Poppleton welcomed customers back last month, a couple of weeks after the lockdown was eased and after
NEARLY 450 more hotel bedrooms could be created in Piccadilly - as planning permission is set to be granted for a third new hotel to be built in the street. Construction work has already begun on the 143-bedroom Hampton by Hilton Hotel next to
CITY Cruises York says the feedback it has received since relaunching its boat trips has been “incredibly positive,” and the attraction has seen a big increase in bookings online compared to this time last year. The We’re Backing York campaign
NORTH Yorkshire Police recorded an average of nearly three child sex offences every day last year, shock new figures from the NSPCC reveal. There were 1,042 recorded offences including rape, online grooming and sexual assault against children in
