EIGHT new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in six days in the Tang Hall area of York - and another six cases in Tadcaster. Public Health England figures for the period September 6-12 show where the clusters of new cases have occurred in localised
HOOKER Kriss Brining has signed a new deal with York City Knights for the 2021 Betfred Championship season. Brining returned to York from Betfred Super League outfit Salford Red Devils ahead of the 2019 season and he played 25 times, scoring four
TWELVE apprentices selected from more than 200 applicants have embarked on a three-year engineering training programme with Siemens Mobility. Selby College, the training partner for Siemens Mobility's planned rail facility in Goole, has welcomed
YORK-born Matthew Fisher is among the four Yorkshire players to be ruled out of the reminder of the club's Vitality Blast matches after a positive COVID test was received. Yorkshire have three group games remaining in the Blast, with the White
A TEACHER from York is among the best in her profession in the country. Jacqueline (Jack) Bream, a teacher at Huntington School has won the Silver Award in The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School. Jack is one of just 76 silver
POLICE are investigating an arson at an industrial unit in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say the fire happened sometime between Tuesday, September 1 and Monday, September 7 after someone climbed on the roof of an industrial unit off Carr
A CONVICTED drug trafficker who fled to Thailand when he was wanted by police has been tracked down by North Yorkshire Police so he can be jailed. Ross Hemington was tracked down following an investigation by North Yorkshire Police’s Force Intelligence
Fashion retailer Joseph will be opening a new store in York later this month. The retailer, known for its contemporary, sophisticated styles, will be opening at the York Designer Outlet on September 24. The retailer says customers will be able
A LAW clinic offering free legal advice and assistance to members of the public and small businesses has been launched at York St John University. Based in the university’s Business School, York St John Law Clinic will provide free legal help and
AN Olympian and European gold medal winner officially opened new sports facilities at a school in North Yorkshire. Hockey player Sam Quek was at Queen Mary’s School to open their new floodlit synthetic pitch and sports pavilion before leading a
STUDENTS and staff at a secondary school are now self isolating after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19. The pupil, who goes to Outwood Academy secondary school in Easingwold, is off school along with their classmates and two staff. A spokesman
A THIEF who “goes off the rails” has been told to choose between prison or living a law-abiding life. Thief Luke David Jackson, 24, will have to pay compensation to two people he assaulted in his latest series of crimes. They included kicking
A SECOND World War Spitfire which was due to pay tribute to staff at York Hospital this morning with a flypast has been forced to turn back and return to base because of poor weather. The iconic aircraft, with the message 'THANK U NHS ' emblazoned
AN EAST Yorkshire poultry business poultry has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with its village football team. Soanes Poultry, in Middleton on the Wolds, has sponsored the East Riding County Premier League side, Middleton Rovers FC and will provide
Orphaned daughters of the York couple murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing have paid tribute to their parents at the public inquiry into the attack. Marcin, 42, and Angelika Klis, 39, from York, were waiting to pick up their daughters, Aleksandra
A PRIMARY school in North Yorkshire has temporarily closed after four members of staff tested positive for Covid-19. Carlton-in-Snaith Community Primary School, in Carlton, near Selby, has shut with only children of identified frontline staff and
A SECOND case of Covid-19 has been confirmed at a York school. As The Press reported on Monday, a member of staff at New Earswick Primary School tested positive for the virus and now a pupil from the same class has also tested positive. A spokesperson
YORK’S Joseph Rowntree Theatre has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise thousands of pounds to help secure its future. The venue has joined the national #SaveOurTheatres campaign - an initiative launched by Theatres Trust to prevent the permanent
A confused elderly couple who got lost on a 40-minute car journey were finally pulled over by police after driving for 15 HOURS. The un-named driver aged 96 and 90 year old passenger set off from their home in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, at
THREE men were arrested in a North Yorkshire town yesterday (Tuesday) as police seized about 30 wraps of suspected heroin and cash. Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite team were on proactive patrols in the Montpellier Hill
A NORTH YORKSHIRE upholsterer - who made pieces for TV's Victoria – has kept going through lockdown by relaunching her business and is busier than ever. Louise Parkinson gave up a medical career to launch Scruffy Upholstery three years ago, running
A NORTH Yorkshire road has reopened after a serious crash led to its closure for most of Wednesday. The accident happened on the B1248 into North Grimston, near Malton, this morning (Wednesday), and involved one car, North Yorkshire Police said
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to flooding in a shop in York city centre last night. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were in Parliament Street at about 7pm and found bad flooding on the ground floor of a retail unit. A spokesman for
A FIRE broke out in a launderette in York last night. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called out to a business in Boroughbridge Road at 10.06pm and used breathing apparatus, hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to locate and extinguish
The simple answer to the problem of lack of access by the emergency services to The Groves area caused by the installation of concrete barriers is simply to remove them and replace them with a white line and a sign denoting no entry, backed up with
A SMALL print company is looking to give back to nature by supporting an innovative tree-planting scheme. The Plastic Card People which launched in 2011 initially focused on providing plastic cards but has since branched out into a wide range of
With the ongoing furore over the ‘temporary’ closure of The Groves, I did wonder if our leaders at City of York Council, and in particular Councillor D’Agorne, had perhaps seen a piece in the Saturday Telegraph on September 12? This article highlights
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A CHILDREN’S nursery boasting 1.8 acres of outdoor space and a forest school has opened near York. Little Peanuts Day Nursery and Forest School in Wheldrake has welcomed its first intake of children and five staff, with 12 more jobs planned as
To those who persist in referring to those like myself as ‘referendum deniers’, I assure you that argument has passed. Almost all of those who voted Remain now accept that the UK is leaving the EU on December 31. It is now a question of whether
A YORK woman who launched her own health food company after losing her job during the coronavirus lockdown is already in talks with a major online retailer. Suzanne Ferreira, a trained accountant, took the plunge and set up The Proper Oats Company
The Press headline announcing ‘York’s famous panto takes to the road’ (September 14) is wrong. The famous panto was the one written and directed by, and starring Berwick Kaler. That famous panto was thrown away by the Theatre Royal management after
One of York’s biggest employers and largest independent restaurants with sister establishment The Cut and Craft, although they say that ‘all good things must come to an end’, this is certainly not the case at Lucia Restaurants as they are extending
A FRONTLINE NHS worker has taken to writing pop-up children's books in a bid to help youngsters through the stress of the coronavirus crisis. Antony Stones, an advanced clinical practitioner at Haxby Surgery, York, has written two children’s book
WITH everything that has happened so far this year, it might be easy to forget your obligations to file a tax return for 2019/20 by midnight on January 31, 2021. The Government has introduced several measures to help people during the crisis, including
THE former landlord of The Stone Roses Bar has been banned from the roads because he drove after drinking in the pub. Ricky Lee Bray, 51, was twice the legal alcohol limit when police stopped him in Boroughbridge Road, Acomb, York, said Kathryn
A NATIONAL Trust attraction in York city centre will remain closed for the remainder of the year, it has been confirmed. Treasurer’s House has not reopened since closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The trust has told The Press
THE number of people who took advantage of City of York Council's free parking incentives has been revealed. Data for the week of August 5 to 11 shows that just 2.4 per cent of parking transactions took advantage of the council's free parking offer
TOURISTS have “flocked” to York this summer - with about two-thirds of people in the city centre being visitors rather than residents. The city has been popular with ‘staycationers’ - according to analysis by City of York Council. And tourism
DIVORCE rates are soaring in York as the strain of having been penned up for weeks in lockdown takes its toll. Lawyers at Stowe Family Law say divorce inquiries in the city were up almost 30 per cent this August compared to August last year.
PUPILS at a school in North Yorkshire got to rub shoulders with the stars on the set of a new film being shot near York. When film director Philippe Martinez sat down to enjoy his son’s nativity play at Terrington Hall School, he had no idea what
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five bowling pictures from the past. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know? There were record entries and record crowds at the annual Regalgrene Pairs Short Mat Bowling
