JAMES FORD has said it will be a "great honour" for York City Knights to host Wigan Warriors on Friday night (7.45pm) and that he and his squad are delighted at the opportunity to take on the "country's elite". York will take on 19-time Betfred
YORKSHIRE CCC have announced contract extensions for seven players. Harry Brook, Ben Coad, Matthew Fisher, Will Fraine, Tom Loten, Duanne Olivier and Jonny Tattersall have all put pen to paper on deals to keep them at Emerald Headingley beyond this
A CHURCHWARDEN has criticised plans to recruit a new chief of staff for the Archbishop of York at an annual salary of £90,000. Robert Beaumont, senior warden at St John's Church at Minskip, near Boroughbridge, said he felt the plans were 'terribly
YORK residents are being asked to check their security after a spate of eight burglaries in the city. North Yorkshire Police say incidents include: At around 2.30pm on Wednesday, March 31 the victim in this burglary was in her garden on Hull
AN historic inn in one of North Yorkshire’s most picturesque villages is set to reopen on Monday (April 12) – with a brand-new shepherd’s hut on site and bookings stretching into 2022. Formerly the Inn at Hawnby near Helmsley, the Owl has been
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped below 20 - and no new cases have been recorded in the area. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has dropped by six to 15.7 cases per 100,000 population. This
BRIAN BARWICK will stand down as chairman of the National League at the end of the 2020/21 season. The decision comes amid calls for a vote of no confidence in the league's chairman and board. Clubs have expressed displeasure at how the league
WHEN you walk through the streets of York, how often do you stop to admire the architecture and wonder about its history? North Yorkshire is home to some of history's most influential figures including the prolific architect Walter Brierley of
AN inspiring teacher and director who helped shape York’s amateur music scene and taught generations to sing has lost a two-year battle with brain cancer. On Thursday, April 1, Margaret Garvey, lost her two-year fight against a Glioma brain tumour
STEVE ROBERTS believes there could be advantages to the proposed restructure of the National League System - and hopes decisions are made as swiftly as possible. Plans have been in the pipeline since the 2019/20 season to give the NLS feeder leagues
A CLAMPDOWN by police over the Easter weekend led to arrests, vehicles seized and unsafe drivers taken off the roads. North Yorkshire Police say there was an enhanced police presence on routes across the county, including villages, suburbs and
FOUR days have now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest data from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in the
A SELECTION of York-based businesses have been named and shamed on the Government's list of tax defaulters. HMRC has published the details of those businesses given financial penalties for failing to comply with tax obligations or deliberately
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an alleged assault which took place in Scarborough. It happened in Hoxton Road at 10.50am on Sunday (April 4) and involved a man and a woman arguing in the road. After about 15 minutes the
MECCA has confirmed that its bingo club in York will not be reopening after the lockdown. Operations director John Dyson said today he was 'very sad to confirm' that the club in Fishergate would be closing permanently. He said: "Mecca York
ATM raiders risked lives and deprived communities of essential local services s well as causing more than £60,000 damage and stealing nearly £100,000. York Crown Court heard how sometimes ATMs were not replaced after they were raided by people
A PROFESSIONAL raider who blew up part of a York petrol station while employees inside feared for their lives has been jailed for 11 years. George Tunney, 24, was part of a York-based gang that toured Yorkshire and the Midlands exploding ATMs by
FOLLOWING the theft of a pedal cycle in Scarborough, police have issued a CCTV still of a man they would like to speak to. The theft happened in Eastborough, Scarborough, at around 5.35pm on Wednesday March 31. Officers are asking members of
Primark has confirmed plans to reopen stores on April 12 in line with Boris Johnson’s road map out of lockdown. To coincide with the reopening of non-essential stores, Primark has released a fresh new Spring/Summer collections ready and waiting
DELIVEROO couriers are set to go on strike in York tomorrow (April 7). Riders are striking over pay and conditions with hundreds of Deliveroo employees expected to take part. Socially distanced protests are planned in the city as well as in
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about a '2-in-1' burglary that occurred in York - during which two cars and a bicycle were stolen. On the evening of Thursday April 1, a dark blue Audi A6, a blue Toyota Yaris and a green Canyon
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an incident of criminal damage that occurred in Ripon. The damage was caused to a CCTV camera at around 9pm on Sunday February 21 in the Bondgate area. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about a burglary that occurred in York. The incident happened in Maythorn Road, Huntington, at 4am today (Tuesday April 6), and involved a man entering a property through the front door. The suspect
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about a shop theft that occurred in Bedale. The incident happened at the Co-op on the Market Place at about 11.40am on Saturday March 6 and involved a lone woman. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire
POLICE are appealing for information following a collision between a car and a seven-year-old child in York. The incident happened at about 2.20pm on Thursday April 1 in North Moor Road in the city and involved a black Ford Focus and the child.
CASTLE Howard has been given a £4.5 million loan to help it survive the pandemic - while the firm which built Shakespeare's Rose Theatre in York has been given a £4 million loan. Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake said a total of £5,369,640
The York Early Music Foundation has been given a ‘lifeline’ £25,000 grant to help it recover from lockdown. The foundation, which runs the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) in York, says the grant from Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery
NEW mental health hubs are being set up to help thousands of new, expectant and bereaved mothers, NHS leaders have announced. NHS England said that the 26 new hubs being set up across the country will bring together maternity services, reproductive
A THEATRE in York is all ready to stage a comeback next month. The Joseph Rowntree Theatre in Haxby Road is reopening its doors on Friday, May 21 with a show from the Bev Jones Musical Company, "Strictly Cabaret". Tickets for the show go on
ONLY two Covid patients are now being treated in intensive care at York and Scarborough hospitals - but the total number of patients with the illness has risen. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said today that it currently had 29 confirmed
NEW jobs along the iconic North Yorkshire Moors Railway are still on offer for enthusiasts and job hunters alike. A number of seasonal, part-time and full-time roles have opened up - could you be one of the heritage railway's newest employees?
TOM KOHLER-CADMORE is going down the Jonny Tattersall route in a bid to make himself a more saleable asset for the increasing number of worldwide domestic white ball competitions taking place. Yorkshire’s opening batsman, also a superb outfielder
A COLLAPSED fashion chain with shops in York and Selby has been saved by a senior executive with backing from an international consortium, it has been announced. Chief operating officer Steve Simpson will take over Peacocks, which has stores in
THE boss of a York supermarket has called for a digital sales tax to help support the recovery of the high street. Richard Walker, managing director of the frozen food retailer Iceland, which has stores in Fulford Road and Clifton Moor in the city
TEMPERATURES could plunge to minus 8C (17.6F) in some parts of the UK as forecasters warn that nowhere will be “immune” to sleet and snow. Most will wake to a cold start on Tuesday with temperatures hovering around 5C (41F) in York and dropping
A YORK property developer is swapping the city’s riverside paths for the ridges of Everest as he attempts a mountain climbing record. Steve Davis, founder and chief executive of Grantside, is acclimatising at base camp in Nepal ready to embark
YORK City Knights were beaten 21-6 by Toulouse Olympique in round one of the 2021 Betfred Championship in their first competitive match at the LNER Community Stadium. Here’s five things we learnt from the match. 1. York City Knights’ errors prove
DEMAND from diners inspired the team at a 15th century restaurant to create a retail range of their puddings. The Plough Inn in Wombleton has launched Yorkshire Puds as a new venture to make and sell even more of their popular sticky toffee pudding
Some of the incendiary bombs dropped on the seventh air raid in the vicinity of Shipton Road fell in the Flaxton rural district as the City of York boundary then was on the city side of Clifton Park sports ground (Can you help identify these forgotten
Make it York and City of York Council’s proposed marketing campaign to bring visitors from across the country (Campaign to promote city to visitors, April 3) seems way over the top. The UK population can’t wait to get away from home after lockdown
MEMBERS of a heartbroken York family have revealed how they lost their beloved pet dog to Alabama Rot - and are now planning a marathon walk to raise funds to research the condition. James Gilbertson, 38, his wife Sarah, 38, and daughters Ruby,
THOUSANDS of patients are waiting more than a year for non urgent treatment at York Hospital, figures reveal. The latest data shows that 2,473 people have been waiting for more than 52 weeks for treatment and 528 patients have now waited for more
A HOMELESS man has been jailed for slashing another man with a glass shard and giving him a 15cm wound. The victim was trying to stop Robert Ian Keeble, 41, from climbing into his Tadcaster flat through the window at 11pm, York Crown Court heard
A MAN who carried out ‘top secret’ work during the Second World War has revealed how he helped develop codebreaking machines at Bletchley Park – but only realised his part in defeating Hitler 50 years later. Roy Howard, of Pocklington, who celebrated
THE site of a York store which was destroyed by fire more than two years ago is set to be redeveloped as a business park which could create up to 100 jobs. The former B&M store at Clifton Moor was gutted in a blaze in October, 2018, at a time
