A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of a serious sexual assault in York. North Yorkshire Police said an 18-year-old man had been arrested and was currently in police custody. It said the alleged victim was receiving support from specially
ICONIC names including East 17 and Atomic Kitten are set to rock post-lockdown audiences later this summer. Our sister paper The Northern Echo reports that the 'We Love 90s' concert, which will see part of South Park, in Darlington, transformed
ADAM LYTH’S 97 was the feature of a healthy opening day for Yorkshire against Kent at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence. The White Rose are in good order at 358-8 from 100 overs in the early stages of this round two LV= Insurance County Championship
BOOKINGS are "coming along well" for the new Malmaison hotel in York - which will open in York next month. The boutique hotel has taken over the former Aviva building on Rougier Street and will have 150 guest bedrooms and suites. The hotel
DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays around an ongoing police incident. Norht Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they and the police were called out to an incident on the A63 at Thorpe Willoughby near Selby. On Twitter, Fire Station Manager
CITY of York Council looks set to relinquish responsibility for the delivery of key infrastructure at the massive York Central development. The authority's continued role in unlocking a new generation of jobs, homes and cultural facilities on the
A rapist who attacked two defenceless women has had his jail term more than doubled by the Court of Appeal. Dariush Behdarvandi-Aidi, 34, of Frances Street, York, raped the women, who can only be identified as AA and CC, in April and December 2017
YORK City have sold out of playing places for their play-on-the-pitch ‘Farewell Bootham Crescent’ event. The club announced yesterday evening that 30 individual playing places would be on sale from midday yesterday. The club wrote on Twitter 25
YORK City Knights head coach James Ford believes that Sheffield Eagles will be strong contenders in the Beftred Championship in 2021 as the two sides prepare to face off for the second time this year. York return to league action on Sunday (7.30pm
A NEW grocery store is officially opening tomorrow (April 16). Following a £1 million investment to relocate to a new, more spacious, location Co-op in Kirkbymoorside is ready to open their new 5,300 sq. ft. store with 25 local jobs including six
A MURAL of York City legend Keith Walwyn has been unveiled at Spark:York 18 years after his passing. Local artist Keith Hopewell was commissioned for the piece by the enterprise on Piccadilly and is presented proudly within the 'boxpark'. Second
YORK City Knights Ladies’ new vice captain Alisha Clayton has spoken of her pride and shock at her appointment to the role. York had been searching for a successor to Ashleigh Hyde, who has stepped back from the position after having a baby, and
DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has urged people to sign up to The Great York Walk. The virtual event kicks off on May 10 with people urged to sign up for free to take on a 12-week step challenge to raise funds for the University
DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has urged people to sign up to The Great York Walk. The virtual event kicks off on May 10 with people urged to sign up for free to take on a 12-week step challenge to raise funds for the University
TODAY marks the 18th anniversary of the passing of York City legend Keith Walwyn. Walwyn made 291 appearances for the Minstermen between 1981 and 1987, scoring 140 goals. Signed for just £4,000 from Chesterfield, Walwyn picked up City's Clubman
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased slightly - but just five more cases have been recorded in the area. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has increased by one to 10.9 cases per 100,000 population
BLUE Badge holders are being asked for their views on potential new parking spaces on the edge of York city centre - before a temporary ban on parking in footstreets could become permanent. City of York Council says it is reviewing options to provide
TODAY marks the 18th anniversary of the passing of York City legend Keith Walwyn. Walwyn made 291 appearances for the Minstermen between 1981 and 1987, scoring 140 goals. Signed for just £4,000 from Chesterfield, Walwyn picked up City's Clubman
NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been 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 York trust remains at 588
A NATIONAL charity has opened up a new store in York - and is encouraging residents to help raise vital funds for life saving research. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) opened its new shop in York on Monday (April 12) in Clifton Gate Retail Park
UPDATE 2.50PM: The earlier accident has now been cleared and traffic has returned to normal. ONE lane on the A64 is shut after a crash. Emergency services are currently on the scene on the A64 between York and Malton at Whitwell. The eastbound
THE creation at a York church of a special stained glass window to commemorate the D-Day landings will be featured on national TV tonight. Barley Studios, in Dunnington, will appear on ITV4’s Made in Britain programme as cameras followed creative
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has welcomed the Rowntree research as a 'painful but positive first step' in better understanding the 'gross errors of the past' - and also the continuing extent of racism and discrimination in Britain today. The
Aldi has released a full list of products delayed following the Suez Canal blockage. The German supermarket retailer published further details of the Specialbuys items being delayed after warning customers of a 30-day backlog earlier this week.
YORK'S National Railway Museum has unveiled its reopening plans along with an ambitious target to achieve net zero by 2033. The attraction intends to welcome back visitors from Wednesday, May 19, with an advance online booking system in place,
A BIKER has died after a crash in North Yorkshire. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a fatal collision on the A1246 between Fairburn and Brotherton. North Yorkshire Police say the collision happened at about 2.40pm
NESTLÉ, the confectionery giant which bought out Rowntree Mackintosh in the 1980s and continues to make chocolate in York, today welcomed the research by the Rowntree Society into Rowntree’s past. A spokesperson said: “Since 1988, Nestlé has been
FIREFIGHTERS had to be called in to help free a teenager from a baby swing. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out to Haxby Road in York at about 7.48pm yesterday. A crew from Acomb attended the incident which involved a teenager
The Rowntree Society has pledged to continue its research into the Rowntree company history. It said: “The philanthropic work of the Rowntree family — in education, welfare, democracy and humanitarianism — continues to inform and inspire our work
EMERGENCY services were called out to an incident on a bridge over the A64 near York. North Yorkshire Fire and rescue say they were called out at about 5.27pm to the A64 at Bilbrough last night. A spokesman for the service said: "A crew from
The owner of a York attraction hopes to make a strong comeback with plans to double in size - with a mini zoo, fairground and golf. The Web Adventure Park in Wigginton Road, is reopening for weekends from Saturday and has teamed up with York events
A SUPERMARKET chain with stores in York has started consulting with more than 1,000 staff over its plans to overhaul its bakeries. Asda, which has stores at Monk's Cross and Layerthorpe as well as in Malton, said that it was treating redundancy
AT the heart of The Love Season when York Theatre Royal reopens from May 17 will be The Greatest Play In The History Of The World, Julie Hesmondhalgh's one-woman show. Produced by Tara Finney Productions in association with Hull Truck Theatre, the
A FIRM has opened its first dedicated retail store in York, aiming to sell CBD products which "support the body and mind in many ways". Hemp Well Limited has opened its first store in High Petergate in the city - which predominately sells the company
While the name of the campaign ‘Kill the Bill’ is poorly chosen, I support the desire to prevent our nation from abandoning the norms of a democratic society. The right to protest is enshrined in the UN declaration on Human Rights and in the European
POLICE seized a car in Selby. Traffic Officer David Minto was among officers out in the town yesterday (April 14) looking for drivers committing road offences as part of an ongoing operation across North Yorkshire. Speaking on Twitter he
SCOUTS in Copmanthorpe are setting up 'hedgehog highways' to ensure the little creatures can get out and about to find food - and friendship. Dave Webster, a Beaver Scout leader with 1st Copmanthorpe Scouts, said hedgehog numbers were falling quite
Yet again more revelations of enormous salaries enjoyed by a select few on the Ferris wheel that’s City of York Council salaries (Council to recruit two new senior officers on £100k salaries as part of restructure, April 10). These salaries seem
SMALL businesses are being invited to tap into a £20,000 pot to help boost their post-lockdown revival. Bus operator First York has launched the York Restart Fund to help small operators in retail, leisure and hospitality with their recovery.
BEN JONES-BISHOP has said his move to York City Knights provides a new challenge, something which has borne out true both on and off the pitch. The winger had spent the entirety of his previous career in full-time set-ups since becoming a professional
How good to hear that safety experts are to consider life saving grab chains for the Ouse in York (The Press, April 13). I wrote to the Press on this subject some time ago expressing concern that, once in the water, it was very difficult to get
A FAILED mugger has been jailed for 15 months after he threw away his chance his keep his freedom. On April 16 last year, Richard Simon Dentith threatened a man in Barbican Road in York that he would “knock you clean out mate and take everything
AN investigation into the history of the Rowntree chocolate company has produced shocking evidence that the famously philanthropic family business may have profited from slavery and forced labour. Research by the Rowntree Society prompted partly
