YORK City have announced Mark Beck has signed on loan from Harrogate Town and Reon Potts has re-signed after impressing in pre-season. Beck, 27, joins until January on a loan deal, while 20-year-old Potts will be loaned out to Ossett United along
A VISITOR has been jailed and a resident given a suspended prison sentence at York Magistrates Court. Travelling shoplifter Katrina Lindsay, 38, was sent to prison for 16 weeks. Lindsay, of Wiltshire Road, Derby, admitted stealing items worth
THE M62 near Goole had finally reopened this evening after an unexploded wartime bomb was detonated. Humberside Police tweeted: "We can confirm the WW2 bomb that was found in the Goole area has now been successfully detonated and the road closure
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a van on fire in the car park of a popular shopping centre. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at 1.41pm today (July 23) to reports of a fire at Monks Cross shopping park on the outskirts of York
A new Covid-19 variant is under investigation in the UK – with 16 confirmed cases so far – Public Health England has announced. The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday. PHE are currently analysing
YORK City Supporters' Trust has set up matchday partnerships with the Huntington Sports & Social Club and travel partner Getaway Cars. Following feedback from fans, the Trust reported that the lack of a social club at the LNER Community Stadium
PUPILS at this school ended the Summer term with a visit from a Hollywood actor. As part of a Sustainable Futures Festival held for the 980 pupils at All Saints RC School in South Bank, Thunderbirds actor Dominic Colenso and Gogglebox regular Baasit
As Brits have enjoyed the week-long heatwave across the UK, it seems a number of bugs have too. Temperatures have exceeded 30C across the country and the humid conditions have been ideal for horseflies in particular. While people have enjoyed
CRIMESTOPPERS is appealing for the public to contact them if they know the whereabouts of a 24-year-old man, who has been on the run since April this year. Michael Craggs is thought to be in the Yorkshire (Bradford, Leeds) or Lincolnshire areas
NORTHERN has warned that disruption is likely this weekend as the rail operator loses more staff to the 'pingdemic'. The service has seen more and more of its frontline employees testing positive for the virus or being told to self-isolate.
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped - taking it lower than the country's national average. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has dropped by 18, taking it to 489 cases per 100,000 population
YORK City were unable to make it a Tyne & Wear double on Wednesday evening but were nonetheless very encouraging in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the LNER Community Stadium. Sunderland had played two friendlies (at Spennymoor Town and Heart of
A YORK level crossing will be out of action while works are carried out. The level crossing in York Road, Strensall, will be closed tomorrow night (July 24) from 10.30pm to 7am on Sunday. Workmen will be carrying out work on the tracks of the
HUNTERS York & District Senior Cricket League division one west continues to be dogged by cancellations - but there was no shortage of drama in the three games that did take place. Tom Collins (142) and Henry Baston (158) shared an opening partnership
YORK City Knights forward Joe Porter has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after sustaining an ACL injury. Porter was forced off early in York’s 28-26 defeat to Newcastle Thunder at the LNER Community Stadium earlier this month and
THE number of schoolchildren with Covid in York has risen again. City of York Council's latest Covid data tracker report says that in the seven days up to Monday, 177 children of primary or secondary school age tested positive for the coronavirus
THE number of people told to self-isolate by Test and Trace in York has risen dramatically, the latest figures show. Data from the Department for Health and Social Care shows 1,738 people were told to self-isolate after being in contact with someone
KELFIELD (257-4) overpowered struggling Dunnington (138) to keep the pressure on leaders Clifton Alliance as the top three in York Vale Cricket League division one all maintained good form. In-form Matthew Walker (108 not not) hit 12 maximums as
I am pleased that City York Council will stay as its own unitary authority (York council ‘to be spared in shake-up’, July 22). Local democracy and local accountability - that was the theme of council leader Keith Aspden as he spoke for the Lib Dem-led
OFFICERS and PCSOs from Eastfield Police Station are taking the lead in organising a community gala in Eastfield. The gala, which will be held at the Westway Open Arms between 11 am and 2pm on Saturday August 7, was set up to bring local people
POLICE are trying to trace a woman using an electric wheelchair who attacked a three-year-old girl in a buggy. North Yorkshire Police say they are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault that took place between 10.20am and 10.30am
A FESTIVAL at a York university shared both ancient and modern aspects of Korean culture - from traditional music, dance and calligraphy to K-pop. Held annually in the UK since 2013, the Korea Day festival provides local and international communities
A TEENAGER has died after getting into difficulties in a North Yorkshire river. North Yorkshire Police said the tragedy happened in the River Wharfe at Grassington, near Skipton, yesterday evening. It said officers were called by the ambulance
YORK has been ranked in the top 10 'most zen' places to live in the UK. Supplement Place, a UK natural supplement business, conducted the study to determine which were the top 50 UK cities with the best quality of life. York reached the ninth
MAJOR supermarkets are part of a campaign to help tackle problem underage drinking. A Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has been set up to highlight the risks of underage drinking and improve the health and wellbeing of local young people.
A MAN has tragically died after getting into difficulties in the sea on the Yorkshire coast. North Yorkshire Police said it was called by the coastguard at about 2.45pm to a report of people in difficulty in the sea at Reighton, south of Filey.
FOOTBALL Mundial are looking for new teams to join their six-a-side leagues at four different venues in York. Evening leagues are run at York College (Monday), Huntington School (Monday and Thursday), York Sport Village (Tuesday) and Millthorpe
A NORTH Yorkshire firefighter and martial arts instructor from Tadcaster, is embarking on a challenge of 35 squats a day for a year to raise money for York Mind. Ewan Hewett has fundraised for York Mind throughout this year, so far raising in excess
FILEY lifeboat staged a 'harrowing' rescue yesterday after three swimmers got into serious difficulties on the Yorkshire coast. The volunteer RNLI Lifeboat crews, along with Coastguard teams, ambulance crews and North Yorkshire Police, were involved
A POPULAR North Yorkshire theatre has announced it will be reopening for the summer season. After the final lifting of restrictions across England last week, the Whitby Amateur Dramatics Society (WADS) are looking forward to their grand return
A MAN suffered head injuries after a car hit a tree. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out to the B6165 at Burnt Yates near Harrogate at 11.50pm last night (July 23). A service spokesman said: "Crews were called to a report
There has been a lot in the international news about flooding, in parts of Europe and now China. To us in York, it is alarming to hear of these record water levels. The south-east of The Netherlands, though badly affected, was saved from the horrendous
The last three-year pay deal for NHS staff expired in April and many workers have lost 20 per cent in real terms over ten years. The 15 per cent pay demand from the health unions was felt to be a restorative pay rise. The 1 per cent rise initially
INDEPENDENT homewares business Spruce York is hosting a pop-up in leading fashion outlet Urban Outfitters. The pop up is taking place tomorrow and on Sunday and returning for two dates next month too - August 15-17 - at Urban Outfitters in High
TV quiz-show star and stand-up comedian Paul "Sinnerman" Sinha is heading the new line up at a rural comedy club near York. The Chase star is just one of the many big names booked for tiny Elvington Village Hall which has been punching above its
A FUNERAL director is launching a new venture to help families celebrate key events in life. Chris Dudzinska has been helping bereaved families create memorable ceremonies for more than seven years, and now wants to highlight the alternative services
PLANS have now been formally lodged for a new student community close to York city centre. The application is for student accommodation on the former Mecca bingo hall site in Fishergate. Olympian Homes have submitted the plans to City of York
A DESPERATE plea has been put out to all teachers and schools in the York area. Today (July 23) marks the last day of the school Summer term in the city and as pupils and their parents get ready for the six-week holiday one city charity has put
So, City of York council survives. It will NOT be forced to merge with Ryedale, Selby and Scarborough councils to form a large ‘super authority’ stretching from Selby to the North Sea. Instead, following an announcement by Local Government
TWO men had to be rescued by firefighters after being trapped by heavy machinery. In two separate incidents, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out to Sandhutton at 1.30pm yesterday (July 22) after reports of a man stuck in a
A TAXI driver drove the wrong way along the A64 near York at night towards a police car at a combined speed of 140 mph, York Crown Court heard. Mohammed Shakil, 54, was doing 40mph as he searched the verge of the dual carriageway for a fare - and
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five cricket teams from the past. Pictured above, Nunthorpe Grammar School cricket team who beat Fulford in the York School’s senior final in July 1971. Back row, left to
NORTH Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner will focus on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on domestic abuse. Philip Allott is planning to host a domestic abuse round-table event later this year to hear from key stakeholders about
A COUNCIL boss has hailed the ‘incredible job’ done by York care workers as pressures caused by soaring Covid cases and the need for self isolation and emergency childcare continue to grow. Ian Floyd, chief operating officer at City of York Council
