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  • Missing teenager found safe and well

    UPDATED 8.05AM: The missing girl from Ripon has been fotsafe and well. A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Great news, the missing 17-year-old girl from Ripon has been found safe and well in Leeds. "Thanks to West Yorkshire Police

  • York RUFC off the mark in North Premier with 50-0 victory

    YORK RUFC secured their first ever victory in the North Premier after thrashing Kirkby Lonsdale 50-0 at Clifton Park, writes Simon Pickles. After suffering an opening round defeat at Otley, the result was a remarkable turnaround for York, who are

  • Woman In Black makes for a ghostly Grand Opera House reopening

    AFTER 547 barren nights, the Grand Opera House reopened on Monday as a ghost story blew away the cobwebs of pandemic-enforced closure. Jennet Humphrey, the “Woman” in the title of The Woman In Black, has a habit of returning to this already crowded

  • Wanted man arrested by police

    UPDATED 6.20PM: North Yorkshire Police say the wanted man has been arrested on suspicion of breaching a non-molestation order.   POLICE in York are hunting a wanted man. North Yorkshire Police have put out an appeal to try and locate a

  • VIP joins children at wildlife haven near York

    A VIP guest joined children at a pioneering woodmeadow between York and Selby as the Summer activities draw to a close. Three Hagges Woodmeadow, just south of Escrick by the A19, celebrated its last Wild Wednesday session this year with a visit

  • This York business struck gold in an industry award

    CUSTOMER service is king for one York estate agent who is celebrating after winning a British Property Award. Paul Atkinson, of Acomb-based Bishops Personal Agents, said he's delighted to have won the gold award for the York suburbs. Robert

  • Jailed in North Yorkshire courts

    AMONG those jailed by North Yorkshire magistrates recently were four men. Jamie Albert Palliser, 26, of Westway, Eastfield, Scarborough, was jailed for 26 weeks and ordered to pay a £128 statutory surcharge. He admitted causing actual bodily harm

  • Scammers stopped from taking £362,000 by staff  

    STAFF at banks, building societies and Post Offices have worked with the police to stop £362,000 of fraud in the first half of this year. North Yorkshire Police say that is according to the latest figures from UK Finance on their banking protocol

  • Winter wonderland attraction and ice rink returning to York

    THE Winter Wonderland will be making a welcome return to York this year. Organisers have announced today that the popular outdoor ice rink, vintage funfair and Santa’s grotto will be open from Friday November 19 to Sunday, January 9 to McArthurGlen

  • Booster Covid jab to be offered to people aged 50 and over

    Booster vaccines will be offered to people aged 50 and over, those in care homes and frontline health and social care workers, the Government has announced. Experts said the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine should be used as the booster dose for more than

  • New mural unveiled at York sports stadium

    A NEW 100-foot mural depicting famous attractions in York has been unveiled at the LNER Community Stadium in Huntington. It features York’s iconic sites, including York Minster, the city walls, and Clifford’s Tower with a white Yorkshire rose flag

  • Tickets go on sale for UK Snooker Championship first round

    TICKETS have gone on sale for the first round of the 2021 Cazoo UK Snooker Championship at the York Barbican. One of snooker's three Triple Crown events, the UK Championship returns to York this year following the ending of coronavirus restrictions

  • Ex-York City Knight Alex Foster to exit Castleford Tigers

    YORK City Knights scholarship graduate Alex Foster has announced that he will leave Betfred Super League giants Castleford Tigers at the end of the season. Foster is one of five players to announce that they will leave Castleford when the 2021

  • Main road reopens after earlier accident

    UPDATED 11.50AM: Tower Street in York has now reopened and the accident has been cleared.   EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash in York city centre. Police have closed the road in Tower Street close to the magistrate's court

  • Resident passes needed at these recycling centres next month

    RESIDENTS are being reminded that passes will soon be needed at some household waste recycling sites. As The Press reported in July, changes will be brought in meaning that from Friday, October 1, residents living in the East Riding Council area

  • 'I’m all confused about Covid health advice'

    I have been checking on current government health advice. Government advice is that there is such a low health risk from Covid that it’s fine to spend a couple of hours in night clubs, as part of crowds at the theatre and the footy or on packed

  • 'Silt is the root problem of Ouse flooding risk'

    I noticed, with interest, some local farmers are understandably worried about the risk of flooding due to build-up of silt -m a situation not helped by a failure to cut back trees and vegetation from the banks of the Ouse (Trees on river banks worsening

  • Why mums really shouldn’t drink in pregnancy

    It’s an uncomfortable truth, but we are rapidly coming to the conclusion that no level of alcohol can be deemed entirely safe, despite the UK government’s advice of 14 or fewer units per week. This is of even greater importance during pregnancy

  • 'How much rubbish will the food festival bring to York?'

    I see that the various temporary huts and the like are going up apace in Parliament Street ahead of the annual food festival. I wonder how much more rubbish and discarded waste will also arrive as a result. I can’t believe how much discarded

  • Planning inspector was right to reject green belt housing

    York Housing Association do a great job in providing affordable housing, but they were wrong to seek permission for a new development on Green Belt land (60 new homes plan scuppered, September 13). City of York Council should refuse permission

  • Car on roof after crash

    EMERGENCY services were called in after a car ended up on its roof after a crash. North Yorkshire Police say they were called out last night (September 13) to the A59 at Kexgill between Harrogate and Skipton after a white BMW was involved in an

  • Two men fined hundreds of pounds for hunting with dogs

    TWO men have been fined hundreds of pounds after being caught hunting with dogs. North Yorkshire Police say that on the afternoon of Saturday, January 23, a member of the public called them to report that poachers were chasing hares with a dog

  • NOSTALGIA: Badminton teams from the past

    IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are eight badminton teams from the past. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know? Pictured above, are some of the York competitors who took part in the BR Eastern Region

  • Delays in treatment for urgent eating disorders in York

    MANY young people with urgent cases of eating disorders in York are not receiving treatment as quickly as they should, according to figures. Data published by NHS England reveals that during the first quarter of 2021, only eight out of 20 patients

  • Dangerous driver ran red lights and refused to stop for police

    A GARDENER gave a display of “very dangerous driving” around Clifton Moor and in Tesco's car park during a Sunday afternoon, York Crown Court heard. Samuel James Edward Collinson, 22, went through red lights, overtook on blind bends, forced other

  • 'Vertical' farm at Spark:York is a first for city centre

    A NEW urban farming project has been set up in York to provide eco-friendly produce to businesses and people in the city. LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider from Bristol, has teamed up with both the University of York and Spark: