Judges, barristers, magistrates and other members of the legal profession from the North Eastern Circuit attended the Annual Legal Service at York Minster today. Accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Mrs Jo Ropner, the colourful
YORK'S South Bank area and the suburbs of Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe now have the worst Covid infections rates in the city. The government’s interactive Covid website shows both wards coloured purple, indicating a Covid infection rate of more
CHARITY ‘Keep Your Pet’ will be holding a fundraising sale at the St Crux Church hall in Shambles on October 20. Launched in November 2012 as a partnership between the RSPCA, Age UK York and Age UK Selby, ‘Keep Your Pet’ helps older and vulnerable
The October Finale at York Racecourse wasn’t the only major sporting event in York to feature horses this weekend. The annual British Eventing horse trials returned to Askham Bryan college after a year missed due to Covid - bringing with them some
The UK faces an 'uncertain winter' due to both coronavirus - and flu, a health chief has said. UK Health Security Agency chief executive Dr Jenny Harries warned the risk of dying if you get both flu and Covid was double that from a Covid infection
CHRISTMAS has come early for a top York music venue, thanks to a ‘generous’ council grant. The National Centre for Early Music says the £22,200 grant from City of York Council will help pay for the cost of this year’s York Early Music Christmas
A ten-year 'skills strategy' aims to help York 'build back stronger and greener' after the pandemic. Drawn up following consultation with local employers and stakeholders by the city's Skills and Employment Board, which was set up to help York's
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A centuries-old village pub will be closed for several days at least after a fire broke out in the early hours this morning. Brian Rey and Elaine Howden of the Ship Inn at Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, were woken at about 2am by a carbon monoxide
A 26-year-old woman was trapped after rolling her car - while trying to avoid a badger. The incident happened at Ugthorpe, up on the North York Moors near Whitby, just after midnight last night. Fire crews were able to help the woman out of
POLICE have appealed for help in tracing a missing 48-year-old man. The man, named only as Scott, was last seen in the Lincoln area on September 20. Lincolnshire police have now put out a new appeal after enquiries revealed he may have links
PUBS have always been great at rallying their regulars for charity fund-raisers. Just look at our main photo above. It shows a bunch of regulars from the Slip Inn (named after the slipway of the old Clementhorpe shipyard) posing for the cameras
A YORK care home is hosting a recruitment open day to showcase the roles on offer. The event at Minster Grange Care Home, Haxby Road, Clifton, also aims to highlight careers in care when it welcomes potential new recruits between 10am and 4pm on
FOR this week’s trip down memory lane, we take a step back to October 1986. Pictured here, stallholders from York market demonstrate the chaos that traders would face if the city’s footstreet plans were to go ahead. As the traffic overflowed
AN appeal for old and unwanted bikes has resulted in 1,200 cycles being put to good use. The collection was part of Yorwaste’s Get reCycling campaign, which ran throughout the summer to encourage more people in York and North Yorkshire to get into
ONE of York's biggest empty shops looks set to be turned into a kebab shop - under plans before the city council. BrightHouse in Piccadilly is earmarked to become German Doner Kebab - a chain which began in Germany in 1989 but now has 70 branches
THE family of a former York Hospital worker who died from asbestos cancer are appealing for information to help establish how she fell ill. Brenda Mitchell, from Haxby, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 2018. A terminal cancer of the
YES these photos really show York. But you could be forgiven for thinking these atmospheric black and white images are of Paris. The photos capture an air of romance - and thanks to our photographers from Press Camera Club for posting them.
YORK'S Grange hotel has been a landmark in the city for more than 30 years. It was opened back in 1990 by Jeremy and Vivien Cassel - who brought the Regency townhouse, which dates back to 1840, back to life. In an interview with The Press to
A NEW rail freight interchange attracting “major inward investment” could be built on the site of a former coal mine in the North Yorkshire countryside. Haworth Group is expected to submit a planning application to develop the former Gascoigne
YOUNG journalists from York have won the UK’s most prestigious school media award. St Peter’s School sixth formers, Natasha Johnston, Freddy Wharton and Annabel Kelley, have received the ‘Rising Stars Award’ at the Shine Schools Awards 2021, for
A MOTHER and son duo from York who started writing after the death of a family member have made it onto Amazon’s ‘hot book’ list. Andrea Benson and her 10-year-old son, Finn, have published five children’s books between them - and their latest
AN iconic rock band from the 1960s is set to perform at Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC) next year. The Animals, who rose to fame with ‘House of the Rising Sun’ in 1964, will be performing at PAC as part of their farewell tour on Friday, April 29,
YORK’S first carbon zero neighbourhoods could be coming as soon as next year, the council has revealed. Councillors are set to discuss the future of affordable housing and developments in York at an executive meeting next Thursday, October 14.
A SIXTH form pupil at St Peter’s School has been awarded for her talent in design and technology. Martha Dunsmore has been awarded an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding work in the subject. The selection process
