Police want to track down a wanted man they believe may be in York. North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information to locate 38-year-old Raymond Harris who is wanted for breaching the conditions of his licence. He had been released partway
KYREN WILSON has revealed that his practice for the UK Snooker Championship consisted of an eight-ball pool tournament at a holiday camp in the Isle of Wight. Wilson booked his place in the second round of the York Barbican event with a routine
YORK’S police chief said his team needs to “go back to community policing” following two deaths and a rise in anti-social behaviour in the Groves area of the city. Superintendent Mark Khan said the Guildhall ward was the busiest in the North Yorkshire
A WELL-RESPECTED businessman is celebrating 60 years in a profession he loves. In 1961 a 16-year-old Geoff Brown started his first job as an apprentice with car and agricultural machinery dealers Glovers of Ripon. Today, 60 years on, Geoff
A LOCAL manufacturer has been highly commended in prestigious industry awards. Leading Yorkshire brickmaker York Handmade Brick based at Alne, near Easingwold, in North Yorkshire, was short-listed for three awards in the 2021 Brick Awards, following
FREE parking is back due to popular demand this Christmas. Shoppers heading to the town centre in Harrogate in the weeks running up to Christmas are being given an early present, courtesy of the town’s Business Improvement District (BID). Starting
THE air ambulance team were called to a workplace incident in a North Yorkshire village earlier today. The incident happened in the Barff Lane area of Brayton at around 9.30am today. Two land ambulances and the air ambulance were called to
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped by eight - but more cases continue to be recorded in the area. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has dropped to 445.9 cases per 100,000 population. The PHE
YORK City's Vanarama National League North trip to Gateshead has been rearranged for Tuesday, December 7 (7.45pm). York had been due to make a visit to the Gateshead International Stadium last month, but the fixture was postponed given that City
JOHN ASKEY admitted that players may have to leave York City before any more recruits can be brought into the club. York fell to a crushing 2-1 home defeat to bottom-half side Kettering Town in Askey’s first match in charge at the weekend. Speaking
BORIS Johnson has announced a new law which affects all new home owners - and may leave them facing a hefty bill. From next year all new homes in England will have to include electric vehicle (EV) charging points by law. That means
A LAND Rover dedicated to one of the pandemic's heroes, Sir Captain Tom Moore, has been stolen from a North Yorkshire village - and police are now appealing to the public for support. The vehicle was stolen on either the evening of Tuesday November
YORK's largest secondary school has been awarded the highest possible rating by Ofsted. Archbishop Holgate’s School has been judged to be outstanding in all areas following a two-day inspection, with Ofsted concluding that it was 'an exceptional
DRINGHOUSES returned to their early season form, inflicting Dunnington's first defeat of the season upon them as they registered a commanding 3-1 victory at Common Road, writes Graham Ireton. The Houses win opens up the York Minster Engineering
THREE people have been arrested following an early morning pursuit in York today (November 23). North Yorkshire Police say officers stopped a vehicle in the early hours and uncovered a number of power tools. A police spokesman said: "At 12.30am
I agree with quite a lot of what Jenny Hilton says (City council shows hypocrisy over market, Letters, November 22). However, I do not agree with the comment she attributes to her husband - that what’s on offer is ‘tat in a shed’. The people
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN may be relishing the opportunity to sink into his slippers but he is adamant snooker’s greying ‘Class of ‘92’ still have more to give as the UK Championship returns to the York Barbican. The 45-year-old O’Sullivan begins his quest
TRADERS on one of York’s oldest streets are launching a website to help people discover its many independent businesses. Historic Goodramgate is home to an eclectic mix of almost 100 independent operators, including shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants
A LEADING sexual health organisation will soon be commemorating an important landmark. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first case of HIV/AIDS to be reported in the United Kingdom. To mark the occasion Yorkshire MEMSAC (Men who have
YORK has the top residents for using resources carefully and not wastefully, new research has found. The city has been revealed to have the thriftiest residents in the country, according to the findings from Radiance Fireplace’s 2021 released this
THREE more Covid deaths have been recorded at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest data from NHS England shows that the three further deaths recorded at the York trust take the total for the
YORK RUFC returned to winning ways after sealing a 40-10 bonus-point victory at home to Burnage, writes Simon Pickles. York headed back to Clifton Park afteer successive defeats in the North Premier but were convincing winners against third-from-bottom
A YORK-BASED train firm is urging customers to book their Christmas tickets now to secure their seats, following a strong surge in bookings. The Christmas period is already proving popular for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), with more than
New polling stations have been created for Thursday's by-election for North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. City of York Council, which has made the changes, is advising voters to check their polling cards as their polling station
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is hosting a number of recruitment events across the region showcasing the "exciting" opportunities on offer. The events are hosted by various teams across the council, including people services, adult social care
THE Cocoa Works housing scheme at York’s former Nestle Factory in Haxby Road has taken a major step forward with a ground breaking ceremony. The £80 million scheme promises 279 apartments, 84 of which will be available for shared ownership, when
A RETAILER in York is aiming to deliver joy across the city this Christmas with the re-launch of a campaign to help those in need. The 'Delivering Joy' campaign from Dunelm is looking to support families and individuals across York who are possibly
A START-up brewery near York has won global acclaim within a year of its launch. Elvington Brewery which only started brewing in 2020 scooped The International Keg Lager Award for its Mittel Pils at the International Brewing & Cider Awards.
MONEY from our Cash for Charities scheme could help pass on vital survival skills to people in York. York Rescue Boat (YRB) would spend any money it won on its educational outreach programme, which often works with young people. The York Rescue
THE Clements Hall Local History Group's last book, about Nunnery Lane, is still warm off the press. Yet already the award-winning group has started its next project - exploring the history of Bishophill. It's a part of York that boasts a wealth
Malcolm Hare is 56 and lives at Melbourne, near Pocklington. He is self employed and is a keen member of The Press Camera Club. Here, in our new regular feature on Press Camera Club members, he tells us more about his passion and shares his favourite
BEAUTY rooms at a popular York hairdressers and barbers in York could be turned into an apartment. Valerie Smith has applied to City of York Council planners to change the use of four treatment rooms at the back of Cads and Femmes Fatales at 35
AN INTIMATE new hotel set within a former Victorian police station will be opening its doors to guests in the new year. Co-founders Daniel Curro and Moreno Carbone have confirmed the official opening day for their luxury hotel, The Vices York,
A VEHICLE that was stacked up with stolen goods has been seized by police. North Yorkshire Police say that an eagle-eyed member of the public called us in the early hours of the morning last week to report a lorry which had aroused their suspicions
DO you remember when there was a Hamleys toy shop in Coney Street in York? Our photo from today dates from the late 1980s. Coney Street - once the premier shopping street in the city - has been hit by hard times and lost so many of its big-name
YORK'S MP is calling on the Government to invest £171m in an ambitious venture which looks set to create 4,000 jobs and put the city at the heart of the global bioeconomy. Rachael Maskell, York Central MP, has urged ministers to back BioYorkshire
BUSINESS confidence remains high after the coronavirus pandemic inflicted ‘severe’ damage on the region, a report out today has found. Businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber reported feeling positive but the sentiment was at a lower level than
RARE clays could be extracted from a site just west of York, which would be used to help build flood defences and line landfill sites. Escrick Environment Services has applied for planning permission to develop 6.8ha south of Kettlewell Lane and
HUNDREDS of free face coverings are to be given to York shoppers to help boost Covid safety in the run-up to Christmas. York public health leaders are working with businesses and Make It York to send a clear message: “Let’s keep York safe and open
A MAN has been jailed for eight weeks for being on Micklegate in York on four separate occasions. Timothy Morris, 39, of Albermarle Crescent, Scarborough, is banned from being on the street as part of a criminal behaviour order made at York Magistrates
ONLY one in 10 North Yorkshire Police investigations lead to offenders being prosecuted, the latest Home Office figures reveal. Defendants at both York Magistrates’ Court and York Crown Court have frequently been given lesser sentences because
