THREE vehicles have crashed on the A59 between York and Harrogate this evening, causing delays for rush hour traffic. North Yorkshire Police tweeted that the collision happened at 5.20pm on the road from Goldsborough towards the A1(M) at Allerton
A SENIOR York councillor and a York MP have called tonight for Prince Andrew to relinquish his title as Duke of York, after the Queen agreed to strip him of his honorary military roles and royal patronages. Cllr Darryl Smalley, LibDem executive
"IT is rare you can pick the same team twice," noted John Askey as Covid hit York City ahead of their FA Trophy fourth round home tie (3pm) with Slough Town. There are an unnamed "couple" of players who will be absent on Saturday due to coronavirus
North Yorkshire trading standards officers have tracked down and stopped a £400,000 fake watches operation. They confiscated nearly 1,000 fake watches that had been imported from the Far East intended for sale under fake trademarks. The businessman
A TEENAGER wanted in connection with a serious assault is still on the run. North Yorkshire Police launched an appeal last month to find 18-year-old Luke Gibson, but the firce say he's unfortunately still at large. A police spokesman said:
FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a tumble dryer which lead to a blaze in a domestic property in York earlier today (January 13). Crews from York and Huntington were called to deal with a tumble dryer on fire in a domestic property
STEPPING into the footsteps of a club's modern coaching legend is no easy task, yet that is the assignment which awaits Lee Radford at Castleford Tigers. Daryl Powell called time on his long association with Castleford during the off-season and
The Queen has stripped Prince Andrew’s military affiliations and Royal patronages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It comes the day after the it was confirmed the Duke of York will face a civil sex case trial after a US judge dismissed a motion
THE mother of a teenage girl who lost her life 22 years ago says she wants help solving the mystery of her daughter's death. Lizzie Gilmour, of St Stephen’s Road, Acomb, was found on a dark and isolated stretch of the on York’s outer ring road,
PUPILS at one school got to meet a sport coaching great in class. Olympic rugby coach, Euan Mackintosh visited The Mount School York on Wednesday, spending the day meeting with pupils and staff and sharing his experiences as an Olympic rugby coach
WORK is to start in the summer on a £1.9million upgrade at a school in York. Planners confirmed approval of the scheme at Danesgate Community School just before Christmas as part of a £2.7million scheme, which will also see improvements to Applefields
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped by 50 - 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 by 50, taking it to 1,564.8 cases per 100,000 population
STAR bathing is among the new events on offer at a popular festival next month. An astrophysicist turned Zen teacher is bringing his star bathing experience to this February’s Dark Skies Festival, with organisers saying it is one of several new
'HARD-WORKING' colleagues at a train firm, which operates in York, cleaned the rail operator's carriages almost one million times in 2021. A total of 952,514 cleans were carried out by Northern members of staff – the equivalent of cleaning one
TOURISM in York in a post-pandemic world could benefit from 'more edgy and contemporary' culture, industry players were told. Peter Rømer Hansen, of Group NAO, said there was a risk of York becoming complacent about the long-standing appeal of
YORK City Knights will be up against "some of the best players in the country" when they take on Castleford Tigers this weekend. That was the view of York head coach James Ford, whose side close out their pre-season friendly matches against the
YORK and Scarborough hospitals are now treating 148 patients with Covid - one of the highest figures of the current Omicron wave - with four in intensive care. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust published the latest number
Marks & Spencer has explained its controversial decision to rebrand traditional midget gem sweets as 'mini gems'. The popular midget gem sweet first rose to popularity in the North of England - so well loved in fact that Liverpool Football Club
A POPULAR Thai restaurant chain is to open its first outpost in North Yorkshire. The award-winning Thai restaurant group Giggling Squid, which has 42 eateries across the UK, will open in Harrogate this spring. A spokesperson said the restaurant
Sajid Javid is expected to confirm that the time Covid-19 cases have to spend in self-isolation is to be cut. The Health Secretary will update MPs in Commons on Thursday after Boris Johnson said a decision will be made “as fast as possible”.
A FOOD store in York has revealed plans to close one of its city branches. Iceland intends to shut its Clifton Moor shop for good on February 12 after nine years of trading. The supermarket chain announced the news to customers on signs at
A NATIONAL choir, recently seen on ITV’s Royal Variety Performance, is launching a new branch in York this month. Described by BBC Radio as the "UK’s most exciting non-audition pop choir", Some Voices is "excited" to be starting rehearsals in York
An arsonist must pay a woman £1,000 for burning some of her property. York Magistrates Court heard that Andrew Christopher Shaw destroyed items which had sentimental value for the victim. He also burned some of her clothes. Shaw, 43, of Friars
SLOUGH Town joint-manager Jon Underwood on Saturday wants to see "a damn sight more character" than last weekend. The Rebels' preparations for this weekend's FA Trophy fourth round tie at York City took a knock when they suffered a 6-1 mauling
A YORK-BASED train firm is aiming to inspire the next generation of rail industry employees about the world of work with the return of a work experience programme. The 'Tomorrow's Talent' initiative, set up by London North Eastern Railway (LNER
STAFF absences due to Covid, supply chain disruptions and other challenges of the pandemic have impacted a major York housebuilder. Persimmon said the surge of the Omicron variant had led to a 'pick-up in sickness-related absenteeism' while some
By Mike Raynes CITY of York Athletic Club took home three individual and four team medals in Saturday’s Yorkshire Cross Country Championships. Held in Kiveton Park near Sheffield, the race was on a varied course which became muddy after being
UPDATED 11.45AM: The road has fully reopened and traffic is returning to normal. A MAJOR road is currently partially closed after a crash. The A1(M) has one lane closed with slow traffic due to an accident in the southbound carriageway
A RECENT council scrutiny committee saw the council extolling the virtues of a ‘team around the child’, in reference to supporting vulnerable children. It’s obviously crucial that all organisations working with children are 100 per cent committed
AHEAD of 'Blue Monday', York has ranked in the top 10 unhappiest places in the UK, according to new research on sunlight hours. A new data-led study, by Beds Divans, has analysed over 425 UK weather stations to find which area in the UK is scientifically
What a great finalé What a truly magnificent finalé to Dick Turpin Rides Again! at York’s Grand Opera House on Sunday night! Hats off to Alan McHugh and Paul-James Corrigan for stepping into Berwick Kaler and Martin Barrass’ roles (very hard
Actual ‘over reaching’ power of the Nazis ACCORDING to Mr Laverack (Letters 7 January) he is a dissenter “for speaking out against over reaching power of the state”. Having practised as a solicitor for over 40 years, I have encountered the
This is Yorkshire, not Russia! WHAT joy to share non-stop laughter with the large audience enjoying Chubby Brown at The Barbican last Friday. It’s nice to know so many people in York are comfortable with his non PC world. Offensive to a
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam will be leaving his role as England’s deputy chief medical officer, according to reports. Sir Jonathan has helped lead the countries response to the pandemic and has regularly assisted Boris Johnson with updating
A LEADING York property company has bought a major building in York city centre to redevelop the site into a new 132-room hotel. North Star has bought the former government tax office, Swinson House, in Piccadilly from the Dominvs Group for an
ROADWORKS are set to get underway on a major road in York. Starting on Monday (January 17) City of York Council say work will begin on Bootham at its junction with St Mary’s to remove the existing pedestrian crossing and to introduce a new traffic
A SCHOOL in York is now using a water-based hand and surface sanitiser for protection against Covid-19 - after a parent's firm found it to be "much more effective." Andrew Hart, who has two children attending Huntington School in the city, works
UPDATED 8AM: The road has now reopened and the accident has been cleared. REPORTS are coming in of an accident this morning. An accident has taken place in Coldhill Lane in Sherburn In Elmet near the Railway Bridge. Traffic is coping
AN award-winning care company has branched out into Ryedale. Shaun and Emma Reed have taken on the Blossom Home Care franchise for the Yorkshire Wolds area, initially focusing their efforts in and around Malton. Blossom Home Care provides home
CUSTOMERS could be hit by higher prices as businesses in York and North Yorkshire grapple with 'extreme' challenges. The warning comes as the latest findings of the largest regional business survey show that inflationary pressures and recruitment
POPULAR York sports umpire and Freemason Ross Anderson has died at the age of 70. Life-long friend Peter Dew paid tribute to Ross, a former accountant, who passed away on January 2 in York Hospital. Peter, who met Ross while they were pupils
MORE than 70 attractions have been announced for an upcoming York festival. The York Residents’ Festival is returning this winter and will be running on January 29 and January 30. The festival is offering people who live in the city a variety
GP SURGERIES across York are facing a ‘real challenge’ in manning their front desks and phones because of the surge of the Covid Omicron variant and recruitment issues. The growing problems are highlighted in the latest column in The Press by Professor
A THIEF who drove head-on at a police car at 50mph and topped 90mph during a high speed daytime chase through residential York has been jailed. One of Anthony Vipas’ two passengers was also locked-up for his part in the journey from Boroughbridge
Professor Mike Holmes, who coordinates York’s Covid vaccination centre, says the jab is preventing many people having to go into hospital as the Omicron wave sweeps across York. THE New Year brings more uncertainty as we see cases of Covid increase
