YORK City Knights closed out their 2022 pre-season friendly matches with a 32-10 defeat to Betfred Super League giants Castleford Tigers at the LNER Community Stadium. Here are five talking points from the game. 1. York City Knights appear
YORK RUFC dropped to ninth in the North Premier after suffering a narrow 16-15 defeat away to Rossendale. Back in September, York had ran out as convincing 40-5 winners at Rossendale in the reverse fixture at Clifton Park. But the North Yorkshire
FOUR men who hacked a man with shovels, leaving him with severe injuries, have been jailed. A witness described the attackers as “like a pack of hyenas to meat” during the incident in Sowerby near Thirsk. The victim’s van and car, which contained
YORK Racecourse is seeking to distance itself from Prince Andrew by renaming a race called the Duke of York Stakes. A racecourse spokesman said today that the Duke of York Stakes was introduced back in 1895, named after Prince George, the Duke
NEW York City Knights chairman Clint Goodchild will meet with RFL officials this week to discuss his ambitions to set up an Academy. Prior to York’s 32-10 pre-season friendly defeat to Castleford Tigers at the weekend, the club announced that Goodchild
A SKULL stolen from a pub in York has been found and returned to its rightful owners. As The Press reported at the time, at about 1.05am on New Year's Day the skull of the last person to be executed in York was stolen from the historic Golden Fleece
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped by almost 80 - but more cases continue to be recorded in the area. The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that the city's rate has dropped by 79, taking it to 913.2 cases per 100,000
A MARTINI and gin festival is coming to York next month. Organisers say the extensive cocktail menu includes such mouth-watering delights as: Chocotini, Biscoff, Passionate Pink, cherry, espresso, strawberry, peach and chilli martinis. The
A CHEF who closed his restaurant in York city centre after ten years to go mobile has raised £455 for local charities. At the beginning of December Guy Whapples from Bistro Guy pledged that for every pizza sold in their regular monthly locations
A MAN was taken to hospital after an incident involving an assault in a North Yorkshire seaside town over the weekend. North Yorkshire Police have launched an investigation after a man was taken to hospital following an assault in Scarborough.
UNVACCINATED staff at York Hospital who fail to get their first Covid jab by February 3 WILL risk being dismissed without any redundancy pay, York Hospitals NHS Trust has confirmed. In December, MPs approved regulations that will require NHS and
ONE more death related to Covid-19 has been recorded at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest data from NHS England shows that the total number of Covid deaths recorded at hospitals in the York
THE director of public health for North Yorkshire says she is “cautiously optimistic” that the county has seen the worst of the Omicron wave as Covid infections continue to fall. Louise Wallace told a meeting of North Yorkshire’s Outbreak Management
POLICE are searching for two men in connection with thefts from a popular budget retailer. North Yorkshire Police have issued a CCTV appeal following thefts at Home Bargains in Market Lane in Selby. A police spokesman said: "Toiletries were
THE £10.9 million Harrogate Gateway project has been recommended for approval at a crunch meeting next Tuesday after months of deliberations and design changes. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive will have a final vote on the project which
An asteroid is set to travel relatively close to Earth today (Tuesday, January 18) at about 1.2 million miles, or 1.9 million kilometres, away from the planet. Officially called the 1994 PC1 asteroid, it will pass Earth at about five times the
Looking for a furry friend to introduce to your home? Look no further. The RSPCA in York has some lovely pets looking for their forever homes. Below we have detailed 3 dogs that are looking to be adopted and what they need from their new home.
YORK City Knights Ladies' Betfred Women's Super League (BWSL) fixtures for the 2022 season have been released. York will begin their league campaign with a trip to Huddersfield Giants, who won the BWSL Shield last year. The Knights will continue
The NHS will start sacking staff who are not vaccinated against coronavirus in just over two weeks, according to new guidance. In December, MPs approved mandatory vaccinations for NHS and social care staff by April this year. All frontline
COMFORT and joy, provided by one of York's most enduring businesses, delivered the best Christmas period in its 102-year history. Bettys has marked a positive start to 2022, having achieved a year-on-year increase in sales of 37 per cent despite
MEASURES to slow traffic and improve public safety in a York street have been approved following a successful three year campaign by the ward’s councillors. Residents at the southern end of Burton Stone Lane in Clifton petitioned City of York Council
The staffing of council services in Harrogate has been raised as a key concern as budget proposals including a 1.99% tax increase move a step forward. Members of Harrogate Borough Council’s overview and scrutiny commission today quizzed senior
FIVE people - including two children - have been arrested in connection with an alleged stabbing in a York suburb. North Yorkshire Police said today that the 'violent incident' allegedly happened in Clifton shortly before 4.20pm on Saturday, when
A SERIAL fly-tipper, who dumped piles of rubbish in North Yorkshire after posting waste removal adverts on Facebook, has been sentenced by a court. Ben Tiller, 37 of Richmond, “blighted his community” by illegally discarding the waste in the Richmondshire
A YORK-based vegan start-up which launched 13 months ago has secured £7.5m to scale the business. Vegan fried chick*n business, VFC Foods Ltd, has raised £7.5m ($10.3m) from a seed round - related investments from up to 15 investors to support
A 'GIFTED' folk and rock musician is preparing for a gig at a popular East Yorkshire venue this weekend. Teddy Thompson, who has been hailed as “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation,” has collaborated with Rufus and Martha
KFC has announced plans to open 500 new outlets this year, including in York and across North Yorkshire. The fast food giant will be increasing from 900 stores to 1,400 nationally, with drive-thrus the focus of its expansion in our region.
A FORMER library in York, which is now an empty building, is set to be demolished to allow for property development on the site in the future. City of York Council’s Property Services Department submitted the plan to the council to approve the
YORK looks set to lose its status as a major Army Division headquarters - several years before Imphal barracks was originally due to close. The MOD has confirmed that the 1st (UK) Division - one of just three divisions in the British Army - will
CHILDREN are settling into a new £6million North Yorkshire school, designed to provide maximum air and light into classrooms. Pupils are enjoying the benefits of both space and state-of-the-art ventilation in their new building at Overdale Community
A six-month trial has been launched in the UK to test the idea of a four-day working week. British companies are expected to take part with employees working shorter weeks as part of the trial will receive the same pay despite working less hours
Boris Johnson is set to introduce a flurry of new policies under “Operation Red Meat” designed to deflect criticism as the Prime Minister continues to face anger over “partygate” allegations. Fury over the gatherings was compounded when it emerged
A POPULAR village pub has gone on the market. Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is selling the freehold of The Star Inn at Weaverthorpe, near Malton. The Star is a pub-restaurant with letting rooms on the village green and
PRAYERS could soon be on the menu at a York Italian restaurant. A city church, which claims to be part of the world’s fastest growing church, seeks to change Luigis Ristorante in Upper Poppleton into a place of worship. The Pentecostal RCHG
YORK City Knights duo Tamzin Renouf and Emma Kershaw have been named in the England Students Women's squad for 2022. Renouf was one of several high-profile signings to arrive from Castleford Tigers in May last year, helping guide the Knights to
EMPLOYMENT figures rose further last month despite the Omicron variant hitting the UK and the Government’s Plan B restrictions. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of UK payrolled workers jumped by a record 184,000 month on
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information in relation to a public order incident that occurred in a North Yorkshire town over the weekend. The incident occurred inside the SPAR store in Main Street in East Ayton, Scarborough between 3.40pm
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a kitchen fire. Tadcaster Fire Station say that two of their engines were called to a kitchen fire in Sherburn in Elmet this morning (January 18). A spokesman for the service said: "We used two breathing apparatus
A WELL-KNOWN and respected police chief has retired. On Monday (January 17) North Yorkshire Police said a fond farewell to Deputy Chief Constable Phil Cain who retired from the force following a 20-year career. DCC Cain announced his retirement
EMERGENCY services were called in after a crash. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called at 7.52pm last night (January 17) after an accident in Strensall, York. A spokesman for the service said: "Crews attended a two vehicle road
For me, the biggest revelation concerning ‘Gardengate’ - the party in the garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020 - is not that it happened but that Boris Johnson apparently thinks that boozing in the garden constitutes work. Government has
The Met Office has issued the temporary yellow weather warning with drivers urged to take care. The yellow weather warning came into place after forecasters said the fog - which covers most areas south of Scarborough and east of Manchester in the
The Golden Fleece on Pavement is famous for its ghosts. But there’s plenty more going on at this brilliant York pub, says publican Laura Atkin... What’s the best thing about your pub? The uniqueness of it. The building is over 500 years old
A NEW year has started - one in which, hopefully, we’ll finally see the Covid pandemic fade into the background and become part of history. It is always nice, as a new year dawns, to look back at what York was doing at this time in the past.
SHAMBLES is one of the most famous streets in Britain - if not the world. The historic street in the heart of York has become even more of a tourist draw since it was rumoured to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter stories.
NEW parents are full of praise for the special care team who looked after their tiny baby born seven weeks early. Tiny Bonnie Grace Morgan was born almost two months early weighing just 2lb 9oz. Parents Emma Lythe and Rhys Morgan sent their
A MAN who "stalked" a child for two years and treated her as a "sex toy" has been jailed. Graham Slawson performed sex acts as he sent inappropriate texts to the youngster time and time again, York Crown Court heard. Anne Richardson, prosecuting
A CROSS-party group of York councillors is asking the authority to look again at its decision to continue using a controversial weed killer. Cllr Paula Widdowson, the council’s executive member for environment and climate change, approved a plan
A DRINKER throttled his partner and attacked a man waiting for a bus in prolonged late night street violence, York Magistrates' Court heard. Residents in Haxby Road heard the woman screaming and yelling "Call the police he's just tried to strangle
THE military will today begin helping to tackle a Covid-related staffing crisis at the ambulance service - days after the service temporarily suspended the non-emergency transportation of patients to York Hospital. Forty military personnel will
