YORK City has apologised to fans who missed out after queuing for tickets for Saturday's play-off final against Boston United. The club said no one thought it would have a sell-out crowd in its first season at the LNER Community Stadium, and it
THE York Minster Engineering League Senior and Junior Cup finalists are now in place following a set of fiercely contested semi-finals, says Graham Ireton. Dringhouses and Rawcliffe will square up at the LNER Community Stadium in the showpiece
ONE of the few shafts of light in Leeds United’s painful Premier League campaign has been the breakthrough of Joe Gelhardt. The 20-year-old striker conjured up a stunning piece of skill to set up Pascal Struijk’s late point-saving header against
UNCAPPED Yorkshire star Harry Brook has been called up for the first Test of England's new era. The 23-year-old has been named in a 13-man squad for next month's Lord's clash against New Zealand, decided by a revamped selection panel chaired by
DAREDEVIL businessman Zef Eisenberg may have started braking too soon in the moments before he died while attempting to break a speed record in a Porsche 911 Turbo, an inquest has heard. The 47-year-old was trying to prove he had created the world
Calling all racing fans. This weekend sees the Sky Bet Sunday Series head to York for the very first time and we’ve teamed up with the Sky Bet Sunday Series to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to this brand new race day
YORK City Knights chairman Clint Goodchild believes that “controversial changes” are coming to rugby league from 2024 after the sport's deal with IMG. The Rugby Football League (RFL) and Super League last week agreed a 12-year partnership with
YORK Musical Theatre Company are marking their 120th anniversary with a new staging of Jekyll & Hyde The Musical. Directed by Matthew Clare, York's longest-running amateur theatre company are presenting Robert Louis Stevenson's story of love, betrayal
TWO men and a woman have been arrested during drugs raids in York. North Yorkshire Police say they were acting on information provided by members of the public and executed two drugs warrants in the city at the weekend. The York outer Neighbourhood
POLICE have issued CCTV of a man they would like to speak to following an incident where money was removed from a cash machine. North Yorkshire Police say the incident happened at Asda on Bower Street in Harrogate at 10.23am on Sunday, May 1.
YORK City's sold-out Vanarama National League North play-off final will be livestreamed. The club have confirmed that fans can watch Saturday's final against Boston United (3pm) for a pay-per-view price of £10. The live stream will have commentary
POLICE are looking to track down a thief who stole waste cooking oil drums. North Yorkshire Police has issued CCTV of a man they would like to speak to following a theft in Chapel Haddlesey, Selby. They say the man was involved in the theft
A WELL-KNOWN York businesswoman who worked with Kay Mellor, has paid tribute to the award-winning writer. Sheryl Popplewell, of Fulford Flowers, and her husband Wayne, are known for her big-budget commissions, from celebrity weddings to film premieres
PADDY MCLAUGHLIN has revealed that he has had “about a thousand people” asking him about tickets for York City’s play-off final on Saturday (3pm). Home tickets for the Vanarama National League North play-off final, between York and Boston United
POLICE have put out a warning to people to think before calling 101 after a bizarre call today. North Yorkshire Police say someone called the 101 non-emergency line not to report a theft or a burglary, but instead to tell the operator that their
AN MP has pleaded with the Prime Minister to stop the plans for an asylum seeker reception centre near York. Thirsk & Malton Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake challenged Boris Johnson over the proposals for the former RAF Linton on Ouse base during Prime
A MAN has had his bag and wallet stolen by two teenagers who threatened to us violence to take them. The incident happened close to the double mini roundabouts on Hookstone Chase in Harrogate at around 6pm on Tuesday (May 17) and involved two teenage
An Air BnB landlord faces a £700 bill because he used domestic household waste facilities to dispose of his rubbish. City of York Council prosecuted Neil Cook on the grounds he should have used business waste facilities to dispose of items left
A NEW project will see sections of an historic North York Moors mosaic recreated by local school pupils and community members, close to where the original was found more than 50 years ago. The Beadlam Roman Villa mosaic lay undiscovered until 1966
THIEVES have struck at a North Yorkshire village farm. North Yorkhire Police say a Kubota Compact b7100 tractor was stolen from farm land on Weeton Lane in Weeton near Harrogate at 2.10am on May 12. The force say is requesting the public’s
ANY fan found in possession of a flare while trying to enter York's LNER Community Stadium on Saturday will be refused entry, removed from the ground and banned from attending future York City matches. And anyone invading the pitch during or after
IN-FORM striker Lenell John-Lewis is set to miss York City's play-off final on Saturday (3pm) through a thigh injury. John-Lewis scored York's winner in Saturday's 1-0 semi-final victory at Brackley Town, securing City's place in the Vanarama National
A COCAINE dealer is behind bars after an 18-month police operation paid off. 42-year-old Ben Michael Hargreaves, of Dragon Avenue in Harrogate, was sentenced to four years in prison at York Crown Court yesterday (May 17) after he plead guilty to
YORK City manager John Askey has spoken of his disappointment at the decision to cut the crowd capacity at this Saturday's play-off final - comparing it to VAR decisions on penalties. The LNER Community Stadium at Monks Cross will have a sell-out
YORK’S Local Plan needs to include more land for businesses so its economy can continue to grow in the coming years, business leaders have said. Inspectors have been told that there is not enough land in the council’s projections for employment
A RENOWNED opera star is set to take to the stage at a popular theatre in York - accompanied by a guitar duo. One of the best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last 40 years, Sir Willard White, is inviting audiences to an evening show
A SINGER songwriter from York has released an unheard material co-penned with Bee Gees legend, Robin Gibb. Alistair Griffin has released a special collection of songs in memory of his musical mentor. Since being discovered on the BBC talent
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 total number of deaths at the trust is now 943. There have been 15
FOLLOWING a 15-month long campaign, work on a half-pipe ramp at a recently refurbished skate park is set to go ahead. After relentless campaigning by skateboarders in the Malton area, Norton Town Council have voted and approved the refurbishment
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was attacked with a knife outside a takeaway this morning (May 18). North Yorkshire Police say they were called out at shortly after 12.30am today to Flaxley Road in Selby near
COFFEE chain Costa plans a move at the out-of-town Monks Cross shopping centre on the edge of York. The company has applied to City of York Council for signage and livery in one of the pods at the shopping centre at Monks Cross Drive, Huntington
A fast-growing burger chain plans to add more meat to a York street. Fat Hippo is seeking planning approval to renovate the former Café Rouge at 52 Low Petergate, which is currently operated by Jimmy’s, and is in the same street as the Five Guys
If you are going on holiday to a different country this year then you’ll likely be wondering what Covid rules are going to affect you. For many people, this summer will be the first time they’ve got on a plane in a few years, and trying to work
The rate of inflation has increased at its fasted rate on record over the previous month, official figures show. The Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 9% in April, up from a high of 7% in March, Office for National Statistics has said.
AN arresting development looks set to see a former police station throw open its doors in a whole new guise next month. Northallerton’s former police station is set to go from constabulary to hostelry with general manager Jules Gibson officially
THREE men were jailed and a fourth given a suspended prison sentence at York Magistrates Court recently. Sean Andrew Snaize, 34, of Glen Close, Fulford, was jailed for 10 weeks. He pleaded guilty to racial behaviour and criminal damage on February
STUDENTS and staff from a college near York took part in a number of activities designed to tackle loneliness as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Members of Selby College were encouraged to work in pairs or groups as part of the activities
ONE of York's oldest businesses has been bought by Europe’s biggest privately-owned IT services firm. Technology specialists, The Saville Group Limited and its trading brand Visavvi, are embarking on a new era following the acquisition by SCC.
YORKSHIRE Water is urging people visiting its reservoirs, over what is expected to be a sunny weekend, to resist the temptation of entering the water. Figures from the National Fire Chiefs Council indicate 50 per cent of the 254 accidental drownings
COUNCILLORS in York are inviting applications for grants to make sport clubs more accessible, offer more sports options and further improve safety and wellbeing standards. The Small Grants Fund from City of York Council will see funding of up to
RACEGOERS were back in York last week as the Dante Festival returned after a two-year absence. Great as it was to see thoroughbreds giving their all as they pounded down the straight, one of our photos today suggests another potential use for Knavesmire
With nearly forty bills that will deliver on some of the Conservative Party’s biggest manifesto pledges, the Queen’s Speech last week was also an opportunity to add more flesh to the bone of what levelling-up really is. Of course, my priority will
A CAR left the road and ended up down an embankment after a crash. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out at about 6.11pm last night (May 17) to Beal Lane in Selby. A spokesman for the service said: "A crew from Selby
A MAN was rescued after a house fire last night (May 17). North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out shortly before 7pm to reports of a fire in Cherrytree Walk in Tadcaster. A spokesman for the service said: "Two crews
IT was referred to as 'the Selfridges of York' and still retains a warm place in many people's hearts. Leak & Thorp department store was a landmark destination for generations of York shoppers. Its story began in 1848 when William Leak first
MAJOR developers have defended York after it was labelled 'the NIMBY city - a place that does not want to grow'. However, leading figures in the city acknowledge that York has untapped potential, needs to be 'more aspirational and not only look
A MOBILITY scooter rider was “there to be seen” immediately before he was involved in a fatal collision, a jury heard at York Crown Court. Patrick O’Neill died after his mobility scooter and a Ford Fiesta driven by Mary Elizabeth Watson collided
BOSSES from both York’s universities, and from York College and Askham Bryan College, have thrown their weight behind the city’s campaign to become home to new national rail body Great British Railways. In a joint letter to Transport Secretary
A PLANNED footbridge to replace Copmanthorpe’s level crossing would feel threatening for lone women and would not be accessible for people in wheelchairs, York’s transport chief has said. Cllr Andy D’Agorne said he did not support Network Rail’
RECEPTION children have fallen behind in their learning due to Covid-19 disruption, according to a new report out today (May 18). The study of reception year children aged four to five was focused on a cohort who were all aged three or four during
RESIDENTS are furious and disgusted after teenage yobs 'mindlessly trashed' public toilets in a town near York. A group of boys in their early teens are said to have 'booted hell' out of the doors at the toilets near a shopping centre in Haxby
