YORK Hospital has made sweeping changes to its visiting restrictions, with many rules now at their most relaxed since before the pandemic began. Visitors and people accompanying them to outpatient appointments or the emergency department are no
YORK CC lost their lead at the top of the Hunters ECB Yorkshire Premier League North premier division after a six-wickets drubbing at home to Castleford. York won their first six league matches but two defeats in their last three fixtures have
UPDATED 5.20PM: The A65 has reopened following the earlier crash. North Yorkshire Police Sgt Paual Cording is at the scene and says: "Thankfully there was only a minor injury. Thank you for your patience." A MAJOR road is currently blocked
DETECTIVES say their investigations into the death of an East Yorkshire farmer are continuing, more than two months after he died. Henry Thirsk, a well-known Pocklington farmer and hotelier, died on a farm in Everingham, near Pocklington, on April
FREE tips to help parents build bonds and their babies’ brains are being shared with even more families across York thanks to a new partnership. The NSPCC’s Look, Say, Sing, Play campaign has been running in York since 2020, when City of York Council
BOXING prospect Michael Fafera marked his comeback fight with a 40-36 points victory over former Central Area champion Darryl Sharp. Fafera had been out of the ring since November 2019 amid both the coronavirus pandemic and a long-term anterior
JOHN ASKEY believes that York City owe a “duty of care” to out-of-contract Scott Barrow, who is set miss the entirety of next season. Barrow suffered a cruciate ligament injury in York’s 2-0 Vanarama National League North play-off final win over
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has been chosen by Labour to sit on a key committee to scrutinise proposed new planning and regeneration laws. Ms Maskell said the Bill Committee would take part in a line-by-line scrutiny of the Levelling Up and
YORK City Knights will come up against a new Newcastle Thunder head coach next month following the resignation of Eamon O’Carroll. A move to an as-yet-unnamed Betfred Super League club is on the cards for O’Carroll, Newcastle have said, bringing
OLLY DYSON is hoping to nail down a central-midfield spot at York City next season after having positional talks with manager John Askey. York announced on Monday that Dyson had renewed his contract with the club on a two-year extension to keep
Ellers Farm Distillery, a distillery based just outside Stamford Bridge, near York, has teamed up a Yorkshire brewer to produce a new whisky. The distillery will use a Porter style beer specially developed by Masham-based T&R Theakston, making
POLICE have been out in force at a North Yorkshire resort. Specially trained officers were out talking to members of the public as part of Project Servator or 'unpredictable policing' which launched in North Yorkshire five years ago. The force
FUEL prices in York have increased yet again This week, the petrol prices in York have risen by two pence, with the cheapest station still at Asda, Monks Cross, increasing from 180.7p a litre on June 15, to 182.7p as of today (June 21). As
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and assaulting an emergency worker after a crash in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say the incident, which occurred on Scalby Road at Burniston in Scarborough at around 2.05pm on
A major change is being brought into the game of Rugby, which will change how long a player will stay out of the game after suffering a significant concussion. Players will face an increased minimum stand-down period of 12 days World Rugby has
THE pilot killed in a helicopter crash in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday has been named locally as Ian Macdonald, from Burton in Lonsdale. Mr Macdonald's passenger who was also killed was a 16-year old German student, called Admarsu, living with
ONE York resident has braved the first day of the train strikes to travel from Newcastle to York. Today is the first day three days of strikes with the impact expected to be felt all week and train commuters being advised not to travel. Teba
MEET the new head of fundraising at a North Yorkshire counselling and training centre. Kennie Cheung, who has recently moved from Hong Kong to Harrogate, is an experienced charity fund-raiser, having worked for Oxfam and the Hong Kong Cancer Fund
JOHN ASKEY has insisted that he will “aim to get promoted” with newly-promoted York City this season. York are returning to the Vanarama National League for the first time since 2017 after beating Boston United 2-0 in the National League North
A NORTH Yorkshire firm has invested in new technology to help boost production. Leading Yorkshire business supplies company Corporate Trade Supplies (CTS) UK, who are based in Northallerton, have invested in a brand-new Direct to Film (DTF) printer
A MOTORCYCLIST has suffered a broken collarbone in a York crash. North Yorkshire Police the the man's black Yamaha 125cc motorcycle collided with a red Jeep Renegade 4x4 in Huntington Road at about 7.15pm yesterday evening. A spokesperson said
MORE than 60 top York buildings are to throw open their doors to the public free of charge as part of a new scheme dubbed York Unlocked. The weekend event in the autumn will provide special access to many buildings that are not normally regularly
A YORK MP is proposing a new law which would allow for Prince Andrew to be stripped of the title Duke of York. York Central Labour MP Rachael Maskell has presented a 'Removal of Titles' Bill, would give the monarch new powers to remove titles,
THE pilot killed in a helicopter crash in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday has been named locally as Ian Macdonald, from Burton in Lonsdale. Mr Macdonald's passenger who was also killed was a 16-year old German student, called Admarsu, living with
A MAN who went missing from his home in North Yorkshire has been found safe and well. As The Press reported at the time, North Yorkshire Police said Trevor Jones, 73, was reported missing yesterday afternoon (June 20) from Scarborough and was thought
YORK City have acquired Port Vale winger Alex Hurst as their second signing of the summer for an undisclosed fee. Hurst arrives at York after spending three years with Port Vale, having joined them after time with Bradford (Park Avenue) and Matlock
THIS year’s complaints against Harrogate district councillors have been revealed. The councillors have featured in a Harrogate Borough Council report which details how the complaints made during 2021/22 were investigated and dealt with. A total
The world-famous Grenadier Guards joined young musicians from schools across North Yorkshire for a spectacular concert for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Children and families cheered and waved flags as the military band – recognisable for their
A PROPOSAL by the ancestral owner of a 17th century historic house to create a sand and gravel quarry beside Yorkshire’s longest river and opposite a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust haven could create risks to human health from noise, air quality and vibration
The man who once told us he loved us from the bottom of his pencil case, Beautiful South co-founder Dave Hemingway is in York this Friday with his new band Sunbirds. The group, featuring South colleague, guitarist/songwriter Phil Barton, new discovery
A major online train journey planner has stopped working as services are crippled due to the largest rail strike for a generation. Passengers attempting to use the National Rail Enquiries website to find out what trains are running are being shown
CHANGES to ways of working at the region’s biggest employer following the Covid-19 pandemic is saving the public purse millions of pounds a year, freeing up huge amounts of staff time while also producing significant environmental benefits, figures
MAJOR talks have begun on a North Yorkshire investment plan for almost £17m of Government funding aimed at building pride in place and increasing life chances across the county. North Yorkshire has been allocated £16.9m over three years from the
CITY of York Council is joining partners across the city and the UK, to celebrate and recognise the contribution of our Armed Forces this week (20-26 June). Organisations across York will be showing their support for Armed Forces personnel once
VETERANS from across Ryedale gathered to celebrate Armed Forces Day 2022. Ryedale District Council invited the group to Ryedale House for a flag-raising event last Saturday (June 18) ahead of the upcoming Armed Forces Day on June 25. The annual
AN MP has described a series of plans being put forward in North Yorkshire to site solar farms on good quality farmland as “bonkers”, saying approving such schemes would see the country swap its energy and food security needs. Kevin Hollinrake,
The prestigious Good Spa Guide has announced its finalists for the 2022 awards, with Rudding Park Spa in North Yorkshire taking home the award for Best Destination Spa. The awards are broken down into several categories: Best Spa Day, Best Hotel
YOUTHS started two fires in a York suburb. Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out at 6.53pm last night for the first time to Grange Lane in Chapelfields. On arrival the crew from Acomb found a fire in woodland that had been
YORK'S 'maize maze' will be back next month, with a design inspired by Lego. Farmer Tom Pearcy has cut out more than five kilometres of pathways in his 15-acre field at Elvington, York, to prepare for the planting. The crop will be fully grown
IT'S not everyday you meet a real life hero - but here is Press Camera Club member Andrew Briggs shaking hands with Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell. Jim Lovell was the astronaut in the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, the drama of which was turned into
Community play actor LIVY POTTER tells how imagination and hard work are bringing a monstrous wolf to life on stage We’re now deep into rehearsals for York Theatre Royal’s epic community show The Coppergate Woman. In it, I play the voice of Fenrir
A GROUNDBREAKING new service is to be launched in York for patients facing long waits for hospital treatment for painful muscle and joint conditions in the wake of the pandemic. Nimbuscare says that because of the Covid pandemic, people with musculoskeletal
York Crown Court is likely to be affected by industrial action from Monday as barristers in England and Wales go on strike in a row over legal aid funding. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said several days of court walkouts will begin from next
THE publication of a key document which will set out the vision for the future of transport in York has been pushed back until after council elections next year. City of York Council has said the Local Transport Plan Four (LTP4) is of “key importance
A BID to build a new train station north of York has received a boost after the government announced it would receive a share of a £15 million funding pot aimed at reopening old railways. The proposed railway station in Haxby, on the York to Scarborough
