YORK City have bolstered their defence by signing right-back Ryan Fallowfield from Harrogate Town. Fallowfield signs on a one-year deal, with an extension clause in place should he reach an undisclosed number of appearances, having had a successful
LENELL JOHN-LEWIS will remain at York City next season after agreeing a permanent deal with the club. John-Lewis joined York on loan from Grimsby Town in February and was an integral part of City’s successful promotion push through the Vanarama
EMERGENCY services were called out to a crash on a major road. North Yorkshire Fire and rescue say they were called out at 7.21am today to the A64 A spokesman for the service said: "We were called to the A64 westbound between Tadcaster and
UPDATED 6.20PM: The accident has been cleared and the road reopened. THERE are reports of a crash on a major road through North Yorkshire. There's currently queueing traffic on the A1(M) southbound after a crash just before junction 44
THE testing of a new long-awaited flood defence in York has been successful. A wall of sandbag barriers is no longer needed to protect 135 homes in Clementhorpe, in the event of the River Ouse bursting its banks, as today’s (Wednesday, June 29)
For many York children, being cooped up at home with their brothers and sisters for nearly three years because of Covid was hard. “It feels like it never ended!” said Forest of Galtres primary school pupil Jacob Popplewell. “So imagine being locked
UPDATED 6PM: The accident has been cleared and the traffic has returned to normal. A MAJOR bridge in York is partially blocked after an accident. Bridge Street in York is partially blocked with slow moving traffic due to a crash on Ouse
PAUL JUBB insists that he is "fraction of the player" he is going to be following his narrow defeat to Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon, writes James Toney. The York-born star fell to a tight five-sets loss to former world number 13 Kyrgios, going down
THE word is out for York to join ‘Our Big Conversation’. The City of York Council is calling on residents and businesses to talk about some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing York. The aim is to help set the direction of the
A York man faces a £642.40 bill after he failed to pay for a £8.40 train fare. Jerome Clough, 26, had several chances to pay the York to Selby fare, Kirklees Magistrates Court heard. But he didn’t take any of them and Northern Trains Ltd prosecuted
FORMER Yorkshire coach and captain Andrew Gale says he will not engage with the disciplinary process instigated by the ECB over allegations of racism at the county, writes Jamie Gardner. The ECB announced earlier this month that Yorkshire and "
YORK City supporters will have the opportunity to meet their new-look squad in next month's cricket match against Bishopthorpe CC. The game will take place at Bishopthorpe's Ferry Lane on Sunday, July 17 (2pm), with York Gin hosting a bar and food
A MAN has been sentenced to seven years in jail having been found guilty of attacking a woman as she walked home. Matthew Littlefield, of Highfield Road, Beverley, plead not guilty to the charge of section 20 GBH Assault, with the intention of
A TOP York school has appointed a new head to take charge next year. As The Press reported in March, the current Bootham School head, Chris Jeffery told of his “very mixed feelings” at sharing the news that he would be retiring from teaching at
YORK City Knights forward Pauli Pauli has been named in the Rugby League World magazine’s Betfred Championship team of the month for June. Pauli was York’s stand-out player during their three wins over Sheffield Eagles (14-34), London Broncos (
THIEVES struck at a major York business and stole a large quantity of stock. The York Gin Distillery, at Poppleton, was broken into over the weekend (June 25-26) and a ‘significant’ quantity of gin has been stolen. Thankfully nobody was hurt
SAM SANDERS has described his decision to turn down a new deal with Nottingham Forest in favour of staying at York City as a "no-brainer". Sanders converted last season's four-month loan spell at York into a permanent move on Tuesday by signing
CHILDREN'S community mental health services need a root and branch review, the government has been told, amid concerns the strategy to deal with post-pandemic surge in youngsters requiring support is grossly inadequate. North Yorkshire County Council
THE bomb squad were called in after a suspicious object was found in York city centre. As The Press reported earlier, North Yorkshire Police cordoned off the area around Clifford’s Tower and the Castle car park last night (June 28). Restaurants
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a missing teenager from Pocklington. Humberside Police said Faith, 16, had not been seen since Monday last week. "She is described as being around 5ft 5ins tall, with dark shoulder length hair and was
THE instantly recognisable voice of football in York and North Yorkshire has had a bus named after him. For two decades, Barry Parker was famous as the ‘voice of York City’. But despite retiring at the end of the football season this year after
I read in your World News page last Saturday that Ukraine, whose borders have been violated in the most tragic way imaginable, has applied to join the EU. Your article stated that a member country is covered under a treaty clause that says if a
The National Railway Museum is a huge asset for York and as a parent I’m grateful to the NRM for the many happy hours spent there when my children were young and train-mad. The site is looking tired in places and I’m therefore delighted there are
Oh dear, I see the experts want to change the junction of Piccadilly and Parliament Street etc to make it safer for all (‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to make city centre junction pedestrian-friendly, June 24). As a pedestrian user of this area on
There is no point pretending last week's heavy by-election losses do not send a serious message to the government. Defeated in both a traditionally very 'safe' rural West Country seat and urban West Yorkshire, my party is clearly struggling to
UPDATE: York police incident at York Crown Court. POLICE in York cordoned off a busy road in the city centre. After 7pm last night (June 29) North Yorkshire Police cordoned off the area around Clifford’s Tower and the Castle car park.
THE PRESS has been at the heart of life in York for generations. Its name and size may have changed over the years - as well as the location of its offices and printworks - but the newspaper's purpose to reflect and represent the people of York
UPDATED 7.40AM: The crash has now been cleared and traffic is flowing freely. THERE are reports of a crash on a major road in to York. There's been a crash on the A19 at Escrick between York and Selby near Escrick Business Park. Drivers
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of a series of motorcycle, scooter, car and van thefts in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say the 28-year-old is also under investigation for going equipped for theft after officers found bolt cutters
AS The Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton celebrates its 40th birthday, we delve into our archives to bring you some colourful photos from over the years at one of our family-favourite attractions. The Yorkshire Museum of Farming, based at Murton
JOB Adverts for the proposed Linton-on-Ouse refugee camp say such roles are ‘not for the faint hearted.’ They also warn staff may have to deal with violence and death. A recent advert for a housing officer said the role would include appropriate
If you are looking for something fun and engaging for your children to do over the summer, The Mount School York has a wide range of camps and holiday clubs taking place! With an extensive range of specialist facilities based in the heart of
A FAMILY of Ukrainian refugees - likened to the Von Trapp family from The Sound of Music because of their talents - have been entertaining people in York. At just nine-years-old Yesania Honcharova wowed the audience at York Vikings Rotary Club’
AN MP has laid bare the shocking extent of York’s worsening dental crisis in the Commons. York Central Labour MP Rachael Maskell revealed that: Fewer than half of her constituents had seen a dentist in the past year, and only 59 per cent of
