York Press
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Oxfam to host pop-up music stall at Shambles Market
FANS of vinyl records and CDs are in for a treat when a music stall opens at York's Shambles Market for one day only.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100"Ban parking spaces for all new builds in York" - letter
THE much publicised recent UN report baldly states that climate change is our fault – we are burning too much fossil fuel.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:20:00 +0100York's Freida Nipples on the Impossible bar stage
YORK'S new resident burlesque dancer has told of her journey to the stage - citing Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as her biggest influences.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0100More than 3,400 York pupils in 'super-sized' classrooms, figures show
MORE than 3,400 school pupils in York are being “crammed into super-sized classes”, new figures reveal.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:16:21 +010037 shopping trolleys fished out of River Foss in York
A SOCIETY in York is looking for volunteers to help keep a city river clean.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100York people urged to get more active
COUNCIL chiefs are urging York residents to exercise more for their physical and mental wellbeing - with a campaign and two grant schemes available for sports clubs.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100'Good and gentle' barrister Matthew Collins dies aged just 34
LAWYERS, judges and the legal community are in mourning following the death of a young "gentle" barrister from York.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:05:00 +0100Former Retreat hospital set to be converted into new homes
THE former Retreat hospital in York is set to be redeveloped into new homes, some of them affordable.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0100Record for hen harrier breeding - including in North Yorkshire
GROUSE moor managers have welcomed official confirmation that 2021 has been another record-breaking year for hen harrier breeding - including in North Yorkshire.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 21:28:11 +0100Firefighters battle against barn fire
FIREFIGHTERS are tonight battling a huge barn fire in the North Yorkshire countryside.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:10:07 +0100REVIEW: Boy George & Culture Club in Scarborough - & photos
Review: Culture Club, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Saturday, 14, 2021
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 15:31:25 +0100Refurb planned at historic York hotel after it is sold
THE landmark Dean Court Hotel near York Minster has been bought by The Inn Collection Group for an undisclosed sum after a 'discreet' marketing campaign.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:26:46 +0100Direct action planned to disrupt council over blue badge policy
CAMPAIGNERS against proposals to restrict blue badge access to York city centre have revealed they are planning non violent direct action to disrupt City of York Council business.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Can you help Dave Nicholson of York find John Lack?
IT IS our 50th wedding anniversary in October and we are trying to find my best man John Lack.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100Are supermarkets making too much profit? - your letters
How much profit are supermarkets making anyway?
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100York Haxby RAF veteran in 100th birthday war medals surprise
THE family of an RAF veteran ended a 76-year wait to help him celebrate his 100th birthday in style.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0100Work starts on flood defences for homes and businesses in Bishopthorpe
WORK has started on a major project to protect more than 100 homes from flooding in a village near York, almost 21 years after it suffered devastated flooding.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 15:36:00 +0100Recent cases at York Magistrates Court
A WALKING stick, an e-scooter and a front door were involved in crimes punished at York Magistrates Court recently.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:53:15 +0100Lucky escape for man after jumping off balcony into York river
A MAN has escaped with cuts and bruises after jumping from a balcony of a riverside bar into York's River Ouse.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0100"My teenage daughter is stealing food and eating in secret"
Dear Kirsten,
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:32:08 +0100Rescue in York's River Foss
YORK Rescue Boat volunteers saved someone from a city river early today.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Railway Children walk of Oakworth and Haworth
THIS is a short walk which combines views of the wild moors which so inspired the Bronte sisters with visits to some of the locations which provided the setting for popular film The Railway Children.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Memories of Fibbers - & when it was Fazers and Ellington's
LEGENDARY York music venue Fibbers has been in the news again as squatters occupied its vacant site at Toft Green.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 06:11:00 +0100Coal from Selby - the dream that turned sour
IN 1979, the National Coal Board took out a full-page advert in a national newspaper. It showed a drawing of Britannia, wearing a miner's hat and holding a lump of coal in her hand. "Britain has the energy to carry on for at least another 300 years!"...
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100Remembering the Ebor Festival in the 1970s - photos
AS RACE lovers prepare to return to Knavesmire for the Ebor Festival later this week, we turn back time to 1977.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:15:16 +0100Driver arrested near Poppleton McDonalds takeaway
THIS car was seized after it was stopped by police on York's outskirts and the driver was found to have no licence or insurance - and also failed a drugs test.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 08:56:01 +0100Tories are 'party of crime and disorder,' claims York MP
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has called for £280 million earmarked for a Government yacht to be spent instead on tackling anti-social behaviour.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 06:15:00 +0100Happy Mondays Bez and Shed Seven help York SpeedQuizzing
MEMBERS of some of the biggest indie bands of the 90s have taken part in a landmark virtual quiz to be hosted by York-based pub quiz experts.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 18:03:00 +0100Three locked up by magistrates
Three men have been locked up recently by North Yorkshire magistrates.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:42:43 +0100Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash
A COUNTRY road in North Yorkshire has been blocked this afternoon by a crash.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:55:52 +0100Five teenagers injured when car crashes into tree
POLICE say there has been a serious crash at Dalby Forest.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100York tapas bar Trio seeks to keep roof terrace open longer
A YORK tapas bar wants increase its outdoor seating and keep its roof terrace open for longer.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:25:06 +0100Man charged following attempted kidnap of woman near Rawcliffe, East Yorks
A MAN has been charged following the attempted kidnapping of a woman in East Yorkshire.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:08:04 +0100Missing York man found safe and well
POLICE are increasingly concerned for the welfare of a York man who has gone missing.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:10:00 +0100Peaky Blinders and Star Wars actor in new caring role
ASPIRING actor Michael Westlund has seen himself increasingly on the set of high profile film or television productions, working alongside a host of stars.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100Can you recognise this "secret" beach on Yorkshire coast?
DO you recognise this "secret" beach in North Yorkshire?
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:57:00 +0100Gin and Rum festival at York Minster: Tickets and details
A FESTIVAL for gin and rum lovers is coming to York with a selection of more than 60 different spirits.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:14:00 +0100First Homes scheme: What is it? What does it mean for York?
YORK first-time buyers now pay a third of their salary on mortgage payments on average, a study has found.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Asylum seekers leave York hotel after almost a year
ASYLUM seekers have left a York hotel after being accommodated there for almost a year of the pandemic.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 18:21:40 +0100'Fabulous' new stadium hailed by York City fans
FANS hailed York’s ‘fantastic’ and 'fabulous' new community stadium as they arrived today for York City’s first league match at the complex in front of supporters.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:51:06 +0100Former York schoolboy Greg Wise tells why he's going on Strictly
FORMER York schoolboy Greg Wise has told how he has agreed to take part in Strictly Come Dancing in honour of his sister, who died five years ago.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:30:25 +0100Fire after slow cooker placed on hob in Pocklington
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a property in Pocklington after a slow cooker was placed on an electric hob and caught fire.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:20:02 +0100Five areas of York turn purple in latest Covid case rate map
FIVE areas of York - three to the north of the city - are shaded purple on the latest Covid map after rises in the numbers of infections.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 07:53:12 +0100Drugs raid in Foxwood
POLICE have arrested one person and seized items during a drugs raid in York.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100"Well done to GCSE students" - letters postbag
Well done to pupils for GCSE results
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is coming to Grand Opera House
A SMASH hit West End comedy - The Play That Goes Wrong - is coming to a York stage in September as part of its 2021 UK tour.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100York's Brollywalk definitely has a 'buzz' about it now
THE new design of York's Brollywalk definitely has people buzzing.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Man caused chaos by sitting down in Foss Islands Road, York
A MAN caused chaos on the York Inner Ring Road when he sat down in the middle of Foss Islands Road.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:30:00 +0100Give me a real shed not a cocktail bar
Q: WHEN is a shed not a shed? A: When it’s a cocktail bar.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:29:29 +0100Anger over long waiting times at York Hospital A&E
PRESS readers have voiced their frustrations and anger over long waiting times of up to TEN HOURS at York Hospital's A&E department - and say GPs need to see more patients to alleviate the problem.