YORK City ‘Wembley Twice’ defender Jamal Fyfield has been released by Boreham Wood following their relegation to the Vanarama National League South. Fyfield, 35, was a part of the City squad that won promotion through the then-Conference Premier
EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a crash on a major road in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at about 1.30pm today (April 25) to the A64 in York after reports of a man trapped in a vehicle after a crash
A car has been completely destroyed during a fire in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have launched an investigation after their Malton crews attended the car fire in Recreation Road, Pickering. The crew received the call at
Climate protesters have targeted North Yorkshire energy firm Drax as it held its annual shareholder meeting. Broadcaster Chris Packham and members of the Axe Drax campaign group gathered outside the meeting at 133 Houndsditch in the City of London
YORK Valkyrie have signed former Canberra Raiders captain Remi Wilton. Wilton arrives in York with a wealth of experience in both rugby codes in her native Australia, and could make her debut at newly-promoted Barrow Raiders on Saturday. The
YORK boxer Arlo Stephens is confident that after winning his professional debut last weekend, he will be keeping active with as many as four further bouts this year. Stephens beat fellow heavyweight, Belgian Amine Boucetta, at Rotherham Magna Centre
COUNCIL bosses have issued a reminder that Queen Street will be closed again this weekend while the bridge is demolished. The station car park and new temporary road which opened earlier this week will also be closed. Council bosses say the
A MAN had been arrested in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault in York. North Yorkshire Police say they were called after a report of an incident in the city centre, shortly after 3am today. A police spokesman said: “Following
HEWORTH were second best as they slipped to a 26-12 defeat at reigning champions Hunslet ARLFC in the NCL Premier Division. The Villagers’ effort could not be faulted as they headed on the road for the fifth successive week, but too many basic
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered some tantalising glimpses of a long-lost York at the site of the ongoing Queen Street Bridge demolition – including the remains of a long-lost brick pavement, and evidence that the area was once a medieval rubbish dump
Two men have appeared before York Magistrates' Court accused of spraying a corrosive liquid onto a man and setting him on fire. Both Joshua Strickland, 29, and Robinson Peter Fitch Binks, 26, are charged with wounding the third man with intent
Planning in York has sunk to a new low. While shipping containers continue to blight the central conservation area and a Traveller encampment remains on a public lay-by after many years, a modest hanging sign is deemed to be so detrimental it must
I’m writing to draw attention to the most ecologically pressing matter in York’s modern history. Rivers in England are suffering; no single stretch of any English river is in good overall health. According to The Rivers Trust report in 2024
POLICE and ambulance crews were at the scene of an incident in a North Yorkshire town. Three police vans and an ambulance were at the scene near Little Lane in Easingwold this morning (April 25). No cordon was in place and the surrounding streets
YORK Knights boss Andrew Henderson feels as though Sunday’s win against Bradford Bulls lifted a weight off his shoulders. The Knights were the only team without a point heading into the fifth round of the Betfred Championship season as injuries
UPDATE: Man arrested after alleged sexual assault in York A CORDON has been removed from a police incident in York city centre. North Yorkshire Police had cordoned off an area beside Jalou cocktail bar in Micklegate in York that leads
A THIEF has struck at a shop in York. North Yorkshire Police have issued CCTV of man we would like to speak to, following a theft from Tesco Express in York. A police spokesman said: "It happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, March 27 when
A BOAT sank to the bottom of the River Ouse in York after a crash involving a larger passenger vessel. As reported by The Press yesterday (April 24), the incident happened at 12.25pm near Lendal Bridge. It involved a City Cruises self-drive boat
FILMING is underway for a third consecutive day in York today. On Thursday (April 25) the crew film new detective drama Patience are in the Victorian Claremont Terrace off Gillygate which will be closed from 8.30am-10.15am and then from 11.15am
FIREFIGHTERS have been called in after reports of a fire at a business in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out at 9.15pm on Wednesday night (April 24) to Bootham in York after reports of a fire. A service spokesman
TWO men have been charged and remanded in custody to appear in court following a suspected corrosive substance attack in York. North Yorkshire Police say two of the three men who were arrested on Tuesday (April 23) in connection with a violent
UPDATE: North Yorkshire Police say missing Selby, Dean Clarke, has been found safe. AN urgent appeal has gone out to find a man missing from home in North Yorkshire. The county’s police are searching in the Selby area for missing Dean
ON May 2, the people of York and North Yorkshire will go to the polls to choose the first-ever directly elected ‘metro’-style Mayor for the region. We have invited all six candidates to contribute a piece, in their own words, setting out why they
YORK’S North Street Gardens overlooking the River Ouse are to get a £6,000 makeover. Local charity York Cares has been awarded a grant by the Nature Hubs fund to ‘breathe new life’ into the gardens. The charity will organise volunteers to work
Residents of a village north of York with a “shrinking population” are split over whether a proposed housing estate will secure or spoil its future. While Husthwaite Parish Council and numerous residents have claimed a scheme to build housing on
A man who armed himself with a sword and a "potentially murderous" bow and arrow during a dispute has been jailed. Liam Dunn fetched the mediaeval-style weapon and an 18-inch sword from his bedroom when Zac Rhodes, 32, arrived at their communal
A NEW distillery, gin school and tasting experience has been given the green-light by council chiefs. City of York Council has approved plans for the York Distillery, a distillery, gin school and tasting experience built on the site of the unused
STAFF from a North Yorkshire power station will stage a protest in London as part of an ongoing pay dispute. Canteen workers at Drax power station, in Selby, have been striking since early December in a dispute with their employer BaxterStorey
Reporter Dylan Connell joins North Yorkshire Police for the launch of Operation Tornado - a blitz on crime in York. I’m on patrol with police in York as news breaks that a wanted man could be in the area. The car goes quiet. Voices over the radio
Nine arrests were made and five vehicles seized during a police crackdown on crime in York and Selby. Officers were out in force in York on Tuesday (April 23) as Operation Tornado started. The operation brings extra units into an area of North
AN historic building turned company headquarters in North Yorkshire has gone on the market for £1,500,000. Boston Lodge in Boston Spa near Wetherby is a Grade II listed building which dates from the late eighteenth century with later nineteenth
