With the greatest wind potential of any country in Europe, the UK is a global leader in offshore wind energy, powering up to 7.5 million homes every day. The world’s largest offshore windfarm, Orsted’s Hornsea Two, is located just 90km off
A new group to help York’s creative community stages a launch event this week. The Friargate Creative Hub, stages its inaugural event on Thursday May 2 at Friargate Theatre from 6pm. The project from the Riding Lights Theatre Company and Four
UPDATED: North Yorkshire Police say missing Niamh from Haxby in York has been found safe in the Hertfordshire area this morning. AN urgent appeal has gone out for help to find a teenager from home in a York town. Niamh, who is 13 and
A WOMAN has been seen leaving a moving vehicle close to a major road in York. North Yorkshire Police say they're investigating what they're describing as 'a concerning incident' which happened near the A64 at York on Friday morning (April 26).
DIVERS are in the river Ouse today (April 29) to recover the wreckage of a boat involved in a crash. As reported by The Press at the time, a City Cruises passenger boat crashed with one of their smaller, self-driving boats on Wednesday (April 24
A MAN has been injured in a crash involving a mobility scooter in York. North Yorkshire Police say it happened at 3.30pm on Tuesday (April 23) in Huntington Road just prior to the junction of Stratford Way and involved a mobility scooter and a
Harrogate BID has again launched match funding grants to support members in making improvements to shop fronts and accessibility. Every year, the BID provides the match funding to levy paying businesses for support with improvement work. This helps
FORMER York City striker Macaulay Langstaff was presented with the Sky Bet League Two Golden Boot this weekend after a fruitful debut season in the sport’s fourth tier. Langstaff, who scored 11 times in 52 appearances for the Minstermen between
A FIRE forced the complete evacuation of York Crown Court this morning. Judges, barristers, court staff, probation officers, jurors, witnesses and defendants all had to leave immediately when a chair caught fire. Both courts were in session
POLICE want to speak to a man with crutches after an attack in York. North Yorkshire Police say it happened at about 11.30pm on Friday, March 1 at a premises in Church Lane, and involved a man being punched in the face requiring hospital treatment
A new food delivery service in York has created a kitchen garden to help supply its four restaurants. School Kitchen, which last month began operating from the kitchen of Carr Junior School, has created the garden in the Acomb school grounds.
THE family of a woman who died after being pulled from a North Yorkshire river have paid tribute to a “wonderful daughter, mum, auntie and little sister”. Lisa Welford, 49, was pulled out of the River Derwent on Wednesday (April 24) and taken to
A global sportswear chain has opened a branch on the edge of York. The Columbia Sportwear Company has arrived at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York, near to Marks and Spencer. The new store will provide customers with sports and outdoor
Ward elections in North East Lincolnshire are just days away and with the general election within the next nine months, the criticisms surrounding voter ID have never been more important. With 185 electoral related offences reported in 2022
AN historic York church has gone on the market. Trinity Methodist Church in Monkgate, York, is up for sale for an undisclosed sum. Read next: Popular North Yorkshire distillery launches crowd-funding campaign Appeal to residents
DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays on a major road through North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say they will be escorting an abnormal load from the A1(M) to an industrial building near Thirsk today (April 29). Read next:
Rudy's Pizza Napoletana has announced a June 22 opening day for its new York restaurant. And to celebrate the Saturday opening, the company is giving away 3,000 pizzas. The York pizzeria in the former Show Zone in High Ousegate will add
A hotel, two B&Bs and a guest house across North Yorkshire have been crowned the “Best of the Best” in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024. Located in York, Scarborough and Whitby, they were unveiled among an elite group of UK winners
LINDSAY Anfield conceded York Valkyrie’s performance against Barrow Raiders on Saturday had been scrappy – but felt progress had been made from last weekend’s victory against title rivals St Helens. The reigning Betfred Women’s Super League champions
A historic North Yorkshire spa town is set for a floral celebration this summer. The event was launched by the Harrogate BID team at the town's Spring Flower Show, which ran from Thursday until Sunday. The business group also promoted its activities
A POPULAR distillery has launched a crowd-funding campaign to promote sustainable growth and to encourage investors to become part of its flourishing operation. Whitby Distillery’s campaign will support its planned expansion through trade, retail
A MAN has appeared at York Magistrates' Court accused of murdering a woman who was pulled out of a North Yorkshire river last week. Members of the public and police got Lisa Welford, 49, of Malton, out of the River Derwent at Malton shortly before
Phoenix Garden Buildings stages a Grand Opening at a York garden centre this May Bank holiday weekend. The Ferrybridge-based company has created its first retail outlet away from its HQ at Dobbies Garden Centre in Nether Poppleton. The company
A POPULAR York park is set to host a much-loved event again. The weekend of May, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 sees the return of the community Scarecrow Trail run by the Friends of Rowntree Park. Read next: Police and firefighters at
A North Yorkshire man has helped raise more than £20,000 for a Knaresborough disability charity by competing in the recent London Marathon. Will Cotton, 20, followed in father Simon Cotton’s footsteps, who took part in the iconic event in 2012,
A North Yorkshire-based company is promising a morning of farming fun for under 10s. HECK! is hosting the event at their HQ herb garden in Lime Lane, Kirklington between 9:30am and 11:30am on Saturday (May 11). The first-ever Little Farmers
EMERGENCY crews have been called in to help rescue a bird in a North Yorkshire resort. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called in at 6.43pm on Sunday night (April 28) to Newborough in Scarborough town centre. A service
POLICE have been called in after a fire in a North Yorkshire village. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at 11.05pm on Sunday night (April 28) after reports of a fire in Milby near Boroughbridge. Read next:
RESIDENTS in a York suburb are being asked to keep an eye out for anti-social behaviour. North Yorkshire Police say that if anyone witnesses an incident of anti-social behaviour in Clifton and they feel it requires police attention, please make
An anti-social serial shoplifter has been banned from 10 shops and businesses in and near York city centre as magistrates try to protect shop staff from him. Other shops can be added to the list Gary Maddison cannot enter if they give him written
A new vintage clothing store has opened in York – and its owners hope to fill it with one-off garments you won’t find anywhere else. The Vintage Works opened its doors in a former bridal shop in Grape Lane on Saturday (April 27). Chris Brown
The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to the highest level in 20 years. A total of 430,104 offences were logged by forces last year, up more than a third (37 per cent) on the 315,040 recorded in the
A “great deal of work” is needed to reduce the number of deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide in York, a council health boss warned. It comes as new analysis revealed that more than 150 people suffered unnecessary 'deaths of despair' – a collective
