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Driver injured after car crashes into Filey shopfront
A driver has been taken to hospital after the car they were driving crashed into a shopfront in North Yorkshire. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the crash in John Street, Filey, ...
A1(M) in North Yorkshire closed after serious crash
A serious crashed has closed part of the A1 (M) in North Yorkshire. The road remains closed Northbound from junction 50 at Ripon to junction 52 at Catterick this morning (Saturday, August 9) following ...
Azerbaijan and Armenia sign agreement at the White House
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands at a White House peace summit before signing an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. President Donald Trump was in the middle as Azerbaijani ...
Tommy Fleetwood builds healthy lead at FedEx St Jude Championship
Tommy Fleetwood fired a six-under 64 on Friday to build a healthy lead at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis. For the second consecutive day, the Englishman strung together four straight ...
Review: lunch for a tenner at Los Moros in Shambles Market
My co-reviewer picked the Merguez Baguette (£9) and it proved to be a whopper. A large French stick (can switch up to a wrap if you prefer), crammed with spicy Moroccan lamb sausages, with cumin and ...
Trump says he will meet with Putin ‘very shortly’ to discuss the war in Ukraine
US president Donald Trump said he will meet “very shortly” with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in ...
'My fond memories of Banks Musicshop in York' - letter
I WAS very taken by the Nostalgia double-spread (pages 18 and 19) in The Press, August 6 on the beloved Banks Music shop (s), now the ‘Giggling Squid’, a first for York. The change in business title ...
Whitby Swing Bridge to close to cars for next four weekends
The closures will coincide with Whitby Regatta (August 9-August 10), the third weekend of the month (August 16 -August 17), the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 23 -August 25) and final weekend of ...
21 York live music venues we've loved and lost - with photos
JOHN FLETCHER looks back over York's live music venues we've loved and lost - 21 and counting! LET’S go to a gig! York’s vibrant and happening music scene pre-2000 made that statement much more of a ...
No 2 Blossom Street reopens new gallery by Micklegate Bar
The former Blossom Street Gallery in York has reopened this week with a fresh look, name, and new owner at the helm.
The scores are in - latest food hygiene ratings for York
The scores are in — the latest batch of food hygiene ratings for York restaurants, cafes, takeaways and businesses have been revealed ...
Fire crews make progress against blaze that forced thousands to flee north of LA
The fire is burning just south of Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest. It is close by Lake Castaic, a ...