Category: Local News

The home of the world-famous YorkyPud™ Wrap has re-opened its flagship Low Petergate store following a two-week closure.  Welcoming back loyal customers with a fresh new look, The York Roast Co now boasts a swish new exterior featuring a hand-painted gold and black wrap. The kitchen has been extended to allow room for more staff […]

With the Easter holidays already in full swing, and less than two weeks to go until the bumper bank holiday weekend: there are plenty of Easter events already kicking off in York, and dozens more on the horizon. Still deciding where to go? Here you are! Already running The Web Adventure Park  The Web Adventure […]

Ahead of his new show, Good Time Charlie’s Back!, broadcaster and writer Danny Baker stopped for a chat about getting back on the stage, selling out, and being funny without being a comedian. “When I was promoting my last book, I did a couple of festivals and they sold out really quickly. I did them, […]

We’re extremely excited to see the return of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums – a team of exceptional performers that take comedy to a whole new level through the art of improvisation. In fact, we’re so excited that we heard from the long-standing line up of Paul; Mike McShane; Suki Webster; Richard Vranch; Lee Simpson; and […]

Yorkie Talkies, a Yorkshire based walking group, is set to take on the National Three Peaks for charity on June 1.   The team, which is made up of walkers of all abilities, is taking on the 26 miles and 9843ft vertical assent in order to raise funds for York Special Care baby Unit, Upper […]

The hit musical Rock of Ages is about to strike the Grand Opera House stage – and playing the role of cheeky rocker Stacee Jaxx is Blue star Antony Costa. Here’s what he had to say about his new venture… Most people will remember you as one of the four members of pop group Blue. […]

Did your children go to Marygate ? Did your children’s children go to Marygate?! Perhaps you have worked or volunteered there in the past ? Marygate Pre-School Playgroup are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and would love to hear from you if you have any stories or photos from your time there that you would […]

Phone, email and internet – these are the tools we use every day, but they are also the tools that fraudsters and scammers use to try to part people with their money.  In fact, Action Fraud now receives more than 250 reports of attempted frauds and scams every month – and that’s from North Yorkshire […]

Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire, has won two prestigious UK Heritage Awards this month.  The awards were presented at a glamorous award ceremony at Grocers’ Hall, London. Dr Christopher Ridgway, Castle Howard’s Curator since 1984, received a very special Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the Heritage sector. He’s dedicated his life’s work to […]

Hilarious and occasionally harrowing. The Full Monty: The Musical explores important themes that feel even more relevant today than they did in 1997.  Opening night for The Full Monty is on a Wednesday at Joseph Rowntree Theatre but it feels just like a Friday. Excited women are filling the seats, with a healthy littering of […]

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu is to attend and give the address at a service entitled ‘Faith, Hope and Love’ at St Mary’s Priory Church, Old Malton, YO17 7HB on Sunday 24 March at 6.30pm.   The service is to mark the 10-year anniversary of Claudia Lawrence’s disappearance in March 2009. Cllr Joan Lawrence, […]

By Claire Brooks Avid theatre-goers will be extremely familiar with the internal buzz of excitement that the words ‘the auditorium is now open’ are followed by. That feeling of knowing you’re about to immerse yourself in another world and park the real one on the side for a couple of hours can’t be compared with […]

York St John’s Musical Production Society put on a fun and upbeat performance of the popular theatre adaptation of High School Musical this weekend.  The story goes something like this: Troy Bolton, a popular athlete on the high school basketball team, falls in love with Gabriella Montez, a beautiful geek, while away on holiday at […]

Each month we bring you the latest gardening news from our green-fingered experts in York On your marks. Get Set. Grow! By Tony Chalcraft Onions are one of the easiest vegetable crops to grow, especially if you plant them from ‘sets’. For any novice growers out there, ‘sets’ are dried baby onions grown the previous […]