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Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Yahoo
Business as usual says takeaway owner after brazen break-in
A POPULAR takeaway on York's most famous street was broken into this morning – but it is business as usual as the owner vows to stay open. The door to Shambles Kitchen was damaged as the culprit or culprits forced their way into the sandwich business in a brazen attempt to steal cash. The incident is the latest in a spree of recent low-level crimes in York city centre. The break-in at Shambles Kitchen is believed to have taken place at about 6am today, Tuesday 12 August (Image: Newsquest) Owner Simon Long believes the break-in happened just after 6am but said nothing was taken as Shambles Kitchen is a cashless operation. The business, alongside its burrito spin-off on nearby Shambles Market, prides itself on serving quality Yorkshire meats which are smoked slowly and piled into fresh artisan bread with home-made marinades, pickles and sauces. RECOMMENDED READS: Shoplifter targeted Harry Potter-themed York Shambles store Police cordon and investigations underway in Shambles Simon said: 'I think they were looking for cash. Nothing has been taken, not even an iPad or beers from the fridge. It is similar to what has been happening recently. 'We don't take cash. They came in looking for the cash drawer and then just left.' The door to the business now needs to be replaced after the four panels of glass were broken. Simon said: 'It is business as usual. I just need to spend the day finding a joiner. I have been here 17 years, and I have never had a break-in. It seems like these are desperate times. 'Someone walked past this morning from another shop, and it wasn't broken then and someone was in the doorway. For us it is just important to open today.' In April this year, police also attended Shambles to investigate early morning break-ins at Shambles Tavern when items, including a till, were taken, as well as Monk Bar Chocolatiers and Café Nero in nearby King's Square. If anyone saw anything suspicious in the area this morning, or has CCTV footage that could assist police enquiries, contact 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
York market: a new market takes shape in Shambles in 1955
York market: a new market takes shape in Shambles in 1955 SHAMBLES Market is an iconic part of York life - so much so you'd be forgiven for thinking it had been around for centuries. However, as our photo today shows, it only dates back to the mid-1950s. Our archive photo dates from December 6, 1955, and shows workmen erecting the first of the 40 tubular framed stalls in what will become York's market behind the Shambles. Until 1955, York's main markets were in Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square. But that all changed with the opening of a new market off Shambles: the St Sampson's Square market was closed, and the one in Parliament Street only ran on Saturdays. Displaced traders were offered space in the new market, between Newgate, Jubbergate and Shambles. The new market was called Newgate Market. Almost one and half million pounds were spent refurbishing the market in 2014, when it was renamed Shambles Market. The market is home to a wide selection of traders and stall holders as well as a popular food court. Share your memories of York If you love delving into York's past and seeing photos and reading stories from yesteryear then make sure you check The Press every day for its regular nostalgia stories. And don't miss our eight-page nostalgia supplement every Wednesday in the paper. We also have more than 3,000 members in our online nostalgia group on Facebook, Why We Love York - Memories. It is free to join and you will find us at It would be great to see your old photos of York - and they don't have to be from centuries ago. We all love seeing old photos from our recent past, and some of our more popular stories with readers date from the 70s, 80s and 90s. If you have a nostalgia story for us, please email
BBC News
29-01-2025
- Business
- BBC News
York Christmas Market overcrowding concerns revealed in report
York's 2024 Christmas Market was a success, but visitors would like to see better crowd management at future events, a report has from the market's organiser Make It York, the city's tourism board, showed visitor numbers rose by 7% compared to 2023, with a footfall count in Parliament Street of more than 1.2 almost a third of visitors surveyed said the market had been too crowded, and more than a fifth said it should be more spread report's findings followed calls to change the market's layout amid concerns over safety and from disabled people whose access to city centre Blue Badge parking spaces was restricted due to visitor numbers. The report from Make It York stated last year's Christmas Market, which ran from November to December, had performed extremely well financially and it had helped to put York among the UK's leading winter market was forced to close for one day due to Storm Darragh. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the survey of 103 visitors showed satisfaction in York Christmas Market stood at about three out of five on It York said that half of those surveyed were very or fairly satisfied with the event compared to 40% who were somewhat or wholly dissatisfied and 10% who were half said they were very or quite likely to come to the market in winter this year, while more than three quarters had been to previous christmas three quarters of people who visited York city centre while the market was running said they were there either solely or partly to visit a total of 18% of people who responded said the variety of stalls should be improved, while 13% said there should be more report stated: "York Pass, the Shambles Market and the Christmas Market have all performed extremely well this year, which aligns with more visitors to the city."However, the report stated that stopping overcrowding was the most popular area for improvement suggested by those surveyed, followed by spreading out the It York said it looked every year at how to improve the market's layout when planning the event, and alterations had been made to try and address concerns over report's publication came after City of York Council's transport spokesperson Councillor Kate Ravilious said she was open to looking at spreading out this year's to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
