Sally Hauser
Fishergate Postern Tower
- Credit: @sharpstickfilms
Friends of York Walls volunteer Sally Hauser shares all the insider information you need to know about one of Yorkshire’s most prominent historical treasures.
There’s a common saying in York: ‘the streets are gates, the gates are bars and the bars are pubs’. No visit to the city is complete without a wander round the ramparts encircling it. But York’s walls are not just for the tourists. Many residents use them on a daily basis to commute, take exercise or simply soak up the ambience that living so close to almost 2,000 years of history offers.
EE network launches 5G in 35 UK locations - including York yorkpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yorkpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Star Inn the City, York, is looking to strengthen its team ahead of reopening in April. Picture: Andrew Briggs, Press Camera Club A POPULAR riverside restaurant in York is looking to recruit ahead of its reopening next month. Star Inn The City, York, wants extra staff to support the front of house and bar teams, with full and part-time permanent roles available for an expected start date of April 19. The Brasserie-style restaurant, on the edge of York s Museum Gardens close to Lendal Bridge, said comparable experience was preferred, but training can be given for successful candidates who are willing to learn, smart, polite and flexible.
The guns roar at the York salute to mark the Queen’s 64 years on the throne. The Northern Echo’s report on the Queen’s salute In a ceremony with roots dating back almost two centuries, the 21-gun salute in York’s Museum Gardens blasted out. The Army’s senior officer in the north of England, Major General Giles Hill, hosted local dignitaries at the first of six annual Royal Salutes in York, one of only 12 saluting stations in the country – and the only one in the north of England. Soldiers from 3/29 (Corunna) Battery, 4 Regiment Royal Artillery travelled from their base at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe, near Thirsk with three 105mm light field guns that were used in action in both the Falklands and Afghanistan.