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York band King No One, pictured above. IT'S been a long time since King No One swapped busking outside Bettys for the stage but York will always be the place where the up and coming indie band was born. From across three different cardinal directions of the county, Zach Lount, Joe Martin and James Basile make up the cult underground band, which started out on the city's cobbled streets around eight years ago. "York is just the birth of it all really," singer and lyrics writer Zach told The Press. “We started out really busking for money. None of us had particularly much money g...

A HUSBAND and wife team behind North Yorkshire’s first dedicated CBD shop plan to open three more stores in the next 12 months. Philip and Lisa James opened Hemp Well Ltd in High Petergate, York, in April, offering a range of CBD products which research suggests could help with common physical and mental health issues, including anxiety, stress, insomnia, chronic pain and arthritis. The new business currently employs six full-time staff members, and is expected to be the first of several high street ventures across Yorkshire in 2021. Philip James, director of Hemp Well Limited, outsid...

FISHERGATE Primary School’s kitchens could be in for a complete refurbishment. “The proposals are for a complete refurbishment of the existing first floor kitchen,” says an application lodged with city planners by City of York Council. “The kitchen equipment and existing wall, floor and ceiling finishes will be stripped out completely. “The proposed kitchen layout includes modifications to the existing recent partition walls. A new cooking area is to be installed (and) a new ventilation system will be incorporated. “There (are) currently two double swing doors from the m...

CELEBRITY chef Gregg Wallace's recent visit to York will be airing on national TV next week. Gregg was spotted out and about in the city in December, filming for his new Channel 5 series Greg Wallace's Big Weekend Away. And the York leg of his travels will be broadcast next Friday (March 5). The MasterChef judge was spotted filming in York for the show just before Christmas. During his three-day visit he took in the Minster, walked the city walls, and learned about the life of Guy Fawkes. He also delved into York's ancient history, finding out about the Romans, the Vikings, and the city...

A FAMILY-RUN tailoring firm has closed its shop and offices in York city centre, where it was based for 17 years, to move to a larger premises. Mullen & Mullen recently moved out of its shop at 16 High Petergate and offices at 20a High Petergate and relocated to Middlethorpe Business Park, off Sim Balk Lane, on the outskirts of York. A sign on the door of its former shop says: "After 17 years we have finally outgrown our birthplace on High Petergate in York. "We have now moved to our spacious new HQ in Middlethorpe." The premises where Mullen & Mullen were based on High Petergate, Yo...