A YORK man, who led England to victory hopes the inaugural Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup, hopes it will be be a catalyst for the sport.

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• VANDALS have struck in a York suburb.

  North Yorkshire Police say the force is investigating an incident of criminal damage to a white Ford, Fiesta registration number MA67DWV parked outside a house in Clifton.

• A violent York drug dealer has been jailed for more than a year for carrying a blade through the city's streets.

  Jason Daniel Rhodes, 33, claimed he only had a multi-tool on him because he had been using it to fix his bicycle.

• TWO entrepreneurs who run popular attractions in York are spreading their wings with plans to launch their 'biggest and most immersive' venture yet.

  Ben Fry and Phil Pinder are to open a new wizard-themed attraction in Leeds just two years after making TV history by turning down a £200K investment from Peter Jones on the BBC One series Dragons' Den.

• A much-loved York student drowned in the River Ouse days before his 20th birthday, an inquest opening has heard.

  Evan d’Andilly’s body was recovered from Queen’s Staith on Wednesday, March 5.

• A NEW event is set to celebrate the York bar scene this week and give people the chance to try somewhere new.

  York’s first Cocktail Week is set to launch this Friday night (April 4) and will take place over the next two weekends, celebrating 28 of the city’s top bars and mixologists.

• The Post Office has said it wants to “maintain” its services in Haxby after it was announced that the town’s only branch will be closing.

  As The Press has reported, the post office is within Morrisons Daily in The Village and is due to close at 5.30pm on Sunday, April 13, amid nationwide cuts by the supermarket chain.

• A decline in visitors to York’s museums and gallery will continue without significant investment to improve buildings and their facilities, a report has warned.

  The report from independent charity York Museums Trust stated its cash reserves cover less than two months of operating costs, leaving it unable to afford improvements and reliant on council support.

• EMERGENCY crews have been called in after reports of someone in danger on a York bridge.

  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called alongside North Yorkshire Police shortly before 5pm on Tuesday (April 1) to an unspecified bridge in the city.