Latest News Archive

A community safety survey has been launched in Acomb and Westfield to gauge the levels of crime and antisocial behaviour in the area.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:52

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl who lives near York has taken up a passion for litter picking as she "doesn't want the world to be unhappy".

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:47

HUNDREDS of York hospitality businesses will be on the edge of collapse when the current energy support scheme ends, say the city’s Liberal Democrats.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:41

Council chiefs have hit back at claims that a “behind closed doors” deal has been done over the green belt status of a playing field which a top York private school wants to develop.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:37

A SCOOTER rider was taken to hospital with injuries after a crash with a car in a North Yorkshire town.

Monday, 30 January 2023 13:12

THE top job is up for grabs at a popular North Yorkshire primary school.

Monday, 30 January 2023 13:10

MORE rail strikes are taking place this week, on the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade, following the rejection of a pay offer.

Monday, 30 January 2023 13:07

PLANS have been unveiled to super-size a North Yorkshire village with the addition of 1,500 new homes.

Monday, 30 January 2023 13:01

THE team at a restaurant in York are celebrating after the business has been named in the Michelin Guide.

Monday, 30 January 2023 12:53

A COUNCLILLOR in York has hit out at council work on a nature reserve in the city - which he says has led to trees being cut down and damage to the site.

Monday, 30 January 2023 12:50

A YORK primary school will be closed during teacher strike action next week.

Monday, 30 January 2023 12:47

A FISH and chip shop in the centre of York has announced that it will reopen today (January 27) – following a fire at the premises last night.

Monday, 30 January 2023 12:44

PUPILS, staff and parents at a York primary school are celebrating an Ofsted inspection which saw it graded 'good' in all areas.

Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:05

HUNDREDS of children at a York school will stay at home when some of the teachers go on strike next month.

Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:00

MAJOR redevelopment schemes in York WILL go ahead despite the city failing to get any of the £25 million of levelling up funding

Thursday, 26 January 2023 11:55

A scheme for 210 student flats in York is recommended for approval, despite the scheme being branded ‘souless’

Thursday, 26 January 2023 11:50

York safety chiefs are set to make changes to the Christmas market this year following complaints about potentially dangerous levels of overcrowding.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 13:29

A RAIL firm, which operates in York, will be unable to operate any services on two dates next week due to strike action.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 13:25

WORK is underway to redevelop the site of a York store which was destroyed by fire more than four years ago creating 40 new jobs.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 13:17

A WOMAN from York, who is battling cancer for a second time aged just 26, is planning to marry her fiancé ahead of undergoing fresh treatment.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 13:12

A SHARP rise in the number of children living in poverty has been highlighted in a new report co-authored by a York professor.

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 13:10

A WEDDING venue in North Yorkshire has been shortlisted for a top award.

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 13:08

CONGESTION charges now appear very unlikely for the next four years in York after the council's Labour leader said: "It's certainly not on Labour's agenda for running the city."

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 13:05

A MAN exposed himself to a member of the public in York - and police officers have launched an appeal.

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 13:01

TWO Portakabins have been erected next to York Minster as part of its £5m Centre of Excellence project.

Monday, 23 January 2023 15:32

PEOPLE are being warned to stay off three frozen York ponds after reports of people trying to walk on the ice.

Monday, 23 January 2023 15:27

YORK'S transport boss has suggested some form of congestion charge should be introduced in the city to help cut car use and tackle the climate emergency.

Monday, 23 January 2023 15:20

A YORK man who died after a disturbance at at city jeweller's died of heart disease and the effects of being restrained.

Monday, 23 January 2023 15:02

A POPULAR brewery located in Ryedale is to close.

Saturday, 21 January 2023 03:40

Users won't be able to 'spend a penny' on public toilets in York as they could become cashless in a bid to cut down on “horrific” levels of vandalism and drug use.

Saturday, 21 January 2023 03:37

THE number of Covid-19 patients being treated at hospitals in the York trust has dropped, the latest figures show.

Friday, 20 January 2023 13:56

NORTH Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has been slammed by inspectors, who claim its ability to keep the public safe during fires and other emergencies is 'deteriorating'.

Friday, 20 January 2023 13:51

A YORK pub has been told that improvements are needed after receiving a two star rating in a food hygiene inspection.

Friday, 20 January 2023 13:48

A TOP York chef who closed both of his restaurants last year has announced his latest venture - hosting premium-priced private dinner parties at his customers' homes.

Friday, 20 January 2023 13:46

A VILLAGE in North Yorkshire was the coldest area in England through the night.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:22

YORK-born artist Sue Clayton admits that she is overwhelmed with the support from York City fans following the unveiling of 140 portraits of supporters at the LNER Community Stadium last weekend.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:06

A YORK chef is set to compete in a new series of a popular TV cookery show.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 15:59

TWO of York's main parties say they will go into the May council elections OPPOSED to congestion charges on the city's roads.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 15:51

The Archbishop of York has said the Church of England will bless same-sex, civil marriages for the first time in a change of stance on same-sex relationships.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 15:11

A POPULAR marathon event in York will return later this year to celebrate its 10th anniversary in the city.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 14:55

YORK Knights have announced that half-back Brendan O’Hagan has departed the club after being granted an early release from his contract.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 14:51

PLANS for a large new settlement near York have been thrown into uncertainty after an area of land was withdrawn from the scheme.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 14:47

FAMILY and friends of a "well-respected" York bowling stalwart and cricket club legend have paid tribute to him following his death.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:16

A WELL-KNOWN North Yorkshire community support worker has picked up a top award.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:10

A RAIL firm is looking to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the north of England in 2023 - including roles in York.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 15:45

CLIMATE activists in York are hoping to build a coalition of opposition to £65 million plans to dual part of York’s outer ring road – and are considering mounting a legal challenge.

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:20

YORK CITY goalkeeper Ethan Ross has declared he felt ‘honoured’ to wear the captain’s armband in Saturday’s victory over Chelmsford City.

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:16

TWO York businesses and a much-loved charity are helping provide shoes for school children in the city.

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:13

SNOW has been forecast for York today (January 16) - and drivers are already facing difficulties as snow hits the North York Moors.

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:09

COUNCIL staff have taken steps to protect residents from flooding after warning that the River Ouse may peak tomorrow at up to 4.3 metres above normal summer levels.

Saturday, 14 January 2023 12:46

Plans for a Lidl store at Monks Cross have been approved

Saturday, 14 January 2023 12:39

THE River Ouse has risen further in York overnight and is now almost 3.8 metres above normal summer levels.

Friday, 13 January 2023 13:14

YORK is set to get a new care home in a city suburb.

Friday, 13 January 2023 13:10

YORK Hospital is battling to tackle severe parking problems which are causing knock-on 'gridlock' in nearby roads.

Friday, 13 January 2023 13:07

FOUR people have been arrested after class A drugs were seized during a major investigation into a drug supply in York.

Friday, 13 January 2023 13:04

A Government inspector is to decide whether a 1930s York pub should be demolished to make way for houses.

Thursday, 12 January 2023 12:24

YORK could finally get its first snow of the winter next week, say forecasters.

Thursday, 12 January 2023 12:20

York is seeing some of its worst flooding of the winter so far today after the River Ouse continued rising overnight.

Thursday, 12 January 2023 12:17

Royal Mail wants to be the next P&O Ferries – as it is recruiting agency staff “at the expense of the current workforce”, a York MP has claimed.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 13:44

A WOMAN says she was heartbroken after discovering that strict grave rules were to be enforced at a York cemetery where both her mother's and her son's ashes are buried.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 13:40

The dualling of part of York’s (A1237) Outer Ring Road already seems to be suffering ‘slippage’, although the city council hopes to approve the scheme next month and start work later this year.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 13:38

A SCHOOLS chain which has schools in York, Selby and Scarborough has been hit by hackers in a ransomware attack.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 13:31

A £55 million upgrade of the National Railway Museum in York is moving forward with a lead designer being sought for its Railway Futures Gallery.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 12:34

ALMOST 10,000 York residents identified as LGBT in the latest census, the figures have revealed.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 12:27

CARS have been vandalised and property stolen in a popular York suburb.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 12:22

A PUBLIC meeting is being held in York by campaigners against plans to dual part of the city's outer ring road.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 12:17

Anne Lister, the inspiration behind the tv series Gentleman Jack, is now the subject of a University of York PHD scholarship.

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:47

FIFTEEN victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in the Vale of York area in the year to March 2022, figures show.

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:39

DRIVERS are being reminded about the closure of a busy road through a York suburb.

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:33

A WOMAN who was left with almost no front teeth following treatment by a York dentist has received £25,000 in an out-court-settlement.

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:25

MORE than a thousand patients had to wait for over an hour in an ambulance before being admitted to York and Scarborough Hospitals in December, new figures have revealed.

Sunday, 8 January 2023 12:46

YORK finally looks set to have its first Local Plan in more than 60 years by the summer.

Sunday, 8 January 2023 12:43

MORE than 120 people have been arrested for drink or drug driving in North Yorkshire in the past month.

Friday, 6 January 2023 12:50

Bar and restaurant chain The Alchemist has abandoned plans to open in York after councillors said it could only open if drinks were always served with food.

Friday, 6 January 2023 12:41

A FOOTPATH along a main road in a York village has been made safe for all users.

Friday, 6 January 2023 12:31

THE site of a new brain injury hospital in York has been transformed after 11 months of work - captured in photographs by a local resident.

Friday, 6 January 2023 12:18

A former York city councillor has described the situation in York Hospital's emergency department as being like a 'living hell'.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:32

A MAJOR York attraction which is visited by chocoholics from all around the world is taking over one of Scotland’s most famous visitor venues.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:20

A YORK MP has called for the army to be called in and for Nightingale hospitals to be opened up to tackle the 'carnage akin to war zones' in hospital A&E departments.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:14

A manager at a large York taxi firm has had his bid for a new taxi operator's licence refused.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:10

One of York's last surviving Second World War veterans has died at the age of 99.

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 12:43

RAIL passengers face yet more New Year misery - this time because of engineering works in Durham that will affect consecutive weekend East Coast services from York right through to the middle of next month.

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 12:37

The first pictures have been released to highlight the return next month of the York Ice Trail.

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 12:31

The number of permanent exclusions from York schools rose significantly last year, according to a report.

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 12:22

EMERGENCY services at York Hospital are experiencing the worst pressures in their history after being hit by a devastating combination of Covid cases, flu cases, staff absence and bed blocking.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 15:35

A WARNING has been issued after a number of vehicle thefts in York.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 12:08

BRITAIN'S governing body for motorsport has been told to carry out a safety review following a fatal speed record attempt at Elvington Airfield.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 12:05

THE top job is up for grabs at a popular York primary school.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 12:02

DRIVERS are being warned about the closure of a busy road through a York suburb.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 11:58

THE electricity bill for a town's swimming pool almost trebled in just one month - and now its manager fears a massive hike in its gas bill as well later this year.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 11:55