Latest News Archive

STAFF from a popular pub near York and the head of music at a top York school will be driving 2,500 miles across England and Wales in memory of a six-year-old who died of a rare form of childhood cancer.

Friday, 31 March 2023 13:09

THE York Supporters' Trust have confirmed that the prospected takeover deal to replace Glen Henderson has fallen through.

Friday, 31 March 2023 13:03

A BRAND new restaurant in York, based in a former historic school, has revealed its official opening date.

Friday, 31 March 2023 13:00

A CHILDREN’S charity has called for a tightening of online safety regulations to protect youngsters after a series of shocking videos showing York children having fights were placed on Instagram.

Friday, 31 March 2023 12:56

A 'STUNNING' chalice which dates back to the 1600s is on display at one of York's most historic sites - and possession of it could have led to death in the 17th century.

Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:45

A BUS firm is set to launch a new brand in York - taking over a service in the city.

Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:40

EXACTLY 80 years after his death, the niece of a young RAF airman killed in the Second World War has revisited his old airbase in York.

Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:37

A WARNING has been issued following a viral video which shows a man travelling along a main road in North Yorkshire on the roof of a fire engine.

Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:33

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager killed in a crash on the A64 in York.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:56

People have the chance to own a bit of York Minster's history as a number of its items go up for auction this week.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:52

FOUR people were injured last night when two vehicles crashed in a York street - and one of them then struck a shop.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:49

A historic lamppost missing from a York street since it was knocked over a year ago has reappeared.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:46

EMERGENCY crews have been called in after someone has got stuck in a bin in North Yorkshire.

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:19

York’s longest-serving local councillor is standing down at the May elections… The Press meets her.

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:17

TWO top North Yorkshire restaurants have been awarded coveted Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide 2023.

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:12

FIRST it banned music in its pubs, then bank cards, mobile phones and swearing - now a brewery has gone a step further by barring children.

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:05

Long-awaited plans to upgrade the A64 north-east of York could be delayed by years, it has emerged.

Monday, 27 March 2023 12:34

THE threat of closure hanging over a prison near York for almost a decade has finally been quietly lifted, The Press can reveal.

Monday, 27 March 2023 12:29

A WELL-KNOWN chain with York hotels is lobbying local councils over plans to build new properties - including one in the city.

Monday, 27 March 2023 12:24

A MAJOR road in York is closed in both directions after a crash.

Monday, 27 March 2023 12:18

Covid deaths on the rise at York trust hospitals

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:14

York school 'disappointed' at failure of Bootham Park Hospital scheme

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:11

Twine & Barrel in former Windmill pub at Dunnington closes

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:08

Bootham School and Wigginton Grasshoppers game for Team Peter

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:05

King Charles III to open York Minster Refectory restaurant

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:01

Frances Wellburn's death at centre of national investigation

Thursday, 23 March 2023 13:00

Is York Minster really the 'seventh worst landmark in the world'?

Thursday, 23 March 2023 12:54

York Central consultation closes

Thursday, 23 March 2023 12:52

Bootham Park Hospital development dropped because of spiralling costs

Thursday, 23 March 2023 12:48

Masterchef star serves up tasting menu at popular restaurant

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:27

Man arrested in connection with York College evacuation bailed

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:18

Rattle Owl restaurant in York, recycles with ReFood

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:15

Easingwold school warns of 'blackout challenge' dangers

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:12

York: St Peter’s School hosts NSPCC internet safety play

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 11:05

Motor neurone disease victim claims he's been failed by RAF

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 11:02

Wrexham owner Ryan Reynolds praises 'massive' York City support

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 10:59

Derby beats York in contest to host Great British Railways HQ

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 10:55

Ryan calls on supporters for skateboard world record ride

Monday, 20 March 2023 11:43

Emotional message to customers as York family business closes after a decade

Monday, 20 March 2023 11:37

York Hospital staff say they fell ill from carbon monoxide leak

Monday, 20 March 2023 11:24

York man finds 400-year-old wall paintings - hidden in his flat!

Monday, 20 March 2023 11:22

THE managers of a North Yorkshire gastropub are giving it up after a series of financial knocks culminated with a rent rise.

Friday, 17 March 2023 16:15

TWO York police officers have been dismissed for using "repulsive" racist language in messages to each other.

Friday, 17 March 2023 16:09

A disability rights group in York is staging a demonstration today as part of their ongoing fight to reverse the blue badge parking ban.

Friday, 17 March 2023 13:09

A HIGHLY critical report has been published into North Yorkshire Police performance.

Friday, 17 March 2023 13:05

A BODY has been found in a recycling bin by a member of the public in a North Yorkshire village.

Friday, 17 March 2023 13:01

KEY bus services in the York area have been saved - for now.

Thursday, 16 March 2023 13:36

York and East Riding of Yorkshire have both been named as two of the top places to spot wildlife in the UK, according to new research.

Thursday, 16 March 2023 13:32

THE sound of staged explosions and gun fire could be heard in a York suburb as part of a simulated major terrorist incident.

Thursday, 16 March 2023 13:28

A major police incident involving the evacuation of York College last night was sparked by a report of a possible suspicious package.

Thursday, 16 March 2023 13:24

Tourism body Make it York has achieved a “phenomenal” turnaround in its fortunes under its latest boss, a senior York councillor has said.

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 11:35

POLICE in York have put out a warning to e-scooter riders in the city.

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 11:31

THE mother of Claudia Lawrence is to explore the possibility of handing her missing daughter’s empty house over to a charity to help people in need.

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 11:26

As the 14th anniversary of the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence approaches this weekend, PETER BARRON joins her mother on one of her regular visits to the house where the York chef lived…

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 11:19

TWO crashes on a main road in York have now been cleared.

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:35

RIVER levels have continued to rise in York, following flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency.

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:28

Haxby Town Council has reaffirmed its belief it would prefer a future railway station serving the town to be built near York’s Outer Ring Road.

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:23

A MAJOR route through York will close for a month for work to take place on the UK’s largest city centre brownfield regeneration project.

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:20

A DOG owner from York came home with a 'Best of Breed' prize from Crufts this year.

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:54

TICKETS have gone on sale for a major North Yorkshire Summer festival.

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:51

THE team from a popular zoo are "devastated" following the death of Rosie the Humboldt penguin - who was thought to be the oldest of her kind in the world.

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:48

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

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:45

YORK mum Elaine Eveleigh has arrived in Turkey on her heart-breaking mission to bring home the body of her son Andy, who died suddenly at the start of what was to have been a dream holiday.

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:42

THOUSANDS of people are without power in the York area today.

Friday, 10 March 2023 13:48

MORE than 90 schools are closed today (March 10) in York and across North Yorkshire.

Friday, 10 March 2023 13:43

A fine dining restaurant in York has made the Michelin Guide in less than a year.

Friday, 10 March 2023 13:38

A MICHELIN-starred chef with restaurants in York and North Yorkshire is set to launch a new pub with rooms.

Friday, 10 March 2023 13:33

ONE of North Yorkshire's best-loved local theatre companies has been saved thanks to 'significant support' at the eleventh hour.

Thursday, 9 March 2023 13:12

A MUM from York counts herself lucky that an invitation for a routine mammogram arrived when she was working from home.

Thursday, 9 March 2023 13:03

A YORK cafe loved by a Hollywood legend is up for sale.

Thursday, 9 March 2023 12:56

A POPULAR York school looks set to get a £1.5 million facelift.

Thursday, 9 March 2023 12:46

PLANS to redevelop part of York's riverside have been submitted to the city council.

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 13:15

A senior North Yorkshire police officer has promised that all incidents of flashing 'will be taken seriously and will be fully investigated'

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 13:11

THE first snowflakes of the winter and spring have fallen in York this morning.

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 13:03

TRAFFIC lights stuck on red caused traffic to build on a main road into York city centre this morning.

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 13:00

Detective work by students has shed fresh light on the mystery behind a religious relic - and how it came to be kept at a historic York site.

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 11:36

A FURTHER £10.5 million has been confirmed for the massive revamp of the area at the front of York railway station.

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 11:30

Musicians from across York will be taking part in a second fundraising gig for Don Jackson.

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 11:22

TWO people have been trapped in a car after it was left teetering on the edge of a wall in York city centre.

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 11:18

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in a town near York.

Monday, 6 March 2023 11:22

DAME Judi Dench has thrown her support behind a campaign to reverse the ban on Blue Badge holders from York city centre's footstreets.

Monday, 6 March 2023 11:19

A York couple are running the London Marathon for the first time this year to fundraise for a children's charity they've supported for a decade.

Monday, 6 March 2023 11:13

PLANS have been drawn up to create a massive new marina alongside the River Ouse downstream of York.

Monday, 6 March 2023 11:08

A 200-year-old York business has been given the green-light to expand its Osbaldwick headquarters after a vote by councillors.

Friday, 3 March 2023 13:01

WEATHER forecasters have pinpointed the day when they think York will finally get some snow - as a yellow warning for snow and ice is issued.

Friday, 3 March 2023 12:59

A FOOTPATH through a York suburb is set to close for up to another eight months for work to take place on the UK’s largest city centre brownfield regeneration project.

Friday, 3 March 2023 12:55

PARENTS, children and teachers are protesting outside a York school this morning.

Friday, 3 March 2023 12:50

A York man once mistakenly questioned by police in a high-profile child murder investigation has spoken out against the death penalty.

Thursday, 2 March 2023 12:29

TWO sisters who regularly visit the graves of their parents and brother in Fulford Cemetery have slammed the lack of public toilets there.

Thursday, 2 March 2023 12:21

A MAJOR develoment site in the heart of York WILL be be home to thousands of new jobs.

Thursday, 2 March 2023 12:17

YORK'S Roman Quarter development site has been placed on the market - just months after finally winning planning permission.

Thursday, 2 March 2023 12:11

PLANS have been submitted for a new pumping station next to Germany Beck.

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 13:33

AN ANNUAL charity beer festival in York has handed out more than £4,000 to local causes and community groups.

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 13:30

A WOMAN was punched and had her bag stolen in public gardens in York city centre.

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 13:27

YORK may finally get some snow next week - after the winter is officially over.

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 13:24