Latest News Archive

HOUSING secretary Michael Gove has come under renewed fire after further delays to a decision concerning 300 homes on the edge of York.

Friday, 29 September 2023 17:41

A TOP flight York restaurant is celebrating being awarded 3 AA Rosettes.

Friday, 29 September 2023 17:39

ROADWORKS on a major road in York are set to be extended.

Friday, 29 September 2023 17:37

York Normandy veteran Ken Cooke took the top honour in The Press’ Community Pride Awards.

Friday, 29 September 2023 17:34

PRESS readers have reacted with fury to an announcement that York council is to end funding for the Salvation Army’s rough sleepers programme.

Thursday, 28 September 2023 12:47

A NUMBER of roads will be closed or restricted in York as thousands of runners gather in the city for a major running event.

Thursday, 28 September 2023 12:45

The McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York is celebrating is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a weekend of activities this Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday, 28 September 2023 12:42

A YORK dad-of-two was shot twice by masked gunmen while on holiday in New York with his wife.

Thursday, 28 September 2023 12:39

POLICE and firefighters have been called to a woman ripping the electrics out of a house in York.

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:08

An air ambulance crew member has described how he feared for his sight after he was hit in the eye by a laser in the latest act of “senseless stupidity”.

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:06

A WOMAN from York whose husband died on her 66th birthday and the day she reached retirement, says she's being denied bereavement support because of her age.

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:51

A POPULAR York museum has been forced to partially close after collapse-risk concrete was discovered in parts of its roofing.

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:44

A MUCH-loved family pet has used up one of its nine lives after consuming 43 rubber bands.

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:23

Covid jabs in York are to be carried out at GP practices and local pharmacies as the city’s national vaccination service stands down for a second year.

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:20

A NEW nursery is set to open for children in a York suburb.

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:18

A York MP today pleaded with council bosses to reverse a shock decision to end funding for the Salvation Army’s rough sleepers programme in York.

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:12

STRIKE action is hitting courts in York and North Yorkshire with the majority of courthouses in the county and city closed today..

Monday, 25 September 2023 15:32

POLICE have pledged to make the centre of York a 'hostile environment' for would-be sexual predators.

Monday, 25 September 2023 15:30

A MUCH-loved family pet has used up one of it's nine lives after consuming 43 rubber bands.

Monday, 25 September 2023 15:26

POLICE have been out in force tackling knife crime in York.

Monday, 25 September 2023 15:24

FINAL preparations are being made for York’s first ever international Mela festival on Sunday.

Friday, 22 September 2023 13:47

York’s Green Party has accused city MP Julian Sturdy and PM Rishi Sunak of ‘playing games’ with planet.

Friday, 22 September 2023 13:42

PARTS of a major road will be closed for two nights next week for repair work to be carried out.

Friday, 22 September 2023 13:38

A GYM and fitness centre in North Yorkshire has closed its doors.

Friday, 22 September 2023 13:34

Hospital chiefs have outlined changes being made following a damning CQC report so they can manage through the winter.

Thursday, 21 September 2023 17:16

MORE than 52,000 people are now on waiting lists for treatment at York and Scarbrough Hospitals Trust, NHS figures show.

Thursday, 21 September 2023 17:14

A new restaurant is due to open at the York Designer Outlet tomorrow (Friday).

Thursday, 21 September 2023 17:09

A FLOOD alert has been issued in York following Hurricane Nigel.

Thursday, 21 September 2023 17:06

A £150 million funding agreement has been completed to allow the construction of almost 1,000 student flats in York and Leeds.

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:17

A PIECE of York history has gone under the hammer at a North Yorkshire auction house.

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:13

PARENTS of two autistic twins in York have spoken of their relief after being told that both their sons can now attend the same school together.

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:08

A SPECTACULAR York venue will be brought to life this Christmas with a new location for a popular bar.

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 18:54

A POPULAR winter wonderland will return to a York shopping centre in the run-up to Christmas this year - and be "bigger and better" than ever.

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:57

A TOP job is up for grabs at a popular York school.

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:42

YORK Hospital bosses have admitted that more operations and appointments have had to be postponed as the NHS braces for the first ’joint’ strike by consultants and junior doctors in its history.

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:35

YORK Knights boss Clint Goodchild has spoken about the moment he potentially saved a man’s life, by persuading him not to jump into a York river.

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:25

York parents got a shock when they dropped their daughter off for her first day at primary school only to find that she had been put in the class where they met 24 years ago.

Monday, 18 September 2023 12:23

A FORMER officers' mess and lodgings in York has gone on the market for £1.5 million.

Monday, 18 September 2023 12:21

A NEW restaurant offering an array of afternoon teas, cupcakes and sweet treats is set to open at a shopping park in York.

Monday, 18 September 2023 12:19

PEOPLE deserve a second chance. That’s the message from a York businesswoman who has set up a unique York café offering jobs to ex-offenders and addicts.

Monday, 18 September 2023 12:17

Live For St Leonard's back as part of York Food and Drink Festival

Friday, 15 September 2023 15:09

YORK Fashion Week returns at the end of September for the second event of 2023 which promises an exciting line-up of events spanning five days.

Friday, 15 September 2023 15:06

Hundreds of classic vehicles are set to go on show in York this weekend.

Friday, 15 September 2023 14:55

ANGRY residents have hit out at plans to build more than 100 homes in a town south of York - claiming people's safety could be put at risk.

Friday, 15 September 2023 14:53

Plans to convert the Bay Horse pub in Fulford into a cafe and flats have been refused by council chiefs.

Friday, 15 September 2023 14:48

A Long-empty bar in York could be re-born as a major tourist attraction.

Friday, 15 September 2023 14:44

A BUSY road in York is set to close for close to three weeks for works to be carried out.

Friday, 15 September 2023 14:42

A MAIN road which has been part closed in York due to a collapsed street surface is set to reopen

Friday, 15 September 2023 00:11

A THRIVING school, which once faced closure, is holding an open event for prospective pupils and parents in a York village.

Friday, 15 September 2023 00:04

YORK is all set for a splash of Burgundy as the city's French twin is due to arrive.

Friday, 15 September 2023 00:00

A YORK primary school’s ENTIRE governing body has resigned..

Thursday, 14 September 2023 23:56

A YORK man in his 70s said he is in the "best shape of his life" after working with a body coaching firm in the city.

Wednesday, 13 September 2023 17:08

RESIDENTS of a York street want to take back control of parking and stop commuters using their cul-de-sac.

Wednesday, 13 September 2023 17:01

Beers lovers were queuing with enthusiasm today as they gathered outside St Lawrence Church for this year’s York CAMRA beer festival.

Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:57

A PUB on the outskirts of York is looking for a new landlord with rising costs blamed for the move.

Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:51

Thousands of book lovers are set to descend on York this weekend as Britain’s largest book fair returns to the city.

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 12:31

ADMINISTRATORS overseeing Wilko’s insolvency have confirmed the closure of all remaining stores by early October.

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 12:26

YORK’S housing boss has pledged to end rough sleeping in the city within the four-year lifetime of the new Labour administration.

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 12:19

A MAIN road is closed in York due to a collapsed street surface.

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 12:16

YORK will host a new weeks-long arts festival in venues across the city centre and elsewhere later this year.

Monday, 11 September 2023 12:50

A SCHOOLS chain with seven schools in York has made two top appointments.

Monday, 11 September 2023 12:46

It wasa case of 'Ale Mary!' as preprations get underway for this year's York CAMRA beer and cider festival.

Monday, 11 September 2023 12:44

COUNCIL planners have provisionally granted permission for a new business park on the edge of York – right next door to the city’s flagship Community Woodland.

Monday, 11 September 2023 12:40

CUTS to services in York are essential if the city is to avoid issuing a "legal notice" of financial distress, a council boss says.

Friday, 8 September 2023 18:07

Council chiefs say the overwhelming response from traders to updated security plans for York’s city centre streets has been supportive.

Friday, 8 September 2023 18:05

TOURISTS and shoppers won't be the only people haunting York city centre later this month - they will be joined by dozens of ghosts.

Friday, 8 September 2023 18:03

A FARMER has helped a major brand name create a giant living billboard on land not far from York.

Friday, 8 September 2023 18:01

DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays when works are carried out on a main road through York.

Friday, 8 September 2023 17:59

FORMER York student Rachel Daly has been nominated for the most prestigious award of all - the Ballon d’Or.

Thursday, 7 September 2023 12:18

MANY city centre residents are opposing plans for a games bar in Stonebow House.

Thursday, 7 September 2023 12:15

MORE than 50 York people have been targeted by 'sextortionists' - criminals who attempt to extort money by threatening to share intimate photos - already this year.

Thursday, 7 September 2023 12:11

City of York Council forecasts that it will overspend by £11.4 million in the next financial year.

Thursday, 7 September 2023 12:09

A PUBLIC consultation is being held over plans to create a new community centre in a popular York Park.

Wednesday, 6 September 2023 12:41

YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has spoken of her shock and sadness after a homeless man she met sleeping rough on the streets of York was found dead the very next morning.

Wednesday, 6 September 2023 12:31

ADMINISTRATORS for Wilko have revealed the locations of 52 stores which will close this month - but the list does not include the York or Selby shops.

Wednesday, 6 September 2023 12:25

A new village of more than 1,300 homes is planned north of the York outer ring road.

Wednesday, 6 September 2023 12:21

AN urgent appeal has gone out for help to find a boy missing from home in York.

Tuesday, 5 September 2023 12:25

A village pub near York has shut suddenly just three months after it re-opened following a long period of closure.

Tuesday, 5 September 2023 12:22

DETAILS have been released of a new permanent exhibition planned for one of York's best-known museums.

Tuesday, 5 September 2023 12:19

A MAIN contractor has been appointed for the massive revamp of the area at the front of York railway station.

Tuesday, 5 September 2023 12:16

A COMMUNITY in a York suburb came together to celebrate a "spectacular" fun day event with music, magicians and huge inflatable obstacles.

Monday, 4 September 2023 12:56

A YORK band are "massively excited" as they prepare for their first ever show at the city's community stadium.

Monday, 4 September 2023 12:52

A YORK museum hosted an Allied Forces memorial event over the weekend, for the first time in three years.

Monday, 4 September 2023 12:45

AN award-winning York teacher told by her GP she was the worst long Covid patient they had ever seen is preparing to return to the classroom and wants more NHS support and treatments for patients.

Monday, 4 September 2023 12:42

A HISTORIC railway service is gearing up for a "mesmerising" Light Spectacular event, which takes place during October and November.

Friday, 1 September 2023 17:34

BUS fares for children and young people are being reduced in York, as part of a four-month trial to support families and encourage them to choose sustainable transport.

Friday, 1 September 2023 17:32

A long-serving York publican is to relaunch his former bar in another part of the city centre.

Friday, 1 September 2023 17:24

FINAL safety checks are being carried out at York schools this weekend after some schools in England have been forced to close due to safety fears.

Friday, 1 September 2023 17:21