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Family pay tribute to 'much-loved' Pickering mum who died in crash

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 14:08

'I am back to being me' - new free health service in York and North Yorkshire

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 13:57

Top grade for this York school that's turned its fortunes around

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 13:51

Siblings inspired to open York shop after mum's sudden death at birthday party

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 13:45

York woman’s sight restored after mistaking serious issue for mascara in the eye

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:49

Plans to renovate historic York building amid fears part of it could fall down

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:46

Best and worst GP practices in York area - according to patients

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:42

Community garden in York destroyed after council sprays it with weed killer

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:38

A MAN has been attacked in York city centre.

Monday, 29 July 2024 13:13

Parts of North Yorkshire, including York have been issued with a yellow weather warning by the Met Office for thunderstorms and heavy rain this week.

Monday, 29 July 2024 13:10

A NURSE at York Hospital has described the NHS as ‘broken’ and says patients are ‘being let down every day’

Monday, 29 July 2024 13:07

TWO young men killed in a plane crash in North Yorkshire have been named.

Monday, 29 July 2024 12:59

The York Proms picnic concert is set to return to Museum Gardens this weekend.

Friday, 26 July 2024 12:30

AS athletes parade in Paris today for the opening of the 2024 Olympics, one York man’s thoughts are with the relative who competed in the 1924 Olympics, also in Paris, 100 years ago.

Friday, 26 July 2024 12:25

KEEN photographer Paul Mortimer took this photo this morning (July 26) of the Northern Lights over York.

Friday, 26 July 2024 12:21

TRIBUTES - including a gig by a York band - have been paid to a father of five who has died suddenly aged 60.

Friday, 26 July 2024 12:16

Footpath and drainage works on Acomb’s Front Street which also saw the controversial installation of bollards ultimately made it a safer place, a Liberal Democrat ward councillor has said.

Thursday, 25 July 2024 13:12

Senior York councillors have backed removing bollards in an Acomb street with one claiming their installation wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money.

Thursday, 25 July 2024 13:08

A well-known York restaurant has announced a significant improvement in its food hygiene ratings.

Thursday, 25 July 2024 13:04

A WOMAN from North Yorkshire has been arrested in connection with a double murder investigation.

Thursday, 25 July 2024 13:00

FLOOD defence works have been completed on a well-used riverside route in York.

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:55

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has visited a former Selby colliery set to become a major hub with the potential to create thousands of jobs.

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:52

A YORK GP surgery which was told it must improve has decided to shed some patients.

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:40

A drunk driver who left a rugby player seriously injured and unable to play again after crashing head-on into his car on the A64 has been jailed.

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:21

Delays in sending out postal vote and ballot papers and voter ID rules left some in York unable to vote in the general election, councillors have said.

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:37

THE price of some of the new homes for sale at a landmark development in York have been revealed.

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:26

PLANS for a state-of-the art government office development in York have been given the go-ahead.

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:22

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith has announced plans for four new funds worth up to £27.5 million over four years.

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:20

A WOMAN and a man are wanted after a man has been attacked with a pool cue in North Yorkshire.

Monday, 22 July 2024 18:09

A woman has thanked the Selby community for its support following the death of her mother who she described as her best friend.

Monday, 22 July 2024 18:07

A LOCAL firm has stepped in to help a York primary school grant one of 150 wishes to help celebrate its landmark birthday.

Monday, 22 July 2024 17:59

THE man behind a remarkable shed in York says he has been told it needs to have planning permission if it wants to stay open.

Monday, 22 July 2024 17:54

The wife and daughter of an “amazing” and “selfless” York man are to probe his death from asbestos-related cancer almost two years ago.

Friday, 19 July 2024 13:22

A landmark hotel on the North Yorkshire Coast has officially re-opened after a multi-million pound six-month refurbishment.

Friday, 19 July 2024 13:19

A TEENAGER from York is set to compete for his country this weekend.

Friday, 19 July 2024 13:13

Councillors in York have backed a call to scrap the two-child benefit cap

Friday, 19 July 2024 13:07

A LANDMARK meeting has taken place in York for the city's first anti-racism taskforce.

Thursday, 18 July 2024 15:55

EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a plane crash in North Yorkshire.

Thursday, 18 July 2024 15:47

WORK is underway on York's first housing co-operative scheme.

Thursday, 18 July 2024 15:37

Seth Martin’s body will return to Tenerife today (Thursday, July 18) after it was recovered by police in the River Ouse in York, his family said.

Thursday, 18 July 2024 14:15

A historic railway building could be demolished and another remodelled under plans for a new Network Rail site which would also free up land for the York Central development.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 14:27

A popular York market has said that they're "so excited" to return to the city this weekend.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 14:25

COUNCIL bosses hope to sell as many as 140 council homes in ‘high value’ – ie expensive – areas of York to raise cash to replace them with modern council housing elsewhere in the city.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 14:23

HE was a person of magnitude of great standing in York - his death came as a shock and leaves a massive hole.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 14:19

A petition calling for plans for a new McDonald’s off York’s Fulford Road to be blocked is set to go before councillors this week.

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 11:49

THREE people have been injured in a crash in York.

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 11:44

A “dangerous” man who attacked a woman with an axe in an East Yorkshire town has been jailed for 21 years.

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 11:41

THE MASSIVE York Central development looks set for a boost next week with city planners backing a six-storey office building, described as a ‘cornerstone’ of it.

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 11:36

More than a thousand people have signed a petition to save a historic building in York.

Monday, 15 July 2024 21:04

THE prosecution in the Boxing Day murder trial has accused the defendant of blaming an alleged murder victim for the incident that led to his death.

Monday, 15 July 2024 20:59

A MAN driving a BMW has been arrested after a crash in North York

Monday, 15 July 2024 20:52

TWO hot air balloons have come down unexpectedly in York this monring - at a city school.

Monday, 15 July 2024 20:50

York’s universal free school meals pilot is improving children’s learning and saving parents money

Friday, 12 July 2024 17:45

STREETS in a York town are set to close as a community carnival and parade get underway.

Friday, 12 July 2024 17:43

York looks set to benefit from a multi-million pound mayoral fund aimed at regenerating our struggling high streets.

Friday, 12 July 2024 17:39

A MUCH-LOVED former worker at a children's play park in York has died after diving into a reservoir to help rescue a friend from drowning.

Friday, 12 July 2024 17:35

A COMPETITION is underway to help transform part of York city centre into a greener, more sustainable space.

Thursday, 11 July 2024 12:27

A North Yorkshire man with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has completed a gruelling seven peaks challenge.

Thursday, 11 July 2024 12:21

A major beer festival held in one of York’s most historic buildings was the toast of the city.

Thursday, 11 July 2024 12:18

PLANS to improve a York high street after the controversial addition of numerous bollards are set to take a step forwar

Thursday, 11 July 2024 12:12

Leaks from the Yorkshire Museum’s roofs have seen water get into cabinets housing Roman objects, with its future in its current Grade I-listed home at risk according to its operators.

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 13:49

THE owners of a top York restaurant have released further details of plans to open a stunning new venue in a major city.

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 13:39

Plans to expand York’s Judge’s Lodging into two neighbouring historical buildings to create more rooms have been approved.

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 13:29

One of York’s largest employers has pledged to keep production of an iconic chocolate bar in the city.

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 13:27

A wedding dress specialist which was crowned as the ‘UK Bridal Retailer of the Year’ for 2024 is set to open a new store in York

Tuesday, 9 July 2024 13:03

DESPITE the downpours, visitors are flocking to North Yorkshire for the start of the region's most iconic agricultural show.

Tuesday, 9 July 2024 12:58

A fireman who was on shift the morning after York Minster burst into flames in 1984 says he was “gobsmacked” to see the wreckage when he arrived on the scene.

Tuesday, 9 July 2024 12:55

A TEENAGER has died in York after falling from scaffolding.

Tuesday, 9 July 2024 12:53

City of York Council has confirmed the date green bin collection ends for those who don’t pay for a new scheme.

Monday, 8 July 2024 11:56

PUPILS turned out in their finery at a York school prom to celebrate the end of term.

Monday, 8 July 2024 11:52

The Labour leader of York Council has said she is under no illusions that funding taps will be immediately turned on as her party takes charge in Westminster.

Monday, 8 July 2024 11:50

A new shop in York has opened its doors after the company completed a move across the city centre.

Monday, 8 July 2024 11:47

LABOUR candidate Keir Mather has been elected MP for Selby.

Friday, 5 July 2024 13:20

Luke Charters, the new MP for York Outer, celebrated his victory by declaring an end to the ‘sticking plaster solutions of the populist right’

Friday, 5 July 2024 13:17

AMONGST the hubbub of the General Election, another vote was unfolding at Knavesmire

Friday, 5 July 2024 13:05

Labour has won both York parliamentary seats and held onto control of the city council on a historic night that has seen the party nationally sweep to power with a huge majority.

Friday, 5 July 2024 12:58

THE flatmate of an alleged killer has told a jury he feared for his own life immediately after his friend was stabbed to death.

Thursday, 4 July 2024 14:08

A brand new £10m care home has opened in a town just outside York.

Thursday, 4 July 2024 13:45

Gold jewellery has been taken from a home in York.

Thursday, 4 July 2024 13:38

YORK and the country go to the polls today – with all the evidence suggesting that the Conservatives will be swept from power after 14 years and that, by tomorrow

Thursday, 4 July 2024 13:36

A TOP North Yorkshire chef is through to the semi-finals of a prestigious culinary competition.

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 11:48

Permission has been granted for a new bar that is coming to a hidden location in York - and it's expected to be open in just over a months time.

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 11:44

A York man who has voted in every election since 1983 has missed out on having his say in the General Election.

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 11:42

A WOMAN has been left with a broken wrist after an attack in North Yorkshire.

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 11:38

Boost for prompt payment at York firm

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 14:03

A pearler of a sales increase for York jeweller

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 13:59

Temporary police Chief Constable announced after sudden retirement

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 13:56

Top York students honoured in awards

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 13:52

Man, 31, killed in crash between bus and car on main York road

Monday, 1 July 2024 11:50

‘It’s all for my mum’: woman in gruelling challenge to honour loved one

Monday, 1 July 2024 11:47

'Half the drinks can only be found here' - new café opens in York

Monday, 1 July 2024 11:39

Head steps down at popular York school

Monday, 1 July 2024 11:29