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York councillors have backed a call to explore how charges on visitors’ stays could be brought in, but heard the issue has proved sensitive for hospitality businesses.

Monday, 31 March 2025 13:05

A WELL-KNOWN local manufacturer returned to his old school to secure one of the most prestigious contracts in the company’s 37-year history.

Monday, 31 March 2025 13:02

CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a building set to improve research and educational functions at an internationally-recognised site on Green Belt land near York.

Monday, 31 March 2025 12:57

The mayor of York and North Yorkshire has announced the first police and crime plan for the region.

Monday, 31 March 2025 12:47

Demolition proposal for University House in Heslington refused

Friday, 28 March 2025 12:01

Celebrations as pupils at top North Yorkshire school secure places

Friday, 28 March 2025 11:46

Hundreds of jobs under threat as owners consider closing North Yorkshire factory

Friday, 28 March 2025 11:40

'Majority' of men 'aren’t sure where prostate is', says York prostate cancer expert

Friday, 28 March 2025 11:34

Switch Mobility UK bus plant at Sherburn-in-Elmet may close

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:51

Top celebrity chef to return to York city centre with affordable food offering

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:46

Footballer's plea for health screenings after collapsing during match

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:43

Celebrations after inspection at top York school

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:39

York ambulance station among beneficiaries of £200 million GB Energy grant

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:33

York-based brewer plans expansion with new jobs and village drinking venue

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:32

York MP said it's 'incredibly sad' that town could lose its only Post Office

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:29

'This is just the beginning' - teacher walks 10K and raises £1,000 after amputation

Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:27

York nightclub reveals plans for six-figure refurbishment

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:16

Huge Iron Age hoard found in North Yorks could alter understanding of ancient elites

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:14

Historic building in York village set for demolition

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:09

Major York and North Yorkshire schools trusts merger gets go ahead

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:07

York student who died in river ‘fought bravely to stay above water’, says family

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:04

Apartment in Brutalist Stonebow House in York up for sale

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:01

Double wedding sees mum and daughter marry partners at same time

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 13:56

York mum's 'miracle baby' after twice surviving cancer

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 13:52

A “quirky” market said to be a “quirky spectacle like no other” is returning to York.

Friday, 21 March 2025 12:25

The UK Government first announced that the country was going into lockdown on March 23, 2020.

Friday, 21 March 2025 12:20

Figures showing more than one in 10 young people in York have gambled is the tip of the iceberg of the issue

Friday, 21 March 2025 12:16

York is set to stage its first-ever Wizard festival later in the spring

Friday, 21 March 2025 12:09

YORKSHIRE Water has been forced to pay out £40 million to address failings over wastewater and sewage.

Thursday, 20 March 2025 13:50

Police are hunting raiders who have targeted 10 homes in York to steal gold - with one victim losing £100,000 of jewellery.

Thursday, 20 March 2025 13:44

An "iconic" York nightclub is set to close before a six-figure refurbishment.

Thursday, 20 March 2025 13:39

A York nightclub says it is working with the authorities amid a police investigation into alleged spiking incidents at the venue.

Thursday, 20 March 2025 13:34

A York charity is "immensely proud" to reach the end of its five-year redevelopment project.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:50

A YORK MP has stepped up his campaign to change the law to stop rogue bailiffs blighting the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:44

City of York Council has spent more than £5.3 million on repairing potholes in the last three years, new figures show.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:39

A champion York fighter was stabbed to death by a man whose partner he had allegedly just punched to the ground, a jury has been told.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:24

A YORK-BASED businessman has organised a four-day classic car adventure in memory of a sporting icon and to raise funds for a good cause.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:11

The date has finally been announced for the official opening of a new distillery within the walls of York.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 13:07

A BAFTA and Tony award winning actress is bringing a one-woman play to York.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:32

MEET the new head teacher at a top York school.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 11:59

Press readers have nominated what they think are the 10 best sandwich bars in York – as we plan to crown a winner over the coming weeks.

Monday, 17 March 2025 18:28

PARENTS and union officials have organised a film screening in support of a suspended teacher in York.

Monday, 17 March 2025 18:25

A MAN who brandished a hammer at another man in the street in front of children and their parents has been jailed for 18 months.

Monday, 17 March 2025 18:20

CLAUDIA Lawrence was last seen 16 years ago tomorrow (March 18)

Monday, 17 March 2025 18:10

A York MP has joined a group of backbenchers in calling on the government to make "hard choices" over cuts to the benefits system.

Friday, 14 March 2025 14:19

A £1.7m project to improve a stretch of path by York’s River Ouse to help reduce closures related to flooding has taken a step forward.

Friday, 14 March 2025 14:15

FILMING involving a former Emmerdale star is underway on a new short film this week at venues across York and North Yorkshire.

Friday, 14 March 2025 14:04

AN alleged murderer has told a jury he is “ashamed” and “broken” because he caused the two stab wounds that killed a champion York bare knuckle fighter.

Friday, 14 March 2025 13:59

WHAT’S the score? A question heard at matches across the country, but not at York’s newest non-competitive football club.

Thursday, 13 March 2025 18:53

Harland Miller was 16 when he first stepped inside York Art Gallery.

Thursday, 13 March 2025 18:49

A SINGLE mum from York, who was told she had just two years to live after being given an incurable cancer diagnosis, is defying the odds seven years on.

Thursday, 13 March 2025 18:48

A MAN has been arrested following a raid at a flat in a York suburb.

Thursday, 13 March 2025 18:42

A MAN from York is getting ready for his biggest challenge, spurred on by his wife’s death last year.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:16

The opening date has been announced for a new branch of Hotel Chocolat at the Vangarde Centre in York.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:11

A York restaurateur has opened a new café in the city centre – breathing new life into a derelict Grade II listed building.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:09

A POLICE investigation is underway after a girl was followed home from school in York.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:06

Five digital advertising screens offering free Wi-Fi, phone charging facilities, touchscreen maps and defibrillators could be coming to York city centre under new plans.

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 14:01

Fires aboard a cargo ship and a tanker which collided in the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast have continued to burn overnight.

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 13:59

A much-loved York City Football Club fan died at the age of 23 while on holiday in Thailand, an inquest opening has heard.

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 13:55

THE family of a man from North Yorkshire who died after a crash at the weekend have paid tribute.

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 13:49

A YORK charity has opened its doors on a brand new and accessible centre – in the same building as The Press' offices.

Monday, 10 March 2025 17:11

A new centre designed to support sexual assault and rape victims and gather evidence to bring more offenders to justice has opened in York.

Monday, 10 March 2025 17:08

A MAN has been left with facial injuries having been attacked with his own walking stick.

Monday, 10 March 2025 17:05

A shift away from traditional night-life to venues offering all-day drinking including bottomless brunches risks creating a Magaluf-like atmosphere in York,

Monday, 10 March 2025 17:03

“You are a menace to shopkeepers and you make their lives hell,” a judge told a serial York shoplifter as he released him from jail.

Friday, 7 March 2025 18:05

Referrals to a counter-extremism programme are rising in York as people have become more willing to report concerning behaviour and views, councillors have heard.

Friday, 7 March 2025 18:03

A POPULAR North Yorkshire hotel and spa has been placed in administration.

Friday, 7 March 2025 18:01

An investigation has been launched after two buses crashed in York - blocking a key route through the city centre.

Friday, 7 March 2025 17:57

PARAMEDICS and firefighters have been called in after someone collapsed in the street in a York suburb.

Thursday, 6 March 2025 13:56

A GARDEN bar is set to open for the Summer in a stunning location in York.

Thursday, 6 March 2025 13:54

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has hit back against criticism of his authority's £31,000 rebrand.

Thursday, 6 March 2025 13:51

A “dangerous” knifeman who stabbed a man in his hand while trying to rob him outside busy York shops has been jailed for more than six years.

Thursday, 6 March 2025 13:49

MORE than 500 people have signed a petition calling for a suspended teacher to be reinstated at a York secondary school.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 11:54

A free school meals trial in York has taken its next step with the launch of a breakfast club as attention turns to funding the programme’s future expansion.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 11:52

PLANNED changes to start and finish times for the working day are set to come into force at two York schools.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 11:44

An emergency search is is underway after reports of a man entering the River Ouse.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 11:41

TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known former York radio presenter and actress.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 12:34

A MAJOR road through North Yorkshire is closed both ways after a crash.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 12:30

Two pop icons are set to play York Racecourse this summer.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 12:28

The final headline act has been announced for the Live at York Museum Gardens series.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 12:21

A man is under arrest following a collision that led to the death of an 80-year-old woman.

Monday, 3 March 2025 13:10

A MAN wanted after an attack in York has been arrested by police.

Monday, 3 March 2025 12:48

A SHOP owner is giving away her York business for free.

Monday, 3 March 2025 12:46

TRIBUTES have been paid to a father-of-three and leading businessman ahead of his funeral at York Minster.

Monday, 3 March 2025 12:29