The head teacher of the primary school attended by the girl who tragically died at home after being bitten by her family’s dog has been tribute to a 'model student'.

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• A York-based business has launched a flagship store in the city centre.

  The Heroes Journey opened the venture last month on the first-floor of the Browns department store, just off Parliament Street.

• The mother of a “beautiful” 19-year-old from York who died after unknowingly contracting a rare deadly illness is calling for action to prevent other parents from going through the same heartache.

  Livia Wilson died in 2022 after contracting meningococcal meningitis – a life-threatening bacterial infection that can cause meningitis, sepsis, or both.

• POLICE are at an ongoing incident in a York suburb.

  A police cordon is in place in Whitethorn Close in Huntington with CSI officers going in and out of a house.

• A MAN has been attacked in the street in York.

  North Yorkshire Police say it took place in Coney Street in York city centre and a man was elbowed in the face by another man outside Blue Heaven bar and grill.

• DRIVERS are being reminded that a major road through York is set to close for five days this week.

  As previously reported by The Press, the demolition of Queen Street Bridge got underway following the weekend closure of the area - which started at 8pm on Friday, April 19.

• A ten-year-old girl had a ‘close, loving relationship’ with her family’s dog before it attacked and killed her, police said.

  As reported in The Press, North Yorkshire Police said the girl suffered serious injuries after being bitten by the dog while at home in the Malton area on Friday, November 1.

• A man’s “idiotic” driving led to a crash which resulted in horrific injuries to his girlfriend whose dreams of becoming a jockey have now been jeopardised, a court heard.

  Harry Camp, 19, an apprentice engineer, put his foot down after getting annoyed at his then girlfriend’s choice of music, York Crown Court heard.

• WAITING times of more than a year for treatment at York hospital trust have fallen dramatically, new figures show.

  Data from NHS England shows that as of August this year, there were 45,700 outstanding treatments at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 1,319 of which had been waiting for a year or more.