The search for a missing North Yorkshire woman has been extended to a towns river banks, police have said.

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• A driver has been told to prepare for jail after a jury convicted him of offences involving a pedestrian.

  The jurors heard how Ian Shields, 37, tried to get the pedestrian to drop charges two days before the victim was due to attend a police identity procedure.

• THERE were missed opportunities before the death of a prisoner who subjected a vulnerable woman to months of violence, an ombudsman has found.

  Keith Andrew Turner was jailed for three years and nine months in March 2019, after he subjected a vulnerable woman to months of violent and psychological abuse.

• AN annual football match has been held in memory of a popular York teenager.

  Peter Woodmansey a student at Bootham School, died of septicaemia at Leeds General Infirmary in December 2020, less than three weeks after receiving a diagnosis of leukaemia and despite having responded well to early treatment.

• "IT'S the best job I've ever had!"

  York College and University Centre’s principal and chief executive Ken Merry took over as acting college boss almost a year ago, getting the role permanently in March this year.

• WORK is set to get underway in just under a fortnight on vital repairs following a bus crash in North Yorkshire.

  North Yorkshire Council say work is due to begin on Monday, October 14, to repair Grosmont Bridge. It's expected to take five days for work to fix the damaged parapet wall using breeze blocks.

• Two “out of control” young men whose actions led to the drowning of their close friend have walked free from court.

  Liam Beaumont, then 21, Liam Wallis, then 20, and Luke Clarke, 21, were so close they were known as the “Three Musketeers”, York Crown Court heard.

• Changes to dealing with noise from concerts at York’s Museum Gardens are being considered following a complaint about a show featuring Shed Seven in July.

  A City of York Council licensing hearing decided against further action following the complaint from Andrew Dickinson but asked York Museum Trust to consider ways that noise could be managed better.

• Councillors have called for more powers over holiday lets, Right To Buy terms and to make developers use or lose planning permission as the Government looks to reform the system.

  The call made by York councillors stated the powers would help stop homes being lost as the Government aims to build 1.5m houses in the next five years.