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  • York "second happiest place to live" in UK

    It's NOT grim up north, according to a survey saying York is the second happiest place to live in the UK. A survey conducted by online property portal Rightmove showed York came second only to Carlisle as the place where people felt happiest

  • Royal gun salute in York

    Gunfire will echo around York on the stroke of noon tomorrow to mark the 60th anniversary of The Queen's accession to the throne with a Royal Salute. People are invited to gather in Museum Gardens to watch the three 105 mm light guns be fired

  • Sledger airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries

    A MAN was airlifted to hospital today with spinal injuries after coming off his sledge at speed on a steep slope near York. The 55-year-old man, believed to be local, was sledging in a field in Terrington when the accident happened this afternoon

  • Business leaders welcome £28.5m bid to boost York economy

    BUSINESS leaders have welcomed plans for a new £28.5 million scheme designed to help boost York’s economy over the next five years. City of York Council’s ruling Labour group announced this week that it wants to form an Economic Infrastructure Fund

  • North Yorkshire Police set to discuss Chief Constable post

    NORTH Yorkshire Police Authority will meet on Thursday to discuss ways to replace Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell. Mr Maxwell’s contract which expires in May is not being renewed after he admitted gross misconduct following an investigation

  • Heavy snowfall and ice: safety warning to drivers

    Drivers were being urged to take care today after overnight temperatures dropped causing widespread ice and frozen snow. North Yorkshire Police has reported more than 60 road accidents across North Yorkshire overnight. Sutton Bank on the edge