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  • Train journey times between northern cities could be slashed

    TRAIN journey times between northern cities, including York, could be slashed under proposals put forward by the boss of the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project. The improvements would cover an east-west section of northern England and would

  • York charity calls for fundamental change in care homes

    A YORK based charity has called for fundamental change to end a "permanent sense of crisis" in UK care homes.  An inquiry into the state of the care home sector for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called for sweeping change to "inject

  • Woman followed home and attacked in York

    A WOMAN has been followed home and attacked in the early hours of the morning in York. The 24-year-old woman was followed home by a man after finishing work at about 2.30am today. As she walked along Fossgate and into Walmgate, the man began

  • Silver jubilee celebrations for York community centre

    THE Spurriergate Centre is celebrating 25 years of service to the community of York next weekend. An evening of celebration will be held on Saturday, with special guest, Bishop Graham Cray former Bishop of Maidstone. The evening will include a

  • York tops GCSE league

    YORK is at the top of the league table in Yorkshire for the percentage of pupils achieving at least five good GCSE grades in the summer. Nearly 62 per cent of pupils achieved five or more A-C grades including English and Maths, followed by North