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  • Bus window smashed - man identified and charged

    Police say a man has been identified and charged in connection with this incident. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A CYCLIST smashed a bus window in York by punching it, police have revealed. North

  • Re-View: Jack And The Beanstalk, York Theatre Royal

    BERWICK Kaler freely admits everyone else's favourite pantomime, Cinderella, is anything but his favourite. Something to do with the dame's role being split into two Ugly Sisters. Add the absence of a recuperating Martin Barrass, a new design for the

  • Popular cafe bids to expand with a new venue in Micklegate

    A POPULAR cafe has submitted plans to expand into Micklegate and take over a cycling-themed eatery. Owners of the Fossgate Social, which opened in the street of the same name in April 2014, hope to double the number of their premises by opening

  • There is still time to get a flu jab

    RESIDENTS in East Yorkshire can still get the flu vaccine throughout January.Free flu jabs are available for people aged 65 and over, people aged from six months to less than 65 years of age with a long-term health condition, pregnant women, children

  • Landlord attacked outside his own pub

    A LANDLORD has been assaulted outside of his pub.The victim was attacked outside the Board Inn, Church Street, Whitby, at around 2am on January 1 before the same man smashed one of the pub’s windows.The landlord’s mouth was injured and he was taken to

  • Aidan Connolly happy to carry on teeing up Jon Parkin

    AIDAN Connolly is happy to carry on teeing up York City’s master marksman Jon Parkin, but realises he needs to weigh in with goals himself. The 22-year-old Scotsman set up both of City’s efforts during the 2-1 triumph at Darlington, including winning

  • Anti-fracking protesters face allegations in court

    NEARLY 30 anti-fracking campaigners have appeared in court over charges connected to the Kirby Misperton fracking site. Between them, they face 45 allegations including endangering road users, assaulting police officers, tampering with a lorry

  • York poet, playwright, performer and tutor Don Walls dies

    DON Walls, York poet, playwright, folk club performer and tutor, has died at the age of 88. Only last year his last work, A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever – a quote from John Keats – was published by Stairwell Books with a cover painting by Don

  • Doctors fear being evicted from their own surgery

    DOCTORS fear they could be evicted from their own surgery in a North Yorkshire village - by the former GP who used to practise there. Terrington Surgery has received notice from solicitors for its landlady, Dr Elizabeth Bradley, to find alternative

  • Road reopens after motorcyclist seriously injured in collision

    A MOTORCYCLIST was seriously injured in a collision on the A658 at Leathley near Harrogate near Riffa service station at 6.30am this morning.The incident involved a black pickup style vehicle driven by a 58-year-old man from Halifax and a black motorcycle

  • Church wins £471k on lottery

    A CHURCH in a village near York has won almost half a million pounds in lottery cash to help fund essential conservation work.Escrick Parochial Church Council’s project for St Helen’s Church will receive a £471,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

  • Anti fracking protesters delay tanker

    SIX anti-fracking protesters walked in front of a tanker on its way to the hydraulic fracturing site in Kirby Misperton in a 'slow walk' protest this morning.Between 10.05am and 10.25am, six protesters walked along Habton Road, delaying the vehicle

  • York Barbican pantomime won't be back in 2018

    THOSE Magic Beans are pulling out of presenting next winter's pantomime at the York Barbican after disappointing ticket sales for Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood. "Sadly, it seems there is not a demand in York for a pantomime season at the

  • Cyclist and lorry in crash in York

    A CYCLIST suffered minor injuries in a collision with a lorry in York this morning. North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the collision in Bishopthorpe Road at about 8.20am. A police spokeswoman said: "The woman cyclist sustained minor

  • Growing support for Yorkey Dads group

    A COMMUNITY group which brings local dads together and organises fun activities for them to enjoy with their children is going from strength to strength.Yorkey Dads was started in January 2015 by Jack Woodhams, of Prior’s Walk, Acomb, after he realised

  • Plans for 200 new affordable homes

    A PLAN to invest up to £22 million to build or acquire more than 200 new affordable homes by March 2020 has been agreed by Selby District Council.Twenty new affordable homes already been built at sites in Byram and Eggborough and 30 more are lined up

  • Helmsley public thanked for festive lights

    HELMSLEY in Business is thanking the local community for its help in making the market town shine bright at Christmas. Events took place in 2017 to raise funds for new Christmas lights for the town and helped raise over £1,800. A Christmas competition

  • Students in college takeover

    STUDENTS were invited to experience a taste of sixth form life at Norton College during a Take Over Day.The event has been a tradition at Norton College for many years and is chance for those in their final year of GCSEs, in the main school to find out

  • Curate who won MC: free talk at York Army Museum

    YORK Army Museum is staging a free talk as part of York Residents' Weekend on January 27 and 28, when locals can visit many attractions and venues for free.The talk entitled The Half-Shilling Curate tells the story oft the Reverend Herbert Butler

  • LETTER: Apostrophe abuse is no laughing matter

    Apostrophe abuse is mushrooming I AM sorry to disabuse M Robinson of her interpretive error (Letters, January 8) but the meaning of both examples of the sentence relating to the freed cat Coco in her letter is absolutely identical. I sometimes

  • COMMENT: Please listen to doctors on the NHS, Prime Minister

    YOU know something is badly wrong with our health service when the senior doctors running 68 A&E departments write a public letter to the Prime Minister pleading for more funding. The consultants - among them York Hospital’s Dr Stephen Lord

  • COMMENT: More trees would be a good thing for the North

    A NEW ‘Northern Forest’ stretching across the north of England from Liverpool to the Yorkshire coast? Sounds great, right? It is hugely welcome. Just don’t expect it to be something it’s not. Under the proposals, revealed this week, 50 million

  • LETTER: Seeking memories of WW1

    WERE YOU or someone you know born before or during WWI? Testimony Films, an awardwinning TV documentary company are keen to speak to men and women in Britain who have memories of the First World War for a new BBC4 documentary series, Britain’s

  • LETTER: Plastics should be recycled at home

    Plastics should be recycled at home IN VIEW of the appalling revelations that the UK has been shipping vast quantities of plastic, especially PET, to China for many years, would it not be a good idea to bring a chance to York and have a genuine recycling

  • LETTER: Take care before you start yoga classes

    Take care before you start yoga classes IF YOU are thinking of taking up yoga in the new year I would urge you to be careful. Two years ago I attended an ‘all levels’ hatha yoga class, and now I have a chronic lower back problem. I was pushed

  • How to save your energy

    BIG Energy Saving Week (BESW) is back to help consumers prepare for the chilly winter months ahead. And Citizens Advice York will help people save money on energy bills by finding the best deal to suit their needs at a series of events to check if they

  • York bank is on the move

    A YORK bank has moved to new premises after signing a 10-year lease on newly refurbished office space at Clifton Park.Handelsbanken’s eight-strong team is moving from York Business Park where it has been located for the past eight years.The team is relocating

  • The Northern Forest: What will it mean for York?

    Excited by the idea of a new 'Northern Forest'? STEPHEN LEWIS tries to sort the wood from the trees.. YOU may have heard on the news earlier this week that the government wants to create a new Northern Forest stretching across the width of northern

  • Police appeal after man damaged takeaway shop door

    POLICE are appealing for help to trace a man who allegedly damaged a takeaway shop door. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at AKO Kebab in St Thomas Street, Scarborough, at 1am on New Year's Day. A police spokesman added: "A

  • Whiskey will be the drink of choice at these four York pubs

    FOUR York pubs are to take part in a whisky showcase from Monday.Nicholson’s pubs The Punch Bowl, Harkers, The Cross Keys and The Old White Swan will be hosting its second annual National Whisky Showcase, as well as celebrating Scotland with their Burns

  • Charity in plea for unwanted gifts

    A MALTON charity shop is urging people to donate any unwanted Christmas presents to support older people.may be a time for giving and while most people The Age UK Malton store in Wheelgate accepts donations of both new and second hand items, all of which

  • Carers granted extra hospital access with new Passport

    A NEW ‘passport’ has been introduced to give carers more privileges when looking after people in hospital.Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s Carer’s Passport gives support to carers who are looking after patients while they are in hospital

  • Green light for green power

    NORTH Yorkshire’s first closed loop energy recycling venture is on a roll after planning permission was granted for its associated power plant.North Yorkshire County Council this week granted approval for Knapton Green Energy, a 6,342 square metre facility

  • York Sunday Morning Football League round-up

    THE Fastpack Ltd York Sunday Morning League big-guns Hounds breezed into the quarter-finals of the West Riding County FA Sunday Trophy with a 6-0 win over Crown & Anchor.They will meet Leeds side East End Park WMC next month in the last eight.YSML side

  • Ten in court after York city centre brawl

    TEN people have appeared before York Magistrates' Court accused of being involved in large scale city centre violence. All were charged in connection with an afternoon brawl at Judge's Lodging on a day when York City had a home match against Chester

  • Wedding venue opens its doors to brides and grooms

    A POPULAR York wedding venue will open its doors to future brides and grooms this weekend. Set in the stunning surroundings of York Museum Gardens, The Hospitium will be set up and dressed so couples can begin to imagine how it may look on their

  • Memorial garden unveiled for three-year-old Kenzie

    A MEMORIAL garden has been created at a York school in tribute to a pupil who died in his sleep, aged three. Kenzie Hall, who was described as a “bundle of energy,” died in November 2016 when he fell asleep and never woke up. Kenzie was a nursery