UFOs: Copyright Anthony Chappel-Ross

In this section we have collated a lot of the ghost and UFO stories that have appeared in The Press over the years.

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Spooky goings-on in Stonegate to be streamed live online

9:18am Monday 20th May 2013

A PARANORMAL event at one of York’s most “haunted” properties will be streamed live on the internet next weekend.

Tours to mark anniversary of ghostly Roman legion march

Clare Proctor, tour guide at the Treasurer’s House, in the cellars where the ghosts of the Roman legion were seen passing through

9:04am Wednesday 20th February 2013

THE 60TH anniversary of the discovery of ghostly goings-on at a York tourist attraction is being marked by spine-chilling tours.

UFO alert sparked by strange lights in sky over York

9:10am Friday 1st February 2013

Updated: DOZENS of people reported seeing a UFO in the sky over York with police investigating claims space debris crashed into the ground at New Earswick.

Ghostly goings-on ahead of Hallowe'en

Students Kat Ronson and Tom Holmes film their video at York Maze

10:18am Wednesday 12th October 2011

SPOOKY goings-on are cropping up all around York this month as Hallowe’en draws nearer.

Pub introduces drinking pots to toast 17th century spirit

Ghost walker Mark Graham and Black Swan Inn landlady Stephanie Macklewain-Cross with the Honest John pot tankards.

9:05am Tuesday 24th May 2011

A PUB landlady is toasting a 17th century spirit with her pot tankards.

York Spooksfest weekend to promote city's 'most haunted' reputation

8:12am Friday 11th March 2011

BUSINESSES in York are preparing for a freaky weekend as the city hosts its first Spooksfest.

‘Ghost’ pulls York hotel guest’s leg

Marc Richards

8:09am Friday 11th March 2011

A GUEST claims a ghost may have pulled his leg while he was lying in bed at a hotel near York Minster.

York Spooksfest launches Best Dressed Ghost Competition

Spooksfest “vampires” Rachael Hayward, left, and Amanda Hayward get their teeth into Ed Foster, of Milkshack

8:08am Wednesday 26th January 2011

YORK Spooksfest is launching a Best Dressed Ghost Competition to get local businesses involved in the festival.

Spooky image caught on film

A ‘ghostly face’ on this photograph of Precentor’s Court

9:00am Tuesday 4th January 2011

A YORK man claims he had a ghostly encounter while walking with a friend and his dog near York Minster.

Unexplained object spotted over Boston Spa

Unexplained object spotted over Boston Spa

2:08pm Thursday 30th December 2010

This image shows the sky over Boston Spa, near Wetherby on the morning of Monday, December 20, 2010 at approximately 8.30am.

North of England dubbed UFO hotspot

10:03am Wednesday 10th November 2010

FOOTAGE of a UFO in North Yorkshire has led to the north of England being dubbed the world’s leading hotspot for strange sightings in the sky.

Scary goings-on at Knavesmire pub in York

Tony Griffiths, manager of the Knavesmire pub, gets a scare in the hostelry’s “Halloweek”

9:38am Tuesday 26th October 2010

PUNTERS at a York pub will be having a scary time over the next few days when it hosts “Halloweek”, a series of Halloween themed events.

Licence to chill

FRIGHTENING: Antonia Harrison, aged nine, and Daniel Maltby aged eight at Barley Hall which will become a “Haunted Hall” this Hallowe’en

9:44am Monday 25th October 2010

Three of York’s oldest sites are playing host to a spine-chilling series of events this Hallowe’en. York Archaeological Trust has organised a spooky programme of events to be held at Micklegate Bar Museum and medieval Barley Hall and is working with City of York Council to promote York Mansion House’s Hallowe’en event.

York spook festival plan

9:42am Monday 25th October 2010

FESTIVAL organisers are trying to scare tourists into the city with a new event planned for York’s festival calendar.

Spooky stuff

11:00am Saturday 23rd October 2010

A HALLOWE’EN cookery day is taking place at Ryedale School on Monday. The activity day is aimed at children aged eight-14 and runs from 10am to 1pm.

Scare tactics at York attraction

10:35am Friday 22nd October 2010

YORK Maze is hosting a number of scary night-time events in the run up to Hallowe’en.

Halloween trail at the Treasurer’s House

TRAIL: Lisa Holden, visitor services manager, places candles to mark out the halloween trail at the Treasurer’s House

9:37am Friday 22nd October 2010

A new hallowe’en trail at the Treasurer’s House in York invites families to discover what the resident ghosts have been up to in one of the city’s most haunted buildings.

Really creepy crawlies!

Amanda Adey, learning assistant at The Yorkshire Museum, gets a torchlit view of the “world’s biggest spider” which is part of the museum’s Hallowe’en attractions.

9:06am Friday 22nd October 2010

VISITORS to one of York’s most popular tourist attractions have been warned to stay alert over Hallowe’en – because the world’s biggest spider may be just around the corner.

Things that go bump in night

9:04am Friday 22nd October 2010

A “HAUNTED” hotel in the shadow of York Minster is offering a spooky Hallowe’en package to guests.

York ghost talk

9:01am Friday 22nd October 2010

The Dean Court Hotel, in York, will be holding an evening of ghost stories from storyteller Adrian Spendlow on Wednesday, in the hotel’s Court Bistro and Bar, at 7pm for 7.30pm.

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