News coverage for York, Ryedale, East Yorkshire, Harrogate, Hambleton and Selby.

Family’s anguish over rare disorder

Philippa Ward with her son, Thomas, who has inherited the condition Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

9:59am Friday 17th May 2013

A ONE-YEAR-OLD boy is at permanent risk of developing tumours because of a rare genetic disorder – and tests have shown his mum has the condition too.

Nurse faces being struck off after mistreating patients

Christina Cooper

9:53am Friday 17th May 2013

A NURSE who branded dementia patients “disgusting” for soiling their bedding and threatened to strangle a woman with a scarf faces being struck off.

How King's Square will look following revamp

An artist’s impression of how the pedestrianised King’s Square in York may look,

9:50am Friday 17th May 2013

WELCOME to the new-look King’s Square. This artist’s impression, produced by City of York Council, gives an idea of how the square will look following its £490,000 revamp, which will start on June 3.

Woman sexually assaulted in York city centre

9:04pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A WOMAN in her twenties has been sexually assaulted in York city centre.

Tributes to student found dead in halls of residence

9:34am Friday 17th May 2013

A STUDENT at the University of York St John has been found dead in his halls of residence.

Man on toy store theft charges

9:51am Friday 17th May 2013

THE deputy manager of a York toy store has appeared in court, charged with stealing stock worth more than £16,000.

Violent teen is locked up

9:14am Friday 17th May 2013

A TEENAGER who damaged a man’s kidney with a knife and started an attack that put a younger boy in a coma for three weeks has been locked up.

Ex-Labour councillor Lynn Jeffries joins Lib Dems

Lynn Jeffries, who has now joined the Liberal Democrats on City of York Council

9:07am Friday 17th May 2013

AN EQUALITIES campaigner who quit York’s ruling Labour party over care cuts is to join the rival Liberal Democrats.

Mothers’ Union service at York Minster

9:55am Friday 17th May 2013

Members of the Mothers’ Union from across the north of England will meet for a special service at York Minster today for Barbara Taylor as she is commissioned as the new president of Mothers’ Union for the Province of York by Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York.

Disgruntled ex-employee hacked into firm’s website

Robert Hall

8:59am Friday 17th May 2013

A RECRUITMENT agent wiped his former employer’s website in a fit of anger only hours after his employment ended, York magistrates heard.

400 sign petition to save green belt land

Councillor Andrew Waller, holding petition, and protesters who are fighting plans to possibly develop green belt land into a showpeople’s site

8:56am Friday 17th May 2013

MORE than 400 people have signed a new petition against plans to develop green belt land between Acomb and the York Outer Ring Road.

Plan for incinerator at Kellingley pit sparks opposition

An impression of the planned waste burner at Kellingley pit

8:42am Friday 17th May 2013

A £200 MILLION waste incinerator producing enough power for 63,000 homes could be built at a North Yorkshire colliery.

Waiting game for Kenyan wife

Robert and Marysella Earnshaw at home in Haxby with some of their letters from the UK Border Agency

8:35am Friday 17th May 2013

A KENYAN woman is awaiting the results of an English language test which could determine whether she can stay in York with her English husband.

Work on collapsed drain in Micklegate to finish soon

8:22am Friday 17th May 2013

WATER bosses say they hope to complete emergency repairs next week on a collapsed sewer that has forced part of a city-centre road to be closed.

Families to get a say on tackling child poverty

8:13am Friday 17th May 2013

FAMILIES across East Yorkshire are to be given the chance to air their views on how child poverty can be tackled in the county.

Putting on the style at York Races

Putting on the style at York races are, from left, Helen Windass, Karen Luty and Lisa Procter

8:11am Friday 17th May 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson and Miss York brought success and glamour to Knavesmire as racegoers donned their finest for Ladies Day.

Arrested man is bailed

9:31am Friday 17th May 2013

A MAN arrested following a raid in Woodthorpe has been bailed by police.

Bosses step down at CPP

11:20am Thursday 16th May 2013

TWO bosses of troubled York firm CPP are leaving the senior management team, as the business continues to be squeezed.

Race night arrests in York

11:38am Thursday 16th May 2013

POLICE made several arrests in York last night as city centre patrols were stepped up at the start of the racing season.

Community event for Acomb

4:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

RESIDENTS in Acomb will have the chance to meet with local police and councillors at events being held on Saturday.

Man airlifted to hospital after motorbike crash

1:42pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A MAN is in hospital with serious head injuries after falling from his motorbike last night.

Residents allowed home after gas leak

1:24pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A VILLAGE near Harrogate is being evacuated following a gas leak.

Pervert secretly filmed children

10:59am Thursday 16th May 2013

A 48-year-old man has been jailed for a year for sex offences involving children he had access to through his work for City of York Council.

Superfast rail line under fire

10:57am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE high speed HS2 rail line – which is set to run through the outskirts of a North Yorkshire village – has been criticised by a spending watchdog.

Students measure trees in Museum Gardens

Students from Askham Bryan College on an Ash tree in the Museum Gardens

10:51am Thursday 16th May 2013

YOU may not have realised it, but York’s Museum Gardens are home to some of the tallest and finest trees in Yorkshire – if not the country.

Reshuffle on council front bench

Linsay Cunningham-Cross

10:40am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE newest member of City of York Council’s council front bench is aiming to increase the number of community projects in the city.

York gets lottery money to encourage people to take part in sport

10:35am Thursday 16th May 2013

YORK has been given almost quarter of a million pounds in lottery funding to encourage more people to take part in sport.

Nurses to go out on police ‘section’ calls

10:22am Thursday 16th May 2013

Nurses are to join police officers sent to deal with incidents involving mentally-ill offenders, following a pilot project in Scarborough.

Accused’s threat to ‘do’ van driver

9:59am Thursday 16th May 2013

A MAN accused of murder stabbed an Asian delivery driver in the neck after threatening to “do” him, a court has been told.

Disabled climber nominated for Community Pride Award

Disabled York climber Sianagh Gallagher in action on an artificial climbing wall

9:51am Thursday 16th May 2013

AN inspirational teenager and champion disabled climber has been nominated for a Community Pride Award.

Racegoers brave wet and windy weather at York Knavesmire

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9:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

THEY’RE off and running for the season at York Racecourse.

Craft shop selling work by disabled people opens in York

Ronnie Milner cuts the tape to officially open Mermaid & Miller in Swinegate

9:22am Thursday 16th May 2013

ARTISTS and craft workers gathered in York to celebrate the opening of an innovative new shop in the city centre.

‘Cover-up’ claim over credit union

9:01am Thursday 16th May 2013

YORK’S council leader has said he fears a “cover-up” is being staged over a £100,000 loan to the city’s collapsed credit union.

Thug jailed for punching girl in face

8:50am Thursday 16th May 2013

A THUG has been jailed for punching a 16-year-old girl and her father who tried to stop him vandalising cars.

Rock band’s new video shot on east coast beach

Shooting Stolen Earth's new video

8:48am Thursday 16th May 2013

A FILM company has spent two days on a freezing and deserted Yorkshire beach, creating a video for York rock band Stolen Earth.

Vital change for asbestos families

Fran Milner and her father, the late Peter Bason

8:31am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE daughters of two asbestos victims have spoken out about new Government compensation plans – as they pepare to stage a charitable fundraising ball.

Silver Song Box sessions launched for the elderly

Thea Jacob

8:03am Thursday 16th May 2013

A community musician drummed up interest in a new social group for isolated, elderly people.

More cycle lockers planned for Park&Ride sites

8:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

MORE cycle lockers are to be installed at York’s Park&Ride sites – along with new charges for cyclists which could raise up to £12,000 a year.

James Varney receives Queen’s Scout award

James Varney

10:55am Thursday 16th May 2013

JAMES Varney, a member of the St Chad’s Scout Group in York, has received the Queen’s Scout award.

John Lebbon steps down as branch chairman of British Legion

10:37am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE York branch of the Royal British Legion has paid tribute to John Lebbon, who has stood down as branch chairman after moving away from the city.

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