Weather
York news, North Yorkshire news and information from The Press newspaper in York
Get in touch: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting YORK to 80360 or send an email»
Ryedale councillors expected to back Malton Museum location switch
8:27am Monday 22nd March 2010
A NEW museum aimed at becoming Ryedale’s version of York’s world-famous Jorvik Centre could come a step closer to reality this week.
Parents in charity trek in memory of Alex Pickering
8:31am Monday 22nd March 2010
PARENTS of a York teenager who was tragically killed in a car accident are set to embark on a 125-mile sponsored walk in her memory.
Planners back new £3m creative media centre at Manor CE School
8:17am Monday 22nd March 2010
A MULTI-MILLION pound plan to build a community media centre at a York school has been unanimously approved by the city council’s planning committee.
Hundreds run for fun in North Yorkshire to raise money for Sport Relief
8:13am Monday 22nd March 2010
RUNNERS from across York and North Yorkshire laced up their trainers to do their bit for the big BBC Sport Relief push.
Cancer sufferer took his own life
7:47am Monday 22nd March 2010
A CANCER patient chose to end his life rather than live with the pain of his condition, a York inquest heard.
Police hunting on-the-run sex offender
7:50am Monday 22nd March 2010
POLICE hunting a “dangerous” sex offender who has escaped from a Lincolnshire prison say he could be hiding in North Yorkshire.
Warning over bogus salesman
10:40am Saturday 20th March 2010
POLICE are warning members of the public to be on their guard against door-to-door salespeople claiming to be from the Probation Service.
Johnny Depp could film in Shambles
10:41am Saturday 20th March 2010
IT HAS just been named Britain’s most picturesque street – now York’s Shambles has received another massive boost with plans to film the next Pirates Of The Caribbean instalment there.
More crucial treatment for youngsters Alfie Oliver and Jamie Inglis
10:43am Saturday 20th March 2010
TWO courageous tots. Two incredibly moving stories.
Mugger targeted former pupil
10:30am Saturday 20th March 2010
A TEENAGE robber from York who mugged a youth who had been a fellow pupil at his old school has escaped an immediate prison sentence.
Pensioner, 92, died after fall
10:31am Saturday 20th March 2010
A RETIRED factory worker died of a swelling on the brain, possibly caused by a fall, a York inquest was told.
Storyteller Ben Haggarty will be in York next month to kick-start a new initiative
10:32am Saturday 20th March 2010
Explore Story is a six-month programme organised by City of York Council’s Library Service to encourage more adults to read.
Youngsters given food for thought
10:32am Saturday 20th March 2010
Children at a York nursery have been finding out about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle through a new campaign.
Fresh appeal over Acomb rape
10:32am Saturday 20th March 2010
POLICE have appealed for a key witness to come forward, exactly a month after a rape investigation was launched in York.
Snake joins TV dinner party
10:33am Saturday 20th March 2010
A GROUP of York food lovers who were filming for the Channel Four series Come Dine With Me were served up a big surprise.
5,000 people have say on Blossom Street junction plan in York
10:34am Saturday 20th March 2010
TIME is running out for York residents wanting a say on how improvements could be made to a major junction in the city.
Drama as fire starts in pub kitchen at The Windmill, in Blossom Street, York
10:35am Saturday 20th March 2010
THIS was the scene at a city centre pub after it was evacuated when fire broke out in its kitchen.
Ryan Hilton, an organiser of student pub crawl firm Carnage UK punched 61-year-old man unconscious
10:37am Saturday 20th March 2010
A NORTH YORKSHIRE man who organises events for controversial student pub crawl firm Carnage UK is facing jail after being convicted of punching unconscious a resident who voiced concerns about noise levels at one of the events.
New powers on mephedrone
10:37am Saturday 20th March 2010
SCHOOLS have been given the power to confiscate mephedrone from pupils – despite it not being banned under the law.
CPP shares are launched at Stock Exchange
10:38am Saturday 20th March 2010
ONE of York’s biggest employers, CPP Group Plc, has been launched on the Stock Exchange with an offer price of 235p per ordinary share, giving it a market capitalisation of about £396 million.
Find a trade
Essential Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
