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York lorry crash horror

Traffic queues in Monkgate after the road accident.

4:05pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

There has been a serious crash near York city centre. An elderly man has been badly injured and there are major tailbacks in nearby streets.

Protesters go ape at York chocolate works

3:56pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Protesters donned ape suits as they lobbied against one of York's biggest employers

Mephedrone drug linked to double teens tragedy

8:22am Wednesday 17th March 2010

TWO teenagers have died after apparently taking the “legal high” drug mephedrone.

Campaign: The Menace of Mephedrone

Ministers blamed over mephedrone "delays"

3:31pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A row has broken out over delays in making a ruling over whether the deadly drug mephedrone should be banned.

York bike thief snared in police sting

1:05pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A bike thief has been prosecuted after being captured in a police operation.

Cash relief for York council bosses

1:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Cash-strapped children's services bosses in York have been handed a massive financial boost.

Police launch hunt for drilling burglars

12:58pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Criminals in East Yorkshire have been drilling through windows and stealing computers and TVs, police say.

York's taxi drivers targeted by thugs and thieves

8:54am Wednesday 17th March 2010

TAXI drivers are being targeted by thugs, thieves and vandals more than once a week in York, prompting fresh demands for measures to protect them.

Search for Claudia Lawrence: One year on

8:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

12 months after Claudia Lawrence vanished, NICOLA FIFIELD finds out how her family and friends are coping.

Marine has sentence reduced for club attack

8:20am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A ROYAL MARINE jailed for scarring a young woman for life in a York nightclub may be able to go to Afghanistan after all.

Mother pays heartfelt Facebook tribute to tragic Jonathan Havron

8:25am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE mother of tragic teenager Jonathan Havron says she cannot begin to describe the pain she is feeling.

Biker hurt in crash near Cawood

8:08am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A BIKER is fighting for his life in hospital after he came off the road and crashed into a ditch near Cawood.

York Minster launches £10m Lottery funded restoration bid

8:11am Wednesday 17th March 2010

York Minster has lodged a revised bid for £10 million of Lottery money to help fund a massive restoration project.

York’s small businesses fear impact of congestion fees

7:51am Wednesday 17th March 2010

SMALL businesses in York have given a resounding and unanimous thumbs-down to the possibility of congestion charging in the city.

Sun Inn eclipsed by huge business rates rise

8:02am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A CRISIS meeting about soaring business rates is being opened up to traders from across York – as an Acomb pub emerged as the latest victim of the increases.

Jean Elliott to retire after 38 years frying at Frier Tuck in Heworth

7:47am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A FISH and chip shop worker is hanging up her apron after 38 years in the same work-plaice.

Protest voiced over pay-to-park proposals in Pocklington

7:49am Wednesday 17th March 2010

IMPOSING parking charges on an East Yorkshire town would have a “severe impact” on the local economy, leading councillors have been told.

Election votes will be counted straight after polls

7:43am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE drama of election night has been saved in York, after city leaders abandoned their plans to delay counting votes to decide who will be the city’s two MPs.