York news, North Yorkshire news and information from The Press newspaper in York

East Yorkshire council tax to be frozen

5:44pm Thursday 9th February 2012

COUNCILLORS in East Yorkshire have voted not to increase council tax bills next year.

£3.2m flood defence boost for York

5:19pm Thursday 9th February 2012

A £3.2 MILLION upgrade of vital York flood defences will go ahead later this year after the Government approved funding.

North Yorkshire Police name new interim chief constable

3:04pm Thursday 9th February 2012

ONE of North Yorkshire Police’s most senior officers is to take temporary charge of the force when its current Chief Constable retires.

US fashion chain to open York store

9:30am Thursday 9th February 2012

A MAJOR fashion chain has confirmed today that it is to move into the former city-centre home of one of York’s flagship stores.

Sharp rise in NHS bill for hospital interpreters

9:31am Thursday 9th February 2012

SPENDING on interpreters at York Hospital has leapt tenfold in the last five years, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Snow clearing in York's car parks would ‘drain resources’

9:36am Thursday 9th February 2012

GRITTING policies in York's car parks have been defended by the council after people and cars struggled in an ice-bound Castle Car Park in the city centre.

Former police officer in court

9:29am Thursday 9th February 2012

A FORMER Selby police officer has appeared in court accused of conning cash out of her colleagues after claiming her daughter was suffering from leukaemia.

Sex assault masseur ruined dream holiday

9:12am Thursday 9th February 2012

A FURIOUS York couple have told how their dream family holiday in Turkey was ruined when their nine-year-old son was indecently assaulted by a masseur.

Pest control costs soar

9:05am Thursday 9th February 2012

THE cost of calling in pest controllers to tackle rat problems in York homes is set to soar by 283 per cent.

York's council leader hits back at tax rise comments

9:06am Thursday 9th February 2012

YORK’S council leader has hit out at a Government minister who criticised proposals to increase the city’s council tax by 2.9 per cent next year.

Man attacked his ex-partner

8:53am Thursday 9th February 2012

A DRUNK man broke into his former partner’s home as she slept, then attacked her in front of their children, York magistrates heard.

Council ‘should buy Bootham Crescent’

8:50am Thursday 9th February 2012

COUNCIL chiefs should look at buying York City’s current ground rather than building a new stadium, the city’s main opposition party has claimed.

York's new chocolate attraction wants your recipes

8:33am Thursday 9th February 2012

YORK’s latest attraction is calling for the city’s best bakers to submit their favourite indulgent recipes.

More auditions for York Mystery Plays

9:35am Thursday 9th February 2012

BUDDING actors are being given an extra chance to perform in the York Mystery Plays in the Museum Gardens this summer.

Tree planting to mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

9:38am Thursday 9th February 2012

YORK, Ripon and Wetherby racecourse are to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by planting trees as part of a national campaign by The Woodland Trust.

Fire authority precept frozen

9:39am Thursday 9th February 2012

A GOVERNMENT grant of £600,000 to the North Yorkshire Fire Authority means the amount paid by residents will not rise this year.

Chance to air views on city bus services

9:13am Thursday 9th February 2012

Bus users in York are being invited to air their views on transport issues in the city.

York researchers delve deep into digital archives

3:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

RESEARCHERS from York hope to unravel the lives and affairs of people 800 years ago by digging deep into modern-day digital historical records.

Tributes follow tragic death of 18-year-old man

9:52am Wednesday 8th February 2012

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular young man who was found hanging at his York home.

Council’s pledge on emergency gritting

9:51am Wednesday 8th February 2012

COUNCIL chiefs have promised a “contingency fund” will ensure York’s roads are gritted in emergencies despite proposed highways budget cuts.