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Man, 18, found unconscious dies in hospital

9:22am Saturday 4th February 2012

AN 18-YEAR-OLD man who was found unconscious at a property in Acomb has died at York Hospital.

Shops plan ‘would help keep retailers’

9:26am Saturday 4th February 2012

THE owners of a York shopping centre say its proposed £20 million revamp could prevent retailers turning their backs on the city.

Tour de France chiefs to visit Yorkshsire

9:28am Saturday 4th February 2012

ORGANISERS of the Tour de France cycle race are to visit Yorkshire in May to begin deciding whether it will host the start of the 2016 event.

York hotels are in demand

9:13am Saturday 4th February 2012

TOURISM bosses in York are celebrating after the city’s hotels left their rivals around the country trailing behind.

19 men fined for urinating in street

9:15am Saturday 4th February 2012

MEN caught spending a penny in public in Selby have been ordered to pay almost £2,000 in fines.

Campus blaze still a mystery

9:19am Saturday 4th February 2012

THE cause of a fire that led to the evacuation of 400 people from the University of York is still unknown.

Student lets cost York £3m in council tax

8:53am Saturday 4th February 2012

NEW figures show the number of student lets in York has risen again over the past year – and they are costing the city more than £3 million in council tax.

York bus firm sells vehicles to rival

8:57am Saturday 4th February 2012

A YORK bus company has sold 17 of its buses for an undisclosed amount to a competitor which hopes to expand its business in the city.

Poll shows York inspires memorable songs

8:51am Saturday 4th February 2012

FOR CENTURIES, cities and towns have been used as inspiration for memorable songs with some proving more influential than others.

York ftr workers ‘facing jobs axe’

7:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A UNION claims 29 conductors are at risk of redundancy following First’s decision to axe York’s ftr buses.

7.30pm UPDATE: York council tax to rise by 2.9%

4:13pm Friday 3rd February 2012

COUNCIL tax for York householders is set to rise by 2.9 per cent, the city's political leaders have announced today.

Tour de France organisers to assess Yorkshire's bid

7:18pm Friday 3rd February 2012

ORGANISERS of the Tour de France cycle race are to visit Yorkshire in May to begin deciding whether it will host the start of the 2016 event.

Lawnmower theft suspects arrested

9:21am Friday 3rd February 2012

TWO suspected burglars were arrested after police spotted them pushing a lawnmower down a street in York.

Council budget plans to be revealed

9:11am Friday 3rd February 2012

YORK’S political leaders were today set to outline their budget plans for the next two years.

Jury considers its verdict in takeaway trial

8:52am Friday 3rd February 2012

A jury will today continue to consider its verdicts in the trial of former takeaway delivery driver accused of stealing money from his employer and attacking him with a knife.

Football match row decision ‘due next week’

8:46am Friday 3rd February 2012

THE Football Association is expected to decide next week whether it will bring any charges over a row which broke out at the end of a children’s football match in York.

Woman tells court: “It was begging or shoplifting”

7:50am Friday 3rd February 2012

A YOUNG woman arrested four times for begging in the city centre told York magistrates she had to do that or steal.