2012 in pictures


Picture gallery of photographs taken by The Press photographers, featuring news stories and notable images that have made the news in 2012.

2012 in pictures
  • The new Mayor of York, Coun Keith Hyman, parades through the streets of York following the Mayor Making Ceremony.
  • As temperatures rise above 25C in York, Holly Jenneson, a foundation degree fashion student at York College, soaks up the sun at York racecourse
  • The Red Arrows rehearse their latest spectacle in the skies above RAF Church Fenton.
  • YORK City players share the joy of their FA Trophy and Blue Square Bet Premier play-off double with ecstatic fans who gathered to cheer their Wembley heroes as they rode through the city centre on an open-topped bus.
  • York City are promoted to the Football League after beating Luton Town in the play-off final at Wembley
  • Alice Czyz is named as Miss York 2012
  • York City players pose with the FA Trophy cup outside York Minster, on the way to a civic reception at the Mansion House.
  • Minster School pupil Grace Gledden “takes off” to promote the balloon race to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
  • York City celebrate after winning the FA Trophy at Wembley
  • May Day is celebrated in Slingsby, near Malton.
  • Richard Andrews, of Homesense, City of York councillor Sonja Crisp and Rob Roy Collins promote the York Buskival, which will take place on June 2 and 3.
  • A Hawker Hurrican fighter plane on display in York city centre to mark the anniversary of the Baedeker Raid on April 29, 1942. Alex Roberts, of the Yorkshire Air Museum, as Free French pilot Yves Mahe, who shot down a Heinkel 111 bomber during the raid.
  • York schoolchildren helped to design a Betty's cake to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
  • The 70th anniversary of York’s bombing blitz in which 72 residents died was marked with a service of remembrance, peace and reconciliation.
  • Flood warnings were issued to householders living near the River Foss and tributary becks in York as motorists suffered lengthy delays caused by surface flooding on major roads.
  • Kohima veterans gathered at York Minster to commemorate one of the most hard-fought and important victories of the Second World War.
  • Last-ditch attempts to prevent the closure of the Beckfield Lane waste recycling centre failed.
  • Heritage groups, businesses, architects and estate agents were been given a look at how York’s new £43.8 million council HQ is taking shape.
  • The Archbishop of York celebrated St George’s Day with city school children.
  • It was the end of an era for food workers in York, as the city’s Del Monte factory closes its doors for the final time.
  • The gun salute in Museum Gardens, York, in honour of the Queen’s 86th birthday
  • Dizzy the duck and her adorable brood spotted in the courtyard of the Merchant Adventurer's Hall in York.
  • Tom Fletcher, left, and Danny Jones of McFly performing at York Barbican.
  • Ryan Stock, of Owl Adventures, with the Chaco owlet now named Wall-E, following a competition to name it at the Coppergate Centre, York.
  • Passengers had a lucky escape after a hot air balloon crashed into power lines near Selby.
  • Jamie Lovering sells umbrellas on south bay at Scarborough during the wet Bank Holiday weekend.
  • Firefighters were called out after 7,000 square metres of elephant grass caught fire near the Bumper Castle pub in York.
  • Thousands of visitors descended on the city for the 50th York Model Railway Show.
  • The Queen in York for the Maundy service at York Minster.
  • The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Beatrice at York Minster for the Maundy service.
  • Princess Beatrice arrives at Micklegat with the Queen and Prince Phillip.
  • Mollie Hiagh, a governor at Forest of Galtres Primary School, who will be receiving Maundy Money at York Minster, seen with a picture of the Queen painted by children at the school.
  • Recent warm weather seemed to encourage shoppers to take chances. This amusing sight in Parliament Street caught the eye of Press photographer Frank Dwyer, who said he was sure the paint had dried.
  • The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor David Horton, right, and the Sheriff of York, Alan Deller, prepare for Saturday’s annual Easter egg hunt in York.
  • Joey the donkey took Palm Sunday in his stride as he made his way through the streets of York for a special service at The Minster.
  • Veteran train engineer Gordon Reed who was working on his last major project at York’s National Railway Museum - the fixing up the boiler of the City of Truro
  • York Minster got a big “hug” as hundreds of people gathered around the building following the annual Lady Day service.
  • Television presenter and actor Robert Llewellyn was filming at the Yorkshire Air Museum ahead the Thunder Day event.
  • Chef Andrew Thwaite in The People of York exhibition at the new York attraction - Chocolate: York’s Sweet Story
  • Thousands of people did their bit to raise money for Sport Relief.
  • Children from St Wilfrid's RC Primary School hold up their giant Olympic athlete inside the Guildhall during the Olympic torch street route launch.
  • York City legend Alf Patrick with the letter informing him that he is to receive the Maundy Money from The Queen at York Minster on April 5.
  • Royal Dragoon Guards in York Minster for a service to commemorate Captain Oates
  • Tracey Oliver is the winner of The Press Super Mum contest. She is pictured with son Alfie and husband Rob.
  • Knavesmire Primary School pupils with cast members of The Souvenir d'Anne Frank, Azusa Ono, left, and Elizabeth Mansfield, in front of Clifford’s Tower with the rose that was planted to commemorate the 1190 progrom when York's Jewish community perished
  • Model Caroline Palmer looks to the camera during a dress rehearsal for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fashion Show at Guildhall.
  • Olympic gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington and Emmerdale soap star Mathew Bose, launching the new headquarters of the Encephalitis Society, in Malton.
  • Tracey Purcell, director of Easisgrass Yorkshire, drives along Walmgate, in York city centre, in her grass-covered car.
  • Residents and visitors soak up the sun on the banks of the River Ouse on another unseasonally warm day in York.
  • Harry Lee and Laura Soper who have been chosen to play the roles of Adam and Eve in the York Mystery Plays.
  • Record-breaking crowds enjoyed the Spring sunshine at Askham Bryan College’s annual lambing day.
  • Joan and David Moat enjoy a high tea at the top of the Wheel of York to raise awareness of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society's annual fundraising event, Cake Break.
  • Gillian Cruddas, chief executive of Visit York, with a Yorkshire pie during its launch at the Black Swan Inn at Peasholme Green.
  • Clare Palmer puts the finishing touches to a “mound” of look-a-like cocoa beans at new visitor attraction, Chocolate – York’s Sweet Story.
  • Rebecca Ferguson on stage at York Barbican.
  • Matt Cardle on stage at York Barbican.
  • Berwick Kaler joins the queue for tickets for Theatre Royal’s Panto, Robin Hood.
  • Pupils from St Mary’s School, Askham Richard, take part in World Book Day.
  • A firefighter tries to quell the flames as fire ripped through Selby's Abbey Leisure Centre.
  • Jo Dalgleish and her daughter, Lellie, who are having their long hair cut off for charity. The hair will be donated to The Little Princess Trust to be made into wigs for cancer sufferers.
  • Teams in action in the annual hospitality industry Pancake Day Race, which saw them run through Goodramgate to Bedern Hall.
  • Jack Charters, aged 12, of Wetherby, touches one of the chainsaw sculptures which have appeared recently in Knaresborough.
  • A Viking longboat burns on Knavesmire at the finale of the Jorvik Viking Festival
  • Lulu shares a joke with the audience during her appearance at Fenwick in York.
  • Annette Magee practises for the annual Pancake Party at St Mary's Priory Church in Malton.
  • Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins made her York Barbican debut in front of an auditorium packed with fans.
  • Marking the arrival in York of the musical Spamalot, Malcolm Poole of the Grand Opera House, and the Lady Of The Lake, Emma Boast of Barley Hall, celebrate St Valentine's Day with Spam hearts.
  • The streets of York were taken over by a colourful parade as hundreds of students dressed up to take part in the annual RAG Parade for charity.
  • A sculpture of Gordon the cat was added to York's cat trail
  • Ottar the Viking (Andy Duffill) helps launch the 27th Jorvik Viking Festival at Clifford’s Tower in York.
  • York's Museum Gardens holds a gun salute to mark The Queen's 60 years as monarch.
  • Sledgers enjoyed wintry fun on slopes as snow blanketed the region
  • Theatre staff members Josie Bellerby and Malcolm Poole took on the roles of Beauty and the Prince as tickets for the Grand Opera House pantomime Sleeping Beauty went on sale.
  • Tiny the Lhasa Aapso takes centre stage at the Grand Opera House in York ahead of auditions for the role of Muzetta's dog in La Boheme.
  • Firefighters at the University of York, where a fire broke out in the chemistry department.
  • Ellis German outside York Minster during a gay rights protest against comments made by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
  • Balls, clubs and knives flew through the air as about 200 performers from around the country took part in York’s Juggling Convention.
  • Thousands of York people enjoyed the city’s visitor attractions as part of the annual Residents Festival.
  • Jerry Karlin, a member of York's Jewish community, holds a lantern in front of Clifford's Tower during a ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
  • Charity mascots worked up a sweat at York Racecourse to promote this year's Jane Tomlinson 10k run which will be held on August 5.
  • Nestlé senior confectioner Vikki Geall with the huge KitKat she created for this week's special tombola in aid of the City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal.
  • Pupils at Burton Green Primary School in York celebrate Chinese New Year, with dance teacher Zef from the Red Fan Dance Company.
  • Sand sculptures depicting fallen soldiers have been created by a group of artists on Filey beach.
  • Sian Merrilees models patriotic face paint at York College Hair and Beauty competition.
  • Emma Alexander, of York Astronomical Society, at the stargazing event in the Museum Gardens, which was part of the BBC's national Stargazing Live event.
  • Pink footed geese at Wheldrake Ings.
  • The first signs of spring arrive in York with snowdrops bursting into bloom in the grounds of Middlethorpe Hall.
  • Members of the army bomb squad arrive in York after workers excavating a site in Hull Road uncovered an unexploded bomb.
  • Home owner Tricia Mitchell gets a closer view of the Olympic rings painted by Joss Room on the side of her house in Burnby, near Pocklington.
  • Home and businesses across the region took every chance to protect themselves from damage caused by strong winds and heavy rain.
  • A tree falls in Water Lane, Clifton, during yesterday's heavy wind.
  • The Derwent Hunt arrives at Thornton-le-Dale on New Year's Day.
  • New Year celebrations in St Helen's Square

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