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  • York to get new burger restaurant voted second in UK

    A NEW burger restaurant that was voted one of the top in the country is set to open in York. Burgsy’s burger house, that has been a fan favourite for Whitby residents and visitors over the years, will be moving to Castlegate in early April.

  • Watch stolen during burglary at house in York

    POLICE are appealing for information about a burglary in Acomb. The burglary which happened at a house on Jute Road on Tuesday, between 1.40pm and 5.40pm. North Yorkshire Police said: “Offenders have taken items belonging to the victim including

  • 5 things to see in York this weekend

    Evidently back in town...the self-appointed Luckiest Guy Alive Dr John Cooper Clarke, Grand Opera House, York, Saturday THE good doctor's gig in York comes in the wake of John Cooper Clarke John releasing his first collection of new poetry

  • 'Snouts in trough' warning as councillors debate pay rise

    COUNCILLORS have been warned they look like their “snouts are in a trough” ahead of approving an increase in their own allowances despite the authority needing to make £14 million of further cuts. North Yorkshire County councillors passed a recommendation

  • York City could revisit a move for Ryan Cresswell this summer

    YORK City could still pursue a deal for departed trialist Ryan Cresswell this summer. The Minstermen organised a practice match against National League Chesterfield this week with the intention of running the rule over the 31-year-old former Bury

  • Work to start soon on 127 new homes in York

    CONTRACTORS have been appointed to redevelop the former Hudson House site in York. Site owners Palace Capital Plc, have appointed contractors Caddick Construction to carry out a £35 million re-development of the site on Toft Green. They are

  • Greatest Showman theme for hospice's Midnight Walk

    LION tamers and acrobats could be joining St Leonard's Hospice Midnight Walk this summer. The annual event, which raises money the Tadcaster Road hospice, will return to York in July with a new theme. The walk will be on Saturday, July 6 and

  • Streets of York delivers £70K charity windfall

    STREETS of York, the book and exhibition about the changing face of York’s city streets, has raised almost £70,000 for local charities. The total of £66,712 will be split between York Against Cancer, York Minster and the York Civic Trust. “The

  • Plan for 440 student flats in York set to be resubmitted

    PLANS for a five-storey student accommodation complex on the site of the former Shepherd Construction headquarters in York have been withdrawn. But developers say the design of the scheme, which would see Frederick House demolished and replaced

  • £2,000 help for young carers

    CHILDREN who have to spend their free time caring for others are to receive £2,000 worth of fun and support. The current Master Cordwainer of the Company of Cordwainers of the City of York, John Apps, handed over the money to York Young Carers.

  • Fraudster who used stolen bank cards banned from York shops

    A SERIAL fraudster who used stolen bank cards in York shops has been banned from the stores he targeted for a year. Martyn Bell, 36, repeatedly “bought” items from convenience shops and supermarkets by using the contactless payment method, using

  • 10 things to see next week in York

    An X Factor winner turns into a lion, a Hollywood dame reveals secrets, the Vikings return, a funny Russian is alive and fighting and Snow drops in, as CHARLES HUTCHINSON picks a week’s sights and sounds around York Wondering what happened to The

  • COLUMN: I really don't feel my age...

    Supermodel Christie Brinkley turned 65 last week, but declared her ‘spirit age’ is much younger. She says that for many years she has never felt her age and ‘turned 50 for the 15th time’ at a birthday bash in New York. I know what she means. I

  • Police appeal following crash on A59 near Poppleton

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a serious collision on the A59 near Poppleton yesterday evening. A call was received by police just after 4pm reporting a two vehicle collision on between Poppleton and Hessay. The

  • BOWLS ROUND-UP: Key win for York ladies

    YORK Indoor Bowls Club remain top of the Yorkshire Ladies' League after beating close rivals Hornsea 65-55, picking up six of the 10 points at stake. At home, Joan Jackson, Betty Richardson, Pauline Cooper and Carol Instone led 17-3 after 10 ends

  • Viking Festival fills the streets of York

    AROUND 60,000 Viking enthusiasts are expected to descend on York city centre this half-term. The Jorvik Viking Festival got underway yesterday, with an extended living history encampment on Parliament Street and a Viking longship in St Sampson’

  • York fans ‘gutted’ by news of Community Stadium delays

    YORK City fans say they are ‘gutted’ after hearing the new Community Stadium at Monks Cross will not be open in time for the next football season. Plans for a celebration to mark the final match at Bootham Crescent at the end of this season are