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  • Missing teenager found safe and well

    POLICE have confirmed that missing teenager Millie Edmunds has been found safe and well. In a tweet, North Yorkshire Police said: "Great news - missing teenager Millie Edmunds has been found safe and well - thank you to all who shared our appeal

  • Leeds face play-offs after stinging defeat

    BRENTFORD dealt Leeds' hopes of an automatic return to the Premier League a hammer blow with a thrilling 2-0 win at Griffin Park. Neal Maupay gave Brentford the lead on the stroke of half time when he curled a stunning 25-yard drive past Leeds keeper

  • Jordan Burrow's importance hailed as he ends York City drought

    YORK City boss Steve Watson hailed captain Jordan Burrow’s importance to the team after the striker scored for the first time in 11 games. The 26-year-old forward took his tally to 18 for the season with City’s second goal in a 3-1 victory at National

  • Bradford Park Avenue 1 York City 3 report, stats and ratings

    YORK City will end the season with their longest unbeaten run of results on the road since 2014 following a 3-1 win at play-off hopefuls Bradford Park Avenue. The Minstermen fought back from conceding a Lewis Knight free kick early in the second

  • Thunderstorms expected in York this week

    RESIDENTS should bask in the remaining rays of sunshine as thunderstorms are scheduled to hit York this week. Earlier today the temperature was warmer in York than Barcelona, Benidorm and even Athens. Forecasters expect another sunny day on

  • Police warn of 'hoax calls'

    POLICE are warning people about 'hoax calls' being made by fraudsters who are claiming to be representatives of HM Revenue and Customs. In a tweet, North Yorkshire Police said: "We have been made aware of calls being made by fraudsters claiming

  • York's new stadium may not be ready until October

    THE long-delayed new Community Stadium for York may not now be ready until October. Fifteen years after plans were first proposed to create the new stadium, it was hit by fresh delays in February. Outgoing council leader Cllr Ian Gillies told

  • Over a quarter of electric car chargers in York are broken

    MORE than a quarter of the city’s electric vehicle charging points are currently broken - and one of them has not been working for at least a year. Resident Alasdair McIntosh said it is “really frustrating” to see the council claiming there are

  • 10,000 children given sexual abuse advice

    A CHILDREN'S charity has revealed that it advised nearly 10,000 youngsters in York and North Yorkshire last autumn on what to do if they are sexually abused. The NSPCC released the latest figures for its Speak Out Stay Safe school service following

  • Toy donation for York hospice from builders merchant

    A YORK hospice has received a helping hand from a builders merchant in the city to continue creating a “home from home” for its younger visitors. St Leonard’s Hospice has been donated dozens of toys from staff and customers at Selco Builders Warehouse

  • History group war talk

    STRENSALL Local History Group’s next meeting will feature a talk entitled ‘Notable Local Women from World War One’. Anne Houson will give the talk and explore to what extent the war changed the lives of local women, the challenges and opportunities

  • York bat walk postponed

    THE Friends of Clifton Backies have postponed their bat walk which was due to take place later this month. The bat walk through Clifton Backies Nature Reserve was due to be held on April 26. However, it has been postponed to a later date which

  • York duo in daring skydive inspired by friend

    TWO friends from York have braved their first skydive for charity. Harry Evans and Ed Gowling, both 20, jumped from a plane at 10,000ft over Bridlington in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. In total, they have raised £1,608 with gift aid for

  • COMMUNITY PRIDE: ‘Wonderful’ Sean Coxhead is up for award

    A MARATHON runner who has been diagnosed with cancer has been nominated for the York Community Pride Awards for his ‘wonderful charity work’. Sean Coxhead, 37, from Holgate, York, was diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer in May last year, which

  • Missing York man found safe and well

    UPDATED 8.50am: Louis has been found safe and well. POLICE have appealed for help in finding a missing York man. Louis Gibson, 28, was last seen in the Chapelfields area at 8.30pm yesterday, said North Yorkshire Police. A spokesperson said

  • Sean Newton happy Bradford Park Avenue need to beat York City

    SEAN Newton is happy that Bradford Park Avenue will be desperate for three points when they host York City this afternoon. Now in the final week of the season, the 13th-placed visitors head to Horsfall Stadium with only pride at stake, but Newton

  • Which York street replaced these buildings 70 years ago?

    MAXINE GORDON looks back at the changing face of York's centre YORK is forever changing. Not a day seems to go past without reports of a new development being planned or a shop about to change hands and become something else – most likely a restaurant

  • Football fan defeats police bid to ban him from matches

    A FOOTBALL fan has defeated a police bid to ban him from attending professional and international matches for at least three years. York railway worker Jonathan Martin Williams, 27, told the city’s magistrates court he had been travelling for many

  • More than 100 people sleep out for homeless charity

    MORE than 100 people took part in a sleepout to help raise money for a local homeless charity. Members of the charity SASH and Charterhouse Recruitment took part in the sleepout at Botham School on April 5, and managed to raise more than £20,000