EXPERTS have tonight revealed which York roads are most at risk of being flooded as the River Ouse continues to rise following Storm Ciara. The Environment Agency's latest forecast is for the river to peak at between 4.35 and 4.5 metres above normal
POLICE are investigating an incident in York in which a man allegedly used racially abusive language. North Yorkshire Police said the 'racially aggravated incident' happened in Regent Street at approximately 4.10pm on Friday January 31. A spokesperson
FILMING has started on a pilot episode for a new TV detective drama set in and around York. ‘Duke - of York’ has been created by Yorkshire-based production company Visualize Films and follows the adventures of Sebastian Duke, a disillusioned Health
STEVE WATSON has given his thoughts on Boston United's slightly fortuitous goals - but said people would think he was "mad" if he said York City deserved to win. Frank Mulhern looped a bizarre effort over Pete Jameson, there were shouts for offside
A CHAMPION of racial equality in York has died after an eight month battle against cancer, aged 62. Rita Sanderson, of Heworth, who was married to Peter and had two children, Rebecca and Rory, was the director of YREN - York Racial Equality Network
A "DANGEROUS man" who stalked a solicitor he had never met has been jailed for six months. Alan James Fagan's persistent unwanted attention over several months included social media messages, emails and a four-page letter she found disturbing, York
TADCASTER Albion's poor run of form continued at the weekend with a 3-0 defeat at table-toppers Ramsbottom United. Still, the Brewers remain sixth in the Northern Premier League north/west division despite taking just two points from their last
FULFORD FC are looking for four new players for next season's boys' under-13s team. The age group comprises players currently in Year 7. Fulford have a squad in both YMSV York Minor League division one and division three. Trials will take
A MAN has died following a crash in York city centre. The incident happened at about 2.30am on Sunday (February 9) at the junction of Station Road and Rougier Street and involved a pedestrian and a grey Skoda Octavia. A man in his 30s from Leeds
THE first phase of work to repave one of the most historic streets in York is now complete. As previously reported, for the first time in a generation, Stonegate is being repaved with City of York Council spending £500,000 to fully repave the entire
YORK City Knights have confirmed a provisional rearranged date for their home game against Bradford Bulls. The Betfred Championship match at Bootham Crescent was called off on Sunday 9 because of conditions at the ground. Knights are due to
THE number of school places available at a York primary school is set to be reduced. From September 2021, the number of pupils admitted each year to Bishopthorpe Infant School is due to be cut from 60 to 50 - to help the school organise its classes
A coach driver who posted sexual pictures of a woman on a pornographic website without her knowledge or consent has been given a community order. Natalie Chapman, prosecuting, said David Anthony Kemp, 31, got the photos from a soldier who had received
THORPE United have closed the gap on the York Minster Engineering League premier division leaders Dringhouses to just four points. With three of the top four without a game, Thorpe took their chance to go back second, Gary Collier's strike giving
A DOG food manufacturer has recalled some of its products followings concerns it could “pose a risk to human and animal health.” Happy Hounds has been forced to recall an entire range of its frozen raw dog food products on a precautionary basis
The internet was nearly broken with distasteful comments as Phillip Schofield came ‘out of the broom cupboard!’ Unbelievable! Why? Surely nobody cares in our work if we are gay, straight or whatever...we are just us! Why would it even be a
A SMALL charity in York has won international recognition for its mentoring work with vulnerable children and young people. The Island has become the first charity in the North of England to win the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC
It’s amazing, isn’t it? The Chinese can build and equip a 1,000 bed hospital within two weeks. Then they can take over a gym and equip that for sick people in no time at all. Over here, big constructions, such as the sports stadium and others, can
VALENTINE’S Day is almost upon us, and if you’re struggling to find a date, why not try posing in front of your car? An experiment conducted by private number plate firm Click4Reg revealed that this can bring success in the online dating game.
A DRIVER has been arrested after a crash near York in which two cyclists were seriously injured. North Yorkshire Police said the 72-year-old motorist was driving a Vauxhall Astra which collided with the cyclists in Strensall Road, York, at 9am
FORECASTERS are warning of heavy snow showers and icy conditions in higher parts of North Yorkshire, adding to the chaos left behind by Storm Ciara. A Met Office yellow warning says the showers could break out from mid-afternoon today until lunchtime
YORKSHIRE all-rounder David Willey has today been confirmed as the club’s T20 captain ahead of this summer’s Vitality Blast competition. Willey was officially appointed at the end of last week following a formal close-season process. His first
YORK'S Shambles Market will stay shut today as safety checks are carried out following Storm Ciara. Officials tweeted that a full safety evaluation would be undertaken and apologised for any inconvenience suffered, but stressed that the city itself
ALL eyes are on the river Ouse in York this morning as the city braces itself for flooding in the wake of Storm Ciara. This is the view from Scarborough Bridge this morning. The Environment Agency has said the river could peak at 4.5 metres
We've written about Layerthorpe on these pages before: the lost pubs (the John Bull and the Frog Hall); the vanished power station; the gasworks; the long-gone streets of residential terraces that were demolished between the 1950s and 1970s. Today
PLANS to improve the front of York Railway Station have prompted a lot of debate recently about the need (or not) for a proper bus station in York. While the railway station proposals would see the rejigging of some bus stops, there is no plan
THEY say life begins at 40 – but what if you something extraordinary even later in life? Here three York women in their 50s share their experiences of stepping out of their comfort zone Shireen Petty, 51 GP who set up a dog-walking bag business
A YORK care home has been fined by a watchdog after breaching a regulation over the reporting of incidents. Milewood Healthcare Ltd paid the £1,250 fine as an alternative to prosecution over the failing at Hawthorn House in The Village, Strensall
A NEW town of 3,000 homes looks set to go ahead to the west of York after winning the backing of a planning inspector. The inspector supported proposals in Harrogate Borough Council’s Local Plan to locate a new settlement on land in the Green Hammerton
