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  • Rosie the dog helps get children reading in North Yorkshire

    CHILDREN are being invited to read to a lovable Labrador at a North Yorkshire library. Malton library has decided to join the Read2Dogs with Rosie the Labrador, who is meeting budding readers at a taster session at 10.30am on Wednesday, February

  • Police warn over dating scams

    POLICE have issued advice to help those looking for love online to safeguard themselves from becoming a victim of romance fraud this Valentine’s Day. Romance fraud is where someone creates a fake online profile and after gaining the trust of an

  • York City Academy suffer rare league loss

    YORK City Academy fell to their first league defeat in nine as they lost 2-0 at Hartlepool United. The young Minstermen dropped to third in National League Under-19s Alliance, with Guiseley rising above them on goals scored. For Pools, this was

  • CBeebies Rainbow Adventure comes to York

    CBEEBIES fans are being invited to step inside the world of their favourite TV channel. A new touring pop-up experience is heading to the city, where an indoor play experience will bring the shows and characters to life. CBeebies Rainbow Adventure

  • Urgent appeal to help find missing man from Strensall

    POLICE searching for a missing man from the Strensall area of York are appealing to the public to get in touch if they have seen him. David McGourlay, 59, was last seen on Tuesday morning. It is believed David will be wearing a black polo t-shirt

  • Bishop pays visit to college

    THE Bishop of Selby was welcomed to the town’s college by students and staff. Reverend Dr John Thomson was “delighted” to be introduced to a number of students last Thursday, including student governor, Jessica Smith, who discussed the work of

  • LETTER: I’ll buy a monthly £1 DVD with my pension rise

    I recently received a communication from The Pension Service informing me that I will be entitled to a higher state pension as I am approaching 80. This generous addition amounts to 25p per week. This won’t go far: spending a penny at a public convenience

  • LETTER: Why this obsession with sex and orientation?

    Like Ian Donaghy (Bloke on Telly Comes Out, Letters, February 10) I am always amazed by what the media reports. Every study ever undertaken has shown that human sexuality is a gradual spectrum from male at one end to female at the other, with each

  • Football club flooded for second time in a year

    A NORTH Yorkshire football club has been hit by flooding due to Storm Ciara - the second time its ground has been deluged with water in less than 12 months. Tadcaster Albion volunteers arrived at the ground on Monday morning to find the pitch about

  • LETTER: We must tighten law on bridge collisions

    The recent bridge collision in Leeman Road involved a double-decker bus (Bus made it through - but roof didn’t, February 7). Clearly this could have resulted in fatal and serious injuries to passengers and other road users. Although nationally a

  • New JORVIK Viking Festival venues to avoid storm

    THE JORVIK Viking Festival have announced new venues for the upcoming event to avoid any damage from the expected arrival of Storm Dennis this weekend. The biggest changes will be to the Viking encampment, which normally takes place in Parliament

  • Robber jailed after attack on rough sleeper in York

    A ROBBER who plundered a homeless man's belongings during a knifepoint mugging is today serving more than five years in jail. The victim was sleeping rough on the streets in York city centre when he was awoken by a man in a red t-shirt holding a

  • Postal scam company fined £150,000

    A COMPANY that conned elderly people with a "healthy living" mailshot has been ordered to pay more than £150,000. Kingstown Associates Ltd posted leaflets to its victims which claimed that they were guaranteed a share in a prize of tens of thousands

  • What you can do if you see a homeless person sleeping rough

    HEAVY rain, severe gales and freezing temperatures this week mean most people would happily avoid being outside at all. But what if you have no choice other than to sleep on the city's streets? Here's where you can turn to help those with nowhere

  • York City Knights announce new fundraising initiative

    YORK City Knights Foundation have announced a new fundraising initiative. The 1868 Club has been set up to support the work of the Knights' Foundation across York and North Yorkshire. The Foundation works across the area delivering programmes

  • New restaurant set to open in historic York building

    A NEW restaurant is set to open this weekend in a hidden corner of York. The old Macumba Cocktail Bar in Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, which claimed to be York’s oldest coffee shop and closed in 2018, will open to the public as the Printers Apprentice

  • White Rose Awards start search for the best in tourism

    THE SEARCH is on to find the best in tourism with the launch of the 2020 White Rose Awards. The awards, said to be the biggest celebration of its kind in the UK, have 19 categories with contenders able to vye for multiple titles until the closing

  • Team George hits £23,000 for charity

    A TEAM of fundraisers, who have already raised more than £23,000 for charity, have a series of events planned for this year. Team George, set up in 2013 by Mark and Helen Gallimore in honour of their son, George, have been working to give back to

  • College in York launches new technology centre

    A NEW Institute of Technology has been launched at York College to deliver higher level digital and engineering technical skills. Businessmen and women from across the region were invited to an employers’ event, launching the Institute of Technology

  • Weekend fair for record collectors in York

    THE first of a number of fairs will be held in York this weekend for record collectors in the city. The event will feature a range of dealers from across the country looking to sell their records. They will be on hand with with thousands of LPs

  • Charity race through York cancelled for 2020

    A RACE through York to raise money for charity has been cancelled for 2020. R U Taking The P? York’s men-only charity fun run won't go ahead this year due to planned road closures for flood defence work. Organisers of the 5K event, which raises

  • Tractor fire on A64 in Ryedale - road reopened

    THE A64 was closed in Ryedale this morning (February 12) due to a tractor fire. The major road was closed in both directions between West Knapton and West Heslerton, and a diversion was in place. At around 10.20am, Highways England tweeted

  • SNOOKER: Ashley Hugill earns Shoot Out wildcard spot

    YORK snooker player Ashley Hugill has been named as one of the eight wild card picks for the BetVictor Shoot Out which takes place in Watford later this month. The picks were based upon recent performances by players in the World Snooker Federation

  • Blaze damages car, garage and shed

    A CAR, garage and shed in Selby have been damaged by a fire which is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette in a waste bin. Fire crews were called to the incident in the Flaxley Road area of the town just before 7pm on Tuesday.

  • Tax implications of providing company cars

    DOES it pay off to provide zero-emission cars? Offering a company car as a benefit can be a valuable and attractive perk to any valued employee. Unfortunately, it is not necessarily a tax-free perk and it may be liable for PAYE because HMRC considers

  • City law firm shares its 2020 Vision

    A LEADING law firm in York hosted a drinks reception in the city to share its 2020 Vision with clients and colleagues. Rollits which has offices in York and Hull used the celebration at The Grand to highlight its fresh focus as the business looks

  • THE BIG SMOKE: York rooftops in 1960

    TODAY, the fight to clean up York's air focusses mainly on reducing pollution from cars. Back in 1960, when this photo of York rooftops was taken, there was clearly another issue: smoke rising from chimneys in the city's close-packed terraces.

  • 'I grew up with the miners strike and the Yorkshire Ripper'

    YOU need a bit of chutzpah to make a living painting giant canvasses of old Penguin book covers. But then Harland Miller was born and bred in Yorkshire - he actually grew up right here in York - so he's not short of a bit of northern chippiness.

  • New shop owners in Bishy Road scoop retail award

    A COUPLE who took over Frankie & Johnny's Cookshop in York have been rewarded for their success over the past 18 months. Jo and Tim Asquith who bought the Bishopthorpe Road cookware and gift shop from Johnny Hayes and his wife Frankie won the Best

  • Increase in number of food bank vouchers handed out

    THE number of people using food bank vouchers in York has risen in the past four years. But councillors fear the "stigma" of going to food banks or claiming free school meals for their children means many struggling families are not getting as

  • Wendy completes solo trek to South Pole

    A WOMAN from near York has become only the seventh woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole. Wendy Searle, a mother of four who was born in Gate Helmsley, completed the 720-mile solo expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in 42

  • Children design car-free play streets for York

    CHILDREN have been designing their dream streets - with plenty of space to play. More than 220 pupils at Clifton Green Primary School were asked to draw their ideal street as part of a consultation on plans for the development of nearby Duncombe

  • Man who smashed wife's face into cupboard is jailed

    A HUSBAND who slammed his wife’s face into a cupboard so hard he broke several of her teeth has been jailed. Stuart Richard Hart, 40, also grabbed her by the neck and pushed her back making her fall onto concrete, said Rob Galley, prosecuting.

  • Man tells of desperate attempts to save pedestrian’s life

    A SHOCKED man has told how he desperately tried to help save the life of a pedestrian who had been struck by a car in York city centre. Andy Day, 51, of Acomb, said he had been walking home at the end of a night out when he came across the scene

  • York's hospitality scene has a new voice

    TWO new figures have taken the reigns of York's hospitality body to give the sector a louder voice in the city. Martin Bradnam is the new chairman of the Hospitality Association York (HAY), with Sarah Czarnecki supporting him as deputy chair.