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  • Rivers rising in York and across North Yorkshire

    THE RIVER Ouse is rising again in York as Storm Dennis makes itself felt in North Yorkshire rivers. It is expected to reach at least four metres or 13 feet by early tomorrow evening and to continue rising. The Environment Agency has not said

  • Storm Dennis - bridge and road closures

    CAWOOD Bridge and roads in North Yorkshire have been closed by Storm Dennis as North Yorkshire begins a night of heavy rain. North Yorkshire Police and transport bosses are warning motorists and pedestrians not to go into flood water. The Humber

  • Storm Dennis - the latest

    STORM Dennis is battering North Yorkshire and York with winds currently gusting at nearly 50 mphand heavy rain. It has closed roads and bridges and raised river levels. The River Ouse is rising and may not peak until Tuesday. It is widely expected

  • Rail company closes cross-Pennine route

    RAIL companies are urging people not to travel today and tomorrow with cancellations and delays expected to be widespread. Northern Rail has cut its service through Calderdale, which was badly hit by flooding during Storm Ciara and has not run

  • Too stormy for Vikings

    The weather has driven the Vikings indoors for the opening days of this year's Jorvik Festival. The encampment where they rest and entertain visitors between the big set pieces has been moved into the Merchant Adventurers Hall in Piccadilly.

  • York City's game with Hereford is OFF

    YORK City's home game with Hereford has been called off due to impending weather conditions and subsequent safety concerns. The fixture is one of a number league-wide to fall victim to the weather. A tweet from the club's account read: "After

  • Storm Dennis casualty

    A nursery has postponed its fund-raising this weekend because of Storm Dennis. Primrose Bank in Kexby east of York had hoped to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Charity with its snowdrop event. But with rain already starting to fall, heavy

  • TRAVEL: Folly and great food at Middleham

    TWINNED with Agincourt, Middleham has a history for forging positive Anglo-French relations. It is fitting therefore that visitors to the charming small market town, conveniently located as a gateway to both the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors

  • ROAD TEST: Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 200 AMG Line Coupe

    STYLISH, beautifully packaged and intelligent – yes, you may find your own grey matter playing second fiddle to its uber cleverness – the Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe makes for a compelling choice in the executive motoring sector. It is true to say that

  • 101st birthday celebrations for Tess

    A WOMAN, who worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF), celebrated her 101st birthday with a party at a care home in York last week. Tess George, who was born in Wallasey in Merseyside in 1919, held a party at Ebor Court care home where she lives.

  • Berwick ‘excited’ as tickets go on sale for new panto

    PANTOMIME legends - including Dame Berwick Kaler - said they were “excited” as tickets went on sale for their new venture at York’s Grand Opera House. Berwick, David Leonard, Suzy Cooper, Martin Barrass and AJ Powell all attended as tickets for

  • First look round new restaurant set to open in York

    HERE’S a first look at a new restaurant set to open in York city centre on Monday (February 17) after a £200,000 redesign. Printers Apprentice, in Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, will be open from 10am-late during the week and on weekends. The

  • Spark:York's lease extended - but with 'more muscle'

    SPARK:York will stay in the city for another two years - as long as cladding is installed. And the council says it will put “more muscular” measures in place to act on noise complaints - after some residents said music from the site was “intolerable

  • Italian with best chocolate fondant dessert in York

    IT'S Saturday night in Swinegate and the relative calm before Storm Ciara arrives in York. At this time of the night the street is thronging with people weaving in and out of the bars and restaurants as we head in to find our table at D'Vine, a