COUNCIL chiefs have thanked York residents for their "patience and support" during the city's flood alert. York's River Ouse peaked at lunchtime today (Monday), but flood defences remain in place. City of York Council said it continues to work
THE eastbound A64 was blocked near Tadcaster by a rush hour crash. Two vehicles were involved in the accident near the junction with the A162, which caused congestion all the way back to the A1M junction. Traffic was also queueing on the opposite
A QUICK-THINKING police officer has been hailed as a hero after rescuing two people in their 60s from their smoke-filled house in York. North Yorkshire Police said the officer was first on the scene after a tumble dryer started a blaze in the garage
A YORK guesthouse is set to be turned into a care home. A planning application has been submitted to turn Feversham Lodge - off Wigginton Road near the hospital - into an assisted living centre. Gravers Care Home Limited could take over the building
YORK City are looking forward to a semi-final under the lights at Bootham Crescent when the Minstermen host Thornaby in the North Riding County FA Senior Cup. Scheduled to be played before the end of March, the last-four meeting is possibly set
We're a nation of pet lovers - but are you aware of some of the more unusual laws which could land you in trouble? The Animal Welfare Act came into force in England and Wales in 2007 and is the most significant animal welfare legislation to be
A TRAVELLING shoplifter who told York Designer Centre staff he was a psychopath has been jailed for 29 weeks. James Kelly, 42, managed to escape from the centre just south of Fulford but was arrested 13 miles away at the Bramham junction of the
YORK Acorn ALRC's Coral Challenge Cup run came to an end at the hands of League One outfit Rochdale Hornets in the third round. The Hornets beat a battling Acorn 54-10 at the AJ Bell stadium, home of Super League side Salford City Reds. A poor
OSBALDWICK FC have announced a memorial match at Dringhouses to honour three Osso greats. Player Andy Green, manager Dave Taylor and chairman John Bell, who passed away last year, will be remembered on Sunday, May 17 (1pm) at Dringhouses FC.
PUPILS from a school in York were given the chance to see how people lived during the Anglo-Saxon era. Years 5 and 6 pupils from Westfield Primary School in Acomb were visited by the team from Murton Park, who host a vintage week every year, for
A YORK school played host to the seventh annual Hovercraft Day. SES Engineering Services (SES) and The Mount School hosted the day, which aims to inspire young girls to become the next generation of engineers. More than 80 Year 6 girls from eight
SELBY Town FC are to start offering education in the community through the delivery of BTEC Sports qualifications. The club, in partnership with Football Family and All Star Football Academy, have announced that the programme will be available from
POLICE caught a drug dealer cycling through York with nearly £2,000 of his illegal stock at 1.25am, the city’s crown court heard. Officers were searching Clifton for suspects in a different matter when they saw Carl Joseph Hambier, 29, and another
THE LAST of the five youths who caused £76,000 damage in a city centre flats complex has told York Crown Court jail has reformed him. The boy, now 16, was “out of control” before he was given a four-month detention and training order for other offences
PLANS are in place at Selby College to buy and install a state-of-the-art automated manufacturing facility and associated equipment within its engineering department. The project follows the college’s green light for a £600,000 investment as part
YORKSHIRE CCC can be hopeful that Ravi Ashwin’s experience will be an invaluable tool for young spinners - while even senior players and coaches can tap into his knowledge. Off-spinner Ashwin has signed for a minimum of eight Specsavers County Championship
TREE and wildflower planting is getting underway - as residents and councillors look forward to spring in the city. New trees will be planted at Badger Hill play area, next to Badger Wood Walk, off Field Lane as part of the project. Areas on
A YORK football club which has been struggling financially since its tractor was stolen in 2017 has received a £500 donation towards the cost of buying a new one. York-based Pavers Foundation, founded by shoe retailer Pavers, has made the donation
PEOPLE in North Yorkshire are being asked for their views on air pollution. Reducing the impact of pollution on health and the environment is at the heart of a draft strategy addressing air quality across North Yorkshire. In North Yorkshire
A FRENCH bulldog was discovered in the back of a car following a police chase. Officers are now appealing for help to reunite the pup with her owner. A light blue BMW 3 series failed to stop for police on Foss Islands Road at about 9.30pm on
4:30pm That's all for the live blog today. Thanks for following our coverage.
STAFF at York’s Grand Opera House were breathing sighs of relief this afternoon after it narrowly escaped being inundated by floodwaters from the River Ouse. The theatre in Cumberland Street is vulnerable to flooding in the orchestra pit and lower
TWO people were rescued from a house fire in York last night. Shortly before 11pm fire crews from Huntington and Acomb responded to reports of a house fire in Huntington. On arrival they found the garage of a house was well alight and had
TWO people have been rescued from a burning house in York and taken to hospital. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was called to the property in Huntington Road at just after 10.30pm last night. It said two crews arrived to find
Veganism is big business now – and Yorkshire is leading the boom. MAXINE GORDON reports on the profits to be found in plants IT'S tempting to think that the watershed moment for the plant-based economy in the UK was when Greggs launched its vegan
HIGHLAND cattle at Terry's? What's going on here? These photos were actually taken years apart - one in the late 1940s and one in 1965. They were brought to us - along with our other photos today - by Chris Knowles, whose family have farmed in the
AN ARSONIST who repeatedly targeted a cafe and put the lives of six people at risk has been jailed at York Crown Court. Christopher Steven Millar, 26, caused £50,000 damage to the Market Lane Tea Rooms and forced it to close for some months last
WE have the potted history of a building for you this week. It's not a particularly famous building: but it is very distinctive. It's that little row of medieval church cottages that stands next to All Saints Church, as No 31 North Street.
COUNCIL bosses have given rough sleepers a clear message after clearing a York shop doorway of their cardboard and litter: “There is no need to rough sleep in York.” A City of York Council letter has been posted in the doorway of the former Dorothy
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “brilliant” and “irreplaceable” University of York academic and lecturer who tragically died from cancer aged just 36. Mourners gathered at York Crematorium on Thursday to celebrate the life of gifted young historian
MICKY CUMMINS believes that the potential of some of York City's young gems could extend "even beyond the league above". He and manager Steve Watson were asked what proportion of the squad they felt were fit for the National League, should the Minstermen
THE River Ouse in York had risen to 4.41 metres above normal summer levels by 9.30am today - with the Environment Agency expecting it to peak at 4.6 metres by lunchtime. The agency's latest flood warning followed heavy rain in the Dales catchment
