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28th October 2020    30th October 2020

  • Teenagers sexually assault woman out jogging in York

    A WOMAN out jogging in York was sexually assaulted by two teenagers on bikes. North Yorkshire Police say it happened near Melrosegate bridge between 6.15pm and 6.30pm on Wednesday, October 14. The woman was running along Melrosegate when two

  • 52 more Covid cases in York

    ANOTHER 52 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed today in the City of York Council area, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 3,589. A further 160 cases have been confirmed by Public Health England in the North Yorkshire County

  • Impact of Covid-19 on air ambulance revealed

    THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance says it is facing a £1.2 million fundraising deficit because of the coronavirus. A spokesperson said that at the beginning of the pandemic in March, it estimated there could potentially be a deficit of around £420,000

  • CCTV appeal after attack on 12-year-old in York

    POLICE in York have put out a fresh appeal after an attack on a 12-year-old boy in York. North Yorkshire Police  have now issued CCTV of a man they would like to speak to following an incident that happened near the junction of Boroughbridge Road

  • East Riding of Yorkshire to go into Tier 2 from Saturday

    EAST Riding of Yorkshire will move into Tier 2 from 12.01am on Saturday.  The area, which covers Pocklington, Bridlington and Driffield will mean people must not meet with anybody outside their household or support bubble in any indoor setting,

  • Milestone week for York Crown Court

    YORK Crown Court has passed another milestone as it deals with the backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time since before the national lockdown, trials were underway in both of its courtrooms simultaneously. This will enable

  • Bootham to Scarborough Bridge route upgrade set for approval

    PLANS to create better links between Scarborough Bridge and Bootham for cyclists, pedestrians and people with mobility problems are set to go ahead. Under the proposals, the path alongside Marygate Car Park near the railway line will be widened.

  • Fitness gym wear in bid to help save the planet

    A FITNESS fanatic has launched a crowdfunding campaign to start a local sports environmentally-friendly fashion brand. Alex Platt, 30, from York, has launched a new start-up clothing business called Mocean Fitness. The company creates sports

  • Jeremy Corbyn suspended from the Labour Party

    FORMER Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from his party. The Labour Party has suspended former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, for his response to an independent report into anti-Semitism in the party that accused him of "serious failings of

  • CCTV appeal after man attacked in York

    DO you recognise this man? North Yorkshire Police are appealing for help from the public following an assault on York's Heslington Road when a man was punched in the face by another male. The incident happened at 8.40pm on Thursday, September

  • Yorkshire's Dawid Malan relishing new format in 2021

    DAWID MALAN is relishing the prospect of a bigger and better county four-day competition next summer. The White Rose batting star says he “enjoyed” the format of this summer’s Bob Willis Trophy - three regionalised groups of six teams - and is

  • Tommy Cannon 'devastated' at death of Bobby Ball

    TOMMY Cannon has said he is “devastated” following the death of his comedy partner Bobby Ball at the age of 76. The comedian, who lives at Kelfield, near York, with whom Ball found fame on the smash hit The Cannon And Ball Show, which ran from 1979

  • Grieving father drug drove

    A GRIEVING father has been banned from driving because he took cannabis to help him sleep at night. Kai Brandon Crosby’s baby died before it was a month old, York Magistrates Court heard. His solicitor Kevin Blount said since the death a couple

  • York boy, 12, picks tree for Downing Street

    A SCHOOLBOY from York has helped his family business win the Champion Christmas Tree of the Year crown. Joe Combe, 12, who goes to Terrington Hall School, has helped his family win the title of Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year in the UK

  • 'Lights are important to river safety '

    City of York Council are always on about river safety, yet they sometimes seem to have little sense of urgency when it comes to making sure people are safe near the river. The lights on the riverside path between Lendal bridge and Scarborough bridge

  • Firefighter call out was “malicious”

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out after someone maliciously set off an alarm in York. North Yorkshire Fire And Rescue say they were called out to a commercial premises off University Road in Heslington shortly before midnight last night. A spokesman

  • Canvas tents won’t stop students spreading Covid

    I have just read the report about the University of York erecting canvas tents, outdoor seating, food trucks and bars for their students (University of York creates ‘Covid-safe’ festival site, October 24). It would appear that these structures

  • Farm gets set for winter and Halloween frights

    SPOOKY stories will be told this weekend as a popular Yorkshire farm prepares to celebrate Halloween. And organisers at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, in Murton, near York, are advising visitors to make the most of this weekend before the site

  • Anger as tree chopped down without warning

    ANGRY residents have hit out after a large Silver Birch tree near their homes was chopped down without any prior warning - leaving them "distressed". People living in the De Grey Court area of Clifton, York, say they were shocked to be woken at

  • 'Bob Dylan brought us together' - say golden couple

    A NORTH Yorkshire couple have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and say they have Bob Dylan to thank as they met on his birthday - and even named their only son after the singer. Martin Dove, 72, said it was love at first sight when he first