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  • When motorists try to avoid the consequences of their actions

    MOTORISTS have been finding out at York and North Yorkshire courts that trying to avoid responsibility just doesn’t work. Not telling the police who was driving your car when they ask you is a crime in its own right for which you can lose your licence

  • Who lives in a house like this? Let us know!

    IS this the most Christmassy house in York? We'd love to know - and to see more photos. If the outside of the house looks like that - what must the inside look like? It was posted on our Press nostalgia Facebook page Why We Love York - Memories

  • Police investigate suspected burglary

    POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary. North Yorkshire Police say the incident happened in Verity Walk in Harrogate overnight between Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8. It is suspected mole grips - pliers that can be locked

  • Man jailed for life for kidnap and murder

    A MAN has been jailed for life for the kidnap and murder of his former girlfriend. Andrew Lee Pearson, 45, of Chestnut Crescent, Colburn, near Catterick, was sentenced to life and ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years for kidnapping and murdering

  • Boosts to 999 services revealed in new report

    A REPORT has spelled out new ways in which North Yorkshire's police and fire and rescue services have sought to collaborate and improve the help they give to the public North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan has published

  • Donation scheme to help tackle loneliness in York

    A WOMAN from York, who launched a gift donation scheme to help tackle loneliness this Christmas, has been “overwhelmed,” by the support. Julie Bentley, who owns the Steppingstone Footcare in the city, noticed that a number of her elderly patients

  • ‘Light up a Life’ for remembrance

    PEOPLE across Yorkshire are being asked to light a candle in memory of their loved ones as Martin House Hospice launches its ‘Light up a Life’ campaign. The hospice, which cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions

  • Further Covid deaths recorded at hospitals in York trust

    THERE have been three further deaths related to Covid-19 recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm. The data from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus

  • New date set for York City v Chester

    YORK City's National League North home match against Chester has been rearranged for Saturday, December 5. Kick off at Bootham Crescent is 3pm. The match was originally set for November 7 but was postponed because of positive Covid-19 tests

  • Cafe adds festive theme for hospice

    A NORTH Yorkshire café has been decorated for Christmas in “spectacular,” style to raise money for Saint Catherine’s. Oliver’s on the Mount in Scarborough has been transformed into a winter wonderland in a bid to raise money for patient care.

  • Six new Governors at college

    SELBY College has appointed six new Governors to its board, as part of its commitment to reflect the community it serves. As part of their roles, the new Governors will help to approve the quality strategy of the college, ensure effective and efficient

  • Why do we keep chopping down trees?

    I noted in this week’s planning applications that, apart from various tree works, eighteen (18) trees have applications to be felled. R. Hutchinson, York Natural Environment Trust, Count de Burgh Terrace, York

  • Public sector workers could be in for a three-year pay freeze

    TEACHERS and other public sector workers in York and North Yorkshire could face a three year pay freeze. Chancellor Rishi Sunak could save up to £23 billion as he rebuilds public finances if he were to impose a public sector pay freeze for three

  • The Ripper's reign of terror remembered

    Emma Clayton’s memories of the Yorkshire Ripper (Growing up in the Ripper years, November 19) revived my own recollections. A secret, massive police surveillance operation was undertaken. I was a salesman, and at one monthly regional sales meeting

  • The National Trust should scrap its 'woke' agenda

    I was under the impression the purpose of the National Trust was to look after, preserve, repair and keep in good order properties and contents under their charge, to enable members of the public to visit and admire. Wrongly, it would appear. Their

  • Mums-to-be should 'take special care' on social distancing

    Pregnant women should take special care to observe social distancing, especially late in their pregnancy, a top York midwife says. Debbie Scott, York Hospital's maternity matron, says there is no evidence that pregnant women are more likely to

  • Children urged to design a card about 'caring' this Christmas

    A CARE home in York is offering children the opportunity to design its official Christmas card and be in with a chance of winning £100 worth of vouchers. The competition, organised by Ebor Court, encourages young people from the area to draw, paint

  • Plans revealed for total review of York city centre parking

    A NEW city centre delivery hub, shuttle service for people with mobility issues and two "gold standard" car parks for disabled visitors could be created by City of York Council. Some streets pedestrianised under emergency coronavirus rules could

  • NOSTALGIA: Five football teams from years gone by

    IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five football teams from years gone. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know in any of these great pictures? In September 1983, Stockton-on-Forest, put together a junior