NATIONAL League North leaders Gloucester City extended their advantage at the summit to seven points as York City sat out their penultimate fixture of their isolation period. Fifteen points behind Gloucester, York are 13th in the table with eight
Firefighters rescued a child who got stuck in a bedroom when the door handle broke. Crews from Scarborough attended the incident, at Colescliffe Road in Scarborough, at 3.21pm this afternoon. They used tools to set the child free.
A kitchen fire at a house in Acomb is thought to have been caused by 'cooking residue'. Fire crews from Acomb and York attended the fire this afternoon, but it was out by the time they arrived.
There have been three more Covid-related deaths at York Hospitals Trust. The latest figures from NHS England show that there have been 269 deaths in total at York and Scarborough hospitals since the pandemic began - an increase of three since yesterday
York author and former Press columnist Tim Murgatroyd will be launching the second book in his epic Pilgrim trilogy - set in a dystopian future where humanity is dying out, York's a drowned ruin and Scarborough a town of ghosts - in a free online event
The University of York is one of the best in the country at turning academic research into spin-out companies and commercial businesses. The university has moved up two places, to ninth, in this year's 'Spinning out Success' entrepreneurial impact
The leader of East Riding Council has said tight coronavirus restrictions are likely to have to continue in the area even after the end of the current national lockdown. Cllr Richard Burton says the East Riding is now in a 'serious' situation as
York Green councillor Rosie Baker has today called on more 'inspirational women' to stand for elected office. Rosie, who represents Micklegate ward, was first elected last year. “I stood as a parent - a young mum on a low income - because it
The University of York is planning to offer rapid-result testing for coronavirus to all its students before they head home for the Christmas break. Unless things change, there will be a brief, week-long 'travel window' between the end of lockdown
Leeman Road will be closed to traffic overnight on and off for up to six months from the end of this month so construction traffic and delivery lorries can reach the York Central site. The city council will be issuing a closure order which will
York Police's digital community support officers will be online today until 2pm to answer questions about online safety and crime prevention. You can contact them on Twitter (@NPTYorkSouth), Facebook (@yorkwestpolice) or Instagram (northyorkshirepolice
An untended garden brazier set fire to a house in Thorpe Willoughby near Selby. Hot embers from the brazier set fire to a nearby wooden bin store in the garden. The fire then spread to a garden fence, then the roof of the house. Two fire
FIREFIGHTERS put out a small fire near an underpass off Huntington Road in the early hours this morning. The fire, of leaves and kindling, is thought to have been started deliberately.
NEW research has revealed the best places to stargaze in York and across North Yorkshire. A new study from UKCaravans4Hire.com has listed Yorkshire and the Humber as the fourth best region in the UK for stargazing, with 33 locations. The business
So the lunatics have taken over the asylum! After months of seeing City of York Council griping about lack of support from Government during this pandemic, they manage to find £40K of our money to carry out research so they can tell us where they think
Most people probably start looking forward to a life of quiet retirement once they hit their later years - their seventies or eighties, say. Not Barbara Guffick. At the age of 97 - and in spite of a recent minor stroke - she's still keeping busy
A CAMPAIGN to create a maternity bereavement suite in York is closing in on its £250,000 target. The Butterfly Appeal aims to create a spacious, comfortable and safe setting for parents at York Hospital to spend time and say their final goodbyes
A MUCH-LOVED head teacher who was at the helm of a York school for 22 years has died aged 91. Sister Teresa Helena Curley, who was head of St Wilfrid’s RC Primary School in Monkgate from 1972 to 1994, died on November 9. Sister Teresa was born
COUNCIL bosses in York took a deliberate decision not to let all commercial tenants defer paying rent during the second lockdown. The authority has a portfolio of more than 1300 ‘assets’, which include shops in Shambles, Swinegate and elsewhere,
Danny is a 10-year-old domestic short hair cat who was brought to The York Animal Home by an RSPCA inspector after a member of the public called because they were concerned for his welfare. Danny was in a terrible state when he was collected by
Have you ever wondered what the world has been asking about York? Using Google and Answer The Public, we can reveal what people have been asking the internet about the city- and also provide you with some answers. When you start typing your
THESE ten photos of York capture a rare glimpse of an eerily empty city. York is normally bustling to full, as tourists, visitors and locals compete for pavement space. But not just now - amid our second lockdown. We asked our Camera Club
I FOLLOW with interest the case of Barnitts' application for planning permission to convert part of its premises and the problems they face regarding supplying some of the apartments as affordable housing. Paul Thompson of Barnitts states that
TODAY’S amazing photo of autumn was taken by Gary Walker from our Camera Club. Would you like to see your photographs printed on this page? The Press Camera Club brings together amateur photographers to share their work, swap tips and take part
REGENERATION plans for the front of York Station are set to take a step forward - with work set to start on diverting water, gas and telephone lines under roads around the site. Land needed for the scheme will also be purchased and preparation for
A ROBBER on parole led police on a high speed chase on three wheels through York, the city’s crown court heard. As he fled, Connor Lewis Glenwright, 21, crashed into a car, drove at twice the speed limit , went the wrong way down residential streets
A sex offender who devastated his victim’s life by inflicting “a woman’s worst nightmare” on her is facing a lengthy jail term, York Crown Court heard. Judge Simon Hickey was speaking after a jury convicted Thomas Joshua Bird of three sexual assault
THEY'RE on the lookout for a new landlord at a pub in a village near York. The Black Horse at Tollerton is currently closed due to the second coronavirus lockdown and owners Ei Publican Partnerships say they will need a new landlord in early 2021
COUNCILLORS have delayed giving the go-ahead to one of the council’s own major regeneration schemes. The massive Castle Gateway proposal for York city centre had been recommended for approval by officers - but councillors held off granting it planning
