The deaths of a couple in a room at a hotel is being treated as murder-suicide, police have said. Chenise Gregory and her partner Michael McGibbon, both 29 and from the London area, were found stabbed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers lifted the York & District FA Senior Cup for the fourth time in their history following a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Strensall Tigers at New Earswick. There were chances at both ends in the early minutes of the game with
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped further - and just seven more cases have been recorded in the area. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has dropped by one to 18.5 cases per 100,000 population
YORK City Knights will be without loanees Connor Wynne and Joe Keyes for this weekend’s match against Featherstone Rovers as the pair have returned to their parent clubs. Wynne has gone back to Hull FC and been named in their 21-man squad to face
A TEAM of school children from York are in with a chance of winning £20,000 after beating hundreds of youngsters from across the UK to make it to the finals of the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize. The pupils from Fulford School dreamt up an app
A YORK funeral director has revealed how much the livestreaming of funerals has soared since the pandemic began. Hayley Owen said the online streaming of services at York Crematorium for mourners unable to attend in person did happen before the
THOUSANDS of pounds of damage has been caused to parked vehicles in Tadcaster and surrounding villages overnight, police have confirmed. In the early hours of today (May 6) a large number vehicles parked on the roadside have had their windscreens
NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest figures from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in the York trust remains at
Greggs has issued an urgent product recall on some of its frozen bakes over fears they could contain glass. The high street bakery chain is recalling its frozen vegetable bakes as they "may contain pieces of green glass". The Greggs Vegetable
YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school are to benefit from a donation of 60 Chromebooks and two charging trolleys from a York-based charitable trust. The Ed De Nunzio Charitable Trust has gifted the gear to Tang Hall Primary School. The Trust was set
A HOLIDAY site in North Yorkshire has gone up for sale with a £1.5m price tag. The caravan park is an established site near Whitby in the North York Moors National Park set in 4.65 acres of mature grounds, and has a licence. The site is developed
ROADWORKS will take place for five weeks at a major route into York. The council plans to upgrade traffic lights at the junction at Shipton Road (A19) and Rawcliffe Bar Park&Ride. Work starts on Monday May 10, between 9am and 4.30pm seven
A MAN from York is facing numerous charges and is due to appear in court following a collision in the city earlier this week. Police were called just after 10.50pm on Tuesday (May 4) after a car collided with a lamppost and buildings in the Gillygate
A FINE all-round display from Bridlington’s Casey Rudd maintained his side's winning start to the season, this time at the expense of Woodhouse Grange. In the Hunters York and District Senior Cricket League division one east clash, four wickets
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault that occurred in the car park of a supermarket in York. The incident happened at around 2.35pm on Saturday April 17 at the Morrisons store in Layerthorpe - and involved a man assaulting
POLICE want to talk to a man who exposed himself in a York shop. North Yorkshire Police have released a CCTV still of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an indecent exposure that occurred in a shop in the Hull Road area of the
SAD news that pop star and model Nick Kamen has died aged 59 took us right back to the mid 1980s. It was in 1985 that Nick Kamen sauntered into that laundrette, in those Ray-bans and Levi's to the sweet sound of Marvin Gaye, and melted millions
THE team from a cat rescue centre near York have launched a fundraiser to help care for the animals they bring in. The Cat Rescue & Welfare Trust, located in Escrick, is able to house up to 22 cats and kittens at one time. Despite the pandemic
Fashion giant Next has lifted its profit targets for the year after recent sales bounced above expectations. The high street firm which has a major store at Vangarde Shopping Park and in York city centre said it reported £75 million more in sales
UPDATED 11.15AM: North Yorkshire Police have now confirmed that officers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who was found in Tadcaster Road this morning (May 6). A report will now be prepared
UPDATED 10.05AM: There is still queueing traffic due to the earlier accident, but all lanes have now been re-opened. A MULTI-VEHICLE crash is partially blocking a main route in to York. Emergency services are currently on the scene of a crash
If Councillor D’Agorne fully understood the importance of maintaining a transport system he should take on board the lack of maintenance the council is guilty of, which directly causes potholes. The past poor maintenance of road gullies and the
ON Tuesday, playwright Alan Ayckbourn returned to his empty, dark, silent rehearsal room next door for the first time since September 2019. After months and months of work, restlessness but no live play, the Scarborough knight is back where he feels
Cllr John Galvin would get my vote every time. Following the revelation in Wednesday’s Press (Councillor denies sleeping in planning meeting, May 4) - if he was actually asleep he wasn’t doing any harm compared to the other councillors who cause
Two years ago City of York Council engaged in a public consultation on the future development of the Castle Gateway area. A number of the interested public, myself included, spent a lot of time discussing the development of Piccadilly. This is
THE number of miles covered by cars in York plummeted by a quarter last year, figures show. 2020 saw the fewest miles driven on the area's roads by motorists for 10 years and now some groups are calling on the Government to avoid a “car-based recovery
A YOUTUBER from Thailand who left her Government job to travel the world solo has visited York for the next episode of her popular series. Syifa Adriana showcased our medieval and historic city to over 200,000 people across the globe, comparing
YORK Theatre Royal will re-open on May 17 - with what it describes as a ‘love letter to live performance’. Former Look North presenter Harry Gration will briefly take centre stage on May 17 to introduce the mini ‘Love Bites’ season - 22 short live
THE "humiliating" report into the council's handling of the payout to the former chief executive could lead to Government dismantling City of York Council, councillors warned. The Secretary of State is currently considering two proposals for local
COUNCIL designers are sharing a draft sketch of ideas to transform Castle Car Park. The proposals include a play area, events space and potential extension to York Castle Museum. But surveys and workshops continue to take place on the plans.
A WOMAN who punched a paramedic between the legs has been given a suspended prison sentence. Victoria Elizabeth Barrett, 43, must also pay the emergency worker compensation. She had drunk a 70cl bottle of rum before the incident in her flat
A NORTH Yorkshire hospice is encouraging people to lace up their trainers and take part in ‘5K May’ to help raise funds for patient care. The challenge, which will support Saint Catherine’s Hospice, is aimed at getting people out and about raising
ORGANISERS of York’s mass vaccination centre are expecting an increase in their vaccine supplies later this month, which should enable them to hit their target of jabbing all eligible adults by the end of July. Coordinator Prof Mike Holmes revealed
ABOUT 150 people in York will get the chance to trial a new Covid vaccine in a first for the city. York is one of nine locations across the UK taking part in the global trial of a new Covid-19 vaccine. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
