A "BRILLIANT" man and popular radio broadcaster who worked at the BBC for more than 30 years has died. Dom Busby, from Harrogate helped launch Minster FM in York, and worked at BBC Radio York, BBC 5Live and Radio 4, has died after a short illness
UNIQUE is a word over used but it is totally justified in the case of the Sora sky bar at the new Malmaison hotel in York. The hotel, which opened today, boasts a roof-top restaurant and cocktail bar, Sora, which specialises in Asian tapas dishes
Boris Johnson has met with Joe Biden for the first time with the former cracking a joke about their wives in his first overseas visit as President. The two leaders and their wives also admired the view overlooking Carbis Bay, with Mr Biden saying
YORK is now home to the nation’s biggest bee-friendly floral display - complete with 'rest stops' for our pollinator pals. Businesses in York have come together to help the city's bee population thrive with more than 200 planters filled exclusively
“WE want as many York fans to be there as possible.” So said York City Knights chairman Jon Flatman as the club prepares for its first trip to Wembley Stadium in 90 years. York defeated Swinton Lions 36-22 at the LNER Community Stadium to secure
FAMILY and friends of a much-loved dad whose death ‘touched the whole of Tadcaster’ are close to raising £30,000 after a 192-mile trek. Wayne Wetherhill, 34, from Tadcaster, was joined by friends Paul and Joe Sherwood, Mark Band, Chris West and
SPORTING director Dave Penney is hopeful that the LNER Community Stadium move and a revival of momentum at York City can go hand-in-hand. Penney is also hopeful that, now the final stages of the move are in sight, "everything is in place" for a
A PAEDOPHILE who tried to persuade an underage girl to bring her friend to meet him for group sex activity has been jailed. It was the second time Stefan Antonio Slack, 27, had been convicted of sexual abuse of a child, despite the efforts of the
THE weekly recorded Covid rates in York and both North and East Yorkshire have increased again, the latest data confirms. The data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that York's rate has increased by 1.5, taking it over 30 to 30.9 cases per
AN apprentice with a York university is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award from his employer. York St John University (YSJ) apprentice Daniel Fulton has been named Higher Apprentice of the Year by energy company E.ON Energy. E.ON
ONE week has now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest data from NHS England shows that the total number of Covid deaths in the York trust remains
JAMES FORD has said York City Knights are “actively looking” for players, following Mikey Lewis’ return to Hull Kingston Rovers. It was confirmed earlier this week that Lewis would head back to his parent club after making four appearances on loan
MONEY is available for York businesses looking to hire apprentices for winter. City of York council is supporting the creation of new apprenticeships in businesses and charitable organisations through the Apprenticeship Levy transfer scheme.
The UK is on track to experience the warmest weekend of the year as football fans prepare to Euro 2020 to kick off. Temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to see highs in the mid-20s, with Sunday lined up to be the warmest day
DAWID MALAN believes seven wins from 14 North Group games would put Yorkshire on course for their maiden title in the Vitality Blast. Malan is available when the Vikings bid for the first of those victories against Birmingham Bears in the 2021
THE Delta coronavirus variant is among "a number of positive cases" at a school in North Yorkshire. Tadcaster Grammar School said home lateral flow testing in the run-up to and during the half term revealed the cases and several families are self-isolating
By Phil Gilbank POCKLINGTON beat Scarborough 19-17 in the last game of their 2020/21 'mini-season' - leaving them in credit with a final tally of three wins and two defeats from their five matches. Saturday's success reversed the result of
A SCHOOL in York is loaning free prom dresses and suits to students from across the city this year. Last year Archbishop Holgate’s CE School asked for donations of prom dresses, suits and accessories to loan to students to help with the cost of
YORK City are hosting a 'Farewell Bootham Crescent' clearance sale featuring found miscellaneous items. The sale will take place on Saturday from 9am to noon outdoors in the car park at Bootham Crescent with all welcome to attend. Replica shirts
UNIVERSITY student Emma Franklin, 20, is preparing to complete one of the biggest challenges of her life in aid of Endometriosis UK. Emma, who lives with mum Andrea Dennis and sister Lily, 17, in New Earswick, is currently combatting the illness
MR MEN and Little Miss characters are being carved into more than a million maize plants in York as Europe's biggest maze prepares to reopen. York Maze have teamed up with Mr Men and Little Miss to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular
AN escape artist rabbit got trapped in a van dashboard and needed rescuing by the RSPCA and fire service. The pet rabbit got stuck in a van dashboard after escaping from her hutch during a journey to be re-homed. She was on her way home with
More Things To Do in and around York EUROS 2020? What Euros 2020? The sun is out and so is Charles Hutchinson's diary as he points you in the direction of curious CBeebies favourites, acoustic concerts, a dockyard Romeo & Juliet, a large painting
Doctors treating Covid-19 patients in India have warned of new symptoms associated with the Indian variant which is causing concern in the UK. Also known and the Delta variant the mutation has become the UK’s dominant Covid-19 variant and conclusive
Around nine in 10 schoolgirls have reported sexist name calling and being sent unwanted pictures or videos, a new review has found. An Ofsted reports has found sexual harassment has been “normalised” in schools with children often not seeing the
GP practices in the Vale of York have been working with local housing services and community providers to ensure that homeless people have been able to access the Covid-19 vaccine. The targeted vaccination programme has been led by NHS Vale of
A YORK pub marathon, which featured runners taking on a route which passed around 40 pubs near the city, has raised over £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event was organised by Dr Philippa Armstrong, a consultant in anaesthesia and pain
A STATUE of the Queen is set to be installed at York Minster. The statue would be installed in an empty niche, or recess, at the front of the Minster to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Details of the statue are a closely guarded secret –
NEXT week, work will start on a new walkthrough aviary at the zoo at Sewerby Hall and Gardens. Designed to showcase the variety of birds in the collection, and to add to the visitor experience, the new aviary is scheduled for completion in mid-August
A LITERATURE festival for children will be held in North Yorkshire next week - after being delayed twice due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Selby District Children’s Literature Festival, organised by author Christina Gabbitas, will give the opportunity
REVIEW: Alan Ayckbourn's The Girl Next Door, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until July 3. Box office: 01723 370541 and at sjt.uk.com WHO else but director emeritus and Scarborough knighted playwright Alan Ayckbourn could be at the helm of
FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help rescue a trapped animal. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at shortly before 10pm last night (June 9) to a property in Harrogate. A service spokesman said: "A crew from Harrogate responded
ALL three emergency services were called in to an incident where a man climbed out of a window. North Yorkshire Fire And Rescue say they were called out at 3.15am today (June 10) to Malton. A spokesman for the service said: "A crew from Malton
UPDATED 12.30PM: The A64 Westbound is now partially blocked at the A19 Fulford Interchange. The road is reopen, however a chicane is in place through the junction where lane two closure changes to lane one. Lane one is also closed on the entry slip
BRITAIN'S biggest charity meeting returns to York Racecourse this weekend to celebrate its half century. The 50th Macmillan Charity Raceday on Saturday is toasting five decades of fundraising which have raised more than £8million. It is the
CAMERA Club member Paul Bailey couldn't resist taking these entertaining photos of a duck apparently singing and dancing on a rooftop in Dunnington when he was out and about. Just quackers! The Press Camera Club brings together amateur photographers
HAVING just been treated to the free York News, delivered by Lib Dem volunteers this week, I was shocked to see its back-page stories of "Labour in crisis again" and "Tory funding cuts unsafe", as if the Liberal Democrats-Greens are squeaky clean.
LAST week Twitter finally found itself being banned in Nigeria, and curiously, they suddenly decided cancel culture wasn’t very nice after all. Now I’ve got no particular interest in the politics of Nigeria, but when the tech giants start censoring
A DEAL has been sealed which could deliver the world's largest negative emissions project in North Yorkshire. Drax Group has agreed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering to use its carbon capture technology at its power station
A LEADING York GP has welcomed the government's decision to delay introduction of a controversial centralised databank of NHS patient records. The new GP data sharing system was due to start in July - and patients were given only until June 23
THOSE who dream of owning their own restaurant could turn it into a reality on the Shambles. Monty’s restaurant - formerly known as Ristorante Bari - traded for 40 years under the same owners. In what marks the end of an era, Monty's was put on
WALKING down Huntington Road opposite the Grange (the old workhouse) yesterday, I came across life belts thrown into the River Foss. With the hot weather, cool inviting river and fuelled by the recent opening of drinking establishments just released
YORK Hospital leaders say the number of Covid patients remains "very low" and they are not yet seeing any rise in case numbers in the region lead to a rise in hospital admissions. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is
CAMPAIGNERS have written to the Department for Transport asking government to intervene to improve access for disabled people to York city centre. Members of York Accessibility Action say they are worried that City of York Council has excluded
