A 23-YEAR-OLD who planned a “massive” killing spree in a York city centre park has been jailed for four years.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that tore through the loft of a property in Selby.

A FUNDRAISER extraordinaire has spoken of his pride and surprise in being honoured by the Queen.

‘GREAT businesses with huge legacies’ across York and North Yorkshire will push on in 2021 following a tough year, says a leading business figure.

A THUG who broke his friend’s skull and trashed his flat has been jailed for 30 months

A YORK woman who still lives independently in her own home and only gave up driving a month ago celebrates her 100th birthday today.

WORK starts for York's waste collection teams at about 6.15am when they arrive at Hazel Court.

YORK’S very own ‘Big chip man’ has reflected on what has been a “difficult” year for all - and on how finding the huge chip changed his year for the better.

THE clock in York Station has been given a fresh look - with a new coat of paint to see in the New Year.

A CHAMPAGNE thief had porridge for New Year's Eve when magistrates cut his celebrations short.

York Minster is hoping one of its Christmas Trees will act as a matchmaker for a happy couple.

RESTAURANTS feel “stabbed in the back” by the Government’s decision to move York into Tier 3 with just a few hours' notice - forcing eateries to cancel hundreds of New Year’s Eve bookings.

Another patient has died after a positive Covid-19 test at York Teaching Hospitals Trust.

YORK has seen a five-fold increase in its coronavirus rate since levels reached their lowest point last month.

A MUCH-loved York church is to share in a £463,000 cash boost to fund repairs to its building.

A DRIVER who allegedly did a handbrake turn at speed in front of watching police has lost his vehicle and faces a court hearing

THE LESS mobile members of a Ryedale care home have been vaccinated against Covid-19 following a doctor's home visit.

THE future of this year's Great Knaresborough Bed Race is in doubt - even though it is not due to be hold for another five months.

A NEW ‘state of the art’ care home in York has officially opened its doors - with a special guest in attendance for the ceremony.

Detectives investigating the deaths of two pensioners have said they are not believed to be suspicious.

Firefighters had to deal with fires caused by candles and a brazier in the final hours of 2020.

YOU'VE tasted KFC - but would you try VFC?

YORK’S history, culture and innovation will be hugely important heading into 2021, says a leading tourism figure.

BUSINESSES are being urged not to miss out on coronavirus support if they have not yet made a claim.

CONCERNS about child abuse have soared since national lockdown measures were first introduced - with the average monthly number of referrals to the NSPCC’s helpline increasing by almost 50 per cent across North Yorkshire.

YORK and North Yorkshire look set to remain wintry well into the New Year, with more overnight frosts and sleet or snow showers over high ground.

A RAPPER, singer-songwriter from York says he is challenging the "notoriously homophobic" Hip-Hop industry with a new single.

A NEW report on flooding in York has led to further measures being put in place to help households become better prepared.

A YORK Optometrist has been awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours for her work in supporting visually impaired patients in Africa.

A POPULAR York youth club is celebrating securing funding for a film project.

JIM CANNON looks back at a year we will never forget - but looks ahead to 2021 with hope

PUBS and restaurants and their customers in Selby have been praised for staying Covid safe.

CALLS are being made for the Government to help York businesses by creating a Covid Hospitality Recovery Fund.

HOSPITAL bosses in York have pleaded with members of the public to ‘play a part in reducing the spread of coronavirus’ by complying with lockdown restrictions and following the ‘Hands, Face, Space’ hygiene advice as the number of Covid cas...

A COUPLE who bring hope and laughter to refugee children have been honoured in the New Year’s honours.

THERE has been a steep rise in York's weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19, the latest figures confirm.

Staff and residents at a York care home held hands yesterday as they received their Covid jabs.

THERE have been three further deaths related to Covid-19 recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

THE chairman of the board of governors at York College has been awarded an MBE by the Queen.

HEALTH professionals from across the York area vaccinated a 'significant number' of care home residents against the coronavirus over the Christmas period, it has emerged.

Pubs, restaurants, hotels and guest houses closed, York Minster bells silent - 2020 is going out with a whimper rather than a bang.

A MAN from York has been awarded the MBE for his work in helping street girls forced into sex trafficking in Brazil.

As I sit here this afternoon I am aware that the second hand on the clock is ticking away to what, in my mind and that of many others, is the depressingly gloomy hour when Great Britain will leave its 47 year membership of the European Union.

Residents in part of York faced an extra hazard apart from frost today when they ventured out from their homes.

THERE was a major rise in the number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in the York area over a seven-day period recently compared to the previous week, data has revealed.

YORK Minster has closed for sightseeing until further notice, after the city moved into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions today (Thursday).

A FILM crew has used a York railway to shoot a spectacular fantasy sequence for a forthcoming music video.

POLICE are investigating after the bodies of a man and woman were found inside a property.

POLICE are appealing for help to trace the family of a York man who has died.

TWO radiographers from York have raised hundreds of pounds to support the NSPCC and victims of domestic abuse this Christmas.