BRIDES-TO-BE are facing heartbreak after a York hotel cancelled their wedding ceremonies and receptions this summer.

YORK'S McArthurGlen designer outlet is planning to open its doors again on April 12.

A van which caught fire in Eden Avenue, Selby, last night may have been set alight deliberately.

A STREET full of independent businesses in a North Yorkshire town has had a helping hand in their bid to attract shoppers.

NORA Penn will celebrate her 100th birthday today (April 4), putting her long life down to “taking things in moderation”.

HERE is a look inside a £2.9 million country style home with its own swimming pool and cinema.

PEOPLE can learn about flood defence plans for Fulford at a virtual meeting.

MORE than 100 people gathered in Parliament Street today as part of a national ‘day of action’ co-ordinated by Sisters Uncut to protest at the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

NEARLY one in four hospital staff has been harassed or abused by a patient in the past 12 months.

A vacant city centre property has been identified, with potential to be divided into about 20 units,

YORK'S parks and public spaces were busy this afternoon as people took full advantage of the weekend sunshine and the easing of lockdown restrictions to meet friends they hadn't seen for months.

A new TV documentary series launching on Thursday will follow the lives of North Yorkshire policewomen as they go about their business of tackling crime.

TRAFFIC police dealt with 12 road collisions yesterday - including one in Woodthorpe, York, which left a motorcyclist with a suspected broken collarbone - at the start of a bank holiday weekend they warn could be a 'perfect storm' for serious cras...

A NEW tea shop and cafe with a bit of a royal flavour is set to open in York city centre.

A hillwalker got into difficulties after falling into a beck on the Rudland Ridge up on the Nort York Moors today.

Firefighters in Scarborough were on hand to help when someone turned up at the station this morning with a ring stuck on their finger.

IF you've enjoyed the weather today - not to mention the eased lockdown restrictions - then the good news is that there's more on the way tomorrow.

The wooden porch of a house in Fossway, Stamford Bridge, caught fire because of hot ashes which were put in a wheelie bin this morning.

No more Covid-related deaths have been recorded at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the last 24 hours.

 

Firefighters rescued 58 birds from a fire at an aviary in Howden last night.

POLICE have revealed their latest piece of kit in the fight against speeding - a Ducati motorbike.

OUT and about in York this weekend?

Police have teamed up with wildlife organisations to protect seabirds and marine wildlife such as seals from being disturbed this weekend.

THE start of the bank holiday weekend, combined with the easing of lockdown, seems to have led to a rush of barbecue fires in public areas that got out of control.

Less than two weeks to go now until you can head down to your local for a pint and a bite to eat - provided it has a beer garden.

A VINTAGE York bus, which now operates as a mobile bar, will team up with a local pub to reopen after the third national lockdown.

A FORMER York St John's student who is now an up and coming R&B singer is working with Kaiser Chief Simon Rix in the studio.

TOP council officers have apologised for statements made about a £400,000 payout to the authority’s former chief executive – saying they “absolutely recognise things should have been done differently”.

A MARKETING campaign to bring visitors from across the country to York is set to be launched.

A MAN who has twice beaten cancer put his good health to great use - walking 1,000 steps every day for a month to boost a charity.

'GHOST signs’ giving a glimpse into the Grand Opera House’s history have been revealed outside the theatre after modern day posters were removed.

A TAXI driver who bugged his ex-wife’s home and snooped in her personal papers has been ordered by a court to move out of the area and change his job.

A walk in the woods turned into an ordeal when it resulted in a broken ankle.

I OFTEN go for a walk in the evening, as the birds are twittering their final notes before bed. It’s lovely to hear and I find I don’t think of anything else when I’m listening to it.

THANK goodness we can all relax now that there is no longer a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal.

IT SOUNDS mad but I have the office to thank for my family.

A MAN that was arrested on multiple charges following a pursuit through York in January has now been jailed for 14 months.

AN INQUEST has failed to reveal why a 72-year-old York man died in the River Ouse last October.

North Yorkshire Police have reported five crashes already today (Good Friday).

VISITORS and residents are welcome to enjoy York outdoors this Easter, city leaders say, but people should remember to stick to the rule of six or only two households meeting.

YORK'S Covid-19 weekly recorded rate has dropped back below 30 and just four more cases have been recorded in the area.

ONE more Covid death has been recorded at a hospital in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the first time in almost two weeks.

A LONG-SERVING social worker, who has helped improve the lives of countless foster children over almost four decades in North Yorkshire, is retiring.

THE team at the zoo at Sewerby Hall and Gardens have welcomed yet another new arrival – George the kunekune pig.

YORK Museums Trust has announced that it has been awarded £423,226 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

FIRE crews were called to assist with an incident involving a collision between a tractor and a van yesterday evening.

A BOY in York, who is aiming to help “all the children of York” get an Easter egg, has been supported by the team from a supermarket.

A WHOLE host of pets in York have had portraits done as part of a new initiative - which has raised over £2,500 for charity.

A DANCE school in York, which has been continuing to "inspire and delight," pupils with online classes, is preparing to reopen.