A MAJOR new parcel distribution centre in York - aimed at meeting rising demand for goods online - looks set to deliver125 new jobs.

POLICE have been spot checking vehicles in York.

TICKETS have gone on sale as a zoo and gardens get ready to reopen to the public next week.

YORK musician Keon Hill is on a mission to ‘generate a family’ in the region.

CAMPAIGNERhave launched what they say will be the UK’s biggest ever beach clean, as part of efforts to tackle the threat of plastic pollution to marine wildlife.

YORK rail services are being ramped up ahead of the further easing of lockdown restrictions.

The Aintree meeting starts today, culminating in the Grand National steeplechase on Saturday.

EIGHT new houses could be built on land behind a row of flats in York - under council plans to build more affordable homes.

THE first few months of the pandemic cost a York college £1.4 million, a report has revealed.

IT’S long been seen as York's premier shopping street - but after years of Internet competition and steep business rates, followed during the past year by lockdowns and the repeated closures of non-essential retailers, nine properties are curren...

A DRIVER has been given a suspended prison sentence for making an assistant chief constable and other police fear for their lives.

 

YORK company Strawberry Lion is showing its streamed production of E Nesbit's Five Children And It on Explore York Libraries' YouTube channel.

I don’t understand why a loss-making enterprise should be expected to remain open for a certain section of York society, just to provide them with a pleasant shopping experience.

No wonder leave voters now pretend they always knew Brexit would be an economic shambles: it’s embarrassing to admit remain voters were right.

YORK currently has the ninth lowest Covid rate in the country, public health leaders say.

POLICE are appealing for information about an assault by a group of youths on a girl in Harrogate.

WITH riverside views of Clifford's Tower and prices starting at £525,000, a new block of apartments has gone on the market in York city centre.

AN ELECTRIC vehicle charging 'hyper hub' could be built near York city centre.

The benefits of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh any risks for most people, the UK medicines watchdog has said, as European regulators ruled that unusual blood clots were “very rare side effects” of the jab.

A LUXURY property development in York has sold out after achieving record values for the area.

WORK on a £4 million leisure centre redevelopment is moving on apace.

POLICE are urging Scarborough residents to remove valuables from their vehicles and lock them when they are not in use after a spate of thefts.

NO new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the York area for the second day running - and the city's rate remains below the 20 mark.

YORK Gin has plans to expand and open a shop at York Railway Station.

A ROAD in York has the second rudest name in the UK, according to a recent study.

FIVE days have now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

A NEW café will be opening on Tadcaster Road on Monday - with a former head chef at the helm.

AL FRESCO dining will be on the menu when shoppers return to one of York's most popular stores next week.

YORK'S Theatre Royal is all set to open its doors to the public next month.

POLICE in North Yorkshire have issued just 14 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) since some Covid restrictions were eased by the Government on March 29.

The warning comes as investigations continue into potential links between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clots.

A SCHEME in York, which has been set up to help more people in the city get online, has been given a boost with a set of new laptops.

MECCA gave assurances to customers and staff over its York bingo club just ten months ago, The Press can reveal.

With many years of talk regarding devolution, you would have been excused for thinking it was never going to happen.

A BELLRINGER from Selby, who has been in the role for 39 years, has received a top award recognising his work.

A DECISION on a £150 million development plan for Leeds Bradford Airport has been delayed.

A FASHION tech company founder whose insect-repellent sleepwear keeps bugs at bay hopes to win over UK staycationers.

Charity trustees of corporate charities are subject to not only regulation under charity law but also company law. This places quite a responsibility on them but the recent Kids Company judgment reported on 12 February gives some comfort to trustee d...

A NEW cafe is all set to open in York city centre later this month.

I am shocked that Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake voted for changes in the policing bill which, had they been in place, would have made peaceful protests against fracking impossible.

A North Yorkshire farmer was astonished when a spring lamb was born with its very own face mask.

City of York Council is 'too small to be truly effective' and has a 'track record of instability hampering progress', York Outer MP Julian Sturdy says.

FUNDING for public health teams is "inadequate" and this will make the health inequalities of the pandemic worse, argue York's Liberal Democrats.

FORTY homes in Clifton will get extra insulation to help cut bills, keep residents warm and make houses more energy efficient.

YOU might expect most mums (or dads) with grown-up kids to start thinking about slowing down a bit by the time they reach their 60th birthday.

BRAIN-BOXES from York are wanted for the next series of ITV's hit game show Tipping Point.

RESIDENTS in the East Riding are being reminded that Household Waste Recycling Sites remain open, but to consider whether their visit is essential.

YORK has made a list of the most eco-friendly cities in the UK based on a unique 'eco-points' system.

YORK is set to get temporary public toilets and new litter bins as the city enters the next stage of the Government's roadmap.