HE has loyally served his local community for more than half a century - but now Dennis Baxter has been ‘sacked’ from a parish council near York because he can’t attend meetings by Zoom.

Chloe Laversuch’s fine revealing reporting over six pages in The Press (April 20/21) regarding York council leader Keith Aspden’s role in the Mary Weastell payout does not surprise me.

PLANS for a controversial temporary works compound in York have been changed to move the Network Rail facility further away from people's homes.

PARAMEDICS and firefighters treated someone for smoke inhalation after a fire at a house in York.

THE University of York has joined British universities who have pledged to protect free speech following concerns from ministers about censorship and silencing on campuses.

Unlike Keith Massey (Letters, April 20) I would like to congratulate the Rowntree Society for their research into the Rowntree company’s connections with slavery. It is so important that we understand the more hidden parts of our history.

A MINIATURE coffee house on wheels has pitched up in York to welcome visitors to the city.

HOUSE prices in York increased slightly by 0.1 per cent in February, new figures show, as the industry predicts a property boom.

York's Northern College of Acupuncture on Micklegate has celebrated re-opening after lockdown by launching a new multi-bed clinic - offering cut-price acupuncture.

THE Public Interest Report issued to City of York Council this week is the local authority’s second in five years.

POCKLINGTON Arts Centre favourites LipService Theatre will present a special live stream of their savvy yet delightfully silly Bronte sisters spoof Withering Looks tonight.

A GUIDE dog was attacked in York.

ELECTRIC bikes are now available to hire across York - and 250 rental e-scooters have been upgraded with smaller decks to stop two people riding them at the same time.

THE votes have been counted and The Press can now reveal the winner of the Best Takeaway in York competition.

TWO men and a woman have been arrested after an attack in a York street.

POLICE have put out an appeal after a fight in Tadcaster.

A SHOPPER twice sprayed his love rival with incapacitating gas in Norton town centre when he saw his former partner, York Crown Court heard.

THESE baby birds had to be rescued after they set up home in a shop in York city centre.

NORTH Yorkshire councils have spent almost £330,000 of taxpayers' money on consultants to help them fight their corner on plans to reorganise the region's local authorities.

POLICE have launched an appeal to find the owners of 48 dogs which were lost or stolen and moved by a country-wide network.

YORK residents with no previous acting experience have the chance to be cast in a major new feature film.

TWENTY five vehicles were seized and 11 people arrested as part of a road safety operation.

YORK'S best performing businesses have been revealed today.

A DRUG dealer has been jailed after being caught dealing at a station.

POLICE have issued only seven fines for Covid breaches in North Yorkshire in the past week.

THE group behind a popular hotel and restaurant in North Yorkshire is creating 200 new jobs.

ENERGY giant Drax has reported a 'robust' trading and operational performance during the first three months of 2021.

POLICE and firefighters were called in after a crashed car was set on fire.

A YORK-BASED foundation has handed a £5,000 cash boost to a charity which puts together learning projects for those living with disabilities - to help with the group's choir.

THIEVES have stolen a Land Rover.

A YORK-based building consultancy which has doubled its team in the past five years is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

GINEVRA HOUSE speaks to residents in York about their experience of racism

YORK'S public health director Sharon Stoltz has urged the city's people to get tested for Covid twice a week as lockdown eases.

YORK-headquartered housebuilder Persimmon has launched a new awards scheme to recognise construction excellence at its developments.

I took a trip into York city centre on Sunday afternoon. Gorgeous day. Sun shining. Families of all ages having fun. Food and drink vendors doing a roaring trade.

A MAN was punched in the face by an attacker who leapt out of a passing car.

AROUND one in nine care home workers in York have not had a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, figures show.

With the reopening of non-essential shops, hospitality and sports facilities on April 12, and the lengthening hours of sunlight, life and energy does now seem to be returning to our city as we head towards the fairly normal summer we all deserve.

CYBER crime continues to rise in terms of frequency, cost and complexity, affecting private individuals and businesses alike.

Garbutt + Elliott are delighted to be supporting this year’s York Top 100 report to celebrate some of the many successful businesses that we have across the City of York.

A BIG hello to our latest lockdown babies.

European Super League must be stopped The proposal to form a new football European Super League must be opposed.

OPPOSITION councillors are calling for the leader of City of York Council to resign over a damning report into the handling of the former chief executive's £400,000 payout.

IT'S not often you see a famous film star when out walking your dog, let alone in rural Ryedale.

FOLLOWING the publication of a damning public interest report into the council's handling of a payout to the former chief executive, The Press asked council leader Keith Aspden a series of questions.

JUST three more cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the York area, the latest figures confirm.

A COMMUNITY group which set up a "sharehouse" where people can drop off or collect food and other essential items says it has been helping around 50 families a week.

THE Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped members at York Golf Club from being on target - raising over £15,000 for a local hospice over the course of the last year.

A PLANT nursery close to York is opening during National Gardening Week.

NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.