'WE’RE back’ - York welcomed the next stage of reopening today as lockdown restrictions were lifted further.

A PETROL bomb was used to try and set a car on fire.

MOST people who think about RAF Elvington during the Second World War associate it with the French heavy bomber squadrons that were based there towards the war’s end.

YOUR front-page story (The Press, May 12) says that council officers have claimed that millions of pounds of government grants at York Central would be at risk if a public inquiry ruled against closing Leeman Road.

The artist who immortalised the volunteers and NHS heroes who have been inoculating York against Covid has now turned her attention to a different kind of hero - the York City fan.

A RESCUER known by many as the 'hedgehog lady' of Acomb has told of her role in saving the nocturnal and endangered species.

YORK teenage rower Rupert Fenby has become one of the youngest people to row the Atlantic.

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It’s been a tough year in the world of work. 12 months ago, we had never heard the term ‘furlough’ and headline making numbers of redundancies were a rarity. Over the last year many of us have started to wonder what’s next for our careers ...

A MAN has been arrested after a stabbing.

A WOMAN described as "the best-dressed dog walker in York" has choked to death after eating a jam sandwich.

PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has called for a "heavy dose of caution" as indoor socialising and physical contact resumes against the backdrop of the Indian variant.

YORK City Knights rallied to come from behind and defeat Widnes Vikings 35-14 at the DCBL Stadium.

THE parents of a toddler who died following a suspected gas explosion in Heysham have paid tribute to their "beautiful little angel".

For Mental Health Awareness Week, best friend PC Pierre Olesqui remembers PC 1066 Mick ‘Aky’ Atkinson who took his own life in 2018 - and his Leeds Rhino's style legacy.

A POTTER has told how creativity is a cure for not only mental health struggles but Covid-19.

NEW evidence gives a "high degree of confidence" that coronavirus vaccines work against the Indian variant, Matt Hancock said, as he urged people to get jabbed to prevent the new strain spreading "like wildfire".

PEDESTRIANS and vehicles are to be banned for more than six months from a stretch of road next to Bishopthorpe Palace as long-awaited flood works begin.

AN historic inn in one of North Yorkshire’s most picturesque villages has reopened with bookings stretching into 2022.

A YORK charity began a fresh chapter when the doors opened on its new shop and headquarters.

WANT to know what your neighbours are up to?

HERE are the latest death notices from The Press.

SPARK:YORK has achieved a milestone this month.

MEET Fancy Boi - jokingly described as "Longboi's exotic cousin" - who lives amongst the other famous ducks on the University of York campus.

A BIG thanks once again to our kind readers who have been sharing lovely photos of their beautiful newborns.

ALL the argy bargy surrounding potential independence for Scotland has totally ignored the elephant in the room. Just who are the Scot Nats expecting to fund it all ? There can be no possibility of the Barnett Formula, by which UK funding for Sc...

CONSTRUCTION work has uncovered an Art Deco style floor, linked to the former Rialto cinema and ballroom in York.

A YORK gym is set to hold a midnight exercise class to mark its first indoor group exercise class of 2021.

CAMPAIGNERS are set to stand together outside York Minster this afternoon with calls for a ceasefire in Israel.

A MAJOR incident has been declared after a gas explosion at a residential area in Heysham, Lancashire.

A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred in Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby, at around 2am.

A SON has admitted murdering his father and trying to kill his mother.

"I have been able to forge a life that I not only think is worth living but I am so proud to live it."

POPULAR Netflix show Bridgerton will get its own spin-off, a leading talent agency has confirmed.

Four people are among those jailed recently at York Magistrates Court .

FIRE crews rescued three people in the early hours of this morning after a boat starting taking on water.

A POPULAR rat run in York is to be closed for more than three weeks.

York is a city of shadows and mysteries. So it is entirely appropriate that it should star in a new series of murder mystery novels - featuring a detective by the name of Chief Inspector Shadow.

York’s smooth road sections are a menace.

A FLAGSHIP restaurant in North Yorkshire is throwing open its doors next week following a £600,000 refurbishment.

"IT FEELS very emotional to be able to open," admits a York restaurateur whose popular venues are already booked up for the month.

A CHOCOLATE drinks specialist is all set to open a new shop in York city centre next week.

THE success of a new residential housing development in the heart of York underlines the strength of the city’s housing market.

THE BONDING WAREHOUSE: The idea of a bonding warehouse for York had been discussed since 1833 when merchant traders held a meeting in Merchants Hall, York. By August 1873, the warehouse was so “busy” and “packed full of goods” that by June 18...

THINGS are obviously far worse with the NHS than one realises especially with our local surgeries.

IT wasn't until Barry Evans experienced his first swim with naturists that he finally felt "accepted" not just by the world but himself.

CRIME has fallen over the last year in York, official police records reveal, matching trends across North Yorkshire.

A NEW Covid test site has opened in the city centre for visitors, residents and people who work in York.

YORK Croquet Club is set to throw open its doors on Sunday, May 16, to celebrate National Croquet Day.

STEAM enthusiasts were in for a real treat when the Peppercorn A1 Pacific locomotive Tornado left York Railway Museum (YRM) heading south.