FRIENDS of a teenager who drowned in York’s River Foss have raised more than £1,200 towards an appeal to buy a new rescue boat for the city after completing a gruelling challenge.

HERE are the latest traffic restrictions for York:

The York Festival of Ideas returns from tomorrow - and in defiance of Covid and the restrictions it has forced upon us throughout the last year, the theme is ‘Infinite horizons’

A PRE-SCHOOL has expanded due to an increase in demand.

A TALENTED York student dancer is set to tour with Ballet Central this summer.

I LIVE on Lord Mayor's Walk and its always been a busy junction but since the closure of The Groves it has become quite unbearable.

PICTURED, in March 1972, is York’s centuries-old Bootham Bar.

THE number of York schoolchildren confirmed as having Covid has more than doubled in a week.

LOOKING back through our photo archive there have been plenty of occasions for York fans of our national football team to shed tears of joy - and despair.

ICE-CREAM, holidays, the wonder of nature, and a cup of tea with a scone and jam are just some of your favourite things.

A NEW ‘Dogtopia’ has opened in York with hideouts, a paddling pool and doggy spa box.

A YORK councillor has urged people not to "tidy up the natural world" by mowing down wildflower verges.

THE number of rental e-scooters in York could be increased from 700 to 1,000.

The Covid-19 vaccine appears to have “broken the chain” between catching coronavirus and becoming seriously ill, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said.

MORE than 20 City of York Council staff could be made redundant as the authority's income is hit by the pandemic.

A SHOPLIFTER who travelled to York got a suspended prison sentence despite leaving the city empty-handed.

ORGANISERS of York Pride 2021 have postponed the event because of today's weather - until this evening.

Salmonella poisoning, pieces of glass, food allergies and Hepatitis A are just some of the reasons behind a number of product recalls across the UK.

Support and good wishes are pouring in for York City Ladies Knights as the excitement builds before their historic televised game today.

THE community in a North Yorkshire village is coming together to tackle the issues caused by off-road motorbikes.

A DEVELOPER is outraged after being charged more than £4,000 by City of York Council for alterations to parking bay markings outside a York property.

Lendal will be closed later this week so the road can be resurfaced.

HUNDREDS of wartime love letters between a naval sailor and his sweetheart will be brought to life at Eden Camp later this year.

Members can enjoy a sweet (or salty) snack for free this weekend.

Two level crossings will be closed in the coming week while rail engineers carry out maintenance work.

Here are three top tips for avoiding fines and keeping safe when travelling with your dog. 

PLANS are well underway for the York 10k run to return to the city after a year's absence.

It's not going to be a good weekend to travel back to North Yorkshire by train today - or for tourists to return home from their stay in York.

AN INCIDENT involving an HGV caused three fires on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire yesterday evening.

A missing 38-year-old man from York has been found safe and sound.

Members can enjoy a sweet (or salty) snack for free this weekend.

A FARM shop in Pocklington is hosting a pop-up market and fun day to raise funds for Nepalese schools.

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in Aldi and Lidl.

SWEET wrappers, bottles, cans, cigarette butts and fast food packaging were among the dozens of items of litter cleaned up by staff at a York vets.

A “DIRTY old man” working in the care industry has been jailed for groping fellow employees.

I ENJOY one way walks and there is no better place for these than the Yorkshire Coast. This short walk leaves plenty of time to explore Robin Hood’s Bay and Whitby as well as the marvellous cliffs between them. There is a regular bus service f...

RE: Jesus Christ musical show banned in York. You have to feel for the Bev Jones Music Company having to cancel their performance of Jesus Christ Superstar in Rowntree Park next week because of York council’s public health demands being unreason...

A YORK MP has hit out at the Government’s review on the travel list for holidays outside of the UK - describing it as “lacklustre”.

A FAMILY of North Yorkshire blue tits have chosen a bizarre spot to set up home - in the gun barrel of a Second World War Spitfire.

The last US probe to the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990, though spacecraft from Japan and Europe have orbited Venus since then.

Customers across the UK will be able to claim a free pint of Ice Breaker at more than 1,000 participating Greene King pubs nationwide.

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YORK has been named in a list of the top UK holiday hotspots for trend-setters in 2021.

FOR cars, the future is electric, which is good news for air quality, particularly in cities.

EARLIER this year, I received the following text message: ‘There is missing information from your Census application. Update your Census application at nationalgov-census.com to avoid persecution and a £1000 fine.’

WHILE I believe that facing the media is something that all professional sports players should have to do, I have some sympathy with tennis professional Naomi Osaka who withdrew from the French Open after refusing to appear before the world's pres...

FOR cars, the future is electric, which is good news for air quality, particularly in cities.

DETECTIVES are appealing for information as part of a rape investigation in York.

A YORK man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman who died 21 years after being set on fire.

A MASKED man who brandished a hammer at post office staff before demanded money is behind bars.