NO one will be allowed to move into the new apartments City of York Council is building as part of the Castle Gateway scheme until Castle Car Park has closed and a replacement for it found, according to a report.

Be 'bold and visionary' - that's the message to City of York Council as it begins work on updating the city's local transport plan.

FIREFIGHTERS are warning people of the dangers of starting fires in the open as the warm weather continues.It comes after a spate of small fires where North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue had to be called in.

A MAJOR high street store in York is inviting more young people to get on board its work experience scheme.

Most days I walk round the Knavesmire twice a day with my dog and must say how lovely it looked on Sunday in the sun with all the buttercups and other wild flowers making a comeback.

MALMAISON hotel in York, complete with a roof-top sky bar with Minster views, will finally open this week, The Press can reveal.

ANTI-lockdown leaflets and stickers have been reported in York, including in areas of the city where take-up of the vaccine is lowest.

The UK was pushed to the bottom of the European league table 2020 for bathing water quality at coastal and inland sites.

The £4,100 charge made by City of York Council to a developer for the removal of a few white line road markings is bureaucracy gone mad (£4,000 charge to remove two white lines on York road branded ‘obscene’, June 5).

A SELF-CONFESSED murderer has died in prison while awaiting sentence for killing his father.

FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a large blaze.

MORE than 4,000 older people in York have applied for financial help as the rising costs of social care empties their savings account.

TWO Kinder eggs containing suspected heroin and crack cocaine were found along with a knuckle duster when two teenagers were arrested.

A MUCH-LOVED father, husband and son who had problems during the lockdowns took his own life, an inquest heard.

A provisional court date has been set for the trial of a York man accused of murdering a woman who was allegedly set on fire 23 years ago.

PHOTOGRAPHER Simon Thurlow took these photos of the film set for the new Indiana Jones movie in North Yorkshire.

A MAN and a woman were both seriously injured in a crash.

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD superhero is set to lead a team of fundraisers on an epic trek.

A NEW fine wine shop has opened in North Yorkshire.

A CCTV appeal is underway after a theft in York.

A MAN has been arrested for threatening violence and criminal damage in York.

HUNDREDS of students have signed up to a new staffing start-up which aims to help York's hospitality bounce back from the pandemic.

A NEW development of family homes is taking shape in a North Yorkshire village.

PUBLIC health leaders have made a direct plea to York businesses to do more to help control the spread of the virus by supporting the vaccination rollout.

A WOMAN was attacked while out walking her dog in York.

A WOMAN was attacked by a man in York.

WORK has been carried out to improve the speed, safety and efficiency of the response to the threat of flooding.

A MAN has died following a crash.

A SAFETY review is underway after LNER's Hitachi Class 800 trains were withdrawn from service last month after cracks were discovered in part of the chassis of some trains.

A NORTH Yorkshire nursery, which is celebrating its 100th year, has been marking the milestone with numerous plant donations - including in York.

RESIDENTS can have their say on the future of public and private transport in a major climate change consultation from today.

DISTRESSED dogs had to be rescued after being left in a car in hot weather.

MILLIONS of people will be unable to get the residential care they need without urgent Government reform, a York and North Yorkshire sector leader is warning.

A BANK is to close its only branch in York city centre.

AN EVENT, which hosts a 'fun run' through bubbles, has announced a new charity partner that will receive proceeds from events this year - including in York.

TODAY marks the 29th anniversary of the murder of a special constable by an IRA gunman.

THE owner of a York dance club finally decided it was time for a change of plan after its annual show had to be postponed no fewer than four times because of Covid restrictions.

DOMESTIC abuse led to a high flying solicitor getting a criminal conviction, York Magistrates' Court heard.

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

Dear Kirsten, 

WHILE we were all distracted during the latest pandemic, Matt Hancock has been secretly planning the creation of a massive new database for all our NHS health records assisted by the private tech giants Amazon, Google and Palantir.

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD girl from York has completed a challenging bike ride to raise money for the city's hospital.

LOOKING at the pictures in Thursday's Press (Wish you were here? York goes continental as crowds flock to outdoor cafes) there was not a single face mask in sight and very little signs of social distancing.

EVER since its introduction in 1984, the Seat Ibiza has brought a little ray of Spanish sunshine into the supermini market.

YORK City Knights will head to Wembley for the first time since 1931 after securing a 36-22 victory over Swinton Lions in the 1895 Cup.

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.

A man with a walking frame has walked the complete circuit of York Walls.

THE LAST Post rang out across Memorial Gardens as Normandy veterans remembered their fallen comrades on the 77th anniversary of D-Day.

Vaccinating children could have “upsides” by preventing school classrooms from being shut down due to coronavirus outbreaks, Matt Hancock has argued.

The Yorkshire Regiment gets a special birthday present today - a new Colonel of the Regiment