SQUATTERS have occupied a site near York Barbican which has lain empty for the past 15 years.

THE council is set to move ahead with controversial plans to permanently ban blue badge holders from driving on pedestrianised city centre streets during the day.

YORK's only five-star hotel is hosting its very own careers open day in a bid to fill 24 vacancies.

Dominic McGregor talks to Nadia Jefferson-Brown about the $200m global social media operation he co-founded when he was just 21 and his next role advising the Government

A YORK entrepreneur who built a $200m global business in his early twenties has become an advisor to the Government.

Thousands of homeowners are set to benefit after investor Aviva and housebuilder Persimmon Homes agreed to “landmark” commitments on leaseholds as part of the competition watchdog’s investigation into unfair practices in the sector.

A FAMILY-run business which supplies products across the globe has had its busiest month in a decade.

SOME accountants offer fee protection insurance to their clients, which can help cover the professional costs that are incurred in assisting those clients with a HMRC tax investigation or enquiry.

The rubbish we throw away can spell death to wild animals. But there are simple steps that we can take to help protect wildlife

A BIOTECH company working to improve treatments for patients of cancer and kidney disease is vying for The Press business innovation award.

The Government's planning bill blueprint - ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ - lures us into believing that, at long last, the deep unhappiness of ugly luxury apartments and student blocks has been understood and housing need will be met. The...

Here we are again then: lockdown 3.0 has been extended and the cheery, optimistic collection of psychologists, computer hacks and others that sit on the SAGE committee are already planning for lockdown 4.0 this winter.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s Covid mass vaccination centre, tells how 300,000 jabs have now been delivered and are helping to reduce the number of cases and hospital admissions

A YORK nurse has scooped a top award for her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.

PEOPLE aged over 40 who haven’t yet had their first Covid jab can now just walk into York’s vaccination centre and ask for a shot.

I notice John Bercow has jumped ship and joined the Labour Party. The story on social media is that it’s so he can be nominated for entry into the House of Lords - through the back door.

I write regarding your report in Saturday’s edition headlined ‘Dad faces jail for not wearing mask’ (The Press, June 19).

YORK'S entrepreneurs of the future can now apply for a workshop that will turn their hobbies and dreams into a business.

ELDERLY residents of a Knaresborough care home teamed up with children from a nearby nursery for a proper outdoor picnic to celebrate International Picnic Day on June 18.

PLANNED flood defence schemes to protect almost 400 homes in York are on hold - after the cost of the projects increased.

A woman was sexually assaulted as she was walking along a path beside a York church in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A man approached a group of women in York city centre and tried to pass himself off as a plainclothes police officer.

Three men have been arrested following reports of a violent disturbance in Malton at 7am this morning.

ALL Year 6 pupils at a York primary school must self isolate for a week after more than one child tested positive for Covid.

Real-time tracking technology fitted to police cars led officers straight to a suspected stolen caravan.

A BUS company has slashed the cost of a return ticket from York to Leeds to just £1.

A THIEF who targeted three Co-op stores 17 miles apart has faced justice - thanks to alert shop staff.

AN UNMARKED HGV has been used by North Yorkshire Police to catch drivers driving badly - including a van driver using a handheld mobile phone with an unrestrained three-year old next to him.

A FORMER company director must hand over £40,000 or go to jail because he worked illegally in the security business for three years.

A SELF-MADE millionaire is today starting more than five years in prison after losing everything through heroin.

YORK families may see their local playgrounds get new equipment this summer – as the council puts £175,000 towards upgrading 29 play areas.

RAIL passengers are facing major disruption next month as 450 metres of track between York and Church Fenton are upgraded - but Network Rail says they will benefit from smoother, more reliable services when the work is finished.

A YORK law firm is launching a debt recovery division in response to the growing debt crisis caused by Covid-19.

THE soaring Covid rate in York has - so far - failed to cause a major surge in hospital patient numbers.

Seventy homes in the Badger Hill area are without power this morning.

AN AREA of North Yorkshire is becoming a Covid hotspot, with its soaring rate now higher than Bolton's.

A PRIVATE child care centre has been nominated for the small business of the year title in The Press Business Awards.

TO the writer of the race-hate letter sent to York families:

YORK-BORN producer Luke Adamson will return to the scene of his greatest triumphs to direct and appear in a lively new version of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

PRISON sentences await those who give cannabis to their friends, a York judge has warned.

A NEW café serving up brunch and smoothies is set to open in Fossgate.

NORTH Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) says that the last places are being ‘snapped up’ quickly for its popular workshops designed for photographers of all abilities.

YORK council paid out more than £22,000 in compensation to motorists for damage or injury cause by potholes between 2018 and 2020, according to a Freedom of Information request.

OFFICERS have recovered a suspected stolen caravan thanks to new vehicle tracking technology fitted to police cars.

Niorthern Powergrid engineers will be switching off the power supply to 20 properties in the York Road area of Strensall this morning to allow repairs to be carried out.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued an elderly woman who was stuck in a lift at a property in Brayton, near Selby, last night.

ON Friday morning, April 10, 1961, a party of 20 from Skelton football club caught the train for a weekend in London to watch England play Scotland at Wembley.

AS a disabled person, York city centre has become much less accessible since the pandemic as more streets have been closed to drivers like me with blue badges.

IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five football teams from the past.

A teenage girl was injured in an "altercation" involving a group of young people near Millennium Bridge in York, police say.