HOUSE prices in York have soared in the past year - with first time buyers spending an average of £24,000 more on buying a home than they were 12 months ago.

FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a residential property in a North Yorkshire village last night.

THIS area of York is shown to have the highest Covid case rate on the Public Health England (PHE) map - making it the city's 'hot spot'.

VITAL flood defence work is proceeding at one city centre site - even as the Environment Agency has had to delay work on two other schemes because of spiralling costs put down to the Covid pandemic.

ONE in eight York children are receiving free school meals - as data shows the number of pupils eligible has hit a record high.

AS A part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations, City of York Council has re-signed the Armed Forces Community Covenant in a bid to work across the city to support its Armed Forces community.

A NEW art installation has been launched at Sewerby Hall and Gardens - which draws on inspiration from the venue.

Mamma Mia! - the riotous musical comedy set on a sun-drenched Greek island and featuring the music of Swedish supergroup Abba - will be coming to a very Yorkshire location in August.

A YORK woman who married her "soul mate" in York Hospital's Covid ward today paid a loving tribute to her husband of eight months following his death from cancer.

YORK has become the UK's first Good Business Charter city - an initiative to promote responsible behaviour such as prioritising employees' wellbeing and sourcing ethical products.

A WOMAN who lost her husband to prostate cancer at the age of 49 is planning to continue his fundraising legacy by taking part in two marathon walks with football pundit Jeff Stelling.

NHS chiefs insist they are doing everything possible to attract dentists to set up in North Yorkshire, after admitting there is a growing backlog of patients awaiting treatment.

A FORMER tax office has been transformed into a studio by artists and writers in a temporary takeover.

MORE than 70 slavery victims of modern day slavery were tracked down in North Yorkshire last year, new figures reveal.

LUNAR Café - which is set to become York's first ever LGBT+ cafe - has revealed its location before opening its doors next month.

IN this sometimes baffling era of partnerships, alliances and ownership changes that populates the world of motor manufacturing, it is quite often a case of spot the difference.

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

SQUATTERS were evicted early today from wasteland near York Barbican.

A BROTHER and sister who plotted to rob a woman at knifepoint in a York flat have been jailed.

The families of two men who died when a 30-tonne lorry crashed into their car after its brakes failed have described the way a haulage boss acted as "shameful" and "despicable".

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid case rate has doubled over the last week, the latest data confirms.

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of an incident in Harrogate involving a distressed man on the roof of a building.

MORE than 200 further Delta variant cases have been identified in York, new figures reveal.

SQUATTERS were evicted early today from wasteland near YorkBarbican.

THERE’S a bit of magic about the 24 feet of turf that stretches between the goalposts at a football ground - especially at the home supporters’ end.

THE ashes of as many as seven York City fans were located during an emotional dig at Bootham Crescent last week.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals has fallen slightly, just as the number of Covid cases is rising sharply.

A SEX offender linked his laptop to his television so he could watch "vile" abuse of children in large scale, York Crown Court heard.

THREE violent people and a sex offender who didn't keep to the rules were among those jailed in York and North Yorkshire recently.

MORE than 50 people at the University of York have tested positive for Covid - and another 26 cases have been confirmed in children at schools across the city.

Toby Carvery is well known for supporting British troops, this is the fifth time the carvery chain has supported UK military.

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

YORK Crown Court heard this week that a man had been disqualified from driving continuously for the last 17 years.

A BOAT man who made a nine-mile journey on dry land was flouting the law – again - York Crown Court heard.

YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has told of her shock at the eviction of squatters from the Barbican site - and said the council and Government can 'no longer afford to ignore the escalating housing crisis in the city.'

It comes after images were published appearing to show Matt Hancock kissing his aide, Gina Coladangelo.

A DRIVER who crashed into parked cars when twice the drink drive limit has been banned from the roads.

Mr Hancock said: “I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances.

A FORMER Special Constable for North Yorkshire Police has bravely opened up about the suicide of his father in 2018 in a bid to help others.

Mr Hancock Instagram story included a post urging women to get into politics as news of his 'affair' broke on Friday morning.

As lockdown eases, more children are mixing and coming into contact with viruses that are usually seen in the winter months.

Gina was appointed last September, her appointment drew criticism as there was of public record of the appointment.

Racism has no place in our open, tolerant and diverse city.

A PIONEERING project to help women break into the music industry is underway in York.

PEOPLE are being invited to turn up and 'grab a jab' as pop-up vaccination clinics are staged all over York in coming days.

ENTREPRENEURS will be battling it out in York in a bid to be crowned the city's best young trader.

It appears the Barbican site squatters have taken legal advice from a firm of barrack room lawyers.

TWO travel agents joined hundreds of people to take part in a ‘Travel Day of Action’ protest outside the Houses of Parliament - highlighting how they say the tourism and travel industry are being threatened.

A YORK boy who has just had his 200th blood transfusion in order to stay alive has enjoyed a great trip up in an aerial ladder platform at a York fire station.

A MAJOR council housing development in York has been hit by some delays as a result of the pandemic - pushing the cost up by £2.1 million.