A MAJOR road is closed after a fire.

A TELEPHONE engineer may be charged with sexually assaulting a York woman in her home, following a U-turn by police.

A BRAND new retro sweet shop, started up by a York teenager and his family, has opened its doors to the public.

CYCLING campaigners are threatening legal action over more than 30 instances where they claim the infrastructure in York is not accessible to disabled people.

A YOUNG volunteer from York has been nominated for a Community Pride award - for giving up her time to support the local vaccination centre.

A PORTRAIT of top Great Britain diver Jack Laugher has been awarded pride of place at his former school in Ripon as the Olympics kicks off.

Dear Kirsten,

YORK fringe venue Theatre@41 in Monkgate is emerging from lockdown by announcing its first full autumn season.

A NEW play therapist has joined a growing team of specialists in York who are helping troubled youngsters.

A TRUST in York is “extremely disappointed” to have to delay the opening of new housing for those living with sensory impairments – after a dispute with neighbours involving £50,000.

TRAVELLERS' caravans are still on a York field today, almost a week after being told to leave by council officers.

YORK city centre saw a 'very high number of violent incidents' last night, a police officer has tweeted.

YORK council now offers consultation with Blue Badge holders on the radical changes in the plan for disabled parking in the city. Or have the decisions already been made?

“BEFORE, I could be trapped at home due to traffic or a bad day - now I can get out,” says a disabled cyclist whose e-bike has given her a newfound freedom.

THIS school has had a £800,000 expansion to cater for the growing number of families moving in.

TRAIN operator Grand Central has created a series of relaxing full-length train journey videos across some of the most scenic locations in the North.

YORK'S Covid-19 rate has dropped - as the country experiences a further fall in coronavirus infections.

EMERGENCY services responded after an Argos lorry got wedged on top of a sports car in a supermarket.

Our plants can suffer when we go on our summer hols. HANNAH STEPHENSON looks at the common mistakes we make and how to address them

Community writer David Wilson explores the hidden history of York and delves into the background on "The Railway King" George Hudson

AS the Olympics get underway in Tokyo today we look back to 2012 when London hosted the games and when thousands of people lined the streets in York to witness the Olympic torch relay.

IT'S 100 years ago that one of York's favourite shops opened.

YORKSHIRE has made a list of the best staycation spots for stargazing.

Many turn to TikTok to look for ‘hacks’ that help us save time on our housework and DIY projects.

A new Harry Potter experience is opening in the UK this autumn, giving fans the chance to wander through the Forbidden Forest.

THE A64 was closed by a crash near York this evening.

A CAR and a motorbike have been involved in a crash near York.

A YORK baker has given a warning to vegetable growers after touching parsnips in his allotment left him with blisters “like a chemical burn”.

YORK is to get a new Thai restaurant - and it is applying for an alcohol licence to City of York Council.

HAVING written in the past about the constant cutting down of wild flowers and grasses on Knavesmire I feel compelled to write again.

A SWING bridge in a North Yorkshire town has stopped working, causing traffic problems.

A NEW Coop store has opened in York city centre.

ALMOST 700 emergency workers have been assaulted in the past 12 months in York and North Yorkshire - with 177 suffering injuries.

A PHOTOGRAPHER has thanked a York hotel for allowing its premises to be used as a backdrop for his nude and dance images, which have raised thousands of pounds for a cancer charity.

A NEW Covid hotspot has emerged in a rural part of York with cases approaching 1,000 per 100,000 people.

ONE way of avoiding the heat it is to stick to the trees.

A SERIES of landmarks, replicated in Lego bricks, will star in a new trail for families to follow this summer.

I TOOK my young nieces to the new swimming pool at the Community Stadium. It is a good facility and we enjoyed it but it was just water in a plain rectangle.

ALMOST 30,000 racegoers and McFly fans may throng York Racecourse today as it stages the second day of its Music Showcase weekend.

Honda has excelled itself with the fourth generation Jazz – transforming the supermini into a distinctive-looking machine with a cool and funky vibe.

THIS is the £1.2million home that estate agents have described as "one of the most astonishing and coolest houses in York".

Childcare experts have revealed some great ways to keep kids entertained over the summer while sneakily helping them learn at the same time.

The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday.

PUPILS at this school ended the Summer term with a visit from a Hollywood actor.

CRIMESTOPPERS is appealing for the public to contact them if they know the whereabouts of a 24-year-old man, who has been on the run since April this year.

POLICE are trying to trace a woman using an electric wheelchair who attacked a three-year-old girl in a buggy.

A MAN has tragically died after getting into difficulties in the sea on the Yorkshire coast.

A COUNCIL boss has hailed the ‘incredible job’ done by York care workers as pressures caused by soaring Covid cases and the need for self isolation and emergency childcare continue to grow.

NORTHERN has warned that disruption is likely this weekend as the rail operator loses more staff to the 'pingdemic'.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a van on fire in the car park of a popular shopping centre.