A MAJOR road is closed after a crash.

A PARENT called a deputy headteacher a paedophile and attacked him at his child's school, York magistrates heard.

A NORTH Yorkshire energy plant has cut its carbon emissions from power generation by more than 90 per cent - cementing its places as one of Europe's lowest carbon utilities.

An audio message from Prince Charles will echo through York Minster during evensong on Sunday, to launch a year-long exhibition dedicated to a master sculptor and carver who died 300 years ago.

HE'S the man who, for more than 25 years, brought Agatha Christie's most famous detective Hercule Poirot alive for TV audiences around the world.

On July 26 The Press reported plans to build student flats on the Mecca Bingo site. The only issue I have with this scheme is when Olympian Homes claimed this will help to ‘free up family homes ...currently used for student accommodation’.

A MAN from Ryedale had his own life saved after his identical twin was brought back from the dead following a cardiac arrest.

After more than a year of forced inactivity because of the Covid pandemic, members of York Opera have held their first, socially distanced, rehearsal.

Robert Greaves (Letters, July 27) is absolutely right, the PM should give a speech on the seriousness of climate change. The problem is Boris doesn’t do bad news.

A WOMAN had to be cut out of a vehicle after a crash.

Matthew Laverack (Letters, July 26) cites the late David Bellamy to support his contention that man-made climate change is not a real problem.

A long-planned centenary reunion for staff and students of Nunthorpe Grammar School, which has been delayed for a year because of Covid, will finally go ahead at the weekend.

PLANS for a new 32 metre-high telecommunications mast in York have been criticised, with neighbours saying it will damage the city’s skyline.

HUNDREDS of students from a York school are celebrating arts award success.

NORTH Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has backed new legislation by stating if someone is convicted of assaulting emergency service workers they should go to prison.

Dennis Shaw, one of the York Cemetery volunteers, will lead a cemetery walk entitled ‘When Your Time Is Up’ at 2pm on Sunday.

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

With help from Innovate UK EDGE, an innovative Knaresborough-based company refocused its business to combat COVID and won a contract with the NHS

The payment, which applies to new starters who join from July 14 until September 30, appears on various advertisements.

POLICE are investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision.

FIRE crews were called out to one of York's most historic streets.

DRIVERS are being asked to try and avoid a major road after a crash.

CLIFTON is set to get a new public library, on the site of the former Clifton Without Junior School.

POLICE have put out an urgent  appeal to help trace a missing York man.

A MAJOR road is shut in both directions after an accident.

YORK Olympic hero Stan Wild has been expelled from membership of British Gymnastics.

POLICE have released new photographs of a missing man.

A TRANSLATION business which strives to show that all sectors can be ethical is in the running for the Socially Responsible Business Award.

FIREFIGHTERS helped rescue an elderly cat called Alfie who got himself stuck on the roof at the weekend.

An aggressive neighbourhood menace who carried out a "campaign violence against his community" is back behind bars.

A woman from York will stand trial next month alongside two people from Oldham accused of being involved in an operation to supply drugs. 

BBC iPlayer is handing out a selection of free ice creams in York this Friday - all themed on popular TV shows.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years.

REVIEW: Ralph Fiennes in TS Eliot's Four Quartets, York Theatre Royal, until Saturday, 8pm nightly. Box office: 01904 623568 or yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

A MAN and woman were injured after being trampled by cows.

AN ECO shop set up by a former Coronation Street actress has expanded into bigger premises.

TOURISM on the coast in set to get a multi-million pound boost as live music returns today.

YORK now has the lowest Covid rate in the region, following another fall in the number of infections.

DOMESTIC abuse support referrals in York and North Yorkshire have risen significantly – with the number of requests for help increasing by 80 per cent.

A 71-year-old man is on the run for the second time in a week from York Magistrates Court.

CAMPAIGNERS are set to further educate school pupils on consent in the classroom amid calls to end the "damaging narrative" around sexual harassment.

THE Retreat, a 229-year-old mental health provider based in York and Manchester, has received official recognition for the quality of its therapy services.

FURTHER safety improvements are being planned on the A19 north of Thirsk, following the closure of gaps in the central reservation at Mount Grace Priory, near Northallerton.

THE new roof has been unveiled at a much-loved landmark building.

A dog walker was trampled to the ground by a herd of cows before one ran at him as he lay injured and delivered a fatal blow to his chest, an inquest has heard.

A FUNDRAISER from York, who aims to support mental health charities, has been nominated for a Community Pride award for his staggering work.

It has been a very bad four weeks for the preservation of trees in York, with applications made for some 57 to be felled, including 15 in Main Street at Heslington - and, in addition, four ‘groups’ of sycamores, conifers, cypress and laurel.

The COVID-19 vaccination was to prevent deaths, where possible, not to stop people getting the virus.

My Godfather always told me, if you want people to take notice write to the York Press. So here goes...

While the lifting of restrictions on social interaction from July 19 has meant York can begin to enjoy a summer closer to normality, the impact of covid measures remains very concerning for our city.