THERE'S been a crash close to a popular garden centre.

A FORMER Army reservist who did three tours of duty in Afghanistan has spoken of his despair at the takeover of the country by the Taliban - and says he is deeply troubled about what this means for the families who lost loved ones.

A COFFEE house on wheels has pitched up at a York park & ride site.

A CAR was set on fire on a main road.

As the news unfolds, we watch with horror. Afghanistan has been plunged into a crisis due to Western political choices, and yet those who made such agreements have been all but silent to this humanitarian crisis.

After the awful Plymouth massacre, it has been revealed that there are 566,000 holders of firearms or shotgun certificates in this country.

A YORK housebuilder has reported a 'robust' performance over the first half of 2021 with profits buoyed by a surge in activity in the housing market.

What is all this fuss about classrooms with more than 30 pupils (Fears over ‘super-size’ class impact, August 16)? When I went to school that was the norm and we managed pretty well.

THE University of York and Yorkshire Water are working together to establish a Centre of Excellence for anaerobic digestion (AD) research as part of a new £1.2m project.

Ban parking spaces? That’s pure Nimbyism John Taylor writes to The Press with his radical idea to have all new developments built without parking spaces (Ban parking spaces for all new builds in York, Letters, August 16).

AS MANY as nine out of 10 properties in the UK are insured for the wrong amount of which the vast majority (79 per cent) are under-insured.

In 2014 my wife and I visited Lake Garda. We noticed that every junction around the lake was controlled by traffic lights which slowed our coach enormously.

ARTISTS are hoping to "spread some joy" by staging a treasure hunt with a difference.

QUITE a few of us probably went without a haircut longer than we should have done during lockdown. But six years?

SMARTER and more reliable traffic signals are set to be rolled out across York after the city received a £500,000 cash boost from the Government.

YORK has been chosen to host the world premiere next month of a new film about the international failure to prosecute most of those responsible for the Holocaust.

THE York father of a Royal Marine who died in Afghanistan has spoken of his fears that the gains made there over the past 20 years are now at risk of being reversed.

A LEADING property company in York has bought a shop building in York city centre.

A YORK lecturer’s death after suffering for months from severe long Covid symptoms remains a mystery, following an inquest today.

A SMALL independent publisher which supports new writers from York is embarking on a fresh chapter after receiving a ‘lifeline'.

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that's partly blocking a major road.

A YORK resident who is new to the city has told how she turned to Google to double check a faulty road sign.

FOUR people have been arrested after a teenager was robbed.

A NEW sportswear and street fashion store has opened in an East Yorkshire town, creating about 15 jobs.

YORK is among the best places in the UK for wellbeing, according to a new study.

POLICE are searching for a missing Scarborough man who has not been seen since last Wednesday (August 11).

SHOPPERS at Monks Cross Shopping Park can now go back in time and meet prehistoric creatures until the end of the Summer holidays.

Since spring 2020 children globally have missed large amounts of schooling, with remote teaching and home education not having the same benefit for all, dependent on multiple factors, most notably the stability of the home environment.

A DRIVER was arrested after testing positive for drugs.

As reported earlier this week, the Georgian buildings which once housed the Retreat mental hospital in York are to be redeveloped into homes.

"MY wife told me not to be late" was the excuse a speeding driver came up with when stopped by police.

It is the second Covid-19 jab authorised for those aged between 12 and 17, after the Pfizer vaccine.

FOODIES are invited to a three-day feast at the first and biggest Northern food festival.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased - as more cases continue to be confirmed in the area.

KITES will soar above Sewerby Fields again as Bridlington’s annual kite festival is back this September.

CITY mental health charity, York Mind, is teaming up with other Mind charities in the Northern region to relaunch their 600 mile September challenge, to raise both funds and awareness.

THE husband of a York woman who died of cancer vowed to keep her memory alive by taking on a challenge to run Hadrian's Wall.

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in children aged 12 and over by the UK medical watchdog.

A BRICK-maker has played a key role in a new housing scheme in North Yorkshire

A SELBY man has been jailed for two years and 10 months after he was found guilty of multiple offences - and has been wanted by police since 2019.

TWO more Covid deaths have been recorded at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Peri-Peri chicken chain is a favourite among Brits with it’s range of spicy chicken offerings and tasty sides.

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has invited residents to take part in free summer activities.

A BID to help rescue a team of vets from Afghanistan has raised £5,000 in just 12 hours.

Her Majesty reportedly sees the trip as an opportunity to return to normal amid the death of her husband Prince Philip.

In an earlier post he explained how he had “accepted death” as the Taliban took control of Kabul.

AN ACCOUNTANCY firm based in York have smashed their fundraising target taking on the Yorkshire three peaks challenge in memory of a former colleague.

A MAN has been arrested after a number of deliberate fires in York.

It was interesting to read in Saturdays Press further developments in York to change iconic buildings into leisure or hospitality venues (‘Former travel agency and bank may become eatery’ and ‘Former New Look shop to be transformed in deal’, ...

Afghanistan. That went well, didn’t it?