TWO men have been hailed as heroes for tackling a fire in the historic heart of York and saving the city's oldest row of shops.

PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to intervene to get a British animal sanctuary boss and his staff out of Afghanistan as a York fundraising campaign nears £20,000.

A YORK bus service has announced that its fleet of all-electric double-deckers saved 826 tonnes of carbon emissions in the first year of service.

It is clear that it is possible to recall Parliament at a moment’s notice, as has been proved as the Government responds to the crisis in Afghanistan.

The Taliban are, and always have been, a disparate group of local war lords who have been given a common aim.

A FUNDRAISING drive has been launched to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds get a university education, in memory of a York lecturer who died after suffering severe long Covid.

MORE than a thousand 16 and 17 year olds got the Covid jab in York in the first week it became available for their age group – and more pop-up vaccination clinics are being planned across the city to encourage even more young people to get vaccinat...

The suggestion, which appears in a Department for Education document, has been branded “total fudge” by a union.

YORK is preparing to welcome a ‘small number’ of refugee families from Afghanistan.

MEET Her Majesty the Queen – or at least the statue of her that will, from next year, gaze down across what is now Duncombe Place from a niche in York Minster’s West Front.

IT'S been a long wait - but fans of smash hit interiors show Changing Rooms are in for a treat tonight when the show returns to TV after a 17 year 'break'.

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 CONMAN who took close to £40,000 from his elderly and vulnerable victims has been jailed for two and a half years.

A FORMER nurse and Bettys worker took a trip down memory lane thanks to the kind-hearted staff at a York hospice.

Following the sad news of the death of 8 out of 10 Cats comedian Sean Lock, we look back on some of his funniest moments.

THIS was the state of the tyres on a car whose driver was arrested by police on suspicion of a string of offences on a major road.

A BUS drivevr found guilty of 16 non-recent child abuse offences in both North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire has been sent to prison for 31 years.

A 63-YEAR-old man who committed a string of sex offences against young girls has been jailed for more than 30 years.

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.

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

A POP-UP Covid vaccination clinic will be held in the heart of York city centre later this month.

YOUNG actor from York recently starred in the UK tour of a musical based on an Oscar-winning film.

THREE Nestlé employees in York have trained as beekeepers so they can look after 60,000 bees in the complex's first beehive.

COMMUNITIES in York are set to benefit from a £949,000 investment from the Department of Transport for the National Cycle Network.

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

POLICE are trying to trace the owner of an e-scooter which may have been stolen in York.

Prof Mike Holmes, who coordinates York’s mass vaccination programme against Covid, says there’s been an encouraging initial reaction from 16 and 17 year olds to getting a jab

Known for his surreal content and deadpan style, Lock was a team captain on Jimmy Carr’s Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at hospitals across North Yorkshire has increased over the last week.

Boris Johnson recognised the role of British service personnel in Afghanistan, including those who died and were injured.

Poundland said it hopes the new range can offer more value for money as families seek out back-to-school sales and deals.

The chicken connoisseur has said a number of locations have had to close due to a shortage of supplies.

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.

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.

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has been recognised by the Ministry of Defence for its work with the Armed Forces.

A WELL-KNOWN comic has been announced at a number of North Yorkshire venues - including in York.

Whether you’re looking for a final break away with the kids before the new school year or if you’re hoping for a relaxed weekend for two, we have you covered.

Known for his surreal content and deadpan style, Lock was a team captain on Jimmy Carr’s Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats.