A THUG who "bullied, abused and degraded" his partner in a campaign of "terror" has been jailed.

MEMBERS of City of York Council’s Executive are set to be asked to approve plans for an additional £500k package of support for York’s independent businesses.

A MEMBER of the 1960 Olympic GB rowing training group, who lives in a York town, is advising people recovering from Covid to get more active gradually.

What can I do to help Afghan refugees?

A TRAIN firm is giving people the chance to ‘Go Do Your Thing’ and travel on its network for just £1.

Councillor Andy d’Agorne’s response to Rose Drew about Blue Badge parking (‘I am 100 per cent barred from town’, The Press, August 20) was a travesty.

AN INCLUSIVE rugby team has announced a deal with a new sponsor - allowing them to purchase new equipment and have access to new support.

A NORTH Yorkshire-based children's author has been working hard to help educate young people on knife crime and county lines drug dealing.

ONE of York's biggest employers says the Government must legislate to ensure search engine companies do not mislead consumers or promote financial scams.

At 4.50pm on Saturday afternoon, York City slipped to their lowest ever league position, after being beaten 4-0 away by Gloucester City.

AN eminent astro-physicist who went to school in York has been awarded the world’s oldest scientific prize for her work on the discovery of pulsars.

THE doctor running York’s Covid vaccination drive says there was an "inspirational" reaction to fresh pop-up clinics held at the weekend.

DRIVERS in York are being warned to expect delays if planned major improvements to one of the main routes in to York get the go-ahead.

YORK'S council leader has hit out at the Government over plans to switch to a "flawed" test and trace system.

OPPOSITION Labour councillors on City of York Council have called on the authority to “end its silence” on the Afghan refugee crisis – and spell out exactly what support the city will be offering to refugees.

A LANDLORD who threatened his vulnerable tenant with eviction must pay nearly £4,000 in fines and costs.

DRIVERS are being warned not to drink and drive as part of a week-long police crackdown.

Going, going, gone...

HERE are some of the latest planning applications for York:

A MAN was trapped under a caravan after a crash.

A YORK hairdresser who has styled for the stars is celebrating four years on the city’s highstreet.

THEY say never work with animals or children - because they can be so unpredictable!

THE Government has proved that it can recall Parliament when it is necessary – for Brexit and for Afghanistan.

A PARENT who assaulted a York school’s deputy head teacher has walked free from court after being handed a community order and told to pay £75 in compensation to his victim.

EXTINCTION Rebellion activists from York have joined a protest in London to demand that the Government stops investment in fossil fuels and takes urgent action to address the climate crisis.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has increased significantly- and further cases continue to be confirmed in the area.

NORTH Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR) six -week summer campaign has received the backing of a local MP.

ALMOST £2.2 million has been invested in 18 new gritters to try to keep North Yorkshire's roads open next winter - no matter how cold and snowy it gets.

Multiple police vehicles are on standby and helping to stop the protesters disrupting the traffic.

THE number of child arrests made in North Yorkshire has dropped according to recent figures - which the police force said is "very good news".

The Sax player revealed he was facing a second brain tumour operation in two years before Christmas.

MORE racegoers attended the Welcome the Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse than in 2019, the last time the event was held before the pandemic struck.

Professor Mike Holmes, who coordinates York’s Covid vaccination drive, says the turnout from people at pop-up clinics held in York over the weekend has been inspirational

A FATHER and son will be cycling from York to Edinburgh to raise money for a charity who helped their young granddaughter and daughter.

POLICE have launched an appeal for help from the public after the theft of a motorbike and the attempted theft of another in Harrogate.

A CYCLIST suffered a head injury in a hit-and-run crash on a North Yorkshire road.

A YORK guest house is to close next month after being run by the same family for more than 90 years - and regulars say they are 'gutted' by the news.

TWO "sensational" gigs rocked Scarborough Open Air Theatre - with chart-topping tunes and "timeless" classics as the renowned bands took to the stage.

Tesco is one of the UK’s ‘big six’ supermarkets alongside Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl.

THREE youths who misbehaved on trains to York were tackled last night by British Transport Police.

Teaching unions have told parents and teachers that it will not be a return to “business as usual”.

NINETEEN York-based charities, social enterprises, voluntary and community groups have been awarded £60,000 of grant funding by York CVS, Make It York and City of York Council.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals soared over the weekend.

A 'TOPPING out' ceremony has marked a major milestone at a popular housing development in York city centre.

A SELF-built distillery which created England's first carbon-negative gins drew on its resources to produce sanitiser to help the Covid-19 response.

MORE dropped kerbs are being proposed to improve accessibility in York city centre - and an extra £10,000 may be granted to the Dial a Ride and Shopmobility services - as a major review of the pedestrianised footstreets continues.

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

The singer’s announcement came a day after bandmate Perrie Edwards told the world she had welcomed her first child with footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The military spectacle is a time-honoured tradition, attracting huge crowds of tourists outside Buckingham Palace.

Little Mix star Perrie Edwards gave birth to her first child at the weekend.