North Yorkshire Police is using a rising number of force tactics – including drawing TASERS – on children, figures reveal.

A MAN was taken to hospital with swelling and bruising to his face after an assault in York last month - and another man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

RESTORATION work of York Guildhall is reaching the final stages - including the installation of 21st century carbon-cutting heating.

It’s no secret that the natural world is hugely beneficial to our mental and physical health.

I AGREE with a recent letter in York Press from Matthew Laverack.

A ROAD through North Yorkshire was closed for about three hours this morning after a crash.

POLICE, ambulance and firefighters were called in after a car smashed into a roadside barrier.

THIS week our time machine is taking us back to 1981.

POLICE have been spot checking commercial vehicles at the weekend.

READERS of The Press will recall the good news reported back in January announcing a £7.7million investment programme in the city’s libraries.

YOUNG people in North Yorkshire are being encouraged to visit their local library to collect new self-care toolkits launched to support their mental health and wellbeing.

LEARNER drivers who fail their driving test could have to wait longer to rebook to reduce backlog caused by lockdown.

TWO GOOD causes have received support from a Yorkshire housebuilder.

Greggs is giving away 2,000 regular and vegan sausage rolls for free today - though you'll have to time your visit just right.

The worst of the weather is anticipated to hit at the back end of this week and leading into next.

Following the disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic, students have been given information on the end of school exams.

Bev quit the soap ahead of her I’m A Celebrity Get ME Out OF Here! stint last year and is yet to return after a busy year.

The warning comes as Ofgem confirmed the energy price cap will rise by 54% in April.

Hints and answers for today's game.

THIS was the dramatic scene on a notorious stretch of road this afternoon following a crash.

The number of Covid cases in York appears to have levelled out, for the time being at least.

THE PRESS has thrown its weight behind a campaign to make York the headquarters of Britain’s railways.

IT may have been an historic occasion - but the acting Dean of York Canon Michael Smith wasn't above cracking a joke as he planted a young lime tree near York Minster to honour the Queen's 70 years on the throne.

YORK will be celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style - with street parties, beacon lighting and a 'big Jubilee lunch' among the events being planned.

A 39-YEAR-old woman has been charged with the murder of a now-named two-year-old boy following an incident at a house in Guisborough.

FIREFIGHTERS used cutting equipment to free a pony which had got stuck in a metal gate in its stable.

GRAFFITI-busters have cleaned up a gas utility cabinet in Hull Road, which had been targeted by graffiti artists just days after being given a new coat of paint by Northern Gas Networks.

IT is a window that predicted the end of the world – 600 years ago.

A Valentine's Day dinner from the comforts of your own house can be just as romantic than an expensive fine dining restaurant. Get the best bundle deals meal kits at MuscleFood.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to deal with building materials bei Winds in our region could gust at up to 41mph today, the Met Office has warnedng caught and blown around by strong winds.

FIRE crews were called out to an address in Huntington last night - because someone had been vaping.

As the world watches the tensions increase in Kiev, York art gallery owner Greg McGee looks back at the 10 months he spent in Ukraine as a 21 year old in 1997

Oliver and Nancy - a black-and-white and a tortoiseshell respectively - were admitted to The RSPCA after their devoted owner sadly passed away.

A look back at Petergate in York in 1986

POCKLINGTON Arts Centre director Janet Farmer has announced her retirement after 25 years with PAC, with three years fundraising prior to the venue opening and 22 years at the helm.

A COUPLE have been inspired by their late son’s love of TV show Strictly Come Dancing to step onto the dance floor to raise money in his memory.

With Half Term on the horizon, we're all overdue for a relaxing staycation away from the bustle of everyday life. Here's how to book one.

The successful candidates will be paid to sample different types of tea and making methods.

FOUR people had to be rescued after getting stuck in a lift.

MORE than 100 homes and other properties in Tang Hall are without power this morning.

Lakeland has revealed its top products for Spring 2022 and beyond. Here's how you can get your hands on them.,

As nesting season approaches, many of us will be buying or building nestboxes to put up in our gardens, to encourage birds to set up home there.

This comes amid the cost of living crisis.

Frozen Yorkshire pudding company serving up limited edition flat cap – find out how you can get hold of one.

The Army has confirmed that a soldier based at Catterick Garrison has died.

YORK council boss Keith Aspden has urged everyone in the city to get behind a bid to bring the HQ of Great British Railways (GBR) here.

METAL sheets blew off the roof of the garage at a property in East Harsley near Northallerton as strong, gusty winds continued across the region.

THREE men were taken to hospital this afternoon following a crash on the A19 at South Knayton near Thirsk.

Teenagers at a York mental health unit have written a poem about what it felt like to be admitted as an inpatient in the middle of a pandemic.

It was only launched in 2019.