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Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0100
York dentist Jenefar Kabir and Fresh Dental Smiles face hygiene allegations
A York dentist must work under supervision while her professional body investigates “serious and wide-ranging concerns” about her and her practice.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:39:31 +0100
East Riding families learn of infant and primary school places
PARENTS and carers of children due to start infant, junior and primary schools in East Riding in September have been informed which school their child has been allocated.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:53:03 +0100
Over £30,000 worth of farming equipment stolen in East Yorkshire
Humberside Police have received reports of tractor GPS system thefts in Market Weighton and near Howden

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:19:57 +0100
Rosie the penguin to celebrate her 32nd birthday at Sewerby zoo
STAFF at a popular East Yorkshire zoo will be celebrating a very special birthday this week.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:59:00 +0100
Brief history of a York street that's paved with stone...
A scheme to repave footways on historic Stonegate will not now be finished until early next year.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:15:32 +0100
RSPCA and firefighters rescue duckling in Copmanthorpe, York
The RSPCA and firefighters were called in to rescue a duckling in Copmanthorpe in York.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:51:24 +0100
Harrogate police stopping drivers at roadside
POLICE in North Yorkshire have been stopping drivers as part of a road safety operation in Harrogate.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Cuts will not see York pupils denied a way of getting to school, says council
CUTS to City of York Council’s home to school transport budget will not see pupils being denied a way of getting to school, a senior council officer has said – despite tighter new eligibility criteria being “rigorously applied”.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:28:20 +0100
Emergency services called to person threatening to jump off bridge
EMERGENCY services were called to a person threatening to jump off a bridge yesterday (Monday).

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:48:32 +0100
LOOKFANTASTIC launches ‘TikTok Made Me Buy It’ beauty box and we’re obsessed
Find all of TikTok's most viral beauty trends in one place.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:57:15 +0100
National Offer Day: How to appeal your child's primary school place
There is a way to appeal the decision regarding primary school places on National Offer Day

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:46:45 +0100
Camblesforth Post Office raid CCTV, worker injured
A shop worker was left with a head injury after a robbery at Springfields Post Office on Croft Road, Camblesforth, near Selby.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:11:36 +0100
Acomb rat infestation - what the locals say
The overgrown, rubbish-filled beck behind Danebury Drive may be one reason for the rat infestation in Acomb that the council has warned about, locals claim.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:30:22 +0100
Hutton Rudby crash after woman swerves to avoid pheasant
TWO drivers were involved in a crash after one swerved to avoid a bird near Hutton Rudby in North Yorkshire.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:31:43 +0100
Star Wars Baby Yoda and Easter Bunny vandalised in Huby
VANDALS have struck in a North Yorkshire village - decapitating the Easter Bunny and leaving Star Wars character, Baby Yoda, the worse for wear.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:01:00 +0100
Wizards from Oz to head new York heritage centre
ACADEMIC wizards from Oz are to head a new research centre at the University of York, which aims to become a world leader.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:38:00 +0100
University of York stages another Festival of Ideas
The Festival of Ideas enters its second decade

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:11:00 +0100
A chance to learn the Yorkshire lingo at the library
North Yorkshire libraries and two county museums are joining forces to encourage residents to discover and enjoy their community heritage during Local History Month in May.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:06:29 +0100
A64 York and Malton major delays due to holiday traffic
HOLIDAY traffic is causing problems on a major route through York and North Yorkshire today.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:03:44 +0100
'Genocide' claim as York's 'sister' city Lviv hit by missiles
YORK’S Lord Mayor Cllr Chris Cullwick has expressed his ‘sorrow and sympathy’ for the people of Lviv after the Ukrainian city was hit by Russian missiles.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:50:47 +0100
York Labour councillor and Hoping street kitchen help former prisoners
AN expert has been called in to help the growing number of homeless ex prisoners in York.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:45:29 +0100
A farcical week in politics
WHAT a week of political activity to kick off a local election campaign.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:39:14 +0100
Progress? What progress?
IN 1980, I was thirty years old, with two very young children, living in New Earswick and working as a Lab Technician.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:16:55 +0100
Pickering man's Leeds firm, Smart Repairs, in Ukraine aid
A FORMER Pickering schoolboy’s company has helped to support mercy dashes of crucial supplies to Ukraine.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0100
Stella's a 'pocket rocket' who misses being part of a family
Stella, a nine-year-old Staffy, was admitted to the RSPCA's York animal home due to personal reasons and through no fault of her own.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:50:00 +0100
UK visa delays putting Ukraine women and children at risk of exploitation, says York MP
VULNERABLE refugees fleeing Ukraine are being put at risk of exploitation because of the Home Office's inability to rapidly process visa applications, York MP Rachael Maskell says.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:15:38 +0100
Firefighters tackle large fire in Sherburn Road, Selby
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out to Sherburn Road in Selby to 180 straw bales on fire.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:37:10 +0100
Temperatures are set to drop in York and North Yorkshire
YORK and North Yorkshire are set to see temperatures cool down from Monday after a warm and bright Easter weekend.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:12:11 +0100
Police scam warning in York and North Yorkshire
FAMILY and friends of older people in York are being asked to alert them to a scam where scammers pretending to be from the police.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Number of York workers on payrolls continues to increase
THE number of workers on company payrolls in York has continued to increase, new figures show.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
York set to get its first IVF clinic
YORK is to get its first IVF clinic.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Drop-out rate at University of York falls to record low
FEWER first-year students dropped out of courses at The University of York last year than ever before, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
York pension fund goes green and invests in renewable technology
The pension fund for council workers in York and North Yorkshire has invested £140 million in green and renewable technology.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0100
York set to mount bid for World Heritage Status
YORK may be set to mount another bid to become a World Heritage site.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:35:00 +0100
We're separating - but how do we tell the kids?
Agony aunt Kirsten Antoncich advises on how to tell your kids that you’re separating

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:53:54 +0100
A killing on the National
Fifteen out of forty horses completed the Grand National course this year. Two died. But apparently these horses know nothing but love from their stable staff.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100
ITV The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Full cast list and when is it on
ITV's new drama is based on a shocking true story that shocked the nation.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100
Life in the UK test: Can you pass the British citizenship test? Take the quiz
The set of 24 questions, also known as the "Life in the UK" test, will cost £50 and is compiled from 3,000 facts about Britain.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:12:09 +0100
Residents of York suburb warned of rat infestation
PEOPLE in south Acomb have been warned of a potential infestation of rats in the area.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:47:56 +0100
Archbishop of York slams plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as 'truly appalling'
THE Archbishop of York today slammed the government’s plans to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as ‘truly appalling and distressing.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Baedeker Raid: Digital map reveals toll of York wartime bombing
The York Blitz - or 'Baedeker Raid' - of April 29, 1942, is sometimes described as the worst night in York's modern history.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:27:30 +0100
Washing up liquid to the rescue as girl gets finger stuck in gate
Firefighters called out when a girl got her finger stuck in the gate of a play park found an ingenious way to free her - by using washing up liquid.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:20:20 +0100
POLICE WARNING - take extra care on the roads this bank holiday
POLICE have urged all road users to look out for each other on the roads this long bank holiday weekend.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:09:46 +0100
Baby locked in car rescued by firefighters
Firefighters broke into a car to rescue a four-week-old baby who had got locked inside.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:03:26 +0100
Mystery of trees to be captured in new exhibition
THE British landscape takes on a distinctly eerie quality in an exhibition of photographs by Peter Heaton which will open at the Yorkshire Arboretum near Castle Howard next month.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:39:39 +0100
Seagull poo makes sparks fly
 

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:07:00 +0100
York author's 'Britain in 100 Objects'
THE history of the world has already been told in 100 objects. There was that 100-part BBC Radio 4 series in 2010, written and presented by British Museum director Neil MacGregor, who also wrote a book to accompany the broadcasts.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Fewer people in York now work from offices - despite restrictions ending
Fewer York residents are working from the office than they were before the coronavirus pandemic despite all restrictions coming to an end, figures suggest.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Accountant Sukhdev Singh guilty of £300,000 fraud on man with learning disabilities
AN ACCOUNTANT who carried out an international fraud of more than £300,000 against a North Yorkshire man with learning disabilities is today behind bars.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Jasmine Harrison, 22, aims to become first woman to swim length of UK
THE youngest woman to complete a solo row of the Atlantic has now sets her sights on becoming the first female to swim the length of the UK.



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