“SAVE our school” - that’s the message from parents, staff and locals worried their village school may be forced to close.

A plan to create a major leisure development, including a spa, 47 holiday lodges and a restaurant on a site currently featuring a shepherd’s hut, two timber buildings and two safari tents has sparked road safety concerns near a school.

YORK has been ranked as the safest area in the UK to own a dog, according to a new study.

A Yorkshire councillor is being kicked out of the Conservative Party after 52 years for standing against the official candidate in the North Yorkshire Council elections.

It was welcome news that City of York Council have committed £500,000 towards the much needed riverside path improvements beside Leeman Park(The Press, April 22).

Police seized a motorbike after help from MOD Police at Menwith Hill.

A DRINK driver has been arrested after testing more than four times the legal limit at Wetherby Services.

A SHOP in York is applying to renew its licence to trade as a sex shop.

MOURNERS at York Crematorium may be able to gather in a large new waiting room if plans get the green light.

SUCCESS of hit television dramas Victoria and Gentleman Jack have led to expansion plans for Church Fenton Studio at the former RAF Church Fenton site.

TWO recent council decisions have been ‘called in’ after criticism from York councillors.

I was very disappointed that our council members decided to kick a man when he was down by stripping Prince Andrew of the the Freedom of the City.

Over 5,000 seats on councils across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be up for grabs on Thursday, May 5.

Local elections are set to take place on Thursday, May 5 with polling stations being open across the UK.

The plans to move people over to Universal Credit will affect people claiming six types of support.

The money may help the lowest-earning households manage rising bills during the cost of living crisis.

A SEX offender wailed in the dock as he was jailed for 30 months and told he could be a danger to children in future.

Burglar runs off after breaking into North Yorkshire garage,

Voters are being urged to make their voices heard in the most important local election for nearly half-a-century which will provide a “defining moment” in shaping key services for Ryedale.

A YORK MP has hit out at the city council after a poor Ofsted report.

A FINANCE company involved in some of York's largest property deals has thrown its weight behind York Rugby Union Football Club.

A Doncaster man has been arrested after being spotted stealing a bike from York station.

THE quality of children’s services in York has declined and improvements are not being made quickly enough, according to Ofsted.

TWO York recruitment companies have been taken over by a national firm.

A WARNING has been issued to dog owners after cows returned to a York stray for the summer.

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PUBS in York and North Yorkshire have been earmarked for major investment - subject to operators taking them on.

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to double the toll to cross a North Yorkshire river are hanging in the balance after they came under fire - and were robustly defended - at a public inquiry.

RESIDENTS are being warned about a doorstep tradesman scam in Selby.

AN inspirational fundraiser is set to take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in York for the twentieth consecutive year this summer.

A PARISH council by-election in which 20 people were able to vote despite being ineligible has ended up in the High Court.

The new sub-variant has seen a few hundred cases detected since the end of March.

A FESTIVAL of creativity promises to be the biggest event yet when it returns to York next week.

The A64 Malton bypass between A169 Eden Camp and York Road reopens after police incident.

The reports follow speculation that fibres from the Madeleine’s pyjamas were found in Christian B's van.

THE Labour group on City of York Council has elected a new leader in Cllr Claire Douglas - meaning the authority would have its first ever female leader if the party seizes control at next year's elections.

Ryedale District Council has allocated £10,500 for groups to apply for electric charging points in its rural areas.

YORK woke up to another cloudy and cool day today, and showery as well - but forecasters say much warmer, sunnier weather is on the way next week.

As the latest session of Parliament came to a close ahead of next week’s Queen’s Speech, I was proud to make significant progress in my campaigns on two crucial issues: the risk posed by antibiotic resistance and the imbalance between rural and u...

EMERGENCY services have been called in after a crash which has shut a main road in East Cowick near Selby.

A MAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after a crash on the A65 near Ingleton.

I have just realised Andy D’Agorne’s hidden agenda for the closure of The Groves area - it’s a money saver for the city council.

A CAMPAIGNING former editor of The Press, who took the newspaper tabloid and earned it a national campaigning newspaper of the year award, has died suddenly at the age of 64.

Sarah Everard’s killer and the killers of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes are to have their prison sentences reviewed together at the Court of Appeal.

HOME buyers and investors have snapped up 90 apartments at prestigious Hudson Quarter development in York.

A YORK brand has been named as one of the leaders of the UK CBD industry.

MEMBERS of a river society in York were on hand to help collect litter from the River Foss - using the city council's barge.

A TOWN is in shock after police revealed they were investigating the death of a well known farmer and hotelier.

CUTTING pesticide use for weed control in York will be the focus of an online meeting of cross-party councillors today (Wednesday, May 4).

York City drama: Paddy McLaughlin's mad dash to hospital as wife goes into labour at half time!