The mission is to save lives and have vital conversations about mental health.

​Campaigners have reacted with dismay to the Government's decision to give the go-ahead for a huge solar development in the North Yorkshire countryside.

The father of a teenager who was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack has hit out at the response from the police.

A stunned teenager vowed to 'get the furniture industry back where it should be' as he was named Apprentice of the Year.

Firefighters have been called to a small fire sparked by “fairy lights short circuiting” in Parliament Street, where York Christmas market is located.

Firefighters were called to the rescue of a person “locked inside” Derwenthorpe Children's Park in York.

A shed has been set on fire at a York allotment off Tadcaster Road.

A person has been rushed to hospital after a crash in Cliffe, near Selby.

Top schools in York and North Yorkshire have been featured in a guide of the UK's best-performing primaries and secondaries.

Celebrated York chef Neil Bentink of Skosh shares the story behind a special treat on his Christmas menu which could help save lives.

Armed police have been deployed to busy areas of York, including the Christmas market, over the festive period.

Jake Roberts from Scarborough has had his home adapted, funded by North Yorkshire Council’s disabled facilities grant.

Lucy Huelin, a former Bootham School teacher, is at the heart of a major new national mathematics education project.

Why pay for a bus study when every elected group could give their opinion for free? asks our letter writer.

A coffee shop located inside one of York’s city wall bars has been nominated in a Press contest.

A major new two-week tourism campaign is shining a spotlight on York’s star quality in London.

A new pilot scheme will launch this autumn at seven York schools to support pupils from low-income families.

A £50,000 community project fund to support local initiatives has been launched by a North Yorkshire town council.

Plans for the Castle and Eye of York scheme - set to transform the rea around Clifford's Tower - are to go before councillors for a decision.

Serious issues with bathing water quality in North Yorkshire need to be resolved ‘very quickly’, the county’s mayor has said.

A recently reopened pub is set to undergo a set of external repairs and renovations.

A disabled activist has threatened to take legal action over the potential impact of plans to stop private traffic driving through a York city centre street.

YORK woman Alice Hildred, who is recovering from cancer is backing the Yorkshire Cancer Research UK Christmas campaign.

A student bit a York musician's groin and collapsed his lung in an unprovoked city centre car park attack, magistrates heard.

A drink driver celebrated loudly within earshot of a police officer as she broke a driving ban in York city centre, magistrates heard. Mia Chipchase had been banned three weeks earlier.

City of York Council's adult social care services "require improvement", a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.

I recently visited a bric-a-brac and ‘collectables’ shop, and as is so often the case nowadays, I found lots of items similar to those I owned as a child.

ROUGH sleepers in York have received a 'lifeline' after a charity has announced plans to resurrect pop-up accommodation to help the homeless.

Bishy Road Christmas Quiz is raising money for local charities in memory of Karen Christmas.

A YORK education provider Ad Astra which rose from the ashes of a devastating fire is the proud recipient of a Sycamore Gap sapling.

CONCERNS have been raised over the location of a proposed new school for a North Yorkshire town.

The Little Ale House has opened in the former Little Bettys Café in York.

A  man seriously injured a crash involving a Range Rover in a North Yorkshire village has died, North Yorkshire Police have said.

North Yorkshire Police has arrested four suspected county lines drug dealers in York.

York and North Yorkshire will get a £40 million boost to drive growth and quality jobs.

A York-based company that helps people better plan their range of workouts says it has doubled its user base since acquiring £800,000 of funding from a range of investors in May.

A holiday park’s zipwire and green area will be replaced with a multi-use games area following the approval of plans.

York Council’s Labour and Liberal Democrat group leaders have traded blows ahead of the ruling group’s fight to keep its one-seat majority in a by-election.

Carefound Home Care, based in York, has been presented with a prestigious The Princess Royal Training Awards by Princess Anne.

North Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal to find a man wanted in connection to an attempted robbery and criminal damage in York.

A 16-year-old girl who tragically lost her life in a crash near her school was 'a lovely, bubbly young person who added warmth to any room she was in'.

The Chairman of an award-winning brick company based near York that has entered administration has laid “much of the blame” for its demise on what he has calls “this deluded government’s absurd anti-growth policies".

A person has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash on a busy York street.

Tesco has confirmed the opening date of its new Superstore on Skipton Road, Harrogate, as  Tuesday December 9

A teenager was seriously injured after being attacked in a North Yorkshire market town.

York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir is performing 'Christmas Traditions' until December 5 at The Citadel in Gillygate.

Murton Park hosted a bereavement Christmas event for children facing loss

A recent recycling collection in this York street was like a panto says our letter writer

Schools must challenge misogyny early to help end end violence against women and girls, says York Outer Labour MP Luke Charters

Older residents in North Yorkshire have praised the ‘life-changing’ benefits of having access to free digital training and support services.