Moves to give councils greater powers over local high streets have been welcomed in York amid fears over a blanket crackdown.

York-based Frango Eduardo Ltd, which offers authentic Portuguese food, has entered a creditor’s voluntary liquidation, with debts approaching £500,000.

THE 1970s proved to be ‘the name of the game’ as school children performed a medley of ABBA hits to mark the 50th anniversary of a much-loved caravan site.

Fraudulent bank notes were used to buy a laptop in a North Yorkshire town.

A black and white Jack Russell has attacked another dog in a coastal North Yorkshire town.

Police are hunting for a silver car that fled the scene after a crash.

Three women have been arrested after a cross county 'theft'.

Multiple road and footpath closures have been scheduled across North Yorkshire for various works.

Linda Mellin’s artwork, titled Yorkshire Life, features landmarks from across the county in celebration of Yorkshire Life magazine's 80th anniversary.

Fudge Kitchen York is celebrating 40 years of handcrafting fudge with a birthday weekend this month.

A jury at York Crown Court has heard that a serving councillor and former town mayor allegedly made a dozen antisemitic tweets over nearly a month.

Race the Waves returns to Bridlington from September 10 to 13, featuring a 200-yard sprint along the sands of South Beach.

A "jackal" knocked a complete stranger out in a drunken rage outside Vudu in York city centre, a court heard.

Trevor Jones, trading as Excalon, is seeking permission for the use of Ruddings Farm Barn as a goods vehicle operating centre.

People in York can get early access to buy new homes in a new Persimmon development.

Specsavers Ripon has become the first in North Yorkshire to offer a new treatment for dry eye.

PLANS to turn a residential house into a holiday let and HMO have met with objections from councillors in a North Yorkshire town.

The Eric Clapton-owned Burythorpe House Hotel near Malton has scored one-star for food hygiene, meaning ‘major improvement necessary’.

Preparations are well underway for this year’s Fangfest, being held on September 5 and 6.

AN ‘unviable’ church in a North Yorkshire village will be converted into flats after plans were approved despite local objections.

We taste tested pies from various supermarkets including Sainsbury's and Morrisons.

The Studfold Adventure Trail has a fairy village, mini golf, and a playground for children to enjoy.

All UK stores have closed after a popular fashion retailer entered administration.

The Met Office has warned that an "unprecedented" El Nino could bring wetter and stormier conditions to the UK this autumn and winter.

Ludwig has returned for a second series and fans have praised the show's new episodes so far.

Ludwig has returned for a second series and fans have praised the show's new episodes so far.

North Yorkshire Police are hunting for a man wanted for breaching the terms of his prison release licence.

Police are investigating an alleged theft after a passenger is alleged to have refused their fare from York city centre.

Trains services to and from York have been disrupted by a major incident.

A man and a woman have been charged following the discovery of six people inside a lorry in Yorkshire.

GCSE results day coverage of the stories as they come in from the schools across York, North and East Yorkshire.

A York care home manager has called for clearer communication and better support for families navigating the care system to facilitate better public understanding around how care home funding works.

A COASTAL fish and chip shop and café will be demolished in a North Yorkshire town despite concerns about a lack of long-term plans.

A venue claiming to be the first women's sports bar and café in Yorkshire is coming to York.

The number of fires in York and North Yorkshire in the last two months has more than doubled year-on-year, prompting warnings.

A commercial vehicles retailer registered in York has gone into liquidation owing almost £1 million.

Work to transform an empty York village pub are soon set to be underway.

An almost £10 million black hole is forecast for City of York Council’s budget after it had to find a similar amount in savings last year, according to analysis.

A FOOTBALLING legend who was born and brought up in North Yorkshire has died aged 91.

A man has been arrested for a sling of driving offences following a high-speed police pursuit.

British Transport Police have issued an update after a major incident disrupted trains between York and North Yorkshire.

The care unit at Bridlington Hospital is to close following a decision at a York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust meeting this week.

Plans to close Bridlington Community Unit, which provides elderly care, will result in the ‘worst possible outcome for patients and staff’, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (Thur).

A COASTAL tapas restaurant in a popular North Yorkshire town has applied for a new licence from the council.

The owner of the much-loved Bish'n'Chips, who is leaving in a few weeks, says the business will continue under new owners.

It's a 'bravo!’ to York pupils as thousands of children receive their first ever sets of exam grades on GCSE results day.

A man has been arrested in connection with reported racial abuse in Piccadilly, York.

Filey Academy is celebrating the achievement of Year 11 students, with another year of improved results.

A York teen with down syndrome has achieved seven GCSEs

IT was a record-breaking year for Year 11 Lady Lumley pupils who collected their GCSE and BTEC results today (Thursday).