PLANS to install two courts to cater for a fast-growing sport in York have been refused.

THE mayor of York and North Yorkshire has been told to ‘step up’ on the provision of bus services by bosses by North Yorkshire Council.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a crew from Acomb was sent to woodland near Earswick Chase around 6pm yesterday (March 31).

A bank card has been stolen from Tesco in Harrogate.

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Admiration for a local artist left out of York Open Studios leads today's letters while others rekindle the Spark debate and offer political views.

Here is a list of the cheapest fuel prices in York, according to petrolprices.com.

Ebor Court Care Home, in Nether Poppleton, donated 168 eggs to the I Am Reusable Food Bank.

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Sir Lenny Henry is coming to York's Grand Opera House as part of his first UK tour in more than a decade.

The Great Yorkshire Record Fair, organised by the Record Plant, will be held at York Railway Institute this spring.

Extra TransPennine Express train services are being introduced between York and Scarborough.

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a free children’s activity book for its youngest passengers.

Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana has announced it will open its Harrogate restaurant on Saturday, April 11.

Two historic church bells at St Leonard’s Church in Farlington have been restored and are ringing again.

The Company of Merchant Adventurers Beer Festival is calling on York businesses to sponsor the event.

Market Cross shopping centre will host a variety of Easter events in Selby this month.

The Yorkshire Wine Trail will connect ten vineyards and promote wine tourism across the region.

Newly refurbished duty rooms are helping volunteers at York Samaritans deliver more support.

On this day 10 years ago, Gatehouse Coffee opened on top of Walmgate Bar in York.

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has approved a plan to partner with British Cycling to bring the Tour of Britain cycling race to North Yorkshire both this year and in 2027.

Yorkshire Lavender has announced a new partnership with catering duo By Harri & Ed, who will reopen the site today (April 1).

Alan Nicholson joined the Healthy You programme in April last year to address longstanding mental and physical health challenges.

The family of a man whose body was found on Oakdale Golf Course in Harrogate is calling for answers about the circumstances surrounding his death.

After more than 100 years, the York Burton Lane Club in Bootham Crescent has called last orders for the final time.

The Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw, and Tan Hill Inn, Swaledale, now offer dog-friendly stays, welcoming pets in rooms and public areas for North Yorkshire holidays.

Commuters are set to benefit from new morning and evening trains on a key rail route to and from York.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to give an update to the country on the cost of living crisis amid concerns over increasing energy bills due to the Middle East conflict.

Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons will all be closing stores over the Easter weekend - this is when they will be open

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a "do not eat" warning to shoppers who may have already purchased the M&M's product

Dame Esther Rantzen said a word that wasn’t appropriate “for breakfast television” with GMB's Kate Garraway having to apologise.

Council tax water and broadband bills rise from April 1. See how much more you will pay and how to reduce your household costs.

Millions of UK workers are getting a pay rise from April 1. Check the new minimum wage rates and make sure your employer is paying you correctly.

Traffic close to Gillygate in York, which has been partially closed following a crash, remains slow.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a bus in Gillygate, York.

A police cordon remains around the scene of a crash along Gillygate in York.

Plans to transform two historic buildings in two have moved forward.

‘OBSOLETE’ contactless payment units at public toilets in a North Yorkshire town centre are set to be replaced.

Readers had their say after an independent councillor announced he had joined a party branded divisive by its critics.

Two motorists have been taken to hospital after a crash on a roundabout in Selby.

York-based Persimmon Homes plan to build 129 new homes, in Sandbeck Lane, in Wetherby have been given the go ahead.

YORK woman Lise Kaye-Bell has been recognised her powerful work transforming the lives of young people across the region.

A father repeatedly beat his son with a belt and throttled his wife until the child told a dinner lady about their years-long nightmare, York Crown Court heard.

Serial shoplifter, Lauren Chadwick, has been banned from entering four York shops.

The county's police force said a group of burglars forced entry to the premises in King's Road, Harrogate, around 6.40pm on Friday, March 13.

A lane in Gillygate in York has been closed with a police cordon while officers attend to an incident.

This is the exact date a North Yorkshire family farm will be opening its first-ever Dutch-style tulip field for visitors with more than 250,000 bulbs

Police found more than £3,000 worth of Class A drugs after stopping a car in Scarborough.

More than 50 demonstrators from York travelled to London to join what organisers say is the UK’s largest-ever anti-far right protest.

A BID has been submitted for almost £8 million of funding to continue leading a major regional coastal monitoring project in North Yorkshire.