READERS have shared their views on action to tackle traffic chaos that has turned a North Yorkshire neighbourhood into a "rat-run."

Years of talk is set to be turned into action following the approval of plans for a major York regeneration project, Angela Rayner has said.

York is set to host a major gathering of business leaders, entrepreneurs and industry experts.

A young teenager, from Pocklington, has been named the winner of the Community Pride 2026 Against All Odds award for her extraordinary courage and resilience.

Police have launched an investigation after reports of a vehicle being “egged” in a Scarborough car park.

Latin-American chain Las Iguanas has closed its York restaurant 10 years after opening in the city centre.

Emergency services have been called to an unattended bonfire in the village of Middleton near Pickering.

Rare Victorian casts of the Bayeux Tapestry are set to go on display.

An artistic pilgrimage through some of the North’s most historic landscapes is the focus of a new exhibition.

An historic North Yorkshire industry is back on the map!

A LANDMARK Whitby hotel will be repainted after owners turned part of its façade pink without permission.

A partial closure of Monks Cross Link near York’s Outer Ring Road, which has caused “absolute chaos” for drivers, will remain in place until November.

Young York landlord Tom Brown takes over his fourth pub, the White Swan in Wighill near Tadcaster, planning a refurbishment and early October reopening.

Readers share views on a four-month wait for a sharps collection, York’s Foss Islands chimney, Monty Don’s retirement and national security.

The deputy manager of the Chocolate Works Care Home has been named The Press Community Pride 2026 Health Service Hero.

A new “floating" house has hit the market in Howard Street, York, for £275,000 – a decade after the plans were first announced.

There have been "significant spikes in workload" for staff after more than 600 roles were axed at the University of York, the University and College Union said.

A sapling from the well-known Sycamore Gap tree will be planted at the Lavender Fields Care Village in Barmby Moor.

Withernsea High School, Kingsway Primary, and Marshlands Primary have had solar panels installed through a Department for Education grant.

The latest batch of food hygiene ratings for York restaurants, cafes, takeaways, and businesses has been revealed.

Here's a list of the cheapest garages in and around York, according to petrolprices.com.

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has set out plans to deliver greener, warmer and more affordable buildings.

A violent woman, three drivers and a thief were among defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court.

The Famous Fishpan has been serving its popular cod and haddock with chips since 1960 and is loved by its visitors.

The Voice UK has revealed its new presenters and judges who will be involved in the ITV show from its 2027 series

The new Christmas Penguin bar is inspired by the popular McVitie’s Penguin biscuit.

UK holiday home manufacturer Sunseeker Holiday Home has ceased trading after collapsing into administration, resulting in the loss of around 80 jobs.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing 14-year-old boy from Holgate in York.

Efforts to tackle the decay of a historic York pub have been given the go ahead.

Four North Yorkshire MPs have called on new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make the long-awaited dualling of the A64 a priority for his government.

The co-founder of the Millie Wright Children's Charity, Ceri Wright, was honoured with an Outstanding Contribution Award at York Community Pride.

Approval of plans which include more than 1,000 homes have been hailed as a significant milestone for a major York regeneration scheme.

Money raised from a proposed visitor levy in York “must stay in York”, Rachael Maskell MP has said.

CELEBRATIONS are underway at a gym being built in a York village following a donation from a York university.

People have been begging for recycling bins in York, the council's environment spokesperson has said, as plans to ditch boxes face calls for a rethink.

Winner of The Press Community Pride Awards 2026 have been unveiled at a glittering celebration honouring unsung heroes from York and the surrounding area.

A DOLLY Parton Imagination Library project will be set up in a North Yorkshire town as part of a plan to encourage reading and school readiness.

A bike has been stolen in the Groves in York - with police issuing a photograph of a person officers want to speak to in relation to the theft.

A NORTH Yorkshire MP has warned about the impacts on ‘very price-sensitive’ domestic tourism from the possible introduction of a new overnight visitor levy by regional mayors.

A BILL to permit assisted dying in England and Wales has been voted down in the House of Commons – this is how North Yorkshire MPs voted on the measure.

A former North Yorkshire Police officer had extreme pornographic videos from a stag do WhatsApp group chat saved on his phone, a misconduct panel was told.

A NIGHTCLUB’S bid to extend its opening hours until 3am has sparked a debate about the availability of public toilets in a North Yorkshire town.

BURGLARS have smashed the rear door of a property during a break-in an East Yorkshire town.

North Yorkshire Police have released CCTV footage of the incident where a wanted man drove his van at an officer.

The local authority said York City's EFL Division Two fixture versus Swindon Town kicking off at 3pm at the LNER Community Stadium could increase congestion.

Appeal court judges have increased the sentence of a driver who filmed her boyfriend hanging out of a car window and causing his death by 50 per cent.

A man caused the death of a British Olympian just hours after the former athlete had been told he had beaten cancer, York Magistrates' Court heard.

A Nordic-inspired maternity support package will be trialled in a North Yorkshire town after plans were approved by the county’s elected mayor.​

North Yorkshire Police said criminal damage was caused to a black-coloured Mini Cooper in White Rose Avenue, New Earswick, between midnight and 5am on Monday, September 7.

The closure will affect a section of the A1237 Outer Ring Road at the approach to the Haxby Road roundabout, including part of Haxby Road itself.