A NEW festival celebrating local folklore and heritage is launching in North Yorkshire next month.

National Rail said a safety inspection of the track between Darlington, Yarm and York means that trains have to run at a reduced speed on the line towards the city.

The county's force said Anthony McDonagh, 29, was last seen in the Skeldergate area of the city at 12pm yesterday (Tuesday, June 2).

York Handmade Brick company is celebrating its role supplying tens of thousands of bricks for the Hawthorn Fields development in Rufforth.

An investigation has been launched after a list of blue badge holders was mistakenly emailed out by City of York Council.

An online sex offender being monitored by police concealed his use of his partner’s phone and tablet, York magistrates heard.

Danesgate Community York art exhibition has gone on show at West Offices.

Harrogate-based Robinsons Facilities Services has secured six figure funding to help it grow and double its turnover within five years.

A woman who strangled a stranger in a car park in Northallerton has been given a suspended prison sentence at York Magistrates Court.

Classic Cole Porter hits will take centre stage in Pickering Musical Society’s Let’s Do It! this June.

Humberside Police said the burglary happened between 3.20pm and 3.30pm on Saturday, May 30 in Churchside, which runs alongside Howden Minster in the centre of the town.

A NEW festival which aims to bring together people from across Ryedale and help boost the resurgence of its communities is taking place in Malton next month,

A POPULAR garden is to hold its much-loved plant fair next week.

Easingwold’s season of free outdoor music is continuing to draw crowds for its Summer of Music concert.

Schools across Scarborough and Whitby are set to benefit from part of a £450m investment to improve classrooms and facilities.

One of the oldest chippies in the city on a mission to give back is today’s contender in a Press competition.

Ambiente Tapas will host A Taste of Rioja, a five-course wine-paired evening at its York and Beverley sites.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East has recorded a major rise in employee volunteering.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council-led Decarbonising Street Lighting scheme, part of the UK-wide Live Labs 2 programme.

Foster carers in the region were celebrated during Foster Care Fortnight with a series of free events for carers and the children they support.

Maureen Treharne, from Catterick Garrison, is a 'Check and Chat' volunteer and supports patients who feel isolated or alone with regular phone calls.

In Yorkshire and the Humber, private capital investment from private equity and venture capital firms reached £465 million in 2025.

To help you get the best deal on your petrol or diesel, we've compiled a list of the cheapest garages in Ryedale.

Refugees & Rowntrees will be held during Refugee Week at The Mount School on June 20.

A well-known outdoors retailer has closed its doors in York city centre.

The New York Dance Band is marking the anniversary of bandleader Karen Johnson's four-decade tenure with a special reunion.

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) hosted its first North-East and Yorkshire Forum in York.

Artwork by one of modern history's most important figures is set to go under the hammer in York later this week

Sharon McDonagh has raised the funds over the past two years for Safe and Sound Homes (SASH), a charity based in York.

Children are being supported through the North Yorkshire and York Music Hub, led by North Yorkshire Council.

A serial thief with no family, no friends and no accommodation has been jailed at York Magistrates Court for shoplifting in Selby.

The UK’s first Protected Landscape-led Natural Health Service is currently being piloted in North Yorkshire.

To help you get the best deal on your petrol or diesel, we've compiled a list of the cheapest garages in York.

Out Together, which combats social isolation and loneliness among older LGBTQ+ individuals, will host a trade stand at the Great Yorkshire Show.

The former New York Club and Institute in Blossom Street, York, has hit the market for £2.5 million.

England over-75s team the Silver Lions will face a German squad for an historic rematch – and it will be documented by a team from York St John University.

A PROPOSED new “nice pub tax” could force more rural pubs out of business. The warning comes from publican Andrew Hields.

To help you get the best deal on your petrol or diesel, we've compiled a list of the cheapest garages in and around Skipton.

Ovo is to pay out more than £10 million after Ofgem found vulnerable customers were left at a risk of harm.

A knife-wielding robber grabbed a "screaming" shop worker by the neck and pulled her over the counter in a terrifying incident at Busby Stoop Garage.

The A170 at Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire is reported to be blocked after a vehicle has become stuck.

Readers have had their say following news that congestion near York Hospital is under review.

VARYING academic standards on the North Yorkshire coast and ‘significant concern’ over financial pressure for smaller and rural schools have been raised in a new report.

These pictures give a sneak peak inside a new independent bookshop ahead of its planned opening in York this week.

North Yorkshire Police have launched an investigation into the assault of a man in Davygate, York on May 9.

The county police are searching for a missing teenager with links across North and West Yorkshire.

A York food, drinks and events venue is set for a revamp under new plans.

North Yorkshire Police have launched a search for a missing woman from Northallerton.

Graphics branded unnecessary clutter and refused planning permission after being put up on a York student halls have prompted new plans.

Congestion near York Hospital is currently being reviewed, the NHS has said after potential solutions were mooted at a recent meeting.