WORK is set to start early in 2026 on the Persimmon Homes development close to Hull Road.

Rail passengers must use buses instead of trains and face delays getting to destinations including Leeds, Birmingham, Hull, and elsewhere from York.

LEADING York firm of architects brown + company has celebrated an excellent 12 months with a range of high-profile commissions across the UK.

A well-known pub chain has reported a bumper first day of trading at its new pub, the Angel Inn, in Wetherby.

The occupants of a BMW travelling on a busy North Yorkshire motorway became trapped after the car ran off the road travelling on the A1 (M) southbound near Knaresborough.

The Fat Badger Group, which has venues in York, Harrogate and Kirby Fleetham, reports a “very busy year of investment.”

In February, the York Ice Trail is expected to bring thousands of people into the city centre with free maps in hand hoping to tick off as many of the special cold-carved sculptures as possible.

'Fall a little bit in love' with this North Yorkshire coastal village near Whitby that 'charms you at every corner'

The regeneration of the area around Clifford’s Tower is set to take its first step next year after councillors approved plans in December.

The First World War memorial window at St Lawrence Parish Church in Lawrence Street has been reinstated.

The approval of plans to turn the area below Clifford’s Tower into a park and play space mark the latest chapter in the history of the former York Castle site.

York and North Yorkshire MPs have clashed over the issue of trail-hunting following the announcement of Labour's planned Animal Welfare Strategy.

Campaigners including are claiming victory in a row over free bus fares in York.

Tom Dean's York Swim School has more than doubled in size since forming earlier this year..

Bargain hunters and strollers have room to move in York city centre as the post-Christmas sale season continues. But stores are still busy with shoppers despite boom in online orders.

A woman was injured in a crash between a BMW 528i and a blue Ford Puma in Harrogate. Police are appealing for witnesses.

A motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries after he was involved in a collision on the Yorkshire Wolds yesterday. His Honda collided with a silver Kia Rio car near Wetwang.

Bird flu has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm near Elvington east of York. Restriction and surveillance zones are now in force.

Demand for the In-Patient Unit of St Leonard's Hospice has rose 10 per cent this year, amid calls nationally for further government funding.

York Theatre Royal's boss has thanked audiences for their support in 2025 after hailing it a 'wonderful year' with world premieres and Hollywood icons.

A townhouse off Tadcaster Road, used as an RAF quarters during the Second World War, has hit the market in York – for £900,000.

A POPULAR York attraction was submerged in more than a metre of dirty water in the 2015 floods as curators desperately worked to save precious artefacts.

The York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir - known as The Phil - allowed The Press to go behind the curtain for a handful of events and performances across the city as it celebrated 100 years.

Jonty Brown became one of the first people to get an "artificial pancreas" from the NHS - and is now an ultramarathon runner.

Find out why this 'sublime' restaurant in Ripon hailed a 'treasure trove', has been named among the UK's top 100

Cleaning fans on the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page recommend one simple method to dry laundry quickly.

Wetherspoons pubs will be offering discounted alcoholic and non-alcohol drinks at 600 of its pubs with some food also cheaper than usual in its January sale.

The A64 between York and Flaxton in Ryedale has queuing traffic on Boxing Day and drivers are being asked to try and avoid the area if at all possible.

Millie Wright Children’s Charity, set up in the memory of a young girl from York has brought hope to families at Leeds Children's Hospital.

HOMES and businesses in Pickering around Eastgate have been left without power on Boxing Day.

St Paul's Nursery in Holgate looks set to reopen at the end of February 2026.

Tom Mitchell who served York City Football Club as a player, manager and director is set to be honoured at the old Bootham Crescent ground in the New Year.

Shoppers have hit the streets in York as the Boxing Day sales get underway.

More than 100 homes in the Fifth Avenue and Derwent Way areas of York have been hit by a power cut.

The York-based Aptamer Group says it ends 2025 with strong momentum as global pharma partnerships drive confidence for 2026.

Press food reviewers pick out their eating out highlights of 2025 - and there have been a lot!

The York Biotech Campus says 2015 has been a year of supporting the growth of its occupiers.

Sam Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster has once more readvertised for live-in management couples as it seeks hundreds of managers to run its pubs across the country.

Popular TV series Patience is an 'insult to York'

Celebrate Burns Night 2026 at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery in Hunmanby with a whisky tasting dinner, haggis, Yorkshire twist, and themed quiz. Book now.

Ten years after the York Boxing Day floods of 2015, a Huntington Road resident has recalled being flooded out of their home.

York’s community came together to rebuild after the devastating 2015 Boxing Day floods – and helped raise more than £1 million for those affected.

Ten years after the devastating York Boxing Day floods of 2015, business owners spoke to The Press about their memories of the time.

Thousands of properties have been better protected since the “devastating” York Boxing Day floods of 2015, the Environment Agency has said.

ON CHRISTMAS morning, as we kids sat around the tree and opened our presents, a small detail would go almost unnoticed.

The last day to return gifts to Amazon, M&S, Next, ASOS, Apple, Argos, B&M, John Lewis, Waterstones, Boots, Currys, Dunelm and lots more

The Salvation Army’s Christmas Present Appeal has ensured close to a thousand children have a present on Christmas Day.

Middle Feast in York opened its doors on Christmas Day to feed homeless people and those working through the festivities for free.

The Archbishop of York has said he was “intimidated” by Israeli militias during a visit to the Holy Land this year.

An unseen script for classic BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son's Christmas episode has been found at the University of York.